In his presidential palace, Wang Hengyue welcomed Duan Qirui, Cao Zui and Xu Shuzheng with a smile.[]
These three once extremely prominent and powerful figures came to Nanjing as unofficial officials.
Wang Hengyue did not show any arrogance of a winner. On the contrary, he personally stood at the door of the President's Office to welcome them in.
This was the first time that these three Beiyang officials met their "enemy" Wang Hengyue.
It's more respectful than expected, but not at all exaggerated.
"Let's not talk about war, only about future national construction." Wang Hengyue's straight-to-the-point words made Duan Qirui and the others immediately relieved.
Although announcing his resignation is not a particularly shameful thing, after all, it is still a scar in their hearts, and they still want to avoid talking about it as much as possible.
Wang Hengyue undoubtedly successfully avoided this embarrassment.
Wang Hengyue did not want to hide anything: "National construction is extremely arduous, especially after years of civil war. Now we are facing a ruins, and the top priority is how to rebuild this ruins."
The word "we" shortened the distance between several people. Duan Qirui pondered for a moment and then said: "We are all soldiers. We can fight, but to build the country, to be honest, we are more than willing and weak. We must
Otherwise, this situation would not have been caused..."
This is the truth. Wang Hengyue's real purpose is not to discuss national construction with them. He nodded and said: "Since Mr. Quan said so, let me tell you what I think. Zhang Zuolin chose to cooperate with us. I
I think the three of you must be angry, but in fact, you can’t blame him completely. The Japanese forces are very rampant in the Northeast. You three, I have carefully formulated a plan to send troops to Russia and intervene in the Russian uprising!"
These words surprised the three of them.
The war had just ended, and the country was in dire straits. At this time, Wang Hengyue was actually preparing to send troops to Russia?
"I always believe that the biggest threat to [China] is Russia. Although they are currently involved in a civil war, once the civil war is decided, no matter which side wins, the threat to [China] will increase day by day." Wang Hengyue
He said with a solemn expression: "Let's talk about [Japan] first. In fact, [Japan] is a deformed child. As long as it is blocked from the sea, its resources will be exhausted and it will definitely be difficult to become popular. In fact, it is already lying in the coffin.
The dead are just waiting for us to kill them. But first we must be able to reach this coffin. Japan’s apparent strength is not our biggest threat!”
Wang Hengyue's words made Duan Qirui and the three of them look at each other in shock. Judging from the meaning behind his words, they didn't take the Japanese book seriously at all!
Wang Hengyue is not talking big words. Japan's military strength has actually been exaggerated. Under the premise that the great powers unanimously support him, he has nothing to fear even if he starts a war with Japan now!
Of course, the current maritime strength of the National [Revolutionary] Army is not as good as [Japan], but once its maritime strength is barely enough to fight [Japan], that will be the beginning of the real showdown between China and Japan!
Wang Hengyue has never denied in his heart that he has been actively preparing for a war with Japan, as long as the time and conditions are ripe.
But now the enemy that I should face most is Russia, and now is also the best opportunity to solve the Russian problem! Once I miss this opportunity, I am afraid that such an opportunity will never come again in the future!
Wang Hengyue said slowly: Russia is a giant bear. Now it is in the civil war. It is like sleeping. But when it wakes up and is hungry, when the civil war is over, the first country it wants to eat is China!
The United States, Britain, and France are all military powers, but they are separated from China by the sea. From the current point of view, the threat to China is much smaller than that of Russia. But what about the behemoth Russia? Since Peter the Great
At the beginning of the era, the invasion of "China" could almost be measured in hours. In the history of China, the invasion of "China" has reached the maximum limit for one country to slaughter another country, not to mention the more than 1.5 million square meters.
Kilometers, not to mention Meng Tangnu Wulianghai, not to mention that the national border is almost drawn to Chang'an Street in Beijing, not to mention Hailanpao, the existence of Jiangdong Sixty-Four Tunnel is an iron-like awe-inspiring
Choking hazard!"
Wang Hengyue's expression became more solemn the more he spoke!
The expressions of Duan Qirui and the three others also became serious. They heard Wang Hengyue continue: "A civil war broke out in Russia, and a God-given opportunity was placed in front of us. If we miss this opportunity, we will become a nation in another sense.
Sinner! Therefore, I have ordered Zhang Zuolin to send troops to Russia."
Duan Qirui pondered these words: "What the president said is right. I didn't feel anything at first, but now I feel a lot after hearing it.
Now that we have sent troops to Russia, we must fight to the end. The intervention forces of all countries are in Russia, and China is also one of the intervention forces. It is justifiable to send troops, and the president has the support of the great powers. The prospect of the battle can be optimistic. But I don’t know the president.
To what extent are you prepared to support us so that the White Guards can attack us?"
Wang Hengyue smiled slightly, and Duan Qirui immediately got to the core of the problem: "We are not fighting purely to help the White Guards. We are not that stupid. In my opinion, a unified Russia is the biggest threat to us.
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Duan Qirui and others understood it immediately.
"So, what is the purpose of the President bringing us to Nanjing today?" Xu Shuzheng couldn't help but ask.
Wang Hengyue glanced at him: "Brother Zheng pacified Mongolia that day, how glorious was it? When he was pacifying Mongolia, he was threatened by the Japanese, but Brother Zheng successfully resolved it. This time Zhang Zuolin sent troops to Russia
, the Northeast is empty. Although I have arranged for troops to enter the Northeast, they have insufficient experience in dealing with the Japanese, so I would like to ask Brother Youzheng to serve as a special advisor."
"Special advisor?" Xu Shuzheng was startled.
Wang Yuyue nodded: "Yes, brother Zheng can intervene in all matters dealing with Japan and put forward his own opinions. When our army enters Russia, we must ensure the stability of Northeast China and avoid friction with Japan.
, now is not the time to start a war with Japan!"
Xu Shuzheng was shocked.
"Now is not the time to start a war with Japan"! Could it be that the president has made up his mind to go to war with Japan sooner or later?
"Mr. Youzheng, I hope you will not shirk this task." Wang Hengyue said very sincerely.
Xu Shuzheng thought for a while, then nodded: "Although I don't have any special talents, I will try my best to help within the scope of my ability. After all, this is a matter of the country."
"Thank you so much, Brother Zheng." Before Wang Yuyue was overjoyed, he turned his attention to Duan Qirui and Cao Zuo: "The other problem is Qingdao. When the European War breaks out, Germany needs to conquer this city in three days.
After the control of the Japanese and Chinese people was handed over to the Japanese and Chinese people, they first saw foreign buildings built in the city, and then witnessed the outbreak of a war between the two foreign powers. What would the locals think? In the hearts of all true "Chinese" people, Qingdao
They should return to China because Britain promised them that this was the condition for their support to the British.
But the fact is that the UK does not intend to keep its promise.”
Duan Qirui and others were a little embarrassed. Wang Hengyue neither comforted them nor blamed them, but continued: "Although your representatives did not sign the "Versailles Peace Treaty", the fundamental problem has not been solved. [China]
It failed to take back the sovereignty of Qingdao, and the Japanese still control Qingdao. Many Japanese-style houses were built in Qingdao, and the people of Qingdao are still under the rule of foreign forces. Under this situation, the United States gave [China]
It brought a glimmer of hope. The United States proposed convening a Washington conference and called on countries with conflicting rights and interests in the Pacific to sit at the negotiating table and resolve their differences.
Another purpose of the meeting was to avoid triggering an arms race in this region. Many major issues were discussed at this meeting, and the issue of control of Qingdao was one of them."
As one of the personal participants, Duan Qirui said: "At the meeting, China and Japan started a tug-of-war on many issues, but in the end Japan accepted the "open door" policy proposed by the United States.
The essence of this policy is that all forces from all countries can enter [China], so there is no need to give [Japan] special treatment. Hong Kong and Macau are not restricted by this convention, because the control of the two places lies with the victor.
And their colonial rulers will continue to maintain their own rights and interests. At this meeting, the treaty signed on the Shandong issue enabled China to gain control of Qingdao, but Japan still controlled the Jiaodong territory in Shandong.
Economic Railway."
"All forces from all countries can enter [Zhong]." Hengyue sneered: "What do you think [China] is? A piece of cake that can be cut by anyone? We only have nominal jurisdiction in Qingdao, but in fact [Japan]'s forces are everywhere."
All, especially our lifeline Jiaoji Railway, if it is controlled by the Japanese, it means that our throat in Shandong is being strangled by the Japanese!"
"How does the president plan to solve the Qingdao issue?"
Wang Hengyue sneered and said: "The place in [China] cannot be counted, and it can be regarded as a wonder in the world. My idea is very simple. Station a large number of troops in Shandong, create tension in the local atmosphere, and then wait for [Japan]
I made a mistake and solved the Qingdao problem in one fell swoop!”
As he spoke, he said with unusual sincerity: "So, I would like to invite Mr. Quan and Brother Zhongshan to enter Shandong to act as consultants and handle negotiations. We may even use them as scapegoats."
Wang Hengyue spoke very talkatively and did not hide his inner thoughts at all. Duan Qirui and Cao Zuo looked at each other, and then laughed together: "It's rare for the president to trust us. For the sake of the national interest, we just take it for granted."