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.    Chapter 252 Dragon Teeth of the North Country (Part 1)

    Amidst the sound of the whistle, a Belgian steam locomotive with eight tank cars and four flat cars slowly drove into Fengtian Station.

    Zhang Zuolin and Ma Kui stood in front, behind them were officers of the 14th Fengjun Division who had not yet officially changed their uniforms. The Beiyang 20th Division temporarily refused to enter Fengtian on the grounds that the negotiations had not yet concluded, making Fengjun, who was worried about Japanese attacks every day, sleepless.  There was no stability, and now the arrival of the leading troops of the 1st Division and 3rd Brigade of the National Defense Forces finally made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

    Zhang Zuolin turned his head and found that Fang Rui was not in the crowd, so he asked: "Brother Ma? Where is brother Fang?"

    Zhang Zuolin was really familiar to him, and without realizing it, the words "brother" brought the two of them closer. After a few days of contact, Ma Kui also understood why this man had been able to dominate the Northeast for so many years, and said: "Fang Rui  He is not part of the military.¡±

    Not part of the military?  Zhang Zuolin's eyebrows jumped. After understanding the meaning of this sentence, he regretted not asking earlier. If he had known that Fang Rui had another identity, he should have been more fawning. This kind of person with a secret identity must be Yang Qiu's absolute best friend.  His confidant, flattering him, said that Fengjun could become a direct descendant of the National Defense Force overnight.

    The train slowly came to a stop in the misty white steam. The compartment door opened and soldiers began to jump out of the car. After getting off, these soldiers did not run around or make noise, but quickly lined up on the platform. Thousands of people except  Apart from the footsteps, there was almost no other sound. This strict discipline made the Fengjun officers secretly dumbfounded. Especially after the white fog cleared, the 75mm and 105mm howitzers on the flatbed made Fengjun's eyes green, as he lacked heavy firepower.  .

    By the time the light and heavy machine guns, infantry guns, mortars, grenade launchers, and ammunition bags were removed, everyone was already thinking about robbing them.

    Zhang Zuolin also saw his eyelids twitching and gasped for breath. Over the years, he had managed to save some wealth by moving around. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Fengtian Manufacturing Bureau was included in the pocket, so he felt that he had some confidence, but now it depends on others.  It¡¯s so irritating that people are so different from each other!  Not to mention the 1st Division with three brigades, the infantry regiment and artillery battalion that arrived first had more light and heavy firepower than the entire Feng army. No wonder Yuan Shikai and Beiyang were beaten so badly.

    "Brother Yuting, we haven't seen you for many days." Zhang Zuolin was drooling as he looked at the cannons and machine guns. Suddenly a man walked up from a distance and kept waving to him. He turned around and saw that it was Jiang Fangzhen who had spent some time in Fengtian.

    Jiang Fangzhen received great support from Zhang Zuolin when he was in Northeast China. He believed that Zhang Zuolin had extraordinary abilities and could actually pull up a team in the cracks between Japan and Russia.

    Zhang Zuolin never expected that he would come with the first batch of supporting troops, so he happily greeted him: "Baili, we haven't seen each other for a long time? Aren't you the principal? Why is the commander-in-chief willing to let you come to Fengtian?"

    "The Commander-in-Chief was afraid that I would ruin his good fortune by making trouble at the wedding, so he kicked me out." Jiang Fangzhen was still the same, chattering without restraint, and threw all the nagging on Zhang Zuolin for not drinking Yang Qiu's wedding wine, and the latter  I also knew that Yang Qiu got married a few days ago, and even sent a congratulatory message. He laughed when he saw this: "If you don't drink the commander-in-chief's wine, I will drink mine. Brother Ma will also come together. Let's congratulate the commander-in-chief and his wife from Fengtianyao."  Madam is happily married."

    Ma Kui was secretly amused. This guy really knows how to hit the snake and follow the pole. If the commander really stood in front of him, would this guy just bow down and bow down?  Jiang Fangzhen liked his temperament and laughed loudly: "Brother Yuting, you really have to treat me to this drink today."

    "Why?"

    Jiang Fangzhen pointed behind him, and a small array caught everyone's attention. At first, they thought they were ordinary soldiers, but after taking a closer look, they realized that they were very different. Although the equipment was no different from that of soldiers, except that each person had an extra Minyuan-style pistol.  These young men actually all carried sergeant's epaulettes on their shoulders.

    Zhang Zuolin immediately understood that these more than 100 people were all grassroots non-commissioned officers!

    If any army wants to develop, officers, especially grassroots officers, are particularly important. Beiyang benefited from the backbone trained in small station training, Yang Qiu relied on China's second largest armed group, the Hubei New Army, and the Yunnan Army also had the Yunnan Lecture Hall.  , on the other hand, Fengjun and other military units have been unable to develop in recent years. The biggest problem is the serious lack of grassroots officers. Why is the Democratic Party so short-lived?  It just lacks its own outstanding officers!  The same is true for Feng Jun, because he is basically a gangster and few of them can read. Even he is still a foul-mouthed bandit leader at the top, so his eyes are about to pop out when he sees so many young officers in front of him.

    No one knows better than Jiang Fangzhen the shortcomings of the 14th Division, which is based on serving the army. In terms of bloodiness and fear of death, these Northeastern men are not willing to make concessions when compared with the Hunan Army and the Yunnan Army. They have many more cavalry, but the officers lack the concessions.  They were unable to exert their full strength, so this time they brought more than a hundred sergeants to supplement them.After this shortcoming, as long as they undergo strict training for a period of time, the 14th Division will likely become an elite division on the National Defense Forces tanks.

    Of course, he felt extremely sad to send these cadets to the Fengjun Army. If it weren't for the importance of Northeast China, he would never have given these cadets. Although they were only the fourth batch of crash course students, they were better than professional ones.  The National Defense University is still a little worse, but because all the top students in the army have been strictly selected, many people have been chosen by the army before they even graduated. I don¡¯t know how many people in the whole army are staring at this big piece of fat.  Even after Cai Songpo learned that the fourth batch was about to graduate, he tactfully proposed to support the southern troops. Now half of these good seedlings have been given to the 14th Division. It is conceivable that Yang Qiuduo values ????this treasure land in the Northeast.

    "Report, the fourth batch of crash courses has been assembled. Please give instructions, sir." The young corporal raised his fists to his waist and jogged to the side of Jiang Fangzhen and the others. He stood at attention and saluted with standard movements. At first glance, he had undergone extremely strict training.

    "This is Zhu Peide, also known as Yizhi." Jiang Fangzhen introduced the young non-commissioned officer to Zhang Zuolin: "The commander of the second company. He was a student at the Yunnan Military Academy before. After the Southwest, he entered the crash course and was elected as the company commander because of his outstanding performance."

    "Elected as company commander?" Zhang Zuolin gave a rare salute after being infected by Zhu Peide, but he was a little surprised at the election of company commander. All officers in the army are appointed, and soldiers only obey. How can there be such a thing as recommendation?  ?

    "In order to promote competition, each period of military academies and crash courses is divided into two companies. In normal times, everyone elects the company commander. Each term is one month. If his company is surpassed by others within this month, he will automatically step down." In order to make Zhang Zuolin  Knowing how much effort Yang Qiu had put in, Jiang Fangzhen deliberately said in a long voice: "Yizhi has been elected company commander for four consecutive terms. He was originally supposed to be assigned to the Central Guard Division. Seeing that you are in urgent need of a commander, let me take him."  Come on, if it weren¡¯t for the Commander-in-Chief¡¯s shield, they would have been carved up on the road.¡±

    Seeing Zhu Peide, Zhang Zuolin knew that these young officers were treasures, but at the same time he smelled a strange smell inside. Yang Qiu was not a good person, so why did he have so many people competing against him? Wasn't he worried about himself?

    No!  He even brought the strongest 1st Division here.

    What¡¯s more, according to what Ma Kui said, the 10th Anhui Division and the 12th Jiangsu Division will soon be transferred to the Northeast within half a year. In addition, the 14th Division will suddenly have a gathering of 4 divisions in the Northeast.  Not to mention the 1st Division, Luo Peijin of the 10th Division was also a Yunnan officer who was subdued by Yang Qiu. The 12th Division is the old foundation of Jiangsu Ninth Town. They are all good troops. With these troops, the Fengjun 14th Division can still  What kind of fun activities are you doing?

    Since it¡¯s not directed at yourself, then?

    After instructing Zhu Peide to rest with the troops, Jiang Fangzhen pulled Zhang Zuolin a few steps away, avoided the Fengjun officers, and said seriously: "In addition to sending them here this time, I also want to see Brother Yuting."

    Seeing the serious look on his face, Zhang Zuolin's heart sank and he said anxiously: "Baili and I have known each other for many years. If you have anything to say, just say it. Lao Zhang can still stand it."

    Jiang Fangzhen looked at the soldiers unloading cannons in the distance. After sorting out his thoughts, he said: "The Japanese government recently approved a plan to form two new divisions, all of which will be deployed in South Manchuria and North Korea. Judging from some domestic reports in Japan  At present, the Japanese Army Ministry is drawing elites from other divisions to accelerate the formation of these two divisions. It is expected that they will be completed by March next year at the latest and can shoulder combat missions by June at the latest. The Commander-in-Chief and the General Staff feel that  They will most likely be organized into a corps together with the current 16th Division."

    Glancing at Zhang Zuolin, who looked unhappy, Jiang Fangzhen continued: "The Dongying matter is still wrangling. When I came here, Prime Minister Shaochuan specially called me to say that Japan is likely to hold back this bad breath. According to their tradition, this tone is  Sooner or later, it will be spit out, so the commander predicts that the Northeast is likely to face the threat of 3-5 divisions in a year's time!"

    "3 to 5 divisions!"

    Zhang Zuolin took a breath. He knew the combat capabilities of the Japanese Army very well. Japan currently has no money and cannot afford to fight, but if a fight breaks out, 3 to 5 divisions will definitely be able to swallow up the entire Northeast!  If Russia also takes advantage of the situation, things will really change in Northeast China.

    No wonder Yang Qiu took the time to mobilize troops here, just to gain an advantage before the two Japanese divisions were formed.

    It can be said that Zhang Zuolin spent the first half of his life licking blood at the edge of a knife, and he was also a very spicy character. Japan's big move only aroused his temper. He gritted his teeth and said: "When soldiers come, they will block the water and the earth will cover them. Three or five divisions are indeed difficult to deal with, but  As long as Omaozi doesn't interfere this time, the gun in my hand won't be a fire stick!"

    "Russiawill not intervene?"

    Jiang Fangzhen read something, and was a little worried about this ambitious northern neighbor. Although Yang Qiu vowed that Russia had no chance to intervene, was it true?  Judging from previous actions, it is almost impossible for Russia not to intervene.?Then why is he still so confident?

    Because of the thousands of national defense troops who came from afar, Fengtian gradually changed from a confrontation between Japan and Russia to a situation where three companies were competing. At the same time, a small cavalry also entered the farthest city in the North.

    "Head, Harbin has arrived."

    Fang Rui, disguised as a fur trader, quietly opened the curtain of the carriage and looked at the Russian-style buildings in the distance. Two words immediately came to his mind, the Eastern Railway andthe Bolsheviks!

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