Objectively speaking, the "cooperation" between Guangxu and the Russians was still very cautious. () But be cautious. If you want to do something in Zhili without letting Li Hongzhang, who has been the governor of Zhili for more than ten years, know about it, then

It is almost impossible. And more importantly, no matter what form the Russian assistance takes, it must be landed at Tianjin Port before being handed over to Yuan Shikai. And this cannot be kept absolutely confidential!

And this is only one aspect. The acceleration of the construction of the Russian Far East Fleet and port facilities has also aroused the alarm in Beiyang and Japan. In particular, the acceleration of the construction progress of the second-line naval base with Vladivostok as the core directly made Xu Jie feel

In a crisis, the construction of a second-line base is actually a signal that a war is about to begin.

While preparing for war at sea, the Russian Army's mobilization in the Far East was not very obvious. In other words, the Russians were interested in increasing their troops but were unable to do so due to supply problems. However, just in case, Xu Jie stepped up naval preparations for war.

, also began to strengthen the land under the jurisdiction of the Northeast Armed Guards

In preparation for war, railway construction speeded up, and each military region began to stockpile supplies and equipment in large quantities. Supply depots were set up on major transportation routes, and they contacted Liu Mingchuan and Li Hanzhang in the south to transport some supplies to the Northeast and Zhili in advance for reinforcement.

The military strength of the two places.

Although he had made many preparations, Xu Jie was still worried about why the Russians were so eager to take action. Before the construction of the Asia-Europe Railway was completed, it was simply unimaginable to assemble large-scale corps to carry out operations in the Far East. Although the Russians were greedy, they were absolutely

It’s not brainless. (.) In this case, why did they take the initiative instead of waiting for the railway to be repaired? This problem has troubled Xu Jie for a long time.

However, as time went by, Xu Jie finally got some information from other sources, and the most important one was that the information actually came from Yiketang'a! Xu Jie was really shocked by the information provided by the emperor outside the customs.

Shortly after Xu Jie and Yiketang'a reached a consensus, and within two months at most, Yiketang'a's envoy came to Weihai and said that he would come to Xu Jie's jurisdiction in the name of visiting the Dalian Shipyard.

There were extremely important things to discuss. And when Iketang'a came to Dalian to meet with Xu Jie, he handed a secret report to Xu Jie without saying a word.

"So that's it." After reading the secret report, Xu Jie let out a sigh of relief. The mystery that troubled him was finally solved. It turned out that after Guangxu and Yuan Shikai agreed to unite Russia, they found that there were too many problems in the specific implementation process.

Suffering. First of all, how to transport large quantities of arms to Zhili through Tianjin without anyone noticing is a basically unsolvable problem. Guns can be hidden, but what about artillery and shells? So Weng Tonghe

He also gave Guangxu an idea to see if he could win over Iketanga and let him operate from it, transporting supplies from Russia to Zhili by land. In addition to letting Iketanga be responsible for the transportation, Guangxu also asked Iketang

Ah Jiang retracted the troops under General Shengjing from the Heilongjiang front line and paid close attention to the Northeast Armed Guards units in various parts of the Northeast, so as to minimize the interference of external factors when Guangxu launched a coup.

After just receiving this secret report, Yiketang'a was still undecided whether to defect to Guangxu. Even in the future, he would use the center and other forces to digest Xu Jie's armed guards or choose to stand with Beiyang. These two thoughts were in his mind.

I have been fighting in my mind for quite a long time.

, if he chooses the former, Yiketang'a thinks that the troops of General Shengjing cannot compete with Beiyang's forces in the northeast. And no matter who wins the center, it will not be the troops of Zhili Governor Li Hongzhang and Liu Mingchuan who came from the south.

For opponents, it can be said that the probability of winning is very small.

But if Iketanga is allowed to directly join forces with Beiyang, his loyalty to the emperor over the years has prevented him from giving up completely. If he doesn't do it himself, the psychological pressure will be smaller, but if he does it himself, this hurdle will

It wasn't something he could take in one step. But just when he was in a dilemma, the Russians' actions made him realize an unprecedented crisis.

As a by-product of the talks between Iketanga and Xu Jie, Xu Jie partially shared intelligence on Russia with Iketanga. Xu Jie's financial and manpower are obviously greater. But Iketanga is the emperor of the Northeast after all.

, having been confronting the Russians for so many years, his understanding of certain situations is not comparable to that of an outsider like Xu Jie.

After gathering information from many parties, Iketanga keenly felt that once the two central parties started to fight, he was not sure who the final winner would be, but the Russians in the Far East would definitely take advantage of the situation. If he followed Guangxu's instructions,

If we do what we want, then the entire Northeastern military force is likely to fall into serious internal strife. And this will only make it easier for the Russians who have been eyeing the other side of Heilongjiang!

How will Beiyang treat the Manchus once they gain power? Iketang'a is not 100% sure that Xu Jie will fulfill his vow. However, Iketang'a can tell how the Russians will treat these "yellow-skinned monkeys" in their eyes.

It is certain that the Russians will purge, or at least massacre,

As a large part of the local population! What the Russians want is land, and if they want to firmly hold this land, then there cannot be too many so-called alien races. What will happen if there are too many people? The Russians will not hesitate to

He picked up the butcher knife in his hand! Thinking of this, Iketang'a shuddered a little!

At this time, Iketanga still had some illusions about the Central Committee, so he immediately expressed his suggestion to the Central Committee, that is, the Russians had other plans, and even if they joined forces with them, the alert in the Northeast must not be relaxed, let alone

There can be no conflict with Beiyang under such circumstances! Of course,

Yiketang'a also said that he could provide some weapons and equipment to Yuan Shikai through his own channels at the most appropriate time. Originally, Yiketang'a planned to use this letter with suggestions and compromises to make the imperial party headed by Guangxu understand the situation and fight for power.

But we must not sell the country.

But then Guangxu's instructions did completely disappoint Iketanga. Maybe Guangxu did not think of this level, maybe he did. But none of this is important anymore. The content is almost the same as the first secret letter, except that it gives

After the matter is completed, he can accept the family background of the Northeast Armed Guards in the Beiyang system. Looking at this secret letter, Yike Tang Archer

He gave up because he knew that if he really followed this instruction, the result would be that the Russians would be completely advantaged, and neither Beiyang nor he would get any good results in the end! Therefore, in this situation

Next, Yiketang Acai decided to show his cards to Xu Jie. There was no need for the imperial court to exist anymore, and he did not want to be buried with the so-called "True Dragon Emperor"!
Chapter completed!