The second item on the agenda of the General Staff Department was the issue of the army's suppression of bandits, and there were many bandits in the northeast, especially in Liaoning Province and Jilin Province, and after Wang Maoru conquered these two places, he could not even suppress bandits, so the main responsibility of the Northeast Frontier Army in 1918 was to suppress bandits. The third topic of the General Staff Department is that Zhang Zuolin's town will go west in March, what if he doesn't go, what if he continues to go sideways, and what reason if he goes.

Wang Maoru said: "Have you forgotten? I also have the official post of Mongolian patrol envoy to Xinjiang, and after March, I will appoint Zhang Zuolin to Xinjiang as commander-in-chief of the Xinjiang Corps. ”

"What if Zhang Zuolin doesn't agree to leave?" Someone asked.

"Chief of Staff Jiang, you prepare a battle plan against the town, and during my trip to Europe to participate in the exhibition, you and Mao Chen will be responsible for the battle plan against the town." Wang Maoru said.

"Yes." Jiang Fangzhen and Guo Songling said.

After that, there were all kinds of things, and the easiest one was the General Security Department, they were directly responsible for Wang Maoru and did not need to discuss the topic here, but they were happy to be a spectator. The meeting lasted for three days, and before the end of the meeting, Wang Maoru sent a telegram to Zhang Zuolin, preparing to appoint Zhang Zuolin as commander-in-chief of the Xinjiang Corps -- nominally going to the Xinjiang Corps, but in fact assisting him in occupying Suiyuan and Shanxi in Shaanxi, and the Northeast Frontier Army would support Zhang Zuolin in the war with the strength of 40,000 troops from two army divisions. Zhang Zuolin agreed, people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, and he can't bargain.

After the meeting, Wang Maoru would be an old lover for a while, and the two warmed up for a while, and were disturbed by the short-sighted Ma Liang.

It turned out that the Russian princess Tatyana was secretly sent to Shenyang Mansion by the Military Intelligence Service. Seventeen-year-old Tajiyana's big water-blue eyes are as exciting as the Mediterranean, her nose is firm, her face is melon seeds, her chin is slightly upturned, her snow-white skin is white and flawless, and the corners of her mouth seem to be naturally slightly raised and always smile, which makes people look at a sense of vulnerability that I hope to pity. She has chestnut curly hair. Wearing a sapphire princess crown on her head and a white European dress, she was secretly escorted along the way. But it is kept neat and decent. Although she is a declining princess, she wears the same gold and silver jewelry, especially the necklace composed of ninety-nine pearls on her chest. Highlight the luxury and luxury of European royalty.

Tajiana has a melancholy appearance that is rare for European girls, some like Sophie Marceau when she was young, standing here as a snow lotus.

Wang Maoru waved his hand to the guards behind Tajiyana, and the rest of the people retreated, Wang Maoru saluted Tajiana with a European-style aristocratic salute, Tajiyana also lifted the hem of her skirt and bowed half-bowed, smiling, but it could be seen that she was very worried.

Wang Maoru said in Russian: "Harazi." ”

Tajiyana said in Chinese: "Nihao, respect is so forgetful that the Yuan declines." ”

Wang Maoru's face is black, this foreigner is awkward when he speaks Chinese. The interpreter from the Border Military Intelligence Department helped the translator and said, "Please be seated, Your Highness the Princess." A few people sat down, and Tajiyana's sitting posture was completely that of a European nobleman, with her hands folded in front of her lower abdomen. Polite and at the same time full of arrogance.

"For the faux pas along the way, please ask Her Royal Highness the princess Haihan, after all, the Bolsheviks are not only in Russia, but also in China, they also have many followers, and if they know where you live, they will definitely try their best to hunt you down." Wang Maoru said.

Tajiyana said gratefully: "Thank you Marshal Wang for your help and protection. Even though it was hard along the way, I knew you were there to help me. There are so many Chinese soldiers who sacrificed for me, I am very grateful and moved, if once my father and emperor restore the country, I will definitely let him be friends with you forever. ”

Wang Maoru laughed and said, "Thank you, it's just that I heard from my subordinates that your father, the Russian Emperor, was ambushed by the Bolsheviks?" He's fine, right? ”

With a worried look on her face, Tajiana said: "We were separated at the time, I really don't know what happened to them, I hope my father, mother, sisters and sisters, and my brother are all right, may the Lord bless them." ”

"May the Lord bless them." Wang Maoru made a gesture for Catholic Mass.

Tatyana was pleasantly surprised: "Are you also an Orthodox Christian?" ”

Wang Maoru said with a smile: "I have my own beliefs, not Orthodox Christianity, but I do not reject other religions and beliefs. ”

Tatyana was slightly disappointed and innocently asked, "But why don't you believe in God?" God loves the world, and if you believe in God, you will eventually go to heaven. ”

"I believe in gods and Buddhas, and our gods also love the world, and besides, I just want to live well now, and I don't want to go to heaven so early." Wang Maoru said, and suddenly felt that this topic seemed to be off topic, it seems that Tajiyana is really a noble princess, and she is not so sensitive to politics. It is also true that not all princesses like politics, such as the Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the famous Princess Sisi, who is a girl full of romanticism. Princess Tatyana doesn't seem to be very interested in politics, in fact, it's no wonder that she, in a rich family, has a strong sister above, a younger sister below, and a younger brother as the crown prince, and her family has no plans to train her as an heir. Therefore, Princess Tana (Tatyana's nickname) is interested in other aspects, such as art and religion, Wang Maoru chatted with her for a while, and then asked, "Your Royal Highness Princess Tatyana, I wonder what you are planning?" ”

Tajiyana lost her mind and said: "I don't know, maybe go to Germany, my uncle is His Majesty the Kaiser, he will take me in, and then wait for my father to appear." ”

Wang Mao was upright and asked, "What would you do if I assumed a scenario, if your father and emperor were killed by the Bolsheviks?" ”

Tajiana was a little panicked, she had never thought about this question again, this princess who had just turned eighteen years old had never lost the protection of her relatives despite her hardships, and if she really lost her relatives, she really didn't think about how to go on. Along the way, she didn't think about whether she lost her loved ones, or that she didn't want to think about it, she preferred to believe that her father had just gone down another path, in some corner of the world. But if they were really caught up and hunted down by the Bolsheviks, how would they survive?

Wang Maoru saw that she seemed to be more and more sad the more she thought about it, and then her royal blue eyes flashed with tears, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, yes, it seems that Princess Tajiana did not inherit any genes from the Russian Empress Catherine II at all, it seems that Gao Jianou and they rescued the wrong one, if they rescued a princess like Catherine, maybe they could still use her, how can this Tajiyana like Lin Daiyu be used?

Wang Maoru said: "In a few days, I will lead the army to fight in Europe, my opponent is the Germans, I will take you with me, maybe you can go back to your uncle to get asylum." ”

"Thank you so much, Marshal." Tatyana said excitedly as she stood up.

Bidding farewell to Tajiyana, Wang Maoru returned to the headquarters with a little disappointment, and the staff reported that the 1st Division had arrived in Tongliao County, and that the 2,000 cavalry sent by King Horqin had also joined his troops and was ready to stand by at any time. However, the Yi army was honest, withdrew the army from the border of Rehe and Liaoning, and mobilized troops back to Rehe to strengthen Rehe's defenses, and tripled the garrison at the border with Zhang Zuolin's forces, always ready to monitor Zhang Zuolin's every move.

Wang Maoru laughed and said: "It seems that this Jiang Gui is not an old fool, he didn't take our words to heart, he just had a hard mouth, this stinky old man is still interesting." The first division was ordered to suppress bandits along the road, return to the Harbin defense area, not disturb the people, and ask the Horqin cavalry to pay attention to the movements of the Yi army at any time. ”

And Zhang Zuolin was originally ready to move, and after Jiang Gui returned to Rehe, he had to let the soldiers return to Jinzhou in disappointment. The alliance of the Zhen** Yijun was so unfairly broken, and the two met in Tianjin Duan Qirui's mansion and greeted each other incompatibly, and I don't know how many times they scolded each other to death in their hearts.

President Feng Guozhang was forced by the Governor Army to declare war on the Southern Army, and the morale of the Beiyang Army was greatly boosted, and he sent Cao Kun and Zhang Jingyao, the governors of Zhili, to serve as the left and right armies, and Zhang Huaizhi, the overseer of Shandong, sent troops to help, and Fan Guozhang and Wang Ruxian also regrouped and led their troops back to Hunan. Cao Kun was not good at fighting, but he had a general under him who was extremely good at fighting, surnamed Wu Peifu, and was the commander of the Third Division of the Beiyang Army.

Wu Peifu had a difficult life for more than 40 years before Cao Kun was appointed as the commander-in-chief in front of the enemy, commanding the most elite forces in Beiyang of the Third Division of the Army. The revolutionary army of the three provinces of Hunan, Guizhou and Guangdong fought a dozen Fan Guozhang and Wang Ruxian still relied on sneak attacks to win, and when they encountered Wu Peifu's third division, it was immediately like an egg meeting a stone, and it was knocked to pieces.

Wu Peifu's army offensive was fierce, and the Beijing government did not forget the navy, and after being tricked into two warships by Wang Maoru a few years ago, the Beijing government began to pay attention to the navy. Due to the decadence of the Second Fleet of the Navy for a long time, especially the commander of the Second Fleet, Rao Huaiwen, this gentleman died of a serious illness in Hualiu a few years ago, becoming the first and only naval commander of the Republic of China to die in office - unfortunately died in such a way. After Rao Huaiwen's death, the Beijing government immediately sent Lan Jianshu as the commander of the Second Fleet of the Navy, and then Lan Jianshu was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Navy, and Du Xiqi, the former captain of the Hairong, served as the commander of the Second Fleet of the Navy.

The essence of the Republic of China Navy is in the First Fleet, since the Navy Chief Cheng Biguang led the First Fleet to the south to defect to Sun Wen, the Second Fleet relied on a group of broken ships to fish in the Yangtze River to make a living, such as Hairong There are giants. The Hairong joined the Second Fleet thanks to Sun Wen. It is said that at this time last year, Li Yuanhong led Zhang Xun into Beijing, but Zhang Xun was restored, and then Li Yuanhong, who was unwilling to participate in the restoration, fled to the Tianjin concession, Sun Wen believed that Li Yuanhong had always sympathized with the revolution, so he told the naval commander Cheng Biguang to take Li Yuanhong to the Guangdong government as president to fight against the "illegal Feng Guozhang government".

Cheng Biguang is stupid, the provisional president of Guangdong is Sun Wen, and he will take Li Yuanhong, how about Sun Wen? It was precisely because of Cheng Biguang's invitation to Li Yuanhong to go south this time that Sun Wen later broke with him and sent someone to assassinate him.