Beiyang butcher Lu Jianzhang has completely sat on wax in the mountains and mountains of Hanzhong at this time! Because he received a telegram from the War Department of the Beiyang Government:

Life:

Before December 30, 1914, the headquarters of Lu Jianzhang of the Seventh Division of the Army were all withdrawn to the Xi'an garrison for repairs, and there must be no mistake.

Army Command of the Republic of China, Order.

December 13, 1914.

Lu Jianzhang originally wanted to use a month to quickly exterminate this motley army in the name of suppressing bandits, so that he could ask Beijing for his merits. But this time Lu Jianzhang completely miscalculated.

In the half-year war of "suppressing bandits", not only did he not exterminate this army of displaced people, but on the contrary, he made this ragtag army stronger and stronger, but he himself lost more than 1,000 troops.

After receiving such a military order, Lu Jianzhang knew that his military operation this time was a complete failure. In the Beiyang military system, he Lu Jianzhang was embarrassed this time.

Of course, Zhang Mazi is not comfortable. Although the guerrilla tactics of his righteous brother Zhang Erye were adopted, most of his team were peasants who had just put down their hoes.

In terms of the soldiers' personal tactical skills, they are 108,000 miles behind the Beiyang Army. What's more, Lu Jianzhang's department is also equipped with five Krupp mountain guns produced by the Hanyang Arsenal.

Zhang Mazi suffered a loss, and he also suffered a loss on these mountain artillery. Fortunately, Zhang Mazi's team had a generational difference in firepower output in terms of individual firepower compared to the Beiyang Army made in Hanyang, which made the two unequal teams fight strangely.

However, in half a year of actual combat rotation training, Zhang Mazi's troops also sacrificed more than 2,000 people. But fortunately, there is no shortage of Zhang Mazi's soldiers, and the surviving soldiers have become veterans with battlefield experience who have seen blood.

Zhang Mazi also adopted the suggestion of the second master and adopted it in the new army (the second master plagiarized the fine traditions of the older generation of the revolutionary army in the previous life. With the "passing on the band" mode of veterans leading new recruits, this newly built second master private army is rapidly expanding at a growth rate like cell division.

In the displaced area of Hanzhong, a large number of displaced people from the Sichuan-Chongqing area pour in every day. By December 1914, the total population of the settlements had reached a terrifying 380,000.

And these ordinary people who were exploited in their hometowns and could not make a living, after entering the camp for displaced people, each of them was able to distribute cotton clothes and a ration of food for the winter, although they could not have a full stomach, they could still survive.

And the families who are fortunate enough to be selected to be soldiers can get a monthly salary of 5 oceans. Even if they sacrifice, their families will become registered "military martyrs' families", not only do they have a variety of preferential policies for military martyrs' families, but this military salary can also be received by their families for ten consecutive years, which is even more remarkable! The enthusiasm of the displaced people to join the army is unprecedentedly high.

These preferential policies for joining the army have an earth-shattering sensational effect in today's Republic of China, where "good men are not soldiers"!

How can local forces and warlords have such a policy? It's nice if they can give you a normal salary.

Therefore, there is no need to forcibly arrest Ding at the two homeless reception points of the second master. Able-bodied displaced people will take the initiative to sign up at the conscription office set up at the detention point, fearing that they will not be qualified and will not be admitted.

Therefore, Zhang Mazi's rotation training army has not only not decreased because of sacrifices, but the scale of the army is constantly growing. More than 50,000 qualified soldiers have seen blood in the round of battles, and these are all valuable veterans who have participated in actual combat!

These soldiers are all "tinder" like existence, as long as the time is ripe. If the second master sprinkles these veterans at the grassroots level, they will bring out thousands of recruits who can fight and dare to fight to the second master.

However, it is precisely the increase in population that has put tremendous pressure on the logistics of the displaced areas. To feed these people, the second master has no pressure, and he has robbed some of the grain from the United States. The pressure is on the logistics of transportation.

The Ulanqab pick-up point is good to say, although the road is difficult, but it is good that trucks can pass.

However, the reception point in Hanzhong was troublesome, because of the special mountainous terrain of the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain, the transportation caravan of the Zhang family could only use the traditional means of transportation pushed by animals, which made the transportation capacity of the caravan face the danger of complete collapse.

It also forced the second master in Beijing to take measures to end the battle training plan planned by him and Zhang Mazi as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once the Hanzhong collection point is cut off from logistics and transportation, it will be a disastrous consequence for the more than 300,000 displaced people gathered together.

Since the second son of the president took away the "political donation", the second son has consciously accelerated the preparatory work for entering Xinjiang. He knew that the day of his entry into Xinjiang was not far off. Therefore, the second master decided to end the war in Hanzhong, gather the army, and reorganize the army of the two collection points.

After sending off the American technicians at Tianjin Port, the second master, who returned to Beijing, immediately donated 2 million oceans to the War Department through the middleman Ergongzi, explaining that the concentration of displaced people in Hanzhong was only a laborer prepared for road construction, not the rebel army in Bailang, Henan, so he asked the War Department not to misunderstand the security militia in the displaced area.

In fact, everyone understands, what kind of militia group do you have that everyone sends a shot and grabs quickly? None of the government's troops can do it. It's just that everyone tacitly understands it, they just want to see Lu Jianzhang's jokes.

Coupled with the president's second son's maneuvering, the officials of the War Department took a look, okay! The president's son-in-law has come forward, so there is no hidden danger in withdrawing troops. So a telegram was sent to Lu Jianzhang. As a result, the war against bandits, which lasted for half a year, came to an end.

The Beiyang army withdrew to Xi'an. At the same time, Zhang Mazi also received a telegram from the second master, ordering him to sum up the lessons and lessons, reorganize the troops, and continue to step up training. Waiting for further notice from the second master. The displaced people in Ulanqab also received a telegram notification from the second master ordering the army to be rectified.

At this time, the total number of private soldiers in the two storage points of the second master had reached 80,000. We can't go on like this, so much soldier training will definitely not be hidden, and we must obtain a legal number! Otherwise, his second master would have rebelled or rebelled.

Today, the second master made an appointment with the second son of the president for the legalization of the private army, and the two met again in the elegant room of Changhuaichun Teahouse.

"Second Master Zhang! That's not what you do! Didn't you say ten days? It's only been four days, and you've been on it? ”

"Second son, alas! You misunderstood me! I have another important matter to discuss with you today. ”

The second master saw that this famous son of the Republic of China had a little misunderstanding, and hurriedly explained. He is still very convinced of this person's ability and integrity.

At least the ceasefire in Hanzhong, this one did it quite neatly. Although the second master also spent money on it.

"Second son! There are two things to discuss with you today, which are of course good for you. ”

"Oh! What's still good for me? Tell me, I'll listen! ”

is still the "hanging" appearance of the second generation of officials who annoys the second master. The second master is also very helpless, who let the second master ask for help now!

"Second son! Ming people don't talk darkly, you know I'm interested in Xinjiang.

However, Xinjiang is too far away from our Central Plains, and the transportation is very inconvenient. So I plan to personally fund the construction of a railway to Xinjiang, and I will ask the second son to help me with this application for the right to build the way!

Of course, after the railway is completed, I will give 10% of the second son's share. What do you think? Is the second son interested? ”

"Oh? Railways to Xinjiang? That's a lot of money? Do you have the financial resources? This is something that even the government cannot do! ”

This prince looked at the second master suspiciously. Is the Zhang family really so rich?

"Don't worry! I have already negotiated loans with several foreign banks. As soon as I get the right of way, the money will be in place immediately. ”

The second master had to lie, he didn't want to expose his financial resources. Otherwise, depending on the urine nature of the Beiyang government, you can't come to the relationship every day? It's going to be a lot of annoying for you.

"Dude! You can't have a private deal with a foreigner, right? Did you secretly sell the right of way? ”

Get! This treats the second master as a traitor!

"Look at what you said, I said that if I sell the right of way, he has to believe it to foreigners! I am not representative of the Chinese government. ”

"Well, as long as the government doesn't pay for the railroad construction, the rest is fine. What about the other one? ”

In this sensitive period when everyone is against the president's father, as long as it is not a big scandal of betraying the country, the second son really doesn't care about the rest.

"You also know that when I build roads, I will recruit a large number of migrant workers along the way, and bandits and horse bandits are everywhere in the northwest. In order to protect the progress of road construction, it is necessary to send armed forces to protect it along the way. So is the number of this unit the second son also helping? After all, the road is repaired, and it will benefit me and you, and your father! ”

"What's the matter with my father?"

"Second son! You're confused, aren't you? I will contribute money and efforts to build roads, and I don't have to pay a penny from the government. But you can go back and talk to your father, and say I can build this railroad in the name of the president." ”

When the second son heard this, his eyes immediately lit up. He is not a political idiot, and if he really builds this railway in the name of his father, the president, it will be a real political achievement!

"Second Master Zhang has a heart! Accept your affection, if this thing really comes to pass, I don't want the 10% you gave me, as long as it's about Xinjiang, you just speak! ”

The second son was excited to take a big bag and promised. He knew about the deal, and his family took advantage of it! He had to accept the favor of Second Master Zhang.

The second master speaks in his heart, and you have been jumping for two years, and after the failure of the great president's restoration, you will be a fallen phoenix who is not as good as a chicken.

At that time, the second master and I will also be a prince, so I won't need you. Taking advantage of the fact that the president is in urgent need of all kinds of favorable "resources" for restoration, it is the best time for the second master to obtain various "legal" status and status in Xinjiang.

So the two of them had a detailed bargain over the application for the right of way and the size of the road protection team.

In the end, the second prince gave a suggestion that the total number of people in the road escort team should not exceed 50,000 guns, and they should not have heavy firepower such as artillery and heavy machine guns, and they should not be in the government army (the government does not have to bear military expenses), and they could only be recognized by the Beiyang government in the name of the new army entering Xinjiang. Under such conditions, the second prince said that His Excellency the President should agree.

Originally, the second master didn't want to brand the Beiyang Army in his army, but when he heard the second son's suggestion, he hurriedly nodded and agreed.

As a result, this transaction in the name of the construction of the Xinjiang railway, on the premise that both parties get their own benefits, a preliminary agreement was reached, and the second son was waiting for the second son to return to the specific operation. This is what our second master can't control.

As for the restrictions on the number of troops and firepower in the conditions, the second master didn't care about it at all.

After the official appointment comes down. The number of troops is not up to the second master himself?

Anyway, I don't want the Beiyang government's appropriations and supplies, and the Beiyang government can't stop the second master's neck at all.

As for artillery and heavy machine guns, the second master simply looked down on the clumsy artillery and water-cooled heavy machine guns of this era, and his recent "Hitler chainsaw" was enough for the second master's army.