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Chapter 48 The Battle of Jinzhou (6)

Whether it was the army battle on the Qilihe battlefield or the cavalry showdown by the Daling River, the battle time did not exceed one hour. Even on the Qilihe battlefield, and the People's Army behind blocked the bandit army from fleeing on various roads, it was only one morning, but the time for cleaning the battlefield continued until the end of the afternoon and dusk.

The final result of the battle was that in the Qilihe battlefield, the People's Army killed 1,917 bandit members, including 112 Russian soldiers and 135 Japanese soldiers; captured 2,145, including 87 Russian soldiers; 12 Japanese soldiers. In addition, after the identification of the prisoners, the bodies of Du Lisan and three other major bandit leaders were determined. 69 people were killed and 173 were injured. On the Daling River battlefield, the People's Army killed 1,052 Mongolian cavalry and 487 were captured, but the two leaders Tao Ke Tao Hu and Bai Yin Dalai escaped from the battlefield; 54 people were killed and 121 were injured. In addition, a total of 1,124 rifles, 263 war horses, and 798 sabers were seized in this battle, and the harvest was quite rich.

Just as the People's Army was fighting fiercely with the bandit army and the Mongolian cavalry, Zhang Zuolin led the second and third battalions of its headquarters to launch an attack on Buxin County. At this time, only more than 200 bandits in Buxin County were counting and packing up Du Lisan's property plundered in Jinzhou area and preparing to withdraw back to Chifeng. As a result, Zhang Zuolin led the army to kill, and the bandits could not defend Buxin County at all. They were captured by Zhang Zuolin and captured more than 150 bandits. All the property plundered by Du Lisan became the spoils of the People's Army.

When Du Lisan attacked Jinzhou for the first time, he captured three county towns in a row, so he naturally robbed a lot of property, with more than 70,000 taels of silver alone, more than 1,000 taels of gold, more than 10 tons of grain, and other materials, cloth, clothing, etc.

Overall, this battle was indeed a great victory. After this battle, the bandit army was basically wiped out and the Mongolian cavalry was severely damaged. In a short period of time, it was impossible to gather such a huge force, so the safety of Jinzhou could be ensured.

Of course, annihilation of the bandit army does not mean that nothing is wrong. Bijing Jinzhou and Mongolia have a long border. In the current situation where East China ** and Mongolia are in hostile relations, this is also the biggest concern for Jinzhou's security in the future. Another realistic problem is Buxin County. Because according to the administrative division of this era, Buxin County does not belong to Jinzhou Prefecture, but to the Zhuosotu League area of ​​Inner Mongolia. This is because the Inner Mongolia region has a deep Chineseization, some county towns have also been formed in the marginal areas of Inner Mongolia.

After consultation, the veterans of the military and political parties drafted a report by the command center, which formally put forward two requirements to the Northeast Management Committee: First, include Buxin County within the jurisdiction of Jinzhou City, and at the same time send troops to occupy Chaoyang County as an outer barrier of Jinzhou City; second, attack Chifeng, completely destroy the old hole of the bandit army, and establish a military base in Chifeng.

Chaoyang County is located about 80 kilometers northwest of Jinzhou, and is also a county in the Zhuosotu League area of ​​Inner Mongolia. Hebuxin County is one west and one east, forming an outer barrier in Jinzhou City. In this way, even if there are bandit troops gathering, it is difficult to directly threaten Jinzhou. Chifeng is located about 220 kilometers northwest of Jinzhou, and belongs to the Zhaowuda League area of ​​Inner Mongolia. The People's Army occupied Chifeng, which not only completely destroyed the old hole of the bandit army, but also built a fulcrum in eastern Inner Mongolia, laying a solid foundation for East China to expand its influence in Mongolia and expand its influence on Mongolia.

Now Russia has fully penetrated into the Mongolian region. After the defeat in the Far East battlefield, it will definitely further strengthen its control over the Mongolian region and use Mongolia's power to restrain East China. It is even a proxy war. Therefore, even if East China and Russia have successfully negotiated and reached a peace agreement, the focus of the next struggle will definitely be in the Mongolian region. Judging from the old experience of time and space, although Mongolia's separatist forces have not yet become a big climate, they have also prepared considerable strength. If East China wants to avoid Mongolia's division in this era, then from now on, they must intervene in Mongolia's affairs, infiltrate their own power and influence into Mongolia, form a powerful force on Mongolia's separatist forces, and prevent the continued expansion of Mongolian division.

At the same time, Gao Jin applied to the Northeast Management Committee in the name of Jinzhou City, requesting to plunder the 70,000 taels of silver seized in this battle to the Jinzhou City Finance for the economic recovery and development of Jinzhou. Because the attack by the bandit army caused considerable losses to the Jinzhou area, funds were needed for reconstruction. Moreover, this amount of silver was also plundered by the bandit army in the Jinzhou area, and was used for the restoration and development of Jinzhou. He also left the captured bandit army to serve in Jinzhou to contribute to the restoration and development of Jinzhou to make up for their crimes.

After the two reports were issued, Gao Jin was not idle either. He immediately spread the news of annihilation of the bandit army throughout Jinzhou. He also dispatched county magistrates from each county to take office. After consultation with the command center, he decided to dispatch two garrison companies in each county to maintain the security of each county and the work of the county **; and Zhang Zuolin only left one battalion in Buxin County, and the rest of the troops were withdrawn back to Jinzhou.

Gao Jin asked the county magistrates of each county to complete three tasks within one month after taking office. First, establish a tax system to ensure a stable source of fiscal revenue; second, establish a police system to ensure the daily public security order of each county; third, take advantage of the remaining power of the bandits to carry out land work.

Bi Jinggao Jin came to Jinzhou to do a great job, and the fight against the bandits was just the beginning. The development of the Jinzhou region's economy was the real highlight. Moreover, the Jinzhou region also has the potential to develop the economy. First, Jinzhou is the node of the internal and external gates and Mongolia, and the circulation of goods was very developed. Secondly, the People's Army was stationed in Jinzhou and also carried out large-scale infrastructure construction for Jinzhou, built a port with a 10,000-ton cargo ship in Huludao, and built a road to Shenyang. In addition, there was still about 50,000 silver dollars in funds in Jinzhou's warehouse. This money was quite sufficient for the Qing court's prefecture-level place.

But to vigorously develop the economy, it is necessary to firstly require a lot of funds. Of course, there is no money to play with nothing. It is certainly not enough to rely on this 50,000 silver dollar alone. Therefore, Gao Jin had the idea of ​​seizing 70,000 silver dollars. 70,000 silver dollars can be dismantled for about 100,000 silver dollars, which adds up to 150,000 silver dollars. Then a tax system can be established to stabilize the source of fiscal revenue. Secondly, a large amount of labor force is needed. In this battle, the People's Army captured nearly 3,000 prisoners, basically young laborers, and they don't have wages. Of course, Gao Jin will not give up on such benefits. As long as he is rich and there are people, Gao Jin can develop the Jinzhou economy in a great way.

Three days later, the Northeast Management Committee sent a reply, first agreeing to defend Buxin County and capture Chaoyang County, and incorporate both areas into the jurisdiction of Jinzhou City. The candidate for county magistrates and the establishment of county ** will be decided by Jinzhou City **, and then reported to the Management Committee. However, the military operation to attack Chifeng was temporarily slowed down, because after this battle, East China ** will likely restart negotiations with Russia, so there is no need to cause trouble at this time.

The Management Committee not only agreed to all the applications submitted by Gao Jin, but also handed over all the spoils except weapons, including 100 horses, to Jinzhou City ** to support Jinzhou's recovery and development.

Originally, Gao Jin was a young official who was the key escort of the East China **, and when he took office in Jinzhou this time, he immediately succeeded in the bandits. Although the battle was fought by the army, Gao Jin, as the supreme leader of Jinzhou City, also made an indelible contribution. The successful bidding of bandits was the result of the successful cooperation between the military and political parties. Therefore, the requests put forward by Gao Jin were naturally fully agreed, and the requirements put forward by Gao Jin were not too excessive, they were all reasonable requirements, so there was no reason to refuse.

Gao Jin was also very happy after receiving the reply from the Management Committee. She had already had a complete plan for the development of Jinzhou, but she needed enough manpower and material resources. Now that the conditions are met, Gao Jin can show off her strength.

There are three main things for the development of Jinzhou in Gao Jin's plan: First, road infrastructure. Although the People's Army built many roads when it was stationed in Jinzhou, it mainly led to the road from Jinzhou to Shenyang. There are still great shortcomings within Jinzhou. Gao Jin's plan is to build a road directly to Jinzhou from all counties, so as to ensure the internal circulation speed of Jinzhou area.

The second is to build cement plants and power plants among the five small industries in Jinzhou area. It is only possible to build all five small industries by Jinzhou's own strength. After careful consideration, Gao Jin believed that cement plants and power plants are most in line with the current Jinzhou. First of all, the investment of these two factories is relatively small, and the cement plants play a major role in infrastructure construction. Because of the situation where Jinzhou is going to build roads in large quantities, cement plants have a broad market prospect; and power plants are the general trend of historical development. Therefore, at this time, whoever can take the lead can seize the initiative in future development.

The third is to apply to Qingdao to start the construction of the Jinshen Line. The Jinshen Line was originally one of the 141 projects in the second five-year plan of East China, that is, to improve the branch line construction of the Middle East Railway. Jinzhou is an important node outside the pass. The final end of the Jinshen Line in the plan is in Shanhaiguan. In the future, it can continue to extend along the pass and connect the railway line within the pass.

Now the safety of Jinzhou area has been restored, and Jinzhou has also begun to carry out road construction and cement plants and power plants. These conditions are conducive to the construction of the Jinshen Line Railway and can develop together with the Jinshen Line Railway. Moreover, such a huge project will take at least 3-4 years to complete, and the manpower will be required to exceed 10,000 people. Therefore, during the railway construction, there will be great demand. After all, the procurement of a large number of daily necessities and the construction of supporting facilities will inevitably greatly stimulate the local economic development of Jinzhou.
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