Fengxian Jiangshan

"Zhuoyan, ever since you tossed out the smuggling line to Russia, our Fengjun's equipment is getting better and better every day. It makes people happy to see it. Looking at the whole country, even the elite equipment from Beiyang can't compare with us, and now we have to get it again. What good stuff?"

"It's not a good thing to say. Russia is at war with the Allies in Eastern Europe. They have seized a lot of equipment from each other, many of which have been damaged and cannot be used on the battlefield. If you exchange these things with us for food, It is absolutely possible to collect money according to the portion. They brought a truckload of wagons, and we gave them a few truckloads of grain. Once the weapons were in hand, we reassembled them and kept the good ones for ourselves, and almost threw them directly to other warlords. A huge profit."

When Zhang Tinglan said this, Lao Zhang's eyes began to light up. The arms business was the most profitable at any time, and the regular trade had several times the profit. This kind of smuggling was even more difficult to calculate.As a warlord, Lao Zhang understood the thoughts of other people too well. As long as these guys saw the arms, they would definitely be pulled out by Niuhuang Mabao.

Speaking of which, it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany that fought against Russia on the Eastern Front, and the weapons seized must have come from these two countries. Whether it is Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they are definitely excellent in terms of weapons, and they are the best in the world. .

Of course, these weapons are not necessarily suitable for the Feng army, but for those little warlords who are hungry and hungry, they already have a fatal attraction.

"Zhuoyan, tell me, how much can you get?"

"The exact number is a bit difficult." Zhang Tinglan scratched his head and said with a smile: "This summer and autumn, the number of people killed and captured in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russia is more than one million, and the number of damaged weapons is even greater. It can be said that they are piled up like a mountain. It’s hard to count, as long as you get [-]%, it’s tens of thousands of guns, thousands of cannons!”

After hearing this number, Zhang Zuolin only felt dizzy for a while. Now the total of Fengjun's whole army is only one or two hundred artillery pieces, which is less than a fraction of the damage. Speaking of the collision between the great powers, it is absolutely It is a competition of steel, a competition of industrial strength, and a comparison between China and others.The gap is simply too great.

"Be sure to get it, the more the better, as long as you can save half of it, the rest will be hoarded as parts, no matter how many there are. I have enough sales."

"Marshal, who are you planning to sell to? Can you tell me?"

"Zhang Xun of the Braided Army has already contacted me. He heard that we have weapons and wants to get some. In addition, Yan Xishan in Shaanxi, Chen Shufan in Shaanxi, Zhang Guangjian in Gansu, and Sichuan and other places. There are constant wars, weapons It consumes a lot, and you can sell as many as you have!"

The people that Lao Zhang mentioned are indeed potential big customers.Needless to say, Zhang Xun has just been promoted to the patrol envoy of Mongolia and Xinjiang, and controls the territory of three provinces in his hands. However, these three provinces are facing Outer Mongolia directly, with constant turmoil and huge consumption of arms. He will definitely buy them at all costs.

And Zhang Tinglan is also very willing to sell him the arms, because Zhang Tinglan knows very well that Zhang Xun, an old bastard, will direct a farce. If he buys Fengjun's arms, Fengjun will hold Zhang Xun's life in his hands. It can make him persist for a while, and it can also make Zhang Xun quickly destroyed.

It's a great feeling to turn your hands into clouds and turn your hands into rain, and when necessary, you can also deduct the purchase cost without delivery, which makes you feel happy when you think about it.

Of course, Zhang Xun is destined to be a short-term customer. If he falls down, don't even think about selling it.But Yan Xishan is definitely a long-term big client. Shanxi's internal and external rivers and mountains are sandwiched between Beiyang.

Moreover, at this time, Yan Xishan did not have a military factory, and his financial resources were very weak. It was a difficult time, and he would never refuse Fengjun's weapons.In addition, the Northwest and the Southwest have always been war-torn and warlords separatist regimes, and they are also long-term major customers. If they can be done well, they can also use the arms deal to manipulate the development of the situation behind the scenes and prepare for the expansion of the Fengjun.

In the development process of Fengjun, there is a paradox, that is, if you want to fight against Japan, you must first expand your power, but if you want to expand your power, you must be able to resist the pressure of Japan. , but it is very contradictory.

In history, Zhang Zuolin knew very well that the three eastern provinces were too severely eroded by Japan, and all Lao Zhang wanted to win the Central Plains and use the power of the whole country to fight against the Japanese.

This idea looks very good, but the Japanese will not sit back and watch the Fengjun unify the country. They drove them out, which resulted in a waste of money and people, and the situation in the Northeast worsened.

In fact, this is also easy to understand. What the Japanese want is to colonize the whole of China. Of course, they are not willing to have a strong unified force. Once the Fengjun is out of control, the Japanese will definitely use various conspiracies and tricks to hinder the development of the Fengjun.

After thinking about this, Zhang Tinglan knew that it was definitely not a good choice to seize power in Beijing. It was too sensitive there, and as long as it was touched, the Japanese would attack, and other warlords would not just sit idly by. The target of public criticism.

In Zhang Tinglan's view, the only way out for Fengjun lies in the northwest. Although it is barren there, there are definitely a lot of underground resources, and it is far away from the Central Plains and the Japanese. Even if Fengjun wins a few provinces, the Japanese may not It will go crazy, and those warlord factions whose eyes are fixed on Beijing will not pay attention to the development of Fengjun.

Only in this way, take a roundabout route, take down the Northwest, accumulate strength secretly, and have the capital to fight against the Japanese, in order to aspire to the Central Plains. This is also the development strategy Zhang Tinglan designed for Fengjun.

Now that we have this big goal, we need to take specific measures. The sale of arms to the northwest is an important part of it. Using arms to open the way and keep them all in our hands, this batch of junk arms is now shouldering the mission of instigating the overall situation. Zhang Tinglan was also overjoyed.

"Marshal, I think there are still two things to do now. The first is to contact the market in the northwest, discuss with those local turtles, see what price is right, and try to bring in as many forces as possible. Let's compete to bid together, the one with the highest price wins, we'd better recruit a few more small warlords and let them act as crap sticks to push the price up!"

"Yeah!" Lao Zhang nodded with a smile: "Good idea, you just need to worry about these business matters, in short, you should sell it for a good price!"

"Commander, the second thing is more troublesome, that is, we need to increase troops to Jilin, strengthen border control, and deter the Russians. You know that Russia is suffering from famine now, and it is a bunch of evil wolves. You said they Will you be willing to trade with us? If you don’t have enough strength, this kind of business can’t be done at all. On the contrary, it will make the Russians covet supplies, and maybe the crazy Russians will attack us!”

This kind of smuggling is actually a gangster business. The most important thing to guard against in this kind of business is black people. The Russians are not good men and women. If they don't have enough strength, will they honestly trade with Fengjun? They have already copied guys I'm calling.

Even if the Russian government estimates the relationship between the two countries and will not do it easily, those Russian army and ordinary people can also disguise themselves as bandits, enter the three eastern provinces, and carry out robbery. If the Fengjun does not have enough strength, they cannot deter the Russians and hoard them The huge amount of supplies on the border will become fat in the eyes of the Russians.

"Damn it, the Russians are indeed not good birds. If you want to do business with wolves, you have to be on guard against being bitten by wolves. You are not wrong at all."

Lao Zhang turned around on the ground twice, thought carefully, and then said: "Zhuoyan, I will now appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the frontier defense, the first brigade of the security division, the independent artillery regiment of Qin Wei, and the garrison brigade of Baiwenshan. In addition, in Heilongjiang, Baying'er's garrison brigade is under your command, and I will organize a group of reserve troops to ensure the safety of the place. In addition, the Middle East Road must be stared at to prevent the Russians from causing trouble!"

"Thank you for the promotion of the commander-in-chief. The Middle East Road will not be too troublesome for the time being. For the time being, we can cooperate with the Russian governor Horvath and distribute a part of the smuggling profits to him. In this way, Horvath will probably be on our side. After all, he and Russia Other officials also have conflicts!"

Zhang Tinglan thought for a while, and then said: "Marshal, as the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. The first batch of new students in the martial arts hall have been studying for more than half a year, and they will graduate in two or three months. After all, what you learn in school is limited, and if you want to be refined into steel, you have to send it to the battlefield. Why don't you release them and send them to the Sino-Russian border to practice."

Zhang Tinglan knew the way from Lao Zhang's appointment, and he was only given the commander-in-chief, not the commander-in-chief. Obviously, Lao Zhang didn't want Zhang Tinglan's power to grow too fast, so Zhang Tinglan simply sold one to Zhang Zuolin. As an officer, there is more space for Zhang Xueliang to display.

Lao Zhang also has a delicate heart, so he didn't understand what Zhang Tinglan meant, he thought about it for a while, and then said: "Alright, let these students practice it, they form a new regiment, and go north together!

Since he was going to form an army, Lao Zhang asked his subordinates to find Zhang Xueliang. This young marshal had just got married and was in high spirits. Zhang Zuolin was also very satisfied when he saw Lao Zhang standing upright.

"Little six, Zhuoyan suggested to me that you should go to the Sino-Russian border for training. I agree. All of your students will be incorporated into the recruit regiment and go north someday. I want to send you a few assistants. Let's see who is better." suitable?"

"Anyone can?"

"Yeah!" Old Zhang nodded slightly.

"Report to Commander-in-Chief, I want Guo Songling to go north with me. This man has excellent military qualities and is a decent man. He is a rare talent!" (To be continued...)