The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

On September 11, Qingdao Port Authority, Li Guangzong held a press conference.

Reporters from all over the country flocked to the devastated Qingdao, waiting for Zhao Chuanxin to disclose more details of the war.

Everyone had arrived long ago.

Each person was given a bottle of soda and refreshments.

Reporters waited patiently.

At 9:30 in the morning, Zhao Chuanxin, Li Guangzong, Zhao Zhongyi, Hu Da, Agulei Ida and others entered the venue together.

Reporters took photos.

Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his index finger and gestured in a circle. Immediately, someone from the adjudication team came over and took away the camera of the reporter who took the photo, took out the film, and said to them: "I told you that you can only take photos when you can."

Because there were too many reporters on the scene this time, many reporters did not know Zhao Chuanxin's rules.

Zhao Chuanxin wore a woolen coat, a suit vest shirt inside, shiny leather shoes, and his hair was combed back meticulously. Sunglasses and the tough edges on his face made his temperament even colder.

Zhao Chuanxin stood on the stage, tapped the microphone and said: "The details of the battlefield will be left to others to tell, and now we will start asking questions."

"Shenbao" reporter Huang Yanpei asked: "General Zhao, are you going to join the war and are you ready to join the German side?"

He asked the key and sensitive point, and the scene was silent.

This answer may be earth-shattering.

However, Zhao Chuanxin shook his head: "No. The European war is not a just war. It is a war that broke out because the imperialist powers want to re-divide and compete for global hegemony. I will not join any side, and we should not join any side. We are one of the victims. The Japanese are vicious and want to make trouble. The authorities are incompetent and actually set up a neutral zone for the two countries to fight here. This reminds me of the war between Japan and Russia outside the Great Wall during the Qing Dynasty. It was like this in the Qing Dynasty and it is still like this now. There is no change in essence. Back then, I saw the Russo-Japanese War and witnessed the miserable conditions of the people outside the Great Wall, so I made up my mind not to let this happen again in China. The Japanese provoked Zhao first, so don't blame Zhao for being cruel. Anyone who kills my compatriots will be avenged a hundredfold..."

The following is buzzing.

In the past, Zhao Chuanxin always played tricks on Yuan Weiting.

This time, he basically pointed at the nose and scolded, openly opposing.

Not participating in the war, making a clear position, is purely resisting the invasion, but there is no lack of revenge.

It was also a disguised admission that he was the one who bombed Tokyo.

Huang Yuansheng, a reporter from the Times, asked: "Before that, students marched and called on General Zhao to take action. Was General Zhao influenced by this to send troops?"

Zhao Chuanxin took off his sunglasses and smiled disdainfully: "Let me ask you, when I fight, do I levy heavy taxes?"

All the reporters shook their heads.

There are only a few places in the country where people can live and work in peace and contentment, and they are basically under the rule of Zhao Chuanxin.

No matter who he fights, he has never exploited the people too much.

At this time, warlords in various provinces had frictions and fought each other on a small scale because of their territory.

Zhao Chuanxin never participated in such things.

His troops always pointed their guns outward.

Pensions were never delayed or deducted.

Therefore, whenever the Gray Axe Army and the Insurance Team expanded their troops, local people enthusiastically joined the army.

These points cannot be denied.

Zhao Chuanxin saw them shaking their heads and asked again: "Have there been times when Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town did not resist the invasion of enemy countries?"

All the reporters continued to shake their heads.

Zhao Chuanxin has a strong character, and he will definitely retaliate against anyone who dares to fight him.

Zhao Chuanxin asked the last question: "But Shandong was under my jurisdiction before?"

He shook his head.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a cigarette and lit it: "Mala next door, do you know how much money I spent on the war these days? A full 8.6 million yuan! They asked me to fight, did they give me money? Food? Guns, ammunition and cannons? I fought because it was my conscience. I didn't fight because it was my duty. In any case, I did nothing wrong. Does anyone need to guide Zhao to do things?"

I laughed... The whole audience was shocked, and their heads were buzzing.

8.6 million yuan!

Later, when warlords fought each other, the leaders of each warlord said that the war was fought for money.

But the intensity of their fighting was like playing house compared to this battle with the Japanese.

They would not fire machine guns at the risk of their lives.

They were reluctant.

After Zhao Chuanxin finished speaking, he made way: "The rest is up to you."

He put his hands in his pockets and walked out.

He still has a lot to do.

Hu Da came on stage and introduced the battles in Ye County and Pingdu.

Hu Da told reporters: "On September 7, the Japanese army launched a general offensive, with bombers and artillery coordinating bombing and infantry charge. We deployed two battalions of troops on the outermost defense line of Pingdu. In an area one kilometer wide and two kilometers deep, there were dozens of mutually supporting firepower points, mainly machine guns and mortars. In just a quarter of an hour, we fired 220,000 machine gun bullets and more than 20,000 artillery shells..."

The audience was dumbfounded.

Bullets and artillery shells are free?

Crazy!

No wonder Zhao Chuanxin won the war so quickly.

The Beiyang Army would not dare to fight like this!

Zhao Zhongyi came on stage.

As soon as he came on stage, people cheered in their hearts.

Zhao Zhongyi is a standard warrior, with a tall and sturdy figure, broad shoulders and narrow waist, and a shaved beard. Although his temples are gray, he can't hide his heroic and handsome appearance.

When he stood there, his momentum crushed the whole audience.

Zhao Zhongyi told the reporters about the Qingdao battlefield. His tone was calm and indifferent. No matter the casualties of the enemy and our side, it seemed that it was just a string of data.

The reporter confirmed from Zhao Zhongyi that Zhao Chuanxin almost destroyed two Japanese fleets single-handedly.

The reporters took a deep breath.

There were more than 70 ships of various types.

The reporter of Shuntian Times was surprised: "Commander Zhao, why are you still indifferent when you talk about the casualties of your own people? Do you care about the life and death of your subordinates?"

Zhao Zhongyi's face remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "Since our Lugang Town Insurance Team was founded in 1904, we have fought more than 260 battles with bandits and Japanese invaders, and there have been casualties in every battle. A platoon of soldiers died, and the platoon leader is naturally sad. If the commander of an army is sad, then he should just stop fighting, and he can't even attend the funeral. I am sad, and the riverside area east of the pass has already fallen into the hands of the Japanese invaders. If the Japanese invaders invade in large numbers, I, Zhao Zhongyi, will also die in battle. At that time, you can be sad, but there is no need for it now!"

"Hiss..."

This aura, this demeanor!

It's heartbreaking!

There is too little news about Zhao Zhongyi.

He usually doesn't show off, and it's Liu Baogui who takes the limelight.

At this time, these words are powerful.

He gave everyone the feeling: As long as I, Zhao Zhongyi, am alive, you can rest assured. If I die, you should be careful.

Some people also think that Zhao Chuanxin and Zhao Zhongyi have some similarities in appearance.

This inevitably makes people speculate: Both of them have the surname Zhao, they started their business together, they are as close as brothers, Zhao Chuanxin boldly delegates power...

Could it be...

After Zhao Zhongyi finished speaking, he conveniently gave up his position to Aguirre Ida.

The reporters were surprised. Why is there such a strange race?

Mexico is too far away for them. This skin color, not white, not black, not yellow, what country is it from?

Aguirre Ida was a little nervous in front of the crowd of reporters.

He introduced himself: "We are the Chili Patrol of Constantine State, Mexico, entrusted by Don John Constantine to guard the Wei-xian Station..."

He said, and Juvencio translated beside him.

"Mexican army?"

"Zhao Chuanxin's sphere of influence is so wide that even Mexico is under his control..."

This is really a gimmick.

Later, White took the stage to speak on behalf of Benjamin Goldberg.

Then it was Li Zhitao.

The reporter realized that it was the coalition forces of various forces under Zhao Chuanxin that defeated the Japanese army.

Unknowingly, Zhao Chuanxin's power has become so large that it has spread all over the world and even overseas.

It was easy to gather more than 20,000 people, and that's not all.

If all the troops came out, Zhao Chuanxin would probably have 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers under his command?

Hiss...horrifying!

In fact, including overseas personnel, Zhao Chuanxin can currently gather about 37,000 to 38,000 troops, which is far less than the millions of troops on the European battlefield.

Finally, it was Li Guangzong who took the stage and announced another important decision: "From today, we will raise the wages of workers in the automobile, fur weaving, steel, coal, iron ore, electricity and other industries in Hong Kong Island, Macau Island, Hankou, Lubin Prefecture, and Lugang Town. The increase is about 15%, aiming to improve production efficiency..."

When this was said, the whole audience exploded again.

For the people, this is a good thing.

For some entrepreneurs, capitalists, and landlords, it was a bolt from the blue.

Others are raising their wages, so will you?

If you don't, the consequences are obvious, and it will inevitably trigger a demonstration.

Li Guangzong was not aimless.

He referred to the Detroit auto workers in the United States. Henry Ford announced a substantial increase in wages for workers at the beginning of this year, also to improve production efficiency.

Not many people paid attention to this, but this was the Lewis turning point 14 years after the US GDP surpassed the UK.

Why did Li Guangzong increase the wages of workers?

Europe is fighting now...Li Guangzong and Zhao Chuanxin have been preparing for this for many years.

…

Zhao Chuanxin was in a hurry.

He immediately teleported to Quetshalan to upgrade the fourth-generation dragon to the underground fortress.

The structure remained unchanged, only the rainbow particle jet engine was upgraded.

The smelly liquid refined by Benjamin Goldberg no longer smelled bad.

It used to spray rainbow particles, but now it sprays colorless particle streams.

It took a total of five hours to modify and test the voyage.

On September 12, Zhao Chuanxin teleported to Hankou Bagong House to Benjamin's arsenal to get a gun, and transmitted the "Old God Code" to let the Fearless Vanguard sell it to the new emperor of Rune City.

The new emperor urgently needed firearms to fight against the invaders of the Sea City Realm.

There was no difference between the two worlds. They were either invading, resisting, or on the way.

Each rifle could earn a difference of 20 yuan, which was much more than the money earned from trafficking arms on Earth.

He and the Fearless Vanguard split the money 50-50.

Then, he went to the military factory built by Lubinfu in 10 years and placed an order for 60 artillery pieces and 1,000 rounds of shells, also sold to the new emperor.

After doing this, Zhao Chuanxin immediately sent a telegram to Kaiser Wilhelm II.

The content of the telegram: I heard that the British Lee Enfield box-type short rifle caused great damage to your army. Now I have a batch of semi-automatic rifles with a higher firing rate than them and can be equipped with 8 rounds of magazines. If necessary, they can be delivered to your door and directly to the battlefield. The payment must be settled immediately in pounds.

Immediately, he sent another telegram to the French commander-in-chief Joseph Joffre: I heard that you have suffered a lot from the German reconnaissance aircraft. Now I have a combat reconnaissance aircraft called the Von Ru 3 fighter. The aircraft carries two 7.7mm caliber machine guns and can shoot down enemy reconnaissance aircraft. It is also specially equipped with a camera placed in the fuselage and a random radio. It is equipped with a 260-horsepower King of Rolls engine and a speed of up to 160Km/hour. Please reply if necessary.

The Lee-Enfield box-action short rifle was a weapon in World War I. Later generations commented that the British had good guns but could not use them.

But in fact, in the Battle of Mons on the 23rd of last month, the intensive firepower caused by the British Lee-Enfield box-action short rifle caused heavy losses to the German army.

It has three advantages: a magazine of 10 rounds, a rate of fire of 15-20 rounds per minute, and high accuracy at medium and short distances.

At this time, rifles generally can only hold 5 rounds of ammunition.

At this time, the general rate of fire of rifles is 8-15 rounds/minute.

What? You said it has low long-range accuracy? Even if Zhao Chuanxin can't aim accurately with the naked eye if the distance is too far...

As for aircraft, at the beginning of this year, generals from various countries still did not trust aircraft.

But with the Balkan War, this gradually became more important.

Everyone has reconnaissance planes and bombers, but here's the problem: everyone has planes and can do reconnaissance.

At this time, the pilots of reconnaissance planes from various countries had to hold cameras to take pictures and write information by hand. They could only carry bombs at most.

The Feng Ru 3 fighter jets in Lugang Town are very powerful. They can shoot, shoot, and send telegrams.

The pilot doesn't have to rush around and can complete the task easily and very quickly.

Industries in various fields under Zhao Chuanxin have already begun to link up.

The Feng Ru 3 fighter jet has an engine from Juanwang, a radio from the sky, an onboard machine gun from Lubinfu Arsenal, a camera from Lugang Town, and tires and glass from Liu Yuanshan Material Manufacturing Company...

After Zhao Chuanxin sent the telegram, without waiting for a reply, he went directly to the Lubinfu Arsenal to pick up guns and ammunition and transport them to the Kuit Shalan underground fortress.

Then he went to pick up various military supplies produced in Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town.

After a whole day of back and forth, the underground fortress was filled with supplies, like a powder keg.

On September 13, Zhao Chuanxin was teasing Zhao Laowu and Zhao Jinxiu at Fort Noordenburg when Yao Jia called: "Sir, William II has replied. He said that the war was in full swing and there was no time to train soldiers to use new guns. A fast rate of fire means high consumption. If the gun is faster than a Lee-Enfield box-type short rifle, the ammunition consumption may be more than three times that of an ordinary rifle, and the ammunition cannot be used universally, which will increase the logistics supply burden and the logistics may collapse. "

"Boil!" Zhao Chuanxin never expected this result: "He didn't agree?"

Yao Jia's tone changed: "He agreed to buy 500 of our Hope Guns to show his gratitude for our previous help in the Jiaodong battlefield."

This is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Zhao Chuanxuan earlier. It was not named at the time. It was later named Hope M1910 after mass production at Lubinfu Arsenal.

Five hundred strokes?

Zhao Chuanxin gasped: You are numb, I have tens of thousands in inventory, what do you mean by just buying 500 rods?

He asked again: "Has France received a reply?"

"No."

Zhao Chuanxin felt furious: "Then don't blame me for selling all of it to Germany."

"..." Yao Jia: "What if the balance is broken and the war ends soon?"

"No, believe in my strength."

At this time, Zhao Jinxiu pursed his lips and started crying.

Zhao Chuanxin called Margot and asked her to coax the child.

Zhao Chuanxin told Yao Jia some details again.

Then he went straight to the Aisne River in France.

Taking advantage of the darkness, he used the fifth-generation Youlong car radio to send out the code according to the method given by William II. He quickly received a response and the two parties agreed to meet on the bank of the Somme River.

When the German troops arrived, Zhao Chuanxin had already finished unloading the goods.

The person who contacted Zhao Chuanxin had a very long name, Otto Ernst Vincent Leo von Bülow.

He looked at Zhao Chuanxin curiously, introduced himself, and shook hands with Zhao Chuanxin enthusiastically: "Mr. Zhao, it is my honor to deal with you."

He respected the invincible man in front of him.

He felt that Zhao Chuanxian was the biggest legend of the 20th century.

"Otto, let's stop talking nonsense." Zhao Chuanxin was eager to sell the goods he had saved for many years, and immediately took out the gun: "Try the gun first."

He immediately opened a wooden box and took out a Hope M1910 from the hay. He put his weight on the left hand and pulled the charging handle all the way back. Press the middle part of the bullet at the top of the magazine with your thumb and press down into the magazine.

After it gets stuck, quickly remove your right hand and let the gun move forward.

He also introduced: "Eight rounds of bullets. After loading the bolt, empty the magazine. After the machine is empty, the magazine will automatically open. Let me show you."

Bang bang bang bang...

Otto and the people he brought were stunned.

"Is this... a burst of fire?"

Bursts, but not machine gun bursts, but single-shot bursts.

Sure enough, this was much faster than the Lee-Enfield box-action short rifle, but it was a bit too fast.

Bang, the machine is empty, and sure enough, it has an automatic magazine, which is extremely convenient.

"Mr. Zhao, can you let me try?"

"It must be possible. Your Majesty has already remitted the money, and the guns and ammunition already belong to you."

Otto tried to press the piston rod to the end, but was stopped by Zhao Chuanxin: "You don't have to press the piston rod. As long as the top bullet in the magazine is still under pressure, it will not move forward. In order to completely close and lock the bolt, at most you Just slap the charging handle forward.”

Otto tried it, and sure enough it was true.

He successfully loaded the magazine and started shooting.

Bang bang bang bang...

So silky.

The soldiers he brought with him were eager to see it: "Commander, can you let me try it?"

Zhao Chuanxin was slightly surprised.

It seems that William II attaches great importance to him. This inconspicuous old man sent here is actually a military commander?

Seeing Zhao Chuanxin's surprise, Otto handed the gun to his soldiers and said to Zhao Chuanxin with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, I am the commander of the 1st Reserve Army of the 8th Army. 500 guns, I don't need to hand over, but I took the initiative to come, just to see you."

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes turned: "Otto, what do you think of this gun?"

Otto poked the wet soil on the ground with his foot: "I'm not sure. Mr. Zhao, this needs to be tested in actual combat to know the result."

Zhao Chuanxin nodded: "Okay, after the test, give me feedback if it's convenient."

Before leaving, Otto suddenly turned around and asked: "Mr. Zhao, what is the name of this gun?"

"Hope M1910."

Soon Otto tested the performance of Hope M1910.

The 1st West Yorkshire Regiment of the British Army crossed the river through a pontoon bridge under the cover of thick fog and landed in Burkoman and Venizel. The French Fifth Army also crossed the river at the same time and occupied the commanding heights in the east.

The fog cleared, and the British army was attacked fiercely by the German army, but they still fought hard.

The eternal theme was to dig trenches and confront the German army after they were dug.

On the other side, the French 6th Army launched an attack on the German 1st Army between the Oise River and the Somme River.

Soon, Otto's 6th Army was reinforced, and the reserve army also came on the scene.