In the first half of the year, which was April, the flames of war burned in Europe. Because of the war reparations from both the allied countries and the allied countries, coupled with the Battle of Verdun, the country of Dé no longer had the possibility of launching a large-scale war on the western front. The alliance of Country F and Country Ying controlled the entire western front!!
As for the rear of the country, Russia, this huge empire, was currently undergoing tremendous changes. History had proven that in a few months, in November, a new revolution would break out in Russia and officially withdraw from the war!
With the United States joining the alliance in April, the offensive of the United States in the European war was gradually defeated. Everyone knew that the situation in the European war was gradually clear!
It was June 1917, and the weather in Mawei was getting hotter. The expansion plan of the independent mixed brigade of the Iron Blood Army was also carried out in an orderly manner. The cloned soldiers recruited from the vicinity of Mawei finally showed Zuo Zongming the powerful military strength!
According to Zuo Zongming's plan, the composition of the mixed brigade would be to draw out the elites from the clone soldiers and form a teaching group. The rest of the clone soldiers would be mixed with other soldiers to form two infantry regiments!
Indeed, even the combat quality of the cloned soldiers was quite different. Some of the cloned soldiers 'combat talent, in the words of the Rise of Civilization system itself, had already touched the threshold of a Grade 2 soldier!!
The combination of the clone soldiers and the ordinary soldiers had shown some results after a period of grinding. It really surprised Zuo Zongming, especially when it came to the monitoring and loyalty of the army. These clone soldiers were absolutely loyal to Zuo Zongming, which indirectly deepened Zuo Zongming's personal prestige in the Iron-Blood Army!
6th month, 22nd day, the last infantry battalion of the Iron Blood Army's 1st Independent Brigade was fully equipped. At this time, this Independent Brigade with 8500 soldiers finally revealed its fangs to the world!
Mawei's Second Military Factory was also working overtime to officially enter production. The expansion of the military had to be supported by sufficient firearms!
Military, economy, people's livelihood, Zuo Zongming's many development policies had already made countless people completely board the big ship of Ponytail!
High salaries, high benefits, and an iron-blooded army that was enough to protect their safety!
Min River was a great river that ran through the southeast coast of Fujian. The narrower part of the river was no more than 70 to 80 meters. The iron bridge that Mawei wanted to build across Min River was also built quickly under the leadership of Liao Zhongxian, an overseas Chinese who had returned to China. Especially with the batch of heavy industrial machinery that Zuo Zongming had exchanged for with his points, the number of iron bridges that Mawei had built was increasing at a visible speed!!
In the military building, the Iron Blood Army soldiers equipped with standard rifles stood expressionlessly on both sides of the door. There was an entire infantry battalion stationed near the military building!
This was the absolute center of the entire ponytail. It could not be damaged at all!
"Zhongxian, how's the construction of the iron bridge on Min River?”
Liao Zhongxian, who graduated from the Mass Institute of Technology, happened to see a recruitment notice in Shanghai three months ago. The salary offered was extremely attractive, and it was just in line with his major, bridge construction!
Liao Zhongxian had never thought that there would be a large-scale recruitment of skilled workers in the backward country. If it was the northeast outside the pass, it would be fine. However, Liao Zhongxian had never heard of this unknown Ponytail!
Previously, he thought that Mawei was as backward, poor and corrupt as all the other places in China. Pitifully, when he arrived at Mawei Shipyard from Shanghai by ship, even though the steel machines in Mawei Shipyard had already rusted, the smell of industrial recovery and the sound of machines and steel filled the air made Liao Zhongxian's blood boil!!!
Living on the other side of the ocean, he knew very well how poor his country was and how backward its industry was. The Qing Dynasty, which had been bullied until it could not fight back, had been destroyed. However, now, the so-called industrial development and strong military power of the Republic of China was still a joke!
However, in Mawei, a small village that was ranked in the top few in the country, this former shipyard development site had an initial industrial foundation!
Power plants, steel smelters, military factories, clothing factories, phosphorous fertilizer factories, this remote place seemed to have a lot of magic power!
What shocked Liao Zhongxian even more was that the highest leader of Ponytail, Zuo Zongming, was concerned about the people and his dedication to the military industry. Liao Zhongxian had a premonition that in the future, the Iron-Blooded Army of Ponytail would definitely not sink into history!!
"Brigadier General, the two iron bridges on Min River are progressing very quickly because of the construction team. It is estimated that they will be officially completed in mid-July!!”
"According to the traffic department's plan, the No. 1 iron bridge leads to Changle, the No. 2 iron bridge leads to Lianjiang, and the original old iron bridge leads to Xili!!”
"Once the three iron bridges in Mawei are completed, it will be more convenient to exit the river. However, according to the news from the Military and Political Council, large-caliber turrets and defensive areas have been installed at the bridgeheads of the three iron bridges. They are mainly responsible for Li Houji's Min army on the other side of the Min River!!!”
Zuo Zongming looked at the military map of Mawei not far away from him. Lianjiang, Xili, and Changle were the three counties, and Xili was the closest. If Li Houji's Min Army really wanted to enter Mawei and carry out military operations, then Xili County would definitely be their only route!!
"Zhong Xian, come and take a look. I'm going to build a high-level highway in Mawei, which will be connected to three iron bridges at the same time, so that Mawei will have a convenient passage to the outside instead of the current waterway or muddy dirt road when it rains!!!”
Mawei wasn't Quanzhou. It didn't have the innate conditions to be a trading port. It was impossible to establish a trading port in Mawei. Although there was a shipyard site, it could only be said that Mawei had a unique advantage as a shipyard!
"With financial support, I don't think there will be any technical problems with this high-grade highway!!”
Liao Zhongxian's affirmative answer made Zuo Zongming laugh. He had been waiting for this sentence. The basic traffic problem of Ponytail was about to be solved!
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