July 20, 1919. Chita.

A carriage, escorted by a horde of cavalry, stopped at the door of Chita City Hall. When the driver respectfully opened the door, two little men in tuxedos stepped off the train with their heads held high.

"Sakata-san, have all the qiē been arranged?" The leader of the devil with monocles and a Napoleon III-style beard asked proudly.

"Section Chief, please rest assured, everything is in your plan." Ichiro Sakata replied solemnly.

Kuroto Kizo, also known as the mustache with monocles, is the section chief of the special high-tech department in the Japanese Far East, mainly responsible for intelligence work against Russia. After the collapse of Tsarist Russia, this spy leader secretly set up agents in Russia, preparing to bring the Russian Far East and Mongolia under the de facto control of Japan.

Today, he suddenly arrived in Chita with only one purpose, that is, to meet with the head of the White Army, who was active on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal. Semenov met to implement a specific cooperation plan between the two sides.

Speaking of which, the little devils have been islanders for generations and should prefer the atmosphere of the ocean, but what is strange is that these beasts have different feelings for the mainland. From the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan's established national policy was to move closer to the mainland, and Korea first used Korea as a springboard to seize the three northeastern provinces. Then, immediately after the collapse of Tsarist Russia, he took a fancy to the vast Far East of Russia and was ready to cut the meat of the polar bear.

Kuroto Kizo's mission this time is to be directly ordered by the big boss of the special agency, that is, the famous Kenji Dohihara, and the task is to win over and instigate Semenov to establish himself as king. In fact, the division of Russia began.

So who is this Semenov? Not beat around the bush. This duke was just an ordinary officer in Tsarist Russia. It's not a particularly high-end kind. It has not left a special mark on history. However, another officer under his command was more famous, and that was Roman Brown, who was known as the Bloody Baron. Feng. Nčen.

Feng. Ungean-san is notorious for his absolute bloody skills in history, and he is an out-and-out executioner. Moreover, the ambition of this duke is not ordinary, and he once claimed to be the reincarnation of Genghis Khan, trying to create a Fan Mongol empire.

From the beginning of the October Revolution, Ungean and his superior, Semenov, were hardcore opponents of the Bolsheviks and raised the anti-flag directly in the Baikal region. But what's more interesting is that. These two did not buy Kolchak or Mensheviks and the Socialist-Revolutionaries.

These two were more like loyal servants of the Romanov dynasty, and were known for their royalist positions, such as the support of Nicholas II's younger brother, Grand Duke Mikhail, to re-establish the Romanov dynasty. And directly refused to obey Kolchak's orders and fought the Red Army alone.

In a sense, the defeat of Kolchak in history is due to these two. Because these two strange creatures constantly attacked Kolchak's lifeline and robbed the Entente group of materials to Kolchak.

Anyway, let's put it this way, in addition to being crazy and cruel, these two goods have an infinite IQ that tends to zero, and they are veritable pig teammates.

Of course, pig teammates belong to pig teammates. Both Enchen and Semyonov had great ambitions, for example, Semyonov took refuge in the Japanese very early. There is a great idea to use Japan's support to establish an independent kingdom east of Lake Baikal!

Of course, on the other hand, the Japanese are also pig teammates of the Entente. The reason why Semenov and Enggen dared to attack Kolchak's supply line was largely due to their instructions.

There may be comrades who will be confused - didn't the Japanese join the Entente bloc a long time ago, so why should they be pig teammates and drag their feet?

In fact, the reason is very simple, it is nothing more than profit. Imagine that if Kolchak defeated the Bolsheviks, then he would have been the new ruler of Russia, and with Kolchak's urine, he would have to preserve the integrity of Russia as much as possible.

But what's in it for Japan? What was the first time the little devil actively responded to sending troops to Siberia? Do you think it's really about defending the interests of your allies? When did the little devil ever settle down? They want nothing more than Russian land.

Taking advantage of the chaos in Russia, riding on the polar bear's serious illness, and making a big profit is what the Japanese really want. Naturally, the Japanese did not have any interest in Kolchak, let alone any good feelings, and at that time, Britain, the United States, and France were interested in Kolchak, and Kolchak was also the representative of the interests of these three countries in Russia, and had nothing to do with the Japanese. So in a sense, the Japanese wished that Kolchak was finished, and that it would be better if Siberia and the Far East were broken up in Russia.

And now, Kolchak is finished, and the spokesman of Britain, the United States and France has fallen. For the Japanese, this is both an opportunity and a challenge. Needless to say, with the fall of Kolchak and the deterioration of the situation in Poland, the attention of Britain, the United States and France was greatly diverted, for whom the Far East was not the core interest, Europe was the cornerstone. So these three countries are a bit of a time to look east.

Without these three countries, especially the Americans, making trouble, Japan would certainly be able to unleash its hands and feet to make a big move, and it would be real to quickly find one more spokesperson for its interests and quickly put the interests of the Far East in its purse.

Of course, challenges also coexisted, and even Kolchak, who had hundreds of thousands of troops, was defeated by the Bolsheviks, which shows that the Bolshevik Red Army still had two brushes. If the Red Army could not be repulsed, Siberia and the Far East would still have little to do with Japan.

Therefore, at this time, the Japanese met Semyonov with a roar, with only one purpose - not only to aid Semyonov and let this spokesman for interests block the Red Army, but also to let Semyonov fulfill his promise and really eat a bite of fat.

"General Semenov, my government is ready to support your actions, believing that only you will be able to stop the spread of communism at the present time, but at the same time you must be aware that not all allies agree with our assessment of you. More than once the U.S. government has demanded that you be attacked and contained. To be honest, how to convince the allies is very difficult! ”

When Kuritoji said this, he suddenly stopped, and then looked at Semenov with a smile. The meaning of that is fairly obvious - kid. It's your turn to get the dry goods. Don't give something tangible. Don't ask for help.

Semenov is not a fool, and this little thing in politics is nothing more than a transaction. There will be no pie in the sky, especially the Japanese, who are more greedy than hyenas and have no benefit, how can they be impressed?

"I am very glad that your government can support you, and I very much hope to develop a long-term and stable relationship with your country. I believe that as long as we both work together to contain communism, it is entirely possible to establish a completely new order in Siberia. ”

Kurotan nodded, he had already understood Semenov's words, the so-called establishment of a new order in Siberia was obviously Semenov's reciprocation. However, Kuroto Guizo feels that this peach is still a little smaller, and there is no guarantee, who knows if Semenov is a white wolf with empty gloves?

So he replied: "Our country is very interested in the creation of a new Siberian order, Your Excellency General. Can you tell us more about that? ”

Semenov hastened to reply: "I personally believe that in order to prevent the spread of communism, the existing Siberian order is not enough. The old framework should be broken. Start anew, replace the old order with a new one. If your country can fully support me, I will be confident that a new Siberia will be built. In the future, this new Siberia will fully preserve the traditional friendship between us......"

Kuroto Kizo smiled, although Semenov did not completely pick it out, but the meaning of the effect was very obvious. And this kind of thing can't be said too explicitly, there are some things that don't need to be picked out now, as long as the intention is reached, and then the delivery will be paid in the future.

"I really hope that this day will come soon!" Kuritto said with a smile, but immediately he changed his words: "But now we still have a series of problems to solve, your troops need to rearm, your compatriots need relief, and there is a hard battle looming...... And this qiē requires funding. Your Excellency, I must remind you that although my Government can provide you with some assistance, it is not unlimited, and you must think of a little more of it! ”

Semenov frowned, he didn't understand Kuroto Kizo's words a little. On the one hand, they said that they would give assistance, and on the other hand, they asked him to save himself, what kind of trouble did the Japanese make?

Kuroto Kizo smiled and said, "My meaning is very clear, the current economic shape of the world is not very good. Our government's funds are also limited, especially since a large amount of money has been invested in order to complete your country's military orders, and it will be difficult for us to give you more assistance until these funds are returned......"

Oh, that's what it means! This time, Semenov understood, and the devil who dared to love was here to ask for old accounts. What old accounts? That has to start with the fact that Nicholas II has not yet fallen. As I said before, Russia's industrial base is at the bottom of the big hooligans, and in order to cope with the increasingly difficult war, Russia can only spend money to buy arms from abroad, from planes and artillery to rifles and bullets.

At that time, Russia not only commissioned France and the United States to produce Mosinagan, but also directly purchased a batch of American and Japanese rifles. Before the fall of Nicholas II, a large sum of gold had already been paid as a deposit. But with the fall of Nicholas II and the rise of the Bolsheviks, containing and strangling Russia became the primary task of the Entente.

Naturally, these produced rifles and cartridges would not have been delivered to the Bolsheviks. Naturally, the final payment will not be received without delivery (and the Bolsheviks will not have money to give). But these produced weapons can't just be put in the warehouse and rot, right?

Among them, the Americans are rich and have produced Russian-style weapons to equip part of the expeditionary force that interfered with Russia (but the American soldier brother didn't like Mosinagan and basically didn't use it). The Japanese, on the other hand, are not as rich as the Americans, and they are very eager to settle this account (of course, they prefer to collect money and not give weapons, which historically took a deposit, but the weapons and bullets were basically not delivered).

And now, the reason why Kurote Guizo suddenly mentioned this stubble is obvious, that is, they want to recover the final payment, as for those weapons and ammunition, they are counted as "aid".

"Japs who slam the door!"

Semenov scolded secretly in his heart, but he really couldn't turn his face with the shameless Japanese, after all, he had already offended Britain, the United States and France before, and if he offended the Japanese again, it would be really unjust.

Of course, let Semyonov pay for it and fill this hole. That's also impossible. It's not that he doesn't want to. But there is really no money!

Kuroteng Guisan smiled incomprehensibly and said, "Your Excellency, General, you misunderstood what I meant. We're not asking you for your debts. This balance should be repaid by the Russian government, not by you. What our government means is that we hope you can help you do the work and settle the bill as much as possible. ”

Semyonov is confused again, the money is owed by Nicholas II, how can he help with the work? You can't let him go to the Supreme and ask for it, right? Let's not talk about whether you want to get it or not. He didn't even dare to ask for it! Who does not know that Nicholas II was in the hands of the Bolsheviks, didn't this allow him to throw himself into the net?

Kuroto Kizo smiled again, and he said slowly: "Our government thinks that if you succeed you as commander-in-chief of the three Russian armies, then settle this payment is the best choice. ”

Hiss! Semenov's heart was pounding, the commander-in-chief of the three armies! Who wouldn't want to sit in that position! But he also knew that that position was not so easy to sit in, and once he was abandoned by the backstage boss, it would be over, and you wouldn't see what happened to Kolchak. And he didn't quite believe that the Japanese were capable of putting him in that position.

"That's my government's problem," Kuroto replied proudly. "Naturally, our government will communicate with the allies. We have full confidence in this! Now my Government wants to know that. If you become the commander-in-chief of the Russian armies......"

Before Kuroteng Guizo could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Semenov: "Then I will do my best to pay off the balance as quickly as possible!" ”

Kurotto Kizo didn't speak, just looked at Semenov quietly, and the meaning was obvious, nothing more than saying: "This is not enough!" ”

Semenov's brain was also quite fast, and he immediately added: "Not only that, but I will also purchase more arms from your country!" ”

Kurotto nodded with satisfaction, and just when Semenov's heart fell in his stomach, he made waves on the ground again: "Then how will you pay those payments?" ”

Semenov stopped talking again, just now he was actually fishing the Japanese first with good words, and as for the issue of cashing in, he has not considered it for the time being. Anyway, it's just a white strip, and I'll fool Japan first.

However, it is clear that the Japanese are much smarter than Semyonov imagined, and Kuroto Kizo has broken through the core question - where does the money come from?

Semenov stopped talking, and Kuroto Kizo was happy to see the joke, and after a while, he reminded: "I heard that General Kolchak brought a batch of gold?" ”

Oh! I see!

At this time, Semyonov fully understood that daring to love the Japanese was the idea of hitting the gold in the Kazan treasury. Semenov had heard about this before, but he didn't take it seriously, because it seemed to him to be very unreliable.

Why isn't it reliable? Even if there was gold in the treasury of Kazan, it was under the control of the Bolsheviks, and before Kolchak hit Kazan, the Bolsheviks had no reason not to transfer this batch of gold, so how could it be handed over to Kolchak?

In Semenov's view, the reason why Kolchak claimed to have mastered this batch of gold was nothing more than to buy people's hearts and minds, and nothing more than to tell the world that he had money and enough money to fight the Bolsheviks. Stimulated by gold, all the "talents" in Russia who opposed the Bolsheviks would feel that only by following him Kolchak would they have a future and security.

Anyway, Semyonov felt that a very important reason why Kolchak was in the limelight for a while was that he claimed to own this batch of gold. I even think that the fundamental reason why this person will lose so quickly and completely is that he does not have that batch of gold, and the pie he painted has been debunked.

Of course, this was Semenov's idea before, and now, when the Japanese were also playing the idea of gold, he felt that this thing might be true, and I was afraid that Kolchak really had this batch of gold. However, this made him have a new question - since Kolchak is rich and has so much money, why did the tree fall apart?

Semenov felt that if he had that gold, it would not be a problem to recruit troops and buy people's hearts at all, as long as he pulled out a dime, he could make the officers below serve his life, so why not be betrayed and placed under house arrest!

Anyway, Semenov was puzzled, and in the end he could only tell himself: "Kolchak is an idiot, a waste, a fool who sits on a treasure mountain and doesn't know it!" ”

Of course, Semenov wished that Kolchak was an idiot and an idiot, otherwise where would it be his turn to play. Now, he's more concerned about the whereabouts of the gold!

He couldn't wait to ask, "Where is the gold now?" ”

Kuroto Kizo didn't sell it anymore, and said bluntly: "The gold is temporarily under the joint care of the Entente group, and according to the plan, it is on a special train to Irkutsk!" ”

Semenov was so happy that he almost fainted, a large sum of gold was approaching him, about to enter his pocket, is there more beautiful news in the world?

"Your Excellency General," Kurotji Kirizo sneered and reminded, "This batch of gold doesn't belong to you yet!" ”

Semenov shuddered, and then he remembered that he was not yet the master of Russia, and had no right to touch this batch of gold, well, at least nominally. And just now, Kuroto Guizo also said that this batch of gold is temporarily under the joint custody of the Entente group. None of those big hooligans are to be bullied, and if they want to get a piece of the pie, with his current figure, it is simply not enough!

"Mr. Kuroto!" Semenov suddenly became stern, and said seriously: "I think we have a solid foundation and potential for cooperation, as long as we cooperate sincerely, all problems and troubles will be solved!" (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you to the travelers who follow the wind, Juventus and Comrade Potato in seconds!