The Russian envoy said solemnly: "Emperor Fei, our Russian Empire also has huge interests in the northeast, we cannot watch South Korea and Japan infringe on our interests, let alone watch these two countries discuss how to divide our interests and stay out of the matter, I hope you will allow us to participate in negotiations." ”

The Russian woolly bears actually wanted to participate in the negotiations, this is exactly what Lin Fei wanted to see, Lin Fei's heart suddenly blossomed, so he readily agreed, and in the second round of negotiations in the next day, Russia sent a delegation to participate, the head of this delegation, named Kabarovsky, his status is very special - army colonel, Russian military attache in the Qing Dynasty.

Russia's intention in sending military attaches to participate in the negotiations is very obvious -- whether you are Qing or Korean, give me all honesty, and if you are not honest, our Russian Empire will use force to subdue you.

As soon as Kabarovsky appeared at the negotiation venue, the atmosphere of the whole meeting was obviously different, although it was Qing and South Korea that were fighting-for-tat, but there was still Nguyen Phuc Bao Jiao as a representative of the Chinese Empire, but Kabarovsky came and directly dominated the entire talks.

Kabarovsky said in an undeniable tone: "The position of our Russian Empire is to maintain the status quo in the northeastern region of the Qing Dynasty and oppose any side to change this status quo. ”

As soon as Kabarowsky's words came out, Liang Qichao breathed a sigh of relief, with Russia here, Japan should not want to annex the Northeast.

Yoo Seung-hyun's heart suddenly hung in the air, Kabarovsky's statement means that South Korea and Japan behind South Korea can no longer get the slightest benefit in the Northeast.

Kabarovsky's aura easily overpowered everyone, and no one dared to speak anymore, so Kabarovsky went one step further and signed an agreement to legally enshrine the results of the talks.

Liu Chengxuan could not agree, and expressed his opposition on the spot, Kabarovsky was immediately furious and shouted: "Mr. Liu Chengxuan, if South Korea dares to invade the northeast of the Qing Dynasty in any form, our Russian strong army will definitely not agree." ”

Yoo Seung-hyun was behind the Japanese, so Yoo Seung-hyun did not show too much cowardice in the face of Kabarovsky's coercion, and he also raised his voice: "We, South Korea, will not bow to any form of threat of force." After saying that, the two looked at each other angrily.

Ruan Fu Baojiao was very happy to see Liu Chengxuan and Kabarovsky fighting, but she still had a proud and cold look on her face, and said softly: "Okay, let's talk about this here today, let's adjourn the meeting for the time being." ”

Kabarovsky walked out with a full of anger, Liu Chengxuan did the same, and Liang Qichao also walked out with the mentality of "watching the excitement is not a big deal".

Liu Chengxuan returned to the post house and immediately asked the Japanese master for help, the Japanese saw that the Russians made a tough statement, knowing that they could no longer hide behind the scenes, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately announced that at the invitation of the Korean emperor, the military attache in China, Major General Kodama Gentaro, would be sent to participate in the negotiations between the Qing State and South Korea on the Northeast issue, hoping that Lin Fei would agree.

Lin Fei was very happy to see that Japan also jumped into the pit he had dug, and readily agreed to Japan's request to participate in the negotiations.

To Lin Fei's surprise, Britain and the United States jumped out in unison, hoping to mediate the matter, Lin Fei was so angry that he opened his mouth and scolded: "The British and the Yankees are really good at picking up bargains, I'm here to mediate, they want to intervene, but there is no door!" Lin Fei instructed his subordinates to categorically reject the requests of Britain and the United States.

The third round of talks, without a doubt, will be the strongest of the gunpowder.

The representatives of the five parties sat down at the negotiating table, and the instructions given by Nguyen Phuc Bao Jiao this time were to skillfully fan the flames and intensify the contradictions between Russia and Japan; as for how to intensify the contradictions, Lin Fei did not give Ruan Phuc Bao Jiao a detailed explanation, but it was up to Ruan Fu Bao Jiao's ability.

In order to save face for Yoo Seung-hyun, Gentaro Kodama spoke first: "South Korea's territorial claim to the northeast of the Qing Dynasty is completely legitimate, and we in Japan fully support it. ”

Kodama Gentaro came up and gave Kabarovsky an army, Kabarovsky of course wanted to return the color, Kabarovsky responded coldly: "The Goguryeo in Liu Chengxuan's mouth has passed thousands of years, if the events of thousands of years ago are taken out as the basis for the present, then the world will definitely be in chaos." ”

Gentaro Kodama did not show weakness, "Mr. Kabarovsky, different things cannot be mixed up, we will only talk about Goguryeo matters now." ”

Kodama Gentaro is known as the "No. 1 wise general of the Meiji era" and is good at verbal negotiations, but Kabarovsky can't, Kabarovsky is just a military attaché and doesn't know what words are, Kabarovsky said coldly: "South Korea wants to occupy the entire northeast of the Qing Dynasty, which is a huge blow to our Russian interests, and we absolutely cannot agree." ”

Nguyen Phuc Bao Jiao said quietly: "Mr. Kabarovsky, please don't speak so strongly, if this is the case, the negotiation will be useless." "Nguyen Phuc Bao Jiao's overtone is that negotiations are useless, so you two countries will fight hard.

Gentaro Kodama did not back down, "Mr. Kabarovsky, your attitude will not solve the problem in the slightest, and will only lead our two countries to a dangerous war. ”

"Even if we start a war, we in the Russian Empire cannot watch our interests suffered." Kabarovsky spoke so firmly that it seemed that the next sentence would be "we, the Russian Empire, have officially declared war."

The reason why Kabarovsky dared to say this was actually the meaning of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, who believed that if Russia wants to protect its own interests, there is no other way but to be tough.

Gentaro Kodama smelled a strong smell of war from Kabarowsky's words, and he had thoroughly realized that without defeating Russia and Japan by means of war, he did not want to take a grain or dig up a piece of coal from the northeast of the Qing Dynasty.

Gentaro Kodama took a deep breath, he had already moved to kill, he smiled reluctantly, "Okay, since Mr. Kabarovsky is so tough, we don't need to talk about anything more, let's break up." ”

Kabarovsky thought that his toughness had deterred Japan and left proudly, and Liang Qichao on the Qing side felt that there was no worry about war and followed suit.

Yoo Seung-hyun thought that the pressure was on the Japanese side, and he didn't need to say anything, and then left.

Kodama Gentaro was the last to go, and when he was about to walk out the door, Nguyen Phuc Bao Jiao walked up to him and whispered: "Mr. Kodama Gentaro, it is beneficial to your country to solve the Northeast problem as soon as possible. ”

After Nguyen Phuc Baojiao said this, she drifted away, but Kodama Gentaro suddenly understood that Nguyen Phuc Baojiao was right, the sooner she attacked the Northeast, the better it would be for Japan.

If Japan invaded the northeastern part of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army would not be an opponent at all, and according to the experience of the Japanese army fighting in Taiwan, the Qing army would collapse after reluctant resistance, so the main enemy of Japan was Russia.

Russia's main forces and supplies and ammunition are all in Europe, and if they want to transport to the Far East, they can only be transported through the Trans-Siberian Railway, although there are some factories in Vladivostok and other places, but these factories are far from being able to maintain the war consumption of the Russian army.

According to the current speed of Russian transportation, every seven days, there will be a train to Khabarovsk, carrying 500 soldiers, or 40 tons of supplies, at this time Russia is desperately hoarding strength, if Russia is given sufficient time to prepare for war, Russia's chances of victory will inevitably increase greatly, so for Japan, launching a quick war, completely defeating Russia's power in the Far East, is the best policy.

Kodama Gentaro then reported the matter to the Japanese military department, which had long been aware of this, and they heard Kodama Gentaro's report that Russia was very tough and knew that it was no longer possible to resolve Russia through negotiations, and they immediately became eager to solve the problem.

In fact, Japan also needs to start a war, at this time it has been nearly four years since the defeat of Taiwan, and a year and a half has passed since the defeat of the Nanyang World War, Japan has suffered a lot of losses in the war, and has not received war reparations.

Under these circumstances, Japan urgently needs to launch an overseas war, on the one hand, to stimulate arms production and promote employment, and on the other hand, to divert domestic contradictions.

And the northeast of the Qing Dynasty is a fertile soil that Japan dreams of, there is the most fertile black soil, there are countless coal mines and iron mines, and how much grain and minerals can be obtained from the northeast of the Qing Dynasty!

Japan finally made up its mind to invade the northeast of the Qing Dynasty by force, but Japan still had one more thing to worry about, that is, would Lin Fei's Huaxia Empire interfere with Japan's actions?

The scenes of the Taiwan War and the World War in the South Seas are still apprehensive to this day, and Japan wants to use force, but it does not dare to ignore the attitude of the Chinese Empire.

According to the analysis of the Japanese military department, the Chinese Empire will not interfere in the war between Japan and Russia, and it is not that the Chinese Empire does not want to interfere, but that it cannot and is unable to interfere.

If Japan and Russia go to war, the battlefield will definitely be in the area where Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces meet, Lin Fei's army wants to come in, there is no way at all, the Qing State will definitely not open the entire Shengjing to Lin Fei, let Lin Fei's army come in, Lin Fei wants to send troops to intervene, he will have to fight with the Qing State in Shengjing, Lin Fei will definitely be able to defeat Shengjing, the British and French powers will never watch Lin Fei defeat Shengjing, and when the time comes, World War II is likely to break out in advance.

How can Japan know that Lin Fei is a drunkard and does not mean to drink, so he will not interfere in the war between Japan and Russia, because there is a big piece of fat meat waiting for him in the Qing court.