Seeing that the meeting was over, it was time for everyone to go back to their homes and find their mothers, but Yan Shao sent someone to keep them and asked them to follow the staff in the house back to the conference room.

Cai Ye and Wu Peifu were left behind, which was not surprising to them, after all, they had just returned from Europe, and it was very normal for Yan Shao to leave them behind to talk about some business.

Therefore, they followed the staff back to the conference room, but just when they thought that Yan Shao wanted to talk to them about the experience of Europe, they walked into the conference room and found that although there were many fewer people in the conference room at the moment, there were still so many people left, and almost all of them were senior generals in the military circles, and the map on the wall was also changed, although it was just a glance, but Cai Ye and Wu Peifu still clearly found that this was a map of China and Russia, and it was much more detailed than the one just now. The generals in the room all stared at them silently after seeing them come in, and Yan Shao's first words after seeing them surprised them even more.

"You say, is it possible for us to take this opportunity to seize all of Siberia..."

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Siberia...

The name Siberia probably comes from an Old Turkic word meaning "land of tranquility". The Siberian Tatars used this as the name of the state to establish the Siberian Khanate, which was later conquered by the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and the term Siberia entered the Russian language. It is also said to be "Xianbeilia", which comes from Xianbei. There is also an explanation that Siberia is interpreted as the place of the Shabran. Because his fiefdom was located in Siberia. There is also a saying that Tsarist Russia created a new place name in North Asia after the Xibe ethnic name. And on ancient Chinese maps, Siberia is known as the Luo Wilderness.

Siberia is a very large territory of Russia and northern Kazakhstan. It occupies the whole of North Asia, covering an area of about 12.76 million square kilometers, ranging from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east; It stretches to the Arctic Ocean in the north, to the north-central part of Kazakhstan in the south, and to the border between Mongolia and China. Except for the southwestern part of the country, which belongs to Kazakhstan, the rest belongs to Russia and occupies 75% of its territory.

Arguably. The whole of Siberia is probably about the same size as China, and maybe even a little bigger, but that's because of that. That's why Cai Ye and Wu Peifu were shocked by Yan Shao's words, after all, Yan Shao's appetite was too big this time...

According to Yan Shao's words, it is Yan Shao's intention to swallow an area about the same size as China this time. And if such a plan succeeds, it will certainly go down in history. But if it fails. I'm afraid that the strength of the whole country will also be hit hard, and it is difficult to determine the pros and cons of it ...

However, one thing can still be confirmed, that is, no matter whether it is a success or failure in the end, it will inevitably be very difficult to complete such a plan, so after hearing Yan Shao's words, Cai Ye and Wu Peifu did not immediately answer Yan Shao's question, but stood silently.

It's not that they don't want to answer, it's that they don't know how to answer. After all, from the current situation in the conference room, they already felt a strange atmosphere, if Yan Shao's question just now was just a joke. They have nothing to worry about, the problem is that the question Yan Shao asked just now was definitely not a joke, but really asking their opinions.

If so, in case this matter messes up because of their answers, then...

I'm afraid they can't bear this last responsibility...

So before learning more details, Cai Ye was reluctant to express his opinion, even Wu Peifu, who has always been impulsive.

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Seeing the two of them like this, Yan Shao smiled and didn't say anything, but led them to the direction of the long table in the conference room, at this time Feng Guozhang, Jiang Baili and others were already standing in front of their chairs, just waiting for Yan Shao and them to sit down, so Cai Ye and Wu Peifu easily found their own place among the many vacant seats.

Yan Shao was the first to sit down on the main seat, and when he saw Yan Shao sit down, the others also sat down one by one.

After everyone was seated, there was no need for Yan Shao to speak, Jiang Baili had already stood up.

"The two generals may not quite understand what the president said just now, in fact, our goal is not only to recover the Trans-Khingan Mountains, but to take advantage of the civil strife in Russia to occupy the whole of Siberia, this is our real goal." Looking at Cai Ye and Wu Peifu, Jiang Baili explained softly. "Now the internal situation in Russia is very good for us, the Special Affairs Bureau has also taken root in Russia, and has carried out good cooperation with the Russian Communist Party, as long as we can support the Russian Communist Party to come to power, then Russia will definitely be in chaos, even if it has some resistance in Siberia, it will be greatly weakened, it can be said that this is definitely the most suitable time for us to do it, if you want to wait for the next opportunity, I don't know if you will have to wait for decades, or even hundreds of years..."

Jiang Baili's words fell, and Feng Guozhang and the others around the long table nodded in agreement.

Since he decided to take action against Russia, Yan Shao began to contact Jiang Baili and Feng Guozhang and other high-ranking military leaders, and told them his true thoughts―――――― there is no way, after all, it is such a big thing, you can't act without telling them."

At the beginning, they were shocked by such a plan, just like Cai Yi and others, after all, Yan Shao's appetite was inevitably too big this time, and he actually wanted to seek a region with almost no difference in territorial area from China, especially this area still belongs to other countries―――――― of course, if it is a country with little strength, they have no hesitation, after all, this is originally a world of the jungle, survival of the fittest, if China in the past can not understand such a sentence, Then, after experiencing the careful teaching of the European powers, they have deeply understood the meaning of this sentence.

But there is no doubt that Russia is definitely one of the strongest countries in the world in this era, if it were not for the civil strife in Russia. The original Romanov dynasty has fallen, and now it is a provisional government that has no control over the situation at all, and there are internal organizations such as the Russian Communist Party with ill intentions. I'm afraid they won't approve of such a plan at all, after all, it's too difficult, and they even have to worry about the backlash of Russia, but...

What if it succeeds?

Expanding the territory has always been a thing that can go down in history, and it is also the biggest goal of the military. In the future, I will definitely be able to write a big book in the history books, then, if you swallow a place as big as Siberia at once. It is conceivable that these people will be remembered forever by future generations.

And just like Jiang Baili said, now that Russia is in turmoil, this is definitely their best chance. If you give up this opportunity. They don't know how many years they'll have to wait. If they don't wait for them to enter the ground, it is impossible to wait for a more suitable opportunity than now, which is one of the reasons why they will stand up and support Yan Shao...

At the same time, after hearing Jiang Baili's words, Cai Ye and Wu Peifu also silently calculated in their hearts. Although they are not like Feng Guozhang and others, who have detailed information provided by the Special Affairs Bureau, they have been in Europe for such a long time, and they have a little understanding of the situation there. So it's not ignorant of it.

After half a ring, Cai Ye agreed. "Definitely. Now that the European powers have been defeated by the European war, and Russia has also fallen into chaos, this is indeed the best opportunity for us to expand our territory, but..."After a moment's hesitation, Cai Yi spoke. "How to solve the logistics, now is indeed the best time to occupy Siberia, but Siberia is a vast territory, and it does not have much population, if we choose to march, logistics alone is extremely difficult, unless..."

Speaking of this, Cai Ye seemed to remember something, first glanced at Wu Peifu with the same expression, and then looked at Yan Shao together.

"Siberia and ......... Dilan Railway? ”

After all, the two are smart people, and they quickly thought of the crux of the matter.

"That's right." Glancing at Cai Ye and Wu Peifu, Yan Shao nodded appreciatively.

At the same time, looking at Yan Shao, a chill also rose in the hearts of Cai Ye and Wu Peifu. After all, the budget required for the railway was provided by the government, especially after the Entente provided a large amount of funds to help build the Dilan Railway in order to support Russia, but it was also because of this, Cai Ye and they deeply understood one thing, that is, as early as the beginning of the construction of the Guoshe government, the government had begun to build a railway between Dihua and Lanzhou. It's just that I haven't told anyone else.

The problem is...

Why did Yan Shao have to build such a railway? In fact, this has always been a strange thing at the top of the government.

After all, at that time, Russia was salivating over Xinjiang, and the railway from Lanzhou to Dihua would obviously strengthen the government's control over the region. Even if this were not the case, I am afraid that it would cause a lot of trouble for the Russians.

Therefore, this railway can only be built without the Russians.

However, at that time, the government had just been formed, and the government itself was under great financial pressure, and many projects needed to be covered by bank loans. It was simply impossible to undertake the construction of such a thousand-kilometer-long railway, not to mention that there were countless places that needed railways at that time, and there were even unfinished projects such as the Sichuan-Hanzhou Railway that required capital investment.

Coupled with the subsequent outbreak of the European War, there is no need to worry about the Russians going south to Xinjiang in a short period of time, no matter how you think about it, the importance of the Dilan Railway is not as important as other railways, and Yan Shao is in such a hurry to repair the Dilan Railway It is somewhat incomprehensible.

Especially later, Yan Shao actually preferred more people to die in the engineering team, but also to finish the railway, this attitude made Jiang Baili and others feel strange, after all, Yan Shao himself is not a mean person, usually when treating the people is also very generous, this can be seen from the many policies launched by Yan Shao after taking power―――――― Yan Shao's orders to the engineering team are obviously very inconsistent with the past table, so when he returned to Beijing, Zhan Tianyou has complained to others many times, if it weren't for Yan Shao who had threatened Zhan Tianyou, if he resigned, he would have chosen a person who could ignore the lives of workers to carry out the project in order to order, I'm afraid Zhan Tianyou would have resigned a long time ago.

But. It may not have been incomprehensible at the time, but from now...

I'm afraid Yan Shao already has a plan for this in his heart...

Only in this way can Yan Shao's persistence on the railway be explained...

Now the only thing that confuses Cai Ye and Wu Peifu. I'm afraid that only Yan Shao has already foreseen the demise of the Romanov Dynasty, if this is the case, then...

Just when Cai Ye and Wu Peifu were confused, their fingers lightly tapped on the table, and Yan Shao had already spoken. "The expansion of the Trans-Siberian Railway is going very smoothly, and according to the news that Minister Zhan has brought back from Xinjiang, the Dilan Railway is believed to be able to open to traffic in a very short time. As long as there are two railways in existence, we don't need to worry about logistics, and there is no civil unrest in Russia at the moment. The Russians also don't have much power in Siberia, and it will be very difficult for the Russians to resist if we do it, and the only thing to worry about is when we enter Siberia. Will the Russians interfere or not. Or......... After all, after we enter Siberia, logistics can only rely on these two railways, and if these two railways are cut off, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Cai Yi nodded, it is true.

If it's just a formal march, it's nothing. After all, at present, Russia is in internal turmoil, and almost all the troops are concentrated on the Eastern Front. It is simply impossible to draw enough troops to Siberia, especially to the Far East, in a short period of time ...

What's more, when such a big thing happened, the shock to the Russians can be imagined, and it is difficult to say that the Russians still have the morale to resist.

"If we can really support the Russian Communist Party to come to power..." At this point, Cai Ye already understands to some extent why Yan Shao has to support the Russian Communist Party. At least as far as I know, the Europeans hate and hate communism, and if it is really the Russian Communist Party that ultimately controls Russia, then perhaps we can take this opportunity to cooperate with the locals......... According to the theory of the Communist Party, these people are the objects of struggle, not to mention their family property, even their lives may not be saved, and I believe that compared with the Russian Communist Party, they would rather let us rule them..."

"Not bad." Yan Shao nodded and said without hesitation. "I also think so, although we are foreigners, but in the eyes of the Russians, I am afraid that we aggressors are much kinder than the Russian Communist Party, so if we can support the Russian Communist Party to come to power, they are definitely more likely to choose us than the Russian Communist Party, which means that we may be hindered in Siberia much less..."

"Of course, these are only our unilateral views at present, and it is not impossible that the final result will be diametrically opposed, after all, we are a group of invaders in the eyes of the Russians, and maybe in the eyes of those Russians, the Russian Communist Party is more cordial than us..."

"So in the end, the key is to look at the strength, and as I said just now, if the Russians resist, they only need to destroy the railway, and the troops entering Siberia may be more dangerous than cutting off the logistics, so this march not only requires a lot of supplies, but also requires a large number of troops..."

There is no way, after all, the railway is too long, so if you want to ensure the safety of the railway, you need a considerable number of troops to be deployed along the way, and the number must not be less...

"I have some opinions on this matter..."After a deep groan, Feng Guozhang looked at Yan Shao. If it is really the Russian Communist Party that comes to power in the end, then it is only the Russian Communist Party that can cause damage to our actions, after all, if we do not get involved, the Siberian region will definitely belong to them in the end, then......... President You have said that we have considerable ties with the Russian communists, so can you have the people of the Secret Service in the Russians to conduct some investigations, mainly to check the strength of the Russian communists in Central Asia and Siberia, so that when we act, we can deal with the resistance of the Russian communists in these areas as soon as possible, and make our actions much smoother..."

Yan Shao lowered his head and groaned for a while, and nodded after half a sound. "It's a good idea, I'll go and call Director Katerina later, the news came back from St. Petersburg some time ago, Captain Luo's cooperation with the Russians is going well, and we can take this opportunity to get their deployment of forces in Central Asia and Siberia from the Russians, and even ......... Even if they are Communists, it is impossible for them to lose money to each of them, as long as we have a grasp of their deployment of forces in Central Asia and Siberia, we can then pull out their forces there when we seize these two places..."

At this time, Wu Peifu, who had been silent, suddenly interjected. "President, if this time our goal is Siberia......... Siberia is huge. I don't know where the action ends..."

Cai Ye also looked at it, this is a very important question.

Although Yan Shao is talking about the whole of Siberia. But Siberia is very big, and it is difficult to say that there will be no accidents with such a big plan, and if there are any accidents, then ......... Improvisation has become inevitable...

Glancing at Wu Peifu, Yan Shao smiled slightly. "From the Trans-Khingan Mountains to the Ural Mountains..."

To be exact, from the Trans-Khingan Mountains to the Ural Mountains, and from the Haksta region of Central Asia close to the Ural Mountains. To put it simply, it is to completely turn Russia into a European country, it's as simple as that...

He bowed his head and groaned. Cai Ye looked at Yan Shao, Jiang Baili and the others.

"Before Ziyu and I come back, I believe that you and Baili have already discussed this matter............... Don't know what your plans are? ”

"Our plan is relatively simple..."Standing up, Jiang Baili glanced at Cai Yi and Wu Peifu. After the Russian Communist Party came to power, it first sent troops to Vladivostok. And take back the entire Outer Khing'an Mountains. If Russia is in turmoil because of the coming to power of the Russian Communist Party, we will send troops to Central Asia through the Dilan Railway, and go north to the Ural Mountains through the Russian Central Asian Railway in Kazakhstan, so as to completely cut off the Russians from the Siberian region..."

"Do you close the door and beat the dog..."Listening to Jiang Baili's plan, Cai Ye said in a low voice.

"That's right." Jiang Baili nodded. "Russia's forces in Siberia, especially in the Far East, are mainly connected to the country through the Guò Trans-Siberian Railway, so we only need to occupy the Ural Mountains first. They can be cut off from the European region, leaving them isolated..."

"The Russians are in Siberia. Especially in the Far East, there is not much strength, let alone much industry to speak of, and even if they have some industrial base there, they will not be able to provide enough ammunition to the troops, so as long as we cut off their connection with the European part, we can deal with them slowly, little by little, when they lack supplies..."

"However, there is also a big problem with this plan, that is, Russia, especially the European part, must fall into chaos, only in this way can we ensure that they cannot draw enough troops, otherwise if they react and storm the areas we occupy in the Ural Mountains, I am afraid that the shape will be more severe, which is why I have built a wait-and-see for a while, and only in this way can I ensure that the whole plan will go smoothly, otherwise............... If the Russians attack from the European part, and the forces in Siberia attack with them, the situation will be very dangerous on both sides..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Baili looked at Yan Shao.

In fact, this is also a kind of exhortation, yes, this plan seems to be very likely to succeed, but in fact, if an accident fails, then how many of the troops they use this time will survive from Europe, I am afraid no one dares to guarantee...

"There is another thing to worry about, that is, after we occupy such a large place, the reaction of the British and American powers, although they suffered heavy losses in this great battle, but after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, if they react violently, I am afraid..."

Hearing Jiang Baili say this, Feng Guozhang and the others all showed a trace of worry.

Just like Jiang Baili said, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, no matter how much Britain and France lost in this war, they are the most powerful country in the world after all, and the tiger is dead, not to mention that they are not dead.

If they react violently, or even take the initiative to intervene, I'm afraid they won't be able to please anything...

It is not surprising, after all, what they are trying to do this time is not a small place, if it is only the Outer Khingan Mountains, maybe the British and American powers will not have any reaction, after all, that place is very remote, and it has been China's territory for a long time, and it was only ceded because of the relationship with Russia.

But this time, Yan Shao wanted to plot the whole of Siberia, and even ......... It even includes most of Central Asia, and if such a large place belongs to China, then you can imagine how strong the reaction of Britain and the United States is...

"So..."Although Jiang Baili's words made a lot of sense, Yan Shao didn't seem to take it very seriously. We need to set them a goal, a goal that will attract their attention, and that goal is the Russian Communist Party..."

"From any point of view, the Russian Communist Party is the biggest enemy of the capitalist world, and although our government adopts nationalism, it is actually capitalist like other governments, so ......... At least in this respect, we are on the same side as the European powers, and in fact the Russian Communist Party is also in the sense of mutual disagreement..."

"And at the moment we are still allies with the British and American powers, so we can completely propose to the British and American powers after the Russian Communist Party has replaced the original government, and launch a crusade against the Russian Communist Party in the name of eradicating communism.

"And we can also take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to attack Siberia, if we are worried about the reaction, we can even support a puppet government first, and wait for some time to swallow it, of course, I personally prefer to annex it directly, after all, the longer this kind of thing is delayed, the more troublesome it will be..."

Yan Shao once read in textbooks that in history, the Beiyang government once took advantage of the chaotic situation in Russia to launch an attack on Outer Mongolia, and finally put down the rebellion in Outer Mongolia and completely recovered Outer Mongolia.

(The so-called war of intervention against the Soviet Union refers to the civil war between 1918 and 1922, in which the United States, Britain, France, Poland, Japan, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and China intervened in the civil war in Russia. ）

Later China was also a communist country, so it is natural that there will be some record of this in textbooks.

And then what...

Since even Beiyang has intervened, the scale of this war will inevitably not be small. However, Yan Shao clearly remembered that in the history of Yan Shao's era, by the time of World War II, not only had Outer Mongolia, which had been recovered, fell into the hands of the Soviet Union again, but even Northeast China and Xinjiang were also encroached upon.

It can be said that the Soviet Union not only survived this war, but also lived well.

And in any case, even if they are Russian communists, but they are Russians after all, if they can't act more neatly, it's hard to say, even if Yan Shao gets some puppet government in Siberia, will they get in touch with Soviet Russia, and then...

Hehe... (To be continued......)