Cao Kun's chest was already trembling very much, and everyone could see that he was dying, and now it was his last words that he said in one breath.

The tone is gone: "We Beiyang, if we want to win the world, we must let the people know that the Beiyang Army can protect them, big brother, we must let the people know that Beiyang is an army!" ”

The word zuihou army was already vague, Cao Kun's body shook violently after he finished speaking, and the whole person suddenly stiffened, and then shook up and down as if it was an electric strike, Duan Qirui and the others were busy and wanted to hold down Cao Kun: "Cao San!" ”

But they couldn't control Cao Kun's shaking at all, and after several ups and downs, the third master's whole person softened, fell, and never moved again.

Feng Guozhang was extremely excited at this time: "Big brother! Cao San is dead! Cao San is dead! ”

Lao Yuan closed his eyes and said softly, "Thick burial." ”

Cao Kun, a general of the Beiyang Army. He was wounded in the Battle of Jinzhou in the Great Patriotic War and died after returning to Beijing. In the first year of the Republic, he was posthumously awarded the rank of general, and there was a stone statue of Cao Kun at the entrance of the Beijing Martyrs' Cemetery in the Great Patriotic War, on which Yuan Shikai personally wrote a sentence: "There is an army called Beiyang." ”

Qi Kunyuan, wanted by the Republic after the victory in the Great Patriotic War, fled into Russia with the Russian army. In the fourth year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, Qi Kunyuan and a number of other criminals who had committed the crime of treason were extradited back to China.

When Lao Yuan came to the British Embassy, the ambassadors had already arrived. Everyone seemed to be waiting for him. Yuan Shikai found that the envoys seemed to be very relaxed, from Sa Daoyi to Rangnick, everyone's faces were full of smiles.

Indeed, the foreigners should be happy, everything is under their control, the battle between themselves and Sun Wen is becoming more and more difficult to fight, Yang Xiaolin in the northeast has been forced into a Jedi by the Japanese, and Mongolia is about to fall into the hands of the Russians. They do have reason to rejoice.

Yuan Shikai's eyes swept around very casually, and then handed his hat to the British attendant who followed him: "I'm sorry everyone, I'm a little late because of something." ”

Rangnick raised his head proudly, and looked at Lao Yuan at an oblique angle: "It's okay, now we have time." We, the Russian side, are not so anxious to know the reply of the Beiyang side, and if you need it, you can think about it for two more days. It's just that I would like to remind that our military operations will not stop. ”

Yuan Shikai looked at the young Russian ambassador and walked to the seat reserved for him and sat down: "There is nothing to think about. I've figured it out, things always have to be solved, "

Sa Daoyi smiled and said, "Old friend, it's great that you can think like this. We, the British Government, would love to see the war end. Okay, let's get down to business now, this is a few jihua that we just drafted, you can take a look now, if you have any comments, you can discuss. ”

Lao Yuan smiled: "Can we discuss?" ”

Sa Daoyi immediately said: "Of course! This is your right. We will not deprive it. But to be honest, I think it's better not to dwell on some details. And I can assure you that as your friend I have taken full care of your interests, you see. From how the situation in China is appeased to what Mongolia's position will be after independence, I have given you full consideration and tried to avoid a disadvantageous political situation in your country. ”

Lao Yuan took a cursory look: "Well, xiexie, you are Mr. Sa Daoyi." ”

Sa Daoyi shook his head lightly: "Don't be polite to me. This is what I should do. If you don't have any comments, can you sign them? After the signing, we will have a press conference, and then the Russian troops will withdraw. Everything will go back to the way it was. ”

Yuan Shikai slowly put the contract on the table: "In general, there is no problem. But I think there is a glaring oversight that you may have forgotten. ”

Sa Daoyi glanced at Rangnick, and Rangnick didn't understand what Yuan Shikai wanted to say that the treaty had forgotten. Sa Daoyi said to Lao Yuan very kindly: "Old friend, what do you think I have forgotten?" Now you can give a reminder. “

Lao Yuan stood up, took the contract in his hand, and tore it in half with his left and right hands: "You have forgotten that in China, there is an army called Beiyang!" ”

Sa Daoyi's whole person was stunned for a moment, and the foreign ambassadors in the room were also stunned by Yuan Shikai's action and this sentence! They forgot to react for a moment.

Lao Yuan's eyes stared at Rangnick on the other side: "Ambassador Rannick, on behalf of the Beiyang Government and the Beiyang Army, I now declare war on you Russians!" Please inform your government that the war will not end if the Russian troops do not leave the land of China for a single day! ”

Sadao stood up violently: "Oh, don't do this! Don't be impulsive, old friend, you should know that we are now in a military alliance with Russia, and if you declare war on Russia, we in the British Empire will ...... you."

Yuan Shikai didn't wait for him to finish: "Then let's declare war together!" ”

Shoutaro Abe also stood up: "Yuan Shikai! Have you figured out the consequences? You should know that we have more than one choice for you in China right now! Do you really think your Beiyang Army can win? Yang Da ghost was driven to North Korea by us, you are looking for death! ”

Lao Yuan straightened his chest: "I declare once again that I declare war on all foreign troops who enter the territory of China with guns!" You can kill me, but I must let you know that there is an army called Beiyang! ”

After Yuan Shikai finished speaking, he turned around and left. The room was silent, and Saudrey's face turned white, and Rangnick was equally at a loss. If it was Yang Da who was standing in front of them just now, it would not surprise them to say this.

The key person is Yuan Shikai!

Everyone didn't expect Yuan Shikai to be so tough and declare war on eight countries? Is he crazy?

A smile slowly appeared on the face of the German ambassador on the side, and his eyes kept looking at Sadaoyi, Mumo wanted to know what Sadaoyi was thinking now, and what kind of reaction the British would make?

The British fought this war for many purposes, but whatever the purpose, it was for the good of the country. One thing is for sure, when Yuan Shikai declared war, the war had escalated! The local war that the British wanted to fight could very well turn into a battle that would affect the whole of China, and this was not at all expected by the British!

That is, things are out of the hands of the British. The troubles they want to solve with war may not be solved in a short time, and new troubles are already coming. The Germans loved to see the British in trouble.

The ambassadors all sat motionless at the table, and Mu Mo leisurely lit a cigar and took a puff: "Sadaoyi Now, the current battlefield may not be limited to the northeast, I want to know, does the British have any plans to send reinforcements?" If we need to increase the strength of the coalition forces, it is incumbent upon us Germans to bring in another 200 men from within the country. ”

Sa Daoyi was so angry by Mu Mo's words full of schadenfreude that he almost punched Rangnick! The combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Army is not comparable to that of the Russian troops, but according to Lao Maozi's military liliang, it will take at least half a year to kill Yuan Shikai, and it may take longer to completely quell the resistance of the Beiyang Army. Yuan Shikai's declaration of war doomed the Russians to be drawn to China for a long time to come.

Sa Daoyi just doesn't understand. Did the British and the Russians form an alliance with the Russians to take out another regime in Asia that had good relations with the British government? The Germans were smiling so happily that there would be a big celebration in Berlin tonight.

Perhaps it was a great mistake to cooperate with the Russians! Mr. Sadaoyi's self-cultivation still allowed him to control it somewhat, but Minister Bowo on the side could no longer suppress his emotions: "Rangnick! What the hell are you going to do! Our French government gave you 1.3 billion gold marks within two years, are you going to use this money to fight the Chinese? ”

Sa Daoyi's eyes saw the smile on Mu Mo's face, and gently knocked on the table: "Bowo, don't say it." ”

Bao Wo didn't pay attention to it at all: "Weishenme doesn't say? Yuan Shikai's declaration of war means that we have entered a full-scale war with China! It's not in our interest! On behalf of our French government, I protest to the Russians! ”

Mu Mo suddenly said at this time: "Okay! On behalf of the German Government, I would like to express our support for the French Government in this matter! ”

One sentence calmed down Bowo, looked at Rangnick, and then at Sadaoyi, and Bovo sat down again: "I retract what I just said. I'm a little too excited, so I ask your pardon. ”

Rangnick was already mixed, after all, he lacked some experience in dealing with big scenes, when Yuan Shikai officially declared war on the Russians. Rangnick even forgot to respond. He didn't know how to answer the French minister's question, because the Russians really didn't expect Yuan Shikai to suddenly become so tough and declare war? Until the war has been fought until now, Lao Maozi has not said this word step by step.

Still a little more sophisticated, he immediately said to Rangnick: "Minister Rangnick. I think you should report this to your Russian top brass right now! If you don't want to fight a full-scale war, ask the Russian army to withdraw from China unconditionally now. If you want to solve the problem by force, we must go to Sun Wen immediately! Ladies and gentlemen. We must get Sun Wen's support, this war is about to escalate, but we can't make people feel that we are invading China! I believe that all countries do not want to see that situation! ”

Sun Wen is really important to Mr. Sadaoyi now, and they must get Sun Wen's support! Then give Sun Wen a name that can unify China, otherwise they will be invaders. It's good that the war can end quickly, but once it falls into a protracted phase, Sa Daoyi knows that he will be in trouble.

March 4, 1907.

A month and a half after the start of the war, the Beiyang government made a statement on the war, Yuan Shikai forcefully announced that he had entered a state of war with Russia, and then, Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui led the main force of the Beiyang Army north to Jinzhou.

The news quickly reached the British, and as Sardor had reckoned, the British might have been willing to take a small amount of money to exterminate a bandit in the midst of the current economic crisis, but when they learned that the war in China was a full-scale war, the stock of the British Exchange plummeted. (To be continued......)