At the end of October, Zhang Yunhan established the Northwest Army Weapons Research Institute. There is a new biochemical man in the research institute, Kashnikov★★★, a firearms research expert!
"System prompt: Biochemical firearms research experts can speed up the unlocking speed of rifles and machine guns, and can design firearms by themselves."
Zhang Yunhan hadn't heard from the system for a long time, and he was a little confused. After a year, he finally heard the system speak again.
"Publish the main mission: Occupy Gan Province, and the reward technology tree will be unlocked until 1931."
"Gan Province? Isn't it simple? When the training of our army is completed, Gan Province will be easily captured."
Zhang Yunhan took it for granted, but suddenly, he realized something was wrong. He has now occupied Gan Province. Although not all areas, at least most of the areas are his territory. Why does the system still issue such a mission?
Just when Zhang Yunhan was confused, Liu Yong, director of the Intelligence Bureau, opened the door of the office.
"Commander, Feng Jishan tricked us! He sent a call to divide the Ningxia and Qinghai regions into two provinces, and Ma Qi and Ma Hongkui were appointed as the chairmen of the two provinces!"
"snort!"
Zhang Yunhan smashed the cup angrily, and the broken ceramic shards were scattered all over the floor. He also wondered why the system issued such a task. It turned out that Feng Jishan had actually set up such a trap.
"I will raise the price of selling arms to 20 oceans higher than the market price, and an artillery piece is 40,000 oceans! If you don't bargain, since Feng Ji is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."
Zhang Yunhan knew that Feng Jishan definitely didn't want to unify Gansu province by himself, and also wanted to use his own weapons and equipment. It was really a big move.
Fortunately, Ma Qi and Ma Hongkui don't have enough troops. In the last battle at Liupanshan, Ma Qi didn't have much strength anymore. He only had one or two infantry brigades at most. As for Ma Hongkui, it would be good to have two infantry brigades under his command.
Fortunately, the first thing to do when entering Jincheng is to recruit soldiers. Currently, there are more than 15,000 recruits, and there are still many vacancies before the 40,000 people.
Fortunately, there were more than 10,000 captives from before. Excluding those who had done many evil things, there were only 8,000 or 9,000 prisoners.
Zhang Yunhan called Zhang Yuntai, Lu Gang, and Duan Cheng. These three people were his senior military officials. Zhang Yunhan wanted to hear their suggestions.
Soon the conference room was ready, and several people arrived one after another.
"This Feng Jishan is really good at causing trouble. He demolished Gansu province and made it into three provinces. He didn't want me to grow bigger. He didn't want to fight me, so he found someone to restrain me. There is Ningma in the north and Qingma in the west. , there is Feng Jishan in the east. What do you think?"
Zhang Yuntai was the number one general under Zhang Yunhan, and he was also considered to have the most outstanding military ability, so he gave the answer immediately.
"Commander, this is actually a good thing. It just so happens that we can eliminate Ningma Qingma in one fell swoop. I heard that these two bandits are doing all kinds of evil, burning, killing, raping and looting. This is still an opportunity for our army."
"Commander, please see, as long as one division is deployed in the direction of Chang'an, there will be no problem. With the weapons and equipment of our army, even 30,000 people cannot take it. Looking at the direction of Suiyuan, the enemy's army is currently empty and only needs one brigade for defense. This only requires one division and one brigade."
"And if our army completes the commander's army expansion plan, it will have 70,000 troops. This is still the main battle force, not counting the logistics force. The 70,000 people will be organized into four divisions and two brigades. Our army will still have three divisions to use. , when the time comes to fight on two fronts, it will be easy to defeat the two horses."
Zhang Yunhan was also satisfied after hearing this. This was also his plan. To expand the army first, military strength was the foundation. Changwu's Liu Jun 2nd Brigade allocated 2,000 captive soldiers and 1,000 recruits, and expanded it to a 2nd Division, with Liu Jun★★ as the division commander.
Lu Gang stood up: "Commander, Chief of Staff, there is a division stationed near Changwu and a brigade stationed in the Huanxian direction. Then our army will only have the main 1st Division and 3rd Brigade. Add in the graduates of the Military Academy in the next year, and our army will have There are 20,000 main troops, and when the time comes the new recruits will train together, and their combat effectiveness will never decline. I also agree with what the chief of staff said."
The three of them nodded and looked at Duan Cheng.
Duan Cheng stood up with some embarrassment: "Commander, Chief of Staff, Vice President Lu (who was sent by Zhang Yunhan to teach at the Military Academy), I have no problem, but I think, should we establish an artillery division? Although the mountain artillery is currently It seems that it is enough to meet the requirements of war, but future wars will definitely be larger-scale army operations, focusing on firepower construction, I think it is very necessary."
Zhang Yunhan nodded: "This is a fact. I agree to this request, but there is nothing I can do for the time being. However, I will move the Longdong Military Academy to Jincheng and establish the Jincheng Army Military Academy, with an infantry department, artillery department, and armor command department."
"This matter is settled. Let Liu Jun be appointed commander of the 2nd Division, allocate 3,000 people, and form a 2nd Division on the basis of the 2nd Brigade. Zhang Hong's 1st Brigade will not make any changes. The Ma Fang Artillery Regiment will be transferred back to me, and the 2nd Artillery Regiment will be established. On the basis of the 1st Artillery Division, the 1st Artillery Division was reorganized, with Duan Cheng as the division commander and responsible for the reorganization and training. Adjourned!"
In December 1927, Zhang Yunhan finally obtained the first 5★ talent, infantry commander Lu Bohan.
The second four-★ infantry commander, Qiu Ziwen.
The third 3★ infantry commander, Wang Chengwu.
The new appointments are as follows:
Lu Bohan ★★★★★: Chief of Staff of the Northwest Army, responsible for important military affairs. Currently responsible for reorganization, recruitment of military cadets, and training of new recruits.
Zhang Yuntai★★★★: Commander of the 1st Army of the Northwest Army, under the jurisdiction of the 1st Division, 2nd Division, and 1st Artillery Division.
Qiu Ziwen★★★★: Commander of the 2nd Army, under the jurisdiction of 3 divisions and 1st brigade, responsible for the expansion of the 2nd Army.
Lu Gang★★★: Vice principal of Jincheng Army Military Academy, responsible for the recruitment of the second phase of cadets and the establishment of the artillery section and armor section.
Duan Cheng★★★: Commander of the 1st Artillery Division, responsible for the construction of the heavy artillery regiment.
Kashnikov★★★: Director of the Weapons Research Institute, responsible for firearms research.
Lu Jing★★★: Director of the Gansu Provincial Government, responsible for Zhang Yunhan’s government affairs execution.
Wang Chengwu★★★: Commander of the 2nd Division, which was reorganized from the 3rd Brigade.
Since November, Li Zhi has led the 1st Division stationed in Jincheng to defend Qing Province. The 3rd Brigade, led by Ma Zhiyuan, has been stationed in Jingyuan to defend Ning Province. The 3rd Brigade was later reorganized into the 1st Army 2nd Division under the division commander Wang Chengwu.
In mid-December, the first batch of cadets from the military academy graduated. As the principal, Zhang Yunhan personally attended the graduation ceremony and gave a speech at the ceremony.
"Students, many of you have met me and know that I am a very straightforward person. Well, I won't talk too much."
"First! The Chinese warlords have been fighting for years, and the people have no food and clothing. Does anyone seek happiness for the people? No!"
"Second! What have the warlords brought to the war for years? Families have been destroyed! Wives and children have been separated! Thousands of miles of wasteland! There are frozen bones on the road!!"
"Third! The imperialists have been exploiting China since the Qing government. How can our huge country tolerate it? No! Absolutely not!! If my ancestors knew, they would have to tear off my head and play it as a ball!"
"Fourth! The warlords have been fighting for years and have signed many traitorous treaties! The country will be destroyed in just a matter of seconds!"
"Classmates!! What I dislike the most in my life are those guys who call themselves presidents. They only stuff money into their own pockets and never care about the lives and deaths of the people. That's why! I established our Northwest Army!"
