"How is Commander Yu?" Wang Chengbin asked in a low voice.
The guard looked miserable: "We didn't know that Yushuai had locked himself in the room for three days without making a sound, and we didn't dare to go in."
"I'm confused, if Yu Shuai has his shortcomings, can you afford it?"
While talking, Wang Chengbin and a few people rushed directly to Wu Peifu's door. Just as he was about to open the door, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Wu Peifu, with a stubble on his face, walked out of it, his eyes red with blood.
, his face looked very haggard, completely without his former charm.
"Commander, what's wrong with you? The brothers are still waiting for you to give them an idea?"
Wu Peifu shook his head: "Don't call me Commander-in-Chief anymore. There is no Commander-in-Chief Wu anymore. Now that Commander-in-Chief Cao has been electrified and left the field, so will I."
When Wang Chengbin heard that Wu Peifu was resigning, his eyes widened: "Commander, although the situation is not good right now, you can't ignore the brothers! What can we do if there are hundreds of thousands of brothers without you as the head of the family?
What to do?"
Wu Peifu smiled bitterly: "In the past three days, I want to understand a truth. Those who are virtuous will live in the world, and those who are without virtue will be lost. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the people have also suffered a lot, and it is time to truly unify. If there is still
If you don't let go, you have no self-awareness!"
Ever since the Southern Province announced the autonomy of the federal provinces, Wu Peifu has been a force that Cao Kun has strongly invited. However, Wu Peifu has not yet gone south, and he is also very anxious. What is in front of him may be the final opportunity to compete in the world. If he just sits back and waits,
The army captured Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which was equivalent to the richest place in the world. All of them were in the hands of Feng Jun, and the trend of unification was irreversible.
Logically, Wu Peifu must give it a go. But Wu Peifu also knows that the British are instigating behind this joint provincial autonomy, and they just want to take the opportunity to separate China. Once he goes south, he will become a lackey of the great powers, and he will never do so in his life.
You can't escape your own bad reputation.
Moreover, Wu Peifu was also an extremely proud man. Feng Jun dared to fight against the foreigners, but he could only beg for mercy. Even if he succeeded by luck, he would be safe. What's the point of being an emperor?
Moreover, Wu Peifu still has some understanding of Fengjun's strength. It is absolutely wishful thinking to imagine that with the support of the British, he can compete with Fengjun. And the facts also prove Wu Peifu's judgment that Fengjun has not really taken action yet.
. Just broke the claws of Britain. The southern province has already fallen apart.
Seeing this situation, Wu Peifu also knew that the overall situation had been decided and any struggle would be in vain. He looked at Wang Chengbin and then said: "Zhang Tinglan is quite generous. Although he has strict requirements in some aspects, he is still a person.
He is the one who founded the business. If you follow him, you might have a chance to make your mark in history. If you are honest and obedient, there will be no problem."
When Wang Chengbin heard this, his face suddenly became solemn, and he asked solemnly: "Commander, are you really going to let me go?"
Wu Peifu nodded without hesitation: "What I did was actually leaving a way out for the brothers."
"Commander, if you really think about your brothers, you should risk your life and fight. If you win, you will be rich and powerful. If you don't even fight, you will hand over the world to Zhang Tinglan. This is a coward!"
"
When Wu Peifu heard Wang Chengbin's words, he felt something was wrong and stared at him closely: "What do you mean, do you want to rebel?"
Wang Chengbin sneered: "It's not that we want to rebel, but that you, Marshal Wu, don't want to do it anymore, so naturally we have to replace him with someone else!"
Having said this, Wang Chengbin waved his hand violently, and more than twenty soldiers with guns and ammunition rushed over. Among them, there were five or six senior generals of the Zhili Army, all of whom were Wu Peifu's old subordinates. At first glance, these people
With evil intentions, Wu Peifu's eyes were like knives, piercing these people's bodies.
"What on earth do you want to do? Are you going to rebel?"
Peng Shouxin, the commander of the First Division, stood up and smiled slightly: "Commander Yu, you also said that we should not give up until the last moment. It is true that the Fengjun army is in great power, but we cannot just admit defeat. We must give up.
Pin, since you, Marshal Wu, are not willing to lead everyone, then we can only do it reluctantly."
Wang Chengbin also said: "Commander Yu, please rest assured that we will never harm your life. If we succeed, you will still be the leader of the Zhili Army."
"Bastard!" Wu Peifu's eyebrows almost stood up after having experienced such a thing: "You bunch of ungrateful rats, do you want to destroy all the Zhijun's family fortune!"
"It is better to be defeated than to be betrayed." Wang Chengbin sneered, waved his hand, and had Wu Peifu dragged down and put under house arrest.
Several people controlled Wu Peifu, but there was still some anxiety on their faces. Peng Shouxin patted his chest and said: "Everyone, it is true that Fengjun is powerful, but their main force is on the front line of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Minister Fang Ze has promised that Japan will
Provide full support, what else do we have to fear?”
Wang Chengbin also said: "Yes, let's give it a try. If we win, the world will be ours. If we lose, we will be exiled to Japan. In short, we cannot give up in vain!"
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Zhang Tinglan had no idea about the changes in Henan. He was now focusing all his attention on the southeast, on the United Kingdom and Japan. Zhang Tinglan breathed a sigh of relief after killing the British fleet, but he also took the Izumo
It also sank, which made Zhang Tinglan a little happy and a little worried.
What I am secretly happy about is that this notorious warship of later generations finally sank. Isn't it known as an unsinkable ship? Now I see that it is just because later generations lacked effective attack methods, otherwise it would have sunk long ago.
But after the joy, trouble came again. For Britain alone, Zhang Tinglan was sure that the British would not be able to cross the ocean, so they fought. But the Japanese were close at hand. If Britain and Japan went hand in hand, what would happen to them?
This is not a good thing for China.
During the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894, the British acted as bosses and the Japanese acted as thugs, ruining the Beiyang Navy. Zhang Tinglan was not worried about repeating Li Hongzhang's mistakes, but he did not want to rashly fight against Japan without adequate preparation.
Start a war.
Now we have the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. If we give ourselves three to five years, China's economic aggregate can at least double and its industrial output can more than double. By then, it will be invincible. It is still
If we continue to focus on development, we will really shake the foundation of China.
Doing the math on your fingers, in fact, there is only half a year left before the Great Kanto Earthquake. As long as there is no war in this half-year, Japan will do its best to save the losses caused by the earthquake, and China will have a peaceful period of development.
Rather than letting Japan's wealth be consumed on the Chinese battlefield, it would be better to lose it in the earthquake. The former cost the lives of Chinese soldiers, but the latter had no losses at all. Zhang Tinglan thought of this and called over the Foreign Minister Gu Weijun.
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Over the past few days, Gu Weijun has been negotiating with various countries almost day and night. He had just finished talking to the Japanese and hurried over.
"Vice President, Japan requires us to compensate for losses, punish the perpetrators, and guarantee their freedom of navigation along the coast. Japanese Minister Yoshizawa Kenkichi also threatened that if we do not agree, Japan will take further measures!"
Zhang Tinglan snorted slightly: "We have notified all countries in advance that Japanese warships trespassed into the warring waters and first opened fire on Chinese fighter planes. It is completely reasonable for us to sink the Japanese warships. However, considering the friendship between China and Japan, we can
We will provide appropriate financial compensation, but we cannot agree to any other conditions."
After Zhang Tinglan finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that Gu Weijun's expression was a little strange, so he asked with a smile: "Shaochuan, what do you have in mind?"
Gu Weijun shook his head: "Vice President, this is a bit unlike your style. Why did you agree to compensate the Japanese? They have no good intentions and deserve to be beaten."
"Hahaha, Shaochuan, you are engaged in diplomacy, how can you be more violent than a military leader like me? Now we still have to concentrate on dealing with the British, and we have to eat our food one bite at a time. You can tell the Japanese side,
If they accept the negotiations, we can properly supply ore from Mushan Iron Mine."
Zhang Tinglan rarely threw a scented bait to the Japanese, but the scented bait looked a bit awkward. You must know that the Mushan Iron Mine was originally in North Korea, but the Japanese did not use it and instead let the Fengjun snatch it away.
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In fact, ever since it became known that there was a large-scale open-pit iron mine in Mushan, there was an uproar in Japan, and some people even clamored for another fight with Fengjun to take back the iron ore.
"Vice President, if we can get iron ore, Japan will definitely become more honest, but isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"Are you trying to say that this is capitalizing on the enemy?"
Gu Weijun nodded slightly.
Zhang Tinglan smiled and said: "Countries only get what they need. Even if they are real enemies, as long as there is no war, they must use each other and get what they need. And the supply of iron ore is in our hands.
It’s like having one more card to contain the Japanese.”
After Fengjun sank the British fleet, the warships of the previously unruly powers on the Yangtze River all withdrew from the Yangtze River in disgrace. Although the British screamed loudly, they only paid lip service to them.
There is no power left to reverse the trend.
Yang Yuting led the army, crossed the Yangtze River, and occupied Nanjing without any bloodshed. The grass-roots team elected in Nanjing had long since disappeared.
Just after Yang Yuting entered Nanjing, Zhang Tinglan once again went to Congress and delivered a speech: "China cannot crawl at the feet of the great powers forever. Those unequal treaties imposed on China must be revised. Britain, as the first to pry open China,
As a country with a closed border, the action to abrogate the treaty should start with the British!"
"From now on, all unequal treaties signed by the Qing Dynasty and the United Kingdom are invalid. China is willing to re-establish diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on the basis of equality and respect." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated.
