Fengxian Jiangshan

"Zhang, how about choosing Russia as Fengtian's export destination?"

Fred suddenly put forward this suggestion, Zhang Tinglan thought for a moment, and finally had an idea. Fengtian's production capacity is not too much for Britain, but it is very valuable for Russia, which is extremely scarce in supplies.And the distance is closer and the cost is lower.

Fengtian exports to Russia, in fact, there is no need to process it into cans at all, as long as the fresh meat is frozen in winter, and then shipped directly to Russia, it can supply Russia's needs.

Originally, Fengtian was dispensable to Britain, but now after joining Russia, it has become that Fengtian is very important to Russia, and Russia is very important to Britain, so Britain dare not abandon Fengtian casually.Moreover, Zhang Tinglan can also ask the British to pay for Russia, which can also achieve the purpose of earning pounds.

"Zhang, once you export military supplies to Russia, we will have an extra bargaining chip in our hands, a bargaining chip that will cause civil turmoil in Russia at any time. Just imagine those Russian soldiers who suddenly eat junk food that is enough to kill them. What will happen to them?"

Hearing this, Zhang Tinglan was stunned. It seemed that she was indeed no match for Fred, and this old guy was the absolute villain.Immediately Zhang Tinglan also thought that in such a situation, most of the Russian soldiers would riot, and he could fish in troubled waters and get the long-desired heavy artillery. Thinking of this, Zhang Tinglan finally showed a smile.

Soon on the second day, a train loaded with huge red pine trees roared towards Fengtian, and still temporarily stopped at Wenguantun Station. Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuoxiang, Sun Liechen, Zhang Tinglan and their soldiers had long been waiting here.

Although the discussion yesterday was lively, it was only a conception. The four cannons were actually placed under the pile of wood. When Lao Zhang heard that Zhang Tinglan had obtained the heavy cannon again, he was so happy that he stayed up all night. , Woke up early, and rushed to Wenguantun with the manpower.

The soldiers quickly climbed onto the train, unloaded the pine wood with a diameter of more than one meter, and finally moved out the four cannons under the wood. At this time, these cannons were still a pile of parts, but the thick barrels had already shown With a strong power, Lao Zhang touched the barrel of the gun with a smile on his face, and the soldiers moved out two thousand rounds of shells from the other wagons.

"Who among you knows how to assemble a cannon, hurry up and assemble this good thing for me. My old Zhang wants to see how powerful this thing is!"

As soon as Zhang Zuolin said this, everyone present looked at each other in blank dismay. It was the first time they had come into contact with this kind of artillery, and they really didn't know how to assemble it. Fred only smuggled the artillery here, but did not get any personnel, only a bunch of parts. , can't be turned into a cannon, now Lao Zhang is also dumbfounded.

Sun Liechen thought for a while and said, "Yuting, I think of someone who might be able to do it!"

Chapter 77 candidates

I got four cannons, but none of my subordinates know how to fiddle with them. Lao Zhang is a little depressed, but this is still a civil-official village. Although every time he comes to receive things, he tries to keep it as secret as possible, but if hundreds of troops come here, it is easy to cause trouble for all parties. Therefore, Lao Zhang hurriedly asked his men to install the artillery, and immediately withdrew to the barracks.

After returning to the barracks, Lao Zhang sat around with the others, and Zhang Zuolin first asked Sun Liechen, "Sixth brother, what is the name of this great talent you recommended to me?"

"This person's name is Yang Yuting, whose name is Linge. His hometown is in Faku. He is a non-commissioned officer student studying in Japan. He is proficient in military affairs. He is currently in charge of ordnance in the logistics department. He is a talent!"

The three words Yang Yuting are very familiar to Zhang Tinglan. The rise and fall of the Feng family actually has a huge relationship with the conflict between two people. These two people are Yang Yuting and Guo Songling.They represent the non-commissioned officer department and the martial arts department respectively, and political struggles are inevitable for any group.

However, the conflict between Yang and Guo led to unmanageable consequences. First, Guo Songling turned against Feng, which severely damaged the vitality of the Feng clan and nearly collapsed the economy.After Zhang Zuolin's death, Zhang Xueliang shot Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai to a large extent to avenge Guo Songling. As a result, when Yang Yuting left, the old and new factions of the Feng faction were completely alienated, and Zhang Xueliang's talent was not enough to command the entire Feng faction. The decline of the army could no longer be reversed. Two years after Yang Yuting's death, Japan launched the September [-]th Incident, and the Northeast land fell into the claws of the devil.

In fact, among the entire Fengjun, Yang Yuting is top-notch in terms of network prestige and ability. If he was still there, September [-] might not have happened.Zhang Tinglan was still a little excited to see such a man of power, but he was more concerned about how to avoid internal strife in the Feng family, especially the vicious internal strife that directly shot and desperately.

While he was thinking wildly, a heroic officer in his thirties came in. Yang Yuting was tall and tall, with a square face, and he looked like a soldier. After entering, he saluted and said hello to Zhang Zuolin.

Lao Zhang also looked at Yang Yuting carefully, seeing that the other party's military appearance was well-groomed and his manners were well-regulated, he was more disciplined than those old brothers, Zhang Zuolin nodded in satisfaction.

"Your name is Yang Yuting, I'm Zhang Yuting, we are destined!" Old Zhang asked with a smile, "I heard that you studied in the Japanese Military Academy, do you know how to cannon?"

"Reporting to the Commander, I am a graduate of the eighth infantry course of the NCO Academy. I have learned artillery tactics and used many kinds of artillery myself."

"Very good, then you come with us to see something new!"

Zhang Zuolin got up and walked out, everyone followed, Yang Yuting fell behind, Zhang Tinglan was not far away from him.

"Mr. Yang, you are a high-achieving student at the Non-commissioned Officer Academy, the pride of heaven. The 27th Division is short of talents. The opportunity is right in front of you. Don't miss it."

Lao Zhang took everyone to a yard behind the small school yard, where the parts of four howitzers were placed on the ground, surrounded by trusted soldiers who were strictly guarding them.After Yang Yuting entered the heavily guarded courtyard, he saw the thick barrel on the ground at a glance.

Yang Yuting is an expert in this field. When he saw this scene, he immediately opened his mouth wide. The thickness of the gun barrel was about the same as that of a small watermelon. It looked like a heavy artillery.This thing is not uncommon among the armies of the great powers, but it is completely new in China.

As a soldier, there is no one who does not like advanced weapons. A rough look at the parts on the ground shows that it is a very advanced artillery. At this time, Yang Yuting suddenly felt that Zhang Zuolin's body had grown tall. to such a good thing.

"Lingge, let's see if it can be assembled?"

Yang Yuting controlled his excitement in front of him. When he came to the parts of the cannon, he looked carefully and carefully. Among the pile of parts, he also found an operation manual. Although it was in Russian, Yang Yuting could still understand it. The more I watched, the happier I became, and I even danced a little.

"Report to Commander, this is a Russian-made 1910-style 120mm howitzer. According to the manual, this gun has a caliber of 44 times. The whole gun weighs about 330 kilograms and has a maximum range of 700 meters. The performance of this kind of artillery is very advanced, even surpassing the artillery equipped by the Beiyang lineage. In field battles, the artillery of the Japanese army is not necessarily It's the opponent!"

When Lao Zhang heard that these cannons are so powerful, he immediately beamed with joy: "Great, great! Nege, hurry up and assemble the cannons, let us all see them!"

Yang Yuting agreed, and recruited a few clever soldiers to assemble the first cannon according to the manual. Afterwards, the three cannons were also familiar with the road, and they were quickly completed. The four cannons were neatly placed in front of everyone. before.

Lao Zhang involuntarily caressed the black and cold cannon body, with a fiery light in his eyes. If he wanted to control Fengtian, or even dominate the three eastern provinces, he could not do without a strong military force. These cold guys are Lao Zhang's greatest reliance and confidence. source.

"Commander, this kind of artillery is of the right weight. In field battles, it can be maneuvered with eight horses. It can play a huge role in the battle of fortifications. I heard that the Russians also use this kind of artillery. On the battlefields of Eastern Europe It caused a lot of damage to Germany. If a regiment can be equipped with this kind of artillery, I dare say that the 27th Division can traverse the three eastern provinces!"

Zhang Zuolin also had a smile all over his face: "Whether we can get a group depends on his ability!" Old Zhang smiled and pointed at Zhang Tinglan, Yang Yuting was immediately confused.

This young man looked less than 20 years old, but he was able to follow Zhang Zuolin's side, and his status was no worse than those of the old people. He was definitely an outlier among the 27 divisions who ranked seniority.Now that he heard it, it seemed that he was the one who got these cannons. Yang Yuting couldn't believe it. They were cannons, not radish and cabbage.The foreign powers have restrictions on the export of weapons to China. Even President Yuan Da may not have obtained such a good field artillery. How can this young man do this?

"Master Seven, the cannon is a good cannon, but someone needs to operate it. As long as you can train artillery, I can conjure cannons!"

"Ting Lan, don't brag. The Russians are not vegetarians. If they succeed once, can they succeed every time? Be careful, if it is exposed, the entire Allied Powers will trouble us!" Zhang Zuoxiang said rebuke.

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Father, there will be opportunities soon, I will definitely pull up the artillery regiment!"

"If you are ambitious, Tinglan will be in charge of making the cannons, and Linge will be in charge of training the artillerymen. First, you must practice with four cannons. You must be proficient in operating them." Lao Zhang looked at the big guy and said, "Give me the cannons first." Transport it to the shooting range outside the city and see how powerful this thing is!"

Of course, they couldn't just drag the heavy artillery across the city, so they had to dismantle it into parts and transport them outside the city. Yang Yuting was in charge of assembling them, and everything was almost ready.

In order to deceive others, Lao Zhang asked the soldiers to pull out two [-]-[-] cannons, and fired randomly for a while, and then Yang Yuting was in charge of the operation, aiming the howitzers at a distant target.

Zhang Zuolin and the others held binoculars and watched carefully, only to hear a bang, and a 28 kg shell was fired. The shell streaked across the sky and hit the sand and stones heavily, causing stones and dust to fly all over the sky.

Compared with the Seventh Five-Year Artillery, the momentum is simply incomparable. It shoots far and is powerful. One shell creates a crater with a diameter of more than ten meters. If it is on the battlefield, blood will flow into a river within 30 meters around. There were many casualties.

When Lao Zhang saw this, he waved his fist excitedly, obviously very satisfied. It was also the first time for Zhang Zuoxiang and Sun Liechen to see the power of this kind of heavy artillery shooting, and they were also extremely excited.Yang Yuting fired three more cannonballs in succession, and it became more and more convenient to use. This cannon is indeed a powerful treasure.

Yang Yuting also has a strong interest in Zhang Tinglan, this young man is really unpredictable, he can get such a powerful weapon.It seems that there are many capable people in this world, and I can't think too highly of myself.

As a non-commissioned officer student, Yang Yuting naturally has his pride. From the bottom of his heart, he looks down on the natives of the 27th Division, and now he has to put away that pride.

Lao Zhang immediately appointed Yang Yuting as the director of artillery training, and Lao Zhang also said that as long as the artillery is well trained and reused, Yang Yuting can be regarded as officially entering the group of the 27th Division.

After experimenting with the cannon, Lao Zhang was even more ambitious and wanted to let go of it.The next day he called all his old brothers to the Tiger Hall, and Zhang Tinglan and Yang Yuting also attended the meeting, sitting opposite each other at the bottom.

Lao Zhang glanced at the audience dignifiedly, and then said: "This time I went to Beijing, Yuan Shikai promised me a Fengtian independent brigade, and our brothers can expand our troops again. But after thinking about it, I haven't found a suitable candidate. I'm looking for everyone today. Let's discuss it, just to determine the brigade commander!"

"Qi Ye, what is the establishment of this independent brigade, and what tasks are they responsible for?" Tang Yulin asked first.

"Fengtian still has many old troops from the patrol battalion. In addition, the original patrol police and tax police have also been incorporated into the independent brigade, and some new recruits have been recruited. There are two regiments in total, with a total number of about 4000 people, responsible for local bandit suppression affairs!"

After Tang Yulin listened, he curled his lips. He immediately lost interest. Who doesn't know that the patrol battalion is full of mobs with little combat power at all. This independent brigade is more like a shelter. Incorporate everything into it, so that all Fengtian's guns will listen to Lao Zhang.

"Qi Ye, I think it's better to let Jing Hui go. Just letting him be promoted from regimental commander to brigade commander is also an improvement." Tang Yulin followed suit, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, obviously looking down on him Zhang Jinghui also looked down on this independent brigade.

"Fourth brother, this independent brigade is not optional. It is the right arm of the 27th Division and another fist of ours. It will definitely expand in the future. There must be talents who can stand alone. I prefer Fourth brother, you!" Zhang Zuolin expressed his thoughts, and all the people present turned their attention to Tang Yulin.

Chapter 78 Three Tons of Gold

Obtained the number of a brigade from Lao Yuan, how to use this brigade to make a fuss has become Zhang Zuolin's first question to think about.As an ambitious little warlord, Zhang Zuolin was definitely not reconciled to having only one division, and he wanted more divisions. In fact, Lao Zhang planned to temporarily set up an independent brigade, and then gradually expand it into divisions.

Of course, although we can get a lot of weapons from the Middle East Road now, the 27th Division has not been completely refitted, and there is no ability to equip the independent brigade at all, so this brigade can only be temporarily used as a shelter, and all the old troops and the eliminated police will be filled. went in.