Years of the Republic of China 1913

Fang Zida asked Yang Yongtai to bring Wu Peifu and others to discuss this matter. If the death of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov is true, it will inevitably cause changes in the situation in Russia. Whether it is political, political or diplomatic, it is necessary to prepare in advance.

Several people here are Fang Zida's confidantes, and of course there is Cao Rulin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but Cao Rulin is now in Tianjin, Tianjin on business, and he will not be back soon.

After hearing the news, everyone was silent for a while, and no one spoke.Whether it was Yang Yongtai who handed the telegram to Fang Zida before, or Zhou Yuanliang who had just been dismissed, or Yang Du and Wu Peifu who just found out about the situation, the four of them did not speak first, and they all knew very well that if this matter is true , that was a big event, and everyone knew what answer Fang Zida needed them to give.

Fang Zida didn't urge him, and waited patiently, smoking quietly. After a long time, Wu Peifu was the first to talk about his opinion.

"I don't think it will take long to prove whether the situation is true or not. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov is the founder of Suwei. I believe everyone understands his status and influence."

Seeing everyone nodding slightly, Wu Peifu continued: "Now let's assume that this news is true, and that Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov did pass away a week ago, then there will inevitably be chaos in the Soviet government. During this period, there is no doubt that there will be turbulence, whether it is political handover or military. Let’s not talk about politics, I am a soldier, and I will express my opinions from the perspective of a soldier.”

Looking at Fang Zida, seeing Fang Zida nodding slightly at himself, Wu Peifu said: "The orthodox government of the Russian Empire in the Far East knew this news ahead of us. I guess the Russians are now ecstatic. Siberia first Victory is the first. Then there is the death of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. For those who restore the country, it is estimated that they can't wait to go west. But! What I want to say is but Now is not the best time to go west. As for the reason, I said before this news, no matter from a strategic or political point of view, going west now is not beneficial to the Republic of China. And have you noticed a key point? That is, the Soviet government has not officially announced the death of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. This means that the high-level Soviets have also considered the possible reaction of the Russian Empire’s orthodox government, and they have already started a week ago. The defenses are deployed."

"Ziyu is right, I thought of this too." Yang Du took the words aside and said: "Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov is the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union, and he is also the leader of the party. The news of his death was concealed, indicating that there are two possibilities for the high-level Soviets. One is that the vacuum of power created after the death of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov led to internal competition, in order to ensure that the country would not be born during the struggle for supreme power. Because of the turmoil, I tacitly concealed this matter. The second is the aspect mentioned by brother Ziyu just now from a military perspective. Although I, Yang, am only a scholar, I have also read such as Sun Tzu's Art of War, the so-called mourning soldiers must win. The death of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov is both a good thing and a bad thing for the orthodox government of the Russian Empire in the Far East. Once they have the idea of ​​going west at this time, they even plan to have a showdown with the Soviet Red Army Winning or losing, if you want to use one or two battles to solve the Soviet Union, I am afraid it will be different at all.”

As soon as Yang Du finished speaking, everyone nodded thoughtfully.next.Yang Yongtai also talked about his views, which are roughly the same as those of Wu Peifu and Yang Du.However, he also put forward a hypothesis, that is, there may be both possibilities mentioned by Yang Du.Even now the supreme power of the Soviet Union has fallen into the hands of someone, and this someone deliberately concealed this matter in order to stabilize the power he had just grasped, and even used this matter as a bait to lure the orthodox government of the Russian Empire, and then used a victory Completely suppress potential political opponents, so as to complete the overall situation of real power.

Everyone's first reaction after hearing Yang Yongtai's idea was unbelievable.But after careful consideration, it makes sense.Especially Yang Du's eyes lit up immediately, and he was immediately full of praise.

Listening to the possibilities mentioned by everyone, Fang Zida gradually got a bottom line in his heart.To be honest, Fang Zida was startled when he first received this information.Then came anger, and then sorrow.

What surprised him was that this happened so suddenly. He learned from history that although Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov’s health was not good, there should be another 2 or 3 years. Died this way.What made Zhou Yuanliang angry was that as the director of the intelligence bureau, he had grasped overseas intelligence. On the contrary, this news was not handed over to him by the intelligence bureau in the first time, but by the Russians in the Far East. Fang Zida, who was tied to high expectations, was particularly angry, which was also the reason why Zhou Yuanliang was mercilessly dismissed just now.The worry is that Fang Zida had just prepared the future deployment for the situation in Russia. Now that Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov is dead, the original deployment may have to be overthrown and restarted. The Soviet government and the orthodox government of the Russian Empire were divided in advance, and even because of the chaos within the Soviet Union, Tsarist Russia succeeded in restoring the country in a surprising way, causing a huge empire to re-emerge in the north of China, threatening China’s interests. And development.

But after some time of calming down, coupled with Yang Du and others expressing their opinions, Fang Zida's heart gradually calmed down.Whether it is Wu Peifu, Yang Du or Yang Yongtai, their opinions have given Fang Zida a lot of inspiration and discernment. Combined with his understanding of the second in command of the Soviet Union, who claims to be Vladimir Ilyich Ulyano Comrade Stalin, who is the spokesperson of his husband, deeply understands that the most likely way this "steel" comrade will adopt is exactly the point of view put forward by Yang Yongtai.If this is the case, the Soviet regime will not collapse. On the contrary, if the orthodox government of the Russian Empire tries to take advantage of this opportunity to march westward, it may be hit head-on.

Gently knocking the ashtray off the edge of the ashtray, Fang Zida looked at the crowd and said, "As for the authenticity of this information, Changqing's Intelligence Bureau will verify it as soon as possible. See the real news!"

Yang Yongtai immediately agreed with a high expression, Zhou Yuanliang also nodded repeatedly, and promised to cooperate with Yang Yongtai's work for his crime and meritorious deeds.

Then, Fang Zida said again: "Xizi, you have to work hard, go to Tianjin in person, and be prepared. Once the news is confirmed or the Soviet government confirms it on its own, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must respond immediately."

Yang Du understood the meaning of Fang Zida's words, and immediately nodded in response.

Finally, Fang Zida turned his attention to Wu Peifu: "Ziyu, you are the hardest. The previous strategic deployment needs to be readjusted. According to my estimation, the Russian Empire's orthodox government will take military action in a short time. They will never give up on this. Opportunity. At this time, it is inconvenient for our country to put pressure on them politically and diplomatically. If we do so, it will be counterproductive. I think it is far more stupid to pour cold water on them than icing on the cake at this time. Appropriate military support and even encourage them to send troops It is not impossible. But there is a premise that we must pay attention to, that is, our own military strength must not suffer any losses, and in the case of defeat by the Russian Imperial government forces, we must help them stabilize their defenses and block the counterattack of the Soviet army."

Wu Peifu laughed, nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry about this, I know how to do it."

"Okay! I don't worry about your work, that's all." Fang Zida said meaningfully, signaling the end of the meeting and asking everyone to make arrangements as soon as possible.

Everyone got up to leave, but Fang Zida left Zhou Yuanliang temporarily when they left.

After Yang Du and others left, there were only Fang Zida and Zhou Yuanliang in the office.Fang Zida didn't say anything, just sat quietly smoking his cigar, while Zhou Yuanliang stood in front of him with shame on his face, drooping his head as if listening to the training.

"Sir... I... I have betrayed your trust... I... I..."

"It's such a big deal! Your intelligence bureau is treating it like a joke. How did you become the chief of the intelligence bureau? You're nothing but an idiot!" Fang Zida scolded at the head with a cold face. Following this scolding, Zhou Yuanliang's expression relaxed Many, if you know that Fang Zida can scold him, it means that he has completely passed this test. If he still has the previous attitude, I am afraid that Zhou Yuanliang will never turn himself around again.

"Actually, sir... the matter is actually..." Zhou Yuanliang was anxious to make a decision for himself, but Fang Zida interrupted him before he could finish speaking.

"What's going on, I don't want to listen to your explanation. You must know that you were the director of the intelligence bureau before, and if the intelligence bureau made a mistake, the board will hit your ass. Do you understand?"

"Understood...understood...." Zhou Yuanliang took out a handkerchief and kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Thanks to all the information you have been doing for so many years, you have no brain at all! It's okay, why are you still standing there? Go back, go back and work hard, and no matter what you do in the future, you should put more energy and use your brain more!"

"Thank you, sir, for your teaching... definitely... definitely...."

Zhou Yuanliang breathed a sigh of relief, his head was like a chicken pecking at rice, and he left here after reassuring.

"They're not fuel-efficient lamps!" After Zhou Yuanliang left, Fang Zida sat silently for a while, and suddenly said something inexplicable, and he didn't know who he was referring to. (To be continued..)