Chapter 449: Duan Qirui, Xu Shuzheng, and Cao Kun

"Gong Quan, Brother Zhong Shan, Brother Zheng You!"

In his big presidential palace, Wang Hengyue greeted Duan Qirui, Cao Kun, and Xu Shuzheng with a smile.

These three people, who were once extremely prominent and powerful, came to Nanjing at this time as opposition officials.

And Wang Hengyue did not show any arrogance of the victors, on the contrary, he personally stood at the door of the president's office and greeted them in.

This was the first time that these three Beiyang officers of the day had met their "enemy" Wang Hengyue.

is younger than expected, but there is no trace of pompousness.

"Let's not talk about war, just about future nation-building." Wang Hengyue's straight words made Duan Qirui and the three of them immediately put their hearts at ease.

Although it is not a particularly shameful thing to announce Shimono, it is still a scar in their hearts after all, and they still want to avoid it as much as possible if they can not talk about it.

And Wang Hengyue undoubtedly successfully avoided this embarrassment.

Wang Hengyue didn't want to hide anything: "The construction of the country is extremely heavy, especially after years of civil war. Now we are facing a ruin, and the priority is how we can rebuild this ruin. ”

The word "we" shortened the distance between several people, Duan Qirui pondered for a while and said: "We are all soldiers, we can fight wars, but to build a country, to be honest, we have more than enough heart and not enough strength, otherwise it would not have caused such a situation"

This is telling the truth, Wang Hengyue's real purpose is not to discuss national construction with them, he nodded and said: "Since Quan Gong said so, then let me tell me what I think." Zhang Zuolin chose to cooperate with us, I think the three of them must be angry in their hearts, but in fact, he can't be completely blamed for this, the Japanese are very rampant in the northeast. Three, I have carefully drawn up a plan to send troops to Russia and intervene in the Russian rebellion! ”

These few words took the three of them aback.

The war has just ended, and the whole country is in ruins, but Wang Hengyue at this time is actually preparing to send troops to Russia?

"I have always believed that the biggest threat to China is Russia, and although they are now in the midst of 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 said with a solemn expression:

"Let's talk about Japan first, in fact, Japan is a deformity, as long as it is blocked from the sea, its resources will be exhausted, and it will definitely be difficult to become an atmosphere, in fact, it is a dead person who is already lying in a coffin, waiting for us to kill. But first we must have the ability to reach this coffin. Japan is now strong on the surface, but it is not our biggest threat! ”

Wang Hengyue's words made Duan Qirui and the three of them look at each other. Listening to the meaning of his words, he didn't take Japan seriously at all!

Wang Hengyue is not a big talk, Japan's military strength is actually exaggerated, under the premise that the great powers unanimously support him, even if he starts a war with Japan now, he is not afraid!

Of course, the naval strength of the National ** Army is not as good as Japan's, but once its maritime strength can barely fight with Japan, that is the beginning of the real showdown between China and Japan!

Wang Hengyue's heart has never denied that he has always been actively preparing for a war with Japan, as long as the time is ripe.

But now the most important enemy to face is Russia, and now is the best chance to solve the Russian problem! Once you 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, and now it is in the civil war, it is like falling asleep, but when it wakes up and is hungry, when the civil war is over, the first thing it wants to eat is China!

The United States, Britain, and France are all militarily powerful countries, but they are separated from China by sea, and their threat to China is far smaller than that of Russia at present. But what about the Russian behemoth? Since the time of Peter the Great, aggression against China has been almost hourly. In the history of the country, China has reached the maximum extent of one country slaughtering another, not to mention the more than 1.5 million square kilometers, not to mention Mongolia, Tangnu Wulianghai, not to mention the almost drawn national border to Beijing's Chang'an Avenue, not to mention the Hailan bubble, Jiangdong 64 Tun alone to say that its existence is an iron-like suffocating danger! ”…,

Wang Hengyue's expression became more and more solemn the more he spoke!

Duan Qirui's expressions also became serious, and they listened to Wang Hengyue continue:

"The civil war has broken out in Russia, and a God-given opportunity has been put in front of us, and if we miss this opportunity, we will become a sinner of the people in another sense! Therefore, I have already 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 the beginning, but now I have a lot of feelings after listening to it." Since the army has been sent to Russia, it must be fought to the end. The intervention armies of various countries are in Russia, and China is also one of the intervening armies, and the dispatch of troops is justified, and the president has the support of foreign powers, so the prospects for the battle can be expressed optimistic. I just don't know to what extent the president is ready to support and let the White Guards fight us to the point? ”

Wang Hengyue smiled slightly, and Duan Qirui immediately cut to the core of the problem: "We are not fighting purely to help the White Guards, we are not so stupid." In my opinion, a united Russia is the greatest threat to us. ”

Duan Qirui and a few people understood at once.

"So, 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 it was?" When pacifying Mongolia, he was threatened by the Japanese, but Brother Zheng succeeded in defusing it. This time, Zhang Zuolin sent troops to Russia, and the northeast was empty, and although I arranged for troops to enter the northeast, they did not have enough experience in dealing with the Japanese, so I would like to ask Brother Youzheng to serve as a special adviser. ”

"Special Counsel?" Xu Shuzheng was stunned for a moment.

Wang Hengyue nodded: "Yes, all matters related to Japan, Brother Zheng can ask about it, and put forward his own opinions, when our army enters Russia, we must ensure the stability of the Northeast and avoid friction with Japan, now is not the time to start a war with Japan!" ”

Xu Shuzheng was taken aback.

"It's not time to go to war with Japan yet"! Could it be that the president has already made up his mind that sooner or later he will go to war with Japan?

"Mr. Youzheng, I hope you don't shirk this task." Wang Hengyue was very sincere and authentic.

Xu Shuzheng thought there for a while, and then nodded: "Although I don't have any special talent, I will try my best to help within the scope of my ability, after all, this is a matter for the country." ”

"Thank you, brother Zheng again." Wang Hengyue was overjoyed and set his sights on Duan Qirui and Cao Kun again: "There is another Qingdao problem. When war broke out in Europe, Germany had to hand over control of the city to Japan within three days. What will the Chinese think when they first see foreign buildings being built in the city, and then they witness a war between two foreign powers? In the hearts of all true Chinese, Qingdao should be returned to China, because the British had promised them that this was their condition for supporting the British. But the truth is, Britain doesn't intend to keep its word."

Duan Qirui and the others were a little embarrassed. Wang Hengyue neither comforted them nor reproached them, but continued:

"Although your representatives did not sign the Treaty of Versailles, the fundamental problem was not resolved, China failed to take back the sovereignty of Qingdao, and the Japanese still controlled Qingdao. Many Japanese-style houses have been built in Qingdao, and the people of Qingdao are still under the rule of foreign powers. In this situation, the United States has given China a glimmer of hope. The United States proposed a Washington conference to call on countries with conflicting interests in the Pacific to sit down at the negotiating table and resolve their differences.

Another purpose of the Conference was to avoid triggering an arms race in the region. Many major issues were discussed at this meeting, and the issue of control of Qingdao was one of them. ”

As one of the in-person participants, Duan Qirui said: "At the meeting, China and Japan engaged in 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 countries can enter China, so there is no need to give Japan special treatment. Hong Kong and Macau were not bound by the treaty, as control of both places was on the victor's side, and their colonial rulers would continue to retain their rights. At this meeting, the treaty signed on the Shandong issue gave China control of Qingdao, but Japan still controlled the Jiaoji Railway in Shandong. ”

"All countries can enter China." Wang Hengyue sneered: "What do you think of China?" A piece of cake to be cut? We only have nominal jurisdiction over Qingdao, but in fact the Japanese power is everywhere, especially our lifeline Jiaoji Railway, one day of control of the Japanese is equivalent to our throat in Shandong being choked by the Japanese one day! ”

"How is the president going to solve the Qingdao problem?"

Wang Hengyue sneered and said:

"The local Chinese in China say that it can't be counted, and it can be regarded as a great wonder of the world. My idea is very simple, to station a large number of troops in Shandong, create a tense atmosphere in the local area, and then wait for the Japanese to make a mistake and solve the Qingdao problem in one fell swoop! ”

said, unusually sincerely: "So, I want to invite Brother Quan and Brother Zhong Shan to enter Shandong, also act as consultants, handle negotiations, and maybe even use the two as scapegoats."

Wang Hengyue said very much, and did not hide his thoughts at all, Duan Qirui and Cao Kun glanced at each other, and then laughed together:

"It's rare how the president trusts us, and for the sake of the country, we are the scapegoats!"

(Lying on the bear_ provided by no beginning)