This time, the Beiyang government did not send Vice Foreign Minister Cao Rulin to the northeast as it did last time, but chose the intelligence chief of the Beiyang government in the northeast to go directly to meet Feng Yong. The current situation is that Beiyang urgently needs time, so Duan Qirui can't care about whether it is in accordance with the rules or not.

Marshal's Mansion.

Feng Yong tapped his fingers lightly, frowning in deep thought. He had just met with the envoys of Beiyang and did not give them an accurate answer.

"Young marshal, the conditions in Beiyang are not bad for us, they are acceptable!" Xu Lang said after packing up the information in his hand.

"Xu Lang, what do you think our Northeast is for Beiyang?" Feng Yong didn't open his eyes, and his body was a little lazy and nestled on the soft chair.

"Confidants, get rid of it quickly!" Xu Lang thought for a while and said.

"Yes! The henchmen are in great trouble, and the contradictions in Beiyang have been irreconcilable from the moment we occupied the Northeast. It's just that President Yuan Da has just died, and there is chaos within Beiyang, and the direct Anhui family is vying for power and profit, so it is almost an armed conflict. The entire Beiyang government is facing a major reshuffle. Finally, Beiyang settled down, and a dispute broke out again. The titular supreme head of state, President Li Yuanhong, and the military tycoon Duan Qirui, who held real power, competed for power and profit, and the result was that the overseers in various parts of the Republic of China were densely packed, and the small warlord forces like independent kingdoms were slowly formed. We are also warlords in the Northeast, and we are still the largest and fastest-growing among them. Finally, the 'battle between the government and the court' came to an end, Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang also reached a union, and the new army in the southwest rose again. Compared with the bitter cold land in our northeast, the five southwestern provinces with better conditions have suddenly become the number one henchman in Beiyang. Although the young marshal did not know what the government had gained from declaring war on Germany, with the originally weak financial resources of the Beiyang government, such a large-scale dispatch of troops could only lead to the collapse of the financial capital. But you look at the current situation in Beiyang, losing two large armies, Beiyang still has not stopped the pace of attack. Xu Lang, do you say that Duan Qirui and Cai Yi have a grudge against their father! Either we turn a blind eye to the threat so close to our northeast, but are desperate for Cai Ye who is nesting in the southwest. Feng Yong opened his eyes and said.

"Young marshal! Although I can't guess what Mr. Duan is thinking, he also has some opinions of his own. Although our Northeast is a bitter cold place, the people are fierce, especially after the young marshal unified the three eastern provinces, the entire Northeast is thriving, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. The large-scale development of industry in the Governor's Palace has given the Northeast elements of modernization, and the army has developed rapidly and has the ability to protect itself. From the independent battalion of the year, to the public security corps, and then to the Northeast security army, the reputation of our security army is based on one battle after another. How about the Japanese. The army that claims to be the first in Asia has not been beaten back by us. From the military side, the Northeast is definitely the biggest danger in Beiyang. But the young marshal, the reputation of the southwest Cai Ye is not weaker than that of the young marshal, and the peerless demeanor of the merry general has impressed countless people. Although our Northeast is strong, the security army has not fought with the Beiyang elite, so Chief Duan knows more about our strength than some data, and does not have an intuitive understanding. And Cai Ye is different, not to mention that Cai Ye stayed in Beijing for a few years, he had contact with the bigwigs of Beiyang, if he was not from Beiyang, I am afraid he would have been valued by Yuan Shikai a long time ago. In the War to Protect the Country, Cai Ye relied on less than 10,000 Yunnan troops and nearly 100,000 troops in Beiyang to entangle for more than a month, and gained the upper hand, so that everyone in the world recognized the peerless commanding style of General Merry. After the establishment of the Southwest Governor's Office, the turmoil in the southwest was quickly assessed, and the new army expanded from more than 10,000 to 200,000 in a short period of three months. With such an expansion rate, Mr. Duan must be unable to sleep well. Young marshal, how many people are there in the area controlled by our northeast? The northeast and northwest are bitter cold places, and the land is vast and sparsely populated. Unless the young marshal does not exhaust the army, the Northeast Security Army cannot be compared with the new army in terms of size. After all, the Chengdu Plain in the southwest is densely populated, and the population of Sichuan Province alone has caught up with the population of our entire northeast. With such a huge population base, how many troops can Cai Ye recruit, and at the current speed of expansion of the new army, if Cai Ye is given a year in the southwest, who knows what size the new army will swell? This is probably what Chief Duan is most worried about. ”

"Not bad! Very well analyzed! But do you say that Beiyang wants to negotiate peace with us because their strength has dried up? Feng Yong said with a smile.

Seeing Feng Yong's encouraging eyes, Xu Lang organized his words and said: "I feel that this is probably not the case, it is unrealistic for Beiyang to want to eliminate the northeast and southwest at one time." Especially after the defeat of the two armies in the southwest, but judging from the current mobilization of the Beiyang army, it seems that Beiyang still has strength to fight against the southwest. And it can also be seen from the attitude of Duan Qirui's envoy that Beiyang is really going to fight with the southwest this time. At present, the situation in the southwest is that the strength of the two sides is equal, and although Cai Ye has the upper hand in terms of troops, there is still a big difference in combat effectiveness. If Cai Yi's new army is familiar with the terrain, the combat effectiveness of the twin engines is basically the same. In this case, victory depends on the ability of both sides. Xu Shuzheng is a famous general of the Beiyang Anhui Department and has won the trust of Duan Qirui. Competence is unquestionable. Although the commander of the other way, Cao Kun's ability, is average, everyone knows that he has an invincible commander Wu Ziyu under him, and the name of Yu Shuai is famous in the entire Beiyang system. The reason why Cao Kun was able to sit on the direct elite leader was to borrow Wu Peifu's light. If these two armies do not make any mistakes, they will definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to Xinnan. Even if the Beiyang Army fails, the southwest will be drained of the last bit of energy by the war. This is not bad for us in the Northeast at all. Xu Lang said.

"Yes! The people of Beiyang said the same thing. He even took out the appointment letter of the Xinjiang overseer as a condition. It seems that Duan Qirui is determined to kill Cai Yi's Southwest New Army at one time. Feng Yong said.

"Young marshal, who do you say will win and who will lose between the Southwest New Army and Beiyang?" Xu Lang asked expectantly.

"How do I know this, I'm not an immortal!" Feng Yong said with a smile. The war was entirely instigated by his own butterfly wings, and although he was ready for the great changes in the world, when it happened, he was still surprised by the power of his butterfly wings. The original chaos of small warlords in time and space has turned into a struggle for hegemony among several major warlords. It's as if the original time and space was the early autumn period, with a large number of small countries, but now because of Feng Yong's butterfly effect, the Spring and Autumn Period has rapidly evolved to the Warring States period, and the big countries compete for hegemony. And he, Feng Yong, is one of the biggest warlords in the Republic of China.

"Young marshal, since the war between Beiyang and Southwest is beneficial to our Northeast, and Beiyang has taken out the appointment of Xinjiang Overseer, how can this be an undeniable benefit to our Northeast! What's more, we can make a fortune from the war by virtue of the trade route from Mongolia to Ganning. This is very beneficial to the development of our Northeast. Xu Lang didn't know why the young marshal hesitated.

"Hey! It was because of the attractive conditions in Beiyang that I was slow to make up my mind. If we stop confronting Beiyang, the situation in the southwest will be difficult. Moreover, our trade route is the lifeline of the southwest, and it is also the lifeline! If Cai Ye can't make a quick decision, how long can he support it with the weak finances of the Southwest Governor's Palace? The current existence of the southwest will do more harm than good to our northeast. Feng Yong thought far ahead. Beiyang clearly wants to fight a protracted war, and drags down the southwest with Beiyang's far stronger financial resources than the southwest. I have to say that this method is really poisonous, and there is almost no solution. Even if Cai Ye is a peerless celebrity, the possibility of being able to crack it is very small. After all, the competition between the two sides is no longer combat strength, but national strength. In this regard, the Southwest cannot be an opponent of the North Ocean.

"Young marshal, are you?" Xu Lang asked with a stunned face.

Feng Yong shook his head and said: "Public is public, private is private, I can still distinguish this." Now every decision of Major Marshal Ben will be based on the interests of the Northeast. It's just that from a conscience point of view, some can't stand Cai Ye. "Not many people know the news of Feng Yong and Cai Yi's swearing, and Xu Lang doesn't know either. Therefore, Xu Lang was a little puzzled by Feng Yong's hesitation.

"Young marshal! Why don't we regulate the price of transportation materials and support the southwest? Xu Lang suggested.

Feng Yong shook his head and said: "Business is business, business has its own laws of market operation, let's not interfere." Of course, it is best for the southwest to exist, and even if the southwest collapses, it is not unbearable for us in the northeast. We can even make a profit. For the sake of the interests of the Northeast system, Feng Yong can't take care of his personal feelings.

"Yes!" Xu Lang nodded with some admiration.

"Xu Lang, you go to negotiate with the people of Beiyang on my behalf. In addition to the title of overseer in Xinjiang, I also want Tibet! A gleam flashed in Feng Yong's eyes. Unlike Xinjiang, Tibet has been included in the British sphere of influence. British forces also infiltrated Tibet in large quantities, but it was only after World War I that Britain's domestic tension stopped, but the infiltrated forces did not withdraw. Therefore, in Feng Yong's heart, Tibet is much more tricky than Xinjiang. After all, the relationship between the Northeast and Lao Maozi is not good, there is no need to give it face, it is good if it does not fall into the ground. But the UK is different. The name 'The Empire on which the Sun Never Sets' is still very useful in the world. This can be seen from the fact that Britain was able to pull allies around the world in World War I.

And now Feng Yong doesn't want to offend the British. But Tibet he will never give up. Therefore, he needs the official authorization of the Republic of China government for Tibet, so that he will become famous. Even if the British are unwilling, they can only go to the government of the Republic of China for trouble. Now Feng Yong also feels the benefits of grasping the country's righteousness, which makes Feng Yong sometimes think of gathering a large army in his heart, going directly south, taking down Beijing, and establishing a national regime. In this way, it will be easier for you to carry out your ambitions.

(To be continued)