"Our army expansion this time is aimed not only at the Russians, but also at the Japanese, the Far East is a mess, if you want to fish in troubled waters, you can't do it without enough strength, and the firepower of the Feng army will be increased. I am going to set up an independent artillery brigade to serve as fire support liliang, the brigade has 24 122-mm howitzers, and if necessary, it can be equipped with 152-mm howitzers, such an artillery brigade, in cooperation with the main forces, must be able to ensure that in the field, it can suppress the enemy. ”

"Good!" Yang Yuting first applauded: "I have actually considered further enhancing the firepower to ensure an overwhelming advantage, but the current financial capacity is limited, and I can't come up with more financial support, and I am a little undecided." ”

"I will find a way to solve the problem of money, we must first make sure that we win, as long as we become the winner, we can earn back as much as we want, on the contrary, once we lose, there is nothing. Sending troops to the Far East is a big gamble, and we must try to increase our chips in our hands. ”

"Well, this is reasonable, I think three artillery brigades can be established for the time being, and in the future, depending on our military production capacity and the situation on the front line, we will decide whether to increase the number of artillery brigades." Sun Liechen also said on the side.

The three of them decided on the expansion plan as a whole, and Zhang Tinglan carefully calculated that if this jihua was truly realized, the Feng army would not only be able to deal with the Russian majority party in the Far East, but would not suffer a loss even if it ran into the Japanese.

Don't look at the fact that the Japanese still have a large number of troops stationed in the Far East, but their army thinking is still stuck in the stage of the Russo-Japanese War, the investment is seriously insufficient, and the speed of equipment renewal is also very slow. The main financial resources are invested in the direction of the navy, and they are engaged in a naval arms race with the United States and Britain.

This is an opportunity for the Feng army to fight for the superiority of the army and fight with the Japanese. Solve the Outer Northeast first, turn around and completely clear the Japanese shili in the Northeast, and the South Manchurian Railway and Lushun Dalian must be taken back!

Zhang Tinglan had secretly made up his mind in his heart and planned out the strategic direction, he looked at Yang Yuting and Sun Liechen again, and said with a smile: "We have determined the direction of the reorganization, so let's discuss what problems there are, look for a solution, and consider things carefully." ”

Yang Yuting thought for a while, and then said: "The brigade-level establishment has been cancelled. It can simplify the command process and enhance the reaction speed and strike capability of the army, which is very haode innovation. However, this also requires that the quality of officers be greatly improved in order to adapt to this change, and in the final analysis, there is still a shortage of talents! ”

Yang Yuting pointed out the biggest problem of Fengjun's current situation. The army is expanding too fast, but the education in military schools cannot keep up. There is a serious shortage of middle and lower-ranking officers. It's easy to drag down the expansion jihua.

"Personnel training is a big matter, and my next step is to expand the lecture hall and set up a crash course for officers at the grassroots level to comprehensively improve the quality of the army. However, it will also take a while, and there is a good opportunity to replenish talents in front of him, and Jiang Fang was shocked to Fengtian. Keep him and recruit another batch of Baoding students, which will alleviate the difficulties in front of you. ”

"Haha, that's a good idea." Sun Liechen also said with a smile: "At the beginning, Yuting and I were still chasing Jiang Baili with people in the Xinhai year. I didn't expect feng shui to take turns, and we actually had to take the initiative to win him over, which was really interesting! ”

Yang Yuting's brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but say: "Humble words, Baodingsheng is a treasure in the eyes of the direct army, and Wu Peifu will not let him go easily." ”

"Neighbor, Wu Peifu has a request for us now, I'm not afraid that he won't agree!" Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Didn't he Wu Peifu want to buy arms, didn't he want to expand the Gongxian Arsenal, didn't he want airplanes, then exchange it for talents, if he doesn't let go, don't want to get things." ”

"Well, Wu Peifu has long coveted our equipment, it shouldn't be difficult for him to loosen his mouth, as long as he can turn a blind eye, I believe that with the prestige and treatment of Fengjun, he will definitely be able to attract aspiring talents from all over the world!" Yang Yuting said with a smile: "Humble words, I don't think we should be limited to military talents, other aspects also need to be introduced." Taking our current military expansion as an example, there is no problem with the front-line combat units and the engineer units, but there is a relative shortage of medical and telecommunications personnel, and in particular, there is a huge shortage of Western medical personnel, and this is also the biggest problem restricting our military expansion. ”

Zhang Tinglan has worked hard for more than three years, and Fengjun has undergone earth-shaking changes, but after all, the time is too short, the foundation is too thin, and the talent gap is too big.

"To put it mildly, what Neighbor Ge said is right, we not only lack talent, but also lack some necessary communication equipment, such as field wired telephones, such as radio stations, at present it is difficult to popularize at the regimental level, and if you want the army to be like an arm, communication is an indispensable link, how to solve it is really nerve-wracking."

After Zhang Tinglan listened, his brain couldn't help but spin quickly, and this reorganization was carried out in order to be able to fight the Russians and then recapture the Outer Northeast. It can be said that there is not much time left for the Feng army, and these problems can no longer be solved step by step, and the most effective methods must be come up with to solve them quickly.

"Another point, if you want to establish an independent artillery brigade, you need a lot of towing liliang, or livestock, or motor vehicles, and you have to keep up." Yang Yuting also said with some concern: "Although the artillery is powerful, the logistics requirements are higher, and without a strong transportation capacity, the artillery will not be able to exert its power." ”

"The problems we are facing can be summed up in three aspects, one is the lack of professional personnel, the other is the incomplete industrial system, the ability to produce motor vehicles and communication equipment is backward, and the lack of funds is the lack of funds, and we are doubling the expansion of the army, and at the same time, we must ensure that the army has sufficient combat effectiveness, and the firepower strike capability must be greatly improved, and the funds required are quite amazing."

"Humble Yan is right, these are the three major problems, I don't know if Humble Yan has a way to solve it, anyway, my brain is not enough." Sun Liechen said with a smile.

If this army expansion jihua is placed on someone else's body, Sun Liechen will only regard it as a fool's dream, and he typically wants the horse to run without giving the horse grazing. You must know that the Feng army experienced a major civil strife, sent troops to fight, and wantonly expanded armaments, everything was a huge consumption, and the family foundation was not enough for a long time. There is a shortfall of about 75 million yuan in the procurement of weapons for this military expansion alone, and if an independent artillery brigade is established according to Zhang Tinglan's idea, the shortfall will be close to 100 million yuan.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and others don't dare to do this at all, but Zhang Tinglan has never been at ease with his routines, since he dares to formulate this plan, there must be a solution, and now it depends on what tricks he has. Not only Sun Liechen, but also Yang Yuting, looked at Zhang Tinglan with blank eyes, wanting him to pay a little attention.

Zhang Tinglan quickly deduced it a few times in his mind, and then said with a smile: "In fact, the key to solving these problems lies in the three parties, of which the main force is the Russians, and the other is the German and Guannai direct armies, as long as we use the method skillfully, we can definitely solve the problem in front of us." ”

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "First of all, it is the problem of military spending, some time ago, I asked Wang Tieshan to give Kolchak an idea, give him a fake princess, I just got the information, this fake princess lives up to the trust, has learned some of Kolchak's secrets, this guy holds the Tsar's treasury in his hand, he has a hundred tons of gold in Fengtian Bank, but the big head is still in his hands, at least between four hundred tons and five hundred tons, our military budget gap is on these gold." ”

When Sun Liechen and Yang Yuting heard this, they all gasped, and their eyes showed a blazing light.

"Clumsily, is this true, do you have a way to get it all?" Sun Liechen couldn't help but ask, he has been a bandit for half his life, and he has done a lot of things to rob houses, but he never thought that there would be such a big fat, and he couldn't believe it.

"There is absolutely no problem with intelligence, as for whether the gold can be obtained, it depends on our strategy, Kolchak can't hold out for long, I am ready to cut off his arms, let him be defeated quickly, preferably dead, and then the fake princess will rise to the top, with her assistance, it is entirely possible for us to secretly get the gold."

"Clumsy words, now that you have an idea, what are you waiting for, hurry up and implement it, you can't run away with so much gold!" Yang Yuting gasped and said: "Four or five hundred tons of gold can be exchanged for at least 500 million yuan in the ocean, even if it is doubled, there is no problem." ”

"Don't be in a hurry, let's talk about the other two problems, I think the shortage of talent mainly falls on the Russians, now a large number of White Russians are fleeing to the Far East, among which the number of scholars and teachers is amazing, and a large number of talents have also gathered around Kolchak, as long as he is defeated, these talents will flee to the Far East, and we will generously accept all the orders. In addition, I have already mentioned military talents, from the Baoding Military Academy, we can recruit veterans from Germany, let them help us train the troops. ”

Germany? Yang Yuting's eyes lit up, although the Germans failed in more than four years of fighting, they were almost fighting with Quan Shijie, and being able to hold out for so long undoubtedly showed the strength of the Germans, and if German officers could be introduced, it would definitely be a huge benefit to the Feng army.

"Not only do we bring in officers from Germany, but we also have to make ideas from them, we have already got so many things, we have to take advantage of the chaos in Germany and work harder!"

When Zhang Tinglan was introducing his thoughts, Chang Yinhuai suddenly asked to see him, and the spy leader had a secret telegram in his hand, and he found Zhang Tinglan excitedly, and said as soon as they met: "Marshal, good news, the German military has found Xia Han and wants to cooperate with us!" (To be continued......)