Fengxian Jiangshan

Zhang Tinglan's words are not bragging. Since the battle with the Russians, Feng's army's combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. The most important thing is that the mental outlook has undergone a radical change, which is completely different from the domestic army.

Moreover, Beijing and Fengtian are very close at hand. If the Fengjun suddenly launches an attack, the old Duan really has no way to end it, but Zhang Tinglan also knows that it is easy to destroy, but there is no way to clean up the mess. This unlucky job is still left to Duan Qirui. with.

"Zhuoyan, if you agree to the request for military expansion, the old Duan will also betray the Northeast to Japan. How should we guard against it?"

"There is no way to prevent it. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves thinking about it. We have been missed. The only thing we can do now is to sharpen the knife. If the thief dares to come, we will chop him up!"

Yang Yuting also knew very well that what Zhang Tinglan said was not wrong at all. At the critical moment, he relied on his own strength, and nothing else was useless.

"It's easy to expand the army. There are hundreds of thousands a year. Millions of people in the pass go to the Northeast to make a living. There is no problem in selecting tens of thousands of young and strong. The only problem is that the army of officers can't keep up. The students have already graduated, and now the second batch is also recruited, but there are only more than 100 students, a drop in the bucket, not enough at all!"

When Zhang Tinglan heard Yang Yuting's complaint, he was also deeply touched that the three eastern provinces lacked not only military talents, but also other talents, which had become Zhang Tinglan's heart disease.

"The training of military officers has a cycle, and we can't encourage them to grow. However, it is definitely not enough to just point to the talents of the three northeastern provinces. We must recruit talents from within the pass, especially the Baoding Military Academy, which has been running for a long time and has accumulated a large number of students. Recruit as many as possible!"

Relying on self-cultivation alone can no longer meet the needs of Fengjun. Recruiting some talents from the customs has become the best choice.

"I've thought about this idea too, but after all, the three provinces in the Northeast are outside the customs, and the weather conditions are not good, and the relationship between those military schools is also complicated, and they are all sweet and sour. After graduation, they can directly enter the Beiyang Army. How many people are willing? Run outside the pass to suffer."

Zhang Tinglan is also aware of this issue. After all, the three eastern provinces have only been developed since the end of the Qing Dynasty. In the eyes of many people, this place is still a place of bitter cold. If it is not, it will not survive.There won't be so many crossing the Guandong.

"If you want to attract talents, you must change the common people's impression of Fengtian. Neighborhood. How about we pay for a movie?"

Although Yang Yuting was resourceful, but after hearing Zhang Tinglan's idea, he was quite unexpected.

"Zhuoyan, movies are full of talented scholars and beauties, princes and generals, let's make Fengtian. What are you going to make?"

"You can shoot anything. The vast black land, the newly established factories, the railway. The North Market, one must show the richness of the Northeast, and the other must show the achievements of construction, so that everyone in the world knows. As long as you go to the three provinces in the Northeast, you can Realize my dream, I don't believe that I can't attract talent."

It is very common to make a city promotional film in later generations, such as national documentaries, and many governments are willing to invest a lot of money to promote the image of the city.But in this day and age, not to mention China, even the Western world does not do this, and film is still a new thing, and few politicians are aware of the propaganda role of film.

However, Zhang Tinglan is quite clear that the film can be rich in pictures and texts, which is much more interesting than dry newspapers, and ordinary people have never seen it before. When they see it for the first time, they will definitely receive unexpected results.

The more Zhang Tinglan thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, at least he could create a good impression in front of the common people and change the image of Fengjun.

"That's it. Now I will arrange people to go to Shanghai Beach and find a few filmmakers to come over and make a documentary for Northeast China. I'm sure it will become a hit!"

Yang Yuting is a little skeptical about this way that is too advanced, but Zhang Tinglan is willing to toss, and he will not stop him. If he can really attract a group of talents, this is also a rare and good thing.

The two of them discussed how to deal with Lao Duan and Xiao Xu, and then Yang Yuting reported the situation to Zhang Zuolin, and Lao Zhang also agreed with this idea.Originally, Fengtian's power was not enough, so he had to stand by the big tree. At that time, he had to express his position and place a bet as soon as possible. The earlier the bet, the more benefits.

But now that Fengjun's status is constantly expanding, it would be too shameful to rush to be a vanguard for others. Lao Zhang admires Zhang Tinglan's statement. Fengjun does not object, which is the greatest support for Duan Qirui. Soon Feng Jun unified his views, and then revealed this attitude to Xu Shuzheng.

As soon as Xiao Xu saw this situation, he had no choice but to return to Beijing. He quickly found Duan Qirui. The two discussed it carefully. Only with a strong army can the princes of the world be subdued.

Especially after the War to Protect the Nation, the princes in the Southwest have become independent in fact, and that is the old Duan's heart disease, so it is best to make some compromises with the Fengjun.

After several considerations, Lao Duan agreed to authorize Zhang Zuolin to form the Northeast Frontier Defense Army. At the same time, he gave the Frontier Defense Army a division and agreed to expand a garrison division to Lao Zhang.

"Our prime minister is doing a good job. We want two new numbers. He only promised us to expand two divisions, and he gave us a [-]% discount!"

"Commander, we have to expand our army step by step. We have just expanded the road guard army, and the other 28 divisions have just been rebuilt. Suddenly there are two more divisions. We are still beyond our capabilities!"

Zhang Zuolin also agreed with Yang Yuting's view that Lao Zhang was already very satisfied with the expansion of two divisions, especially the power to form the border defense army, which gave Fengjun great autonomy.

This border defense force has been planned long ago. The foundation is to recover the road guards on the Middle East Road. Zhang Tinglan is the commander-in-chief of the border defense army. The first division, and the border guards also have an artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade.

Guo Songling was transferred to Chifeng to serve as the left-behind envoy, and the original West Road Brigade of the Route Guard Army was also taken away. Jiang Deng was elected to take over the vacant position, and assigned a garrison brigade originally belonging to Heilongjiang to the name of the Border Guard Army.

Zhang Tinglan's army is one division plus three brigades, with a total strength of more than 5000 troops. Among the Fengjun, it can be called the most powerful fist force. The main area of ​​garrison is the border between Jihei and Heilongjiang provinces. , to deal with the Russian threat.

Although Feng Jun defeated the Russians, no one knew whether the polar bear would make a comeback. If the Russians came to kill them, no one else would be sure to deal with it except Zhang Tinglan.

After formally forming the frontier defense army, Lao Zhang formally expanded Zhang Jinghui's subordinates and became a main division of the Feng army. In this way, among all the old brothers, except Tang Yulin who lost power, Zhang Jinghui was regarded as the last one. Tofu Zhang is still very satisfied with this arrangement.

This adjustment of the establishment is another big step forward for the Fengjun. Whether it is a newcomer or an old man, they have all been improved.Zhang Tinglan's work became more and more busy. He had to replenish the army and solve the gap in weapons.

Since the Sino-Russian war broke out, the smuggling route was interrupted for a while, and the munitions that Fengjun could get dropped sharply. After all, the production capacity of the arsenal was limited. If smuggling was not necessary, it would be a big blow to Fengjun.

Fortunately, Felis finally regained control of the Far East by resolving the crisis in the Middle East, and some forces that were originally loyal to the Tsar surrounded him again.

With Felix as the internal support, the smuggling between China and Russia has flourished again, even better than before, and Zhang Tinglan can easily expand his troops.

At this time, Kuang Rongguang came to visit Zhang Tinglan with a person. Kuang Rongguang always went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and Zhang Tinglan hurriedly greeted him. The one who came with Kuang Rongguang was a small old man in his 50s, with a solid figure. , showing loyalty and sincerity.

"Zhuoyan, this is my old classmate, Zhan Tianyou, Zhan Dachao, he came to Fengtian, but he helped us plan the railway construction!"

When Zhang Tinglan heard that the famous Zhan Tianyou came, she was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhan, I have heard about your name for a long time, and I have always wanted to meet you, but unfortunately I don't have time, so I let you come here on my own initiative, it is really rude!"

"Commander Zhang, you are a very busy person, especially after regaining the Middle East Road, which has greatly increased the prestige of the people of the country. It is also appropriate to come to pay a visit to you, a young hero."

"Mr. Zhan, you can just call me clumsy, but don't say anything about the commander. The recovery of the Middle East Road is said to be forced and helpless. We have not designed and constructed a single railway in the three eastern provinces with millions of square kilometers. In the hands of Japan and Russia, I can only snatch food from the mouth of a tiger, otherwise the development hope of the three eastern provinces will be completely gone!"

Hearing this, Zhan Tianyou gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Zhuoyan, it's amazing to be able to see the importance of railways. Transportation is the blood of a person, and the railway is the main artery. If it is controlled by a foreign country, the country will It's over, fighting for a Middle East Road is fighting for half of the three eastern provinces."

"That's right, we must take back all the road rights from the foreign powers, and not only seize the existing railways, but also overhaul our own railways. If you can come here this time, there will be hope for the railways in the Northeast!"

Zhang Tinglan invited Kuang Rongguang and Zhan Tianyou into her living room, and after they were seated, Zhan Tianyou said first, "Zhuoyan, I thought about it when I came here. Originally, the South Manchuria Railway was integrated with the Middle East Road, but now Occupied by the Japanese, the South Manchuria Railway cannot be brought back for the time being, so it is best to build a railway, bypassing the South Manchuria Railway, and connecting the Middle East Road and Jingfeng Road.”

"What you said is very true, I have also had this idea for a long time. Bypassing the South Manchuria Railway has not only huge strategic value, but also economic benefits. After two parallel railways compete, the freight earned by the Japanese will be reduced. Greatly reduced, this is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone, but how to fix it, I just opened my eyes and turned to Mr. Zhan for help!" (To be continued...)