Expedition to Europe

The legend of Zhang Dashuai can be written into a biographical novel.

Zhang Yuting grew up in a poor family and rose from the grassroots. Such people are best at taking advantage of the situation.

Zhang Yuting joined the Qing army in his early years and participated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.

After the defeat of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Yuting returned to Guandong and organized an insurance team during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 to be responsible for local public security, and thus became famous.

During the Russo-Japanese War, Zhang Yuting first worked for the Russians, who were numerous and powerful, and later worked for the Japanese who came later. He was able to get along well with both sides. After the war, Zhang Yuting's insurance team was recruited, and Zhang Yuting began his official career.

Although he was born in poverty, his rich experience made Zhang Yuting still rise rapidly in the officialdom. Before Lan Fang declared war on Japan, Zhang Yuting had already been promoted to the position of "Inspector General of the Three Eastern Provinces" and became a real "King of the Northeast".

After the "Vladivostok Allied Forces" led by Liu Zizheng entered Guandong, Zhang Yuting did not join the side that seemed stronger in advance as he did several times before, but watched the fire from the other side, hoping to reap the benefits.

Facts have proved that Zhang Yuting is indeed visionary. After the "Vladivostok Allied Forces" surrounded Lushun, Zhang Yuting finally came forward and sent his Fengtian Army to help the "Vladivostok Allied Forces" transport supplies. At the same time, he personally rushed to the Liaodong Peninsula to meet Liu Zizheng and prepare to choose a side.

For warlords like Zhang Yuting, Lan Fang had already decided to find warlords who were close to Lan Fang from the warlords in the Republic of China and support them, so as to facilitate Lan Fang's immigration from the Republic of China and prepare for Lan Fang's products to enter the Republic of China in the future.

Huang Fugui has been in charge of this work. At present, the warlords who are closest to Lan Fang in the Republic of China are Duan Zhiquan and Qin Yunpeng. Another Zhang Yuting is not bad either.

Zhang Yuting was the "Northeast King" of the Republic of China. Most of his territory bordered on the northern border of Lan Fang. It was important to have a good relationship with Zhang Yuting, both in the future and now.

So Liu Zizheng welcomed Zhang Yuting, so when Zhang Yuting arrived at Qingniwa, Liu Zizheng was very enthusiastic about Zhang Yuting.

Qingniwa, many Chinese people are very unfamiliar with this name, but if you mention another name here, "Dalian", it will become well-known.

In 1919, Dalian was not the Dalian of the 21st century. It only had a tacky name like "Qingniwa". Lushun was not a district of Dalian, but the largest city on the Liaodong Peninsula.

"Qingniwa is really blessed by nature, with excellent hydrological conditions and geographical conditions. Once Lushun is taken, Lushun and Qingniwa can be connected. At that time, this area will be a Feng Shui treasure land." In front of Zhang Yuting, Liu Zizheng did not hide his ambitions for Lushun and Qingniwa.

The place where Liu Zizheng stayed was called Paotai Mountain. There were originally two artillery forts here, but they were all demolished by the Japanese.

Qingniwa actually had artillery forts, but when the "Vladivostok Allied Forces" pressed forward step by step, the commander of the Kwantung Army, Tachibana Koichiro, deliberately demolished all the artillery forts in Qingniwa in order to concentrate troops to defend Lushun, so as to prevent them from being used by the "Vladivostok Allied Forces".

Although there were no artillery on this Paotai Mountain, the visual conditions were excellent, and it was surrounded by mountains and rivers. Just as Liu Zizheng said, it was an absolute Feng Shui treasure land.

"It is indeed a good place, but it is a pity that it was occupied by the little devils before. We Chinese cannot even enter our own land freely. The government wants to take it back but is powerless. It is really sad. If General Liu likes this place, we can sit down and talk after the Japanese are driven away. No matter what, as long as we Chinese manage this place, it will be fine. After all, this is Chinese land." Zhang Yuting said in accordance with Liu Zizheng's meaning, but he did not take on too much responsibility.

It would be too biased to say that the warlords of this era were all for their own selfishness and ignored the people of the world. The warlords did not want a good reputation, especially Zhang Yuting. Perhaps he was really in control of the Guandong area and did not obey the orders of the Beiyang government, but it cannot be said that Zhang Yuting was unpatriotic.

Otherwise, in another time and space, the Japanese would not regard Zhang Yuting as a thorn in their eyes and want to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Even if Lan Fang seemed to be in power at present, even if the majority of the population of Lan Fang was Chinese, Zhang Yuting did not have much intention of compromise. This "can talk" can make a lot of articles.

"Haha, General Zhang, don't worry, after we Lan Fang drive away the Japanese, we will naturally hand over Lushun to the Republic of China and will not take it for ourselves." Liu Zizheng promised very straightforwardly.

Liu Zizheng did not lie, the Lan Fang military did plan in this way.

At present, Lan Fang has Cam Ranh Bay in the south, Ningbei Port and Vladivostok in the north, and Keelung Port and Kaohsiung Port in the middle to support the north and south. There is no need to worry about defense, and adding Lushun is not very meaningful.

"Really?" Zhang Yuting stood up from his chair.

"Why would I lie to you?" Liu Zizheng did not understand the sadness of "a weak country has no diplomacy".

"Really... Really, thank you so much, it's still better to be a family member..." Zhang Yuting was very excited. After searching for a long time, he found a "family member" to describe the relationship between Lan Fang and the Republic of China.

"They are all trivial matters. There is no need to affect the relationship between our two countries for these trivial matters." Liu Zizheng thought it through.

"Hey... For General Liu, it is naturally a trivial matter, but for Zhang, even if I want to take back these lands, I am powerless. I am ashamed, ashamed." Zhang Yuting's expression did not seem to be fake, and his eyes were red while he spoke.

This is the sadness of a weak country. In terms of military strength, Zhang Yuting's army is much larger than the current Kwantung Army, but the gap between the national strength of the Republic of China and Japan is huge, which means that even if Zhang Yuting wants to recover Lushun, he can't do anything.

"The most urgent task is to urge the government to go to war with the Japanese first, otherwise, it will be a waste of time to wait for the signing of the "Armistice Agreement." Liu Zizheng really considered the issue from the perspective of the Republic of China.

"President Xu doesn't want to join the war, but there are too many people who are too heavy to hinder him. I'm afraid that the resolution to declare war on Japan will not even pass the Congress." Zhang Yuting looked gloomy.

Speaking of which, the relationship between President Xu Shichang of the Republic of China and Zhang Yuting was very good. As early as ten years ago, it was Xu Shichang who recruited Zhang Yuting when he was the governor of the three northeastern provinces, which led to Zhang Yuting's rapid rise.

In the Republic of China, there is a group of people who are conservative and stubborn. Now that the Japanese fleet has been almost completely annihilated by the Lan Fang, the Japanese are about to reach the end of the road, but there is still a group of people in the Republic of China who firmly oppose declaring war on Japan, and some even propose to declare war on the Lan Fang.

This is simply putting the cart before the horse.

"To deal with these traitors, there is no need to be polite to them, just kill them with one knife to avoid confusing the audience." Liu Zizheng has become addicted to killing traitors during this period.

"I would also like to follow General Liu and kill these traitors, but it's a pity that if Zhang does this today, he may have to go home to farm tomorrow and can only cry out in vain. "Zhang Yuting knows the benefits of declaring war on Japan, but he has no choice. Zhang Yuting has no choice.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @shu/bar!

"Farming is farming. I plan to find a piece of wasteland in the northern Xinjiang region after I retire. I will open up the wasteland and grow vegetables. When I am tired, I will drink some wine with some side dishes. That is really a life like a god. I would not change it even if I were a god." Liu Zizheng has an ideal.

Not everyone is keen on power. In the Anti-Japanese War in another time and space, many veterans took off their military uniforms and returned to their hometowns to continue farming after the victory. They did not even let the country arrange their work. Such people are the real backbone of the nation, and they are many times better than those who think they can do whatever they want because they have made contributions to the country and the nation.

"Hearing General Liu's words, I want to retire to the mountains. When General Liu wants to farm, please call me. Then we can be neighbors." Zhang Yuting is climbing up with a ladder.

At the stage of Zhang Yuting and Liu Zizheng, it is impossible to be truly free of worries. After all, there are too many people who rely on people like Zhang Yuting and Liu Zizheng to live, and they have too many ties.

Zhang Yuting's words were very beneficial. At least he instantly shortened the distance between him and Liu Zizheng. Regardless of whether they were real neighbors or not, at least they felt closer emotionally.

"This is easy. Our fleet in the Northern Frontier Region is now sweeping the Thousand Islands. It may be a bit exaggerated to say Thousand Islands. There may not be a thousand islands, but there must be suitable ones. When the time comes, we can also buy one and become an 'island owner' to satisfy our desire." Liu Zizheng really intended to think so.

Lan Fang's attitude towards private property is to protect it. It is very simple to buy an island to satisfy the desire of being an island owner. Just pay the money, but it is expensive.

However, at the level of Liu Zizheng and Zhang Yuting, the money to buy an island is still affordable.

"Oh... if it is true, it is not bad." Zhang Yuting looked yearning.

"Of course it is true. Even if you are an ordinary citizen, you will be divided into land and houses when you arrive in Lan Fang, not to mention a person like Zhang Dashuai. If you don't give an island as compensation, the Prime Minister will not be able to show it." Liu Zizheng half-truthfully tried to win him over.

This kind of wooing is necessary. The power struggle in the Republic of China lasted for thousands of years. Those who gained power naturally need not be said much, and those who lost power often ended up in a very miserable way. Therefore, there were similar allusions in the Republic of China, such as "a cunning rabbit has three burrows" and "don't put all your eggs in one basket".

Take Zhang Yuting as an example. If Zhang Yuting loses power in the domestic political struggle or military struggle, it is necessary to prepare a retreat in advance.

This is also the nature of the Chinese. Unlike Westerners, Westerners lose in political struggles, and they look back to summarize their experience and make a comeback, but among the Chinese, if they lose, it is often over, and there is no chance to make a comeback.

"Speaking of immigration, General Liu, many people under my rule have run to your northern border area during this period. If the responsibility is investigated, Zhang will not be able to escape the charge of "failure to defend the territory." Zhang Yuting deliberately or unintentionally praised his merits.

"Hahahaha... General Zhang, don't worry. Based on the relationship between us, no one dares to hold you responsible." Liu Zizheng gave Zhang Yuting a reassurance.

Almost immediately, Liu Zizheng and Zhang Yuting came up with a verbal agreement that Zhang Yuting would continue to provide population for the Northern Xinjiang Region, and the Northern Xinjiang Region would support Zhang Yuting. This was not just verbal, but there would also be economic, military and other assistance in the future.

For soldiers, communication is that simple.