In the office of Lin Daxin, the governor's office of the four northeastern provinces, Wang Yan said to Lin Daxin: "We also have to be careful of Russia, their actions in the past few years are obviously aimed at our four northeastern provinces!" ”

Lin Daxin casually picked up a cup of tea on the desk, took a sip, put the teacup on the table, and said: "That's true, the Military Intelligence Agency has received information that the Russians have formulated a plan for Yellow Russia, the purpose of which is to occupy our four northeastern provinces!" At present, Russia has not only amassed more than 100,000 troops in the Far East, but has also sent four all-steel battleships and two large armored cruisers that have just been launched to Vladivostok, thus strengthening the strength of the Russian Pacific Fleet. According to the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Agency, the current Russian Pacific Fleet already has 6 all-steel battleships, 3 ironclad battleships, 4 old ironclad ships, 2 large armored cruisers, 7 protective cruisers, 25 torpedo boats, 9 small shallow water gunboats, and a total tonnage of 200,000 tons. The Minister of War of Russia, Kuropatkin, once openly shouted in foreign newspapers that he wanted to turn our four northeastern provinces into a second Bukhara! Hmph, the Russians are not small! Cousin, you also try this Indian black tea. ”

Bukhara was an Islamic feudal state located in the Transoxiana region of Central Asia called the Bukhara Khanate. In addition to the basins of the Zeravshan and Kashka rivers, its territory included parts of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan in modern time and space, as well as the Syr Darya River, the city of Turkestan and its vicinity, and was now a vassal of Tsarist Russia.

Wang Yan also picked up the teacup on the coffee table, took a sip of tea and said, "This Indian black tea tastes good." I'll have to get some back from you when I'm gone!" Daxin, now with the addition of Russia, the Qing court and Japan, we are now facing enemies in three directions in the four northeastern provinces. It's really touching the whole body. ”

Lin Daxin took another sip of tea, and then said, "Since my cousin is willing to drink, take more Indian black tea in a while!" Cousin, our four northeastern provinces are not only enemies in these three directions, the British Royal Navy has transferred 4 of the Sovereign-class all-steel battleships to Asia, 2 of them to the Chinese fleet in Hong Kong, and 2 to the Singapore Far East Fleet. Coupled with Britain's original warships in Asia, the strength should not be underestimated. And our old enemy, the Italian Navy, has regained possession of 14 all-steel battleships and 10 large fast armored cruisers with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. The Italians have been haunted by the fact that we will annihilate their expeditionary fleet, and they may come out of nowhere. France also added several new warships to Vietnam and also increased the number of Vietnamese troops. ”

Wang Yan frowned and said: "The French colonies are still far away, and our four northeastern provinces can ignore the threat of the French. Italy is a great way away from us. But the Italian Navy and we have formed a deep hatred. I can't figure out that those Italians, who are full of food and have nothing to do, will really organize an expeditionary fleet to sail half the world and come back to trouble us! It's not like they haven't done it before! Britain has always been hostile to us, and now Britain has increased its naval forces in Asia, and there is a good chance that it is aimed at our four northeastern provinces! ”

Lin Daxin smiled indifferently, "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, if these countries dare to take the initiative to provoke our northeast." When the time comes, it will cost them unimaginable. My Dingbei Army and Northeast Navy are not dry food! ”

Wang Yan nodded, with a strong Dingbei Army and Northeast Navy. Lin Daxin really had the confidence to face any enemy, and Wang Yan asked again: "Daxin, how is the situation in Weihaiwei?" At the meeting just now, no one introduced the situation in Weihaiwei! ”

Lin Daxin said: "At present, Weihaiwei and the surrounding Dengzhou and Yantai are actually in our hands, and these places were originally under the jurisdiction of the Beiyang system, but Beiyang took the initiative to give these places to us. The Fifth Division of the Dingbei Army is currently stationed in Weihai Acropolis, Yantai City, and Dengzhou City, while the Weihaiwei Base has a naval base garrison brigade, and the Fifth Fleet has also been stationed at the Weihaiwei Base for a long time. ”

Wang Yan asked, "Then what is the current situation of your father-in-law Ding Ruchang's Beiyang Naval Division?" ”

Lin Daxin said: "In the past few years, you also know that the expenses of the Beiyang Naval Division have been paid by our four northeastern provinces, and the imperial court and Li Hongzhang have not given a penny to the Beiyang Naval Division. Moreover, in the past two years, the imperial court has bought several cruisers, all of which have been assigned to the Nanyang Naval Division. The Beiyang Naval Division is now dependent on our four northeastern provinces to raise, and the officers of those Beiyang Naval Divisions are basically loyal to our Northeast, plus our Northeast Navy has arranged a lot of personnel to the Beiyang Naval Division, in fact, the Beiyang Naval Division can be called our Sixth Fleet. ”

Lin Daxin paused for a moment and then said: "Under the leadership of my father-in-law, if we fight with foreign forces, the Beiyang Navy will definitely support us and fight side by side with our Northeast Navy." But if we fight with the imperial court, the Beiyang Navy Division will choose neutrality, which I have discussed with my father-in-law before! In addition, cousin, the funds of the Beiyang Naval Division must be allocated on time, and the allowance of the personnel must be the same as that of our Northeast Navy. ”

Wang Yan nodded and said: "I look at the bills allocated by the Beiyang Naval Division in the past, and the officers and men of the Beiyang Naval Division have been giving them the same allowance as our navy since the war with Japan!" ”

At this time, Chen Ergou returned to the office and said to Lin Daxin: "Principal! Jerson has been sent back to the Shenyang Hotel. Then he took a thermos and filled Lin Daxin and Wang Yan's teacups with water.

Lin Daxin shook his head and smiled bitterly and said: "Ergou, you are now the lieutenant general and division commander of the Guards Division, and these jobs of serving tea and pouring water will be handed over to the people below!" ”

Chen Ergou smiled innocently and said, "Principal, it's just a casual matter!" ”

Lin Daxin shook his head helplessly, and then said to Wang Yan: "Now there are too many enemies around us, I have thought about it for a long time, and I am preparing to hold a grand military parade in Shenyang, and the participating troops are mainly composed of the armored division, the second division and the fifteenth division in Shenyang. The purpose of the parade is to deter our neighbors! I've already spoken to the military about this, cousin. When the time comes, you will ask all administrative departments in Shenyang to fully cooperate with this military parade. ”

Wang Yan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange this matter immediately!" When is the parade held? ”

Lin Daxin thought about it and said, "It's March 5th!" When the time comes, invite all the foreign envoys to Shenyang and let them come to see it. Our powerful naval and land armies in the northeast had better let these countries dispel their dirty thoughts! ”

Wang Yan then asked, "Then please don't invite people from the imperial court?" ”

Lin Daxin thought for a while and said: "Send invitations to Li Hongzhang and Prince Gong Yixin, as well as the commanders of the three new armies, whether they are willing to come is their own business!" ”

Lin Daxin remembered that he called Wang Yan to the office and wanted to know about his cousin's lifelong events, so Lin Daxin said: "Cousin, how about the ladies that my aunt introduced to you?" ”

Wang Yan said with some unnaturalness on his face: "It's okay, it's okay!" ”

Lin Daxin continued to ask with concern: "I heard that the father of the lady is a master of Chinese studies. Now we are helping us prepare for the first university in Northeast China. Cousin, how is that lady? ”

Wang Yan felt a little embarrassed to discuss these issues, so he said, "It's good! Daxin, I still have a lot of things to deal with. Let's take my leave! After saying that, he turned around and left the office in a hurry.

Lin Daxin looked at his cousin Wang Yan's hurried back, and said to Chen Ergou with a smile: "I didn't expect that my cousin handled the government affairs of the entire four northeastern provinces in an orderly manner, and it can almost be said that one person is above ten thousand people in the four northeastern provinces, but when it comes to blind dates, it becomes wooden." I'm so shy when I'm so old! Hahaha! ”

Chen Ergou also smiled innocently. "Headmaster. Mr. Wang, this is shy! ”

Britain, Russia, France, Germany, the United States, and Japan have only set up offices in Shenyang because the four northeastern provinces are not one country. After Wang Yan returned to the government affairs buildings of the four northeastern provinces, he sent people to inform the offices of various countries in Shenyang that Lin Daxin was going to hold a military parade in Shenyang, and asked them to convey it to the ministers of various countries in the Qing Dynasty, and Lin Daxin invited the envoys to attend the military parade on 5 March.

In addition, Wang Yan also sent a telegram to the imperial court, inviting Prince Gong Yixin, Zhili Governor Li Hongzhang, Wuwei Army Commander Yi Ketang'a, Beiyang Army Commander Nie Shicheng, and Dingwu Army Commander Yuan Shikai to participate in the military parade in the four northeastern provinces as guests.

The Empress Dowager Cixi knew that the four northeastern provinces were preparing for the military parade. He also invited several current important ministers of the imperial court to go, and immediately issued an edict to recruit Prince Gong Yixin, Li Hongzhang and three commanders of the new army into the Xinuan Pavilion in the palace. At the same time, he sent someone to invite Emperor Guangxu over.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Prince Gong, Li Aiqing, Lin Daxin is going to hold a military parade in Shengjing, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Prince Gong Yixin did not end up depressed at home as in history, because of the rise of Lin Daxin, Yixin was entrusted with important tasks by Cixi and held huge power in the imperial court. Every day, Yixin spends a lot of time dealing with the affairs of the imperial court, but she is still in good spirits, her body is very good, and she eats deliciously, and she doesn't look like an old man over sixty years old at all.

Li Hongzhang also changed the outcome of the Sino-Japanese War between the Qing Dynasty and Japan because of the appearance of Lin Daxin, and the old Li Hongzhang did not have to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki in Maguan to lose power and humiliate the country, and he did not have to carry this black pot for the entire Qing Dynasty, and was scolded as a traitor. Now although Li Hongzhang is over the age of six, his body and bones are not as good as 2 years ago, but his spirit is still very good.

Hearing the Empress Dowager Cixi's question, Prince Gong Yixin thought for a moment and said: "Empress Dowager, the minister thinks that Lin Daxin's move is just a show of force, and our court doesn't have to make a fuss. ”

Li Hongzhang also said: "The minister agrees with Prince Gong's words. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi sighed and said: "The imperial court spent a lot of money to establish a new army in 13 towns, why can't it suppress Lin Daxin's rebellion?" ”

Emperor Guangxu snorted coldly and said: "That Lin Daxin is almost the same as a rebellion, except that Lin Daxin did not hold high the anti-flag and officially rebelled!" In the four northeastern provinces, not only the army cut off the braids, but even the ordinary people also cut off most of the braids left by their ancestors! ”

Cixi asked the three commanders of the new army: "The new army has also been training for so long, you three tell me, how does the new army compare with Lin Daxin's Dingbei army now?" ”

The commander of the Wuwei Army, Yi Ketanga, said with a wry smile: "Lafayette, although our 13 towns and new army have been trained and their combat power is not bad, they are still absolutely weak in the face of the Dingbei Army!" First of all, the strength of troops, after the reorganization of the past two years, an infantry division of the Dingbei Army has 35,000 people, and there are 15 infantry divisions like the Dingbei Army, while our new army is only 15,000 people when it is full. In addition, there is the problem of equipment, not to mention anything else, just artillery, we have only one artillery mark in each town, with 18 75-mm field guns and 36 75-mm mountain guns, while an infantry division of the Northern Army has hundreds of artillery pieces. Although the old minister is reluctant to admit it, the fact is that the strength of the Dingbei Army is much more than that of the imperial court! (To be continued......)