Because of the support of U.S. President Wilson, the peace conference was once biased towards the Republic of China, but at this time, Britain and the two countries needed to dismantle the nascent Red Russian regime, out of extreme panic about the Bolsheviks, and at the same time supporting Kolchak and other White Guards in the west to fight fiercely with the Bolsheviks, they also needed Japan's response in Siberia, perhaps the Japanese side's motives were not pure, but as long as the Bolsheviks could be strangled in the cradle, even if it was worth paying some price, not to mention just sacrificing some interests of the Republic of China, in contrastAs long as Japan does not invade China in a big way now, everything else can be tolerated.

In view of this, Britain and France jointly put pressure on US President Wilson, and Japan even threatened to withdraw from the Paris Peace Conference, and Wilson had no choice but to give in at this time. Therefore, the peace conference, which had been pinned on by people of insight in the Republic of China, undoubtedly failed under the mutual compromise of the great powers.

For such a disappointing decision, the Beiyang government, under the influence of some people, was even ready to sign. Gu Weijun left the table angrily, refusing to accept the results of the peace meeting. When the news reached China, it immediately aroused the indignation and sensation of the advanced strata such as students and workers in China. A vigorous student movement began.

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Woohoo!

On the school field, Qin Yu tested the rifle and pulled the bolt repeatedly. Compared with the turbulent days in the Guannai, the situation in the Northeast in the past few months seems to be quite quiet, and several battles have been fought one after another.

"Yes, compared to the previous grenades and submachine guns, the time to get out of the rifle is a little slower." Qin Yu handed the rifle into Wang Yuhai's hand, wiped his hands with a towel and said.

"In Shuai, it was due to the needs of the war before, so the production of grenades and submachine guns was relatively fast. In fact, the assembly of these two production lines is a little unreasonable, and now they have been readjusted. Relatively speaking, the installation of the rifle production line is orderly, although the production time is a little slower, but the output can be lighter, and there is no need to make any major adjustments in the future. Luo Hanmin, Chen Ruqin's assistant next to him, explained.

"Hmm. It is also normal to focus on the future, and now there is no shortage of ordnance in the Northeast for the time being. Qin Yu nodded, there were a large number of guns and ammunition lying in several arsenals, as well as artillery, if it was used to bring trouble to future production and blindly pursue the speed of producing firearms, it was really not worth it. How is the output of the Changchun Arsenal now? ”

"According to the drawings of the production of Mauser 98, the performance of the rifle produced is very good, temporarily 900 rods per month, and after three months, it can be increased to 2,000 rods. As long as there is a need for orders, it is possible to increase the monthly output to 6,000 strokes within a year. Luo Hanmin smiled, with a slight pride on his face, such a terrifying output is unique compared to the history of the Republic of China Arsenal, and the rifle produced is still the most advanced one in the world.

"What about artillery?" The rifles in the arsenal are piled up like a hill, and no matter how fast the Northeast Army expands, there will be no shortage of rifles in two or three years. Unless there is a big war. Comparatively speaking, the losses of artillery were higher than the proportion of rifles.

"AT PRESENT, IT CAN PRODUCE 23 KRUPP 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS PER MONTH. 19 FIELD GUNS, 11 105MM LIGHT HOWITZERS, 7 105MM CANNON GUNS, 5 150MM HOWITZERS. 37MM INFANTRY FLAT-FIRING GUNS 57 PIECES. ”

"Well, okay, count the output of the Benxi Cannon Factory. A heavy artillery regiment can be produced almost in a month, and what about the production of shells. Qin Yu nodded.

"The current monthly output of 75MM mountain shells is 5,000 rounds, and field shells are 3,700 rounds. 105MM GRENADE 3000 ROUNDS, 150MM GRENADE 2000 ROUNDS. 37MM SHELLS ARE CURRENTLY PRODUCED AT 6,000 ROUNDS PER MONTH. There is still a lot of room for improvement in these productions. In addition, the arsenal has also trial-produced a batch of mines mentioned by German officers. ”

"After all, the cost of self-production is much lower. Taking advantage of the fact that the price of steel and steel has not been high in recent years, and the raw materials for munitions are also cheap, some can be produced appropriately, and for the time being, according to this output, there is no need to stock up on the things produced, and there will soon be a war. Qin Yu decided.

"Dashuai." Lan Tianwei and Li Chengwen hurriedly came together.

"Come, you see, now that the Changchun Arsenal is up, my thoughts this time are not in vain, the scale suddenly overshadowed the Hanyang Arsenal, and the Gongxian Arsenal, which was prepared by President Yuan Da before, was also left behind." Qin Yu handed Luo Hanmin's report to the two of them.

"It just so happens that there is also a telegram for the commander in the pass." Lan Tianwei handed the telegram in his hand to Qin Yu.

"Haha, okay, when there were no soldiers and no money in the past, I saved the bullets in my hand, but now I have built an arsenal, and I can fight how I want to fight in the future. Li Chengwen's eyes widened when he saw the amazing output above, and he was particularly shocked when he heard that it was fashionable to use train wagons to pull machinery from Yingkou and had no intuitive feeling, but at this time, he was particularly shocked when it was reflected in the production quantity of various ordnance.

"If we said that we lacked some temperance in Japan before, after having this arsenal, the missing things have also been filled, and the Northeast Army already has the ability to make up for itself. At this peace conference, the Japanese minister openly threatened the representatives of the Republic of China, saying that the Japanese army had one million elite soldiers and more than 500,000 tons of warships, and that there was no place for them. In the next three or five years, in addition to the lack of strength at sea, when it comes to ground warfare, the reserve force will be built. Our Northeast Army is not much worse than the Japanese army. ”

At the same time, Lan Tianwei had a strange look on his face at this time, although the previous Benxi Artillery Factory also produced artillery, but the output was not enough to support the entire Northeast Army, and now with the Changchun Arsenal, the Northeast Army has been able to be self-sufficient, and the ordnance is no longer pretended to be foreign. This is of epoch-making significance for the Northeast Army.

"The peace meeting really failed, and the three divisions of the new army are almost trained, right?" Qin Yu looked at Li Chengwen in an inquiring tone.

"Marshal, last year when I talked about the expansion plan of six divisions, the recruits did part of the work from that time. If you can't finish the ready-made selection this year, how can you still have the face to come to see you. Li Chengwen said hesitantly.

"How is the plan to change the size of the troops?" QIN YU LOOKED AT LAN TIAN WEI AGAIN, ABOUT ADDING A 6-GUN 37MM INFANTRY FLAT-FIRE ARTILLERY COMPANY TO EACH INFANTRY REGIMENT, AND EQUIPPING THE MAKQIN HEAVY MACHINE GUNS TO THE COMPANY-LEVEL UNITS, WITH TWO UNITS FOR EACH COMPANY, AND THREE MORE SUBMACHINE GUNS FOR EACH PLATOON. In total, one division had 18 more flat-firing infantry guns. The number of Makqin heavy machine guns increased to 54, while the number of submachine guns, including the division headquarters and the equipment of the guards, exceeded 200. Such a light firepower configuration is already considered a luxury lineup in Asia at this time.

"Eight divisions have been temporarily filled, and other units are being equipped one after another, and it is expected that by the end of this year, they will be able to complete their training in turn." Lan Tianwei didn't think much about it, and replied directly. "Even if you don't add these new establishments, it will be enough to be transferred to Kannai. In terms of the configuration of the participating army, although it uses all-day weapons, it is still a bit behind the Northeast Army. However, it is worth mentioning that Duan Qirui's participating army has expanded by two divisions, and the direct force has reached an astonishing six divisions, four mixed brigades, and some troops under Beijing's orders, and Duan Qirui's troops have exceeded 100,000. In addition, Cao Kun, who is directly related to Cao Kun, has more than 11,000 people from Wu Peifu's Central Third Division. Zhili 1 and 2 mixed brigades totaled 16,000 people. There are 6,000 people in the Zhili Supplementary Brigade, 3,000 people in Cao Kun's Guard, about 13,000 people in the 36th Battalion of the Zhili Garrison, and more than 8,000 people in the 4th Mixed Brigade of Cao Ying and Zhili, totaling more than 56,000 people. If it is the same as the previous marshal who went south to Beijing to expel Zhang Xun, the two lines of Zhiwan joined forces again. I am afraid that this battle is not very easy to fight, after all, the overall situation in the northeast cannot be shaken, and Japan has shown signs of increasing its troops in the Russian Far East and on the Korean border, and now the ice and snow have melted. In the operation of the Japanese army in Siberia, the logistics were not as difficult as before, and the places in the northeast were greatly reduced. ”

Li Chengwen scratched his head and said, "The chief of staff is right, if you defend the pass, no matter how strong the two systems are in Anhui, it will be difficult to knock on the pass together, but the direct army is also an old army, and the equipment is not bad, although the participating army is a new soldier, it is also well-equipped and well-trained, if you do not send a considerable military force, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat the two coalition forces in a short time, once the war is protracted, it is not in line with the original intention of the marshal." ”

"I have already sent someone to enter the customs to contact Cao Kun, no matter what the result is, I will always have to enter the customs to give it a try, if it is delayed for a few more years, the customs still don't know what to do to these people." Qin Yu shook his head, he had made up his mind, once the war broke out, it must end in a short period of time, if it was protracted, it would not only damage the vitality of the Northeast, but also a catastrophe for the entire Republic of China. Qin Yu's difficulty is not that he can't win, but that he can't drag the war too long, the Republic of China can't afford it, and the Northeast can't afford it. These warlords in the customs can be allowed to fight on their own, and for the Republic of China, it is an extremely valuable time to recuperate after the end of the European War. This is also something that Qin Yu does not want to see.

"Since it has been decided to fight, then we will concentrate the superior forces of the Northeast Army and defeat the main force of the participating army in one fell swoop before the direct army can be reinforced. Transferred two tank battalions to the Shanhaiguan area, and let Yang Xing go south, the 27th Division, as the oldest strong force in the Northeast, has been hiding in the snow before, and it is time to pull it out for a ride, and then transfer the 7th Division to Yang Xing's subordinates, with a tank battalion, and the 2nd Independent Heavy Artillery Regiment, as well as 4 aviation squadrons, as for the middle and east roads, temporarily transport food and military supplies, and then the army will be transferred. ”

"Marshal, you have to beware of the six warships of the Bohai Fleet on the central side, if Duan Qirui orders the warships to transport troops north, it will be a big threat to Mukden." Lan Tianwei reminded.

"I wish Duan Qirui was like this, although the Xinchou Treaty is a history of humiliation, but it also restricts the coastal areas from using troops, if Duan Qirui can break the ring, the Northeast Army can also tear off the skin, really compared, the Northeast Army may not suffer." Qin Yu smiled coldly.

At the same time that the undercurrents in the northeast and Beijing were turbulent, Kannai failed with the Paris Peace Conference. Once again, the hatred of the students in Kannai erupted like a volcano. Thousands of students in Beijing and Tianjin went on strike and marched in the streets to protest the transfer of German interests in Shandong to Japan at the peace conference. Soon, the movement swept across the country, and at first, police and soldiers everywhere were able to exercise restraint under the restraint of their superiors and try to avoid harming the students. Soon, Ma Liang, commander of the Second Division of the Participating Army stationed in Shandong, arrested nearly 100 students and shot three to death. Although the three were not all students, they were selected by Ma Liang to return from among them, but there was also news of beating students from other places. Originally, after Qin Yu decided to go south, all he needed was an excuse that could be put on the table, and once he had an excuse, the northeast side immediately publicly sent a message and reprimanded the Anhui system.

"The purpose of the construction of the army participating in the war is to participate in the European war, to maintain the stability of the world by force, to consolidate the position of the Republic of China in the international community, and to safeguard the interests of the Republic of China. However, the Paris Peace Conference was a complete failure. As a victorious country, the Republic of China achieved the same outcome as a defeated country. Spending hundreds of millions of dollars in state-owned assets and training 100,000 elite soldiers, not only can not safeguard the interests of the country, but become a murderer of suppressing patriotic students, the second division Ma Liang admonished the soldiers often called the day: A person must drink water and think of the source, our army was established by the Japanese, you wear Japanese military uniforms, you use Japanese munitions, we cannot be anti-Japanese, anti-Japanese is a mob. ”

"Such words and deeds are really absurd, and if you participate in the army like this, what face will continue to exist? Our generation of soldiers is ashamed to be with them, and I disdain to be listed as the army of the Republic of China with them..............."

"Now that the former prime minister has resigned from the post of prime minister, he should stop doing so, stop using the matter of the prime minister, and intervene in government affairs with a military man, and hope that the central government will disband the army participating in the war as soon as possible. 100,000 athletes from the northeast will knock on the pass and go south to quell the chaos and quell the people's anger......."

Behind the telegram was the joint telegraph of dozens of generals headed by Qin Yu and below.

At the same time, Qin Yu officially appointed Yang Xing as the commander of the 2nd Army on the West Road, with 27 divisions, 7 divisions, 9 divisions, an independent heavy artillery regiment, a tank battalion, and 4 attached aviation squadrons to the south and break through.

Li Yinpei, acting commander of the Eastern Route Army, led the 1st Division, the 8th Division, the 11th Division, and 1 tank battalion to march in tandem with the Western Route Army. The central route was in the center of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade and the 11th Division 1. The army of the east and west was nearly 90,000, known as 150,000. The action was fast, so that the Guannei was shocked, for a time outside the Shanhai Pass, the war clouds were thick, Duan Qirui hurriedly mobilized the army to go north, too late to clean up the direct army that usually does not deal with much, can only go north, at this time can only hope that the main force of the Northeast Army is contained by the Japanese army, but the Northeast Army is so strong that the heart of the war is terrifying, for a time the people of Beijing are panicked, the presidential palace, the cabinet is busy, and Zhang Xun is more panicked than when he led the troops into Beijing. After all, Zhang Xun only had a few thousand people when he entered Beijing, and Qin Yu had a very good reputation, but the Northeast slogan was more than 100,000 troops, and the participating troops were also known as more than 100,000 troops. (To be continued......)