Chapter 120 New Equipment
The Korean Peninsula warbler song and swallow dance in April is the season of a hundred flowers. The warm and humid air blowing from the sea brings rain and dew to moisten.
On that day, on the playground of the Chinese garrison barracks on the outskirts of Pyongyang, the guard regiment of the garrison headquarters was changing their uniforms in a procession. Li Chenglong, the new president, heard that the Chinese garrison had replaced with new weapons and equipment, and he came uninvited. After the Korean Peninsula was divided into two, the government of the Republic of China provided Li Chenglong with Japanese-style equipment for three armies, including a brigade of Japanese-style artillery.
At the same time, the Nationalist Government helped build a Japanese-style rifle and ammunition factory in Sinuiju. Li Chenglong has 4 armies in his hands, plus 2 Chinese armies stationed in the garrison, and there is no problem with the defense of the border line. Japan also formed 2 armies for the Li Dynasty, and they are currently facing each other on the border, basically all of which are southern ** armies. The Chinese garrison was primarily responsible for the security of Pyongyang, while the Japanese were largely deployed south of the 37th parallel. The main forces of the Japanese army withdrew to the country, and the Japanese army in the south of the peninsula retained only 4 divisions.
This fiasco made the Japanese army learn from the painful experience and decided to reduce the size of the army on a large scale, reduce the navy, and vigorously develop the air force. According to the current situation of the Japanese Air Force, it will take at least 10 years to catch up with China's air forces, and there is no doubt that a new pattern will be formed in East Asia. At present, China's air force is already leading the world trend, and in another ten years, Japan will find that the air force they are building with all their might is almost an ornament, and they can only look at it with admiration.
To get back to the point, according to the plan of the War Department, the Chinese army stationed in the DPRK was the first to change its uniforms, and Zhang Zuolin's guard regiment was the first to change its uniforms. At this time, Li Chenglong looked at the soldiers lining up on the playground to receive the new Chinese Type 3 semi-automatic rifle and squad light machine gun, and said a little sourly: "Commander Zhang, the weapons of the allies are updated quickly, and the Type 2 rifle has only been used for 3 years, so it will be replaced with a new semi-automatic rifle, and the Chinese army is second to none in the world, which is really enviable." ”
According to the plan of the General Headquarters, the troops stationed in the DPRK will take the lead in replacing new weapons, followed by the Central Group Army, and the other troops will postpone the replacement of new weapons, and it will take five years for all new weapons to be replaced." "What should you do with the weapons that you replaced?" Li Chenglong asked tentatively. "If President Lee is interested, he can buy it and sell it to you at cost price first?" "The price is fair, but we have just established the country, and we don't have any extra money at all."
"The chief said that in view of your practical difficulties, you can return the minerals." "Great, I have no opinion!" "Since President Li is happy, I will call the shots, and I will sell you all the equipment replaced by the two armies." "Commander Zhang, thank you for your great kindness, we will sign the agreement now." Looking at Li Chenglong's anxious appearance, Zhang Zuolin smiled and said, "President Li, don't be impatient." After a while, the outfit is completed, and the performance of the new weapon must be tested, and it is not too late to sign the contract after reading the drill. ”
The soldiers of the Guard Regiment lined up to receive their brand-new rifles and steel helmets, and then marched in a parade. The soldiers carried brand-new rifles on their backs and wore shiny steel helmets, and they were majestic, high-spirited, and majestic. At the end of the exercise, a company was left on the playground, and the other officers and men left the field to sit on the ground and observe. Soldiers then shoot in groups of 10, and each soldier is asked to finish the 10 rounds in the magazine as quickly as possible. There is no target in the direction of shooting, but a wall.
With the crisp and pleasant sound of gunfire, the walls that had been hit by bullets appeared in a cloud of dust. Zhang Zuolin took the binoculars and said happily: "Malabar, this semi-automatic rifle is evil, you don't need to pull the bolt to shoot continuously, one squad top two squads." With such advanced weapons, our army is rich and surplus against a division of the Japanese army. "When will we be able to use semi-automatic rifles?" Li Chenglong put down his glasses and sighed. "President Lee is inevitably impatient, and it is not okay to want to run before he has learned to walk, so he must take his time. ** Safety with us, you can rest assured. The chief said that there is no need for you to equip yourself with advanced weapons, and it is particularly important to recover from the wounds of the war as soon as possible, so that the people can have enough to eat. ”
After Zhang Zuolin finished speaking, he raised his legs and walked towards the playground, he came to the shooting place, reached out and picked up a semi-automatic rifle, and shot 10 rounds in one breath in a standing position. "Haha, the stability of the gun is very good, it's really a good gun." Then he took a submachine gun from the hands of his own guard soldiers, fired all the bullets in one go, and then was satisfied to announce the end of the exercise. When he returned to his official residence, he hosted a banquet for the officers of the General Ordnance Administration of the War Department.
During the banquet, the official of the General Administration said: "Commander Zhang, as a standard weapon, this semi-automatic rifle is basically finalized, and it will not need to be updated for at least 20 years." The chief said that the concept of the weapon has reached a high level, and in the future, it will only improve performance and accuracy, and in addition to continuously improving the power of ammunition. "yes, the rifle is perfect at this level. One thing is not satisfactory, when will our standard pistol come out? ”
"Commander Zhang, I can reveal a good news, the 1919 pistol has been finalized, and its performance is not inferior to the 1911 type made in the United States, and it is estimated that the standard pistol will be distributed to the troops next year. At present, our weapons industry is developing rapidly, and the Zhonghua II rifle has been included in the export plan, and as far as I know, the desire of the Nanyang countries to purchase weapons is very strong. Next year we will hold an international arms exhibition in Beijing, and the Germans are very interested in our submachine guns and light machine guns. ”
"I heard that these new weapons were personally developed by Chief Ge, and the design concept was also provided by him." "Yes, when Chief Ge was in Jinan, as long as he had time, he spent it at the Ordnance Research Institute. After he entered Beijing, he moved the Weapons Research Institute to the capital. Let me tell you a piece of information, half of the Weapons Research Institute is foreigners. "No wonder our weapons and equipment are developing so fast, and foreigners are also desperate to serve us.
"Commander Zhang, I'm afraid you don't know, after the defeat of Germany, a large number of German engineers and technicians were hired to China, and there were foreign faces everywhere. People believe him because he used foreigners to create an economic miracle in Shandong. It is no accident that there is a blowout of our weapons and equipment at the moment. "Malabar's son, now it's easy to lead soldiers, in the past, being a soldier was a forced pull, but now you can't get rid of it, and being a soldier has become a fragrant bait, it's incredible."
At the Army Headquarters in Beijing, Jiang Fangzhen, deputy commander, Wang Shizhen, chief of staff, and Cai Yi, commander of the Central Group Army, were drinking with red faces. Jiang Fangzhen said: "The new training program of the National Defense Force has been introduced, and the training of the troops in peacetime must not be slackened. The general commander said that he should always be ready for war, and he personally surveyed and selected Zhu Rihe as the training base, and every year he would conduct a joint confrontation drill of various arms of the armed forces. He proposed to garrison a strong army in Zhurihe all year round and named it the Wolf Clan. ”
"The commander-in-chief said that as long as the troops participating in the confrontation drill can defeat the wolves, all officers and soldiers will be promoted by one level, and they will be rewarded heavily." "I wonder how this wolf team is formed?" Cai asked. "According to the commander-in-chief's proposal, the wolf team is organized by brigades, and the chief officer competes for posts, and finally the commander-in-chief personally evaluates and approves. The commander of the wolf team can select outstanding officers and soldiers within the Central Army. Chief of Staff Wang Shizhen asked: "What is the weapon and equipment of the wolf team, and what level is the formation?" ”
"The wolf team is equipped with a tank regiment, a light artillery battalion, a heavy artillery battalion, a motorized battalion, a special operations battalion, and a mechanized infantry regiment." With such powerful weapons and equipment, how to counter the drills? "The opponents participating in the drill are divided into divisions, and their strength is three times greater than that of the wolf team." Cai Yi said happily: "I very much agree with the commander-in-chief's decision, if you want to defeat the wolf team in actual combat drills, the degree of difficulty can be imagined, and over time, more wolf teams will appear, and the Chinese army will be invincible in the world." ”
Chief of Staff Wang Shizhen said happily: "The commander-in-chief's elite strategy is so good, just about to make a knife edge, a force that has been cultivated in the atmosphere of war for many years, any enemy who comes to attack will be beaten to the ground." The strategic vision of the chief executive is irreproducible, and this is a 100-year plan and a millennium plan. "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other, and the commander-in-chief has written a secret material detailing the scale and characteristics of future wars, and the time has come for you two to know."
In the materials, the commander-in-chief described that if war breaks out again in a few decades, there will be tank groups and aircraft carrier battle groups, and the air-space integrated combat mode will become the norm, and the warring sides will invest millions of people to fight. Two, this is not the most important thing, there will be missiles in the future. "Missiles?" Cai Ye and Wang Shizhen were confused. "It's a bomb with eyes, which can be attacked hundreds or even tens of thousands of kilometers away and accurately hit the target."
"Boy, will the weapon reach that level?" Wang Shizhen asked. "I believe in the commander-in-chief's prediction that with the development of science and technology, guided bombs will definitely appear," Cai said with a grim face. "Two, this is not the most terrifying, the chief discussed in the material an even more terrible bomb, a bomb can destroy a city, even a country, if the number reaches a certain level and detonates at the same time, it will destroy the earth and wipe out the entire human race."
Cai Ye and Wang Shizhen opened their mouths wide when they heard this, and they were at a loss. "The chief said that this weapon will appear in 20 years, and this weapon is called the atomic bomb, and the chief said that it is a force from hell. The chief said that we must develop an atomic bomb so that we can contain the enemy's atomic bomb and that no one will dare to use it. There is a way to destroy the enemy and destroy oneself, and no one will do that. The chief executive will go to the Paris World Peace Conference in September, and our plan to develop an atomic bomb will be launched early next year. ”
"Who knows about this?" Cai asked. "Except for the chief, only you and I know about it, and this is an absolute secret." "Which country is currently starting to develop the atomic bomb?" "The chief said that at present, European and American scientists have confirmed that the atom contains a huge amount of energy, and the original intention is to use atomic energy for the benefit of mankind, but war maniacs will use this energy on bombs, so we must have atomic bombs, and when both sides have the ultimate weapon, war will not break out easily."
"Ge Yunfei was given to us by God and came to save us. For the sake of the survival of the Chinese nation, we must develop an atomic bomb. "The chief executive said that we should not be in a hurry, we must first train nuclear physics experts, and it will take at least 10 years to form a nuclear physics team, and we must first pass the theoretical test before we can have the conditions for developing an atomic bomb." Next year, the government will select a group of elites to study nuclear physics in France, Germany, and the United States, and students will also be selected for related majors. ”
The three of them drank this wine until dawn, creating a great power weapon, making their blood boil and having a firmer goal. Ge Yunfei threw out atomic weapons with the aim of giving soldiers a sense of crisis, mission, and a sense of responsibility to defend the country, so that they could build a strong national defense force.