Joseon Governor-General's Palace.

"Nani? Feng Delin actually did it to all the Manchu nobles? Yaga! Yaga! How could they be so bold as to dare to ignore the majesty of the Great Japanese Empire. "General Terauchi Zhengyi, who just got up early in the morning, was very angry by the intelligence sent by the Lushun Concession.

"Your Excellency! Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa sent a telegram. An enemy force of about 30,000 men had moved to the face of the 3rd Division. Defensive positions are now being constructed. The herald quickly sent the latest information to Terauchi Masatake.

"Nani? More than 30,000 troops? It's really gorgeous! What does Lieutenant General Matsukawa mean by this, could it be that the elite of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Empire would be afraid of the 30,000-strong local troops on the opposite side? "The general of the temple is in a terrible mood today.

"You have misunderstood Your Excellency the General, General Matsukawa is asking if you can send troops. The officers and men of the 3rd Division on the front line can't wait to contribute to the Empire! The herald carefully took Lieutenant General Matsukawa's telegram to Terauchi Masayo, and Terauchi Masaaki read Matsukawa Toshiyin's telegram. There was a satisfied look on his face: "Yaxi, Matsukawa-kun is good." But the damn Okuma government has always disagreed with us sending troops to Tohoku. Otherwise, the Feng family's father and son would not be allowed to be arrogant. "The general in the temple hates the Feng family and his son now! Originally, Zhengyi in the temple had a good impression of the obedient Feng Delin. After all, Feng Feng Delin was a "friend" who helped the Japanese against the Russians in the Russo-Japanese War. But since the rise of his son Feng Yong in the Northeast, especially after he controlled the entire three eastern provinces and became the governor of the Northeast, Feng Delin seemed to be a different person, and he was greatly unfriendly to the Japanese Empire. But without the authorization of the military department, the temple is righteous and has no way to deal with the arrogant Feng father and son, this is like a giant who clearly sees an ant provoking himself, but he can't pinch him to death.

"Your Excellency the Governor, Lieutenant General Iguchi Province, Chief of Staff of the Korean Garrison, has sent a telegram requesting that a brigade of troops from other Korean forces can be transferred to support Lieutenant General Matsukawa. in response to a possible full-scale war of aggression against China. "After all, if you want to swallow the entire Eastern Third Trial, the strength of more than 20,000 people in just one division is really stretched.

Terauchi Masashi shook his head, he also wanted to quickly take the three eastern provinces with a stronger force. Now the situation in Tohoku is favorable for Japanese expansion. The war in the West continued, the Russians were mired in the war in the West, and the Russian Far Eastern troops had not received military pay and materials from St. Petersburg for a long time. With the waves of revolution in Russia coming and going, and the tsarist government in internal and external difficulties, it can be said that the current Russian army in the Far East is the weakest, which is why Terauchi Masashi wants to annex the three eastern provinces. The Russians were weak in the Far East, and the Northeast was not the focus of the other powers, and the Japanese, having occupied Korea, had gained the upper hand in local forces. Now, since the Okuma government came to power, Japan has added two permanent divisions and regiments, bringing the number of permanent divisions to 17 with a total strength of 340,000. Despite the vastness of the empire, it is very likely that these two divisions would be sent to Korea itself. At that time, the number of troops in his hands will reach 100,000, and it is not trivial to take the three eastern provinces.

It's just that the Okuma government has been slow to express its position, which makes Terauchi Masatsuki anxious. He had already sent several telegrams to the marshal of the county county, and the reply from the marshal of the county was simple: "Please be patient!" ”

Although Shan County has a friend, he is a veteran of the military. His status in the army is incomparable, but there are still a few veterans like him in Japan, although Yama Prefecture Aritomo is the most prestigious among them, but if others do not agree, Yama Prefecture Aritomo himself is also difficult to support. After all, invading the Northeast is tantamount to starting a war against China, and although China's current national strength is weak, it has a vast number of national servants and strong war potential. Japan, however, is not sure that it will be able to win in full swing. Since Japan is a small country with few resources, a war with a big country like China will definitely be a life-and-death battle that will block the fortunes of the country.

China lost the land outside the Guanxi of the three eastern provinces at most, and the Japanese could not swallow the territory inside the Guan, and China was still China, and it could not be inherited. But if Japan is defeated, the status of a great power established by the Russo-Japanese War will collapse with a bang. This is something that the Japanese government cannot afford. Now that the power of the Okuma government is in jeopardy under the manipulation of the military bosses, Shigenobu Okuma certainly will not make a decision that could leave him in the dark for 10,000 years at this critical moment.

At present, the Japanese top level is playing a game, and the radical faction represented by the military department advocates moving westward by force, taking the three eastern provinces, eliminating Feng Yong's forces, and even if the empire cannot annex the three eastern provinces, it must establish a puppet government that is completely subordinate to the empire. However, conservative factions, led by corporate politicians, believe that war is not good for Japan's national fortunes. At a time when the West is in serious shortage of war resources, it is a good time for Japan to restore its own economy and develop its industry, rather than consuming the resources that the empire has accumulated with great difficulty by fighting with the local powerful factions in China. As for the opinions of both factions, the government prefers the conservative faction led by the corporate politicians, after all, the government is built on the basis of political parties. The military's influence in the government is relatively small. This is also the reason why the North Korean governor-general, General Terauchi Masaui, has not been authorized to send troops until now.

Now Japan has declared war on Germany. The navy crisscrossed the Pacific Ocean, occupied some German islands in the Pacific, and cooperated with the army to usurp Germany's rights and interests in Shandong, China. It can be said that the purpose of Japan's war against the Germans has been basically achieved. In the face of the proposals of Britain and France and other countries to demand that Japan send troops to Europe, the Japanese government has always responded vaguely. Just kidding, Europe is 108,000 miles away from Japan, and sending troops is not to be cannon fodder. It would be a fool's act to let Japan's elite soldiers go to work for Britain, France and other countries. Of course, the Japanese government was unwilling, but Britain and France were not fools, and they signed an alliance with Japan. However, the British and French ministers went to the government every day to urge them, and the Japanese did not dare to openly break the contract, but they were unwilling to send troops, so they hit the idea of sending troops to China's head. If the Chinese can be persuaded to declare war on Germany and send troops to the West instead of Japan, that will not only consume China's national strength, but also save Japan the trouble of sending troops.

Now that Japan has usurped a large number of rights and interests in Shandong, China, it is the time to bewitch the government of the Republic of China and digest these interests, and if a war breaks out in the northeast at this time, if it really arouses the hostility of the government of the Republic of China, I am afraid that the interests that the empire has worked so hard to obtain in China will also be threatened. This is something that conglomerates and politicians cannot tolerate.

Mukden, the temporary headquarters of the Northeast Security Army.

"Major Marshal, the 4th Brigade and the 6th Brigade have completed their tasks, and the troops are being assembled. The gendarmerie and the Ministry of Finance have taken over the property and are in the process of being counted. The Lushun Concession also stopped the confrontation with our army and retreated to the concession. "The assassin sent the latest information to Feng Yong's hands.

"Good!" Feng Yong nodded with satisfaction, it seems that the small Japanese government has not yet decided whether to start a war in the Northeast.

"Young Marshal, the Third Brigade has reached the front of the border confrontation. Defensive positions are now being constructed. ”

Feng Yong nodded. "Tell Lin Hu to arrange a deep position, and tell the soldiers to pay attention to guarding against the enemy's artillery fire, and the current firepower intensity of our Northeast Security Army is still inferior to that of the Japanese army. Also, let political commissar Yan Lei grasp the ideological problems of the troops, and tell the soldiers that the Japanese have nothing to fear, and this young marshal will soon go to the front line to supervise the battle. ”

"Yes!"

After the 2nd Brigade and the 4th Brigade completed their mission, they handed over a large number of prisoners to the government's care, and the troops were quickly assembled, of which the 4th Brigade was assembled towards Fengtian City and the 6th Brigade was assembled towards Liaoyang. Used as a reserve of the 2nd Brigade. Feng Yong is also just in case, if the second brigade fails to resist the Japanese army, the sixth brigade and the second brigade can also be used as the second line of defense and the third line of defense.

Troops need to be assembled, and the provincial government needs to count the results of this operation. Through this operation, the entire province of Mukden can be said to be shrouded in panic. Feng Delin controlled his newspapers and exposed the conspiracy of the Manchu elders to collude with the Japanese to subvert the government. Anyway, the big names in the Manchu Qing Dynasty were basically wiped out, and the remaining little frightened nested in their own homes and did not dare to come forward, and it was not up to the Governor's Office to decide what happened.

No matter what happens, life will continue as usual! Soon, under the double pacification of the army and the newspapers, the people of Mukden City took the lead in settling down. The next day, the provincial governments received land rights certificates from the Manchu nobles and landlords. After a bloody day, no single force in Mukden Province dared to resist the orders of the Mukden Provincial Government. You don't see, the Manchu masters who were still high above yesterday have become prisoners with nothing today. Land is a good thing, but what's the use of not having a life to enjoy. With land to do things, the newly established governments in various counties have also acted quickly, using land as a breakthrough to quickly gain the support of local ordinary people.

"Young marshal, we're really rich now!" Li Jun's face was full of exhaustion, but he couldn't hide the surprise on his face.

"Even? It looks like a real catch! Feng Yong was also interested, she knew that these Manchu relics must be extremely rich, but to what extent Feng Yong did not know.

"Here's the list, see for yourself!" Li Jun excitedly handed the list that had just been delivered to Feng Yong.

Feng Yong was immediately dumbfounded when he looked at the number in advance.

Feng Yong swallowed his saliva fiercely, and said with some difficulty: "Brother Chuanxin, you are not mistaken?" The total value is 400 million taels of silver! This...... This...... Too much! ”

"Yes! I didn't expect that either! I remember that in the Qing Dynasty before the Republic of China, the annual income was less than 80 million taels, but the total wealth of these Manchu remnants alone exceeded the total income of the country for five years. Young marshal, I now understand why you are doing it to them. With this money, let alone a war with the Japanese, even the development of industry is a huge help. ”

(To be continued)