Chapter 172: A Brewing Storm
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The dispute between the commander and the division commander in Fengtian came suddenly and went quickly. When everyone thought that things would get out of hand, the two sides suddenly died down and shook hands as if the previous unpleasantness had never happened, and this bizarre change was beyond everyone's expectations.
"Division, the commander promised to give you the establishment of the second mixed brigade?" The matter of Qin Yu and Zhang Xiluan's peace is of great significance, and Lan Tianwei is the first group of people who know the Tao.
"Well, this big trouble has been solved, and now with Zhang Dashuai's support, many things that were inconvenient to do before can now be started." Qin Yu smiled slightly, one of the most important is the railway, Japan takes special treatment for goods to and from Taonan on the Nanman Road, and the highway from Taonan to Changchun will not be able to meet the transportation needs of Taonan's expansion. Only the railway can fundamentally solve the shortcomings of the development of the southern part of the country. In a short period of time, with Qin Yu's strength, it is impossible to regain control of Nanmanlu.
Since the Japanese thought that they could claim to be strange goods if they controlled the South Manchurian Road, Qin Yu could connect Taonan with the Middle East Road controlled by the Tsarist side. Take the natural port of Vladivostok, and sell the goods to Tianjin, Beijing, and Shanghai. In the same way, the steel produced in Benxi is not a problem to digest with the industrial and agricultural base of Fengtian at this time, but in the future, with the rise of inland industry, the import and export of commodities and materials, the road will become the biggest constraint. Although the cost of building roads and bridges is huge, these things must be done sooner or later, one day earlier. Fengtian's industry will be able to grow one day earlier.
"What about the 2nd Mixed Brigade now?" Lan Tianwei asked.
"For the time being, the establishment will be retained, and it will not be expanded, as for those officers and cadres, leave a few to take care of Zhang Xiluan's emotions, and those who don't have that ability will be transferred to the police force. The others are going to stay to see what he is capable of. Qin Yu thought for a moment and said, China has been a society of personal affection since ancient times, if the people of the Zhang family are cut out, it will inevitably seem too impersonal, and there is no way to do it, "The mixed regiment in Liaodong, the gun problem of the 1st Mixed Brigade on the Anshan side has not been completely solved, and the 2nd Mixed Brigade can only be put aside for the time being, and the situation allows." Expand it again. ”
Lan Tianwei nodded, although Qin Yu did not lack the money to expand such a mixed brigade at the moment, but the firearms were hard wounds, and they could not be solved immediately if they had money. "By the way, the Military Intelligence Observation Room is studying the armies of Britain, Germany, France, and Japan during this time. It was found that there is a weapon in the armed forces of the West, and there is a tendency to gradually popularize it in the past two years. ”
"What's that?" Qin Yu asked, the so-called military intelligence observation room was temporarily given by Qin Yu. It is used to analyze and follow up on the latest progress of the armies of the great powers, humanities, equipment and equipment, the organization of which troops, the history of operations, and so on.
"This is the German M1903 type grenade. Please take a look at the teacher's seat. Lan Tianwei handed the document that he had brought a long time ago to Qin Yu.
Qin Yu took it in his hand and glanced at it a few times, and suddenly slapped his forehead, as a traverser, he was really ashamed that he forgot all the grenades. In the Feng army, which seriously lacked heavy firepower, the heavy machine gun was not much better than Yuan Shikai's descendant Beiyang Army with Qin Yu's efforts, except for the heavy machine gun, there was only a rifle, and it was almost blank in other firepower. There are many problems on the battlefield that cannot be solved by guns, and the grenade may seem simple, but it is an extremely practical infantry support firepower. And the production process is not complicated, and the cost is not high. It is suitable for mass manufacturing, how can I forget this solemn thing. The major is not right, if you are a special soldier, you will not make the same mistake.
"Well, this thing looks very good, and it's just right for our backward army that lacks infantry support firepower." Qin Yu immediately decided, "I will immediately arrange for someone to purchase some from Germany and come back to study what is going on, if it can be made, it will also be a great thing for our Republic of China army." ”
Lan Tianwei nodded, he had seen the world, and he knew how far apart the army of the Republic of China was from the great powers.
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At the end of October, it was already very cold in the northeast, and a few months ago it was a vast grassland, when the north wind was howling and the yellow sand was all over the sky.
Baa- baa -
Woohoo
The Mongols and the shepherd dogs drove a few sheep that had left the herd back to the herd. The days of the desert have not changed much for hundreds of years, and even the booming industrial revolution in Europe does not seem to have much to do with this region, and the geographical restrictions have made this steppe the world's top grassland isolated from outside civilization for too long.
The Mongolian man looked at a group of thickly dressed and somewhat novel people riding horses in the distance, it was the old Maozi from the north, they were not familiar with the old Maozi, the sporadic conflicts on the border, and what they heard when eating and drinking with the clansmen, so that Outer Mongolia was not ignorant of the fierce and greedy people in the north. Of course, there are not many people who know the Tao.
"The climate here is really not good, there is wind and sand everywhere, I really don't understand what the above thinks, I would take a fancy to this barren land, we have endless fertile land, endless forests, where is not better than this place." Ivanovich took a sip of wine into his mouth with a flask and couldn't help but complain.
"Okay, let's save some strength to do things later." The middle-aged officer at the front of the group seemed to be the leader of the group, "If it weren't for the revelation of your affairs in the army, you would still be eating sesame oil bread and cream by the fire." Save some effort to get things done later, and try to atone for your sins. ”
"If it weren't for that villain Malinov behind my back, I wouldn't be where I am now, that vicious villain, don't let people get caught, or I'll blow his ass* hole with a bayonet." A flash of resentment flashed in Ivanovic's eyes.
"I'd better wait until you go back."
"It's just to go to this poor and backward place, and command a group of ignorant and backward people to attack another group of ignorant people, if the scenery along the way is better, this should be a good trip." The other red-bearded soldier wore a slightly crooked brim, and when he grinned, his teeth were a little yellow and black, and it was obvious that he didn't know when he had last rinsed his mouth.
"That's right, we're here to be commanders this time, these people have to entertain us with good wine and meat, and if you're lucky, you can get some loot, maybe this is really a good opportunity."
In the distance, two steppe wolves stopped to watch the group of strangers approaching from the side. The red-bearded soldier took out his rifle and didn't take aim, and fired a random shot. The steppe wolf was frightened and fled.
"See, even wolves in this place are timid, even if they look at their fangs and claws, under the threat of a shotgun, they have to flee with their tails between their legs, or surrender."
The redbeard soldier's words caused a group of people to laugh, and the laughter spread far and wide. The herdsmen downwind were confused, looked at the group of outsiders in confusion, and then drove the sheep away.
Walking through the vast desert and Gobi, and crossing several rivers, the group finally saw the largest city in the grassland, Kulun.
"Distinguished guests, welcome to Kulun, the city of the grassland." Led by the 8th Jebtsundamba, the Mongol princes of Kulen went out of the city to greet this group of Tsarist Russian guests from the north.
"Dear Jebtsundamba, on behalf of His Majesty the Tsar, I greet you." The former Russian minister to China, Kosovitz, walked in the front, bent down to salute the 8th Jebtsundamba, and did not have the frivolity and disdain of talking to his companions along the way. "I hope that with our close cooperation, we will help your nation to break away from the containment of the Nanban and achieve the great goal of your nation's independence. His Majesty the Tsar expressed his full support for the actions of your people. ”
"Thank you for your support and understanding, the Golden Family has had the glory that has attracted the attention of the whole world in the past, and this time our great Mongolian nation must once again embark on the road of rejuvenation and use the sword to regain the glory of our ancestors." The 8th Jebtsundamba said with a very excited face.
"God favors those who are idealistic and prepared, and you will be successful." Kosovici said against his will. Genghis Khan, the era of Kublai Khan is the peak of the Mongolian nation, has sent troops to Western Europe several times, the territory of conquest is much larger than the heyday of Tsarist Russia, and now it has long said goodbye to the era of swords, it is no exaggeration to say that Tsarist Russia only needs a Gossack cavalry to conquer the whole of Mongolia, Jebdamba Zun is still immersed in the glory of the past and cannot extricate himself, it is really funny. Of course, it is impossible for Kosovic to say what is in his heart to hit the other party, otherwise if the other party is annoyed and angry, things will not be easy to handle.
The 8th Jebtsundamba brought Kosovitsi to the Great Tent and quickly got into the subject after a while.
"I don't know how many weapons Mr. Kosovitz has brought this time, but as long as there are enough quick guns, my heroic steppe boy will surely break through the cities of the south." Prince Shuke has a pair of solid eyes, and he has long been impatient with this kind of cold noise of you coming and going.
"The weapon will definitely satisfy you, in order to support the great act of the nobles, His Majesty the Tsar specially ordered people to prepare 16,000 fast guns, 21,000 sabers, and more than 130 rounds of ammunition. 16 artillery pieces and more than 1,300 shells. Of course, these things are very valuable, and the nobles have to pay a corresponding price if they want to obtain them. "It was Captain Goblik, the captain of the Cossack cavalry of the Irkutsk Military District of Tsarist Russia, who spoke.
"16,000 shots, all fast guns?" Prince Qu Kuisu had other ones who reacted a little faster, his eyes suddenly turned a lot red, and he panted and looked at a few old hairy people. As for those sabers, although they are more numerous, they are much inferior to fast guns.
"Of course, what our country provides are the best rifles in the world." Captain Goblik was ashamed.
In the big account, more than 20 people on both sides bargained, and a storm of rebellion from the grassland was opened. (To be continued......)