Duan Qirui groaned slightly, and shook his head at Xiao Yimin again and again: "It's difficult!" Yiming, the foolish brother admires your mind and heart to serve the country, and also wants the Kang-Tibet region to settle down as soon as possible, not to be intervened by the foreign powers, and to keep the land left to us by our ancestors, but for thousands of years, no dynasty can control Kang-Tibet, and no country can do it, how can you do it individually or a group? ”

Xiao Yimin laughed and said very confidently:

"Do your best, the younger brother plans to send at least 5,000 immigrants to the Kang-Tibet region every year from this year, including prisoners who have been sentenced to more than five years in prison throughout Sichuan, and build a town of no less than 5,000 Han people wherever it is possible to farm or graze, set up town political axes and army stations, issue guns and ammunition to the immigrants and give them necessary military training, encourage the immigrants to form their own militia groups, and strive to completely control all the north-south communication arteries in the Kang-Tibet region within ten years! Although it is very expensive to do these things, the younger brother believes that as long as he does it, he can still do it. ”

"How much does it cost? To move a person to the Kang-Tibet area, it will cost at least 100 oceans of carriage and horses, travel expenses, and food and lodging expenses, and this alone will cost you 500,000 yuan to immigrate 5,000 people a year, plus the food and clothing to the place, farm tools, seeds, cattle and sheep rations, by the way, there is also a woman, to say the least, it will cost millions, right? Others, such as building roads, houses, and fortifications, will cost millions, right? Well, with a huge investment of at least 3 million yuan per year, no matter how rich you are, you can't support it, and you have to ensure that the immigrants eat, drink, and personal safety for at least half a year, tsk...... It's hard! Duan Qirui was not ambiguous at all.

Xiao Yimin smiled: "Brother Duan, if you say that the junior brother can take out no less than 3.5 million yuan to do this every year, can you do it?" ”

"You just blow it, haha!"

Duan Qirui smiled, he didn't believe that Xiao Yimin, who had sold most of his property and only made a million yuan a year, could do this big thing.

Xiao Yimin looked around, approached Duan Qirui and asked in a low voice: "If the junior brother's border army departments have the permission of the Sichuan Provincial Political Axe and the Parliament, and have the anti-drug and anti-smuggling rights in Ya'an and Xikang for ten years, the eldest brother said that the younger brother can do this?" ”

Duan Qirui suddenly realized: "Collect salt tax? Dealing in opium? That's easy, that's easy! Western Sichuan and northwest Yunnan are well-known opium producing areas, and in recent years they have only been surpassed by Gansu, Shaanxi and Guizhou, which have cultivated opium in large quantities...... No wonder your kid is so confident, he has such a hidden hand, although the opium trade has a bad reputation, but it is taken from the people and the country, it is worth doing, compared with the tranquility of the Kang-Tibet region, what is a little personal honor and disgrace? Besides, even if you don't buy and sell opium, aren't everyone else doing it? The military and local heroes all over the country, who is not doing this? Foolish brother has your back! ”

Xiao Yimin was excited in his heart, and sincerely whispered to Duan Qirui: "Brother Duan, you know that the younger brother is young and often offends people by doing wrong things, except for the two elders in the domestic military and political circles, all you can rely on is you, the eldest brother, the younger brother implores the eldest brother to keep the little brother secret, and from now on give more guidance and help the younger brother, okay?" ”

Duan Qirui looked at Xiao Yimin with a smile for a long time, raised his hand and patted Xiao Yimin's shoulder heavily: "Foolish brother, you are lucky to have a brother like you!" In the future, Brother Fool also needs your strong support and assistance, not to mention anything else, when Brother Fool asks you for some guns and ammunition or something, you can't be ambiguous. ”

Xiao Yimin said with a smile: "Don't worry, big brother, don't talk about guns, just let the younger brother send troops to Yan Kyoto!" ”

"Good! You brother, I'm done! Ha ha! ”

Duan Qirui laughed, attracting everyone's attention.

Bao Jiqing, Zhang Lan and others just finished condolences to Zhong Ying and other generals, and the swearing-in ceremony was about to begin, hearing Duan Qirui's hearty laughter, he hurriedly walked over, and Duan Qirui took Xiao Yimin's hand to greet him.

When he walked to the stage, Duan Qirui was still holding Xiao Yimin's hand, Zhang Lan and others were puzzled that Duan Qirui and Xiao Yimin were so close, I don't know why Duan Qirui, who picked his nose and raised his eyes everywhere after coming to Chengdu, got along so well with Xiao Yimin?

The swearing-in ceremony was solemnly held under the watchful eyes of more than 20,000 military and civilians, and more than 3,000 Chinese and foreign engineering and technical personnel and workers from the three major factories in Ya'an.

The new chief of the general staff of the Sichuan army, Bao Jiqing, took the lead in delivering a speech and presided over the ceremony, and Zhang Lan, the de facto governor of Sichuan Province, delivered an enthusiastic speech, encouraging the soldiers to fight bravely, completely recover the Xikang area, and create a peace and a pure land for the people of Sichuan!

Zeng Shouwu, director of the provincial government's finance department and the second president of the Sichuan Federation of Industry and Commerce, then came to the scene, this old man who is also shrewd in business and officials is very eloquent and very infectious, he first complained about the crime of looting and massacring the people and caravans of the Kang-Tibet rebels over the years, and asked the officers and soldiers of the Western Expedition to bravely kill the enemy, saying that tens of millions of people in Sichuan and local chambers of commerce will surely become a strong backing for the soldiers of the Western Expedition.

In the end, the passionate rich man Zeng took out a big red envelope, raised his hands and generously announced:

"All the enlightened gentry and entrepreneurs of the Sichuan Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Chengdu Chamber of Commerce, in order to express their admiration and encouragement for the soldiers of the Western Expedition, jointly contributed one million yuan to give all the soldiers of the Western Expedition, and wished the soldiers of the Western Expedition success and invincible!"

More than 20,000 soldiers and civilians stared at the big red envelope containing a check for one million yuan and applauded warmly, and Zhong Ying, who was about to come to the stage, and the left rear general's eyes were red and happy, so that in the next flag-awarding ceremony, Zhong Ying, who should have taken the flag with a solemn and unswerving face, had a smirk on his bearded face, and Xiao Yimin, who was so angry that he presented the flag to him, really wanted to kick him.

At the end of the ceremony, firecrackers rang out, and the majestic soldiers of the Western Expedition immediately embarked on the journey.

Xiao Yimin deliberately came to the gate of the camp where the marching team set off, and under the high fluttering battle flag, he said goodbye to his old classmate and cavalry commander Tang Wulin, and the infantry company commander Liu Wenhui, Lin Yungen, Tang Ying, He Guanglie and other generals who went out with the team.

When the team of the direct special service company wearing the new mountain camouflage combat uniform came over, Xiao Yimin stopped the young second lieutenant officer who saluted him, and asked with concern if he had gone home to see it? How is the health of grandpa and younger siblings?

The young ensign, who was carrying a unique long rifle, was full of excitement, answered Xiao Yimin's question in a low voice, and his eyes turned red after saying a few words, and it seemed that his feelings with Xiao Yimin were extraordinary.

Duan Qirui on the side asked kindly: "This is ......?"

"Oh! This is my little brother, named Peng Ziyue, his family lives in the north of the Huanglongxi West more than ten miles of mountain villages, his father is also a border general, but unfortunately he died in the battle when following Zhao Dashuai to the west, Ziyue also has an elder brother named Peng Zisong, is a shooting instructor of the teaching regiment directly under our headquarters, the two brothers have followed their grandfather to hunt since they were children, and now they are all meritorious shooting instructors of our army, this time General Zhong Ying specially transferred him to the Western Expedition Army. ”

Xiao Yimin introduced Peng Ziyue to Duan Qirui.

Duan Qirui looked curiously at the young ensign, who was not tall and a little thin: "I heard that the promotion regulations of your border army are very strict, you were promoted to second lieutenant at such a young age, you just graduated from the military academy, right?" ”

"Report to the general, I am nineteen years old this year, I have been in the military for five years, I have never entered a military school, and my rank of second lieutenant was killed with one knife and one shot."

Peng Ziyue raised his head and replied loudly, looking very stubborn and confident.

"Hah!"

Duan Qirui became interested: "Killed with a knife and a shot?" So tell me, what battles did you fight? How many people have you killed? ”

Peng Ziyue looked at Xiao Yimin, saw Xiao Yimin nodding with a smile, turned to Duan Qirui and replied loudly: "I have participated in the three battles in the Battle of Sichuan-Yunnan, as well as the Battle of Longtan in northern Sichuan at the end of May, a total of eighty-five people fell under my gun, of which thirty-four were officers, and the highest officer who died under my gun was the colonel of the Infantry Regiment of the 16th Mixed Brigade of Feng Yuxiang's department, and the report is over!" ”

Duan Qirui was taken aback, looked at Xiao Yimin in disbelief, and saw Xiao Yimin nodding solemnly in confirmation, then he turned to Peng Ziyue, who was still childish in front of him, with a shocked face: "Awesome...... Can you show me this rifle of yours? ”

"Ziyue, untie the gun." Xiao Yimin ordered in a low voice.

"Yes......"

Peng Ziyue handed the gun to Duan Qirui quite reluctantly.

Xiao Yimin smiled and leaned half a step forward, pointed to the gun in Duan Qirui's hand, and introduced in a low voice: "This is a specially modified rifle from our research institute, which is specially used for long-distance accurate shooting, you see this...... The thickened alloy steel barrel is 680mm long, and the thing under the front of the knot sleeve is a retractable alloy bipod, which is ...... With a spring support, it opens automatically when pulled out....... this special rifle does away with the headband, the second hoop and the bayonet mount, and there is no crosshair installed on the barrel. ”

"What's this long bulge in front of the door?" Duan Qirui pointed to the toothed guide above the bolt and asked.

Xiao Yimin explained: "This is the guide rail for installing the scope, we purchased two kinds of sights from Germany, a group of German experts hired by the institute after hundreds of experiments, and finally used this rail-type sight mounting base, you can also use the inclined plate type to shoot directly at the raised point in front of the door and the guide rail, if you use the scope, you can install it, you only need to insert the modified sight fixed tripod into the guide rail, tighten the front and rear two nuts, and make a slight adjustment, so as to avoid the cumbersome calibration procedure before each shot...... The nourish port used the same ten-round plug-in magazine as the modified short rifle, and this hollowed-out square butt was the work of the younger brother, which was made of soft leather cheek pads...... Close to the trigger this part, like a grip that doesn't look like a pistol? It is not only stable to use, but also much more convenient. ”

(To be continued)