After three days of careful deliberation by Wang Bin, the list of officers of the First Mixed Association was finally determined.

Wang Bin is ready to bring Deng Jichun's battalion over, and he is still in charge.

As for the arrangement of Ma Zikai's four people, Wang Bin planned to set up a special person in charge of the cultural study of soldiers in the First Association, and as for the person in charge, Wang Bin selected Gu Chen.

The remaining infantry battalion, artillery battalion, and cavalry battalion, Wang Bin prepared to let Ma Zikai serve as the pipe band of the cavalry battalion.

Xu Dajun served as the pipe band of the infantry battalion, and Lin Hao was in charge of the artillery battalion.

As for the officers below, Wang Bin is ready to ask Wang Yingkai to recommend a batch.

And Wang Bin of the artillery battalion asked Wang Yingkai to transfer some outstanding students from the Beiyang Army Accelerated Martial Arts Academy.

Wang Yingkai also agreed to this matter for the sake of Wang Bin's face, and immediately arranged for some officers to arrange one of his relatives to come in, and for the sake of all relatives, Wang Bin also agreed.

A week after the establishment of the First Association, the imperial court finally issued 30,000 taels of silver as military expenses, and after getting 30,000 taels of silver, Wang Bin did not delay, and went to Jinzhou, and after arriving in Jinzhou, it was already February 5th.

At this time, there were only three days left before Wang Bin's memory of the Russo-Japanese War.

In the face of the increasing tension in the northeast, Yuan Shikai had to send a force out of the customs and stationed in Jinzhou under domestic pressure.

On the other hand, in order not to provoke the Russians, Wang Bin was strictly forbidden to enter Xinmin, otherwise, if the Russians were stimulated and the Japanese had not yet started a war, wouldn't it be unjust to beat you Yuan Shikai first.

But the current situation is no longer within everyone's control, but it is also expected by many.

The superficial and open contradiction between Japan and Russia has always existed.

As early as 1894, when the Sino-Japanese War broke out, Japan defeated the Qing government in one fell swoop in the war and forced it to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki, intending to monopolize the Liaodong Peninsula.

However, while expanding in the Far East, Tsarist Russia had long regarded Northeast China as its sphere of influence. As a result, Russia, together with Germany and France, sent a note to Japan and forced Japan to return the Liaodong Peninsula.

Japan regards this as a "great shame" and vows to "lie down and taste the guts" in order to be ashamed of the snow. After the three countries intervened in the return of Liao, Russia regarded itself as a "meritorious hero for the return of Liao" and recklessly seized its barbaric interests.

After that, Tsarist Russia vigorously expanded in the northeast, and not only had a sharp conflict with Japan, but also had a confrontation with Britain.

Russia's military occupation of the Northeast also harmed the interests of the United States. Therefore, under the diplomatic pressure of Britain, the United States and other countries, Russia had to sign a treaty to return the three eastern provinces, and was forced to agree to withdraw its troops in three phases, which would be completed in one and a half years.

Of course, Russia did not completely withdraw its troops, so the conflict between Japan and Russia grew.

In order to obtain a pretext for war, Japan negotiated directly with Russia in September 1903.

However, "the so-called negotiations are no more than a prelude to war". Neither side has any sincerity and refuses to compromise on their respective plans.

Japan wanted to monopolize Korea and bring Manchuria into its sphere of influence.

Russia, on the other hand, sought to exclude Japanese influence from Manchuria and to a limited extent recognized Japanese interests in Korea.

The two sides were unable to reach an agreement on the Korean and Manchurian issues. As a result, it is no longer possible to resolve the contradictions peacefully.

The first thing Wang Bin did after arriving in Jinzhou was to send a telegram to the Russians and tell the Russians: I went to Jinzhou this time because the land of western Liaoning was only to implast the ground and ask for advice from bandits, and I had no intention of going east.

In fact, I just told the Russians that I don't have any idea about the east, and that you should fight with Japan, and I won't hinder you if you fight with the Japanese.

Although Wang Bin said this, he never relaxed his vigilance in his heart, after all, Russia is an old power.

And Wang Bin is just a small commander and has to lower his posture, but the necessary defense is still necessary.

Jinzhou is bordered by the Songling Mountains in the north, Liaodong Bay in the south of the Bohai Sea, and is located at the east end of the famous "Liaoning West Corridor".

And Jinzhou is even more connected to the Jingbong Railway (at this time, it seems to be called the Kannai Railway).

It is a major transportation artery, so the importance of Jinzhou is reflected, in the modern war is not only the strength of the two sides but also the logistics support capabilities of both sides.

The existence of railways greatly improved the logistical supply capacity in the later stage of the war, and if there was not enough logistical support, there would be many inconveniences in starting a war.

It can be said that Jinzhou can be evaluated, as long as Jinzhou is held, the western Liaoning corridor can be guarded.

Only after holding the Liaoxi Corridor will it be possible to advance to the northeast.

And once Jinzhou is lost, then the enemy can directly reach the Shanhai Pass from Jinzhou to Pingchuan, so it is precisely because of the importance of Jinzhou that Jinzhou has to be garrisoned.

In addition, Jinzhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides in history, and there is a natural defense line of Xiaoling River in front of the city, so Jinzhou has always been easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is in transportation.

After the terrain was combined, Jinzhou became a strategic location.

Therefore, the defense that should be there cannot be left behind, so Wang Bin carefully inspected the terrain of Jinzhou.

After observing the terrain, Wang Bin prepared to build artillery positions on North Putuo Mountain and Bijia Mountain, formed peripheral fire support, and arranged infantry positions along the ferry of Xiaoling River.

Even so, Wang Bin still felt that his troops were lacking and had to give up part of his position.

As for whether the Russians will fight or not, the Russians have never gone south in history.

Wang Bin thought that he would not go south now, because the Russians and the Japanese were about to go to war, and as for the construction of fortifications, Wang Bin was just in case.

Yuan Shikai's history of never garrisoning outside the pass has been changed by Wang Bin, so Wang Bin does not dare to guarantee that the Russo-Japanese War will not involve Wang Bin.

What if Wang Bin, the little butterfly, accidentally flapped its wings and caused the Russians to go south?

Therefore, after Wang Bin arrived in Jinzhou, he first told the Russians that he would not go to the east, and then let the troops defend on the spot.

Anyway, the defense should be done first, lest the Russians think they are in danger and destroy themselves before going to war with the Japanese.

As for what happened after the war, it was not something that the Russians could grasp.

Later, the Japanese took the Russians by surprise after the war was undeclared, and the Russians were not in a hurry to deal with the Japanese, how could they have the kung fu to deal with Wang Bin.

So Wang Bin was ready to fish in troubled waters after the war between Japan and Russia.

But now Wang Bin still has to perform his duty well, that is, to press the ground and eliminate bandits.