Beiyang reactionaries

Jiang Hongyu was surprised.

To be honest, among the current Beiyang Army ranks, Duan Xun is considered rich.Since coming to the west of Henan, there has been no shortage of military pay from above, and it is paid on time every time.And because of the annihilation of Bai Lang's team, rewards were issued from the governor of Henan to the Ministry of War and Yuan Shikai's presidential palace.

Therefore, Duan Xun's small coffers are not short of money at present.

There is no shortage of money for the army to buy weapons or do other things.Jiang Hongyu really didn't understand why Duan Xun had to dig coal.

"Brother Jing'an (Jiang Hongyu), let me tell you the truth. I have nothing to do in Kaifeng during this time, so I studied the situation in Europe. Director Duan has a lot of information and intelligence about European countries. I But An Xin studied it for two months. Do you know what conclusion I got?"

"What conclusion?"

"Europe is about to fight. I guess it will be within this year."

"fight?"

Jiang Hongyu frowned.

Jiang Hongyu didn't think about this at all.For Jiang Hongyu, what level is he.I can't even think about my own work, so there is no such thing as fantasy about Europe.

Europe?

It is too far away.

Jiang Hongyu was baffled by Duan Xun's leaping thinking.I don't know what Duan Xun wants to do.

"When I was researching European materials, I discovered a problem. That is, regardless of whether Britain, France, Russia, Germany, or the Austro-Hungarian Empire, their mainstream opinion is that once a war starts, the war can be ended in a short time."

Jiang Hongyu didn't speak.

Because Jiang Hongyu really didn't know what Duan Xun meant.

Duan Xun continued: "But my judgment is completely different. Brother Jing'an (Jiang Hongyu), you know what is the biggest difference between an industrial country and an agricultural country. The biggest difference is that the logistics support capability is not at the same level. If we talk about agriculture In a country, [-] or [-] people are needed to guarantee the logistics needed by a soldier. But in an industrialized country, where supplies explode and production capacity increases greatly, maybe two or three people can guarantee the needs of a soldier. Of course I said This is just a metaphor, let me compare the logistics capabilities of industrial countries and agricultural countries."

"Germany now has a population of 6000 million, Austria-Hungary has a population of 5000 million, Britain and France both have a population of more than 4000 million, and Russia has a population of hundreds of millions. According to their population size and their industrial strength, each country mobilizes 200 million troops It's easy. Even once you enter a state of war, mobilizing three or four million people is not a problem. Because they have enough industrial strength, they can produce enough necessities, they can produce enough weapons."

"Think about it. With millions of troops, can they end the war in a short period of time? If they don't fight for a few years, can the war end? These European countries are currently the most powerful countries in the world, but because of their judgment The war will end soon, so they don't have much reserves for war resources. But once the war starts, once the war is delayed, all strategic materials will increase in price, and it is not a general price increase. Maybe it will double the price , twice, even ten times, dozens of times. Coal will be one of the very important resources at that time, and the price increase is a must. How could I not seize this opportunity.”

Jiang Hongyu looked at Duan Xun as if he was looking at a monster.

Completely unfamiliar.

To Jiang Hongyu, Duan Xun was really unfamiliar.In the past, the two were classmates, and Duan Xun focused more on his studies.Usually the most discussed is also about military issues.

Therefore, when Duan Xun came to Western Henan and began to reform the army's assault tactics, Jiang Hongyu was only surprised, not the way he feels today.After all, what Duan Xun did was also related to the military.But today Jiang Hongyu really didn't know how to evaluate Duan Xun.

The words Duan Xun said were not just words that an officer could say.

Now in China, don't talk about military officers of Duan Xun's level, even if they are senior officials of the Beiyang government, they are in charge of European affairs.Or who has such a vision to link the European war with China.Even if they were connected, who would have such a clear judgment as Duan Xun.

Duan Xun is right?

Jiang Hongyu couldn't judge.But once Duan Xun's judgment is correct, then as Duan Xun said, the price of resources such as coal will definitely skyrocket.Because in the current world, most of the warships used by the navy use coal, and the trains used to transport troops and things also use coal. It can be said that coal is an indispensable resource in the world at present.Since ancient times, war has been the best opportunity to make a fortune.

Once they really fight like Duan Xun said, and they will fight for several years, when there is really a coal mine here, they will make a lot of money.

"De Gong, are you sure?"

Jiang Hongyu asked Duan Xun with a serious face.

Duan Xun nodded, and said: "Brother Jing'an (Jiang Hongyu), I can guarantee 100%. And even if I make a mistake in my calculations and lose money at that time, as long as there is an army, I can still pay for that money." Affordable. And when the time comes when we are short of money, we will call some landlords in the west of Henan and ask them to contribute some money and give them some shares. Anyway, I can’t afford to lose money. But once I judge If it is correct, have you ever thought about how much money we can make as long as the price of coal doubles or triples? As long as we have money, we can soar into the sky, and then we will not spend thousands We care about silver dollars. At that time, we can expand our troops as much as we want. If we want any good weapons, we can buy them from abroad. Don’t you think so?”

"kindness."

Jiang Hongyu nodded.

Indeed it is.

Like during the second revolution, Yuan Shikai prepared for several months.In fact, the main thing is to prepare something, the main thing is to prepare money.After the aftermath loan arrived, Yuan Shikai no longer had to worry about the future.

That's what money does.

If Duan Xun now has tens of millions of silver dollars in his hand, he can become a powerful figure in the whole of China in a short time.As long as you have money, you can buy weapons, expand your army, and become a big warlord.

Duan Xun smiled and said: "Now that the Kuomintang has suffered a disastrous defeat, our Beiyang Army has entered Fujian, Hunan and other places. Our President will definitely be in that position within two or three years. Once the President really decides Assuming that position, I can be sure that the south will be in chaos, and our troops will need to go out. As long as we are strong, we will occupy a province. Then we will survive."

Duan Xun's plan made Jiang Hongyu almost numb now.

Ambition.

Jiang Hongyu had seen ambition from Duan Xun before, but never like this.And Duan Xun's ambition is not blind, but planned step by step.

My classmate is becoming more and more unfamiliar.

But it made Jiang Hongyu more and more confident in his classmates.Maybe my original decision can really change my destiny.Jiang Hongyu suddenly had this idea.

"So this coal mine must be mined quickly. As much money as you want, you can invest as much money. I need him to be able to dig coal quickly. Even if the output is low, he must start work. You are responsible for this matter, and it must be fast."

"Okay. How about you?"

"I, I want to suppress bandits."

24 Shang Zhen

"Degong (Duan Xun), there is no way to repay your life-saving grace."

busy.

Originally, Duan Xun was in very good condition now.After Bai Lang captured Jingziguan, the Beiyang army behind him continued to pursue him.Therefore, Bai Lang finally broke through Jingziguan, entered Shaanxi and took Shangzhou.Bai Lang's intention was already very obvious, Bai Lang wanted to enter Shaanxi.

Of course, this is also what Duan Qirui hoped, or Duan Qirui did it all by himself.

When Bai Lang entered Shaanxi, he was in the mood of the Beiyang government.The Beiyang government can't find an excuse to control Shaanxi at present, what a great opportunity this is now.The Beiyang government immediately appointed the director of discipline and law enforcement of the Gyeonggi Army. Lu Jianzhang, a veteran of the Beiyang Army, served as the commander of the Seventh Division of the Army.And Liu Zhenhua's Zhensong Army was reorganized into the 32nd Brigade of the Army, Liu Zhenhua served as the brigade commander, under the jurisdiction of two regiments, and obeyed orders under Lu Jianzhang's account.

And as Bai Lang's troops left Henan, the troops in Henan also began to leave.

The first is Duan Qirui's return to Beijing.Because when Duan Qirui was away, many things happened in Beijing.Duan Qirui had too much power. During the period when Duan Qirui left Beijing, Yuan Shikai was going to take back Duan Qirui's power, so Duan Qirui did not continue to stay in Henan, but chose to return to Beijing quickly.

After Duan Qirui returned to Beijing, Zhao Ti became the Henan Army Guard.Zhao Ti was born in Yijun.Back then, Song Qing's Yi Army and Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army had almost the same status in the Qing Dynasty, and the support they received was similar.In terms of weapons and equipment, there is no big difference between the two sides.

The biggest difference is that the ability of Yi Jun's front and back bosses is not as good as Yuan Shikai's.

Yuan Shikai took advantage of the Qing Dynasty's vigorous development of the new army and led the Beiyang Army to become stronger and stronger. Although it still did not get rid of the scope of the old-style army, it had begun to move closer to the modern army.As a result, the Beiyang Army became the biggest reliance of the Qing Dynasty and the most powerful army in China at present.And Yi Jun continued to follow the path of the old army.

Most of the officers of the Beiyang Army graduated from regular military academies, and a large number of graduates from non-commissioned officer schools and Baoding Military Academy.Even those veteran officers of the Beiyang Army have returned from studying abroad, or have been remanufactured.

But Yi Jun is much worse in this respect.

Although Yi Jun also ran a camp school, he did not persist for many years, and there were not many students.Moreover, most of the students who graduated from Yijun's camp school did not enter Yijun. Instead, they continued their studies in the military academy of the Beiyang Army, and finally went to the Beiyang Army.