Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Since thermal weapons began to be used on the battlefield, artillery began to dominate the battlefield, and was called the "God of the Battlefield".

And as Li Guosheng from later generations, he is also clear: before the research of precision-guided weapons, artillery definitely has a very fatal factor in a war.

Therefore, the National Defense Forces attaches far more importance to the development of artillery than the Nanjing central government at this moment.However, due to the limited production capacity of its own military industrial group, the artillery units of the National Defense Forces have not been greatly developed.However, after receiving a large number of artillery provided by the German government, the artillery unit of the Wehrmacht suddenly developed by leaps and bounds.

In just a few months, the number of artillery under the National Defense Forces has increased from several heavy artillery brigades to the current ten artillery divisions, which is a huge artillery force of more than [-] heavy artillery regiments.Yu Xiansheng, the former commander of the artillery division, has also become the first artillery commander under the command of the National Defense Forces at this moment.

In order to show the world the true strength of the National Defense Forces, Li Guosheng did not hide anything about conventional weapons such as artillery.Especially in order to deter Xiaoxiao, who intends to take advantage of the National Defense Forces in China, a 75mm field artillery regiment, a 105mm howitzer regiment, a 120mm cannon regiment, and a 150mm heavy howitzer regiment were directly drawn from the huge artillery force. A 150mm self-propelled howitzer regiment just formed by the Shanghai National Defense Army, five artillery regiments, and almost two hundred heavy artillery of various calibers participated in the parade. [

Under the drag of 36 cars, the 75mm field artillery regiment, a light field artillery regiment that can already be called a heavy artillery among the major warlord forces in the country, was heard amidst the roar of the cars.Slowly into everyone's field of vision.

Although the broadcast continued to introduce the amazing achievements of this light field artillery regiment in previous battles, for this very common artillery, the expressions on the faces of hundreds of guests on the viewing platform did not change at all.

but.Following the follow-up howitzer regiment, the cannon regiment came out one after another. Facing the faint blue light emitted by the thick and thin black hole barrel under the sun, except for the guests from European countries, the rest of the guests were present.Including all the important officials of the national government, they all showed expressions of more shock than before.

You know, it's the large-caliber artillery in front of you.Even if you look at the entire central government army, you can't make up a regiment.As for the National Defense Forces in front of us, they took out three heavy artillery regiments for any military parade.This had to make the guests who came to watch the ceremony.Once again, I began to reassess the strength of the Wehrmacht from the bottom of my heart.

Of course, there is one exception among these people, and that is He Yingqin.He Yingqin, who had a special mission, lost a glance at Li Guosheng, who was always smiling, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask: "Commander Li, I wonder how many heavy artillery regiments like the one in front of the National Defense Forces have..."

Li Guosheng smiled, and glanced at He Yingqin who had exposed his fox tail in front of him.He said indifferently: "About [-] heavy artillery regiments... However, I estimate that this scale will continue to expand. After all, we have seized thousands of heavy artillery of various calibers in this campaign against the Soviet Union and Japan. .If these artillery pieces are not fully utilized, so many heavy artillery pieces will all become scrap metal..."

Li Guosheng's seemingly careless answer was actually well thought out.One of the purposes of telling the size of his artillery force is to use the size of the artillery in his hand to severely shock He Yingqin in front of him and Xiao Xiaoxiao around him.As for the fact that thousands of soldiers captured the Soviet and Japanese artillery in their hands, it was faintly to He Yingqin and other warlord forces around him.Secretly sell so many artillery pieces that have little effect on the Wehrmacht.

Sure enough, just after Li Guosheng's voice fell, the faces of the guests watching the ceremony within a radius of at least ten meters were centered on Li Guosheng.They all showed shocked expressions.Then, he looked at Li Guosheng with a fiery face, waiting for the answer that Li Guosheng wrote down.

At this moment, before Li Guosheng could continue to speak, He Yingqin, who was blushing again, said again: "There are so many artillery... Commander-in-Chief Li, see if you can sell these artillery to a part of the central government. After all, we all belong to the same Chinese Army…"

Before speaking, He Yingqin didn't feel anything?However, after speaking, a trace of regret suddenly rushed into He Yingqin's heart.You must know that in the Chinese army at this time, heavy artillery can definitely be classified as deterrent.Many warlord forces are proud of having a certain number of heavy artillery units. Under such circumstances, buying heavy artillery from the National Defense Forces will not increase the power of the Central Army in disguise and shorten the gap between the Central Army and the National Defense Forces?

However, what He Yingqin did not expect was that the National Defense Forces, which already had standard equipment, no longer looked down on the Soviet-made equipment captured on the battlefield.And Li Guosheng revealed to He Yingqin and others that the ultimate purpose of owning a large number of heavy weapons was not to show off, but to sell the various weapons and equipment piled up in his hands.

After hearing He Yingqin's answer, Li Guosheng was too happy, how could he be angry.

However, in order to gain more initiative in the next arms sale, the expression on Li Guosheng's face did not change at all.He replied in a light tone: "Of course, but Minister He should know that these weapons and equipment are bought by the soldiers of the National Defense Forces with their own lives and blood. The price must not be too low. Otherwise, I, Li Guosheng, will be sorry for the blood on the battlefield. Fighting warriors of the National Defense Forces. Of course, no matter how expensive this batch of armed equipment is, it will not be as expensive as the price that your ministry purchased the corresponding weapons and equipment from Europe and Japan..."

After hearing Li Guosheng's answer, a trace of excitement quickly rushed to He Yingqin's face.He said to Li Guosheng: "Commander Li, the price is not a problem... After the military parade is over, I will immediately send someone to negotiate with your company to discuss the purchase of weapons..."

As soon as He Yingqin's words fell, the other warlords sitting beside them, like kittens smelling fish, said one after another: "Commander Li, as long as the price is right, we in Shanxi would also like to buy a batch of items from your ministry. The weapons and equipment captured on the battlefield...Of course, if you can buy heavy weapons such as tanks, that would be even better..."

"We also want it in Guangzhou. It would be best to sell us some large-caliber heavy artillery..."

At this moment, a smile finally appeared on Li Guosheng's face, and he waved his hand.After stopping the various warlords and their representatives who wanted to continue speaking, he said, "Don't worry, everyone, in this battle against the Soviet Union and Japan, the various weapons and equipment captured by our National Defense Forces are enough to equip millions of troops... As long as everyone can afford the price. Whatever you want, our Wehrmacht will sell it..."

And at this moment, a huge roar of tank engines suddenly sounded at the end of the parade square.Just when everyone thought that the next one to play must be the Wehrmacht tank unit.Chariots with strange shapes slowly drove into the parade square with a roar.Drive towards the direction of the viewing platform.

Just when everyone looked at the strange chariot in front of them, puzzled expressions gradually appeared on their faces.A loudspeaker blaring music sounded the announcer's crisp and pleasant voice again...[

"Attention everyone, the unit coming to you is not the tank unit you imagined. It is a new type of artillery that our National Defense Army has just equipped the unit. Its name is 'self-propelled artillery'... self-propelled artillery. As the name suggests That is, it can move freely without being dragged by a truck, which greatly increases the flexibility of the artillery on the battlefield..."

"This self-propelled artillery has a speed of 35 kilometers per hour, and it only takes five seconds to react from stopping to firing. Of course, it only takes five seconds from firing to evacuating the battlefield..."

"The barrel diameter of the self-propelled artillery is 150 mm. It can carry one hundred rounds of large-caliber guns. Under the control of the gunner, it can be loaded by itself. The highest firing speed is ten rounds per minute. It can carry a driver and four related gunner…"

Seeing the surprised and shocked expressions on the faces of He Yingqin and others around him, even the faces of the military representatives sent by the surrounding European countries also showed shocked expressions.Li Guosheng once again showed a heartfelt smile on his face.

The reason why the Wehrmacht is equipped with self-propelled artillery that will take ten years to be equipped by European countries at this time, the reason is somewhat dramatic.

After the first decisive battle with the Soviet Far East Military District ended with the victory of the National Defense Forces, the National Defense Forces captured more than 100 Soviet-style heavy tanks on the battlefield.For various reasons, it is impossible to equip the armored units of the Wehrmacht.If you can't equip your own troops, then there are only two ways to go: selling and remelting.

At the beginning, Li Guosheng thought about selling these tanks to major domestic warlords, but.After thinking of the fact that later generations of Chiang Kai-shek could only afford to support a light armored regiment with the financial revenue of the entire national government, Li Guosheng gave up this unrealistic idea.Because, even if I plan to sell these tanks, the major domestic warlords, including the veteran Central Army, cannot afford to buy them...Of course, even if they can afford to buy these tanks, they cannot afford to use them.

Putting these tanks back into the furnace, building tanks developed and produced by the Wehrmacht, and assembling troops... sounds like a good idea, but seriously, once this is done, these tanks will lose their own value and meaning.

When neither of the two paths works, is it possible to just watch so many steel monsters rusting in the warehouse without any effect.Li Guosheng, who was deep in thought, was very surprised to think of the American and German self-propelled artillery with free movement and powerful combat effectiveness on the battlefield in later generations.

In an instant, a huge idea came to Li Guosheng's mind.The turrets of these tanks were dismantled, and the 150mm caliber heavy howitzers were welded to the tank chassis in a way, and the internal structure of the tanks was changed to a certain extent, and the first batch of self-propelled artillery researched and produced by the National Defense Forces was assembled...

After a month of hard work in the arsenal, a total of 36 self-propelled artillery were refitted at the last minute and delivered to the troops.

So, there was this scene... The first self-propelled howitzer regiment of the National Defense Forces, which had just rolled off the assembly line and was equipped with troops, participated in the military parade under the expectation of Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng and the shocked eyes of all the guests on the viewing platform, and A neat marching formation, under the cover of the roar, slowly drove towards the position of the rostrum.

"It's unbelievable... The National Defense Army, the Chinese National Defense Army is equipped with such advanced artillery... Even our German army is not equipped with such advanced weapons... Now I finally know why the Chinese National Defense Army is inferior to the Soviet Red Army in terms of strength and equipment. Next, defeat the Soviet Red Army..." The German military representative in China muttered to himself with his mouth open.

As soon as the voice fell, the ambassador to China next to him said: "This military parade has just been halfway through, and the Chinese National Defense Forces has shown us its advanced weapons equipped with love. Does this mean that the next military parade We can only. We will see more advanced equipment... Now it seems that the German High Command has seriously underestimated the strength of the Chinese National Defense Forces. After the military parade is over, I must immediately send a telegram to the High Command to reassess the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces. Maybe in the near future In the future, the Chinese National Defense Forces will be the best allies of Germany throughout Asia and the Far East..."

When the military representatives and envoys sent by Germany to China made their decisions one after another.Military representatives sent by other European countries also began to whisper.However, this kind of whispering is summed up, with one exception, it is a heartfelt compliment to this self-propelled howitzer.

A weapon that can be praised by foreigners is definitely a weapon with very good performance. This is a consensus among all the warlord forces in China.Plus they were also deafened by the deafening engine roar of self-propelled guns.The black hole gun barrel with the thickness of the mouth of the bowl is shocking.Just now, I was still jealous of ordinary artillery, but it has all been brought together on this new weapon.

Liu Xiang, chairman of Sichuan Province, who thinks he has a good relationship with the National Defense Forces, looked at the self-propelled artillery roaring past the rostrum with red eyes, and asked Li Guosheng almost subconsciously to his side: "Commander Li, this self-propelled artillery Whether the National Defense Army sells it or not, and how much is the price... If I have ten such artillery pieces in my hand, I can definitely pacify the entire Sichuan within a year and end the turmoil in Sichuan Province.

Li Guosheng's feeling towards Liu Xiang, who made a lot of contributions in the Anti-Japanese War in later generations, can't be said to be too bad.Under Liu Xiang's expectant eyes, he said: "As long as Chairman Liu is willing to pay, our National Defense Forces will sell it... However, the price of this self-propelled artillery is not cheap. Preliminary estimates. The price of this self-propelled artillery has exceeded 20 oceans. In other words, only 20 yuan is needed to buy a self-propelled artillery, not including the guns with a unit price of 150 yuan..."

The anticipation on Liu Xiang's face was immediately replaced by a complex expression of despair and shock.After a long sigh, he replied with a look of regret: "It's so expensive, so forget it... The money to buy such a self-propelled artillery is enough for me to buy all the light weapons and equipment of an infantry division. It's not worth it, it's not worth it. ..."

For a while, others who were interested in self-propelled guns.They also showed disappointed expressions, saying that they could not afford the price.

In response to everyone's reaction, Li Guosheng did not speak, but turned his attention to the parade ground again, waiting for the armored tank troops that were about to appear next.because.In Li Guosheng's mind, he had already planned how to use this batch of weapons and equipment in his hands to wipe out all the money in the hands of the major warlords across the country.

When the self-propelled howitzer regiment, under the watchful eyes of all the guests, slowly disappeared after everyone realized it.Another roar sounded from the beginning of the parade ground. [

Looking in the direction of the sound, an armored chariot, like an iron box, slowly appeared in everyone's sight under the sun, reflecting bursts of cold light.

The moment the armored combat vehicle appeared, the announcer also began to tell everyone about the various excellent performances and combat purposes of this armored combat vehicle through the loudspeaker.

"The battlefield you will see next is the first assault tank developed by our National Defense Forces. The assault tank is equipped with a [-]mm caliber cannon, two vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns, and a high-level dual-purpose gun. Large-caliber machine gun. An assault vehicle can carry an infantry squad and its corresponding weapons and ammunition on the battlefield, and quickly put them into the battlefield. At the same time, under the cover of a tank group, it can also carry infantry to attack the enemy. ..."

How could the armies of European countries, which have not yet perfected the tactics and tactics related to tanks, understand the important role of armored assault vehicles on the future battlefield.Therefore, after listening to the announcer's introduction about the chariot, the faces of all the guests watching the ceremony showed disappointed expressions.In their eyes, once this kind of chariot is on the battlefield, it is the best target for the defenders' artillery.

Disappointment is disappointment, everyone's attention did not leave the parade ground.Instead, it moved to the beginning of the parade ground again, looking forward to the arrival of the next parade square.

They did not disappoint everyone. With the sound of another roar, six light tanks lined up in a line, completely designed in a streamlined shape, with their unique body, slowly entered everyone's sight...

Behind the light tank, a medium tank equipped with a 75mm caliber tank gun, also with a streamlined body and a turret that is completely integrated with the tank site, appeared in everyone's view...

Unique and completely different from the shooting style of European tanks, it once again attracted the attention of all the guests on the viewing platform.Facing the tank body that has been designed as a whole in front of them, some weapon designers from Europe exclaimed to express their admiration for this shooting.

"Oh... my God, the body of this tank is really beautiful..."

"No, you are wrong. This streamlined body not only reduces the probability of being hit in the front, but also reduces the damage of the gun to yourself. As long as the enemy's gun is slightly upward, it will be fired by the opponent's streamlined protective armor. , can't cause any damage to my own tank... You are so talented, I really want to meet the designer of this tank..." (To be continued...)