The Middle East Road was regarded by the Russians as an important passage to the ice-free port, and when planning and construction, it took considerable effort and the design transportation capacity was also very strong, but after the Russo-Japanese War, the most densely populated and economically developed part of the southern route was in the hands of the Japanese, so the capacity of the Middle East Road was seriously affected.

In addition to Russia's mismanagement and serious corruption, the role of the main traffic artery of the Middle East Road has not been fully brought into play, and at present there are only eight pairs of trains leaving Harbin every day, and the number of trains to Suifenhe and Manchuria is even smaller, and most of these trains carry smuggled goods.

Now that the Middle East is Louis, the relations between China and Russia are tense, the black market trade has almost come to a standstill, and the Middle East road transportation has been seriously weakened. However, after Zhang Tinglan took the Middle East Road, he formulated a new management charter, transferred personnel from the management of the Jingfeng Railway, and quickly took over the Middle East Road.

Zhang Tinglan has already issued an order to carry out comprehensive repair and maintenance of the Middle East Road, and to quickly increase the transportation capacity of the railway at any cost. Of course, this is not just Zhang Tinglan's wishful thinking, the main reason is that the Middle East Road connects Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces, and the potential transportation demand is very huge.

Especially with a large number of immigrants into the Northeast, this railway is even more important, the cattle and sheep minerals from Dongmeng and other places need to be transported to the interior, and the industrial grain from the interior also needs to be transported to the border areas.

According to conservative estimates, the number of trains running from Harbin every day will reach more than 20 pairs, more than double the previous number, and according to Zhang Tinglan's idea, this number would better be doubled to meet the actual demand, but because the Feng army still lacks enough locomotives. There are no more carriages either, which is already the limit, and any more is beyond the capacity.

The next time the capacity of the Middle East Road exploded, it was counting on the Harbin General Factory, Zhang Tinglan had ordered the main factory to be renamed Harbin Railway Vehicle Corporation, Kuang Jingyang was appointed as the general manager, as long as he could give birth to his own railway locomotive, then the Middle East Road will inevitably climb a step, in fact, not only the Middle East Road, at that time, the three eastern provinces also have their own railways. Manage the cost of operating the railway.

The Anshan Iron and Steel Works produced railroad tracks, and then locomotives, and the combination of the two, the great powers could get out of the way, and there was no need for them to meddle in the railway.

"In the past, the Russians saw the Middle East Road as an adjunct to their Trans-Siberian Railway. However, when this railway came into our hands, it became the transportation lifeline connecting the two provinces. Positioning is different. The effect of development is also different, and the Middle East Road is bound to shine in our hands. ”

"What the commander-in-chief said is right, now that we see that it is too wise to recover the Middle East Road, there is hope for the development of our three eastern provinces!"

Everyone was full of confidence, laughter and joy, and the military column was roaring. Entering the Suifenhe River, Qin Wei led the main officers and others at the Suifenhe Railway Station to greet Zhang Tinglan.

Although they have only been seen for about ten days, the two sides have met again. In a short period of time, more than 10,000 Russian troops entrenched in China were wiped out, and the Middle East Road returned to China's hands, and the difference between before and after can be described as worlds apart.

In particular, the Fengjun army has experienced the test of this battle, and its overall appearance has taken on a new look, whether it is the morale of the army or the appearance of the army, there have been great changes, every officer has a halo of pride, his chest is quite high, his eyes reveal a confident look, and he seems to have a feeling of being a strong army.

A civil war for power and profit cannot fight a strong army, and only the battle to defend the country can stimulate the blood of the soldiers and shape the soul of the army.

"The brothers quickly wiped out the Russian defenders and watched this gate again, and the credit is not small!"

"Commander-in-chief, it is the glory of all soldiers to be able to recover the Middle Road, we dare not take credit, if there is merit, it is all the brothers who died in battle, without their sacrifice, we could not take down the railway so quickly, in the battle, a total of 237 soldiers died!"

Zhang Tinglan nodded and said: "I have asked the marshal for instructions, the sacrificed soldiers will be treated preferentially, the seriously injured and disabled soldiers will help solve the problems of life, all the meritorious soldiers will be rewarded, and when the war is completely over, we will hold a commendation meeting." ”

Hearing Zhang Tinglan's words, the officers present were very satisfied, there is no doubt that this is a great affirmation of their recovery of the Middle East Road, which is exactly what the soldiers need most, so everyone is quite excited.

Zhang Tinglan asked again: "What is the situation of the Russians now, and have they made any moves to fight back?" ”

"Yes, there are always sporadic Russian soldiers attacking our border these days, and trying to bypass the border line and destroy our railway line, but they were all discovered by our soldiers in time, and some Russian immigrants and businessmen are also ready to move, I have sent military police to watch over them, and the recent frequent movements of Russian troops seem to have a great tendency to recapture the Middle East Road, and the pressure on the border is increasing."

"Don't worry, I came here with a large army to teach the Russians a lesson, since they want to find death, our army is not vegetarian, and they will definitely not come back."

With Zhang Tinglan in charge, the pressure on Qin Wei's shoulders disappeared immediately, and they accompanied Zhang Tinglan to the official residence where they were staying, and after a brief rest, all the responsible officers gathered, and the combat map of the Far East was also placed in front of the big guys.

Jiang Dengxuan was responsible for briefing everyone on the situation of the Russian army: "Commander-in-chief, ladies and gentlemen, according to intelligence, the Russians have transferred more than 10,000 soldiers in the border areas of the Far East, mainly hoarding on the line from Boli to Vladivostok, of which Vladivostok is the focus, they may attack the Suifenhe area at any time, and we must be ready to face it." ”

Qin Wei continued: "There is a total of more than 50 miles of border between the Suifenhe River and the Russian border area opposite, and there are many points that need to be guarded against, I have sent troops to strictly guard against it to prevent the Russians from sneaking attack, and in the Suifenhe area, we have also built fortifications, as long as the Russians attack, we are absolutely sure to defeat them." ”

Zhang Tinglan looked at the situation, then shook his head slightly, and said: "No matter how tightly the guard of the Qin regiment commander is arranged, this is also a fight, which is equivalent to missing the initiative in the war. I'm not in favor of that, we need to take the initiative. Although we must focus on defense, we must adopt an active defensive attitude, not be passively beaten, and strive to burn the flames of war to the territory of the Russians! ”

As soon as they heard Zhang Tinglan's words, everyone present felt a huge shock, the Feng army and the Russian army on the Middle East Road went to war, including the current defense of the Middle East Road, which was all on their own territory, and everyone never thought that the Feng army would fight on the territory of the Russians, and the Russians were out-and-out powers. Asserting one's own sovereignty and taking the initiative to attack Russia's territory are two completely different concepts.

Although they won the battle on the Middle Road, they were not so arrogant that the Feng army surpassed the Russians, isn't this a fool's dream! However, Zhang Tinglan's words subverted everyone's concept and wanted to take the initiative to attack the Russians. It's beyond the limits of everyone's understanding.

"Everyone should pay attention to the fact that the Russians want to fight against the Feng army. The direction in which the main attack should be carried out is the Western Front. That is, Manchuria, which is the closest to Russia, but this time the Russians focused on the Suifen River, isn't it abnormal? ”

After everyone heard this, they all nodded, and what Zhang Tinglan said was not wrong at all. The actions of the Russian army are indeed somewhat abnormal.

"The reason is simple: the Russians are bluffing, their country is in shambles, and the Provisional Government is preparing to suppress the majority party congress. The conflict between the two sides is imminent, Russia and Germany are still fighting on the Eastern Front, the Russians can't draw a little force, so they can't afford to hoard troops in the direction of Manchuria, and now the forces attacking Suifenhe are mainly from Haisenwei, so the Russian enemy looks strong, but now is the weakest time. ”

In fact, it is a layer of window paper, originally the big guy was under the pressure of the great powers, and he didn't think about it, but now after Zhang Tinglan woke up the big guy, his thinking suddenly opened.

"Commander-in-Chief, do you mean to take the initiative and attack Heisenwei?" Sun Anhu asked with a smile.

Zhang Tinglan hurriedly shook his head and joked, although he knew that the Russians were bluffing, but if the Feng army wanted to take the initiative to attack Haisenwei, it would definitely annoy Russia, which was Russia's stronghold in the Pacific Ocean, how could there be a problem. Not only will the Russians go crazy, but the entire Entente will be tossed up, and the Japanese may also jump out and take advantage of the dissatisfaction of the great powers to take advantage of the opportunity to take action against the Feng army.

Once it reaches this point, Zhang Tinglan is playing with fire and self-immolation, and the Russian nation is very interesting, usually they will get drunk in alcohol and dream to death, but once they feel threatened, they will rise up and become the most tenacious fighters, the lessons of Napoleon and Hitler are too profound.

Of course, Zhang Tinglan will not let go of the stronghold of Vladivostok, but the time is not suitable now, at least until after the October Revolution, when Russia will be completely in chaos, and the great powers will definitely not stand on the side of Russia, and the Feng army will have a chance to take advantage of the fire.

"The political pressure to attack Vladivostok with great fanfare, and it is easy to provoke the Russians to put aside their differences and unite as one, and Vladivostok is a key stronghold of Russia, and the defense of Liliang is very strong, and we cannot take it with our troops. I mean that the Russians can attack us, we can also take the initiative to attack them, our soldiers can cross the border, whether under the banner of the remnants of the tsar, or under the banner of the majority party, we will also loot them on a large scale, forcing the Russian army to fight a decisive battle with us! ”

Zhang Tinglan's method is the least cost, the least risk, but the benefit is the greatest, now Russia lacks food and clothing, the people's livelihood is withering, if there is another attack by the Feng army, logistics are not guaranteed, they will definitely not be able to bear it.

"Commander-in-chief, this is to let us go back to our old business, in the past, burning, killing and looting our own people, that was not Guan Rong's business, but robbing the Russians, we don't have any scruples, leave this task to me!" Sun Anhu took the initiative to ask for an order, as a veteran bandit, Sun Anhu is really good at killing people and setting fires.

"Lao Sun, I think you can't just stare at the Russian people, there are not many people in their border areas, and they can't rob much money, I wonder if we should rob the railway!" Qin Wei was also inspired by Zhang Tinglan, and hurriedly said: "Since the Russians are going to war, they must send a large number of supplies to Vladivostok by rail, let's grab the materials in our hands, won't this just hit Russia's morale and weaken their war potential!" ”

"That's right!" Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "I want everyone to let go of looting, the Russians have a lot of settlements along the railway, as well as factories, if you can grab a little more, you can greatly contain the Russian army, and when necessary, we can also cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway, this is the lifeblood of the Russians, as long as they are threatened, they will feel the pain!" ”

Zhang Tinglan's proposal was unanimously approved by everyone, although Zhang Tinglan's soldiers were all new troops, and there were almost no officers and soldiers who were originally bandits, but perhaps because of this gene, these people all had a bandit nature, and when they heard that they were going to rob the Russians, they were all eager to try. (To be continued......)