The weather in May is already warm and the flowers are blooming. The originally barren land is full of patches of green. The farmers in the fields are plowing their land and looking forward to a year's harvest.

The wheat had already been planted a few months ago. At this time, the wheat field was already full of lush greenery. Due to the rapid progress of the agricultural school funded, farmers in Zhongchuan this year have already used improved wheat seeds. I believe that as long as the weather is not right Bad, the harvest should be expected.A large number of members of the Gelaohui were assigned by Zhao Shouhong to various places for farming or management. They reclaimed a large amount of wasteland in the mountainous area and planted improved sweet potatoes and potatoes, as well as drought-resistant corn. I believe the harvest will not be wrong.

Of course, Zhao Shouhong couldn't send all of the millions of Brotherhood members to farmland. Except for the trackers by the river, he planned how to find something for the rest of them to do.He was touched by Shen Ruoxue's reminder a few days ago, so he planned to use the surplus grain to open several flour mills and wineries after the harvest.In addition, the glass factory should be expanded, and a soap factory should be separated from the chemical factory. This kind of thing is easy to manufacture, and there is a huge demand gap in mainland China, so there are no problems with profit and sales.

In addition to these things, safe matches are also necessary. As early as [-], the Swedish Lentstrom brothers reformed the early unsafe matches. They switched to antimony trisulfide and potassium chlorate as raw materials. The red phosphorus flake mixed with glass powder must be scratched by the match head to start the fire.Since the strong oxidizing agent and reducing agent are placed separately, the safety of the match is greatly increased, and the weakness of the yellow phosphorus match which is poisonous and highly prone to spontaneous combustion is overcome.

In [-], the Geneva International Convention announced that the production and use of yellow phosphorus matches was banned globally. However, the Houjin government at that time was closed to the outside world and the domestic society was turbulent, so yellow phosphorus matches were still being produced.Originally, according to history, it was not until [-], when national entrepreneur Zhang Xinwu established Danhua Match Company, that Hualan people produced their own safety matches.In [-], with solidarity from all walks of life, the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce finally banned the manufacture and sale of yellow phosphorus matches, which made such unsafe matches withdraw from the lives of Hualan people.

Zhao Shouhong, who has a strong nationalist plot, has the heart to let the people of the motherland endure so many years of disasters, so he is determined to start from scratch, gradually change the poor quality of life of the Chinese people, and let the Hualan nation return to the world This is the most important step for Chinese people to get the best life in the world.

Using the portable radio to send a report to the chemical factory, let the chemical laboratory start the development of safety matches and soap as soon as possible, Zhao Shouhong began to think about the future industrial layout.These days, the chemical laboratory has achieved remarkable results. Under Haber’s leadership, they successfully refined coal tar, and have produced more than 200 kinds of dyes and spices. His printing and dyeing factory and perfume factory are about to start construction. But it didn't move forward.

The reason is that due to the foreign blockade, it is difficult for Hualan to obtain advanced industrial mother machines, and it relies too much on the machinery manufacturing industry with advanced equipment, so its development is slow.Although his own Zhongchuan Machinery Bureau can also produce some equipment, the manufacturing speed is slow and it is difficult to develop new equipment. Therefore, Zhao Shouhong must find a breakthrough to achieve his goal. With such a mood, he will send an important letter The letter was sent.

One month later, the soap and safety matches produced by the new factory became popular in Zhongchuan. Zhao Shouhong chose to cooperate with Sun Zhenze. He was responsible for the establishment of the factory and the expansion of production. Build stores to expand your influence.

Chapter 129 Secret Dispatch

Since safety matches and soap were still blank in Hualan, these two products were immediately popular among the common people as soon as they appeared, and soon soaps with added fragrances were also on the market. For things that are snapped up, whoever doesn't use soap in Shudu seems to be of a lower grade than others.

Since the capital of Shu is relatively prosperous, several light industrial factories that are not highly dependent on mineral energy are all set up near the capital of Shu.After the product sales were fully rolled out, Zhao Shouhong went all out to expand these light industry factories, and the financial resources began to flow in.Those merchants in the capital of Shu who did not choose to invest in Batang County at the beginning felt sorry for Sun Zhenze's fortune because of this, and they visited Zhao Shouhong one after another, hoping to get a share of the pie.

For these businessmen, Zhao Shouhong is not willing to completely offend them. After all, it is too weak to rely on one person's strength. His idea is to support the Hualan people's own business class and achieve the goal of truly strengthening the country.Zhao Shouhong's conditions for these merchants are very simple. The price of the goods is the same as the retail price of Sun Zhenze's store, and the monthly supply is limited. However, after the production capacity is expanded, the supply volume can be considered to increase.

The merchants were already very satisfied with conditions like Zhao Shouhong, but since Sun Zhenze's sales network began to spread throughout Sichuan, and also had the support of Zhao Shouhong, a mentor, the officials did not dare to provoke them easily.Based on this situation, these businessmen have lost the possibility of competing with Sun Zhenze in Zhongchuan.

These businessmen were not stupid either. They quickly organized a caravan and distributed the quota to sell soap, scented soap and safety matches to other provinces to avoid competition with Sun Zhenze.This approach of other businessmen is exactly what Zhao Shouhong is happy to see. Relying on this method, light industrial products began to expand to surrounding provinces.

When Zhao Shouhong began to use light industry to gather funds to provide support for the construction of heavy industry, a big battle had already begun in the Saarland Maine area.

Beginning in the 1897th century, the Houjin government of Hualan's central dynasty began to decline, and various powers invaded the frontiers one after another, resulting in the loss of a large number of lands, and the Kokang area was one of them. In [-], the "Jinsa Continuation of the Myanmar Treaty" was signed, and Kokang was forcibly taken away by the Saar people and included in the scope of the Saar genus Zhaini.

By 1907, Kokang had been ceded for ten years. Although the Kokang area was still under the jurisdiction of the Hualan chieftain Yang, the daily life of the residents here was difficult due to the excessive exploitation of the Saar people.Especially after the death of Yang Guohua, the first chieftain of Kokang, his only son Yang Chunrong was only six years old. In order to prevent the Saar people from taking advantage of him, Yang Guohua's younger brother Yang Guozheng had to act as regent. Until then, the political situation in Kokang was still grim.

As early as when Zhao Shouhong wiped out Sa'er's army, he decided to fight back with an eye and sent people to contact Chieftain Kokang.The regent Yang Guozheng cherished his homeland, and after hearing that the people from the motherland wanted to help them grow stronger and resist the invasion of the Saar people, he readily agreed.

With Yang Guozheng's approval, a large number of instructors entered the Kokang area to recruit recruits for training. At the same time, the thousand Xiakou made rifles supported by Zhao Shouhong were also brought over.Zhao Shouhong spared no effort to support the Kokang area, and a well-trained guerrilla team was quickly formed here. They developed southward and fought guerrilla warfare with the Mansar army in the dense mountain jungle.

In order to take advantage of Zhaini's rebellion and take control of a large area of ​​land as soon as possible, Zhao Shouhong sent another thousand elite soldiers this time. They were led by Wu Yuzhang. The main officers were Tang Jisheng, Wang Bailing, Li Jichen, Yu Feipeng and Long Yun.Among these officers, Tang Jisheng and Long Yun were both natives of Jiaozhi, and it would be more powerful to send them to fight in the Kokang area adjacent to Jiaozhi.

Tang Jisheng was from Huize, Cochin. Originally, he went to Japan in 1903 to enroll in the sixth phase of the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and later joined the Gongxinghui in 1905. In 1906, Zhao Shouhong wrote him a letter, stating that the teaching of the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer School deliberately lacked military topography. In fact, he wanted to guide Hualan officers to have congenital defects so that Japan could act cheaply when it invaded China in the future.

Originally, Tang Jisheng didn't believe these words, but under his careful observation, the Japanese Military Academy did not teach military topography, but the Japanese Imperial Army University did.In fact, there is nothing wrong with Japan's doing this. After all, in Japan's military system, the Army University is used to train senior officers, while the non-commissioned officer school is used to train soldiers, and there is no need to study military topography.

Despite this, Tang Jisheng felt that he had been cheated, so he immediately dropped out of school and returned to China.Because of Zhao Shouhong's letter, he was full of curiosity about this young hero who had just begun to become famous among the people, so he did not hesitate to go to Zhongchuan himself.

Tang Jisheng, who came to Zhongchuan, was welcomed by Zhao Shouhong, and then he was arranged to enter the military training school.Zhao Shouhong originally wanted him to be a teacher, but in the military training school, Tang Jisheng was shocked after reading the training outline and subjects compiled by the biochemical human guards.

Later, Tang Jisheng decided to re-enter his studies and became a recruit of the Military Equipment Academy. Because of his solid foundation in the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy, he quickly stood out among the many students and was allowed to graduate early.What he saw and heard during school, as well as the ideological influence of the teachers, Tang Jiyao even left the Gongxinghui at the beginning of the year and secretly joined the Vanguard Party.

Long Yun also joined the Pioneer Party. Long Yun's real name is Long Dengyun, he is from the Yi nationality, and his Yi name is Najiusa. He is just 23 years old this year.When he was four years old, his father died of illness and his family was in decline. Long Yun, his mother Long Shi and his younger sister depended on each other for life.At that time, it was the eventful autumn of the last years of the Hou Jin Dynasty. The ancient feudal Hualan was bullied and divided by the big powers, and it was becoming a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country.

In the year when Long Yun was born, the war between Hualan and Gaul broke out, and the southern border was opened.In the ten years that followed, the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-] and the Gengzi Kingdom Change followed one after another, and the national crisis became increasingly serious.External troubles and internal troubles, government corruption, lax rules and regulations, rampant thieves, people's life is precarious and deteriorating, especially in the southwestern border area.

Long Yun didn't like to read poetry since he was a child, but he liked horseback riding and archery.Although he had studied in a private school for three years with the local Mr. Xiao Ruilin, who had passed Juren, he then abandoned literature and went to martial arts, and learned kung fu with the martial artist Ma Desheng from Zhongchuan as his teacher.

Long Yun is eager for justice and loves to fight against injustices. His deeds of eliminating violence and peace are widely praised in his hometown.Later, when he suffered setbacks in a fight in the rivers and lakes, Long Yun led his cousin Lu Han and others to go out to fight.At first, he made a living by selling wood, but soon the investment failed.

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After the business failed, Long Yun, who had nowhere to go, originally wanted to join the Gelaohui to make a living, but soon he was discovered by someone, and he was taken to the Armed Forces Academy.It turned out that this person was the intelligence officer who was sent when Zhao Shouhong asked Pan Wenhua to find someone for him.

Long Yun studied very hard in the military training school. Strangely, because he was both at the same time and a fellow countryman, he soon became good friends with Tang Jisheng, his historical enemy. This time the two of them were sent here together.

The officers sent this time, except for the junior officers who were promoted from the ranks, all the senior officers came from the armed forces school.Among these people, only Wu Yuzhang has rich combat experience, and the others are all recruits.This time to fight in Maine, it can be said that they are the touchstone of these military students. For them who have just stepped out of school, this kind of pressure is indeed a bit heavy, but these students belong to the elite level in the school, and Zhao Shouhong has high hopes for them.

Zhao Shouhong's expectations were not in vain. The troops led by these students had just entered Kokang, and they started a big operation.The elite soldiers who went to Kokang brought a total of [-] Xiakou rifles, [-] Mark machine guns, [-] mortars, and each had four hand grenades, as well as a newly imitated Mauser pistol.This kind of luxurious infantry is equipped with light weapons, not to mention the colonial army, not even the regular army of the Western Continent.

After Wu Yuzhang arrived, he took over the military power of the Kokang Army. He quickly mixed the more than 2000 Kokang Self-Defense Army with the new elite soldiers to control the army and improve its combat effectiveness. Then he began to plan a big battle. .

The Kokang area is located on the plateau of Shan State, adjacent to Hualanjiaozhi Province, with an area of ​​more than 2000 square kilometers and a population of more than [-]. Life is very difficult.After Wu Yuzhang's arrival, he immediately launched a propaganda offensive, using national righteousness and nationalist sentiment to stir up the resolute heart of the resolute people, so that the Self-Defense Forces won the support of the local people.

Wu Yuzhang then sent scouts to observe the situation in the nearby area and the situation of the Saar Army's garrison before deciding what to do next.In fact, Wu Yuzhang was a little too cautious, and now the riots in Zhaini have attracted most of the Saar people's attention.

Zhaini, known as the crown jewel of the queen, is of self-evident importance to the Saar people, so the Saar people do everything possible to mobilize troops to suppress the Zhaini riots and stabilize the local situation.Saar's colonial garrison was insufficient, and most of the maintenance of law and order depended on the local servant army. To maintain stability in a country as large as Zhaini, their strength was naturally stretched.

In desperation, the governor of Saar stationed in Zhaini had no choice but to shrink his troops, and transferred all the Saar army stationed in Maine back to Zhaini. In fact, only the Maine servants were stationed in Maine at this time.

Maine is composed of Burmese, Shan, Benglong, Miao, Wa, Lisu, Bai and Kokang ethnic groups. In order to rule Maine, the Saar deliberately created conflicts among various ethnic groups and cleverly used the Burmese to oppress other minorities. Nationality, and use the Burmese to establish the Burmese army to help the Saar army maintain order.Except for the Burmese, who accounted for [-]% of the country's population, all other ethnic groups were oppressed more deeply by the Saar colonists, and they had strong demands.

Taking advantage of this, Wu Yuzhang quickly sent invitations to the surrounding ethnic minorities to contact them to resist the rule of the Saar people.For the Saar people, all ethnic groups have long hated them, and now seeing someone leading and so many guns, their courage has also strengthened.Although there are still a small number of people who join the Self-Defense Forces, those ordinary people have already begun to lead the way for the Self-Defense Forces, collect food supplies, and inform them.

Wu Yuzhang turned a large area of ​​northern Maine into his own base in just one month without firing a single shot. Then, with detailed information, he decided to march westward and attack Taunggyi, an important stronghold of the Burmese army. .

Taunggyi is located in the southeast of Maine and is the most important city in Shan State. Although the city is located in an ethnic minority area, due to its important geographical location, it has always been the focus of the Saar army.The Taunggyi area was originally a small village with only a few squatter buildings. In 1894, the Saar Kingdom moved the administrative office from the east bank of Inle Lake to Taunggyi at a higher altitude for reasons of hygiene and geographical location.In order to avoid being disturbed by the local chieftain, Sa'er State also listed it as a "restricted area".

Before 1906, there were thousands of households here. Later, due to the resistance of the Self-Defense Forces, and their combat range was close to Taunggyi, the residents had to flee to other areas.From that time on, the colonial government of the Saar Kingdom stationed heavy troops here, and the local garrison changed from [-] Burmese troops to [-] Saar troops and [-] Burmese troops.Later, due to the shortage of Zhaini's troops, the two hundred Saar troops were transferred away, and now there are only three thousand Burmese troops in charge of defense.

The number of the newly adapted Kokang Self-Defense Forces has reached more than 3000, and the Burmese Army in Taunggyi also has 3000 people. In terms of strength, it can be said to be evenly matched, but the opponent has solid fortifications to hold on to, and it is not easy to conquer. It was a heavy artillery that was not used by the Self-Defense Forces. Wu Yuzhang immediately called the students of the Military Equipment School to brainstorm and formulate an action plan.

Although it is only May weather, the temperature in Maine, which is close to the equator, does not change much.The early morning mist shrouds the tropical rainforest and wraps Taunggyi like a fairyland.Due to the high terrain of Taunggyi, the sentinel can have a clear view of the surrounding area from the watchtower, but in such misty weather, his sight is greatly restricted.

Lieutenant Colonel Soo Teng, the commander of the Burmese Army, got up very early. He frowned and looked at the fog outside. This kind of weather is extremely vulnerable to surprise attacks. Several times, the Self-Defense Forces relied on the cover of fog to approach the stronghold and shoot coldly. As a result, several of his subordinates were killed.

Although there were small groups of rebels in the past, those people were not much different from farmers, and they could be wiped out easily by sending out a small team.But over the past year, the rebels have become more and more professional. Not only are their weapons better and better, but their personnel are also more well-trained.

According to Officer Saar's observation, these rebels used rifles eliminated by the Teutonic Kingdom, but the Teutonic sphere of influence was far beyond their reach, and it was impossible for them to reach out here.Later, the Saar people judged that this was a trick of the Gaul country. They had always wanted to control the entire southeastern peninsula, and it was very possible to reach out to Maine, but because of the favor of the Allied Powers, they had to do something. That's why they used the Teutonic weapons as a cover-up.

Chapter 131 Lure the Enemy to Attack

The Saar once questioned the Gauls, but it was denied by the Gaul Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the Gaul country happened to import a batch of M1888 rifle equipment from the Teutonic country a few years ago. The colonial army, which makes them speechless.Of course, the incident in Maine was just a small episode. This entanglement in interests cannot break up a military alliance. After all, their main enemy is still the powerful Teutonic state. put it aside.

The rebels would come to harass them every now and then, but since the Saar army withdrew, the rebel forces hadn't invaded for more than a month.Judging from Lieutenant Colonel Soden's experience, these people must be planning some big conspiracy.

At this moment, the sentry's gun rang suddenly, and Lieutenant Colonel Soden was startled. He had a premonition that something was not right.Without waiting for anyone to report, Lieutenant Colonel Soden grabbed his pistol and ran towards the top floor of the watchtower.Before arriving there, a soldier ran down panting: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, some rebels launched an attack, and seven or eight of our sentries were killed."

"What?" Lieutenant Colonel Soden was startled. This was the worst loss he had suffered since he was stationed here. "Immediately order the army to assemble urgently, everyone enters the stronghold to defend, and don't let a single enemy go." Lieutenant Colonel Soden ordered his messengers loudly, and soon all the Burmese troops assembled and entered the position.

The Burmese soldiers were poorly trained and had never seen any big battles. When they heard that the rebels were attacking the city, they were all trembling with fright.In order to appease the fear in their hearts, the soldiers of the Burmese Army did not care to see where the enemy was. They raised their rifles and beat them outside.

The Burmese soldiers in the stronghold were fighting lively, but Lieutenant Colonel Soo Teng frowned. He looked around with a telescope, but he didn't find a single figure, and there was no gunpowder smoke from the muzzle of the gun. All have retreated.

"Bastard, stop for me, no one is allowed to shoot again." Soden immediately issued an order: "Get me all the officers above the company commander."

The gunfire in the stronghold finally gradually faded away and finally fell silent. The officers were gathered together by Lieutenant Colonel Soden and scolded: "You idiots, look at the soldiers you are training. The enemy has retreated and they are still shooting. , An enemy was not hit, but he consumed thousands of rounds of bullets. Don’t you pay for bullets? Now the Saar army is in a tight situation in Zhaini, and the ammunition is very tight. We haven’t been replenished for half a year, do you know that?”

A group of captains and officers listened to Lieutenant Colonel Soden's lecture with their heads bowed, and no one dared to offend. "Continue to fight like this. In a few days, the rifles in our hands will not be as good as the fire sticks. Now I give an order that if the enemy invades in the future, each person can't shoot more than five bullets. All the troops will be divided into three shifts. Give me a waste of ammunition, I want him to look good."

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