Faced with this situation, Lu Shiyuan, Consul General of Beiyang Government in Vladivostok, called the Foreign Ministry of Beiyang Government twice, requesting to send troops into Siberia to protect expatriates. In addition, Zhang and the governor of Heilongjiang Province also received a avalanche of rescue telegrams. However, the Beiyang government did not reply. There is a simple reason. China joined the Allies in World War I, and now it must get the support of other allies to send troops to Siberia.
1965438+On July 20th, 2008, the Foreign Ministry of Beiyang Government formally summoned the ministers of Britain, the United States, Japan and France for advice. The four countries responded quickly. The United States supported it, France abstained, Britain and Japan opposed it, but the opposition was invalid, because the big brother, the United States, did not want Japan to monopolize the interests of the Northeast, so it firmly supported it. Seeing the American attitude, Japan agreed. On August 22nd, the Beiyang government prepared to send 1700 people to Vladivostok to protect overseas Chinese, but the actual number of troops sent reached more than 4,000. This is the first time in China's history to send troops to participate in major international actions, which is of great significance across the times.
Hairong
Beiyang army has just arrived in Siberia, a naval warship that has just launched? Hairong? Battleship # has also been moored in Vladivostok. Because there are millions of overseas Chinese compatriots in the Far East, the Beiyang government has sent several ships one after another. With the expansion of overseas Chinese evacuation, the Beiyang Navy has added a small fleet in the Far East, and its stationed locations have increased to Vladivostok, Shuangchengzi and Miaojie. At this time, the fleet is not only evacuating overseas Chinese, but also escorting them.
Burry Temple Street in Vladivostok
At that time, the Belarusian army was rampant in the Wusuli River and Heilongjiang River, which greatly hindered the normal exchanges between Russian ships. So, the Beiyang government was established? Qi Hei Jiang Fang Fleet? Entering Harbin to protect the interests of Chinese businessmen. However, to send warships to Harbin, it is necessary to bypass the Temple Street in the Far East, which is also a great test for Beiyang Navy. After crossing tatar strait, the fleet arrived at Miaojie successfully. After confirming the safety of more than 4,000 compatriots, the fleet continued to sail south.
When he arrived in Burry on the Sino-Russian border, he was suddenly attacked by Japanese and Russian troops. Due to the disparity in strength, Chen Shiying, commander-in-chief of the fleet, ordered him to return to Temple Street, and then returned by land and sea in the following spring. Just as the Beiyang Navy retreated to Temple Street, the Soviet Red Army also fought. In the face of the aggressive Soviet Red Army, the Belarusian army has no fighting capacity at all. Belarusian officers requested Chen Shiying's help against the Soviet Red Army. Chen Shiying refused to say that he was just passing by and no one helped him. But privately, Chen Shiying sent guns to the Soviet Red Army, and even the troops directly participated in the attack on the Japanese and Russian troops.
1920 In March, Heilongjiang was thawed, and the Japanese navy sent 20 warships to Miaojie, and the Soviet Red Army immediately retreated. In order to avoid retaliation, the Chinese fleet retreated to Ma Jie, and Chen Shiying ordered the Japanese to fight back immediately if they fired. When the Japanese saw that the Chinese fleet was ready, they dared not attack rashly. It just keeps putting pressure on the Beiyang government. Beiyang was forced to judge Chen Shiying, and Chen Shiying was dismissed on the spot, so it was no longer necessary. However, the Admiralty did not punish Chen Shiying. Later, he was renamed Chen, and participated in the Jiangyin Defence War in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, posthumously awarding the Admiral.
On the other side of the land, the Beiyang government seized the opportunity of the Soviet civil war and sent troops to drive the Russian troops stationed in the Middle East Railway back to Russia. The Middle East Railway is a piece of fat. Japan wants it, and so does the United States. In order to prevent Japanese monopoly, the United States proposed to set up an international alliance Committee to manage the Middle East railway. Faced with the proposal of the United States, Beiyang sent more troops to the Northeast and flatly refused.
On March 1920, 1 1, Bao Guiqing, commander-in-chief of China Tiewei, announced that the Middle East Railway belonged to China and occupied the headquarters of Russian Tiewei in Harbin. This is the first time that China has recently regained its national sovereignty by force.
Xu Shuzheng
While sending troops to Siberia, in June of 19 19, the northern geek Xu Shuzheng led the northwest border guards into Mongolia, forcing outer Mongolia to unconditionally cancel its autonomy, and1800,000 square kilometers of land temporarily returned to China.
If there is no long-term civil strife, I believe the Beiyang government will do better, and it can still do something with its own blood in the chaos in the Far East. Each era has its own advantages and disadvantages. Disadvantages cannot be forgotten, and advantages cannot be selectively forgotten.