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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 186 Resumption of the Middle East Road

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    If the return of Outer Mongolia more than half a month ago brought such an exciting surprise to the Chinese people, then the declaration of the Soviet Russian government and the subsequent statement of the Chinese government made the whole world crazy. On December 10, 1917, major cities in China  A huge celebration parade was held!  The reputation of the Chinese government and Duan Qirui's cabinet at home and abroad has reached a new peak!

    From the "Treaty of Nerchinsk" between China and Russia in 1689 to the "Treaty of Xinchou" in 1901, to the "Sino-Mongolian-Russian Entente" in 1915, Tsarist Russia forced the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Yuan Shikai government to sign dozens of different treaties over the past 228 years.  The treaty of equality seized millions of square kilometers of land and countless resources from China.

    The Hailanpao Massacre and Jiangdong No. 64 Massacre in July 1900, 17 years ago, seem like yesterday to the people of the three northeastern provinces and the whole country.  Today everything will start all over again!

    On December 10, 1917, following Wang Geng's order, nine brigades of the 7th, 8th and 9th divisions of the participating army, which had been waiting along the northern line of the Middle East Railway, simultaneously launched a military operation to recover the Middle East Railway.  The two brigades of the Tsarist Russian road protection troops simply laid down their weapons after slight resistance, because the Chinese presented the declarations and statements of the Soviet and Chinese governments, as well as the Chinese-Government's statement on Russian overseas Chinese in China and the Tsarist Russian road protection troops.  notice!

    The notice announced that the Chinese-Government will formally take back the ownership and administrative jurisdiction of the China-Eastern Railway and the auxiliary areas, towns, coal mines, and refineries along the route from now on, but will ensure the personal and property safety of Russians and Russian immigrants in China along the China-Eastern Railway. Eastern Province  The railway company will be managed by a joint management committee composed of Chinese and Russian managers from now on. The Russian managers can choose to return home or stay.

    The private equity of the Eastern Provincial Railway Company will be liquidated and redeemed based on the investment of the original shareholders and the profit returns over the years. In other words, if it is an ordinary Russian businessman¡¯s shares in the Eastern Railway Company, the Chinese government will ensure that you originally  After deducting the profits over the years from the investment, the remaining part can still be liquidated and redeemed by the Chinese government.

    The gains of the Tsarist Russian government and businessmen in the Middle East in the past few decades have been much greater than the initial investment. The Chinese government's announcement not only protected the lives and property of the so-called Russian expatriates and Russian businessmen, but also prevented the old Maozi from coming.  In order to make a fortune, in fact, with the drastic changes in the political power in Russia, as the property-owning class in China, few of them dare to return to the country where the "Land Decree" was promulgated with their property.  ¡·Go to the motherland.

    On the contrary, whether the land, houses and property in Russia should be taken abroad as soon as possible is still a question that makes the idiots feel entangled in their hearts.

    The Soviet Russian government's declaration on China was nothing more than a tentative balloon released by the little mentor when his regime had not yet been consolidated. However, the well-prepared Chinese government seized the opportunity. The Middle Eastern and Northern Routes were completely destroyed within a week.  Controlled by the Chinese army, Heilongjiang warlord Wang Tingzhen finally took pride in fighting for his own President Feng!

    Jilin Governor Cai Chengxun also felt that he was in the clouds and mist, and he became a national hero who regained the lost territory without firing a few shots!  Everything is thanks to the participating army and Wang Geng!

    The reaction of Britain, France, the United States and Japan to the tacit double act played by the Soviet Union and the Chinese government was dumbfounded. The ministers of the four countries almost squeezed through the door of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Of course, Wang Geng, the five-nation negotiation supervisor, could not escape.

    What Britain and France were worried about was that if Soviet Russia played its cards so carelessly, the fulfillment of so many unequal treaties that Britain and France had signed with the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China government would inevitably threaten their interests in China. Because of the example of Soviet Russia, China would be greatly affected in the future.  We can openly demand the abolition of all unequal treaties with the great powers.

    The United States, on the other hand, responded to the declaration of the Soviet Russian government alone without saying hello to the Chinese government and without consulting its Allied allies. This was inconsistent with the diplomatic practice of the Allied Powers jointly negotiating advance and retreat, not to mention that as the first country to take the initiative to abolish the Boxer Indemnity and  The Americans felt very lost or uneasy about the supporters who had provided vital arms assistance during the training and arming process of the participating armies in the past six months.

    After the United States suppressed the strong support of Britain, France, and Japan and armed the Duan Qirui government and participating troops, is the Chinese government planning to get rid of the United States as the boss and start to go it alone?  Didn't the Chinese government see what a huge potential threat the Soviet Union's doctrine and the "Agrarian Decree" promulgated by the Soviet Union posed to the free world?

    Kerensky is hiding in the American embassy at the moment and it is obvious that the possibility of the Allied countries supporting the new Soviet Russian government is very slim. Can the Chinese government not even see this?  Or do the Chinese think that with 400,000 armed combatants, they can compete with the great powers?

    As for Japan, the Empire of Japan was obviously the one that was most disappointed and resentful during this period. Japan relied on the support of Britain in the Russo-Japanese War and mobilized the entire population to defeat Tsarist Russia and steal half of the Middle East Road. Now China  Unexpectedly, following the inexplicable declaration on China issued by Russia, within a week, all the Central Eastern Road trunk lines were taken back.? How can Japan, which has been spying on the Middle East Road for more than ten years, tolerate this?

    The Chinese government is walking a tightrope in politics and diplomacy, but it has just stepped on the Allied Powers' seven inches. Japan is willing to turn its back, but it can't open its mouth in front of nearly 400,000 Chinese participating troops armed to the teeth with American equipment.  The 75mm caliber mountain gun I and the 150mm grenade heavy artillery were produced by the Japanese military industrial enterprises in a hurry, and now they actually achieved the merits of the participating armies on the east and west fronts!

    On December 19, 1917, the Japanese government submitted a diplomatic note to the Chinese government expressing serious concerns about Japan¡¯s interests in Manchuria and the Middle East!  The two divisions stationed in Kanto Prefecture and North Korea are preparing to conduct training and cooperation exercises 17.  The Japanese Marine Corps in Qingdao and Jiaozhou Bay are also preparing to conduct beach grabbing exercises.

    However, no matter how hard they tried, Britain and France, which were deeply mired in the European War, especially the bloody battle at the Battle of Cambrai on the Western Front at the end of November, had no way to do anything about the situation in the Far East and could not take action at all. Although Japan was shouting fiercely, it could not do anything.  I really don't dare to accidentally misfire. The Chinese Communist Army at this moment is no longer the Beiyang Yuan Shikai era that only controls a dozen divisions scattered in all provinces.

    In other words, in the past six months of dealing with Wang Geng, the supervisor of the five-nation negotiation, Japan has found that it is no longer the one who can say harsh words in front of Chinese diplomats. Wang Geng has let Lin Quansuke be rejected not once or twice, but Nanyuan  There were nearly a hundred flight formation drills of participating military aviation forces in the sky every day, which only added to the gloom in the mind of the Japanese minister.

    Although there are only two of the V/1500 heavy bombers that the Chinese just got from the UK, they have been assembled and tested for flight formation and bombing drills. The giant bomb carrying up to 30 125kg aerial bombs has attracted the attention of the ministers of the four countries.  My heart felt tight.  This is a powerful weapon that even the British Royal Air Force has not yet equipped. I don¡¯t know how it was adopted by the Chinese in the first place!

    In the past six months, China's Model Army was the first to participate in the war and was equipped with a large number of m1 Garand rifles and m1917bra squad machine guns. All the production capacity of these two new guns in the United States has been used to meet the needs of U.S. aid arms orders.  So much so that Britain, France, and the United States themselves couldn't get the chance to equip some of them. In the United States, only three arsenals affiliated with the Meridian Factory of Colt Garber Arms Company have production lines for these two guns.

    Other large and medium-sized arsenals in the United States, such as Springfield Arsenal, Colt Arsenal, Marlin Rockwell Company and Winchester Repeating Arms Company, are working hard to complete the order of 2 million m1917 rifles issued by the US Department of Ordnance.  .

    When the 7th, 8th and 9th Divisions of the participating armies secured the Middle East Road, the Fengtian Warlord Zhang Zuolin in the south was having a very difficult time. It was rumored that this man took in the anonymous former Henan Warlord Zhao Ti because of his loyalty.  Therefore, Wang Geng, the war supervisor, was offended. Even if someone sent Xu Shuzheng a heavy gift, it would not work. As for giving gifts to Duan Qirui, Zhang Zuolin did not have the courage. Everyone knew that the Prime Minister never accepted gifts.

    The Fengtian Warlord regretted why he took in Zhao Ti in the first place?  Could it be the result of little Japan's instigation behind his back? It's so spicy!  I was deceived by the Japanese. The Japanese don¡¯t even dare to fart in front of Wang Geng. I actually believe that they can support me in seeking the governorship of the three eastern provinces or the patrol envoy. This bet is too outrageous!
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