Years of the Republic of China 1913

Fang Zida had considered this matter thoroughly, not only would he not bring up the assassination case that year, but even the Japanese behind this riot did not intend to pursue it too much.Although the Republic of China today is quite different from the Republic of China in the original history, both national strength and international status have been greatly improved, but compared with Japan, the Chinese government still lacks a lot, especially in the navy. According to the report of the Ministry of the Navy, It will take two to three years to truly form a combat force with those ships receiving Germany and new aircraft carriers under construction.

In the early years, Fang Zida also used to be an angry youth. In online forums or when his friends had a few glasses of beer, he would yell at the country's foreign policy for "schizophrenia", bragging about what he would do if he became a political leader, and so on. In this position, the angle of consideration is completely different. The formulation of national policy is not about inviting guests to dinner. It is so casual and simple. The overall consideration of the country is not only based on the domestic situation, but also the international situation. If one step is not careful, the whole country will be brought into extremes. Jeopardy.

"Brother Runtian is in a bad mood today." After taking a sip of tea, Yang Du said meaningfully.

"Runtian is not easy. Later, Xizi, you will visit him for me and tell him that sometimes it is more difficult to endure humiliation than to speak big words. This time Cao Runtian is going to be blamed by the Chinese for someone from our side, or That sentence, the time has not come, it is a helpless move!"

Fang Zida said with a wry smile, Yang Du understood what he was thinking and nodded slightly in agreement.However, Yang Du still complained a little in his heart, so he couldn't help asking: "I, Yang, can understand a little bit about Zhang Ming's layout, but why did he stop talking about the Japanese side? In my opinion, it's better to force one." Forced to do better."

"Forcing? Of course it's okay if you really want to, but Xizi, have you ever thought about it? Once you push too hard, it will backfire. Doesn't Xizi not know what kind of character this Japanese is? Besides, the Japanese emperor is no longer paying attention, the crown prince. Regency. Once the young men in the Japanese army overwhelm the conservatives and respond with a tough stance, can we still take the initiative to go to war? You know, I am not worried about the army, but the problem is the navy... time! What we lack is still time!"

After hearing this, Yang Du sighed and nodded slightly.

Fang Zida thought for a while and then said: "But, although you can't be forced, you can still find some trouble. You tell Cao Runtian, just say I said it. The evidence about Yin Ruizhi mainly focuses on the Dongya Trading Company. The Japanese side should give an explanation to our country. As for the extra-high courses or something, just mention a few words, so as to give the other party a reminder."

"Is Zhang Ming going to knock the mountain to shake the tiger?" Yang Du asked, and then smiled: "That's also good. It can not only give the Chinese people a reluctant explanation, but also make the Japanese restrain themselves. Wait until everything is ready. At that time, the old man Turn over the account and calculate it together?"

"Hahaha! Xizi still understands me!" Fang Zida also laughed immediately, and the two of them met without saying a word.

The trial is still going on, but after the first day of the court session, the newspapers that night widely published the sensational news. By the second day, newspapers and broadcasters from all over the world also reported on it, especially Yin Ruizhi's trial in court. The inside story about the Soviet Union and Japan disclosed on the Internet caused an uproar at home and abroad.

The Soviets are dead pigs who are not afraid of boiling water.Anyway, they are already blocked by various countries, and international public opinion condemnation and sanctions have no effect at all.As for the Japanese government, it is a bit depressed.The media from various countries rushed to report that some old imperialists, such as the United Kingdom and France, were even more dissatisfied with the Japanese government. In their view, Japan, as an ally, did not contribute much during the European war. After the end, he regarded himself as a victor.Come and clamor for a share.Now, taking advantage of the post-war weakness of European countries, they are making small moves in the Far East, and even flirting with the Soviet government, their sworn enemy in the Western world, and cooperating with the Bolsheviks to engage in revolutionary export and revolutionary riots.

This incident greatly angered the Western world. If Japan can do something like this against the Chinese government today, it may be able to do the same thing in the colonies of various countries in the East tomorrow.This is almost a performance of eating inside and outside. Doing so not only damages the interests of Western countries in the East, but also destroys the mutual commitment to sanction the Soviets in private.

At the same time, the Chinese government also lodged a protest with the Japanese government, demanding an explanation from the Japanese side for this incident. In particular, the East Asia Trading Company, as a private commercial organization in Japan, actually engaged in espionage activities to subvert the government on the territory of other countries. not allowed.If the Japanese government cannot come up with a satisfactory answer, the Chinese government will consider temporarily suspending commercial cooperation with Japan and retain the possibility of taking more severe measures.

After the incident spread, the Japanese side was silent, and it was not until the third day that a little old man came out from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and said a few words.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated on behalf of the Japanese government that the Japanese side knew nothing about the subversion in China.In order to express Japan's attitude, the Japanese government has investigated the matter, hoping that this small trouble will not affect the relationship between Japan and other countries.

This attitude of the Japanese government immediately aroused strong reactions from all walks of life. The media pursued the Japanese side fiercely. Countries, especially the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, repeatedly asked Japan to come up with a reasonable conclusion, instead of covering up the past with a few words like this.And the Japanese side was not idle either, they shrugged off major events and put all small responsibilities on someone's head, and as soon as they turned around, they dressed themselves up to be more pure and flawless than a virgin.

Fang Zida had anticipated this outcome, and made arrangements from the very beginning.As for some domestic mass activities against Japan and the Soviet Union, Fang Zida did not interfere as long as it complies with the law. He knows that sometimes letting the people vent their anger is also a political method, and blindly suppressing it is just foolish politics. means.

The wrangling between the government and Japan is estimated to continue for some time. Fang Zida predicted that the final result would be that the Japanese government handed over a few scapegoats. It is absolutely impossible to do anything to the Japanese.But now the most serious problem is still in the north. Using this to contain the Japanese side in advance, making it temporarily unable to provide private support to the Soviet government in terms of military and intelligence, then the time to solve the north will come.

Wu Peifu's military plan was finally completed after several revisions, and it is now placed on Fang Zida's desk. After reading the whole plan carefully, Fang Zida didn't say anything for a long time, his brows were slightly frowned, as if he was considering whether to implement the plan.

"Ziyu, what do you think the success rate of this plan is?"

"Half, if all the troops are completely under my command, it may rise to [-]%."

Fang Zida was silent. Although he knew that he was sure, the success rate in Wu Peifu's mind was already very high, but if it failed, the National Defense Forces would bear heavy losses.This time the plan put forward by the General Staff will mobilize 5 reorganized divisions, plus the two divisions that are already on the Siberian defense line, a total of nearly 17 people, although this number only accounts for one-twelfth of the national defense force as a whole. , but war is not a simple addition and subtraction of numbers. You must know that in order to ensure the success of the plan, these troops are the elite of the National Defense Forces.

In addition, Russia has a vast territory, and the logistics of an army of nearly 20 people is also a huge problem. If you add the manpower and material resources used for logistics supplies and material allocation, this is almost an astronomical figure.

"Let's let it go for now, let's wait and see the situation." Fang Zida has never been able to make up his mind. It is not easy for the country to get to where it is today. Once it falls into the quagmire of war, the efforts of the past ten years will be in vain.Now that the Soviet government and the orthodox government of the Russian Empire are still in a stalemate, Fang Zida wants to wait a little longer. After all, autumn is coming soon, and autumn in Russia is short. The long and cold winter is not conducive to fighting in the north. Anyway, let’s get through this year and talk about it later. Even if the war really starts, it will be more confident to wait until tomorrow spring.

Disappointment flashed across Wu Peifu's expression, and it could be seen that he had his own thoughts on this war.No wonder, apart from the "Second Revolution" Shandong War in those years and the subsequent local war between China and Japan, Wu Peifu, as the chief of the general staff, had never fought a good battle at all, and even went to Europe as a military observer. Losing his identity is not as enjoyable as Feng Guozhang commanding the army to gallop across Europe.Wu Peifu thinks very highly of himself, he doesn't look down on Feng Guozhang's military level at all, he wanted to use this time to go north to show his talents, but who would have thought that Fang Zida would put aside the military plan that he worked out so hard, and he felt empty in his chest for a while.

Fang Zida keenly caught Wu Peifu's reaction, and immediately smiled and comforted him: "Sun Tzu's Art of War begins with a saying: Soldiers are important matters for a country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. You must observe it! Ziyu is familiar with military books, and I think he knows better than me." The reason is that the Soviet Union is a big country, if it cannot be settled in a single battle with lightning speed, there will be endless troubles in the future! But Ziyu can rest assured that once the country decides to send troops to the north in the spring of next year, you will be the commander in chief. "

"Is this true?!" Wu Peifu's eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly.

"Of course! Could it be that Ziyu still doesn't trust me?"

"Haha, trustworthy, trustworthy..." Wu Peifu rubbed his hands and laughed, and stood up with a smile on his face: "In this case, I will not delay your official business. I will go back and think about this plan carefully, so as to ensure nothing goes wrong."

After sending Wu Peifu away with a smile, Fang Zida walked a few steps in the room, then came to the desk and made a call.

"Inform Chen Yu immediately and let him return to Beijing immediately!" (To be continued...)