Because she still stocked up enough arms to fight two large-scale battles, Song Biao was not in a hurry to purchase arms from foreign countries, and used this as a very important concealment card to confuse Japan, and then used the active negotiations of Tang Shaoyi's cabinet.

Continuously conveying to Japan that he was not really prepared to go to war.

A country like Japan, especially when it decides to bet on national destiny, the more you seem to be inadequate in discussing and discussing, the more shameless it will be.

For Japan, even if it can really achieve its goals through negotiations, it still can't wait to crack down on the central authority of the empire that Song Biao had painstakingly established, and sent the newly built Satsuma battleship to Lushun Port, and was waiting for an opportunity to be in Yingkou and

Cruising in Jinzhou, this class of battleships has a displacement of 20,100 tons, and has two double main guns with a caliber of 305mm in firepower, six Vicks with a 245mm dual main gun, and 12 single-door Armstrong with a caliber of 120mm

The rapid-fire gun, one of its battleships, has a firepower greater than the Northeast Army's first artillery brigade.

The four strongest railway heavy artillery of the Northeast Army were simply vulnerable and irresistible in front of them.

In March, the battleship of the same level of the Anyi battleship will also be officially launched into a fleet, which will be extremely powerful in improving the strength of the entire Japanese Navy. It can even be said that it will make the Japanese Navy the top five navy in the world from then on.

One, of course, it is also extremely powerful to the US Navy.

For China, the most embarrassing thing is that these two battleships were built by Japan themselves. Although they were imported from the UK from artillery, boilers, steam engines, and ship-steel, and even design drawings were bought from the UK. This achievement

Still enviable.

After the main force of the Northeast Army retreated to the three northeastern provinces, the Japanese cabinet government once considered lowering the negotiation standards. After the Satsuma battleship entered Lushun and the Anyi battleship was in advance, the Japanese cabinet government once again toughened its negotiation position, in the original state

Two more rampant requirements continued to be added to the four clauses, including requiring the new Chinese Empire to abolish the central bank system and allow Japanese banks to issue currencies freely in China.

Tang Shaoyi continued to be responsible for negotiating with the Japanese government in person. Not only did he call his identity and talk with Japanese ambassador to China, Ijiyuan, Hiroki, as an equal capacity, but he also accepted the mediation request from the UK. The British ambassador to China, Juerdian, is responsible for mediating China and Japan.

Negotiation means accepting the UK's request for extortion.

A soldier can be killed but not humiliated!

Even if Tang Shaoyi was enduring humiliation and taking on such a job, the Northeast Army's secret preparations for war were also continuing.

By the end of March, the secret preparations of the Northeast Army had basically ended, and the Japanese army had actually reached a situation where they could go to war, and they became more and more tough in the negotiations. Both sides had no room for concessions, and even tried to reach an agreement through mediation to make profits.

All Britain knows that this war is inevitable.

It is obvious that Song Biao cannot hold the throne ceremony in April as he wishes. What can he do?

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On March 30, 1911, Song Biao signed his name on the document No. 10043 of Prime Minister Order No. 10043, "Resolution of the Central Cabinet Government of the Chinese Empire to suspend negotiations with Japan to resolve territory" and stamped it with the emperor's seal.

The latest Prime Minister's Order will be officially announced on April 2 three days later and will be informed by Japan and Britain.

This moment seems to mean that the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1911 will inevitably come. When Song Biao finally approved the effectiveness of this major decree as an emperor, Army Minister Shu Fangde, Chief of Staff Jiang Fangzhen, Army Minister of Intelligence Jiang Zhengyuan, First-class Eunuch Zhang Futian, Jiang Zuobin and newly transferred First-class Eunuch Han Chunlin were accompanied by the six people.

Han Chunlin was previously a first-class staff officer in the General Staff Department. Because the war was approaching, he was transferred to the inner court to serve as an eunuch in handling military intelligence and information. As a young officer who stood out in the Far East Mainland Scholars, Han Chunlin is known for his proficiency in Russian and is in Russia. After one year of further study in the Staff Academy, he served as an intern in the Russian artillery unit for a year. After returning to China, he served as a regiment instructor in the Fourth Infantry Brigade of the Northeast New Army. He then went to the German Army Academy for further study for half a year. After returning to China, he served as a staff officer in the Staff Office. Chief Adjutant of General Artur Martos.

There are three factions: Liaoyang, the new and the Far East Lushi Sect. The Liaoyang Sect is also called the old school, namely the officers who had served in the Northeast Army before the Battle of Liaoyang, including Cai E, Jiang Fangzhen, Zhao Tingzhu, and Yang Tiesheng. The new school is the non-commissioned officers who study in Japan represented by Jiang Zhengyuan and others. The Far East Main Scholars are divided into narrow and broad meanings. The Far East School in a broad sense refers to generals from the Northeast and non-commissioned officers who are born in the Northeast. In a narrow sense, It specifically refers to the new non-commissioned non-commissioned officers from Far East who are not from the Liaoyang faction, such as Han Chunlin and Guo Yuchi.

Beside Song Biao, Zhang Futian, Jiang Zuobin and Han Chunlin basically correspond to these three sects, each with one as a first-class eunuch.

Song Biao approved the resolution to suspend negotiations with Japan, which means that China and Japan have only one last step left to start the war. Shu Fangde, Jiang Fangzhen and others knew very well, but the CSKA, which had just completed the preliminary reorganization, would The first large-scale foreign war in the history of the founding of the army was ushered in.

Song Biao knew better in his heart that he hesitated for a moment before signing the letter. He felt relieved after signing the letter. After preparing for so long but not fighting a war with Japan, that was the real unhappiness.

After approving the executive order to stop diplomatic negotiations, Song Biao handed over the documents to Jiang Zuobin, who stood beside him, and Shu Fangde. Jiang Fangzhen ordered: "The work of the Central Committee and the Military Department will be entrusted to you both to be responsible."

"yes!"

Shu Fangde and Jiang Fangzhen agreed together.

Song Biao looked at the time on his watch and then got up and prepared to leave. Han Chunlin, as the accompanying eunuch, held the dark brown military cloak over for Song Biao to put it on his shoulders.

There is neither a truly first-class general strategic planner nor a first-class military commander in the empire. As the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and Army, Song Biao is not only responsible for planning the battle situation, but also must be in charge of the imperial battle and arrive in the Northeast battlefield to command and dispatch the three. One hundred thousand army.

In fact, no other general except him has such authority, qualifications and abilities.

This news is still highly confidential for the time being. Jiang Yanxing, Zhao Tingzhu and Yang Tiesheng all served as chief and deputy generals in the Northeast Military Region, General Artur Martos served as general counsel and actually the highest commander-in-chief. Chen Qicai served as the Northeast Military Region of the Imperial Central Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Alessandrovic Neznamov served as the Supreme Staff Advisor.

Because this battle requires an artillery army to be prepared, with three artillery divisions, each division has four artillery brigades and two logistics brigades, which is equivalent to the sixth brigade of the Soviet Army during World War II. Each division has 488 artillery pieces, of which 1000 artillery pieces are in charge.

Half of the artillery came from the secret reserve artillery of the Northeast Army and the Russian Far East Army in the Northeast, and was mainly three-inch Lucia field artillery.

In order to better command such a large artillery force, Song Biao invited his old friend General Pakirov as the general consultant of artillery, and actually asked him to command. General Pakirov recommended another Russian artillery general, Ge, to the Russian army.

Lieutenant General Strauf Artillery.

Lieutenant General Gerstroff's Artillery served as an artillery instructor for a short time at the Far East Army Non-commissioned Officer School. The cadets reported that it was very good. After Song Biao sent someone to contact the other party in secret, he invited this person to serve as the CSKA.

The general consultant of artillery, Xu Baoying, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the front-line artillery troops.

Artillery has always had two ideas about German and French in military use. Germany and Russia both have professional artillery commanders. The synchronous infantry has coordinated operations and has the highest command power. French and British artillery

The troops are subordinate to the infantry army and are commanded at the first level.

Facts have proved that the core of mainland military dynasty is artillery. In principle, the artillery force must have the highest command power. From the perspective of the artillery force, to think about the situation, the entire army revolves around the artillery force, especially in your army.

When you have a more powerful and concentrated artillery force, you must make more likely to give full play to your artillery advantages.

After this series of preparations, the Central Army of the Chinese Empire, which was newly built based on the Northeast Army, the Patrol Army of the Three Eastern Provinces and the New Army of various towns in China, ushered in the first war after the founding of the army with such a posture and camp.

The front-line command team has also been built. Even so, Song Biao still has to arrive at the front-line in person to command the overall situation.

After saying goodbye to his family in the evening, Song Biao secretly took the train to Benxi, and the new Northeast Army Front Command was temporarily set up here.

Because it was a secret itinerary, Song Biao did not take the gilded China train, but took a freight train arranged by the Secret Bureau to set off secretly at night, took the railway to Chengde, and then transferred from Chengde to Fuzhou.

Shenyang, you will reach Benxi after a walk around.

Since the capture of the capital in August last year, Far East Railway Corporation has concentrated all manpower and materials to urgently repair the railway from Beijing to Chengde, trying to connect the railway from Hulunbuir to Chengde, and open the second railway channel inside and outside the pass. At that time, China and Japan were not considered.

The war is to increase the speed of the patrol troops of the Northeast Army's southward movement and the speed of material extraction. Once the railway is built, it can reach Hanyang from Xing'an League and Fuzhou, which is crucial to control the entire pass.

effect.

With the tension in China and Japan, the railway was accelerated again. The 60-kilometer mountain road in the middle was bypassed as much as possible. The four originally planned tunnels were replaced by forced blasting the mountain, which made the railway.

The construction was completed and passed before February 1911.

The significance of this railway is that even if Jinzhou is occupied and threatened by the Japanese Navy, there are still suitable railway transportation channels in Guantou and Kanto, which is enough to ensure that domestic material resources are continuously transported into Kanto to support the war.

It was already two days' time when Song Biao arrived in Benxi by train. The morning light was dim and frost filled the mountains. This special train made of a freight train slowly entered Beitai Town. This is a real one.

Because the mountainous area is the only way to connect Benxi and Dandong, after initially spending huge amounts of money to build the railway, it became a key area for the military to station, 140 kilometers away from the real front line Dandong and Yalu River.

At this time, a large number of military organs and troops were densely stationed around Beitai Town, and temporary military tents were continuous. To keep it confidential, the train continued to enter the remote backup station in the name of transporting military supplies, Artur Martos.

The general, Zhao Tingzhu and Chen Qicai were both greeted by him at the train station, and Zhang Jun, the director of the Bureau of Secretariat, was also present, while there were very few officers accompanying him.

When they saw Song Biao, including General Martos, bowed to him together.

Song Biao looked at the mountains ahead in immersively, looking at the direction of the Yalu River. After a while, he turned around and looked at Martos and others, and said: "After the empire wins, the people should be grateful for every effort you have given here.

I would be grateful for my efforts.”

Zhao Tingzhu replied: "This is the responsibility of the ministers."

Song Biao nodded slightly and said, "Speaking of this, this is the responsibility of all of us. Go to the front-line command post!"

What he said was extremely heavy, not because the war situation was full of crisis, but because this war was of too great significance to China, as heavy as a nation of 450 million people.

Everyone was also silent and accompanied Song Biao to the front command post of the Northeast Army.

In the command post, Song Biao met two familiar former Russian troops, Lieutenant General A. Neznamov and Baron Von Esk. Both of them accepted Song Biao's special invitation at the beginning of last year and re-established the

Return to the Northeast Army to serve as military adviser.

Before this, Lieutenant General A. Neznamov served as vice president of the Russian Staff Academy, while Lieutenant General Von Esk served as assistant commander of the military region in the Siberian Military Region. The former is currently the principal of the Far East Army and the highest-ranking army in the Northeast Army.

Military advisor, while Lieutenant General Von Esk served as military advisor to the First Army of the Northeast Army.

Lieutenant General Gerstroff's Artillery was not currently in the Front Office because he secretly prepared the work of the First Artillery Army of the Northeast Army in Fengcheng County.

They are all familiar old friends.

Song Biao took the initiative to walk forward and shake hands with them, saying, "Thank you very much for helping me and helping the allies at this critical moment. Although the two empires of China and Russia have not yet formally formed an alliance, we all know that they are in the face.

We will always be the strongest ally on the issue of Japan.”

Lieutenant General Neznamov and Lieutenant General Von Esk nodded silently to admit, and then took a step back to salute Song Biao, the old superior.

In addition to them, there are many Russian senior military officers serving as military advisers in the Northeast Army. There are twenty-one staff officers and senior military advisers who stayed in the front line headquarters to form the new Second Northeast Army Staff Bureau.

, working in concert with Chen Qicai's leading staff first bureau.

Song Biao shook hands with them one by one to thank them. The military alliance between the Chinese Empire and the Tsarist Russian Empire was solid. Because of the existence of an empire, Tsarist Russia could easily suppress the Japanese army without spending a penny of military expenditure in the Far East, and continue to enjoy it.

All privileges in the Far East.

Obviously, this is a win-win cooperation.

Song Biao is essentially different from the traditional Chinese emperor, because he is always a soldier. When he entered the General Staff Headquarters of the Northeast Army, Song Biao did not care about any unnecessary unnecessary etiquette and itinerary, but was plain and direct.

General Martos, General Neznamov said: "Let's see the latest situation on the front line!"

General Martos nodded solemnly and invited Song Biao to the long table where a whole front-line military map was spread out, and picked up the baton and explained along the Yalu River: "Your Majesty, just as we have predicted many times before.

Similarly, the 6th Japanese Division had arrived in Guicheng, and the 2nd Division was stationed in Pyongyang. At this point, the Japanese Army stationed the Third Division, the Fifth Division, the Sixth Division, and the First Artillery Brigade on the southeast bank of Dan, Yalu River.

The First Preparatory Infantry Brigade, which is the First Army of the Japanese Manchurian Army. The Eighth Division, the Tenth Division and the Third Preparatory Infantry Brigade are stationed on the defense line south of the Tumenjiang Yanji.

The Second Army, the Second Division of Pyongyang, the Second Artillery Brigade and the Two General Reserve Infantry Brigades constitute the headquarters of the Japanese Manchurian Army and the Third Army. In addition, the Japanese army has two on each side.
To be continued...