Bai Lang shook his head: "If they want to kill me, they would have done it a long time ago, why bother. Brother, please come with me, let's talk in the house." After speaking, he made a gesture of invitation and left first.The person in charge asked the other four to stay here, and he followed in stride.

The two quickly entered the room. Bai Lang lit the oil lamp, poured a cup of warm water for each other with a large teapot in a blue cloth cover, and said, "Sir, please sit down. I don't know what I can teach you?"

"I don't dare to tell you, I just want to help you." The man sat on a stool and said with a smile, "My servant, Chen Hu, is the commander of the special warfare division under the command of Governor Zhao Shouhong of the Dashu Military Government."

"Great Shu Army? Zhao Shouhong? Master?" Bai Lang gasped, the news was too shocking, his hand trembled, and he almost threw the teapot on the ground.

Trying hard to calm himself down, Bai Lang pretended to be nonchalant and poured himself another glass of water, put the teapot back where it was before asking: "Since Mr. Chen is from the official family, what are you doing looking for me, a traitor? "

"Is it an official?" Chen Hu smiled mysteriously: "Although Dudu Zhao and Yuan Kuixu and Wei Snake are on their side, they are not on their side. Now Yuan Kai appoints Zhang Zhenfang as the governor of Central South Province. Since he came to Central South Province, the people have been exploited more and more. , causing the people of the whole province to suffer from starvation and starvation, my family's governor is very displeased with it. I also have great sympathy for Brother Bai Lang who dared to take the lead in rebelling against the oppression of the government."

"Speaking is better than singing. I think Governor Zhao is interested in the territory of Central South Province. He wants me to muddy the water here, and then take the opportunity to make trouble." Bai Lang sneered.

Chen Hu shook his head: "Actually, the main purpose of my visit this time is to recruit you. Brother Bai Lang is very courageous, and he has the legacy of Shi Dakai, the winged king. So the governor hopes to recruit you to join our Great Shu Army government."

"It's impossible. I, Bai Lang, am used to being free and easy, but I can't stand those constraints." Bai Lang immediately refused.

Chen Hu looked around with a smile and said, "I think Brother Bai Lang is about to face a catastrophe. If we don't make a quick decision, we won't be able to survive this winter."

Bai Lang's heart moved, and the other party hit the nail on the head, expressing his biggest worry.He looked at Chen Hu, but still shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but now I can't trust the officials. If you insist on recruiting my rebel army, I have no choice but to fight to the end."

Chen Hu didn't seem surprised by Bai Lang's reply. He nodded and said, "Since Brother Bai Lang has such arrogance, I can't force it. My Dudu Zhao told me to come here to recruit Brother Bai Lang. This generous gift is a little bit of his kindness."

"Oh?" Bai Lang was a little puzzled when he heard it. He didn't seem to have anything to do with this governor Zhao Shouhong. Why was the other party so enthusiastic.

"Brother Bai Lang, don't doubt it. The team that is escorting the presents is right outside the stronghold. You can send someone with me to count them. We don't need to enter the stronghold. As soon as the gifts are delivered, my people will leave immediately." Chen Hu saw the other party With doubts, he immediately stated that the team would not enter the village.

"Why is that so, I trust Mr. Chen, I will order someone to open the gate of the village and welcome you brothers in." Bai Lang got up immediately, followed Chen Hu and walked out.

Seeing Bai Lang walk out of the house safely, all the rebel officers and soldiers present breathed a sigh of relief.Bai Lang walked to the side of the bonfire and shouted: "Listen everyone, someone has brought us gifts, open the gate of the village to welcome the team."

"Yes." Many people immediately ran to the gate of the village, and the wide wooden door was quickly opened, and Abu Chaba and others, who had been confronting the sentry of the Bailang army outside for a long time, entered the village with their wheelbarrows.

When the team came to the center of the stockade, the soldiers of the supply battalion quickly moved the wooden crates off the wheelbarrow and placed them not far from the fire.Bai Lang and Chen Hu approached, there were already soldiers from Bai Lang's army waiting there.After Bai Lang gave an order, several soldiers opened the top box.

When Bai Lang walked closer, he saw that the box was full of straws. He touched a few times among the straws, and a shiny black rifle that smelled like gun oil came out.Looking at the brand new rifle and its shiny black barrel, Bai Lang's blood boiled.

Chapter 521 Bai Lang Attacks

The Bailang army fought very bravely, but due to the lack of weapons, [-]% of them were still using swords and spears, so they were defeated by the Northern Territory Army.With this batch of weapons, the combat effectiveness of Bai Lang's army would be multiplied several times.

"How about Brother Bai Lang? Here are a thousand Xiakou-style 100 rifles with [-] million rounds of ammunition, in addition to [-] Madsen light machine guns and [-] hand grenades, enough for you to equip an elite soldier." Chen Tiger said with a smile.

"This... This is too much, I am really ashamed of receiving such a generous gift." Bai Lang's voice was quite excited.

Chen Hu said in a low voice: "My family's governor said that if Brother Bai Lang does not accept the offer, this will be considered a gift from him. Besides, he also wants to give you a word."

"Please tell me." Now Bai Lang has paid a lot of respect, after all, this gift is really hard for him to refuse.

Chen Hu lowered his voice a bit and said: "The governor said that if you take a step back, the sea and the sky are vast, the world is more than just the central and southern regions. Now that the army from the northern region is concentrated in the south to encircle and suppress the rebels, the nearby provinces must be empty. If..."

Before Chen Hu finished speaking, Bai Lang understood.His eyes lit up, and he was immediately impressed by Zhao Shouhong's wisdom.I just stared at a corner of Zhongnan, and my vision was too limited.If the rebel army jumps out of the Central-South border now, it will be difficult for Zhang Zhenfang to encircle and suppress.Waiting for him to communicate with other provinces before deploying troops, he can do a lot of things.

"Bai Lang, thank you very much. I also ask Mr. Chen to pay his respects to the governor when he returns." Bai Lang cupped his hands in thanks.

Chen Hu nodded: "I will definitely bring your compliments. Since the gift has been delivered, it is inconvenient for us to stay for a long time, so I will take my leave."

"Forgive me not far away." Bai Lang respectfully sent Chen Hu and others out of the gate of the village, and then bid farewell.Seeing the stockade getting farther and farther away, Abu Chaba came over and said, "Master, what is this called? Could it be that we came here to deliver things? Why did our majestic special forces division become a transport team?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I think the governor's move must have deep meaning, and you will see the effect in a short time." Chen Hu stopped Abu Chaba from complaining.He is already the head of the regiment, and he can't usually get angry in front of the soldiers, because his complaints will affect the morale of the soldiers.

What Chen Hu said was true. After they left, Bai Lang, whose combat power had greatly improved, captured several villages in Funiu Mountain and obtained a large amount of food before the weather turned cold.At the same time, in the name of relief, Bai Lang once again gathered a team of tens of thousands of people.

Just when Zhang Zhenfang thought that Bai Lang was going to accumulate food and stick to Funiu Mountain for a long time, Bai Lang led the rebel army to jump out of the mountain by surprise, passing through the gaps of the encircling Northern Territory Army, Lianke Mall, Gushi, Guangshan, etc. After crossing the Emperor-Han Railway, it entered the territory of Jiangnan Province.

Because a large number of troops were dispatched to the Central South to suppress the bandits, Jiangnan Province's defense was very weak. Taking advantage of the opponent's ineffective deployment of troops, Bai Lang even attacked Lu'an, Huoshan and other places.Until the northern regions of the provinces once again gathered in Jiangnan Province to advance, Bai Lang took advantage of the snowy night before the Spring Festival to turn around and march hundreds of miles, leading the team to the southern part of Central South Province.The bandit suppression troops of the Northern Territory Army were beaten indiscriminately for a while, and they were quite overwhelmed.

Yuan Kai's energy was attracted by the increasingly powerful Bailang uprising army, and it was difficult for him to attack Zhao Shouhong's Dashu military government.Without the constraints of the Northern Territory government, Zhao Shouhong was able to steadily and vigorously develop the economy in the territory, and enhance its industrial, commercial and agricultural capabilities.

The first is the mineral resources in various places. Most of the mineral resources in Zhongchuan, which Zhao Shouhong controlled first, have been fully developed, but for those sites that were later brought under control, the degree of development is very low.If these places cannot be developed as soon as possible and the advantageous industries there are used to make them bigger and stronger, it will be difficult to stabilize the local rule.

After some deep thinking, Zhao Shouhong embarked on the second industrial layout.For the approaching World War I, he has an instinctive sense of crisis, and no one understands the importance of World War I better than him.This is not only a reshuffling of the situation in the countries of the Western Continent, but also the best opportunity for the industrial development of other countries.Historically, the White Eagle Kingdom and the Wa Kingdom relied on their large exports during World War I to leap from debtor countries to creditor countries, laying the foundation for future strength.

In 1913, the situation in the Western Continent was already very tense, and almost all military and political officials were aware of the approaching war.But they all optimistically estimated that the war would end within three to six months. The difference was that both the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers believed that their side had won.No country would have expected that this would be a protracted war that would spread to the whole world, so no country made targeted preparations for industrial expansion, including the future number one power, the White Eagle Country.

Zhao Shouhong is different from others, he has already been keenly aware of the changes in the situation, and at the same time can predict the future direction.Before working closely with the Teutonic State, what they did was to try their best to strengthen the Allied Powers group. It would be best if they could defeat the Allied Powers, or even bring the White Eagle State together to destroy them.

If you want to make a fortune in a protracted war, you must first have a higher production capacity.In this era of Hualan, relying on private capitalists may only get some leftovers, but relying on Zhao Shouhong is different.

The Turpan Basin in northern Xinjiang has more than 2 million tons of saltpeter mines, as well as several large oil fields.Coal reserves are also more than two trillion tons, and massive mica deposits are available resources.Now the branch railway is being built, and in the Karamay Black Oil Mountain, which is deep into the desert, the oil exploration team is digging wells to find oil. Once successful, the country's largest petrochemical industrial zone will be established there.This industrial zone not only refines oil from Karamay, but also produces oil from several large oil fields such as Tarim, Tahe, and Tuha, which are under exploration.In a short period of time, it will be responsible for the country's oil supply and export.

Although the saltpeter mines in northern Xinjiang are rich in reserves, because they are deep inland, the transportation costs cannot be compared with Chile, which is close to the sea, but this is also relative.After the start of the World War, the Teutonic submarine warfare will make sea routes dangerous and costly. At that time, the nearby Raksha country and the allied countries that have blocked the sea route will become big buyers of the saltpeter mines in northern Xinjiang. Home.

The Western Regions Province is rich in iron, manganese, copper, lead, zinc, aluminum and other metal minerals, especially the mining of aluminum ore, which can solve the problem of importing aluminum for Zhongchuan. The construction of the industrial zone in Lanzhou should start as soon as possible.

Chapter 522 Two Powers Standing Together

The Xiongnu at home and abroad are richer in mineral deposits, whether it is coal, iron, or copper. Zhao Shouhong plans to build a large industrial zone in Kulun and Baotou, and use the resources nearby for production.The mineral deposits in Plateau Province also have many advantageous projects, but due to the scattered mineral deposits, factories can only be built in different places, but the Yulin area will be more concentrated.

In this way, there will be four more large industrial zones under the name of the Dashu Military Government. After the first phase of construction, the industry will also double.However, there are also many difficulties. Due to geographical dispersion, the construction of roads is a big problem, and the capital required for the establishment and commissioning of factories is not a small amount.What troubled Zhao Shouhong the most was the extreme lack of skilled industrial workers. Although he had trained a large number of workers through the six-shift production before, it was still difficult to meet the needs.

When the factories are fully put into operation, I am afraid that not only will all factories have to be changed to a three-shift system, but a large number of apprentices will also need to be recruited.With such a technical level of workers, the output cannot be greatly increased in a short period of time, but this is Hualan's current situation, and he can only think of another way.

In order to increase the industrial output value as soon as possible, Zhao Shouhong set off a call to 'do it fast' to establish a new country in the territory through newspapers and radio propaganda.At the same time, he announced the establishment of a pension system. When workers reach the age of 60 and retire, the state will pay pensions on a monthly basis.In addition, the Civil Affairs Department of the Dashu Military Government will build a large number of orphanages, nursing homes and rescue centers in the area under its jurisdiction to fully accommodate orphans, elderly and homeless people who have wandered outside, and give them the best placement.

As life improved day by day, Zhao Shouhong's support among the people continued to rise, and his appeal was immediately responded by the people.Under the rule of the Dashu military government, a vigorous mass production movement soon began.With the continuous investment of massive funds, new factories have been built one after another, and new railways and roads are slowly extending.Although the effects of these constructions cannot be seen in a short period of time, it will take time. With the advantages of land, population and resources, it should only be a matter of time before Japan surpasses the country of Wa.

As the country's scientific research became more and more in-depth, Zhao Shouhong began to worry that those foreign professors would leak high-tech projects to their own countries.For this reason, Zhao Shouhong not only intensified the security work, but also decided to open a new research institute composed of Hualan people as a research project for advanced projects.Most of the research institutes of foreign scientists have been changed to theoretical research.

After several years of study, a large number of Hualan students have studied together with foreign scientists, and many of them have been able to take the lead.After consideration, Zhao Shouhong decided to let these people establish a new research institute. This national comprehensive research institute will be moved to the Western Regions Province. As a research institute directly under the Hanxing Group, it will specialize in the research of various practical and cutting-edge technologies.

The Great Shu military government is thriving, but the areas controlled by the northern region government are still not peaceful. After Yuan Kai defeated Tan Yankai, Li Liejun and others by force in July, the governors of the National Congress fled abroad one after another.On September 7, Zhang Xun led his army into Wenhai City, and a large number of revolutionaries went into exile in Japan, and the second revolution ended in complete failure.Li Yuanhong and other military chiefs of nineteen provinces and regions then issued a joint telegram advocating that the constitution should be drawn up after the election of the president.

On October 10, Yuan Kui was elected by the National Assembly as the official president. On the same day, the ministers of 6 countries including Luocha, Gaul, Japan, Saar and Rome sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recognizing Yuan Kui's government.After being elected as the President, Yuan Wei immediately began to take power, Wenhai City was renamed Nanhua City, and the imperial capital became Beihua City.Because the National Congress Party was declared illegal and there were too many absentees in the parliament, Yuan Kai simply abolished the parliament. So far, all rights belonged to Yuan Kai, and there was no political constraint.

"Congratulations to the President, I finally got what I wanted." Many officials congratulated Yuan Kai who was sitting on the President's seat.At this time, Yuan Kai, who was wearing the general's uniform and sitting on the throne, seemed to be a new generation of emperor.Yang Xizi watched coldly from the sidelines, and couldn't help laughing at those northern bureaucrats who were full of joy.The so-called prosperity leads to decline. The Northern Territory government is based on military affairs, and its economic foundation is too shallow. How long can this kind of prosperity last?

"Now that the National Congress Party is gone, the only thing that prevents the President from controlling the country is Zhao Shouhong." Feng Guofu spoke first, and his implication was very clear, that is, to attack Zhong Chuan.

"I don't think this matter should be rushed." Duan Ruiquan, who was more flexible, objected: "Last time Wang Zhanyuan exchanged fire with the Shu army, and the opponent wiped out a battalion within 10 minutes with artillery fire alone. Such a firepower density, All the armies in the Northern Territory couldn’t do it themselves. We only found out when the news was announced afterwards that there was only one regiment of the Shu army on the opposite side.”

"That's Wang Zhanyuan's incompetence. He couldn't defeat the Shu army but he used such absurd excuses. How can a regiment have such a powerful firepower? Could it be that they are all artillery?" Feng Guofu obviously didn't believe the news.

"You..." Wang Zhanyuan, who was standing aside, was so angry that he couldn't speak out, but he had a high official position, so he didn't want to make Feng Guofu look bad too much.

Yuan Kai also nodded, and he didn't really believe it, or he didn't want to believe it.Yuan Kai, who has a lot of experience in military training, spent a lot of money to turn his model regiment into a model teacher after entering the capital.Now this model teacher led by Yuan Keding himself has the best weapons and equipment in the entire northern region, and is also a first-class strong army in the western continent.Yuan Kai couldn't imagine what an army stronger than this army would look like.

"I think you can give it a try. As long as you do the calculation mentally but don't care, it shouldn't be a problem." Cao Kun obviously supported Feng Guofu.

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