Years of the Republic of China 1913

After receiving the order, Chen Mu appeared in Fang Zida's office the next afternoon, but his face was a little pale, not because of illness or weakness, but because after receiving the order, Chen Mei flew here overnight by plane , China secretly developed aircraft as early as the European War. With the emergence of several new aircrafts in recent years, it can be said that China's aviation industry has come to the forefront of the world, but the aircraft of this era cannot match the speed or comfort of Compared with future generations.

"Thanks for your hard work, Le Shu, did you bring the materials?" Seeing Chen Wei, Fang Zida didn't make much conversation, and asked him directly after asking him to sit down.

Nodding his head, he opened the briefcase that he always carried with him, and Chen Yu took out a thick stack of documents from it.

After making a casual gesture to Chen Yu, Fang Zida took the information and read it carefully.It took more than an hour to watch, and the sun outside the window gradually set to the west after watching everything.

Closing the documents in his hands, Fang Zida felt mixed feelings. The military industry has developed rapidly under the leadership of Chen Yu in recent years, and Fang Zida is very satisfied with some achievements.However, due to the influence of current technology and technical personnel, some projects that Fang Zida placed high hopes on are progressing slowly. Although he also knows that these tasks cannot be rushed, facing the current situation, Fang Zida is still somewhat disappointed.

"If we increase the production of No. 3 tanks, how much can we produce per month now?"

The No. 3 tank that Fang Zida mentioned is a new type of tank that has just been finalized by the research and development organization. This tank weighs 23.7 tons, is equipped with a 75mm tank gun and two machine guns, has a maximum speed of 38 kilometers per hour, and has a maximum travel distance of 230 kilometers. Use a newly developed diesel engine.

Except for the different engines, this medium tank, which is mainly used for infantry support and assault roles, is almost the same as the later German pzkpfw-4 medium tank, which is of course not surprising.Because the main technician who designed this tank was a German engineer, but based on Fang Zida’s experience with tanks, he first proposed to replace gasoline engines with diesel engines to increase the survivability of tanks on the battlefield and made some modifications.According to Chen Wei's information, the No. 3 tank has passed the simulated battlefield test and can be put into production anytime, anywhere.

Chen Wei thought for a while and replied: "Calculated based on the current production capacity of the tank factory. It can produce up to 35 vehicles per month..."

"Too little!" Fang Zida shook his head before Chen Yu could finish speaking and asked, "What about overtime production? How much can you get if you work in three shifts?"

"This..." Chen Yu hesitated and replied: "About 60 at most, and it is impossible to estimate more. After all, the technical requirements of the No. 3 tank are very high, and what we lack now is skilled workers. If you can give me In one year, by this time next year I am sure to double that number."

"60..." A tank regiment is composed of 90 tanks. If you add the machine battalion and other armored vehicles, it will take at least two months to form an armored tank regiment, that is to say, it will take half a year until the spring of next year. , if adding uncertain factors.Three armored tank regiments are already the maximum.

"Why is it so urgent? In my opinion, the No. 3 tank still has some shortcomings. We will have a better improved model in about a year." Seeing Fang Zida's frown, Chen Yu couldn't help asking.

"Have you read the newspapers these days?"

"Could it be... you mean the north?" Chen Yu asked hesitantly, and then his expression changed slightly: "The government really intends to go to war with the Soviet? Zhang Ming, although the Soviet is now a dog in the water, the dog in the water is not so easy to fight Yes! How confident are you in this battle?"

Fang Zida smiled wryly and said, "With the Bolshevik riots in the country and what happened in the courts these days, I am afraid that Congress will submit a war case in a short time. Besides, there is a lot of public opinion on this incident in the country. If the government does not do anything else, we will It is possible for the Prime Minister to be impeached. As for being sure, the key is to read the book. Russia has a vast territory and is most suitable for armored warfare, so..."

Fang Zida's words contained truth and falsehood. No matter how smart Ren Chenmei was, he would never have imagined that the layout of the Soviets was the result of Fang Zida's long-term arrangements. Besides, he was only a technical official, and he was not that sensitive to political complexity.

But what Fang Zida said was right.Tanks can play their greatest role in plain areas, and Chen Yu, who is in charge of the military industry, knows this best.Only at this moment did he understand why Fang Zida was dissatisfied with the production of No. 3 tanks. About 60 tanks in January seemed to be a lot, but in order to gain an advantage in fighting the Soviets, these tanks were actually a little less.After all, what they are facing is a big country with a vast land area and a large population.

Following Fang Zida's train of thought, Chen Wei pondered for a while: "Shang Ming, in this way, let me give you a suggestion, which may make up for the lack of production of the No. 3 tank."

Fang Zida raised his eyebrows and suddenly became interested.

"Self-propelled artillery!"

"Self-propelled artillery?!"

Fang Zida thought about it for a while, and suddenly his sorrow disappeared, right!Why didn't he think of this?While developing tanks, the development of self-propelled artillery by the military industry department is progressing rapidly, especially the self-propelled rocket launcher that has been formed before adding an armored chassis has been formed, and the 120mm self-propelled mortar and howitzer are almost finalized Compared with tanks, although self-propelled artillery does not have the flexibility, assault and protection capabilities of tanks, its powerful firepower and ability to easily transfer positions also make up for its shortcomings, especially in the battle of the Great Plains group. No less than a tank.

Of course, the current self-propelled artillery is not more advanced than later generations, and its lack of protection is its weakness, but it still has a lot to do when the Soviets do not have tanks and professional anti-tank troops.If you add several aircraft formations that are already equipping troops one after another, Fang Zida's confidence will be even greater.

But there is still a problem. Fang Zida must confirm it. He asked Chen Wei whether the mass production of self-propelled artillery would affect the production of the No. 3 tank.

Chen Wei immediately smiled and told Fang Zida that this didn't affect him at all. Although the self-propelled artillery also used an armored chassis, the technology of this chassis was far less complicated than that of the No. 3 tank, and it could be produced by ordinary tractor factories.

Now Zida was completely relieved, and the sad cloud turned into a smile. Then he asked about the progress of automatic weapons and aircraft, and of course the design of submarines. As for the big killer that is most concerned-the atomic bomb is still in theory In the preparation work, it may be possible to produce results in ten or twenty years.

Chen Yu came to Beijing in a hurry and left in a hurry. Except for a very few people, they didn't even know that he had appeared in the capital.Half a month after the meeting with Chen Wei, the related trial gradually came to an end.According to the final ruling, Chen Shaobai and others prosecuted for crimes against the state and were sentenced to life imprisonment. As for the Yin sisters, because of Yin Ruizhi's defection, they were given a light sentence of ten years in prison and then pardoned by the presidential palace as a suspended sentence. , and was subsequently restricted to live somewhere in the suburbs of Beijing.

Although the trial is over, things are far from over.As the evidence put forward by the prosecution was implemented one by one during the trial, the anger of the whole country towards the Soviet government and the Japanese government also reached its peak.Coupled with the government's deliberate guidance, the Japanese side issued a diplomatic "apology" such as "causing trouble" and "regret" after handing over several scapegoats of the East Asia Trading Company. Then, the Chinese government took this opportunity to After privately signing several business cooperation agreements beneficial to China with the Japanese government, the matter was temporarily put aside, but it was not that simple for the Soviet government, and the voices of the people clamoring to make these old men look good Some opposition parties are even more afraid of chaos in the world, and they seem to be running around inside and outside the Congress in series.As the prime minister, although Fang Zida called on the whole country to treat this incident rationally, in fact, he had already arranged people to fuel the flames behind the scenes. It didn't take long for the Congress to formally submit a bill against the Soviets. The main core of this bill was the two One word - war!

China is going to war with the Soviet, which is great news that all countries in the world except the Soviet are rejoicing.The Western countries already had the idea of ​​getting rid of the Soviet government, but it was almost impossible to directly intervene in the Russian Civil War due to the great reduction in the national power of European countries after the European War and the post-war construction.As for the U.S., because of the particularity of the U.S. state system, the security of the U.S. location, and the conflict of interests between the Soviets and the Soviets is not as great as that of the Asian and European countries, it is the current national policy of the Americans to wait and see what happens. The proportion of considerations is far greater than that of the military, but this does not mean that the top American leaders are on guard against the Soviet government. Since the Chinese have jumped out to start a war with the Soviets, this is of course good news they are also happy to hear.

As for Japan, this time it can be said that stealing chickens won’t cost you money. Although on the surface it was not affected much, in fact, Japan’s image in the world has been badly damaged because of this incident.Of course, the Japanese may not care about this, anyway, they have no image at all, and they are notoriously thick-skinned.And when the war controversy came out in the Chinese Congress, the Japanese political circles secretly rejoiced, and some politicians came out to express their opinions on it, saying that the Chinese government's attitude towards the Soviet was a model of a peaceful country, and they applauded China a lot. posture.

Under such circumstances, the call for war became louder day by day. After dozens of days of congressional meetings, all members of Congress voted, and finally more than 77% of the votes passed the bill. When the war bill was passed, the whole world knew The war between China and the Soviet Union has been put on the agenda. The Far East Government of the Russian Empire was ecstatic after receiving the news. It was the first to issue a statement, claiming that the heroic fighters of Free Russia will stand with the respected Chinese ally, the Chinese National Defense Force , go forward hand in hand, completely defeat the evil Soviet government, and maintain world peace.

(Just moved to the new office, these days are quite busy, the update may be unstable! Just wait a few days!) (To be continued...)