"The little devil of the dog day, begging people is still so reasonable, as if we begged them." Watching the carriage of the British Legation leave, Yuan Datou couldn't help but scold.

"My lord, who said that foreigners are big now? Whether it is a Westerner or an Oriental, the strength is stronger than ours, and we can only pretend to be grandchildren! Yang Shiqi sighed. Prosperous China, but now being ridden on the head by these foreign devils to and pee, it's really a wretch!

"Xingcheng? What do you say we should do? Do you want to accede to the little devil's request? Yuan Datou asked, he was also a little undecided.

"My lord, the strength of the Jilin Army is too strong, far beyond our expectations. If we allow them to become stronger, they will inevitably become our henchmen! From the standpoint of Beiyang, we should destroy them as soon as possible. Yang Shiqi said. Although, doing so is undoubtedly the pain of the relatives and the enemies of the fast. But that's better than Beiyang being overthrown.

Yuan Datou nodded: "Inform the others to come to me, we have to come up with a charter overnight." ”

"Yes, sir." Yang Shiqi nodded, and immediately sent someone to gather the bigwigs in Beiyang.

At this moment, it is already late at night, and many people have already fallen asleep. But Yuan Datou ordered them to rush to the Prime Minister's Office, and one by one they had to get up from the hot bed.

"Guys, I'm so sorry to call you so late. However, there is no way to do it, only hard work. Yuan Datou said apologetically.

"What are you talking about, sir? For the sake of national affairs, adults have worked hard until this time, and those of us who are subordinates should take adults as an example. Sheng Xuanhuai said immediately.

Others quickly chimed in. Although, there are still people who look sleepy-eyed. However, I had to fight my spirit.

"Hmm. Apron City. Convey the requests of Minister Zhu Erdian and Minister Lin Quanzhu to everyone. Yuan Datou nodded and said to Yang Shiqi.

"Yes, sir." Yang Shiqi bowed, and then repeated the previous conversation between Yuan Shikai, Zhu Erdian and Lin Quanzhu to everyone. After that's all that. He stepped aside. Although he is Yuan Shikai's number one staff, more often than not, he only makes ideas for Yuan Shikai in private. In front of these bigwigs in Beiyang, he rarely spoke.

"These little Japans are still so arrogant, they deserve to be defeated by the Jilin Army in the northeast. I estimate that little Japan has suffered heavy losses this time, so it can't wait to ask us to send troops. Tang Shaoyi, who served as the foreign minister, said first. When he thought of the disgraced beating of Little Japan in Jilin, he felt very relieved. Who made Lin Quanzhu so arrogant in front of him in the past?

"Shaochuan. The Japanese are one of the great powers, and their strength is not so weak, right? Although one division was completely annihilated, two more divisions were surrounded. However, this is only a little more than 60,000 people in total. The Japanese invested 400,000 men in the last war, and if they did their best, would the Jilin Army be an opponent of the Japanese? Wang Shizhen shook her head. In his heart, the Japanese are very strong. It is true that the Jilin Army now has the upper hand. But if you want to maintain your advantage for a long time, or even win this war. That's simply not possible.

"Hmph, little Japan is strong and has a lot of troops. However, after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, most of the army of small Japan was reduced. Those army divisions are just shelves. Want to mobilize. And if you send it to the northeast to fight, it will cost money. And what little Japan lacks now is money. These days, little Japan is thinking about how to borrow money from other countries! Only, except for the British. The other powers simply didn't want to lend them money. That's why little Japan hit us with the idea. Sheng Xuanhuai snorted coldly.

"I see, no wonder little Japan needs our help. It turns out that they have encountered such a problem! Duan Qirui suddenly realized. After all, in the minds of these Beiyang soldiers, the strength of the Japanese Army is very strong, even if the Jilin Army is strong, it stands to reason that it should not be the opponent of the Japanese Army. Now that I learned that Japan was unable to mobilize enough troops because of its financial problems, I understood the reason.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are well aware of the problems of the Japanese. So, let's talk about it, should we agree to the request of the Japanese and send troops to Tohoku? Yuan Datou asked.

"My lord, the Jilin Army can even defeat the Japanese, if we fail, I'm afraid it won't end well." Tang Shaoyi said. He was somewhat reluctant to let Beiyang intervene in the war between the Jilin Army and Japan. After all, the Jilin Army was fighting against Japan, and the Beiyang government not only did not provide support, but also sent troops to unite with the Japanese, which is a bit too inhuman.

"The main force of the Jilin Army has been held back by the Japanese Army, which is an excellent opportunity for Beiyang. Kung Pao, I think we should seize this opportunity. Destroying the Jilin Army in one fell swoop will not only remove their threat to us, but also recover the northeast, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. "Xu Shichang is a strong supporter of cooperation with the Japanese.

"What if I go back on my word? Now they are begging us for help, so they have agreed to return the benefits of the Northeast to us. However, after defeating the Jilin Army and there is no threat, if they regret it, then what should we do? Sheng Xuanhuai said.

"Isn't the British Minister Sir Jurdian also present? With Sir Zhu Erdian testifying, the Japanese should not dare to cheat, right? ”

"Hmph, the British and the Japanese wear a pair of pants at all." Tang Shaoyi said. Those foreigners who run rampant on Chinese soil, even if they have all kinds of internal contradictions. However, when dealing with the Chinese, they are all one, they are all on the opposite side of the Chinese, and they are not trustworthy at all.

"Okay, let's not talk about it, what should I do, it's better for Gong Bao to get an idea." Xu Shichang said.

Everyone was silent and looked at Yuan Shikai, waiting for him to come and get the final idea.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the strength of the Jilin Army has swelled too much. In just one year, they have been able to call out the Japanese head-on. Frankly speaking, even the Beiyang Army may not be able to compare with them. Therefore, the Jilin Army has become a serious problem for our henchmen. For the sake of the interests of Beiyang, I decided to send troops to the northeast and cooperate with the Japanese to exterminate the Jilin Army. Yuan Shikai pondered for a while, and then said. He was originally an extremely selfish person who always only thought about his own interests. Since the Jilin Army will threaten Beiyang, then, of course, he will regard the Jilin Army as the first object to be eliminated.

"Yes, sir." The Beiyang bigwigs all replied. Even if they have any objections, but Yuan Datou has already made a decision, they can't change it.

"My lord, how many troops are we going to send?" Wang Shizhen asked. The Jilin Army is so powerful, it will definitely not work if it is sent less. However, it is not enough to send too much. The main force of the Beiyang Army was still fighting in the south.

"When will our army be able to withdraw to the north?" Yuan Datou asked.

"My lord, two days ago, we already attacked Jinling City. Duanfang fled to Wuchang, and Liangjiang was already under our control. The army of the ten towns that were put into the attack, except for the new army that left four towns to confront Zhang Zhidong, the rest of the troops could withdraw to the north. However, it will take a while to do so. Duan Qirui said.

Yuan Datou nodded, and Duanfang, the governor of Liangjiang, was defeated, which could be regarded as removing a threat from the south. Although, there is also a Huguang governor Zhang Zhidong. But Yuan Datou believed that after the Jilin Army was settled, with the support of the British and Japanese, it would not be a problem to defeat Zhang Zhidong.

"Since this is the case, then according to the original plan, first send a town out of the pass, join Feng Linge's troops, and attack Shengjing City. Wait until the follow-up troops are withdrawn, and then go out of the customs in turn. Yuan Datou said. In his opinion, anyway, the main force of the Jilin Army has been dragged down by the Japanese, and the Beiyang Army will not face much of the Jilin Army at all. There are more than 10,000 people in one town of the Beiyang Army plus Feng Linge, and there are almost 30,000 people. Such an army is enough to pose a certain threat to the Jilin Army.

"Yes, sir." Duan Qirui nodded.

"My lord, it's September, winter in the Northeast, but it's coming soon. Even if there is to be a war, it is better to end it before winter comes. Sheng Xuanhuai reminded.

"Well, Xingsun is right, before winter comes, we must exterminate the Jilin Army." Yuan Datou said.

"My lord, what about military spending?" Sheng Xuanhuai continued to ask. The Beiyang Army was promoted, but it had to be paid for the promotion. The Ministry of Finance has no money, and if it doesn't have money, it will naturally not be able to fight.

"The British have promised to hand over some of the surplus to us first, and then use it first." Yuan Datou said.

"Yes, sir." Sheng Xuanhuai nodded.

"In addition, send someone to contact Feng Linge and tell him that he can cooperate with us to send troops. After the Jilin Army is resolved, I, Yuan, will definitely not break my promise, and the position of the Fengtian Overseer Army is his. Yuan Datou said. Before the main force of the Beiyang Army was withdrawn, Feng Linge's 28th Town was already an important force that the Beiyang government had to woo.

"Gong Bao, leave the matter of contacting Feng Linge to me. I'll send someone to talk to him. I believe that Feng Linge is not a fool and will make the right decision. Xu Shichang said.

After the bigwigs of the Beiyang government reached an agreement, it was a foregone conclusion that they would send troops to the northeast. (To be continued......)

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