"I suggest that we go to Sichuan Province. The situation there is more complicated. As long as we can occupy a mountain, it should not be a problem to feed our brothers. When the time comes, we'll capture some people to farm, and the problem of food will be solved very well. "As for the issue of guns and ammunition, we can only buy them in batches and store them there. We will first build a stronghold there and gradually expand it. We will send our brothers there in batches. We robbed the rich and helped the poor, training our brothers along the way. We have to stay in each place for about a year before we can leave. Only in this way can our brothers have combat strength.”
"I've been thinking about this before and have talked to Chief about it, but it's just a few words. I've never said it so readily like today. I've already started to understand this matter. I've also considered some of the things I've done. I've also collected quite a bit of information in the past two years. My plan should have a lot of merits. As for how to make a decision, it'll still depend on the Chief.”
Although Black Dragon had only heard a few words from the military counselor before, he had never thought about it properly. Today, taking advantage of this free time, the military counselor talked about this topic, and Black Dragon finally understood the importance of this matter. The Black Dragon understood his own capabilities. In this aspect, he was far inferior to his military counselor. Therefore, he would carefully consider his military counselor's opinion every time.
"Advisor Jun, you've told me about these things before, but we just treated it as a chat after dinner. I didn't take it seriously. I have to apologize to you for this. I didn't expect you to think so far ahead and have already considered things that will happen a few years later. If things really develop as you expect, our village will really be in danger. I estimate that it will be difficult for our brothers to protect their lives. I know what kind of people those Japanese are. You don't have to look at the Japanese in other places. You can see it just by looking at those Japanese in Beiping.”
"Previously, I saw the Japanese bullying our brothers and sisters in Beiping City. At that time, I really wanted to go up and chop that Japanese into pieces. However, when I thought of my brothers and sisters in the village, I could only endure the hostility in my heart. I admire Commander Zhang very much. He's a bandit like me, and to be able to get to that point, he's indeed a role model for us bandits. However, ever since Marshal Zhang rebelled, the Northeast Army under him has slowly become a motley crew. This time, the people from the south were able to defeat them quickly, which can be seen.”
"The strength of the Northeast Army has been greatly reduced, and the Japanese are eyeing them covetously. I agree with you. Our Marshal Zhang shouldn't be able to escape this time. As for whether that idiot son of his would be able to ascend the throne, it was still unknown. "I've heard of his son. He's a hedonistic son. It's very difficult to maintain the stability of the Northeast Army like his father, Marshal Zhang. Not to mention reorganizing the Northeast Army and improving its strength. That's simply an unreachable dream. It's almost like a daydream!”
"The Japanese are very powerful in the northeast. The northeast army can only hold on for two to three years at most. In my opinion, the Japanese will definitely occupy the entire northeast in two to three years. There's one more thing. I don't know if you know, but our Emperor Pu Yi is not a well-behaved person either. Even now, he is still dreaming of becoming an emperor. I reckon that in order to become an emperor, he would be willing to acknowledge the Japanese as his ancestors. If he were to cooperate with the Japanese, do you think those old and young people would let go of such a great opportunity?”
"To bring glory to our ancestors, to eat the imperial food, to continue to lord over us. They definitely won't be willing to give up such a big piece of pie. Those people had a lot of money in their hands. Moreover, there were some troops in their so-called Dragon Rising Land. If they colluded, it would be another chaos. Before this, I had always had a thought, and that was to make a move on those old and young survivors. Anyway, those people are so fat that it's better for us to benefit than the Japanese. It's just that I'm not strong enough and can't take it down. If I join forces with other villages to do this, it'll be easy for the news to leak. Therefore, I've always buried this matter deeply in my heart and never told anyone. Today, I'll say it in a hurry.”
"As for those people in the south, they are not strong enough. Their strength is also a lot weaker than the Japanese. There is no way to compete with the Japanese. What was a war about? Fighting was money. When the cannon sounded, ten thousand taels of gold would be released. Every time we brothers go down to rob a big family, if it doesn't go well, we might end up losing money. Every time a loss occurs, our village will have a hard time for a period of time. If we lose money several times in a row, I reckon the entire village will be on fire first. This kind of thing had happened once before. If it wasn't for the fact that he happened to meet a pair of passing merchants on his way back to the village and ate this fat sheep, the crisis of falling apart would have ended.”
"The people in the south are not rich either. After years of war, many people have fled or died. Many lands have been abandoned there. If there were no taxes, how could they support the army? There were a lot of warlords in various places now. It was not an exaggeration to say that there were as many as the hair on an ox. Those people did not want to live a stable life. They only wanted to seize territory, money, and food to expand their armies. Then, they would go and seize even larger territory, more food, and more money. This was what they wanted to do. Perhaps some of them thought that this was not right, but most people could not stay in a place for long. They were quickly beaten away by others and could not do construction at all. Therefore, this situation could only become the norm.”
"I agree with the military counselor's analysis. We really need to plan ahead. Thinking back, if the military counselor had not been framed by some people, it would definitely not have been a problem for him to be the commander of an army. The heavens sent such a great talent to our village. If I don't use him well, I'll be struck by lightning and die a horrible death. We do need to move slowly. It's more appropriate to move to a place every year. I don't think it'll be a problem for us to move to Sichuan Province within eight years.”
"In these two years, let our brothers in the village get married and let their hearts be at ease. Only then can we train them into a regular army. We can move our brothers 'families to a place in advance. If the situation doesn't allow it, we can leave with our brothers.”
"To complete this plan, we need a lot of money. We need to build a regiment of regular troops. According to the calculation of 2000 people, each person is calculated at 1000 catties of food per year. In that case, we need 2,000,000 catties of food per year. According to the current price of food, we need nearly 100,000 yuan. This is the result of considering that we will buy in large quantities and lower the price. Otherwise, 100,000 yuan is not enough. It was not enough to just let the brothers eat food. They also had to get some meat. It would cost four or five thousand yuan a year. His clothes, blankets, shoes, and other miscellaneous items would cost thousands of dollars a year. Just this year alone, he would have to pay 110,000 dollars.”
"Let's talk about the weapons and equipment. Most of the weapons that our brothers are using are made in Hanyang, and some of them are Mauser 98 rifles. We have about 300 rifles in total, which means that we still have 2700 rifles left. According to the current price of rifles, a rifle would cost nearly 30 dollars on average, and that was without considering the changes in the situation. 2700 rifles will cost 81000 dollars. In addition, there are bullets. Rifles can be used for a long time, but bullets are consumables. I estimate that we will need to spend 100,000 dollars a year just on bullets. If we want to train an elite army, we must invest so much.”
"In other words, we have to invest nearly 200,000 yuan every year, and we can't stop. As for the money used to buy guns, it was just a small amount compared to this. 200,000 a year, that would be close to 2 million in eight years. After all, they needed to store more ammunition. He had planned to buy some cannons and cannonballs. Those things were not cheap and were in high demand. Sometimes, money could not buy them. Even if we set aside 200,000 yuan, before we reach Sichuan Province, we have to get more than 2 million yuan. This is not including our brothers 'salaries. If we add this, we have to prepare at least 3 million yuan to build an army of 2000 people.”
"This doesn't count. I was shocked when I calculated this number just now. How is this raising an army! This was simply using a needle to smash it. After spending so much money, this army could not compete with the armies of those foreign powers. From this, it could be seen that those foreign powers would definitely spend a lot of money to support an army. Before this, I didn't understand why those warlords wanted to steal territory, food, and money. Today, I truly understood why they did that. They had no choice but to do so.”
"Otherwise, the brothers below will have to split up. Once there is no money and food, the brothers will be scattered, and it will be impossible to gather the brothers again. His brothers followed him to fill their stomachs and provide for their families. If they could not even satisfy this basic requirement, a mutiny would be imminent.”
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