After Liu Xiang led the army into Shaanxi, all the way forward, the Beiyang army retreated, surrendered without a fight, the Sichuan army forward pointed directly at Mian County, Mian County is the southwest barrier of Nanzheng of Hanzhongzhi, here is also one of the ancient battlefields of the Three Kingdoms era, there are Dingjun Mountain in the territory, the tomb of Wuhou, the geographical location is very critical, once lost, the whole Hanzhong will not be protected.

Feng Yuxiang sent a battalion of soldiers to deploy along the Dingjun Mountain, Liu Xiang did not take the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Army in his eyes, Liu Xiang had eight combat planes in his hands, and a battalion of a new heavy artillery battalion, equipped with a 155 mm caliber short-barreled howitzer, this 15 times the caliber of the artillery has a maximum firing range of more than 10,000 meters, and a shell has 43 kilograms, which was originally a standard weapon produced by the Sichuan Arsenal for the French Army.

The French are still very stingy with this kind of artillery with excellent surnames, and are not willing to hand over the technology to China, but it is produced in Sichuan, and the whole process is supervised by French engineers, to ensure that every artillery is transported to the French front, but this is also the wishful thinking of the French political axe, you can still let you have the final say when you get to the territory of Sichuan, and the imitation ability of the Chinese is unparalleled in the world, it is not difficult to get the production technology of this weapon, the Chinese side at the beginning with the most enthusiastic specifications to entertain these French engineers, good food and drink, He even hired a group of courtesans from all over the world, and danced and drank with these prodigal French people in his spare time.

After several gentle offensives, the French were completely defeated, and the Chinese left three artillery pieces for study, and when they encountered technical problems, they got them from the French, and soon Sichuan mastered the key to production, and imitated its own artillery, which Liu Xiang's troops were equipped with this kind of artillery this time.

The artillery quickly built an artillery position, and the aircraft also carried out aerial reconnaissance on Dingjun Mountain, and the muzzles of the 12 heavy artillery black holes were aimed at the position of the Beiyang Army defending on Dingjun Mountain.

The person in charge of guarding here is a battalion of Feng Yuxiang's favorite general Han Fuyu, Han Fuyu, a big man in the future Northwest Army, is looking at the miserable situation in front of him a little sluggishly at this time, the huge shock of the heavy artillery bombardment almost made his eardrums bleed, but this is not comparable to the shock in his heart.

In Han Fuyu's heart, the Beiyang Army is the most powerful, although it was defeated by the Sichuan Army before, including Feng Yuxiang, they all thought that it was caused by the lack of fighting spirit, but really faced the Sichuan Army, Han Fuyu was really afraid, there were planes in the sky to reconnoitre, and every move below could not escape their eyes, and there was heavy artillery bombardment on the opposite side, although artillery was also placed in Dingjun Mountain, but even if there was a terrain advantage, the range of the Beiyang Army's artillery could not be compared to the Sichuan Army, you couldn't hit the other party, but the other party could wantonly ravage your position, Blow soldiers to smithereens.

Finally, the artillery bombardment of the Sichuan army began to weaken, and the real offensive came because of it, the Sichuan army in gray uniforms seemed to be a row of waves, rushing towards the top of the mountain, Han Fuyu's face was now full of black gunsmoke, in the shelling just now, more than 130 soldiers were killed, and dozens of people were injured, it can be said that the combat effectiveness of a battalion disappeared in an instant, if it were not for Feng Yuxiang's well-trained troops, they would have completely collapsed if they were replaced by other troops, but now they are just struggling to support.

"Joe, how far are you going to fight the Protectorate War?" Fu Shan worriedly asked Qiao Yu this question, and the French Consul General Alder, who was following Fu Shan, also frowned, the European war has been fought for a year and a half, and Britain and France are also exhausted because of the amazing attrition, and more importantly, they can't see the hope of victory, so no one can stand such endless consumption.

Now these two came to Qiao Yu in the hope of getting further cooperation from Sichuan and further blood transfusions for the Entente, but now China is also in the midst of war, which makes them feel a little bottomless.

"Two old friends, I know very well that the European war has reached a very critical juncture, and we will not relax our support for the Entente, as for this Protectorate War, I can only say that as long as Yuan Shikai can revoke the imperial system, I am willing to make peace!"

"Qiao, we understand what you mean, we will inform the country, the Entente side will try to put pressure on Yuan Shikai, and we will definitely be able to meet your requirements, I now hope that Sichuan can send a part of the army into Europe to fight!"

Alder had a hint of pleading in his voice, in fact, it was France that had lost too much in the war, so far, the French army had died more than 600,000, and the loss of the people was more than 2 million, plus the wounded and disabled soldiers, the proportion was even greater, and if this continued, the blood of France would be drained, and Alder could not help but be anxious.

Qiao Yu was in a good mood at this time, he could see that the high-ranking Europeans begged for his head, and in a low voice, a huge sense of accomplishment came to his heart, although he had won a lot of victories, but after all, it was only a civil war, and he would never be able to fight a hero.

"Mr. Consul General, participating in the war is not a trivial matter, this is not the same as sending some workers, there is an old Chinese saying, it is not in his position, he does not seek his government, if you want China to participate in the war, you have to nod the head of Yanjing political axe, but it is okay to increase the number of workers!"

Since Qiao Yu promised to provide workers to Britain and France, more than 150,000 workers have entered Europe, Qiao Yu has adopted a rotation strategy when dispatching workers, after Chinese workers enter various factories, the burden of work is not the same, some technologies are relatively simple, this kind of workers are rotated every six months, and some workers who enter the military industry rotate for a longer period of time, in order to let them master advanced technology as much as possible.

Sichuan workers working in Europe for half a year, can get a salary of 100 pounds, in addition to deducting various expenses of the Sichuan labor company, they can also get 70 pounds, these money can be exchanged for 700 oceans, which is definitely not a lot of money in China, especially ordinary peasant laborers, it is simply going crazy, most of the half a year's fatigue is worth it at this moment, with this money, there is a certain technology, and broaden the horizons, back to China can enter the factory work, you can also make a small business yourself, At worst, you can buy a few more acres of land to improve your life.

Since the first batch of workers came back from Europe, the shock to the people of Sichuan is definitely at the level of the atomic bomb, it seems that the vigorous national defense movement has not come to this benefit, as long as you go to change your fate, and they also know that the first batch of workers who came back are just ordinary workers, those who really participate in the military industry workers are more profitable, the people of Sichuan even have a boom in going abroad, and the recruiters of labor companies have become the most popular group of people.

The Entente knew very well that Qiao Yu was using their industrial system to train their own workers, a typical example of borrowing chickens to lay eggs, and what was even more odious was that Qiao Yu also adopted a rotation system, Britain and France wanted to constantly train new workers for him, and workers would be sent back to China as long as they mastered the skills, but now Britain and France have no ability to refuse, and even they want Sichuan to send more workers, in the face of war, they all bow their heads.

"Qiao, I hope that Sichuan will be able to provide 200,000 workers within this year!"

"There is no problem with this, as long as the Entente can provide sufficient salaries, the people of Sichuan are still very willing to go abroad!"

Fushan and Alder's faces both showed embarrassment, "Joe, the Entente side wants to use bonds to offset workers' salaries, what do you think?" ”

Qiao Yu laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, feeling that the British were ready to play white strips, of course, Qiao Yu also knew the situation of the British, their funds were basically spent, and they already needed to use real money for trade with the United States, and now Sichuan did not have this strength, and Britain and France wanted to rely on white strips to perfunctory themselves and save precious gold reserves.

"Old friend, Chinese workers have crossed the ocean and contributed their talents and sweat to the Allied countries on the battlefield full of artillery fire, so far thirty-seven workers have died at sea, more than seventy workers have died in the bombardment of the German army, the Chinese have paid so much, I am afraid it is impossible to say that they will get a bunch of bonds, if Britain and France are really in financial difficulties, they can sell the industrial and mining enterprises in Sichuan, and they will definitely be able to sell them at a good price!"

Fu Shan's face became more and more ugly, "Qiao, I'm afraid this request is a little difficult, and it is difficult to pass it in China!" "Now that Sichuan's economy is booming, British and French enterprises in Sichuan are all hens that lay golden eggs, and they are also tools for economic aggression by the great powers.

"If this condition is more difficult, I also have a proposal, that is, Britain will hand over the customs power to Sichuan, and I am willing to pay 10 million pounds in order to redeem the power!"

Qiao Yu's request can be described as a dagger, tariffs can not be autonomous, it will lose the opportunity to protect the national industry, the current situation of the world war is easy to say, once the war is over, the seemingly booming Sichuan economy will be able to be fatally hit because of the tariffs can not be independent, so taking advantage of the predicament of Britain and France to take the tariffs into their own hands, is Qiao Yu's established policy, and it is also a thing that must be done.

"Qiao, this is absolutely not possible, the tariff power is a treaty we have reached with the Qing court, and the political axe of the Republic of China has agreed, this is something that can never be changed!" Fu Shan is like being stepped on by the tail, tariffs are the key to Britain's control of China, how can he easily give it up.

"Mr. Patrol Envoy, I also don't agree to exchange the power of tariffs, but I have a proposal, that is, France will provide Sichuan with 5,000 machine tools to assist Sichuan in providing manufacturing standards, and use these machines to compensate for the wages of workers, I wonder how Qiao Patrol can agree?"

Alder proposed a new method of exchange, because the main battlefield of the Western Front was concentrated in the northern region of France, where the industry was most developed, so that a large number of French factories were destroyed, and although they relocated most of the machines, because of the shortage of workers, they caused a large amount of surplus, and now it is also a good way for France to temporarily mortgage these things!