Beiyang Xu Shuzheng was placed under house arrest, and Duan Qirui personally came forward, and the Anhui forces entrenched in Hunan collapsed. Cao Kun, a direct cadre, led the Beiyang elite into Hunan, and stabilized the situation in Hunan in just a few days. After the unrest within the reunification of Beiyang, the troops began to be reorganized and actively prepared for war.

Beiyang set its sights on Beijing, which naturally made Beijing more vigilant. Feng Yong also held frequent military meetings to discuss the operational objectives of the Wehrmacht. Most of the generals of the Northeast Army hope to move south in the near future. After more than two months of restoration, the financial situation of the Beijing Government has improved somewhat, and in particular, the National Defense Force's million-strong army has been trained and the size of the National Defense Force has suddenly expanded from more than 500,000 to more than 1.5 million. It would be too wasteful for such a large standing army to serve only as a local garrison. During this period, the Beijing government carried out the institutional reform of the ruling area in an orderly manner. Some initial results have already been achieved. While it cannot be said that Beijing has absorbed the occupied areas, at the very least, the resistance in these areas has been deterred. The implementation of the reserve military system has transformed the Northeast Army from a rootless army into a force with a source.

Through these series of actions, the Beijing government has maximized the development of the combat potential of the National Defense Forces. It can be said that these actions have allowed the Wehrmacht to concentrate its combat power even more. This is also the reason why the generals of various ministries have suggested that the Wehrmacht send troops to unify China.

Feng Yong's heart was very entangled. The changes in the February Revolution in Russia had changed his strategic concept greatly, and Feng Yong knew that he could not rely on the history of the original world. The world has changed in a new form, and it must change with the world. In this case, Feng Yong's decision has been somewhat loosened. In Feng Yong's mind, the Russian problem should be a more important matter than the unification of the country, after all, although the Northeast has a chance of winning the forces that sweep through China in a short period of time, it is not very sure. In addition, there was Japanese imperialism intervening in it. Western powers such as Britain, France, and the United States will certainly intervene as well. Of course, the intensity is certainly not as strong as that of Japan. But these are all variables, and they are the ones that have caught up in a stalemate in China's reunification war. Feng Yong had to scruple.

Seeing Feng Yong's frequent military meetings and the continuous strengthening of telegram exchanges with the generals of various military regions, Jiang Baili and Li Jun learned that Feng Yong's thoughts had changed a little. This provoked deep thought by two military strategists.

In the end, Jiang Baili came to the door.

In Feng Yong's study, Jiang Baili handed the proposal in his hand to Feng Yong.

Feng Yong opened it and looked at it, with a touch of surprise on his face.

"Big brother, what are you?" Feng Yong didn't expect that Jiang Baili would also support the war, and even the battle plan had been drawn up.

"Young Marshal, I think that after signing an armistice agreement with Japan, you chose to stop the war, in addition to our own serious attrition and financial constraints, the changes in the situation in Russia are also an important reason! Young marshal, are you going to use troops against Tsarist Russia when it is in turmoil? In order to seek the return of the territories annexed by Tsarist Russia to the motherland, I admire the vision of the young marshal. But we should see that the internal turmoil in Tsarist Russia has changed because of the actions of a favored vassal, and the Tsar's escape has become the biggest variable, and the Tsar has instigated the forces within Tsarist Russia to strangle the rebellion, and with the current disparity in strength between the two sides, neither the Soviet nor the bourgeois Provisional Government is the Tsar's opponent. Under these circumstances, it is not a wise decision to look at Tsarist Russia. Therefore, I propose to immediately move troops against Beiyang. Now that Beiyang has just put down the civil strife, it is the time when the vitality is seriously damaged, and our national defense forces are recuperating, and as long as the plan is tight, it will definitely be able to solve the forces of all parties in the south in the shortest possible time and unify the whole country. Jiang Baili said confidently. Having experienced fighting with a world-class unit like Japan, Jiang Baili's vision and ability have been tempered, and he has become more confident in war.

"Big brother, I don't understand what you think, it's just that you only see one of the problems of Tsarist Russia, but you don't see the second. Within Tsarist Russia, although the tsarist forces had the absolute upper hand, the 2 million army was not something that the bourgeoisie could compete with more than 100,000 troops and tens of thousands of Soviet troops. But the Tsar was not necessarily victorious in this battle. Big brother, in your eyes, which of the three forces within Tsarist Russia has the greatest potential? Feng Yong asked in a deep voice. In Feng Yong's heart, there is always psychological pressure on the red regime that appeared in the north, after all, it is a crazy country, a country that creates miracles, and a country that has influenced China for decades, and a country that cannot be ignored in China's modern history.

"The Tsar was the strongest, but his rule was rotten, and even if he could suppress the rebellion this time, Tsarist Russia would not be able to really settle down, because the root cause of their turmoil was the tsar's harsh exploitation. Therefore, the power of the tsar was only the strongest, but there was little potential for development. For the rest of the so-called Soviet and bourgeois governments, I am still more optimistic about the bourgeois Provisional Government, after all, they successfully led the Russian Revolution and had a great influence within Russia. The Soviets, which were merely workers' organisers, became at best a supplement to the bourgeoisie, and could hardly make a big difference. Jiang Baili said. His ideas represented the limitations of the times, and it was difficult to see the enormous potential of the Soviets, even with Chiang Baili's brilliant strategic vision.

Feng Yong shook his head, he didn't say anything about Jiang Baili's evaluation of the Soviets, in this era, no one knows more about this red organization than him. The red influence it has derived has greatly changed the pattern of the world.

"I'll consider the decision to go to war." Feng Yong said.

Not long after Jiang Baili left, Li Jun came to visit. Li Jun's understanding of the current situation in China is similar to that of Jiang Baili, and he is also inclined to complete the domestic unification operation first, and then concentrate the forces of the whole of China to solve the problems left over from history.

"Young Marshal, don't worry about financial and logistical problems. The central bank controlled a part of the shares of Sanjin Bank, which in turn raised a large amount of private capital. The government can borrow money from it or issue government bonds. In short, I will do whatever it takes to ensure the logistical supply of unified operations. ”

"Wait!" Feng Yong said in a deep voice.

Li Jun was helpless, after all, the decision-making power of the entire national defense force was in the hands of Feng Yong, although Li Jun did not know Feng Yong's intentions, but he still hoped that he could take action as soon as possible, and now every time he waits, the scale of the Chinese civil war will expand by one point.

When the Wehrmacht was struggling with the question of whether to fight or not, the Russian ambassador to China came to visit. This made Feng Yong a little surprised. Although China and Russia are neighbors, Russia has not had any contact with the Beijing government since the Northeast Army moved south to take control of the central government. At this time, when the whole Tsarist Russia was in civil strife, the Russian ambassador always felt that something unusual was happening when he visited.

"Arms sales?" Feng Yong said in surprise.

"Yes! The purpose of the Russian ambassador's meeting with President Li Yuanhong was to purchase Chinese guns and weapons. Li Yang said. When he heard the news, he was also surprised.

"Which side of Tsarist Russia is it?" Feng Yong asked in a deep voice.

"It's Tsar Nicholas II."

"Tsar?" Feng Yong's mind began to turn.

Half a ring, he said: "Tell the president that we will not do business with Russia, but if Tsarist Russia wants weapons and ammunition, they can use the land ceded from our country at a discount." ”

"Land for guns?" Li Yang was surprised.

"That's our land, and we will definitely take it back in the future. If the problem can be solved with some weapons and equipment, then it will also be possible to avoid major sacrifices in the future. It's a good deal. Feng Yong nodded. Originally, Feng Yong thought that the revolution in Tsarist Russia would be reversed by letting the Tsar flee, but looking at the current situation, the Soviet and bourgeois regimes still had some opportunities. Of course, Feng Yonghui still maintained a cautious attitude towards the situation in Russia. He cannot guarantee that the Red regime will emerge, because there is no guarantee that the world will remain the same.

The Russian ambassador rejected the Beijing government's request to exchange lost land for weapons without the slightest consideration. The Russian mania's enthusiasm for the land is in the bones. Of course, they will not easily give up the idea of buying weapons and ammunition from China. Therefore, the Russian ambassador wanted to negotiate with the Northeast on the price.

Regarding the attitude of the Russians, Feng Yong chose to refuse without hesitation after knowing it. Since the Russians would rather die than give up the land, Feng Yong would not use the weapons and equipment that the Northeast had produced with great difficulty to sell them cheaply. What's more, Feng Yong's attitude has changed now, and he has also moved on to the proposal put forward by the generals of various ministries to launch a war of national unification. At this time, all the forces of Beijing will prepare for the next war, and naturally will not supply weapons to Russia.

The refusal of the Beijing government came somewhat out of the blues of the Russians. After all, during this time, Beijing still flowed out a lot of weapons and equipment. Of course, its main sales targets are local Chinese forces and some local armed forces in Asia. At the same time, China's chambers of commerce are also seeking a share of the world arms market, but no country has yet purchased Chinese-mass-produced Type 16 rifles. The Russians thought that they could easily get the Chinese government by acting as a tsarist government and buying Chinese rifles at a low price. But the refusal of the Beijing government made the Russian ambassador somewhat anxious. Although they did not know the current situation in the country, it was also clear from the Tsar's urgent telegram that the situation of the Tsarist government was not very good. They didn't complete the task, so naturally they were a little nervous.

The Russian ambassador once again visited the top level of the Beijing government in the hope of holding consultations on arms sales, but the Beijing government has made it clear that it refuses. This resolute attitude has sparked speculation among the forces of all sides. One of the most tense is naturally the Beiyang, which has just settled down.

(To be continued)