The war in western Liaoning was about to break out. The Japanese Consul General in Northeast China, Yamazaki Enjiro, had already left Fengtian City and took a train to Kanto Prefecture.
The so-called Guandong Region was first established by the Russians.
During the 1894 - 1895 War, the Qing Empire suffered a crushing defeat.
The East Asian people took the opportunity to demand an exorbitant price and ruthlessly slaughtered the Great Qing Empire. The Liaodong region was one of the territories they requested the Qing Empire to cede.
However, the Russians had always regarded the Liaodong region as their own sphere of influence, so they naturally would not agree to let the Japanese occupy it.
Therefore, the Russians pulled in the Gauls and the Germanic people and forced the Japanese to return the Liaodong Peninsula to the Qing Empire.
The East Asian people were extremely unwilling. However, they had no way to deal with three powerful countries at the same time.
Therefore, he could only pinch his nose and accept it, returning the Liaodong Peninsula to the Qing Empire.
However, the Japanese also used this as an excuse to demand an additional 30 million taels of silver from the Qing Empire.
The Russians had used this credit to force the Qing Empire to rent the Liaodong Peninsula to them.
From this, it could be seen that both the Japanese and the Russians were not good people.
The Qing Empire had lost the Liaodong Peninsula and had even paid an additional 30 million taels of silver to the Japanese.
After the Russians rented the Liaodong Peninsula, they set up the Guandong Prefecture to manage the area.
But ten years later, the Russians lost the war against the Japanese. The Kanto Region naturally fell into the hands of the East Asian people.
The Japanese had deployed their troops here, working together with the South Manchurian railway garrison to protect the interests of the Japanese Empire.
The current governor of the Kanto Prefecture was Lieutenant General Yasumasa Fukuda, a general who was an intelligence officer.
In the war between the Japanese Empire and the Russians, the intelligence organization he had established could be said to have played a huge role. Not only did he provide intelligence to the Japanese army, but he also bribed the bandits and local forces in the northeast region to destroy the supply lines of the Russians.
It could be said that the support of the Japanese for the local warlords in the northeast began at this time.
After the victory of the war, Yasumasa Fukuda was promoted from major general to lieutenant general, and he replaced Yoshimasa Oshima as the governor of the Kanto Prefecture.
In fact, the higher-ups of the East Asian Empire had also approved of him and were even prepared to promote him to a general when the time was right.
One had to know that in order to be promoted to a Great General in the Japanese Army, one had to have served in a basic unit. Lieutenant General Yasumasa Fukuda was likely to be the only exception.
In the Kanto Prefecture Governor's Office, Consul Yamasa Enjiro and Lieutenant General Fukuda Yasumasa were meeting.
"Your Excellency, the local warlords of Fengtian are about to start a decisive battle with Yuan Kewen, the son of Yuan Datou, in Jinzhou. The situation in Fengtian Province and even the entire northeast would change greatly because of this. This was undoubtedly a great opportunity for the empire.”Consul Yamasa Enjiro said excitedly.
"Yes! Let the Chinese fight each other. There were too many Chinese people, and the more they died, the better it was for the empire.”Lieutenant General Yasumasa nodded repeatedly.
"Your Excellency, I think so. If Zhang Zuolin and the others defeated Yuan Kewen in Jinzhou. However, they would have to pay a huge price. At that time, their strength would be greatly reduced, and they would be even more unable to escape the control of the empire. The Empire could completely control them. He would use this opportunity to slowly gain control of the entire northeast.
If Zhang Zuolin and the others failed, Yuan Kewen would also have to pay a hefty price. At that time, the empire could find an opportunity to personally go down and defeat Yuan Kewen. From then on, they could control Fengtian and even the entire northeast!”
Consul Yamasa Enjiro proposed his own plan.
"Very good. This plan has a high chance of success. No matter which side wins, we will be the ones to benefit in the end.”Lieutenant General Yasumasa Fukuda said.
"Your Excellency, if Yuan Kewen wins. Can we defeat them with our current troops in Fengtian?”Consul Yamasa Enjiro was a little worried.
This was perhaps the only uncertainty in the entire plan.
"Haha! Consul, you can rest assured. How could a Chinese man be a match for a warrior of the Empire? The warriors of the empire could easily defeat them. Although the 5th Infantry Regiment currently stationed in the Guan Dong Region was not a full division. However, it was not a problem for them to form two infantry regiments, one field artillery regiment, and one field heavy artillery battalion. Together with the South Manchurian railway garrison, we can even deal with 100,000 Chinese soldiers.”Admiral Yasuzaka Fukuda was very confident in the fighting strength of the Japanese.
One had to know that the East Asian people had even defeated the Russians. They were one of the world's great powers.
Even if the Japanese Empire was perhaps the weakest and most deformed of the great powers.
However, their strength was definitely not something that the weak and incompetent Yan Huang Empire could compare to.
"Then our plan this time will definitely succeed. Soon, we will be able to control the entire Fengtian and even the entire northeast.”Consul Yamasa Enjiro said with a smile.
"Of course! The empire would definitely swallow the northeast, or even the entire China!”Lieutenant General Yasuhiro Fukuda was even more confident.
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