Fengjun's top brass has long made up their minds that they must take back the Middle East Road, and now the opportunity is in front of everyone, and everyone can't help but be a little nervous, after all, Fengjun is a weak country, and Russia is a huge empire with a strong heritage, and at the same time Russia is also a member of the Entente, even if Russia changes, the powers still hope that Russia can continue to fight and hold back the German army, and will not sit idly by and watch China take back the Middle Road.

More importantly, there is an ambitious Japan next to it, which is a big trouble, after the Feng army takes action, how will the Japanese react, and how should the Feng army respond, it is necessary to plan the overall situation before the action, otherwise rash action will only provoke the joint intervention of the great powers, and the Zuihou Feng army will not only not be able to recover the railway, but will also fall into a crisis.

Zhang Zuolin glanced at the audience, and then his eyes fell on Zhang Tinglan: "Humble words, knowing yourself and knowing your opponent can survive a hundred battles, you are most familiar with the situation in Tsarist Russia, you introduce the situation to everyone, and then let's discuss the specific action plan." ”

Zhang Tinglan nodded, sorted out his thoughts a little, and then said: "The situation in Tsarist Russia is actually similar to the situation in the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Xinhai, Russia has been at war with the Central Powers led by Germany since 1914, and the national strength has been seriously damaged, millions of Russians have died on the battlefield, and domestic contradictions have broken out in an all-round way, which triggered the uprising to overthrow the Tsar.

During the Xinhai Revolution, there were three major shili in China, one was the revolutionary party, one was the constitutionalist, and the other was the remnant shili of the Manchu Qing dynasty. The same is true of the current pattern in Russia, where there are still a large number of aristocrats and military generals who support the Tsar, constituting a conservative shili.

The second shili was represented by the Socialist-Revolutionaries and minority parties, whose main supporters were capitalists, peasants, intellectuals. Journalists, etc., who are similar to the Constitutionalists, hope to limit the power of the tsar and establish a real constitutional monarchy through reforms.

Zuihou is the majority party, somewhat similar to China's revolutionary party, but there is a considerable difference between the two, Sun Wen and his party are too high-minded and have too many ideas to win the hearts of the people. The majority party in Russia, on the other hand, has a complete theoretical system, which is born out of Mazi's theory of capital. They advocated the violent overthrow of tsarist rule, followed by the elimination of the bourgeoisie and the realization of public ownership of the means of production.

Regardless of whether this theory is plausible or not, one thing is certain: their radical proposition. The support of the people at the bottom of Russia gave hope to those who were almost desperate. And they are well organized. Extremely capable of mobilization, they played the role of the main force in the overthrow of the tsar. ”

Zhang Tinglan briefly introduced the tripartite shili, everyone present was listening carefully, Lao Zhang frowned, and sorted out his thoughts. Then he said: "Humble words, according to you, the Shili of the majority party is the strongest, which means that it is possible for them to win the victory of Zuihou?" ”

"That's right. At present, there are two regimes in Russia, one is the Provisional Government and the other is the majority-controlled workers' and soldiers' congress, and the two sides are facing each other, and I think that in the near future there will definitely be a violent conflict between the two to decide who will be the true successor of the empire. ”

"To put it mildly, you just said that the majority party advocates the elimination of the bourgeoisie, isn't that tantamount to going against all the rich people, and those powerful people will not rise up against it?" Sun Liechen also raised his own questions.

"Indeed, they will certainly face strong opposition, not only from the domestic shili, but also from all the great powers, who will unite against the majority. Therefore, after the fall of the Tsar, the great powers chose to recognize the provisional government, and for the majority party, they regarded it as a beast. However, I am not optimistic about the Provisional Government, most of them are beneficiaries of the tsarist system, so these people will continue the domestic and foreign policies of the tsar, and it is precisely this revolution that proves that the tsar's policy is a dead end, and they will not be able to go on. ”

In modern times, Chinese people have always been in an attitude of looking up to Western society, some people blindly bow down, and some people are in a dark room, ignoring them, no matter what kind of people they are, they have no peace of mind, and they cannot figure out the international situation.

Now Zhang Tinglan has peeled off the cocoon and explained the Russian shili clearly, everyone feels that they have benefited a lot, Zhang Zuolin thought about it, and then said: "Clumsy words, since the situation in Russia is clear, how should we deal with it next, you can also come up with a charter!" ”

"Marshal, I dare to assert that the Shili of the majority party in Russia will definitely expand rapidly, and the Great Powers will definitely use tough measures to deal with the majority Party for the purpose of maintaining their own rule, and if we want to take back the Middle Road, we should mainly look at the calculations of the Great Powers, as long as they think that it is beneficial for them to control the Middle Road by the Feng Army, or at least it will not harm their interests, the Great Powers will not join forces to exert pressure, on the contrary, they will also hope to use the Liliang of the Feng Army to come to the old Shili of Russia, Stand up to the majority. ”

Zhang Tinglan facilitated the military trade between Mukden and Russia more than a year ago, and after more than a year of development, Mukden provided Russia with a large amount of military supplies, and it can be said that Mukden has been an important logistical source for the Russian army, and with this identity, Fengtian also has a certain right to speak.

This is also Zhang Tinglan's willingness to dare to give it a go, because if you want to curb the development of the majority party, you need to rely on Fengjun's liliang.

"So far, Russia is still in the midst of a confrontation between the two governments, and the great powers have not yet made a decision to zuihou, so we can use this time difference to play the slogan of protecting the Middle Road and preventing materials from falling into the hands of the majority party, quickly gain control power, and then take Horvat in the air and take all the rights of way in our hands!"

In fact, there are two times to start on the Middle Road, one is after the February Revolution and the other is after the majority party is in power. Zhang Tinglan initially thought that after the October Revolution, perhaps there would be less pressure from the foreign powers, but then Zhang Tinglan reversed his own ideas.

Because after the October Revolution, the Great Powers had already determined the plan of intervention, and the Middle East Road was an important stronghold of Far Eastern Russia, and Horvat was a staunch royalist party, and the Great Powers would definitely support him against the majority party, and it was exactly the case in history, with the support of the Great Powers, the remnants of White Russia Shili had been entrenched in the Middle East Road. Therefore, after the October Revolution, the Feng army's attack on Horvat will inevitably attract the dissatisfaction of the foreign powers.

Moreover, the Japanese who sharpened their knives could also act in advance, under the banner of armed intervention in Russia, to support the remnants of Horvat, and push the Japanese liliang deep into the Middle East, once this situation occurred, the Feng army would be tantamount to offending all the powers, and the situation would be unprecedentedly bad.

After repeated trade-offs, Zhang Tinglan believes that the action must be as fast as possible. Taking advantage of the fact that the Great Powers have not yet decided on their policy towards Russia, the sooner they get their hands on the right of way, the more trouble they can avoid. After all, the Provisional Government still has the upper hand in Russia, and the value of Horvat has not been magnified, and the Feng army is now intervening in the Middle East. There are only two enemies to face, one is Horvat. One is the Provisional Government.

And the Provisional Government is still weak. In fact, the Feng army only had to face Horvat, and the pressure was the least, which is the reason why the first strike is stronger.

"We don't have to directly claim that we have taken back the Middle East Road, but we just want to protect the safety of the railway, and we don't know how to control the flow of materials and avoid funding the majority party. I also want to prevent the majority party from invading China, and I think this excuse can work entirely. As for Horvat, if he had been smart, we would have cooperated too much. If he dares to resist, we will kill him and put the blame on the Russian mutiny, anyway, now Russia is in a mess! ”

Zhang Tinglan has always been very cautious in doing things, originally he proposed to recover the Middle Road, this goal is still a bit grand for the current Feng army, everyone present is suspicious, but now after being decomposed by Zhang Tinglan, they found that what they have to do now is to control Horvat, the difficulty is reduced many times at once, and everyone has the confidence to succeed.

Zhang Zuolin weighed it again and again, and found that Zhang Tinglan's idea was still very reliable, so he said: "I support the clumsy plan, but the army has not moved, public opinion first, I think we must first report the situation to Beiyang, mobilize public opinion, and publicize the chaos in Russia and the harm to us." In addition, you can contact Horvath to see if he is willing to cooperate with us, and if he can not fight, it is better not to fight! ”

Zhang Zuolin's words undoubtedly finalized Zuihou's action plan, and Zhang Tinglan also agreed very much, how to mobilize public opinion, naturally there are special people in charge, and Zhang Tinglan's main goal falls on Horvat.

When Zhang Tinglan was about to visit Horvat, this guy actually took the initiative to send it to the door, this time Horvat was very rare, there was no alcohol on his face, and he said to Zhang Tinglan as soon as they met: "Zhang, I need money, a lot of money, you have to help me!" ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled secretly in his heart, Horvat was too unclear about the situation, he had gained huge benefits in the smuggling trade, and because of the cooperation of the gold mine, he had also made considerable profits, and it was time to spit out the money.

"Old friend, what do you need money for?" Zhang Tinglan asked quietly.

"Of course, it's to deal with those damned rebels, they actually want to overthrow the great Tsar Bixia, this is an unforgivable sin, as Bixia's loyal courtiers, I must kill those mutineers and let Bixia regain power!"

"Let's be realistic!" Zhang Tinglan sneered and said: "If you are really loyal to the tsar, you should not cooperate with me, you must know that the damage of the smuggling trade to Russia is also quite serious, and Russia can have today, you are also a criminal." ”

Zhang Tinglan's words were not the same as before, Horvat's face changed, he barely suppressed his emotions, and then said: "Zhang, I can rest assured and boldly tell you that Tsar Bixia has a large number of supporters, Shili is incomparable, those rebels will not last long, you provide me with some loans now, and you will get double the return in the future." ”

"Old friend, I can't hide it, I'm afraid I know the situation in Russia better than you, your Tsar Bixia has abdicated, he has completely lost the support of the people, and it is useless to do anything, if you are smart now, you should think about how to protect your interests, how to avoid the rebellion of those subordinates of yours, otherwise you will be completely overthrown like the Tsar!"

"Zhang, are you going to borrow money from me?" Horvath also felt Zhang Tinglan's coldness, and his face was also very bad.

"That's right, I won't lend you a single one!"

"Then you give me all my deposits in Fengtian Bank, including those gold, those are my personal things, they are all my wealth, and they will definitely not be put in the hands of an unfriendly haode person!"

"Bearded, I want to remind you, how much of the so-called wealth that belongs to you is scavenged from the Chinese, and how much blood and sweat of the Chinese people is in it, do you deserve it?"

At this moment, Horvat's eyes were completely round, and flames erupted from his eyes, and he said loudly: "Don't think that if there is a little problem with great Russia, you can trample Russia under your feet, I tell you, this is wishful thinking, it is a pipe dream!" ”

"Horvat, you don't have to scare me, I will also give you a suggestion, from now on, accept the assistance of the Feng army to defend the Middle Road, we will work together to prevent the invasion of the majority party, if you dare to disagree, the Feng army will take decisive measures, and all the consequences will be borne by you!" (To be continued......)