Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

At the same time, Yuan Shikai also received news of the killing of Japanese pirate soldiers in Fengtian, and his brows furrowed immediately.

It's true, everything just happened at once.

The death of more than a dozen Japanese pirate soldiers is a matter that can be considered a big deal or a small deal.

It depends on how the Japanese pirates handle it.

But what troubles Yuan Shikai the most right now is Song Jiaoren, this idealist, whose Kuomintang won the majority of votes in the general election.

In other words, Song Jiaoren is very likely to form a new cabinet, and he will be the new prime minister.

In Yuan Shikai's mind, it was fine to let Song Jiaoren become president, but he couldn't tolerate Song's attempt to seize his presidential power.

Unexpectedly, before this matter was even resolved, the Japanese pirates came to exert pressure again.

Yuan Shikai still has to rely on the Japanese pirates, and he can't afford to turn against them or make things too tense.

After thinking about it for a long time, he felt that the Japanese devils couldn't cause any big trouble, so he ignored them and went to sleep.

Let's negotiate with the Japanese pirates first tomorrow.

Something happened in Fengtian.

Feng Delin's 28th Division also turned its guns on the Japanese invaders.

Although they were rivals of Zhang Zuolin and he was not convinced by him, at crucial moments, the brothers still united to fight against the "970" foreign enemy.

Meanwhile, Tsarist Russia, which had been eyeing the country covetously, began to stir, which greatly alarmed the Japanese pirates.

Although Japan was victorious in the last Russo-Japanese War.

But Tsarist Russia completely ignored the Japanese pirates and always wanted to get revenge.

In the early 20th century, Japanese pirates and Tsarist Russia fought a war for control of Northeast China.

The Russian Empire and the Japanese pirates fought a bloody war in the Russo-Japanese War, but their common goal was to bleed the Qing Dynasty dry.

Tsarist Russia was like a lion on the grasslands, while the Japanese pirates were like their second brother, the hyena.

They are all powerful forces, and they all know that the Manchu homeland in Northeast China is very large and fertile.

They couldn't swallow it all at once, so they reached an agreement to divide up Northeast China, much like dividing a cake in a Western meal.

In 1907 and 1910, Japanese pirates and Tsarist Russia signed the Russo-Japanese Agreement and the Russo-Japanese Secret Treaty, which divided the land in Northeast China.

The contract stipulated that North Manchuria and the North Manchurian Railway (including the Chinese Eastern Railway and railways in places like Manzhouli) would remain under the control of Tsarist Russia, while the Japanese invaders obtained South Manchuria and the South Manchurian Railway. It also forcibly stipulated the standards for the Russian army's garrison in the Outer Amur Military District and the Chinese Eastern Railway.

However, in the end, the Japanese pirates won the war while Tsarist Russia lost.

The Japanese pirates did not gain any advantage after the war ended.

Although Tsarist Russia was defeated, it ignored the treaty with the Japanese and refused to pay them. If that didn't work, they would continue fighting.

Firstly, Tsarist Russia felt that the Japanese had acted unfairly in this war, winning only through a sneak attack.

The Japanese pirates launched an undeclared war against the Russian Pacific Fleet, trapping it in Port Arthur.

This fleet was thus trapped and eventually annihilated.

Moreover, the Japanese pirates did the same thing on land.

Tsarist Russia felt that the Japanese pirates' victory was unfair, and that they would be no match for them in a real fight.

Another reason is that Tsarist Russia looked down on the Japanese pirates.

Tsarist Russia had always considered itself a major European power, and now it had been defeated by an Asian country, and a tiny one at that. It felt incredibly humiliating.

Moreover, Tsarist Russia was always known as the policeman of Europe, just like the United States in later times.

It once dominated Europe.

Moreover, a large part of the reason why the Japanese pirates were able to win was due to the help from Britain.

If it weren't for Britain, the Russian Baltic Fleet wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.

Moreover, while the Qing government appeared to be neutral on the surface, it was secretly helping the Japanese pirates.

Therefore, Tsarist Russia was dissatisfied from the bottom of its heart.

Tsarist Russia's overall national strength was greater than that of the Japanese pirates.

Although Tsarist Russia failed, it was only a partial defeat, because the main force of Tsarist Russia was still in Europe, especially the land army, 90% of which was in Europe.

The navy also has a very powerful Black Sea Fleet.

After this battle, the Japanese pirates were exhausted and had no ability to continue fighting.

Therefore, the Tsar was aware of this, which is why he was unwilling to pay reparations. In the end, he only won the war and ceded some of his interests in the Qing Dynasty to the Japanese pirates.

The ultimate winner wasn't the Japanese pirates; they only gained a reputation, while the benefits went to the United Kingdom.

Therefore, as soon as the Japanese pirates mobilized their troops in Fengtian, Tsarist Russia became excited.

You little brat, I didn't teach you a lesson last time, but I'll teach you one this time.

It would be best to fight on land this time and wipe out the Japanese pirates directly.

Moreover, Zhang Zuolin also received news that Tsarist Russia was assembling troops in Harbin.

Feeling overwhelmed, he couldn't help but call Shen Hao and several of his sworn brothers over.

"Ah Hao, now Tsarist Russia is also making moves. Do you think they might take this opportunity to launch an attack?"

"No, the situation in Europe is tense right now. The Tsar's main focus is still on Europe. As for the Northeast, this guy is just trying to take advantage of us and won't launch a full-scale attack."

"After all, there are Japanese pirates, as well as the United States and Germany. They don't want to see Tsarist Russia have too much influence in the Northeast," Shen Hao said.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zuolin did not relax much. Instead, he took out a map of the army's deployment and showed it to Shen Hao:

"Currently, Tsarist Russia has deployed 25,000 border guards along the border. These troops are divided into three mixed brigades, each brigade consisting of two infantry regiments (3200 men per regiment), two cavalry regiments (600 men per regiment), and an artillery brigade."

The Russian military presence in Northeast China wasn't limited to border guards; Russia also maintained dedicated railway guard brigades along the railway lines.

"According to the agreement reached between the Japanese pirates and Tsarist Russia, 15 Russian soldiers were to be stationed for every kilometer of the Chinese Eastern Railway (originally stipulated in the Treaty of Portsmouth), and Tsarist Russia could station 48,000 troops along the North Manchurian Railway."

Currently, this railway guard brigade comprises six infantry regiments of 2400 men each, with a total strength of 15000 men.

Tsarist Russia also specially deployed more than 3000 railway police.

In total, Tsarist Russia currently has 4 troops, or three divisions, available in Northeast China. Even we have to buy tickets to take the train.

"And how many people are there in the entire Northeast right now?"

The main force consisted of the 20th Division, the 27th Division, and the 28th Division.

My 27th Division has only 8600 men;

Fifth Brother Feng Delin's 28th Division, 7500 men...

The 20th Division was the 20th Division of the New Army, the direct subordinate of the President of the Beiyang Army. It could be said to be the most capable fighting force in Fengtian, with only 8000 men.

In addition, Fengtian also has two other forces: the right flank patrol and the central flank patrol, with a total strength of 8800 men.

Fengtian Province also had a 2nd Cavalry Brigade with a strength of 1400 men, which was less than half the number of Russian cavalry (2945 men) along the Harbin-Manzhouli line.

The key is that they have an artillery brigade, whose equipment is far superior, making them difficult to defeat.

The Japanese army numbered over 20,000.

These little Russian pirates all have artillery brigades; they're really tough to fight.

Upon hearing this, Shen Hao finally understood what was troubling Zhang Zuolin.

I think I'd have a headache if it were me.

This is not even in the same league.

“I believe the Japanese won’t dare to openly send troops, but just in case, we should still keep an eye on them,” Zhang Zuoxiang said.

“That’s right, let’s fuck them! I’ve survived a hail of bullets, what’s a little Japanese pirate like them?” said Lao Liu Tang Yulin.

The third brother, Sun Liechen, was also a warmonger. He took off his big woolen hat and said, "Damn it, let's beat those bastards! What do we say about them killing our people in the street?"

The eldest brother, Ma Longtan, said, "No, we can't force it. We can only defend passively now, and we absolutely cannot fire the first shot."

Once the gun is fired, there's no turning back.

I think the Japanese pirates are also struggling with this decision right now.

Zhang Zuolin felt a chill run down his spine; his strength was still far from sufficient to fight head-on.

"Let's focus on defense for now and wait for President Yuan's instructions."

"Ahao and Shoufang's wedding will proceed as planned tomorrow."

Everyone was stunned, not expecting Zhang Zuolin to do this.

"Won't this make the little Japanese pirates too lively?"

“What are we afraid of? We didn’t kill the person. If they’re so capable, let them catch the murderer,” Zhang Zuolin said.

"makes sense"

The group discussed the matter until 3.4 a.m., but still couldn't come up with a good solution.

There's nothing we can do if we're too weak.

This made Shen Hao feel that he should speed up his development.