Chapter 29: The Iron Journey
By the time August 1918 came, the entire military machine in Shandong had turned completely, and the haze of the pre-war war had begun to spread throughout China.
Not only was it about to be attacked by the Chinese National Defense Force, which was named the "New Taipei Lord's Army," but even the troops of the Guangdong side had already been transported by airship to a light division in Shandong.
These lightly armed divisions had no armored vehicles other than one armored infantry regiment.
As for cars, it's not a lot. After all, the 120-mm heavy mortars of the Chinese National Defense Forces are carried on such vehicles. Not only heavy mortars, but even a small trailer with dozens of ammunition on the back.
Trucks were used to tow heavy guns such as 105 mm, and for ordinary infantry, an 18-speed mountain bike was used. Whether it is its own backpack or weapons and ammunition, it is all loaded on a special shelf on the automatic car.
Although the light infantry was slightly slower than the fully mechanized heavy and tank divisions because of the smaller vehicles, it could not hold back the creativity displayed by the Chinese under the irrational thinking. The jeep and the small number of 75mm battalion self-propelled guns could be seen being picked up by a group of infantry on bicycles as they drove in.
In addition, the Scout on a two-car motocross bike can also be seen on the shoulders of the hitchhiker with his hands on it. As for the four-wheeled 82mm self-propelled mortar and its vehicle, it is naturally impossible to escape the magic {1}{Ben} read ~ concave collision award Nuo Nao Ao Zhuang Island swallowing hoop play 硭 than Huan reprimanding the scarlet file to make trouble with the hexagram wisdom?
It's also China's existing road system, which is so bad that they might have used something like roller skates for rides.
At the same time, the various units of the Chinese National Defense Forces also began to assemble and began to move forward one after another to the areas where they were scheduled to attack. Security forces have also raised their alert levels to prevent other forces from coming to sabotage and cause trouble.
Speaking of the "New Beiyang Warlord Army" organized by the "Chinese National Defense Forces" this time, although most people understand that this is a war to end the rule of China's Beiyang warlords, for the sake of their own rights, the various forces still can't help but hope that they will fail or make slow progress.
Such ideas include warlords and leaders in various places, after all, they know that if the country really falls into the hands of such a group of people, there will naturally be no more privileges. If you want to be the leader of this position, you will rebel except for the election. However, when we think of the strike methods of the "Chinese National Defense Forces," we cannot help but lament that there are not many good days left.
Under these circumstances, the Beijing government, which usually picks and shrinks from the army, suddenly became generous, and not only the salaries of the soldiers of the Beiyang Army were raised, but also the weapons were updated.
This is because since the end of the war, Europe has been preparing for the Paris Peace Conference on Christmas Eve in 1918.
On June 3~7, 1918, Britain, France, the United States, Japan, and Italy held a preparatory meeting for the Paris Peace Conference, and the rules of procedure for the Peace Conference were formulated behind the backs of most countries. It stipulates that the five major powers, Britain, France, the United States, Japan, and Italy, are "belligerents of general interest" and may participate in all meetings of the Peace Conference.
Belgium, China, Serbia and other countries are "belligerents with individual interests" and can only attend meetings related to their own countries. Countries that have severed diplomatic relations with Germany, such as Bolivia, are only allowed to present their views orally or in writing when the five major powers deem it necessary. The rules of procedure also limit the number of plenipotentiaries to be represented at the meeting, five from each of the five major countries, three each from Belgium, Serbia and Brazil, and two from China and Poland, for a total of 70.
Just by the status given to China and the number of representatives, it can be seen that they are excluding China from participating in this matter. In particular, in the secret negotiations between several countries, it is the Beijing government that represents China. From this alone, it is not difficult to see their intentions.
The diplomats of the "China Defense Force" and the "China Renaissance Party," which have already received the news, have organized the "Society for the Study of International Studies" organized by Gu Weijun and Tang Shaoyi, and are intensively studying such a clause.
Regardless of the meaning, if the European countries do not care about China's interests, then Tang Yunyang's temper will not be blamed by others for being a "problem bandit", and they will naturally do something that will cause headaches for the so-called countries in the world.
In order to enable the Beijing government to drag on the progress of the "New Taipei Lords Army" formed by the "Chinese National Defense Forces" as long as possible, a large number of German-made firearms, ammunition, and artillery crossed the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from Europe to the hands of Japan or the Beijing government's Beiyang Army. It seems that in just one month, the weapons and equipment of the entire Beiyang Army have been almost completely updated.
With the arrival of the German ships, which had been divided between Europe and the United States, although the Japanese did not dare to shake again in China, they planned to respond to the call of the Entente to send their land forces to land in Russia and make trouble against the Russian Bolshevik regime.
To their surprise, the "Qindao regime" in Shandong expressed to them that it was willing to provide them with advanced weapons, including planes and combat vehicles, for their use. and encouraged them to make more fortunes in Russia, so that they could pay their debts to China as soon as possible.
The Japanese government only considered it for two days and discussed it, and Tang Yunyang ordered Gu Weijun to send another telegram.
"If the Japanese government does not use weapons made in China, I am afraid that we have to think that the Japanese government has the intention of relying on its debts, and we will launch an all-round attack on Japan at any time!"
It was as if Tang Yunyang had gone crazy for money, and he didn't want to think about whether the Japanese would use their "advanced weapons" against him when they got them.
However, the Japanese, who had the experience of the "plane" last time, did not dare to think so, they were just worried that in order to sell more arms, Tang Yunyang would not tell the Russians about the use of the "Trojan Horse" when they were at war with the Russians. After all, this "problem bandit", in general, has nothing to dare to do.
Putting aside the imminent siege of Japan and Russia by almost the whole world, let's talk about the changes in the government in Peking. In the past, they secretly approached the "Kotoshima government" through secret means, hoping to maintain their management of the Nakto part of the government on the premise of disbanding the army and organizing a national election.
However, Tang Yunyang directly vetoed it, the reason is very simple and sufficient, if you want to avoid war, you must hand over the personnel who participated in the negotiations with Japan's "Article 21", and you must hand over Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui, who agreed.
In the eyes of Tang Yunyang and most of his subordinates, these former so-called revolutionaries are all people who bring disaster to the country and the people for their own selfish interests. Since this is the case, kill it clean and save lang money.
Under such circumstances, there was naturally no need for the negotiations to be held, and the most infuriating thing was that Tang Yunyang directly broadcast the matter on the radio, which caused a lot of noise throughout the country.
At this time, the morale within the Beiyang Army was even lowered, and even Duan Qirui's hardcore soldiers, the various overseers of the Anhui warlords, couldn't help but wonder if they were worth their lives. In this case, of course, also in the case of the arrival of European and American military aid. The salaries of the Beiyang Army were increased, and the weapons were replaced. Even the Great Smoke Soil provided sufficient for the troops, and there was only one requirement, to familiarize themselves with the new weapons as soon as possible before the "New Northern Lords Army" hit the door.
They want to fight to the death with the "New Taipei Valve Army", and the soldiers who have been full of smoke are training hard, but they don't know that Duan Qirui and Li Yuanhong have already received promises from Britain, France, and the United States at this moment, and even if they lose the war in the future, they can also roll up a huge amount of money and go to Europe and the United States to live happily.
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Under these circumstances, the Chinese Revolutionary Party, which was determined to reform itself and change its past wrongs, held a grand campaign to support the army. There are not only charity performances by opera troupes, but also so-called celebrities such as Wang Jingwei who come out to donate manuscript fees, or donate blood to blood stations with great fanfare. More often than not, the soldiers of the "Chinese Revolutionary Party" actively signed up for the "Chinese National Defense Forces."
It is a pity that the first propaganda of the "Chinese Revolutionary Party" to re-emerge did not achieve any better results. The acting of the drama troupe, because if the actor is on stage, he must not refuse the paid dissemination of the media, so many people choose to listen at home.
As for the donations of the so-called celebrities, they have long been drowned in the cheers of the generosity of overseas Chinese in Nanyang. As soldiers, people sent by the "Chinese Revolutionary Party" have to queue up three months in advance at the conscription office here. Even if they were lucky enough to pass the strict pre-selection and found out that the instructor was actually from the Whampoa Non-commissioned Officer Military Academy that they had attacked, is this considered a narrow road?
On the contrary, the "Mr. and Mrs." had unexpected gains, and they were fortunate enough to be able to meet Tang Yunyang, although it was just an evening party organized by the military headquarters of the "Chinese National Defense Forces" to thank all walks of life. They not only met Tang Yunyang, but also met Jiang Baili, the chief of the General Staff, and even the commander of the Second Army Corps.
That's right, the 2nd Army Corps is under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Tank Division, and the division commander has been replaced by Rommel, and the original Colonel Miller has been promoted to the chief of staff of the Corps.
As for Manstein, he was excluded from this war, not because of his ability to command, but because Tang Yunyang had not found a teacher who could be better than him and replace him as one of the many staff officers until this time.
Therefore, it is possible that his participation in the war will be a year later, when the first officers return to the army, and it is believed that he will be able to find a replacement person. The question is, will there still be a war? Everybody, look down and make sense!
The reason why officers from Europe are only now used is because of the previous fear of their estrangement from the Chinese soldiers. So now, the entire army is full of non-commissioned officers from the Whampoa Non-commissioned Officer School, who have been educated for them, where does the estrangement start?
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