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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 187 Give me some reassurance first

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    One division of Japan's "Kwantung Prefecture" garrison, six railway protection brigades and the North Korean division were conducting exercises along the Kanto Prefecture and South Manchuria Railway. As usual, they prepared to invite Fengtian Warlord Zhang Zuolin to send troops to participate. This guy was frightened this time.  He didn't dare to agree without authorization, but immediately sent a telegram requesting instructions to the Ministry of War.

    This move resulted in a call back from Xu Shuzheng, scolding the Fengtian Governor. How long has it been since then that little Japan actually dared to conduct exercises in your territory and you still want to participate together?  The Ministry of War strictly ordered the Fengtian Governor's Office to remain on alert and listen to further arrangements from the central government!

    Immediately afterwards, under the instruction of Wang Geng, Chinese Foreign Minister Xia Yiting quickly summoned the Japanese Minister to China, Hayashi Gonsuke, and officially notified the Japanese government and the "Kwantung Prefecture" Governor's Office on behalf of the Chinese government.  The Provincial Railway Company accepts the attachment of the Middle East Road, and the Changchun to Shenyang section of the South Manchuria Railway is in a sensitive zone. The Chinese government requires Japan to suspend any military operations in this area to avoid misunderstandings between the Chinese and Japanese troops!

    At the same time, the combat air force mobilized 2 SE5 fighter squadrons and 2 dh4 reconnaissance bomber squadrons to the Jehol Chengde Airport to provide close air support for ground military operations in the three northeastern provinces when necessary.

    Japan has been holding back its anger but it really doesn¡¯t dare to let it out. At this time, there are three reorganization divisions of the participating armies in the three eastern provinces.  The 6th Division of the Chinese Participating Army in Rehe is also eyeing them, and Wang Geng's First Division is in Nanyuan, Zhili. Although the quality of the individual soldiers of the Chinese Participating Army is much worse than that of the veterans of the Japanese division, they cannot withstand their powerful firepower and  The training is quite good. At this moment, China and Japan are still hanging out together in the Allied Powers under the leadership of the American and British bosses. If they want to fall out, they are not ready at the right time!

    The Kwantung Prefecture's troops are confident in dealing with the 27th and 28th divisions of Fengtian Governor Zhang Zuolin, but they have no confidence in dealing with even one reorganized division of the participating army. No matter how new the new recruits of the participating army are, they are only three.  It¡¯s been half a month and a half, and I heard that tens of millions of rounds of bullets have been used for training. The M1 Garand semi-automatic gun is the most enjoyable for recruits to use. If a conflict really breaks out, they must ask domestic divisions for tactical guidance in advance!

    As a result, Zhang Zuolin placed two divisions along the South Manchuria Railway to monitor the Japanese road protection teams. The six Japanese railway road protection brigades obediently did not dare to come out of their barracks to provoke. The skies above the South Manchuria Railway were continuously filled with double planes and  The four-aircraft formation seemed to be parading in the air, making the officers and soldiers of the 27th and 28th Division of the Fengtian Beiyang Army who had not yet had a chance to reorganize envious and proud. This is our Chinese aviation team supporting our Fengtian brothers!

    As a result, the Japanese Kanto Prefecture Division held its nose and held a hasty camping training in the Kanto Prefecture of the Liaodong Peninsula before calling it a day and returning to the camp. Japan's sensitivity has its own reasons. If China really abolished the Sino-Russian diplomatic relations as the Soviet government said,  all unequal treaties and recover all Chinese territories seized by Tsarist Russia.

    Then the status of the Kanto Prefecture becomes embarrassing. The Kanto Prefecture was snatched from Tsarist Russia after Japan won the victory in 1905, and Tsarist Russia signed the Sino-Russian Tourism Land Lease Treaty on March 27, 1898.  The "Renewal of the Land Lease Treaty of Luda University" was signed on May 7, 1898.

    The main contents of these two treaties are: 1. The water lease of Lushun, Dalian and their surrounding areas to Russia for a period of 25 years.  At the expiration of the term, Russia can "negotiate and extend the time limit". Russia has full power in the leased area to govern the area and dispatch all land and water armies, and the Qing government has no right to garrison troops; 2. A "gap area" is set aside north of the leased area (including almost the entire Liaodong Peninsula).  ), the Chinese team is not allowed to enter without permission from Russia.  3. China agrees with Russia to build a branch line from the Middle East Railway to Lushun and Dalian. "This branch passes through places and (China) will not give railway benefits to other countries."

    In the second year after the signing of the treaty, Tsarist Russia renamed the Luda Concession and the Liaodong Peninsula to Guandong Province, and implemented colonial rule integrating military and political affairs.

    In 1905, Tsarist Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese War, and the rights and interests of the Kantung Province and the Changchun-Dalian section of the Middle East Railway were ceded to Japan. Japan renamed this section of the railway the South Manchuria Railway, and the Kantung Province was renamed the Kanto Prefecture.

    Now that the governments of China and Soviet Russia have announced the abolition of all unequal treaties between Imperial Russia and China, does the Luanda Lend-Lease Treaty count as abrogated?  If it counts?  Will Kanto State also be taken back by the Chinese government?  It¡¯s not unreasonable for Japan to be upset!

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away from the Chinese War Army planes buzzing and flying on the South Manchuria Railway all day long, and are not afraid of using up gas?  The Japanese Air Force's aircraft imported from France are limited to fuel shortages during normal training. Even during training, they have to squeeze in time to complete the landing as soon as possible. Do the Chinese people not regard fuel as money?

    With the Renqiu Oilfield and two refineries with an annual output of 500,000 tons, the Chinese people¡¯s top priority is to improve the flying level and capabilities of the aviation fleet as soon as possible. As for oil, it is not considered at all. Who  Let's have some oil!

    The Japanese are worried about their worries and worried about their worries. At this moment, they are really not mentally prepared to fall out with China. And the Chinese seem to have been worried about it ever since Wang Geng and the army joined the war.In the end, I was always ahead of others.

    By the end of December 1917, Soviet Russia was still quarreling over the election of the Constituent Assembly. After the recovery of the Middle East Road came to an end before the end of the year, after discussing with the Prime Minister and Xu Shuzheng, Wang Geng, the five-nation negotiation supervisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs  Special appointments were made with the ministers of the United States, Britain, France and Japan.

    The Russian Minister did not attend because the overthrow of the Kerensky Provisional Government was pending. At the moment, the Russian Minister was packing his luggage in the embassy and worrying about the fields and houses of his wealthy relatives and friends in the country.  Have the cattle and horses been confiscated by the township Soviet?

    The content of Wang Geng¡¯s meeting with the ministers of the four countries was very simple. 1918 was imminent. What should we do about this matter in Russia?  The first batch of military aid procurement contracts between China and the United States has been fulfilled, but the arms and equipment are far from enough. China is seeking a second batch of US aid loans and is preparing to train 10 more reorganized divisions!

    This requires strong support from the U.S. government. Of course, Wang Geng highly affirmed the role played by Japanese contractors in the construction of road network pipelines in the Xuanhua Mining Area and Renqiu Oilfield of the Beijing-Suiyuan Railway.

    Subsequently, Wang Geng asked Japan for an additional loan of 100 million yen, otherwise there would be a lack of follow-up funds after the railway was built to Baotou and Erlian. Wang Geng wanted to build the three railway lines starting from Baotou in 1918.  The branch line, and the main line from the Second Company to Kulun, this adds up to at least 2,000 kilometers of railway engineering.

    As for collateral?  Wang Geng curled his lips disapprovingly and said, doesn't Renqiu Oilfield's daily crude oil output of 20,000 barrels give Minister Lin enough confidence?  The third oil well is expected to be completed by the end of January, when the daily oil production of Renqiu Oilfield will reach at least 30,000 barrels per day!

    Borrowing is not a problem, but the Bank of Japan also wants to increase capital and expand its shares to become a shareholder of Sino-American Petroleum Company!  Japan is obviously coveting a piece of the Renqiu Oil Field!

    "Minister Lin, Sino-American Petroleum Corporation will officially issue public shares and be listed on the exchange next year, so becoming a shareholder is not a problem at all. However, the loan to Japan is a loan between countries and is not the same thing as Sino-American Petroleum Corporation. Don't confuse them.  Talk!" Wang Geng pushed over lightly.

    Companies established this year such as China Steel, China Fuda Motors, and Sino-American Petroleum will choose to go public next year, but obviously the time is not yet mature. The construction of China Steel's Xuanhua mining area is in full swing. In addition to the Xuanhua refinery that has been put into operation in advance, it is expected that  The iron mine would not be put into operation until the end of January 1918, and the coking plant and steel plant would not be put into operation until February. However, the six production lines of the Xuanhua Arsenal have been assembled and debugged.

    It¡¯s just that Hanyeping Company¡¯s domestically produced gun barrel steel and gun steel are insufficient in quantity, and the raw materials for smokeless gunpowder in the gunpowder branch of the arsenal are still mainly imported.  It is expected that the Xuanhua Arsenal will not be able to form full series production capabilities until the end of the first quarter of next year at the earliest.

    As for mortars and grenades, when purchasing the second batch of British aircraft, Wang Geng had purchased five sample guns each of 50, 70, 100, 120, and 150 calibers, and 5,000 rounds of mortar shells of each type.  Five thousand samples of oval hand grenades were also purchased.

    Wang Geng met with the ministers of the four countries for year-end consultations. In addition to seeking a new round of loans, he also discussed future changes in the situation in Russia and the response of the Allied Powers. Obviously, the Soviet Union's "Land Decree" and subsequent ones have deeply worried the United States, Britain, Japan and France!

    Wang Geng, however, calmly reassured the envoys of the four countries and said:

    "China understands the concerns of the allies caused by the declarations and statements of China and Russia. China promises to continue to shoulder its obligations in the Allied camp. There is no doubt that the investment and interests of all countries in China are guaranteed! There is no need for everyone to worry!"
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