Chapter 241 Crisis between North Korea and Russia

Zhou Charter is a very busy person. He does not stay in the Governor's Office most of the time, but inspects everywhere and is very busy. He has many titles. In addition to the governor of Taiwan, there are also Commander-in-Chief Zhang Jun, the president of the Taipei Armed Forces School, the president of the Taiwan Dynasty Chamber of Commerce, the honorary president of the Taipei University, the honorary president of the Taiwan Railway Company, the chairman of the Taiwan Dynasty Steel and Coal Consortium, and even the president of the Taiwan Confucian Research Association - he is a proud disciple of Na Jin and a Taiwanese Confucian student. Everyone knows that Zhou Charter not only has a magic gun, but also can write good articles. All, Zhou Charter has to be the president. Of course, Zhou Charter also has a seven-grade title - Alishan General Affairs. Zhou Charter is indispensable from military and political affairs, civil affairs, education to industry and commerce.

Therefore, Zhou Charter travels to Tainan, Taichung, Keelung, Changhua and other places all day long, and visits North Korea and Japan every once in a while. Under Park Yong-yeol's rule, North Korea is also thriving. Although Ryukyu is nominally Japanese, 41 military bases of Zhangjun are scattered all over the islands of Ryukyu, and the local economy of Ryukyu is basically tied to Taiwan, and the local people prefer to go to Taipei rather than Tokyo.

However, after the end of the Second World War, Zhou Charter never returned to the mainland. First, the brothers Zhang Jun were worried about his safety and did not dare to let him go back. Everyone knows that the old woman Empress Dowager Cixi had no good intentions, and she would find every opportunity to assassinate Zhou Charter. Second, Empress Dowager Cixi did not want to see Zhou Charter appear on the mainland. She was afraid that Zhou Charter would encourage the Qing officials and people to rebel. Both sides have their own fears, so everyone is tacit. If you don't come, I won't go, and we will be safe with each other.

Originally, Zhou Charter was a member of the court. According to the rules, he should regularly return to Beijing to report on his duties. The court has major affairs, and the Zhou Charter should also be recruited to return to the court for discussion. However, every time it came to debrief, the court issued an edict that Zhou Charter did not have to return to the court, but only allowed to submit a debriefing report. The court's reason was that the two places of the Taiwan Dynasty were waiting to be revitalised. Zhou Charter, as a local official, was busy with official duties, and it took time to return to Taiwan. Zhou Charter received the edict and laughed it off. Everyone knows it! The court is going to permanently put Zhou Charter in Taiwan!

Japan has completely submitted to the Zhou Charter. When Zhou Charter started his career in North Korea, he killed Shima Yichang, the leader of the mixed brigade. Later, Yamagata Youpeng, Dashanyan and other Japanese worshiped military souls, were defeated by him. Two princes, one died in his hands and the other was his prisoner. The Japanese were extremely in awe of Zhou Charter. The consequence of awe is complete submission. This is the national characteristic of the Japanese - if you hurt him, he will submit to you!

Therefore, Zhou Charter became a regular visitor in the Kyoto Salon in Japan. Here, he had a good talk with Prince Fushimi Palace. The prince's experience of being captured not only did not become a shame for him, but also became the capital of his boasting in Sharon - it was an honor to be a prisoner of the Zhou Charter. Every time Zhou Charter came to Tokyo, Prince Fushimi Miyazhen Ai personally accompanied Zhou Charter to the salon, which attracted the admiration of his sons and grandchildren.

Of course, Zhou Charter went to Tokyo not to talk about the world in the salon. He discussed the cooperation between the two sides with Hirobumi Ito, including the supply of industrial raw materials, the market of Taiwanese and North Korean commodities, industrial technology transfer, talent exchange, etc. Sometimes, Japan wants to use Zhang Jun's ships to open up the markets in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and also invites Zhou Charter to come and discuss.

In a word, Zhou Charter is very busy. He stayed in the house for more than a week and left four flower-like wives at home. Fortunately, Zhao Qiaoer is quite authoritative, and the four wives are also knowledgeable and reasonable. There is another virtuous old lady in the family. Zhou The charter is not at home, and everyone is at peace.

Two years have passed in a blink of an eye. In November 1897, the end of the year was approaching. Zhou Charter served as the governor of the Taiwan Dynasty for two years, and the two places were thriving.

In the evening of that day, Zhou Charter returned to the governor's palace.

This time, Zhou Charter has been away from home for a long time, two whole months.

He went to North Korea. Two months ago, Park Yong-yeol and Feng Guozhang almost fought with the Russians.

After Li Xuanqing's failure, Russian forces were frustrated in North Korea. Later, Zhang Jun became more and more powerful, completely driving the Japanese out of North Korea. Forced by Zhang Jun's strength, Russian forces also withdrew from North Korea. However, the Russians did not give up on North Korea, especially after Russia mastered the Southern Manchuria Railway, and the corrupt Qing Dynasty was unable to stop the Russians from getting involved in Manchuria, which once again contributed to the Russians' ambitions towards North Korea. On the one hand, they used former North Korean queen Min Zying to gather pro-Russian North Koreans and secretly train at the Corazchino base to infiltrate the North Korean border area. On the other hand, they put pressure on the border between China and North Korea through the control of the South Manchurian Railway.

At the end of August, a group of Russian-funded militants secretly crossed the Russian-North Korean border and arrived at Sanfengli, which was attacked by the local garrison. The group of militants were beaten up and turned around and fled back to Russia. At this time, Park Yonglie was inspecting the Russian-North Korean border. He found that there was a familiar figure in this group of militants - Zheng Shixiong!

Park Yonglie hated Zheng Shixiong to the bone. At the beginning, Zheng Shixiong was originally a battalion commander under Park Yonglie. He led a counterattack on the Linjin River, defected to Li Xuanqing, helped Li Xuanqing capture Pyongyang, and cut off the back road of Zhang's army, causing Park Yonglie to become a sinner of Zhang's army. When Park Yonglie saw Zheng Shixiong, his eyes turned red. Regardless of 3721, he ordered the troops to cross the border between North Korea and Russia and chase them all the way. Finally, he killed Zheng Shixiong 50 kilometers deep into Russia, and then returned to North Korea with his people and horses.

This incident made the Russians furious. Russia considers itself to be a world-class power, whether it is the Qing Dynasty or North Korea, which is a backward country in the eyes of the Russians. Now, the North Koreans have crossed the border, killed a Russian and left. The Russians felt that they had been greatly humiliated, and the Russian Far East Command immediately ordered the Russian-North Korea border. At the same time, the Far East Fleet set out from the military port in Vladivostok and approached the east coast of North Korea, forming a military pressure on North Korea.

Park Yonglie did not show weakness and ordered the 5th Division of the Second Army of Zhangjun to be stationed on the border between North Korea and Russia. At the same time, Cheng Biguang's North Korean fleet also moved from Incheon to Yuanshan to stand ready to meet the invasion of the Russians at any time.

The two sides are tense, and the war is imminent.

After Zhou Charter received the news, he immediately ordered Zhang's fleet stationed at the Ryukyu base to move closer to Yuanshan to support the North Korean navy. In North Korea, the Zhang Army was not afraid of the Russian army at all. The Second Army had two divisions, both in terms of strength and equipment, and still had a great advantage. The navy was slightly weak, and Cheng Biguang's fleet had only two light cruisers and three gunboats.

After Cai Ting personally led Zhenyuan and other ships to Yuanshan, the maritime forces of the two sides reached a balance. No one dares to act rashly.

Zhou Charter then rushed to the three peaks of North Korea and, as governor, negotiated with Russian Far East commander Racineski and Russian Tsar's personal representative Palau.

Zhou Charter and Palau are old acquaintances. The two have met in Zalantun and had a frank conversation. Therefore, the negotiations went smoothly. Rasinski is a martial artist, hot-headed and obsessed with shame, but Palau is much calmer.

Barauv knows that Russia is nominally a great power, but compared with Germany, Britain, France and even Italy, which has a strong industrial system, Russia, which still retains serfdom, has become a second-rate country. Although Russia's comprehensive national strength is stronger than that of the Zhou Charter's Taiwan and North Korea, this power is only an illusion. Russia's army in the Far East is only thousands, and the Far East fleet has only five cruisers. It will take at least three months for Russia to transfer its troops from Europe to the Far East, and it is difficult for Russia to He transferred European troops, because he had to beware of his old enemies Germany and France. In addition, the logistics supply line has to pass through the long wilderness of Siberia, which is extremely difficult to supply. Russia's vast land has become a burden of war. To put it bluntly, if the Russians want to fight a war in the Far East, if the opponent is the Qing army, they will win, but if the opponent is Zhang Jun, then the Russians have almost no chance of winning.

And Zhou Charter does not want to fight. The economies of Taiwan and North Korea have just improved, but they have not been consolidated. The people after the war also yearn for peace. Zhou Charter hopes to maintain peace for at least five years and ensure the rapid economic development of Taiwan and North Korea.

So, in the end, both sides take a step back. North Korea compensated the Russians for 50,000 taels of silver. Anyway, Park Yong-yeol crossed the border to kill the Russians or violated Russian sovereignty. Russia disbanded the training base in Koruschino and sent former North Korean queen Min Ziying and her followers to Moscow, far away from the Far East. Both sides went on strike.

This conflict has relieved the threat of North Korea's pro-Russian elements. Through this conflict, the Russians realized that they had no chance in North Korea. Since then, the Russian Far East Command has completely cut off its thoughts on North Korea, single-mindedly operating its Southman Railway, and never involved in North Korea again.

After solving the crisis between North Korea and Russia, Zhou Charter visited North Korea again and returned to Taipei in November.

It is said that Zhou Charter returned to the governor's mansion. Lin Yaozu, the captain of the guard, had already been informed and stood in front of the door of the house early to greet him. Seeing Zhou Charter, Lin Yaozu raised his hand to salute.

Yao Xi followed Zhou Charter and smiled: "Brother, you are home. Look at me..."

Although Yao Xi is still an adjutant of Zhou Charter, he has the rank of deputy general and is also a member of the imperial court, so he does not live in the governor's mansion and has his own mansion. Yao Xi followed Zhou Charter for a tour. He had not seen Cuihua and Dancai for two months, and he had already returned to his heart like an arrow.