Super dictator.

Shengjing Yamen, Fengtian Province. www

Shengjing General Yiktanga sat on the main seat with an angry expression on his face, and all the generals below were prostrate on the ground, terrified. Yiketanga, with his prestige over the years and in the Sino-Japanese War, has slowly controlled Lived in Fengtian Province.

As for the former Heilongjiang Province, due to the great prestige of his subordinate Shoushan, there is a tendency to ostracize the current general of Heilongjiang. Heilongjiang and Fengtian are already under his control, and Jilin General Changshun is his staunch ally.

According to the "Coordinating the Overall Planning of Fengtian", Yiketang Azheng integrated the forces of the three northeastern provinces, reformed the administration of officials, established industries, immigrated to the border, recruited militias, and wiped out bandits, gradually stabilizing the situation in the Northeast.

In time, the three eastern provinces will definitely be able to develop into a rich and stable place in the Qing Dynasty, able to withstand the gradual encroachment of the Russians and Japanese. Of course, this is just Yiketang'a's wishful thinking.

No, not long after today's discussion, Yiktang'a received an urgent military report.

"The bandits in Tongliao dare to attack the county!" Yi Ketang'a said angrily, and then threw the military emergency report on the table heavily.

The Tongliao area in the northwest of Fengtian, because it is a dry grassland, has always been a hiding place for the Mongolian bandits. They come and go like the wind. The Qing government sent people to clear them up several times, but they were not wiped out.

However, no matter how courageous these Mongolian bandits were in the past, they did not attack the county openly like they are now. This is a provocation to the government, and it is different from the behavior of ordinary bandits.

That's why Yiktanga was so furious.

"General, I'm afraid there are Russians behind this. These bandits are using new weapons, and there is news from the town border army in Heilongjiang Province that the Russian Amur Military Region has massively increased its troops to the border." An official was very worried. Said.

After thinking about it, Yiktanga understood that this was because the three eastern provinces did not cooperate with the Russians' road construction plan and expelled the Russians who secretly opened gold mines in China. The Russians took countermeasures.

This matter can be big or small, intimidation can also be turned into a substantive action, and the attacks of these Mongolian bandits in the hinterland will cause the prestige of the three eastern provinces to plummet. If they are not eliminated, other bandits will definitely be ready to move. The situation in the three provinces that had just stabilized might turn into chaos.

Of course, you can also give in. I believe that as long as you agree to the Russian road construction plan, these bandits will disappear on their own, and the Russian Amur Military Region and the Siberian Military Region will also transfer a lot of troops from the border.

"General, what should we do?" Seeing that Yiktang'a's face was cloudy and uncertain, the generals couldn't help asking anxiously.

Yiktanga began to ponder. Some people in the DPRK were already terrified of Russia. After getting this news, they might refute the road construction plan of the three eastern provinces and agree to the Russian road construction plan. It’s just like this In the future, the power of the Russians will only grow bigger and bigger in the Northeast, and there will be endless troubles.

Yiktanga didn't think for long, and he sent a firm order: "We can't take half a step back from the blackmail of the Russians. We must resolutely wipe out these bandits. Since the Russians have increased their troops on the border, in order to prevent them from jumping over the wall, we We should fight head-to-head, Fengtian Province's military strength is slightly insufficient, and the Electronic Military Aircraft Department asked Zhili Governor Wang Wenshao to dispatch the Song Qing Department stationed inside and outside Shanhaiguan to enter Hulun Buir City."

Yiktang paused, and continued: "In addition, it is useless to destroy those Mongolian bandits if there are too many people. Inform Wei Jichen and let the Dingliao army cavalry enter the Tongliao grassland to destroy these guys who eat inside and outside."

"General, what should we do if a war is provoked?" A general came out and asked with a little panic.

"The army doesn't fight wars, so what's the use of raising you?" Yiketang Ahu kicked his eyes, stood up, put his hand on the hilt of his sword, and shouted angrily.

All the generals below were silent like cicadas, and no one dared to persuade them.

Seeing this, Yiktanga said again: "The Russian railways only extend to Siberia, and Russia's military strength in the Far East is not superior to our three eastern provinces. This old man believes that this is just their blackmail. In a war, it may be impossible to fight, it is much better than confronting the Russians when their power in the Far East increases."

"The general's words are reasonable." After several generals heard this, they thought about it again, and it was true, so they immediately echoed their words.

At this point, the Russian was so soft that he finally tore away his hypocritical side, revealing his sharp teeth.

Wei Jichen had just returned to Lushun when he received this bad news. Looking at the telegram in his hand, Wei Jichen sneered in his heart.

After all, the Russians were still irritated by themselves. This time, the officials in the DPRK and China who had illusions should see their faces clearly, and the "Sino-Russian Secret Treaty" that should have been signed in the original history will also be messed up by him.

In the original history, the Russians have always pretended to be disgusting and hypocritical, and deceived many Chinese people with the appearance of a savior. In the end, because China was afraid of the Japanese, they compared the two and made a wrong diplomatic strategy of uniting Russia to fight against the Japanese. , thus signed the "Sino-Russian Secret Treaty" with the Russians. Since the Sino-Russian secret treaty was signed in secret, no country knew the specific situation.

The Russians took the opportunity to spread the word, revealing that in the secret agreement, the Qing government granted Russia the right to lease Jiaozhou Bay and the right to use Dalian in Lushun. In fact, these two items were not included in the secret agreement, and the Russians created this illusion only for the purpose of seizing Prepare for these two places.

When the great powers got the news, on the one hand they were very jealous, on the other hand they didn’t want Russia to become so powerful in China, which eventually led all countries to consider seizing military ports from China, and the division of China was thus formed. It can be seen that the Russians’ intentions are really sinister and their behavior Really insidious.

Fortunately, the Russians have put away their hypocrisy and started to use the threat of force, at least not allowing them to bring the three eastern provinces into their sphere of influence without firing a single shot, as they did in the original history.

Wei Jichen didn't think about it at all, and immediately made the decision to send troops to suppress the bandits, and immediately ordered Huzi to lead a thousand cavalry to go north.

After the capital and the Military Aircraft Department learned of the actions of the Russians, all the military ministers were also shocked, some said to give in, some said to deal with it toughly, in short, they did not form a unified opinion.

When the central ministers had different opinions and quarreled endlessly, Lin Zhixing had already received an invitation from Wei Jichen at the Beijing branch of the "Wan Guo Gong Bao". He went to Lushun together.

However, before resigning, Lin Zhixing had to do one last thing, which was to write an article in the "Wan Guo Gong Pao" to expose the Russian conspiracy.

This was what Wei Jichen had told him before.

After reading a lot of materials, Lin Zhixing finally wrote a shocking article on the history of Tsarist Russia's invasion of China.

In the article, Lin Zhixing enumerates how the Tsarist Russian government has been encroaching on China for hundreds of years since the Ming Dynasty, with detailed numbers of locations—Siberia, Waixing’an Mountains, Vladivostok, Pamirs, Xinjiang, Temple Street, Ku island.

More than 100 million kilometers, equivalent to several Taiwans, equivalent to several French territories, were swallowed up step by step by Tsarist Russia.

Anyone who sees it will feel shocked.

Lin Zhixing shouted at the end of the article: Today, the Russians have not stopped their aggression, but the means are more subtle and insidious than before.

Today, if the Russians are allowed to build roads and the railways are attached to the land, there will be railways after the land, and if Russia builds it in our land today, it will be the land owned by Russia.

Those lost to the Japanese were only a few counties and prefectures in the eastern provinces, but they were intermediaries between Germany and Russia. Now not only the whole province of Fengtian is dedicated, but even Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces are also given away.

Moreover, not only Russia, but also France and Germany intervened in the return of the Liao Dynasty. Those who rewarded Germany were no more than expanding the Hankou and Tianjin Concession, and those who rewarded France were no more than the passage of ships between the Luhe and Meihe rivers.

If the Russians are allowed to build roads, what should we do if virtue and law are used as an excuse to make their insatiable demands?

Should we also give up the coastal provinces to Germany and France to build roads?

And how will China be at that time? It will become a colony of great powers, and our nation will also become a subjugated person.

If our country can strengthen itself, even if we lose the aid from Russia, it will not be a big deal. If our country cannot strengthen itself, even if Russia helps us, our country will still be inferior to Britain, France, Japan and other countries.

Looking across the history of success and failure at home and abroad, I have never heard of a country that relied on the assistance of others to become self-improving, only heard of luring wolves into the house.

Looking at the general situation of all countries, only Russia has the sole sovereignty, and it is dedicated to opening up territories. The sovereignty of the rest of the countries is dominated by commerce. The Great Qing Dynasty will lose the land of Longxing.

How could Russia really help me? Didn't you hear that the weaker China is, the more conducive it is to Russian aggression?

Therefore, it is extremely stupid to unite Russia to fight against the Japanese and use Russia to build roads.

Lin Zhixing's article had already been published, and it aroused great repercussions, and various newspapers reprinted it one after another.

Although the Russians protested to the "Wan Guo Gong Bao" newspaper, and the newspaper also dismissed Lin Zhixing and others, the article spread uncontrollably among scholars.

Yan Fu, who had a close relationship with Li Hongzhang, originally advocated the idea of ​​uniting Russia, believing that today's China accepts Russia out of fact.

After reading Lin Zhixing's article, he suddenly came to his senses, and pointed out with great pain that if China joins forces with Russia, China will have the name of self-reliance in name, but in fact it will be a country protected by Russia.

Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao and others even cited Lin Zhi as their confidantes. They originally advocated learning from the Western reforms, and this West, of course, did not include Russia, because Russia had deep conflicts with the British at that time.

Countless literati wrote articles, went to government offices in various places, and narrated the facts.

Ever since Kang Youwei set a precedent for public transportation, scholars from all over the world have carried this matter forward, and whenever something happens, everyone will express their opinions.

When the news spread that Russia’s Chen Bing had arrived at the border of Jilin, the government and the public were even more excited. China had just been invaded by Japan, and peacemakers such as Li Hongzhang were demoted because of their poor performance in the war.

Now all over China, the ruling and opposition parties are holding their breath, trying to make every effort to govern and save themselves. Unexpectedly, the Russians are ready to move again.

The reformers took advantage of this, and in addition to insisting on Guangxu's reforms to keep the Qing Dynasty alive, some radical officials in the DPRK even proposed a war with the Russians.

Of course, most officials proposed to unite with Britain, the United States and other countries to dispel the Russians' aggressive thoughts.

As for the Russian fleet docked in Jiaozhou Bay, someone put forward a request to order it to withdraw from Jiaozhou and go to Yantai and other treaty ports.

Seeing such public opinion from all walks of life, the Military Aircraft Department did not dare to say surrender again.