At 8 a.m. on 3 February, as soon as all the postmen in the three eastern provinces entered the post office, they received a new order -- all civilian mail should be stopped at once, and at the same time they were given the heavy task of delivering letters -- each of them had to deliver hundreds, if not thousands, of letters. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Unlike usual, they are even required to carry weapons - the postmen are also part of the Armed Forces of the Northeast, and this is true in any country, because they know the terrain better. At this time, the postman was required to carry weapons in order to ensure that the mail was safely delivered to everyone.

Different from ordinary letters, these letters are all issued by the Northeast Army Command without exception, and the red envelope is like sending good news, which is a "conscription letter", and the postage of each letter is only five copper yuan, which is even the "cost" of conscription and mobilization.

While tens of thousands of postmen rode bicycles and rang the bells of their cars to weave through the streets and towns, delivering millions of conscription orders to the conscripts, the atmosphere in Dalian, the capital of the three eastern provinces, was a little tense at this time -- for the first time in many years, the army entered the city in a structured manner, and almost overnight, the people of Dalian were surprised to find that in the streets, in addition to the police, there were also soldiers.

The war had already broken out, and almost at the first moment of its outbreak, it would inevitably affect everyone's life, millions of reservists were called up, tens of thousands of doctors and nurses were called up, all means of transportation, railways, and ships were assigned by the General Staff, and industrial production was also transferred to a wartime state at the first time, and all kinds of munitions began to be produced.

Ten years. Tohoku, which has been preparing for war all along. Finally, on this day, they entered the system of "total warfare" -- everything was centered on the service of war. Everything had to give way to war.

“…… Today we have issued 1.25 million call-up orders, of which 85 percent are concentrated in rural areas, and 30 percent of them are from non-immigrant villages......"

Standing in the corridor, quietly looking at the gloomy sky outside the corridor, Tang Haoran held a cigarette in his hand, spit smoke rings from time to time in the outer garden, and then stared at the smoke spreading in the breeze, just quietly listening to the report of the staff officer behind him.

“…… It is planned to requisition 3,245 trains and 103,560 carriages. In order to avoid the impact on foreign trade exports, the Foreign Trade Commission proposed that foreign trade exports be included in the war system to ensure the raw materials and means of transportation needed for foreign trade production, and they believe that foreign trade is also an integral part of the war, because war cannot be separated from foreign exchange ......"

When it was really a group of businessmen, even in times of war, they did not forget about the interests, that group of former businessmen of the Foreign Trade Commission. At this time, such a righteous and strict request was completely beyond Tang Haoran's expectations. But he is no longer surprised by this, this kind of thing, he only needs to know, and the staff will naturally respond. If nothing else, it is highly likely that the General Staff will agree to this request, and indeed, war also needs foreign exchange, if not more. Therefore, maintaining normal foreign trade production and transportation is naturally part of the war.

"Is there any movement in the Kannai?"

Tang Haoran now is completely different from the past, judging from his neat clothes and straight back, he is obviously not as negligent as he was in the past. The collar of his shirt was white and stiff, and the creases on the leg of his trousers were ironed straight. Not only has there been a completely different change in his dress, but even his appearance has also changed, his skin is no longer white, but he looks a little darker, and his eyes have become deeper, but he has lost the melancholy of the past, like the average person who has passed the age of thirty, after coming to this time and space for the whole twelve years, the corners of his eyes have wrinkled, and he seems to be deeper than before, because he always habitually frowns slightly.

"The reaction is generally pessimistic, but the people are supportive of us, and there are many people in Tianjin and Shanghai and other big cities in the Kannai to raise donations for us......

This is not what Tang Haoran cares about, what he cares about is what the governors of Guannai think, and even now for him, the concern about Guannai is far greater than the attention to the war, the reason why this can be done is completely based on the trust in the combat effectiveness of the Northeast Army, on the land battlefield, the Northeast Army has invested three times as many troops as the Russians, as for the sea, the current Pacific Fleet is not only cowering in the harbor, but also has a deterrent minefield in the open sea.

It can be said without hesitation that for the Northeast Army, the first phase of the mission has basically been achieved, except for Vladivostok, which has not yet been attacked, and under this premise, he naturally does not care much about the situation on the battlefield, after all, everything in Vladivostok has just begun, and now, the importance of the pass is even far greater than the battlefield.

Guannai is an invisible battlefield of gunpowder, no one knows better than Tang Haoran, the war against Russia is not only a war against Russia, but also a rallying cry for the unification of the whole of China, in the next war, the sharply swelled Northeast Army of millions will use Russia as a training ground, practice new tactics, use new weapons, and finally, at the end of the war, when Russia is defeated, the main force of the Northeast Army will be put into Guannai, who will be able to stop the attack of the elite of the hundred battles?

It can be said that the Northeast Army will be an unstoppable force at that time, and more importantly, the war against Russia will wash away the reputation of the Manchus and the so-called "rebels and thieves" imposed on them by Shilin, and under the influence of newspapers and other propaganda tools, they will become a symbol of patriots, and then win the hearts and minds of the people.

And this support will be at its peak because of the unprecedented victory of the Northeast Army in the war against Russia, and when the time comes, the only thing you need to do is to take advantage of the situation, whether it is Li Hongzhang or Zhang Zhidong, they will not be able to stop all this, and then the throne of China's supreme power will call to you.

Tang Haoran had never doubted this, so at this time, he naturally cared about Guan Nei's attitude. I care if Kannai will become my own stumbling block. As a result, he is unable to devote all his energy to foreign wars.

After all. There's always something about those people that doesn't make people feel at ease! What if they ...... Li Hongzhang, to be precise, what if he falls to the Russians?

Thinking of this question, Tang Haoran's brows couldn't help but furrow again, which was what he was most worried about. In all the plans, Li Hongzhang's attitude is listed as "neutral", which is the most basic requirement.

"Everyone knows very well that now we are fighting against Russia, perhaps for the sake of the country. But in the end, when the war is over, once we win the victory, it is impossible to dismantle the elite at the first time, and we will definitely take the opportunity to mobilize our troops to go to the Guannai to carry out the war of reunification. You can see that. ”

"When we choose to fight against Russia, then the achievements of Taoguang and obscurity for many years will be wasted. The forces will arouse the vigilance of the Guannai, and in the face of our attack, Russia will inevitably look for a suitable ally in the Guannai to contain our forces, and who in China but Li Hongzhang can take on this responsibility."

"In this war, the front line is important, but the rear, especially the Kannai, is equally important......"

Thinking of the worried judgment of Guannai at the military joint meeting two years ago, Tang Haoran's brows furrowed sharply.

"Li Hongzhang will not sell himself to the Russians......"

Again, Tang Haoran stubbornly insisted on his initial judgment, it was not that the General Staff did not regard Beiyang as a threat, but Tang Haoran himself stubbornly believed that Li Hongzhang would never be willing to be driven by the Russians, he believed that that person would make the right choice.

For China, this is the last chance, as long as it can defeat the Russians, it will be able to achieve national recovery, and it can use the public opinion after the war to achieve national reunification!

Then, in 10 or 20 years, China will inevitably become a real power, and at that time, who will dare to despise China again, and the dreams of several generations will be realized...... Be sure to seize the opportunity and never miss it!

Li Hongzhang, you, you can't let me down!

Just when he was thinking like this, there was a rush of footsteps behind him, and for the first time, he saw Tang Zhaoyi with some burnt face, the foreign minister of the northeast, is undoubtedly the busiest now, he not only needs to explain the actions of the northeast to the diplomats of various countries, but also needs to liaise with the customs to stabilize the customs.

"Shaochuan, why are you in such a hurry, is something wrong?"

You don't need to ask Tang Haoran to know what happened, nine times out of ten, it's for the things in the Guannai. As for the so-called countries, under the premise of getting the "understanding" of Britain, other countries naturally can't say anything, after all, this is the "era of Britain's rule", and under the afterglow of the empire, the Northeast naturally does not need to worry about the feelings of other countries.

"Marshal, the United States has said that they need our diplomatic endorsement and promise the world that they will support the independence of Japan and the Philippines after the war!"

Tang Zhaoyi, who was burnt-faced, frowned when he spoke, although his attitude towards the United States, because of the annexation of Hawaii, made the United States extremely dissatisfied with the Northeast, but he did not expect that the Americans would actually break out as soon as the war broke out, so that he was not prepared for it at all.

"How did you answer them?"

"My answer is that the future status of Japan and the Philippines will be decided in the future, and we have not yet considered that long-term issue......

Although the four islands in the East Ocean, the Philippines, and the Northeast have long been eyeing each other, and have drawn up corresponding plans, this is at most an open secret, which can be made public, but it is still a secret, and the authorities will not admit it. So, naturally, his answer was a standard diplomatic doctrinal one.

"No!"

Shaking his head, Tang Haoran said bluntly.

"You should say, go to the damn Yankees, let those damn Yankees get away, tell them directly, if they want to fight, then send their fleet over, if they want to meddle in the affairs of Asia, tell them, Lao Tzu will accompany them to the end!"

After saying this, Tang Haoran didn't know why he was so annoyed, the reason why he was so angry was not that the United States was "taking advantage of the danger of others", but because of the changes in history, in another time and space, in the Russo-Japanese War, the United States could be one of Japan's most powerful supporters, and now it is good, the United States is actually on the side of Russia.

"Handsome ......"

The annoyance of the big handsome made Tang Shaoyi's face change slightly, this, do you really want to respond to the Americans like this?

"Dashuai, if this is the case, it is very likely to arouse the dissatisfaction of the Americans, now is not the time to make trouble, after all, ......"

Observing the handsome's expression, Tang Shaoyi emphasized again.

"It is unlikely that the U.S. Congress will approve its use of military action to intervene in Asian ......"

"I know ......"

Nodding, how could Tang Haoran not understand the US system of declaring war, he also knew that the American isolationism in this era was even more deeply rooted in his bones, unless the Northeast Navy bombarded Los Angeles or New York, their Congress would never approve a war against China. Of course, the fact that the president can bypass the Marines mobilized by Congress is another story, but does the United States have that capability now?

"It must be Roosevelt,......"

Tang Haoran just whispered, it can be imagined that it must be that Theodore? Roosevelt, ever since he snatched Hawaii by himself, this guy has regarded the Northeast as an enemy, after all, the Northeast has shattered his Pacific dream. If I'm not mistaken, Theodore Roosevelt, the vice president of the United States, should soon become the president of the United States......

"What should come will come, this guy shouldn't ......"

"Sir, Theodore Roosevelt is certainly the vice president of the United States, but he is not in a position to lobby Congress to agree to the United States to intervene in this war, just as he was unable to lobby Congress to intervene in Hawaii and the Philippines in the ......"

Before Tang Zhaoyi's words were finished, Tang Haoran interrupted him and said.

"Don't forget, during the Spanish-American War, we annexed Hawaii and Russia occupied the Philippines, and if the United States wants to intervene, it needs to face us and the Russians, who don't even have the ability to fight alone, let alone two opponents, but now ......"

Now for the United States, the best outcome is that China and Russia will fight to lose both, which is the most advantageous choice with the United States, so they will ask China to endorse and support the independence of Japan and the Philippines, this Roosevelt...... With a sneer, the corners of Tang Haoran's lips raised,

"In the future, there is no need to give the United States any response on the issue of Japan and the Philippines, telling them that it is not their turn to intervene in Asian affairs...... Well! ”

After making this decision, Tang Haoran turned his gaze to the north again and said earnestly.

"Shaochuan, there are many things that we can't get at the negotiation table, so we have to get them back from the battlefield, and now, our soldiers are just to get back what belongs to us!" (To be continued.) )