Chapter 307 Far East Protector

During the European War, the country continued to expand the size of its army under the pretext of participating in the war. Within two years, the total strength of the country reached 70 infantry divisions and 100 heavy artillery regiments. Although they are all recruits who have never fought in a war, their strength is enough. Recruits can't become veterans if they don't fight, so they have to see blood when they have the chance.

By the end of the year, the annual output of 300,000 rifles, 10,000 light machine guns, 5,000 Makqin heavy machine guns, 3,000 infantry guns, 3,000 75-caliber mountain guns, and 800 105-caliber and 155-caliber artillery pieces could be achieved. Without this confidence, where will the equipment be used to expand the army?

The entire US cabinet is not afraid of Japan, and now it makes a little bit of sense. If you want to say that you are not afraid of Lao Maozi, it is estimated that it is enough to choke. Even if Lao Maozi is now in civil strife, the war between the Russian Red Army and the old Russian army has just begun. The old order was disrupted, the new order had not yet been established, and the war in Europe had brought Russia to its weakest time.

Fang Jianxiong's decision is naturally difficult to change. Then Sun Baoqi and Sa Zhenbing arrived, and they got together for a meeting to discuss the specific implementation details.

God is very face-saving, and a rain fell for more than three hours and gradually stopped. The next morning, the rain stopped, and it was already dawn when Fang Jianxiong returned home. Although he was tired, he was in good spirits, and he went into the study and continued to stare at the map.

At present, the opposition parties are vying for a seat in the cabinet, and their eyes are very sharp and their mouths are sharp enough. Since it is a republic of China and a democratic republic, it is necessary to make it out. Dressed in the cloak of democratic constitutionalism to engage in military **, Fang Jianxiong is now very proficient.

In order to send troops smoothly, it is inevitable that public opinion will build momentum first, otherwise there will be many things that annoy people.

The Republican Times, the mouthpiece of the cabinet, the Wehrmacht, the mouthpiece of the army, and the Republican Party newspaper, the Republican Party newspaper, are now all influential newspapers, and all three newspapers simultaneously published in full the distress telegram of the General Association of Overseas Chinese in Russia.

Since World War I, China and Russia have had close trade, and a large number of Chinese merchants have entered Russia, exchanging food, cloth, tea, silk and other commodities for furs, timber, metal minerals and other materials in Russia. Under the deliberate operation of the intelligence department, these Chinese businessmen formed an organization in the general association of Chinese businessmen in Russia. Since the beginning of the first year in Russia, the political situation has been chaotic, the social order has been chaotic, and many Chinese businessmen have been looted and killed. Especially since October**, a large number of people have fled to various parts of the Far East.

In addition, in various places in the Far East, such as Chita and Vladivostok, there are many Chinese laborers, forming a considerable force. Overseas Chinese in the Far East were relatively stable at first, but as the trend of the Russian civil war became clear, civil strife began to break out in the Russian army in the Far East, which affected the Chinese.

The penboards of the major newspapers have exaggerated the crisis of overseas Chinese in Russia, pointing out: Since the Republic of China, China has become stronger day by day, and the living environment of overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese abroad has not improved much. The government of the Republic of China should take necessary measures to save compatriots from fire and water externally, and to appease the people's morale internally.

The National Defense Army newspaper even shouted in the commentary: Those who offend our China will be punished even if they are far away!

The auditorium of Peking University is full, and a report meeting of heroes and models is underway. On the stage are soldiers who are speaking, and off the stage are students. The victory of the expeditionary force in Europe has been reported a lot in China, and students want to see these heroes who won national glory on the European battlefield, so this report will be very popular.

"When we first arrived in France, foreigners didn't look down on us at all. Many of the troops' various equipment are not complete. Let's take heavy artillery as an example, our army does not talk about the heavy artillery brigade of the army, even if it is a heavy artillery battalion under the division, there are only 105 howitzers, and there is not a single 155 gun. ......, if Epernay is lost, it will be difficult for Paris to hold. The higher authorities ordered that they must be defended. ......, the German artillery fire was fierce, and my squad leader, who was five paces away, was blown to pieces by a shell. I didn't have time to take a second look, because the Germans came up, and the machine guns were raining, and before I could see what the Germans looked like, one of our company's heavy machine guns was hit by German mortars....... ”

The company commander said that the Germans also carry two shoulders and one head, and if a bullet hits, there will be a bloody hole. Our artillery was not very strong, the French did not give enough, I heard that there was only one base number of shells, and after the shot, it was gone. So we didn't have many chances, there were only two or three chances to counterattack, and we had to rush into the German trenches. That is, the shelling stopped after 20 minutes, and the company commander was the first to jump out of the trench and shouted: Follow me. I bent over my waist with my rifle in my hand, and rushed forward. The Germans' machine guns were very accurate, and as soon as they ran fifty meters, the company commander was beaten into a sieve. The deputy company commander did not stop, and shouted: Follow me. ......, when the battle is over, half of our company will still be alive. ”

"The French fell for the Germans' ploy, his grandmother's, the French always do this kind of stupid thing. It was all fooled by the Germans, and if the Germans had not fought on both sides, France would have been finished. The foreign devils are defeated like a mountain, and we must go to the top. Not only to go up, but also to counterattack and thwart the German plan to capture Paris. The strength of the 18 infantry divisions of the German army, even if they wanted to cross the Marne, underestimated us too much. When it came to the meeting of the division headquarters, the division commander said, if he didn't say it, beat him! Our regiment is a sharp knife regiment, and at the pre-war mobilization meeting, I told my brothers that we must die on the way to the charge, and do not embarrass our fathers and fellow villagers in China. Whoever takes a step back, I shoot him, I take a step back, anyone can shoot me. ......, with such a bang, I couldn't hear anything, it was dark in front of me, and people were unconscious. When I woke up, I realized that the dog had knocked me down, and if it weren't for him, I would have had to come back with a handful of ashes. The dog was my guard, he was only eighteen years old and had been in the army for less than two years. ......, I can sit here and report to you, not because of how brave I am, but because of the casualties of 50,000 soldiers of the expeditionary force, which have formed the backbone of the Wehrmacht. So that we can stand tall and speak in front of foreigners. You may not know that every time the vanguard unit is selected, each regiment rushes to the top, and when the officers of the unit who have grabbed it always say when asked by their superiors whether they have any determination: Although success is uncertain, Chengren has determination. ”

The soldiers on the stage were telling stories one by one, and the students in the audience were already crying.

Suddenly, the soldiers on the stage stopped speaking and stood up collectively, and the students saw a young soldier striding onto the rostrum, and suddenly burst into warm applause.

"Brothers, classmates, standing here, I am proud." Standing on the rostrum, Fang Jianxiong's opening remarks looked very special, attracting all the attention at once.

Why? Because our country is too weak and industry is too backward. The equipment of the expeditionary force of 500,000 must be counted on by Britain and France. Sending troops to Europe to participate in the war, there are many voices of opposition at home. Thinking that this is a war between foreigners, we don't need to mix up, and it is not worth shedding blood for foreigners. Here, I would like to say that this blood was not shed in vain. The expeditionary force in Europe is not only a victory, but also the dignity of the Chinese nation! They sued the foreigners one by one victory, and the Chinese were not at all worse than them. The Chinese can straighten their backs and sue Britain and France, without us, you will lose the war. It is precisely because of this that we have taken back the customs, cancelled all Gengzi indemnities, and received dozens of factories built with British and French aid, large and small. I am extremely proud that my brothers from the expeditionary force have arrived! They are not afraid of sacrifice under extremely difficult conditions, and they have won many battles! The sacrifices they made for the entire Chinese nation will forever be remembered in the annals of history! ”

The students stood up excitedly, and the officers and soldiers of the heroic model regiment also stood up, all applauding desperately. Fang Jianxiong made a downward gesture, and the scene fell silent.

"Just yesterday, the Cabinet of Ministers received a telegram asking for help from the Overseas Chinese Business Association of the Far East, saying that the lives and property of overseas Chinese in Russia were greatly threatened by the civil war and chaos, and that overseas Chinese in some places were bleeding and wailing. What I want to say here is that in the first year of the Republic of China, the Surabaya Storm*, the newly established ** Army, formed a task force and went to Nanyang to protect overseas Chinese. At that time, we were still very weak, and we still went without hesitation. Today, the Republic of China already has a powerful army, and the Chinese people have stood up. Let them know that no matter where they are, as long as they have the blood of the Chinese nation in their bodies and admit that they are Chinese, the motherland is their strongest backing. ”

Within a few days, the topic of sending troops to protect overseas Chinese swept the country. More than a dozen social organizations, including the China Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the All-China Women's Federation, have sent telegrams to the whole country, calling on the government to send troops to protect overseas Chinese. On September 5, when the whole country was unanimous, Sun Baoqi, president of the Republic of China, officially authorized the Military Commission to send troops to the Far East to protect overseas Chinese.

In response to this move, the U.S. government first issued a statement in support of the Chinese government's action to protect overseas Chinese. Britain and France expressed their support one after another, but the Japanese Government did not make any statement, but mobilized its fleet to cruise in the waters off Vladivostok.

On 6 September, President Sun Baoqi of the Republic of China urgently summoned the Japanese minister, Ijiin, to warn the Japanese Government not to play with fire. On the same day, the Northeast Military Region of the Chinese National Defense Forces held a large-scale military exercise on the other side of the Yalu River, which mobilized six infantry divisions, four armored brigades, 10 heavy artillery regiments, and more than 100 aircraft.

On the 10th, two infantry divisions of the Wehrmacht crossed the border and drove to Chita! On the same day, two armored brigades were the lead, followed by two infantry divisions from Suifenhe, all the way to the east.

On the night of September 11, at the Beijing Railway Station, a train slowly entered the station, and when three foreigners stepped off the train in the middle of the night, three men in civilian clothes stepped forward to greet them, and the leader stepped forward and bowed his hand: "It's a friend from the north?" ”

One of the three foreigners translated, and then a man led by him stepped forward and said in Russian: "I am Yue Fei, the special representative of the Soviets. ”