Chapter 570: Declaring war on Japan

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Around the time of the official presidential election of the Republic of China in 1913, armed revolutions broke out in Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Guangdong and other places controlled by Sun Yat-sen's cronies, with the intention of overthrowing the Beiyang government. The Kuomintang claimed that the cause of the Second Revolution was the aftermath of the massive loan and the assassination of Soong Jiaoren, which were questioned by the outside world.

On March 20, Song Jiaoren was assassinated at Shanghai's Shanghai-Nanjing Railway Station and died two days later. The murderer was captured in the Shanghai Public Concession, Chen Qimei said that he had found a communication with Premier Zhao Bingjun, and without any evidence, Sun Yat-sen spread the news that Yuan Shikai was the instigator behind the assassination.

After receiving the evidence handed over by the Concession Trial Court, Cheng Dequan, the governor of Jiangsu, and Ying Dehong, the chief of civil affairs, published the main points of the secret telegrams and letters exchanged between the criminal Ying Guixin, Zhao Bingjun, premier and chief of internal affairs, and Hong Shuzu, secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, in the form of "telegrams," forcing Zhao Bingjun to issue a public telegram to defend himself.

The Shanghai District Procuratorate publicly summoned the incumbent Premier Zhao Bingjun, but Zhao refused to go to Shanghai for interrogation. Under the strong pressure of public opinion, Yuan Shikai approved his resignation as prime minister and was replaced by Duan Qirui.

The assassination of Song Jiaoren was also a headless case, and Chen Hao sent someone to do this task in the game, but unfortunately there was no result. The truth in the game is known only to the players who do the mission. Since Song Jiaoren's assassination, no one has announced it on the forum, so the system's "Genesis" verdict on this headless public case is estimated to be known only to the mission player.

Some articles in newspapers and periodicals pointed out that the Song case and the loan case were only leads, and the real reason was the contradiction between the revolutionary party and Yuan Shikai. Sun Yat-sen can give up the position of president, which does not mean that the revolutionaries are so generous, and many people are bent on overthrowing Beiyang. On April 26, Yuan Shikai's Beiyang government signed a loan contract with a group of banks from Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Russia, and the Kuomintang claimed that Yuan intended to expand the Beiyang army. And borrowing money without the approval of the current Congress is illegal.

The large-scale borrowing of the aftermath was a forced move of the Beiyang government, and the Qing government had already gone bankrupt before the Xinhai Revolution, and the silver deposit was only tens of thousands of taels. The two reasons for the revolutionary party's crusade against Yuan Shikai are actually untenable, they can't beat Beiyang and are forced to compromise to make Yuan Shikai the president, and now many people are starting to be restless again.

Hu Hanmin, the governor of Guangdong, and Bai Wenwei, the governor of Anhui, telegraphed to oppose the loan. Li Yuanhong mediated. It is hoped that the dispute between Beiyang and the Kuomintang will be resolved. Lao Yuan dismissed Hu Hanmin and Bai Wenwei from their posts in June.

Historically, Li Liejun was also one of the governors who opposed loans, and was also removed from his post. But in the game, he had a close relationship with Lord Chen, and knew about Lord Chen's exciting plan, and did not side with the revolutionary party to oppose the loan, so he was not removed from his official position.

Bai Wenwei of Anhui, Chen Qimei of Shanghai, Xu Chongzhi of Fujian, and Sun Daoren of Fujian all declared independence in July, and Zhu Rui, the governor of Zhejiang, declared neutrality. Xuanyuan Jian, the governor of Hunan, also declared Hunan's independence in Changsha after receiving some promises from the top of the revolutionary party.

Whether it is the Kuomintang or Yuan Shikai, the most important thing is Chen Baxian, the "King of the Southwest". Chen Baxian controlled four provinces on his own. With an expanded army of nine divisions and almost all of China's navy, his statement will be crucial.

Chen Baxian, the governor of the southwest, quickly sent a telegram, which basically meant to remain neutral and not participate in the struggle between Beiyang and the revolutionary party. Lord Chen said in a high-sounding manner that the country needs to be reunified, resolutely opposes civil war, and the southwest army will only defend against foreign enemies and will not do anything to compatriots.

Beiyang and the Revolutionary Party scoffed at Chen's telegram. Now the war clouds are gathering in Europe, and the great powers have not further invaded China. Chen Baxian said undeceitfully that he would resist foreign enemies. It's just a slogan! It is estimated that he is a fisherman who wants to make a profit. can

Unfortunately, they all thought wrongly, and just after the war between Beiyang and the Revolutionary Party in Jiangnan, Lord Chen sent a telegram again. In the telegram, he talked a lot about the atrocities committed by the Japanese in Luda, recalled the crimes committed by Japan in China, and then united with Russia to wage war against Japan in the name of Cam Ranh Bay.

As soon as the electricity came out, the world was shocked, and modern China has been invaded by foreign powers. Both the Beiyang government and the revolutionary party were afraid of the Japanese, but Chen, who controlled the four southwestern provinces, ignored the government's declaration of war on the Japanese. What's more, the Russians also recognized Mr. Chen's signboard and cooperated with Mr. Chen despite the protests of the Beiyang government.

Although Russia and Japan have reached a reconciliation agreement, the fundamental contradictions between the two sides have always existed. Russia did not suffer a major defeat as it did in history, which doomed the peace between the two sides to be short-lived. Russia not only did not cede northeastern China as it did in history, but also occupied the northern part of Korea, which made the Japanese embarrassed?

Radicals in Japan have repeatedly made trouble demanding that Russia be expelled from Korea and that Russia recognize Japan's legitimate rights and interests in Northeast China. The situation in Europe is becoming more and more tense, and Russia is also very difficult, and their strategic focus is in Europe. The Japanese were a great threat, and if Russia entered the war in Europe and Japan attacked the Russian Far East, Russia would be at pain.

The Japanese ambitions for Korea and Northeast China were clear, and that day would surely come as long as Russia was too busy with the European war to be able to do so. If the Russians were to give up the interests of Korea and even Northeast China in order to ease relations with Japan, the Russians would certainly not be willing. In order to expand Tsarist Russia in the Far East for decades, how could it be possible for them to compromise with Japan as an old European power? Moreover, the unified Japan was already getting stronger, and if they were to control all of Korea and Northeast China, the threat to the Russians would only increase.

The European war is getting closer and closer, and the Russians are imminent in solving the Japanese threat, but they have no good way. They hope to fight a decisive battle with Japan as soon as possible, and it is better to beat Japan out of fear and solve their own worries. Faced with the increasingly tense situation in Europe, the British repeatedly put pressure on the Japanese, but Tohoku and Korea were related to Japan's rise, and the Japanese rejected the British's proposal.

After Tsar Nicholas II communicated with the British side, Britain promised not to interfere in the dispute between Japan and Russia, provided that Russia was sure to defeat Japan as soon as possible. In the First Russo-Japanese War, if it were not for Cam Ranh Bay's participation in the war, the Russians would not have taken advantage. Now that Japan has rebuilt its navy, the Russians are still not sure and have not dared to start this battle.

The Tsar sent an envoy to secretly contact the Beiyang government on the Chinese side, but Huaxia had only experienced a turmoil, and the Beiyang government was not prepared for a big war. Just when the Russians were disappointed, Cam Ranh Bay sent an envoy to contact the Russian envoy and expressed his willingness to unite Russia to fight Japan.

Although the Russians were sold by Chen Hao once, it has to be said that the proposal of Cam Ranh Bay made Russia very excited, because the navy of Cam Ranh Bay could give the Russian Pacific Fleet the greatest help. In order to dispel the concerns of the Russians, Cam Ranh said that in addition to the joint operation of the Navy and the Russian Pacific Fleet, six divisions of troops would be sent to North Korea.

The player who did the Russian mission was named Britoski, and he was depressed when he failed to contact the Beiyang side, and Cam Ranh Bay took the initiative to contact him. Back in Moscow, Britoski reported on the alliance that the Cam Ranh side wanted to form an alliance, and the Tsar, after considering the pros and cons of cooperating with Cam Ranh Bay, sent Britoski to Cam Ranh Bay again.

Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope, this sentence also applies to the Russians. In order to avoid being cheated again, the Russian side put forward six details of cooperation, including a joint declaration of war against Japan, and the unified command of the Cam Ranh Bay army.

Russia itself felt that the conditions were too harsh, but Cam Ranh Bay showed great sincerity this time and agreed to most of the conditions. The only condition that he did not agree was to accept the command of the Russians, but he said that the navy could act in conjunction with the Russian Pacific Fleet, under the command of the Russian side, and the army would not be handed over to the Russians.

In order to cooperate with the Russians again, Chen Hao showed great sincerity, he really wanted to fight a war with Japan. It was nothing that the army and navy were commanded by the Russians, but he did not trust the level of the Russian commanders, so he proposed a compromise.

Naval operations still rely mainly on hard power, and after the alliance between Cam Ranh Bay and Russia, the quality and quantity of ships far surpass that of the Japanese, and there will be no major accidents. However, the six divisions that were put into the Korean battle this time, except for two of which were player divisions, the other four divisions were all NPC troops. The main reason why NPC troops enter the war is to make the soldiers grow, and if you let the Russian Kulopatkin or something like that, it would not be worth it to lose too much.

Chen Hao was not prepared to pit the Russians in this battle, but it was difficult to say after defeating Japan, and he was also waiting for the opportunity for the outbreak of the European war. First unite with Russia to solve small Japan, and when Russia is busy with the European war, he will send troops from the northeast to the Russian Far East. Even if they could not occupy Russian territory, the Trans-Khingan Mountains, Sakhalin Island, and Vladivostok, which belonged to China, would have to be taken back.

After the four southwestern provinces and Russia jointly fought against Japan, it caused an uproar, and the major newspapers and periodicals reported one after another, both supporters and opponents. Before declaring war on Japan, Chen Hao asked Wang Ying to contact the NPCs known by the newspaper to overwhelmingly publicize Japan's atrocities in Lushun, and the people hated the Japanese under the influence of public opinion.

The Beiyang government issued a statement condemning Chen Daren, holding that the four southwestern provinces were ignoring the authority of the government by directly fighting with Russia without going through the Nationalist Government. The Kuomintang has always emulated Japan, and has always received the support of "Japanese friends" and regarded Japan as a friendly neighbor. After the four southwestern provinces united with Russia to declare war on Japan, Sun Yat-sen issued a telegram urging Chen to "be cautious" and not to make a big mistake.

Chen Hao first responded to the Beiyang government by telegram, saying that it was Cam Ranh Bay that was united with Russia, not the four southwestern provinces, and did not ignore the authority of the Republic of China government. After the revolutionary party opposed the declaration of war on Japan, Lao Yuan's attitude suddenly became ambiguous, saying that he would pay attention to Jinlanwan and the war between the Russian coalition and Japan. (To be continued......)