In the following month, after asking Wang Xiao for instructions, Wang Yuze began a secret visit to various cities in Sichuan Province. Along the way, Wang Yuze only said that he would not interfere in local work. This also gave him a profound impact on the strength of the entire western Sichuan.

Chongqing Qijiang Industrial Base is the first complete production base in western Sichuan, which can produce everything from steel smelting to petrochemical industry to weapons manufacturing. However, the output value of this industrial base is relatively small. However, it has to be said that in the early days of the rise of western Sichuan, this industrial base did play a very big role.

In 90 years, Qijiang Industrial Base produced a total of 10,000 tons of pig iron and 2,000 tons of steel. The output of pig iron in the three provinces of western Sichuan has reached 50,000 tons, and the output of steel has reached 20,000 tons. At the same time, Japan's pig iron production was 00,000 tons, and steel production was less than 10,000 tons. Japan's Yawata Iron Works has not yet been completed and put into operation. The pig iron production of the three western provinces of Sichuan is almost half of that of Japan. Steel production also surpasses that of Japan. The Qijiang Arsenal produced 20,000 rifles and 100 imitation Makqin heavy machine guns. More than 200 artillery pieces of various types. It provided a favorable weapon support for the western Sichuan army.

As a complete production of all kinds of weapons, the Qijiang Arsenal can produce as small bullets as large as 55 mm howitzers, and it can be called the largest arsenal in the country before the Chengdu Arsenal was completed and put into operation.

In the face of the Qing army's large-scale attack, the Western Sichuan Army relied on a large number of weapons and equipment produced by the Qijiang Arsenal to support it. It can be said that the Qijiang Industrial Base has made great contributions to the establishment and development of the regime in western Sichuan.

Panzhihua Industrial Base is the largest steel production base in western Sichuan. In 90 years, the output of pig iron reached 40,000 tons, and the output of steel was nearly 20,000 tons. It provides sufficient steel resources for various constructions in western Sichuan.

The Chengdu Industrial Base is the latest industrial base to be established, and even in 90 years, the entire industrial base has only completed the first phase of the project. It is densely populated with heavy industries such as arsenals, various light and heavy machinery factories, as well as light industrial factories such as cotton spinning, flour and daily chemicals. It is expected that the entire industrial base will not be fully completed until 900. At that time, it will achieve an annual output of 100,000 rifles, 1,000 heavy machine guns, and 1,000 artillery pieces. At the same time, there is also an airship manufacturing plant, which can produce advanced airships that have reached the world's advanced level. As early as in the face of the Qing army's attack, the Western Sichuan Army had already begun to use airships. Airships at the time were very simple and were mainly used to carry out high-altitude reconnaissance and provide guidance to artillery. Now the airship has begun to carry out transport and bombing missions.

In addition to visiting industrial bases, Wang Yuze also went deep into the people to observe the people's feelings. In the three provinces under the jurisdiction of western Sichuan, except for the minority areas with poor regional conditions, the rest of the provinces have basically solved the problem of food and clothing, and the people's living standards are ahead of the rest of the country. At the same time, commerce is particularly prosperous, and commercial taxes account for almost half of the fiscal revenue of the three provinces in western Sichuan. This is probably related to the fact that Wang Xiao himself is a businessman, and after the establishment of the Western Sichuan regime, the mercantile policy has been implemented, which has made the commerce of the three provinces in western Sichuan very prosperous. Merchants in western Sichuan are all over the country. With the strong western Sichuan army as the backing, the Qing court and the local governments in other provinces usually did not embarrass the merchants of western Sichuan.

The army is the most important place Wang Yuze visited. After all, in this troubled world, only with a gun in your hand can you survive. The powerful Western Sichuan Army is also the reason why the Western Sichuan regime was able to exist semi-independently.

The Western Sichuan Army has three divisions and ten brigades, each with more than 1,000 people. Each division consisted of three regiments, as well as units such as artillery battalions, reconnaissance battalions, engineer battalions, guard battalions, baggage battalions, and field hospitals. Each regiment consisted of three battalions, as well as artillery companies, reconnaissance companies, guard companies, engineer companies, baggage companies and field hospitals, totaling more than 4,000 people. Each battalion includes 4 companies, as well as artillery platoons, reconnaissance platoons, guard platoons, sanitary teams, etc., a total of more than 1,000 people. Each company had three platoons, plus a fire group, including two 60-mm mortars and two heavy machine guns, plus communicators, guards, and hygienists, totaling more than 200 men. Each platoon consisted of three squads, plus a fire group. Including a 7-mm mortar and a heavy machine gun, a total of 50 people. Each squad has 2 people, a sniper rifle and a rifle. Among them, the mortar was originally invented during the Russo-Japanese War, but under Wang Xiao's order, this weapon has been invented in advance and equipped with the Western Sichuan Army, which has greatly improved the firepower of the Western Sichuan Army. The mortars equipped by the Western Sichuan Army are mainly divided into two types: 60 mm caliber and 7 mm caliber. The sniper rifle, on the other hand, is a rifle with an improvised sight, although it is not as powerful as the sniper rifles of later generations, but it is now undoubtedly ahead of the times.

Each brigade consists of five battalions plus two companies of artillery, reconnaissance, engineer, guard, baggage and field hospitals. There are more than 1,000 people in the whole brigade.

For the deployment of the Western Sichuan Army, the instructor was deployed in Chengdu, the first division was deployed in Panzhihua, and the second division was deployed in Chongqing. The 1st Brigade is deployed in Guangyuan, the 2nd Brigade in Luzhou, the 3rd Brigade in Qijiang, the 4th Brigade in Kangding, the 5th Brigade in Mianyang, the 6th Brigade in Liangshan, the 7th Brigade in Bazhong, the 8th Brigade in Lhasa, the 9th Brigade in the Shigatse region, and the 10th Brigade in the Qamdo area. Among them, the 6th and 9th Brigades are mountain infantry brigades, and the 4th and 10th Brigades are cavalry brigades.

In addition, the Western Sichuan Army also has an Army Academy to train various talents for the Western Sichuan Army. The current dean of the Army Academy is General Jiang Xingguo, who returned from studying in Germany and participated in the Franco-Prussian War, and is also one of the few lieutenant generals in the Western Sichuan Army.

The three provinces of western Sichuan are not close to the sea, so the western Sichuan army has no navy, only an inland river fleet, with more than a dozen inland river gunboats and two thousand-ton destroyers. This is not worth mentioning at all in front of many powers. In particular, the main enemy, the Japanese Combined Fleet, is not even a fraction of the enemy.

In terms of the air force, the Western Sichuan Army has three brigades with a total of more than 100 airships. Among them, the vast majority are small airships, and there are only twenty medium-sized airships with a load capacity of two tons. In addition, the Chengdu airship manufacturing company has begun to develop a new generation of large airships with the help of German specialists. In terms of airship performance, the air force of the Western Sichuan Army is now world-class. At present, no country in the world attaches as much importance to the building of the air force as the Western Sichuan Army. Although the current airship cannot play a decisive role in the war, Wang Xiao, as the ruler of the three provinces in western Sichuan, attaches great importance to the construction of the air force, which makes the military in western Sichuan also attach importance to the air force. In addition, in the Chengdu industrial base, another epoch-making aircraft is also being studied. However, due to the limitations of materials and power, there is still a long time before the results are produced.

After nearly a month's trip, Wang Yuze had a more comprehensive understanding of the strength of the three provinces in western Sichuan. With the financial resources of western Sichuan, it is enough to expand the army by more than three times. Moreover, the arsenal has long been stocked with enough light and heavy weapons. More importantly, the three provinces in western Sichuan have established a sound compulsory military service system. If war breaks out, the army will double in size in a month, reaching 500,000 men in three months. With such combat power, it is enough to sweep the whole country.

After returning to Chengdu, Wang Yuze's blood was boiling. The current three provinces in western Sichuan are undoubtedly a good platform. As long as he can smoothly take over power from Wang Xiao, he will definitely be able to defeat the Qing court with the powerful western Sichuan army. Of course, there are too many factors to consider. Like the Great Powers! Today's China, with the exception of western Sichuan, has basically been reduced to the sphere of influence of the great powers and has become a colony of the great powers. England, France, as well as Tsarist Russia in the north. All these will become obstacles to the unification of the whole country in western Sichuan.

Just as he was assassinated before, the Japanese were threatened by the arrival of Sichuanxi, so they wanted to assassinate him at any cost, which caused turmoil in Sichuanxi, making it impossible for Sichuanxi to continue to expand, and naturally it was impossible to threaten Japan.

However, even if there are more difficulties, Wang Yuze will not give up. finally has such an opportunity, of course he hopes to be able to play a piece of the world in this era, and also to create a future for China!

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