…………………………………… The imminent war has covered up all the contradictions in the Northeast, and at this time, the matter of the upcoming Great War in the Northeast can no longer be completely concealed, and the people of the three eastern provinces can detect something from the prosperous market, not to mention the great powers that have been paying attention to the Northeast.

The Joseon Governor-General's Palace, the head of the Special High School, stood respectfully in front of General Terauchi Masatsuki.

"Your Excellency, according to the information obtained by our special high class, the Northeast Governor's Mansion will march towards Mongolia in the near future. With the current military strength in the Northeast, it was only a matter of time before the weakened Mongolian steppes were taken. But according to another source, Russian Cossack cavalry appeared in the Kulen region on the Mongolian steppe. And there was at least one cavalry division in number. As for whether there will be any later, it is uncertain. The plan to move westward into Mongolia in the northeast was sure to meet with resistance from the Russians. It is even possible to provoke a full-scale conflict in the Northeast and Russia, and I think this is an opportunity for the empire. ”

"Opportunity?" General Terauchi Masatsuki's face was indifferent, as if he was not very interested in things.

"Yes. Once the Northeast and Russia are launched, with Russia's strong strength, the Northeast will definitely be hit hard. There is even a risk that their power will collapse under the blows of the Russians. In this way, the Northeast will become even more chaotic than before, and at this time, the empire will appear as a savior, and it will naturally be able to swallow the entire Northeast without much effort. The more he talked, the more excited he became.

The general of the temple interrupted him impatiently and said, "Chu Qijun, things are not as simple as you think. The Russians did not go well in Europe, and one could even say that they were defeated repeatedly. The situation with the tsarist rule in the country was also not optimistic. And the Northeast Security Army, which can resist our Imperial Japanese Army, may have combat effectiveness similar to that of Russia, but the difference is not far behind. With less than 100,000 troops in the Russian Far East, they want to start a war with the three eastern provinces, unless the Russians are crazy. Everyone knows the truth that the snipe and the clam compete and the fisherman profits, and everyone wants to be a fisherman. No one is stupid enough to make a wedding dress for someone else. The Russians, as the largest empire in the world, have a rotten system and the same communication in the Far East, so it is simply unrealistic to want to take advantage of the great war potential. Therefore, in the face of the provocation in the northeast, the Russians may not be able to do anything other than take precautions. Although the general does not look down on the military ability of China, the Northeast is an accident, and Li Jun and Jiang Baili in the Northeast are all war masters. Both men had received both Imperial and German military education, and their abilities could not be ignored. Especially Jiang Baili, the first celebrity who graduated from the Imperial Non-commissioned Officer School that year, took away the emperor's sword, which was also a shame for the empire. General Masashi Terauchi said through some gritted teeth. As for Feng Yong and Young Marshal Feng, in the eyes of the general in the temple, he is just a leader who can use people. Military capabilities are still counted. It's amazing enough for a seventeen or eighteen-year-old doll to be in charge of an entire army. How much military command ability will Feng Yong, who has not undergone any military education, have? The genius leader is already very wicked. It would be too much to look against the heavens if this leader was still a military genius. I am afraid that such a peerless demon is incompatible with heavenly principles.

"Your Excellency, are we just watching things go on?" The first flag tube is unwilling, because of the Northeast, how many times he has fallen into bad luck, since he participated in the espionage work, and now he has become the section chief of the special high class step by step, although the first flag tube has also failed, but it has never been a thing to continue to fall like this in the Northeast. As an old intelligence officer, he should always keep a clear head, but it may be difficult for him to maintain a resolute and absolutely calm mind in the Northeast. In order to infiltrate all aspects of the Northeast, the first flag tube also spent a lot of money and released the spies who had been trained by the special high school for many years. It was not easy to assassinate the Feng father and son, but it was not as difficult as imagined to find out the intelligence of the Northeast and their unity that had collapsed within them. Until now, the elite spies of the special high school have infiltrated the government very quickly, but it has become extremely difficult in the army. There are a lot of people who have entered them, but there has been no war in the Northeast recently, and it is difficult for his people with special high-tech skills to reach high positions with their military merits. And even after years of cultivation, the number of such top-notch precepts is very limited, and he will not use them unless he has to.

General Terauchi Masashi shook his head and said, "Of course not!" Although because of the weakness of the imperial government, we did not completely go to war with the Northeast, but caused unprecedented damage to the Empire's rights and interests in the Northeast, although it was compensated in other parts of China, the three eastern provinces were close to the empire's territory after all. If it is in our hands, it can greatly strengthen the security of the empire. It's a pity that the good opportunities created by the military department were lost because of those short-sighted politicians. The power of the empire must not be in the hands of these incompetent politicians. Chu Qijun, let them and the Russians fight to the death in the Northeast for the time being! Your people just need to infiltrate and enter with peace of mind. Now is not the time to startle the snake. When we stabilize the domestic situation, the Northeast will be nothing more than a clown! Terauchi said confidently. At present, the military forces in China, with Marshal Yama Aritomo as the core, have collectively expressed their disappointment with the government of Oshinobu Shigenobu. The emperor was also deeply dissatisfied with the government. Although because of the signing of the new Beijing Treaty, the reputation of the Da Xuan government in the people has been restored. Admiral Terauchi Masatsu, the top brass of the empire, knew that the real power of the empire was still in the hands of the military elders headed by Marshal Yama Aritomo and the emperor in the palace who pretended to be crazy and stupid, and the government was only a representative of the interests of both sides. The current government was no longer able to maintain the honor of the Empire, and the Neshiki could not give satisfactory benefits to the military department and the emperor, and both the emperor and the military department could no longer tolerate it. Marshal Yama Prefecture Aritomo has already passed the anger with the emperor. The term of office of the Oshigenobu government will be ended as soon as possible, and a military government will be formed to restore and enhance the honor of the Japanese emperor. And Senior General Terauchi Masashi has also received a hint from Marshal Yama Prefecture Aritomo that this military government is likely to want him to form Terauchi Masahiro in the future. With such an important matter, the affairs of the Northeast have become a small matter, after all, in the heart of General Terauchi Masatsuki, freedom to hold more power by oneself can obtain greater benefits for the Great Japanese Empire. And once the empire takes it seriously, clowns like the Northeast Security Army will have no choice but to be destroyed.

July 16, 1916. It is destined to be a noteworthy day for the whole of East Asia. The Northeast Security Army dispatched more than 100,000 troops to sweep across the entire Mongolian steppe with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, and all the forces that dared to resist were ruthlessly attacked by the Northeast Security Army.

The princes of the Inner Zasak Mongols and the Outer Zasak Mongols panicked at the same time. The Mongolian Princes' Union urgently telegraphed the government of the Republic of China, asking the government of the Republic of China to stop the actions in the northeast. Ensuring the stability of the Mongolian steppes.

It is a pity that neither President Li Yuanhong nor Premier Duan Qirui have any decision-making power for the actions in the northeast. After all, since the Northeast established its own name, the last bit of favor left by the Beiyang system in the Northeast has also disappeared.

Moreover, the current struggle between President Li Da and General Manager Duan has become white-hot. The battle between the government and the court is no longer a private power struggle, but has risen to the point of saber rattling. At this time, neither Li Yuanhong, who had the upper hand, nor Chief Duan, who had a slight upper hand, had the mood and ability to manage the affairs of the Northeast Security Army. As for the matter of the northeastern security army moving westward into Mongolia, the government does not occupy the name of carelessness. After all, Feng Yong also served as the governor of Mongolia. Although no one took the so-called Mongol governor seriously, after all, the Mongol governor was the nominal supreme governor of Mongolia officially recognized by the Republic of China. And the Northeast Security Army is also a unit under Feng Yong's jurisdiction, and it is understandable to enter his own jurisdiction. Besides, with the current strength of the Northeast, no one in the country dares to resist hard.

As for the protest of the Mongolian Princely Union, neither the Presidential Office nor the Prime Minister's Office will accept it at all. However, in order to gain prestige support, President Li Yuanhong still issued an example, hoping that the Northeast Security Army would not indiscriminately kill innocents when it marched westward. It is necessary to ensure the security of all parties in Mongolia. As for the Northeast, there has been no response, and the government has never issued any effective policies.

In the government of the Republic of China, the Mongol princes were completely disappointed. After all, with the strength of the Mongolian steppe to the extreme, it is simply a fool's dream to resist the 100,000 troops of the Northeast Security Army. At present, the only people who have some combat effectiveness in the entire Allied steppe are more than 10,000 people of Xu Shuzheng's Beiyang Army in Nezazak Mongolia, and the newly stationed Russian Cossack cavalry in Waizazak Mongolia. None of them were well frequented, and it was a mystery that they assisted them in guarding the savannah.

Xu Shuzheng, as a senior general of the Anhui warlords within the Beiyang Army and Duan Qirui's confidant and favorite general, surrounded national dignity and national sovereignty when Mongolia was divided. Unlike other generals in the Beiyang Army, Xu Shuzheng can be said to be an extreme nationalist. There is an unusual fanaticism for the homeland. Therefore, when Tsarist Russia planned to establish the country, Xu Shuzheng insisted on sending troops to Mongolia regardless of the pressure from all sides, ensuring the sovereignty and integrity of the country.

Now the headquarters of the Anhui warlord Xu Shuzheng of the Beiyang Army is not in Mongolia, but in Suiyuan. Although he is a mad nationalist, there is no denying the fact that he is a warlord. Although the Mongolian steppes are good, the population is too small. Most of them are monks who don't know how to produce. Such a place simply does not have enough income to sustain the army in hand. Therefore, in the vast Waizasak Mongolia, Xu Shuzheng's army only has the strength of more than 10,000 people. Its warning significance is greater than the actual combat effectiveness.

In Suiyuan, Xu Shuzheng received a telegram from the chief of the Beijing section.

"Xu Shuai, the Northeast Security Army has really sent troops. The commander-in-chief asked us to withdraw our troops to the south, do you want us to give up the entire Mongolian steppe to the northeast? Xu Shuzheng's adjutant Furukawa asked.

Xu Shuzheng's expression was solemn, his eyes stared at the vast blank area on the military map, and finally turned into a sigh: "Guhe, the current northeast climate has been formed. The three northeastern provinces are really the foundation of the place. It is really a miracle that Feng Yong was able to rise in an extreme period of time, even if he was very admired. However, the wolf ambition in the Northeast has long been seen through. Using the three northeastern provinces to maintain hundreds of thousands of elite troops is a huge hidden danger for the government of the Republic of China. This hidden danger may not be eradicated even if the entire Beiyang Army is completely assembled. It is also helpless for the chief to ask us to do this, after all, although the Mongolian steppe is good, it is too vast, the garrison is scattered, and it is too difficult to garrison. In doing so, I am afraid that the commander-in-chief also has the purpose of diluting the forces in the northeast. After all, the pressure of hundreds of thousands of elite troops in the northeast on the Shanhaiguan Pass is too great. Fortunately, the Northeast Security Army has been nesting in the Northeast, although they are restless, but they have no intention of entering Beijing, and their appearance of staying out of the matter is also to spread a signal for Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui, that is, they are not interested in Guannai, but they are interested in the Mongolian steppe, and now is also the time to get benefits. ”

"But Xu Shuai, isn't it too much to pay for the entire Mongolian steppe?" Furukawa still didn't understand that although the Mongolian steppes are now barren, the steppes are natural pastures, with a large number of high-quality horses, cattle and sheep, and the vast playgrounds can carry too many livestock. As long as the population increases, the Mongolian steppes can provide a steady stream of excellent horses and cavalry. I am afraid that the combat effectiveness of the Northeast Security Army will continue to increase. In this way, the Northeast we will face in the future will probably be a behemoth. When the time comes......," Furukawa said worriedly.

"Don't think about that. A telegram from the Commander-in-Chief has arrived, and it seems that the two sides have reached an agreement. We just have to do what we are told. Since we can't swallow this Mongolian steppe, it is better to let the Northeast take it than cheap Russian devils. No matter how you say it, we are all descendants of Yan and Huang. Judging from Feng Yong's actions, Feng Yong is not a person who can't forget his ancestors. The Northeast has gained such great benefits, so that the government of the Republic of China can still maintain a superficial unity, as for the future of the Republic of China, let it be considered by people like the chief minister! "Xu Shuzheng has always wanted to be a pure soldier who defends his family and country. It's a pity that there is a saying that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes.

"Xu Shuai, I heard that Jiang Baili is now the deputy commander of the Northeast Security Army. This Feng Yong is really courageous, and he actually helped a newcomer to such a high position. The adjutant had also heard of Jiang Baili, after all, he had also paid attention to the world-famous Jiang Baili suicide. At that time, I regretted that he was such a military talent.

"He's not a newcomer!" Xu Shuzheng said, and then the whole person fell into deep thought.

Unlike himself, who graduated from the domestic martial arts hall, Jiang Baili has stayed abroad, and even interned in the German Army, the world's first army. I heard that excellent results were achieved. After returning to China, Jiang Baili was full of spirit and wanted to show his strengths and build a strong army for the Republic of China.

It's a pity that although a hot-blooded young man like him is full of talent, it's a pity that the darkness of the officialdom of the Republic of China is not something that he can understand as a foreign student. When he returned to China, he was soon summoned by Yuan Shikai, the president of the Republic of China, by virtue of his fame in Japan. and commissioned it to establish a new army. Jiang Baili was very excited, so he took out all the knowledge in his heart and established a regiment-level army. Pity. Jiang Baili didn't know that the reason why he was reused was that President Yuan didn't want to let Chief Duan Qirui's family dominate and subvert his rule. It can be said that the reason why Jiang Baili was reused by Yuan Shikai was because President Yuan wanted to use the new army he trained to balance the growing power in the hands of Chief Duan......

As a result, Duan Qirui softened and became self-sufficient, and the troops that Jiang Baili had worked so hard to build were useless. Now it has been reduced to the honor guard of the Republic of China. This is something that Jiang Baili has never been able to bear.

To say that there is really disharmony between Jiang Baili and Xu Shuzheng. Xu Shuzheng is Duan Qirui's confidant. And Jiang Baili is standing on the opposite side of Duan General Ledger. This made the relationship between the two very bad. Even so, Xu Shuzheng still admired Jiang Baili's military theoretical literacy. Hearing that Jiang Baili held a high position as the deputy commander of the Northeast Public Security Army, Xu Shuzheng didn't know how he felt in his heart. His opponent back then finally took control. Xu Shuzheng knew that the deputy commander of the Northeast Public Security Army had a lot of power. Able to really command troops to fight. Far from the original kind of senior consultants. Xu Shuzheng believed that if Jiang Baili participated in this battle, it would definitely make the entire Mongolian steppe lively.

"Furukawa, let their people speed up, the Northeast Security Army is equipped with a large number of cavalry, if you are slow, it is likely that you will be able to collide with the Northeast Security Army. At this time, let's not offend the Northeast Security Army, so as not to spoil the general chief's major affairs. However, send more scouts into the depths of the Mongolian steppes, and we must keep abreast of the latest information. If the Northeast Security Army loses with the Russians. We can also be prepared, at least to ensure the territory of the country. "In the end, if the Northeast Security Army really carries out with the Russians, Xu Shuzheng is not optimistic about the Northeast at all. After all, although the Northeast has a brilliant record, such a glorious record still cannot hide the shortcomings of the Northeast's shallow heritage. It may not be much now, once it meets the mature modern forces of the great powers. The possible hidden danger of the Northeast Security Army will also leak out. As he came all the way from the Manchu Dynasty. Xu Shuzheng is still a little confident in his vision.

The inaction of the Republic of China government completely panicked the Mongol princes, after all, the policy of the Northeast was simply the nemesis of their aristocratic rulers. With the character of Young Marshal Feng and the management policy of the Northeast, I'm afraid that these Mongolian princes will be completely wiped out by the Northeast Security Army. In order to save his life and status, the Mongol princes not only transferred strong men to various Mongolian tribes to expand the size of the princely guards, but on the other hand, they sent people to urgently discuss with the Russians, hoping to obtain the support of the Russians. In order to keep their noble position, these Mongol princes did not even want their ancestors.

(To be continued)