The sunlight shines on the windowsill, the room is well lit, and the room temperature is not high, and it is indeed more comfortable to work in such an environment, and the work efficiency is also high.

Sitting behind the oak desk, Zhao Bei was engrossed in studying a document in front of him, holding a pencil in his right hand, and circled the document from time to time.

This document was sent by the Military Intelligence Service in the morning, due to the busy schedule of official business in the morning. Zhao Bei didn't have time to study this document until now.

The content of the document is about the current situation in the Russian Empire, in addition to a number of reports on the formation and preparation of the Far Eastern Army in Najian.

Since the United Front came to power, the Military Intelligence Agency began to send intelligence agents to the Russian Empire, most of whom entered the country as businessmen, and a few indirectly collected intelligence from diplomats and businessmen of the Russian Empire under the cover of bandits who wandered to the steppes of Outer Mongolia. More and more intelligence agents were able to use their legal identities to enter the territory of the Russian Empire and engage in all kinds of activities, from the collection of military and social intelligence to the reconnaissance of key strategic areas, from the bribery of local people as spies to the exploitation of the discontent of Russians hostile to the tsarist system. But at least the breadth and reliability of the central intelligence sources can be ensured.

Now that the revolution and civil war in the Russian Empire have escalated, and both the Tsarist and Provisional governments claim to represent the interests of Russia, and frantically expand their armies, sending people from various nominal regimes, the Military Intelligence Agency is even more handy in fishing in troubled waters. There are also more nodes on that intelligence network, and the efficiency of intelligence gathering has also improved. Considering all aspects of intelligence, the Military Intelligence Bureau believes that under the current situation of civil war, the complete collapse of the tsarist government is only a matter of time, because it has basically lost the support of the people in Russia, and has lost the diplomatic recognition of Britain and France, the current resistance of the tsarist government can only be regarded as a trapping beast, there is no chance of turning the tables at all, even if there is foreign military assistance, it is difficult to resist the fierce offensive of the provisional government, so, In this briefing on the situation in the Russian Empire, which was presented to the president, the Military Intelligence Agency recommended that the central government clarify its position as soon as possible, once the Russian tsarist government falls. Whether to send troops to Central Asia immediately, or to wait and see for the time being. If we take a wait-and-see posture for the time being, we must increase the intensity of assistance to the "Far Eastern Army."

As for the "Far Eastern Corps." "Although it has been formed. But the strength is still very weak, and because the source of the army is very complicated, there are all kinds of characters from the three religions and nine streams, including ronins from Japan and Korea, and mercenaries from China. As for the Russian mercenaries, there are even more, these people join the Far Eastern Army for the sole purpose of making money, and in addition to military salaries, they also want to take advantage of the chaos of the Russian Civil War to make some floating money. The military discipline of such an army can be imagined, and its commander Zhang Zongchang mixed in the green forest back then. The gangsterism is not ordinary, the so-called "upward and downward effect." "The Far Eastern Army of the Russian Empire was basically a band of bandits armed with light weapons, and it was a bit of a fate to expect them to resist the Russian Revolutionary Army, which was in high spirits.

Unless the strength of the Far Eastern Army is strengthened, this army will not play a key role, which is why the Military Intelligence Bureau has comprehensively analyzed the composition of the Far Eastern Army. It is recommended that the central government send a number of military backbones. Strengthen the tactical literacy of the Far Eastern Corps, these junior officers from China will enter the Far Eastern Corps as "mercenaries", as far as the personnel side is concerned. The Military Intelligence Bureau suggested that the selection be made from among the fresh graduates of the military academy, which would not only not affect the construction of the Chinese army, but would also enable these officers to be trained in actual combat.

This is the main content of the document that Zhao Bei is reviewing, although there are not many aspects involved. However, there are dozens of pages on the paper, and Zhao Bei has not finished reading it until it exists.

For this briefing on the situation in the Russian Empire. Zhao Bei is very satisfied, the Military Intelligence Bureau was founded by him, from the beginning of the dozens of people to such a military intelligence organ with considerable strength, the hardships are only clear to those intelligence officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and the main person in charge of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Tian Jinfu, is this. The soul of the organization, now, Tian Jinfu is already the godfather of the world's most important newspapers, and his words are so sluggish that they can affect the decision-making of the center more than a suggestion from the army chief.

It is out of trust in Tian Jinfu's ability to work. Zhao Beicai was relieved to completely hand over the liaison matters of the Far East Army to the Military Intelligence Bureau, and now. Tian Jinfu's performance also made Zhao Bei very satisfied. In fact, Zhao Bei did not deliberately remind Tian Jinfu to report to him the movements of the Far East Army at any time, but Tian Jinfu still sent someone to send a briefing on the Far East Army every once in a while. The loyalty of this strong man.

"Regarding the strengthening of the strength of the Far East Army, the Military Intelligence Bureau can directly negotiate with the War Department and the General Staff to resolve it, Zhang Zongchang also reported to the Commander-in-Chief that his troops are mixed with many Japanese ronin, and there must be Japanese spies among these people, and it is necessary to strengthen relevant measures in this regard, but since this force is still nominally the armed forces of the tsarist government, then, the current steps of the military intelligence bureau do not need to be too big, although the situation of the tsarist government is dangerous, but the military intelligence bureau should still act according to the original plan, There is no need to modify the original course of action.

After reviewing the documents, Zhao Bei put down his pencil. Picking up a pen, he annotated a paragraph at the back of the document. It can be regarded as setting the tone for the next action of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and as for the specific details of the operation, he does not need to tell him any more, Tian Jinfu will arrange it very safely.

After processing this document, Zhao Bei glanced at the boat clock on his desk, it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon.

Zhao Bei took out another document from the filing cabinet. At a glance, it was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' opinion on the handling of the Sumatra incident, and Zhao Bei had already given instructions the day before yesterday, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already received the documents. However, due to the explosion of the "Java incident" again. So this document was added by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and sent back for the president to see.

Putting down the papers, Zhao Bei stood up, walked to the window, stretched out his hand to push open the window, took a few breaths of fresh air, looked into the distance, relaxed his eye muscles, and at the same time thought about the handling of the Nanyang issue, and was pondering. But I heard the sound of the car motive. After stopping in the warning area, two people got out of the car in front of him, one of them was Tang Shaoyi, the chief of foreign affairs, and the other was Tang Xiangming, the chief of the navy. As for the car that followed behind, it was a sedan of the British Embassy in China, with a British flag on it, and it was the British ambassador to China Zhu Erdian and his assistant who stepped out of the car.

Zhao Bei knew the purpose of their coming, so he turned around and walked out of the office, and rushed to the reception room with Qin Sihu, the captain of the guard.

Five minutes later, Tang Shaoyi and Zhu Erdian rushed to meet the calm and relaxed President of the Republic of China, as for the Navy Chief Tang Xiangming. You can only wait for the president to summon you in the next lounge.

"Mr. President, Mr. British Ambassador is here this time to discuss the Java incident. The British Government has given the authority to mediate on behalf of the British Government on behalf of the British Government, and it is imperative to avoid an armed conflict between China and the Netherlands and to avoid further chaos in Southeast Asia. Just now, Mr. British Ambassador and I have met with the Dutch Ambassador to China, and the two sides have reached a consensus on certain issues, and Mr. Dutch Ambassador has agreed in principle that Mr. British Ambassador to China will mediate, and now, Mr. British Ambassador would like to put forward some of his views and suggestions to Mr. President Tang Shaoyi first introduced the purpose of the British Ambassador's visit in accordance with etiquette, and then stood sideways. Waiting for the British ambassador to speak.

Zhu Erdian also had a lot of red tape, and then he got to the point unhurriedly.

"Your Excellency President, I beg your pardon for asking, in your opinion, what is the most direct international event that has the most direct impact on the situation in your country at the moment? Is it the Sumatra-based conflict in Southeast Asia, or the Russian Civil War in the north? ”

Seeing that Zhu Erdian wanted to capture the old man, Zhao Bei nodded expressionlessly and said, "What about this." In our opinion, the most important issue at present is, of course, the question of the north, which is our neighbor and has a vast territory. The land border between the two countries is thousands of kilometers long, and Russia's every move is related to the mutual interests of the two countries. As a neighboring country of Russia, China does not want to see Russia plunged into long-term turmoil and chaos, and we hope that the situation in Russia can calm down as soon as possible, which is not only beneficial to China's interests. Moreover, it is also conducive to the stability of the world situation. ”

"I strongly recommend, then, that your country should withdraw as soon as possible the fleet that is swimming in the waters near Sumatra, take the initiative, and calm the tension in the area as soon as possible, and ease the hostility of the Dutch, which is obviously conducive to the settlement of tension. In my opinion, your government does not need to delay the most important issues in your country because of the troubles of some immigrants at sea, compared with the current chaos in Russia, the situation in Southeast Asia is not worth mentioning at all, you know, the current civil war in Russia is still fermenting, and the violent sentiment of the people at the bottom of Russian society is also further fermented with the expansion of the war, if the provisional government cannot stabilize the situation in Russia as soon as possible, the turmoil in Russia may not end in a short time, and this, Obviously, it is not conducive to the development of your country's economy and the enhancement of its national strength. ”

Zhu Erdian said something, Tang Shaoyi on the side nodded again and again, and when he looked at the president over there, he was now in a state of contemplation, as for what he was pondering. Tang Shaoyi is not sure.