The Russian civil war had been going on for two years, and at the outset the tide of the war was extremely unfavorable to the majority, and the White Army narrowly missed them. However, as time went on, the majority party gradually gained a foothold and launched a series of counteroffensives, and in the European direction, the White Army was losing ground one after another.

In the lower regions of the Far East, with the participation of Japan and the United States, the White Army firmly controlled the overall situation, and most of the party's followers hid underground, playing a game of hide and seek with the White Army's interventionist army.

As the leader of the largest majority party force in the Far East, Ivanov can be called the banner figure of the Far East, whether it is the Japanese or the White Russians, they want to capture him, but Ivanov has evaded danger again and again with his superb counter-reconnaissance skills.

But now Ivanov did not want to hide any longer, the tide of the war in Europe had been reversed, the army of the majority party was attacking in the direction of Asia, and Kolchak was already showing fatigue. At this time, the army guerrillas in the Far East had to cooperate with the main forces of the Russian army and contain the White Russian and foreign intervention armies.

Of course, in order to do this, it is necessary to be supported by arms and medicines, and Ivanov has to beg for help from the Fengjun after thinking twice. This sounds like a very ridiculous thing, but China is actually also an interfering party, an enemy of the majority party, how can it help!

"Comrade Ivanov, I think that your idea is completely whimsical, that is, a compromise and surrender to imperialism, an unforgivable betrayal! You must make a review, abandon these delusions, and mobilize the workers and peasants of the Far East to arm themselves against the white bandits! ”

It was Artev who spoke, a representative sent by Moscow, who usually likes to point fingers and look like a minister. Ivanov looked down on him very much.

"On behalf of comrades, any decision should be made on the basis of reality, but on the basis of a reverie out of thin air. In the Far East, where the reactionary Liliang was unprecedentedly strong, our soldiers lacked food and clothing, there was a serious shortage of weapons and equipment, and there were simply no factories to use here. Do you want the soldiers to fend off bullets with their chests and bayonets with their fists? ”

What Ivanov said was the truth, the Far East was already barren. There was turmoil again. There was a massive loss of population, the economy collapsed, there was a lack of everything, and the Far Eastern Free Army was even more depressed to the extreme, like a group of begging for food. If there is no outside support. They simply can't hold it anymore, but Aryev doesn't see it that way.

He exclaimed, "The enemy's armies are all mercenaries. It's all a bunch of bandits and hooligans without faith. Heroic warriors will not be afraid of them, as long as they have the courage to fight, victory will definitely be ours! ”

"Have you ever really understood the enemy, do you know how tenacious the Japanese are, do you know the industrial power of the Americans? It is a crime to let soldiers fight a powerful enemy with their bare hands! ”

Ivanov was already disgusted with this distinguished representative. He said to everyone: "Dear comrades, our cause has been hampered by the joint efforts of all imperialist countries. But we must also clearly see that the contradictions between the imperialist countries are motivated by the nature of greed. They are intrigued, especially between China and Japan. The Japanese assassinated the leader of the Feng army, and the whole Far East was changed because of this assassination, and we should take advantage of this opportunity to get everything we need from the Feng army. ”

Ivanov glanced at Aryev contemptuously and said loudly: "An excellent revolutionary must learn to proceed from reality, make use of all kinds of contradictions, be flexible enough, and not dogmatically believe in books!" If you have time, it's better to go down there and find out what is actually going on, rather than hiding in the house and conjuring up unrealistic slogans! ”

Ivanov was very harsh, and Aryev was already angry, but on the territory of the Far East, he did not have the strength to argue with Ivanov, so he could only swallow his anger for the time being. Ivanov explained the work at hand, and hurried to Hailan Pao, where Zhang Tinglan was also waiting.

"Mr. Ivanov, we haven't seen each other for more than two years, and you are more like a general, more than a scholar."

"Mr. Zhang, you are also more powerful than before, and it also makes me look forward to cooperating with Fengjun even more."

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "We are still enemies in name, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate to talk about cooperation!" ”

"It is true that we are enemies, but we also have common enemies, at least for the time being, we are friends, friends who can cooperate."

"Well, Mr. Ivanov, in that case, let's talk openly and honestly, what exactly do you need?"

Ivanov nodded, took out a list, and sent it to Zhang Tinglan, with a large list of things. These included 10,000 rifles, 5 million rounds of ammunition, 10,000 tons of wheat, 40 mountain guns, mortars and grenades, and so on.

Zhang Tinglan made a simple calculation, and the total amount of money added up to at least 2 million or so, of course, this is the price that Fengjun himself procures, if the Russians want to buy, especially if the majority party wants to buy, then it is not this price.

"These things are not too much, not too little, as long as you take out 20 million, I will sell them to you."

As soon as he heard the price offered by Zhang Tinglan, Ivanov almost spewed out a mouthful of old blood, this is too outrageous, at least ten times more than the price, he is now a complete poor ghost, where can he get this money!

"Mr. Zhang, this price is at least ten times higher, which is really unacceptable. We have a common enemy, the Japanese army trampled on the Russian land, and they assassinated Mr. Zhang Zuolin. After we get the weapons, fighting against the Japanese is actually helping you share the pressure, which is good for the Feng army. ”

"Mr. Ivanov, I handed over the weapon to you, how to use it depends on your mind, who can guarantee that you will not bite the Feng army back, you must know that our garrison Hailan is also dissatisfied."

Ivanov is also a man of good speech, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, Japan has 100,000 troops in the Far East and is our number one enemy, so we will naturally put the main liliang on dealing with the Japanese. And Mr. Chang also asks you to pay attention if the Japanese transfer these troops to the Far East. What a pressure it will put on the Feng army! ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled and nodded: "Mr. Ivanov, what you said makes sense, I can lower the price and give you the best price." But there is a premise, you must follow my instructions and carry out a military operation. ”

Ivanov pondered for a while, and then said: "I have to understand the content of military operations, I will not joke with the safety of the army!" ”

"Okay, I'll have the staff officer talk to you right away, within a month. Action must be finalized. ”

After the two sides discussed, Zhang Tinglan hurried back to Fengtian, he had already left a son behind, and the next step was to step up planning to ensure that the vital machinery and equipment could return to Fengtian safely.

But Zhang Tinglan had just returned to Fengtian. Many businessmen from the Fengtian Industrial Group came over jointly, and Liu Shucheng, Qiao Ruixuan, Song Zhongyi, Fan Xudong and others took the lead. They all rushed over.

"Commander-in-Chief. The Japanese have been cutting off the South Manchurian Railway for about a week, and the damage caused is very serious, do you think we will have to hold out for how long before the Japanese can give in? Liu Shucheng asked anxiously.

Fan Xudong on the side also said: "Commander-in-chief, boycott Japanese goods, for us." It is also an unshirkable responsibility. It's just that our foundation is too thin after all, and if we continue to fight like this, we are worried that instead of dragging down the Japanese enterprises, we will let Mukden's industry collapse first. That's more than worth the loss! ”

Zhang Tinglan was able to surround these businessmen around him and form a powerful alliance, in addition to strong strength, the most important thing is that it can bring huge benefits to everyone. Similarly, it is very unrealistic to want to make these people give up their interests just because of their prestige, and it will also damage their own prestige.

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Everyone, everyone's worries are reasonable, but before that, I want to tell you a good news, the Jibong Railway will be opened to traffic within a month." This railway, which avoids the Nanman Road, is a new transportation artery in the three eastern provinces, and the railway is completely designed and constructed by us, and the freight can be at least 30% cheaper than that of the Japanese. ”

As soon as they heard the news, the eyes of these businessmen here suddenly lit up, businessmen are the most sensitive thing to profits, in the past, the Japanese relied on their unique monopoly position, pushing up freight costs, making the merchants of the three eastern provinces miserable, but everyone could not get rid of it, so they could only accept their fate and be slaughtered.

But at this time, as soon as Zhang Tinglan said that the Jifeng Railway was about to be opened, they would not be able to avoid the oppression of the Japanese, and they immediately cheered a little.

"Commander-in-chief, I already knew that you were far-sighted, I really didn't expect that there would be such a hand waiting here, I knew that we didn't need to worry. In the future, with the Jifeng Railway, the South Manchurian Railway will get out, we will definitely not transport a single wagon on it! Song Zhongyi said with a smile.

Zhang Tinglan also nodded: "Ladies and gentlemen, in the past few days, everyone has fought against the Japanese together, and we have paid a lot of price, and the government will not let the patriotic businessmen suffer losses, I want to compensate everyone." ”

"The commander-in-chief is serious, it is our duty to contribute to the country, how can we ask for a reward!" Liu Shucheng hurriedly refused.

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Lao Liu, don't shirk it." Patriotism is right, if you do it right, you will be rewarded, if you are patriotic for reasons, you will lose economic interests, which is equivalent to doing good deeds but will be punished, the reason does not make sense! However, I will not give you a bonus directly, and now that the Jibong Railway has been completed, I am ready to set up a Tohoku Railway Operation Corporation, and all businessmen who participate in the boycott of Japan are eligible to become shareholders. ”

Railways are definitely a profiteering industry, or the great powers would not rush to build them, these businessmen know it in their hearts, but their strength is limited, and they can't participate in it at all.

But now that Zhang Tinglan has left the opportunity to them, these people were suddenly overjoyed and showed a eager attitude. Originally, there were some people who had their interests damaged because of the problems of the South Manchurian Railway, and they had some opinions on Zhang Tinglan, but now when they heard that they could exchange for the opportunity to invest in the railway company, that little bit of resentment completely dissipated, and everyone seemed to be celebrating the New Year.

Zhang Tinglan looked at the excited businessmen and said with a smile: "I just want to tell you one thing, the interests of the government and you are the same, as long as you stand on the side of the government, you can get rich rewards, as long as we work together and Liliang is concentrated, we can drive the Japanese Shili out of the three eastern provinces!" ”

"The commander-in-chief said great, we all follow you, and there is absolutely no second heart."

Zhang Tinglan has just taken the position, and his foundation is far from being consolidated, he threw out the big cake of the railway, just to win people's hearts, especially to win over powerful businessmen, judging from the performance of these people, this step has been taken right.

After getting Zhang Tinglan's promise, all the businessmen were very excited, and they were relieved to boldly continue to confront Japan, the "five noes policy" continued to adhere to, and the Japanese continued to shrink their commercial share in the three eastern provinces.

After three weeks passed, the good news finally came, the Jifeng railway was finally completed, and after Zhang Tinglan got the report, he hurriedly invited representatives from all walks of life in Fengtian, as well as all the powers, to attend the opening ceremony.

After the news spread, the Northeast shook again, and finally had a railway built by itself, and finally did not have to be controlled by others, everyone swept away the haze in their hearts and held their chests high! (To be continued......)