Even if they argued, it would be useless. The Chinese delegation would still find it difficult to protect the interests of Jiaozhou Bay. Li Zihao was well aware of this. In addition, there was also the influence of the 21 articles. Although Yuan Datou was dead, the Japanese interests in China still existed.
Along the railway line, Li Zihao saw too many foreigners. Now was not the time for him to intervene in the political situation of Beiyang. Although being young was an advantage, it was also easy to be criticized at certain times. After all, he could not do things well without a mouth.
Wu Peifu came to collect the firearms when he arrived at Shi Jia Zhuang. He still valued the 50 mountain cannons and Maxim heavy machine guns, especially the mountain cannons. They were very important to the warlords of various factions. After all, China did not have the ability to produce their own cannons and relied on imported weapons.
This batch of legal mountain cannons was of excellent workmanship and were all top-grade goods.
Zhang Lin had also returned. He had been waiting here for a day, mainly because the situation in Eastern Europe had become chaotic. After the defeat of Gorchak, he gave up on the cooperation with Hu Lian and was preparing to retreat to the Far East. This meant that Hu Lian would lose his most reliable ally.
The task of the Japanese military officer, Ida Chizaka, was to influence Li Zihao and change his attitude towards the Japanese Empire. In addition, he was to accompany Li Zihao to Siberia and Eastern Europe. Not only the Japanese, but other countries also coveted the gold of the Russian Empire.
The gold was extremely important to the Soviet regime and was the focus of attention from all parties.
It was already spring, but once they reached the Mongolian grasslands, the temperature dropped drastically.
The long journey was not smooth sailing because there were still attacks from the Soviet guerrillas along the way. Fortunately, it was not very serious because this was still a Russian-occupied area.
The Siberian railway was a vital artery that ran through Eastern Europe and the Far East. It was of great significance to this country, whether it was military or people's livelihood.
When he was in New Siberia, Li Zihao was finally matched with the refugees of the White Russians. There were more than 500,000 people following the army of Gorchak, accompanied by nearly 800,000 exiles who opposed the Bolsheviks and were reluctant to leave the Tsar. Among them, bishops, monks, and nuns accounted for one-third of them.
In addition, there were more than 200,000 noblewomen and their children.
Along the way, there were frozen and starved White Russian refugees. Without enough food and fuel, there would probably be only a few of them left in the Far East.
"F * ck, what is Hu Lian doing? Why is he taking the bullet for these White Russians?”If it weren't for Li Zihao's army resisting the Russian Red Army, he would probably have become a prisoner of the Russian Red Army. Li Zihao found that when he returned home, the Russian regime was like a cheat, beating up the White Army.
"Big brother, what should we do now? Are we going to the Far East with them, or are we going to continue fighting?”
"There's no rush. Let's contact the foreigners first. Britain, France, and America. Also, we can try to rope in the army of the Russians. I'm interested in that gold. I'll kill anyone who dares to touch my gold. Call Military Officer Qian Zao over and ask her what the Japanese's attitude is.”
Although he did not like the East, Li Zihao still needed the support of the various countries.
In order to suppress the Russian revolution, all countries were sleeping together even though they were in the same bed.
The defeat of Gorchak made it difficult for Hu Lian's Northern Army to continue. Frunze was now the military chairman of Huxstan and had mobilized 500,000 Red Army soldiers to prepare for a decisive battle with him.
The difference between the two was that Hu Lian's Northern Army was strong, but lacked personnel and equipment, so they could only weaken as they fought.
Just like Xiang Yu, it was easy to win and lose.
The Soviet regime controlled the elite areas of Eastern Europe. With an industry, there was an endless supply of guns and bullets. Moreover, the disbanded former Russian army was also mobilized by the Soviet Union.
"Send a message to him. Give up on that side for now and transfer the troops back first. We'll eat up the troops of Gorchak before making our next move. If we can't stay in Eastern Europe, we'll go back. With soldiers and money, we can go anywhere and take a piece of territory.”
"No, no, marshal, isn't this a little too much?”
The anti-Su forces were already in a state of disunity, and Li Zihao even attacked his own people.
"Every man for himself. How can we develop if we're not ruthless enough? They're all old Russians anyway, so we won't be soft when we kill them.”
After receiving Li Zihao's order, Hu Lian felt that he couldn't understand the general's thoughts. In fact, they might not lose even if they fought the Soviets to the death. Whether it was the Soviets or the Russians, their tactical level was very poor. They were still in the growing stage. Although they had many people, their combat strength might not be very strong.
The Soviets didn't bite the Beiyang Army. Fu Longzhi was eager for Hu Lian to get out of the way. This opponent was too difficult to deal with, so he had time to eliminate those counter-revolutionary forces.
Hu Lian's troops were different from that of Gorchak. Because they did not have civilians following them, they moved very quickly. Although they could only concentrate on walking due to the lack of train carriages, they quickly retreated to Siberia. This was Li Zihao's order.
Hu Lian had to obey Li Zihao's orders because the army's supplies could only be replenished by Li Zihao's system.
It was no laughing matter to feed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. In the future, there would be 300,000 soldiers in the Fengtie army, and it was only by relying on the vast and wealthy Three Eastern Provinces that they could support so many people.
After all, there had always been a saying in the northeast that the roe deer was beaten with a stick and the pheasant flew into the rice pot. The supplies were very abundant.
It could be said that without the three eastern provinces, the small East Asian countries would not have the ability to launch a full-scale invasion of China.
Compared to the barren land of Japan, the three eastern provinces were vast and fertile. The environment was also very beautiful. Most importantly, the three eastern provinces were rich in resources, which could meet the needs of their industrial development.
After investigation, Li Zihao found that the gold was carried by an armored train, surrounded by the elites of the White Russian army. It could be seen how much gold was valued by Gorchak. He probably retreated to the Far East and used the gold to develop a Far East Empire.
Li Zihao didn't plan to see Galchak, and neither did the fleeing Galchak, because they were two completely different people. Li Zihao was an ambitious man, while Galchak was just a knight with patriotic sentiments, destined to be a loser.
People who were not ruthless could not achieve great things. This was the case in ancient and modern times.
When the two railroads intersected, Li Zihao saw the armored car carrying gold passing by. Money was a good thing. With it, one could have anything.
"Qianzao, do you know what's inside?”Li Zihao didn't care about leaking the information to the East Asian people. Even if he wanted to make the East Asian people crave for it, it was useless to know about it.
The current East Asian people only had about 200 tons of gold in their vaults, and that was the wealth of the Tokugawa shogunate that had been preserved for hundreds of years. Could they resist the temptation of Russian gold?
The answer was impossible!
"What is it? Zi Haojun?" Ida Chizaka was also very curious about what was inside.
"Gold. According to my intelligence, there are at least 500 tons of gold.”
"500 tons." Ida Chizaka was also dumbfounded. Then, he immediately prepared to report to Tokyo. This was a big matter!
Previously, Ryuzaoji Tsuko's mission was to investigate the whereabouts of this batch of gold. Now, it seemed that the gold had finally surfaced.
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