The early autumn sun makes the air with a hint of the stuffiness peculiar to autumn tigers, and the cool wind in the early morning has turned into a heat wave, but the noon sun shines so brightly that people's eyes are spent, and the temperature rises to 34 or 5 degrees. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In this somewhat stuffy weather, again, Tang Haoran began to miss the air conditioner of the later generations, he gently loosened the collar button of the military uniform to make himself feel more relaxed, in the past many years, he has been used to wearing military uniforms, from the original army uniform, to the current white navy uniform, the military uniform will always reveal a signal.

Just like the attendants around him, from the initial complete army to the current army and navy, many details of the information are always worth analyzing, of course, if there was a full-time intelligence agency in the world in 1900, they would analyze Tang Haoran's dress and the changes in the attendants, they might be able to draw some conclusions. Just as intelligence agencies decades later will always analyze according to the behavior and habits of their leaders, of course, all this presupposes that there must be a professional intelligence agency.

But in this day and age, are there specialized intelligence agencies?

The answer, of course, is yes!

However, this special intelligence agency did not serve other countries, but the governor of the three eastern provinces, that is, Tang Haoran himself, and was appointed as an intelligence agency by Tang Haoran himself. In addition, any intelligence agency in the world is "amateur", or extremely unprofessional, and it is here that intelligence has become a science, an extremely advanced knowledge involving all aspects of knowledge.

At this time, the presiding officer of this intelligence agency, Li Muchen, director of the East Asian Intelligence Bureau, stood in front of Tang Haoran and looked at the teacher quietly. In every aspect, Tang Haoran was Li Muchen's teacher. Even in terms of intelligence, it is precisely under Tang Haoran's teaching that intelligence has become a science and an art.

When he noticed that the teacher seemed to feel a little stuffy in the room, Li Muchen took the initiative to walk to the door and turned the switch of the fan. Use the low gear to get the air in this room moving.

In fact, now, what made Tang Haoran feel a little stuffy was not the weather, but the report in front of him, and in the face of this report, he seemed a little hesitant.

After eight years of preparations, at the dawn of the new century, the army and navy finally completed their preparations for war. Even the most difficult civilian sector has been quietly preparing for war in the past eight years, from the construction of hospitals in various cities and counties, to the infirmaries in villages, to the construction of schools and middle schools, all of which are based on one point -- war preparations.

In the Northeast, every male high school student is required to undergo military training. Every female student undergoes simple medical training, which is only part of the preparation. After eight years of hard work, the Northeast is ready for that general war, at least within its own capabilities.

All that remains is "an order". But under this order, it seems so difficult.

At least for Tang Haoran, it was difficult for him to issue this order calmly. Because this order is to bet everything in the Northeast on an unknown gambling table, and on this gambling table, it is not just the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people in the two countries that are gambling with each other, but the national fortunes of the two countries.

Gamble on the fortune of the country!

"Teacher. According to the intelligence analysis of our current treasurer, by May next year at the latest, Russia will start building the Baikal section of the railway, and at that time, it will be the last section of the entire Trans-Siberian Railway! ”

It's also the most complicated section of the railway!

Tang Haoran did not say, but only silently thought in his heart that the Baikal area is the most difficult section of the entire Siberian Railway, and the terrain along the coast of Lake Baikal is very dangerous, almost everywhere is hard rock, and the builders have to lay most of the railway in tunnels or on artificial brackets; According to the analysis of railway engineers, it will take at least two years for the Russians to complete this section of the railway, and it may even take three to four years.

Referring to the history of another time and space, Tang Haoran knew that the analysis of the railway engineers was very reasonable, and in fact, this was the reason why the Japanese chose to go to war in 1904 - according to their plan, the Trans-Siberian Railway would be completed in 1905.

However, the Japanese intelligence officers apparently overlooked the fact that during the war, in order to build a direct railway, the Russians used the Baikal railway ferry to connect the two shores of Lake Baikal before the construction of the Circum-Baikal Railway was completed. After the arrival of the cold winter, the Russians laid the railroad tracks directly on the ice of Lake Baikal, thus providing a strong support for the war, in fact, a few months after the outbreak of the war, when the broken railway ferries were reassembled on the shores of Lake Baikal, and when the rails that had been broken from Europe and Russia were laid on the banks of the river, the railways were connected.

From the day of the railway connection, the Russians regained the advantage of the land battlefield little by little, and if it were not for a series of domestic and foreign problems, coupled with the influence of the external environment, the Russians would probably have won that war.

Now, do you continue to wait, or do you ......

There are less than 1,500 kilometers left!

Fifteen hundred kilometers!

This is the unfinished part of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which, according to normal construction, is very likely to be completed by the Russians in the next year to a year and a half, by which time only the section around Lake Baikal will remain unfinished, and then the Russians will connect the railway with railroad ferries and thick ice in winter, as in history, so that the Trans-Siberian Railway will serve as the main artery of the war.

This is undoubtedly not in their own interests, or more precisely, in line with the needs of future wars, because they hope to obtain more and more lucrative rewards in this war, and this means that the Trans-Siberian Railway must not be allowed to play its role, otherwise the results will undoubtedly be disastrous for the Northeast.

Without losing the last bit of hope, the Russians will never make substantial concessions! As for the railway, for the Russians, it is undoubtedly hope, and the Russians must not be allowed to see hope, even if it is only a glimmer of hope!

"Teacher. Once the railway is completed, we will lose the last advantage! ”

Again, Li Muchen repeated his attitude, and at the same time accentuated his tone, as the intelligence officer, he knew that it was now the last moment. It can't be put off any longer.

Oh, yes!

It can't be put off any longer!

took out a cigar cigarette from the cigar box on the desk, and after lighting the cigar cigarette, Guan Mingtang picked up the report again.

This is the prelude to all plans, and it is also the premise of the whole plan, and it can be said that this plan is directly related to the series of plans that follow.

If you nod your head and agree with this plan, then you will undoubtedly pass the declaration of war on Russia! Is it too early to declare war now? After all, there are still some unresolved issues.

What if the program is suspended for now?

Keep dragging it out. So what are the results?

Slowly pushing the report away from his eyes, he slowly stood up from his desk and paced around the office. Tang Haoran stood by the window, looking at the tree-lined Mansion Street, through the shade of the trees Tang Haoran felt that he could see that in the garden in the middle of the street, the women were playing in the park with their children, although the park in the center of the street was not big. But it is also a social occasion for the ladies, and it is also a place for children to play.

Maybe. Now my children are playing there.

I will create a better future for you!

This is a promise made by a father to his children, and it is also a promise made by Tang Haoran to this country and this nation, and now, it is time to fulfill this promise!

Decade!

I have been preparing for this day for ten years!

Ten years of hard work. Who knows?

Over the past decade, more than 30 million peasants in Northeast China and North Korea have lived a seemingly good life, but in fact they have been like serfs, and food prices in Northeast China have not risen in the past decade. On the contrary, it has fallen, and now it is not even only seventy percent of the gates.

Ten years of exploitation, just to support the industrialization and militarization of the Northeast, now, it is time to "enter Beijing to catch the exam", the money squeezed out of the mouths of tens of millions of people in exchange for factories, in exchange for warships, it is time to show the world its existence, the same time, it is also time to give the people an explanation, with a victory to prove to them that everything is worth it.

Of course, the more important point is that they need a war to reverse the impression of the mainland people on the Northeast, especially on themselves, even for the people who are not belligerent, they will also cheer because of the victory in the Northeast, and it can be said without hesitation that as long as the Northeast can defeat Russia, all the names such as "rebellious ministers and thieves" imposed on them by the Manchus and the so-called "elites" will disappear invisibly, and then public opinion will completely turn to the Northeast and to themselves, and the Northeast Army with a great victory over Russia will be carried out, and who can resist it? As for the so-called "Eight Governors", whether they want to, for them, there is only one choice, either to follow the tide or to be swallowed by the trend, as for the Manchu Qing who still has a glimmer of hope...... Who cares about them?

"You should know that right now, we don't have everything ready!"

Turning around, Tang Haoran looked at Li Muchen, who was his own student and also the intelligence director of the Northeast, took a few puffs of cigars in a row, then settled in front of the table, nodded his head to the file file, and asked:

"Well, if you do it now, what are the chances of success?"

Although the preparations are not yet complete, they can no longer be delayed.

"Teacher, everything is all you need to owe Dongfeng, if you agree, the bureau will start in three months, and if everything goes well, it will be history!"

Facing the teacher's gaze, Li Muchen replied seriously.

"What are the bureaus going to do? Will it involve us? ”

I am afraid that the issue that Tang Haoran is more concerned about will still involve himself, this matter must be kept absolutely secret, and the world must not be allowed to find out that this matter is related to China and himself.

"Completely reliable, in no way has anything to do with us, for the outside world, this is someone else's business, it may be Russians, but no one will ever suspect us, after all, at least until we get involved, in the eyes of the world, all this has nothing to do with us, after all, we are involved because of events, and the concern is that we are forced to get involved, and not create events for being involved, after all, ......"

In the past year, in order to win Russia's trust, the Northeast Navy has even given up on the expansion of armaments, and of course, in return, Russia has also agreed to slow down the expansion of the Pacific Fleet.

"I see!"

Pulling the report in front of him again, Tang Haoran browsed it again, and then he raised his head and looked at Li Muchen and said:

"Alright! If I agree with this plan, then, now, there is another problem in front of us, and if this problem is not solved, we will not be able to do it! ”

After saying this, Tang Haoran walked in the office for a long time, then stood in front of Li Muchen, looked at his face scrutinically, and then asked rhetorically.

"If we can't sign terms of alliance with Britain, then all is empty talk, and we'll have to think about other issues,"

Tang Haoran glanced towards the south.

"For example, the question of Kannai, will Kannai be lured by the Russians, and then there are the Americans, is it possible that the Americans will get involved in the war and take the opportunity to seize Hawaii?"

This is what Tang Haoran is really worried about, the alliance treaty with Britain will be an insurance, an insurance that blocks all these risks out of the door.

"I don't think that's possible, at least until we fail! Even without a treaty of alliance, the Americans would not have done anything to us! After all, the best outcome for them is a lose-lose battle for both us and the Russians in the Pacific! As for Kannai, they don't have the courage to betray the country yet! ”

"Hmm!"

Nodding, Tang Haoran said.

"Maybe, but we can't put everything on the basis of such hopes, so we need to reach an agreement with the UK, and we need the diplomatic endorsement of the UK!"

Frowning, Tang Haoran looked at the document on the table.

“…… Leave me the papers...... Think about it! How could it be more perfect...... Now it's time to get started, and do what you planned. As for the British side......"

Now the British side is the most important country, after all, it is inseparable from the support of the United Kingdom.

"Well, I think soon, I'll meet with the British minister!" (To be continued.) )