Dawn, Yantai to Jinan railway, not many trains, only 3 classes a day, no at night, those Japanese found the train station, missed the last train, can only stay in the waiting room for one night, bought a train ticket at 7 o'clock in the morning, spent a peaceful night, Yantai is not a very big city at this time, there are not many people waiting at the railway station, but the railway station is built very well, in the cold winter, it is still very good, they don't know that they sleep in a warm room, But their comrades-in-arms could only hide in the cold trenches.

As soon as the Japanese got on the train the next morning. When the train roared out of Yantai Port, it went westward, and after leaving Yantai, the speed of the train increased significantly, and those Japanese were surprised, the speed of the train was too fast, looking at the scenery outside the window, and it was extremely fast to retreat, these Japanese were a little surprised in their hearts, is this still China, why has it changed so much?

They are all old subordinates who followed Kamio Mitsutomi, all of whom had been to China for 10 years, and even stayed in China for 10 years, what was China like back then, ignorant and backward, as a great Japanese soldier, they were proud and proud, in their opinion, China did not deserve such a huge territory, these should be their Japan's, and the military has been promoting the strategy of attacking the mainland, from getting Taiwan 18 years ago, and then to the Northeast, Japan is gradually speeding up.

However, the pride in front of them was shattered, and the advanced train was moving forward at high speed, even if it was Japan. There is no train that can be so fast, it is Japan that is lagging behind. Or has China changed, why is this happening. There is also the battle the day before yesterday, the proud Combined Fleet, as well as their 3 divisions and 1 brigade soldiers, only about half of them remained, why is China's combat effectiveness so strong.

It took a night to wait for the car, but it didn't take a lot of time on the road, and the distance from Yantai to Jinan was more than 400 kilometers, and it only took about 5 hours to arrive, this speed. Far more than they imagined, this is more than 400 kilometers, an ordinary rapid march, almost 8 days, horse-drawn carriages also take five or six days on the official road, and now the appearance of trains, 5 hours, the speed is between a large distance, reducing the distance between the two cities. Since the introduction of trains in the northwest, people's travel habits have begun to gradually change.

Previously, from Beijing to Guangzhou, the distance was more than thousands of kilometers. Basically, some people are separated for various reasons, and they may not have the opportunity to meet for a lifetime. Wading through mountains and rivers is not only a matter of money, but also of security. It's insurmountable, but now. Although the Yangtze River Bridge is still under construction and has not yet been completed, the combination of the two sections of railway and ferry allows people to travel and contact from Beijing to Guangzhou in one day at most.

The emergence of the railway, changed a lot of things in China, when the train slowly entered Jinan station, there were many people who got off, all of them were between Yantai and Jinan, these people were not conspicuous in the crowd, out of the train station, these Japanese officers were still in a daze, Jinan is a big city, but it is still the old style, obviously different from Yantai, and even the eyes of those people are completely different from what they saw in Yantai before, especially some arrogant foreigners, only Chinese, It seems that they have returned to 10 years ago, and this is the real China.

Is it a delusion? Everyone stayed for almost 10 minutes, but fortunately they knew their mission, it was already afternoon at this time, hurry up, they should be able to send the message, it was almost 2 days before they left, at least one day later than scheduled. The 18th Division was besieged by the Northwest Army Corps, let alone a day, and someone could die almost every minute and every second, so the telegram had to be transmitted as soon as possible.

Jinan here, already belongs to the world of Beiyang, Germany has taken only a Jiaozhou Bay, the main development is only Qingdao, even if Germany handed over Jiaozhou Bay to Qingdao, he can't control a big city like Jinan, not even the shadow of the Northwest Army, this city, not at all affected by the Qingdao War, prosperous and peaceful.

Among the Japanese, a few have come to Jinan, as a follower of Kamio Mitsutomi almost all over Shandong and Northeast China, they are very familiar with this city, although they have not come for a few years, but the development of Jinan is not too big, the pattern is still the same, the location of the telegraph room has not changed, they came to the door of the telegraph room.

Because of the experience of Yantai, they did not directly enter the telegraph room, but observed on the side, although it was impossible for the Northwest Army to control the telegraph room in Jinan, but in case the Northwest Army ambushed here and caught them, then no one would report the news.

Fortunately, the telegraph room is not lively, Jinan is a big city, close to the inland, how much business does the telegraph room have, with the high price, the telegraph room can earn a lot of money, under normal circumstances, only some telegraph operators in it, and occasionally see a telegram, it is also normal, there are no other idle personnel.

After observing for more than half an hour, after careful consideration, the young man entered the telegraph room and handed over the telegram room personnel who had already prepared the message to the telegraph room personnel and asked them to send it out. The message is a clear code, and here, Shao Zuo has nothing to hide, because of the large number of words, several telegraph operators came to translate together, and Shao Zuo was invited to the side for tea.

A few minutes later, the owner of the telegraph room who got the news personally saw Shaozuo, Jinan, as the capital of Shandong, is also a place for the monitoring of the intelligence department, which is an important node, the telegraph room in Jinan is still controlled by the British, this causal man named Laudeno, he is an intelligence officer under the British Intelligence Bureau, and is responsible for intelligence collection and liaison work on the Shandong side of China.

Laudeno looked at Shao Zuo in front of him, but he was thinking about how to tell the Japanese that the news of the First Battle of Qingdao had spread, and the British had been paying attention to the battle situation here, but the British and French ships left because they were afraid, and they didn't know what was going on in Qingdao now.

On the telegram, it is not so clear, part of it is still in ciphertext, these foundations, the officers still know, on it, the British only understand that the Japanese should have been defeated and lost part of the army and navy, what is the specific, it is not clear, and it must be asked directly.

"I'm Lauderno, the owner of this telegraph room, and an intelligence assistant to the British Empire's ambassador to China!" Laudeno did not hide it and went straight to the point, to be honest, he said that he was an intelligence officer, but it was semi-public, after all, he had to dominate this telegraph room, and now in order to get first-hand information about the Qingdao Campaign, he couldn't care so much.

Shaozo faced the British, first of all, he lost his position, especially the British were still the subordinates of the British ambassador to China, with the current alliance between Britain and Japan, plus the battle of Qingdao, the British also participated, there was nothing to hide, after a simple inquiry about something, he told the current situation.

Laudeno knew that in the core area of Qingdao, there were at least more than 20,000 troops, and even if the Japanese lost their troops, they were overjoyed after the news that the final losses were completed, because of the relationship between the Qingdao battery and the submarine, they did not stay too much in that sea area, but one thing can be confirmed, the Japanese should have suffered a relatively large defeat, but there was still room for improvement, and they did not all retreat.

Germany suddenly returned Qingdao to China, crossed the Beiyang, and returned it to the northwest, this sudden situation, so that the British were a little unclear, plus the sudden appearance of the battery, if not quickly withdraw, will suffer huge damage, in this case, Britain and France withdrew together, but after the withdrawal, they began to consider such consequences, the northwest is a very strong guy, the army is very strong, coupled with the current economic strength, and the close relationship with Germany, in a sense, should be the enemy.

However, Britain and France are now full of bags, and it is impossible to increase the enemy casually, and the northwest will resist the level of a million Russian troops, and push him to Germany alive, which is not okay, and cannot directly intensify the contradictions, otherwise Hong Kong on China's side, and even Southeast Asia, will have problems.

Japan and China have declared war, this can be used, Britain and France in the Entente system, also hope that Japan will participate, at least the army and navy can give Britain and France some support, but the Japanese are dragging their feet, now there is a Britain and France are not willing to face it for the time being, but they declare war on Japan, drag Japan into the water, hit the potential allies of the Germans from a certain distance, and even affect the trade between the northwest and Germany, in the eyes of Britain and France, it is the best choice, how long does the northwest rise, even if it is to make money, The background is definitely insufficient, as long as they are dragged into the war, the wealth they have accumulated will not be able to support the huge war expenses.

After getting all the information, the intelligence officer did not tell Shao Zuoduo that these things would be reported to the ambassador in China, and then he would contact Japan through diplomatic channels, without going through Guò, a low-ranking Japanese officer.

After the task was completed, they also went to Tianjin from Jinan to Tianjin according to the previous request of Kamio Mitsutomi, and they would enter the Japanese concession in Tianjin, waiting for the next order, what they didn't know was that their telegram was not sent immediately, but was pressed by the British for almost a day, and then together with the British telegram, it was sent to Japan through diplomatic channels. (To be continued......)