Throughout the Russo-Japanese War, Brigadier General Madnidoff, Colonel Nobujun Aoki, and Major Nakanosuke Hanada have been the most tenacious competitors. However, his enemies are not only the Japanese army, but also the decadence, arrogance and military discipline of the entire Russian army. Corruption, they are rampant in the Northeast, blindly destroying and plundering everything.
On the other hand, the Japanese army is doing its best to promote that it is fighting to protect China's territorial integrity and rights, and strictly prohibits massacres and privateering in China during the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894. In addition, the Qing government secretly instructed them through the Governor of Zhili, Yuan Shikai, and others. And support, almost all bandits in the entire Northeast are helping the Japanese army to fight against the Russian army.
Since the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War, Russia's Far East Railway system has fallen into an unprecedented state of chaos. Workers' strikes and revolutionary riots continue to occur. The situation on the Northeast Railway is simply worse. Bandits are engaged in various sabotages every day. , robbery and ambush and other work.
In order to solve the serious shortage of railway transportation capacity, the Russian army was forced to use a large number of traditional horse teams for transportation. However, on this long transportation line, from Harbin to Shenyang, from Vladivostok to Lushun, there are Northeastern bandits and Japanese spies operating everywhere. Every day All new transport units were looted.
As a senior staff officer of the Far East Army Staff of the Tsarist Empire and directly responsible for the recruitment of bandits, Brigadier General Madnidov had a headache over this. It was rare for a powerful bandit team from the Northeast to come to seek refuge. He couldn't wait to get out immediately. A big, fat check.
It was rare that he had a very powerful bandit force in his hands. Brigadier General Mardenidoff did not want Song Biao to go to the front line. There were endless bandit forces in the rear battlefields such as Fushun, Mudanjiang, Changchun and Tonghua, and his plan They mobilized multiple cavalry companies to cooperate with Song Biao and other bandit troops to jointly eliminate those bandit forces.
If Song Biao's troops were accidentally destroyed by the Japanese army on the front line, it would be a severe blow to Brigadier General Madnidorf's plan.
When a bandit fights a bandit, it's a one-hit-to-one hit. Both sides know where the stronghold is and where the lair is. They can tell by just touching it. However, the Russian army is completely useless in this regard without the help of the bandit troops. Leading the way and collecting intelligence, they are a group of blind men in the rolling mountains of Kanto. Not only can they not find the enemy, they often get lost. It is easy to enter the ravine, but difficult to get out of the ravine.
It's better to come early than to come by chance.
Song Biao's trip really came at a very coincidental time, neither a day early nor a day late.
Because time is very tight, all preparations must be made to rush to the front within the next few days. After reaching an agreement with Brigadier General Madnidorf, Song Biao immediately took a dozen brothers to go first, riding on horseback with Brigadier General Madnidorf. Go to the headquarters of the Russian Far Eastern Army.
In order to save time as much as possible, Zhao Tingzhu led the cavalry to Shenyang at night. As long as the Russian army's subsidy materials were distributed, they would consign them back on the same day. If they had to wait for the Russian army's logistics department to arrange transportation, it would take half a month. Time, can't wait.
Zhang Yahu, Hu Dalin and Xue Changqing began to recruit new people on the spot in the Fushun area, recruiting as many as possible to fill the establishment of 3,000 people, especially recruiting more people with caravan experience and miners from local coal mines. Because their main tasks on the front line this time are to build fortifications and logistics transportation.
Lao Jintou also needs to take the first step. After arriving in Shenyang with Song Biao, he can get the passes to and from Shenyang, Fushun and other places on the spot. Later, he can open another business and find opportunities to transport grain and rice into Shenyang City.
It is not difficult to transport diesel, salt, vinegar and various other commodities into Shenyang City. What is difficult is the gold, silver and grain. The Russian army can rob you of them all. If you bring a beautiful porcelain vase, it will basically be looted. There was no difference between the middle and lower-class Russian officers and soldiers and bandits. The inventory and all treasures of the Manchu royal family in Fengtian Mansion had long been plundered by the upper-class officers, and even the Dongling Tomb was almost dug up.
If you want to sell food in the city, you have to think of some way.
There is a distance of thirty kilometers from Wujiatun to the headquarters of the Russian Far Eastern Army. Song Biao and Brigadier General Madnidoff rode away together. After two hours of driving, they arrived at Wangjiabao, where the Far Eastern Army headquarters is located, in the evening. , this place has always been a very prosperous Shuima market town. It looks like a small town with a twelve-foot-high ancient brick wall. It was once the location of the left camp of General Fengtian of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It was also the site of the Middle East Railway across three provinces built by the Russians in the Northeast. Across the Hun River, there is a Hun River Railway Bridge. This bridge also had a tragic fate. It was blown up four times in the fifty years after it was built.
Wangjiabao's geographical location is a very special strategic location, and it is a semi-military fortress. After the Battle of Port Arthur, the Russian Far Eastern Army requisitioned this place as its headquarters and concentrated heavy troops. Local residents, merchants and sojourners were here. All the refugees here have already been expelled.
After arriving at the headquarters, Brigadier General Madnidorf personally reported the matter to Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin, while Major Tuvanier took Song Biao and his party to find a temporarily useless compound in Wangjiabao. , let them rest here.
In the future, when the establishment of the Manchurian Infantry Regiment is officially issued, a "Manchurian Infantry Regiment Liaison Office" in Russian will be hung on the gate of the courtyard. Song Biao can arrange for some people to live here permanently. Of course, Song Biao's goal is to use this contact Doing business everywhere.
This yard has not been occupied in the past few months. The owner left in a hurry. Pots, pans, bedding, etc. are all ready. You can stay here permanently with a little tidying up. The living conditions are also very good. .
Song Biao took a general look around each room, and then he was very satisfied and asked Major Tuvanier to sit down in the main hall. He also smiled and lit a cigarette for him and said: "Oh, it's amazing that we can have this kind of treatment." It’s all thanks to the major’s kind words and recommendations.”
Major Tuvarnier laughed very interestingly. After a hard day, he finally had a moment to rest. He dusted off the navy blue baize uniform and high military boots, and sighed: "I didn't help you. How much? The key is that you came at a good time. The Brigadier General is in need of manpower the most right now. Our Brigadier General is the confidant of Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin and is in charge of intelligence and logistics work. Unfortunately, this aspect of work has been limited since the beginning of the war. There are many difficulties. As long as you are willing to follow the brigadier general and obey his orders, there will definitely be benefits for you later."
Song Biao smiled, called Li Fugui over, took out the bag of gold bars from the bag that Li Fugui carried, and gave it directly to Major Tuvarnier: "There is an old saying in China, which is called 'Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times'. In times of peace and prosperity, antiques are the most valuable, but in times of chaos, gold is the best thing. We snatched these gold bars from Japan, and they are a little bit of my heart. I hope the major will take care of them in the future."
Major Tuvarnier was greatly surprised. Twelve golden gold bars were placed in front of him. Who would not be dazzled? When calculated into rubles, these twelve gold bars were basically equivalent to his five years' salary.
He accepted the bag of gold bars without thinking, and praised Song Biao enthusiastically: "Mr. Song, you are really the most generous friend. Don't worry, as long as I can help you, I will definitely help you."
It was handled very properly.”
Song Biao said: "Major, you are the adjutant of Brigadier Madnidorf. I am also following the Brigadier. We are partners on the same ship. I really have a lot of things here that need your attention. First of all, I want to adjust some
The officer uniforms of the Russian army are preferably of a higher grade. Think about it, I sent dozens of brothers in the Shenyang area to recruit locals and surrounding refugees. They all wear high-grade officer uniforms. When others see it,
You know that we have the background and strength, so many people defect to us."
Major Tuvarnier nodded and said: "Yes, you are right. In fact, even if the establishment of the Manchurian Infantry Regiment is approved, it will be a bit difficult to obtain a sufficient number of uniforms. Our supplies in this area
It's a little hard to keep up, and the officer uniforms are even harder. Fortunately, we are the Far East Army Headquarters. As long as the brigadier general nods, it is definitely not a problem. However, these clothes definitely do not have military ranks. Even if you have an establishment, you are still
They are local mercenaries in Manchuria, nothing more, and will not be officially declared to the Imperial War Department."
Song Biao replied: "This is not a problem, as long as there are military uniforms. In addition to military uniforms, in terms of specific allocation of materials, I think we should make a list in advance and get it as soon as possible. I will go back early to arrange other tasks."
Tuvanier said: "This is no problem, we can make a rough calculation now."
Song Biao nodded slightly, calculated in his mind, took out paper and a pencil from the table, and said while writing: "We are recruiting people in a regiment-level establishment. In order to facilitate the understanding and acceptance of the soldiers below, I plan to follow
The Japanese army has six brigades, three combat brigades, an engineering brigade, a transportation brigade and a logistics support brigade. Each brigade is equivalent to a battalion, with a total of about 3,000 people. We will calculate based on this organization scale. First of all
Four thousand Mosin-Nagant rifles are required, of which one thousand are used as reserve supplies, with 500 rounds of ammunition for each gun, and one hundred and twenty Nagant revolvers. It would be better if there are German-made Mauser pistols, and eight more.
Thousands of German wooden-handled grenades and 12 heavy machine guns. Each machine gun is equipped with fifty boxes of canvas ammunition belts, with four thousand rounds per box. The transport brigade and the logistics support brigade are each equipped with one hundred horses and forty carriages.
The engineering brigade must be equipped with shovels, picks and short shovels for 500 people, and at least 40 sets of carpentry tools, including planes, wood saws, ink lines, etc. This purpose is very important, and measuring instruments are also necessary. In addition, officer uniforms are relatively
We need to send more troops, and I need to keep more people on my side to recruit troops in various places in Fengtian Prefecture, because I expect that the scale of my troop losses on the frontline battlefield will be relatively large."
In his mind, he estimated that these equipment were all normal applications and there would not be any major problems. The only difficult areas were the machine guns and Mauser pistols.
Turvanier kept nodding his head, and did not seem to find these things difficult to deal with. After Song Biao finished speaking, he said: "Except for the problems of heavy machine guns and grenades, which are more difficult to deal with, everything else is not a problem. I think
We will try our best to complete the equipment for you within five days. Heavy machine guns are difficult to obtain, and grenades are not so easy to distribute. Artillery is available. We have captured more than a dozen Japanese Trinity field guns. The current plan of the staff is to form
There are four field artillery batteries, but there is still a lot of controversy, because we do not have the 7.5 mm shells used in this artillery, and the only few hundred rounds of shells are all captured materials. If you want it, I may be able to do it for you.
Fight for it and allocate some artillery to you."
Song Biao said: "Of course that's the best. There are only a few hundred rounds of shells for a dozen artillery pieces, which is obviously not enough. My suggestion is to temporarily seal the other artillery pieces and only assign four to us to form a
Artillery battery. You just need to send a few gunners and loaders over, and we will do the hauling and hauling work ourselves. It is easy to organize an artillery battery."
Tuvarnier said: "Okay, that's it. After your establishment is established, I will try my best to fight for you in the staff department!"
Song Biao's requirements are definitely not low, but Tuvanier is very confident that he can handle it. Firstly, because he is in charge of logistics work, and secondly, as long as the establishment of the Manchurian Infantry Regiment is personally approved by the Commander-in-Chief, Song Biao will not
They are considered ordinary bribed bandits, but mercenaries in the official establishment of the Russian army. This is no different in principle from the Cossack cavalry.
In addition, even if it is to show off to other Northeastern bandits, the amount of investment in Song Biao should be exaggerated, so as to set a sufficient example.
Therefore, Tuvanier was quite confident that he could help Song Biao obtain these supplies, and he might even allocate a few Maxim heavy machine guns to Song Biao.
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