Since the beginning of winter, there have been several consecutive heavy snowfalls in the Far East, the snow on the ground is at least half a meter thick, and even more than one meter in the mountains, the temperature has dropped to minus thirty or forty degrees, and the cold northwest wind has blown on the face, like a knife.

The sentries standing guard outdoors must change shifts every hour or two, or else they risk freezing. Such harsh conditions are definitely a huge test for the soldier's body, not to mention fighting, even survival is a big trouble.

"To put it mildly, Hailan is so cold, if you go further north, I'm afraid that the situation will be even worse, and it's really a bit troublesome to fight in this ghost place in the Far East."

"No matter how troublesome it is, you have to hold on, who calls this land strategically important, and there are countless mineral deposits underground, no matter how much it costs, you have to get it back."

The value of the resources of the Outer Northeast was not fully understood in later generations, but the Russians obtained 2,000 tons of gold from this land alone, four times the amount of the famous Tsar's treasury. In the face of such a piece of fertile land, and now it is a rare opportunity in the past hundred years, where will Zhang Tinglan give up!

"Let the soldiers overcome difficulties no matter what, and in addition, they must keep up with the logistics supply, so many people, the supply of materials and fuel to keep out the cold must be guaranteed, and the non-combat attrition must be controlled, and fighting in the Far East is actually logistics!"

Zhang Tinglan is not just talking, he is very aware of the difficulty of fighting in the ice and snow, and before the arrival of the army, a large number of winter-proof clothes have been sent over one after another. Zhang Tinglan, Yang Yuting and others all checked these things separately to ensure that the quality was cleared before they could be distributed to the soldiers.

After dealing with the official business in front of them, Zhang Tinglan and Shen Hua, the chief of the guard, went to the warehouse area to inspect again, stepping on the thick snow. There was a creaking sound from underfoot. Today, a new batch of materials happened to arrive, and the personnel in charge of the quartermaster were being accepted.

Zhang Tinglan waved his hand and said with a smile: "What did you bring here this time?" ”

"Dashuai, the main ones sent this time are military boots, cotton clothes, and sleeping bags." The quartermaster smiled and introduced: "Boss, please see, the quality of this batch of military boots is very good, and they are all made of haode sheepskin." There are two layers inside and outside, and a layer of cotton is wrapped in the middle, so no matter how cold it is, you won't get frostbite on your feet. ”

Zhang Tinglan casually picked up a pair of military boots and weighed them in his hand. It does carry a lot of weight.

"Shen Hua, you wear it and try the effect!"

"Yes!" Shen Hua quickly took off his original boots. Replaced with new military boots. After walking around the ground twice, Shen Hua couldn't help but stretch out his thumb and said with a smile: "Dashuai, these boots are really good, the thick wool is attached to the feet, and after having two layers of leather." Not only can it be protected from the wind, but it is also waterproof, so even if you stand guard outside in the middle of the night, you don't have to worry about frostbite on your feet. After the ship. I was reluctant to drag it down, the only problem was that it was a bit heavy, and it would be laborious to walk. ”

"You can't have both fish and bear's paws, in the ice and snow, keeping warm is still the first priority!"

Saying that, Zhang Tinglan went to the side of the box again, picked up a thick military coat, in order to adapt to the snow battle, the military coat was specially covered with a layer of white cloth outside, which could be integrated with the environment to the greatest extent. Draped on the body, heavy, sheltered from the wind and cold, very comfortable.

At the front of all the carriages, there was a dark red special carriage, the carriage was covered with a thick curtain, and two sturdy mules pulled the cart, after arriving here, the curtain was raised, and a fiery figure poked out, and he jumped down from the carriage skillfully.

This is a woman in a fire fox fur coat, she is tall, in the snow, her fiery red eyes are extraordinarily blinking, graceful and luxurious, people dare not look directly.

As soon as he saw this dress, Zhang Tinglan recognized it, it was Qiao Lanyun who came, he hurriedly walked a few steps, greeted him, stretched out his hand and grabbed Qiao Lanyun's arm, and said with a smile: "Sister Yun thinks that I can't do it, why did I come here and personally send things over." ”

"It's not that I'm afraid that you're freezing to death without a conscience!" Qiao Lanyun whispered in Zhang Tinglan's ear, the cold wind blew across her cheeks, and her fair skin was instantly dyed with a trace of ruddy, as if an apple was ripe, delicate and lovely, if it wasn't for the public, Zhang Tinglan even wanted to hold it directly in her arms, so that she could be close.

Zhang Tinglan is not Mr. Taoism, and he will never let go of the beauties who take the initiative to give them a hug, especially Qiao Lanyun's amazing business talent, and she is very good and helpful. After marrying Zhou Xinyao, Zhang Tinglan picked the flower, but the two of them did not make it public.

Qiao Lanyun has helped Zhang Tinglan take care of a lot of affairs in the past two years, especially Zhang Tinglan's frequent leadership of troops to fight, and he is basically the manager of the Fengtian Industrial Group, and everything is maintained by Qiao Lanyun's carefulness. In addition, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the army, Qiao Lanyun specially set up a support merchant group and reached a cooperation agreement with the quartermaster department of the Feng army.

In the past two years, the support merchant group has played a considerable role in supplying all kinds of military supplies, and they have supplied more than 60 percent of the materials according to the requirements of the army.

More than 200 carriages entered the warehouse compound one after another, Qiao Lanyun smiled and introduced to Zhang Tinglan: "Humble words, this time the latest sleeping bags are transported, we imitate a variety of sleeping bags in Europe and the United States for research, zuihou is finalized and produced, the thermal insulation performance is very good, can withstand the cold weather of minus 20 degrees, and the soldiers do not have to suffer from freezing when marching and fighting in the field." ”

"Yes, that's good!" After Zhang Tinglan saw it, she was also full of praise: "Sister Yun, how much has been sent this time, can you guarantee the supply?" ”

Qiao Lanyun shook her head slightly, and said apologetically: "This is the first batch, there are only three thousand, and there are many more in the future, but now the transportation capacity is very tight, and there are a large number of materials in the rear that cannot be transported." ”

When planning to build the Jifeng Railway, Zhang Tinglan intended to build a railway from Harbin to Hailan Pao and build a bridge on the Heilongjiang River, so as to completely link Hailan Pao with the local area, and no longer be an enclave.

It's just that the roadbed is still being laid, and it has not been completed, from Harbin to Hailan Pao, mainly using horse-drawn carriages to transport, Qiao Lanyun used her huge influence in the business world to mobilize tens of thousands of carriages to transport materials, but the speed and capacity of the carriages are limited, and in this cold winter, the loss of livestock is also very large, and the difficulty of logistics supply is still not small.

Zhang Tinglan also knew about this situation, so he pulled Qiao Lanyun with his warm hand, and said with a smile: "It's okay, the railway will be built next year, and there will be no need to work so hard then." ”

Coming back from the logistics warehouse, Zhang Tinglan was in a very good mood, in addition to having a beautiful woman to accompany him, in addition, he was still very satisfied with the preparation of the Feng army, don't look at the preparation of the Feng army is not very perfect, but the war is not a competition to see who is better prepared, but to see who is worse.

After years of painstaking management, the Feng army will definitely not be worse than the Russians who have been in continuous wars, which is also the source of Zhang Tinglan's confidence.

"Humble words, I heard that Xin Yao is pregnant, and you are going to be a father, do I want to congratulate you?"

"Sister Yun, this is actually a happy event for the two of us, when the child is born, you will go to the Shuai Mansion."

"Hmph, you men really have no conscience, people just gave birth to a child for you, so you get your little wife into the house, you are not afraid of hurting people's hearts!"

Zhang Tinglan's face was also suddenly embarrassed, scratched her head and said: "I didn't think that if I had a child, Xin Yao would have sustenance, and I wouldn't care too much about other things." ”

"Women, when it comes, they are the ones they care about the most, who told me to be thin, I have probably been like this all my life!" Qiao Lanyun sighed as she spoke.

When Zhang Tinglan saw this, she threw her down on the hot kang, and said with a smile: "Sister Yun, don't feel sorry for yourself, even if Zhang Shuyan breaks the washboard, he will marry you into the family!" ”

Although what Zhang Tinglan said was a joke, Qiao Lanyun also knew his thoughts, and the two of them were so excited that they couldn't help rolling together.

At this time, the phone suddenly rang, Zhang Tinglan reluctantly answered the phone, and the person who called was Yang Yuting, informing him that the US Consul General Becker and the US military representatives had come to Hailan Pao and wanted to urgently ask to see Zhang Tinglan.

As soon as he heard that it was a representative of the United States, Zhang Tinglan's eyes suddenly lit up, and now there are interference forces in the Far East, the United States and Japan, and the contradictions between the two countries are also the most intense. This is also a good opportunity to blackmail the Americans, and Zhang Tinglan will definitely not let it go, so he hurriedly cleaned it up.

Qiao Lanyun was also like a wife, helping him sort out his military uniform, Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Sister Yun, you have to wait for me obediently!" ”

Zhang Tinglan hurriedly came to the conference room, Beckel and another American major general were already waiting here, Yang Yuting sat opposite each other, and after seeing Zhang Tinglan's arrival, Becker hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "As an old friend, I would like to congratulate you first of all, you have won a series of victories in the northwest, and the government of the United States is very pleased to see that the Feng army is getting stronger and stronger and playing an increasingly important role in the Far East." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Consul General, I don't know if you have come from afar, do you have any advice?"

Becker's face was a little lonely, and he sighed and said: "Kolchak has failed, he is going to rout to the Far East, the Russian Red Army will soon be killed, and the government of the United States thinks that it is already difficult to continue to maintain in Siberia, so we must withdraw our troops!" (To be continued......)