Koichiro Tachibana was a Japanese military senator to fight in Russia, and he was ordered to recover Boli after the majority party attacked and captured Boli. As a result, he was suddenly told that the railway had been blown up, and Koichiro Tachibana had to get off the train early, and at this time, he didn't know that there was still a pair of eyes staring at him on the side of the road.

This man was Yars, who had fought against Germany, and after several years of honing his marksmanship, his marksmanship was amazing, and more than fifteen Germans died at his hands. Later, after the outbreak of the civil war, he returned to his hometown in the Far East, and not long ago, a group of Japanese soldiers stormed his home.

The young man's wife was insulted, his five-year-old son was picked on a bayonet, his parents were all beheaded, and a family was destroyed in an instant. Completely frenzied, Yars picked up his old rifle again, joined the guerrillas, and used accurate marksmanship to kill six Japanese soldiers in a matter of days.

At this time, he had already seen that there were big names among the Japanese, and Yars's palms were soaked with a layer of delicate sweat, and his eyes were staring at him, not letting go of any opportunity. At this moment, Tachibana Koichiro suddenly turned around, as if he wanted to speak, and Yars finally seized the rare opportunity, and a bullet was fired, which immediately hit Tachibana Koichiro's head, and the dignified lieutenant general fell to the ground with a thud.

The assassination of a lieutenant general is definitely not trivial, and the top level of Japan was also shaken, and Prime Minister Hara Kei had a gloomy face after receiving the report, as did the other cabinet members. The situation in Russia has deteriorated to such an extent that it is necessary to deal with Russia first, to eliminate the majority, and to resolutely safeguard the dignity and interests of Japan.

However, if it wants to concentrate on dealing with the Russians, it is necessary to ease relations with the Bong army in a timely manner, and it is necessary to get the foreign powers to stop economic sanctions, which also means that Japan must temporarily bow its head. Let's go all out to solve a problem first.

Yuan Jing thought carefully for a long time before he said with difficulty: "Russia is more powerful than China, and it is the primary threat to the empire. ”

Hara Kei's eyes fell on Yoshiichi Tanaka, this guy was the most opposed to compromise with Fengjun, and now it was up to his opinion. Yoshiichi Tanaka lowered his head slightly, and his heart turned over and over again, weighing it repeatedly. Zuihou had no choice but to speak: "I agree with this suggestion, but we must not compromise too much with the Feng army, and the interests of the empire in South Manchuria must be maintained." ”

Tokyo's decision has been formed, and Uchida Yasuya doesn't want to continue to pretend to be cold and noble, so he can only negotiate with Fengjun honestly. After sitting down at the negotiating table. Gu Weijun looked very positive, and he first said, "Your Excellency Uchida." Majority parties are rampant these days. It has seriously threatened the security of the Asia-Pacific region, and I strongly urge all countries to put aside their differences and work together to eradicate this scourge. ”

The situation waits for no one, and Uchida can only agree to this proposal, as for the preset conditions, he automatically ignores them.

"The Imperial Government is willing to cooperate with Mukden. In particular, the leasing of the Eastern Railway, as well as the procurement of military supplies. At present, the empire is the main force to eliminate the majority party, and the Mukden side should take the initiative to cooperate with the empire and act together. Show enough sincerity to provide all possible conveniences for the Empire. ”

Uchida's words were filled with a sense of arrogance, like the arrogance of the Japanese, who did not seem to know who was begging whom.

Gu Weijun put away the smile on his face, and then said: "The two sides should cooperate and must cooperate, but cooperation must be based on equality and respect. The Japanese side must do the following: first, transfer the South Manchurian Railway to the Feng army, and at the same time take back all garrisons and give up all dependent territories; second, give up all special interests in South Manchuria, and carry out investment and development in a fair and just manner; third, the Bank of Korea and the Jeongjin Bank will be abolished, and the Mukden financial order will be observed; Fourthly, undertake not to seek the ...... of the powers set forth in Article 21 and similar treaties"

There are all kinds of things, Gu Weijun has read a total of seven articles, Uchida Yasuya listened to it, and he was simply mad, these conditions are equivalent to completely driving out the Japanese shili in South Manchuria, and years of hard work have come to naught, where can he agree.

Immediately, the two sides began a war of words, crazy bargaining, and the intensity of the negotiation table was no weaker than the battlefield.

After seven consecutive days of quarrels, Gu Weijun hurriedly found Zhang Tinglan to report the situation.

"The Japanese side promised to reduce the garrison along the South Manchurian Railway, with a total strength ratio of more than 5,000 men, and at the same time promised to give up half of the Manchurian Railway dependencies. In addition, they promised that the treaty on the Northeast signed with Beiyang alone would be invalid, and that all future treaties would have to be attended by Mukden. The rest of the Japanese promised not to engage in espionage and promised to give up some of their privileges, but they demanded more detailed negotiations to be finalized. Basically, we have achieved the preset negotiation goals, and it is also a victory for Fengjun's diplomacy. ”

Zhang Tinglan thought about it carefully, and then said: "The Japanese are an expedient measure, they just want to concentrate Liliang first and solve the troubles of Russia, and then find a suitable opportunity to deal with us." ”

"Commander-in-Chief, you mean not to agree to this condition."

"No, I agreed!" Zhang Tinglan said: "We can't be entangled with the Japanese anymore, they want to concentrate on Liliang, we also need to hurry up, the Feng army must strive for greater strategic space, and we can no longer be trapped in the northeast!" ”

The reason for Zhang Tinglan's decision is also very simple, just now he got a report that Wan Fulin stationed in Rehe was defeated by Xu Shuzheng, and Xiao Zhuge led his troops to break through Gubeikou and Xifengkou, and the east and west armies, a total of more than 30,000 people, entered the territory of Rehe.

Wan Fulin was defeated and retreated, Sun Liechen only had two regiments of soldiers, and he was trapped in Chengde, and the Beiyang Army could kill Chengde at any time, and the situation was very critical. And Rehe is not only a barrier on the side of the three eastern provinces, but also a bridgehead for the Feng army to attack the northwest and Outer Mongolia, and there can be no mistakes at all.

Now Beiyang is taking advantage of the chaos and wants to take Rehe down, how can Zhang Tinglan agree. Moreover, the enmity between Fengjun and Lao Duan has been settled, and Lao Duan must not be allowed to continue to control the central government, if he wants to really win Lao Duan, he must first defeat Xu Shuzheng.

Zhang Tinglan has already decided to send troops to Rehe and break hands with Xiao Xu. At this time, it was necessary to reach an agreement with the Japanese to maintain a temporary peace.

After Gu Weijun learned this, he also knew that he had to ease the conflict with Japan, the Japanese were interested in concentrating on Liliang to deal with Russia, and the Feng army also intended to solve Beiyang first, so he and Uchida quickly reached an agreement.

The Japanese, who originally had a garrison of less than 20,000 troops along the South Manchurian Railway, were suddenly reduced to 5,000 men, less than two-thirds, and the threat to the Feng army was greatly reduced. Moreover, the Japanese returned half of the Manchurian Railway, which was not only a huge sum of money, but also of great value to the security situation in the three eastern provinces.

Take Huanggutun Station as an example, to the south of it is Japan's Manchurian Railway Annex, and the Japanese can intervene at any time and use artillery in the Manchurian Railway Annexation to blockade the Gyeongbong Railway. In history, Zhang Zuolin was killed here, and there was a reason, as soon as the Japanese raised their legs, they arrived at the Jingfeng Railway, which was equivalent to holding their lives in the hands of the Japanese.

After this negotiation, the area south of Huanggutun was returned to the hands of the Fengjun army, and Zhang Tinglan decisively set up the Fengtian West Camp here, standing side by side with the north and south camps to jointly defend Fengtian. After the Japanese dependency was reduced by half, not only could they not threaten the safety of the Feng army, but they were still held hostage by the strong force of the Feng army at all times, and the trend of strength and weakness was immediately reversed.

In addition, on the more than 1,000-kilometer Manchurian Railway and its branch lines, the Japanese returned more than 2 million mu of land, which is enough for 20 million yuan based on the calculation of 10 oceans per acre of land.

Of course, in exchange for interests, the Feng army also had to open up the Middle East Road, assist the Japanese in transporting arms and materials, and suppress Ivanov as soon as possible, and in addition, the Feng army would resume selling agricultural products to Japan to ensure the supply of the Japanese army.

The three-month-long confrontation between the Feng army and the Japanese finally eased temporarily, and Zhang Tinglan took advantage of this time to hurriedly gather all his cadres together, and Zhang Zuoxiang also attended the meeting in person.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Xu Shuzheng has invaded Rehe, and the situation in Chengde is in danger, what should you do?"

"Of course, send troops, and teach Xu Shuzheng a hard lesson!" Sun Anhu took the lead in speaking: "Lao Duan betrayed the Fengjun to the Japanese, and he has long been our mortal enemy, if it weren't for the fact that the main energy was focused on the Japanese during this time, could they be so arrogant, I don't think it would be just to save Rehe, send troops again, take down Beijing and Tianjin, and even drive Duan Qirui, a bastard, out of Beijing!" ”

"Don't be reckless." Zhang Zuoxiang waved his hand and said: "Isn't the lesson of Yuting painful enough, although the assassination was accidental, but it also shows that the strength of the Feng army is insufficient, and it has not entered Beijing at all, and it is still focused on Rehe." ”

"Auxiliary Marshal Wise!" Yang Yuting said on the side: "It is indeed not appropriate to enter the customs at this time, but we must also determine the strategic goal, at least the first line of the Great Wall is in our hands." Starting from Shanhaiguan, Xifengkou, Gubeikou, Zhangjiakou and other important points must be taken back into their hands, forming an oppressive situation in Beijing and Tianjin, so that they dare not act rashly. Then go west with all your might. This is also a proposition that has long been put forward by Humble Yan, and Chahar and Suiyuan must be in their hands. ”

Zhang Tinglan also said with a smile on the side: "Not only these two places, but also Outer Mongolia, judging from the situation in Russia, sooner or later the majority party will be killed in the Far East, and there will be a battle between us at that time." After taking Outer Mongolia, we will have strategic depth and be able to threaten the Trans-Siberian Railway at any time, and the whole game of chess will be alive. ”

Saying that, Zhang Tinglan took out another letter, shook it in front of everyone, and then said: "This is what Cao Kun just sent me, he said that Lao Duan betrayed the country and should step down, and the direct army is willing to join forces with us to reverse the section together, I agreed to this proposal, and the two armies of Zhifeng will divide Shili with the Great Wall as the boundary." ”

When Zhang Zuoxiang heard that there was a direct army willing to help, he also said with a smile: "Then we will send troops to Rehe and compete with Xu Shuzheng!" (To be continued......)