News of the People's Army winning the Battle of Manzhouli quickly spread, and the reactions of all parties were also different.

First of all, within the East China government and other parts of China, although the Chinese people are now accustomed to the People's Army to win battles, victory can still inspire people. Moreover, China needs more news of victory at this time, so a new round of carnival was launched across China.

The United States [New York Times] published an opinion article that although the East China government defeated the Russian army and removed the threat from the northwest, it did not completely reverse the current adverse situation. As long as the East China government cannot defeat the British and French expeditionary forces, the victory this time is meaningless.

After reporting on the results of the war, Germany [Rheinland] believed that the result of this war once again completely exposed the incompetence and combat effectiveness of the Russian army. Moreover, after Russia withdrew from Manchuria, the Far East would become extremely dangerous and likely to completely lose its territory in the Far East. The former European military police would inevitably fall into decline.

Compared with the United States and Germany's detachment of being out of the matter, Japan, as another party to the Far East War, had to be much more cautious. After learning about the outcome of the Battle of Manzhouli, the government immediately followed a resolution and ordered its own news media not to report any news about the Battle of Manzhouli.

Although the Japanese people are still hostile to Russia, all walks of life in Japanese society know that when it comes to fighting the East China government, Russia and Japan are on the same boat. Therefore, the Russian army stationed in the northwest can restrain the People's Army's forces. If the Russian army's defeat can free up the East China government to fight against Japan and the expeditionary force, which is naturally absolutely unfavorable to Japan.

Originally, after the Second Yalu River War, Japan's morale was depressed. In addition, due to the impact of the war, Japan's domestic economy was very low, and the people's enthusiasm had fallen to the bottom. Later, it was dispatched by the British and French Expeditionary Forces and received financial support from Britain and France. The economy improved, and the people's morale was relieved. The Japanese government would never allow any news that could dampen the morale of the people in the country to be announced.

However, the information can be concealed from the people, but the Japanese government and the military should be alert, because the goal of the East China government has been very clear, that is, to completely defeat Russia and Japan before the expeditionary force arrives, so that it is necessary to concentrate all its efforts against the expeditionary force. Therefore, after defeating the Russian army, the next goal of the East China government must be Japan. Either cross the Yalu River and invade the Korean Peninsula, or attack the Japanese mainland again. No matter which one, Japan is probably difficult to resist. Now Japan still has five divisions on the Korean Peninsula, with about 100,000 troops, which are basically veterans with practical experience and are also the main force of Japan's counterattack, but lacks weapons and ammunition. Now Japan's sea transportation line has been completely cut off, and Japan cannot transport the supplies needed by the army to the Korean Peninsula. The Japanese navy has very little left, and it is difficult to stop the People's Army's maritime offensive.

At this moment of great enemy, the Japanese Army and the Navy must not temporarily put aside the contradictions and work together to deal with the crisis that is about to come. Finally, it was decided that once the People's Army invaded the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese army must not fight head-on with the People's Army, but should use the mountainous terrain in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula to deal with the People's Army; while in Japan, the defense along the coast is strengthened, and the remaining naval fleets must seize the opportunity and attack decisively, causing trouble for the People's Army. The Japanese government put forward a slogan, and persist for 3 months to welcome victory.

The other two countries involved, Britain and France, were very easy to lose against the Russian army. The British editorial said that the defeat of the Russian army did not have much impact on the war, because the expeditionary force was mainly naval, and the places where the war participated were mainly in the Yellow Sea area and were far from the Russian army's battlefield. Therefore, the Russian army would basically not help the expeditionary force, and the defeat would not affect the expeditionary force.

France [Paris Daily] believes that the Russian army's defeat was very accidental. The main reason is that the Russian army's troops were not fully assembled, which gave the People's Army an opportunity to take advantage of it. Now that the Russian army retreated to Chita, it can be renovated and waited for the army from Europe to be in place, and then concentrated its efforts to make a comeback.

In fact, the British and French governments were quite annoyed by the Russian army's defeat in the Battle of Manchuria, because this failure not only caused the Expeditionary Force to lose an important force to restrain the People's Army in the northwest direction, but also a serious blow to the Expeditionary Force soldiers when the Expeditionary Force set out. After all, there were also a Russian warship in the Expeditionary Force. Therefore, at this time, Britain and France could only pretend to be relaxed and try their best to downplay the Russian army's defeat and avoid adverse effects on the Expeditionary Force.

The most embarrassing situation at this time was the Qing court. The East China government defeated the Russian army and recaptured Hulunbuir and Manzhouli. From the Chinese standpoint, it was of course a good thing. But the Qing court knew that the more such good things, the more unfavorable it would be for the Qing court. If the East China government really achieved the final victory, the Qing court would probably have come to an end. However, the embarrassment of the Qing court was that it could not use this to accuse the East China government, because the reputation of the East China government is now at its peak. In addition to the very few loyalty of the Qing court, almost all the people across the country were cheering for the victory of the East China government. If the Qing court accused the East China government at this time, it would be possible that the Qing court would be beaten to death without sending troops from the East China government and the spit of the people and officials.

So the Qing court finally chose the ostrich policy, pretending not to know, say nothing, do nothing, and just do it day by day. Of course, we can curse the East China government in secret and lose this war.

Of course, the East China government would not pay attention to the voices from the outside world. The Qingdao Military Commission ordered the Northeast War Zone to leave the 3rd Army and a cavalry brigade to guard the area from Manzhouli to Qiqihar, and took this opportunity to infiltrate the Mongolian region along both sides of the railway line to expand the sphere of influence of the East China government in Mongolia. At this time, the Mongolian separatist forces were very rampant with the support of Russia. Now the East China government has stepped into Mongolia with one foot, so of course it is necessary to beat them. Because those Mongolian tribes who participated in helping the Russian army fight can pull out one or two typical attacks to shock other Mongolian tribes, and they will be more honest in the future.

The 2nd Army withdrew to Harbin to guard the country, and also managed the defense from Harbin to Shenyang, and continued to carry out the work of robbery in the Northeast. At the same time, the administrative management, economic construction and other areas in the Northeast must be launched immediately.

At this moment, Prince Heinrich, who had been staying in Qingdao, came to the Foreign Affairs Committee and visited Li Sanjie.

It turned out that Qin Zheng had always been in contact with Prince Heinrich, but now Qin Zheng has gone to the Northeast, so Heinrich has to deal with normal diplomatic processes and communicate with the Foreign Affairs Committee. Fortunately, the prince and Li Sanjie also had work contacts and got to know each other, but they did not establish a good personal relationship like Qin Zheng.

Of course, Li Sanjie welcomed the prince very enthusiastically. Both sides took the seats separately. Li Sanjie first said: "Your Prince is here to visit me, is there anything wrong?"

Heinrich said: "Mr. Member, I am entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor of our country to represent the German royal family and government, and congratulate the People's Army on the victory of the Battle of Manchuria."

Li Sanjie laughed and said, "Oh! Thank you to His Majesty the German Emperor, and also to the German government, and wish our friendship lasts forever."

Heinrich said: "But Mr. Committee member, please be honest. Although you defeated the Russian army, recovered Manzhouli and achieved another important victory, overall, the current situation is still very unfavorable to the East China government, because the expeditionary force organized by Britain and France is the biggest opponent of the East China government. If you cannot defeat the expeditionary force, no matter how many victories you win against Russia, it will be useless."

Li Sanjie nodded and said, "Your Excellency Prince, you are right. The purpose of our launch of the Manzhouli Battle is to defeat the Russian army first, and then we can deal with the expeditionary army wholeheartedly."

Heinrich said: "To be honest, the strength of the Expeditionary Force is too strong. Due to its naval strength, it is probably difficult to defeat the Expeditionary Force."

When Li Sanjie heard this, he was thinking quickly. What is Heinrich's intention to say these words to him? Should he intimidate the East China government? However, the relationship between the East China government and Germany has always been good, and Germany does not need to get into evil with the East China government at this time. So Li Sanjie said: "There is a way, no matter how difficult it is, we must fight this battle. We are actually unwilling to be enemies with Britain and France, but Britain and France are unwilling to live in peace with us and insist on launching this expedition. Then we have no other choice except to rise up and fight. As the saying goes, peace requires the joint efforts of both sides. It is impossible to achieve true peace by relying on the efforts of one side."

Heinrich said: "Mr. Member, Germany still has a certain influence in Europe. If the East China government needs it, Germany is willing to mediate from it and avoid war as much as possible. Now that the Expeditionary Force has not yet arrived in the Far East, peace is still hopeful."
Chapter completed!