Chapter 72: The Strength of the Twenty-Eighth Division (Part II)
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Feng Yong looked at the information in his hand and once again felt the weakness behind the scenery of the 28th Division. The equipment of the two brigades on the border between China and Russia in the north is basically Japanese-made equipment. The rifle is mainly based on the Taisho 30 type, with some 38 type rifles. After all, the 38 rifle is the standard equipment of the Japanese army, and in the face of China, a potential adversary, the number of exports is very small. In particular, in recent years, a large number of mortars equipped with equipment have been low in price and have achieved remarkable combat results, which has rapidly increased the combat effectiveness of the entire 28th Division. In terms of heavy artillery, it is mainly old-fashioned canon, and the number of new howitzers is very small, after all, at this time, howitzers are developing rapidly, and a large number of new models are constantly being put into the battlefield of World War I. It's pretty good that an Eastern warlord like Von Delin can get his hands on an old-fashioned howitzer.
During this period, the focus of the arms market was still in Europe, but there were also some arms dealers who went the opposite way and shipped backward equipment to the East that Western countries did not look down on, and in any case, these equipment were much better than those in China. As a result, the standard equipment of various countries before the war was eliminated in the battle, and then it was brought to the Oriental market by international arms dealers with eyes and eyes, and China and Japan were the main buyers. The main purpose of Japan's purchase of these arms is to study its own internal technology and then develop its own military industrial enterprises. It is different from the domestic warlords who simply buy arms to arm the army.
Therefore, most of the troops of the 28th Division in Mukden Province are equipped with this kind of Western weaponry. As a result of this aimless purchase of arms, the 28th Division's weapons were very hapty and logistically stressful. It's just that these are not what Feng Yong should worry about. After all, he was only a matter of the 28th Division. There is no need to over-revise the status quo of the 28th Division. Because that would touch the interests of the top management of the 28th Division, since he knew that it was impossible to control the 28th Division now, there was no need to offend people at this time. Besides, after looking at the current situation of the 28th Division, Feng Yong has a lot less expectations for the 28th Division. In the final analysis, the 28th Division is just an old-fashioned army, with complicated internal relations, the ability of high-ranking officers is not guaranteed, and although the corruption in the army is not very obvious, it is absolutely indispensable. Because Feng Delin's annual military expenditure of more than 2 million silver dollars, as long as there is no large-scale replacement of armaments, it is still easy to raise these 70,000 regular troops. However, if we look at the situation of the 28th Division, we can see that the living standards of the soldiers of the 28th Division are average, so it is interesting to see where this lot of money flows.
Feng Yong is not a savior, even if this team is nominally handed over to him in the future, he will not spend too much energy for the 28th Division, as long as he follows the established route of the 28th Division and handles some emergencies by himself. I don't bother to worry about other things.
"Staff Officer Wang, clean up the house in the back, rearrange it, and then buy a high-power radio station, this young marshal is of great use." Feng Yong wanted to establish a command center of the security corps next to this study. He can ignore the administrative affairs of Changchun City, but the public security corps must be completely under his jurisdiction.
Staff Officer Wang nodded, and he also knew the purpose of Young Marshal Feng, although he didn't look down on the so-called Public Security Corps in his heart, but after all, it was the army founded by Young Marshal Feng, and it was his absolute descendant, and he should be cared about. At the same time, Staff Officer Wang also wanted to see how this young marshal Feng, who moved the three eastern provinces, would handle the relationship between the 28th Division and the Public Security Corps. This has a bearing on the question of who will annex whom in the future between the 28th Division and the Public Security Corps. Staff Officer Wang can not care, he is only the chief of staff of the 28th Division, and he has no real power. No matter who annexes the Public Security Corps and the 28th Division, his status as a staff officer will not change.
Feng Yong was in this 'study' to check the confidential information of the 28th Division. If these materials are leaked, I am afraid that it will cause great turmoil in the three eastern provinces. Of course, not everyone can read these materials, and even Wang Jigang, the chief of staff, only knows part of the contents. Many of the most important secrets are known only to Feng Delin. Of course, now I have to add a Feng Yong.
"Little Japan's infiltration of the 28th Division is too powerful, and if there is a war with Japan in the future, these Japanese instructors and the soldiers they have trained will have big problems." Feng Yong frowned. Of the 70,000-strong troops of the 28th Division, there are more than 1,000 Japanese instructors and advisers. Moreover, most of them have a high status in the 28th Division. How much power are they secretly developing? How much did the officer corrode? What is the morale of the soldiers?
"Do you want to drive out the Japanese forces step by step?" Feng Yong had such a tempting thought flashing through his mind, but in the end he threw this thought out of his mind. Thinking about Feng Delin's experience of starting a family, he is definitely the most hardcore pro-Japanese force, not to mention the reaction of the Japanese high-level when he expelled the Japanese, he can't pass the level of Lao Tzu alone.
Feng Delin is not a fool either, and must have known that the Japanese were probably not as good as he imagined, as can be seen from the fact that there was not a single Japanese in his staff headquarters.
Feng Yong thought of Zhang Zuolin of the 27th Division again, although Zhang Zuolin's troops also had foreign instructors, but there were all kinds of countries, and Japan could not dominate one of them. The Japanese infiltration was not as serious as the 28th Division, and Zhang Zuolin's 27th Division was much purer. I am afraid that in the future, Feng Zhang will compete for hegemony, and Zhang Zuolin will be able to win in addition to his excellent political skills, which is also related to the team's unity.
Chief of Staff Wang handed over some telegrams that needed to be processed to Feng Yong. Feng Yong looked at it, good guy, more than a dozen telegrams, all of them asked for money, food, and arms. Among them, the appetite of the 1st and 2nd brigades from the Sino-Russian border is the greatest. Other telegrams were also used to report problems with the new formations.
"Counselor Wang, did the marshal have so many telegrams asking for money before the accident?" Feng Yong asked. If that's how it is, it's nothing, and if it's not, then it's worth playing. I'm afraid someone is going to make a stumbling block for Young Marshal Feng.
"No, young marshal, it's approaching the end of the year, and it's time for the troops to pay their salaries." Staff Officer Wang whispered. He saw that Feng Yong's face was not very good. As soon as anyone takes office, he will not be happy in the face of this kind of thing that asks for money and food.
"How much money do you have left in the Treasury Department?"
"Half of this year's tax silver dollars have been distributed, and according to the original report, there should be 1.5 million silver dollars left. The Treasury is also sorting out the specific amount, which should be reported during this time. ”
Feng Yong nodded, the specific efficiency of the 28th Division Feng Yong didn't know, but the efficiency of this general staff was still good. This general staff of von Delin was set up in imitation of the German Army. Although there were a large number of Japanese instructors in the ranks, the basic system, the 28th Division, still favored the German establishment. After all, the German Army's title of the world's number one is not called in vain.
"Staff Officer Wang, pass on my order, and the 28th Division of Fengtian Province will temporarily stop expanding. The troops that have already completed their training have stepped up their training, and at the same time, the General Staff Department has sent personnel to count the specific numbers and establishments of each regiment in Fengtian Province. As for the salaries of the 1st and 2nd Northern Brigades, they will be put aside for a while, anyway, there is still a period of time before the end of the year. The situation of other departments will be dealt with only after the young marshal understands the situation. After all, he doesn't have absolute decision-making power, and he still has to discuss many things with Feng Delin.
For the next whole day, Feng Yong browsed the situation of the 28th Division in the General Staff. Didn't leave until dark. At this time, Feng Yong already had a comprehensive understanding of the 28th Division. At the same time, I also know why the 28th Division is called the behemoth of the three eastern provinces, in addition to the 70,000 regular troops of the 28th Division, the close ties with all strata of Fengtian Province are also the potential strength of the 28th Division.
Northeast China as the land of the Manchu Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was extremely powerful, and at the time of the fall of the country, a large number of Manchu Qing relics carried a large amount of property back to the three eastern provinces, mainly concentrated in Fengtian Province. At this time, the so-called landlords in the Northeast were basically the original Manchu nobles. They control a large amount of land and mineral resources in Mukden Province. At present, there are many Manchu veterans in the Northeast government jointly controlled by the 28th and 27th Divisions. These people may not have any real power, but they have a strong appeal in Mukden Province.
Yuan Shikai, the president of the Republic of China, was an authentic Manchu high-ranking official, and he won the country from his master, and he also had a headache for the so-called 'master' of the original Manchu nobles. It is definitely not okay to let them stay in the capital to make trouble or block him, and if they kill him, they are afraid that people will say that he Yuan Shikai is ungrateful, so in the end, he will throw the influential nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty into their so-called Longxing land, and the military power is not to think about it, but other rights are still given a lot. And which of these widows is not a wealthy family, and when they came to the northeast, they quickly controlled a large area of land and became the most powerful group of landlords in the three eastern provinces. Compared with these aristocratic landlords, the landlords of Jilin Province are simply scum.
After all, the bandits in Jilin Province were like Mao, and after years of turmoil, the Manchu remnants who were forbidden to have an army were unable to deal with the threat of bandits, so they could only focus on the relatively stable Fengtian Province. In the face of the 27th and 28th Divisions, the largest military forces in Fengtian Province, of course, they tried their best to win over, and these Manchu veterans dreamed of restoring the orthodoxy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and if they could control such a powerful armed force as the 27th Division or the 28th Division, even if they could not restore the Manchu rule in the whole country, at least it would be good to establish the Great Qing State in the land of Longxing in the northeast. Feng Yong even suspected that Feng Delin's dispatch of troops to support Zhang Xun's restoration in the original history was also bewitched by these Manchu elders.
"Fortunately, my security corps rose in Jilin Province, and the big and small landlords in Jilin have little contact with these noble landlords, otherwise the agrarian revolution implemented by the provincial government can only be a joke." Feng Yong smiled bitterly. These Manchu remnants have a great influence in the current society. Some of them have worked with President Yuan Da and can go straight to heaven. If they really want to make trouble, no matter which force they are, it will be extremely troublesome.