Perhaps because they felt that Yan Shao had already made a mess of the current matter, Zhou Yi and others also changed from the original 'wait and see what happens' to 'take the initiative'. In the past, he took the initiative to discuss this matter through some of the networks that Guò had formed in the past, and invited many influential experts and scholars in the society to discuss this matter.

As I said earlier, these are some influential experts and scholars.

In the same way, these scholars did have some interest in discussing the matter of tenure, so they did not shirk this invitation. And after learning that even they were involved, many people who were not interested in it also paid attention to their influence.

After coming and going, these people actually made the already boiling momentum even more enthusiastic.

On the other hand, with the information provided by the Special Affairs Bureau, Yan Shao is very clear about what these people are doing, but at the moment he has to be busy with Kolchak's affairs first, so he can't spare time to entangle with them for the time being, but this does not mean that Yan Shao will put things down, because Yan Shao has already kept this matter firmly in his heart...

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Not long after Yan Shao returned to Beijing, Cai Jie, who was far away in the Urals, sent a telegram to Yan Shao, claiming that General Kolchak, who represented the Russian Provisional Government, had sent an envoy to Yekaterinburg a few days earlier, hoping to discuss some important matters with the Nationalist Government.

And because the matter is urgent, it is hoped that negotiations will be able to be held directly in Yekaterinburg.

So. Cai Yi hopes that Yan Shao can give him some diplomatic permission...

In fact, as early as Yan Shao's way back to Beijing, Cai Ye had already notified Yan Shao by telegram. This time it's just an official announcement. Therefore, Yan Shao was not surprised, but since he had already known it, the measures to solve it had naturally been decided.

Therefore, after formal discussion with the cabinet, Yan Shao granted Cai's request and gave him the right to communicate diplomatically with the Kolchak regime. With this right, Cai was able to negotiate with Kolchak on behalf of the Nationalist government.

Of course, it's just a negotiation. In fact, any decision needs to be made in advance. But for Cai, that's enough.

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Ural Mountains. The dividing line between Europe and Asia. It stretches for more than 2,000 kilometers from the bay of the Kara Sea in the north to the Kazakh steppe in the south, between the East European Plain and the Siberian Plain.

As the dividing line of Eurasia. The Ural Mountains are of great importance. Similarly, as the only city of a certain size on the border, Yekaterinburg has a considerable position.

Yekaterinburg...

After the Nationalist government captured the city, Yan Shao did not change the name of the city to a more Chinese characteristic, but still maintained the original name. After all, for Yan Shao, changing the name of a newly occupied city? It doesn't seem to make much sense.

What's more, as a government, it seems more rewarding to maintain the original name of the city. Equally. The irritation for the Russians should be even greater...

Although Yan Shao did not change the name of Yekaterinburg, it is compared with the past. Yekaterinburg has undoubtedly become what it is. In the past, this very European-style city has been replaced by a large number of modern steampunk-style buildings, and if it were not for the fact that there are still a few buildings that belong to the original city still standing there alone, I am afraid that no one would have recognized this as the original Yekaterinburg.

The engineers who came to Yekaterinburg from China used their brilliant ideas to build a large number of new buildings in the city, making the whole city ―――――― like a group of demons dancing.

Well, for people of this era, the steampunk style is a little too special. There were relatively few people who could appreciate it, but fortunately, at this time almost all the officers and soldiers of the Wehrmacht in Yekaterinburg were young people, and there was a lot of appreciation.

Especially for the heavy guns placed on high platforms in the city, some young officers in the army are very appreciative―――――― these are ordered from domestic military factories, the caliber of the cannon is as high as 350mm or more, and each is placed on a high platform of more than ten floors.

Of course, this also raises the problem of personnel access, as well as the transportation of ammunition and the maintenance of artillery.

But given the spectacle of the spectacle, this little trouble doesn't seem like a hassle.

Naturally, as the commander of the Ural Military District and the most famous general in China, it is certainly impossible for Cai Ye not to see where the defects of these giant cannons are.

That's right, with a caliber of more than 350mm and a long barrel, combined with a ten-story high battery, these guns will have a longer range than the enemy's artillery. And considering the caliber of 350mm, its power is probably much stronger than that of the enemy's artillery.

With one shot, it is not a big problem to solve a company estimate.

And there were as many as six such artillery pieces in Yekaterinburg, and their power can be imagined.

The question is, can this kind of artillery still be used in such an era?

As a senior general of the National Defense Force, Cai Ye still has some understanding of some of the weapons and equipment in the National Defense Force. One of the things that we have a deep understanding of is the current development of the equipment of the aviation units.

At present, China does not have an independent air force (although Yan Shao already intends to do so), and the so-called aviation force is completely dependent on the navy and army. Those who are attached to the Navy are naval aviation, and those who are attached to the Army are army aviation.

It's a simple way to tell the difference...

As one of the most important military districts in China, the Ural Military District has a considerable size of army aviation. In addition to a large number of fighters, there are also some special aircraft.

Bomber...

Some very simple bombers were brought from China not long ago. That being said. These bombers, however, can drop at least a ton of ammunition over the heads of the opposing side.

Standing artillery on a high turret might have been really useful in an era before aviation units. After all, with a much longer range than the enemy, these guns have a relatively safe output environment.

However, in this era when aviation weapons have begun to fly all over the sky, these giant cannons are too conspicuous, and if you want to solve these giant cannons, it seems that only a few planes are enough...

Think of the forts that cost a lot of money to build. There is also the specific artillery above, which itself is facing great danger, and Cai Ye feels a little worthless in his heart.

After all, the resources invested in it. It is almost possible to form an artillery division.

However, after all, this is something that Yan Shao agrees with, and Cai Ye is not easy to refuse―――――― he has persuaded him to think that this kind of thing is already behind the times, even if he takes it out. It can only be regarded as an ornament. Deter the enemy, but if the enemy discovers the crux of the problem, Cai Ye doesn't even dare to guarantee that these seemingly powerful cannons can survive for more than a day.

However, what Cai Ye didn't know was that for Yan Shao, these cannons were just an ornament, a souvenir that symbolized the time he had come...

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Although Cai doesn't appreciate this style very much, others do.

It's just that...

For some. The changes in the city are a little more shocking.

"This ......... Where the hell is this..."

Look at the city in front of you that reveals a strange style. Pavlov couldn't help but be surprised.

"Yekaterinburg," heard Paplov say, and one of the soldiers in charge of leading the way was a little strange.

"However, Yekaterinburg in the past is obviously ..."Pointing to the city in front of him, Pavlov was for a long time, and he couldn't say the next words.

However, the officer seemed to understand what he meant, and replied directly. "The original city was destroyed so badly during the siege that there was no way to live in it, let alone play a defensive role or something, so after we occupied the city, we rebuilt the city and built the city into a fortress city, and now the city in front of you is basically rebuilt on the ruins of the original Yekaterinburg, except for a few buildings from the former Russian period, the rest are basically new buildings, The style of the whole city is naturally very different from the original..."

With that, the officer pointed to the city in front of him with some pride. "Well, isn't it more modern than the original?"

Obviously, he is also a proponent of modifying the city into such a thing.

On the other side, looking at the city in front of him, which had changed beyond recognition, Pavlov was a little speechless.

As the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kolchak regime, Pavlov came to Yekaterinburg as a representative of the Russian Provisional Government―――――― which has become the general command of the Ural Military District since its establishment.

When Yekaterinburg was chosen as the headquarters of the Military District, there was some opposition. After all, Yekaterinburg is too close to the front line, but in the huge Ural Province, there is really no second city other than Yekaterinburg that is more suitable for being the headquarters of the military district, so there is no way, and I have to reluctantly make it difficult.

Fortunately, after the Wehrmacht occupied the Ural Mountains, they did not occupy the mountains and then stood still, but still advanced a few dozen kilometers in front of the mountains under the orders of Cai Yi.

Tens of kilometers, such a distance is certainly a little worse, but it is enough for the Wehrmacht to arrange multiple lines of defense between this distance to ensure the safety of Yekaterinburg. And at a distance of tens of kilometers, in such an era, except for the Paris cannon of the Germans, ordinary artillery does not have such a long range, at least in terms of safety.

However, as the headquarters of the military district and a fortress located on the border between Europe and Asia, Yekaterinburg needs to renovate itself. So after a period of time, what appeared to the world was what it is today.

Naturally, just over a year. Obviously, it is impossible to completely rebuild a city, so the current Yekaterinburg is only a rudimentary, somewhat steampunk style, and in fact the whole city is not yet finished.

But even so, with the huge cannons on the forts, as well as the fortifications that had been built and the large amount of strategic materials hoarded in the fortress. Even in the face of an enemy army three times his size, Cai Ye was confident that he would hold on for at least one year―――――― the reason why he said it was one year. Or is it because of logistics ...

As the foreign minister of the Provisional Government, Pavlov, of course, came to Yekaterinburg at one time. That's why he was so surprised, after all, Yekaterinburg was a very beautiful city in his memory. And not like this......... There's a weird style everywhere, and it looks like a weird monster.

As a nobleman and gentleman, it has to be said that Pavlov did not appreciate this style very much.

It's just that at the moment he didn't come to appreciate the architectural style. So in the end, he could only choose to ignore the strange buildings around him. And those buildings that are also weird and are currently under construction...

This still had some effect, and soon Pavlov followed the officer to the headquarters of the Ural Military District, and after the briefing, he soon met Cai Ye himself―――――― when Pavlov followed the people into Cai Yi's office, Cai Ye had been sitting on a chair and waiting for a long time.

He didn't have a newspaper in his hand, or a book, or a document or something. After all, the people below have already been informed, and it would be too contrived to do it again

After meeting Pavlov. Cai quickly stood up from his seat.

"Mr. Foreign Minister, it's a pleasure to meet you..."

"I'm glad to meet you, General..."

Looking at the thin Chinese general standing in front of him, Pavlov said with respect.

Whether it was the bloody battle of Verdun or the achievements on the battlefield on the Western Front, Cai Ye became one of the four famous generals of the Entente. The reason why it is said to be the Big Four is because each of the four major powers at that time had a general included in this ranks, and these four countries were Britain, France, the United States, and China.

As for the Italian ilk ...

Now that you've laughed enough, you don't have to take it out to continue to make people laugh...

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Although the westward strategy of occupying Siberia and Central Asia was carried out by Cai Yi, it is really difficult for others to resent this soldier who has made great achievements, not to mention that he also acted according to orders.

"I heard that your country is planning to confer the title of general, so I would like to congratulate the general here..."

Hearing Paplov talk about this, a smile also appeared on Cai Ye's face.

"Where, there is no definite news yet..."

Although Pavlov was a Russian, he could also see that Cai Ye was actually very happy in his heart, so he quickly laughed and talked a few words next to him.

However, Pavlov is not wrong, after a while, Cai Ye will indeed be awarded the title and promoted.

In fact, this was also decided by the Nationalist government not long ago, that is, as the scale of the battlefield became larger and larger, another rank would be added to the original system to ensure the stability of the command system.

In the original Wehrmacht establishment, there were usually colonels commanding regiments, brigadier generals commanding brigades, major generals commanding divisions, lieutenant generals commanding armies, and generals commanding corps...

Well, what about the army group that is more numerous and responsible for one aspect ...

Obviously, it is no longer enough to be a general, after all, the commanders of the corps below are each with the rank of general. If the commander of the army group is still in charge of the general, then he and his subordinates will become the same in rank.

Although Yan Shao believed that even so, those officers would not dare to disobey the orders of the commander of the group army, but after all, it would still bring some trouble. Therefore, after some discussion, Yan Shao and the others decided to add a first-class ―――――― marshal to the original rank...

The position of the marshal is simple, that is, in times of war, only army groups that are subordinate to his side will fight with the enemy.

Although the rank of marshal has been established, it is obvious that the position of marshal is not something that anyone can hold if they want to, at least looking at the world, there are few people who are qualified to serve as marshal.

Fortunately, at least there are still three in China at the moment, which also allows Yan Shao to avoid the embarrassment of having the rank of marshal but not marshal. And these three people are Feng Guozhang, Cai Yi and Jiang Baili.

These three people are not only qualified enough, but also can be called outstanding military achievements, and there is absolutely no problem in serving as a marshal...

In addition to the three of them, others will also be rewarded for their meritorious deeds, such as Wu Peifu and Liu Guangyuan, whose exploits on the battlefield have long been recorded. Now that the war is over, even Cai Yi and them have been rewarded, Wu Peifu and they will naturally not be left behind...

Of course, all of this is China's own internal affairs, and it has nothing to do with anyone else, at least Pavlov is not interested, and he just chats with Cai for a while, and then immediately gets to the point.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I believe that your country has a relatively clear understanding of the situation in Eastern Europe," said Pavlov, pursing his lips as he said. At this moment, Soviet Russia is expanding wantonly on the soil of Europe, even if it is to avoid Europe being reddened by the Red elements, even for the security of the capitalist world, and our country needs your help........."