super god warlord

The Japanese in the east are also difficult to deal with, although Zhang Zuolin has been receiving assistance from the Japanese country, pretending to be a puppet of the Japanese country.But as a patriotic soldier, Zhang Zuolin's move was only a last resort.He knew very well in his heart that the Wo Kingdom was determined to perish, even if he was a puppet in name, he had to guard against it. This can be seen from the Jin government-in-exile after the establishment of the Wa Kingdom last time.Now under the leadership of Liangbi, the government-in-exile is still in Koryo. It is said that Waguo is considering using Koryo as the place of command of the Houjin government to fight against the forces of Hualan.

Once the Japanese Koryo garrison troops took advantage of the emptiness of Fengtian Province and sent troops across the border, Fengtian would change hands immediately.However, the shrewd Zhang Zuolin has noticed that the Western Special Zone and the Wa Kingdom are fighting openly and secretly in the Mingbei area. Now they are restraining each other, and the Feng family is trying to survive in the cracks.If he takes the time out of the large army, the two sides will not send troops because they contain each other.What's more, surviving in the cracks is not a long-term solution. Zhang Zuolin must take this opportunity to gamble and strengthen the power of the Feng Faction in order to protect himself.

It was precisely because of this desperate mentality that Zhang Zuolin led all the main forces into the customs and defeated the Anhui troops together with the Zhili.In this battle, the Feng faction captured a lot, not only defeated the three divisions of the Anhui faction, but also captured the Fengtai camp, and moved all of the Anhui army's arsenal, which can be described as a big profit.

In addition, the Feng faction also seized the two provinces of Chahar, Rehe, and most of Zhili Province. The tax revenue from these territories alone was enough for Zhang Zuolin to expand another [-] troops.

Although the Feng line has gained a lot, it is still far behind the Zhi line.Because the Feng faction is far outside the pass, and the combat area is in Zhili province, the benefits gained are naturally not as good as those of the direct line fighting on the inside.At the beginning of the war, Cao Kun, who had 10,000+ troops in his hand, ordered troops from all over the country to fully bloom, so he seized most of the provinces in the Longjiang and Honghe River basins.Now the direct line holds nearly ten provinces including Qilu, Jiangbei, Jiangnan, Central Plains, Nanyuan, Zhongnan, Kuaiji, and Jiangzuo, and its army has expanded to 40, far surpassing the Fengline.

Despite the strength of the army, Cao Kun did not dare to be careless.It's not that he doesn't want to annex the Northern Territory Department of the Feng Department, but with the Western District watching over him, he is very afraid that the Western District will take advantage of the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole.At this time, Cao Kun stroked his green-skinned head, thinking about how to bargain with Zhang Zuolin.As the master of the family.Zhang Zuolin is well known for being difficult. If one is not careful, he may be taken advantage of.

The door of the room, which was more than three meters high, was gently opened, and an adjutant walked in sideways and said softly: "Marshal, Marshal Zhang is here."

Cao Kun raised his head and waved to the adjutant to open the door to greet him.The adjutant understood, and hurriedly opened the door completely, and invited Zhang Zuolin in.

He is not tall and thin, with the corners of his eyes and eyebrows drooping in the same posture, and the mustache at the corner of his mouth looks a bit rustic.If he wasn't wearing a gorgeous military uniform, I'm afraid many people would mistake him for an old farmer in the countryside.Zhang Zuolin's image is very different from the traditional Mingbei man, but whoever despises him because of his poor image will be slaughtered, even the Japanese people are not immune.

Walking into Cao Kun's office, Zhang Zuolin praised with a smile, "Hey, brother Cao is so rich here, and there is an air conditioner, which is much better than my den in Mingjing."

Zhang Zuolin's words made Cao Kun blush, because this was the office of Feng Guofu, the former direct leader, when he was president.After Feng Guofu passed away due to illness, the place became vacant.After defeating the Anhui faction, Cao Kun of course became the leader of the direct lineage, and he settled here logically.But thinking about it now, it seems to be suspected of presumptuousness.

Chapter 893 Mutual Compromise

Cao Kun knew in his heart that Zhang Zuolin was trying to show him off.The hidden meaning of this sentence is obvious. Now that the distribution of the spoils has not been finalized, you seem to be suspected of crowding out allies and monopolizing the results of the battle when you move into the presidential palace.Cao Kun knew that Zhang Zuolin was not easy to deal with, so he had to be more vigilant.

Cao Kun stood up and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Zhang, what are you talking about? Mingjing is the largest city in the three provinces of Mingbei, and it is not far behind Beihua City. Now that there is no one in the country, there will be chaos. , I feel that I have to take charge here temporarily, and it is hard to say what to do in the future."

This sentence is also reminding Zhang Zuolin that you should stay safe in Mingbei. I have 40 soldiers in my direct line. Even if you are asked to become the president of Beihua City, would you dare to accept this job?Although the two greeted each other with smiles when they came up, they tried to test each other in their words. The negotiation could smell gunpowder from the very beginning.

Although each understood what the other meant, they didn't show it at all. The two of them sat together on the sofa in the reception area as if they were brothers meeting each other. "Brother Zhang came from afar, has the troops settled down?" Cao Kun asked pretending to be concerned as soon as he sat down.

Zhang Zuolin waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I told them to stay in Fengtai camp and not come out. This battle was too miserable, and our army needs a period of rest."

Cao Kun's face froze when he heard that, the other party's troops were placed in Fengtai Daying, a place so close to Beihua City, it was obviously suspected of being a threat.But now the Zhili is also hoarding troops in Zhili territory, but they are not afraid of any changes in the Fengli.

"Now that you and I have joined forces to finally set things right, it is a great achievement to have Duan Ruiquan's false republic kicked out of the political arena." Cao Kun simply ignored the conversation and turned a blind eye to him, and instead brought up the issue of the Anhui Clan's resignation.

"Now that the overall situation has been decided, we should divide the defense zone to avoid misunderstandings among the friendly forces, and everyone will look bad." At this time, Cao Kun was unwilling to talk nonsense with Zhang Zuolin, because he had the idea of ​​using power to suppress others. .

Zhang Zuolin sneered endlessly, what he relied on was naturally that the direct line did not dare to deal with the Feng line with all its strength.With the strong military pressure of the Western Special Zone, once the Zhili and the Fengli are torn apart, even if he lures the West Special Army into Beihua City, he will completely drag the Zhili into the water.

Naturally, Zhang Zuolin would not pick things up. Seeing Cao Kun talk about the issue of dividing the territory, Zhang Zuolin immediately said: "When we dealt with the Anhui faction, you and I worked together and suffered a lot of losses. I think the division of defense areas is huge. It can be divided in half, so that it can also show the sincerity of cooperation between the two parties."

When Zhang Zuolin said these words, Cao Kun's expression changed immediately.He knew that Zhang Zuolin had a big appetite, but he didn't expect him to dare to make such a request.Now, apart from the territory of the Western Special Zone, the direct line controls three-quarters of the country's land, and all of them are the most prosperous areas.It can be said that as long as the management is careful, within three years the direct lineage will be stronger than the Anhui lineage.If you hand over the territory to someone else at this time, wouldn't it be an act of self-harm.

Cao Kun glanced at the smiling Zhang Zuolin and immediately said: "The Feng faction only sent 25 troops, and it only launched an attack in one province of Zhili. But my direct army sent [-] troops to launch attacks in more than a dozen provinces at the same time. The credit must always be counted." Forget it. If the land is divided equally, it may be unfair."

Zhang Zuolin shook his head and said: "Although the Feng Faction only sent [-] troops, that is already our full strength. We can be said to be benevolent to the Zhi Faction. If we can't treat them fairly, I'm afraid the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Feng Faction will do something bad because of their enthusiasm. Come on. As you know, we are too close to the Western District, and we are under pressure all the year round, so we will inevitably do some inappropriate things."

Zhang Zuolin's mention of the Western Special Zone was of course not aimless. He was using the power of the Special Zone to oppress Cao Kun.Cao Kun was also in a depressed mood when he heard that. The other party made it clear that the supporters are self-respecting. If they don't give enough benefits, the Fengjun will definitely lure the West Special Army into the pass. It's hard to say what problems will arise then.

Cao Kun was so angry that he clenched his fists tightly. He really wanted to send troops to attack the Feng faction now, complete the great cause of unifying the northern regions, and then eliminate the Eastern Guangdong Nationalist Government and the Southwest Warlords, and integrate domestic forces to compete with the Western Special Zone.However, the more he grasped the advantage, the more Cao Kun would be wary.Nowadays, Fengxi is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. If Zhixi really does something, it will be a big deal.Introducing the Western Special Zone into the customs to fight against the Zhili, no matter how strong Cao Kun is, he will be unable to recover.

Now Cao Kun has no choice. If he wants to temporarily hold back the Feng family and give himself time to integrate his forces, he must pay the price of satisfying the other party.Seeing Zhang Zuolin with a calm face, Cao Kun gritted his teeth and said, "In this case, Chahar and Rehe provinces are the territories of the Feng Clan. In addition, Zhili Province and our two factions are equally divided, and Qilu Province can also be handed over to Feng Clan. So, how about a compensation for you getting too little benefit?"

Zhang Zuolin raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Brother Cao is sending off beggars. It's really unfair that he only gives me such a small benefit because he owns ten provinces directly."

Cao Kun stood up abruptly when he heard the words: "Brother Zhang, although the direct lineage has a large territory, it was indeed built by my loyal and brave soldiers. The Feng line has already occupied an extra province of Qilu, do you still want to make progress? If Brother Zhang is so aggressive, I think it would be a good idea to ask Brother Shou Hong to judge."

Seeing Zhang Zuolin taking advantage endlessly, Cao Kun also became anxious.Facing this old fox, Cao Kun resorted to the tactics of a rascal. Since you are greedy, let the West Army come over and see who will be wiped out first.

Zhang Zuolin was just here to take advantage, and he didn't want to directly confront the two departments, after all, it would be of no benefit to either party.Seeing that Cao Kun's face turned cold, it seemed that he wanted to give up, he quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang is serious, and I'm not a person who doesn't know what to do. Since your words are all about this, I don't want to go too far . Qilu Province is disrespectful, and there will be no inappropriate thoughts in Fengshi, and I will withdraw the troops of Fengtai Daying to Tangshan as soon as possible."

Seeing that Cao Kun's face gradually eased, Zhang Zuolin smiled and said: "Brother Zhang is busy with personnel affairs, so I won't bother you too much. We will meet later." After a polite exchange with Cao Kun, Zhang Zuolin hurried away.Anyway, the benefits are coming, and Zhang Zuolin is not afraid that the other party will go back on his word. It would be bad to stay here and make another change.

Although Zhang Zuolin took advantage, Cao Kun would not renege on his debts. At least after the fall of the Anhui Clique, the country temporarily restored peace.Regarding the pressure from the Feng faction, Cao Kun held back in his heart and did not show it. He just buried himself in the military preparations of the provinces under his rule, preparing to eliminate the Feng faction in the future.Of course, eliminating the Feng clan was Cao Kun's short-term goal. In the long run, he developed the local economy and armaments to compete with the Western Special Zone.

Chapter 894 Hydropower Station Evaluation

With a large amount of funds scavenged from the Anhui Department, Cao Kun has a good relationship with the Saar Empire, and the power of the Zhili is unprecedentedly strong, which also enables him to care about the economic development of the region.It's just that the two gods of wealth under Yuan Kai's men, civil and military, chose to retreat, and Cao Kun's men really didn't have any economic talents.Cao Kun had no choice but to hand over the task of directly leading the provinces to his ally Liu Menggeng.

Liu Menggeng, who is known as the direct God of Wealth, only had the experience of being the director of the mint, but he was far behind in economics.What's more, the title of the God of Wealth does not mean that Liu Menggeng can make money for the faction, but that he can give himself money. According to insiders of the direct line, it is not an exaggeration for Liu Menggeng to be called the richest man in the direct line.

Regardless, at least immediate economic and military boosts are rolling out across the board.In order to be able to have a puppet capable of resisting the Western Special Zone within the Hualan Kingdom, the Saar Empire also gave some support.Although the Saar Empire is having a difficult time and cannot afford much money, it can help in terms of technology, especially to help it upgrade the three major arsenals of Gongxian, Nanhua, and Tianfeng.

Cao Kun seemed very happy that the several arsenals under his control were rapidly expanded and used the machinery and equipment sent by the Saar Empire.Even though these equipments were eliminated due to the reduction of production in the various arsenals of the Saar Empire, Cao Kun still regarded them as treasures.

But Cao Kun didn't know that the expansion of his factory was nothing compared to the development of the Western Special Zone.If this continues to develop, the gap between the two sides will not only not narrow, but will widen even faster.Just when the two factions reached an agreement, Zhao Shouhong was commanding the army to relocate many villages and towns in the Three Gorges area.

With more and more electrification equipment, the development speed of the Western Special Zone is even faster than when the Hualan Republic reformed and opened up in history.The rapid expansion of electricity consumption has made it increasingly difficult for the few hydropower stations to cope. Especially in the dry season, the electricity shortage is almost half of the total.

Facing such a large power gap, the only option is to increase the number of power stations.In the area where the Western Special Zone is located, there are many rivers in the Northern Lia area, and the electricity is quite sufficient, while the situation in the south is much worse, especially the rivers in the central mainland are mostly seasonal rivers, and the benefits of building hydropower stations outweigh the losses.

Fortunately, the provinces in Central China have just been controlled not long ago, and various industrial facilities and residential areas are still to be built, so the electricity consumption is not too large. However, the provinces such as Zhongchuan, Qingyuan, and Western Regions, which were first controlled by the Western Special Zone, are already well-developed in industry and commerce. , There are many large cities with a large population.

The demand for electricity in these places is huge, and the power stations in North Lia are too far apart, so Zhao Shouhong drew the attention of the Three Gorges area.The Three Gorges Hydropower Station is an architectural miracle of the later Hualan Republic. At the beginning, it created an installed capacity of 2240 million kilowatts, accounting for almost one-third of the country's power generation at that time.For many years, the Three Gorges Hydropower Station has been the largest hydroelectric power station and clean energy production base in the world.

It can be said that as long as the Three Gorges Hydropower Station is built in the Western Special Zone, there will be no need to worry about power supply in the next ten years.It is precisely because of such benefits that Zhao Shouhong began to arrange for the local government and the garrison to help the local villages and towns relocate. Of course, in order to compensate these people, the SAR government will not only arrange jobs for them, but also give them an appropriate amount of demolition funds.

Although there are too many benefits, Zhao Shouhong still has one thing to worry about. For this reason, he made a special trip to the space hospital to find out about the situation of Glory.

"Glory, conduct a simulation experiment to see how the construction of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station will affect the geology." The geological impact is what Zhao Shouhong is most worried about, because a few years after the construction of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station, Zhongchuan Province once The violent earthquake, it was rumored at the time that the geological structure changes caused by the hydropower station triggered the unprecedented earthquake.

Today's Zhongchuan Province is the core of the Western Special Zone. If it is really because of a large-scale geological disaster caused by a hydropower station, Zhao Shouhong can't find a place to cry.

"You mean that you are afraid that after the hydropower station is built, too much water will be stored, which will cause excessive pressure on the ground and cause geological disasters?" Glory asked again to confirm.

"That's right, that's what I'm asking you." Zhao Shouhong nodded and said, "If the industrial area is damaged because of solving the power problem, I'd rather build more polluting thermal power stations."

Glory said: "Okay, now start to collect geological data, simulate planet modeling, and start to calculate geological movements." There was a burst of dazzling changes on the screen of Glory, the mastermind of the space hospital, and it didn't calm down until 10 minutes later. .

"How's the situation?" Seeing that Glory seemed to have finished his calculations, Zhao Shouhong asked quickly.

"There is indeed such a danger, because the pressure of water on the ground changes too much, causing geological cracks to expand, causing a breach in the nearby crust, which triggers a pressure release inside the mantle. In layman's terms, this is the same as decompression in a pressure cooker. Once there is a breach that is easier to deflate, the pressure will leak out along this breach, which will naturally cause the earth's crust to vibrate." Glory gave an affirmative answer.

"So the Three Gorges Hydropower Station has to be abandoned, and I will never allow any losses to the industrial zone." Zhao Shouhong gritted his teeth.

"Not necessarily, I suggest you continue to build." Glory replied.

"Why? Do you have a way to suppress the earthquake?" Zhao Shouhong asked.

Glory replied: "Of course, it has something to do with the energy of the space hospital."

"The energy of the space hospital?" Zhao Shouhong scratched his head: "I remember that the main power plant is not damaged? Doesn't the space hospital always use backup energy?"

"Boss, please pay attention to the time. It has been 14 years since we came to Nilan Star in this era. During such a long period of time, do you think the backup energy can maintain the daily operation of the entire space hospital and the operation of the biological laboratory? "Glory asked back.

"I don't understand this even more. What kind of motivation have you been using for such a long time?" Zhao Shouhong straightened his shoulders and said.