The Russian White Guards cavalry have been out for three days. On the fourth day, even the Don horses, which are hardworking and able to endure low temperature environments, have lost some of their vitality.

The rear cavalry led by Kolchak still maintained their fighting spirit. These Russian White Guards followed their trusted general, with the hope of a comeback, riding their horses forward, away from the clutches of the Bolsheviks. In order to save the strength of the horses, the White Guards

Slowing down the speed, we headed towards the appointed station.

In the afternoon, several cavalrymen wearing White Guard uniforms caught up behind them. Kolchak's men immediately stopped, raised their rifles, and prepared for battle. The men who came were just galloping on their horses. It was obvious that they did not

Cherish the horses. In the early winter of October in Siberia, the horses spewed thick breath from their nostrils. Up close, Kolchak's troops could even see the foam at the corners of the horses' mouths.

The White Guard cavalry leader shouted loudly: "We are from the Second Cavalry Battalion, coming from Omsk!"

Such shouts actually aroused the vigilance of the cavalry in the rear. All those who stayed in Omsk chose not to follow Kolchak. The purpose of catching up at this time was obviously questionable.

Kolchak had already arrived in the team. He separated the soldiers and rode out. Several White Guard cavalry who caught up immediately jumped off their panting horses and stepped forward to salute Kolchak, "Your Excellency, the Red Army has entered

After arriving in Omsk, they started arresting people after entering the city. Those officers and soldiers who laid down their weapons were all arrested. A few of us escaped desperately and survived."

Kolchak did not answer immediately. The tragedy of the civil war was beyond his imagination. The troops on both sides had strong hostility and hatred. Not long after the war broke out, it became commonplace to shoot prisoners of war at each other. Kolchak was born in the navy.

, were very resistant to the shooting of prisoners of war, but there was nothing they could do. When the vendetta accumulated, everyone was like crazy, completely unconstrained by any bottom line of war.

During these days, Kolchak also reflected on the failure of the war. He found helplessly that when surrender could not save his life, the troops on the battlefield once burst out with an amazing fighting will. After the White Army was defeated, there would be no more

Unable to muster the will to continue fighting. On the other hand, the Red Army, which had the upper hand, became stronger and stronger as they fought, overwhelming the White Army.

Kolchak asked about the number of the Red Army. The White Guards said that they seemed to be Tukhachevsky's troops, but they were just running for their lives and did not notice this at all.

The White Guard cavalry at the rear immediately became angry. Someone pulled the bolt of their gun and shouted: "How could you not know the number of the Red Army? You are just here to lie to us!"

Kolchak looked at the anger and fear on the faces of the White Guards, and said, "I believe you, thank you for coming to inform me of the news. Where are you going next?"

Several former White Guards who escaped were speechless for a moment, and finally said with difficulty: "Your Excellency, please allow us to continue to follow you."

Kolchak turned back and shouted to the troops: "Give them some horses, their horses can no longer run now."

Although the cavalry following Kolchak still did not believe these guys who escaped, Kolchak gave the order and no one objected. The cavalry handed the replacement horses to the White Guards and led them

The exhausted horses continued eastward.

Deng Jinsheng didn't know what happened. As long as the troops continued eastward, they would get closer to the northeast. Kolchak had failed, and Deng Jinsheng had no illusions about them. Returning to the northeast quickly became Deng Jinsheng's only expectation.

Now that they knew that the Red Army had already caught up, there was no point in marching any longer, so the cavalry speeded up, and after several days of arduous marching, they finally arrived at the agreed-upon station.

This is a common station on the vast Siberian plains. The flagpole at the top of the station hangs a tattered Russian double-headed eagle flag. The Bolsheviks will raise their flag on all the iconic buildings they capture. Even so, the troops are very careful.

He touched it and came back happily to report soon after, "Sir, we are still our brothers at the station. They have prepared a train."

Kolchak's angular face still showed a determined expression. He just nodded and gave the order, "Get in the car!"

The whistle sounded. Although the train was transporting the rear troops who had escaped the Red Army's attack, Deng Jinsheng felt that the whistle was full of joy. And what made Deng Jinsheng happy was that this train turned out to be a vehicle of the Northeast Railway Corps. Since the recovery of the Middle East Road, how could

Chairman Rui ordered the establishment of a railway corps. This train was one of the many trains 'leased' by the Russian White Guards.

Deng Jinsheng ran to the front of the train and chatted with the Chinese driver. On such a long railway line, the driver did not worry about the railway switches. The Trans-Siberian Railway is a one-way railway, and it may not necessarily arrive after running for a whole day and night.

Next stop. So I chatted happily with Deng Jinsheng.

"Brother, you are not in Northeast China, but you don't know how much better life is in our poor land. After the land was divided, half of a bowl of rice used to be filled with wild vegetables, but now a bowl of rice is just a bowl of rice. The government also teaches

How to grow sunflowers? I was the first to listen to the government. One family can have dozens of kilograms of oil a year. We have never eaten it, brother. Those fish in the river are fried and then cooked. It is really a thief.

To make it fragrant. Sprinkle salt and pepper directly on the fish and eat it directly. It smells good! It tastes really good!"

Deng Jinsheng's family was the first group of people to 'listen to the government'. However, at that time, Sunflower had just begun to be implemented. Before it could bear fruit, Deng Jinsheng had been ordered to serve as a liaison with the Russian White Guards. At this time, he heard that his family's life was getting better.

I couldn't help but burst into tears and saliva.

After wiping his tears and swallowing his saliva, Deng Jinsheng said happily: "I must try it when I get home."

The Railway Corps has a fixed supply and gas coupons are issued every month. I have been out for so long, I am scared, and I can’t eat well. The driver also wiped the corners of his mouth and responded loudly, "I just want to try it! I have never eaten these, and I feel like this

My life has been in vain! Brother, my family is from Heilongjiang. It is fate that we can meet abroad. When we return to Harbin, I will treat you to a meal!"

Deng Jinsheng didn't think of being polite and replied loudly: "Okay! You treat me to food, and I treat you!" After saying that, he laughed loudly.

Different from the laughter inside the train, Kolchak was having a surprising conversation with the White Guard deputy chief of staff who was waiting for him at the agreed place.

Deputy Chief of Staff Nikolayev looked anxious, "Your Excellency, we still don't want to use the Chinese railway. What they want is our gold. We can't let them succeed!"

Of course Kolchak knew that the purpose of the Northeastern government was to make money and had no intention of aiding the White Guards. But this gold was no longer so important compared to the current situation. Now that the Russian Provisional Government has fled eastward, the power it can rely on next

Only the Japanese government was left. Kolchak asked: "Nikolaev, what is the attitude of the Japanese government?"

Deputy Chief of Staff Nikolayev’s expression was full of grief and anger, “The Japanese government has proposed that we cede Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in order to support us. Moreover, the Japanese government requires special privileges in Vladivostok. Chief of Staff Zyuganov is working with

Japanese government representatives dispute.”

Kolchak was not surprised. It would be surprising if the Japanese government did not make any demands. At this time, the Russian provisional government must rely on foreign forces to persist in order to have a successful counterattack. At least, it needs the support of world powers.

and protection can continue to exist. Kolchak must persist until that time.

If you want to get protection from Japan, you have to have enough capital. Kolchak asked the deputy chief of staff about the evacuation of personnel. The deputy chief of staff looked a little calmer at this time, "The Chinese brought coal and grain, although

Everyone is starving, at least not to death yet. However, the Chinese do not allow us to enter their border. They threaten us that if we approach their border, they will act in accordance with the emergency clauses in the agreement."

Kolchak was not very clear about the emergency clauses in it, so he asked the deputy chief of staff before confirming, "The Northeast government will no longer provide any food supplies, and will deduct the train deposit from the gold we put in the Northeast Bank. If the train

If we cannot return to them safely, the Northeast government will confiscate the deposit."

"How much gold do we have in China?" Kolchak asked.

"There are 31 tons left," the deputy chief of staff replied.

Kolchak owned the treasury of Tsarist Russia in Kazan, which contained 500 tons of gold. Nearly 200 tons had been spent on purchasing Chinese weapons and supplies, and another 100 tons were transferred to the British through the Northeast Bank.

The British provided a lot of financial support at the beginning of the Russian Civil War. After the defeats of Kolchak and Denikin, the British discontinued their support. As for the French, they had no power in the Far East and only supported the Czech Army.

Representatives of the Czech Legion served as France's mouthpiece in the Russian Provisional Government.

By now, Kolchak had parted ways with the Czech Army. After thinking about it, Kolchak came up with an idea, "When we arrive at Lake Baikal, we will ask the Chinese to provide a batch of food immediately. We don't need to wait, and we will go south immediately.

We caught the food on the way and walked to Vladivostok."

The deputy chief of staff did not expect that Kolchak would actually walk thousands of miles to Vladivostok in this cold early winter. For a moment, he didn’t know whether to be moved or shocked. But after thinking about it, he no longer objected. The Chinese’s transportation service is charged.

Yes, if millions of people are sent to Vladivostok, nothing will be left in the treasury of the Provisional Government.

If you walk to Vladivostok, you can save a lot of money and supplies. This is also the last capital of the Russian Provisional Government.

The news was sent to Shenyang through the radio carried by Deng Jinsheng, and it was quickly known to the Northeast Bank. The president of the Northeast Bank was Wang Yongjiang, who was a member of the old Northeast bureaucracy during the Zhang Xiluan era. After He Rui came to power, he began to treat the old bureaucracy

They were gradually replaced. Among the old bureaucrats, Wang Yongjiang was not only not replaced, but also stood out. Wang Yongjiang was considered the first person.

Wang Yongjiang was born in 1872, a native of Jinzhou, Fengtian. He read a lot of books when he was young, was talented in learning, had a quick mind, and was good at medicine. During his service in the Liaoyang police, he devoted himself to his duties and won the appreciation of Yuan Jinkai. He was promoted to the city tax collector of Fengtian Province.

Director.

Because Wang Yongjiang was a scholar, there was no corruption or bending of the law during his tenure. After staying in office, he passed the political review and worked very hard in the land reform. He really stood out among the old officials who were mourned because of the land reform.

Later, Northeastern Bank was established and he was appointed as the bank president.

After becoming the president of Northeast Bank, Wang Yongjiang raised objections for the first time, and he directly opposed He Rui's opinions.

The Northeast Bank, as the central bank of the Northeast government, is one of the cores of economic work. He Rui knew that there were no senior financial talents in the Civilization Party, so in addition to forming a party branch of the Civilization Party, he also formed a committee.

As a former official, Wang Yongjiang did not object to the influence and control of the Civilization Party branch in Northeast Bank. He only openly opposed several foreign employees in Northeast Bank.

The reason for the objection is very simple and clear. How can the central bank of Northeast China allow foreigners to be in it? They are unreliable.

Wang Yongjiang was not the only one who had this view, many members of the Civilization Party also had similar ideas. As a result, Wang Yongjiang became the leader in expressing opinions in the Northeast Bank.

In the end, He Rui had to hold several meetings with Wang Yongjiang and others to get everyone to accept this arrangement.

More than a year later, Wang Yongjiang has accepted He Rui's idea. The bank's risk does not lie in the secret information being known to others. The bank's risk lies in the security of a large number of account records.

Foreign employees working in banks are just making money based on their skills. As long as those account records are safe, foreign banking experts are actually not a threat. What can they do? Tell others the amount of funds in Northeast Bank? Or tell Northeast Bank

Tell others about the future of monetary policy?

There is no need for these foreign bank experts to disclose this information. The government regularly publishes various reports in newspapers. It is really a big propaganda.

If there is any news that you don’t want these foreign employees to know, just don’t let them participate in the meeting. For example, when he learned that the millions of White Guards did not want to rely on the railway service provided by the Northeast to travel to Vladivostok, Wang Yongjiang did not

Notify these foreign employees.

At the beginning of the meeting, Wang Yongjiang, who was older than these young people, had to assume the responsibility of an elder, "Comrades, I am holding this meeting to say something commonplace. The reason why foreigners are not allowed to participate is because I want to say

A few words. Have we been making money from the Russians? We have forgotten not to stretch our hands too far."

These words were really hurtful, and the first reaction of the young people was anger. However, Wang Yongjiang had already made preparations. As he said, not notifying foreign employees during the meeting was to save everyone's face. Shame cannot be thrown in front of foreigners.

Without waiting for the young comrades to express their displeasure, Wang Yongjiang continued: "Let me tell you first, do you think that gold belongs to the Russians?"

Following such a question, the excited young comrades were speechless. Some comrades were not greedy for the gold in the first place, but just watched the somewhat embarrassing meeting quietly.

Wang Yongjiang saw that at least among his comrades there was no obsessive one, so he continued: "Some people say that Yuan Shikai betrayed his country and was forced to accept the Twenty-One Articles. So the Japanese government is a bastard. I think the Japanese government is a bastard because they treat

We pose a threat. But the facts must be understood. It was Yuan Shikai who asked for a loan from the Japanese government, and the Japanese government proposed the 21st. Even in the face of the country's scolding, Yuan Shikai still wanted to borrow money! Yuan Shikai was indeed a traitor, because he accepted

The Japanese conditions in exchange for loans. Northeast Bank does need more gold, and I understand that everyone wants to make Northeast Bank better. This is true. However, that idea is wrong, and our comrades at Northeast Bank cannot think that way!"

His words left the young comrades of Northeast Bank speechless, and the conference room was completely silent for a moment.

Wang Yongjiang breathed a sigh of relief. If someone else came out and said some bastard words at this time, Wang Yongjiang would have no choice but to ask the bastard master to leave the small temple of Northeast Bank immediately.

Not giving these people a chance to be stupid, Wang Yongjiang ordered: "From today on, everyone should not discuss the Russian affairs. The chairman proposed the establishment of rural cooperatives, opening banks in villages and towns, saving money, and issuing production loans. We

The work is very heavy, and the comrades involved in this work will have a hard time. The meeting is dismissed!"

The matter quickly reached He Rui. He Rui called Wang Yongjiang's office and invited him to have dinner with him.

He Rui's dinner was very simple, with four or two dishes and a soup made from corn grits. There was no wine on the table, so He Rui picked up the water glass and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wang."

Wang Yongjiang was quite happy to see He Rui supporting him so much. He picked up the water glass and said, "That's right."
Chapter completed!