On September 12, 1908, Liu Zaishi publicly proposed to Lü Liang to unify the Korean Peninsula by force through a special line, and Lü Liang, who was still on the train, made a decision to support North Korea's actions and provide full logistical support. Since war is inevitable, make the most adequate preparations and defeat the army of Dahan Myeongguo in one go!

The first batch of 300 vehicles, 1,000 tons of fuel, 4 million rounds of ammunition, 150,000 rounds of artillery shells, 100,000 tons of grain, and other materials were loaded by transport ships with strong transportation capacity, which could arrive in the Republic of Korea as quickly as possible before the start of the war.

In the northeast, where the economic foundation is relatively weak, most of the heavy industry enterprises have been built first, and more than half of the materials still need to be raised from the south. However, the logistics department was somewhat relieved by the convenient railway and sea transportation, and the Shenyang Military Factory and Dalian Military Factory in the northeast could provide firearms, ammunition, small and medium-caliber artillery and other materials, which could be directly handed over to the Korean Republican Army from the border bridge in Dandong.

North Korea's economic base was weak, and a small number of light industry enterprises were established with the support of the Chinese state, and some of them received the legacy of the Japanese, most of which were scattered around Pyongyang and Seoul. In other words, except for a part of the food, all military supplies, including military uniforms, water bottles, and military boots, had to be transported from China. This is no small challenge for China's logistics departments, who regard this operation as an exercise, run in the logistics system, look for existing problems, and accumulate experience for future large-scale operations.

The General Staff is preparing to mobilize a 200-strong officer corps, nominally a field observation group, but in fact a staff officer assisting the Korean Republican Army. Kim Jong-woo and other high-ranking generals of the DPRK army were not from military backgrounds, and although they studied at the Huaguo Military Academy for a period of time, it is really worrying how much they can master.

On September 13, Yoo Jae-shi published an article in the Chosun Times. He claimed that the Korean Peninsula has a long history and profound heritage, and that as a unified country and a single nation, the Korean people cannot tolerate one nation being artificially separated by two countries. This is a crime against the nation and a crime against the people, and all those who oppose the reunification of the peninsula should apologize for their crimes! Promoting the reunification of the Korean Peninsula is the highest mission of the Government of the Republic of Korea. It is the common responsibility of all the Korean people, including Yoo Zaishi, and no matter how long it takes or how great the difficulties are, the government of the Republic will carry out the reunification of the peninsula to the end!

This was already the most obvious signal of war, and when the news reached Acting President Fairbanks of the United States, all the aides and members of the President's Cabinet were taken by surprise, and the President of the United States was not ready for war, and the whole of America was not ready for war. Although the competition between the United States and China is intensifying, all Americans do not want to go into a state of war with a military power, let alone fight for a peninsula in the far far East. Making a fortune in a muffled voice is the desire of all Americans!

"Can anyone tell me what is really going on in the Far East. Why is there such a big thing happening on the Korean Peninsula, and I, as president, should I wait until the United States is dragged into the war to be informed of it? "In the White House presidential office, Fairbanks slammed a document on the table with an angry expression like a bull!

Fairbanks was furious, but the cabinet members and staff in front of him also didn't know, and looking at their puzzled looks, they knew less than Fairbanks.

"Maybe. We can ask Consul Edward in Japan, he should know all the inside information. After reading the document, everyone also had angry expressions. Obviously, there are two possibilities: one is that the Japanese have left aside the United States to provoke Lu Wuxuan on their own, and the other is that the US officials stationed in Japan have acted on their own initiative and provoked incidents, and now they see that the situation is out of control. So he kicked the ball back to Washington. But it could never be Lu Wuxuan's decision alone, this person is a straw bag at all, very smart, very eloquent, but also very obedient.

"There is a clear barbed wire fence on the border between the two Koreas, how could the soldiers of the Korean Myeongkook strayed into the territory of the DPRK? Everything that happened in the Far East. There's a conspiracy in it! ”

Whether there was a conspiracy or not to wait for the report of the American consul Edward, Fairbanks stood in front of the window and looked out at the lawn with a gloomy face. After replacing Roosevelt as president, he felt powerless, everything before him was Roosevelt's team, and he had no real power as vice president. After becoming acting president, it is more like a brightly colored vase, which is placed in this position by everyone, and has no other role than ornamentation.

So Fairbanks wants to change this situation, he wants to make a difference in next year's presidential election, and truly become a veritable president of the United States, and he has also been promised by many people, such as the San Francisco consortium and others, who have made it clear that they support themselves to become the next president of the United States, on the condition that relations with China be eased. It's very simple, those consortia have great interests in China and in the Far East, and they don't want to see their interests hurt by the outbreak of war.

Thinking of this, an idea popped up in Fairbanks's mind, there were people who supported themselves and there were people who opposed them. There are not a few people in China who want to be tough on China, and the most representative arms industry consortiums are the most beneficial to them when war breaks out, and they can take advantage of the opportunity of the expansion of the US military to make a big profit.

"Could it be the border conflict on the Korean Peninsula deliberately provoked by the arms consortium? This would do a great benefit to them, as it would undermine their own prestige and allow them to lose the next presidential election, and second, it would promote a massive build-up of the U.S. military, which would benefit them greatly even if the U.S. did not enter the war. Fairbanks shook his head, everything was speculation, and he had to wait for news from the Japanese side to determine what was going on. However, Consul Edward is not necessarily credible, he is the hateful "acting president" name, so that he does not have much team within the government, and his control is extremely low!

At the U.S. Consulate in Pukou, Japan, Edward was anxiously waiting for the mysterious man in front of him to speak, and his mood could not help but be eager. At the beginning, I agreed to the request of this mysterious person and made some arrangements, but I didn't expect things to evolve to this extent. In desperation, after sending the report back to Washington, Edward discovered that a mysterious man had arrived.

The so-called "mystery man" has a name and an identity, Lieutenant Colonel Carter, the military attache stationed in Japan. The mystery is where he came from, a month ago Lieutenant Colonel Carter found him and showed him a badge, an American family crest, Edward was not a rookie, but a veteran of decades immersed in politics, he knew the badge and the family it represented.

"As long as Consul Edward cooperates with me, if Mr. Consul wants to continue to develop in the political arena after this is done, we guarantee that you have a certain possibility of becoming the president of the United States. If you want to retire, family advisors, business or pension can make you very satisfied. Knowing what Carter was going to do, Edward's first reaction was to refuse, but the family background behind the other party made him hesitate.

Edward's heart was impressed by Carter's offer, and the family would do what they said, and their credibility was one of the principles of gaining a foothold in the United States.

What Edward didn't expect was that the situation would develop to such a point that his selfishness would even become the fuse of a world war! Edward trembled at the thought of this, and the only one who could save him was Lieutenant Colonel Carter in front of him.

"That's the end of your work, and the family will make proper arrangements for you next." Carter finally spoke, and his words reassured Edward slightly, and in fact the next day Washington sent a telegram ordering Edward to return to China to report on his duties, but there was nothing about punishing him. Edward blamed this in part because he had concealed a lot of facts in his cables to Washington, D.C., and that if Fairbanks had known what he had done, he might have torn himself to pieces.

This is a conspiracy organized by Fairbanks' political enemies, organized by Lieutenant Colonel Carter behind the scenes, with Consul Edward cooperating, in cooperation with the Japanese government and the Korean government, sending a team of soldiers across the border to provoke trouble. Carter's purpose was to intensify the conflict between China and the United States, create trouble for Fairbanks, and lay the groundwork for the upcoming presidential election. The benefit that the Japanese can gain from this is that the United States will certainly go all out to support Japan in all aspects from the economy to the military after the contradictions with China intensify. The reason why Rok Moo-seon, President of Myeongkook of South Korea, agreed to this matter is simpler, Japan and the United States are his emperors, and he must curry favor with them no matter what, even if he sends soldiers to provoke trouble!

Fairbanks only had a brief description of Edward, but it was enough for him to see the darkness in the shadows, and a successful resolution of the Korean Peninsula issue would crush the machinations of his political opponents and bolster the momentum for the presidential election that followed.

The problem was that Edward and others pushed themselves to the forefront, and since Theodore Roosevelt was forced to resign, the national pride of Americans has become unusually sensitive. If he made concessions to China, or allowed Han Mingguo to be annexed by the Republic of Korea, he would likely follow in Roosevelt's footsteps.

In other words, war on the Korean Peninsula is inevitable, and what the United States needs to do is to win the war! Of course, this is also the intention of political opponents, and the dilemma makes Fairbanks have to bite the bullet, but fortunately, the Americans do not have to appear on the battlefield in person, as long as they hide behind the scenes and provide a steady stream of supplies. (To be continued.) )