Borgia.

In this small town that has sprung up because of the Trans-Siberian Railway, a secret meeting is underway. Li Xiaofeng, representing the Soviet government, Ma Zhanshan, representing the anti-Japanese forces of the Northeast Army, and Feng Yuxiang, representing the Northwest Army, were nervously discussing.

"Mr. Petrovich, do you mean that your government did not directly come forward to resist Japan's aggression against China?" Feng Yuxiang, who had a large face, spoke like a bell, and could tell that he was not particularly satisfied with the attitude of the Soviet government.

In fact, as a warlord who had cooperated with the Soviet Union, Feng Yuxiang, like many Chinese of that era, was deeply wary of polar bears, otherwise he would not have cleared the party in 412.

And now, in his opinion, the Soviets are just using him, using him as a tool, and once he does not use this tool well, he will be abandoned in a minute. And as a former prince, Feng Yuxiang has his own pride, and he is naturally unwilling to be used by the Soviet Union.

Li Xiaofeng knew Feng Yuxiang's thoughts very well, as a patriotic soldier, if he accepted the good intentions of the Soviet Union regardless of it, then his sincerity was two hundred and five, and in fact, the Soviet Union was indeed using them.

However, Li Xiaofeng felt that although it was a use, on the whole, it was still beneficial to Japan, and the two parties with a common interest base could cooperate completely, and there was no need to be so sensitive.

So he replied: "I don't like to use the word very much, I think the two sides are more like a cooperative relationship, out of wariness of the ambitions of the Japanese wolf and the helplessness of reality, our government can only help you in this way for the time being." And you need this help desperately, don't you? ”

Feng Yuxiang glanced at Li Xiaofeng sullenly, and said in his heart that Admiral Feng at this time felt quite special about the hairy man in front of him. First of all. This hairy man is too young. He looked to be only twenty-seven or eighteen years old. For such a big event, Mao Zi actually sent a little kid to negotiate with him, no matter how you look at it, I don't think it's reliable; Secondly, this Mao Zi can communicate directly with him without any translation, the official language is more slippery than him, and the quotation of scriptures is very cultured, anyway, compared with the other party, he, a native Chinese, seems very earthy. At last. When Feng Yuxiang learned that this person's true identity was an important member of the KGB, he felt even more weird.

What kind of institution is KGB, Feng Yuxiang is clear, and to put it bluntly, this is Maozi's spy structure, he has always been worried about Maozi's coveting of the country, and now the other party has sent a China expert, and it is not an ordinary "know", which has to arouse his high vigilance.

Feng Yuxiang suspected that this was Mao Zi's excuse to help them resist Japan, but in essence, he was here to engage in espionage activities and support agents. to divide China. Naturally, he was also very nervous about Li Xiaofeng's kindness.

Ma Zhanshan on the other side is not much better than Feng Yuxiang. Especially in the 1929 Middle East Road Incident, the Northeast Army had a direct military conflict with the Soviet Union, and it was repaired quite badly. He knew the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Red Army, especially when he took refuge in the Soviet Union, and he couldn't help but be frightened by the scene of "clearing the wasteland" that he saw.

Mao Zi is engaged in construction in the Far East, who knows what he wants in the end? As a general who has already fallen out once, Ma Zhanshan cherishes his feathers very much, for fear that he will become a traitor if he is not careful.

So he then asked: "Of course, we are willing to accept your sincere help, but if your country is really willing to help China resist Japan, it should be carried out in a fair and bright manner, this kind of sneaky approach is easy for people to misunderstand, and it is easy for people to think that you have ulterior motives!" ”

Li Xiaofeng nodded, he knew that he had to show a little sincerity, otherwise this kind of cooperation would not be able to be carried out, he said solemnly: "I understand the worries of the two of you, this kind of cooperation is indeed not so comfortable, but this is forced to form." The two generals should know that China's military presence in the Far East is relatively weak, and with the strength that Japan now has, it is impossible to engage in a head-on conflict with Japan, so they can only adopt the current form of cooperation. ”

Without waiting for Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan to speak, Li Xiaofeng continued to explain: "The second reason is that the attitude of the central government of your country is quite outrageous, our government has no confidence in Nanjing at all, and in view of the war in southern China, I believe that Nanjing cannot believe that China is willing to help you resist the Japanese aggression. Therefore, we can only cooperate with third parties and private organizations. ”

Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan glanced at each other, it should be said that they could understand and accept these reasons, and at this time Li Xiaofeng further explained: "But I can assure you that the aid given by our country to the two of you is completely free and does not need to be reciprocated, well, the only reward may be that the two of you can only use this aid for the anti-Japanese war." If there is any indication that the two of them are using aid for other purposes, such as for the civil war, then the cooperation will be terminated immediately! ”

Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan glanced at each other again, and the two of them asked in unison, "Is there really any additional political conditions?" ”

Li Xiaofeng nodded and said with certainty: "Not at all!" ”

Such good conditions made Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan another surprise, and they couldn't help but wonder if Mao Zi had already put down the butcher's knife and became a Buddha on the spot? Was this an epiphany? But if the conditions are really that good, that's perfectly acceptable.

"What kind of assistance will your country give us?" Ma Zhanshan asked impatiently.

Li Xiaofeng smiled and replied: "Our government is mobilizing supplies, and will soon be able to give you 40,000 rifles, 300 machine guns, 2 million rounds of ammunition and grenades, as well as 1 million rubles of other materials, and will send a group of military advisers to assist you in training your army." ”

Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan had no opinion on receiving rifles and machine guns, and other supplies worth 1 million rubles were also very gratifying, but they were suspicious of military advisers.

Li Xiaofeng immediately explained: "These military advisers are only used to help you train soldiers, and you only have the right to build and not command, so you don't have to worry about our government taking advantage of this to empty you." ”

That being said. But it is impossible to make Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan not worry at all. This sincerity can only be spoken of in time. But obviously. For the time being, they can't refuse, because at this time, they want nothing and nothing, and they really can't refuse.

"In order to prevent the Japanese from knowing that it is our government that is financing you, the arms, other supplies and military advisers that come to your aid can only be provided in the name of a third party...... As the intermediary of our cooperation, EO will act as a bridge of communication between our two sides, please allow me to introduce you to you, this Mr. Ren Fuchen is the plenipotentiary representative of EO company in China and the head of the military advisory group, I believe that you can communicate well and cooperate sincerely! ”

At the beginning, when Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan heard the name Ren Fuchen. I didn't particularly care, I thought it was a foreign devil with a Chinese name, who knew that it wasn't like that at all, but the one who came was a descendant of Yan and Huang, and they were stunned by a northeast accent.

Feng Yuxiang asked suspiciously: "Is this Mr. Ren a member of the CCP?" ”

It's no wonder that Feng Yuxiang has such doubts, but he really guessed wrong, there are CCP people in his team, and that is his old subordinate Ji Hongchang.

Li Xiaofeng explained with a smile: "Comrade Ren Fuchen's organizational relationship is subordinate to the United Communist Party (CPP) and has nothing to do with the CCP. He was a laborer who had gone to Europe to support the war during the First World War, and before the October Revolution he organized his workers to join the Bolsheviks. During the Civil War, he made great contributions to the Russian Revolution and was an outstanding commander and veteran...... Because he is familiar with the situation in China. So I asked him to be the head of the advisory group......"

Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan were still shocked, they didn't expect that the Chinese could penetrate the inside of Maozi, and they also looked like people, which was really surprising. In fact, Li Xiaofeng, who was even more surprised, didn't say that in the 1933 award, Ren Fuchen got the rank of brigadier general, in order to prevent these two from being overly frightened, he only said that Ren Fuchen was a commander and a veteran, which was still belittling!

After the initial surprise, Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan quickly returned to normal, in their opinion, Ren Fuchen is a traitor and a kind of character, and those who defect to the Japanese have defected to Maozi, what is there to make a fuss about.

Of course, it is a good thing that the military adviser is familiar with the situation in China, and there is no barrier to language communication, the only thing that worries them is the "traitor" habit of the other party.

Ren Fuchen can naturally see the distrust and contempt of Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan, to say from the heart, he is already a little surprised by this kind of look, he has not all lived and worked in the Soviet Union in the past ten years, and has also been active in the northeast region for a long time, and even some comrades of the CCP heard about his deeds, they also felt that he was like a traitor and a spy, which is really a bit annoying.

"I know," Li Xiaofeng naturally knew what even Ren Fuchen could see, but this matter could only be done by Ren Fuchen and the veterans of the Red Eagle Regiment, and it was more problematic to replace it with a real Russian military adviser, and it was difficult to keep it secret, so he could only comfort: "This job is indeed quite complicated, but it is meaningful, and only you are more suitable." Of course, you can come to me if you have any difficulties, and I will do my best to help solve them. ”

Ren Fuchen could only smile bitterly, because there were too many difficulties, such as after these days of observation, the rest of Ma Zhanshan made him very speechless. The composition of this group of people is really weird. There are the old units of the Northeast Army, there are also some young intellectuals who defected to Ma Zhanshan from all over the country, and there is also a special product of the Northeast -- beards. All strata and interest groups are reflected in the rest of Ma Zhanshan, and they are really an "eight-nation coalition army."

Anyway, this group of people is chaotic enough, and even there are many contradictions inside, that is, there is a common enemy of the Japanese who can gather this group of people together, otherwise they can fire themselves once every three days.

Don't think that this is just a phenomenon in Ma Zhanshan's team, in fact, at that time, China's various armies were a hodgepodge of big platters, all kinds of people had them, and Su zhì was also uneven, and it was very difficult to train such a ragtag army into a shape.

Ren Fuchen later wrote in his diary: "...... The soldier's habit is a big problem, the widespread illiteracy rate, the widespread malnutrition, and even the fact that some soldiers are tainted with the vices of the old army, these problems are a headache...... I also had a headache with the issue of weapons aided by the Soviet Union, most of which were old goods, all of which were left over from the First World War, and the mixed German and Japanese weapons left the logistics comrades speechless...... To be honest this makes me a little angry, when the Soviet Red Army massively reloaded SKS41 and SVT-38 semi-automatic rifles. My compatriots can only use tattered old goods......"

Of course. This is just the complaint of Ren Fuchen and some military advisers. Whether it is Feng Yuxiang or Ma Zhanshan, there are almost no complaints about weapons, as for the most ordinary Chinese soldiers, it is quite difficult for them to have a gun, even the legendary regular army can basically not make a gun per person, as for the training there is a sufficient supply of ammunition, this is simply a fantasy.

In the continuous small frictions, Ren Fuchen's advisory group played an active role, and the overall situation was not bad. Although the Chinese soldiers of that era had all kinds of shortcomings, they also had many advantages, and they were also relatively strong in their ability to endure hardships and stand hard work, listen to commands, and learn, and it can even be said that as long as they could be fed and clothed, they would be completely satisfied.

After three months of intensive training, most of the soldiers are not fully qualified, but they are also decent, at least Li Xiaofeng is more happy and satisfied, compared with history, although Ma Zhanshan's troops do not have much appearance for the time being, but the strength is much stronger. This time, we are faced with a situation of "encirclement and suppression." It shouldn't be so easy to crash.

However, Ma Zhanshan's troop training and equipment problems were easy to solve, but Feng Yuxiang's old department was not so easy to solve. At this time, Ji Hongchang and Fang Zhenwu's troops were still near Zhangjiakou, more than 1,000 kilometers away from Borja, separated by grasslands and deserts, and various hostile forces. At this moment, an uninvited guest came to the door.

"Learwin, why are you here?"

In the face of the British female spy, Li Xiaofeng was both surprised and painful, because her arrival meant that the secret anti-Japanese activities carried out by the Soviet Union in northern China had been leaked. Although Li Xiaofeng thought that this secret would not be kept for long, he was still quite unhappy that the British reacted so quickly. Needless to say, it is very likely that Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan's unreliable subordinates leaked the secret.

Learwin is very happy to see someone unhappy, the two sides have been fighting openly and secretly for more than ten years, and they have won and lost each other, but overall she can't take advantage. This time I was able to unexpectedly upset someone, and it really made Learvin happy.

Of course, Learwin did not come to find fault with someone this time, on the contrary, she came with considerable goodwill this time.

"Goodwill? When did the British Empire ever have good intentions toward Russia? Don't pretend to be pretentious, say your purpose, if you can cooperate, you will cooperate, and if you can't cooperate, I will not be polite to you. ”

"You're just too direct, and you don't have a little fun," Learwin complained in a fake way, and then explained directly to someone's request: "I think there is a basis for our two countries to cooperate in dealing with Japanese expansion in East Asia." ”

Li Xiaofeng glanced at her and asked very coldly, "How are you going to cooperate?" ”

Li Erwen smiled charmingly: "China can provide intelligence support, as well as ease your relationship with local forces in China. ”

Li Xiaofeng still asked quietly: "Then what do you want?" ”

"We don't want much," said Learvin with a smile, "and I think MI6 plus the KGB can prevent a lot of accidents and accidents." Of course, the main thing is to ease the tension with you, and we don't believe that we need to be so tense, right? ”

"Is this your personal meaning or the British government's meaning?"

Learwin smiled and asked, "Do you think I will contact you without the government's permission?" ”

Li Xiaofeng was silent for a moment and said, "How to cooperate?" ”

Li Erwen smiled and said: "Our government hopes that your country can exert greater pressure on Japan on the northeast issue, and no one wants to see the extreme expansion of the Japanese, which greatly hinders our interests in China......

Li Xiaofeng sneered: "Don't play these fictitious things, let my country directly confront the Japanese in the Northeast, why don't you sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?" ”

"Of course not," said Liervin unhurriedly, "our country will support you morally and will categorically reject the legitimacy of Manchukuo......"

Li Xiaofeng was a little amused in his heart, the British really had a good calculation, and they were ready to only move their mouths and not their hands, which was preparing to let Russia go to the fire. Before, he was still wondering why the League of Nations did not report on February 24, 1933, as it has historically done, announcing that it did not recognize the legitimacy of the puppet Manchuria. It seems that the British smelled something and thought that there might be a conflict between the Soviet Union and Japan, and that they were ready to take one step at a time.

It is easy to think that the British have this idea, if there is a direct conflict between the Soviet Union and Japan in the northeast, it will be beneficial to Britain regardless of the final outcome. If the contradictions between the Soviet Union and Japan are really irreconcilable, then Britain can completely push the boat and sell it to the Soviet Union, which can be regarded as an expression of goodwill and support. Moreover, the British could have said to the Japanese that the reason for denying the legitimacy of the puppet state of Manchukuo was due to the Soviet Union's vigorous opposition, which could be used to ease the increasingly fierce contradictions between Japan and Britain.

It can be said that the British really played a good game, and if the Nanjing Nationalist Government wanted to read him well, the Japanese would not directly target them, and even the Soviet Union would have to remember his advantages. It's a pity that Li Xiaofeng is a traverser, and he knows very well that without him taking the Soviet Union to participate in the cooperation, the British would not have allowed the Japanese to swallow the Northeast in a bright way, and they would also deny the legitimacy of the puppet Manchukuo.

Of course, negation is negation, and the resolution of the League of Nations actually has no meaning at all to change the situation in the Northeast.

So does Li Xiaofeng want to accept this "kindness" of the British? (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you to Fat Guy Big 123, hzwangdd, Spike Potato and Juventus comrades!