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Obviously, it was very unrealistic to play the blitzkrieg of the Germans in World War II in 1919. Wang Zhenyu had to give up this grand and unrealistic idea.After thinking for a long time, it took a lot of effort to call a group of military experts, and finally came up with a plan for a simple armored vehicle.

150 German trucks with the best engine performance were refitted in the first batch. All of them were protected with millimeter-thick steel plates, and even the tires were protected twice.These trucks become armored vehicles, which can accommodate 16 people, and are equipped with a 37mm flat-fire gun, a heavy machine gun, and two light machine guns.It is estimated that once it is used for charging, it will have the characteristics of fast speed and fierce firepower.

But the shortcomings are also obvious. The applicability of the tires to the terrain cannot be compared with the tank tracks, and the protection ability is also poor. It is estimated that they will suffer a big loss when encountering the Japanese grenade team.Therefore, this kind of assault armored vehicle was finally equipped with only 2 vehicles in the first brigade, which could only exist as a deterrent and auxiliary force.

In the following year, Chinese and German military experts finally designed the Shenjia light assault tank according to Wang Zhenyu's requirements. Although the appearance did not change much, its weight dropped to 8 tons, and the number of passengers naturally increased Reduced to 3 people, this light tank that is more in line with actual combat needs can reach a speed of 9 kilometers per hour.In the end, the 28st Armored Brigade was equipped with a tank regiment consisting of 57 light tanks equipped with [-]mm low-velocity guns.

And all of this was secretly carried out in the 401 military industrial base not far from Xuzhou, where the martial law and secrecy measures almost reached the highest level.The Japanese naturally knew nothing about what happened in this base, and they would definitely be surprised if they could enter this base now.

With 28 light tanks as the vanguard, followed by more than 1000 soldiers armed with mp18 submachine guns, they launched an assault towards the predetermined enemy position.After the two armored vehicles made a detour and went straight to the enemy's side, the battle lasted only half an hour, and the entire enemy army of a hypothetical division was wiped out.

Wang Zhenyu was very satisfied with the commander-in-chief of this exercise, the German Lieutenant Colonel Guderian shook hands and expressed his gratitude: "Believe me, Mr. Guderian, you are a very good German soldier."

The rigid Guderian didn't seem to care about the praise of the young Chinese commander in front of him. He replied very coldly: "To be honest, General Wang, our current combat thinking comes from your original suggestion. If your The opponents are only Japanese, I guarantee they will be surprised by this kind of attack, but if it is Britain and France, I think you will suffer a lot, first of all, this kind of armored vehicle unit is only suitable for short assaults on open terrain. It will be difficult to march. At the same time, I have to tell you responsibly that the engineering unit under your command is currently not up to the standard of the German Army. I think it is necessary to form another elite engineering unit to cooperate with the armored unit. Especially bridge building and There are three aspects of road paving and emergency repairs, these are not jokes, a single negligence will make all our efforts in vain."

Wang Zhenyu nodded and did not speak, but turned to look at the officers of the First Armored Brigade standing behind Chief of Staff Wan Yaohuang and Minister of Defense Li Zongren.

The brigade commander Gu Zhutong and the chief of staff Chen Jiji were both from the expeditionary army. Wang Zhenyu asked seriously: "Do you have a clear account of how to command and use this army? As officers, will you use these weapons yourself? "

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After answering Wang Zhenyu's question, Gu Zhutong, as the brigade commander, naturally wanted to introduce the officers under him.What surprised Wang Zhenyu was that the head of the First Tank Assault Regiment was Wang Zhenhua, the eldest son of his uncle Wang Longzhong, who was only 23 years old this year.Don't think it's his own face to be the head of this regiment, Wang Zhenyu is a little unhappy, I formed this army to improve the combat effectiveness, not to place private individuals.

But before he got angry, Gu Zhutong, who is good at observing words and expressions, said quickly: "This commander Wang Zhenhua is currently one of the three best officers in the tank assault tactics middle school. The other two are German military officers Rommel and Mann. Stein."

Only then did Wang Zhenyu turn his anger into joy, and encouraged Wang Zhenhua to do a good job, and then walked away. Only then did Wang Zhenhua realize that his back was already covered in sweat.

Jiang Dingwen was the head of the Second Armored Assault Regiment, Qian Dajun was the head of the Third Armored Assault Regiment, and Liu Zhi was the head of the Engineer Regiment.

Only now did Wang Zhenyu come to his senses, co-authoring this is a collection of Chiang's five tiger generals in history. . .

Also on the same day, in Tokyo, Japan, at the official residence of the 19th Prime Minister of Japan Hara Takashi, Japanese Army Minister Tanaka Yoshiichi and Navy Minister Kato Yusaburo were guests at the home of the first civilian prime minister in Japanese history.

Yuan Jing, who was born as a civil servant, has always been very vigilant against the power of the Japanese military. After replacing Terauchi, who was dismissed because of the rice rush, as the prime minister, the first thing Yuan Jing did was to suppress the power of the military. Withdrawing troops from Siberia and maintaining good relations with the United States.

As the first cabinet of a political party, Hara Kaori was the first to attack the vassal forces, which promoted further democracy in Japan politically.While attacking the military forces, Yuan Jing also cleverly won the support of the army and navy by establishing a mutual trust relationship with the two veterans of the army and navy, Shan County Youtomo and Togo Heihachiro, otherwise he would follow his method of attacking the military forces He should have stepped down or been punished by heaven.

In addition, Yuan Jing has a gentle personality, always has a smile on his face, listens attentively to other people's opinions, and is very tolerant.Hara was adept at raising the political funds necessary for elections and party operations.On the occasion of the election, if a party member applies for 1 yen in funds, he will give 1 yen; if he applies for 5 yen, he will assist 2 yen, and he also mediates for the interests and rights of party members.At the end of each year, Yuan Jing always stays at home in Tokyo, because he knows that some of the party members are struggling to get through the new year, so he opens the door at home and waits for them to come for help.Every time Yuan Jing has a heated debate with others or criticizes someone, he will definitely send him to the gate and tell him something like "be careful not to catch a cold" and "be careful that there is a big hole on the way back".Yuan Jing has a high prestige and leadership in the Political Friends Association, largely because of his political ability, skills and insight, but also because of his deep friendship with party members, he is considerate of party members in terms of money, and his personality charm makes party members I am sincerely convinced.Even Yuan Jing's opponents admit that he is a man of incorruptibility and asceticism and a simple life.

It should be said that Japanese politics has entered a relatively stable period at this time, which is exactly what Wang Zhenyu does not want.But it doesn't matter, there is someone who wants to create problems sitting in Yuan Jingfu, and this person is Tanaka Yoshiichi.

The purpose of the Minister of the Navy Kato Arisaburo is very clear, that is, to ask Yuan Jing to support the establishment of the "Eight to Eight Fleets" (8 battleships and 8 cruisers) as represented by the Ministry of the Navy, such as weapon mechanization, modernization, and complete aviation. Scale up the armament program.On this point, Kaoru Hara has clearly expressed his support. In his view, maintaining a strong naval force is the basis for the survival and development of the Great Japanese Empire.

In contrast, Tanaka Yoshiichi's request is a bit too much.

"Nani, sent troops to Shandong, and sent troops on a large scale? Tanaka-kun, what I hope most now is to complete the retreat of the empire from Russian territory as soon as possible. It is impossible for Kolchak to defeat Lenin's army." Yuan Jing heard Tanaka Yoshiichi's request almost jumped up from the tatami.

Tanaka Yoshiichi said with a nonchalant smile: "Don't get excited, Your Excellency, to conquer the world in advance, you must first conquer China, and to conquer China in advance, you must first conquer Manchuria and Mongolia. This is the only way to realize the empire's mainland policy. It is a national policy. Now you are intoxicated They are also too close to Britain and France in terms of internal affairs. But you must not ignore one of the most basic facts. Southern China has undergone an industrial revolution, and their current power has surpassed that of Northern China. According to the latest information held by the empire, They have hoarded 50 British and French armed forces on the south bank of the Yellow River, and they have sharpened their swords to complete the unification of the Northern Expedition by force. According to updated information, the Southern China government is also preparing to seize Shandong by force, endangering the interests of the empire in Shandong. Your Excellency, Prime Minister, If China is reunified, it will mean that the empire's mainland policy will become more difficult or even impossible to implement. If this is the case, it will be the greatest disloyalty that my subjects have committed to His Majesty the Emperor."

When Yuan Jing heard this, he was angry and funny: "All Japanese are the subjects of His Majesty the Emperor. They have been silently dedicating for the past few decades. Now that the great cause of the empire has been accomplished, should we consider rewarding them? It's time. As for sending troops to Shandong, I'm surprised how you, Prime Minister Lu, have such a crazy idea. Regardless of the outcome of the war with Southern China, the waste is all materials that should be used to improve the lives of the people!"

Yoshiichi Tanaka smiled contemptuously: "South China is already very rich now, and we can get enough spoils after defeating South China."

Yuan Jing thought about it very carefully and said: "This is unrealistic. Britain and France will not sit back and watch us continue to grow stronger. Believe it or not, the final result is the same as the Russo-Japanese War. We paid a lot, but we got nothing."

Tanaka Yoshihito shook his head and said: "Then I dare to ask you a question. In Paris, Britain and France have given us Shandong to Japan. However, South China is plotting to take back Shandong by force. May I ask how you plan to deal with this issue, Prime Minister? It is to sit back and watch it take it back." , or oppose it by force?"

This hit Yuan Jing's weakness, he thought for a while and took a deep breath and said, "Then, Prime Minister Lu, how many troops do we need to mobilize to go to Shandong?"

Tanaka Yoshiichi smiled proudly and stretched out three fingers: "With the invincible Imperial Japanese Army, three divisions are enough..."