Chapter 14 The Four Directions Move

Wang Minyun let out a sigh of relief, although he was a little disappointed, but fortunately the worst situation did not occur.

After the opening remarks, the crowd began to feast. Wait until the wine has passed three rounds and the dishes have passed five flavors, and a shopkeeper will come up to clean up the tabletop, and then serve everyone a pot of hot tea. At this time, the two sides began to talk about some specific matters.

Wang Minyun is a celebrity in Hunan, while the Beiyang Army is inextricably linked with the Hunan Army and the Huai Army, and Zhang Zhidong's New Army also has various relationships with the Hunan Army. Therefore, the purpose of contacting Wang Minyun is to establish contact with the major forces in China, and to make some preparations for future wars. The machines on the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau are just that, and those who have been trained for several years are exactly the talents that the Black Dragon Club urgently needs. If there is no accident, many people will die in the chaos of the future. In this era of illiteracy, these people are considered highly qualified even in the world. At worst, he can also serve as the lowest-level squad leader. It would be a waste to let them die in the face of an enemy more than a dozen times as much as an ordinary infantryman.

The second is to open a commercial channel, sell some industrial drugs to Wuhan and Shandong, and buy some local specialties by the way. Gaining favorability through small batches of transactions is an effective way to improve relationships.

Of course, after the road is opened, there will definitely be some illegal transactions, smuggling or something, but that will be after the Black Dragon Society proves its strength. The two sides exchanged views with each other, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

It wasn't until Wang Minyun was on the way to Shandong that he suddenly reacted. No, it's usually me who uses words to persuade various objects, why am I being persuaded now? He tried hard to recall the conversation in Taibai Building, but found that he couldn't remember what the Black Dragon King looked like, and even the appearance of the young man beside her was very uncertain. I just feel that these two people are like cyclamen in the clouds, and their demeanor and expression are not like earthly people. It wasn't until Yang Du respectfully greeted his teacher with his entourage that Wang Minyun came back to his senses from his contemplation.

For the people of the Black Dragon Society, the turbulent and unpredictable situation in front of them is a good time to rapidly expand their territory and influence. The ambiguous attitude of the imperial court and the inaction of local officials made the entire Hebei territory a stormy situation. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the situation is getting out of control at a tipping point. The power of the Boxer must have a way to vent, either a foreigner or the imperial court.

This huge force was not in the hands of the imperial court, and in fact, although the Boxers numbered in the hundreds of thousands, there was no core that could integrate the various ministries. The leader of each group of boxers has its own team, and although the armed forces formed by clan blood relatives and fellow villagers are good, they have natural exclusivity. Hundreds of thousands of people look at the number, less than half of them are capable of fighting, and they are divided into dozens or hundreds of parts, not to mention the gap in weapons and organization, and the fate of being wiped out has long been doomed.

Lin Mengchu didn't want to be exterminated, she had always been the one who exterminated others. Training soldiers, training officers, producing weapons, hoarding food, everything she does now is to be able to fight happily in the next ****. None of the so-called masters in the capital could block her with a move and a half. After defeating more than a dozen martial artists who had been famous for a long time, the people behind either directly admitted defeat or avoided it. And after the long-standing Wang Wu was killed by his sworn brother Tan Yitong, he returned to the headquarters of the Guanzhong Dadao Society and never returned to the capital. It is said that some heroes in the rivers and lakes secretly contacted and wanted to ask Wang Wu to return to the capital to administer justice. Originally, according to what they said, there was no need to talk about morality in the rivers and lakes to deal with evil demons, and everyone was on their shoulders. It's a pity that the Black Dragon Society has more people than them

The Black Dragon Society, which originally only occupied one county, is now a behemoth on the border of Hebei, and the countryside on the way from Handan to the capital is full of Black Dragon Society's altars. Each village that joined the Black Dragon Society established its own militia and established a supply and marketing cooperative. The situation is not a small good, but a big good.

Even better, the 81mm light mortar was finally finalized in the arsenal. If you are fully producing, you can have 20 courses a month, and when your proficiency increases, the output will increase. Now Chen Cheng has ordered the production of field artillery to be stopped, although basically there is none.

The entire capacity was used to produce this lightweight mortar. With China's current road conditions, this lightweight artillery is more mobile, and only a few mules and horses can keep up with the speed of the infantry. In extreme cases, it can be improvised.

Of course, the production of water beads and shotguns also did not fall. In order to increase production capacity, some adjustments have also been made to the production of water beads. For example, the bayonet and mount were eliminated, and the material of the barrel did not meet the requirements. Although there is no danger of exploding, the rifling will be smoothed out quickly. This would dramatically increase the rate of production by a third, and two more fully manned B regiments could be armed by June.

In addition to making his own weapons, Chen Cheng also purchased weapons through various means. Whether it is a British rifle, a German rifle, or an expensive and poor Japanese rifle, it is not refusal. He also inquired about whether he could get large-caliber artillery, but in this era, large-caliber artillery is regarded very strictly, and those smugglers dare not smuggle this thing under the orders of the superiors. Large-caliber artillery is not rifles and gunpowder, even if it is divided into several pieces, each part weighs several kilograms. What's more, now that the legation is already discussing the issue of sending troops into the capital, who would dare to make a big news at this time.

The plan to purchase large-caliber artillery fell through, and Chen Cheng was not discouraged, because this was a matter of beating rabbits with grass. It's just that the thought of having to carry the enemy's artillery bombardment at that time makes him a little unhappy. So he was unhappy, so he sprinkled a lot of MadeinChina's pounds, dollars, and Mark to buy supplies. Among them, the pound is the largest, not because he is a cent or a German fan, but because the current hegemon is the United Kingdom. In the Far East, the pound is a hard currency.