Being able to produce heavy artillery is undoubtedly a huge progress for the Feng army, and Zhang Tinglan was very happy when he heard the news.

"Old Bear, has the problem of steel for the production of artillery been solved? We need mass production, and we can't do it without enough special steel! ”

"No problem!" Xiong Mengyuan said with a smile: "Commander-in-chief, news has come from Anshan Iron and Steel, they are sure to get out of heavy artillery steel, although Anshan Iron and Steel Plant is not fully completed, but within the year they will be able to produce some steel in small batches to supply military supplies, with these steel, our artillery will be down!" ”

At present, some of China's arsenals can also imitate artillery, and even produce warships, but the key materials required must be imported from foreign countries, so the production capacity is limited, and the quality is difficult to pass.

"Xia Han, they didn't brag, can they really produce it?"

"Of course, there is no problem, the equipment of Anshan Iron and Steel Plant was aided by France to Russia, in fact, from the very beginning, the positioning of this steel plant was military production, otherwise Russia also has millions of tons of steel production, what is the point of them introducing such a steel plant of less than 100,000 tons!"

Xiong Mengyuan continued: "When Xia Han was building the steel plant, they also sorted out all kinds of jishu materials from Russia, and asked the technicians who came together, and basically figured out the formula of cannon steel, I also looked at it in the past, they are stepping up their exploration, and I believe that they will be able to produce it soon!" ”

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he didn't expect to catch a treasure, Fengjun's steel actually reached the sky in one step, and it was directly able to produce cannon steel, which is a great thing. Solving the problem of materials and forming a powerful artillery force has become possible, and Zhang Tinglan finally showed a happy smile at this time.

"Commander-in-chief, in addition to the materials, I have disassembled more than 400 artillery sights from the batch of Austro-Hungarian equipment, we can't produce them now, we can only use these things to fill the number, but these may not be able to be used, before we can produce them ourselves. It is better to purchase a batch from abroad. ”

"Well, the powers of this thing may not be sold to us, it seems that we can only rely on smuggling, how to operate the specific operation I will arrange, you just need to be responsible for military production!"

A total of 36 mountain cannons were transported this time. It can equip an artillery regiment, and follow-up weapons will continue to be delivered. After having these things. Zhang Tinglan's confidence was even more sufficient, and the scale of the entire border guard army was adjusted again, and an artillery division was formally formed.

This field artillery division has three artillery regiments, one equipped with 122-mm howitzers and the other two with 76-mm mountain guns. Although the Feng army got a batch of Austro-Hungarian 150-mm howitzers, the equipment was not Russian after all. And the number was insufficient, so Zhang Tinglan was not incorporated into the artillery division, but waited until the Feng army broke through the heavy artillery Jishu and produced a qualified 152-mm howitzer. And a lot of equipment.

In addition to the formation of a field artillery division, Zhang Tinglan also officially approved the formation of an air defense regiment, and the arsenal should also step up its breakthrough to produce special air defense machine guns and artillery; in fact, not only the border guards, but also the entire Feng army must work air defense, after all, the Feng army is surrounded by enemies on all sides, not only the Russian air threat, Japan is also a scourge, the army must be prepared to deal with it, and the formation of air defense liliang is already very urgent.

In addition to these adjustments, Zhang Tinglan purchased more than 5,000 war horses from Inner Mongolia and set up two special pack horse transport regiments, and the original logistics troops were constantly expanded.

For many actions of the border guards, many people think that Zhang Tinglan was preparing to deal with the threat of war from Russia, so he had to make preparations, but the real intention was only clear to Zhang Tinglan himself, and he established a field artillery division and strengthened the transportation of Liliang in preparation for sending troops to interfere with Russia.

Now it has entered September 1917, and the Russian revolution is just around the corner, don't look at the Russian army in the Far East is still constantly harassing the Feng army, but they are already at the end of the crossbow, strong outside.

Zhang Tinglan had received accurate information that the Prime Minister of the Provisional Government, Kerensky, launched the Kerensky offensive named after him in an attempt to defeat the old enemy Germans, but unfortunately, the Russians, who were distracted and had no fighting spirit, were once again defeated by the Germans.

The military is tired of the war, the people's grievances are boiling, the most urgent hope of the Russian people is to withdraw from this war, and the Provisional Government cannot satisfy their hopes for peace, the people naturally set their eyes on the majority party, all the conditions are ripe, and a red wave is about to blow in Russia.

It can be said that from now on, the Russian threat has been greatly lifted, and what remains is not that the Russians are bullying the Feng army, but that the Feng army wants the driver to fight out, and take advantage of the opportunity of the Russian civil war to recover the homeland and change the bad strategic situation.

The Russians also seemed to feel the internal troubles, and by September, the Russian harassment of the Feng army had significantly decreased, and Zhang Tinglan was finally able to spare time to return to Harbin from Manchuria.

In September, the three eastern provinces are almost the time to harvest, the corn is a little later, rice and soybeans have begun to harvest one after another, after last year's trial planting, the Northeast rice is sweet and delicious, has received widespread respect, this year's rice planting area has greatly increased, more than three million mu, seeing the harvest time, the heavy rice ears were bent over, countless farmers who planted rice are rejoicing.

Compared with traditional sorghum, rice cultivation takes more effort, a large number of water conservancy facilities, and a large amount of water diversion and irrigation. However, fortunately, after the establishment of the farm, a large number of people can be concentrated, and the northeast is not a place where there is a shortage of water, and it is not difficult to build a canal.

Looking at this year's situation, the rice harvest in the northeast is bound to be extremely bumper, and it is not only Zhang Tinglan who is concerned about the rice harvest in the northeast, but the Japanese are also concerned about it, this small island country has squeezed out more than 50 million people, and it will swell to more than 10,000 people in the future.

They have already set their sights on the three eastern provinces, and many Japanese grain merchants have rushed to the three eastern provinces to import a batch of rice at a low price to supply domestic needs.

In addition to rice, a bumper soybean harvest is also in sight. Compared with rice, the profits of soybeans are even more real, and many Japanese businessmen have hired Chinese compradors to lay a large net of purchases, ready to make a lot of money.

These guys are gearing up, and Zhang Tinglan is also preparing, because he was not strong enough in the past, so he could only watch the profits from soybeans fall into the pockets of the Japanese.

Now that Fengjun has enough strength, plus the oil mill has been built, a large amount of money has just been looted in the Guannai. Many aspects have matured, and Zhang Tinglan is ready to fight a soybean defense war.

After returning to Harbin, Zhang Tinglan continued to send news to all parties, mobilized funds, and established collection points. Prepare capacity. Then he sent another telegram to Kerry asking about the mill. Kerry also sent a reassuring reply. The oil mill has been set up, the machinery and equipment shipped from the United States have been installed, and it is now ready for production.

"Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed! Xin Yao: You said soybeans, how much money can you make this year? ”

"How much money you make is your business, when a woman marries, she should teach her husband and children. Honestly, don't care about what you shouldn't know, don't know what you shouldn't know, and sometimes you know. Pretend to be confused too! ”

"What a mess!" Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Xin Yao, didn't you dare to run to Fengtian by yourself, and you also showed up to treat diseases and save people, why are you so timid now, who told you?" ”

"Of course it's my mother, otherwise who would have told me this! You are now the commander-in-chief of the border guards, and you are under the watchful eye of the people, and you can't be smeared, and you can't easily contact outsiders, and don't care about foreign affairs! ”

"Mother-in-law is also confused, how can I tell you this!"

Zhou Xinyao's two fingers had already reached Zhang Tinglan's soft underbelly, "Humble words, what are you talking about my mother?" ”

"Madame's subordinates are merciful, I don't dare to slander my mother-in-law." As soon as Zhang Tinglan stretched out her hand, she stopped Zhou Xinyao in her arms, and let her sit on her strong thighs with her upturned buttocks, and the tender soft flesh rubbed gently, Zhang Tinglan couldn't help but feel a flutter in her heart, and her graceful body kept appearing in her mind.

The newly married beauty, moistened by the rain and dew for the first time, is full of attraction all over her body, more moving than the original, Zhang Tinglan hugged Zhou Xinyao's body, put her face on her fragrant shoulders, and between breaths, the heat continued to invade Zhou Xinyao's ears.

"Humble words, you haven't made sense yet, weishenme said that my mother is confused? If I'm not satisfied with the explanation, I'll sleep out tonight! ”

This threat doesn't have much power, on the contrary, Zhou Xinyao is still imagining the beautiful scene in his mind, as the saying goes, a little farewell is better than a newlywed, they are newlyweds, and when they meet again, they will be even more crazy, even Zhou Xinyao, who has always been a little conservative, has put aside a lot of things, and caters to them, as long as the newlyweds have a little time, they will be tired of being together, let alone a long night.

"Xin Yao, what my mother-in-law said is not wrong, but that was the request of noble ladies in the past, and now the times are different, and women have to hold up half the sky. Besides, I don't want you to be like a vase, just put it at home, men have men's careers, women can also have their own careers, do whatever you want, I will fully support you! ”

"Then aren't you afraid that I will show up and attract some people's criticism?"

"What is there to be afraid of." Zhang Tinglan held her jade hand, gently stuck it on her huge chest muscles, and said with a smile: "Xin Yao, our husband and wife have the same heart, you are in my heart, what else is there to worry about!" ”

When Zhou Xinyao heard this, she couldn't help but feel fluttering, and her elastic delicate body was tightly attached to Zhang Tinglan, and gradually melted into a person......

"Brother Seven, what are you busy with?" A farmer shouted to his old neighbor with a smile.

"What else can you do, isn't it like this every year, the soybeans are recovered, you should hurry up and send them to the county seat." Those little devils collect soybeans a lot, and they can't sell them at a good price if they go late, and they have to send a team for several days in a row, and the wives and children at home are all pointing to this soybeans to live, you should also hurry up! ”

"Brother Seven, the limelight has changed this year, I don't think you need to be in a hurry!"

"How did it be?"

"The date of the acquisition has been announced, and there is no need to send it all the way to the county, the acquisition point is in the township, and I also tell you a good news, the minimum purchase price has been announced, which is five cents more than last year."

"What, there is such a good thing? Don't lie to me, I don't believe that little devils can have such good intentions! ”

"What's the matter, it's not the Japanese who collect soybeans, it's our own oil mill that collects, it is said that it is still paid in cash, one hand to pay and one hand to deliver, it will not be bad for us at all, to say that the current government is much stronger than before, really for our sake!"

"Then tell me quickly, when will you start collecting?"

"There are five days left, Brother Seven, you also tell the big guy, you don't have to sell soybeans to the Japanese this year." (To be continued......)