"Sir Sir, I didn't expect to see you here, it's so surprising." Wu Haoxuan had a faint smile on his face. He didn't have to think about Sir Jurdian's intentions to know. It must be that Yuan Datou's Beiyang government is cornered, and Zhu Erdian is interceding.

As for the Japanese Minister Lin Quanzhu, Wu Haoxuan just nodded. He has never had a good impression of the Japanese. What's more, the two sides are still standing along the Yalu River with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Wu Haoxuan even decided that there would definitely be a battle to be fought between him and Japan.

"Your Excellency, Young Marshal, congratulations to your army for its victory, most of China is already yours." Sir Jurdian said with a smile. However, you can tell from his words how insincere he is.

"Your Excellency, I have praised you. Our cause has not yet succeeded, and we need to continue to work hard. Wu Haoxuan shook his head. He is also expressing his meaning by answering this way.

Sir Zhu Erdian glanced at Wu Haoxuan deeply, and then said: "Your Excellency, there is an ancient Chinese saying called 'too much', or 'take it when you see it'. In this war, the Northern Army has gained too much profit, and it is unrealistic to want to eat a big fat man in one bite. Therefore, I suggest that the Northern Army should stop expanding and concentrate on digesting the benefits gained. Otherwise, there is a high risk of indigestion. ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, the Northern Army has a good appetite, and what you are worried about will never happen." Wu Haoxuan retorted.

Suddenly, the faces of Sir Zhu Erdian and Minister Lin Quanzhu were not very good-looking. Wu Haoxuan's attitude made them very dissatisfied, which seemed to be different from what they expected! If so, then they want to achieve their goals. It seems to be very difficult.

"Your Excellency, don't go around in circles. The British Empire hoped that the expansion of the Northern Army would stop at the Yangtze River, for the sake of peace in the entire Far East. Otherwise, we will not rule out all means to safeguard the interests of the British Empire once they are threatened. "Sir Jurdian tore off the mask of hypocrisy. The attitude has become tougher.

"The Japanese Empire also hoped that the Northern Army would stop north of the Yangtze River and not expand further south. Otherwise, the Japanese Empire would not sit idly by any longer. Minister Lin Quanzhu also continued. After the British made a statement, the Japanese side immediately followed suit. From this point of view, Japan's lackey is still very competent.

A trace of anger flashed in Wu Haoxuan's heart, and what he was most worried about had happened. The British and Japanese, now finally going into battle shirtless. Regardless of their identity, they directly put pressure on the Northern Army. For the Northern Army. It is not impossible to stop expanding now. After all, from the outside of the border to the Yangtze River, it occupied most of China. The next step is to stop and digest some of the newly acquired territory. Otherwise, these new territories will not only not provide a boost to the Northern Army, but will contain the strength of the Northern Army.

However, if he gave up like this, Wu Haoxuan felt a little pity. The Beiyang Army has been driven across the Yangtze River. Now there's a breath left. As long as you work harder, you can completely wipe out the Beiyang Army. As for the governors of the South. It's just a bunch of wall grass. Under the strong strength of the Northern Army, I believe they will make the right choice.

The direct pressure exerted by Britain and Japan undoubtedly made the road to reunification of the Northern Army more difficult. If you miss this opportunity, it will not be so easy to reunify the country in the future. In other words, the Northern Army has to pay a greater price. This put Wu Haoxuan in a dilemma. I don't know what to choose.

Seeing that Wu Haoxuan did not answer, Sir Zhu Erdian thought that Wu Haoxuan was weighing the pros and cons. So he continued: "Your Excellency, the Northern Army has already gained most of China, and it is the best choice to accept it when it is good. If the Northern Army agreed to retreat north of the Yangtze River, the British Empire would no longer put pressure on the Northern Army. We will also find a way to broker a truce between the Northern Army and Russia. This is for the Northern Army. is very advantageous. ”

"Your Excellency, Sir means that we are going to give up Hunan?" Wu Haoxuan frowned.

"That's right, the south of the Yangtze River is left to the Beiyang government, and the north of the Yangtze River belongs to the northern government." Sir Jurdians nodded. When negotiating conditions with the Beiyang government, there was actually no article for the Northern Army to hand over Hunan. This was added by Sir Juerdian temporarily, in order to further strengthen the strength of the Beiyang Army and reduce the threat of the Northern Army to the South.

"Your Excellency, Hunan has come under the rule of the Northern Government. This is an agreement we reached with Governor Jangzhidong. Wu Haoxuan shook his head.

"Your Excellency, are you trying to reject the goodwill of the British Empire and the Japanese Empire?" Minister Lin Quanzhu jumped out, his tone full of arrogance. He wished that this peace negotiation would end in failure, so that he would be able to launch an encirclement and suppression of the Northern Army.

"If it is good will to let the Northern Army give up the benefits that have already been obtained, then the Northern Army refuses such goodwill!" Wu Haoxuan replied strongly, not being frightened by this.

Sir Zhu Erdian glared at Lin Quanzhu viciously, he also knew very well what the Japanese were thinking. Although Japan is a lackey raised by the British, this lackey is not so honest. The British have also been guarding against the Japanese for a backbite.

"Your Excellency Young Marshal, in this way, if the northern government wants to keep Hunan, it is not impossible, and we can persuade the Beiyang government to accept this condition." Sir Jurdian said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded, just giving up the hope of unifying China, he was really a little unwilling.

"Young marshal, a telegram from Yanjing." At this time, Zhao Hu, the chief of the guard, sent a telegram to Wu Haoxuan.

The telegram was sent by the General Staff Headquarters, in which the General Staff Headquarters drew up a plan for the reduction and reorganization of the Beiyang Army. Together with the Beiyang Army captured in the Shanhaiguan and Changping Battles, the Beiyang Army in the hands of the Northern Army now has a total of more than 300,000 prisoners. About half of them want to go home. After the remaining half was examined, more than 80,000 people passed. The General Staff Headquarters plans to reorganize four infantry divisions out of the 80,000-strong people. In addition, more than 50,000 prisoners of war from the Hubei New Army and the six towns that subsequently accepted the leadership of the Northern Army were willing to continue to join the army. It is expected that it will probably be possible to reorganize two infantry divisions only. In this way, the strength of the Northern Army will be able to increase by six infantry divisions, which is nearly 110,000 men.

As the battle line became longer and longer, the original abundant forces of the Northern Army did not seem to be enough. The addition of these six infantry divisions will undoubtedly alleviate the problem of the lack of strength in the Northern Army.

Sir Zhu Erdian and Minister Lin Quanzhu saw the smile on Wu Haoxuan's face after receiving the telegram, and they suddenly felt a faint bad feeling in their hearts. Wu Haoxuan's attitude seems to have changed again.

"Your Excellency, the Northern Army has always been a peace-loving country, and we are willing to maintain peaceful relations with Britain and Japan. This time, we are about to complete the reunification of the country, and it would be a pity to give up. Therefore, I hope that Britain and Japan will not have to stop us. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Your Excellency, do you say this in a clear rejection of our kindness?" The smile on Sir Jurdian's face vanished cleanly.

"Your Excellency, the unification of China is the goal of all northern armies, and it is also the wish of all Chinese. We don't want to be hostile to Britain because of this. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Your Excellency, what does your choice mean, you must know it very well, right?" Sir Jurdian's face became more and more ugly. Originally, he thought that the Northern Army would compromise, but he didn't expect that Wu Haoxuan would finally insist on destroying the Beiyang Army and unifying the whole of China.

"Your Excellency, the Northern Army's goal of unifying China will not waver, even if there are many difficulties and obstacles, we will not be afraid of hardships and dangers." Wu Haoxuan's attitude is getting tougher and tougher. Since the British and Japanese were determined to intervene, there was nothing he could do.

Sir Zhu Erdian and Minister Lin Quanzhu were silent, as if in thought.

Wu Haoxuan believed that the British did not have the courage to launch a large-scale war against China at this time. At most, the British used their navy to blockade China's coast and then supported the Japanese in this war. As for the British themselves, their pocket army, even if it was put into the battlefield, was no match for the Northern Army at all. I believe that the British will not risk it either.

"Your Excellency, I have just noticed that your attitude changed after reading a telegram. I'm curious, the content of the telegram. Sir Jurden said.

"Oh? This telegram was sent by the General Staff Headquarters of the Northern Army, and we have completed the reorganization of the Beiyang Army, and after absorbing your elite troops, we will reorganize four infantry divisions within a month. In addition, we will also reorganize two infantry divisions in the Hubei New Army. In this case, we will have six more infantry divisions in our strength. Wu Haoxuan did not hide.

Sir Zhu Erdian nodded, but Wu Haoxuan's next words scared him.

"In this case, the Northern Army currently has 51 infantry divisions, 15 cavalry brigades and six heavy artillery brigades." Wu Haoxuan smiled.

Sir Zhu Erdian and Lin Quanzhu's faces suddenly changed drastically. They all know the establishment of the Northern Army, 51 infantry divisions, plus 15 cavalry brigades and 6 heavy artillery brigades, doesn't that mean that the strength of the Northern Army has expanded to more than 1.1 million people? (To be continued......)

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