The biggest difference between Zaitao and Zeng Qi is not in race, but in age. They are all so-called banner people, and they are nobles among the banner people. But Zeng Qi is already sixty years old, and when he reaches this age, he wants to be more stable in everything, and he doesn't dare to be too reckless. Zaitao is different, this strong-blooded Manchu prince came to the Northeast with the idea of taking back the ancestral tombs of their ancestors and ancestors of the Qing Dynasty.

It's good now, Liaoyang can't see the edge, and the Russians are coming to Mukden again! Zaitao looked at the so-called foreign traffic mask given to him by the Russians, and his hands were shaking slightly!

The Russian army limited all Qing troops in Mukden to withdraw within 10 days, otherwise the Russians would not recognize the Qing government's so-called "non-belligerent zone". That's what it means, plus the fixed format of the diplomatic documents, this piece of paper is only seven or eight lines, but Zaitao has been reading it for half an hour.

Colonel Desi Jianshi Novich stood in front of him, holding his head high, and did not rush Zaitao, waiting for the Manchu prince to give him an answer.

Zhao Erxun saw from the side that Zaitao was very angry, but what could he do if he was angry? The Russians are hundreds of thousands of troops in front of them, and if they don't say a word, I'm afraid it will be a catastrophe. He hurriedly brought the tea to Zaitao, and whispered, "Master, do you want to ask Beijing for instructions?" The stakes are so high that we can't afford it. ”

Zaitao took the ultimatum in his hand, slowly raised his head and looked at the Russian colonel standing in front of him: "That's all?" ”

Colonel Desi Jianshi Novich nodded: "This is all the conditions of our Russian side, and it is also the bottom line of Zuihou, Mukden must be handed over to us, otherwise all the consequences caused by this will be responsible for your Qing Dynasty government!" ”

Zaitao stood up from the chair and smiled: "Okay! Simply! You Russians are really simple in talking and doing things, and you like to deal with simple people, so that everyone does not have to work hard. ”

The corners of Desi Jianshinovich's mouth couldn't help but have a hint of pride, if Fengtian City could be used as a rear base for the Russian army, it would be very beneficial to the Russian war situation, and they didn't think that the Qing Dynasty government would reject them. For in their opinion, a piece of paper and a strong word, as well as the presence of more than 400,000 Russian troops in the northeast, were enough to bring the Manchus to their knees.

"So the prince agreed? Then it will be easy to do, please draw up a timetable for the withdrawal of troops, and I hope that there will be no misunderstanding and friction between the two sides on this issue. ”

Zaitao walked up to him, began to circle around his body, and said slowly: "There is no need for the withdrawal schedule, don't talk about misunderstandings and frictions, just order, send you a word, get out!" ”

Colonel Desi Jianshi Novic was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Zaitao posed from behind him and kicked him in the ass: "Fuck you!" ”

The prince burst into foul language! The prince has beaten someone!

Zhao Erxun hurriedly ran over from behind and hugged Zaitao: "Master! Calm your anger, the envoys of the Russians can't be beaten! ”

Desi Jianshi Snowy didn't expect Zaitao to hit people at all, although he was taller than Zaitao, but he was kicked by Zaitao and fell to the ground on all fours. Zaitao kept up and had to fight again, but Zhao Erxun knew that the matter was big, and if he let go at this time, the Russians would not be able to get out of Mukden! Zaitao shook it a few times and didn't shake Zhao Erxun away, Colonel Desi Jianshi Novich had already gotten up from the ground and picked up the military hat that had fallen on the side, how ugly his face was.

He rushed to Zaitao in a few steps, Zaitao was not afraid of him, straightened his body and shouted, "What's the matter? Do you want to practice with your grandfather? Sign the life and death certificate first, and you are not afraid of you! ”…,

He was really a little impulsive, this is not what a prince should say at all, and this thing is not what a prince should do. No matter what, if someone comes to give an ultimatum, he shouldn't beat people even if he doesn't care about the image of the prince, there is no such rule in diplomacy. But Zaitao has forgotten all this, and there is only one person who makes him so angry, that is, he feels that his dignity and the dignity of the Qing Dynasty are despised, so the barbarism of the group of princes who founded the Qing Dynasty is vividly reflected in Zaitao.

The colonel was very angry, his chest rose and fell a few times, and he saw that the soldiers around Zaitao had already raised their guns and aimed them at him, but he didn't dare to be wild, and pointed Zaitao with his finger: "You are responsible for all the consequences!" Zhao Erxun let go of his hands at this time, and Zaitao shook his arms twice: "Master bears it!" Get out of here! Take this thing with you, too! The splitter threw the ultimatum on Colonel Desi Snovich, who said nothing more, and there was no need for anything at this time, he turned and strode out of the room. After his figure disappeared, Zhao Erxun's face was helpless and panicked: "My Lord Belle, you have made a big deal this time!" ”

Zaitao sat down on the chair: "If it's big, it's big!" Ye now has 40,000 elite soldiers in his hands, are you still afraid that he will not be able to make it? ”

Zhao Erxun smiled bitterly: "Master, during the Gengzi period, the 30,000 horses in Fengtian City were defeated by 3,000 old Maozi, and now there are dozens of Russian troops outside, where are your 40,000 people enough?" In my opinion, it is better to immediately ask the imperial court for instructions, and ask the imperial court to come forward to negotiate with the Russians, maybe there will be an improvement. ”

Zaitao also knows that he and Lao Maozi must be more than lucky, but people in their twenties have an impulse, and sometimes they can not want to die. He smashed the teacup on the table: "Send a telegram to Zaifeng, tell him about it, and then tell him that the master will not leave!" I can't get Liaoyang back, if Fengtian loses his master, he will die here! I am not afraid of death, I am afraid of death, and I don't have the face to see my ancestors and ancestors of the Qing Dynasty! ”

Zhao Erxun didn't know what to say to this Belle Master, Zaitao didn't wait for him to say anything, and strode outside: "Call all the battalion managers to come here!" Ye fought with Lao Maozi this time! ”

Zaitao really made a big deal out of it, especially the kick he kicked, which was not on the ass of Colonel Desi Jiansnovich, but in the face of the Russian army! Where will the Russians let the Qing Dynasty people, who have always been bullied by them, bully them?

On January 1, 1904, despite the fact that the situation in Dalian and Fushun was now very tense, Commander Kulopatkin dispatched 20,000 troops, led by Major General Stessel, to launch an attack on Mukden in Zaitao.

The Manchus had already received a telegram from Zhao Erxun, and they immediately sent someone to contact the Russian ambassador in Beijing, Mr. Yue Leisel, hoping to resolve the crisis peacefully. Zaifeng approached Yue Resel several times, but Commander Kulopatkin's reply to Yue Resel was: "Let's talk about it after the fight." ”

20,000 Russian troops, which in the eyes of the Russians was enough to deal with the Manchus. Because if the war with the Japanese was a military walk, then the war with the Manchus was a leisurely stroll. Not only the Russians think so, but people in other countries also believe that there is no suspense at all when the Manchus fight Russia.

No one thought that there would be such an appetizer before the Russo-Japanese War, including Yang Xiaolin, who was worried about Zaitao. No matter what kind of attitude this prince has towards him, no matter what reason he is unwilling to leave Mukden, in short, Zaitao is very tough this time.

Zaitao also made preparations in Fengtian City, he bought himself a coffin and chose a cemetery. He told those soldiers and Qing generals who had trained with him for more than a year that if they hadn't died, these people would have to fight, and whoever dared to leave the battle position, Zaitao would kill him of the nine clans. But if he dies, these people can go, and if they look at this Belle, they will help bury him. There is no need to erect a monument, and there is no need to leave a grave, because Lord Belle has no face to see their ancestors and ancestors of the Manchu Dynasty, so let's be a lonely ghost and a wild ghost. …,

These words were told to Yang Xiaolin by Zhang Zuolin, and Zhang Zuolin hoped that Yang Xiaolin could send troops to help them. Even if you don't help Zaitao, come and help yourself guard Haicheng and fulfill the oath made by the three of them.

On the other hand, the Russians sent a special message to Yang Xiaolin, hoping that when Russia attacked Mukden, Yang Xiaolin would not intervene in the war, so as not to "affect the developing friendship between the two sides."

Yang Xiaolin did not reply to any of them.

There were two dissenting opinions within the mountain, one was dominated by Yang Du and Zou Rong, who believed that if the Manchu Shili were driven out of Mukden, it would be a serious blow to the level of trust in the Manchu government, and that it would be very helpful for both the current development of the mountain and the revolution they were going to carry out in the future.

In Jin Dadao's view, the original oath cannot be regarded as child's play, while Chen Tianhua believes that the Russians cannot be allowed to get Fengtian first, and the matter between them and Zaitao is only a contradiction within the country, and the safety of the people of Fengtian cannot be disregarded because of this, and secondly, it is also helpful for Yang Xiaolin and the Russians to draw a clear line.

Yang Xiaolin didn't think about the boundary with the Russians at all, and no matter how close he was with the Russians, Lao Maozi had to clean himself up when he turned around. The reverse is the same, even if he and Lao Maozi are incompatible, Little Japan will fight himself when he has his free hands.

There's no way, Yang is too watery and hateful.

He didn't make a decision not because of two opinions that made him uncertain, Yang Jiang always just wanted to see if Zaitao was worth his help.

What does it mean to help? Help, it's the kind of emergency that doesn't save the dead. He is not capable of holding Mukden at all, if Zaitao really has the ability and determination to hold the Russians, then he will help him. If Zaitao didn't want to carry it himself, this was just said that others had heard, or that Zaitao was defeated by the Russians, and he didn't even have the ability to carry it for a few days, and he would have given it in vain.

While Yang Xiaolin waited, when everyone wanted to see what this pre-war snack tasted like, the Russians fired the first shot to attack Mukden.

Lao Maozi is obviously not a mediocre person, 20,000 horses and their soldiers are divided into two ways, all the way from Fushun's side to attack, after occupying Fushun, they can jam Yang Xiaolin's hand, so that he can not intervene in this war. Another group of men and horses rushed up from the south, and set up a defensive line near Gaojia Tunzi to prevent Feng Delin from causing trouble for them.

Feng Delin is also very powerful now, the Japanese reorganized his troops according to the Japanese establishment, and also arranged for him 500 Japanese soldiers as the grassroots commander of Feng Delin's East Asian death army.

The Russians were very afraid that Yang Xiaolin and Feng Delin would make trouble for them, so they would look at these two people first, as long as these two people were honest, it would not be a problem at all in their eyes to fight Fengtian.

Major General Stessel even boasted that if there were no accidents, he could take Mukden in three days. You must know that from the place of departure of the Russian army to Mukden, the fastest walk is three days. In other words, Major General Stessel was just going to make a march to Mukden.

But the accident happened, and it happened just as the Russians fired the first shot. (Ask for a recommendation ticket!) There is one more in the early morning! ）