"Puchi!"
Outside the Governor's Office of Yu Province, in front of a large number of civilians.
The executioner's machete slashed down and Zhang Zhenfang's head was chopped off.
"Wow!"
The surrounding commoners exclaimed.
However, not only were they not frightened, but they were all happy and even cheered.
"That's great. This damned guy is finally dead!”
"The heavens have opened their eyes! This bastard has finally been beheaded!"
"Second Young Master killed well! The Second Young Master is the great lord of the heavens!"
"Crackle!"
In Kaifeng City, the sound of firecrackers could be heard.
It could be seen how much the people hated Zhang Zhenfang.
Yuan Kewen's beheading of Zhang Zhenfang immediately caused countless people to clap and cheer.
"Xi Zi, organize people to search the property of Zhang Zhenfang and his henchmen. These assets could be used for the military expenditure for the expansion of the army!”Yuan Kewen ordered.
Zhang Zhenfang had earned a lot of money over the years.
His henchmen had naturally gained a lot of benefits from him.
Yuan Kewen naturally couldn't tolerate them spending this money.
Instead of doing that, it would be better to use it to build the army and increase its combat effectiveness.
"Yes, Second Young Master!" Yang Du replied.
Soon after, Yuan Kewen officially gave the order to begin a large-scale expansion of the army.
The four infantry regiments of the 101st Infantry Division would form the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, and 105th Infantry Divisions. The 101st Cavalry Regiment was expanded to the 101st Cavalry Brigade. The 101st Artillery Regiment was expanded to the 101st Artillery Brigade.
Among them, the 101st cavalry regiment had 6 cavalry battalions, 1 artillery battalion, 24 75mm field cannons, and the brigade headquarters, logistics battalion, etc. The entire regiment had over 9000 people.
The 101st Artillery Brigade had 6 artillery battalions, an engineering battalion, a logistics battalion, and a brigade headquarters. The entire brigade had more than 9,000 people. Six artillery battalions, three of which were equipped with 105mm light howitzers. The other three battalions were equipped with 155mm heavy howitzers.
Jin Wei's arsenal could only produce 105mm light howitzers. Therefore, the 155mm heavy howitzer had to be purchased from the Germanic Empire.
When the conditions were right, the cannons of the 101st Artillery Brigade would all be replaced with 155mm heavy howitzers.
In this way, Yuan Kewen's troops would reach five infantry divisions, one cavalry brigade, and one artillery brigade, and the total strength would reach 165,000 people.
After the expansion of the Beiyang Army, there were only 12 divisions and 16 mixed regiments. All of them added up to only 200,000 men.
Of course, this was referring to the regular army. If the local patrol battalions and other troops were added, the total strength of the Northern Army could be more than doubled.
Even so, Yuan Kewen's expansion this time was already very large.
Once these troops completed their training and formed combat strength, they would be able to fight.
Then, he could become the largest force in the Northern Ocean Faction.
Yuan Kewen had no choice. If he wanted to take down the northeast, he would inevitably have to fight with the East Asian people. Then, if they did not expand their army as much as possible and make preparations, there would be no possibility of victory.
After the expansion, Yuan Kewen was still the commander of the 101st Infantry Division, Jiang Baili was the commander of the 102nd Infantry Division, and Zhang Xiaozhun was the commander of the 103rd Infantry Division. The commander of the 104th Infantry Division was Wu Peifu. The commander of the 105th Infantry Division was Jin Yunpeng. The 101st Cavalry Brigade Commander was Chen Gan. The 101st Artillery Brigade Commander was Zhou Liansheng.
In addition, Xu Shuzheng served as the Chief of Staff of the 101st Infantry Division, assisting Yuan Kewen.
After all, Yuan Kewen couldn't put all his energy into the army. He still needed to take care of other matters.
Yang Du's actions were very fast. In a day's time, he had confiscated the property of Zhang Zhenfang and his henchmen.
"Second Young Master, Zhang Zhenfang has been greedy all these years. Just the silver found in his residence alone was 1.8 million taels. If gold, jewelry, and other items were included, the total would exceed three million taels. His henchmen also earned a lot of money. According to the preliminary calculations, it was at least two million taels. This did not include real estate such as houses, land, and shops. If these were included, the total amount would exceed ten million taels of silver!”Yang Du's expression was very ugly.
In his opinion, the reason why the Yan Huang Empire had become like this was because of these vermin.
"Alright, I understand. All we can take away is these gold, silver, and jewelry. The rest of the real estate should be left to others. I'm afraid that Yanjing already knows that I cut off Zhang Zhenfang's head. What followed was a scolding!”Yuan Kewen said.
"Second Young Master, we can use Yu Province to exchange for the Northeast.”Yang Du said.
Yuan Kewen nodded." To march into the northeast, the prerequisite is that our expanded troops have to be able to form a fighting force." Otherwise, there was no way they could face the counterattack of the Japanese.”
Yang Du nodded repeatedly. He knew that sending troops to the northeast was a risky move, and he had to be fully prepared. Otherwise, it was very likely that all his efforts would be in vain.
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