Beiyang reactionaries

Han Linchun frowned.

After thinking for a while, he said: "At present, the task of reorganizing the troops is tight, and the amount of training is heavy. Moreover, the bandit suppression troops also consume a lot of weapons and ammunition. The weapons produced by our military factory can only satisfy our troops. If Lu Yongxiang is a little more lenient Time, there should be no problem around March next year. Not to mention the weapons of two mixed brigades, even if we double the weapons, we can get them out for him.”

Duan Xun's current military expansion is [-].

Although Xiong Kewu's three strikes, five divisions and two divisions, what he said seems to be very simple.But Han Linchun was still under a lot of pressure.In fact, it was only the weapons used for the expansion of the army, and Han Linchun was not too worried.Because at present, the Sichuan Arsenal and Hanyang Arsenal can produce nearly [-] rifles in one month.There are also cannons and machine guns. It can be said that there is a sufficient supply of weapons for troop expansion.

But currently Duan Xun needs weapons not only for the army, but also for many other aspects.

First of all, Duan Xun's troops have always had a lot of training.

Of course, Duan Xun's army's strong combat effectiveness has something to do with this.After the founding of the Republic of China, because many warlords were very short of money and weapons and ammunition, their usual training was so-so.

Because of the large amount of training, more ammunition will be consumed and more guns will be damaged.

There are a few warlords who can stand this. How can there be money for the army to waste ammunition like this.So much so that there is a saying that the artillery units of many armies in the Republic of China had never actually fired artillery before fighting, but only learned the theory.Including many recruits who have not fired a few shots, and went to the battlefield with their guns on their shoulders.

But Duan Xun is different.

Every step Duan Xun took was very steady.Because I know the direction of history, every step I take seems thrilling, but it is very steady, and every step can yield huge gains.Therefore, although Duan Xun is also short of money, he has never relaxed the training of the army.Among the current Chinese army, there are absolutely very few who can train with live ammunition like Duan Xun.

In terms of the training quality of the troops, even the troops of Wu Peifu and Feng Yuxiang, who are currently very famous, cannot compare.

Duan Xun holds three arsenals, and the most important thing he lacks is ammunition.However, the amount of training is large, not only consumes a lot of ammunition, but also destroys a lot of guns, which also need to be replenished.

In addition, Duan Xun currently has twelve bandit suppression divisions, carrying out bandit suppression work in five provinces.As long as the troops fight, there is nothing to say.The various damaged weapons in the war and the ammunition consumed in the war are all amazing.

Then there is the current police system.

Every time Duan Xun controls a place, the most important thing is the establishment of the police system.Because the police are the most powerful and violent government agencies in this era, the stability of local order depends on the police system.

Duan Xun actually controls eight provinces and needs tens of thousands of policemen of various types.And the police today can't be compared with 100 years later.At that time, although many policemen were equipped with guns, they were basically for display. Many policemen might not have fired guns in their entire lives.

However, in this era of chaos, the police also need to cooperate with the army to suppress bandits, so the police are usually fully armed on patrol.Therefore, the establishment of a sound police system also requires a lot of arms.

The combination of these things put a lot of pressure on Han Linchun.

Now that he took out the weapons and equipment of two mixed brigades at this time, Han Linchun really didn't dare to speak big words.

"kindness--"

Duan Xun also had a headache.

Lu Yongxiang has already paid all the money, and told him to give him the weapon within three months, and he can't do without it.It's not that Duan Xun is afraid of him, but that the current situation is not good for him to turn against Lu Yongxiang.However, it is impossible for Duan Xun to delay his major affairs for the sake of Lu Yongxiang.

"teacher."

"Say."

"Commander You (You Min, commander of the bandit suppression) summed up the bandit suppression work this quarter, saying that there were too many civilian weapons, which seriously affected the bandit suppression work. Teacher, can we collect civilian weapons?"

Since ancient times, the government has prohibited civilians from possessing weapons.

In ancient times, salt and iron were all controlled by the imperial court.However, since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the government's control power has declined rapidly.At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the revolutionary party became active, and all kinds of weapons were scattered among the people.

Those associations, landlords, and businessmen all have weapons in their hands.

Very troublesome.

"How many can there be?"

"Teacher, there are quite a few. Now those local landlords don't have tens or hundreds of rifles in their hands, and those caravan guards can easily hold hundreds of rifles. I think if it is really collected from the people It shouldn’t be very difficult to collect tens of thousands of rifles in a short period of time.”

"This matter cannot be rushed."

Of course, Duan Xun also has the idea of ​​banning firearms among the people.But after thinking about it, now is not the time.Although the three-month campaign against bandits was very effective, there were still quite a few bandits along the way.

Those caravans also need to protect themselves.

If he confiscated their guns forcefully, there might be riots.However, there are too many civilian guns, and it is indeed not a good thing.

"Let the Bandit Suppression Headquarters formulate a plan and slowly withdraw the guns. Start from the simplest place. In my opinion, in the name of banning smoking and smuggling, start with those people who control the wharf and smokehouses. Let’s start. Hand over all these to the Bandit Suppression Headquarters and let them take full responsibility.”

"Yes."

this is not OK.

It is still difficult to collect the weapons of the two mixed brigades in a short period of time.This kind of thing can't be rushed, it needs to be done slowly.So Duan Xun still has a headache.

"General, there is actually a way to raise weapons for two mixed brigades in a short period of time."

"how to do?"

Duan Xun looked at Xiong Kewu.

Xiong Kewu smiled and said: "General, there are currently three places where we have weapons. One is in the army, one is in the police department, and the other is in the mobilization department and the recruiting unit."

"Yes."

Since Duan Xun entered Sichuan, the Sichuan Armory has produced about 17 rifles, plus the Hanyang Arsenal and Gongxian Arsenal, a total of 20 rifles have been produced.And because many of Duan Xun's troops were directly under the Ministry of the Army, Duan Xun also obtained more than 8 rifles from the Ministry of the Army in the past six years since the second year of the Republic of China.In addition, Duan Xun has purchased more than 40 rifles from Hanyang Armory, more than 50 rifles from Japan, and tens of thousands of rifles in the domestic arms market, adding up to nearly [-] rifles.In addition, Duan Xun has annexed other people's troops and reorganized other troops over the years, and also obtained more than [-] guns.If you add up the rifle reserves in the Duan Xun system, it will easily exceed [-].

In addition to cannons and machine guns, Duan Xun's current weapon reserve is definitely the number one.

Of course, Duan Xun also sold a lot of weapons and equipment during this period, but Duan Xun still has a lot of weapons in reserve.Most of these weapons are in the army, and many policemen are also armed, and many weapons are in the mobilization department, the troops that train recruits.

"Then you mean..."

"At present, the mobilization department has about [-] weapons, and the sources are very complicated. However, half of the weapons are produced by ourselves, made in Sichuan and Hanyang. It is enough to take out two rifles from the mixed brigade and give them to Lu Yongxiang. As for Cannons and machine guns, let Lu Yongxiang wait for three or four months."

"Minister Xiong, you should know that our mobilization department has a heavy task at present. We don't have enough weapons. If we take out the weapons of two mixed brigades, how do you let us complete the task of recruit training?"

Gu Pinzhen was furious beside him.

This Xiong Kewu.

Too much.

The task of recruit training is very heavy, and it needs to train [-] to [-] recruits within half a year, which is so easy.To train so many troops, weapons are not enough.If you give up your weapons again, you won't be able to complete the training plan at all.

"It can shorten the time for recruit training."

"Be specific."

Duan Xun will still be very interested in Xiong Kewu's suggestion.

"We used to train new recruits for three months, which can be shortened to one and a half months, or one month. Let the recruits become familiar with the simplest military actions, let them know about military discipline, know the differences between the military and localities, and then hand it over to the troops. At present, the amount of training in our army is not low, and many of them are live ammunition training. Recruits can go to the army to continue training. In this way, we can quickly train batch after batch of recruits without delaying the reorganization of the troops."

"It's sacrificing the quality of recruits."