"Zhang, what you do will make Russia take the blame?"

"Bearded, are you going to expose me?" Zhang Tinglan asked back with a smile, and the guy opposite hurriedly waved his hand, his big hands were fluffy, like bear paws.

"Zhang, in fact, I also hate those Japanese dwarfs very much, I am very happy to be able to make some trouble for them, I just want to remind you that to prevent it from attracting diplomatic disputes, Russia and Japan are both Entente countries, and our relationship is very important."

Talking to Zhang Tinglan opposite is the director of the Eastern Railway Administration of Tsarist Russia, the commander of the road protection army, Horvat, this guy is a typical Tsarist military officer, tall, more than 1.85 meters, with big shoulders and a round waist, and a face full of horizontal meat, as if a bear has become a sperm.

The oversized rosacea, with a beard, more than a foot long, and a mess that he never knew how to clean, became one of his trademarks. This guy also adheres to the characteristics of good Russian wine, his eyes are always red, and he never seems to be sober. In fact, he always has a bottle of vodka in his hand and takes a few sips in his mouth whenever he wants.

But don't look at this guy confused, but his mind is very clear, like all Russian nobles, greedy and barbaric to the extreme, during his rule on the Middle Road, he implemented the policy of the municipality, to put it bluntly, to turn the Middle East Road into a Russian colony.

It can be said that this guy is insatiable and bold, and he is even more ambitious about Chinese officials, and he does not pay attention to it at all. However, Zhang Tinglan is obviously an exception, and from the beginning of the smuggling operation, the two have reached a certain degree of cooperation, and it is getting deeper and deeper.

Up to now, the huge profits from smuggling have been like a wine a hundred times stronger than vodka, firmly attracting Horvat. Let him be fascinated by it, and it is difficult to extricate himself.

Zhang Tinglan hired a group of Russian cavalry to deal with the cavalry in Heilongjiang, don't want to hide this kind of thing from Horvat, the old guy took the initiative to talk, wanting to talk to Zhang Tinglan and find out what he really thought.

"The Japanese support Gao Shiwei and Xu Lanzhou, doesn't the Russian side know about this matter?"

Horvath nodded and said, "Of course I know that the Japanese don't want to hide from my eyes. ”

"The situation is already obvious. Heilongjiang and Jilin are both within the Shili range of your Russians, but the Japanese use their puppets to rule these two places, do you think once Gao Shifu and Xu Lanzhou master Jilin and Heilongjiang, do you still have a good life? The reason is already very clear, Feng Jun is actually helping you. Shouldn't you do something about it? ”

Zhang Tinglan said that he was very eloquent, and Horvat was also very clear. Actually, if you put it in the past. There was no need for Zhang Tinglan to hire men, and Horvat would probably have sent a railway garrison directly to deal with the Japanese, because the Japanese had already broken the agreement between the two countries.

But now Horvat no longer has that courage, for the simple reason that the Tsarist Russia behind him is getting weaker and weaker. The mud-legged giant finally couldn't go any further.

"Zhang, I want to tell you a very bad news, the Japanese have put forward a new idea to the government, let us use the right of way on the Middle East Road. Settle the debt between the two countries! ”

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he was immediately taken aback, of course he knew that the Japanese coveted the entire Northeast and also coveted the Middle East Road, but Zhang Tinglan did not expect that the Japanese had already begun to attack the idea of Russia.

Since the start of the war between Japan and Russia, the volume of trade between Japan and Russia has gradually increased, and Russia's debts to Japan have also increased. But where would Zhang Tinglan allow it, he already regarded the Middle East Road as his own thing.

As long as he waits for the Russian Revolution, he will immediately take over the Middle East Road, and only in this way can he rely on the Middle East Road and form a confrontation posture with Japan, otherwise the lifeblood of the entire Northeast will be in the hands of the Japanese, and what development will the Feng army have.

"Zhang, don't worry, the Russian government will never give up the Middle Road, I'm telling you this, I just want to say that the rapid expansion of the Japanese is no longer something that Russia can stop!"

Zhang Tinglan nodded and said, "In other words, it is a bit difficult to expect you to put pressure on Japan?" ”

"I would suggest that the Russian government make a request to Britain to put pressure on Japan in the name of the Entente." Speaking of this, Horvat poured a sip of vodka and said scoldingly: "It's all a damn war, otherwise Russia can crush those yellow-skinned monkeys!" ”

After Horvath finished speaking, he noticed Zhang Tinglan and hurriedly said, "Zhang, I definitely didn't say what you meant!" Zhang Tinglan nodded, didn't say anything, but left directly.

Since the Feng army used the Russian cavalry that day, it had a huge impact, first of all, the army in Heilongjiang was unprepared, and was killed, and then the news spread, saying that Xu Lanzhou colluded with the Japanese, which caused the dissatisfaction of Russia, so the Russians wanted to fake the army and punish Xu Lanzhou.

This statement has a nose and an eye, Yingshun first felt fear, years of experience told Yingshun, as long as there are great powers involved, you can hide as far as you can, and definitely don't make trouble for yourself.

In addition to Yingshun, the news also quickly reached the ears of the Japanese, who could easily unite Russia with their own actions, and the Japanese could disguise themselves and participate in the Ji army, and the Russians could join forces with the Feng army.

This put the Japanese in a dilemma, they saw that the great powers had no time to look east, so they recklessly attacked in the northeast. But now that the Russians are involved, will they get the consent of Britain and France, or will this be another demonstration by the Entente to Japan?

Thinking of many Japanese, I had to have some scruples, and at this moment another piece of news came out, which immediately caused a huge sensation and attracted everyone's attention, and the content of this news was also very simple, that is, it was speculated that a Japanese army was annihilated.

The evidence was a vague photograph showing a large pile of corpses, hundreds of them, all wrapped in a crotch cloth that happened to be the garb of the Japanese. However, due to the poor quality of the photos, it is not possible to distinguish them very clearly, but this is enough to detonate public opinion.

Just a few days ago, Zhang Zuolin also praised Feng's troops, praising them for annihilating an elite army that tried to sneak up on Manchurian. According to common sense, this kind of battle of several hundred people is worth writing about, and now that the photos are out, everyone suddenly realizes that it was the Japanese who were eliminated by the Feng army, and that is indeed exciting news, and even the great powers have to reassess the combat effectiveness of the Feng army.

The great powers were also alarmed, and the Russian envoy took the initiative to contact the envoys of Britain, France, the United States, and other countries, pointing out that the Japanese were directly sending troops to interfere in the political situation in Northeast China, and demanded that the great powers unanimously put pressure on Japan.

At this time, Japan's prime minister was Shigenobu Okuma, who had a glorious record of nine phases in ten years in later generations, and changing the prime minister was like a Japanese changing bed partner, which was too easy. Before World War II, Japan's prime minister was not in a good position, the cabinet collapsed, the prime minister was assassinated, and it was almost common for the resignation to go to the opposition, and the prime minister was changed twice in three days.

Shigenobu Okuma's position as prime minister was also unstable, especially the notorious 21 Articles were put forward during his tenure, which greatly aroused anti-Japanese sentiment in China, and many shili in Japan were also dissatisfied, they thought that Shigenobu Okuma acted too hastily, which not only angered China, but also aroused the vigilance of the foreign powers, and was very unworthy.

In addition, the problems of bribery and interference in the Okuma cabinet have also been exposed, so a powerful trend has been formed to oust Shigenobu Okuma and replace a new prime minister.

At such a stormy juncture, Shigenobu Okuma secretly supported the Kwantung Army in stirring up trouble in the three eastern provinces, trying to take advantage of the opportunity to expand its power in the northeast and at the same time ease the pressure on Japan, which has always had a tradition of using external troubles to divert domestic contradictions, and this time was no exception.

It's just that the Japanese once again went out unfavorably, lost their troops, and the great powers joined forces to exert pressure, which made Okuma Shigenobu's position even more shaky, and he had no choice but to find the most powerful senator in Japan, Yama Prefecture Aritomo, hoping to get support from him.

Yama County, this old guy single-handedly built the Japanese Army, and threw out the theory of the sovereignty line and the interest line, which became the theoretical basis for Japan's foreign aggression and expansion, after the death of Ito Hirobumi, Yamagumi's power in Japan has reached a terrifying point, if he has ambitions, he can be a Cao Cao, Okuma Shigeshin in his eyes, just a dog.

The old thing was silent for a long time before he said faintly: "Prime Minister, the empire is signing an entente with Tsarist Russia, do you know about this?" ”

"I know that at a time when the situation in Shijie is changing, the Anglo-Japanese alliance alone can no longer guarantee the security of the empire, and forming an alliance with Tsarist Russia to ensure the interests of the empire in Manchuria, and even the melon branch, is of great strategic significance to the empire."

"Now that you know, Weishenme is still going to intervene in the battle of China and destroy the relationship between the empire and Russia?"

"Elder, Zhang Zuolin is a very dangerous opponent, and I am worried that after he dominates the Northeast, he will become a big problem for the empire."

"Confused, since the Japanese-Chinese War, Zhina has been trampled under the feet of the empire, the empire's vision should be on the powers, the Zhina people have a tradition of infighting, even if Zhang Zuolin's strength swells, his preferred target is Beiyang, not the empire, from this point of view, the empire should make Zhang Zuolin stronger!"

"Elder, according to what you mean, shouldn't the empire stop and let Zhang Zuolin go, and at the same time avoid meddling in the affairs of Northern Manchuria."

The corners of Shanxi's mouth twitched, and he spit out two more words: "Red deer!" Being scolded by the patriarch, Okuma's heart was cold.

"The empire must have the face of the empire, to ensure the majesty of the empire, and to make the people of China fear the empire to the depths of the bone marrow! Since it has been done, it must not be anticlimactic, and it is necessary to make the people of China retreat and give greater benefits to the empire. (To be continued......)