"Do you know how many tanks the Combined Fleet brought back this time?"

"I've heard that there are a lot, but there are always hundreds, right?"

"More than 1,400 - that's still the figure distributed to the Army, and the Navy took another 300. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"So much?" Suzuki Sosaku was stunned, he was in control of weapon production, and he knew very well how much Japanese tanks were produced, so he blurted out, "This is more than our annual output, the Germans shouldn't make up the numbers with light tanks, right?" ”

"No, the Germans are still very realistic, I have seen the detailed list of models and quantities, the worst are the T-26 and 38T, which are slightly inferior to the 97 medium tank, but the number is less than 300, and the others are equivalent to the Type 97 or better, not to mention the T-34, No. 4 and Tiger." Yamashita Fengwen said enviously, "Do you think it's too much for more than a thousand?" This is only three weeks of production in Germany. ”

"Three weeks?" Suzuki Sosaku's eyes widened, "Can you build 20,000 vehicles a year?" ”

Yamashita Fengwen nodded: "20,000 is definitely not enough, it is estimated that the United States can make more than 30,000 a year." ”

All the staff officers in the dispatch headquarters were stupid, 30,000 vs 1000+, how should this battle be fought?

Nakura Kan immediately said bitterly: "What a waste...... What does the Navy want tanks for? ”

"The Navy still has to have tanks, otherwise it would be more reasonable for the Navy to accuse the Army of having so many ships." Yamashita Fengwen sighed, "This time Ceylon Island was not fought by the German marines, although the marines have a land word, they are still the navy." ”

Nakura Kan still didn't understand Yamashita Fengwen's intention to let him learn to master multi-type tanks, and asked hesitantly: "It should be difficult to master multi-model combat vehicles, which is not conducive to the rapid formation of troops and tactical cultivation. ”

"How many tank divisions are there in the country now? How many vehicles are equipped? These more than 1,000 chariots are dropped, and the chariot troops will not be expanded? If a second batch of tanks arrives by the end of the year, I am afraid that the tank troops will be doubled. Yamashita Fengwen said with great interest, "Nakura-kun, it's time for you to catch up, I estimate that in the future, at least 10 or more chariot divisions and 3-4 mecha armies will be formed, what do you think this means?" ”

Nakurakan's breathing suddenly became short, and Suzuki Sosaku smiled first: "The 4th Tank Division is mastered, and it will be the number one seed unit for the expansion of the army in the future, which means that everyone has a chance to be promoted, the wing commander can at least be the brigade commander, and the brigade commander is the division commander, and the division commander like Nakura-kun will at least be the army commander in the future, and if you are lucky, you will be promoted to army general." ”

"Thank you for the cultivation of the chief, dare the subordinate not to die?" Nakura Kan respectfully saluted Yamashita Fengwen.

"This time, the other tank units of the Kwantung Army refused to let go, and only used the tank wing originally deployed in Nanyang and your newly established 4th tank division to take the lead, which shows that their vision and pattern are not enough, and it is estimated that they are still dreaming of sending the tank to Manchuria for them to pick first, but I didn't expect General Hori Yiji to directly bring the Indian strategy to the bottom, and our dispatch army got the tanks and supplies first, I think we should thank the navy!" As soon as these words came out, the scene burst into laughter.

Perhaps knowing that the Ceylon campaign was in a particularly good mood at the end of the victory, Yamashita asked people to gather all the young staff officers and junior officers in the headquarters, and said to them with a smile on his face: "Ladies and gentlemen, the era of the cavalry of the army has passed forever, and the future will be the era of mechas, if you want to get ahead and become army generals, you must not understand chariots and mecha tactics, let alone foreign languages, especially German. I hope that after you arrive on the island of Ceylon, you will do two things: first, let go of the view of the door, earnestly respect the navy, and if you do not unite the navy, the Indian campaign will not be able to be fought; Second, respect the German officers and soldiers, learn tactics from them with an open mind, conscientiously master the German language, and strive to learn their skills, especially not afraid of hardships, the Imperial Army does not have the reason to become a general easily! ”

"Obey the Commander's instructions!"

The motivation for promotion is endless, and after Yamashita Fengwen pointed out the clear way to everyone, Nakurakan's enthusiasm became more and more high, and he used the idle time on the ship to hold a mecha tactics study seminar, and also invited Yamashita Fengwen to teach, asking him to talk about his understanding of the German mecha tactics and humbly ask various questions.

"I heard that the Germans suggested that we be equipped with 1-2 wings of British tanks, such as Matilda, Churchill, Crusader tanks, etc., what is the reason? IMHO, although these tanks are good and have more advantages in accompanying infantry combat, the ideas of infantry tanks and cruiser tanks have been out of touch with the times, and I am afraid that I can't play mecha advance tactics with these bulky equipment, right? ”

"Of course that's right, but I think it's a good fit for the 4th Tank Division." Yamashita Fengwen said with a smile, "To be honest, I don't understand armored assault tactics halfway, and it is estimated that there are no people who really understand it here, and not everyone understands German generals, at least it is necessary for a genuine armored division commander or armored army commander to fully grasp it." When I went to Germany a few years ago, I focused on the French campaign, and there was one thing that shocked me at the time. ”

Everyone listened curiously to what the commander said.

"Don't look at the current German tanks with great power and good performance, in fact, the No. 3 tank that Germany was generally equipped with during the French campaign was inferior to the French in terms of performance, and even worse than the Anglo-French forces combined in terms of quantity, but why did it achieve such brilliant results? Some people say that Britain and France have no good will to fight, which is of course true, but it is not comprehensive. Yamashita Fumimi patiently explained, "The German army far surpassed Britain and France in the use of tactics, when our ideological pattern was still stuck in the tank to support infantry operations and used to break through the front-line positions, the German army has played an armored breakthrough tactics and a large-scale in-depth outflanking pattern, the same tank, in the hands of the Germans and the hands of the French play a different role." The Germans are mobile and flexible, the French are dogmatic and rigid, everyone think about who wins in the end? ”

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Now the German tanks not only have an advantage in quality, but also increase in quantity very quickly, so they can often fight devastating victories. The Russians made us suffer enough in the Battle of Nomenhan, but such an army group was wiped out by the Germans on the battlefield, so don't keep listening to the Kwantung Army's argument that there were few people at the beginning...... It is recognized that Germany had fewer troops than Russia on the Eastern Front, right? The Germans had fewer troops than the British in the landing campaign on the island of Ceylon, right? If we don't know who we are, we will never be able to win the battle, and we are too proud at the beginning. The lesson of believing that will can make up for the inferiority of equipment and firepower is very profound when it is found to be useless when it is really on the battlefield. Yamashita did not forget to criticize Tojo Hideki at this time, "A certain former prime minister is still obsessed, no wonder he is called a superior soldier - he is like a living fossil that still stays in the period of the Russo-Japanese War, not to mention the general, he is promoted as a captain." ”

Everyone nodded, not in the slightest.

"This proposal to equip 1-2 wings of British tanks was put forward by the first adjutant of the Yuan Envoy Cole, in addition to military reasons, there are also political considerations, which he believes will be more damaging to the British." Yamashita said with a smile, "Imagine that when the British can only fight with Crusaders and Stuart tanks, but we take out Matilda and Churchill tanks to fight, oh, and we can also use a few Tigers, what do the enemies on the other side think when they see it?" ”

"They're going to be so angry ......"

Just as the Indian dispatch army was happily running a mecha tactics course on the ship and drifting to the island of Ceylon, the deputy head of the Military Command Department, Koga Mineichi, was visiting the hospitalized Chief of the Military Command Department, King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong, in the naval hospital. Emperor Hirohito's hospitalization at Fushimi Palace also alarmed Emperor Hirohito, who not only sent an imperial physician to visit him, but also visited him the next day. Although the doctor thought that the problem was not big after diagnosis, and the main reason was that he was traumatized for a while in a hurry, Fushiminomiya was almost 70 years old after all, and his state recovered very slowly.

Hirohito had learned through other channels about Yamamoto and Horikichi jointly establishing the Air Force Command Department, but he was unable to express his opinion, and Horiki was really reluctant to remove the commander who could win the battle, so he tactfully reminded Fushimi Palace whether to consider moving the position and giving up the position of the head of the General Command Department to other trusted henchmen. Fushimi Palace naturally understood such a hint, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, so he gritted his teeth and refused to let go, and the two sides only talked a few scenes before ending the visit.

Although Koga Mineichi respects Fushimiya very much, in the latter's opinion, he is not bold enough, and he can't restrain Horiyoshi even if he barely helps him up. But he didn't understand that Koga Fengichi had actually thought through a long time: he didn't want to be the angry commander-in-chief at all, and he didn't want to go to the combined fleet to take over Horiyoshi's squad as the commander, he just wanted to honestly treat this deputy commander until the end of the war, so he became a good gentleman.

"How's the front line going? Is it still going well? ”

"Excellent fight!" As soon as he said this, Koga Feng was full of smiles, "The combined fleet and the German army fully occupied the island of Ceylon in only 4 days, the loss was only a few hundred people, 40,000 British and Indian troops and a large amount of materials and equipment were captured, and a light aircraft carrier was also captured, ready to be towed back as a training ship, and the transport fleet is currently preparing to go to Ceylon Island to unload, and after the arrival of the Indian dispatch of the army, the main force of the fleet can return home...... Even the generals of the army in the base camp said that it was an unprecedented victory. ”

The more he talked, the happier he became, and he didn't notice that Fushiminomiya's face was getting longer and longer, and his face became very ugly.

"Your Majesty was very pleased when he heard this, and he was ready to make an exception and promote Horikichi to the Marshal's Mansion......"

"Okay, I got it...... I'm a little tired, thank you for coming to see me, I'm going to ask you for the recent work of the Military Command Department......" King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong waved his hand, and suddenly gave the order to evict the guest with a cold expression.

"Yes, please rest well, Your Highness, and don't have to worry about official business."

After retiring from the hospital, Koga Fengyi was still recalling the scene just now, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was not a taste, and on the way back, he gave himself a big ear scraper and scolded: "Let you owe so much." ”

Both the adjutant and the driver saw this unusual scene, but no one dared to squeak. (To be continued.) )