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After reaching a bargaining chip for an arms deal with Colonel Nobujun Aoki, Song Biao personally led Nobujun Aoki to see his arsenal early the next morning. The arsenal was so dark that it was full of Japanese military equipment, so he was definitely not lying.
After officially sending Aoki Xuanzhun back to the Japanese headquarters, Song Biao asked people to rescue Qiu Tongfu, the magistrate of Tonghua County, who was imprisoned by the Japanese and bandits.
The Manchurian Infantry Division implemented military control in Tonghua and also acted as a guarantor for Song Biao. According to Song Biao's wishes, he wrote a letter to General Zengqi of Shengjing, explaining the origin and military power of Song Biao.
Song Biao's origins have become more clear at this time, that is, he is from Shandong, and his uncle once served under Song Qing. After the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1891, he returned to his hometown and stayed in Dongning and Shuangchengzi in the northeast to run a caravan business.
Song Biao had been following his uncle all his life. He was familiar with the military since he was young. He often interacted with the Russians and was proficient in Russian. He also did miscellaneous tasks in the Russian army and secretly learned the Russian military training methods.
Song Biao took over the caravan business after his uncle's death. After being repeatedly robbed by bandits supported by the Japanese, he was angry and gathered a crowd to kill the Japanese bandits. Only then did he receive funding from the Russians and build his own battalion. He was very good at using troops and was very successful in the Liaoshen battlefield.
He had military merits, including defeating two Japanese divisions and killing more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers. He was so prestigious that the Russians respected him as the "Butcher General" and was awarded the First Class Military Merit Medal by the Russian Emperor himself.
Since the founding of Tsarist Russia, this was a unique exception, and it was therefore highly valued by the Russians. The rank reached the rank of colonel of infantry, and its rank was the same as the deputy commander of the Qing army. There were 20,000 elite soldiers under his command, and more than 8,000 elite Russian troops returned.
He dispatched and managed, and was highly appreciated by the Russian commander-in-chief Kuropatkin. He had the power to control many Russian troops in Tonghua, Huinan, Huichun, and Hunjiang areas. Any Russian army that was not satisfied with the strength of one division was stationed there.
Be under his control.
This is roughly what Qiu Tongfu wrote in his letter. He also said that after the Song Dynasty arrived in Tonghua, they wiped out six thousand well-armed bandit troops in one night, killing more than three thousand enemies, and the rest surrendered.
Not a single one of the more than 300 Japanese troops survived. In the Tonghua Hunjiang area, no bandits would dare to cause trouble again.
Finally, Qiu Tongfu said that Song Biao had a deep discussion with him. In fact, he was not willing to continue serving the Russian army. He only wanted to take this opportunity to serve the imperial court and defend the peace of the imperial court in the Tonghua area. He would die to protect the Japanese and Russian armies.
No one dared to invade Tonghua.
Song Biao put his sword on the table and talked to Qiu Tongfu. It was him who had the final say on how to write this letter. Qiu Zhixian was also a person who was afraid of death and did not dare to include even a single word of personal information. 151
Shi advocated for Song Biao and sent people to General Shengjing's Mansion in Shenyang.
As for General Zengqi in Shengjing, Song Biao had already made preparations. Major Turgenier would go to visit him in person, and Lao Guotou would give General Zengqi tens of thousands of taels of silver as a thank you.
After the Russian War, he hoped that General Zengqi would find a livelihood for him so that he could continue to legitimately lead an infantry division in Liaodong.
After deciding on Qiu Tongfu and this matter, Song Biao was going to Tiechang Town to take a look at the situation, seize the management rights of Tonghua Iron Mine, and arrange for Xue Changqing to lead the team back to Niujiabao to make formal preparations
Start transporting grain to Shenyang City.
As long as his 40,000 tons of grain are transported to Shenyang City, it will be a net profit of three million taels of silver. Isn't the hard work and hard work of these months all for this matter.
The local wealthy gentry in Tonghua were eager to see him. They said they wanted to hold a celebration banquet for him, but in fact they just wanted to redeem the land deeds and land deeds from him. This was a daydream. Song Biao was not seeking fame now, just In order to gain strength, he ignored them at all and deliberately arranged for Hu Dalin, an old bandit, to deal with these people. He then hurried to Tiechang Town.
Tonghua's coal and iron resources are very rich. Although it cannot be compared with Benxi and Anshan, it can be regarded as the hometown of coal and iron in Jilin. Tonghua Iron and Steel was founded here and is the base and leader of the iron and steel industry in Jilin Province.
In addition to coal and iron, Tonghua's nickel ore resources were also developed very early. They were developed during the Japanese occupation. It was the earliest nickel mine developed in China. The nickel resources used by Japan to produce gun steel in Anshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. all came from Tonghua.
Tonghua's iron ore resources are mainly concentrated in the area around Tiechang Town, especially the Qidaogou area. This place was famous for its iron ore production during the Han Dynasty. There were many local blacksmiths who smelted iron ore privately, as well as many miners.
After checking around the iron factory area, Song Biao returned to the county government office again, thinking about how this matter should work.
After thinking about it for a while, he asked someone to invite Major Kornilov over. He found drawings and pencils and drew a sketch in the flower hall of the county government office. As soon as the drawing was drawn, Major Kornilov came over. He walked in hastily.
Seeing Song Biao, Major Kornilov also respectfully saluted him.
They used to have a cooperative relationship, but now Song Biao has the rank of colonel of the Manchurian infantry specially awarded by the tsar, which is equivalent to the rank of colonel in the Russian army. He is regarded as the superior of the coalition forces in front of Major Kornilov and others.
After Song Biao returned the gift, he asked Major Kornilov to sit down, showed him the rough sketch of the design, and said: "I have been thinking about the lightning cannon you invented during this time, the Japanese army's home-made As for lightning cannons, we have also captured a lot of them. Their designs still have some merits. I would like to learn from them. You see, this is a new lightning cannon designed by me. It has a caliber of 60mm. We use local materials and use bronze. The cannon body and frame can be made by collecting some copper coins from our country and re-melting them in the furnace. Even the cannonballs can be made of bronze or pig iron. My design is to put a little effort into the cannonballs, with one on top and one on the bottom. Primer, below is the firing propellant, and above is the firing detonator.”
Major Kornilov curiously took the drawing and looked at it carefully, and praised: "This design is indeed very good. How far do you estimate it can hit?"
Song Biao said: "There is no problem within five hundred meters. Even if it is crudely made, if you find someone to temporarily organize production in Shenyang City, it is estimated that the effect will be better than the bamboo cannons of the Japanese army. If you can mobilize them from Harbin and other places We can produce some professional technicians in Tonghua. I have a copper mine there and an iron mine here. It is very easy to find some craftsmen temporarily. However, we need to pay attention to the production of cannonballs."
Major Kornilov made a careful assessment and said: "We have a temporary ordnance factory in Shenyang City, which is mainly responsible for the production of landmines, bomb bags, and the kind of booby traps you originally provided. Repair artillery and machine guns. We will definitely produce the thing you designed. If we can manufacture fifty to a hundred guns in a short period of time and send them to the front line in large numbers, it will definitely produce extremely special combat effects."
Song Biao said: "If you want to mass-produce, it would be more reasonable to directly produce 80mm caliber torpedo cannons, whose bombardment range can be expanded to at least one kilometer, or to produce according to foot standards, directly adding 3-inch barrels and ammunition. If
If we put more effort into the manufacturing process, the one-kilometer range shouldn't be a problem. I'm just worried that the gun barrel of this thing won't be able to withstand the chamber pressure, so it's better to be safer. After all, it's a rough design and there's no time to experiment."
Major Kornilov said: "It's good if it can basically meet the shooting range of 500 meters. If you want to pass the test, you need to conduct various weapons tests, especially the gun barrel test. It's unavoidable. If you don't have enough time, I think it's
First make a part according to the millimeter system of six centimeters."
Song Biao smiled and said: "Okay, I just drew a schematic diagram at random. The specific details are still up to the major himself. You can let the Russian Army Ordnance Factory produce it in your own name. If you can get a patent, you might be able to get it produced."
There may be some rewards!”
Kornilov smiled coquettishly and said, "Why is this so embarrassing?"
Song Biao didn't care and said: "We have a brotherly friendship. These days, I have made a lot of benefits with your help. Just from playing in Tonghua County, I can't say politely, my income is not low.
One million rubles. There is an old Chinese proverb, which is that when you have money, everyone makes money. When I make money, you should also make money. This is called a real good thing. Okay, please don't be polite to me. Anyway, I am just fine.
Please help me with something."
Kornilov thought about it for a moment and decided to accept the gift calmly, because Song Biao had indeed earned a lot of loot from fighting the bandits, but he did not share it with him.
He said: "Then thank you. If you need my help with anything, please just say it. As long as I can help, I will definitely help you."
Song Biao nodded and whispered to Kornilov: "I just went to Iron Factory Town. It is said that there are a lot of coal and iron mines in that place. Little Japan just sent people to survey before. I will send people there."
I caught it and got a group of Japanese preliminary survey results. I thought about it, this kind of thing must not be made easy for the Japanese. It just so happens that there is nothing to worry about in Tonghua, so you should seize the time to return to Shenyang to implement this lightning cannon.
Production, take the opportunity to discuss with Major Turvanier, and the two of you will find a way to find a Russian middleman to buy out the coal and iron mines in Fushun, Tonghua, and Hunjiang in the name of your Russian Far East Army for thirty years.
Franchise, a one-time payment of 600,000 rubles. Later, I will make a deal with you and buy it from you for 800,000 rubles. The main reason why I want to do this is to consider your war.
It's coming to an end, and there will definitely be an official result before the end of the year. At that time, I had 20,000 to 30,000 brothers working with me. These brothers all have to eat, and they can't always take your Russian army's military pay. Even if I'm here
The troops of the Manchu and Qing Dynasty were recruited, and the military salary of the Manchu and Qing court was far inferior to that of the Russian army. The Manchu and Qing army's monthly salary for each soldier was only five or six oceans per person. For these brothers in my family,
It's not even enough to squeeze the gap between my teeth. So, I have to take precautions now, find a way to make a living for the brothers first, and find some profitable business to support the brothers in the future. You may have to fight again one day. I will then
There’s a place for it to be useful!”
Major Kornilov nodded seriously and said: "Colonel Song, you have always been an extremely smart person, and I admire you very much. In fact, I also talked about it with Brigadier General Mardenidoff when I left Shenyang. The problem with your unit. The brigadier general has a judgment. He believes that it is impossible to achieve a perfect ending in the Russo-Japanese War. The Russian army may not be able to permanently station in Kanto in the future, at least it cannot send large troops to station in Manchuria. At that time, you It is an important force for us to continue to suppress Japanese expansion in Manchuria for a long time. You can rest assured that the Brigadier General will continue to support you in the future. On the one hand, our army will definitely put great pressure and strong recommendations on your government to ensure that you are in the war The future Northeast has sufficient status and power. On the other hand, if you have other strategies to deal with subsequent changes, our army will also provide great support. Therefore, Colonel Song, as long as you can ensure the stability of the Manchuria-East transportation line If it works, you don’t have to worry about what happens next.”
Song Biao laughed with satisfaction, and directly took out a fifty thousand ruble note and pushed it to Major Kornilov, saying: "Then let's settle it. I have too many brothers to support now, and there are many things to do." It's not very beautiful. The supplies cannot be separated. Please forgive me, Major. This is just some compensation. As for the Brigadier General and Major Turvanier, I will send someone to deliver it separately. Major, you can accept it with confidence. "
Major Kornilov was really not very happy at first. The Russians had done all the hard work. His troops were at the front in Jiangjiayao, making huge sacrifices, but all the final credit and benefits were given to him. Song Biao took it.
Now that he saw the big note of fifty thousand rubles, his mood suddenly became brighter and he accepted the money with a smile.
Seeing him accepting the money, Song Biao added with a smile: "Then I'll leave it all to you, Major?"
Major Kornilov agreed and said: "Don't worry, even if that guy Turvanier and I can't do it, you still have the Brigadier General to support you. I might as well reveal some news to you. He earned a lot of credit for the brigadier general. In the Tsarist Russian Empire, it is not difficult for you to be promoted to a major, that is, it just depends on your qualifications. It is too difficult to be promoted to a brigadier general. Look at the difference between a colonel and a brigadier general. It's only one step away from getting up, but it's actually not easy. The gap between a brigadier general and a general is even bigger, and it's more difficult to get up. According to the news we heard, it seems that the brigadier general can get up, if the situation behind is very good. , he may continue to stay in the Far East as commander. As long as the brigadier general will continue to help you in the future, what else do you have to worry about?"
Song Biao smiled, knowing in his heart that he would have to send another more generous ruble note to Brigadier General Madnidov later.
The era of Tsarist Russia was a typical bureaucracy. The corruption and bribery practices were astonishing, not much worse than those of the Qing Dynasty. When there were difficulties, everyone tried their best to do something serious. Once they got over it, making money was just as easy. A very important thing.
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