The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

After the first round of negotiations, as the highest-ranking officer on the Soviet side, Alexander had to report the situation to his superiors.

The railway was allowed to be "opened" by superiors... This seemingly stupid order was actually made with the intention of pleasing both sides.

Although the Russians lost a game in Vladivostok, the benefits brought by cooperation with Jilin seem to far outweigh the lost "sovereignty".

This made the Soviet leaders love and hate it: on the one hand, they were hurt in the war and lost territorial authority;

But as the once barren wilderness turned into fertile fields, and the trade in the deep-water port flourished... the people began to become prosperous, the Soviet high-ranking officials even thought for a moment that they could absorb this Beiyang warlord as one of their members.

It was for this reason that the Soviets agreed to Jiang Cheng's "lease" of the railway... In addition, they were also observing with a cold eye and playing both sides.

In the end, they acquiesced to the Japanese army's "cooperation" and swallowed up Mongolia as their sphere of influence;
We should continue to deepen our cooperation with this ambitious young commander, grow together and gain more benefits in the future.

Following Alexander's report, the top management began to lean towards Jiang Cheng's side.

On the other side, Jiang Cheng in Kulun was not idle at all.

In addition to continuing to station troops and conduct large-scale military exercises with Kulun as the center, he also began to rely on tanks to slowly expand his control in all directions.

As May began, the weather became warmer day by day, and the whole of Mongolia woke up from the severe cold: the grass turned green, the trees sprouted new branches, and the scene was full of spring.

There have been no large-scale battles for nearly a month. Jiang Cheng believes that his "muscle-flexing action" is much more effective than the previous dithering of the Marshal.

"Xiao Xu is talking in Baikal. We must continue to set a good example for the old Russians who are hiding in Mongolia."

Jiang Cheng returned from patrolling the city and spoke with a smile to his staff who followed him.

Sun Zhengnan was a little anxious: "Master Jiang, it's been more than a month, and Xiao Xu hasn't reported any good progress... I have something to say."

"Mongolia currently has no hematopoietic capacity. Our current troop replenishment, food, drink, defecation, and other supplies all have to rely on Rehe and Jilin—"

"The military expenditure remains high, which is not good for our development."

Jiang Cheng understood the temperament of this literary chief of staff: "Old Sun, how should we fight this war? We have to settle the accounts... Although the military expenditure is so high now, in the future we can stabilize Mongolia and sign more cooperation agreements with the Russians, which is more important than anything else."

"Besides, our military expenditure is so high. Just think about the Russians hiding near us. Can their expenditure be small?"

Sun Zhengnan nodded thoughtfully.

In fact, if you think about it carefully: until now, the Soviet side has firmly denied that they sent troops to Mongolia.

The scouts sent out by Jiang Cheng had already roughly estimated that the number of people who sneaked in would be no less than 10,000.

More than 10,000 people entered the country. Before receiving orders from their superiors, they had been hiding in the wilderness and dared not move. All their food and drinks had to be delivered continuously from the rear... You can imagine how great the consumption was.

"Yes, we can't bear it, and the Russians, who have been poor and weak for many years, can't bear it even more."

Sun Zhengnan nodded, then gave a wicked smile, "Then sir, should we make some trouble for these old Russians? For example, we can launch a surprise attack on their transport team?"

Jiang Cheng looked at him and smiled knowingly: "Uncle Hai has begun to secretly withdraw troops from the Baikal region... I told him before he set off," "We must implement the principle that a thief never leaves empty-handed - if we really encounter this, we must also recover some of the costs!"

Sun Zhengnan laughed: "So Mr. Jiang, you have already thought about it!"

Just when Hai Rushong followed the clues to find the Russians' "secret transport team" and ambushed them to make a big profit, Xu Shuzheng's negotiations with the Russians entered the most critical stage.

The conditions are similar to those in Vladivostok, agricultural cooperation, industrial mutual assistance, bilateral trade, etc.

But the negotiations on the railway were never reached: Jiang Cheng still wanted to imitate the rules of the Suifenhe to Vladivostok line and station "railway protection troops" along the line to ensure normal freight traffic.

The Soviet side disagreed with this. After all, even Xu Shuzheng could understand that although Vladivostok was still their territory, it was actually too far away from the Russian mainland.
But the Baikal region is not only close, but also an important area. From any perspective, it is not suitable for foreign troops to be stationed there.

Xu Shuzheng was having a hard time because he couldn't agree on some of the contract terms, but he didn't expect the Japanese to help him.

Just when the negotiations between the two sides reached a stalemate and were about to break out into a fight, a loud commotion suddenly broke out outside the camp.

Before the attendees could react to what was happening, the commotion quickly turned into a gunfight.

Everyone, including Xu Shuzheng and Alexander, stood up in shock and quickly became alert, thinking that someone had forced their way in.

Later we learned that it was not someone who came to attack, but the Japanese who came to "do business" but failed and started fighting with the local garrison.

Before, Hai Rushong chased the Japanese and deliberately let some of them run away... His original intention was to use this group of Japanese to continue to cause trouble on the Russian side.

But these devils didn't run away. After they robbed the things, they habitually sneaked over to the Russians to exchange for food and drink.

But what they don't know is that the Russians have long stopped cooperating with them, and all that awaits them is killing.

"I see these Japanese seem to be quite familiar with the place?"

After the conflict was over, Xu Shuzheng smiled meaningfully as he pushed open the window and said, "Do we have any...cooperative relationship with your army?"

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but how can the guilty Russians admit it?

They quickly changed the subject and continued their conversation, and now the matter of the garrison seemed easier to talk about.

Although the Soviet side still did not agree to station troops along the line, it gave the Jilin Army a "special preferential clause."

No troops can be stationed along the route, but railway protection troops can go out of the customs with the trains - but they are only there to protect the route and must comply with the Soviet Union's various sovereignty and legal requirements, etc.

After the treaty was signed, Alexander actually gave Xu Shuzheng an invitation letter, saying that it must be presented in person to their commander-in-chief.

After Jiang Cheng received the invitation letter, he secretly put it away and clearly told Xu Shuzheng not to mention it to anyone.

Because it has an address of the French Concession in Shanghai: No. 3, Shudeli, Belle Road. (End of this chapter)