The performance of the students can be said to be very impressive. Firstly, the students support Zhang Yunhan very much. Secondly, the northwest man is inherently brave.
At the same time, just as Li Xiaodong lamented that he had escaped from the encirclement, a large number of soldiers appeared from around him.
"Disarm without killing!"
"Disarm without killing!"
The shouts resounded throughout the valley. Li Xiaodong took a quick look and saw that there were no less than two thousand people! It looked like he couldn't run away.
"Brigadier? What should I do?"
Li Xiaodong knew that it would be useless if he continued to resist. He couldn't turn into a corpse, right?
"Brothers, put down your guns."
"Everyone put down their guns!"
The soldiers of the Northwest Army who rushed up quickly confiscated their weapons, and a group of people were detained. After a while, Zhang Yunhan came to Li Xiaodong with Liu Yong★★ and Zhang Hong★★.
"Commander Li, I have heard of you for a long time. I am Zhang Yunhan."
Looking at the young man in front of him who was only in his early twenties, Li Xiaodong found it hard to imagine that this twenty-year-old boy could actually have such brave soldiers with sophisticated firearms. He wanted money, guns, and cannons.
"Commander Zhang, I have long admired your name. I really didn't expect you to be so young."
"Hahaha, everyone says that."
"I won't beat around the bush, I can let you go back, but you can give Feng Jishan a message, how about giving me this Gan province. Not only is this place underdeveloped, but it is also in need of money. Years of drought are of no use to General Feng." Not big."
"this?"
"Oh, don't worry, I won't let you suffer. I can provide weapons and equipment, all Mosin Nagants, mountain cannons are not bad, you just need to bring the word, I can provide a lot of Mosin Nagants, 50,000 The handle is not a problem, and it is 10-20 yuan lower than the market price. I can exchange the rifle for the entire Gansu Province, and I can also sell bullets and cannonballs."
Not to mention Feng Jishan, Li Xiaodong was moved at this time.
"Okay, okay, I will definitely bring the words." Li Xiaodong still had the dejection of defeat at this time, his eyes were full of light.
What is Feng Jishan's bad behavior now? It's a gun! It's a cannon! If you want to capture the wealthy territory of the Central Plains, you must have these things. Mao Xiong's support is just a drop in the bucket. Now there are people in the country who can provide it, why not? What's more, it's just a province of Gansu. He owns Yu Province, as well as Shaanxi Province and Suiyuan Province.
"Well, you can leave with your personal guards. I won't return the other soldiers to you."
Li Xiaodong quickly smiled and said: "No, no, just a few soldiers."
Indeed, during the warlord period, these soldiers were basically gangsters or peasants caught everywhere, and the bullets were tight, so there was no shortage of soldiers. Just get a group of peasants and fire a gun to become a soldier.
Li Xiaodong quickly left with more than two hundred people and adjutants.
Although Liu Yong★★ is from an intelligence background, he is also good at leading troops.
"Commander, is this okay?"
"We need a stable environment now. What's more, I believe Feng Jishan's vision is not too bad. What he lacks now is weapons and equipment. And he has suffered heavy losses in many battles. Now he is probably thinking about how to get rid of this burden."
When Liu Yong thought about it, it was really tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away. It was completely worthless.
"Order the troops and escort the prisoners to withdraw."
"yes!"
After Zhang Yunhan returned to Qingcheng, he learned one after another about the great victory at Liupanshan and the great victory at Changwu, and he was in a good mood.
At the end of August, the anti-encirclement and suppression campaign in Longdong ended. Our army lost more than 2,400 people, repelled the enemy, and captured more than 10,000 people. Not to mention the weapons and equipment, they looked down on them, they really looked down on them, and they were all put in the headquarters warehouse.
The first thing Zhang Yunhan did when he returned to Qingcheng was to send people to train the prisoners. The training lasted for three months, and they were separated from the cadet army and assigned to various units.
Expand the army, expand the army even more!
If you want to take over the Northwest, the 20,000 people you have are not enough! Longdong's defense requires 4 regiments, not to mention Qingma and Ningma.
After the cadet army returned to Qingcheng, they continued their studies at the Military Academy. There were more than 7,000 people when they went out for the expedition, but when they came back, there were already one or two hundred fewer people. Zhang Yunhan did not forget them. The bodies were brought back and a martyrs cemetery was specially set up in Qingcheng. In the future, soldiers from Longdong who died in battle will be buried here. Every year, the government sends people to pay homage and sweep the tombs, and the government posts a new notice. , announced that the families of fallen soldiers will receive government subsidies, a one-time military salary subsidy for ten years, tax reductions, and government policies for traveling to seek medical treatment.
When this announcement appeared, many farmers went to join the army. First of all, the government invested in machine farming this year. Although the output of the machines was not high, with government support, farmers did not have to spend too much time working in the fields. Moreover, the government announced that it would invest in more machines next year. There are many equipments, old men and old women can do farm work, and the family has no difficulties at all. I heard that the military pay is high and the treatment is good. It is 50 yuan a year. This is enough for the family's expenses, and they can also go to a well-off society.
In mid-September, Feng Jishan sent someone to contact Zhang Yunhan.
The visitor is still Li Xiaodong.
"Commander Zhang, long time no see, hahaha, I have good news for you this time."
"General Li, please come in and serve tea to the guests." Zhang Yunhan quickly invited people into the office.
Li Xiaodong smiled and went in. What he saw was a huge map of the world! The red furry bear and the blue bald eagle are clearly marked on it.
"Commander Zhang, you are very knowledgeable about the international situation."
"Hahaha, take a look for yourself when you have free time. I wonder if General Li has any suggestions?"
"Mao Xiong is a huge country with a vast territory and strong strength. With all due respect to the Bald Eagle, I don't think it has much influence. Although it was the victor in World War I, its war performance was not outstanding. And it is located in North America. It’s hard to influence the world situation.”
"The world's powerful countries are nothing more than woolly bears, John Bulls, Gallic chickens, Desan chickens, and bald eagles with few colonies. They are far inferior to these established powers."
Zhang Yunhan thought, the bald eagle developed perfectly because it was located in North America and had no land threats. It gained enough benefits from World War I and World War II. One superpower had many powers, so it was whatever it said.
"Actually, in my opinion, the bald eagle is the biggest threat."
"Oh? What did Commander Zhang say?"
"It's so safe."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Li Xiaodong wondered.
"But the industrial and economic strength of the Bald Eagle is not weaker than that of any other country. Although the Wooly Bear is big, there are powerful countries everywhere. John Bull's Gallic Chicken has a small territory, and the Foot Pot Chicken is only an island country."
When Li Xiaodong heard this, he suddenly realized that this was indeed the case. If a country without any threat develops wantonly, it will definitely become a powerful threat when it develops.
"So I have been thinking about how to make our country prosperous and strong. Our people are not stupid. On the contrary, our people are the best nation in the world. When will the great powers be us?"
Zhang Yunhan's aggressive eyes stared at Li Xiaodong, which made him feel scared. For the first time, he discovered that the 20-year-old young man in front of him had such ambitions.
