After the trip to Jinzhou, Song Biao continued to Haizhou to inspect Zhang Xiaohuai's Fourth Infantry Division.
Haizhou is a very beautiful new city with prosperous commerce, convenient ports and railway transportation. The local tussah silk, tussah silk, cashmere and cotton industries are very prosperous. This is why Haizhou has become the third eastern province after Jinzhou. The reason why Shenyang is the third largest textile industry city.
Compared with its economic status, Haizhou's military status is more prominent.
If Song Biao wants to enter the customs, he must first prevent foreign aggression and secondly prevent Japan from sending troops to intervene. Japan has a good foundation for intervening in the three eastern provinces in the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula. Haizhou happens to be bordered by Liaodong to the south and the Korean Peninsula to the east. , this determines that Haizhou is the first area to resist Japanese intervention.
In addition to the Russian army, other foreign armed forces wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to intervene in the three eastern provinces. Haizhou was also a threshold that could not be bypassed, so Song Biao had Zhang Xiaohuai's 4th Infantry Division stationed in Haizhou.
The predecessor of the 4th Infantry Division was Hu Dalin's engineering battalion. This was the earliest beginning. After Hu Dalin died in the Battle of Liaoyang, Song Biao asked Zhang Xiaohuai to temporarily take over the army and supplement it with some rural warriors urgently recruited in Liaoyang. Continue to fight to the death with the Japanese army on the battlefield.
After the Battle of Liaoyang, the battalion recruited troops in the Liaoyang, Benxi, and Haicheng areas and expanded into a regiment. It was converted into a formal unit for training in Liaoyang. After that, Lieutenant Colonel Neznamov served as the instructor of the regiment, combining the experience of the Battle of Liaoyang. The regiment conducted special tactical improvement experiments and was later expanded into the 4th Infantry Brigade on this basis.
After Neznamov was promoted to colonel in the Russian Army and returned to the Russian Staff College to teach. Lieutenant Colonel Popnin continued to stay in the 4th Brigade as the instructor and is still the Russian consultant of the division to this day. The instructor was replaced by Xu Fangqian, mainly Assist Zhang Xiaohuai in ideological work and staff affairs.
At this time, Song Biao was eager to return to the military headquarters to implement the rectification plan. The originally planned two-day stay in Haizhou was compressed to one day. In the morning, he arrived at Nanlou Town, where the division headquarters of the Fourth Infantry Division is located, and inspected it accompanied by Zhang Xiaohuai. force.
Song Biao traveled in a hurry. When he arrived at the division headquarters campus in Nanlou Town, the division's 22,700 soldiers had already lined up neatly, with the division's most important 72 artillery pieces in the middle. They were the core strength of the division.
This is the real main force, completely on par with the German army in terms of the number of artillery equipment.
Since the division is responsible for guarding Haizhou, its main defense direction is the Liaodong Peninsula on the south and east sides, focusing on mountainous operations. Therefore, the equipment of this division is basically similar to that of the 3rd Infantry Division. They are both of the type of mountain division and are mainly equipped with The artillery is the m1906\08 75mm mountain cannon. In addition, it is equipped with 12 m1898\1909 105mm Krupp light howitzers and 4 m1904 105mm short-barreled cannons.
The m1908 75mm mountain gun is the main mountain gun currently installed in the Northeastern New Army. The original model is the m1906 75mm mountain gun. This type of mountain gun is a model produced in cooperation with Germany based on the Japanese 31 type mountain gun.
In 1908, Krupp launched a new type of 75mm mountain gun, which also used the technology of the m1906 75mm mountain gun. Through the cooperation between the German DWM company and Krupp, the relevant new improved technology was introduced into the Northeastern New Army and became the m1906\08 75mm mountain gun.
Compared with the M1906\09 Schneider 75mm mountain gun that France is willing to sell to the Northeastern New Army. The performance of this type of mountain gun is worse, but the cooperation conditions given by the German DWM company are to manufacture it locally. It is currently in East Germany, a joint venture between the two parties.
Produced by Benxi Arsenal, a subsidiary of the weapons company.
This type of artillery inherits many advantages and ballistic data of the Japanese 31-year-old mountain gun. The artillery weighs 523 kilograms and can be broken down into six parts for safe transportation. The projectile weighs 4.8kg (0.5kg lighter than the Krupp version). The muzzle velocity of the artillery shell is
335m/sec, maximum range 6550m.
This gun has a cavalry-type mountain gun, and its weight has been reduced to 357 kilograms. As many people have guessed, with the reduction in diameter and muzzle velocity, the cavalry-type has become a large grenade thrower. Fortunately, the maximum range can still be maintained
at 5230m.
It can be said that this division's artillery is basically purely Germanized.
In terms of firearms, the Fourth Infantry Division has some differences from the entire army. Because it has more new equipment and new tactical test tasks, the division is partially equipped with the M1891 Mosin Nagant rifle from Liaoyang Arsenal.
The improved m1910 Liaoyang rifle, compared with the original model, uses a circular cross-section receiver, a downward curved charging handle, a front sight guard and a bifurcated lock. The barrel length is the same as that of the Dragoon model.
The biggest change is the use of a new type of center-fired 7.62*54cr rifle cartridge. Correspondingly, the firing pin of the bolt has to be modified. This change has many advantages, but the disadvantage is that it is completely different from the original Mosin Nagant in terms of supply.
The rifles are different, and the corresponding Maxim machine guns and Madsen machine guns have to be modified, and the Mauser Zeiss precision rifles equipped by the division also use this type of rifle ammunition.
Standing on the reviewing stand at the school ground, Song Biao looked at the Fourth Infantry Division in front of him. He could feel a very special kind of nostalgia and warmth in his heart. He could also see the future of the Northeast New Army. The new equipment would always be put into service.
This brings a lot of problems, especially supplies.
In large-scale military operations, this is still a relatively troublesome problem, so Song Biao decided early to leave the Fourth Infantry Division in Haizhou, and at the same time continued to conduct experiments on new equipment in this division.
The 7.62*54cr rifle cartridge was developed by him at the Far East Arsenal. He mainly asked German technical engineers to help with a lot of testing work. It is different from the 7.62*54r rim-fire rifle cartridge used in Russia. The cartridge case is relatively thicker and can withstand heavier loads.
The high chamber pressure and new gunpowder reduce the proportion of corrosive gunpowder by increasing the charge amount, and the loading speed is fast, which provides the basis for further adoption of magazine-type rifles.
This step must be taken sooner or later, and the newly entered Winchester m1910 semi-automatic rifle also uses this new type of ammunition. Therefore, this type of rifle is also prioritized for installation in the Fourth Infantry Division for large-scale use inspection.
Here, what Song Biao saw was indeed the past and future of the Northeastern New Army. Here, he could also see the earliest Maxim machine guns and several Hotchkiss machine guns. They were used for training and learning of soldiers.
The sources of these guns are almost all from the Battle of Liaoyang.
Each division has a military history honorary hall. The Fourth Infantry Division has a relatively larger honorary history. It participated in all battles and started as an engineer battalion. It can be said that it made a prominent contribution to the Northeast New Army.
Although he had to return to Shenyang as soon as possible in the afternoon, Song Biao still gave a five-minute speech here, encouraging the soldiers to defend the honor of the three eastern provinces and the Fourth Infantry Division.
After finishing speaking, when all the soldiers in the division applauded warmly, Song Biao turned around and glanced at Zhang Xiaohuai. He said: "I will go back to Shenyang after lunch and will not stay with you for a few more days. Jiang Fangzhen and the others also
If you didn’t come with me, let’s have a meal alone at noon and I’ll talk to you about something.”
Zhang Xiaohuai nodded silently, and Xu Fangqian, the instructor of the 4th Infantry Division standing next to Zhang Xiaohuai, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Song Biao walked over and shook hands with Zhang Xiaohuai first to thank him, and then shook hands with Xu Fangqian. Seeing Xu Fangqian's embarrassment, he said: "The situation is special, please bear with me, Professor Xu. I will treat you to dinner alone at the military headquarters when I have the opportunity."
You owe it once and for all.”
Xu Fangqian hurriedly replied: "The president's words are serious."
Song Biao was generally a bit sad these days. He was not as stern and cold as usual. He patted Xu Fangqian on the shoulder casually and said, "Please be more considerate!"
After saying this, he motioned to Zhang Xiaohuai to lead the way, and the two of them went to the guest house to have a casual meal.
Zhang Xiaohuai had prepared several banquets this time, so he had to temporarily ask Xu Fangqian to entertain other colleagues from the military inspection team, while he accompanied Song Biao alone. There was no time to arrange a new banquet, but fortunately he knew this old boss very well.
So the guest house temporarily arranged a seafood chowder pot and gnocchi. In fact, Song Biao liked the seemingly simple arrangement.
Because there were no outsiders, Song Biao was more casual than usual. He sat down with Zhang Xiaohuai in a private room and persuaded him: "Xiaohuai, the liberation revolution has developed to this day. The army is about to start, and it will only be within the year at the latest. I know you are a hundred
You want to go to the south with me, but you also know in your heart that I have already thought about it from the beginning.
You stay in Haizhou to guard the first gate of the three eastern provinces. Jinzhou cannot garrison troops, and the garrison in Dandong and Hunjiang is also limited. It can only be maintained by two patrol detachments from the Military Reclamation Bureau. Therefore, I must keep a real main force.
The troops guarded the gate of Haizhou, knocked on the mountain and shocked the tiger, and did not give Japan and other foreign forces any room for imagination."
Zhang Xiaohuai nodded silently, and when Song Biao said he wanted to talk to him alone, he understood what the chief minister wanted to say to him.
He could only nod his head and admit, saying: "Master, don't worry. As long as I am in Haizhou, the city will be alive and the people will be there, and the city will die and the people will die. However, I heard that a lot of things happened to Xiao Kaigui. Why don't you let me
Go, Xiao Kaigui and I will go together. I am the equipment of the mountain division. Come to
Once we get to Zhangjiakou, we can continue fighting all the way. Besides, I don’t know anything else. Brother Yanxing has senior qualifications and can convince the public. If there are other unexpected things to deal with, it would be more suitable for him to stay in Shenyang. Their fifth division
If you stay, let me go to the customs instead."
Song Biao thought for a while and replied very carefully: "He is good in every way, but he is still not as good as you. What era are we in now? Telegraphs, telephones and radios are very convenient. No matter what emergencies, the military can contact us."
As for me, there is no need to leave the Fifth Division here. Although Wu Yuanze's Sixth Division is a reserve division, it is enough to stay in Shenyang. Over there in the pass, I need to fight quickly."
Zhang Xiaohuai chuckled and said: "If it is really a quick victory, I don't want to go, but there are always battles to be fought along the way. Watching others fight is the worst feeling for me."
Song Biao said: "It depends on the situation. If the foreign countries have been shocked by the battle in the middle, and there will be no major problems, but to eliminate internal troubles, I will transfer a division back to the three eastern provinces for repairs, and you can come over again. Even if I don't transfer you
, don’t think that everything in the country will be calm and smooth. If you raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while, you, the Fourth Infantry Division, will still be used."
After a pause, he added: "Mountain divisions will always be useful."
Zhang Xiaohuai grinned and said: "As long as the boss said this, boss, let's eat it while it's hot. Our gnocchi are the best. Some time ago, someone just gave me a basket of wild eggs. They're too small. I don't want them."
It’s delicious. I’ll use this in your noodles. When you talk about this in the future, don’t mention that you even took a trip to my place and didn’t even get to eat the delicacies.”
Song Biao burst out laughing and said: "Gnox is my favorite, but we old brothers understand my preference!"
Zhang Xiaohuai smiled and said: "That is, before the battle of Liaoyang, we first grabbed the flour and eggs from Little Japan, and you couldn't wait to let the brothers make gnocchi to eat."
Song Biao thought for a while and said: "This is about it. You are not here. You came to participate in the Liaoyang Battle later."
Zhang Xiaohuai smiled and said: "Zhang Yahu told me."
Song Biao snorted and said: "That bastard also heard what Chen Wu and others said. He was not present. My machine gun rushed over and robbed the Shendan Fort station of the Japanese Cavalry Brigade. Everything was covered with darkness.
It's good noodles
Rice noodles and eggs. Zhang Futian and Li Dahan were here. Dahan made the dough for me, Zhang Futian beat the eggs for me, and I boiled the water myself. The big pot of noodles turned out to be almost cheaper than Chen Wu.
That bastard."
Many people say that people only think about the past when they get older.
Soldiers like to think about those days, because their lives will wither almost at any time, and every moment of joy is worth cherishing and remembering.
After finishing a large bowl of gnocchi, Song Biao really couldn't taste the taste of wild eggs. The seafood chowder pot was cooked well, with everything in it. The taste was quite messy, but one word stood out the most.
After finishing the meal, Song Biao took the special train back to Fengtian Mansion without stopping. At this time, at the military headquarters of the Governor-General's Mansion, the head of the military command department of the three eastern provinces patrol army and Yang Tiesheng, the commander-in-chief of the Fengtian provincial patrol army, were waiting for him.
Song Biao sent a telegram in advance, and when he returned to the military headquarters, he was going to talk to Yang Tiesheng about the patrol army.
When we took the train to leave Haizhou, it happened to be the peak of tussah silk breeding in May. A large number of tussah leaves were covered with water and sealed in wicker baskets. The baskets were transported along the train to Nanlou Town.
There are 30,000 households, half of which are families raising tussah silk. Most of these people come from Shandong.
Silkworm breeding in Haizhou has obvious commercial activities. Because there is a lack of local breeding experts, most of them have to be recruited from Shandong and Zhili, half-recruited and half-trained. Therefore, there are many large breeding households who hire people to collect leaves in the mountains and recruit workers to take charge.
Sericulture.
This is the main reason for the rapid increase in the scale of tussah silk breeding in Haizhou. More and more people are joining this industry. Some farmers have taken root directly in Xiuyan County. In Jinzhou and Zhuangheting areas, tussah silk breeding is also becoming more and more popular.
The more.
To put it bluntly, it relies on the large number of oak trees in 70% of the mountainous areas of the Liaodong Peninsula.
The oak tree is a treasure. It can not only raise silkworms, but also make oak tree honey, and finally produce acorns, also known as oak oaks. They are also important nuts and medicinal materials. In the Northeast, the main subspecies of the oak tree in the north are Quercus liaotungensis and Quercus elegans.
and Mongolian oak.
Because tussah trees are readily available and can be found everywhere in large numbers, especially the two small railways that shuttle between the mountains, they provide excellent production and sales channels for tussah silk breeding. The amount of local tussah silk culture is almost incalculable.
The rate of expansion increased, and tussah silk breeding also began to expand rapidly in other parts of Liaoning and Jilin Province.
It's all money.
Only for Japan is this truly terrible news.
Song Biao didn't know what choice Japan would make once the Revolution of Liberation broke out, but if it were him, if he were the Prime Minister of Japan, he would risk everything to come over from the Korean Peninsula to intervene in the situation. At worst, he could take the opportunity to force his opponent.
If you give up your interests on the Korean Peninsula, if you are lucky, you can gain a lot more interests, and even squeeze China into national chaos.
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