Beiyang reactionaries

However, with the outbreak of the European War, all the British warships in the Far East were brought back to the British mainland, and the ones left in China are those small gunboats, which are also gangsters in the inland rivers.Not really a navy at all.

With the reduction of British warships in the Yangtze River, Japan took this opportunity to increase its warships in the Yangtze River.At present, Japan has six warships in the Yangtze River, but the Japanese Navy believes that it is still too few, and plans to deploy eight to ten warships in the Yangtze River.

But there are some problems.Because the alliance between Britain and Japan began to become delicate, Britain began to reject Japanese forces and Japanese warships in the Yangtze River.Japan is very annoyed by not allowing them to use some of the ports currently controlled by the UK.

Japanese warships are not without docks.

Japanese warships wanted to dock at those piers, and several piers dared to refuse.But after all, those piers are piers controlled by other people, and the Japanese warships can dock there to replenish supplies at most.This is not what Japan wants.

So they want to have their own directly controlled wharves on the Yangtze River.It's just that Duan Xun has swallowed the most important provinces of the Yangtze River before he can make arrangements, including Sichuan, Hubei, and Hunan, which are all under Duan Xun's control.As for Feng Guozhang and Li Chun, who controlled Jiangsu, and Chen Guangyuan, who controlled Jiangxi, they were all directly related to Britain and would not agree to Japan's request.So it was left to talk to Duan Xun.

Moreover, Chongqing, Wanxian, Yichang, Jingzhou, Wuchang, and Yueyang, which Japan values ​​most, are all under Duan Xun's control.Duan Xun is a person who attaches great importance to the dock and controls the dock very strictly.

So Japan wanted to take a few piers from Duan Xun.

Damn Japs.

If Japan has wharves under its own direct control in the cities along the Yangtze River, then Japan's strength in the Yangtze River will be greatly increased, and it can even compete with the United Kingdom.In other words, Japan can even suppress Britain in a short period of time.Sure enough, Japan no longer takes the Anglo-Japanese alliance seriously, or Japan really wants to dominate the Far East.

Otherwise, Japan would not be so blatantly trying to control the dock.

But what to do?

promise?Do not agree?

If you agree, then Japanese warships will have a power comparable to that of Britain in the Yangtze River from then on, and you will never be able to take off the hat of the pro-Japanese faction on your head.But Duan Xun knows that as long as he agrees to Japan, Japan will definitely support him vigorously.And Japan will definitely support what you want.Including the control of Hanyeping Company, including the issue of Guan Yu, Japan will support Duan Xun.

But if you don't agree, then although you won't turn your face against Japan completely, the relationship with Japan will not be so close.As for the desired control of Hanyeping Company, Guan Yu will not go well.

further?take a step back?

Duan Xun thought for a long time, and Tsuruta Tatsuya was not in a hurry.Because this is not a trivial matter, Tsuruta Tatsuya quietly waited for Duan Xun's reply.After a long time, Duan Xun raised his head and said with a smile: "Tsuruta-kun, I recently established a marine police force, do you know?"

"I know. The fleet stationed in the North Sea."

Although he didn't understand why Duan Xun suddenly mentioned the Dharma Guardian Fleet in Beihai, Tatsuya Tsuruta nodded.Who doesn't know about this matter, the guardian fleet controlled by Lu Rongting broke away from Lu Rongting and ran to the Beihai port currently controlled by Duan Xun.

Duan Xun changed the name of the Dharma Guardian Fleet to the Maritime Police Force in order not to live up to the facts.

In this way, Duan Xun can justifiably tell others that I don't have a navy, I only have a coast guard.

"Yes. I am now preparing to train qualified personnel for the Coast Guard, so I want to set up a Coast Guard Academy in Wuchang. However, I am short of naval instructors and training ships for training. I wonder if you can invite your country to send Some naval talents, come to my school to help me train students. I will invite a few training ships from your country to help my students train. If possible, I will open a branch school in Yueyang, so that your training ships can be used in these two place for our students to teach live.”

Tsuruta Tatsuya smiled when he heard Duan Xun's words.

Duan Xun is really smart.

In such a short period of time, he was able to come up with such a method.Although Duan Xun also gave some restrictions, but the purpose of coming this time is more than half achieved.Therefore, Tatsuya Tsuruta said: "General Duan, we are good friends. It is what we should do to train a group of students for the general. Friends should help each other."

"Tsuruta-kun, that's very good. Then I'll take care of you."

Duan Xun cursed secretly in his heart, but he was still very polite.When I said please, I didn’t ask Japan to help me build up naval personnel, but I asked Japan to hand over the control of Hanyeping Company and Guanyu to Duan Xun.

Tsuruta Tatsuya nodded repeatedly.

"The empire will reply soon."

244 Han Yeping Company

"General, it's actually not a bad thing to let Japanese warships have their own docks under their own independent control."

It is a big deal to promise to use the pier independently for Japanese warships.Therefore, after Duan Xun finished seeing Tsuruta Tatsuya, he immediately called Dai Kan, Yang Wei, and Yang Yongtai over.Discuss with them carefully to see how you can cheat.

After all, giving Japanese warships a dock and giving them an independent dock are completely different things.Giving them an independent wharf is similar to giving Japan a concession.It can even be said that such an independent wharf will become a Japanese military base in the Yangtze River city, which will be reviled by thousands of people.

A real betrayal of sovereignty.

Of course, this kind of thing is very big, but it is not a big deal when it is small.Because the warlords across the country have given foreigners such power a lot.Zhang Zuolin's authority over Japan's land reclamation in the Northeast is much stronger than Duan Xun's.And the direct warlords in the provinces of Jiangsu, Hubei, and Jiangxi have long given the British this power.

As long as no one finds fault, it's not really a big deal.

"How to say?"

"General, think about it. Why do the British run amok in the Yangtze River Basin and why they have a huge influence in the Yangtze River Province? It is because their warships can sail on the Yangtze River anytime and anywhere, and they have their own docks in major cities in the Yangtze River Basin , and bases on land. Although the UK currently does not have many warships in the Far East due to the European War. But when the British start to pay attention to the Far East, their warships can return to the Yangtze River at any time. Our relationship with the UK is not good Well, if Britain transfers seven or eight warships to the Yangtze River, then this will be a huge threat. In the area below Yichang, [-]-ton warships can sail freely."

If Yichang goes west and enters Sichuan, the tonnage of warships will be greatly restricted.Warships of large tonnage, such as [-]-ton warships, cannot enter Sichuan.But in Hubei and Hunan, warships of [-] tons can sail easily.

If the United Kingdom transfers a large number of large-tonnage warships to Hubei, it will put a lot of pressure on Duan Xun.

After all, Duan Xun has a bad relationship with Britain.

"You mean to use the Japanese against the British?"

"Correct."

Duan Xun smiled.

indeed.

Thinking is good.Pulling the Japanese forces that want to dominate the Far East to the Yangtze River Basin and giving them independent docks and military bases will greatly increase Japan's strength in the Yangtze River.At that time, let Japan and the United Kingdom confront each other, which can greatly reduce Duan Xun's pressure on the United Kingdom.

Of course, the idea is good.

But things in the world are not so easy.Duan Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Changqing (Yang Yongtai), you should know that I have always been criticized for being pro-Japanese. If I promise to give the Japanese warships an independent dock this time, I will not be able to take off the hat of a traitor. Cao Kun Whether it’s the British or the British, they’re all gearing up, and they’re all ready to find my loopholes and attack me.”

I didn't expect Japan to be so aggressive.

But it’s okay not to agree.

Hanyeping Company may not take it back, but Guan Yu Duanxun must take it back.But once Japan strongly opposes Duan Xun's taking back Guan Yu, it will be really difficult for Duan Xun to take back Guan Yu.

Because Duan Xun is aiming at the fact that Britain, the United States and France do not have the energy to manage the affairs of the Far East. In fact, there is a time difference.Even when Duan Xun let the troops enter Outer Mongolia, there was a time difference.All they found were British, American and French, as well as Russia. They currently have no time to control Duan Xun's air strikes.

In other words, after this village, there is no such shop.

Not to be missed.

When Britain, France and the United States return to the Far East, and when the Russian Civil War ends, everything Duan Xun wants to do will be very difficult.At that time, Duan Xun will have to look at their faces in everything he does.Therefore, this time must not fail, and this time Duan Xun needs Japan's support very much.

Only with the support of Japan can Duan Xun successfully get back his own Guan Yu.

So you have to agree.

"General, your idea is actually very good. In the name of building the Naval Academy, we will build several independent piers, all of which will be counted under the name of the Naval Academy. Then let the Japanese warships enter these piers in the name of teaching, In this way, the outside world can also have an explanation. Anyway, Japanese warships do not sail in the Yangtze River for a day or two. I don’t think anyone will pay attention to which pier they are docked. They used to berth at pier controlled by the British, and occasionally docked It’s a common thing at other people’s docks. It’s just that they can build their own docks independently this time.”

"It's just self-deception. Anyone with a discerning eye will know what's going on at a glance. How could Cao Kun and the others let go of this opportunity?"

Duan Xun was still angry.