After Li Sanjie passed the supplementary agreement of the Shanghai Treaty signed with Russia to Tianjin, the main members of the Travel Group were greatly relieved. Although it took time for Li Hongzhang and Dmitryev, the Russian Consul in Shanghai, on the withdrawal of the Russian army from the Northeast, the Travel Group had come to an end. After all, without any reward from the Qing court, the Travel Group completely defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance, forcing the Eight-Nation Alliance to admit defeat, and also took back part of the territory for China and safeguarded sovereignty for the Qing court. It has been considered to have achieved the ultimate and righteousness. To be honest, whether the Northeast can be collected or not, the Travel Group has no responsibility.

Of course, from the standpoint of the Chinese, the Travel Group is still very concerned about the negotiations on the withdrawal of troops in the Northeast. Therefore, Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng and Xu Ji, who are staying in Tianjin, also discussed this matter at the meeting of the Executive Committee held every day. Xia Bohai said: "Do you think the Russians will report the soft spots, withdraw troops from the Northeast?"

Qin Zheng shook his head and said, "Of course not. The Russians would not give in so easily. Moreover, the Russians have a special remote love for the land. It is not easy for them to spit it out because it is the land they seized. It is not easy for them to spit it out. It is not possible to do it by diplomatic pressure or military threats. In the history of the old time and space, Russia lost two large-scale lands. One was at the end of the First World War. Russia's October Revolution established the Soviet Union. In order to withdraw from the world war as soon as possible, to consolidate the Soviet regime, and to win the time to restore and develop the economy, the Soviet government signed the "Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty" with Germany and its alliance, and gave up on Poland and Lithuania.

The jurisdiction and sovereignty of Kurland, Levelland and Estrand, and the independence of Latvia, Ukraine, Finland and Georgia caused the Soviet Union to lose nearly 30,000 square kilometers of territory and nearly 70 million inhabitants. However, due to Germany's defeat in World War I, the Soviet Union immediately abolished the treaty and thus recovered part of its interests. However, in the end, it still lost nearly 10,000 square kilometers and nearly 50 million inhabitants. It was not until after World War II that it gradually recovered. Another time, everyone knows that the Soviet Union collapsed. This time, Russia lost a total of 50,000 square kilometers of territory and nearly 80 million inhabitants. Until we traveled, it had not recovered, and it was probably impossible to recover again."

"The two large-scale loss of territory by Russia was born in a period of national turmoil. In addition, after the failure of the Crimean War and the Russo-Japanese War, Russia also lost a small part of its territory. Therefore, if it were not for the turmoil of the country or the battlefield, Russia would not be able to give up the occupied land. Moreover, in the old time and space, Russia withdrew from the Northeast, after the failure of the Russo-Japanese War, so this time Russia may sign an agreement to retreat, but will never give up the Northeast."

Xu Ji said: "If Russia is not ready to give up the Northeast, then why should we sign a withdrawal agreement?"

Qin Zheng said: "Fight time. Now we have joined forces with Japan to threaten Russia militarily, while Britain, the United States and France put pressure on Russia diplomatically. Russia is not strong in the Northeast, so we have to win time by signing a retreat agreement so that Russia has enough time to increase troops and build fortifications in the Northeast. As for the agreement, it can be destroyed again after signing it. Russia has always been a veteran in breaking the contract, and the binding force of international treaties in this era is not as strong as when we travel through time. Breaking the contract is as easy as eating."

At this time, Xia Bohai said: "Old Qin, do you think the Russo-Japanese War can still be fought in this time and space?"

Qin Zheng thought about it seriously and said, "It should be said that the possibility of fighting is very high. Although due to our intervention, the Qing court did not compensate a large amount of silver, nor did it lose the country's sovereignty. We even took back part of the territory, but from the general trend of the Far East, there was no big change. The competition between Russia and Britain was still the main rhythm. Japan was a helper of the competition between Britain and Russia, and the contradiction between Japan and Russia on the Korean Peninsula was irreconcilable. At the same time, these two countries had great ambitions for our country's northeast, so they could only be resolved by war in the end."

After a pause, Qin Zheng said again: "The Russo-Japanese War cannot fight, there should be two landmark events. One is that Russia really withdraws troops from the Northeast. If Russia really withdraws troops from the Northeast, it means that Russia does not want to engage in direct confrontation with Japan, so that the confrontation between the two sides will be eased; the other is that the signing of the British-Japanese alliance. In the old time and space, the British-Japanese alliance was clearly targeted at Russia. Therefore, if the British-Japanese alliance is signed, it means that Japan is ready to go to war against Russia."

Xu Ji said: "So what role can we play in this?"

Qin Zheng said: "To be honest, we can play a certain role, but it won't be very big, because we can only be considered a small force in the Far East and do not have enough power to control the big situation. Of course, if Japan and Russia really start war, they will definitely come to win over us, but we do not have the ability to stop them from going to war. Therefore, we can also serve as a valuation and win the greatest benefits for us."

Xia Bohaidao: "What if we mainly participate?"

Qin Zheng was stunned and said, "Old Xia, what do you mean..."

Xia Bohai said: "According to the old time and space information, the Russo-Japanese War was actually a high-consuming war. To put it bluntly, both sides were exhausted. Although Japan won in the end, Japan's own national strength was almost exhausted, which was actually a miserable victory. If we take action to join the war when both Japan and Russia were almost exhausted, we can reap the benefits of the fisherman, defeat Japan and Russia at the same time on the battlefield, and occupy the Northeast."

Qin Zheng sang for a while and said, "This is indeed a good plan. If it can be successful, we can jump from a small force in a region to become a regional power. At least in the Far East, we can play a very important role. Moreover, the Russo-Japanese War began in 19o4 and ended until the end of 19o5. We now have about five years of preparation time, which can make us sufficient preparations, so the feasibility is still very good. In addition, if we can occupy the Northeast region, we will also have an exhibition of ours. There are great benefits. The Northeast has a vast territory, fertile land and rich resources. Except for the small population, all other conditions are better than Shandong. In the old time and space, we occupied the Northeast first and then liberated the whole country. Of course, there are still many things that we need to deal with in the details of the implementation of the whole country. If we first make Japan and Russia think that we have no intention of participating in the competition in the Northeast, we will not be vigilant against us; and if we send troops to defeat Japan and Russia, how will other countries deal with it, and will they interfere in our actions; and......... "

Xia Bohai quickly interrupted him and said, "Old Qin, now we are not busy discussing the details, we only say whether this big plan is feasible. The details are not something that a few of us can discuss, so we will study them slowly."

Qin Zheng thought about it again before saying, "I think it's feasible."

Xu Ji said: "But what if the Russo-Japanese War has not started? What should we do? Although the overall situation in the Far East has not changed much now, history has changed a little due to our arrival, so there is a possibility that the Russo-Japanese War cannot be fought. When we make plans, we must not ignore this possibility."

Qin Zheng said: "First of all, no matter whether the Russo-Japanese War can be fought or not, we must develop economy and industry, and at the same time strengthen the construction of the army. We must achieve the goal of overthrowing the Qing court, establishing a republic, and abolishing all unequal treaties. Sooner or later, these two points are not contradictory. If the Russo-Japanese War does not start, we will formulate other plans. As long as we become stronger, then any plan will have a foundation to complete."

Xia Bohai said: "Old Qin is right, but we cannot passively wait for the Russo-Japanese War to start, but should find a way to actively promote the war between Japan and Russia. Although we have not yet changed the Far East structure, Bi Jing is also a force that cannot be underestimated. If we find a way to make every effort to promote the war between Japan and Russia, we should be able to do something."

After hearing this, Qin Zheng nodded and said, "If we want to promote the war between Japan and Russia, there are some measures that can be implemented for consultation, but we should still act according to the situation. We should guide us by the forces. Just push it at Guan Jian at all times. There is no need to do it too obvious. In the final analysis, the same thing is the right thing to do.

Xia Bohai said: "Well, our main work next step is to develop economy and industry. However, the matter of the Eight-Nation Alliance is settled. Should the Qing court be cut off? If we want to control Shandong more easily, we still need the cooperation of the Qing court. When will Lao Qin go to Xi'an?"

Qin Zheng said: "I think it's better to wait until Li Hongzhang and the Russians have finished talking to Xi'an. It's better to take Li Hongzhang to Xi'an too, so that some things are much easier to talk about. Because it's the easiest to talk to people who understand anything, I'm afraid that they will mess with the tendons when they don't know anything. However, there are not many people who understand Li Hongzhang in the entire Qing Dynasty. And even if Li Hongzhang doesn't go to Xi'an, he will spare some energy after talking to the Russians. If something happens to Xi'an, there is still someone to deal with. It's just that they can't finish talking to the Russians in two or three months."

Xia Bohai said: "What they talk about is what we should do. We can only act in Shandong as soon as the land system comes out, and we will take care of whether there is a Qing court appointment."

Xu Ji said: "It seems that Li Hongzhang died this year. We must be prepared for this. If Li Hongzhang dies, there will be a missing intermediary between us and the Qing court."
Chapter completed!