Respectfully

In 1918, the war was still going on, but some countries were gearing up for the post-war world hegemony.

On January 1, US President Wilson delivered a speech in Congress, proposing a program for ending the European War and a fourteen-point program for achieving post-war peace, that is, the Wilson Fourteen-Point Plan.

The outline advocates "democracy and freedom" and flaunts "national self-determination".It is required to break down trade barriers, realize freedom of the sea, oppose "secret diplomacy", propose the establishment of a "League of Nations", and coordinate and communicate the affairs of various countries.At the same time, the outline also proposes that countries reduce their armaments and maintain internal security as the minimum standard.

On the surface, all the contents are considered for "world peace", but in fact, these fourteen points fully expose the ambitions of the United States.

The United States is ambitious and wants to re-divide the world and compete for maritime hegemony, commercial hegemony, and even military hegemony.

The United States at this moment is like a bald eagle with an olive branch in its mouth. While staring at the fat in front of its eyes, it drooles and tells others that it is a vegetarian.

The Americans' calculations are clinking, but it is a pity that the current United States is still not popular in the eyes of the old European powers.Not to mention Britain and France, even Germany, as long as the industrial system is not completely destroyed and the army is not wiped out in the war, 25 years later, it is still capable of launching the Second World War.

After World War II, the United States was able to "squeeze" Britain and France from the top of the pyramid of world hegemony, but did not realize that when he kicked Britain and France behind his back, a polar bear had already climbed up from the other side of the pyramid.

But in a world where history has turned a corner, the position at the top of the pyramid will be reshuffled after World War I.Whether it is the European powers, the emerging American emperors, or the reckless Soviet Russia, none of them can stop China's upward climb.

Those who stand in the way, beat one at a time!

On January [-], the entire content of Wilson's speech was placed in front of President Lou Da.

After reading it, President Lou Da sent a telegram to Guanbei, the content was very short, only three words, well done.

I don't know whether he is saying that the Americans "did a good job" or that Li Jinyan did a good job of transcribing the speech of the President of the United States.

In short, Li Sanshao regarded this telegram as a "compliment".

In the next few days, President Lou became extremely busy. The government ministries held meetings one after another, and telegrams to the provinces began to fly all over the sky. The coalition government and the federal and provincial governments were all busy. When asked what the parties were, they were all silent. .

Among them, Liu Fuxian from Sichuan did not forget to send people to establish contact with the Panchen Lama despite his busy schedule.Although excluded by the Dalai Lama, the local political and religious power in Tibet, centered on the Panchen Lama, can still stand up to the Dalai Lama.In 1915, the Dalai Lama established Jizong in Shigatse to collect taxes from the people in the Panchen Lama's jurisdiction. This violated the inherent status and authority of the Panchen Lama and worsened the relationship between the two.

Like a patient hunter, Liu Fuxian stood by and finally got the long-awaited opportunity.

The Ninth Panchen Lama once led Tibetans and monks to resist British aggression, was forcibly "invited" to India, and did not do anything to betray the interests of the country and the nation. The immortal's envoy came to see him, but he did not refuse.

Obviously, the relationship between the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama is already very bad. In another historical time and space, the Panchen Lama was pushed out of Tibet by the Dalai Lama. In this time and space, everything will be different.

Liu Fuxian's actions were very secretive, and the envoy brought back good news. By the time the Dalai Lama realized that something was wrong, it was already too late.

When the Kaxag government, nobles, and most of the monasteries were on the side of the Panchen Lama supported by the Chinese government, the situation was irreversible, and the British were no longer reliable.

Liu Fuxian said with a smile to Long Yiting; "I don't do it sooner or later, I just kill it with one blow. If you hit a snake seven inches, no matter how poisonous the snake is, it won't survive."

"Smart." Long Yiting cupped his hands, "Long is willing to bow down."

"Don't flatter me. In the final analysis, Lou Maogong is the most powerful." Liu Fuxian picked up the wine glass, brought it to his mouth, and put it down again, "If what he planned comes to fruition, it won't be a big victory." It is not a labor, but a merit of all ages."

"The prosperous age of China, the glory of a thousand years." Long Yiting picked up his chopsticks and tapped the rim of the wine glass, "Don't talk about Lou Maogong, if you and I are in his position, can you not think about it?"

"It's another thing to think about it, but to do it."

"Yes, but who made Lou Maogong have a good son, and married him back to a daughter-in-law who specializes in money. I heard that all the things were sent to the foreigners' land, and every boat didn't cost money. .”

"I can't be envious of this matter," Liu Fuxian twirled a peanut, "Furthermore, Yiting is not a tiger father without dogs, but my sons are not so good. They will not show their faces until the increase of troops." , I don’t know if I can catch up.”

"Just wait and see," Long Yiting chuckled, "This battle still has to be fought. We still have to think about what to do with the orders from the President."

"This matter," Liu Fuxian also smiled, "isn't it just occupying land? How did you do it in the past? It's just like a gourd, that is, it should look good on the bright side, and it can't be picked on."

"That's the hard part."

"What's the problem?" Liu Fuxian signaled Long Yiting to get closer, and lowered his voice, "The British and French are the best targets. Let's not do anything and let them make trouble on their own."

Long Yiting rolled his eyeballs and smiled.

At the same time, Tang Guangren from Guangxi and Li Jiacai from Xinjiang already had a secret case. Tang Guangren was eyeing Vietnam, but Li Jiacai was going to attack some areas in the northern Pamirs that were occupied by Tsarist Russia during the Qing Dynasty.

Since the President wants to establish the "Huaxia Federation", the bigger the territory, the better, right?The Lou family occupies more than half of Siberia, and if he doesn't do anything, it won't make sense.

At this time, the top leaders of the Soviet Russian government were busy suppressing the demonstrations caused by the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly. The Bolshevik troops fired at the parade. The Mensheviks and the opposition began to distribute leaflets, accusing the Bolsheviks of deceiving the Russian people and abandoning Freedom and democracy, the implementation of "tsarist autocracy".

The response of the Bolshevik regime headed by Vladimir was to directly detain the label of "sabotage" and form the Cheka to eliminate "sabotage" and "counter-revolutionary forces."The leader of the Cheka directly declared that under the sword of justice, all "counter-revolutionaries" would be wiped out.

Many members of the Cadets were arrested and some executed.

The great purges of the Soviet era had begun to emerge at this time.

The repression intensified the chaos in Russia, and the Soviet Russian government had to carefully consider accepting the terms of the armistice negotiations with Germany. It was very dangerous to face domestic chaos and foreign wars at the same time.The Tsar fell because of this, and the Kerensky government did not support it. Soviet Russia did not want to repeat the same mistakes.

Negotiations with Germany finally started. At the same time, in order to win the "goodwill" and "support" of surrounding countries, Vladimir announced the abolition of all unequal treaties signed with foreign countries during the Tsarist period.

It was originally out of "good intentions", but unexpectedly, it stabbed Huaxia's hornet's nest.

Abolish all treaties signed during the Tsar's time?Does it mean that the Manchuria Treaty signed by the Chinese United Government and Tsarist Russia, the Hailanpao Treaty, etc. will not be recognized?

Very good, quite good.

Regardless of whether the Soviet Russian government made a slip of the tongue or didn't think of it at all, in short, this "beautiful misunderstanding" gave the Chinese government an excuse to occupy Siberia "fairly".

Increase troops, keep fighting!

When Li Jinyan learned that President Lou Da personally ordered the increase of troops to Siberia, he felt quite complicated.

Time and space are different, history has turned, and the "Declaration" of China's friendship that could have been won has aroused the anger of the Chinese people at this moment.

Verbal criticism in the newspapers, folk voices, speeches by patriotic youths, and a movement to boycott Russian goods was launched in China.In fact, there are no Russian products that can be "boycotted" by Chinese people. Only a few Russian restaurants in the former Shanghai International Settlement are doing poorly.

One of the shopkeepers had to show his Chinese "green card" that he had worked so hard to prove his "nationality", and the business gradually improved.

The Huaxia green card is not the same as the later generations, nor does it represent permanent residency, let alone allow these foreigners to obtain Chinese nationality. In comparison, it is more similar to a temporary residence permit with an extended period of time.

However, foreigners who work and live in China are still flocking to it.With a Huaxia green card, it means paying the same taxes as Huaxia people, and can also receive some benefits, and will not be sent back to the country at any time.The Japanese in China tried their best to get one. Unfortunately, the review of Japanese and Koreans was the strictest.

At the beginning of February, Russia was still "lively". The Grand Duchess Takyana and the crown prince who fled to East Siberia returned to West Siberia under the escort of a Chinese army.In Yeniseysk, I met the Ninth Cossack Cavalry Regiment led by Semyonov. They were one of the "reactionary forces" against Soviet Russia. Kolchak still only heard their names, but never saw them.

With the Grand Duchess and the Crown Prince present, there was no conflict between the two sides.Grand Duchess Takyana also fulfilled her previous promise, and the first batch of gold was sent to the Irkutsk train.

"Two tons?" When Li Jinyan heard the news, he was also surprised by the grand duchess' "generous spending".Is it worth the price for just one escort mission, plus the weapons and equipment of 1000 people?It seems that Kolchak's gold is really real.

Five hundred tons of gold, in front of whom, won't the heart beat faster?

With the variables of Grand Duchess Takyana and the crown prince, it is unknown whether the gold will eventually fall into the hands of Kolchak.For Li Jinyan, the two tons of gold he got was a good start.

It's just that the Grand Duchess met a Cossack, and if she wanted to make a lot of gold in the future, it would not be so easy.No one is a fool, and will not be taken advantage of for no reason.Maybe Elena can think of another way. Kazan hasn't sent back news for a long time. I don't know what the situation is. If Kirov was killed in advance for some reason... it shouldn't be possible, right?After all, he still has more than 1 guns in his hand.

Just as he was thinking, the chiming clock on the wall rang, and Li Jinyan got up quickly, it was time to pick up Little Leopard from school.

Ever since Lou Er Shao entered school, Li Jinyan was unshakable, picking him up and dropping him off in person every day.

There are still five days until New Year's Eve. After today, the school will be on holiday. Li Jinyan specially asked the girl to find a thick cloak. It was still sunny in the morning, but it started snowing at noon, and it didn't stop.

The car drove out of the Marshal's Mansion, the ground was covered with a layer of white, and the sky was full of snowflakes. Li Jinyan was a little impatient, the car drove to Zidi Primary School, opened the door, and almost ran all the way into the school gate.When I walked to the door of the classroom, I realized that I had come early, and the children were still listening carefully to the teacher's homework assignment. Li Jinyan hugged the cloak and leaned against the wall shaking his head and laughing.

The school bell rang, and the classroom door opened. The Second Young Master Lou, who was walking out with a few classmates, saw Li Jinyan and called out "Brother Yan".

"Mr. Lee."

The children also knew Li Jinyan, and they all came up to say hello.

Li Jinyan smiled and took out a bag of candy from his pocket, handed it to Lou Er Shao to distribute to his classmates, then wrapped the little leopard tightly in his cloak, picked him up and walked towards the school gate.

Guanbei Zidi Primary School stipulates that vehicles are not allowed to enter the campus, no matter who they are, they have no privileges.

Lou Rui was wrapped tightly, but still put his arm around Li Jinyan's neck, "Brother Yan."

"Well, is Rui'er cold?"

"not cold."

Hugging and rubbing, Li Jinyan smiled and rolled his eyes.

The driver opened the door, and the two got into the car, with a layer of snow falling on their heads and shoulders.

The snow is getting bigger and bigger, and the sky is getting darker and darker. The car lights illuminate the front, and the snowflakes are like silver yarns flying in the light.

"I don't need to go to school tomorrow," Li Jinyan pulled up the two chubby claws of the second young master Lou, "Brother Yan will take Rui'er out to play, okay?"

"it is good!"

"It's so cute!"

Just as he yelled at Xiaopang's face, Little Leopard said at this moment, "Brother Yan still needs to write big characters, and he can only play after he finishes writing."

"..." Does a six-year-old child need to take study and life so seriously?

On February [-], Mrs. Lou arrived in Guanbei.

After Young Marshal Lou left, Li Jinyan originally wanted to send Second Young Master Lou back to the capital, but Mrs. Lou told him that he was going to celebrate the New Year in Guanbei.

"It's not inconvenient, there is no reason for a family to separate for the New Year." He said, pinching Li Jinyan's face again.

The "moved" emotions that just surged up were all "scattered with the wind" in this pinch.Turning his head to look at the second young master Lou who was sitting on the side, his big eyes unblinking, Li Jinyan covered his face, his image was completely gone.

On February [-]th, Marshal Lou in Europe received a telegram from Li Jinyan. At the same time, a batch of new supplies arrived. The soldiers who received the supplies were already "numbed". , they will not find it strange.

In just two or three months, not only the Chinese Expeditionary Army learned about Li Jinyan's "habits", but also the Allied Forces spread that the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, the young General Lou, had a "generous" wife.

"Is he even married?"

The passionate French girl sighed when she saw the report.

After the Huaxia Army fought a beautiful battle in Cambrai, the European media became very interested in this army. Lou Xiao’s name is familiar to Europeans before. This time, although there is no exclusive interview, there are many more photos than before. , Song Wu and others will naturally not fall behind.

For a while, the handsome young Huaxia general became a hot topic in the social circles in Paris. Even facing the threat of the German army, he could not resist the pursuit of "love" by Parisian girls.

Unfortunately, Young Marshal Lou is very loyal to his marriage, and the other three Young Marshals are not interested in these European girls.Unexpectedly, this attitude has attracted more "mad bees and butterflies".Although the word is not used properly, the facts are in front of us.

The older teachers and brigade commanders sighed again, it's so good to be young.

After another batch of materials was counted and delivered, several American soldiers came up to them. Facing the wary eyes of the Chinese soldiers, the American soldiers touched their noses and expressed their desire in blunt Chinese with almost no ups and downs. "Buy" cigarettes and candies in the hands of Huaxia soldiers.

Cigarettes are for personal use, and candy is for the pursuit of beautiful girls.

In the long winter, except for the attack launched by the Chinese army, there was almost "no war" on the western front.Without the opportunity to show their enthusiasm on the battlefield, the American cowboy had to sow the seeds of freedom from elsewhere.

Germany is busy negotiating an armistice with Russia, and the Allied Powers have not yet made a final decision on the spring combat plan. However, the blockade at sea and the removal of the threat of German submarines have achieved certain results.

Traditional fleet escorts, once considered too conservative, made ambushes by German submarines no longer effective.

Even if the merchant ship is targeted, the German submarine only has time to launch one torpedo, and the escort fleet can completely force the German submarine to dive, making the artillery on the submarine unable to function.As a result, Germany's plan to use submarine warfare to force Britain to agree to peace talks was completely aborted.

The Allied Fleet did not intend to let it go. The United Kingdom and the United States planned to deploy a large number of mines in the waters from northern Scotland to Norway starting in March, so as to completely block the German submarines in the harbor.

With the German submarines unable to sail, the fleet of the Allied Powers could completely control the Atlantic Ocean.

Of course, all of this has nothing to do with the Huaxia Army for the time being.

Far away from home to fight in Europe, and it’s New Year’s Eve, the soldiers’ homesickness is even stronger. Fortunately, there are a lot of supplies sent by Li Sanshao, including a lot of meat, eggs and flour. All the cooking soldiers gather together and shake off their arms Bread dumplings.

In order to save time, the dumplings are so big that most people will never be able to tell whether it is a dumpling or a dumpling when they see it. The soldiers are so bold!At the same time, there are rice cakes in the pot. Song Wu said that he must express his gratitude to Li Jinyan after returning home.

When the dumplings came out of the pan, not only the Huaxia soldiers, but also the visiting American soldiers started sniffling.

Of course, with the previous unhappiness, Brother Huaxia didn't have much good looks towards these Yankees.

Didn't you look down on Chinese people and think that people of the yellow race are like this?Chinese exclusion?Okay, let's not delay the beauty row.

After the dumplings were cooked, each soldier had a share. The Huaxia soldier who stood firmly in the "German position" smacked his lips, looked at the German soldier opposite, picked up a dumpling with chopsticks, and lifted it to the top of his head. gun.

Before they held up steamed buns, they were shot and exploded.

Several Huaxia soldiers in the trench looked at each other, and they had to carry out the order from the top. They buckled two large plates of dumplings together, wrapped them, and pushed them out of the trench. Another soldier who could speak a few words of German shouted a few words .

"Scholar Wei, can you understand what you said?"

"should."

"What should be?

"That's what it means."

"I didn't ask you this!"

After a while, there was also a sound from the opposite side, which was also separated from the main position. According to the observation of the soldiers, more than a dozen German soldiers were in the air.

"Who's going?"

Scholar Wei was helpless, "I'll go."

Only he knows German, who else will he go?

The two sides continued to yell a few times, and each sent a soldier to crawl out of the trench slowly.Without knowing whether the other party is cheating or not, the unscrupulous will stand up under the gun and show how "manly" he is.

In the end, Wei Shusheng and the German soldiers met in the middle, and the first action was to subconsciously point a gun at each other's head.

Scholar Wei bared his teeth and motioned the German soldiers to look at the steaming plate, but the German soldiers did not move.After 5 minutes, after confirming that neither side had the intention to shoot, the two briefly exchanged a few words. In front of the German soldiers, Scholar Wei ate the whole dumpling and took a cigarette case inlaid with precious stones from the other side before they separated. , Turn around and climb back towards your own trench.

During this period, the two sides have been vigilant against each other until the end of the meeting, both of them returned safely, and the alarm was declared lifted.

Scholar Wei returned to the trench with sweat on his forehead. After the German soldiers returned, they tore a corner of each dumpling and fed them to the seriously wounded before sharing the food.This kind of transaction is not the first time, nor will it be the last time. This is how the Chinese army, under the eyes of the Americans, "secretly communicated with the German army."

Now that Germany has not been completely weakened, there is no need for the Chinese army to fight the opponent immediately.

"We did come to fight, but not for England and France."

If the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers continue to choke, Huaxia can temporarily stay out of the matter and play soy sauce, that would be great.As for whether the Americans want to rush forward, that is none of the business of the Chinese.

Brother Huaxia was cooking dumplings in Europe, and the Japanese scorpion who had tasted the sweetness from the robbery was dispatched again, and the number of cruisers participating in the robbery increased to four.In the days that followed, it was clear that the Filipinos were going to be out of luck.

Japanese pirates, I really didn't call them for nothing.