Beiyang reactionaries

"That is to say, now all the domestic gun manufacturing is at Duan Degong's place?"

"Yes."

Chen Yi nodded, and then said: "Currently, most of the arms market in China comes from Duan Xun's side. However, in the past month, no weapons from Duan Xun's side have entered the arms market at all, causing the price of arms in the arms market to skyrocket. It’s still priceless.”

"That kid doesn't make money, why did he suddenly stop the arms business?"

"I heard that he is also expanding his army."

"This kid is ambitious."

Lu Yongxiang sighed.

In fact, there is also a very good military factory in the place controlled by Lu Yongxiang, that is Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau.In the late Qing Dynasty, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau was as famous as the Hanyang Arsenal.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the production of guns was no worse than that of the Hanyang Arsenal.

But there has been no development in these years.Lu Yongxiang and the others have always bought foreign weapons when they have money, and they have never paid much attention to the Jiangnan Manufacturing Plant.As a result, the Jiangnan manufacturing plant is declining more and more, and the technicians inside were poached by Duan Xun a few years ago.But at that time, Lu Yongxiang and Yang Shande didn't pay much attention to such things.

So much so that the majestic Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau can now manufacture ammunition and shells.

It is not easy to get him to produce guns again.

But who would have thought that the great powers would suddenly impose an "arms embargo" that would immediately make these warlords stare blankly.Lu Yongxiang is also quite regretful.I think it would not be so embarrassing now that I paid a little attention to the Jiangnan Manufacturing Plant back then.Although Duan Xun gave Lu Yongxiang a discounted weapon, even the discount was very expensive.If you own a qualified arsenal, why spend so much money.

But thinking of Li Chun wanting to expand the army, but without weapons and ammunition, Lu Yongxiang forgot his unhappiness and became in a better mood.

Li Chun is eyeing Shanghai, and Lu Yongxiang is eyeing Jiangsu.Jiangsu is a province as wealthy as Guangdong in China. As long as Jiangsu is captured, Lu Yongxiang's annual financial income can easily exceed [-] million.

So Lu Yongxiang thought for a while and said, "Gongqia (Chen Yi)."

"Master."

"You can contact Duan Degong again. Ask him to give me two more weapons and equipment for the mixed brigade."

"Marshal, Duan Xun is currently expanding his troops, so there should be no extra weapons and equipment to sell to us. This..."

Chen Yi was a little embarrassed.

During this period of time, Chen Yi was in charge of Lu Yongxiang's sales in the domestic arms market.Chen Yi relied on Zhejiang Industrial Bank as a cover, but what she actually did was dealing in arms.Therefore, Chen Yi is very familiar with the domestic arms market.

It's not just one or two people who are in a hurry.

Because the domestic arms market is currently priceless.Originally, Duan Xun still had a small amount of weapons flowing out from there, but in the past month or so, Duan Xun didn't even flow out of earthen guns.

Many people have asked why.

the reason is simple.Duan Xun's side is currently reorganizing troops, and tens of thousands of troops have been put into the campaign to suppress bandits, which consumes a lot of weapons and ammunition.Under such circumstances, where can Duan Xun sell weapons?

Now Lu Yongxiang wants the weapons of the two mixed brigades, too...

"It's okay. Just tell Duan Xun's people that I want to fight and I must see weapons within three months. This time I will buy weapons at the current market price. He will definitely sell them to me."

Lu Yongxiang was very rude.

Duan Xun?

Just a junior.In terms of qualifications, Lu Yongxiang can even be compared with Beiyang Sanjie, Cao Kun, and Jin Yunpeng.Wherever Duan Xun went, if it weren't for Duan Xun's strength and being the front line against Cao Kun, how could Lu Yongxiang support him as the leader of the thirteen provinces and support him to represent the Anhui faction.

joke.

Now that he just wanted some weapons, he could still refuse.Moreover, when Lu Yongxiang said that he was going to fight, Lu Yongxiang believed that Duan Xun should understand what it meant.This year's straight-anhui war lost the warlords of the anhui clique, who were not convinced.

At present, they are gearing up to save face.

If he wants to fight, Duan Xun can't justify not giving him weapons.

"Yes."

"Wait until the weapons of the two mixed brigades arrive, Chen Yi."

"Master."

"Form the fifth division of the Zhejiang Army, and you will be the commander of the fifth division."

"Yes."

Lu Yongxiang's goal now is to continuously expand the army, and then destroy Li Chun, the Jiangsu governor, in one go.As long as he is killed, nothing can be said.

268 Army Development

"Lu Yongxiang really regards me as his general."

damn it.

Relying on his qualifications in the Beiyang Army, Lu Yongxiang was so unscrupulous that he asked Duan Xun for the equipment of two mixed brigades.Now Duan Xun is busy reorganizing the army, where are the weapons to be handed over to them.Duan Xun is currently expanding his army, and there are quite a few gaps in his weapons.The troops of the two mixed brigades need at least five or six thousand rifles, dozens of cannons, and hundreds of machine guns.

With so many weapons, Duan Xun couldn't conjure them up for him.

"It seems that Lu Yongxiang really wants to fight Li Chun."

Han Linchun spoke.

Lu Yongxiang's representative just came to Duan Xun's place and found Han Linchun.Ask Duan Xun to sell two more mixed brigade weapons.Moreover, Lu Yongxiang didn't even discuss with Duan Xun, and had already deposited the money in Southwest Commercial Bank in Shanghai according to the current market price.A large sum of 500 million yuan entered Duan Xun's pocket, forcing Duan Xun to give him weapons.

This made Duan Xun quite angry.

But for the current Anhui Warlord Alliance, Duan Xun and Lu Yongxiang are the strongest.Ni Sichong has been in poor health recently, and Ni Sichong's reputation in Anhui is too bad.He killed too many people and robbed too many things in Anhui, and the people in Anhui wanted to shoot him.If it weren't for Ni Sichong's tens of thousands of troops, he would have been driven away by the local powerful faction in Anhui.

In addition, Zhang Guangjian, the governor of Gansu, is currently struggling to deal with those Hui armed forces.As for Fujian Governor Li Houji, he couldn't even control the small warlords under him.

Only Lu Yongxiang has 8 soldiers in the army alone in Zhejiang, and now he is going to fight Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu.

Duan Xun had to support it.

"There will definitely be a fight."

Xu Yongchang interjected, saying: "If Lu Yongxiang controls Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, he will immediately become the wealthiest warlord in China. To the north, he can conquer Shandong, and to the west, he can solve Jiangxi."

"But Li Chun is not easy to mess with. After all, Jiangsu is Feng Guozhang's home for so many years."

Duan Xun listened to the discussions of several people above, and said to Han Linchun: "Fang Chen, we need equipment for two mixed brigades within three months. Let's see if we can get them out without affecting the reorganization of the troops."

Duan Xun thought for a while, and Lu Yongxiang still gave what he wanted.

Duan Xun's current main opponent is Cao Kun.At that time, Henan will be threatened by both Cao Kun Zhili and Shandong. If they fight Li Chun in Jiangsu again, the pressure on Duan Xun will be too great.It would be great for Lu Yongxiang to help contain Li Chun, and it would be even more ideal if he could fight Li Chun.Moreover, Lu Yongxiang's money has already been transferred in. If he doesn't give him weapons, the two sides may fall out.

"General, there are some difficulties."