Chapter 222 Get ready, it's time to go to war again

Expand the army, build, plan!

One plan and one project after another make the whole Liaodong, which is about to usher in winter, particularly lively. Due to the restrictions of weather conditions, the State Council decided to suspend major operations on Jilin and Heilongjiang, but prepared to use this long winter to make every effort to ensure that the foundation is laid first in Liaodong, and the four construction soldiers that have just been compiled. The regiment was put into the construction of Lushun, Fengtian, Dalian Bay and Andong respectively.

At the wharf port, roads and railways have become the top priority. The railway from Lushun to Haicheng to Fengtian has taken the lead in starting construction, followed by Fengtian to Huludao, to Andong, to Changchun, Ninggu Tower, to Hunchun, Heilongjiang, etc. According to the plan of the State Council, the railway will be built all over the three northeastern provinces in the next five years.

In addition, at least three hydropower stations and five coal-fired power plants will be built, as well as two new shipbuilding bases in Dalian Bay and Huludao, which Master Li specially took care of, as well as various supporting factories.

In the next five years, Honolulu will gradually reduce its investment in Hawaii and Ryukyu and make a strategic transfer to heavy industry. Such an ambitious plan, even Li Mo was shocked when he got the plan submitted by the council. In the past few years, he was hospitalized on the island where he could not use his hands. It's suffocated.

"Would you like to find a few Ru's wives for him?" Master Li thought evilly.

Although some people say that the three northeastern provinces were first included in Honolulu, and they had a large population and complex composition, so they should seek stability first, but Li Enfu sneered at it. According to him, he did not worry about the so-called public opinion and popular people at all. Hawaiians did not welcome the Pacific Army at the beginning, especially Ryukyu, but what about now?

Hawaiian natives are proud of being able to enter the factory, women are proud to marry local Chinese, and young and middle-aged people hope to join the army and conquer the world with the Pacific Army!

And Ryukyu has the status quo that the prince's order is greater than the king's. The reason for this situation is very simple, because Li Mo has brought them good days, so that they have no worries about food and clothing, and they have planned a beautiful future vision that can be touched!

People's hearts and public opinion, to put it bluntly, whoever can give the people a better life can have this thing!

At this moment, there are two million permanent residents in more than half of Liaodong under the control of the Pacific Army alone. With the gradual opening of the construction **, the salary is much higher than that of Daqing, and it has begun to attract the eyes of the four people. I believe that only in a period of time, a large number of immigrants from other provinces will come here, which can not only solve the problem of human resources. If the source is insufficient, they will become a firm supporter of the Pacific Army because of the rich rewards they have received!

But at this moment, the most realistic problem is no longer manpower, but capital!

With the acceleration of the hardships of the Nanyang natives, the capital gap has become a matter of urgency. You know, a few years ago, a small place like Honolulu and Ryukyu spent nearly 10 million pounds. Now in the face of the broader three northeastern provinces, it needs at least ten times the investment!

Of course, Li Enfu had no choice with such a large amount of money, so he began to pester Master Li again and asked him to give full play to his ability to make money, so that the threshold of the new Li family compound had just been trampled by the officials of the State Council. He was so scared that he did not even return home. He hid at the scene of Lushun Port to supervise the vital expansion of Lushun Port. Cheng.

Due to the expansion of Lushun Port, the number of ships entering and leaving each day has been strictly limited. Most of the cargo ships have been evacuated to Anton Port, as well as the temporary construction of Dalian Bay and Yingkou wharf. Even so, as many as ten cargo ships come here to unload cargo every day.

In addition to the Pacific Freight Company and the Naval Transport Force that transship materials, there are more foreign merchant ships, especially American ships. Under the huge orders placed by Li Mo, the country above the merchants quickly mobilized materials to San Francisco through the developed railway network, and then shipped them from there. To the Far East.

Of course, the reason why foreign businessmen are so fast this time is not because they support Honolulu, but because they are afraid that once the upcoming New Far East War breaks out, Honolulu will be unable to pay for the goods. You should know that the big orders thrown by the State Council this time are all payment methods of arrival in Hong Kong, especially similar to water. Mud, steel and grain and cotton are collected as much as they arrive in Hong Kong, which is absolutely unambiguous.

So not to mention the closer American businessmen, even the businessmen of Italy and Turkey were shocked. In addition, Li Mo ordered people to publish procurement advertisements in newspapers of various countries. For a while, countless ships seemed to be summoned into the Far East, and even the guy Simmons got the news. In the relationship between the navy, cargo ships were leased from South American countries, and 50 ships of supplies were loaded at a time. Under the protection of two cruisers, they set off vastly three days ago.

In addition, Lin Yongxiang, who has been firmly on the throne of the boss of the Pacific First Maritime Transportation Company, has spared no effort to invest in this maritime transfer. In just a few months, the ports in Liaodong have been overcrowded. Take Andong Port, the largest distribution center, as an example, there are as many as 30 cargo ships in and out every day!

The reason why this is not only Li Mo's big investment this time, but also because the merchants all know that being able to transport more before the war means one more profit. Once the Japanese and the Pacific Army go to war again.

God! Can Honolulu really defeat the Japanese fleet of eight brand-new battleships?! No one is confident, including many people in the General Staff of the Pacific Army, who are skeptical, so this has also accelerated the rapid inflow of external supplies. They all seem to be not optimistic about the Pacific Army and want to take the opportunity to get a ticket.

However, this is the picture that Master Li wants to see most. He also sent all the purchased materials and machinery to the United States and Europe immediately, which can also save construction time.

Three Victoria-painted cruise ships slowly leaned against the Lushun Port wharf, and a large number of gendarmes came down from the deck and joined the work of transferring the materials that arrived with the ship.

Chen Ping walked down the gangway with a smile, looked at the port of Lushun, which was already different from the impression, and took a deep breath. As he returned to Lushun, it also predicted that the brain center of the Pacific Army would take the lead in completing the strategic transfer.

"Where's the old dragon?" After Li Mo greeted him, he didn't find the figure of Long Guozhang, which made him a little puzzled.

After Chen Ping handed his carry-on luggage to Du Dazhuang, he cigarette and smiled and said, "He is in the mood to come to Lushun. At this moment, I'm afraid he has gone to sea with the Honolulu."

Why did you go to sea with an experimental ship?

Li Mo was stunned and remembered that Tang Xiao had said not long ago that the military acceptance of steam turbines was about to begin, and he was invited to go for guidance. However, at that time, he was busy modifying warships and did not have time to go. Unexpectedly, Long Guozhang was energetic.

Although the use of steam turbines for civil power generation began as early as Honolulu and Ryukyu, the civil and military standards are inconsistent, and the military models need to be tested more rigorously. In addition, the Jinghai plan has come to an end, waiting for the installation of this acceptance.

It's a pity.

Li Mo said that the steam turbine was the young master's ability. It was a pity that he did not have the opportunity to participate in the finalizing test, but this test also heralded that a new naval revolution had quietly kicked off in the Pacific Army.

"Don't worry, young master. Tang Xiao has already issued a guarantee that there will be no more problems. Jinghai's plan will definitely be completed smoothly." Seeing that Li Mo didn't say anything, he thought that the young master was worried about this test. He knew that the four Jinghai-class light patrols were to deal with a strange soldier in Japan, so he immediately comforted him.

Worried?

Li Mo laughed. If it hadn't been for the failure to achieve the manufacturing capacity of the steam turbine designed by himself in the past two years, I'm afraid it would have been tested long ago. How could he be worried! So he immediately shook his head and smiled, "I'm thinking that when Nicholas II built so many warships, he found that they had become scrap metal. Do you think he would cry?"

"Have they all become scrap metal? How is that possible!" Li Mo's words, even Chen Ping's eyes widened in astonishment. According to the standards of the Pacific Army, there were 20 battleships and 20 heavy patrols. How could they become scrap metal overnight!

"Secret!" In the face of Chen Ping's eager eyes, Master Li laughed.

In the face of these two words, the poor chief of staff seemed to be stuck in the neck by a fish bone, but no matter how he asked, Master Li was unwilling to mention the reason why so many warships became scrap metal overnight.

He knew that Master Li had made up his mind to take out the biggest killer weapon known as the naval iron coffin making ship! The only concern is whether this kind of warship should be built by itself, or...——

Ji'an, located at the junction of Jilin and North Korea in eastern Liaoning, there is a tomb of the 20th king of the Goguryeo Dynasty, which is known as the general's tomb by the locals and is quite famous.

The Dongxue Party Incident not only did not bring hope to the North Korean people, but also accelerated the deterioration of relations between the Qing dynasties, which eventually led to the First Sino-Japanese War. Although the war did not last long because of the strong intervention of the Pacific Army, as the main battlefield of the land war between the two countries, North Korea suffered greatly.

After the British intervention and the failure of the naval division, the Qing army finally withdrew from North Korea. Although it lost its navy, it finally landed on the long-dreamed continent.

The Li Dynasty was corrupt and extravagant and unable to protect the country. It was said that the army was rampant and tyrannical. In addition, the Russians intervened again not long ago, which caused a large number of Koreans to flee to the northern mountains, and many even entered the three northeastern provinces.

Although the three divisions can't even come out of the huge three northeastern provinces, due to the sharp contraction of Russian Far East forces, the army currently only needs to be prepared for the main army stationed in the North Korea, so it only stationed two regiments in Heilongjiang, and most of the rest of the troops are concentrated along the Yalu River as an important border area. The fourth battalion of the second regiment of the fourth division was stationed here to prevent the army from crossing the border from here.

In the first few days of the Fourth Battalion, people were very curious and worried about this strangely dressed army with guns on their backs without braids. The local security chief even organized Min Zhuang's night guard, but as the Fourth Battalion chose an open space to camp for camp, and did not offend the small town, everyone's guard gradually loosened.

It was not until a few young men came with the documents handed over by the Qing Dynasty to the three northeastern provinces more than a month ago that the captain and everyone knew that now the sky in the north has changed, and this place is already the world of the Pacific Army!

The governor soon became the mayor. The North Koreans who had fled here were concentrated and became a hard laborer to make a living.

Due to its remote location, there is only one road leading to Tonghua. In addition, at present, the State Council is focusing on the construction of Liaodong. Jilin and Heilongjiang are mainly engaged in surveying and establishing a political axe framework. Therefore, the biggest task of the four battalions stationed here is to patrol the border and cooperate with the State Council to repair the road from Ji'an to Tonghua.

The North Koreans gathered here provide sufficient labor resources. Although they cannot be compared with Liaodong, the construction team of 3,000 people is not small, and the road is changing every day.

With the publicity of the first batch of North Korean hard laborers to cross the river to visit their relatives after getting their pay, more and more North Koreans have arrived here by crossing the Yalu River in a boat these days, hoping to do hard work to repair the road. The sudden increase in the flow of people made the four battalions stare up and down for fear of mixing into the Japanese annihire.

In this silent change, a horse team quietly came to Ji'an.

"Damn it, I'm dizzy around this mountain. Didn't the State Council say that it would build a cement road here to Tonghua? Why hasn't it moved yet? Why don't we also apply for a few cars from the young master? It's so refreshing to drive!" Dong Da picked up a grass at an altitude and chewed it in his mouth while spitting.

"Do you run the construction department of the State Council from your home? See, I'm still digging the roadbed. The familiar partners pointed to the North Korean hardmen who were repairing the road next to them and said, "Besides, I didn't see the government office to make an announcement. Do you want to expand the current three cement factories? Waiting for the cement road? In another five years!"

"Five years? There's nothing we can do." Dong Dahai spit out the grassroots and lamented, "Hey, you say, why did the young master send us to the bird island and drill into the ravine? When can I drive the car and chat with the big girl and the little daughter-in-law? I don't have to look at you guys every day?

"Get out of here."

"You are so beautiful."

"Punle it out and kill it directly."

Dong Dahai's words aroused a period of contempt among the night eagles next to him. Li Qiang also joked and said, "What's wrong? Do you think the crotch of the woman doesn't want to do it? According to the application report, the young master is about to select a thousand officers to enrich the State Council. If you apply now, I will approve it immediately.

"Don't mind! "Big boss." Dong Dahai waved his hand as if he had been trampled on his tail: "Do you think I look like an official? It's still comfortable to touch the barrel of the gun.

"Haha..."

In the laughter, the horse team gradually drove into the town. It is not unusual for a horse team like this in the northeast. In previous years, there were often convoys in the town to buy mountain goods. Except for a little more carriages, it did not cause much sensation. What's more, recently, the new policy axe has been constantly transporting grain and supplies here. The team, so everyone is not surprised.

After showing the special pass, the carriage quickly got into the camp of the four camps. The slightly simple camp was separated by a wooden fence, with an adobe barracks in the middle. Although it was a little simple, it was good to keep warm.

Looking at the carriage wrapped in oilcloth and the night eagles guarding around, the curiosity of the battalion commander of the fourth battalion also shrank back to his mouth. You should know that it is not an ordinary army with that kind of pass. Not to mention his battalion commander, I'm afraid even the regimental commander doesn't know this How many people are there in the army and what do they do?

When he could see this army, the battalion commander of the fourth battalion was also a little nervous and restrained. Li Qiang quickly took the initiative to pat the other party on the shoulder and lifted the oilcloth of the first carriage: "I brought it to you."

The soldiers around the oilcloth found that the carriage was full of large wooden boxes containing various cans, including beef, pineapples, and even a large box of cigarettes.

The constraint of the commander of the fourth battalion was blown away with this big gift. He laughed and said, "Coloe, you didn't come here to give us these this time, did you?"

Li Qiang pulled out the smoke and handed it to the battalion commander. After lit it with a match, he let the smoke turn around in his lungs. Then he slowly raised and looked at the Yalu River in the distance. He gently hooked the corners of his mouth and patted the battalion commander on the shoulder and smiled.

"Get ready, it's time to go to war again."

(to be continued)