Just as Alexeyev was talking to Kulopatkin, a communications soldier hurriedly ran in and reported: "Report to the two generals, a Chinese army was found in Outer Mongolia, with a force of 40,000. The Outer Mongolia government has announced its surrender and is willing to return to the rule of the Chinese government."

"What? So fast!" Alexeyev said in surprise. He did not expect that the Chinese army would move faster than he expected. He originally thought that the Chinese army would wait until the beginning of spring before taking action against them. Don't they know that winter in the northeast is not suitable for combat?

"Where has that Chinese army arrived now?" Alexeyev asked worriedly.

"When the news came, they had already conquered Ulaanbaatar and should be still in Outer Mongolia at this time!" the correspondent soldier replied.

"Not good! Their purpose is the Siberian Railway!" Kulopatkin said in surprise.

Alexeyev also woke up in a flash. No wonder the Chinese army attacked before winter came. It turned out that their purpose was to cut off the Siberian Railway, cut off the supplies of the Russian army in the Far East, and then use the harsh winter environment to trap the Russian army in the Far East.

"General Kulopatkin, how many of our troops are there near the Baikal River?" Alexeyev asked anxiously.

"There are 20,000 Cossack cavalry and 10,000 infantry!" replied Kulopatkin.

"The army is not strong enough. The Chinese Army has strong combat effectiveness. Wait's 50,000 infantry and cavalry were defeated in Jingzhou by Nie Shicheng, who had the same force as him. He should send troops to support him immediately!" Alexeyev ordered decisively.

"But Shanhaiguan has a total of 60,000 Chinese Army. The Yellow Sea Fleet is even more powerful and powerful. The troops in Kanto Province are already insufficient. If the troops are divided at this time, wouldn't the situation in Kanto Province be even more critical?" Kulopatkin advised.

"This is also impossible. Siberia is the lifeline of the officers and soldiers of Kanto Province. Once the Siberian Railway falls above the Chinese army, as long as they surround and do not fight, we may be trapped to death! There are now 40,000 Cossack cavalry and 60,000 infantry in Kanto Province. We should still divide 10,000 Cossack cavalry and 10,000 infantry to reinforce near Lake Baikal. In this way, the military strength of Kanto Province is still slightly more than that of the Chinese army. When His Majesty the Emperor pacified the Moscow workers' riot, we can increase troops in Kanto Province. So as long as we survive this winter, our spring is coming." Alexeyev said.

"But the Yellow Sea Fleet has to be on guard. Can the Pacific Fleet barely organize maritime support? I'm afraid they will log in at other locations," Kulopatkin reminded.

"If the Pacific Fleet today faces the Yellow Sea Fleet, it will have no power to fight at all. It can only close the ports of Lushun and Vladivostok, use shipwrecks to block the waterway, and strive to protect itself." Alexeyev was helpless.

"May God bless us, and hope that His Majesty can quell the Moscow workers' riots as soon as possible and increase troops to Kanto Province to solve the urgent need!" Kulopatkin drew a cross on his chest and prayed devoutly.

.....

Beijing City.

Tang Jian arrived in Beijing in the morning, while Nie Shicheng and Ye Zugui had already arrived in Beijing on a merchant ship. Tang Jian went north along the land route and inspected the people's conditions along the way.

When Tang Jian arrived in Beijing, he looked around. Beijing was worthy of being the capital of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Although he experienced a civil war, he soon returned to peace and prosperity.

On the streets of Beijing, you can see the drivers pulling rickshaws running by. The men all have short hair and clean spirits. Many rich children are proud of wearing suits. They can no longer see women with small feet on the road. After the government's compulsory measures, these feudal remnants have long disappeared on the streets.

On the streets of Wangfujing, the Tang family even saw the People's Bank of China, which was restructured from the ticket number of the Qiao family in Shanxi. From time to time, you can hear the shouts of vendors at the street corner: "Candy candied haws! Candied haws!"

Some old buildings were completely renewed and companies were everywhere. Not far away, Tang Jian saw a food factory specializing in the production of candy, and the entire Beijing city was full of vitality.

The Forbidden City was converted into the Chinese People's Museum, which is open to ordinary people every day and only charges some tickets. The palace, which was once out of reach in the eyes of ordinary people, can be visited for free if you pay a little ticket. Several gates of the Forbidden City are crowded with crowds of people coming to visit, and dozens of policemen wearing navy blue uniforms are maintaining public order.

"President, Cao Kun and other generals have been waiting in Prince Zhong's Mansion. Should you rush over now?" Chen Chusheng reminded.

The Zhong Palace was the mansion that Tang Jian had in Beijing before. At the end of the civil war, the Zhong Palace was used as a temporary command center. This time, it was reclaimed from the Northeast, and the Zhong Palace was regarded as a temporary General Staff Command.

Tang Jian got into the car, and the driver immediately started the car, Chen Chusheng and another guard jumped on the car's pedal, guarding one left and one right next to Tang Jian.

Hearing the roar of the engine, the people on the streets of Beijing looked up at the strange iron box that could be moved by themselves. They couldn't figure out that this thing that was neither a carriage nor a sedan chair could also carry people?

Several wealthy talkers at the restaurant window on both sides of the street were talking, "Look, that's called a car. I heard that this kind of car doesn't require a horse, you can run by yourself by burning oil."

Another person asked: "Burn oil? Rape oil or lard?"

A wealthy businessman gave the man a blank look and said, "I don't know what kind of vegetable oil and lard? That's called gasoline. Only military and political officials in the capital Wuhan can ride on it. There are no more than ten vehicles in the whole of China now."

"Hiss!" The few people took a breath at the same time: "It's not that the president is here, right? I heard that there are a lot of soldiers gathered in Shanhaiguan. It seems that the government is preparing to attack the Russians!"

"It's not necessarily the president. I think it's a marshal or general. With so many soldiers in Shanhaiguan, the tenth one is going to drive away the Russian Russians!" said one person as he ate melon seeds.

"It should have driven away Russian Russians for a long time. Over the years, Russian Russians have been acting as a blessing in the Northeast. I heard that the people in the Northeast are suffering and cannot even eat!" A person who seemed to have been to the Northeast interrupted.

"It's better to be a new government. Now, Boss Liu has opened a new factory, and even his son is going to study in Germany!"

"Isn't you the same, you make the most money here!"

"Haha..." The people in the restaurant began to chat easily.

After Tang Jian got out of the car, Nie Shicheng and others had already been waiting outside the door of Prince Zhong's mansion.

"Let's go directly to the conference room!" Tang Jian waved his hand and ordered.

This time, Cao Kun also received the news, so he brought his generals back to Beijing from the Shanhaiguan front line early and attended the military meeting together.

After everyone sat down, Tang Jian asked Cao Kun: "General Cao, how are the army in Shanhaiguan now preparing?"

Cao Kun stood up, saluted a military salute, and said, "The army has been assembled long ago, and all kinds of supplies have been in place. Just wait for the President to give his order, he can head north and expel the Russian army!"

Tang Jian motioned Cao Kun to sit down and directly unfolded a military map on the conference table. The map marked the enemy and us situation very clearly.

Tang Jian pointed to the map and said, "Now Duan Qirui's army has moved near the shore of Lake Baikal, and it can immediately destroy the Siberian Railway, which the Russian army relies on as its lifeline. The Yellow Sea Fleet has also been assembled in Weihaiwei. It can enter Vladivostok at any time, and completely annihilate the Russian Pacific Fleet in the port, land from Vladivostok, open up a second battlefield, attack with Cao Kun's troops, and annihilate the Russian army in the northeast!"

"President, I ask for a fight!" Nie Shicheng stood up and said, "The battle in Liaodong that year was defeated by Yuan Shikai's treacherous plan. I, like the president, became a shame for my life, so I beg the president to let me command the army and attack the Russian army!"

"President, I'll ask for a fight too!" Cheng Biguang stood up and said.

"President, you can't favor one or the other, I ask to go to war!" said Ye Zugui.

Tang Jian nodded. Among the four naval and land marshals, except for Sun Wanling who was sent to Xinjiang by Yuan Shikai, the other three had participated in the Battle of Liaodong. Nie Shicheng, Cheng Biguang and Sun Wanling all regarded the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Liaodong as a regret for their whole life, so the three of them strongly demanded to fight.

Tang Jian was like theirs, and was able to understand the thoughts in the three of them, so he directly agreed to the three of them to participate in the battle, leaving only Sun Wanling to take charge of Beijing.

Sun Wanling said: "President, are you going too?"

Tang Jian smiled and said, "Get up from wherever you fall! Everyone is like this, and I am no exception. This time, I will follow Cheng Biguang and Ye Zugui to command the Yellow Sea Fleet and cooperate with General Nie to attack the Russian army from the sea!"

Sun Wanling nodded: "The President must be careful!"

After determining the strategic policy, Tang Jian and everyone drank for a night at the Zhong Prince's Mansion. Early in the morning of the next day, Tang Jian took Cheng Biguang, Ye Zugui, Nie Shicheng, and Cao Kun to two places. Tang Jian took the train to Tianjin directly, and then transferred from Tianjin to Weihaiwei. Nie Shicheng took Cao Kun from Beijing to the north along the road to Shanhaiguan.

The next day, the Chinese ambassador to Russia submitted a "declaration of war" to Russia. Although it is only a matter of time before China is ready to declare war on Russia in the eyes of the great powers, it is different for Russia. As soon as the news of China's declaration of war spread to Russia, Russia was in an uproar. Because the Russian internal chaos was not yet determined at this time, Nicholas II was busy with the riots of the Moscow workers.

After receiving the declaration of war, Nicholas II even cursed, saying that Tang Jian was taking advantage of the situation and taking advantage of others' danger. Some European news media also condemned Tang Jian's immoral behavior.

However, Tang Jian did not care about these public opinions. Tang Jian's principle was to take advantage of your silence and he would naturally not let go of the opportunity to recover the Northeast with such a good opportunity.
Chapter completed!