The southern part of Koji Province was Japan's sphere of influence. As the president of the Republic of China who was yelled by the Japanese government and Ding "as a thorn in the flesh in the eye, if you want to safely inspect the three eastern provinces, then this defense work is the top priority, the president specially listed the north of the Guan, which accompanied the escort as many as more than 5,000 people, including two armored trains, one after the other to protect the presidential train, and walking in the forefront is a leading car without a few carriages, specially used to explore the road, so as not to have saboteurs on the railway to plant bombs to assassinate the president, and in the sky, there are planes to patrol back and forth, If there is any unusual military build-up and march near the current train, a special warning will be issued to the president by airdropping smoke bombs and letterheads.

In addition, there are several measures to protect the president's safety, such as hanging curtains on all the carriages of the presidential special train, and no one knows which carriage the president is in except for the adjutant around him, and for example, all the officers on the special train wear the rank of "warrant officer", even the president, so that it is even more difficult to distinguish the president's whereabouts.

In addition, during this northern tour of the three eastern provinces, Mr. Stade, the US minister to China, also led a group of wealthy American business celebrities to follow the presidential special train on another train, which was of course to inspect the prospects of the industrial exhibition and the railway exhibition in the three eastern provinces, but it may not have other meanings, after all, sometimes Mr. President will deliberately sit on the same train with American guests, and if he wants to assassinate the president, he must be prepared to bomb those American bigwigs and politicians into the sky together.

Of course, Mr. President still spends most of his time in his presidential train, discussing the next strategy with his staff, and in the current situation, the president really does not have much heart to enjoy the rough customs of this vast black land with those American guests.

Now, the special train that Mr. President took finally arrived at the Changchun Railway Station, and Wu Luzhen, who had been waiting for a long time, walked up to the platform with several heavyweight subordinates, and when the special train stopped, he was led on the special train by an adjutant of the chamberlain sent by the president, and went up from the guard car and passed through several identical carriages, and then he met the president.

"I've seen the president!"

Wu Luzhen stood up and saluted, and all the people behind him hurriedly followed to salute Mr. President.

Zhao Bei returned the salute, pointed to the rows of seats nearby, and said, "You don't have to be restrained, just find a seat and sit down." I invite you to come over today. Let's have a good discussion about the military work of the three eastern provinces in the next two years, and I have been looking at it all the way in order to inspect the defense work of the three eastern provinces on the spot. ”

Wu Luzhen found a seat in front of the president and sat down, glanced at the carriage, and saw several acquaintances, not only the big man of the Political Propaganda Committee Zhang Jiyang came over, but even the head of the "Pioneer Daily" Zhan Dabei also came with the president, and this Fu was packing up a movie machine with an adjutant, but the senior officers in this carriage were only a few of them, presumably the president came over this time, and he didn't bring many big people, and even Lan Tianwei, the chief of the 6 Navy Joint Staff, didn't come over.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Zhao Bei took a cup of cold boiled water handed over by Cui Yi to moisten his throat, and then went straight to the point.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that war has broken out in the Balkans in Europe, because of the fear that the Ottoman Empire will collapse because of the defeat, which will lead to an imbalance in the balance of power in Europe, the European powers have to pay close attention to the situation in southeast Europe, and the European and Zhejiang powers have no time to pay attention to the situation in Asia, except for the United States, other powers have been attracted by the smoke of the Balkan artillery, so if there is any military confrontation between China and Japan now, then I am afraid that there will be no strong international mediation force. It's up to us to do everything.

To tell the truth, I am not afraid of war, the reason why I took the initiative to seek the "Northeast Asia crisis" some time ago, the easing of the crisis, is not cowardice, but from a long-term perspective, at present, China's "four industrial exhibition plan, has not yet been completed, factories are still stepping up construction, the training of workers and technicians is also in full swing, at present, all the decrees and political work of the central government must be carried out around this industrial construction, now is not a good time to fight, for China, for Japan is also the same, so, In my opinion, in the next two years, as long as the three eastern provinces maintain social stability and do not give the petty people a chance to take advantage of it, then it is unlikely that China and Japan will break out into a military conflict.

However, the world situation is changing every day, today is the Balkans are at war, tomorrow there may be a war between the Entente and the Central Powers, as soldiers, we must always be vigilant, and it is not an empty phrase to wait for the end; although at present it seems that the Japanese Government is unlikely to provoke poison because of its financial resources, we must remember that Japan has always been China's most dangerous enemy, and guarding against Japan is the focus of military work in the three eastern provinces and regions in the next two years. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Bei finished his opening remarks, glanced at everyone present, and said: "Everyone, if you have any suggestions and views on the military work in the three eastern provinces in the next two years, you can express your opinions now. Although the center has an overall strategy, it still needs your advice and suggestions for the following work. ”

Seeing that the president humbly asked for advice, Zhang Zuoshuang, Feng Delin, Wu Junsheng, and Ma Longtan were all a little embarrassed, they were all martial artists, and two of them were born in the green forest, and they were naturally blind to this kind of strategic problem, and they couldn't say that they were ugly, in fact, when the president just introduced the international and domestic situation, they were stunned, and they couldn't understand what the president was talking about. What is the connection between the international and the domestic?

As a result, several martial artists fell on the face of Wu Luzhen, the general office of border affairs of the three eastern provinces, and the task of giving advice to the president and the center naturally fell on the shoulders of the general office of Wu.

Wu Luzhen pondered for a moment, and did not directly answer the president's question, but asked a question first.

"The president just said that the main task of our army at present is to defend against Japan, so I don't know how to deal with Russia. Although Russia is also busy with European affairs and is unable to pay attention to the northeast issue for the time being, once the Balkan war is over, Russia will certainly reattach importance to the northeast issue. The Russian government has seen the weakening of Japan's power after the Korean War of Independence, so it seems to me that in the next two years, Russia must also be careful not to enter the front door and the back door to the wolf. ”

Zhao Bei smiled faintly and said: "With China's current strength, it is not enough to resist the tiger at the front door and the wolf at the back door, we can only choose the one with a lighter threat to us as an ally, then, we must win over Russia to confront Japan and avoid fighting on two fronts." In my opinion, although Russia is not dead in its heart for our three eastern provinces, Russia is, after all, a European state, and Europe is its strategic center of gravity, and now the threat from Germany is increasing day by day, even if the Balkan War ends, Russia will not be able to turn its attention back to the Far East soon, as long as there is a big war in Europe, the Russian threat to our country will disappear. ”

"President Junjian.

In the eyes of the ministry, the president seems to be overly optimistic, although the situation in Europe is tense, but there will be a "war eight?" In this regard, the Ministry has reservations. Wu Luzhen does not quite agree with Zhao Bei's opinion, he has not understood why the president is so sure that Europe will definitely break out a large-scale war between the Entente and the Allies, as far as the current situation is concerned, although the Entente and the Allies are intensively preparing for war, but judging from the outcome of the "Bosnian Crisis" and the "Moroccan Crisis" a few years ago, these two military blocs are still very restrained from each other, and it is difficult to believe that they will fight a tragic all-out war for the so-called "allies".

"I'm glad you're able to think on your feet. But on the other hand, I also insist on my view, at most in two years, there will definitely be a large-scale war in Europe, and the old order of the world will also change because of this war, although it may not be a fundamental change, but for China, this is an important opportunity for us to rise. With this in mind, we must prepare in advance and make arrangements to meet the opportunities that come and guard against sabotage and interference from enemy countries. So, General Manager Wu, come up with your plan, I know that you started to study the problems of the three eastern provinces very early, and you stayed in the three eastern provinces for a while, and I am not as good as you in terms of familiarity with the situation. ”

Zhao Bei insisted on his own opinion, of course he couldn't tell the other party why he firmly believed that a full-scale war would break out in Europe, he could only rely on the self-confidence he made to infect his subordinates, and let everyone fight to achieve his strategic goal.

Seeing that the president was stubborn, Wu Luzhen had no choice but to give up, took out a document from his briefcase, and presented it to the president.

In the past two years, the situation in the three eastern provinces has changed rapidly, and it is no longer the three eastern provinces when the ministry was in office. This is a "Strategic Defense Plan for the Three Eastern Provinces" compiled by the Ministry of Employment, in which there is no lack of crude opinions, and the president is also asked to give advice. ”

This was said politely, but Zhao Bei didn't dare to take it seriously, after all, in terms of tactical cultivation, he was far inferior to Wu Luzhen, a half-tone military fan, after all, he was born in a regular military academy, and if he wanted to talk about specific tactics and strategies in front of him, it would be a bit of an axe.

Zhao Bei opened the document, took a cursory look, and was very satisfied with Wu Luzhen's work, this defense plan, in the book, is clearly described by category, where to place heavy troops, where to use as the main battlefield, where to use to contain the enemy, where to implement tactical feints "Many plans are well organized, this is indeed a detailed strategic defense plan, but the problem is that Zhao Bei wants more than a defense plan" He wants an offensive plan, because he knows very well in his heart that the best defense is to attack.

Zhao Bei put the document back on the table and said approvingly: "General Manager Wu's office is worthy of being the pillar of the country, and this defense plan is very well drafted, and I am very satisfied." ”

Wu Luzhen hurriedly stood up and said a few words modestly, but when he saw the president's eyes, he suddenly realized that these words were just words, and the president had more important things to say to him, but now there are many people here, and it is inconvenient for the president to say them.

So, Wu Luzhen found an excuse and beat all the four he brought, and the president also set aside unrelated personnel, and then the military work arrangements for the three eastern provinces in the next two years really began to be planned.

"Shouqing, let me tell you the truth, this military plan of yours is not conservative, and what I want is not a simple defense plan" but a military plan that is extremely offensive. ”

Since there were no idle people in the carriage, Zhao Bei no longer concealed his strategy.

"Offensive plan?"

Wu Luzhen was very surprised, because it showed that Zhao Bei had great ambitions, and he probably intended to completely solve the Northeast problem in two years.

"Yes, an offensive plan against Japan, in view of the current weak naval strength of our country, so if you want to launch a strategic offensive against Japan and grasp the initiative in the war, then this main battlefield can only choose the northeast region."

"I see.

"So, the president deliberately left those 20,000 North Korean anti-Japanese fighters for the purpose of this?"

It was only then that Wu Luzhen suddenly realized that it was no wonder that before the "Far East Peace Committee" began to transfer the anti-Japanese exiles in Korea, the 6th Military Headquarters specially sent a secret telegram to him, asking him to cooperate with the Military Intelligence Bureau to secretly select 20,000 Koreans with a resolute anti-Japanese stance from among the Korean guerrillas and exiled expatriates who had retreated to the northeast, and then secretly transfer them to Sichuan by train and ship in the name of "laborers".

"That's right, once the offensive begins, those Korean troops will be the first to fight the Japanese army, and they will go deep into the Korean Peninsula like a sharp knife, piercing the heart of the Japanese and disrupting the Japanese deployment in one fell swoop. In fact, they are not going to Sichuan, but to Xikang, where they will undergo strict military training, and the center will train this unit into a field unit capable of carrying out independent combat missions in two years. ”

Zhao Bei nodded, he was very satisfied with Wu Luzhen's understanding, which was one of the main reasons why he appointed Wu Luzhen to be in charge of the military work of the three eastern provinces.

"Therefore, your 'Strategic Defense Plan' is just a trick to confuse Japan's political abandonment, and our army's real strategy is to launch an active offensive against the Japanese troops entrenched in the southern areas of the three eastern provinces, and strive to solve the problem of incomplete sovereignty in Northeast China in one fell swoop. Now, I'm showing you a top-secret file, one that I and the 6 Navy Joint Staff have spent a few hours secretly working on. Preliminary conception of a strategic offensive in the northeast. Take a hard look at it now, and in the next two years, your main work will revolve around this strategic offensive plan and make arrangements for military operations. As for this strategic concept, you must keep it confidential and not tell anyone, especially the "big marshals" you just brought over have been involved with the Japanese for many years in Northeast China, and they cannot absolutely trust them. ”

After speaking, Zhao Bei instructed the captain of the guard to take out a stack of official documents from his briefcase and hand them to Wu Luzhen.

Holding the official document, Wu Luzhen's hands trembled, for many years, he had been dreaming of recovering all the sovereignty of the three eastern provinces and expelling the armies of the great powers, and now, there was finally an opportunity for him to show his talents, of course he was excited.

The "Career Department" will live up to the trust of the center! ”

Wu Luzhen originally wanted to recommend himself as the commander of the war against Japan, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back, because he understood that what the president valued was not the missing points, but the talent, and as long as he could complete the strategic offensive plan formulated by the center within two years, then if Mao Sui recommended himself again at that time, the odds of victory would be even higher.