Post-revolutionary Russia was just a bear before the moon, and although decades later he was at the other pole of the world in a struggle for hegemony, now he could only watch as his ill-intentioned adversaries did whatever they wanted with him.

Before the signing of the Brest Treaty with Germany, Britain and France had already made the best preparations to land and occupy the two important ports of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, and when the Bolsheviks announced their withdrawal from the war, the Allied troops immediately occupied these two important ports, and the military supplies that had not yet been transported inland in the ports were either transported by the Allies or destroyed on the spot; And in the east, at the Sino-Russian track change of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which has been changed to standard gauge, the armies of China, Britain, and Japan are doing the same thing.

Later, the Czechoslovak Legion, which was supposed to return home, launched a rebellion while passing through the Trans-Siberian Railway, and they occupied the entire area along the Trans-Siberian Railway from Omsk to the new Sino-Russian border; In Central Asia, the British army occupied Baku, and the steppe governorate was also occupied by the Baath Army due to unsuccessful negotiations between China and Russia. At this time, the nascent Bolshevik regime was completely surrounded by the Entente and the domestic opposition. Seeing this scene, Kamenev, who had not previously negotiated with Chen Qubing on the Central Asian and Far East issues, finally began to agree to the negotiations, but the purpose of the negotiations may only be to find out China's intentions and implement a delaying strategy, or it may be that he really wants to sign a contract.

Yang Zengxin, the governor of the Western Regions, after referring to Russia's domestic intelligence and the intelligence of the intervening armies of various countries, suggested that a contract should be signed with Russia as soon as possible, even if some greater concessions were made in terms of goods and land, and the contract should be signed at this good opportunity. However, Yang Rui believes that there is basically no hope for the signing of the peace treaty, whether it is the Revival Army or not. Neither the intervening armies nor the intervention troops reached Petersburg like the Germans. The Bolsheviks would have made peace with Germany because the Germans were in the city, so that the army did not threaten its new capital, Moscow. They can't really sign a real contract with themselves.

If a treaty is not signed, it should be fully intervened. The outcome of the meeting of the leaders of the Entente in London was the need to 'protect Russia', and in view of the fact that the war in Europe could not be ended in a short time, they said that if the Baath Army could attack Moscow with the Cossack general Dutov in Orenburg and the Czech Corps, then Central Asia could be ceded to China on a conditional basis.

Not to mention that the geographical concept of Central Asia is completely different in the hearts of the Russians and in Yang Rui's heart, that is, the Entente countries have made it clear that they will return Kazakhstan to Central Asia in the future, and Yang Rui is unwilling to send troops to Moscow, and Yang Zengxin, the governor of the Western Regions, also objected to this, Moscow is thousands of miles away, and the revival army really wants to send it over. I don't know when the war will end.

In April, Almaty was still flying sand, and Governor Yang Zengxin began his official business after breakfast, but before that his job was to meet with the commander of the Japanese Dispatch Army, Terauchi Masatsuki, and China and Japan had reached an agreement on the demarcation of the Central Asian occupation zone last month, and now is the time to implement it.

Yang Zengxin, the governor of the Western Regions, who was sitting in the Ming Hall, bowed respectfully to Zhengyi in the temple and Yoshiichi Tanaka, the love general of Youpeng in Yama County, before beckoning the two to sit down. ”

"Our first four divisions will arrive this month." The temple is the first to say.

In accordance with the treaty established by China and Japan in Beijing. The area north of Lake Balkhash and south of the Omsk and Novosibirsk railway lines 200 kilometers away was occupied by the Japanese army. This area covers a total area of more than 400,000 square kilometers, which is somewhat larger than that of present-day Japan. In the minds of the Japanese emperor and chaebol, this area has been named New Japan.

The Japanese wisely chose to lean on the inside side, with the Baath Army occupation area on the left. On the right is Mongolia, and only to the north is to defend against Russia. This choice did make the Mongolian prince and Yang Zengxin scratch their heads, but Yang Rui didn't care so much. As long as the Japanese are willing to bring their own dry food to enter the pit, he raised his hands in agreement. The Mongol princes could be satisfied with other lands, and the Baath Army, although the occupied areas bore the brunt, thus occupied the Caspian coast and the Jezkazgan copper mines, and although they suffered losses, they were not entirely wronged.

Seeing that the Japanese were not slow, Yang Zengxin nodded slightly, and he said again: "The grassland is open, and everyone fights with the railway as the middle line. Your defense area is mainly along the Turkish-Western railway, the northern end of which the Russians have built from Novosibirsk to the south to Semiy, and the southern end to the east of Lake Balkhash, and there are still 500 kilometers between the two ends where the railway is not connected. It is expected that this year the new Russia will mainly deal with the interference and internal rebellion of various countries, and it is a good time to build roads......"

What the Japanese want to do, Yang Zengxin is just to the point, and the matter of building roads has been talked about as early as when he was in the capital. However, Terauchi Masatsuki, who had already received the information from the Second Section of the General Staff Headquarters, had a difficult face, and he asked: "Your Excellency, a large number of workers are needed to build roads, and it is inconvenient for our workers to come here, can you help our army to requisition local workers?" ”

"Yes, but it's better to send workers from your country." Yang Zengxin nodded. At this time, the Western Regions Railway was barely open to traffic, although the section from Luntai to the border was only a narrow-gauge railway, and the capacity was low, but the resettlement work had already begun. It's too late for new immigrants to miss the season and farm, and it's still okay to build railways for the Japanese.

"Understood." The temple is righteous, but he can't say what he wants. His Majesty the Emperor and diplomats would only draw lines with a ruler on the map, not at all thinking about how far it would be from Tokyo to New Japan. Even with trains, it would take more than a week to cross the entire Chinese mainland, and the new Japan and Japan are literally separated.

"The natives in the occupied areas must be strictly controlled, and the whites must be expelled as far as possible in the name of the natives." After talking about soldiers and railways, Yang Zengxin talked about immigration. "If this place wants to truly become the royal paradise of your country, whether it is white people or locals, you must try to expel and control it."

The expulsion of the local residents is not entirely a matter for Terauchi Masatsui, and Tanaka Yoshiichi next to him asked: "Your Excellency, the Caucasian people must be expelled, but what should the local natives do?" ”

"You can do whatever you want, but don't chase the Mongols or our occupied territories." Yang Zengxin emphasized, "There are only two million indigenous people in the entire grassland, and the land in your country's occupied areas is fertile. There are many rivers and a larger population. But these populations are still very sparse compared to such a large place. Think about your country. The place occupied by 70 million people is not as large as the place occupied by more than 1 million people, God is really unfair......"

Yang Zengxin's face was red when Terauchi Masashi and Tanaka Yoshiichi said this, and the two of them clenched their fists in unison, just thinking about keeping the new Japan firmly in their hands and becoming the new imperial paradise of the empire. With a determination in his heart, Tanaka Yoshiichi glanced at Terauchi Masayoshi and then asked, "Your Excellency, can our army occupy the Trans-Siberian Railway?" ”

Yang Zengxin's expression tightened, and he asked lightly: "It's a long-term occupation." Or a short-term occupation? ”

Glancing at Masaki Terauchi again, Yoshitoshi Tanaka: "We want to occupy ...... for a long time"

couldn't help laughing, Yang Zengxin shook his head and said: "Your Excellency's heart to open up the territory of the country is very admired, in this way, the new Japan can be close to the sea, and it is much closer to your country." The idea is good, it's just that there is a saying that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Russia may lose cotton from Central Asia, but it will never allow the Trans-Siberian Railway to be lost. Even if they can't recapture it now, how can you garrison such a large area with hundreds of thousands of troops alone after more than ten years of recuperation?

The Outer Northeast originally belonged to our country, and Russia was weak in the Far East. Even so, the Prime Minister forbade the Baath Army to attack Russia in the west or from Mongolia to the north. Central Asia, which accounts for half of the population, deported many of the white people who had migrated here last year. Even so, there are hundreds of thousands of Russian immigrants here. If there is no native indigenous suppression. These Russian immigrants are going to rebel if they don't say well. The place that your country wants to occupy is so vast that there are millions of Russians in the area. If these people rebel, how will your country be pacified? If they rebel against the army of New Russia, how should you suppress it?

In addition, the grassland is already extremely cold in winter, and further north it will be even colder, and I am afraid that it will be minus 34 degrees in winter. Even if you have trained, can you be as accustomed to it as the Russians? ”

Yang Zengxin connected the three reasons of the Russian army's determination, the Russian people, and the climate, which led the Japanese into contemplation. Possession of the Trans-Siberian Railway is a good plan, but with the current Japan, it cannot afford such a price, either financially or militarily. Unless China also joins this plan, Yang Rui does not want Siberia at all, not to mention that that place is a core area of interest for Russia, and even if he takes that place, it is not as real as Central Asia.

During the negotiations in Beijing last month, the diplomatic and special envoys failed to persuade Yang Rui and the General Staff of the Renaissance Army, and Yoshiichi Tanaka, who had lingering thoughts, wanted to save the country this time under the pretense of Yang Zengxin's curve. In fact, this is also the Japanese General Staff wants to solve the dead end of New Japan's lack of access to the sea: once the Trans-Siberian Railway is occupied by Japan, then in the case of Sino-Japanese relations, the railway can bypass China's existing territory and go to sea in the area north of Vladivostok. Now, with the help of China's Western Regions Railway, the new Japan has no intention of making things difficult, but it is difficult to think about it.

Yang Zengxin fully knew what the Japanese were having, but he didn't say anything. Tanaka Yoshiichi pondered, and then he said again: "I think your Excellency should have discussed the arrangements for the Trans-Siberian Railway and Vladivostok with your country, right?" ”

"Yes. Both the Trans-Siberian Railway and the port were to be leased to Novolucia in exchange for their concessions in the Outer Northeast and Central Asia. Although Terauchi Masashi and Tanaka Yoshiichi are not patriarchs, one is the heir of the Choshu Domain, and the other is a confidant of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, and they are completely clear about the secret discussions between the two countries.

"Our Prime Minister said that Russia is a two-headed eagle, one arrogant in Asia and the other in Europe, and it is a decisive force for both Asia and Europe. What you and our two countries need to do is to cut off the head of their eagles, which is proud of Asia. But this cut off only prevented its military forces from entering the Far East, not cut off its trade routes. If we really want to completely cut off its routes, you and us may not be able to defeat Russia even in a bloody war, and now that we have the means to limit its military power to the Far East, why bother fighting with it?

Siberia, though remote, was the key to Russia's access to the Pacific Ocean, and without this railway, the entire Asian part of Russia would be barren, and the cities that had taken hundreds of years to build would be destroyed. On the other hand, Central Asia is just a dead land with no access for Russia, and it was also the small and medium-sized Yuzi who took the initiative to annex to Russia back then, which is not a core place. If you occupy it, you will occupy it.

And to occupy this land, Khiva, Bukhara, Persia and even Britain support us. Several countries contributed troops at the same time, plus the cooperation of local natives. It's not hard to occupy it. In exchange for the Lend-Lease of Siberia and Vladivostok in Central Asia, as long as we repel several Russian attacks, then I believe they will sign a contract. Russia is too big and has a large population, and with the national strength of our two countries, we can really only occupy some corners, and we must not think about the rest, otherwise we will not be able to occupy these corners. ”

Bitterly, if it were not for Japan's military losses or the loss of his own strength, Yang Zengxin would like to see the Japanese beaten by New Russia. However, a telegram from the capital specifically told him to stop the Japanese from attacking the Trans-Siberian Railway. He had to admonish him frankly, and he only hoped that the Japanese would not be too stupid.

Seeing that the Japanese bowed their heads and were taught, Yang Zengxin said again: "Now that the old Russian forces are along the Trans-Siberian Railway, if the situation allows, your army can support one or two, but don't introduce them into the jurisdiction, so as not to be able to explain our relationship with the old Russia with the new Russia." Your and our armies came to help the natives of the region become independent, not to help restore old Russia. It's important to remember that. ”

"Then what are we going to do if Old Lu really defeats New Lu?" Tanaka Yoshiichi still had a hint of illusion and asked at the moment.

"Unless the war in Europe stops immediately, the two million troops of the Entente will all help restore the old Russia. Your two countries will advance against their east and west, otherwise New Russia will surely win. Although what Yang Zengxin said was Yang Rui's judgment, he had come into contact with many Bolsheviks from last year to now. As well as the Bolsheviks organized the army, only felt that their will to fight was far from comparable to that of the old Russian army. If the old Russian army fights with them, it will definitely lose.

"That's right." Yoshiichi Tanaka looked at Yang Zengxin stunned. He didn't know how this judgment came about, but Yang Zengxin's status in Yang's heart - before he came, he knew that the Yang family had absolute trust in Yang Zengxin, the governor of the Western Regions, and that the government and military affairs in the northwest, and even the negotiations with Lucia, were all determined by him alone.

"The new Russian army was able to fight because it promoted something called Marxism. This doctrine is like a opium, it can be addicted after a few times of teaching, and the addicted person silently recites a scripture during war, and the soldier is like a mad tiger, and he is not afraid of death, and if someone infects it to the soldiers of your country, he will ...... with the resistance of the soldiers of your country" Yang Zengxin shook his head and said: "The governor estimates that the consequences are unpredictable. ”

"Nani?" Not to mention that Tanaka Yoshiichi was confused, even Masachi in the temple was surprised to think that Yang Zengxin was joking. "Please also elaborate on this matter, is this a plague?"

"It is indeed like a plague, a plague of the poor." Yang Zengxin nodded. "One of the main reasons for the success of the Bolshevik revolution was that the rich of the country had nothing to eat, and the poor had no food and no place to stand. At the beginning of the establishment of our national system, the Manchu aristocracy was wiped out, the nouveau riche and the prime minister did not have the luxury of the Manchus in the past, the poor such as the tenants in the countryside also got a share of the land, and although the property between the rich and the poor was different, the difference was not too great.

Zhu Zhiyao, the owner of the shipyard who was sick at the time and had an annual profit of millions of dollars, also published a newspaper last month stating that the profits of the shipyard were not owned by him alone, and he only accounted for 20% of the shipyard's shares, and the rest were held by tens of thousands of small shareholders except for some state-owned; Even if he makes a profit of 20% or 5, it will be dedicated to the operation of the shipyard, and it is not earned for his own expenses at all. In this way, other industrialists also published newspapers to declare that the profits from industry are not for the private interests of the family and the surname, but will be invested in industry to revitalize the country's economy. They are only nominally and legally private, and they are by no means really private.

Two, my country is still worried about the spread of Marxism to the east, and you should know what the situation of wealth and poverty in your country is. Once Marxism is rampant in the army, it is impossible to say that there will be a war, or a rebellion. ”

Yang Zengxin said that the difference between the rich and the poor, Terauchi Masashi and Tanaka Yoshiichi understood. As far as the gap between the rich and the poor is concerned, it must be that Japan is even worse, after all, China has undergone land reform but Japan has not had land reform, and China has no chaebols while Japan has many chaebols. Terauchi Masashi nodded in understanding, and he asked, "May I ask Your Excellency, if you are really infected, how can you cure it?" ”

"It's better not to be contagious." Yang Zengxin said. "After infection, the brain is like poisoning, which is difficult to cure, especially for hot-blooded young people, and it is even more difficult to resist it......"

"Ahh Terauchi Zhengyi was shocked in his heart and asked, "Please ask Your Excellency, how can I avoid infection?" ”

"It can only be isolation." Yang Zengxin said. "If a captured soldier is repatriated to the army, he needs to be independently supervised and guarded. It is best not to let them return to their hometowns to prevent infection to their classmates, relatives, family members, etc.; We captured enemy soldiers. The language is different, it doesn't get in the way, if you know Chinese or Japanese. It should also be held in solitary confinement. Letters and newspapers exchanged in China should also be strictly investigated, and beware of some domestic scholars being poisoned and spreading this doctrine through letters and newspapers. For this reason, we will provide a handbook of sensitive words, and your army can follow the map. ”

Yang Zengxin said that the orderly handed over two manuals, "This is my country's latest sensitive word manual this year, and words related to Marxism are all on it." There is another detoxification manual, although it may not be effective, it can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor. ”

After Yang Zengxin said this, there was no problem with seeing the Japanese. Immediately served tea to the guests. Terauchi Masashi and Tanaka Yoshiichi took the booklet sent by Yang Zengxin and returned to the temporary jurisdiction where Japan sent troops with a lot of heart. Seeing that the two of them had come back so soon, Yu Heng Yicheng, chief of the general staff of the dispatch army, immediately asked, "Why, doesn't Your Excellency the Governor agree with us attacking the Trans-Siberian Railway?" ”

"Yes. His Excellency the Governor thinks that even a bloody war between our two countries may not be able to take Siberia. He believed that Russia would not be willing to lose these regions, which were inhabited by many Russian people, and that we could not endure the bitter cold of these regions, so he ...... that "Yoshiichi Tanaka and Kazunari Utsune were of the same position on the question of passing through Siberia." Even if this area is jointly occupied by China and Japan, it will give New Japan one more access, just. From the very beginning, China opposed Japan's invasion of Siberia.

"That's exactly what happened." Yuheng Yicheng fully understands China's intention to give such a large piece of land to Japan with great kindness. After swallowing this land, Japan will be subject to China forever, but the chaebols and the emperor want to get this land, and they do not think that they will be subject to China at all. In their opinion, the United States was originally the enemy of Japan, and Lucia also fought Manchuria with the Empire. There is nothing to lose Japan by aligning its diplomacy with China in terms of diplomacy with these two countries.

"Yu Heng, I'll open up territory for Your Majesty here." Masaki Terauchi looked at the map of New Japan on the table. Lol. He did not have the same obsession with Siberia as his two staff officers, although the people of the United States had always suggested that Japan and Mi should send troops together. But he didn't think it was a good thing. If the Lucia really came over, the thousands of Mi Guoyan would have patted their butts and fled immediately, with the power of the empire alone, Siberia should not think about it.

As he spoke, there was a sudden harsh sound of metal rubbing outside, this kind of tooth-sore sound could penetrate even through the wall, not to mention that at this time, the dispatch army only reached some tents in a clearing outside Yang Zengxin's line.

"It's the Chariot Unit of the Baath Army." The sound of tooth ache is the roar of diesel engines. Since the revival army's chariot unit was unveiled at a military parade last year, it has attracted the attention of the General Staff Headquarters -- if the revival army stationed in northern Korea is a chariot unit, it will take less than three days for the revival army to drink in the Tsushima Strait. After the Jackal tank had a foreign trade version, the army immediately paid for five for inspection and research and development.

"Just check it out." Terauchi Masashi took the lead and stood up and walked out of the military tent. He had expected to use binoculars, but the steel chariots were about to pass the road in front of the barracks. In the distance, because the tracks could not be seen, everyone could only see these monsters shrinking closer and closer, and the roar was getting louder and louder. The Japanese soldiers stationed here all looked at these tanks with curiosity and pointed out the various settings on the vehicles. Everyone knows that when this kind of thing first appeared on the battlefield, it scared the soldiers of the independent country to the point of urine; However, only Terauchi Masatoshi and others know that the combat experience after the European theater shows that the tank units do not bring any positive results after the Germans are familiar with them, they are just a seemingly beautiful imagination.

"How many chariot divisions does the Baath Army have?" Terauchi Masashi suddenly asked.

"At least two. One in Europe, one here. "Although Yoshiichi Tanaka has been in charge of the intelligence of the opposite branch, the reconstruction army has done an excellent job in anti-special work, and he can only guess many things.

"Why spend so much money on such useless machines?" Terauchi Zhengyi shook his head inexplicably, and turned around and went back after speaking. (To be continued......)