Back to the Republic of China as a commander

After Cai Yuanpei was sent away, Wang Zhenyu felt that money was tighter.It seems that the speed of sending troops to Europe has to be accelerated, so as to get some benefits from Britain and France to promote the development of industry.As for the national capital, Wang Zhenyu has already given them loans through the three major banks. I believe that these capital-rich capitalists will soon be able to make a lot of money by taking advantage of the spring breeze of World War I in the next two years.As for after World War I, what about their production capacity?Wang Zhenyu also had a preliminary idea of ​​consuming part of it in his own country, and then sending it to the hope of mankind, the great Soviet, to exchange these materials for cheap mineral resources and agricultural products.There is no reason not to earn money!

"Yes, yes, yes" There was a voice of approval in the venue of the Provisional Senate of the Republic of China (that is, the Congress). The bill under consideration at the moment is the declaration of war against Germany.Under the manipulation of various forces, more than 70.00% of the MPs voted for the declaration of war.There is no way, the congressmen also have to eat, and they don't have the way of Yang Yongtai to get the governor Dangdang, so they can only collect people's money and help them eliminate disasters.

This made Speaker Wu Jinglian and Deputy Speaker Tang Hualong very helpless. Wu Jinglian could only announce in public: "The declaration of war against Germany was approved by a majority vote and will be submitted to the President for consideration today." The entire Congress was full of cheers and applause.

But unfortunately, this "declaration of war against Germany" passed by the provisional Senate was sent to the presidential palace and was kept by our president of Lida.At this moment, the nose of Duan Qirui, who had already negotiated the loan issue with the Japanese through Cao Rulin, was crooked, right, crooked again.

Duan Qirui can't wait to send troops into the city to start a mutiny now and drive Li Yuanhong out of power.But when he calmed down, he realized that Li Yuanhong also had an army in his hands. If he really wanted to do something wrong, he would probably have to smash the old Beijing city to pieces.So, let's negotiate honestly. Li Yuanhong, a cunning man, is obviously seeking benefits.

That night, Wang Yitang and Cao Rulin entered the presidential palace on behalf of Duan Qirui, and Li Yuanhong was also a straightforward person. He meant the same thing in the open and in the dark.This is really drinking water and not forgetting the well digger. I don’t know if President Li Da is really confused or not. You really think that the participating troops we compiled and trained after we participated in the war are going to be sent to Europe. Ours It's all for the purpose of attacking the south, and you're doing it together with the south. It's not fatal. You are the president of the central government anyway. How can you turn your elbow outward?

However, this can be regarded as the bottom line, and the two rushed to Duan's mansion to discuss a solution with Duan Qirui.

Things got even weirder the next day. The British Minister Zhu Erdian hosted a banquet for Xu Shuzheng and others. The allies of the Allied Powers headed by Britain and France beat up the Germans who disrupted world peace.

Now Duan Qirui fully understands, no wonder Li Yuanhong dared to stay in the middle school, there is also the support of the great powers in it.

He could only ask Xu Shuzheng and the others to talk about this matter with the Japanese to see what was going on in the middle.

Japanese Minister Koban Yukichi was taken aback when he heard the news from Beiyang, and immediately held a meeting, and Kenji Doihara was also called to the conference room to attend.

After seeing the news, all diplomats and intelligence personnel boldly put forward their own assumptions, the most reliable of which is Doihara's assumption: "Dear Minister, we may be in trouble. That is in Before we and the Beiyang faction, the rulers of South China (South China) were already secretly seeking to join the war, and they probably reached a related secret agreement with Britain and France. This should be a huge plan, and we are in South China Because there is not enough information to know the existence of this plan, Your Excellency, this is our dereliction of duty."

Xiao Fanyouji's eyelids jumped when he heard this. The reason why his predecessor Hiki Masaki was dismissed and recalled was because of his slowness on the issue of Southern China, and this time Southern China actually instigated Beijing to join the war and he was completely unaware.It seemed that he had neglected Southern China too much, so he immediately asked loudly: "All the gentlemen here are His Majesty's most loyal warriors, I want to know who among you knows the situation in Southern China, and who can get this to join the war?" plan?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, many of them were just transferred from China, and the original information in South China had already been scattered, so they didn't know how to answer Minister Xiaofan Youji.

Seeing this, Kenji Doihara bowed forward bravely and said: "Before I returned to Beijing, I stayed in Nanjing for more than a month, and I have a relatively good understanding of the situation in Southern China. Please allow the Minister to report to you about Southern China. The truth is, it will take some time.”

Xiao Fan Youji nodded in agreement, and Doihara summoned up his courage and said, "It all starts with a Chinese general named Wang Zhenyu in the first year of Taisho..."

An hour later "It should be said that it was such a guy who came out of nowhere and changed the situation in the entire South China. God knows how he could have so many troops. He came out from western Hunan and Guangxi, and then Yuan Shikai's army was defeated like a snake swallowing an elephant. Our idea at the time was very simple, that is, we arranged three assassinations in the hope of killing him. Unfortunately, this guy was very cunning and escaped. Now it seems that he has already fought with the British and French tied together."

Xiao Fanyouji stroked his chin and thought for a while, "Hasn't the military ever thought of wooing this damned General China, just like Zhang Zuolin in the Northeast?"

Kenji Doihara nodded blushingly and said: "His jumping speed is too fast. Before the military department has reached a resolution on his issue, this damn guy has become the de facto controller of the entire Southern China. And Sun Wen and others, whom the empire has been silently supporting through the Black Dragon Society, have never had the opportunity to be absorbed by this damned General China. When I was in Nanjing, I planned to use the relationship of the Black Dragon Society to contact Sun Wen’s family and the Empire. A close cadre. However, it was later discovered that although the so-called national government is based in Nanjing, in fact the political center of Southern China is in Wuhan, and there, the power of the empire cannot be displayed at all. Then the humble post will be envoy you The order recalled Beijing, and the intelligence work in South China stopped, I am ashamed of my humble job."

After listening to Kenji Doihara's statement, Xiaoban Youji sighed involuntarily: "This is really a great man. He actually unified the most chaotic southern region in China, and he didn't know how to obtain the British and French rights. Support, Doihara-kun, if I assign you to Nanjing to rebuild the intelligence of the empire in Southern China, will you be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor?"

Kenji Doihara bowed immediately and said, "I will never resign from my humble post, and I will be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."

Xiao Fan Youji nodded and said: "Then it's fate. I will submit the report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Military Department. You are ready to go. As for the bottom line of i Britain, I will find out by myself. For the eternal foundation of the empire, please Gentlemen cheer up, the meeting ends..."

Xiao Fan Youji went to the British Legation that afternoon. Zhu Erdian was a very proud person. He had no intention of hiding anything from the Japanese. He told the Japanese clearly that if the Japanese wanted to, they could send troops to participate European war.But this is exactly what the Japanese who have experienced the trauma of the Russo-Japanese War are the last thing they want to do. There is an old saying that picks the weakest persimmons.Then there is a reason to abandon the fat pig of China and go to Europe to find wild wolves.

The next day, Britain, France and Japan secretly reached an agreement at a reception, the contents of which are as follows:

First, Japan supports China in declaring war on Germany;

Second, Britain and France acquiesce in Japan's interests in Shandong (what's the situation?).

Third, until the end of the European War, Japan has an obligation to maintain peace in the Chinese region.

Fourth, the National Government of South China will organize an expeditionary force to go to France to participate in the war, and some of the arms orders will be handed over to Japan for production by the United Kingdom (Xiao Fanyouji is ecstatic).

Fifth, Britain and France will not interfere with Beijing's preparation and training of participating troops.

Sixth, in return for China's declaration of war against Germany, Britain and France will contact various countries to allow China to suspend the payment of compensation for the Boxer Treaty and other compensations from this year until the end of Europe. . .

This famous "Three Kingdoms Secret Treaty" was obtained by the Federal Government of China after the fall of Japan, but it has not been released for various reasons. It was not until the emergence of WikiLeaks that later generations knew what the inside story of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's participation in World War I was all about.This made them pay more heartfelt respect to those soldiers who fought bloody battles in Europe.

On May 5, the Provisional Senate voted on the latest declaration of war against Germany, and then President Li Yuanhong and Premier Xiong Xiling successively signed the declaration of war.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally sent a note to the German Minister in China to submit a declaration of war to him. The last time this was done was during the Empress Dowager Cixi’s time.So this time the German envoy is still neither humble nor overbearing. He firmly believes that Germany will win the final victory.

On May 5th, at the National Assembly of the Nanjing Nationalist Government, all 30 representatives attended. On behalf of the Youth Army, Wang Zhenyu made an impassioned speech at the National Assembly: "Let our soldiers use our blood to fight for the rise of this nation again! Long live the Chinese nation, long live the national government, long live the youth army!"

After voting, the National Assembly passed the "Expeditionary Force Dispatch Operation Case" proposed by the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government with 218 votes in favor, 98 votes against, and 55 abstentions. The horn of war sounded again.