Fengxian Jiangshan

The warlord's favorite thing is nothing more than weapons, of course, including the production line that can produce weapons. Hearing what Fred said, Zhang Tinglan also showed joy.

"Old friend, tell me what it is first, and then I have some good news to tell you, which will definitely surprise you!"

"Zhang, I knew your trip to Beijing would not be in vain." Fred said with a smile, "It's four artillery pieces, 120mm caliber howitzers. As far as I know, your domestic army rarely has them." Large-caliber heavy artillery, I believe you will be interested."

Hearing this, Zhang Tinglan immediately beamed with joy. Cannon is the god of war, and artillery is also the core of the Continental Army, which has the power to influence wars.As Fred said, the Beiyang armies are mainly equipped with 75mm artillery, which is already insufficient in power compared with the army artillery of other countries in the world.

The Beiyang Army also seemed to have discovered this problem during the preparation and training, and increased each battalion's artillery to eighteen, and a division had 54 artillery pieces. It seemed that they wanted to make up for the lack of power through the number of artillery pieces.

But the military establishment is never such a simple matter, and logistics and mobility must also be considered, especially the poor road conditions in China. Such an establishment is completely nonsense.

The biggest imaginary enemies of the Fengjun are Japan and Russia. The industrial level of these two countries is far ahead of China, and the army is also equipped with a large number of large-caliber heavy artillery. If the Fengjun does not have heavy artillery, it is impossible to fight against them.

If Fred can get four cannons, he can get more, and the artillery power of the Feng army will be multiplied. Zhang Tinglan is naturally ecstatic.

"Old friend, artillery is of course a good thing, but there are only four, enough equipment for a company, it is too little!"

"Don't be dissatisfied, this has almost killed me!" Fred said with an exaggerated expression: "Zhang, Russia is desperately trying to control arms, especially these sophisticated heavy artillery, which are being used by the Russians." I kept a close eye on them. I spent a lot of effort to bribe the quartermaster, and got four cannons from him, disassembled them into parts, disguised them as timber, and shipped them to Mukden. If I want to get more cannons, I really need them. It's not easy!"

Zhang Tinglan also knew that Fred was telling the truth, but with only four cannons, it was difficult to form a fighting force, and Zhang Tinglan was obviously dissatisfied.

"Old friend, do you know the source of these cannons? Let's think of a way together and see if we can find a chance!"

"This batch of artillery was produced by the Americans, and they were shipped directly to Haisenwei, and then to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Railway, without going through the Middle East Road at all. If we can help Grand Duke Nicholas get a loan from Japan this time, it will be stable. The Slavic Bank’s bonds, the Grand Duke may allow arms to pass through the Middle East Road in return.”

Fred thought for a while, and then said: "Even if you go through the Middle East Road, I advise you to use less artillery. Russia retreated miserably on the Western Front, and more than 100 million livestock died. Looking at the current situation, the Tsar We are ready to gamble everything and launch an attack in the spring and summer of next year, and the outcome depends on it, so the decisive heavy artillery is highly valued by everyone in Russia and will not allow the slightest mistake."

Zhang Tinglan frowned, Fred's words did not dissuade him at all, on the contrary Zhang Tinglan hoped to get these Russian artillery even more.

"Old friend, you just have to find a way to get the Russians transported through the Middle East Road, and I will figure out the rest. Even if it is robbery, I will get the heavy artillery!"

Fred immediately rolled his eyes up, this kid is really bold, don't look at Russia as a giant with mud legs, but it is also a giant, and China is now a big fish belly.This kid didn't pay attention to the Russians at all, taking advantage has become a habit, it's a bit crazy, but Fred appreciates this kind of madness, otherwise how could his pockets be bulging so fast.

"Zhang, since you have made up your mind, I can only risk my life to accompany the gentleman, but we must come up with a safe plan, and we can't take risks. Or tell me what good news you have in Beijing, I really want to know!"

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "I have reached a cooperation agreement with the British. Fengtian's factory will be responsible for producing canned food, cloth and other military supplies for the British. The machines you helped me get are all in use!"

"This is indeed a good thing, but are these military supplies going to be sold to Europe?"

"It should be. In fact, the British don't care about this. What they want is to use Fengtian's potential production capacity to coerce the United States and let them lower prices. The trade volume between the United States and the Allies is so large, and each can is minus one cent. The United Kingdom You can save tens of millions, we are just chips."

Fred listened to Zhang Tinglan's words, and nodded: "That's right, this is indeed a good way to put pressure on the United States." His eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked with a smile: "Zhang, this is your job again. You, a business genius, must have come up with such an ingenious idea, and the British's stupid brains can't think of such an ingenious idea, and I will praise your wisdom!"

"It's just competing to be a pawn, it's nothing!"

"If you are a chess player, you have to start as a chess piece. Most of them don't even have the ability to play on the chessboard. You have done a great job, especially when you are so weak, you can actually hit the trade between the United States and Britain. , you are definitely an unprecedented genius!"

Having said this, Fred stood up again, walked around a few times, and suddenly said: "Zhang, according to what you said, the British don't care about these materials anymore, what they need is a concept, as long as the Americans agree to cut prices, you Existence is dispensable!"

Zhang Tinglan nodded, suddenly his face changed drastically, his fists were clenched unconsciously, and a thought came to his mind crazily.Fred also had a smile on his face: "Zhang, you have also thought about it, the British have never been a good thing. Once they reach an agreement with the United States, they may abandon you ruthlessly. The promised orders, loans, And the aid will turn into a gust of wind and disappear at any time!"

Zhang Tinglan's face also became livid. He always thought that he had played with Zhu Erdian, but now he realized that chess pieces are just chess pieces. If the British feel that they are worthless, they will be discarded at any time.His plan to use Britain to expand Fengtian Industry will go bankrupt.

Whether it is the £50 or the power plant, it is just a snack thrown by the UK.Of course, this is just the speculation of Zhang Tinglan and Fred. Zhang Tinglan is still not sure whether Britain will do this.

But there is one thing that makes Zhang Tinglan very uncomfortable, that is, his life is completely held in the hands of the other party.In fact, every traveler has a sense of superiority, thinking that with his own knowledge and talents, he can play with those historical celebrities and even change the times, but the truth is often not as simple as imagined.

Take this cooperation with the United Kingdom as an example. Although Zhang Tinglan made the other party accept her proposal, once the British achieve their goal of putting pressure on the United States, will they tear up their promise and give up their support for Fengtian?Even if the trade relationship is maintained and the British take the complete initiative, they will probably lower the conditions. After all, Fengtian's production capacity is really a drop in the bucket for the UK. It is insignificant and has no effect at all.

"I must find countermeasures so that the British cannot easily tear up the contract!"

"Zhang, how about choosing Russia as Fengtian's export destination?"

Fred suddenly put forward this suggestion, Zhang Tinglan thought for a moment, and finally had an idea. Fengtian's production capacity is not too much for Britain, but it is very valuable for Russia, which is extremely scarce in supplies.And the distance is closer and the cost is lower.

Fengtian exports to Russia, in fact, there is no need to process it into cans at all, as long as the fresh meat is frozen in winter, and then shipped directly to Russia, it can supply Russia's needs.

Originally, Fengtian was dispensable to Britain, but now after joining Russia, it has become that Fengtian is very important to Russia, and Russia is very important to Britain, so Britain dare not abandon Fengtian casually.Moreover, Zhang Tinglan can also ask the British to pay for Russia, which can also achieve the purpose of earning pounds.

"Zhang, once you export military supplies to Russia, we will have an extra bargaining chip in our hands, a bargaining chip that will cause civil turmoil in Russia at any time. Just imagine those Russian soldiers who suddenly eat junk food that is enough to kill them. What will happen to them?"

Hearing this, Zhang Tinglan was stunned. It seemed that she was indeed no match for Fred, and this old guy was the absolute villain.Immediately Zhang Tinglan also thought that in such a situation, most of the Russian soldiers would riot, and he could fish in troubled waters and get the long-desired heavy artillery. Thinking of this, Zhang Tinglan finally showed a smile.

Soon on the second day, a train loaded with huge red pine trees roared towards Fengtian, and still temporarily stopped at Wenguantun Station. Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuoxiang, Sun Liechen, Zhang Tinglan and their soldiers had long been waiting here.

Although the discussion yesterday was lively, it was only a conception. The four cannons were actually placed under the pile of wood. When Lao Zhang heard that Zhang Tinglan had obtained the heavy cannon again, he was so happy that he stayed up all night. , Woke up early, and rushed to Wenguantun with the manpower.

The soldiers quickly climbed onto the train, unloaded the pine wood with a diameter of more than one meter, and finally moved out the four cannons under the wood. At this time, these cannons were still a pile of parts, but the thick barrels had already shown With a strong power, Lao Zhang touched the barrel of the gun with a smile on his face, and the soldiers moved out two thousand rounds of shells from the other wagons.

"Who among you knows how to assemble a cannon, hurry up and assemble this good thing for me. My old Zhang wants to see how powerful this thing is!"

As soon as Zhang Zuolin said this, everyone present looked at each other in blank dismay. It was the first time they had come into contact with this kind of artillery, and they really didn't know how to assemble it. Fred only smuggled the artillery here, but did not get any personnel, only a bunch of parts. , can't be turned into a cannon, now Lao Zhang is also dumbfounded.

Sun Liechen thought for a while and said, "Yuting, I think of someone who might be able to do it!"

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