Fengxian Jiangshan

"The subsequent developments far exceeded our expectations. Mr. Horvath, the Russian governor, has lost control of the entire army. The Russian majority party headed by Malov launched a military campaign aimed at overthrowing Governor Horvath. In the coup, in order to prevent the war from spreading to the Chinese side, and to prevent the spread of the evil ideas of the majority party, Fengjun had to expand the scale of military operations. In the ensuing battle, Fengjun soldiers carried forward their brave and tenacious fighting spirit without fear of sacrifice, There was a fierce battle with the Russian rebels, and the Chinese people also gave great support to the army. With the joint efforts of the Chinese people, the rebels were finally wiped out."

When Zhang Tinglan narrated what happened, the reporters off the court didn't fully believe it, but they were more sure of one thing, that is, the squadron had indeed defeated the Russians, although it might be that the Chinese picked one up during the civil strife in Russia. Cheap, but that's amazing enough.

There are more than 1 Russian troops along the Middle East Road. Back then, the Eight-Power Allied Forces with less than 1 troops could reach Beijing. Now, the [-] Russian troops have been dealt with by the Feng army in just a few days. The contrast between before and after is too great. Well, the Chinese reporters present couldn't help showing ecstasy, while the Western reporters were extremely shocked, and they immediately became very interested in Fengjun.

Zhang Tinglan didn't care about the rich expressions of these reporters, but continued: "During this conflict, Mr. Horvath, the Governor of Russia, unfortunately died under the random guns of the rebels. As his good friend, I am deeply sorry for that. I am saddened by his death, but it is gratifying that the culprit Malov and his henchmen have been shot dead. Here I would like to solemnly remind everyone that you must pay attention to the actions of the majority party in Russia. This is a disaster. Not only It will threaten the stability of Russia’s regime, and at the same time, it will also threaten the security of neighboring countries. I think it is very necessary for all countries to unite and give the Russian Provisional Government all necessary support to maintain the stability of their regime!”

To sort out Zhang Tinglan's speech, everyone develops that Horvath and Malrov are dead. In fact, the two factions in Russia have no representatives. At this time, Fengjun has the only right to speak. What they say, these people will Listen, these reporters obviously won't be satisfied with this method, they are eager to get what they want during the questioning session.

The first one who stood up to ask questions was the Russian reporter. He said in a deep voice: "The Middle East Road is a Russian asset and is controlled by the Russian army. The squadron has launched a military operation against Russia. There is no doubt that it has challenged Russia. interest, the prime minister of our interim government, Sir Lvov, has issued a serious warning, and I want to know how the Fengjun will respond?"

"First of all, I want to make it clear that the Middle East Road is where China's sovereignty lies, and what Russia has is management power. Since it is management power, Russia has the obligation to manage the Middle East Road well, but the reality is that Russia has lost this ability. , not only did not manage the Middle East Road well, but also turned the Middle East Road into a huge threat to China's security. The majority party's proposition was widely spread along the railway line. This is a very dangerous signal. In order to defend China's sovereignty, the Fengjun The interests of the Chinese people and any actions taken are reasonable and legal, and should not be blamed. On the contrary, we urge Russia to end the chaos as soon as possible, restore social calm, and not endanger neighboring countries."

Zhang Tinglan's answer mentioned two sovereignty. Feng Jun's actions are defending his own sovereignty and defending his own people. This attitude made the Chinese reporters in the audience very excited. For many years, the Chinese government can only kneel When conducting diplomacy, when was China's sovereignty respected, and when was the interests of the Chinese people taken into account? Now that they suddenly heard this voice, all Chinese journalists were very excited.

They quickly waved the pens in their hands to record all Zhang Tinglan's words, and some of them were even thinking about tomorrow's headlines in their hearts.

By this time the second reporter had stood up. This guy was Japanese with a nasty smile on his face.

"Your Excellency, the Fengjun currently controls the Middle East Road, but we all know that China has no experience in managing railways, and at the same time, it does not have enough power to ensure the safety of the Middle East Road. I am very concerned and willing to take due responsibility, in order to safeguard the interests of the Allies and manage the Middle East Road well, is Fengjun willing to invite Japan to take joint action?"

"First of all, I would like to thank the Japanese side for their concern about the Middle East Road, but the two points you said are not true. In Fengtian territory, there is the Jingfeng Railway, which is independently managed by the Fengjun. This proves that Fengtian has the ability to manage Good railway. I don’t think I need to explain too much about the second point. Since Fengjun’s military operation can win this time, I firmly believe that the brave soldiers of Fengjun will be able to protect the Middle East Road!”

Zhang Tinglan unceremoniously refuted the Japanese reporter's point of view, with a strong confidence in his words, and the Chinese reporters present even applauded involuntarily.

"I would like to ask General Zhang, where do you think the Middle East Road will go in the future? Will the Middle East Road return to China's embrace from now on? If the big powers take actions against it, will Feng Jun not hesitate to use force to defend China's interests?" A Chinese reporter in his thirties asked a question.

"The issue of the Middle East Road is very complicated, and it still needs to be negotiated, but I can be sure of one thing, that is, the original management situation has been completely broken. Any railway has important strategic and military value. , is the economic artery of a country, and is related to the integrity of the country's sovereignty. I think that sooner or later, the railways on Chinese land will be managed by the Chinese side.

The Chinese reporter heard Zhang Tinglan's reply, and his face showed a happy expression. At this time, another British reporter stood up.

"Russia is an important member of the Allied Powers. The Middle East Road is of great significance to the Allied Powers. Will this railway be handed over to the Allied Powers for common management?"

"I reiterate again that the Middle East Road is an issue of China's sovereignty, and the Fengjun side has the ability and confidence to manage the Middle East Road well. Just today, the Middle East Road has been reopened to traffic, and everything is running smoothly and safely."

"Following the army's strategy on the Middle East Road is completely illegal, and it is unforgivable to massacre Russian troops." A Russian reporter roared loudly: "The Russian government will definitely take decisive measures, even military measures. Act to defend Russia's interests."

"Chinese people cherish peace, so we don't hesitate to use war to defend it!"

Chapter 3 Eleven Stepping Up the Military Expansion

"Zhuoyan, what you said in the end is really good, I think that Russian reporter's face turned green!" Zhang Xueliang said with a smile.

"Not only the Russians, but also the British and Japanese look even worse. None of these foreign devils have any good intentions!" Zhang Tingshu also said.

"That's right, what the second child said makes sense. These reporters are actually testing our ideas on behalf of their government." Zhang Tinglan said: "The Russians are unwilling to lose the Middle East Road and want to take it back by force. The Japanese intend to Taking advantage of this opportunity, they extended their power to North Manchuria, while the United Kingdom and the United States, under the banner of the Allied Powers, actually wanted to muddy the waters, and they did not want any party to dominate the Middle East.”

These reactions of the great powers were within Zhang Tinglan's expectation. Obviously these great powers did not want to take advantage of Feng Jun for nothing, but there were also many conflicts among them. It was this situation that gave Feng Jun a very rare opportunity.

"Zhuoyan, since the big powers have bad intentions, how do you think we should deal with it?" Zhang Xueliang asked.

"Countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States are still too far away, and they have more than enough energy. In the end, what we have to face is Japan and Russia. As the saying goes, we have to pick the soft persimmons. We have already experienced the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, and their country is also very chaotic. , it is difficult to send too many troops, most of them are bluffing, then we should show toughness to Russia to promote peace, and also show force to further deter Japan!"

Zhang Tinglan had already conceived the overall policy, and he immediately issued orders to Manzhouli and Suifenhe to prepare for battle and resist possible counterattacks by the Russians at any time.

However, after thinking about it for a while, Zhang Tinglan believed that Feng Jun's deployment of troops must be fully adjusted. Originally, Feng Jun's arrangement was to seize the Middle East Road. Now that the railway is in hand, he should consider how to deploy troops to better defend the Middle East Road.

Prior to this, Zhang Tinglan also served as the commander-in-chief of the frontier defense of the three northeastern provinces.Therefore, this time Zhang Tinglan put forward a new suggestion to Lao Zhang, which is to combine border defense and road defense into one, and set up border defense forces in the three eastern provinces. Originally, a large number of troops were hoarded along the Middle East Road, which was aimed at China.

Now that the railway is in the hands of China, there is no value in hoarding so many troops along the line. Instead, it is necessary to strengthen the defense on the Sino-Russian border. After guarding the two ends that threaten the safety of the railway, it is almost enough to use the police to patrol the middle part without investing too much Many regular troops.And the border between the three eastern provinces and Russia is more than [-] roads long.On such a long border, various conflicts occur every day, and we must pay more attention to it.

Especially after the revolution in Russia, more and more Russians crossed the Sino-Russian border and fled to China.Those Russian stragglers also continued to plunder the Chinese border residents, and now the Fengjun has solved the henchmen's troubles on the Middle East Road.It should take advantage of the trend to solve the border troubles.

"Zhuoyan. Your suggestion is very good, and the commander-in-chief basically agrees. However, the Sino-Russian border is so long. If you want to defend it, you will definitely need a lot of troops. How should the border guards be deployed? It is really a trouble!"

The establishment of the army has always been a troublesome matter, not only depending on the actual needs, but also considering the scope of financial resources and the internal balance of the faction.It is indeed a nerve-wracking thing.

"According to my estimation, at least three divisions of troops should be deployed on the border defense line, and a large number of border police should be assigned to patrol continuously every day, so as to ensure basic security. However, it is clear that the current strength of Fengjun It is still unable to bear this kind of pressure, but the number of border guards should not be less than 5000, and there must be a large number of cavalry troops. In Heilongjiang, it is best to arrange a fleet of inland river gunboats to be responsible for daily patrols."

Yang Yuting also thought about it carefully, and found that the standard set by Zhang Tinglan was indeed the lowest limit, and there must be no less, otherwise he would not be able to undertake the task of border defense at all.

"Humble words, in my opinion, it is better to expand the four brigades into four brigades based on the current four combat brigades of the Route Guard Army, including two infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade, and one artillery brigade. The cavalry troops are responsible for patrolling key areas. Be vigilant, two infantry brigades are stationed in the east and west to prevent the Russians from attacking the hinterland of the three eastern provinces along the railway, the artillery brigade has a heavy artillery regiment and a mountain artillery regiment under its jurisdiction, as the reserve army of the entire army, and the main firepower strike force!"

Zhang Tinglan is also constantly calculating. Originally, the road guard army was mainly drawn from Jilin's army. Now if it becomes a fixed border guard army, then the gap in the direction of Jilin must be recruited to fill the gap. If it is fully replenished, Zhang Tinglan and Zhang Zuoxiang and his father's military strength can definitely overwhelm Zhang Zuolin.

Lao Zhang will not sit back and watch the internal imbalance of Fengjun, he will inevitably increase his troops, so that a large number of Fengjun expansion has become inevitable.Of course, Zhang Tinglan is also very clear that the Fengjun has indeed reached the time when it must expand, and more chaos in Russia is not far away. If the Fengjun wants to make a difference by then, it must have the ability to fight abroad, and at the same time The strong military force is staring at the Japanese, but also to resist Beiyang.

In fact, Zhang Tinglan already had an idea. He and his father Zhang Zuoxiang focused on the north and took advantage of the Russian Civil War to expand the living space of Fengjun, while Lao Zhang would sit in Fengtian and settle down in the rear.

"Lin Ge, I will follow your plan for the time being, but I still have two suggestions. The first is to re-use the establishment of the 28th Division. The old 28th Division is useless. We can use this banner to form a The Recruit Division, together with the 27th Division, will serve as the two trump card forces to guard Fengtian."

Originally, after the disastrous defeat of the 28th Division, the main generals were transferred away, the army was gone, and there was only one name left. At first, Lao Zhang even wanted to revoke the designation of the 28th Division, but considering the need for future military expansion, this The designation is still reserved, and now Zhang Tinglan proposes to enrich the 28th Division, which is a good time.

"Zhuoyan is a good idea. It would be too difficult to deter the Japanese with just one 27th Division, especially since we captured so many on the Middle East Road and have enough financial resources to expand the army. With it, with the financial resources, and with this demand, military expansion will come naturally.”

Zhang Tinglan put forward this suggestion, and Yang Yuting would not agree. He continued: "The second is to immigrate to the real border. There are not enough people on the border of more than 4000 kilometers. It is too expensive to rely on the army to guard it. Therefore, I suggest that the focus of introducing immigrants from the pass in the three northeastern provinces this year is to tilt towards the Sino-Russian border. The immigrants completely adopt the model of large farms, and the proportion of militias on these farms should be higher, and the training should be stricter, so that their combat effectiveness must reach that of second- and third-line troops. The level of equipment should be the same as that of the main force of the Feng army."

After a year of operation, the immigration work in the three northeastern provinces has become familiar, especially after the success of the big farm last year, this policy has already received Wang Yongjiang's full support.Now Zhang Tinglan is going to push the farms to the border areas. Of course, these farms are not exactly the same as those in the interior. The militias on the inland farms mainly target bandits, while the militias here are facing the Russians.

They have to cooperate with the border police and the regular army to jointly guard the security of the border and prevent the Russians from fleeing into China. Of course, these troops are more dangerous, so Zhang Tinglan is also prepared to give them more favorable conditions.

"I have also drawn up some new preferential conditions for immigration. For example, after ten years of cultivation, the land will be owned by the cultivator free of charge, the government will provide interest-free loans, and provide preferential farm tools and cattle replacement. In the future, Fengjun will give priority to building primary and secondary schools in border areas , building roads, setting up hospitals, etc., I think with these measures, there will be people who are willing to take the risk to live at the border."

The terms offered by Zhang Tinglan this time are more than twice as favorable compared to other regions. After reading it, Yang Yuting also nodded and said: "The civil affairs will be decided by Governor Wang, but I think this condition is already very favorable. It will definitely attract a large number of immigrants. Then send some veterans to conduct comprehensive training on these farmers and let them guard the border at ordinary times. This is definitely a good way.”

"I have another proposal, which is to ban guns on all border residents and allow them to own and use guns."

After the rebellion in southern Liaoning, Zhang Zuolin promulgated a new decree, which is a strict ban on guns. With the increase in the scale of bandit suppression, the ban on guns has also been extended, and the civilian firearms in the hinterland of the three northeastern provinces have been greatly reduced.

Now Zhang Tinglan advocates lifting the gun ban so that border residents can have guns. There is no doubt that it is improving the fighting power of the border people and cultivating the spirit of martial arts. After all, polar bears are a very strong nation. Chinese border residents have been bullied repeatedly. Now arm them, It is also to better counter Russia.

Yang Yuting agreed to Zhang Tinglan's suggestion, and he immediately reported to Zhang Zuolin, while Zhang Tinglan began to prepare. The original four reinforced regiments have now expanded into four regular brigades, and Zhang Tinglan's strength has suddenly increased by one-third More than one, especially the formation of the Artillery Brigade, is the first among Fengjun.

The overall combat effectiveness of the border guards is absolutely second to none among the Feng army. With this army, Zhang Tinglan's status in the Feng army is bound to rise again, and even overwhelm those old people in one fell swoop. Of course, if you want to expand the army, you must have enough Middle and lower rank officers.

During this battle, many excellent low-level soldiers emerged in the Feng army, especially many wounded soldiers. As long as they recover, they will be the backbone of an army. Zhang Tinglan thought of this and lowered the affairs at hand. Ah, I went to the hospital to check the heroes in the battle.

Zhang Tinglan had just rushed to the hospital, and from a long distance away, he saw many people surrounded here, which seemed very lively.

Chapter 3 Special Publicity

"Students, it is an unprecedented feat of Fengjun soldiers to fight against the Russian army and regain the Middle East Road. In order to save the people, many soldiers were injured or even sacrificed. This is the current Yue Family Army. Any passionate young man who wants to serve the country should join Fengjun's team, everyone agrees!"

"Yes, yes! We want to join the army! Join the army!"

The leading student led these students to the conscription station not far away. The Feng army suffered a lot of battle injuries, and the army was going to expand, so the recruiting work started early, but all of a sudden thirty or fifty students They rushed over and immediately surrounded the conscription point.

This is not an era when college students are everywhere in later generations. To put it bluntly, there are fewer primary and middle school students than college students in later generations. There are only a few hundred young people in Harbin who can afford to go to school. The veteran in charge of the site was also a little flustered and at a loss.