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    After Yang Qiu arrived in Shanghai, he received a report on the Sevastopol incident. He did not expect that Lu Zhengxiang and his wife would appear there, and also caused Mrs. Peide's calf injury.  *1*1* Fortunately, the hospital confirmed that it was just a scratch on the skin and no bones were injured, but even so, he still scolded everyone in the Security Bureau and the Military Intelligence Bureau, and sent Lei Meng to take a doctor to Russia to check the condition of the injury.

    With his return, the entire state machinery started to turn.  The National Reserve Act will send a group of reserve soldiers recruited from all over the country to training centers.  The British and French eagerness to send "cannon fodder" to the Western Front also prompted the first unimaginable spirit of sincere cooperation. The equipment and materials needed by the Republic of China government and the National Defense Forces continued to arrive in Shanghai, Lushun and other places with the troop transport fleet, and even  In order to reassure the Republic of China, Britain and France also directly warned the Japanese navy that it must use the Tsushima Strait and Taiwan as the boundary and be temporarily prohibited from entering the inland sea area to cause conflicts.

    Although Miao Luo was about to give birth, Yang Qiu chose to go back to the General Staff Headquarters to listen to the report. Li Yuanhong and Tang Shaoyi were also relieved after he returned.  We can¡¯t blame them for being nervous. With 600,000 soldiers, only four reserve divisions besides the six main divisions have completed a hundred days of hard training. The rest need to complete their training before March next year. What¡¯s more, even if they complete a hundred days of basic training, they will still be able to return to France after arriving in France.  It takes 2 to 3 months of adaptation training before entering the war. Therefore, the actual available strength of the First Expeditionary Force led by Yue Peng before April next year is only 7 divisions.

    The two of them were good at politics, but they were really not good at this kind of international cooperation and expeditionary operations. Although the "Plum Blossom Agreement" was a huge harvest, they never gave up. It wasn't until he came back that he could relax a little. To put it bluntly, what if it was a little bit  The two involved simply couldn't afford to take the blame, so they were afraid.

    "Yue Peng's headquarters and the 5th and 20th Divisions have arrived in Marseille. The 103rd, 221st and 222nd Divisions will set off from Qingdao in 10 days. The 201st and 202nd Divisions will set off in 20 days. Half of the loans promised by Britain and France have been reached.  Military expenditures are also being gradually delivered. There is no problem with money. At present, Britain and France have delivered light equipment for three divisions, and the remaining light equipment, heavy artillery and other equipment will be delivered before the end of the year. All military machinery shipped back will be provided to Zhengzhou as planned  and Fengtian two factories, but Minister Zheng Tingxiang said that these equipments are available in both metric and imperial systems. They are compiling a manual for system conversion, and the workers we trained and reserved in the early days cannot keep up with the demand of so many factories, so the factories and equipment obtained this time need to be  It will take at least mid-2019 for everything to be operational and reach the designed production capacity." Because the matter was so important, not only did Song Ziqing report it in person, but the conference room was also filled with ministers and core military officers who had access to the General Staff.

    He continued: "The manufacturing capacity of domestic factories has reached its limit, and it is difficult to increase it even with large-scale subcontracting. Although all the logistics this time are provided by Britain and France, we must reserve our own reserves just in case. So the President and I  The Prime Minister discussed and has placed orders with Britain, France and the United States. These include 50,000 Winchester 1912 shotguns, 5,000 sets of mortar optical sights, 500 standard tank assembly parts, 500 French-made M1916 howitzers, and 3,500 various guns.  The total amount of supplies such as pipes and ammunition is 300 million U.S. dollars. In addition, we have also placed an order for 400 million U.S. dollars of grain and winter clothing from China."

    Once the wheels of war are rolling, especially an expedition that is several times the size of the Sino-Japanese War, it cannot be perfect even if someone provides logistics.  What's more, many of the weapons of the National Defense Force are exclusively owned, and they need to equip some of their own ammunition.  But Yang Qiu wasn't too worried about military supplies, not that he didn't know they were very expensive, but because he had already received Ural's report.  Judging from the experience of last winter, the railway from the Urals to Europe will be completely paralyzed once November enters. It can be done by transporting two or three divisions, but it is difficult to transport huge ammunition reserves, so there is a steady stream of ammunition from the United States.  The supplies transported to Russia through the Vladivostok and Siberian railway arteries will definitely be squeezed. As long as the revolution breaks out in February, it can be temporarily controlled in the name of preventing allied supplies from falling into the hands of the enemy.  Even Britain and France couldn't find an excuse to interfere.

    On the contrary, he was most worried about the personnel, and asked: "How is the recruitment?"

    "A one-time payment of 500 yuan for settling-in allowances and another 500 yuan after the war. The monthly salary of 100 yuan has attracted many rural children. Currently, 10 reserve divisions have been recruited, but" It's okay for the time being.  Cai E took the initiative to take on the work of conscription and reserve training, because he was well aware of the shady secrets involved in conscription. You must know that at this moment, the country only knows that Europe is fighting fiercely, but it does not know how many casualties there are.  People like them don't know the full numbers yet.  Not to mention ordinary people.

    Yang Qiu didn¡¯t even frown.  More than half of the cruelest period on the Western Front has passed. When the food shortage breaks out in Germany in mid-2017, meat grinders like the Marne and Verdun will no longer be able to operate. The war will enter a stalemate stage until Brest-Litovsk in 2018.  After the peace treaty, the German army withdrew its troops from the Eastern Front and fought hard again. But by that time, even if the United States did not send troops, Germany could not continue to consume it. On the contrary, diseases such as acclimatization and the mysterious plague of the century made him a little worried.

    ? emphasized: ¡°The speed must be accelerated. The sooner we start training and go to the battlefield, the sooner we can start training and go to the battlefield.??Have confidence, and also pay attention to the military training officerDon't pursue fancy and technical skills, and completely abandon the idea of ??killing an enemy with one bullet!  The most important thing is individual tactics and team tactics!  Soldiers must be allowed to run and practice every day.  "

    After Cai E and others recorded it, he continued to ask: "How did Russia arrange it?"

    "Wu Peifu's 6th Division took the lead. After arriving in the Urals, the troops rested for 10 days and then continued westward to Ukraine. The 121st Division is on its way to Kulun. They will board the train directly from Irkutsk. It is expected that both divisions will arrive at the Ukrainian fortress.  Wait until the end of December. According to the agreement, they will conduct 50 days of training there and then invest according to the situation. If there is a problem with Russia on the way, they will immediately find a way to retreat to Ufa and be on standby. The next three divisions will arrive in the Urals in early March. It also depends on the specific situation.  situation deployment.¡±

    Just as Song Ziqing finished speaking, Li Yuanhong interrupted worriedly: "Chen Hua, no matter what, Britain and the United States have to give you some face when you go to France, and you won't be unable to survive even if you suffer a little, but over there in Russia I heard from Lu Zhengxiang  I sent a telegram saying, I'm afraid it's not going to be good!" He was born as a soldier and knew the conditions needed for the army to fight.  Although Britain and France use themselves as cannon fodder, the hundreds of thousands of troops there will not be too harsh.  But Russia is different!  Not to mention the number of people going there, the conditions are even more difficult. A lot of people will probably die just to survive this winter. If they can no longer get logistics and supplies, they may be as demoralized as the Russian army and lose consecutive battles.

    Tang Shaoyi also expressed similar views. The two people singing and harmonizing made the atmosphere more solemn.  Yang Qiu was also quite scratching his head. He couldn't tell them that there would be a revolution in Russia in four months. The troops could withdraw to Ufa on the pretext of not getting supplies, and then lock up the Ural Mountains and move when the outbreak broke out in October?  They all believe that Russia is in chaos, but they say that the Tsar, who still has millions of troops, will fall overnight I guess the most prophetic strategists these days don't dare to make a final conclusion?  In the end, he had no choice but to simply say that he would take over the close-range supply from the Ural Granary.

    Both of them are experienced people, how could they not hear the insincerity in his words, but they thought he had some difficulties, so they didn't ask for the time being.  After the meeting, Tang Shaoyi couldn't sit still. After all, he was the Prime Minister. If something went wrong on the front line, he might not be able to escape the blame. He pulled Yang Qiu into his car and asked the driver to leave first before asking:  "There are no outsiders here. Chen Hua might as well explain it to me. Why did we suddenly increase the number to 30 divisions and 600,000 men? And how did you arrange it in Russia?"

    Knowing that he was not at ease, and if he didn't say anything, he would probably not be able to eat and drink well for several months, so Yang Qiu analyzed: "The increase in troops is not a whim. After going to France for a field trip, I saw that most of the first armies (group armies) of the British and American countries are here  Between 300,000 and 500,000, if the number of troops sent is too small, they will definitely be dispersed and filled into their army, which is not conducive to frontline command and coordination. If we cannot obtain military-level command, we will become a colonial army rather than an ally.  , I have no confidence to speak in the future, it would be better not to send troops, so Zhang Xiaozhun and others suggested to increase the number of people to gain military-level command authority."

    Tang Shaoyi didn't understand military command, and he didn't expect that there were so many details in it. But he knew one thing very well. Because of the unprecedented number of dispatches this time, the terms of the "Plum Blossom Agreement" specified that the Chinese Expeditionary Force Group Army should be given the first group army.  The establishment of the expeditionary force means that the expeditionary force directly obeys the fate of the British and French high command, and can also obtain part of the battle command authority.  Of course, if you want Britain and France to confidently give you some battle command rights, it depends on the performance of the army itself. If you can't fight it out, they will still tear you apart in the end.  Yang Qiu was confident about this. He believed that he had trained and organized the army by himself.

    "The Prime Minister should know about the domestic situation in Russia. From the intelligence, it looks very similar to what our country experienced five years ago. Now Germany is attacking the east with all its strength. In addition, winter is coming soon. I think"

    "Revolution!" Tang Shaoyi was startled, there was a revolution in Russia!  is it possible?  The Tsar still has millions of troops at his disposal anyway.  But if the prediction is accurate, this opportunity is huge!  Said: "That's too bad. If this happens, it will make a fuss. Maybe it will end our country's century-old northern border troubles in one fell swoop."

    "Don't be too optimistic. Russia is too big and too far away. If you want to divide them, they are currently unable to do it. We can only get some benefits." As Yang Qiu smiled, Cai E and Li Zongren came over: "Prime Minister, Commander  Commander Shi telegraphed that the 6th Division Peng Shouxin has set off and the 121st Division Cavalry Brigade can arrive in Culun tomorrow night."

    "Is this considered hunting rabbits?" After Yang Qiu handed the telegram to Cai E with a smile, he looked at Li Zongren and suddenly said: "Go back and pack your things, and Bai Chongxi and the navy will set off with the navy to report to General Yue." Li Zongren was stunned for a moment.  Wrapped in joy, how can any soldier not want to go to Europe?  He quickly ran towards the dormitory, looking at his back, Yang Qiu shrugged his shoulders and slowly leaned on the car chair.

    Starting from Mongolia, the shackles of history will be slowly broken away, and the future will definitely be a brand new world!

      .  (To be continued)

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