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The wheel of history shifted little by little, and the Bordeaux Conference gradually changed its tone after being mixed with China's voice, and how to distribute this big fat piece of the Far East has become the biggest dead knot among Britain, the United States, China, and Japan -- but no matter what kind of outcome the negotiations will end, it will no longer be able to stop Yang Qiu from carrying out the "Sunrise Plan" drawn up by himself.

In the carriage of the special train, Jiang Fangzhen, who participated in the formulation of part of the plan, explained the focus and necessity of the action to Cai Ye and Murong Han. The former had just returned from France, while the latter had become famous in the land reform in Shaanxi, Henan, and his bold momentum made him popular with many low-level peasants, but he also became a thorn in the side of the landlords. Those who hate, especially the landless landlords in the ruling areas, hate to eat their flesh, but the figure behind him is so terrible that he can't find anyone who dares to speak out head-on when he searches the land of China, so he can only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

"Looking at it now, the Russian civil war is no longer avoidable. The advantage of the poor party was that it had a more united party force, Lenin had enough prestige, and its slogans were more demagogic. Coupled with the withering of Russia's domestic economy, the stagnation of industry, and the country's vitality damaged by the war, there was a general hatred of war and the rich among the lower classes. The opposition was dominated by the support of Britain and France, domestic landlords and the industrial and commercial class, most of whom were highly educated and knowledgeable, but the problem was that they lacked leaders with sufficient authority. Whenever he talked about the sunrise plan, Jiang Fangzhen admired Yang Qiu very much. You must know that when he first saw this plan, the European war had just broken out, and at that time he thought that many things in it were incredible, especially the division of Russia, which was unimaginable, but now every deduction is extremely accurate. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, he really wanted to directly offer Yang Qiu to be raised as a bodhisattva.

He continued: "With the current economy and strength of our country, there is no possibility of intervening in Russia alone, nor can it maintain the expenses of the Siberian garrison and the local opposition for a long time. Therefore, by the end of August at the latest, the vast majority of troops west of the Urals and Irkutsk will retract their fists and concentrate on defending Lake Balkhash, Irkutsk, and Tangnu-Ulianghai, and use the resources of the former Russia east of the Urals to build permanent fortress cities in Karakum in the northeast of Lake Balkhash, Alkiak in the northernmost part of the Tangnu-Ulianghai Sea, and Irkutsk west of Lake Belga. Ensure the security of the country and form a three-arrow posture against the Russian Siberian region. So for our country, how to prolong and weaken Russia is a key! At the very least, it is necessary to ensure the completion of the construction of the Baoku (Baotou-Kulun) railway, the western section of the Longhai line, the Wuba railway (Urumqi-Balkhash Lake) and the Kuwu (Kulun-Wulianghai) railway. The Sunrise Plan is a deduction of this situation, and judging by the results, if we sweep and destroy Ukraine, the Urals and Siberia, destroying these regions and the main industrial capacities along the way, then the industrial property left by the tsar will be reduced by fifty percent! If China can make use of these equipment, it can build about 37 large factories and hundreds of small factories, which can increase the production capacity of crude steel by 2 million tons per year and ensure the increase of about 300,000 industrial jobs. And it can also drive the economic and industrial development of Baotou, Changchun, Fengtian and other places. Secondly, after the destruction, Russia's industrial capacity will inevitably decline sharply, Prime Minister Shaochuan has proposed weapons and industrial sanctions against Russia in Bordeaux, in the case of British and French hatred, the possibility of them obtaining industrial equipment from the international market is much lower, armament and so on are difficult to solve, even if the end of the civil war recovery time will be extended by at least 3 to 5 years! This is equivalent to increasing the opportunities for uninterrupted development in Xinjiang, Mongolia and Northeast China for an equal period of time.

This is the first goal of the Sunrise Project. The second is to use this time to block the poor party forces west of the Urals as much as possible, and then use our superior human resources to dig up as much of the needs of Siberia as possible, and take advantage of the opportunity that Britain and France need us to cooperate and support the Russian army. Squeeze the Siberian piece of meat as much as possible! Third, the most crucial point is to absorb as many high-level Russian technicians as possible and eliminate the more prestigious leaders in Siberia, such as General Bai Mao entrenched in Heilongjiang and Semyonyev in Vladivostok, who have deep local connections and a high reputation in Siberia, and these people have been listed as first-class targets. The fourth and final step is the need to maintain a military presence in the Siberian region. To ensure that we have a small but capable combat force, first, to cooperate with the Russian ** army and increase our influence in the region, second, to protect the required workers in various places, and third, once the Russian ** army fails, it can quickly destroy the railway from the Urals to Irkutsk, so that the poor party army cannot immediately stretch out its hand to our side. ”

After Jiang Fangzhen's explanation. Both Cai Ye and Murong Han have a deeper understanding of the Sunrise Project, and finally understand why the plan was named "Sunrise". This was an attempt to fundamentally weaken Russia's presence in the Far East and to strengthen the Republic's presence in these regions by military means. It can be said that as long as this plan can be successfully completed, the industrial capacity of the Republic of China will be doubled, the gap with the world will be shortened by at least five years, and it will also lay the foundation for the future expansion into the north.

Cai Ye was already deeply attracted by this plan, but Murong Han was more concerned about the problems existing in the plan itself, and thought for a while and asked: "President Jiang, since you just said that the Russian opposition party lacks leaders, why do you want to eradicate Semyeyev and others?" Nicholas II is said to have been placed under house arrest in the Kazan region, west of Ufa, and it should not be a big question as to why Li Liejun was not allowed to send troops to rescue him. ”

Jiang Fangzhen nodded secretly, no wonder Yang Qiu would choose him, glanced at the thoughtful Cai Yi and smiled: "Let's talk about this problem with Songpo." ”

"Me?" Cai Yi was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought that this might be Yang Qiu asking Jiang Fangzhen to test his own attack on Northern Xinjiang? p>

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"Who made you and Zi'an make a big splash in France? Nowadays, there are many people in the country who are jealous. ”

"Jealousy? If anyone wants to take drugs every day, I would love to exchange with him. Cai Yi glared at Jiang Fangzhen angrily before explaining to Murong Han: "Haoyu, you are wrong. Did you know that after the end of the February Revolution. The Russian Provisional Government wanted to send him to England for refuge, but the British king refused? ”

When Murong Han heard about this for the first time, he was surprised and asked, "Oh? There is such a thing! Why didn't Britain accept him? If we had accepted, wouldn't it have been much easier to interfere now? ”

Cai Ye glanced at him, and secretly said that this son's ability and means are good, but he lacks something in politics, and said: "Britain is not stupid, but it is doing the right thing." Nicholas II's reputation in Russia had become infamous. Rescuing such an individual not only fails to attract supporters, but can easily arouse the opposition of the whole of Russia, wouldn't that change direction help the poor party? Besides, Britain was so relieved that Russia during his reign? During the Russo-Japanese War, Britain borrowed the hand of Japan to contain his eastward development, and it had already coveted places such as the Arctic and Baku. As for Semyonev, these people must be eradicated as soon as possible! Britain and France must have been looking for Russian opposition leaders at this time. If we want to fight the Russian civil war for a long time, we must help eradicate all the unstable factors around this person, so that he can fight with peace of mind. ”

"Then aren't you afraid that the poor party will lose? If the poor party is gone, Britain and France will pay attention to us, and if the poor party loses peace in Europe, won't it be asking for trouble? ”

Jiang Fangzhen smiled: "Haoyu is right, but it's not easy to win. First of all, the Russian opposition relied almost entirely on external support, and Britain and France had to deal with Germany at present, and a year and a half was enough time for the poor party to stabilize the overall situation and organize a good army. When Britain and France got out of trouble and faced post-war reconstruction, they were reluctant to scoop up real money to support them. As for what Brother Songpa said, he is also very right, Nicholas II has become a hot potato, and whoever picks it up is unlucky! So we can't touch this mold easily. If you really want to find someone willing to take him in, I'm afraid France will be left. ”

Cai Ye had just returned from France and knew the situation there best, so he sighed and agreed: "Yes! The biggest loss in this European war was France, and the Western Front was completely fought within its borders, not to mention countless casualties, and the land in the warring area could not be maintained for ten years or eight years. Originally, it was still counting on Russia to flank it, but now Russia itself is finished. As long as Lenin withdrew from Germany, at least 1.5 million troops could be freed up to attack on the Western Front. In addition to casualties, it is difficult to say whether the economy can be restored to the pre-war period, and the billions lent to Nicholas II have all been lost, so when I returned, Foch suggested the formation of a Sino-French expeditionary force, hoping that we should be the first birds to regain Nicholas II. ”

"The Sino-French Expeditionary Force? This is a good proposal, I don't know how much money our vice president will have to blackmail people after hearing it. ”

"Haha."

In Jiang Fangzhen's laughter, the train slowly drove into Harbin Station, and immediately after getting off the train, a special car sent them to the former Baimao General's Mansion. Along the way, you can occasionally see Russian immigrants being taken out of the room by the soldiers. According to the Sunrise Plan, Russian immigrants from Northeast China, Mongolia and Xinjiang will be escorted to Hailar to live in a centralized manner. Perhaps this is unfair, since most of these immigrants are businessmen who have come to China to do business or ordinary people who have fled the war. But no one dares to say anything more now.

As soon as the three of them arrived at the luxurious General's Mansion, they heard a hearty laugh from the living room, and when they walked in, they saw Zhang Zuolin and didn't know what to say, which made Yang Qiu laugh. Jiang Fangzhen has always been more casual, and when he saw this scene, he immediately asked, "Oh? What good thing did Brother Yuting say? If you see the vice president, you might as well say it and we will listen to it. ”

"Brother Baili, Brother Songpo, and Haoyu. Hehe, this time our Northeast is going to be lively. Zhang Zuolin is typically self-familiar, and only two sentences have brought the relationship between everyone a lot. Yang Qiu was also very happy to see the three of them, especially Cai Yi even took his hand and asked, "Didn't you take a leave of absence and rest for a few more days?" I heard Wang Zhengting say that you have a cough again in France, what did the doctor you find say? ”

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your concern. In fact, it is still an old problem, but it is more than half better to take a comfortable boat all the way. "In France, there was too much poison gas in the air, which led to another attack of Cai's lung disease. Fortunately, the diagnosis was not serious, and after a month of rest in Marseille, Yang Qiu let him return to China early, so he missed the Bordeaux meeting.

Yang Qiu didn't continue to ask about his illness, and only after asking some things about the Western Front did he say, "It's good to come back." It just so happened that I just said to Yuting that we still lack someone to sit here this time. ”

Cai Yi smiled slightly, in fact, after listening to Jiang Fangzhen's explanation, he really wanted to participate in the sunrise plan immediately, after all, this is a major event related to the peace of northern Xinjiang, and after it is completed, he dare not say that his fame will go down in history at least for a thousand years. So he immediately stood up and saluted: "Commander-in-chief, please give an order, Cai Ye is ready to go to Russia." ”

"Sit down." After Yang Qiu beckoned him to sit down, he said, "Don't be in a hurry, listen to Yuting's words, he has helped us make a lot of money." ”

Yang Qiu rarely came to the Northeast once, Zhang Zuolin finally seized the opportunity to personally report the seizure during this time, I thought that he was interrupted by Cai Yi and his party and missed the opportunity to perform, but at this moment, when I heard Yang Qiu let him continue to report, I saw several people pricking up their ears and getting excited again: "The commander-in-chief praised it, if it weren't for your strategy, our old Zhang would not have been able to seize so many treasures." ”

Zhang Zuolin is modest in his mouth, but he is not ambiguous in his hands. Due to the swiftness of the movement, the Russian forces in the northeast were almost completely swept away. In addition to the three wintering Russian shallow gunboats at the mouth of the Fujin Sanjiang River, the troops also seized a large amount of Russian businessmen's property, the largest of which was the owner of this villa, the former director of the China Eastern Railway Bureau, Horvat. Not to mention this villa worth tens of thousands of dollars, all kinds of deposits in his name alone are as much as tens of millions of dollars! There were also jewelry, gold, and all kinds of calligraphy and paintings of considerable value, plus the railway bureau and dozens of Russian factories in the territory, with a total seizure value of hundreds of millions of dollars, so even Li Yuanhong sent a telegram to commend Zhang Zuolin's "outstanding work" during this period. With this money, Yang Qiu was a lot more confident, walked to the map and said: "The most important task now is to ensure that Shi Xiaolou and Wu Peifu are safely withdrawn, and to speed up the relocation of the area east of the Urals!" At present, there have been many exchanges of fire between the troops and the poor party guerrillas, and it is certain that the scale of the exchange of fire will escalate as the weather warms. In addition, Chen has contacted several Russian opposition factions and is helping them form troops. Britain has agreed in principle to form a force to enter the Siberian Confederation, and after August we will gradually transfer power, so we need someone who can deal with the British and American forces and sit in the command. In addition, it is necessary to include the construction of the three fortresses on the frontier into the plan as soon as possible, and I have already discussed this matter with the president, and the money for the construction of the fortresses will be allocated from the seizures of the Yuting Pavilion, and the workers can be drawn from the Chinese workers who aid Russia. ”

"Songpo, you have also been on the Western Front for a while, so I am ready to let Songpo work harder for you to go to Irkutsk to sit down, and then change to Jiang Zuobin after the troops retreat at the end of August." After Yang Qiu finished speaking, he looked at Murong Han, who was sitting on the side: "The president of Henan Province has already agreed to send another candidate, so he will also go with you this time." ”

Zhang Zuolin looked at Murong Han with some envy. From the governor of Henan Province to the commissioner of the central government in northern Xinjiang, it seems that his status has declined, but in fact, people with a discerning eye can know at a glance that this is Yang Qiu's deliberate paving the way for him to enter the central government, just like Wang Zhengting, the ambassador to France, and Gu Weijun, who has just been appointed as the ambassador of the United States.

Murong Han didn't pay attention to Zhang Zuolin's eyes, the pressure on his shoulders from Henan to Northern Xinjiang was undoubtedly much greater, compared with simple land reform, the complex ethnic groups in Northern Xinjiang are now involved in Russia, which is really a chore. But he also knew that this was a good opportunity for him, so he didn't hesitate to get up and agree. Seeing that he agreed, Yang Qiugang was about to continue to explain the matters to be paid attention to, but Cai Jimin hurriedly ran in with a telegram, and didn't even bother to greet a few people, rushed to the front and said: "It was transferred from France, and the transport train from Kiev was ambushed by the poor party guerrillas in Tsaritsyn yesterday. ”

Although the scale of the ambush was not large, Cai Ye slowly frowned. I knew in my heart that a war completely different from that of the Western Front had quietly begun...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (shuhaige.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )――

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