"Ba Ge! The Yankees are really bullying!" Shintaro Kikuchi, commander of Japan's Siberian Expeditionary Force, threw the documents on the table and cursed the Americans for being unreasonable.
The Japanese made no secret of their greed for land in sending troops to Siberia, but the Americans had been holding them back. For the sake of "sharing interests," President Wilson made it clear that he opposed the Japanese army's "free movement" in Siberia.
The Americans continued to stumbling upon the Japanese on control of the Siberian Railway, and supported China in obtaining the protection of the Eastern Railway from Shuangchengzi to Manzhouli and Changchun to Harbin. Later, with the strong support of the United States, the great powers agreed
American, Japanese, English
, France, China, Russia, Italy and other countries formed the Siberian Railway Management Committee, with the Russian Minister of Transport of the Siberian Government Nesterogov as the chairman of the committee, and the American engineer Stevens as the chairman of the technical department, conducting research on the Siberian Railway and the Middle East Railway.
Co-management.
The Japanese army controlled the railway between Manchuria and Nizhniyutinsk, and supported a Far Eastern Republic in Chita with Semyonov as Prime Minister. Now the Americans are asking the Japanese army to transfer the management of the railway to the Railway Co-management Committee. For Japan abroad
Tohoku's rule was a huge damage, which almost made Kikuchi go berserk.
"General, the final result of politics and diplomacy is a contest of national strength, and the empire has to make concessions in this regard." Okamura Neiji has just been transferred to the Siberian Expeditionary Forces Headquarters from Lieutenant General Aoki Junnobu in Beijing. As a Chinese general
, Responsible for coordination with China and intelligence analysis.
"Captain, have you made your analysis report?" Since the Chinese intervention force used Chinese workers to form five armies in Siberia, and the commanders were all generals, out of considerations of reciprocity in negotiations, the Japanese side transferred the third division to the
Nagakikuchi Shinnosuke was promoted to general. Kikuchi really has to thank the Chinese for this.
"Yes, General!" Okamura opened the document in his hand, "China was able to form three armies in Siberia at the beginning of the Russian turmoil, and within three years, it built the entire army from Jining to Kyaktu, Khovd
, the three main railway lines in Dihua, I think it was a well-prepared military operation. Because of this, they were able to get what they wanted when the Russians were at their weakest."
"You mean they had foreseen the civil strife in Russia?"
"Yes, at least in 1916 they had begun to send laborers to Russia in an organized manner, and a considerable number of trained soldiers were also mixed in. Opportunities always favor those who are prepared."
“So it’s possible for the Chinese to control all of Siberia?”
"It's impossible!" Okamura Neiji shook his head and said: "The Siberian Provisional Government's material supply mainly relies on the Siberian Railway, but this railway can maintain the supply of up to 700,000 to 800,000 troops in Western Siberia. This
This is also one of the main reasons why China has been maintaining three armies on the front line. Once the Red Russian army returns to the Tsarist period, they can
About 1.5 million troops are invested in the front line. As the front extends, the troops that Red Russia can invest will gradually decrease, and the troops that China can invest will increase. I think a gap will be formed between Omsk and Tomsk.
Balance point. If the two sides continue to fight here, it will be a good opportunity for the empire. We may gain control of the entire Manchuria, Mongolia and Eastern Siberia."
"This is such a vast and fertile land. Unfortunately, we only have an army of 300,000 people. The empire spent too much military money on building warships. This move by the idiots in the Navy not only increased the suspicion and resentment of the Americans, but also
Seize some useless coral reefs in the Pacific."
"Yes, if the empire does not change its policy, we will miss this golden opportunity. Unless there is another continuous war in China, they now have nearly two million troops."
"So the empire has been supporting the independent government in the south. Lieutenant General Aoki's judgment and choice in this regard are undoubtedly very correct, but the government has been wavering due to the influence of politics and diplomacy." Kikuchi shook his head,
In Japan, the government, the army, and the navy are like three rivals, and they can never work together.
The Republican Army's West Road Group has marched to Talas City without encountering much resistance. This historically famous ancient city has been destroyed by wars several times. Today's Talas City looks more like a market.
Immediately outside the city, looking down at the town, Jiang Chengyue was suddenly filled with pride: "Gao Xianzhi's defeat of Talas was the beginning of the Tang Dynasty's transition from prosperity to decline. Now, after a thousand years, our army has returned to the river. It's
It is not the beginning of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
Jiang Chengyue was a disciple of the Emperor. He had been the captain of Lin Shuo's personal guard battalion for many years. It was not until Lin Shuo raised his troops in Wuyuan that he entered the Northwest Army as the commander of the first regiment. For many years, he served as the commander of the first regiment of the Northwest Army.
From the commander of the first brigade, to the commander of the first division to the commander of the first group army, from colonel to general, the number "Tianzi No. 1" is always inseparable from him.
The war in Siberia was intense, but Lin Shuo sent his trusted generals and the world's first group army to Central Asia, which fully illustrates the importance the Republican Army headquarters attaches to Hezhong.
At the same time that Jiang Chengyue entered Talas City, the 351st Royal Rifles Regiment sent by the British from Afghanistan also entered Tashkent, an important town in Central Asia. The former Tsarist Russian Governor-General in Turkestan Kuropatkin colluded with the British and invited the British to
Come to "defend" this white colony together.
Although he had received a telegram from Omsk requesting that Tashkent be handed over to the Chinese Volunteer Corps, due to racial psychology, Kuropatkin was unwilling to hand over this land to the yellow people and would rather cooperate with the British.
British Prime Minister Churchill was overjoyed after receiving the news that Kuropatkin was willing to cooperate with the British and hand over East Asia to the British army. He never dreamed that the British Empire's dream of getting involved in Central Asia would become a reality so easily. After pinching hard
After stretching his thigh muscles, Churchill confirmed that he was not dreaming and immediately ordered the Governor-General of India to quickly dispatch troops to take over the defense of Central Asia.
In the war with Persia in 1856, the British gained control of Afghanistan and incorporated Afghanistan into British India. However, due to the existence of Imperial Russia, the British could not move further north.
The British and Russians fought for more than half a century over the control of Central Asia and Persia. In 1907, Britain and Russia reached an agreement to dismember Persia. The Persian Kingdom was divided into two parts, the northern and southern parts. The southern part was divided by the British.
were controlled by the Russians, and the north had just been handed over to the Russians.
Nowadays, the Russians are caught in civil strife, and there is a power vacuum in the entire Central Asia region. After the Russian Civil War began, the Russian army withdrew from the entire Persia, and the British army took the opportunity to advance north. Now the entire Persia has been occupied by the British army.
The staff of the British Ministry of Defense believed confidently that perhaps with only two divisions of troops, the British Empire could control the entire Central Asia and occupy the entire Turkestan.
The Chinese ** team entered Tashkent before the British, and exchanged fire with the 351st Royal Rifles Regiment who wanted to occupy the city. In the end, due to the mediation between the United States and France, no bigger trouble was caused.
Two divisions of British troops marched into Central Asia from Afghanistan and Persia. The Chinese and the British were competing for control of Central Asia, sowing the seeds of war.