One lieutenant colonel drove in the wilderness, and two colonels sat in the car. On the same bumpy road, the partial three-wheeled road is obviously much more stable than the truck.

"It warms your feet, that's good!" Qian who was sitting in the back seat of the driver's seat mostly shouted at Qi Rui. The exhaust pipes on the three wheels are cleverly utilized, and the exhaust fumes provide heat to the footsteps of the driver's rear seat. Don't underestimate this seemingly dispensable design, for fighters, it makes sense to keep their feet warm.

"It's not cold in the body." Qi Rui shouted at Qian Duo with the same loud voice. There is a similar design inside the body, which makes Qi Rui feel good.

At this time, Hu Xingzhi was wearing a hood and goggles, and the two colonels didn't want to disturb him driving. Qi Rui picked up a rifle, kicked the car body, and put on a shooting stance. Cavalry units once imagined a horse in two, the former driving and the latter shooting. It only took a short amount of practice to completely frustrate this idea. At this time, the imagination of the cavalry finally became a reality, of course, in another way.

Hu Xingzhi was accompanied not only by vehicles, but also by a group of trainers. A long motorbike convoy was in front, a long convoy of new trucks was in the back, and a motorized infantry regiment was three or four kilometers away. The personnel at the checkpoints along the way stood on the side of the road and watched, waving their arms excitedly at the mighty convoy, and the personnel on the motorized equipment also waved to them.

The new equipment was different, it took 5 hours to get from the station to the Port of Portland, and it took only 4 hours to get back from the Port of Portland. Hu Xingzhi, Li Shaokang and the cadres of the motorized infantry group are all acquaintances, and a few months ago they were still playing together to conduct drills.

When the equipment is complete, the motorized rifle brigade can be regarded as officially entering the stage of full strength. Regarding how the equipment should be distributed, although the newly joined regiment commander Wu Sanjia was silent, his expression was quite concerned. He was the commander of the main regiment of Commander Zheng's division, and this main regiment was directly allocated to the motorized infantry brigade.

"New equipment will be given priority to the Second Regiment." Qi Rui put forward his own views. As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Without waiting for everyone to ask questions, Qi Rui himself explained: "The first regiment learns new equipment once, and the second regiment learns new equipment once." If the second regiment is allowed to start learning from the old equipment, it is equivalent to learning twice. It's too much time to do. ”

The reason is easy to understand, but everyone is keen on new equipment, and the members of the second regiment are really not convinced that they suddenly got the best equipment from a simple infantry regiment.

"I think so." Without waiting for everyone to speak, brigade commander Ma Xiaoming expressed his attitude.

Wu Sanjia was stunned, he was already in his forties, and he had seen far more things than these young people. So the approach of these young people made Wu Sanjia quite puzzled. According to his idea, it would be fairer to divide the old and new equipment equally, with each regiment taking the same proportion. From a "fair" point of view, this doesn't seem to be very fair. This is a bit too much.

"Why can't it be divided?" Most of the current regimental leaders, Qian Qiang, put forward common opinions.

"From the point of view of efficiency, deucing is the least efficient." Without waiting for Qi Rui to speak, the brigade commander Ma Xiaoming had already finished speaking, "I don't mean to look down on anyone, the second regiment lacks experience in motorized infantry, and the first regiment is already familiar with old equipment." On the whole, the 2nd Regiment has the advantage of new equipment, and the 2nd Regiment has the advantage of being proficient in training. When the first regiment is also replaced with new equipment, the proficiency of the second regiment will also increase. That's what fairness is all about. ”

"It's easy to think of if we feel like we're just a bunch of people, from the point of view of a bunch, getting the best equipment, getting the best people. But from the point of view of our brigade, the entire brigade has the strongest combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time, and this is the best model. Qi Rui took Ma Xiaoming's words and continued.

The reason is easy to understand, but the cadres from a group of cadres are obviously psychologically unacceptable. Since he couldn't accept it, the expression on his face naturally brought out unhappiness. Wu Sanjia, the commander of the Second Regiment, is in his forties, and he has seen far more than young people in their twenties. From the point of view of the 2nd Regiment, getting the latest equipment is naturally the most advantageous option. Even from the point of view of the motorized rifle brigade, a rapid upgrade of the equipment of the 2nd Regiment was the most advantageous option.

"Our 2nd Regiment supports the proposal of the brigade headquarters. Moreover, we hope that the comrades of the 1st Regiment can give us more help, so that the 2nd Regiment can fight side by side with the comrades of the 1st Regiment as soon as possible. Wu Sanjia expressed his attitude without hesitation. It would be foolish to pretend to say something wrong at such a time.

The brigade commander and the brigade political commissar had a firm attitude, and the first regiment could not find any other legitimate reason, so they could only reluctantly accept Qi Rui and Ma Xiaoming's suggestions.

A few hours later, Commander Wu talked with Commander Zheng about the decision on the allocation of equipment, "Old Zheng, what do you think of these young people? ”

"These boys are okay." Master Zheng sighed a little. Qi Rui and Ma Xiaoming's decision is very correct, but it is really a bit beyond their age to make such a decision. Master Zheng asked himself, he couldn't have made such a decision in his twenties. It has nothing to do with personal goodwill or malice, and can quickly consider problems as brigade-level cadres, and such a rapid change of self-psychological status requires a very mature mentality.

"Lao Zheng, Political Commissar Shen Xin has already asked me if I support you to be the commander of the newly established motorized infantry army. I have made it clear to Political Commissar Shen Xin that I support you. It is estimated that it will not be long before the appointment will come down. Commander Wu did not continue this topic, but changed to a topic that was more closely related to Master Zheng.

"Oh?" Master Zheng was surprised and delighted. The core of the war with the Yankees lies in the Great Lakes region, and destroying the industrial centers of the United States in the Great Lakes region is not the same as destroying the entire American industry. After destroying the industrial centers of the Great Lakes region, the United States lost its industrial base for an all-out war with China.

The combat effectiveness of the hastily assembled motorized infantry is not to be underestimated, and more importantly, it is a unit that was personally ordered to be formed by Governor Weze. Division Commander Zheng, like other soldiers, firmly believed that the direction pointed out by Wei Ze was correct.

"Then what should you do, Commander Wu?" Division Commander Zheng felt that it was a little strange that Commander Wu could not be the commander of this army.

Seeing Division Commander Zheng's somewhat nervous expression, Commander Wu laughed, "Don't worry about me, the 23rd Army will be reorganized into a motorized army in a few months." I was given the job of continuing south to seize oil-rich California. You're going to have to rely on me for your gasoline supply. I've been in charge of you for the last month or so. In March, you will be transferred back to Xinxiang. As the main force of the operation against the Great Lakes region. ”

"Attacking California by sea?" With the information provided by Commander Wu, Division Commander Zheng already had a general understanding of the strategic arrangements of the North American Military Region.

"Seize the west coast of the United States, and then fight from west to east. Against large countries, whale swallowing is useless, and it must rely on cannibalization. The task of the motorized infantry is to defeat the enemy into a large-scale operation, and the rest is to completely purge the Yankees from these territories little by little. Commander Wu elaborated on simple strategic considerations. He is not afraid of the so-called leakage of secrets, the strategy can only win if it is right, and the right idea depends on the right theory. Those who can grasp the correct theory are people of insight, and people of insight are not destined to be Americans or Chinese.

More importantly, even if people of insight in the United States understand the correct theory, what can they do? War depends on strength, and China has the strength to defeat the United States completely, and the Koreans, as a servant army, show the ability to do the dirty work. Governor Wesertox is ready to wipe out 50 million Yankees, and the only hope for the Yankees to turn the tide is for Theytodo to change his attitude. Nearly forty years have proved one thing, the governor of Wei Ze has a will like steel and iron, and neither a strong enemy nor a weak chicken has made the governor change the decision he has made.

On February 2, 1889, news of the landing of the Liberation Army Navy in San Francisco reached Washington, and the U.S. federal government was very unhappy. James 61 Abram 61 President Garfield has been held in the White House for the past few days and cannot travel, this winter is very cold, on January 30 Washington suddenly fell heavy snow, nearly three feet of snow on the road. Not only Washington, New York, Philadelphia, the entire Northeast were invaded by this snow, but there was also a problem of widespread telegraph outages.

Therefore, the news of the fall of San Francisco reached Washington two or three days late. James 61 Abram 61 President Garfield knows that China's capital is on the warm Yangtze River, and according to American diplomats who have served as ambassadors in China, although it will snow in Nanjing, there will be no heavy snow closure in Nanjing. February also did not enter the flood season, and China's Great Emperor Wei Ze calmly wrote documents from the comfort of his splendid office.

Come to think of it, James61 Abramam 61 President Garfield has to continue to hold meetings. At this time, the firewood in the fireplace of the White House was burning, and a group of high-ranking officials who were shivering in the carriage arrived in the warm conference room one after another.

"How's the conscription going in the states?" This is what President James 61 Abram 61 Garfield cares about the most. On the long border between China and the United States, the United States does not dare to take the initiative to provoke due to insufficient troops, while China is holding its ground with the presence of the old gods. In fact, Huashengton even wishfully believes that it would be better if the Chinese looted in Huashengton and Oregon and then took the initiative to retreat. The British did the same in those days, burning Warton, killing the ass of the US government troops all the way to Utah, and finally returning to Canada with the loot. The vast expanse of the country and the power of local American tycoons who are armed according to Article 2 of the Constitution have proven to be the greatest security guarantee in the United States. But to pull this group of local tyrants to the border to fight, that is a completely unrealistic consideration.

"The state telegrams all expressed the hope that a big battle would be fought after the spring planting was over." The head of the Personnel Bureau, who was in charge of recruitment, frowned. Although the United States had a good steel industry and industry, in 1889 the United States was a vast country, and the number of farmers in various places was still much higher than that in cities. As a country of immigrants, the old immigrants have their own land and have a high sense of identity with the country. It is always reassuring for them to take up arms and fight for their country, but these people need to meet the needs of their own farmland first. Without spring ploughing, there would be no one-year harvest, and the food problem is not a small problem.

Looking out the window at the world covered in silver, James 61 Abram 61 President Garfield was silent for the time being. Fighting in such snow is not a war, it is death. On the march, you can collapse your troops. Thinking of the Chinese army fighting in warm California, the President was particularly unhappy, and he said viciously: "Let's not talk about other states, I ordered several states near California to quickly send troops to help California." The Chinese must not be allowed to blockade our west coast. ”

The U.S. military lawmakers did not immediately respond to the president's order, and the U.S. wanted to send a fleet to the Pacific Ocean and needed to bypass the dangerous sea routes in South America. Even if the U.S. Navy were able to make this dangerous voyage, there would be no friendly nation to help along the way. Not to mention other countries, at least after the Mexicans learned that China was at war with the United States, some people in China have begun to shout for taking this opportunity to recapture New Mexico and other places that were stolen by the United States. U.S. warships will probably have a hard time getting supplies in Mexico. With no way to get Mexican supply depots, how can the U.S. fleet effectively fight the Chinese fleet in the Pacific? It's a very tricky reality.