"Congratulations to the two of you, everything is as planned by your Excellency..."

At the headquarters of the Black Dragon Society of Japan, Murakami and a few others bent down to congratulate Ryohei Uchida and Mitsuru Toyama.

And sitting across from them, Ryohei Uchida and Mitsuru Toyama had faint smiles on their faces.

"Where, it's all the credit of all the monarchs, especially Gao Senjun, if it weren't for you, it would not have been possible to successfully provoke the battle between the three parties..."Saying that, Uchida Ryohei glanced at Gao Sencheng lightly, although he was only a middle-level member of the Black Dragon Society, but perhaps because of such a great contribution, Gao Sencheng was able to be included in this meeting.

Hearing Ryohei Uchida say this, Takamori bent down with some trepidation. "Your Excellency's comment, your subordinates are really scared...", but there was a hint of joy on his face, which could only be seen by tatami mats.

In any case, at least for these Japanese, the current situation is indeed very good. Because their original plan was to use the opportunity of assassinating Yan Shao to provoke a struggle between the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang Socialist Party, and Beiyang—————— in the eyes of the Black Dragon Society, these three forces were all obstacles to Japan's Manchurian and Mongolian strategy. Of course, it would be better if the Kuomintang could be destroyed by the hands of Beiyang or the Kuomintang ...

"What do you think of the next situation..."After bowing slightly towards Takamori, Ryohei Uchida turned his head to look at Mitsuru Toyama and Murakami Sheng. Will the National Socialist Party win in the end...... Beiyang? ”

"It's hard to say..."Murakami shook his head slightly. At least for now, the two sides are still at odds. So it's really hard to say which side will win..."

Hearing Murakami say this, Toushan Manya nodded and said. "Originally, in our plan, Yan Shao sent troops to Jiangxi. He may be able to win, but he will never be able to win quickly, so that when the Kuomintang troops in Guangdong and Fujian are reinforced, Yan Shao will have to send more troops to Jiangxi. At the junction of Anhui and Henan and Shandong provinces, Yuan Shikai of Beiyang can also take this opportunity to go south, although Zhu Rui, Cheng Dequan and others around Anhui are now neutral, but we all know very well that as long as Yan Shao shows a little decline. These people will pounce on Yan Shao like hungry wolves and eat Yan Shao, so that the biggest hidden danger of the empire can be eliminated..."

However, no one expected that Jiangxi's Li Liejun would be so useless, and he would be defeated in less than half a month. At this time, Chen Jiongming in Guangdong had not even completed the preparations for sending troops, and now the troops were in a dilemma in Guangdong, and the same was true for Xu Chongzhi in Fujian..."

After speaking, Tou Shanman and the others glanced at each other, obviously knowing the affairs of Fujian very well. After all, with the Black Dragon Society's abilities, it is impossible not to understand some of these things. What's more, Fujian is still within the scope of Japan's power, and it is naturally impossible for Toushanman not to know about this matter.

(In April 1898, Yano, the Japanese minister in Beijing, proposed to Prime Minister Yamen that the Qing government declare that it would not cede or lease land in Fujian to other countries.) The Prime Minister's Yamen and the ministers signed a reply: "Cha Fujian Province and the coastal areas are all important land in China, and China will never cede or lease it to any country." ”

On April 28, 1899, Japan forced the Qing government to formally sign the Treaty of Japanese Exclusive Concession at Fuzhoukou. The treaty consists of 12 paragraphs. Paragraph 5 of the Separate Statute is attached. Its main contents are: 1. From the east boundary of the Catholic Church Wharf to the east of Weidun Village. The front part is along the Min River, and the rear part is a place around the mold field, which is the concession of Japan. 2. The lease term is 30 years, and the lease can be continued upon expiration. (3) The administrative and police powers within the concession shall be under the administration of Japan. 4. All foreign concessions and foreign concessions to be developed in the future shall be enjoyed in one place, and the Japanese concessions shall be enjoyed as a whole. 5. The real estate in the two villages of Gangtou and Zhongdun in the concession shall only be sold to Japan, and shall not be sold or leased to other countries, and violators shall be severely punished by the Chinese magistrates. ）

"In addition, now at the junction of the three provinces, the National Social Army and Beiyang are at a standstill, and Zhu Rui in Zhejiang and Cheng Dequan in Jiangsu are afraid that they can't be counted on, what should we do next?"

Speaking of this, Tou Shanman sighed softly in his heart, and the smile on his face faded a lot.

Originally, according to his estimate, there should be no big problem for Beiyang to take down the National Social Army. After all, most of the troops of the National Socialist Army have only been in army for more than half a year, and only a very small number of troops have reached more than a year.

At least from Toushanman's experience, this time can only allow an army to form combat effectiveness, and it is still a long way from making it a strong army.

It is true that the National Socialist Army does have a lot of advanced equipment, and its sophistication is even higher than that of the Japanese Army and even the army of any other country in the world. But sometimes it doesn't mean that you can fight with good equipment, and if you don't have enough training, even if you are well equipped, you can only be a 'transport captain'...

This kind of thing has been played out in Korea in the past, and in many battlefields in the future.

Who would have thought that after the outbreak of the war, the National Social Army would be able to fight on a par with Beiyang, although the equipment also played a great role, but I have to say that the plan to quickly take Anhui in Beiyang has gone bankrupt, and then they must come up with a new plan...

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After so many years of cooperation with each other, Ryohei Uchida certainly knows what Toyama Mitsumi means.

Originally, according to their plan, it was to stir up the contradictions between Yan Shao and Beiyang and the Kuomintang, and then let many parties fight together, so that even if Yan Shao's strength was strong, it would be useless, after all, Anhui has only recovered for more than a year, and the foundation is not strong.

Who would have thought that Yan Shao first had an unexpected quick victory in Jiangxi, and even Li Liejun himself died in Nanchang City. Then he fought with Beiyang at the junction of the three provinces, so that the warlords of the provinces who were unwilling to participate in it watched from the sidelines.

As a result, they had to adjust their plans.

But in general, the overall situation is still in their hands, so they are not very worried.

"First of all, we have to choose a person to support, which is very important..."After saying that, Ryohei Uchida glanced at the people in the room. Seeing that they all looked at each other, he continued to speak. "The Kuomintang is certainly not good, not to mention our old feud with Yan Shao, who is itself the biggest obstacle to the empire's Manchurian and Mongolian strategy...... So for us, Yan Shao had to fail. Moreover, even if we show favor to him, I am afraid that he will not accept it easily..."

Hearing Ryohei Uchida say this, everyone who had already shifted their gaze nodded in agreement.

"As for the Kuomintang and Beiyang, personally, I am more inclined to the Kuomintang. As for the reason, I believe that the monarchs are also very clear, but at present, although the Kuomintang is very large, its real strength is too far behind Beiyang and the National Socialist Party. Even if we support it now, I am afraid that it will not have any effect, but it will waste our limited resources, so I am personally more willing to support Yuan Shikai...... Of course, I have another idea on the question of the Kuomintang. I'll be discussing this with you later..."

"Let's talk about Yuan Shikai first. Although Yuan Shikai is also a big obstacle to the empire's entry into China, he is already old, and he is always worse than Yan Shao, if he can win, it will be a good thing for the empire, so I personally think we should support Yuan Shikai to a certain extent..."

After saying that, Ryohei Uchida looked at Touyama Man, he had actually talked to Touyama about this matter last night. Since it is impossible for Yuan Shikai to destroy the Kuomintang in a short period of time, they have changed their tactics. From eliminating Yuan Shikai to shedding blood between Beiyang and the Kuomintang Socialist Party...

This view is the same as Yuan Shikai's view on the European war, in Yan Shao's view. A strong Europe would pose a threat to itself, and for Toyamaman, a strong China would also hinder Japan's strategy toward China.

At present, there are only two forces that can hinder Japan, one is the Beiyang, and the other is the Kuomintang Socialist Party, the former is China's old force, and the latter is the emerging force, as for the Kuomintang, as just evaluated, although it is big, but it is not less powerful...

If Beiyang can eliminate the National Socialist Party, it is naturally the best for the Japanese, but if it can't be eliminated...

"Then let them shed the last drop of blood in this war..."After speaking, Touyamaman looked at Murakami Sheng. Murakami-kun, I have a very important task for you..."

"Your Excellency, please will..." Hearing Tou Shan Man say the word please, Murakami said with some flattery.

"The current situation should be clear to all the monarchs, it seems that Beiyang cannot easily fight the National Socialist Party, so we must change our plan, from eliminating the National Socialist Party to letting Beiyang and the National Socialist Party shed the last drop of blood in this war..."

"So, we have to make this war a little more lively, and later Uchida-kun and I will visit some of the characters, hoping that they can support Beiyang to a certain extent as before..."

"Support..."Hearing Tou Shanman say this, a person below said with some hesitation. If you do this, will it arouse the suspicion of the British? After all, no matter what, Yuan Shikai and the British are..."

"There may be some, but at least they won't object." Toushan shook his head and smiled. "Now there are French people standing behind Yan Shao, and the British are very annoyed by the French's action of digging corners behind their backs, but because of the inconvenience of the situation in Europe and the French, they will take another way to support Yuan Shikai, such as paying the loan in advance, or giving some discounts while selling arms to Yuan Shikai."

"It's just that the most important thing for the British at the moment is the Germans in Europe and the power of the other Allies, and now they are focusing on China because of their anger at the French, and I think the British upper echelons are now struggling with what to do with China, whether to continue to invest their already tight resources in China, or to redirect their attention to Europe..."

"The former, now the biggest threat to the British is the Allies, in order to deal with the challenge of the Allies, the British even want to put every pound into the problem of dealing with the Allies, naturally unwilling to waste the already tight resources on the Chinese, but if they just pull their hands, those British have been the first in the world for hundreds of years, where will their face go? At this time, if anyone is willing to help them share some of the pressure, I believe the British themselves are willing, and we can also take some limited benefits from it that will not stimulate the British..."

I heard Tou Shanman explain. The man from before didn't say much. Sitting in place, Tou Shanman continued. Although Yuan Shikai's troops and territory are larger than Yan Shao's, he is far inferior to Yan Shao in industry. If the war is not going on very long enough to be nothing, if it becomes longer...... At present, the equipment that Yuan Shikai needs most is machine guns, grenades and a certain number of artillery, we can solve these problems, I believe that the military department will also be willing to Yuan Shikai to solve a future obstacle, not to mention ......" Speaking of this, a trace of coldness flashed on Tou Shanman's face. "Those people in the military department also lost a lot of money in the incident 3 years ago..."

"This war is like what was said before. It has become a bloody war for both sides, but this war will eventually come to an end, and there will be a winner. The problem is whether it is Yuan Shikai or Yan Shao. It was an obstacle for the empire, and if one of them became the winner, things would get a little troublesome, but fortunately the war in China was not going to end anytime soon. That's when we can do something. It is in our interest to make this last winner more in our interest, and this is what I want to ask Murakami-kun..."

After speaking, looking at Murakami Sheng, Tou Shanman explained all the plans.

He wanted Murakami to go to the KMT's headquarters in Tokyo and reach a consensus with the high-level people in the Tokyo headquarters.

In the past few years, there have been so many incidents, first Bai Wenwei, then hundreds of Kuomintang stalwarts and high-ranking officials, including Chen Qimei, and then Li Liejun in Jiangxi, this series of stimuli has made it impossible for the Kuomintang and Yan Shao to reconcile.

And after the end of this war. Regardless of whether it is the Beiyang or the Kuomintang that wins, it is unlikely that the Kuomintang will be spared in the end. Unless the KMT wants to withdraw from Chinese politics. Otherwise, they will have to come up with a solution, and this is probably the most anxious thing for the KMT's top leadership at present.

And the Black Dragon Society, or some people behind the Black Dragon Society, can give some support to the Kuomintang.

"For the time being, the war that took place at the junction of Anhui, Henan and Shandong will last for half a year to a year if nothing else. Since the Kuomintang can use these times to reinvent a group of rabble, then after getting the support of the empire, I believe that the Kuomintang troops will do the same, naturally, even so, there will still be a big gap between the Kuomintang and the Kuomintang and Beiyang, but after more than half a year of the war, I believe that Beiyang or the Kuomintang will become weak because of this war, and whether the Kuomintang stabs the Kuomintang in the back, or faces Beiyang, which has just solved the Kuomintang Socialist Party, it will have a certain chance of winning, and it is even likely to go all the way north. The nominal reunification of China, whether the final result is a north-south confrontation between the Kuomintang and Beiyang, or a nominal reunification of China, is a very good result for the empire..."

"Of course, this support is not given in vain, and the Kuomintang side also needs to pay some price..."

After all, the Black Dragon Society is just a non-governmental organization, and even if there are some people behind him, it is impossible for him to really support the Kuomintang unconditionally, and there must be some price.

"The price..."Murakami frowned slightly. Will those in the Kuomintang agree? ”

"Of course they'll agree," said Ryohei Uchida, who had not spoken all this time, with a smile. Don't forget, there have always been many people in the Kuomintang who are pro-Empire, and now for the Kuomintang, he has no other choice, unless he wants to face the winner at the end and end everything in Chinese mainland, otherwise he can only choose to rely on the Empire..."

"And what does the Empire's support for it include?"

"Provide a group of retired army officers to help Chen Jiongming's troops in Guangdong train, and some weapons, but these must be exchanged for minerals and other benefits, after all, every bit of resources in the empire is very precious, in addition..." We can help him get rid of Sun Daoren and let the Kuomintang completely control Fujian..."

In this way, the Kuomintang could substantially control Fujian, instead of being like before, although Xu Chongzhi controlled the army, but because Sun Daoren was the governor, he could not send troops.

After mastering Fujian, the Kuomintang, which already owned Guangdong, could completely connect the two provinces and form a flanking attack on Jiangxi.

It's a pity that the strength of the Kuomintang in Zhejiang is not as strong as that in Fujian, and it is also within the range of the British's power, even the Japanese are unwilling to provoke the British, otherwise, I am afraid that even Zhu Rui will not be spared...

Hearing the two say this, Murakami nodded, no longer worrying in his heart.

In the face of these conditions put forward by the Black Dragon Society, the Kuomintang had almost no possibility of refusal.

However, just when Murakami wanted to get up, Gao Sencheng, who had been on the side, raised his head and said. "Your Excellency, I wonder if you can let your subordinates accompany Your Excellency Murakami, so that your subordinates can do more for the empire..."

Toyama Mitsuru and Ryohei Uchida looked at each other, then nodded. "Well, in that case, you can go with Murakami-kun..."

"Your Excellency Xie Lu, Xie..."Gao Sencheng said with great joy, while several other people looked at him with envy.

No matter how you look at the conditions this time, there is a good chance that the Kuomintang will agree, and if an agreement is reached, it will be a great achievement... (To be continued......)