The Republic of Heroes

The secretary didn't even whisper this time, and as soon as he opened the door, he shouted in Russian in a panic: "My lord, a Japanese fleet was found on the sea. They suddenly fired and sank our gunboat."

Petrov was shocked, and the glass he just picked up in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.

Although he couldn't understand Russian, seeing Petrov's distraught look, Wu Xiaoliang also guessed that something important must have happened, and asked quickly, "Your Excellency, Duke, what happened?"

Wu Xiaoliang asked twice in a row, and Petrov seemed to have regained his thinking.With an extremely ashamed face, he replied in Mandarin with difficulty: "The Japanese fleet attacked us and lost a gunboat."

"Japanese?" Xu Zibing and Wu Xiaoliang said in unison, both of them did not like the Japanese, so this voice contained wariness and disgust towards the Japanese.The Japanese's eagerness to intervene in the Russian Far East may not just be for a share of the pie.

Wu Xiaoliang immediately realized that the situation in the Far East would soon become more and more complicated, and it would become a game between the three parties and even the four parties, and the road to the realization of the set goal of the Suidong Army would become more and more bumpy.

"Lord Duke, how are you going to respond?" Wu Xiaoliang asked in a low voice.

"The imperial navy and army swear to fight to the death with these sons of bitch Japanese dwarfs..." Petrov cursed, changing his gentlemanly demeanor just now.

Wu Xiaoliang knew that the Russians were very unwilling to reconciled with the disastrous defeat of the Russo-Japanese War more than ten years ago, and they had always regarded it as a shame. Now facing the provocation of the Japanese again, this former military officer of the former Russian Empire would of course grit his teeth and jump to war with him .

Petrov cursed for a while, then immediately came to Wu Xiaoliang, took his hand, and said earnestly: "General Wu, on behalf of the empire, I implore you to help us defend against the Japanese landing."

Xu Zibing interrupted in surprise: "Will the Japanese land?"

Petrov let go of his hand and still stared eagerly at Wu Xiaoliang's eyes, hoping to see a hint of his attitude, but unfortunately he was disappointed, he couldn't see anything he wanted to see in those eyes.Frustrated and dejected, he retreated to the sofa, sat back, and engulfed his entire body in a soft embrace.He said sadly: "Not only will they land, but they will also drive us out of Vladivostok. Those who don't follow will be shot, or become the walking dead in their concentration camps."

The words revealed deep fear from his eyes, and the unbearable past once again touched the most cowardly part of his heart.

Wu Xiaoliang thought: The Japanese are just raiding by warships today, and whether they will land or not is still uncertain. Petrov is panicking here, so it is better to organize coastal defense as soon as possible.Due to the rush back of the Cossacks, the army soldiers have returned their weapons one after another. The Suidong Army has already exchanged control of most of the city, especially the port, to Petrov. Therefore, he must also be in charge of the city defense. Do you want to take this opportunity? , ask for some benefits again?

Only a fool would give up such a good opportunity!

Wu Xiaoliang murmured silently in his heart, and said, "Your Excellency, the Suidong Army..."

"You can ask for anything, as long as you help me defend Vladivostok, you can talk about anything..." Petrov interrupted without waiting for Wu Xiaoliang to finish speaking. Of course he knew that this cunning Chinese general would not agree to him easily. , so the condition is immediately thrown.

Wu Xiaoliang laughed dryly, and said: "Your Excellency, the Suidong Army is duty bound to do so."

Seeing Wu Xiaoliang let go of his mouth, he was relieved. In his eyes, this Chinese general, although extremely annoying, was a hundred times stronger than the devil-like Japanese. He occupied the entire Vladivostok, but only rowed three times. Lease a thousand acres of land, and hand over the control of the city. For this, Petrov is inexplicably grateful in his heart, but every time he thinks about it, he will be forced to suppress it, because such a thought is very important to the emperor. It's a disgrace to people.

In fact, why does Wu Xiaoliang not want to gobble up Vladivostok and Shuangcheng at once? He has the ability to conquer, but he does not have the strength to defend. First of all, it is inconsistent with international law. In international disputes, China is already weak. Within a month, the world's major powers will condemn the Suidong Army and put pressure on the Beiyang government. The Japanese can even use this as an excuse to directly attack the Far East.At that time, the Suidong Army will be in trouble at home and abroad, and even God will not be able to save it.

Wu Xiaoliang led Xu Zibing to bid farewell to Petrov, hurried back to the Suidong Army barracks, and immediately called a meeting of all officers to discuss how to deal with the possible landing operations launched by the Japanese.What he didn't expect was that someone wanted to let the Japanese land. After being surprised, he was horrified when he saw this person's face clearly.This person is Li Zejun.

"Tell me what you think, why do you want the Japanese to land?" Wu Xiaoliang asked lightly on the surface, but his hands were sweating. If this person has a pro-Japanese attitude and has the potential to be a traitor, then no matter what, he must not stay. In the Suidong Army.

……

In the Suidong Coal Mine, Zhang Ergou and his half-sized son Gouwa dug coal all day in the roadway. He was so exhausted that his whole body was turned into coal balls.But the Qiang ticket issued in his hand, and the comfortable house allocated to the two of them made him extremely satisfied.

To this day, thinking of the thousands of miles of bare land in Guanli and the days of starving and waiting to die, I still have lingering fears in my heart.Now that I have come to Suidong, although it is a bit bitter and tiring, I can eat three meals a day and earn wages. This kind of life was unimaginable in the past.

Zhang Ergou carefully stuffed the Qiang ticket into the hidden pocket in the waistband of his trousers, then wiped his big hands covered with slime on his buttocks, the dirt in the crevices of his nails became more obvious, and then patted Gouwazi on the head, Shouted: "Let's go, there's old Maozi's vodka in my brother's house, go have a couple of sips."

Gouwazi was also as black as a briquette ball, tilted his head, and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Ergou, I have grown up, can I not pat my head in the future?"

Zhang Ergou laughed, showing a mouthful of white teeth, and cursed: "Stinky boy, you are not good at growing up, but you have a big temper." After saying that, he kicked his ass, and Gouwa would throw a dog if he staggered. Eat mud.Zhang Ergou also moved quickly, he stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar again, so he escaped the catastrophe.

"Haha——" Zhang Ergou smiled and walked towards the work shed without looking back. Gouwa followed behind with a face full of grievances, muttering softly: "You know how to bully me..."

The coal mine shed is a log yellow mud room in Yishui, which is warm and comfortable to live in. Just as Zhang Ergou was about to open the door, the sound of "嗖——" piercing the air passed by his ears, and instantly he felt a burning pain on his face.Then the sound of breaking through the air came and went, and screams rang out again and again.

Zhang Ergou hurriedly got down on the ground, thinking: What's the situation, isn't it a bandit?Then the body shook suddenly, jumped up, and shouted anxiously: "Goofy, Gouwa!"