This time, they were not in a carriage or a tram, but a car, a wide car like Iveco in later generations, which made Sanjie full of curiosity and simply asked a few questions, especially when he saw that this vehicle, on the highway, could drive easily, the three of them were very surprised, especially Jiang Baili, who studied in Germany, clearly saw the heritage of Baotou from these things.

Quietly, such a place has risen, and even in it, I have seen many things that Germany has never had.

The training ground of the artillery regiment is not in the barracks, relatively speaking, it is a little far away from the camp of the new army, even if there is a road, it takes about 20 minutes to sit in a car, and even in the second half, it is a little bumpy, along the way, Cai Ye asked them in detail about the composition of the artillery regiment, they were stunned again, the artillery regiment only has two kinds of artillery, 54 German-made 75 mountain guns, 54 German-made 75 field guns, an artillery regiment, with 108 cannons, this is also too terrifying, the strong town of the Beiyang Army, the reason why it is strong, Just in the 36 75 guns in each town, that is already the best, here, almost three times.

When the carriage arrived at a small hill and stopped, Sun Yue said: "There is still some distance from the training ground of the artillery regiment, let's go over!" ”

The next road was not easy to walk, because the heavy gun carriage passed, and the heavy axle was weighed, and the ground of the car was low, which was not suitable in the past, and if it was a jeep, it was better, but it did not drive.

The exercise ground of the artillery regiment is in a radius of 10 kilometers centered on Xiaoshanbao, where the defense is tight, almost a battalion of troops, on guard around to prevent people from entering here by mistake, Baotou is now relatively dense in the flow of people, if there are pedestrians to break in, it will be very troublesome.

The personnel of the artillery regiment, compared to the infantry association, are a little more, it seems that there are almost 5,000 people, in this way, 5 infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, plus a supplementary regiment, a logistics regiment, and an engineering corps, which almost constitutes a complete division, and the number of each division has exceeded 20,000, which is a huge reinforced division, and the most important thing is that it is close to 1000 Makqin, 108 75 guns, such strength, really against the real German elite, may not fall behind, Encountering Chinese troops is almost like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves, and the same is true for the Beiyang Army.

Thinking of the shooting skills of the soldiers, Cai Yi asked more: "How is the artillery skills of the artillery regiment?" ”

Sun Yue looked proud and said, "They are all mature gunners with extremely high accuracy. ”

In China, the gunner is a technical job, in a unit, an elite gunner, is definitely a baby bump, even if a battalion commander is poached, not a gunner is poached to hurt a lot, any gunner's movements, at least in the hands of the commander, some are even valued by the commander.

Now, Sun Yue proudly said that their artillery regiment is all qualified gunners, you know, the third town of Beiyang, there will be no more than 100 truly qualified gunners, and their 100 people, with the help of auxiliary soldiers, can operate 36 guns, pointing where to fight, this is the fundamental reason why the third town of Beiyang is superior in strength over other towns.

The three of them, including Jiang Baili, all showed surprised expressions on their faces, more than 5,000 gunners, what does this mean, why is there such a big number, and how is Baotou trained.

Yan Xishan's interjection explained the problem, and he said with a little pride: "These more than 5,000 people, all of them are literate and have gone through simple ballistics learning? ”

"What?" This exclamation is Jiang Baili, the gunner has undergone a simple study of ballistics, which is the elite gunner of the German army, only the training, of course, this is also related to the high cultural level of the German soldiers, Jiang Baili is very clear, for China, especially the soldiers, basically are illiterate, good men are not soldiers, literate, they have more jobs to find, easier than being a soldier, the salary is several times higher, to make 5000 people literate, but also basically master some things of ballistics, what does this mean, is he in Germany and did not return to China.

Wang Jinming said another earth-shattering remark: "At least one-third of the 100,000 members of our new army have mastered more than 1,000 words of daily use, and they can read books and newspapers without too many obstacles, and the rest can at least master 200 Chinese characters, and they can read and study newspapers with the help of dictionaries. ”

Cai Ye was stunned, what kind of army is this, not only is it powerful, but it has knowledge, even the Japanese army has not done it, he knows very well, what it means to have a soldier with knowledge, the armies of Europe, are all like this, they are far higher than the Eastern soldiers in terms of cooperation, obedience to orders, this is the huge role of knowledge, especially some technical arms, such as heralds, such as some basic sergeants, as well as gunners and machine gunners, who understand basic ballistics, Compared with soldiers with experience, whether it is the mastery of technology or the flexibility of Cheng dù, it is far stronger than relying on experience, so the overall combat effectiveness, I don't know how much to improve.

The distance from the hill was not far away, during which they passed the guards and saw that the four division commanders had arrived together, and the guards did not stop them too much, but only told them that this part was a safe area, and they circled from behind and came to the position where the artillery regiment was.

Neat, this is the artillery regiment, give them the first feeling, even if it is 108 guns, it is not placed in such a disorderly manner, neat and tidy, the layman looks at the lively, the insider looks at the doorway, they are all people who have undergone strict training and have good experience in overseas military academies, it is very clear that the cannon is not the best way to get together, the way it is placed, and the form of unfolding can explain the problem, and the artillery regiment in front of it is very perfect.

An officer, who stepped out of the crowd, reported: "The 203rd Regiment is conducting a live-fire operation, please instruct the chief!" ”

Yan Xishan saluted him back, and said with a straight face: "Keep working!" ”

Cai Yi was silent, it seemed that Yan Xishan was a junior who admired them very much, but in front of the soldiers he led, he regained the momentum of a commander, and the others were the same, it seemed to be a bit routine, but in the army, what was needed was such strictness, and only strict discipline could achieve the effect of commanding a certain order.

When the officer went back, the flags were raised one by one, and they proceeded step by step according to the prescribed steps, and Yan Xishan sent them down and said to the three people: "The artillery regiment has begun, let's watch patiently, today is a 5-kilometer fixed-point killing." ”

5 kilometers fixed-point clearance, this sounds, not very eye-catching, but really calculated, this can definitely be called a relatively test level, 5 kilometers, this is almost the limit of 75 gun imitations, even if it is the original gun, but also in the middle and late range, to accurately complete this, it requires a high technical level.

Sure enough, in front of Cai Ye and the three of them, more than 100 cannons, fired in turn, facing a fixed target, even if it is a distance of 5 kilometers, the accuracy is extremely high, and the firing speed is also very fast, in the commander reported the coordinates, the gunners can skillfully operate the 75 guns, in the fastest speed, to complete the excitation.

At this time, Jiang Baili and others discovered that the 75 guns equipped by the new army were actually not the Krupp 75 guns commonly used in China, but the famous French 75 miss. Starting from Beiyang, China has always been keen on German munitions, many of Germany's munitions are extremely powerful, but 75 guns, just not their strongest, the strongest is France's 75 miss, under the special loading device, the rate of fire is extremely fast, a cannon in the use of skilled gunners, theoretically can reach a terrible range of 15 rounds per minute, almost equivalent to the effect of three to five ordinary 75 guns, so down, the combat effectiveness of this artillery regiment, once again improved and developed by leaps and bounds.

108 75 guns, in the case of the first firing, the carpet bombardment shown, which made Cai Yi's eyes shine, but then it was gloomy, in terms of artillery, it can be said that Cai Yi is the worst place, unlike Jiang Baili and others who went to Germany to study, he has been staying in China, in the new army where the rifles are not matched, artillery, almost difficult to practice.

"How?"

"It's wonderful, it would be nice if there were a larger caliber cannon!" Jiang Baili approvingly, Miss 75 this thing, Germany did not pay much attention to it, but it does not mean that he can't do it, in the regimental firepower, the 75 gun can be several times higher than the rate of fire of other guns, this is its advantage, but in the real division-level, or even the front-level confrontation, the 75 gun may be able to wreak havoc in Asia, in Europe, it is just a support firepower.

"Bigger caliber, yes, but it won't be used until the division-level joint training and confrontation!"

"There is a larger caliber, Baichuan, you tell me, what is the standard configuration at the division level?"

"There will be 12 155 heavy guns and 36 108 howitzers, and the rest, mostly ordinary support firepower!"

Sanjie was stunned there, Cai Ye didn't say anything, he still regarded one or two 75 guns as a baby, in the northwest, it can already explode the sea of 75 guns, 5 divisions, even if a division has an artillery regiment, that is to say, hundreds of 75 guns, this is probably more than the 75 guns in the whole of China, not to mention, each division has 36 108 and 12 155, the caliber of the cannon, each increase in a part, the power of the artillery fire is absolutely different, especially the 155 one, even in the armies of the great powers, It is also strategic firepower, and now, it is only a standard configuration at the division level.

Baotou, a place that no one in China, or even the world, has noticed, but such an army armed to the teeth was born, and Yang Yuanzhao, who single-handedly created this, what kind of idea did he have? R1152