After listening to Qin Zheng's words, Xia Bohai nodded and said: "Lao Qin's opinion is very good, and I also agree with the establishment of a base in Shandong first, but such a major matter cannot be decided by just the five of us, so I suggest that after Tianjin is conquered, a temporary executive committee meeting will be called, and everyone will discuss and decide together, Lao Qin and Lao Xiao can discuss it again and further improve the plan of attacking Shandong." ”

Wang Yunpeng said: "Why should we attack Shandong after we have conquered Tianjin? Wouldn't it be better to convene a meeting of the Provisional Executive Committee now, formulate a resolution on attacking Shandong, and immediately attack Shandong, so as to establish a base one day earlier?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "Attacking Shandong is not an easy thing, just with our current strength is not enough, the place at Dagukou is too small, the force cannot be used, and it is too close to Tianjin, the threat of the Eight-Nation Coalition Army stationed in Tianjin is too great for us, only by completely defeating the Eight-Nation Coalition Army stationed in Tianjin and occupying Tianjin City, only in this way can we remove our threat, even if the Eight-Nation Coalition Army in Beijing fights, we also have enough space to fight with them, so that we have no worries about attacking Shandong." In addition, there is also a certain population base in the city of Tianjin, and after the capture of Tianjin, we can immediately start recruiting troops and forming our army, and we will have to go through at least two months of training, so the most optimistic estimate is that we will not be able to attack Shandong until the end of November or the beginning of December, and we can follow this time when we make a plan. ”

When Wang Yunpeng and Xu Jichao heard this, they suddenly realized that it was not a small problem that they did not understand military affairs, and that for a considerable period of time in the future, military struggles would be an important task for crossing the country, and they would have to study hard, otherwise their future would be affected.

After the end of the Provisional Executive Committee, Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng, and Xiao Jianjun immediately convened a military meeting to discuss how to face the Eight-Nation Coalition in Tianjin.

Because this battle was a land battle, with the Marine Corps as the mainstay, and the construction of fortifications was also led by the Marines, Zhu Yaping, commander of the Marine Corps, first spoke: "It will take about two days for the defensive position to be fully completed, and according to the experience of the previous battles, it is completely possible to hold the position with about one battalion of troops, and the other battalion now has a shortage of four platoons, but it can be used as a reserve to block the attack of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and it is completely possible." ”

Xia Bohai said: "Offense is the best defense, and only by defeating this eight-nation alliance can we complete our plan to capture Tianjin." ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "It's still the old way, defend during the day, and wait until the evening to launch an attack on the Eight-Nation Alliance, giving full play to our advantages in night battles, but the artillery firepower of the Marine Corps is insufficient, and I don't know if the Navy can use naval artillery to bombard and provide fire support for the Marine Corps." ”

Shang Jinfeng said: "The range of the main guns of the Kunming ship can exceed 30 kilometers, and the range of the main guns of the Huaihua ship and the Xiangyang ship can also reach 22 kilometers, which can completely provide fire support for the marines. ”

Xia Bohai said: "The naval guns are also used to deal with the German fleet, because it is the naval gun of the Kunming ship, and it is the only main gun in our fleet that can hit the battleships of this era, it is best to save a little, I think the naval guns only need to disrupt the layout of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the artillery is still dispatched to the armored battalion, we now have a total of ten amphibious tanks, and this firepower is enough." ”

Zhu Da, the commander of the armored battalion, immediately stood up and said, "Please rest assured, the commander, our installation battalion guarantees that it can complete the task." ”

Even the naval aviation forces have participated in transport and airborne operations, and the navy and marines have also achieved a lot of successes, only the armored battalion has not fought any battles so far, although in the battle of attacking Dagukou, armored units were dispatched, but not a single shot was fired, and they just followed the back of the marines.

Of course, the armored battalion is the main force of the passing army, because it is the insufficient strength of the Marine Corps, the armored battalion is important, but good steel is to be used on the blade, the scale of the previous battles is not large, basically no armored battalion is used; and when using the armored battalion, the command also has certain concerns, and does not want the armored battalion to be shown prematurely, because in this era there have been automobiles, tracked tractors, so compared with other weapons that cross the army, the armored vehicle does not technically have any bottle strength, it is nothing more than to cover a layer of armor outside the car, and then set up an artillery, and use tracks to disperse the pressure of the whole vehicle on the ground to become a tank. As long as we get a little enlightenment, with the current technological strength of Britain, Germany, the United States, France and other countries, it is completely possible to make tanks appear more than ten years ahead of schedule.

However, the headquarters considers the overall situation, but the soldiers of the armored battalion don't think so much, seeing that other troops are constantly fighting and making meritorious contributions, while they are guarding dozens of land kings, they can only watch dryly, and no one will feel good in their hearts.

In modern warfare, it has always been the infantry that follows the armored troops, and there are armored troops who follow the infantry to play soy sauce, so in the past two days, many soldiers of the armored battalion have come to Zhu Da, and no matter what, they have to win a chance for the armored department to fight in real combat. As a middle-level commander, of course Zhu Da can understand the resolution of the headquarters, and he will do the same if he changes himself, but this is not clear to the soldiers below, of course, in Zhu Da's heart, he also hopes to let the armored battalion get a chance to fight. Commanding all kinds of tanks and armored vehicles, riding on the battlefield, and being invincible, has always been Zhu Da's dream. Now that he heard that the armored troops were going to be dispatched, Zhu Da suddenly came to his senses.

Xiao Jianjun looked at Zhu Da, nodded and said: "This time the armored battalion can fight, but not as an assault force, but as a fire support unit for the Marine Corps. ”

Of course, Zhu Da understands the reason why the headquarters hides the armored battalion, so it is good to be able to get the opportunity to fight in actual combat, and now there is nothing to pick and choose, so Zhu Da said: "Please rest assured, our armored battalion guarantees to obey the orders of the headquarters and ensure the completion of the task of fire support." ”

Qin Zheng said: "Old Xiao, let the Type 05 amphibious tank as fire support, is the range too close, and it is easy to be hit by enemy artillery." ”

Because the tank is a weapon with strong mobility, more attention is paid to the accuracy and speed of the artillery in motion, but the range of the artillery is not high, after all, the implementation of ultra-distance strikes is the business of self-propelled artillery, and the tank is a sharp weapon for the assault attack, and the general engagement distance is about three or four thousand meters. Therefore, under the same caliber, the firing range of the main gun of a tank is generally lower than that of self-propelled guns, or trailer guns, naval guns, etc.

The main gun of the Type 05 amphibious tank is 105 mm, but the effective range is only about 6 kilometers, not to mention compared with the naval guns of the Xiangyang ship and the Huaihua ship, but in this era, the range of a 100 mm field gun is usually about 15 kilometers, which is far above the main gun of the Type 05 amphibious tank. That's why Qin Zheng asked this question. And Zhu Da's heart immediately lifted.

Xiao Jianjun said: "It doesn't matter, if it's during the day, the armored battalion only needs to constantly adjust its position and not let the enemy lock on to the target, and at night it's even better, you can let the armored battalion go out, anyway, the enemy can't see it at night, and it can also cover the Marine assault." ”

Hearing Xiao Jianjun say this, Zhu Da's heart returned to his belly, and he hurriedly said, "Yes." ”

At this time, Qin Zheng said again: "We still have a force stationed in Hejiawan Village, do you want to transfer them back to strengthen our strength." ”

Xiao Jianjun shook his head and said, "This is no longer necessary, now stationed in Dagukou, our current strength is enough." I still have a great use for this force, it can be regarded as one of our strange troops, we are facing the Eight-Nation Coalition Army head-on, they can attack from the flank, or let them set up ambushes on the retreat road of the Eight-Nation Alliance, which can annihilate the Eight-Nation Coalition Army in one fell swoop, and even take advantage of the Eight-Nation Alliance's attack on Dagukou and Tianjin is empty, take advantage of the weakness to capture Tianjin, in short, there are many options available, let them continue to stay outside, it is much better than transferring them back. ”

Xia Bohai nodded, Xiao Jianjun really deserved to be a tactical expert, and there were several tactics casually, so he said: "Okay, according to Lao Xiao's opinion, but the troops can stay in Hejiawan Village, but the medical team, logistics personnel and prisoners must be withdrawn to Dagukou, and now that the Tralatort has arrived in Hejiawan Village, you can notify them to evacuate immediately." ”

After a pause, Xia Bohai said: "Then the battle on land is decided, what about the battle at sea?

Xiao Jianjun said: "To deal with the German fleet, the first thing is to grasp their movements, although in the old time and space, the German fleet arrived in Tianjin on September 26, but in this time and space, history has changed, and the historical time can no longer be judged, so I suggest that the Xiangyang and Huaihua ships take turns to dispatch, anchor at the Bohai Sea, use radar to search the sea surface, each ship is on duty for ten days, once the whereabouts of the German fleet are found, they will immediately report to the headquarters, and monitor the whereabouts of the German fleet along the way. ”

Although the technical level of the Xiangyang and Huaihua ships is not as good as that of several other warships, they can be regarded as star destroyers in this era, and they are fully competent to pay for search and vigilance, and the hulls of the Xiangyang and Huaihua ships are small, fuel-efficient and energy-saving, so they are more suitable than those warships.

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