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    Tianjin Port, evening.

    Yinchang waited with uneasiness for a giant ship to dock in the distance.  He disguised himself as a businessman, and was surrounded by loyal bannermen from various royal palaces, all dressed as porters.  They are just like the countless hard workers in Tianjin Port who work hard to support their families, and they are inconspicuous among the crowd.  If something can make people feel slightly uncomfortable, it is that the braids left by the group are too natural, which is obviously caused by long-term "influence". However, it is not surprising. After all, the Republic of China was not long ago, and there are many old and young people.  They all refused to cut their braids, even Wang Guowei, a master of traditional Chinese culture, kept them.

    But the only thing that makes people suspicious is the pigtails. Because they have to do hard work, it is extremely inconvenient to have pigtails. Therefore, at least in the dockworker industry, there are very few people with pigtails, let alone this group of people.

    Liu Duoquan, the head of Tianjin Station of the Intelligence Bureau, has already been ordered to keep an eye on these unusual people.  Tianjin is a very important stop for the Feng Intelligence Bureau in the customs, comparable to Beijing.  The Feng Intelligence Bureau has been working here for a whole year and has initially established corresponding intelligence collection sources and transmission channels.  Of course, Gao Jiyi personally informed him of the news that the "Zongshe Party" purchased arms from the Japanese and asked him to find out "at all costs" the specific time, place and method of the arms coming to Tianjin.

    Because this batch of arms is very important to Zhang Hanqing and even Zhang Zuolin.

    It is the artillery that the army urgently needs.

    Before tanks appeared, artillery was truly the king of land warfare.  Even tanks are just highly motorized artillery.  Since the international arms embargo agreement was implemented against China in 1915, the channels for the Beiyang Army to obtain advanced technology, especially weapons, from abroad were closed.

    The troops affiliated to the Central Committee are better off. They can continue to obtain domestically produced artillery, but the Fengjun army, which has gradually become a stepmother, will inevitably be affected.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  Dating back to 1903, the Beiyang New Army was equipped with six advanced German-made Krupp retreat-type 14x75mm mountain guns. It was the most advanced mountain gun in the world at that time.  After rigorous testing, the gun's performance was very powerful, and 72 more guns were subsequently added to the first six towns in Beiyang.

    In 1905, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration copied the artillery and finally successfully produced it. Of course, there was still a certain gap between it and the original factory, which was determined by the industrial level.  The gun carriage is a two-wheeled and single-legged type. The total weight of the column is 405 kilograms. It is carried by four horses or pulled by one horse, and has a range of four kilometers.  Except for the recoil spring, the most advanced component at the time, which was purchased from the United States, all other components were made by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration!  However, because it is relatively advanced, the annual output is only six doors.

    It was improved in 1913 and later had several names. It was generally called the Shanghai-made Krupp 75mm mountain gun, or the Huk 75 mountain gun for short.  Together with the nearly 500 previously imitated mountain cannons, they became an important striking force for the armies of various factions in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.  At that time, the 27th Division was allocated 18 guns - just enough to form an artillery battalion.  Being able to get this share of the pie was thanks to the fact that the 27th Division was still considered a veteran of the Beiyang army.

    For the Beiyang Army, mountain artillery is even more important than field artillery. Because most of the Beiyang Army is light infantry, artillery is mainly used for infantry fire support, so it is very important that artillery can keep up with the speed of infantry.  At that time, the road condition in China was very poor. In many places, there were no roads at all, only dirt roads, small roads, and mountain roads.  In this kind of terrain, field artillery cannot exert its power, because it is basically impossible to rely on mules and horses to drag in this kind of terrain.  Therefore, a mountain cannon that can be broken into several parts and carried on the backs of mules, horses or even soldiers is an excellent weapon.

    Several years passed in a flash, and the Twenty-seventh Division still had this little wealth, so it only made some sporadic purchases.  However, the world's military has undergone tremendous changes. This kind of mountain artillery, which was relatively advanced at the beginning, soon became outdated.  Although when it was developing the world's most sophisticated artillery, it claimed to have "all the advanced artillery design concepts in half a century."

    Artillery is different from other arms. Artillery with backward performance is worse than no artillery.  Artillery that is far inferior to the enemy has little effect in actual combat. Instead, it wastes a lot of logistical supplies and military resources, and the gain outweighs the loss.  The 27th Division had to guard against the Japanese. In 1908, Shimakawa Bunhachiro designed a new cannon, the Type 41 mountain cannon, which was superior in performance to the same type of mountain cannon made in Shanghai.

    Due to its good accuracy, the Type 41 mountain gun is easy to disassemble and assemble. It is very light (540 kg) and can be pushed and moved by two soldiers. It is highly maneuverable and easy to use in various terrains. Its performance is better than the Huke 75 mountain gun.  .  The gun later became popular among the Northeastern Army and other tribes in North China, and was copied by various arsenals in the Republic of China, which was considered fruitful.

    Due to the limitations of Japan¡¯s industrial strength, such new artillery cannot be equipped with brigades and regiments for use. This is also the core of the division-level support artillery that has just been decided.It was not issued to all regiments until 1934, seven years later, to directly support the infantry.  Comparing the mountain artillery in various countries during World War I, at this time it was only used by artillery companies directly under ordinary infantry regiments. Their infantry divisions were already equipped with 75 to 105 mm ** guns. It can be seen that Japan's army strength is not at the same level as the European powers.  Of course, China should not get involved.

    The Zongshe Party members knew that Zhang Xun had fewer soldiers. In order to give a boost to the restoration, the focus of arms procurement was on this new type of artillery with excellent performance.  Of course, Japan also provided strong assistance, and a batch of Type 41 mountain artillery that had not yet been armed to the Class A divisions was supplied to them on priority.

    Because the performance of this kind of artillery is far superior to that of the Huk 75 mountain gun, the Japanese military circles have also exaggerated it, making arms procurement that should have been kept confidential become transparent.  This body of Zhang Hanqing had some contacts in the Japanese military circles before. He generally knew about this matter. If the Intelligence Bureau did not pay attention to it, it would be a serious dereliction of duty.

    According to the price of 40,000 yuan per gun, Yinchang arranged for Prince Su's son Xiande in Japan to purchase 30 guns and load them on the ship together with 6,000 rounds of artillery shells. They planned to dock secretly in Tianjin and then transfer them by boat through the Haihe River.  The canal enters Beijing.  To prevent any eventuality, the Japanese garrison in China sent a squadron to escort them.  Because of the treaty, Japanese soldiers were dressed in plain clothes and patrolling at a distance.

    Originally, when the concessions of various countries were first established, they did not have the right to station troops, but the "Xin Chou Treaty" gave the great powers this right.  Under the pretext of protecting the safety of their embassies, consulates and their own nationals, the major powers of various countries stipulated in Article 3 of the "Xinchou Treaty" with the Qing government that "the imperialist powers can station themselves in 12 places along the railway from Shanhaiguan to Beijing.  army".  As a result, various countries officially began to station troops in China.

    The Japanese army came to Tianjin in 1901 and was initially stationed in the British Concession.  In 1900, the Boxer Rebellion occurred, and the Japanese army participated in the Eight-Nation Allied Forces' attack on Tianjin.  The Japanese Major General Fukushima Yasumasa led the Second Infantry Battalion to attack the city first, and broke through the Haiguang Temple located near the barracks, reaching the south gate of Tianjin Old City.  After the signing of the "Xinchou Treaty", Japan placed Haiguang Temple within the Japanese Concession.

    At that time, the dormitories of the Japanese garrison were "clean and well-organized, especially the barracks in Changli, which were the best among all countries" and were able to maintain good hygiene.  In 1912, four barracks and ancillary buildings were built to accommodate a wartime infantry brigade.  At the same time, the Tianjin Infantry and Gendarmerie Corps and Military Hospital also laid tap water pipes to facilitate soldiers' use of water for cooking and bathing.  The uniforms are mainly brought by the troops to which they belong. The polished rice eaten by the soldiers and the oats and barley needed by Ma Liang are directly transported from the mainland of Japan. Other deficiencies will be solved now.  In particular, the wheat straw and hay needed for the war horses are purchased directly from the local area.

    In May 1913, due to the increase in dispatched troops, the commander of the China Garrison Army, Sato Kojiro, requested the Minister of War to increase funds and build temporary barracks to accommodate the newly dispatched officers.  On September 2, 1913, it was reported to the Japanese Army Ministry that the Kaikoji Barracks used stoves for heating in winter. Since the ashes were buried underground, fires were prone to occur. It was hoped that a special ash disposal site could be built.  In 1917, the Haiguangji Barracks applied for funds from the Ministry of War for renovation on the grounds that the bathhouse was in disrepair and the entrance was narrow with nowhere to place shoes.

    This is a permanent rhythm.

    Also because of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces entering Beijing, the great powers stationed troops in 12 places from Beijing to Shanhaiguan.  Within Shanhaiguan, the Beijing-Fenghuang Line may be cut off by foreign powers at any time. This made Zhang Zuolin, who wanted to develop within the Pass, a lot of scruples. Of course, it was also one of the reasons why he was able to form his own entity - the Central Committee was also beyond its reach.  Because of the fact that the Beijing-Fengcheng Line is jointly "managed" by multiple countries, this artery has always been calm and unaffected by the political situation.

    But one day, the peace was broken.  Passengers who often take this line noticed something unusual: the Beijing-Fengcheng Line was paralyzed.  At Fengtian Station, they were informed that because of the crusade against Zhang Xun, all trains bound for Guannei had been temporarily requisitioned.  Then, heavily armed officers and soldiers boarded one train after another, and when they were full, they headed south.

    But people on other sites are weird.  what happened?  Even when the White Russians and the Japanese were fighting, there had never been such a hard-to-get vote on the Beijing-Fenghuang Line.  You must know that the Beijing-Fengcheng Line is a "safe" line jointly guaranteed by all countries. Why is the Chinese army so, well, how should I say, arrogant?

    Some people have the audacity to question the legality of this move.  Also, with the Republic of China, the people's wisdom has broadened, and the concept of pan cooking has sprouted in some people's minds.  The Guards Division requisitioned the train in the name of revolting against rebellion. I heard that Zhang Xun was restored.  Just restore Zhang Xun. He was the emperor to begin with, wasn't he forced out by President Yuan?  Even Lao Yuan wants to be emperor, what's wrong with him returning to Longting?  But the newspapers haven¡¯t heard about this?  Let me get in the car first!

    "These words are just words after all. Facing the armed and well-organized army, we can only express our complaints in private."  But who is this army?  The temperament feels very different!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)I feel the temperament is very different!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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