Gunshots were heard in the valley, and each shot meant that a Russian gold prospector had been killed. Outside the valley, hundreds of Chinese workers also gathered. They all stood here with solemn expressions. Some of them were holding spiritual tablets in their hands, crying.
It kept rolling down.
There have been constant conflicts between Chinese workers and Russians surrounding the gold mines. Just this year, more than twenty workers died tragically, with the most at one time being fifteen. Faced with the unscrupulous Russians,
The anger of Chinese workers has been building up to the extreme.
But now, these evil-doing Russians are all being slaughtered in the valley like lambs, leaving no trace behind. These usually honest workers have no sympathy, only resentment. These beasts should have died long ago.
Already.
The crisp gunshots became more and more rapid, and there were also faint screams, which were heartbreaking. These workers couldn't help but clenched their fists tightly. They had never thought that the Chinese *** team would be like this.
With enough courage, I can make the decision for them without worrying about Russian retaliation.
This simply subverted all their previous impressions, as if the sky had changed in an instant. Everyone's hearts were experiencing unprecedented shocks. Gradually, the gunfire stopped. From the valley, more than two hundred soldiers
Soldiers came out one after another, smelling of blood and gunpowder smoke.
The soldiers walked out silently, and the workers lined up and walked into the valley. They had to sort out the corpses of the Russians and then burn them all. The workers who entered the valley only saw corpses all over the ground, densely packed and scattered.
, some people's heads were beaten into rotten watermelons, and some people had huge blood holes in their chests, and their internal organs could be clearly seen. There were pools of blood on the ground, and the thick fishy smell irritated everyone's nostrils.
It was the first time for most of the workers to see this kind of scene in their lives. Many of them couldn't help but retched. Even those who didn't vomited, their faces were pale and they were at a loss.
The workers holding the spiritual tablets were different from the others. Among the corpses were beasts that had killed their relatives. The blood feud made them forget their fear and they kept searching through the corpses to find the culprit.
Seeing the former extremely arrogant murderer turned into cold and hard corpses, they couldn't help but burst into tears. The resentment accumulated in their chests seemed to be flowing out with tears. Their relatives in heaven must be there at this moment.
Finally I can rest in peace.
After a long time, these workers recovered from the shock and put away their grief. They silently piled more than a hundred Russian corpses in one place. Then they poured kerosene on them. Then they ignited them, and the flames flew up. In the blink of an eye,
The fire swallowed up all these dirty corpses in a short time, and burned together with them an era. The Russians could no longer think of running rampant in this land, and they had encountered a brand new opponent.
After experiencing this incident, the status of all workers changed greatly. They finally straightened their chests and finally had a sense of belonging to the government. The army no longer only knew how to deprive and deceive them as before. It also provided them with protection.
Help them deal with their most ferocious enemies.
Taking advantage of this good opportunity, Feng Jun selected a hundred young and strong workers among the workers and asked them to form a militia mine protection team. Their task was to patrol and protect this place. From now on, no matter whether they are bandits or bandits,
You are still an old Russian fool. If you dare to step into this land without permission, you will be punished.
Of course, the existing workers were far from enough. Feng Jun removed 5,000 people from the immigrants in the pass and added them to the gold mines. Together with the original manpower, the total number exceeded 6,000. Among these people
, a total of five hundred militiamen were selected, all of whom were required to receive military training and be equipped with guns.
These militiamen are usually responsible for patrolling and cracking down on theft activities. In times of war, they are also a group of people who are mobilized first. This is not only the case for gold mines, but also for the mines in them to form mine protection teams and provide weapons and equipment.
Zhang Tinglan also has his own calculations in pursuing this strategy. Currently, he and Horvath are in a cooperative relationship, but after the New Year, their cooperation will end, and the two parties will become enemies, or tit-for-tat enemies.
Since Tsar Peter, the Russians have been seeking to obtain an ice-free port. The Crimean War marked the failure of the Russians' efforts to obtain the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. The Russians had to turn their attention to the east, and the double-headed eagle stretched out its talons.
We arrived in Northeast China and secured Port Arthur, one of the top military ports in the Far East.
Then during the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians lost Southern Manchuria and Port Arthur. They were left with only the Middle East route. However, the Russians' ambitions for the Northeast never stopped for a moment. In history, during the Yalta Conference,
Big Beard still misses Lushun.
For Feng Jun, the Middle East route is determined to be won, and the Russians will not let go easily. The contradiction between the two sides is simply irreconcilable, and there will inevitably be a time when they turn against each other. Zhang Tinglan has already made a plan and relies on the strength of the garrison division to fight against the Russians.
It is still difficult to defeat the human railway garrison, let alone eliminate them quickly.
Therefore, it is inevitable to expand the military strength and prepare for battle. However, at this time, Fengjun's financial resources are limited, and the attitudes of Zhang Zuolin and the Beiyang government must be considered. Jilin will certainly not be able to expand its military wantonly.
After much deliberation, I had to change my strategy and increase the armed forces in the name of militia, mine protection team, police, and armed police.
Zhang Tinglan has made a plan. The workers must be armed, and the immigrants outside the customs must form a large number of militias and receive militarized training. Of course, Zhang Tinglan must also find a better excuse for his actions. His banner is armed immigration!
Bandits are rampant in Jilin. In order for immigrants to gain a foothold, they must be armed so that they have a certain ability to protect themselves. Zhang Tinglan also made a request to Zhang Zuolin, hoping to form a border police to patrol the Sino-Russian border.
These are also normal measures, and Zhang Zuolin did not object. He just demanded that the border police must be unified, and that Fengtian and Heilongjiang should also be uniformly deployed and coordinated and commanded.
After obtaining Zhang Zuolin's permission, the entire operation to expand military force was launched, and the entire province of Jilin was busy.
"I have no objection to armed militiamen, but we don't have enough weapons. We don't even have the equipment for a single fight. You can't let these militiamen go to the battlefield carrying red tassel guns, right?"
"Dad, don't worry. The weapons will be available soon. I have received the preparation information. A serious famine has occurred in Russia this winter. A large number of people died of cold and starvation. They urgently need a large amount of food. However, this year the three eastern provinces
With a good harvest, we have a trump card."
"Do you want to exchange grain for weapons?" Zhang Zuoxiang's eyes also lit up. His son has always had ideas. If he can really do this, it would be really good. Fengjun has used a large number of Russian-made equipment. If he can exchange more, that would be a big deal.
Can't get it.
"Dad, I have thought about it. We not only need to replace the main equipment such as water rifles and large-caliber heavy artillery, but also replace some obsolete old equipment to arm the militia. Take this year as an example, the Russians lost
With millions of troops, the Austro-Hungarian Empire fought against them also lost millions of people. Russia had a large number of Austro-Hungarian weapons in its hands. These things were basically a pile of scrap metal. The Russians had no use for them. As long as they could
Bribery the officials within Russia and unblock the links, and we will trade weapons for food."
When Zhang Tinglan said this, he stood up excitedly and said: "In exchange for these things, we don't have to calculate the money one by one, but calculate the money according to the weight. One hundred kilograms of grain can be exchanged for ten kilograms of rifles, or even twenty kilograms of rifles.
I don’t believe that those hungry Russians will refuse. There will be an endless supply of weapons as many as they want!”
When Zhang Tinglan said this, he even couldn't help but think of the disintegration of the Soviet Union in later generations. At that time, Russia was a leaky ship full of arms. Some people also bought a large amount of arms at the price of scrap metal. This scene was a few years earlier.
It's been on for ten years.
Zhang Zuoxiang did not expect that arms could be obtained in this way. He was agitated by the situation described by Zhang Tinglan. One hundred kilograms of ocean is only three or two oceans, and ten kilograms is almost the weight of two rifles. Even if there is one
A perfect rifle can bring in huge profits ten times or even dozens of times.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire's army was not very good, it was a complete loser, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire's military industry was not weak, especially equipment such as rifles and cannons, the quality of which was on par with the Germans. If we could get them in large quantities,
Weapons and equipment are definitely a huge improvement in combat effectiveness for Fengjun.
Even if the main force of the Feng army is not equipped with this thing in the future, it can still be passed on to other warlords. A second-hand rifle can be sold for one or two hundred oceans in the northwest. A little calculation shows that this is a piece of fat, and
Still fat and oily.
The two men discussed this point, with proud smiles on their faces. Of course, if you want to do this crazy smuggling and exchange, it is no longer safe to take the Middle Road. The safest way is to wait for Heilongjiang to completely freeze, and then the two sides can communicate with each other through the ice.
trade.
Just when they were looking forward to it, the first batch of gold mining equipment had been transported to Harbin. Three gold mining ships went to Heilongjiang, and the rest of the equipment went to the railway. At this time, large ice sheets drifted across the river in Heilongjiang from time to time.
, it seems that the time to freeze is not far away.
After the arrival of the gold mining equipment, Jiapigou Gold Mine finally became lively. The workers took the time to get familiar with the equipment as much as possible before it was completely frozen. They waited until the spring of next year to start working hard. These workers are now in a good mood and can start working.
Very proactive, they seized the last moment and have mined thousands of taels of gold.
After Zhang Tinglan received the report, he was very satisfied, and he then arrived in Fuyuan County. Across Heilongjiang and opposite Khabarovsk, the long-awaited ice trade road was finally about to officially start. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature,