Respectfully

"Yan Shao, the matter you ordered to investigate has already begun."

Xiao Youde handed over a kraft paper bag to Li Jinyan, which contained relevant information about the member of the Second International that Shen Lao said.

"He has been living in a hotel on Changfu Street these days. The registered name of the hotel is Markov. He claims to be a Finnish businessman. It is probably a pseudonym, and his identity may not be true."

"is it?"

Li Jinyan opened the file bag, there were only three sheets of paper in it, not many, but it recorded all the activities of this Markov in Guanbei City in detail, and even wrote clearly when he had breakfast.

From the information, this person is just like what he said, a Nordic businessman who came to China to look for opportunities. He has shown great interest in many products in Guanbei, especially canned food. An order was placed with a store, three hundred boxes of luncheon meat and one hundred boxes of braised beef.

"Has he ever looked for Shen Heduan?"

"I went there again. After the two met, he left in less than half a cup of tea."

"What did they say?"

"I only vaguely heard about joining the war, the Allied Powers and so on." Xiao Youde looked distressed, "The two of them were talking in the study, so they couldn't get too close."

Li Jinyan sighed, he understood that in broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of everyone, you can't climb the roof, right?Even if Mr. Shen doesn't mind, what's the matter if others see it?What would he think if Shen Heduan found out?

"there's one more thing."

"what?"

"Zhao Kangfeng had contact with this Markov."

"Who?" Upon hearing the name at first, Li Jinyan really didn't have much impression.

"Master Li San's son-in-law." Xiao Youde paused before continuing: "They did it secretly, and it was before Markov approached Shen Heduan. But after that, the two never met again, just like It’s like not knowing each other at all.”

As the head of intelligence, Xiao Youde knew a thing or two about the relationship between Li Jinyan and the Li family that was drifting away, and he only said that Zhao Kangfeng was Li Qingyun's son-in-law, not that he was Li Jinyan's cousin-in-law.

Li Jinyan frowned, he remembered that Li Jinhua's husband was indeed Zhao Kangfeng.He had contact with this Markov?Occasionally or... Did he marry the Li family for other purposes?

"Arrest people."

"Speak less?"

"Arrest this Markov!" Li Jinyan's face turned cold. If things were as he thought, he would not let Markov or Zhao Kangfeng go!

Chinese people have always attached great importance to blood ties, no matter whether his relationship with the Li family is close or distant, in the eyes of outsiders, he is the third youngest of the Li family.Using the Li family, the biggest possibility is to find him, and his surname is now Lou!

Li Jinyan hoped that his worries were unfounded, but he had to prepare for the worst.

"Speak less, it's easy for people to catch, but..."

"what?"

"It's not easy to deal with in the end." Xiao Youde looked carefully at Li Jinyan's expression, "After all, he is a legitimate businessman on the surface, and if he keeps his mouth shut, it will cause trouble. If he is released after questioning, the trouble will be even greater .”

"Mr. Xiao," Li Jinyan smiled suddenly, leaned back in the chair, brushed his fingers lightly on the armrest, "people always come up with the solution, I believe you can handle this matter well, right? If you can't handle it well It's okay, I can hand it over to someone who can handle it."

"Don't worry, my subordinates will handle the matter properly."

Hearing Li Jinyan's words, Xiao Youde's expression changed and his tone became more solemn.

"I believe in Mr. Xiao." Li Jinyan held up his teacup, "I'm waiting for good news from Mr. Xiao."

"Yes!"

After Xiao Youde left, Li Jinyan closed his eyes and pinched his forehead wearily. He didn't want to cause trouble, but trouble came to him.It's just a marriage, so much can be involved.He really didn't want things to be as he thought. No one likes to be counted, especially with such low-level means.Moreover, there are many innocent people involved in this conspiracy.

Zhao Kangfeng returned to Chahar, wanting to find out his details, but had no other way but to send someone to Chahar.Maybe, he will go back to Li's house again.As for whether to ventilate the Li family in advance, or wait until later.The final result has not yet been ascertained, so it is best not to jump to the conclusion that Zhao Kangfeng is Li Jinhua's husband and Li San's son-in-law after all.

Thinking about it, Li Jinyan frowned again, then opened his eyes, and at some point, the dumb uncle was already standing by the door.The door was open, but Uncle Dumb was standing outside the door.

"Uncle Dumb, you're here."

Li Jinyan sat up straight before the dumb uncle stepped over the threshold, took out a note from his sleeve and handed it to Li Jinyan.

"This is?" Li Jinyan took a look at it, his expression changed suddenly, and he read it carefully from the beginning to the end, then raised his head suddenly, "Uncle Dumb, is everything written on it true?"

Uncle Dumb dipped the cold tea in the cup on the table, and wrote quickly, watching the handwriting on the table change from clear to blurred, and finally disappeared one by one, Li Jinyan's heart beat fast.Li Jinyan heaved a sigh of relief when the last word came from the desktop, and only then realized that he held his breath when he wrote the words "Siberia Fleet" from Uncle Dumb.

Of the four cruisers stationed in Vladivostok, two of them are willing to revolt and help China?

This is incredible.

"Uncle Dumb, is this news true?" He still had a hard time believing it was true.

The dumb uncle nodded, and then wrote: The captain of one of the cruisers has some friendship with the second master.Many of the other ships were members of the Bolsheviks.

Since he stayed in Post-Baikal for a while, through the mouths of Meng Erhu and Xu Erjie, the dumb uncle knew about the Bolsheviks.Before Kazan broke into the Siberian resistance organization, Shen Heduan told him everything that Shen Heduan told him.

Uncle Dumb knows a lot about the Bolsheviks.

Li Jinyan is aware of the huge role played by the Russian sailors in the October Revolution. The Tsar was overthrown, and the sailor uprising was a trigger that cannot be ignored.It was not surprising that there were Bolsheviks in the Siberian fleet. What really surprised him was that Uncle Dumb actually told him that Master Li Er had a good friendship with a Russian navy captain.

How did a Chinese businessman become friends with a Tsarist Russian lieutenant colonel?

Li Jinyan suddenly remembered the letter that Situ actually brought back. Master Li Er mentioned Vladivostok in the letter, and also vaguely mentioned that there was a "friend" who had helped him there. Could it be the captain?If this is the case, then it is not difficult to understand that Master Li Er did not state the identity of this person in the letter.

After all, in anyone's eyes, this matter is too unbelievable.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Tsarist Russian forces spread all over the Dongqing Railway, and a large number of Russians lived in Harbin Road. After the Russo-Japanese War, the southern section of the railway was snatched by Japan, but the northern section was still in the hands of the Russians. The president exhausted all means to take back the right to operate the railway.Calculating the time, this batch of weapons should arrive in Guanbei before President Lou Da took back the railway.In other words, from the beginning of ordering this batch of arms, Mr. Li Er never thought of handing them over to the southern government.

The more Li Jinyan thought about it, the more he realized that it was possible.President Zheng Huai'en and Zheng Da, together with the previous southern government, are really sad. They offended people like Li Qinglong. No matter how tightly the money bag is covered, the real money inside will not be kept.

"Uncle Dumb, are those weapons also related to this captain?"

The dumb uncle didn't nod or shake his head, but his attitude was enough to explain everything.Li Jinyan clearly remembered that the dumb uncle told him that he didn't know who transported the general fire to Guanbei.To be honest, it is no wonder that Uncle Dumb is the reason for this incident. If Li Jinyan had been told the identity of this person three years ago, it would not be of much use at all, and maybe it would cause trouble for both parties.

No one could have imagined that Marshal Lou and the soldiers from the six northern provinces would be so fierce. They fought Japan and Russia, and now they are sending troops to Vladivostok.

"Don't tell me in advance, but tell the young commander about the two cruisers as soon as possible."

Thinking of the telegraph that was secretly sent to the train, Li Jinyan heaved a sigh of relief. This time, he finally didn't need to rack his brains to write any "code words", just because he was afraid that the telegram would be leaked.

"Uncle Dumb, I would like to ask you to go to Khabarovsk yourself."

Since the dumb uncle can bring the news of the "surrender" of the two cruisers, he naturally knows how to connect with them.

Uncle Dumb didn't refuse, he could understand what Li Jinyan meant.

"Today is the 26th. The young marshal should be at the front line. I will prepare eight money orders, and you can take them with you."

eight?

"The first person to come here must give some benefits, and those who have not come can also fight for it."

If you want the horse to run fast, you have to give good material.Especially in the aspect of "buying people", Young Marshal Lou is ahead of him, and he is just imitating it.When Marshal Lou buys the army, he buys the navy!When Marshal Lou buys Chinese soldiers, he will buy Russian sailors!Li Sanshao is very wealthy.

"There are also those Bolshevik sailors," Li Jinyan thought for a while, and continued: "They are different from people who take money to do things. If possible, after taking Vladivostok, try to replace them from the battleship."

You can contact Kirov who leads the resistance organization in Siberia. If these sailors are willing, they can fight side by side with their comrades in Siberia to jointly resist the "brutal tsar".If the other two cruisers in Vladivostok can also be bought over, the big deal is to let them drive away the cruisers they are on.

Anyway, after the October Revolution, several Russian fleets would be in chaos. Many naval officers were killed, some of them defected to the new regime, and the rest followed Kolchak to join the White Army.Kolchak was once the commander of the Black Sea Fleet and had a high reputation among sailors.

Shouldn't we find a way to get in touch with this future leader of the White Army who can speak Chinese?He seems to be still laying mines in the Baltic Fleet?

Li Jinyan began to lose his mind again, and the dumb uncle stood quietly aside, his eyes lowered, and he was also lost in thought.

On June 27th, Uncle Dumb carried eight money orders with a minimum face value of [-] oceans, and took Liu Laowu, the owner of Dingshun Tea House, on the train to Khabarovsk.

On the same day, Li Jinyan sent a telegram to Marshal Lou, and the telegram was sent directly to Marshal Lou's headquarters. At that time, Marshal Lou was holding a battle meeting with several division commanders. With fierce naval gunfire, losses can be expected, but if you want to capture Vladivostok, these losses cannot be avoided unless the four cruisers suddenly misfire or sink.

Before the battle, the cruiser Zhenhai and several torpedo boats had offered to fight, but Marshal Lou did not agree.An old cruiser plus a few torpedo boats cannot fight against four cruisers, let alone a heavy cruiser among them.

"Young commander, the first division has applied for the main attack mission!"

"Young Marshal, since Manzhouli, the Eighth Division hasn't had much chance to show its face, this time let the Eighth Division go!"

"Wei Zongguo, do you dare to rob me?!"

"Qian Boxi, who are you dating?!"

Seeing that Qian Boxi and Wei Zongguo were arguing red-faced, Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi wanted to speak out, but they couldn't suppress the loud voices of the two northern men.

In the end, it was Young Marshal Lou who spoke, "Independent Brigade."

The quarrel in the room stopped immediately, and the four division commanders all looked up to their superiors. What did the young marshal say just now?

"The main attack this time is the Independent Brigade."

Qian Boxi and Wei Zongguo looked at each other, Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi exchanged glances, and said in unison, "Young commander, think twice!"

"I've made up my mind." Young Marshal Lou stood up, "Tomorrow the Independent Brigade will take on the frontal attack."

Marshal Lou's independent brigade is definitely the most elite unit in the six northern provinces. The brigade's organizational system, number of soldiers and weaponry are completely comparable to a division.

"Young commander, think about it again." Qian Boxi once again displayed the spirit of hob meat. No matter what, this main attack task must be won. The hob meat, big and small, in his division, including the division staff, are all waiting eagerly. Nah.

Young Marshal Lou glanced over, and just about to speak, Adjutant Ji knocked on the door of the conference room, "Young Marshal, Guan Bei is calling."

"read."

"Yes!" Lieutenant Ji stood at attention, took a breath, and said, "Young commander, Uncle Dumb will arrive soon, and he will bring a large money order with him."

After reading, Adjutant Ji fell silent.

Marshal Lou didn't speak for a long time, and the four teachers looked at him very delicately.

Why did Yan Shao suddenly send money to the young marshal?

Leaving aside whether the four division commanders could understand the meaning of Li Jinyan's telegram, in short, after Adjutant Ji finished reading the telegram, Marshal Lou announced the end of the combat meeting. After everyone left, Adjutant Ji took out another telegram.

"Young commander, this telegram was sent by Yan Shao to the new telegraph machine."

Young Marshal Lou took it and read it again, without saying a word, he put the telegram in his pocket.

Half an hour later, the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Division and One Brigade suddenly received an order to delay the attack.As to why the delay, no one knows.

Guanbei

As soon as Uncle Dumb left, Li Jinyan received a telegram from Shanghai. Young Master Liao Qi, who went south again, told Li Jinyan that foreign banks in Shanghai had established a federation, and there were indications that the establishment of this federation might not be purely for commercial purposes. .

Seeing what Liao Qiting said in the telegram, the only thing Li Jinyan can do is to send someone to invite Ren Wuchu, always consult a professional, so that he can understand how he should deal with it next.

While waiting for Ren Wuchu, Li Jinyan looked at the telegram sent back from Europe by Ned and Second Sister Xu.

The war situation in Europe is not optimistic for both the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers.It is worth mentioning that the winks Italy threw at the Allied Powers finally got a response. Perhaps affected by the previous "concession condominium" incident, the Allied Powers finally realized that although Italy was not very effective in fighting the war, if it was left alone, it would It's better to drag yourself into the camp to be safer.

Therefore, Italy first abandoned its ally Germany in April, and stabbed the Austro-Hungarian Empire in May, and then took the fleet to the gate of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and fired a few shots, proving to the world that Italy is also a A naval power, at least it has four Dreadnought-class battleships!

Italy's move made William II extremely annoyed, but there was no good way. Could it be that they sent troops to attack Italy?At this time, the German army was confronting Britain and France on the western front, and was strangled with Russia on the eastern front. It was really impossible to mobilize troops to deal with this rebellious former ally.As for the Austro-Hungarian army... I am afraid it is not as reliable as the Sultan army of Ottoman Turkey.

Even if he gets angry again, the Kaiser can only be lucky with the boot on the map.

Most of Second Sister Xu's telegrams were similar to Ned's, but in the telegrams, she mentioned many times the new weapons that the British were developing.Most of Li Jinyan's news about British tanks came from telegrams from Second Sister Xu.At the same time, she also mentioned a Frenchman named Roland Garros, who was called the ace pilot by the French newspaper c because he shot down five German fighter planes.

Roland Garros?The world's first ace pilot who was blown to the German position by the wind because of the sudden failure of the internal combustion engine?

The Germans were able to develop the interrupter, and then occupy the sky on the battlefield for a long time, and the sky kings like the Red Baron emerged, thanks to this French pilot and his plane.

The telegram stated that since May, the name of Roland Garros has not appeared in the newspapers. According to the time, Germany began to occupy the sky in Europe in the second half of 1915. At this time, Roland Garros should Already captured?

In this case, the Red Baron Richthofen, Burke and Immelmann will soon soar in the blue sky of Europe...

In World War I, ace pilots were evaluated by shooting down five enemy planes. The total number of ace pilots in the Allies was far higher than that of Germany, and Germany only needed one Red Baron to make their air force go down in history forever.

"It seems that there were also Chinese pilots who participated in the First World War." Li Jinyan tapped his head. He was sure that he remembered correctly. The French Foreign Legion was very famous, and there was indeed a Chinese pilot among them. This person was mentioned in many documentaries of later generations. But Li Jinyan still couldn't remember the specific name of this Chinese man.

While Li Jinyan was thinking hard, the housekeeper came to report that Director Ren had arrived. Before Li Jinyan and Ren Wuchu could say a few words, the housekeeper came to report again, and Director Zhao from the police station came.

"Director Zhao?" Li Jinyan was very surprised. What did the police chief ask him for?Do you want to order uniforms again?Then I should go to Li Bing from the quilt factory.

Director Zhao walked into the living room without any nonsense, and explained his purpose in a few sentences. It turned out that a French woman came to the police station and brought many foreign reporters with her, claiming that the Guanbei Police Station had detained her husband for no reason.

"Does Shao Yan still remember those reporters who were arrested in front of the hotel? One of them said he belonged to the French."

"Remember." Li Jinyan said, "Could it be that he is the one this woman came looking for?"

"Yes, the name and age match, and she still has a photo."

It's been so long, and it's only now that you come to the door?

Taking advantage of the fact that Marshal Lou was not in Guanbei, he took the reporter to the police station directly. If he hadn't planned it beforehand, he wouldn't believe Li Jinyan if he killed him.

"Yan Shao, what should we do about this?"

Li Jinyan pinched his forehead, and he also had a headache, but the housekeeper walked into the living room again, saying that the French consul came to him, and Li Jinyan's headache got even bigger.