Zhang Tinglan's words are not bragging, since the competition with the Russians, the combat effectiveness of the Feng army has been greatly improved, and the most important thing is that the spiritual outlook has undergone a radical change, which is not the same as the domestic army.

And Beijing and Fengtian are even closer, if Fengjun suddenly attacks, Lao Duan really has no way to end it, but Zhang Tinglan also knows that it is easy to destroy, but there is no way to clean up the mess, this unlucky job is still left to Duan Qirui to support.

"Clumsy words, I agreed to the request to expand the army, Lao Duan will betray the Northeast to Japan, how can we prevent it?"

"I can't prevent it, as the saying goes, if you're not afraid of thieves, you're afraid of thieves, we've been remembered, and the only thing we can do now is to sharpen the knife, and if the thief dares to come, we'll chop him!"

Yang Yuting also knows very well that what Zhang Tinglan said is not wrong at all, he relies on his own strength at the critical moment, and nothing else is useless.

"It's easy to expand the army, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the Guannai a year, and millions of people in the Guannai go to the Northeast to make a living, and there is no problem at all in selecting tens of thousands of young people, but the only problem is that the officer corps is seriously unable to keep up, the first batch of students in the martial arts hall has graduated, and now the second batch is also recruited, but it is more than 100 people, a drop in the bucket, it is not enough at all!"

When Zhang Tinglan heard Yang Yuting's complaint, he also felt deeply that the three eastern provinces not only lacked military talents, but also seriously lacked talents in all other aspects, which had become a problem for Zhang Tinglan.

"There is a cycle in the training of officers, and we can't help the seedlings to grow, but just pointing to the talents of the three eastern provinces is definitely not enough, and we also have to recruit talents from the customs, especially the Baoding Military Academy, which has been running for a long time and has accumulated a large number of students. Recruit as many as you can! ”

Relying on one's own training alone can no longer meet the needs of the Feng army, and recruiting some talents from the customs has become the most haode choice.

"I've thought about this idea, but after all, the three eastern provinces are outside the border, the climatic conditions are not good, and the relationship between those military schools is also intertwined, and everyone is fragrant, and after graduation, they can directly enter the Beiyang Army. How many people are willing to run away and suffer outside the gates. ”

Zhang Tinglan is also clear about this problem, after all, the three eastern provinces have only been developed since the end of the Qing Dynasty, and in the eyes of many people, this is still a bitter cold place, if it is not for the fact that it will not survive. There won't be so many people who go to Kanto.

"If you want to attract talent, you have to change the people's impression of Mukden. Neighbors. How about we pay for a movie? ”

Although Yang Yuting was resourceful, after hearing Zhang Tinglan's idea, he was also very unexpected.

"Humble words, movies are all talented and beautiful, princes and generals, let's shoot Fengtian. What are you going to shoot? ”

"You can shoot anything, the vast black earth, the factories that have just been established, the railways. The North Market, one of them is to show the richness of the Northeast, and the other is to show the achievements of construction, so that everyone in the world knows that as long as you go to the three eastern provinces, you can realize your dreams, and I don't believe that you can't attract talents. ”

In later generations, it is very common to make a city propaganda film, a national documentary and the like, and many governments are willing to invest a lot of money to promote the image of the city. But in this era, not to mention China, even the West shijie has not done this, and the film is still a fledgling thing, and few politicians are aware of the propaganda role of the movie.

However, Zhang Tinglan still knows that the movie can be illustrated and illustrated, compared to a dry newspaper, it is too interesting, and the people have not seen it, and the first time they see it, they will definitely receive unexpected results.

The more Zhang Tinglan thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, at least he could create a good impression in front of the people and change the pictogram of Fengjun.

"That's it, now I'll arrange manpower to go to Shanghai Beach, find a few people to shoot movies, shoot a documentary for the Northeast, and ensure that it will become an instant hit!"

Yang Yuting is still a little skeptical about this way that is too advanced, but Zhang Tinglan is willing to toss, and he will not stop it, if he can really attract a group of talents, this is also a rare good thing.

The two of them discussed how to deal with Lao Duan and Xiao Xu again, and then Yang Yuting reported the situation to Zhang Zuolin, and Lao Zhang also agreed with this idea. Originally, Fengtian shili was not enough, so it was necessary to place a bet on the big tree as soon as possible, and the earlier it was placed, the more benefits there were.

But now Fengjun's status is constantly expanding, and it is too embarrassing to be a pioneer for others, Lao Zhang is very appreciative of Zhang Tinglan's statement, Fengjun does not object, it is the greatest support for Duan Qirui, and soon Fengjun unified his views, and then revealed this attitude to Xu Shuzheng.

As soon as Xiao Xu saw this, he could only return to Beijing, and quickly found Duan Qirui, and the two discussed it carefully, and now the main task is to take the opportunity to participate in the war to expand the military liliang, and only by mastering a strong army can the princes of the world be suppressed.

Especially after the Protectorate War, the princes of the southwest have become de facto independent, which is Lao Duan's heart disease, so it is best to make some compromises for the Feng army.

After weighing it several times, Lao Duan promised to authorize Zhang Zuolin to form the Northeast Frontier Army, and at the same time gave the border guards the establishment of a division, and promised Lao Zhang to expand a garrison division.

"Our prime minister has done a good job, we want two new numbers, he only promised us to expand two divisions, and he gave a five-fold discount at once!"

"Marshal, we have to expand the army step by step, we have just expanded the road protection army, and the other twenty-eighth division has just been rebuilt, and suddenly there are two more divisions, we are still unable to do it!"

Zhang Zuolin also agreed with Yang Yuting's opinion that Lao Zhang was already very satisfied with the expansion of two divisions, especially the power to form a border guard, and it gave the Feng army great autonomy.

This border guard army has long been jihua, the foundation is to recover the road protection army of the Middle Road, Zhang Tinglan is a well-deserved commander-in-chief of the border army, Sun Anhu was originally in charge of the middle road brigade, and later expanded into a brigade, and now it is simply upgraded one level, directly becoming the first division of the border guard, and the border guard army also has an artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade.

Guo Songling was transferred to Chifeng as a left-behind envoy, and the original West Road Brigade of the Road Guard Army was also taken away, and Jiang Dengxuan took over the vacant position, and a garrison brigade originally belonging to Heilongjiang was assigned to the name of the border guards.

The troops in Zhang Tinglan's hands are a division and three brigades, with a total strength of more than 25,000 troops, which can be called the most powerful fist force in the Feng army, and the main scope of garrison is the border between Ji and Hei provinces to deal with the threat of the Russians.

Don't look at the Feng army defeated the Russians, but no one knows if this polar bear will make a comeback, if the Russians kill it, except for Zhang Tinglan, no one else is sure to deal with it.

After the formal formation of the border guards, Lao Zhang officially expanded Zhang Jinghui's subordinates and became a main division of the Feng Army, so that among all the old brothers, except for Tang Yulin, who lost power, Zhang Jinghui was considered to be Zuihou, but Tofu Zhang was still very satisfied with this arrangement.

This adjustment of the establishment is another big step forward in the development of the Feng army, and both newcomers and old people have been given some improvements. Zhang Tinglan's work has become even busier, and he has to replenish the army again and solve the shortage of weapons.

Since the outbreak of the war between China and Russia, the smuggling route has been interrupted for a time, and the arms that the Feng army can obtain have suddenly dropped sharply, and the production capacity of the arsenal is limited after all, and if it cannot be smuggled, it will be a big blow to the Feng army.

However, fortunately, Felix finally regained control of the Far East by virtue of his efforts to resolve the crisis on the Middle Road, and some shili who were originally loyal to the tsar surrounded him again.

With Felix as the internal response, the smuggling between China and Russia has prospered again, and it is even better than before, and Zhang Tinglan can easily expand his troops.

At this time, Kuang Rongguang came to visit Zhang Tinglan with a person, Kuang Rongguang has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, Zhang Tinglan also hurriedly greeted him, and Kuang Rongguang came with a little old man in his fifties, with a very stocky figure and loyalty and sincerity.

"Humble words, this is my old classmate, Zhan Tianyou, Zhan Dachao, he came to Fengtian, but he helped us plan the construction of the railway!"

Zhang Tinglan was overjoyed when she heard that the famous Zhan Tianyou was coming, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhan, I have heard of your name for a long time, and I have always wanted to meet you, but unfortunately I don't have time, so it is really rude to let you take the initiative to come!" ”

"Commander Zhang, you are a busy man, especially after recovering the Middle East Road and greatly increasing the prestige of the countrymen, it is also appropriate to come to visit you, a young hero."

"Mr. Zhan, you just call me a humble word, but don't say anything about the commander. The recovery of the Middle East Road is also forced to be helpless, the three eastern provinces of one million square kilometers of land, not a single railway is designed and constructed by ourselves, all in the hands of Japan and Russia, I can only grab food, otherwise the development hope of the three eastern provinces will be completely gone! ”

When Zhan Tianyou heard this, he gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Humble words, it is really amazing to be able to see the importance of the railway, transportation is the blood of the human body, and the railway is the main artery. ”

"That's right, we must snatch back the right of way from the powers, and not only the existing railways, but also overhaul our own railways, this time you can come, and there is hope for the railways in the Northeast!"

Zhang Tinglan invited Kuang Rongguang and Zhan Tianyou into his living room, and after sitting down, Zhan Tianyou spoke first: "Humble words, I thought about it when I came, the South Manchurian Railway was originally one of the Middle East Road, but now it is occupied by the Japanese, and the South Manchurian Railway cannot be taken back for the time being, so it is best to build a railway, bypass the South Manchurian Railway, and connect the Middle East Road and Jingfeng Road together." ”

"What Mr. said is very true, I also have this idea for a long time, bypassing the South Manchurian Railway, not only huge strategic value, but also economic interests in it, after the competition of two parallel railways, the freight earned by the Japanese will be greatly reduced, this is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, but how to fix it, I am blind, all pointing to Mr. Zhan to help!" (To be continued......)