Wulan Geli left Shuri City in despair. Watching the old man staggering down the steps, getting on the carriage and gradually disappearing from sight, Xiao Letian didn't feel much joy, only a faint feeling. sad.
"There are no real good or bad people in this world? They are just a group of miserable people struggling for the survival of their nation!"
"My hero, your enemy..."
The sound of footsteps sounded, and Xiao Letian turned to look at the Four Heavenly Kings and the young officers such as Xiang Ying. A group of twenty people were all here, and even King Shang Tai showed his head in the crowd.
"How was the discussion with the head of state?" Wang Ju and Xiao Hexin asked in unison.
"You... you all don't have to work today? Are you here to eavesdrop?" Xiao Letian smiled helplessly, "I should have won Ulan Geli. As for whether the tsar is a madman, I don't know. Got it!"
After a brief silence, everyone suddenly burst into cheers of "Long live!" This sound shook the surroundings of Shuri Castle, and a large group of birds around the Shuri Castle fort started shouting.
Xiao Hexin shed tears of excitement, "It's done! It's 100% done... In today's world, diplomacy is still a special envoy's full power! Ulan Geli's authority is very high, and he has the privilege of signing contracts!"
"No one can travel tens of thousands of kilometers to directly command a war or a negotiation! Whether on the battlefield or at the negotiation table, opportunities are fleeting, so the full power of special envoys has become inevitable!"
"Ulan Geli participated in the negotiations of the Second Opium War. It was the adaptability of their group that extorted so much territory from the Manchus!"
"At that time, the Tsar did not expect that these special envoys could create such brilliant results! Since then, Tsarist Russia has relied even more on the full power system of special envoys!"
"As long as Ulan Geli bows his head, then this treaty will definitely be signed!"
Wang Ju's hands were shaking with excitement. He wanted to light a cigarette but couldn't. Xiang Ying turned a match into a match and helped Wang Ju light it!
"Cough cough cough... cough cough cough... we still can't be careless. Even if... cough cough cough... even if Ulan Geli bows his head, he still needs to send a report to Moscow for his final decision!"
"Before that, we still have to continue to pressurize the Western Region and inform Commander Zuo that we will now increase the delivery of troops and supplies to the Northern Xinjiang... When the heavy snow that has sealed the mountains begins to melt, we must send troops up as soon as possible! "
"We have to nail the last nail on the coffin board so that the ghost can't escape again!"
Luo Huo nodded, "Yes! I have also discussed with German engineers in the past few days. My question is, can this airship fly over the Tianshan Mountains in winter?"
"He said that as long as the weather conditions permit, the cold is not terrible. In fact, what we are most afraid of is the wind... let the airship try to cross the Tianshan Mountains to support Ningyuan City!"
No matter how much they send, as long as the airship can support them in winter, this will definitely be a huge boost to the morale of Rongquan's lone army!
"Let's do it! What Luo Huo said is a good idea! I don't believe it. The whole winter in Tianshan Mountain is full of bad weather? Is there not even three or four days of good weather?"
"As long as they can succeed once, the morale of Rongquan and the others will be boosted, and the Cossacks in the Ili Valley will be completely desperate!"
"Things on the negotiating table will ultimately have to be done outside the negotiating table!"
Xiao Letian finally made the decision. This is the Tianshan Winter Route, which was famous in the early history of human spaceflight. This successful flight directly stimulated the beginning of global research on the design and manufacture of airships!
It was this very famous adventure that successfully deceived Europe strategically, and ultimately gave the Chinese a huge strategic opportunity.
A group of people drank happily on the city wall. King Shangtai gave away all the fine wine stored in Shuri Castle. The imperial chef held a new banquet. The luncheon turned into a celebration!
Halfway through the drink, Sima Yun said, "Before I came... I took a detour to where Aikeson and other Tsarist Russian prisoners lived. Aikeson asked me to bring a message to the head of state..."
"He is willing to help us coordinate negotiations with Tsarist Russia. It seems that this addict is homesick!"
Not to mention Aikeson, Xiao Letian had almost forgotten him. The actual governor of the Far East who came with the expeditionary force was a relative of the Tsar!
This high-level hostage has always been one of the Chinese's trump cards, but now it seems that this trump card is no longer important.
"Okay... just tell him directly that Wulan Geli has arrived in Naha. You can let him out tonight and let him meet Wu Langeli!"
"Over the years, I have given him a certain amount of freedom in Ryukyu. I believe he already knows how powerful our Chinese people are! As long as he is not crazy, he must know how to speak!"
Xiang Ying took the beer, walked up to the master and filled the glass for him. "Master...please drink! Disciple gives you a drink..."
"Ulan Geli won't stay with us for a long time, but our baby won't arrive until the day after tomorrow... I think we should put a little more pressure on him!"
"You mean, delay him for a few days and prevent him from returning to the capital?" Xiao Letian looked at his apprentice.
"That's what I think. This is a good opportunity to apply pressure. I just don't know if it counts as a leak!"
Xiao Letian thought for a while, "Some things can't be hidden anymore... Just do as you say and let Director Wang find a way to delay him for a few more days!"
After the lunch meeting, Ulan Geli hid in the VIP building to draft a telegram to Moscow. He wrote it for four or five hours, and he could only briefly introduce the complex situation in East Asia.
At the end of the message, Ulan Geli said sadly, "Your Majesty! I really can't do anything about it. The Chinese have now taken all the advantages, not just military advantages. The most important thing is that they have successfully started the industrial revolution." …”
"I hate Xiao Letian, but I have to admire Xiao Letian. The industrial plan he launched is a self-profitable plan!"
"Sustained profitability is the foundation for the future economic development of the Chinese nation, and we have not achieved it!"
"Economically, we are falling behind across the board, which will make the gap in strength between the enemy and ourselves wider...I'm afraid that when the Siberian Railway is built to the Outer Xing'an Mountains..."
"The comprehensive national strength of the Chinese people is ten times or more greater than it is now. We really don't have the strength to fight anymore!"
"Your Majesty, please think deeply. Please give me an instruction before spring! I'm afraid the Ili Valley will not survive next spring!"
After the telegram was sent, Ulan Geli didn't light the lights in his room. He just got a jar of Chinese liquor to cook the knife, plus a plate of iron broad beans, five-spice peanuts, and braised beef, and took a bite of it. of drinking.
No knife, fork, or chopsticks are needed. He puts his mouth to the wine jar and grabs the food directly. When he drinks until he is sad, he can cry unbridledly in the dark.
He drank until about nine o'clock in the evening, when there was a knock on his room: "Ulan Geli... please open the door!"
"Go away...no one bothers me...um...Russian? That St. Petersburg accent...who are you?"
The half-drunk Ulan Geli jumped up and opened the door suddenly. There was a young Russian officer standing outside, holding a silver candlestick with three candles in his hand.
Under the candlelight is the Governor of the Far East escorted by the Tsarist Russian Expeditionary Force, Aikeson!
