In the past year or so, Song Biao has made many perverted choices, such as serving the Russian army to fight the Japanese army, and continuing to serve the Russian army to completely crippled the Japanese army. Now, he wants to cooperate fully with Japan for

What? In order to establish a stronger New Northeast Army as soon as possible to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, and then go to war with Russia in the Far East?

Thinking of this, Song Biao patted his forehead helplessly.

Fortunately, the Japanese army now doesn't have to pay too much attention. Just take Japan's current debt situation, if it hadn't given it money in World War I, its army would have basically collapsed completely, and it would take a period of time to rebuild it.

Time can restore vitality.

After thinking about it, Song Biao realized that he could only cooperate with Japan.

Song Biao, Cai E, Jiang Fangzhen, Jiang Yanxing and Zhao Tingzhu carefully discussed and speculated that the Japanese army might continue to make concessions, as well as the new cooperation that the Northeast New Army and the three eastern provinces need to be developed. Since

If you want to cooperate, then the cooperation will be more comprehensive. The two sides will continue to soar together. If you really want to fight again, it depends on your own real skills.

They actually thought carefully that the three-year rapid-fire gun was not the best choice for them. After comparing the artillery of the Japanese and Russian armies, they still prefer to use the three-inch Lucia field gun, which has a very different performance gap.

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Compared with large-caliber mortars, the three-year rapid-fire cannon is really not much better, and Song Biao has planned to secretly develop 81mm caliber mortars by hiring first-class foreign engineers and technicians.

Of course, there are some special uses of the three-year rapid-fire gun that cannot be replaced by the three-inch Lucia field cannon and mortar. That is the special value of being a mountain cannon. This thing itself is a mountain cannon, and it can be modified slightly.

As the cavalry brigade's cannon, it is light and has a very good range, at least five kilometers away.

Overall, the number of required is not too large.

As long as there are enough pack horses to transport artillery, and they are fighting in the non-mountain area, and non-mixed cavalry configuration, the three-inch Lucia field cannon is definitely better than the three-year rapid-fire cannon. Of course, if there is a long-range retreat, the 7

It would be even better if you had a 10-day field gun, such as Miss 75 from the French Schneider Company.

Selling a portion of the three-year rapid-fire guns, making room for purchases of three-inch Lucia field guns, or buying German artillery are all good choices. For example, the current ones are equipped with too many Schneider guns, and lacking shell production.

The reason why the French were strangled to death by the throat was really helpless, Song Biao was strangled to death.

As for war horses, Song Biao actually did not need Japanese war horses. Instead, he prefers to use Dun hippos and Mongolian horses, which are both hard-working and hard-working war horses, retaining the significance of nearly 20,000 Japanese geldings and

Not big, his choice has always been to introduce cheap Don Hippo in large quantities, which are directly improved based on Don Hippo and Mongolian horse.

Although Japan's Anglo-style horses are good, they have too picky appetites, and China has a vast territory. Before the emergence of the mechanical flow of World War II, and even after World War II, a large number of cavalry must be retained as mobile troops. War horses cannot be sophisticated, but must be sought.

Practical. Cheap and practical are the best.

Although Song Biao has decided to implement this cooperation plan with the Japanese Army, he still sent Li Enfu and Cai E to the United States to inspect the U.S. industry, especially to visit Kangzhou to see it.

A New Haven gunpowder company, if the other party is capable of fulfilling the contract, will be selected as an alternative to long-term selection as a suitable supplier to deal with various complex situations that may arise.

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The next night, Song Biao invited Akiyama Matsuyuki to the guesthouse for the second time. At this time, he had asked the Second Staff Office to formulate a new cooperation plan. His plan called the "cooperation case between the three eastern provinces and Japan".

The "Japanese Army Equipment Redemption Plan" has a larger scale. In addition to requiring cooperation in the fields of military industry and military equipment, it also requires the expansion of cooperation to the field of education, while the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School

Ten quotas are provided separately for the Northeast New Army every year, while the Japanese Mainland University retains three quotas for graduates of the Far East Army Non-commissioned Officer School every year.

Akiyama Matsuyuki carefully finished reading this cooperation case and asked cautiously: "Governor General, since this is the cooperation, I would like to ask if there is any further benefit to the economy of the three northeastern provinces and Japan.

Cooperation between the two parties?”

Song Biao had expected it and replied: "It's totally OK. I'm planning a special economic zone in Pulandian. Japan can invest in factories in Pulandian area. When Japanese goods are sold to the three eastern provinces, everything you already hold.

Some preferential terms, including coal and iron ore owned by the three northeastern provinces, can be purchased by Japan. Economic cooperation is handled by the people themselves. As the governor of the three northeastern provinces, I have no intention of interfering in the free development of economy and industry and commerce."

Akiyama asked: "Will Japan have a place in the recently rumored railway planning of the three eastern provinces?"

Song Biao said: "This is a bit difficult. Although I do intend to choose the second largest partner in the three northeastern provinces through this transaction, it is absolutely impossible to include Japan. It is not up to my will.

For me, as long as it is most beneficial to the three northeastern provinces, it is naturally the best, but for Russia, Japan is definitely not the new partner they are willing to accept. The trick here is that my cooperation with Russia is

Mutually, we all need a new ally. So, I can only express regret for this.”

Akiyama Matsuno sighed and laughed, "Even so, I think I can go back and submit the job. In fact, it is much better than we expected in advance, at least it is more comprehensive than we imagined. This kind of cooperation will always be

It's a good thing."

"Yes!"

Song Biao nodded slightly, but felt some indescribable feelings in his heart.

Yesterday, Akiyama Matsuyuki was invited to eat some local dishes from Kanto. It will be more formal tonight. Song Biao specially asked the guesthouse to cook a few signature dishes, raise a glass with Akiyama Matsuyuki to drink some of the cooperation between the two parties.

The details were re-arranged more meticulous.

Considering that Japan is not able to produce three-year artillery now, Song Biao has not yet cooperated with Japan to produce three-year rapid-fire guns in China, but he still considers the basis of the three-year rapid-fire gun.

We slowly thought about the improvement plan, and then launched a more suitable 75mm caliber mountain cannon and cavalry light howitzer.

In this regard, Russia is definitely more important than Japan. Russia has the ability to produce gun steel, gun body and gun mount, and Japan is truly a three-nothing at this time. If these problems can be solved through the United States, it will definitely be better than

It is more practical to rely on Russia, or to cooperate with the United States' private enterprises and the Russian army at the same time. Coupled with the use of cooperation with Japan, perhaps... Song Biao may really solve the problem of artillery production in five or six years.

Even if it is just producing the smallest caliber field cannon, it is better than being able to produce nothing.

That night, Song Biao and Akiyama Masaki talked for a long time. They also talked about some strange events in the Battle of Liaoyang and the Battle of Tsuma. In short, it was something that neither side understood. For example, Song Biao still did not understand the Japanese army.

Why did I have to fight against Liaoyang at that time? I have not chosen a suitable alternative?

Akiyama's answer is very simple, that is, the Japanese Army has always been a group of stubborn and idiots who do not know how to adapt. It is difficult to make accurate predictions even for the actual level of the opponent. Just like the senior Japanese Navy generals basically don't understand modern times.

Like the navy, "I will be unlucky when I always rely on luck to fight so much."

Just like when he got along well with Aoki Ryutsu, Song Biao and Akiyama Masaki got along well at this time. The two even had a very speculative conversation, almost even their personalities were of similar type.

Until the early morning when I sent Akiyama Masahi to rest, Song Biao was still sighing halfway through the journey, but it was a pity that they were Chinese and Japanese, so they were destined. Maybe one day they would be the enemy of life and death, even if they were

Now one is the army and the other is the navy.

As Song Biao had previously guessed, in order to reach this redemption plan with him, the Japanese Army Department sent a lot of spies to France, sending confidential information such as the artillery equipment status and training ammunition consumption data of the New Army in Northeast China to Schneider.

As a result, Schneider Company cooperated with a big price increase.

Even so, Song Biao chose to cooperate with the Japanese Army Department. The reason why he wanted to continue to cooperate even though he was deceived was because the Japanese Army Department actually had no idea that his plan was huge.

Before Akiyama Masao returned to China, Song Biao sent Jiang Fangzhen as the representative of the Northeast New Army and his personal representative, and went to Japan again to negotiate the more complete "Secret Cooperation Agreement between the Three East China Provinces and Japan" with Japanese Foreign Minister Kato Takamyong, the prototype of this secret cooperation agreement.

It comes from the fact that Song Biao and the Russians are about to sign the "Secret Agreement on Cooperation between the Three East Provinces and Russia", referred to as the "Secret Agreement on East Russia". This secret agreement will formally determine that Russia is Song Biao's first ally in the Three East Provinces.

No matter how much favorable the Japanese army will give to Song Biao, the three eastern provinces and the Northeast New Army, it is impossible to change the fact that Japan is only ranked fourth and fifth, and both sides actually understand this in their hearts.

One thing is, rather than saying that Song Biao is anti-Japanese, it is better to say that Russia rejects Britain's infiltration into the three northeastern provinces, and Britain is an ally and supporter of Japan.

On the night when Jiang Fangzhen left Fengtian City, Song Biao suddenly received a telegram from the German Weapons and Ammunition Company. This reply made Song Biao overjoyed. Unlike Schneider Company, the German Weapons and Ammunition Company is Germany

The government will of the German Empire was fully reflected in their quotes.

Although it sent back calls a few days later than the US company, DWM (Deutsche Weapons and Ammunition Company) was more thorough in consideration. They proposed that the Northeast New Army Logistics Department should provide two three-year rapid-fire guns and some shells as samples,

DWM Company is responsible for testing the parameters of this type of artillery, measuring the ballistic parameters of the modified artillery as accurately as possible, and ensuring that high-explosive shells and shrapnel can be provided within three months, if confirmed

Signing a long-term supply contract, DWM is not only willing to provide the most reasonable price, but will also submit all test data to the New Army Logistics Department. On this basis, it will all three-year quota for the New Army in accordance with the requirements of the Northeast New Army.

Rapid-fire guns were technically transformed to improve the various shortcomings exposed by this gun in the Russo-Japanese War.

Why is the German arms business invincible before World War II? It can be seen from the call back from DWM that, based on the willingness to solve the problem of three-year rapid-fire guns for the Northeast New Army, DWM is very professional.

It provides technical parameters and quotations for various other new German artillery, and is willing to supply production equipment for various types of shells to the Northeast Arsenal, as well as the corresponding technical training required.

Although Song Biao had already basically resolved the shell crisis caused by Schneider Company at this time, he was still willing to sign a stable and reliable long-term cooperation agreement with DWM Company.

For this reason, he called DWM as soon as possible. In addition to the 75mm mountain cannon cooperation that was originally negotiated, he used Germany's 10.5 cm, 12 cm, 15 cm howitzers and 88 mm rapid-fire field cannons, and 15 cm long cannons.

Have a great interest.

Song Biao always believed that artillery was the king of the army. Although he lacked the level of understanding of artillery combat theory at this stage like Pakirov, this flaw could not completely hinder his pace of strengthening artillery construction.

Sometimes good things can turn into bad things, and bad things can turn into good things.

The shell crisis directed by Schneider Company cast a shadow on the cooperation between East and France with excellent cooperation trends. Song Biao suspended all cooperation negotiations with France. On the basis of strengthening cooperation with Russia, he and Germany, Japan, the United States and other countries.

Cooperation negotiations in various aspects are also carried out.

In the initial stage, France took extremely arrogant treatment for this. Minister Lu Ban did not believe that Song Biao would take risks to cooperate with Britain and Germany, but the development of the situation would be beyond his expectations.

On February 12, 1906, Song Biao and his Russian Foreign Minister Kuzantusov secretly signed the "East Russia Secret Agreement", officially expanding the cooperation between the new army and Russia in the three eastern provinces, the Northeast, and Russia to an unparalleled new level.

According to this agreement, the Russian state-owned Rockyoff Arsenal and the Northeast Arsenal jointly established a new Far East Dawn Arsenal in Anshan to produce m1895 87mm field cannon (cavalry total weight 370kg), m1906 75mm mountain cannon, m1906 85mm rapid-fire field cannon,

The m1902 three-inch Lucia field gun and the m1905 Maxim wheel heavy machine gun, each holding half of the shares.

The Russian Army Department has pledged to assist the Northeast New Army Horse Management Office and Far East Animal Husbandry Company with 4,000 fine Orlov stallions, and will sell a total of 14,000 fine Orlov stallions and fine Don stallions in the next five years.

Used to improve local horse breeds.

The three eastern provinces set up Russian investment zones in Yingkou, Liaoyang and Shenyang, allowing Russian merchants to invest and set up factories here, and allowing Russian merchants to purchase oil exploration and management rights in the three eastern provinces.

After the signing of the Xinchou Treaty, the great powers of all countries had the right to open factories in China, and the people could also open factories. There were no restrictions on any kind. However, the Qing government did not make much concessions in mining rights, and the provincial governments still

Have the right to decide on mining rights.

Song Biao adopted a relatively relaxed policy in mining rights. Except for the mining of gold and silver, the rest can be contracted to foreign investors. However, only the new political bureau of the Governor's Office of the three northeastern provinces has the right to approve it, and at this time, the world's most popular

In the field of oil mining, Song Biao promised that he would not open the oil development rights to third countries except Russia, but he himself bought out the oil exploration and management rights of Daqing, Liaohe and Jinchuan through the Far East Coal and Iron Company, and the remaining

Let Russia rush to the blank area below.

Considering the depth of the oil burial layer in Daqing and Liaohe River, as well as the current oil exploration technology, although Song Biao sold the exploration rights to the Russians, the Russians could not get any benefits. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!