Chapter 6 Buying a gun
Ren Laifeng must be a 150mm howitzer, and this guy looks majestic and lethal. www.biquge.info However, with the current equipment and technical strength of the Qinggang Arsenal, it is unrealistic to produce such a cannon even with the drawings.
The people from Rheinland Technology said that we can also sell equipment, but in that case it will take a little longer. After all, there is no ready-made production line, and we have to go back to make it if you need it, and we will be responsible for transporting it over to help you install and debug it until you can actually produce the cannon here.
Germany's strength in heavy industry is world-renowned, and Ren Laifeng has no doubts about it. Ren Laifeng wanted to develop national industry, but he understood better that there was not much time left for him. The Emperor of Japan will read the Edict of Surrender on August 15, 1945, and from that day onwards the defeat and surrender of Japanese imperialism will be confirmed.
It is now the end of 1944, that is to say, if Ren Laifeng wants to buy the production line of the Rheinland Company and produce his own cannons, he will only have less than ten months left for him from now on. It is likely that not a single cannon on his side has left the factory, and the devil's side has already surrendered. So what does he produce these cannons for? Stay to fight the civil war?
Ren Laifeng asked the Rheinmetall representative again: If I buy your finished cannon, how long will it take for you to ship it to me?
Finished cannon? Within two months. The representative of Rheinmetall pinched his fingers and calculated and gave a timetable that was acceptable to any wind.
It was the beginning of 1945. Okay, able to catch the last wave. Ren Laifeng signed a contract with representatives of the German company Rheinmetall on the spot, agreeing to purchase 48 150-mm heavy howitzers with a range of 15 km! Ren Laifeng noted at the back of the contract: This batch of cannons must arrive at the barracks on the outskirts of Harbin within two months, and the installation and commissioning must be completed!
As for Krupp's 75-mm mountain guns, Ren Laifeng also ran out of cannons and did not need production lines from time to time. Forty-eight 75-mm mountain guns were also needed, and a number of corresponding shells were required.
In addition to artillery, he asked for a production line of mortars and light and heavy machine guns. These things are relatively simple in technology and easy to operate. Ren Laifeng and related companies agreed that the production line must be transported within two months, and strive to be officially put into operation within three months. As for the rifle, because the Qinggang Arsenal has successfully produced its own brand Xiaozhongzheng, there is no need to introduce technology and production lines.
Since then, Qinggang Arsenal has entered the fast lane of development. At a time when Ren Laifeng was vigorously developing the military industry, the Japanese Kwantung Army quietly carried out a major change and adjustment. Senior General Umezu Mijiro, who served as the commander of Japan's Kwantung Army for the longest time in history, was transferred back to China to take over the post of chief of staff at the end of his fifth year of his tenure.
The Japanese Army's director of education, Yamada Otsuzo, took over as commander of the Kwantung Army. Yamada served as the Army's director of education for five years, the longest tenure of any director of education. The old guy was transferred from a high position in the center to the commander of the Kwantung Army, but he was actually affected by the fall of Hideki Tojo.
In Japanese military circles, everyone knows that Director Yamada is the person who is Prime Minister Tojo. Hideki Tojo has fallen, and Yamada Otozo still has to move his position, right?
was adjusted from the top to the grassroots, and the Umezu guy became the chief of staff because of a blessing in disguise, and General Yamada must have some ideas in his heart. Before I came, I was angry, and after I came, Yamada Otozo must be looking for something to relieve this sullenness in my heart. He didn't want to carry forward the Kwantung Army, Yamada Otozo simply wanted to find something to do to fill the void.
As soon as the new commander arrived, the think tanks of the headquarters expressed their goodwill and loyalty to Admiral Yamada. Yamada Otozo had long been surprised by this situation, and in the face of the flattery of the officers in the room, he only smiled faintly and did not talk too much with anyone.
There was a lieutenant general officer in the crowd, who stood relatively far forward, but he did not lean forward like the others, and he did not talk to the people around him much. Yamada Otozo knew, this was Lieutenant General Yukio Kasawara, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. Lieutenant General Kasawara had also served in the position of chief of staff of the Kwantung Army for almost three years, and he did not need to rush to show his courtesy in front of Commander Yamada like others, after all, his position as chief of staff was there.
When the two of them were alone, Yukio Kasawara came to Yamada Otozo and talked about some secrets within the Kwantung Army. When talking about these things, Kasawara Yukio repeatedly mentioned the name of a Chinese general: Ren Laifeng. When it comes to Ren Laifeng, it is inevitable to talk about the battles that Ren Laifeng fought, as well as the losses and disgraces that the Kwantung Army has suffered on Ren Laifeng in recent years.
"Let the wind come to the wind?" Yamada Otozo pretended to be the first time he heard this name, in fact, he already knew Ren Laifeng. Hideki Tojo stepped down, and General Yamada himself was adjusted to the Kwantung Army as the commander, and the fuse behind it is still Ren Laifeng!
If Ren Laifeng hadn't forcibly occupied Jiamusi, Umezu Mijiro would not have sent someone to carry out the assassination, without that assassination, the emperor would not have been angry, Tojo Hideki would not have stepped down, and he, General Yamada Oto, would still be comfortable as his director of education, how could he come to Manchuria, a bitter cold place?
Yamada Otozo not only knew Ren Laifeng, but he also carefully studied Ren Laifeng's personality and combat characteristics. Of course, there is no need to say these words in front of Yukio Kasahara.
Yamada Otozo found that finding trouble with Ren Laifeng was actually a good solution. This is conducive to increasing his popularity, and it is also conducive to letting him see the true strength of the Kwantung Army clearly, and at the same time, it is also convenient for him to control the Kwantung Army as soon as possible, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.
Let the wind come to you? Commander Yamada asked the operations staff officer to bring him a map of the Northeast Army, and he wanted to look at the map first to see how to design the next battle situation.
"Who were the last people who assassinated Ren Laifeng? What are those people doing now? Yamada Otozo casually asked Major General Yoshitomi Tamura, deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army.
Chief of Staff Tamura thought for a moment and replied: "It's Kogoro Kuroda, who is currently serving as the deputy head of the Special Operations Group in the Special Intelligence Department. If you want to see this person, I can get him right now. ”
"No, I don't want to see him right now." Yamada Otozo shook his head and glanced at his mouth, obviously he didn't appreciate this man's name Kuroda Kogoro. However, not appreciating it does not mean that he is not needed, and in the next second, Yamada Otozo turned his head to look at the other deputy chief of staff in charge of intelligence and policy, Major General Junhisa Ikeda.