Lin Yuan said with a smile: "The terms of the contract are something I can't change, and as for changing the contract, it's not within my authority." ”

Anderson thought to himself, "If you can't change the contract, you're going to keep the terms of the contract." So Anderson smiled happily: "If there is no good faith between the great powers, the world will become a mess, I will report to London, and let them support your military operations as much as possible, but ......"

Anderson's face changed when he said this, and he hesitated, and Lin Yuan thought to himself, "What does he want." So he asked, "If there is anything Mr. Anderson wants to say, it doesn't hurt to say it directly." ”

Anderson said, "What kind of support do you need from the government of the British Empire?" If you ask us to provide you with weapons or military advisers, I'm afraid I'll have to consult with the embassy in Beijing before I can get back to you. ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Your weapons are a century behind mine, I need your weapons?" What a joke! Lin Yuan did not show a dissatisfied look, but said with a smile: "Then no, I only need you to clearly support my military action in the government statement, and I hope that you will provide me with a loan at the right time in the future, and will not provide assistance to Russia." ”

Anderson smiled: "If that's the case, there's no problem, don't worry, I'll do my best to facilitate this." ”

Lin Yuan looked at Anderson's departing back, and sneered in his heart, he just said that he would not change the contract, and as for whether to sign a new contract, he didn't say no.

Lin Yuan then invited German and French diplomats to the governor's yamen, and revealed to them his intention to cooperate with Germany and France in the development of northeastern minerals, and offered to support his military operations in exchange.

Lin Yuan looked at their satisfied appearances and thought, "Let you in first, and then later, you will have to bear it." ”

At this time, the Russian ambassador Boris Kozak came to the governor's yamen to meet Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan asked his subordinates to say that he was not feeling well and would not see the guest today.

Kozak was so angry that he thought to himself: "You have already met with the diplomats of three countries, but you say that you have not seen the guests, and you don't take our Russian Empire seriously!" But he had no choice but to go back and come back tomorrow.

The next day, October 15, Lin Yuan met with the Russian ambassador Boris Kozak in the banquet hall of the governor's yamen.

Lin Yuan and Kozak sat down separately, Kozak's face was like frost, Lin Yuan just wanted to say a few polite words, Kozak said coldly: "Don't say those words again, let's get straight to the point." Lin Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's get straight to the point." ”

At this moment, as soon as the door of the banquet hall opened, a large group of reporters poured in, Lin Yuan and Kozak were sitting on both sides of a long table, with tables in between, and there were many tables and chairs behind the two people, and those reporters were sitting on those tables and chairs.

Most of the reporters were Westerners, Kozak frowned, and said angrily: "It turns out that this is an open-door meeting, why didn't you say it earlier." ”

Lin Yuan said: "I thought that Mr. Ambassador knew what you said, so I didn't point it out, and I ask Mr. Ambassador to forgive me." ”

Kozak sneered: "Since this is the case, let the friends of all countries come to testify, why do you Qing Kingdom not declare war?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "There is no war between our two countries, so why not declare war?" ”

Kozak was so angry that he vomited blood, the Russian army was defeated in the Wandashan fortress, but when it came to Lin Yuan, there was no war, Kozak suppressed his anger and sneered: "There is no war, Lord Lin, as far as I know, our two sides have been fighting in the Wandashan area for more than ten days." ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "So that's the case, I have to reiterate, we don't want to start a war, some time ago, your troops attacked our Lahasusu, through our investigation, we know that the initiator of this conflict is the defenders of Wandashan Fortress, we just went into the mountains to investigate the situation, maybe there was some unpleasantness between the two sides during the investigation." Kozak is really about to hold back the fire, the elite iron and blood regiment of the Russian army has killed thousands of people, and it has become unpleasant in Lin Yuan's mouth, Kozak barely maintains the demeanor of a diplomat, squeezing a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Well, we will see you on the battlefield, don't look at you who captured Hubei Mountain, but the Tiger Mountain fortress is still in our hands, and it is the grave of you Chinese!" ”

It turned out that the Russian rear command had been obtaining information about the battle through the telephone calls of Lesozavodsk and Tiger Mountain, but the fortress of Tiger Mountain had been conquered by Lin Yuan's troops, and the connection between Lesozavodsk and Tiger Mountain was cut off.

In their hearts, the Chinese are useless waste, how can the combat effectiveness be compared with the elites of the Iron Blood Regiment, although the battle situation has some unfavorable circumstances, but the Iron Blood Regiment will eventually turn defeat into victory, just when they sent signal troops to check the communication lines, the 1st and 6th Divisions had already killed the regiment commander Sergei Sedar, and the cook also "captured" the military flag.

So Kozak still thought that the Tiger Mountain Fortress was impregnable, and Lin Yuan said with a smile: "I don't know if it will become the grave of our Chinese, but it is now the grave of you Russians." ”

Lin Yuan waved his hand, and an entourage brought in a large box and put it in front of Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan opened the box, took out a neatly folded silk cloth from it, handed it to Kozak, and said with a smile: "Look at this." ”

When Kozak opened the piece of silk, his eyes were straight, it was the banner of the Iron Blood! The reporters behind also exclaimed, and the discussion became loud. Kozak's head "buzzed" and he thought: "Why was the regimental flag taken away by the Chinese, could it be that the iron-blooded regiment was completely wiped out?" No way, this regimental flag must be fake. ”

Kozak threw the regimental flag in front of Lin Yuan and sneered: "Your behavior is too despicable, this is clearly a fake flag!" ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "You said that the flag is fake, then this should be true." As he spoke, Lin Yuan took out a photo from his arms and threw it in front of Kozak.

As soon as Kozak saw the photo, he couldn't hold back anymore, slapped the table and roared: "Damn Chinese, let's fight, our Siberian army will not only sweep through the northeast, but also take Beijing, you wait and see." Lin Yuan stood up elegantly, turned his head and smiled at the reporters: "You all heard it, the Russian ambassador has declared war, and our Qing government has no choice. ”

Lin Yuan smiled at Kozak and said, "From now on, our two countries will be in a state of war. ”

Kozak snorted coldly and said, "I hope that the day you Chinese sign the surrender agreement, you will also come to negotiate with me!" ”

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and said, "At this moment, the masterpiece of a great poet is the most suitable for your state of mind, and I want to give it to you." ”