In the sound of the whistle, a fully loaded military train spewed billowing black smoke to talk about the Northern Worries, and the railway station stopped on platform No. 1 to replenish coal and water, and by the way, let the officers and soldiers who had been curled up in the carriage for a long time get off the train to relax, stretch out their arms and kick their legs, and those who are addicted to smoking can also use this time to go outside the station to buy a few packs of "Zhonghua brand Republic brand" domestic products

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Although most of the Wehrmacht officers and men who walked out of the railway station did not carry weapons, the gray cloth uniforms and the armed belts tied on the uniforms showed that the soldiers were carrying out a strategic move, otherwise, the cowhide bullet box on the belt would not be so full, I heard some big-mouthed soldiers say that the cowhide bullet box contained 80 bullets, and in those backpacks placed in the carriage, there were still 100 bullets, and all the officers and men of the unit were moving. In a military term. It's called "full capacity"

The strategic mobilization of the full staff, the smell of gunpowder is very strong, and even the vendor who sells cigarettes at the gate of the train station knows it. I'm afraid it's going to be out of the customs and desperate with the little nose of the East.

The other day. According to the newspaper, the Japanese Government has officially decided to reorganize the Japanese troops stationed in the three eastern provinces into the "Kwantung Army" and has also abolished the "Kwantung Governor's Office" and set up a "Kwantung Office." According to the newspaper, the Japanese Government has done so by treating the Luda Leased Land as a Japanese colony, and in this regard, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally lodged solemn representations and written protests to the Japanese Government, and at the same time, the Sixth Military Department and the Navy Department have also mobilized. The cigarette vendors on the sea could not see the movement, but the movement on the six ground was clearly visible, and in the past few days, there were always several fully loaded military trains passing by the Daqianmen Railway Station in Beijing every day. Heading to the north, needless to say, people also know that this is the 6th Army Headquarters ordered by the center to send additional troops to the three eastern provinces, and the posture is sufficient. There's no telling when the war will start.

Before the Qing Dynasty. In the year of the First Sino-Japanese War, China fought a war with Japan, and the result was that the navy was completely wiped out and the 6th Army was completely defeated. It is from that time that the weakness of China made the foreigners see it clearly, so Jiaozhou Bay was "leased", Weihaiwei was "borrowed" by the ancestors, and Lushun and Dalian were also "leased" out, if it were not for the Qing court to buy a few warships, I am afraid that the Sanmen Bay in Fujian would also be "leased" to the Italians, it can be said that the reason why China was regarded as a "public colony" waiting to be carved up by the great powers was directly related to the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese War. The pants of the Manchu court were taken off by the Japanese. It would be surprising if the relationship between China and Japan could be good

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In the past, the Manchu court did not dare to openly oppose the Japanese, that was because the Manchu court was weak and was extremely worried that the defeat in foreign wars would lead to domestic political turmoil, so the Manchu court could only make a step forward with the Japanese government's "false and wrong" Japan, and the Manchu court would take a step back, and when there was no way to retreat, the revolution was about to explode.

Now is different from the past, after the revolution, Beiyang is also quickly finished, the United Front has become the center, and Commander-in-Chief Zhao has also become the president of the Republic of China, so the situation between China and Japan has also changed, in the past. If the Japanese Government goes further, China will take a step back, but now, the Japanese Government has gone further, and the central government of China has also gone further, and seeing that the noses of these two countries are about to meet, the situation in the three eastern provinces and even in the whole of Northeast Asia has become tense.

Westerners call the current situation the "Northeast Asian Crisis," which is similar to the one in previous years. The "Balkan crisis" coined a word, that "Balkan crisis" almost caused a major war in Europe, obviously. If this "Northeast Asian crisis" is not handled well, it will be a major war in Asia.

Speak from the heart. The people don't want to fight, although President Zhao Da, who was born in the revolutionary party, is a military and political strongman who rushed out of the corpse and the sea of blood, and there are a few brushes in the military and civil affairs, but for the people, these ways have been chaotic for so many years, and it is hard to take a breath, and after two years of peace, this person is comfortable, and he does not want to experience turmoil again, so although the people also support the center's uncompromising position, they always want to be able to peacefully resolve the current stalemate.

Similar to the thinking of the Chinese people, some foreigners also hope that the "Northeast Asian crisis" between China and Japan can be resolved peacefully, and Mr. Stade, the US minister to China, and Mr. Zhu Erdian, the British minister to China, are the two most enthusiastic in order to mediate this seemingly life-and-death dispute between China and Japan. Yesterday the two of them made an appointment to rush to Lushun to hold talks with high-level figures of the Japanese colonial authorities, and today, the two ministers hurriedly ended the talks and rushed back to Beijing. Rush back to Beijing along the Jingfeng Railway.

However, the special train must also make way for the military trains, so after a military train in the railway station drove out, the special train in which the two ministers were traveling drove into the Daqianmen Railway Station in Beijing, and stopped next to the military train that had just entered the station.

Jurdian got out of the train first, and then Steder got out of the train as well, and their attachés, like the two ministers, were frightened by the soldiers coming and going on the platform. "With so many troops, do you have to transfer them out of Shanhaiguan?" Zhu Erdian muttered to himself.

Stade was also emotional, and his words may have revealed the current state of mind and thoughts of the two diplomats.

"Mr. Minister. It seems to me that if we fail to do our duty, not only will the Manchuria region be plunged into unprecedented chaos, but the situation in Northeast Asia as a whole and the whole of Northeast Asia. The situation in the Far East will change unforeseenly. And then affect the world situation. As far as I know, the Russian Government has decided to strengthen the military power of the Baikal Military District, and the German Emperor seems pleased to see Russia turn its attention to Manchuria, and if we are slow to act, perhaps the situation in Europe will change along with the situation in China, and with the present strength of Russia, it is impossible to continue to pay attention to the balance of power in Europe while focusing on the Far East. ”

Zhu Erdian glanced at Stade and shook his head, not interested in the opinion of Mr. American Minister.

"Mr. Stade. In my opinion, the Russian government will not shift its strategic focus back to Asia, because of Europe now. You can already smell a faint smell of gunpowder, both the German arsenals and the French arsenals are working day and night to produce weapons and ammunition, and I believe that the Russian arsenals are also doing the same work. Perhaps the opinion of the public opinion circles is too pessimistic, and although we have not yet reached a complete consensus with the Japanese leadership, I believe it. As long as the Chinese immediately stop supporting the anti-Japanese elements in Korea, then the Japanese government may take the initiative to end this "Northeast Asian crisis"

That being said, that being said. But Zhu Erdian's heart is still a little uneasy, after all, now the Chinese and Japanese governments have made a kind of saber-rattling. In this kind of matter related to national interests, even Japan's ally Britain, is not sure about the bottom line of the policy of this eastern ally, so even Zhu Erdian does not know that the Japanese government has decided to change it to the "Kwantung Governor's Office." What is the real purpose of the "Kanto Hall", is to turn it into a full-fledged colony. Or just to put some "extra diplomatic pressure" on China. This?

"Mr. Minister, what conclusive evidence do you have to prove that the Chinese are the official position of the anti-Japanese elements in Korea?" Stade asked knowingly.

"Mr. Stadger, you don't have to play dumb, the connection between the Chinese United Front government and the anti-Japanese guerrillas in North Korea is, in a Chinese adage, that is, "Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by, and someone will almost stand up and pierce this layer of window paper." ”

Zhu Erdian is not in the mood to play meditation with the American minister now, in his opinion, the president of the Republic of China is a thorn. Constantly using various means to provoke the Japanese, and after the Japanese counterattacked, he hid behind to watch the excitement, and for him to clean up the situation can only be the diplomats of various countries in China, since the president took office, the British government has served him several times before and after the saddle, and this time, the British government has been a little impatient, in the order to Zhu Erdian, the British minister made it clear that in case of war between China and Japan because of the "Northeast Asia crisis", then, the British government will firmly stand on the side of the Japanese government, The possibility of "urging the Russian government to take the necessary action to stop the madness of that madman from the Far East" is not ruled out, in other words, to put it more plainly. In the event of a war between China and Japan, it is highly likely that the British government will organize a "Triple Alliance." "Overthrow the United Front government in the shortest possible time and replace it with an obedient person who will come to power in order to maintain the strategic balance in the Far East.

But in Zhu Erdian's opinion. This makes the emotional sense in it too heavy and too subjective, the so-called "pulling one and moving the whole body." If it is replaced by the Manchu court or the Beiyang government, the British government's "Triple Alliance Operation" may be effective, but now the British government is ready to frame the United Front government, which, no matter in which aspect, the government is different from the previous Manchu Qing court and the Beiyang government, once the "Triple Alliance" is in Dagu 6, then, Zhu Erdian dares to vouch for his head, that President Zhao will never defend Beijing, he will command the troops loyal to him to resist along the Jinghan Railway and the Yangtze River, Judging from the experience of Korea's anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare, if the president also waged a guerrilla war in China against the armed intervention of the foreign powers, this would be the expected "Triple Alliance Crusade." It's definitely a quagmire that is hard to get out of, and you can't pull it out if you get stuck in it after all. According to the astonished intelligence of the Japanese military department, the theoretical guidance document "Guerrilla Warfare" of the Korean anti-Japanese guerrillas was written by President Zhao Da of the Republic of China, and if he commanded the guerrilla warfare, the results would certainly be far greater than those of the Korean guerrillas, and moreover, he also had a large number of regular defense forces in his hands, and the regular army plus the guerrillas, this tactic was very difficult to deal with, and the British ** team suffered losses in South Africa in those years, and that was to deal with the Boers with a population of only more than 1 million, while China had a population of 400 million.

Therefore, Zhu Erdian does not want to be the one who pierces the window paper, he just wants to be a diplomatic mediator, try to calm this "Northeast Asian crisis" and then submit a request for transfer to the foreign minister after the end of his term of office, and transfer to India. Or Egypt, in short, a place where you can escape the "Far Eastern madman" and enjoy your life, rather than being transferred back to China, spending the rest of your life in a cramped office, and then disappearing into the crowd of London with a meager pension.

I have been angry with Zhao Bei for more than two years. Zhu Erdian is indeed tired, he does not want to be used by the British diplomatic department as a punching bag because of the adventurous actions of this "Far Eastern madman", although this "Far Eastern madman" is indeed an impressive international political opportunist, but, as a diplomat, Zhu Erdian does not want to share the glory of this international political speculator, and he does not want to witness such an era.

"In your opinion, Mr. Minister. Will these Chinese troops be able to defeat the Japanese "Kwantung Army?"

Perhaps seeing that Zhu Erdian was a little distracted, the American Minister Mr. Stade changed the subject. Zhu Erdian shook his head, he thought. The envoy of the Wasteland Empire is problematic in his mediation position in the Sino-Japanese dispute and is not "fair."

"Mr. Stadger, even if the Chinese Defense Forces defeat the Japanese "Kwantung Army", it will not help the tension in Northeast Asia, it will only attract strong retaliation from the Japanese government, don't forget, the so-called "Kwantung Army" is only 10,000 or 20,000 people, and Japan now has 25 6th Army divisions. Coupled with the combined fleet that is enough to be proud of the Far East, Japan has an absolute advantage in military power. In a protracted war, China would certainly not be Japan's opponent if there was no foreign interference. This is beyond doubt. ”

"However, you do not seem to have taken into account the position of the US government in the Far East, once Japan wants to monopolize China, then the US government will absolutely not sit idly by, although the US fleet in the Far East is not strong, but if the Atlantic Fleet is transferred, it may be possible to maintain peace in the Far East. Of course, if the US Atlantic Fleet were to move to Asia, the balance of maritime power in the Atlantic would change dramatically. ”

Stade's words were a bit of a bluff, and Zhu Erdian just laughed, after all. The U.S. government is now busy settling the struggle between the domestic steelworkers and the management, and it is impossible to distract from the war in the Far East, at least for now, and it is difficult to say who will win the naval battle if the old American battleships really clash with the Japanese Combined Fleet.

"Mr. Stad, we are standing here and talking, it does not help the peace situation in the Far East, I suggest that we rush to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as soon as possible and ask to meet President Gu Guo, he returned to Beijing yesterday, and must not have left yet, if you want to see him, it is most appropriate to go now."

As soon as Zhu Erdian proposed, Stade did not object, so the two put on their top hats, led the attachés out of the railway station, got into a diplomatic carriage, and drove straight to Beijing.

At this moment, there were several long whistles from the station, and another military column started, slowly driving out of the station and heading north. Carrying the Chinese people to the focus of the "Northeast Asian crisis", as for whether they can find their glory and glory there, these soldiers are not clear, but they know this truth: the dignity and interests of the country cannot rely on foreign politicians, but only on their own soldiers, and they are the backbone of the country, but also the strong pillar of the power center of the country!