Nakamura Satoru had a stroke, a dignified Japanese army general, completely lost control of half of his body, the former star of the Russo-Japanese War, salivating at the corners of his mouth, living and sitting, lying down, and even going to the toilet to serve as a waiter, completely became a laughing stock.

With the fall of Nakamura, the Japanese Kwantung Governor's Office also temporarily stopped operating, and had to report to the country, and their secret arrangements had to be confessed to the country, before that, the Japanese cabinet was kept in the dark, although they played an important role in the turmoil in southern Liaoning until Japan, but they did not expect that everything was dominated by the Kwantung Army.

And these people are also preparing to drag the empire into the war with China, after Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu got the report, he suddenly jumped like thunder, and he was about to be mad, Okuma Shigenobu put forward the so-called 21 articles some time ago, wanting to force Yuan Shikai to comply.

As a result, because it was too radical, it not only aroused the opposition of the whole of China, but also the United States and Britain and other countries in the international community became jealous of Japan, and the foreign powers imposed more and more restrictions on the Japanese.

After communicating with several elders, the idea of using force was finally rejected, but the Japanese were still prepared to blackmail by force in exchange for some commercial benefits. At the same time, there is a problem that has been paid to the surface, that is, the problem of the Kanto Metropolitan Government, because at present, the Kanto Metropolitan Government is a military and civilian government, and it is also in charge of Manchurian Railway, and it is simply an overseas emperor.

The Japanese elders believed that this incident actually reflected the problem of the excessive authority of the Kwantung Prefecture, and therefore needed to carry out reforms. Any reform would be a redistribution of power, and in any case the Japanese government fell into silence for a while, while the pressure on the Feng army suddenly eased.

At this time, Zhang Tinglan had already commanded his subordinates to carry out a thorough cleanup of Fengcheng, detained all the rebels, and all Fang Wendong's cronies and subordinates were arrested, and these people were severely punished. Or even shot. As for the others, although they don't have to worry about losing their heads, they also have to pay a certain price.

Dad Zhang Zuoxiang became the town guard of Dongbian Road, Zhang Tinglan naturally had the obligation to help Dad clean up the field, the army of Dongbian Road was quite a large number of old troops, and the combat effectiveness was limited, this counterinsurgency has fully proved this, so it is imperative to rectify the army.

Just to be able to take advantage of this opportunity to kick the garbage out of the ranks of the Feng army, once the son of heaven and a courtier, after kicking out this group of garbage. Also leave the vacant seats to your own people.

"Head Zhang, I heard that old guy from Nakamura Satoru had a stroke, and I haven't heard such relieving news for many years." Xue Jintang said with a smile.

"The old thing is too clever to calculate Qingqing's life. But this old guy is a Japanese general, and he has a special identity. This is a slap in the face of the Japanese, but I'm afraid that from now on. There is one more thorn between them and the Japanese. And it's hard to defuse. ”

"Head Zhang, are you still ready to make peace with Japan? They instigated Fang Wendong to rebel, but they were all bullied to the doorstep, and it would be good if they didn't smoke them. ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled bitterly: "Commander Xue, Fengtian's strength is still too weak, and he has to make peace with the Japanese." But don't worry, sooner or later there will be a life-and-death battle between China and Japan, and deciding who is the master of Asia is a life-and-death battle. No one can avoid it. ”

"I know the blood feud of two generations, I can't help but revenge, sooner or later I have to settle accounts with the little devil!"

"If you want to take revenge, you must first lower your head, the whole army is martial, only the strength is enough, even if you kill Tokyo, there is nothing impossible."

When Xue Jintang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Head Zhang, I actually know that the gap between China and Japan is too big, do you think we can catch up?" ”

"There is nothing impossible, Japan has only been strong for many years, in the past they have always been our subject country, the economy is less than a fraction of ours, and now it is only a few decades stronger, I don't know how thick the sky is, such a country does not have a long national fortune. We only need to work hard for 20 years, straighten out the army, develop industry, and then decide that we can fight with the Japanese, and even in a shorter time. ”

The industrial gap between China and Japan is heaven and earth, but Japan's strength is based on sucking China's blood, and if Japan is stronger, China will be weaker by two, so the gap is getting bigger and bigger. If Mukden had started industrialization and had competed with the Japanese for raw materials and markets, the situation would have been reversed and China would have become more and more powerful, while Japan's development would have slowed down dramatically, or even stagnated.

China will catch up with Japan at four times the current rate, and the gap between the two sides will be narrowed rapidly, so it can be said that once China's industry takes shape, it will be the end of Japan. Xue Jintang was not aware of these problems of industrial competition, but he was still very excited.

"Twenty years is not a short time, but at that time, Lao Xue was not yet fifty, and he could still charge into battle, if he could really enter Tokyo, this task must be handed over to me!"

"Commander Xue, whether you can receive this task depends on your next performance, the marshal has decided to reopen the martial arts hall, and when the time comes, we will all go in to study, and only after passing the grades can we lead the troops again, if we are not qualified, the consequences will be very serious."

As soon as Xue Jintang heard that he was still going to study, his face suddenly showed a sad face, although he was not afraid of heaven and earth, but he was afraid of reading, and when he saw those square words, he had a splitting headache.

"Commander Xue, I can report to the commander, you are about to be promoted to the commander of the regiment, if you are illiterate, you will not be able to command more than 2,000 people!"

Xue Jintang firmly stood on Zhang Tinglan's side this time, not only helped attack Fengcheng, but after killing Fang Wendong, he also came forward to help integrate the garrisons in various places, and made a lot of contributions. And Zhang Tinglan's new arrival in Dongbian Road can't do without the original old man at all, and after some observation, Zhang Tinglan found that Xue Jintang has a straightforward personality, is honest, and is a manufacturable material, so Zhang Tinglan has decided to incorporate him into his command.

"Future Captain Xue, you should treat those square characters as Japanese, learn one, you will kill one, maybe it will be much easier."

After Zhang Tinglan was busy in Fengcheng, everything was almost done, at this time Zhang Zuoxiang also rushed over with the troops, as soon as the two met, Zhang Zuoxiang pulled Zhang Tinglan to his side, patted him on the shoulder, and said with great emotion: "Okay, good, it's not a child, you don't need your father's help, you can pacify Liaonan, very good!" ”

"Dad, I'm not robbing you of the credit of your old man, it's just that the situation is urgent, and I have to divide the troops as soon as possible."

"Grab it, grab it, anyway, if you kid do more, I'll bother less, and now this Dongbian Dao town guard is what you earned!"

Sun Anhu on the side also said with a smile: "Da Shao, we have been studying your tactics along the way, you have fought very well, the soldiers are fast, and the lightning is like this, and all the rebels have been eliminated, and the suppression of the rebels in the future will be like this, but there is nothing left for us at all!" ”

"Internal and external troubles, or quickly cut through the mess, I am afraid of more trouble, but at the moment we can't relax, there are still many troops in the entire eastern province that have not been sorted out, and the scattered rebels may become a disaster at any time."

"I'll leave it to me, you eat the meat, and give us some soup!" Sun Anhu took the initiative to ask for battle, Zhang Zuoxiang also nodded in agreement, Zhang Tinglan's troops needed to rest for a while after several major battles, just let Sun Anhu take the new force to clean up the eastern road.

Zhang Tinglan also agreed, and he asked Xue Jintang and Sun Anhu to act together to stabilize the morale of the troops in various places, strangle the rebels and bandits, and restore law and order in Dongbian Province, and they all went to work.

Zhang Zuoxiang smiled and said, "Tinglan, have you gone to Uncle Ma?" ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Actually, this time I was able to successfully break Fengcheng, thanks to Ma Longtan, it was he who climbed the heights and shouted, which completely collapsed the rebels' morale, but then Ma Longtan hid in the mansion, I went to visit a few times, and I was not allowed to enter at all." ”

"Hey, Brother Ma has been both civil and military all his life, much stronger than us old men, but he is getting old and old, suffering such a big loss, being betrayed by his cronies and subordinates, and becoming a prisoner, I feel uncomfortable, it's for sure, everyone, brother, I'll go see him."

Zhang Tinglan accompanied Zhang Zuoxiang to Ma Longtan's house, and it happened that the door of the house opened at this time, and an old man in a green coat and a small hat walked out with the support of several attendants, Zhang Zuoxiang recognized at a glance that this old man was Ma Longtan, and hurriedly walked a few steps.

"Brother Ma, I've come to see you!"

As soon as Ma Longtan raised his head, he also saw Zhang Zuoxiang, he sighed, and his old face was miserable: "Fu Chen, I lost my adult this time, where can I still mix in Fengtian, I will tell the old man to return to his hometown, and tease his grandson, and the east side road will be handed over to you in the future." ”

"Big brother, don't think so, everyone has a time when they see the wrong person, I am the acting town guard, the rebels have been wiped out, and you still need to take care of the East Side Road."

Ma Longtan shook his head: "I never thought that I would raise a white-eyed wolf, this evil wolf is ambitious, even if he forgets his ancestors, colludes with the Japanese, and wants to be a traitor, I'm not blind, what kind of face do I have to mess around, don't say anything, I have made up my mind, don't persuade me!" ”

As soon as Ma Longtan turned around, he saw Zhang Tinglan again, and a smile appeared on his old face: "Humble Yan is a promising child, with a great future, do it well!" After Ma Longtan finished speaking, he got into the carriage and walked away.

As soon as he left, Zhang Zuoxiang became the rightful envoy of Dongbian Dao Town, and became the No. 2 person under Lao Zhang. Just when Zhang Zuoxiang and Zhang Tinglan were rectifying the eastern side of the road, suddenly a news came from Beijing, Yuan Shikai announced his abdication, and an emperor's dream that lasted for 83 days was completely over.

"Dad, Emperor Hongxian is finished, there is no one in the world who can control the overall situation, whether it is Duan Qirui or Feng Guozhang, including Sun Wen in the south, they have no ability to unify the country, and since then the world has entered the Spring and Autumn Era!" (To be continued......)