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.    ???? Chelyabinsk.

    There are not many citizens in the once prosperous city. All that can be seen in the whole city are White Guards soldiers staggering around with confused and numb faces.  They smoked Chinese Phoenix brand cigarettes, drank low-quality Chinese sorghum wine, ate luncheon meat known as a Chinese specialty, and even ordered the clothes they wore from a factory along the coast of China.

    Don¡¯t think that this is all free. Except for a small number of free supports, most of them need to be purchased with money.

    No one wants to spend this wasted money, but now all roads leading from the outside to the Urals are cut off.  Originally there was a supply line from Persia to the Caspian Sea, but with the signing of the Treaty of Riga, Europe and the United States knew that they could no longer contain Moscow from within to achieve national reunification, so this supply line has been basically abolished. Even if some businessmen are still taking risks, prices have also dropped.  It¡¯s ridiculously expensive, so we can only rely more on China behind it.  But the damn Chinese have also learned the lesson. Neither the government nor the military are involved in this kind of procurement. Instead, they send a few businessmen who were found from nowhere to take charge of the transactions.

    These black-hearted businessmen and capitalists!

    Even the White Guard soldiers who hated the Poor Party the most used words that were useful in Moscow. The greedy Chinese businessmen showed their ability to scratch the ground and exchanged large quantities of cheap cotton clothes, smelly luncheon meat and rotten potatoes.  A lot of things they looted from all over the place.  They wanted machines, equipment, diamonds, gold, silver, oil paintings, silverware, even copperware, tin blocks, etc., as long as they could be used, just like beggars picking up rags. In the end, they even used reserves along the railway line for maintenance.  The railroad tracks have been emptied.  If it weren't for the male chauvinism at work.  It is estimated that strings of Russian women have been sold to China in exchange for necessities.

    Xu Shuzheng is bored on the platform. Now his most important job every day is to lead officers and guards to inspect the trophies that are about to be shipped back to the country like misers.  Since there was no progress in Kolchak's attack on Ufa and Kazan last year, he simply retreated for the winter after learning that Moscow and Poland were negotiating. He was helpless as he wanted to fight a war to prove himself.  Fortunately, I was not idle this winter. From the machines snatched from Kazan to as small as a silver coin, they were all supplies that needed to be sent back home.  After the big sweep three years ago.  After being raided for two consecutive years, the entire east of the Urals was as clean as if a dog had licked it.

    "If there is anything important east of the Urals, I'm afraidit's the great railway that runs through Europe and Asia at our feet.

    This railway will definitely be demolished.  It has also been included in the plan to return eastward, but Kolchak must cooperate in this matter, otherwise he will definitely not be able to do anything wrong with more than 2,000 people on his own.  fortunately.  The situation is no longer the same. With Russia and Poland making peace, Moscow, which is determined to unify the country as soon as possible, will definitely launch a new offensive in the near future.  It is impossible for the White Guards around them, who have long been numb and tired, to stop the millions of Red Army troops, so hum!

    Xu Shuzheng sneered a few times, and as soon as he raised his head, he saw the adjutant running over in a hurry: "Report, the intelligence just came from the headquarters, let us return east immediately!"

    "Walk!"

    After putting the riding crop on his hand, Xu Shuzheng walked towards Kolchak's headquarters without stopping.  The Russian officers in the headquarters all know this Chinese Defense Force liaison officer, and they also know that the railway heavy artillery regiment in his hands is currently the only reliable and effective deterrent force.  If it weren't for the presence of this Chinese railway heavy artillery regiment, perhaps the defense line would have been breached several times, so it was easy to knock on the door of the military conference room.

    "General Xu."

    Facing Xu Shuzheng who suddenly broke in, Kolchak was a little surprised.  This Russian general, hailed by the West as the most patriotic, has lost his former composure and his face has become thinner.  His eye sockets were sunken inward, his hair was messy, and his uniform was wrinkled like a pickle.

    "General." Xu Shuzheng saluted, glanced at Dutov and other senior White Guard generals who were in a meeting, and said seriously: "I'm very sorry to interrupt your meeting, there are some things that need you to make a decision!"

    Wait for the translator to repeat.  Kolchak, Dutov and others were secretly surprised, wondering what could make the Chinese general so serious.  He thought about it and looked around, stretched out his hand and said, "General Xu, do you need my help with anything?"

    His hands were still very white and his nails were neatly manicured, but they could not hide the decline of the White Guards.  Xu Shuzheng originally wanted to talk to him alone, but since he trusted the officers around him, he had nothing to hide, so he winked at the adjutant and handed over the compiled information.

    Said: "General Kolchak, this is the intelligence we have just received. Moscow has made a decision to launch a full-scale attack on the Crimean Peninsula, the Ural Mountains and Kazakhstan in half a month in an attempt to end the war before the end of the year.  ! The enemy is drawing troops from the southwest and southeast to come here. According to our judgment, they will eventually??will launch an attack on your army on the Crimean Peninsula within a few days.  The terrain of the Perekop Isthmus is indeed steep and impregnable, but the number of enemies is too great and it will definitely not be possible to hold on for a long time, so you must order a retreat as soon as possible!  "

    "Retreat?"

    "No. The Isthmus of Perekop is the Verdun of the Caucasus and cannot be breached!"

    "Yes, as long as they are dragged on the isthmus for a few months, we can storm Ufa and Tsaritsyn and implement a large siege on them."

    When the translator finished repeating Xu Shuzheng¡¯s words, the Russian officials present started shouting.  Most people think that the Perekop Isthmus on the Crimean Peninsula is the most difficult natural barrier in the world to break through, so they feel that they can use the geographical advantage to let Denikin's troops hold back the enemy and learn from Verdun and other enemy forces.  After being consumed, launch a counterattack.  These ridiculous remarks made Xu Shuzheng secretly sneer, and he did not look at the situation of his own troops. If it were not for the support of the commander-in-chief, the poor party would have been attacked from within!  When the soldiers no longer want to fight, they still think about counterattack It is simply ridiculous!

    Fortunately, Kolchak finally had some insight and understood that the Isthmus would not be able to hold back the Moscow government, which had been freed from the troubles on the Western Front, for a long time. However, he was not willing to just retreat and take a look at the intelligence in his hand.  After a while, he asked: "General Xu, is this information reliable?"

    "If you believe it, then this intelligence is effective." Xu Shuzheng cleverly avoided the topic of intelligence, glanced at the crowd and raised his voice: "Moscow's total military strength has reached a shocking 5 million, relying on recruiting and showdowns from rich peasants  They have stored enough supplies and ammunition for food. If they continue to defend here, they will be attacked by at least 800,000 enemy troops! I believe everyone knows the current atmosphere in the army better than me, an outsider. It is very possible to defend the Ural Mountains  Low. If you don't retreat immediately, the enemy can just open a gap and attack Omsk or even Tomsk, Barnaul and other areas from Western Kazakhstan. Cut off your retreat and push hundreds of thousands of freedom fighters away  Kill them all!¡±

    Kolchak and other officers felt that these words were a bit exaggerated. Not to mention the difficulty of attacking Tomsk via a detour of more than a thousand kilometers from Kazakhstan, Barnaul, which was temporarily managed by the National Defense Forces, was not so easy to capture.  But they are indeed worried about the situation in the army.  The ideology of the poor party is spreading rapidly, and large numbers of soldiers who have no intention of fighting have become anxious and radical. If this situation is allowed to develop, there may be a large number of defections when the enemy attacks.  The only way is to withdraw from the Ural front, distance ourselves from the poor party, and gradually eliminate the unrest within the army.

    But how long does this distance need to be?  Omsk or Tomsk?  Orretreat directly across the Yenisei River into Chinese territory and be protected by the National Defense Forces?  The last thought means that these people have completely become vassals of China!  Who would be willing to give up their rights and go into exile in another country?

    How could Xu Shuzheng, known as Little Zhuge, not know what these people were thinking? He strode to the map and slowly moved his finger to Krasnoyarsk beside the Yenisei River: "Krasnoyarsk is our country.  It is the territorial boundary line with your country. It is also one of the most important strategic passages of the Siberian Railway! I believe that the importance of this place is very clear to you. My suggestion is to start the retreat immediately, dismantle and destroy the railway to prevent it from being used by the enemy for rapid pursuit.  , don¡¯t stay too long in Omsk and other places, go directly across the Yenisei River. With such a natural dividing line, our army can protect you as you go to your country¡¯s northern territories to recuperate. The enemy will not lose the railway for three to five years.  Don't think about threatening your safety. During this period of time, you can solve the internal problems first, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack and return to St. Petersburg.

    Returning to St. Petersburg is not easy!  In fact, even Kolchak has given up on this idea. He has been prepared for failure ever since he sent the millions of refugees who followed him to China.  But in order to protect the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, retreat was inevitable.  Justhe looked at Xu Shuzheng.  Looking at the Siberian artery connecting the Eurasian continent on the map, I feel really reluctant to leave it.  You must know that in order to build this railway, the whole of Russia was mobilized. It took nearly ten years to barely open it. It also spent a lot of money to hire a large number of British and French engineering experts to solve the problems of permafrost and severe cold and heat. It can be said that this railway has solidified  The blood of the entire Slavic nation!

    Now he has to destroy it with his own hands, he is really reluctant to do so.  And he also knew that Xu Shuzheng's suggestion was not well-intentioned at all. He was preparing to destroy the railway to prevent it from being used by Moscow to threaten the security of the East.  Because as long as the railway is destroyed, Russia, which has been severely weakened after the civil war, may not be able to return to the East within ten years.

    Seeing that he was still hesitating, Xu Shuzheng snorted coldly in his heart: "General, that's all my advice. It's ultimately up to you to decide whether to retreat or not. But I want to remind you that our country has just overcome the silver crisis, and the losses at home are very serious!  There have also been many natural disasters that have made it impossible toCrossing the Yenisei River to support your army, I hope that you will think about the soldiers who follow you. Temporary failure is not important, but losing people's hearts is terrible!  "

    A few words shocked Kolchak, Dutov and others, and their eyes slowly moved eastward along the railway.

    When Xu Shuzheng tried hard to persuade Kolchak to carry out sabotage, most areas in the country also ushered in spring plowing.

    No matter how industry and commerce develop, spring plowing is one of the most important events in China.  During the Manchu and Qing dynasties, officials had to personally go into battle at this time, let alone the current Republic of China.  Therefore, almost everyone from the president to local officials are mobilized to meet agricultural needs. The military has also suspended most of its training to free up fuel for more and more tractors.

    Hubei is the birthplace of the National Defense Forces and the origin of the revolutionary fire.  Hubei Province, which was the first to benefit from the pro-democracy policy, is one of the fastest growing regions in China.  Not only has a huge industrial system been established with Hanyang Group and Hubei Steel Works as the core, but agriculture is also not far behind.  The battlefield of the past.  After welcoming back the leaders who had fought fiercely here, Yang Qiu and many officials returned to Xiaogan, standing on the field ridge and pointing at several walking tractors in the distance.

    The walking diesel tractor is Chapter 574. It is said that the Yanchimion Oil Field can be expanded to an annual output of 50,000 tons, but that is for the northwest.  Karamay has not yet positioned itself. The annual output of the largest North Sea (Irkutsk) oil field is very likely to reach 5 million tons, but it is unlikely to be put into production within five years.  As for the Sakhalin oil field, China and Japan are still bargaining. The output of Saudi Arabia's world's largest oil field is still very small. There has been no breakthrough in tanker manufacturing technology. Until the construction of the Sanduao refinery is completed, the issue of expanding production is basically not considered.

    At present, the national oil consumption has reached 1.5 million tons, one-third of which is kerosene for civilian lighting, and the rest is gasoline, diesel and oil reserves needed by the navy.  Based on the eight-year growth rate, the country's annual oil consumption will be at least 10 million tons by 1930. Therefore, while accelerating the construction of oil fields and refineries, it is also time to find new oil fields.

    You can¡¯t just watch the country¡¯s development being strangled by oil, right?  So Borneo is unavoidable!

    "I will ask the Ministry of Commerce to appropriately increase the amount of imported diesel." Yang Qiu didn't want to disturb everyone's good mood at this time. He climbed onto the tractor trailer and smiled: "Zhong Quan, just go ahead and do it, and don't hold on to the patent. This is a major event that benefits the country and the people. Send people to teach other factories step by step. Immigrants from the northwest and northeast are in urgent need, but 200 is still a bit expensive for ordinary families. I think it is worse than this. Jue Dun, your Ministry of Agriculture will find a way to cooperate with Farmers and cooperatives joined forces to obtain bank loans to purchase a batch of tractors. They used cooperative leasing to pilot tractor farming across the country, so that more people could benefit and the landlords and gentry were involved. They all had money. As long as they buy first, slowly the whole country will follow suit.¡±

    Tang Juedun nodded.  With the introduction of the Chengcheng Act across the country, agricultural cooperatives have been established in every province and county. Now the agricultural cooperative has become the largest farmer organization in the country. How to use this organization to promote agricultural development is a question he has been thinking about.  In addition to helping each other and loving each other, what else can it do?  Until this moment, Yang Qiu proposed that farmers' cooperatives and the Ministry of Agriculture take the lead, and banks provide guaranteed loans to engage in tractor leasing. His ideas suddenly opened up!

    Using agricultural cooperatives to promote advanced planting methods and gradually changing the traditional slash-and-burn farming model is a shortcut to agricultural development, isn¡¯t it?  !  Thinking of this, Tang Juedun also secretly admired Yang Qiu, and even felt that he might have thought of such a day when he formed the farmers' association.

    "Everyone get on the bus! We are also enjoying the feeling of enjoying the new tractor." Yang Qiu smiled and greeted everyone to get on the bus, ready to experience the feeling of being knocked around as a child, but when the tractor started to drive, he remembered a question:  "By the way, have you given a name?"

    name?  Yes, it seems that in the midst of research and fun, I forgot to give the tractor a loud name.

    "We might as well call it a good harvest!" Tang Jue suddenly thought about it and blurted it out.

    "The whole country will have a good harvest. Okay, let's have a good harvest!"

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