Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

The shortage of transport fleets worried Kodama Gentaro and other Allied high-ranking officials, and for the Japanese army, it was too far to return to the mainland from Shandong via Tianjin, Manchuria, and Korea, and the soldiers could not afford to march such a long distance on foot. The logistics supply is sufficient, but during this period of time, natural disasters in the north continued, agricultural production was seriously reduced, and the 600,000 locusts composed of the Beiyang Army, the Russian army, and the Japanese army caused greater damage to the economy than natural disasters, and often could not find a single grain within a radius of several hundred miles.

On July 17, Marshal Kodama Gentaro and the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces arrived at the headquarters at Yuan Shikai's official residence in Beijing and met with Yuan Shikai, Commander-in-Chief of the Beiyang Army and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, and Lieutenant General Pajerov, Commander of the Russian Army and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, to discuss the next plan of action of the Allied Forces.

Reality once again verifies the phrase that there is no friendship between countries, only interests, and the leaders of the three armies, who are deeply contradictory to each other and have a deep blood hatred, have become loyal allies in the blink of an eye, although the soldiers of various countries standing guard outside the conference room will be hostile to each other from time to time, such as the Beiyang soldiers spit on the Japanese and Russian soldiers, the Russian soldiers walked up to the Japanese soldiers and looked down at each other fiercely, and the Japanese soldiers faintly aimed their bayonets at each other when facing the Beiyang soldiers and the Russian soldiers.

Of course, the generals will not be as naïve as ordinary soldiers, Yuan Shikai and Pajerov teamed up to welcome Kodama Gentaro into the conference room, and the two even pretended to reach out to help the somewhat haggard Kodama Gentaro, a scene of harmony and friendship.

From meeting to greeting to dividing the two sides, Kodama Gentaro did not stop coughing violently, and Yuan Shikai hurriedly ordered someone to serve a cup of tea. Genjiro Akashi gently stroked the back of His Excellency the Marshal and handed him tea. Secretly sighed, His Excellency the Marshal is probably terminally ill and his time is short.

"Your Excellency Commander, why don't you go to the back and rest first, and then discuss combat matters tomorrow?" Yuan Shikai suggested.

Kodama Gentaro waved his hand: "Ladies and gentlemen, time is pressing, the situation is unfavorable, and time is running out, the fate of the 600,000 Allied army is pinned on us." A solution must be negotiated as soon as possible. After taking a sip of tea, I finally calmed down, and I knew about my illness, and it was still unknown whether I would be able to return to Japan.

Among the three, Yuan Shikai was the most active, and immediately said: "Your Excellency the Commander has done his best and is a model for my generation, and Gong Bao is deeply admired. On the occasion of this autumn of survival, we should unite to resist the invasion of the Chinese army. ”

The translator secretly rolled his eyes, he hated it most when these politicians talked in crepe words, and he had to understand it first. And then the translation is precise, can the big brothers talk in the vernacular?

According to the report of the Tianjin side, there have been no logistical transport ships docking in the past two days, and the fleet from San Francisco has temporarily docked at the port of Tokyo, and a telegram has been sent saying that it will not be sent to Tianjin depending on the situation."

Pajerov said expressionlessly: "This point still needs to be bothered by His Excellency the Commander. Our army was stationed on the line from Handan to Zhengzhou, and only two-thirds of the soldiers were distributed ammunition. More than 10,000 soldiers lacked guns, and heavy machine guns, artillery and other heavy firepower were extremely lacking, and once they entered the battlefield, they were afraid that victory in the war could not be guaranteed. ”

This is to be sued, among the three armies, the Russian army received little supplies, and most of them were intercepted by Yuan Shikai for his own new army in the early days. Later, after Gentaro Kodama intervened, a part of it was distributed to the Japanese army. The crying child has milk, and the Russians have become the children of the stepmother, and even if they cry, they can't get much.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, there is still a certain amount of weapons and ammunition stored in the Beijing Arsenal of the Beiyang Army that has not had time to be distributed. There was a mistake in the previous assignment. It is the responsibility of my subordinate logistics officer, and I have already severely punished this person, and I ask Your Excellency Lieutenant General not to mind. Yuan Shikai hurriedly explained, the current situation can no longer tolerate cheating, Western countries because of the defeat of the naval war, basically gave up the 600,000 allied troops in the north, and Japan and Russia have sent secret telegrams, demanding that the army withdraw quickly, this matter can not be hidden from Yuan Shikai.

With 200,000 veterans and 200,000 recruits of the Beiyang Army alone, it is absolutely impossible to block the attack of the Chinese army, Yuan Shikai's plan is to keep the Japanese and Russian armies as much as possible, and it is nothing to pay a little logistics for this! He can even kneel Pajerov, as long as he can keep his rights.

Everyone knew Yuan Shikai's intentions, and no one planned to be martyred for Yuan Shikai, and it was inevitable to withdraw the troops after receiving domestic orders, and the troops of the two countries stationed in Hebei and Shandong had begun to move, and some of the prepared troops were also marching to the north. Pajerov snorted lightly: "Lord Yuan Shikai, I will claim the logistics materials belonging to our army, and I will not hold a grudge against your subordinates, but please forgive me, the anti-China alliance has failed, and the outcome of the naval battle is doomed to the defeat of the allies. I have received an order from His Majesty the Emperor of the country, and I will return to Manchuria with my army on the same day. ”

Pajerov, who was full of grievances, really didn't want to continue to stay in North China, Hebei, where the Russian army was stationed, had suffered from drought for a long time, the people's strength was withering, and there were more people fleeing than staying in place. Due to the poor local economy, even if the Russian army plundered, it could not find a target, and Pajerov had no choice but to issue an order to eliminate the bandits, asking the troops to find food from the bandits' mouths, but the public order situation near the garrison was much better and the bandits were empty.

Pajerov directly called "Lord Yuan Shikai" because the political situation had not been stabilized after the abdication of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the Beiyang group did its best to deal with the attack of the Chinese army, and did not have the energy to organize a new government. In addition, there was also controversy within the Beiyang Group over the new government as a whole, with the staff group headed by Yang Du trying their best to persuade Yuan Shikai to become emperor, while the group of senior generals represented by Duan Qirui was inclined to a republican form of government, with meat on the backs of his hands, and Yuan Shikai did not know how to choose, so the matter was shelved. However, because of this, Yuan Shikai's title is uncertain, although Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself "Generalissimo of Beiyang Sea and Land", but there is already a marshal and commander in the conference room, and he can only be called "Lord Yuan Shikai".

The commander of the Japanese army, General Okubogong, said: "Yes, the Russian hinterland is far away from here, and the Japanese sea route is cut off, so we cannot meet the challenge of the Chinese army with our current strength. Lü Liang was ambitious, and his ambitions for Manchuria were clearly exposed, and our army had to rush back to Manchuria to operate defenses in case the Chinese army entered the northeast. ”

Yuan Shikai anxiously turned his gaze to Kodama Gentaro: "Your Excellency, you understand Japan and Russia very well, but once the Chinese army occupies North China and Northwest, it will border the spheres of influence of the two countries, and Lu Liang's ambitions in Northeast China, Mongolia and Xinjiang are well known, especially he will not let the Northeast be under the rule of Japan and Russia." When the Beiyang Army fails, will the forces of the two countries be able to resist the attack of the Chinese army? Can Manchuria, Mongolia and other places be preserved? Even North Korea and Siberia would be placed under the Chinese army. This matter is not the business of Yuan Shikai alone, it is better for the allied forces to concentrate their forces and start a decisive battle with the Chinese army in North China, and use the advantage of troops and geographical advantages, even if they cannot completely defeat the Chinese army, they can also greatly damage their vitality, so as to obtain the security of North China, Northeast China and other places. Your Excellency the Commander is called a 'wise general', so you can't fail to see the key to it! ”

"What is the number, strength and logistics of the Allied forces?" Kodama Gentaro asked, Akashi Genjiro, Okuho Gong and others on the side knew that the marshal was tempted, but the words had already been spoken, and it was not good to oppose on the spot.

In order to be able to gain an equal status with the Japanese and Russian armies, Yuan Shikai previously awarded Duan Qirui and other senior generals the rank of leader, among which Duan Qirui, who stayed in the conference room, was the rank of general, and he did not suffer in front of Obaogong, Pajerov and others.

Seeing the boss looking at him, Duan Qirui immediately stood up and said: "The allied army is divided into three parts: the Beiyang Army, the Japanese army and the Russian army, of which the Beiyang Army is divided into the first army and the second army. The First Group Army was located on the front line of the Yellow River, the Second Army was on the Zhengzhou line, the Third Army was on the Xuzhou line, and the Second Army acted as a reserve and was stationed on the Jining-Anyang line, with a strength of 219,000 troops. ”

"The Second Group Army of the Beiyang Army is a new army formed at the beginning of this year, and has completed preliminary reorganization and training, with a strength of 195,000 troops, relatively sufficient weapons and ammunition, and is stationed on the front line of Beijing, Tianjin, and Zhangjiakou to serve as the general reserve of the allied forces."

Pajerov said: "The total strength of the Russian Far East Army is 103,000 people, stationed on the line from Handan to Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province, and there is a relative lack of weapons and ammunition. After a simple sentence, Pajerov stopped talking, it was obvious that he was not interested in the decisive battle against the Chinese army, so he looked like he was ignorant of the answer.

Ao Baogong said: "The Japanese North China Group Army is stationed in Jinan, Weifang, and Linyi areas of Shandong Province, with 101,000 troops and complete weapons, but the ammunition reserves are insufficient, and it is estimated that it cannot withstand the consumption of several major battles. In addition, the North China Group Army was also responsible for the defense of the Chinese army in Qingdao Port, so the number of troops used to attack did not exceed 80,000. If the Chinese army increases the number of troops in Qingdao Port and opens up a third front through here, the situation will be even less optimistic. ”

After listening to Kodama Gentaro, he basically had a plan, and whether to withdraw the army still had to be discussed with the country, but the War Department almost had the final say on itself, and the strategy formulated by itself would basically be approved.

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