Chapter Seventy-Four: Interests Prevail

The Chinese captured prisoners all over the mountains, not only the army, but even the people who served in this battle reported their war achievements.

A team of people from Shanxi who came to support the front line in Beijing pushed a small cart to deliver food to the soldiers on the front line, but they encountered a company of Russian soldiers. Those civilians only had old-fashioned rifles for self-defense, and their combat qualities were far inferior to those of the Russians.

When the two sides met together, the people were really scared, but the Russian company commander did not fight them. He knew very well in his heart that these Chinese were non-combatants, even if they had guns in their hands. If you shoot at these people, the surrounding Chinese troops will quickly rush over, and then I am afraid that I will die ten times more sad than these Chinese, let alone ask for any chance to be prisoners.

Moreover, his team had been running for several hours, and there were still Chinese troops chasing them around, and he really couldn't run, and he didn't want to run in such a hopeless way.

The Russian company commander did two things, the first was to surround this Chinese militia that was originally going to support the front line, and then take out the grain that was supposed to be transported to the Chinese troops on the car and eat as much as he could. After eating, he took the soldiers to sit in the car and let the Chinese push them into the prisoner camp. The donkey cart was a little bumpy, but it was much more comfortable than walking.

This is the best treatment of Russian prisoners since the beginning of the war between China and Russia.

Commander Yang did not wait for the war here to end, when the Third Front opened the gap between the Russians and controlled the situation on the battlefield. The second two fronts pursued Kilingsky's troops who had fled!

At the same time, the Fourth Front in Mongolia suddenly attacked horizontally, assuming a posture of cutting off the retreat of Kilingsky's heavy army.

The Russian troops had now only traveled for three days, and General Kilingsky immediately accelerated the march of his troops after receiving the news that his rear front had not been able to hold back the Chinese for a week.

This chase and escape provided a hypothetical stage for the military strategists of the countries of the world! Will the Chinese Fourth Front be able to hold back the Russians? Could the Russians have overtaken Zaitao's defense before Yang Xiaolin catches up? If they can't get past the waves, will China fight the largest encirclement and annihilation war in history on Mongolian soil? What would that battle look like?

The generals of various countries were not willing to be lonely and expressed their views and speculations about the war.

One thing they agree on is that no matter how this battle ends, the situation in Asia will change completely.

The Chinese chose to recover Mongolia by force, and this problem is really very serious.

Britain and France reacted immediately, issuing public statements expressing their strong unease about the Chinese government's military actions. The British said they hoped that China would stop using force to solve the problem. Don't bring instability to Asia.

Gentlemen speak at a level, and it is natural for them to drive warships around the world to fight this and that, and it will become an unstable factor for the Chinese to recover their own territory? Commander Yang didn't pay attention to the British after seeing their statement, don't reason with the gentlemen. They have a reason for what they say.

Just like the Qing Empire in history, it had to maintain the situation in Tibet in the last few years. It's just that more than 1,000 troops were sent in Tibet. Britain immediately threw out the theory of the Chinese threat, saying that the Qing Dynasty launched a threat of war. That was in 1909, and who was the Qing Dynasty threatening at that time?

So Yang Xiaolin took a look at it and threw the British and French statements into the trash.

Germany and Austria-Hungary don't need to look at it either. They wished that they could fight Russia by themselves, and then Nikolai couldn't stand to drive all the troops back in Europe, and a bigger war between China and Russia was the outcome they wanted to see the most.

Yang Xiaolin mainly looked at the attitude of the United States and Japan towards this war. In order to ease relations with the British, this time the Japanese at least conformed to the British in their statement, Saionji said in Tokyo that Japan regretted the outbreak of a large-scale conflict between China and Russia, and hoped that the two sides could sit down and resolve the crisis peacefully under the mediation of the British government.

The United States was somewhat ambiguous, and Washington's statement was as follows: "The United States Government and the people of the United States deeply regret this war that could have been avoided. We call on both parties to negotiate a solution. The US Government believes that the Russians should unconditionally withdraw from Mongolia as the beginning of the talks, and the Chinese troops should suspend their attacks when the Russian troops retreat, so as to show their peace-loving sincerity. ”

There are also other countries that have nothing to do with the war between China and Russia in order to prove their existence, and the Dutch at this time sneered at the British government: "The Russians did not wait for the opportunity to withdraw safely, and the Chinese used their strong attacks to make the Russians begin to retreat." Although many countries said they were willing to help Russia before the battle, and even formed a coalition and threatened to join the contest. However, it seems that some countries are already in the middle of the foreign power, and he can do nothing but shout twice, and can only watch his allies fight alone in dangerous places, and we are glad that we did not choose such allies. ‘

This rod really overturned many countries, and it was not only Britain and France that formed the coalition in the first place. Fortunately, the gentlemen all know that the Dutch are aggrieved, so let's say a few words.

The most funny thing is that the Belgian government held a press conference very cautiously and expressed Belgium's attitude on the war between China and Russia: "Regarding the war between the Chinese and the Russians in Asia, we in Belgium say that we do not express any opinion. ”

If you don't express your opinion, you won't publish it, and you will hold a press conference to say that you won't express your opinion, this is really the survival strategy of a small country, no matter what happens in the world, he will shout two sentences if he has an opinion, nothing else. Just to prove that he exists.

As the Chinese troops began to pursue, Yuan Shikai immediately began to get busy in Beijing. He kept meeting with the ministers of various countries and listened to the opinions of various countries on this war. Some of the statements on the scene are true, and if you have heard them, forget it.

But the problem is that some countries are telling the truth.

For example, in Japan, Saionji had just expressed regret in Tokyo, and Abutaro immediately asked to meet with Yuan Shikai here, and conveyed to Yuan Shikai a congratulatory telegram that was said to have been sent by the prime minister of Saionji himself.

On behalf of the Japanese side, Saionji congratulated the Chinese on their initial victory in the war against Russia, and hoped that Yuan Shikai would not pay attention to his speech in Tokyo. I regret mine. You continue to hit yours.

The Japanese really don't want China to stop the war with the Russians now, and now that the Japanese army has landed in Indonesia, seeing that the war is going very well, China and Russia will not fight at this time. Little Japan will feel that the ass is not safe.

Therefore, Xiyuan Temple also made a statement in this telegram. He said that Japan would like China to go along. Strive to create an Asian Asia.

He had just secretly met with the Japanese ambassador, and the talks were held from five o'clock to half past six, and Yuan Shikai did not even have time to eat a bite of food. The American minister, Conger, came again at this time.

"Mr. President, I have good news for you that at the first anniversary celebration in China, we in the United States have made a decision that not only will be attended by people from our embassy, but all American businessmen in China will also rush to Beijing. In addition, Mr. Charlai, the Undersecretary of State who is now in the Philippines, will also attend, and he has already taken a ship from the Philippines to Tianjin, and I believe that the time should be in time. ”

Conger was smiling when he entered the door, Yuan Shikai immediately turned his mind when he heard it, he didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the Americans' gourd, and asked a deputy secretary of state to attend his first year celebration?

Lao Yuan didn't say anything, and looked at Conger meaningfully with those eyes. Conger immediately explained: "Oh, of course, not only to participate in your celebration, but the main reason is that the American side has decided to officially open negotiations between us, so that the relationship between China and the United States can have a normal development. ”

Lao Yuan smiled: "Didn't you already say that you would start negotiations on the basis of the Pu Anchen Treaty?" What, you guys have a new suggestion? ”

Conger nodded and said: "We, the American side, believe that we can cooperate with China in all directions, and that the cooperation of the United States is different from the conditional cooperation of Britain, France, and even Germany and Austria, and it is sincere and purposeless. ”

Lao Yuan nodded: "Okay, okay, I also want to have such a negotiation." To be honest, we Chinese don't want much, but we hope to have the least respect in the international community. I've already read your statement this time, and to be honest, I'm still feeling a little sad about your staying out of the way. ”

Mr. Conger immediately said, "No, that's just diplomatic rhetoric. Not only the US government, but also I personally believe that the Chinese have the right to use any means to safeguard territorial unity and sovereign integrity. Mr. President, if China intends to fight to the end in order to restore its territory, I think the U.S. government is willing to help China, in any way. ”

Yuan Shikai's eyes lit up suddenly.

Conger said this very implicitly, but Lao Yuan is also a seasoned politician. He felt the message from Conger very clearly. The Americans prescribed the conditions and also spoke of the benefits.

They can cooperate with China in all aspects, which means that the United States can replace the projects that the Japanese and China cooperate with. The so-called support for the Chinese government in the fight to restore territory and help the Chinese develop their navy means that as long as you want to recover Taiwan and North Korea, we in the United States are willing to help.

It seems that the actions of little Japan in Indonesia really made the Yankees feel nervous, and the British could not play a role, and they hoped that China would hold back the Japanese.

Diplomacy is like that, everything is given to the good of the country. Therefore, a successful diplomacy is equivalent to winning a battle on the battlefield. If Lao Yuan is fooled by the Americans and falls out with Little Japan, then the Americans can solve the threat from Japan by paying some money. When China really sends troops to recover North Korea and Taiwan, little Japan will definitely fight hard with China, and Lao Mei can sit on the side and watch the drama peacefully.

Lao Yuan smiled, if you are taken advantage of, you are stupid, but if no one wants to take advantage of you, then you are not only stupid. (To be continued......)