After establishing a base east of the Ural Mountains, Russia had already relocated more than 100,000 peasants after a year of operation.After the beginning of spring, the Russian army sent an additional 100,000 soldiers and horses to continue to expand eastward.Forces are already approaching Sakha in the north and Baikal in the south.Manchukuo still did not launch a counterattack, but only retreated step by step, withdrawing all the people back.Now the two sides are only separated by a week, and it seems that they are close to each other.The success of the crusade was beyond the expectations of all the Russian commands, but they still carried out a steady expansion plan, and were not in a hurry to attack Manchukuo, but continued to migrate peasants from within the country to reclaim the wasteland and completely bring these places under their actual rule.Manchukuo was forced to the gates by the enemy, but the country was still not peaceful, and a crisis was brewing.Over the past year, the Manchurian Army's army has expanded to 100,000 soldiers.The 100,000 Manchurian Army was created in full accordance with the establishment of the Huaxing Army.It was divided into three armies, all equipped with advanced breech rifles.The 5,000 Huaxing troops who came with Qiao Huaien at the beginning have now all become leaders, and the lowest has been mixed into the position of platoon commander.Qiao Zhiqing not only helped these, but also assisted a large number of machine guns and mortars in addition to rifles.Qiao Huaien also had the cheekiness to ask Qiao Zhiqing for a lot of military talents, and set up a military factory in Manchukuo, mainly for the production of guns and shells.Now that the strength of the Manchurian Army has increased greatly, its combat effectiveness is no longer inferior to that of the Protector Army.After all, there are only more than 100,000 elites in the Protector Army, and the remaining more than 200,000 soldiers and horses are only used to open up wasteland and cultivate land.One of the reasons why firearms quickly replaced cold weapons is that firearms are easy to operate, simple to train, and have low requirements for the quality of soldiers.In the era of cold weapons, training a good archer, without strength, without months of training, simply did not hit the target.At this time, if the target is shot with live ammunition for a month, it can basically hit the target ring within 100 meters.The gradual growth of the Manchurian Army shocked Rong Lu greatly.He wanted to scold his mother, his Protector Army had been developed for more than ten years before it had its current equipment, and Qiao Wynn had done it in less than a year.It's different to have a powerful dad, and you don't have to worry about equipment at all.If Qiao Zhiqing can sponsor his 100,000 breech rifle now, he can kneel down and shout grandpa.After Qiao Huaien had soldiers and horses in his hands, he was much more confident in speaking and doing things.His first step was to cut down on the special offerings of all the Manchu nobles, and those who did not work for the imperial court, no matter how noble their status, could not get a penny.The Manchu nobles are not as hard as Rong Lu, and those who are interested swallow this breath without making noise, and those who are not interested also run to the palace gate to gather and make trouble.Qiao Huaien directly sent troops to surround them, and ordered them to disperse immediately after a stick of incense, otherwise they would all be killed.Where have these Manchu relatives seen such a scene, and they ordered all of them to flee back to their mansions in disgrace, and they no longer dared to make a fuss casually.They repaired their relationship with Rong Lu, hoping that Rong Lu would put pressure on Qiao Huaien.But Qiao Huaien has Qiao Zhiqing's support behind him, where does Rong Lu dare to offend him.What's more, Qiao Huaien's reform has not touched Rong Lu's interests, and Rong Lu can't stand up for others.After a year of reform, the current Manchu nobles have completely declined.As soon as Prince Gong died, they were deprived of their leader.Prince Alcohol came back because of this green hat, and he didn't go out of the door very early, and he didn't care about anything.Prince Qing even changed his career to business, developed coal mines in Manchukuo, and also became a big shopkeeper.The internal affairs of Manchukuo have been completely taken over by the classmates brought by Qiao Huaien, leaving the old and young of the nobles, and he finally has spare money in his hands, all of which is smashed on the development of the Manchurian Army.Now the hard currency in Manchukuo has become the renminbi, and the salary of the Manchurian Army is fully double that of the Protector Army, which envy the soldiers of the Protector Army to death.After making all the preparations, Qiao Huaien finally informed Qiao Zhiqing and asked Qiao Zhiqing to make up his mind to cut off business dealings with Rong Lu.Qiao Zhiqing was very satisfied with his son's performance this year, and finally ordered all military regions in the Northeast to strictly prohibit any businessman from doing business with Rong Lu again.The matter immediately reached Rong Lu's ears, and the housekeeper in his house trembled and handed over the news of the border to him."
It's too much to force people, it's too much to bully people" After Rong Lu got the news, he directly grabbed the tea bowl on the table and threw it on the ground, vomiting blood in anger.This is obviously Joe Wynne's obstruction and wants to cut off his military salary.Rong Lu didn't expect Qiao Huaien to start so quickly.He was a supportive minister at the beginning, and if it weren't for him, where would Jowyn be the king so easily.The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, at this time he had forgotten his status as a courtier, and only thought that Qiao Huaien had taken him under the knife, "Lord Protector, you have to think of a way to do this quickly."
If our timber and coal mining business is cut off, we can't afford to feed an army of 300,000 if we are close to that bit of land" The housekeeper hurriedly reminded Rong Lu with a bitter old face, although he was a housekeeper, he was also Rong Lu's staff."
You prepare the carriage immediately, and my father is going to the palace to find Qiao Huaien and ask for an explanation.If he is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust" Rong Lu calmed down and ordered, asked the housekeeper to prepare the carriage, and hurriedly went to the palace.He called Qiao Huaien by name, and at this time he was angry, where was there any respectful etiquette.Joe Wynne was as if he knew he was coming, and as soon as he let people know, Joe Wynne summoned him in his study."
Subordinate Rong Lu, meet His Majesty the King" As soon as Rong Lu entered the door of the study, he hugged his fists and bowed to Qiao Huaien.After Qiao Huaien's reforms, the upper echelons of Manchukuo were no longer allowed to call themselves slaves, and the etiquette of kneeling was abolished."
What is the matter with the Lord Protector coming to find this king" Qiao Huaien looked at Rong Lu with a flat face, as if nothing had happened, with a harmless expression."
Your Majesty, New China has recently suddenly severed its trade with our Protectors.The subordinates just wanted to ask if this was what His Majesty the King meant" At this point, Rong Lu also had something to say, and asked directly."
Oh, don't worry about this kind of thing, this king will telegraph to his father and ask you about this later" Qiao Huaien looked confused, with an expression of not knowing anything."
Your Majesty, the Protector Army does not take a single dollar of silver from the imperial court, but is self-reliant and earns military salaries on its own.His Majesty the King must ask clearly, otherwise, Hu's soldiers will make a fuss, and his subordinates will not be able to control it" Rong Lu accentuated his tone, and his words were threatening.He wasn't afraid to turn his face with Joe Wynne, and now that Joe Wynne was moving his head, he couldn't take a step back."
Lord Protector, be careful what you say.Your Protector Army does not listen to the dispatch of the imperial court, does the imperial court still have to spend military funds to support them, let's not say that this matter is not because of this king, this king wants to see how far the Protector Army can go" Qiao Huaien's expression suddenly turned cold, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense
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