Years of the Republic of China 1913

Supporting the orthodox government of the Russian Empire, especially saving Denikin's life, and giving strong support in terms of military supplies and living space, this is not how much Fang Zida loves Russia, or what is different about Her Majesty the Empress mind.He decided to do this mainly out of political requirements, the purpose is to curb the spread of the Soviet regime and prevent the crazy and terrible "revolutionary export" of the Bolsheviks.

At present, the country as a whole is continuing to develop in a positive direction. After several years of constitutional efforts, the entire Republic of China is very different from the original situation of warlords in history.Coupled with Fang Zida's continuous suppression and the influence of Song Jiaoren's tenure, the "revolutionary party" that had been fanning the flames everywhere for fear of chaos in the world has disappeared. The central government's control of the localities is no longer a nominal control, but a real one. Yes, this was impossible at the time of the founding of the Republic of China.

After winning the party election and replacing Song Jiaoren as Prime Minister, Fang Zida began his layout in various aspects.The European War was coming to an end in a blink of an eye. According to news from Europe, the Allied Powers launched a massive attack on the Allied Hindenburg Line in early March 1919 after nearly two months of preparation.The German Army, which had fought fiercely with Britain and France for several years by itself, finally reached the end of its battle. The so-called impregnable Hindenburg defense line was broken by the Allied Army in multiple ways. It can be seen that the days before the fall of Germany are not many.

After the European War, the whole world will enter a short period of peace, and this time will not change until the economic crisis sweeping the world.

According to the historical process, the Soviet regime of the Bolsheviks took advantage of this period and the subsequent economic crisis as an opportunity to break the diplomatic deadlock, and concentrated all their efforts to completely wipe out the so-called "White Army" of the former Russian imperialist resistance forces.Moreover, the regime has been completely stabilized through continuous domestic revolutions, and then frantically "exported revolutions" to countries all over the world.Continue to support close forces to disrupt the political situation of neighboring countries, in order to achieve the purpose of fishing in troubled waters, and reduce the economic and political blockade of the Soviet regime by Western countries.

Fang Zida absolutely does not allow this to happen. The next ten or even 20 years will be the best opportunity to rise in China's modern history. Once the power of the country is wasted in this fearless internal conflict, the central government will Strong control over the locality will be lost.If warlordism revives everywhere, it may take a hundred years for China to rise again.

Therefore, suppressing the Soviet regime, making it trapped in the quagmire of civil war, making the power of the Bolsheviks restrained by the opposition forces and unable to take into account others, and using the political, military, and economic blockade of the Soviet regime by Western countries to completely consume its war potential. Making them toss in a long civil war that eventually leads to economic collapse and political disintegration is what Fang Zida was prepared to do from the beginning.

The Soviet government is a real scourge for China at present, but the orthodox government of the Russian Empire supported by Fang Zida is also not a good thing.In other words, in Fang Zida's heart.All old men, men, women, young and old are not good things, but for the sake of the overall situation, he still doesn't mind supporting one party to attack the other.

While expressing goodwill to the orthodox government of the Russian Empire, Fang Zida also mobilized the Lu Jianzhang Department in Shaanxi and five reorganized divisions in the Northeast through the Ministry of National Defense, and began to establish the Northwest Military Region. March in order to control Qing*hai, Xinjiang and other regions for the central government.

At present, Qinghai and Xinjiang are not actually controlled by the central government like other places.The same area as them is Tibet.After the demise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Tibet continued to be controlled separately by living Buddhas and central officials stationed in Tibet as usual.But most of the actual power is still in the hands of the Living Buddha.Qing*hai and Xinjiang are also similar to Tibet. Some local Hui, Uyghur, Kazak and other ethnic groups are not small. Under normal circumstances, only listen to the announcement but not the tone, just like a country within a country.

This situation must be changed. Fang Zida decided to take Qing*hai and Xinjiang first when targeting his Russian colleague.In order to completely bring them into the central control.Lu Jianzhang, known as Lu Tubo, is ruthless, cunning and decisive. If you want to lead troops to control the Northwest region for the central government, it is best to use him as this sharp blade.Moreover, to prevent Denikin and the Soviet Red Army, the Chinese government must also garrison heavy troops in the northwest to contain them. You must know that all the old Maozi are guys who turn their faces and deny people after taking a word of mouth from others, and the old Maozi's greed It is also world-renowned. Fang Zida acquiesced to Denikin's detour through China's border areas when necessary, and at the same time used Lu Jianzhang's prestige to firmly control the Northwest Region and deter the opponent. This is an extremely necessary step.

The newly established Northwest Military Region can be said to be the first military region formed since the founding of the Republic of China, and it is also the military region with the largest area.After receiving the appointment, Lu Jianzhang from Xi'an was overjoyed, and at the same time secretly proud of his wise decision to follow Yuan Shikai's entrustment and join Fang Zida.Now, Fang Zida reciprocated, didn't he stand out?Although Lu Jianzhang already has the rank of general and cannot be promoted temporarily, he can also serve as the commander of a group army and the commander of a large military region. The status and rights are obviously different.

After receiving the appointment telegram, Lu Jianzhang came to the capital to report on his work soon. Fang Zida received Lu Jianzhang with a very high standard as the prime minister, and had a long talk with him for several days.Fang Zida's requirements for Lu Jianzhang's appointment as the commander of the military region this time can be summed up in three ways. One: firmly control the northwest region for the central government.Two: Cooperate with the central government to secretly fund the operations of Denikin's Ministry and the Soviet Red Army, disrupting Russia's internal affairs.Three: Protect the territorial integrity of the country and develop its influence to the northwest.

Apart from these three items, Fang Zida did not give any specific instructions to Lu Jianzhang. How could Lu Jianzhang not understand these principles?Immediately understood, he patted his chest and agreed.Fang Zida is still very relieved about Lu Jianzhang's means. Although Lu Jianzhang is cruel, he also has a loyal character. Otherwise, Yuan Shikai would not have regarded him as a confidant and entrusted him with important tasks.However, if Lu Jianzhang went like this, blood would inevitably flow into rivers and people's heads would roll in the northwest region, but Fang Zida didn't care at all. With the central government and the capricious northwest forces, only the lessons of iron and blood can make them understand that if they want peace, they can only obtain it by paying a cruel price, or else only butcher knives and bullets are waiting for them.

Using thunderbolt means to show the bodhisattva's heart, as a politician, one's heart cannot be softened. Although Fang Zida is halfway into the profession, he has acquired three of them over the years, and his heart has become thicker and darker.

As for the establishment of the Northwest Military Region, Fang Zida had conceived it in the early days of the National Defense Forces.According to the experience of later generations, he has long been prepared to follow the gourd painting to form a military region across the country, but the setting of the military region according to geographical location is also slightly different from that of later generations.

In addition to the newly established Northwest Military Region, Fang Zida will successively establish military regions in Nanjing, Guangzhou, Mongolia, Zhili, Southwest, and Northeast. The Northeast will be divided into two major military regions, and Heilongjiang will be divided into North and South Military Regions, and Inner Mongolia will be expanded. area.This plan has been preliminarily passed by the cabinet, and its formal establishment will be put on the agenda after the end of the European War.Similarly, the reserve service plan that has been stranded will also start after the official establishment of the military regions. This will be a new reorganization and adjustment of the national army. Fang Zida has estimated that it only takes 2 to 3 years for the Chinese National Defense Forces to completely break away from the backwardness of the past. Face, so as to take on a new look, become an army of the new era.

By May 1919, 5, Germany had lost a total of 11 troops and a large amount of supplies on the front line. The German Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, who had no hope at all, had no choice but to submit a motion to the Kaiser and the Parliament to "end the war".However, Kaiser Wilhelm and the German Supreme Command, who had fallen into the final madness, still did not give up. On May 21, 1919, they decided to use the remaining high seas fleet to conduct a "final battle" against the British Navy in an attempt to save the war.Unexpectedly, the German sailors refused to fight after the order was issued, and launched the Kiel Port Uprising on May 5, 14. This uprising soon spread to the whole country. Emperor Wilhelm sadly announced his abdication and fled to the Netherlands. The German Socialist Party formed a provisional government. On June 1919, 5, he sent a request to the Allied Powers to end the war. Then on June 16, the German Provisional Government signed the surrender agreement.In this way, the five-year European war finally came to an end.

Compared with the original World War I, which lasted 4 years in history, this war not only lasted longer, but also caused greater losses to the warring parties.

The three empires of the Allied Powers: the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the surrender of the German Empire, and the split of the Ottoman Empire.It can be said that the Allies lost so much that they didn't even have the capital to turn over their losses, and they were completely reduced to a lamb waiting to be slaughtered on the chopping board.

Compared with the Allies, the Allies were not much better.The Russian Empire is split in two and is locked in a civil war with no end in sight.France, known as the number one army, was battered with holes. Among them, nearly 150 million French soldiers died, 95 British soldiers died, and 363 million Tsarist Russian soldiers died. It has exceeded 3700 million people, and if the casualties of the Allies are added, the number has reached a staggering 6100 million people.

The war was over, ending with the defeat of the Confederates and the victory of the Entente.But in this war, no matter which side is participating in the war, it is actually a complete loser. (To be continued..)