Chapter 74: The Japanese Mutiny

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After staying in Baotou for a week, Xu Qingyun returned to Beiping, and he wanted to take over the tricks. In the first month, Xu Qingyun was busy with various banquets, and various chambers of commerce at home and abroad saw the legendary Xu Erzi. Xu Qingyun gave them only one signal: businessmen should do business in peace, farmers should do their own farming, and officials should be good servants of the people. In a word, under his rule, we must be stable and united. Of course, all this is on the premise that the Japanese do not cause trouble. Of course, the Japanese also wanted to cause some trouble, but on the one hand, they were not prepared, and on the other hand, the Tohoku was initially decided, and it would not be good if they dared to go south, and it would not be good if the backyard caught fire. The most important thing is that Xu Qingyun's words make the Japanese feel reasonable. China is not afraid of swallowing, but of encroachment. This is also in line with the conclusion of Ishihara Wanji, another Japanese intelligence expert, on invading China.

In accordance with the Tanggu Agreement, no troops were allowed to be stationed in the 22 county towns around Beijing and Tianjin. Xu Qingyun's security team of more than 20,000 people made a grand appearance, not including the police. These vigilantes are stationed right next door to the police station. In today's parlance, they are auxiliary police officers, but they are directly part of the army, rotated every three months, and they receive formal military training, but they are equipped with standard police equipment. They are more ruthless than the police. Walking down the street also makes people feel more secure.

However, since there was a picket team, Wang Liang, the chief of the Beiping police, was a little unhappy. Why? They have robbed them of the limelight, and the police have become auxiliary personnel. "Rice bucket, shame on Lao Tzu!" Wang Liang's spittle squirted his subordinates in the face. "Director, don't be angry, the little one has an idea that I don't know whether to talk about it or not." Deputy Director Zhao San'er handed over a cigarette. "Say!" "Director, do you remember the last time Ma Dazhi Smoke House?" Wang Liang tightened his collar, and the hell on earth didn't know how long he had been disgusted. "What do you mean?" Wang Liang looked at Zhao San'er suspiciously. "Why don't we set up a special task force and let them train for us, so ......" "Can this work?" Wang Liang finally frowned. However, two months later, Wang Liang regretted it.

Wang Lei randomly selected Xiao Wu, a member of the earth dog team who participated in the Jinzhou War, to be their instructor. As soon as this ordinary team member went there, the twenty young men carefully selected by Wang Liang did not dare to breathe. The eagle-like eyes stared at them uncomfortably. "The children are teachable, they are all good seedlings!" Xiao Wu showed a mouthful of big white teeth. However, his white teeth made these young men look more like Ye Zeng opened his bloody mouth and was ready to devour his prey, and people were panicked when they saw it. "I won't teach you to solve crimes, I'll only teach you to kill, in my opinion, coming here is a waste of my time, don't think I don't know your director's mind! I wish you had given up on my training sooner so I could have returned sooner. Xiao Wu was very greedy to look at the blue sky above his head. It's like an eagle longing for the sky.

What Xiao Wu didn't expect was that these twenty people had persisted for nearly two months? Just when Wang Liang was in high spirits, the Seventh Army issued an order, and all twenty people entered the army? Xiao Wu inadvertently praised these young men in front of Wang Lei, but he didn't think that Wang Lei would simply transfer them to the Tugou Special Operations Brigade. Now it's okay, Xiao Wu finally returned to the team, because there was no one to train. It is Wang Liang who suffers, working hard to make wedding dresses for others. However, the army's commendation made Wang Liang not know whether to cry or laugh. "Director Wang, this army has sent a large number of talents, making the relationship between the military and the local government go further......" can be summed up in one sentence, I have to compensate you for the people who poached you.

The Tugou Squadron was officially expanded into the Tugou Special Operations Brigade, with a total of 600 people, divided into three brigades, each of which was divided into squadrons, detachments, and squads. Another arduous task of the Tugou Special Operations Brigade is to test the latest combat weapons invented by the Baotou Military Research Institute and test their battlefield performance so that they can be finalized and produced for military installation. In May, the merchant ships of the Xu family in the South Seas encountered pirates, and Xu Qingyun knew that with a wave of his hand, each brigade of the Tugou Special Operations Brigade would go to sea for training in rotation for two months, so that these landlubbers could also go into the water to play, and at the same time engage in side jobs. Soon Xu Qingyun will also set up an air force, and all-weather three-dimensional operations will begin soon.

In the blink of an eye, it's early summer again. After a year of rectification by Xu Qingyun, Beiping showed signs of prosperity. Many people began to sue Xu Qingyun, but some guys who had enough to eat began to attack Xu Qingyun and his officials, saying that they were too close to the Japanese and ambiguous with each other, and even directly scolded Xu Qingyun as a traitor. All this was expected by Xu Qingyun. Do you want the Japanese to swallow North China? Xu Qingyun made them shut up with just one sentence.

During this period, the news of the successful modification of the general-purpose machine gun came from Baotou, and it is said that the members of the earth dog team were full of praise for it, and a machine gun team was more than enough to suppress the devil's team. The only drawback is that the rate of fire is too fast, the ammunition consumption is too high, and the shooter needs special training. In addition, the barrel material has been tested to be replaced twice as often as the historical MG42. In the face of the devil's group charge, as long as there is ammunition, there is no fear. If there is such a sharp weapon in Jinzhou, how many devils will suffer more than 30,000 casualties? Bert asked Xu Qingyun to name it, since it was produced in three or three years, it should be called the three-three type. In addition, under the guidance of Xu Qingyun, the scientific research institute also successfully trial-produced a rifle for front-line combat troops, which is a bit like the American Garand, but it is more suitable for the size of the Chinese, and its total weight is less than four kilograms. The total length is 1.075 meters, the muzzle velocity is 792 meters, the .92 bullet is used, the effective range is 850 meters, and if a six-fold scope is installed, it can shoot 1200 targets. And there is no need to manually reload, which greatly enhances the concealment on the battlefield. But considering that it is shorter than the Japanese 38 big cover, the stabbing may be at a loss, so the bayonet of this rifle reaches an astonishing forty-five centimeters, which is a bit like the Mauser 98, which is simply a surprise. Again, this gun was named the Three-Three Type.

And the internal guard and melee assault rifle requested by Xu Qingyun are also being developed. What makes Xu Qingyun even more pleased is that with the improvement of the living conditions of the base, more and more scientific and technological talents continue to pour in. What surprised Xu Qingyun even more was that Chen Haihua, the former chief of staff of the Northeast Army Air Force, came to the door with a group of old subordinates. Among them, there is a famous Gao Zhihang, who has just returned from studying in France. They drove the only seventeen remaining bones and blood of the former Northeast Army and asked to join the Seventh Army. For no other reason, the Seventh Army defended Pingjin and fought back to the northeast. This made Xu Qingyun determined to establish an air force in Baotou and develop new fighters. This group of Air Force personnel is a treasure. In response to the saying of the ancients, someone brought a pillow as soon as I fell asleep.

Xu Qingyun knew that the national army in later generations suffered a lot because of the disadvantage of the air force. The original 1,300 planes were eaten by the second lady of the Kong family, and a thousand were eaten? It's appalling. This opportunity can't be lost by the Kong family anymore. And the Earth Dog Special Operations Brigade is also in need of air combat training. The establishment of the Air Force can be said to have strengthened the Seventh Army Corps. And all this, naturally, cannot escape the eyes of the Japanese. The army of the Seventh Army alone made the Japanese jealous, not to mention the air force now? Xu Qingyun's new division alone was able to fight 100,000 Japanese troops in Jinzhou before, and now what level can a corps rise to under Xu Qingyun's command? The commanders of the Kwantung Army, Nobuyoshi Muto, and Kohei Kashii had to think about this issue. And this boom can be said to have directly spawned a political event that changed the fortunes of Japan.

In late June, Kohei Kashii was transferred back to Japan as the commander of the Tokyo garrison. His position was taken over by Kiyoji Kazuki. This seemingly ordinary transfer made Xu Qingyun smell a hint of danger. Sure enough, a month after Kashii returned to Japan, a political event occurred in Japan that affected Japan's national fortunes. That was the political event that later generations called the 226 Mutiny. Now, four years earlier, the outbreak broke out on July 13, 1933. The Japanese Shaozhuang sent officers to mutiny and stabbed to death Prime Minister Inu Yangyi, who had died in 1932, two cabinet ministers, and a director of education. Although the mutiny was quickly suppressed, the military was in real power and the government became a tool of the military. Japan thus embarked on the road of fascism. The purpose of the Shaozhuang faction's mutiny was gradually realized after the defeat?

The military department and cabinet that came to power through this incident are all hard-line invading factions. In this regard, Xu Qingyun beat a drum in his heart. He immediately went to Zhangjiakou to preside over a high-level military meeting. For the prophecy of the corps commander, the hearts of the commanders were like an explosion. It's hard to believe, but it's never a bad idea to prepare early. However, Baotou's production of light weapons has just started, and it is only enough to equip two divisions. As for airplanes, armored vehicles and so on are even more on the drawings, and ammunition can be described as extremely lacking. This made Xu Qingyun anxious. Without weapons, his Seventh Legion would be meat in the eyes of the Japanese. In desperation, Xu Qingyun could only use the existing weapons to arm himself first, in short, he couldn't make the Japanese comfortable. The security pickets have already figured out the station, number, and armament of the Japanese garrison in North China, which can be regarded as taking a head start.

However, the Japanese are not stupid, Xu Qingyun's ability to lead troops will still make them jealous. They have to prepare for the Seventh Legion, right? How can it take two or three months from the mobilization of troops in Japan to the landing in China? For the past two months, the existence of his garrison in North China is still a question. Xu Qingyun is not Zhang Xueliang! Since you want to fight, you have to fight happily, Xu Qingyun has always been the master who only takes advantage and does not suffer losses.