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But there are also some troubles, that is, the upcoming Sino-Soviet conflict.Unlike the leftists of the Kuomintang, who have a way to retreat in three boats, the relationship between the Youth Party and the Feng faction is getting closer and closer.If Fengxi's wrecked ship capsizes... I'm afraid the Youth Party will have to follow suit.

Picking up the copy of the telegram in his hand and looking at it again, Zeng Qi still shook his head and sighed softly.Luo Yaoguo is already thousands of miles away in Nanyang, so he is still worried about this matter, which shows how big the risk of provoking a Sino-Soviet conflict is!Although the Youth Party has always advocated "resist power from outside and punish national traitors from within", this power refers to the Soviet Union.But if he really wanted to touch the tiger's butt recklessly, Zeng Qi still felt a little flustered.

The important meeting I attended today was dedicated to discussing the establishment of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force.

As the name suggests, the Northeast Frontier Defense Force is used to defend the northeast border, mainly the Sino-Soviet border.This frontier defense force will be composed of elites selected from the current Central Army of the 6000th Division.According to the standard of drawing one regiment per division, there are a total of twenty regiments.After assigning part of the artillery, it was organized into ten frontier defense brigades.The entire army has a total of [-] people, who will be deployed in important strongholds on the east, west, and north borders of Northeast China.The military headquarters will be located in Harbin...

Zeng Qi put down the telegram, stood up, and paced in the narrow study room.The Northeast Frontier Army is still in my mind.I'm afraid the border guards are a hot commodity, but they are the elite of an entire army!Thinking about it, I am jealous. If I can let my own people serve as army commanders and brigade commanders, wouldn't my status go up?Although the youth party is also armed now, but it is... someone else's direct line!I just want to have a good reputation.After all, the youth party's control over the army is far inferior to that of the Communist Party. Although there are also rumors that the party commands the guns, no one really takes it seriously.

It's just... the task of this army is indeed hot.Go to war with the Soviet Union!I don't know if there will be panting after the fight?Would it be worthless if I invested all the little strength I had accumulated with great difficulty?It is annoying to think about it!

Just as he was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard a noise outside the door, he raised his head suddenly, but saw a man with five short stature standing in front of him, who is it if it's not Yang Yuting?Now he is also a member of the youth party, and he is also a member of the Central Executive Committee, so he often walks here.Before Zeng Qi greeted him, Yang Yuting had already found a chair and sat down, he said with a smile: "What kind of problem is this, making our great talent Zeng so worried? Could it be that he was defending the Northeast frontier for that Lao Shizi? Is the army worried?"

Being told what was on his mind, Zeng Qi just smiled awkwardly, and said after a while: "Brother Lin Ge is really my confidant of someone Zeng! If you are dissatisfied with you, I am worrying about this matter. Don't look at me on weekdays. The Soviet Anti-Communist shouted loudly, but if you really want to fight the Soviet Union, you are really guilty. The power of the Soviet Union is probably far beyond the imagination of Yushuai and the young commander. If you really offend them, I'm afraid...they will lose everything."

Yang Yuting squinted at Zeng Qi, and smiled faintly: "Brother Mu Han, why is Ye Gong fond of dragons? Is this old man so powerful? They just finished the civil war and hollowed out the country. In my opinion, it is very difficult for us to attack this time. It is possible to win without a fight. If the Soviet Union once retreats, then Commander Yu and the Young Commander will be national heroes, and the prestige of the Central Committee will be established."

This kind of fluke mentality has a lot of market in the upper echelons of the Feng Dynasty. Maybe these Northeast men are optimistic by nature?Everything is always hoped for the bright side.This time is no exception. Although they are actively preparing for the war and forming the Northeast Frontier Defense Force, they still feel that it may not be possible to fight in the bottom of their hearts.Even if the fights are mostly small-scale battles, there will be no big fights.

"I hope so." Zeng Qi still had a worried expression on his face. As the chief of staff of the Beijing Central Army, Yang Yuting still thought that this battle could not be won.It seems that most of the preparations for this battle are going to be a mere formality, and it is best not to let people lose a lot of money when the time comes.

Seeing that Zeng Qi still had a sad face, Yang Yuting frowned slightly, and his eyes turned cold.Today, he originally came to discuss with Zeng Qi about the personnel arrangement of the commander of the Northeast Frontier Army, to see if he could arrange for Jiang Deng, who is also a young party member, to take up the post.You can't let the "pro-Soviet" Guo Guizi faction get it, can you?

Zeng Qi strolled to the desk, picked up the draft telegram sent by Luo Yaoguo, and handed it to Yang Yuting: "Brother Lin Ge, you can see for yourself, this is an urgent telegram from Luo Yaoguo from the Kuomintang. You can doubt me His strategic vision is not good, but he will never doubt his vision, right? He thinks that if we want to move the Middle East, Soviet Russia will inevitably go to war. Now the Soviet Union is at a time when Stalin and Trotsky are fighting fiercely. Stalin just Having mastered the military power, he is eager to show his military ability and consolidate his prestige, and our soft persimmon just happens to be delivered to the door by himself, do you think Stalin can come and squeeze it?"

Are we soft persimmons?Yang Yuting gave Zeng Qi a blank look, and thought to himself, why does this have anything to do with the struggle between Stalin and the "rabbit chicken"?Why should they bully us like a persimmon?Uh, this won't work, we have to prepare well, so that the whole world can see that the persimmon we serve is not soft!

"Mu Han, there is some truth in what you said, uh, except for the sentence that our Fengjun is a soft persimmon. It's fine to say this in front of me, but it will be bad if it reaches the ears of the commander. Since This war is still very likely to break out, so let's fight a good fight and let these old men know how powerful we are! See if they dare to occupy Mongolia and not return it! This... I plan to recommend Chao Liu (Jiang Dengxuan's name It’s strange to say) as the commander of the Northeast Frontier Army, let Xiqia be the chief of staff. The brigade commander and regimental commander basically arrange for you and my people to do it. In addition, itagaki Seishiro should be invited to be the general adviser of the frontier defense army. This should be Is it safe to lose nothing?"

Seeing Yang Yuting's confident expression, Zeng Qi had no choice but to put on a smile and echoed, "Brother Linge's arrangement is indeed appropriate, but... it's best to build strong fortifications at key locations in advance. It would be even better if it could be equipped with heavy artillery.”

These two items were mentioned in Luo Yaoguo's telegram.To be honest, Luo Yaoguo was not optimistic about Feng Jun's combat effectiveness at all.It is pure wishful thinking to expect them to defeat the Soviet Red Army in a field battle. If they want to have that strength, China has already had the surname Zhang.So the only feasible way is to fight a defensive battle in the preset strong position. As long as it can be delayed for some time, and then the great powers are invited to come forward to persuade them, it will be considered a "win-win".Even if both the Fengjun and the Soviet Union declared themselves victorious, it would be considered a happy ending, except for those who were killed.

Chapter 0273 Northeast Frontier Defense Force ([-])

The humming of cicadas seems to never stop.The meeting room of Ju Ren Tang in Zhongnanhai was full of big figures from the "Central Committee of the Feng Dynasty" and advisers from the "Friends" of Japan.A few basins of ice cubes were placed in the corner of the room, but it still couldn't reduce the scorching heat of Beijing in July.All the dignitaries in uniform were sitting there, waving fans and drinking herbal tea, but no one was willing to speak.

Today's meeting will naturally discuss the matter of the Northeast Frontier Defense Army. The "elite" division of this Northeast Army is now affecting the nerves of the entire Feng Faction and "friendly" Japan.The army is the lifeblood of the old Zhang family, no matter what time, Zhang Zuolin is not willing to let go.And the Japanese adviser Banxi seems to want to take advantage of this opportunity to form a new army to control this army.So a proposal was made to assign military advisers to battalions.

As soon as Rihachiro Sakanishi said the words, everyone in the room became dumb immediately. No one dared to offer support, and no one was willing to be the first to offend Japan, the backer of the old Zhang family.

Zhang Zuolin sat firmly on the chair in the middle of the conference table, frowned tightly, and scanned his courtiers with a pair of sharp eyes, but also said nothing.The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and neither of the two sides spoke, just like this stalemate.

Sakanishi Rihachiro's heart sank when he saw this scene. There are usually "pro-Japanese factions" in this Feng Clan.But as soon as Zhang Zuolin's bottom line was touched, these "pro-Japanese factions" immediately showed their prototypes. It turns out that their master will always be Zhang Laoshuai, not Japan.With just one look from the handsome old man, these people are like mice seeing a cat, afraid to breathe.The only one who didn't look too scared was Guo Songling, who had never been very friendly with Japan.Thinking about the failure of Japan's support of the Feng family for so many years, it didn't even receive a caring servant.

After a moment of silence, someone finally couldn't bear it any longer, stood up abruptly, and started to speak: "Shuai Yu, from the humble point of view, our Fengjun's training is indeed a bit slack now. In the past, we fought against the weak soldiers in the country. Naturally, it's not a problem. But this time we're going to fight the Soviet Union. If we don't practice hard, I'm afraid we'll suffer a big loss at that time. This suggestion from Sakanishi's advisor, I think...you can think about it. Otherwise, the advisor will be attached to the Tuan, what do you think?"

The Fengjun general who spoke was about forty years old, and he was neatly dressed, even the discipline buttons were tightly tied.After finishing speaking, he bowed to Zhang Zuolin and sat down with a contented expression.

All the people in the room looked at him, only the Japanese consultant Rihachiro Sakanishi squinted his eyes, pretending to close his eyes and rest his mind, without raising his head.Zhang Zuolin glanced at him, nodded slightly and said: "Xi Qia is polite, our Fengjun has been a little slack in the past two years, and we don't have the energy to fight Shanhaiguan. It's time to rectify it. Tell me more Let’s see, what exactly is the rectification method?”

It turned out that the person who spoke was Aixinjueluo Xiqia, Zhang Xueliang's good teacher, Zhang Zuolin's good subordinate, and Puyi's loyal minister.Now he is the brigade commander of the No.15 Brigade of the Fengjun Army. He has just been nominated as the Chief of Staff of the Northeast Frontier Army, and he has become the hottest figure in the Fengjun Army in one fell swoop.

Hearing Zhang Zuolin's question, Xiqia stood up respectfully again, and replied loudly: "Returning to Yushuai, I thought that to rectify the frontier defense army, the first thing to do is to have real soldiers and real wages. The frontier defense army is going to use it to fight the Soviet Russian old man desperately." , there can’t be a lot of vacancies. Moreover, the military pay must be paid in full. This is the money to pay for life. Things will be easy when we get down, let’s ask Japanese consultants to guide us, and practice hard for a few months according to the training methods of the Japanese Imperial Army, and we will definitely be able to become an elite soldier.”

The reason couldn't be simpler. If you have real soldiers and real pay, and then train according to the Japanese method, there must be no difference.But in actual operation, the problem is not small. Now the troops in the Fengjun don't have a [-]-[-]% vacancy?There is no space, what do officials at all levels eat?Moreover, the military salary has always been paid out by vouchers. If this army takes the current ocean, what will other people think?Don't worry about scarcity but inequality!

Zhang Zuolin frowned slightly, then took another look at Xiqia, thinking that this Xiqia is really sincere!Every sentence is a kind word from the bottom of my heart. It is really wrong for me to be suspicious of others just now.It's just... the country's finances are really too difficult, and it's only a little over 1 million a year.You can't let an army spend more than one-tenth of the military salary, right?

"Father commander, I think Teacher Xiqia's method is right." Zhang Xueliang leaned against his father beside him, and said softly: "Other troops can be spared, but this army can't be spared. If we fight well, we will be national heroes, and our righteousness and fame will be ours. If we lose... I am afraid the situation will be in danger."

Zhang Xueliang's meaning could not be more clear, to give special treatment to the border guards, and to buy them to work for the old Zhang family.In any case, we must fight this battle well, so that the Zhang family and his son will become national heroes and take the name of righteousness.At that time, no matter whether it is the Kuomintang in the south or the Communist Party in the west, it will be difficult for a while to bite the Feng faction. This will win the opportunity for their father and son to consolidate their rule.

Zhang Zuolin sighed softly: "Forget it, let's grit our teeth and save some money from other places. The real soldiers of the Northeast Frontier Army... real pay, four silver and six banknotes! The military advisers of the Japanese allies are attached to the regiment. There are two people in each regiment, and the training standards are based on Japanese standards. Besides, what should we do with the weapons, equipment and defense plan? Little six, do you have any ideas?"

Four silver and six banknotes, this is of course not the real real salary, but it is much superior to other troops in the Feng family.At present, it is not easy to achieve such a step with Fengjun's financial resources.Compared with Fengjun's financial difficulties, their supply of weapons and ammunition is not bad.Fengtian Arms Factory is the largest arsenal in China in history. The output of weapons and ammunition is amazing. In this time and space, it is also ranked second in China after Ishii Arsenal.Therefore, it is not a big problem to what extent the weapons and equipment should be equipped. After all, there are only ten brigades and an establishment of 6000 people, and Fengtian Arsenal can always supply them.

Zhang Xueliang took out the draft he had already prepared, and read aloud: "The Northeast Frontier Defense Army will be equipped with ten frontier defense brigades and one fort artillery battalion. The frontier defense brigade will refer to the mixed brigade in terms of establishment, and will consist of two infantry regiments and one artillery battalion. Engineers, supply troops, and cavalry each consist of a company. The artillery battalion will be equipped with eight 75mm mountain cannons. The fortress artillery battalion will each be equipped with eight Meiji 45-style 150mm heavy cannons with the help of Japan.

According to the plan, the Northeast Frontier Defense Forces will stick to ten strategic locations including Manzhouli, Hailar, Heihe, Luobei, Suibin, Tongjiang, Dongning, Suifenhe, Hulin, and Jixi.And the Sanjiang Port Defense Fortress will be built in Tongjiang to fight against the Soviet Union's inland river fleet.The rest of the strategic locations will also build strong permanent fortifications..."

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In the middle of the night, Luo Yaoguo still walked slowly on the deck of the Princess Mary.In his hand, he held the newly translated telegram, which was a top-secret telegram sent overnight by Zeng Qi from Beijing.The content above is about the Northeast Frontier Defense Force and the Northeast Frontier Defense Plan.

It seems that in this time and space, the Feng Department is paying attention to the upcoming conflict on the Middle East Road. Not only has it started to form a border defense army a few months in advance, it has real soldiers and paid, and strict training.He also chose to build strong fortifications in important places, and even prepared to purchase fortress guns that he hadn't thought of.Seems to be really well prepared.

Looking at the dark night sky in the northeast, Luo Yaoguo murmured to himself: "This time, the Zhang family father and son may become national heroes. The history of this time and space is becoming more and more interesting now, and I really look forward to the Middle East Road." The flames of war."

Chapter 0274 Investor Meeting

July 1926.

In the most magnificent mansion in Kuala Lumpur, a luxurious reception is going on.This is the richest businessman in Malaya and perhaps the entire Southeast Asia—the Lu family is hosting a banquet for the National Government delegation.

The reception was held in the garden of the Lu family's mansion. Looking past, the courtyard is spacious and the buildings are luxurious and exquisite.Coconut groves are dotted around the lawn.A bunch of colorful parasols spread out in all directions, and the well-dressed local celebrities and ladies of Nanyang were already standing on the lawn and waiting.A dining table has been set up.The chef in the white top hat stood with his chest out and his stomach protruding.The servant who was wearing a white coat and holding a wine tray also bent slightly and waited.Seeing the arrival of the inspection team, there was a burst of warm applause.

The sun is shining brightly, the green shadows are whirling, and the ladies are colorful. It looks like a European-style social reception, but most of the characters here are Chinese people with yellow skin and black eyes.

Since the death of Huang Zhonghan in Semarang, Indonesia, the Huang family has been oppressed by the Indonesian Dutch colonial authorities, and now they have lost their status as the richest man in Southeast Asia.The Lu family, which was closely related to the British colonial authorities in Malaya, became more prosperous after Lu You's death.Today's reception is the national government delegation invited by Lu You's three sons, Yun Huai, Yun Yi, and Yun Tao.

Speaking of this reception, it was really unexpected. The original inspection team had no plan to meet these rich and powerful people in Nanyang.The Kuomintang's activities in Nanyang have always been operated by the veterans, and have little to do with the two rising stars, Lao Jiang and Luo Yaoguo, but they are closer to the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Consortium.Just last night, Tan Kah Kee's relative, Chen Liushi, a wealthy businessman who opened a rubber plantation in Nanyang, suddenly came to visit Lao Jiang and Luo Yaoguo on the Princess Mary, and extended an invitation on behalf of the Malayan Chinese Chamber of Commerce...

Luo Yaoguo was wearing a long silk gown today, and beside him was Comrade Natalie Lesinskaya, who was wearing a Chinese-style cheongsam without makeup.The main purpose of Natalie's dressing up like this is to avoid stealing the limelight from some noble but not... particularly beautiful royal sister.

Sister Song Yu naturally likes this kind of European-style social activities the most. She is wearing a small flower umbrella, hollowed-out silk gloves, and a long silk dress, and she is holding a small fan with tassels in her hand.She looked like a famous lady, she dragged the bald old Jiang beside her to shuttle back and forth among the crowd, chatting with those high-ranking Chinese in fluent English.

"General Luo Fuwen." A black and thin middle-aged man appeared in front of Luo Yaoguo, wearing a neat suit and a ribbon star issued by the British colonial authority, and nodded slightly at him: "My humble servant is Lu Yunhuai, very It is an honor to meet General Fuwen."

Luo Yaoguo hurriedly turned around, and looked at the other party with a smile: "It's also an honor for me to meet the major shareholder of the China Railway Company here."

China Railway Co., Ltd. is a large consortium that monopolizes the construction of the entire southern China railway. The current general manager is Tan Kah Kee.Tan Kah Kee is a giant overseas Chinese businessman in Malaya, with a worth of more than 1000 million coins, and the Lu family is said to be ten times richer than him!The wealth of the Nanyang Chinese...is really incalculable.Like Tan Kah Kee, the Lu family was also a sponsor of Sun Yat-sen's revolution, so they could also enjoy the "revolutionary dividend" when they invested in a wealthy railway company.

"General Fuwen, some friends and I hope to have a private conversation with the general. We want to know about investing in steel plants. I wonder if we can..."

Lu Yunhuai smiled slightly, looked at Luo Yaoguo and didn't say any more.

If South China is still in a situation of separatist regimes and melee, these capitalists are absolutely unwilling to invest, it is simply risking their lives.Capital always seeks profit and avoids risk. Now that the KMT's rule in the southern country has stabilized, a large number of construction projects are rushing to start, and the profits of this steel factory will naturally flow in.How could this Nanyang capitalist not be envious?

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In a certain luxurious and comfortable living room of the Lu family's mansion, a few cups of tea wafted with a graceful and ever-changing aroma.Luo Yaoguo, Chiang Kai-shek, and Song Meiling are all sitting leisurely and contentedly now. The three Lu family brothers who are the owners of the Lu house, and the Huang family brothers from Lanyin, Hu Wenhu, who is also a wealthy businessman from Malaya, and Chen Liushi, who invited the delegation to come, etc. People are also sitting scattered.

Luo Yaoguo was sipping fragrant tea, while looking left and right to size up the Nanyang tycoons present, secretly estimating their worth in his heart.Now, this Nanyang tycoon is the real capitalist!rich man.Comparing those "national capitalists" in China with them, uh, they are basically at the level of "small business owners".I heard that in the previous life, when the great god seized power and divided others, with 2000 yuan of capital, he could get a capitalist hat to bring disaster to his descendants.As for the few sitting here, who doesn't have a worth of 2000 million?The three brothers of the Lu family are estimated to be worth tens of millions of coins each, and together they are worth more than 1 million.Almost equivalent to hundreds of millions of French currency, right?Although the Huang family brothers are now "dilapidated", they still have a net worth of hundreds of millions of Dutch guilders.There are also a few people surnamed Zhang who are said to be the owners of Changyu Wine. In the former Qing Dynasty, their family had a net worth of 8000 million taels of silver, which was more than the annual fiscal revenue of the Manchu Qing court... It is not what they plan to do this time. How much to invest?

The bureaucrats and capitalists in the room chatted and laughed for a while, but Lu Yunhuai, the head of the Lu family, got straight to the point first.He spoke fluent Mandarin without a trace of Cantonese accent: "We talked about it a few times and felt that the current domestic environment is much better than before, and we can start some businesses. It's just that... a lot of good investment projects are now being rejected. Your Ministry of Armaments, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Communications are monopolized. Except for a few government-run enterprises that raise shares, we businessmen seem to have no participation. This is not conducive to attracting investment, and it is also inconsistent with the practice of the big powers. I don’t know if it can be changed. one time?"

Hearing the other party's words, Luo Yaoguo secretly rejoiced, now the national government is monopolizing some heavy industry projects.In fact, it is not that the government wants to monopolize, but that the domestic "small owners" do not have the strength to invest.And the wealthy merchants in Nanyang were not interested in this kind of heavy industry at that time. Now it is estimated that they have seen good investment prospects, right?