The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

Nanjing.Tangshan Villa.

It was already 08:30 at night, but Chairman Jiang had no intention of resting at all. He paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back and frowning, restless like a tiger in a cage, surrounded by trustworthy think tanks. The consultants sat in a group, but they didn't make much noise. The atmosphere was as oppressive as a dark cloud overwhelming outside.

"How could Zhu Hanchen fight so fast, gather and annihilate two brigades in one day, wipe out Han Fuju's heavy weapon power, and push the front line to the vicinity of Jinan City. His chariot troops are really so powerful?!"

After all, because of the limited military knowledge in his mind, he couldn't figure out the main points, so Lao Jiang had to stop and focus on the few people present.

Just came back from the checkup at Guzhenkou, General Sekt, whose heart disease has been cured for the most part, obviously became much more energetic. Seeing that no one else spoke, Lao Jiang's expression of anticipation was directed at him, so he straightened up. Waist, carefully speaking, said in a manly voice: "According to the opinion of Heinz Guderian, an expert in tank warfare in our observation group, if it is not for fear of casualties, at this time tomorrow, Zhu Bin's troops will It should be able to advance to Jinan, and Mr. Han is unstoppable."

Heinz Wilhelm Guderian is currently the most powerful armored force expert in Germany. Last year, he was ordered to form one of the armored divisions. He has a lot of research on this weapon and tactics.

Hearing Seckert mentioning himself, Guderian did not have that much humility, and said calmly: "Based on my observations and the situation disclosed by the First Marine Division. They should have more than four battalions of 160 vehicles. The main tank. And more than 105 infantry fighting vehicles, all have the best protection and firepower at present, and the mobile combat capability and cluster breakthrough ability are not what the current Chinese army can stop. Under the impact of such a torrent of steel, the number of infantry No amount of them can stop them. In addition, they also have a considerable number of self-propelled artillery and towed heavy artillery, all of which have a caliber of more than [-]mm. The number must exceed one hundred. If I command such a force, they can break through [-] kilometers in a day .”

Three hundred kilometers... It's not that far from Weibei to Jinan!Isn't this speed too frightening? !

Lao Jiang didn't have time to care about Guderian's belittling of his own troops, and his mind was full of numbers.Five or six hundred tanks and chariots! Does Ri himself have so many?Does the entire central yang army add up to more than a fraction of him?Not to mention the quality, the light quantity is scary.This is still the preparation of a division!Niangxipi, more than 100 heavy artillery pieces with a caliber above 105mm, which is almost less than the entire Chinese army combined!

Lao Jiang's face darkened again, but his demeanor was still very good.His brows were frowned, he thought for a while, and then asked: "As far as I know, Han Fuju got a lot of tanks, heavy artillery, and even advanced aircraft from Ri himself. It’s so useless? What’s wrong with it?!”

Guderian said bluntly: "I have been to Japan a few days ago and visited their weapons and equipment. Unfortunately, Japan seems to lack talent in weapon research. And the research completely led by the army is very unplanned Xing and methodical Xing often change the technical details according to their needs, resulting in slow progress. In addition, their industrial processing capabilities are very backward, and their metallurgical technology and welding technology are far inferior to those mastered by Mr. Zhu, and they are not as good as Germany. Their It is very difficult for a riveted tank to win against a fully welded high-strength armored tank, and most importantly, in terms of the use of armored weapons, Japan is clearly at the tactical level of 20 years ago."

Lao Jiang's eyes widened and he couldn't believe that Ri himself was demoted to nothing by Guderian!Not as good as Germany, that's normal, not as good as Zhu Bin?How does this make sense?

Accompany Sektor to Guzhenkou for a physical examination.By the way, Mr. Jiang Baili, who was also checked and treated himself, coughed lightly, and interjected: "General Guderian is right. According to my observation, the military quality of all the officers and soldiers in the task force is very high. They are ordinary soldiers. They all have primary school education, and the reserve engineers have undergone strict literacy and short-term professional skills training, and have mastered at least one mechanical operation or craft. The military thinking of the officers is also very advanced, especially in the application of new weapons. Multiple arms In terms of coordinated operations, it is a level rarely seen in the world. Therefore, the failure of the Third Route Army is not a problem."

The level of education in elementary school can be a teacher in an ordinary rural area!Is he only a big soldier?

Even the reservists can read... Lao Jiang's cheeks twitched for a while, and he now understands that the so-called "New Life Movement" that Zhu Bin is messing with himself has specially added a literacy article, set up an education foundation, and got more than 1 yuan A literacy school, it turned out to be a convenience for the reserve soldiers!Niang Xipi, cunning enough!But... these excellent soldiers, I will keep them from now on!

Just thinking about this old Jiang makes me gasp. The "New Life Movement" and literacy classes that are currently being vigorously launched across the country can solve tens of millions of illiterates a year, and more than 200 million of them have passed the selection of literacy schools. There are millions of students in technical schools, and all of them have undergone three to six months of paramilitary training and management. They have to be recruited into the army, and after a little training, they will become qualified soldiers, and they can even read and write!

It seems that I have underestimated Zhu Bin too much!This kid's step-by-step plan is quite thorough. He dug a hole a few years ago and waited for him to jump down willingly. I didn't forget to thank him, mother Xipi, this kid has also gained a good reputation, really hateful!

Taking a deep breath, Lao Jiang raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and asked again: "Then, if our central army also builds a tank division of this size and strength, or upgrades the teaching corps to this level, can it be done?" Can't do it?"

After teaching the corps to fail in the exercise, they felt ashamed and almost brave. They trained very hard for more than a year, and expanded to the size of a division, preparing for the upcoming reorganization of the central army.

Seekert said truthfully: "There should be no problem with military literacy. Some technical soldiers can also be trained from various military academies and troops, and they can become an army in three to six months. But in terms of capital investment, I'm afraid it will be huge!"

"How big!" Old Jiang heard that it was possible, and immediately took it up!As long as there is an opportunity, do everything you can to do it!The armament of the dignified central yang army is actually no match for a little Zhu Bin, it's a shame to say it!The key point is not safe, he asked himself that it would be too difficult to beat Han Fuju with an army!And Zhu Bin only used one division, and there were no casualties. This power is too terrifying!

Seekert met the eyes of several people, Jiang Baili sighed inwardly, and said: "I have learned about the price of related weapons from the side. Their main battle tanks are more expensive, about 3.5 US dollars a piece, infantry Chariots are slightly cheaper, but they also cost about 1.8 US dollars, armed geeps cost 2 US dollars, self-propelled artillery costs about 4 US dollars, trucks are slightly cheaper, but the quantity is huge, at least 4 vehicles are needed, heavy artillery The price is basically the same as that made in Germany, about 2500 US dollars. Infantry equipment, excluding body armor, costs about 3000 US dollars per person. Roughly speaking, it takes about [-] million to [-] million US dollars to complete the establishment. If you add On various fighter planes..."

Jiang Baili shook his head helplessly, it was difficult for him to say this number.An advanced fighter jet costs 3-4 US dollars, and the mass production cost of a transport aircraft is nearly 10 US dollars. Bombers and special fighters are more expensive. Zhu Bin has at least 150-200 aircraft of various types. That adds up to another $1000 million!What about ships?

Can't calculate!

Don't need him to continue, Lao Jiang is already tongue-tied!Cursed in my heart: "Mother Xipi! Does a division actually cost 4000 to 4000 million US dollars?! If it is converted into legal currency, it would be [-] million to [-] million!? Such a large amount of military expenditure is enough to feed ten divisions It's more than enough! I have an army of one million, and the military expenditure is only more than one billion a year!

The entire Chinese navy, excluding the task force, has an annual regular fee of only 1000 million, or 250 million U.S. dollars, in French currency.

He took a few deep breaths, Lao Jiang's face sank like water, his head was lowered and his eyes rolled rapidly. After thinking for a full 3 minutes, he finally gritted his teeth: "Zhong Yang must have a strong enough teaching team As a model, build! Must build!"

Looking up at Sekt, Guderian and the others, he said in a deep voice, "For the specific construction work, I ask you to take great care in planning, and together with the reorganization work of the whole army, try to complete it within this year. Is it feasible? "

Guderian nodded indifferently: "We will do our best. As long as your financial situation permits. If you can order German tanks and heavy weapons, our Wehrmacht will support you even more."

Every German consultant who comes to China has the responsibility to sell their own weapons and various equipment. This is a mission, and Guderian is not exempt.In addition, he also wanted to see how effective his own armored weapons were in actual combat in China.

Sekt raised his eyebrows: "In one year, it should be no problem to complete the upgrade of the teaching corps. But the reorganization of the whole army may not be completed. Optimistically, it should be able to complete the number of forty to fifty divisions."

In fact, Lao Jiang didn't dare to think so much, and the military expenditure and the output of the arsenal couldn't keep up.

He turned his head and said to Jiang Baili: "Brother Baili has to work harder, go to Zhu Hanchen to find out the relevant situation, and try to ensure that you have more experience and understanding in the construction of the central yang."

To put it bluntly, going to be a spy and digging to find out the details of Zhu Bin's military strength wouldn't be the end of it?

Jiang Baili originally felt that the trip to Guzhenkou was an eye-opener, and he didn't see enough. Now he took the opportunity of official errands to understand clearly and liked the academic atmosphere there, so he agreed without hesitation.

After roughly understanding the situation of the battle and asking about the strategy, when the Germans and Jiang Baili had all left, Lao Jiang's face squeaked like a June day, and Yang Yongtai sneered, "We must not let Zhu Bin get it." The whole of Shandong!" (To be continued. .