Wang Yi said that he was arrogant, and his classmates had already slapped him in the future.

Xu Jianyin was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Dashang Shipyard to have such technical strength, and he knew that before going to Europe, he would come here to inspect it.

"Chairman, I don't know when I can visit the shipyard?"

"Anytime!" Wang Yi said with a smile.

"That's so thankful."

"It's okay, our big businessmen have always regarded customers as the Jade Emperor, think about what you think, be anxious about what you are anxious about, if you have any requirements, we will do our best to do it." Wang Yi began to talk about his business experience again.

Xu Jianyin was very moved.

After he left, Wang Yi called She Fatzi, and when he heard that Wang Yi was going to arrange guests for the presidential suite of his home. The fat man immediately said: "Xiaoyi, you tell my brother the truth, is this thing clean with hands and feet?" ”

Wang Yiyi only understood when he heard it, and the fat man was scared by the people in the court, thought about it, and said, "I look at the hanging, or you can withdraw all the books?" Or simply replace them with foreign novels, even if it's the Golden Bottle Plum and the Legend of the West Chamber, isn't that better than being remembered all day long? ”

When She Fatzi heard this, he also felt a little tempted.

Three days later, Xu Jianyin left Yingkou, and then Zhang Jingxiao called Wang Yi and said, "Sir, Beiyang has ordered a supply ship on our side, worth about 400,000 silver dollars. ”

"I thought he could order a battleship, what's wrong with our ship?" Wang Yi said with a little pity.

"It's not that our ships are bad, it's that they don't have money in Beiyang." Zhang Jingxiao said with a smile.

"Forget it, mosquito meat is also meat, and it can earn more than ordinary merchant ships."

As soon as he finished chatting here, She Fatzi's phone called, and there was endless grief and indignation in his voice, and he said: "Xiaoyi, these grandsons are really too deceitful!" ”

"Why did Xu Jianyin steal books too?"

"No, he's clean, but his men stole the five sets of painted gold vases I just put on the table!"

"Why don't I send someone to get them back? That's not true! ”

She Fatzi thought about it, forget it, they are all government people, and they can't afford to offend, so they really make trouble, and there will be no customers in this area in the future, and they will still suffer the loss.

At the end of September, the second batch of the Third Infantry Division, the Second Artillery Division, and the Second Cavalry Division, which had just completed the whole training, held a swearing-in meeting, and the commanders of the three divisions were Cao Man, Hadan Batel, and Jin Jingzi. At the same time, the Dashang Air Force was also established, and the commander-in-chief was naturally hung on Wang Yi, but the real person in charge was Zhao Ziguang, and the subordinate departments included the First Airship Attack Group, and there was a pit viper attack reconnaissance airship. The 1st Airship Transport Brigade has a mammoth transport airship. Air Force Academy. Military airports, ground support, logistics, etc., with a total number of more than 3,300 people.

Wang Yi did not let all the troops go north, and more than 13,000 people of the Third Infantry Division were stationed in Andong. The 2nd Artillery Division went north to join up with the 1st Infantry Division to complete the encirclement and suppression of the Rajec Front. The 2nd Cavalry Division was stationed in Manchuria, between Hulun Buyur and Kubul Zheku, at the northern end of the Kuleng Lake, and to the north of it was Nebuchu. Wang Yi gave a lot of benefits to the Heilongjiang general and the local government in order to enter here.

After half a year of rush construction, the Dashang Railway Construction Company completed the railway from Shuangchengzi to Niman, so that the material transportation of Dashang was much more convenient, and the goods went ashore from Vladivostok, and then took the train all the way, passing through Shuangchengzi, and arrived in Niman. Then load the ship from here, along the Ussuri River, through Huaxin, to Boli, and then along the Heilongjiang River west to the Mohe.

In mid-October, the temperature in the outer northeast has dropped to around freezing.

Rajetz was watching the latest battlefield developments in his bunker, and he was a little anxious after fighting the 10th Russo-Turkish War. The current battle situation is very unfavorable to Tsarist Russia, and since he left the Outer Khingan Mountains, he has encountered the opponent's blocking position. At first, he didn't take the opposing army seriously, but as a result, he led the army to rush and was suddenly suppressed by the powerful firepower of others. The Cossack cavalry, which had always been brave and invincible, and was known for its courage and fortitude, had lost nearly half of it. Although they rushed to each other's positions many times and achieved certain results, they were immediately surrounded and suppressed by the other side. The follow-up infantry units did not have time to rush to the position, and the Cossack cavalry had already been slaughtered, and the infantry had no choice but to retreat again.

As time went on, the team's understanding of tactics and weapon effectiveness grew, and their defense became more solid, even beginning to fight back on a small scale. This made Rajetz feel so much pressure that he even sometimes thought again in frustration that he would simply withdraw his troops. Unless the Empire can double the number of troops in its hands...... No, twice as much, otherwise you won't be able to break through the opponent's defenses at all.

I had thought about going out from other paths before, but the other party left an eyeliner in the Outer Xing'an Mountains, and as long as the army on this side moved, the other party would respond immediately. The first time, the opponent's horse team almost broke up their rear army, if it weren't for his many years of battlefield experience, he decisively abandoned the plan, and then fortunately also arranged reserves, otherwise the strategic shift would have turned into a rout.

I always have a feeling that the other party obviously doesn't want to destroy me all at once, and they seem to be training...... A bunch of bastards!

Several staff officers were frowning at this time, and the chief of staff, Volvov, came over and said, "General, if the situation continues to be stalemate like this, once the temperature drops again, our logistics will be in danger." ”

Rajetz also knows that the situation is now severe. Dashang had several field squads haunting the mountains of the Outer Khing'an Mountains, attacking our logistics contingent from time to time. Now the squad of less than 300 people does not dare to travel at all, but even so, the situation is not optimistic.

"Volvov, what do you mean?"

In fact, everyone in this room knows the answer, but no one has the courage to say it.

"Withdraw the troops, go back to Yakutsk, it's cold, and the fighters are tired. Stay any longer, and once the snow closes the mountain, we will be cut off from supplies. We're really done by then! ”

Rajetz bowed his head and said nothing, his eyes looking at the map with a cold expression. The others didn't want to say anything more at this time......

"Should I ask His Majesty the Tsar to withdraw my troops?" Rajetz had this question on his mind.

"Report!" The intelligence officer rushed in at this point, looking very panicked.

"What's wrong?" Rajetz didn't like it.

"The general's big thing is not good, the army of the Northeast Republic landed from Ayan, passed through the Zhugjur Mountains, burned all the way, left no chickens and dogs, captured Yakutsk three days ago, and burned all our new grain this summer! At the same time, the big thing burns and kills ......"

Wu Xiao did this with 2,000 cavalry and 1,000 cavalry, and he fed the war with battles along the way, and blocked the news without leaving any room to live. After the capture of Yakutsk, Wu Xiao also knew that he couldn't defend it, anyway, his idea was simple, he took everything he could take, and I couldn't leave anything he couldn't take away. After Wu Xiaoshuang finished, like a locust crossing the border, he returned to Ayan non-stop, and he had to evacuate before the sea froze the port.

Rajetz nearly fainted when he heard the news, but he stood up straight with his hands on the table. But the young staff officers around him did not have this calm ability, and they quarreled after a while.

"Shut up!" Rajetz slapped the table, and immediately made up his mind, and said: "No one can leak the news, order the 3rd Regiment, 4th Regiment, 5th Regiment, and the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Battalions to launch an attack on the Northeast Republic, and the rest of the troops pack up and prepare to retreat in turn!" You can arrange the plan, if something goes wrong, I will kill you directly. ”

All the staff officers were silent at this time, and after trembling in fear for a while, they began their respective work.

Qian Baiji, commander of the 1st Infantry Division in the Eastern Theater of Operations, was a little strange for a while in the face of the sudden intensification of the Russian offensive, and later news came back one after another indicating that Rajetz wanted to escape. So he ordered the 1st Infantry Division, part of the 2nd Infantry Division, and the newly raised 2nd Artillery Division to start a counterattack after resisting the Russian attack. Qian Boji also knew that it was unrealistic to want to eat the entire Rajetz department now, but the Russians didn't want to bring back the five or six thousand people who stayed to be in charge of the attack.

Although Shun was able to evacuate, there were only 15,600 men left in Rajetz's army at this time, and although some people fled back one after another, the total number was still one-third less than before the south, and the losses were heavy. As for heavy weapons, they didn't bring back much. As soon as he arrived in Yakutsk, which was in ruins, Rajetz sent a telegram to St. Petersburg pleading with Alexander III.

After learning the news of Rajetz's retreat, Skobelev also sighed, knowing that nothing could be done. It didn't take long to receive the news that Nebuchu had been attacked, and he, who had not yet made up his mind, immediately ordered the whole army to retreat.

First, the 2nd Cavalry Division did not have time to complete the capture of Nebuchu, so it had to give up the rear outflanking of Skobelev's troops and continue to break through Chita to the west, and the men and horses of the two divisions could not stay in Chita. Before the weather entered the real winter, they all diverted into Outer Mongolia and returned to their stations.

Skobelev felt that Nebuchu was very unsafe, especially after the loss of the natural barrier of the river in winter, coupled with the distant logistical supply lines. So he decisively gave the order, abandoned Nebuchu, led people through Chita, and returned to the old nest of Irkutsk.

So the first East Russian war ended, and in general the two sides ended in a draw, with the Russian army on both fronts losing more than 28,000 people, while the Northeast Republic lost more than 8,000 people. Although the Russian side lost some soldiers, it was not injured. However, the Northeast Republic took advantage of this to stabilize its territory and train new soldiers, and then the war entered a winter break.

After the battle in the Eastern Theater, Qian Baiji directly sent a telegram to Wang Yi, requesting the construction of Tengda Fortress at the southern entrance of the Outer Xing'an Mountains, which was approved by Wang Yi. After that, the Second Artillery Division was stationed in Miaotun Fortress, and its division commander Hadan Baatel succeeded Wu Xiao and became the commander-in-chief of the fortress. Wu Xiao returned to the base of the martial arts school and presided over the daily work of the whole army. Later, the 1st Artillery Division was stationed at the Yaksa Fortress, the 2nd Infantry Division was stationed at Duo Chen and Su Chuna, and the 1st Cavalry Division was stationed at Mohe.

The war was not over, but negotiations between the two sides began again, this time not in Miaotun, but in Yingkou. The representative of the Russian side is still Buze, while the representative of the Northeast Republic is Zhao Liewen. The Russian side wants blackmail, and wants to get back what it did not get on the battlefield from the negotiating table. However, the Northeast Republic was not the Qing Dynasty after all, and it did not encounter internal and external difficulties in the Qing Dynasty. So, as everyone expected, the negotiations did not lead to anything.

In October 1881, Zuo Zongtang, who had become the governor of Liangjiang, suddenly sent a telegram to Wang Yi, hoping to buy warships from the Dashang Shipyard. Wang Yi didn't think too much about it for a while, and later asked Zhao Liewen and Wang Minyun, and the answers given by the two were similar, the north and south oceans were fighting for military expenses.

It is estimated that after hearing that Beiyang had built a supply ship in Dashang Shipyard, Zuo Zongtang felt that he should also entrust Dashang to build one or two warships. After all, Beiyang has just signed two warships in Germany, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, and if Nanyang does not purchase some warships, it seems that there is a tendency to be marginalized. As Li Hongzhang's old rival and political enemy for decades, Zuo Zongtang obviously couldn't bear this situation, so he asked the imperial court to buy new warships. Of course, he also understands that Beiyang's defense of Beijing and Tianjin must be the key investment of the imperial court, so it is normal for Beiyang to not be able to compete with Beiyang in terms of budget.

Unexpectedly, Cixi agreed to this, but the money given was not much, more than 400,000 taels of silver.

"Who's coming this time?" Wang Yi and Zhang Jingxiao talked on the phone.

"I heard that Hu Xueyan came over with a few people with a ponytail."

Wang counted the days, as if the Sino-French war was not long away. It would be good if the South Seas bought more warships. It is a pity that the two battleships in the Beiyang should have been detained in Germany and did not return until 1885. And if you can help Nanyang, you may be able to make China's losses less. Wang Yi didn't think he had the ability to change the outcome of the Sino-French war, but if he could keep a trace of vitality for the Nanyang Naval Division, the great powers would not dare to be too arrogant in the south in the future.

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Yiyi: "Tell Lord Zuo that my Dashang is willing to help him take out a loan to build two warships, but before they pay the balance, these two ships are nominally owned by Nanyang, and the ships will be under the operation of my Dashang." ”

"Will they say yes?" Zhang Jingxiao had some questions.

"You go and ask them, this makes them pay hundreds of thousands of taels of silver late. The benefits are here, they Nanyang decide for themselves. ”

Zhang Jingxiao didn't want to say anything more, so he agreed.

Zuo Zongtang in the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion sat on the Taishi chair, holding a telegram and thinking about what Wang Yi meant, and he was in a dilemma for a while. Of course, the benefits are obvious, but there seems to be no such practice for outsiders to board the battleship. Later, it was Hu Xueyan who gave him the idea.

"My lord, when the new ship first arrives, the instructor must be asked on board. And the big merchants are the ones who build ships, and it is only natural that there are some instructors on the ship. Wait until we pay the money...... The crew should also be more or less familiar with the ship, how do you say? ”