The use of flame in warfare has existed since ancient times, and flame has a strong power and deterrent power on the battlefield, including the flamethrower in World War I.

The average lifespan of a Flamethrower on the battlefield is only 5 minutes, as all enemies are afraid of it, and if they are spotted, bullets will mostly greet them.

With just one bullet, you can turn a flamethrower into a big fireball!

When flamethrowers are captured, they are generally not left alive, and most of them are summarily executed.

However, since the appearance of the vehicle, the flamethrower has been installed on the vehicle, and the firethrower's death rate has changed, and the power has been greatly increased.

People carry a leisurely amount of fuel, while a chariot can carry a lot of fuel, and it has good armor protection, and the flames can even shoot out a distance of hundreds of meters.

Since World War II, the Flaming Chariot has been gradually phased out and turned into arson with missiles. However, the role in this era is extremely huge.

At present, the East China Army has combat vehicles and can make their own combat vehicles, so it is natural to use them to change them and add flamethrowers to combat vehicles.

In order to improve the combat capability of combat vehicles, Xia Jun chose to develop armored bridge-erecting vehicles, which are used to allow troops to pass through obstacles, such as anti-tank trenches, rivers and so on.

These bridge chariots are not too expensive, Xia Jun directly exchanged for a few single-section flip bridge erection vehicles, which are inclined to the bridge body in front of the vehicle body when marching. When the bridge is erected, the engine drives the winch, loosens the steel rope, and makes the bridge flip and buckle on the obstacle to be erected. The disadvantage of the car is that the longitudinal length, the bridge length can generally not exceed 15m, and the target is also larger when erected; The advantages are simple structure and short time for erecting and retracting bridges.

Another need to develop thermite, which is used to make incendiary bombs.

It turned out that bombing the city with incendiary bombs was even more effective than bombing the city with atomic bombs, and that incendiary bombs were much cheaper than atomic bombs.

Historically, the U.S. military bombed the city with incendiary bombs, and the casualties to the people of the country were much higher than those caused by the atomic bombs.

At the same time, thermite is also what is needed to make rocket artillery, and rocket artillery with thermite can exert great power.

Thermite was discovered in 1924, a decade away. At the same time, there are white phosphorus bombs and tear gas that appeared in World War II, these two things are big killers!

The technical surnames of these two things are not strong, and they only need 10 million points to get it. However, the white phosphorus bomb is a secret weapon, and it can only be used secretly in a local area, and it is also very good to use it against Xiao Yueben.

The reason why it should be used secretly is not because it is bound by international law, and now that white phosphorus bombs have not yet appeared, where is there any international law.

The main thing is not to fall into the hands of other countries, otherwise it will not be their own soldiers who will suffer in the future.

As for why gas bombs should be used, the main consideration is to fight on the ground, although there are no Chinese people in the war zone, but poison gas bombs are still not advisable.

Xia Jun has not sold the gas bombs to Germany at present, mainly because he is concerned about whether they will flow into the hands of Yu Ben. But the anti-poison can't be left behind, you have to equip the troops with gas masks!

In addition, there is radio interference, and if you want to block the situation on the battlefield in Shandong, you must first blockade it at sea, and then it will be radio interference, and then prevent journalists from entering.

As long as the communication between the Shandong army and the outside world is blocked, and then the various units are allowed to keep it secret, Xia Jun can let go of his hands and feet to 'slaughter' the Shandong army.

At present, some weapons cannot be exposed, one is the advanced Type 13 dreadnought tank, which is a mature tank, once this kind of tank is put into the European battlefield, then the First World War may end early, then the war money will not be made.

The second is tear gas and white phosphorus bombs, which must not be exposed, otherwise there will be some trouble for the troops to fight in the future.

The third is that the East China Army will inevitably fight a rapid war of annihilation, which will provide an opportunity for the European battlefield to learn, so the details of this war cannot be exposed.

Therefore, Xia Jun made a very detailed preparation in detail, that is, to conceal the combat process of the war he was preparing, first of all, he had to annihilate all the Yue troops in Shandong, and no one could let them escape. The second is to strictly order all units to keep their mouths shut and forbid to disclose any details of this war.

At this time, the electronic warfare group has quite a lot of experience in signal jamming, and has also made some progress in preventing signal jamming; in future operations, it already has the ability to shield the signal against the Chinese army, and the current premise is that there is jamming equipment with sufficient high power, but this kind of jamming equipment is not a problem.

It can be said that all departments of the military are very busy, and with the issuance of combat readiness tasks one after another, various departments have begun to operate at a high speed.

The formation of 28 divisions has also begun, and the armed forces department has already trained millions of militia in various places, and these militias are also considered to be well trained, among which the militia training in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces is relatively mature, and this conscription is mainly recruited from Fujian, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces, and the militia of these three provinces all attend night schools to eliminate illiteracy, and the illiteracy rate is not high. And there are conscriptions in other provinces, and they are for all provinces of the country, but mainly for those who are physically able.

…… The army recruits new recruits, which makes many young people very excited, the army won the battle in Shandong, and many young people's dreams have become to join the army.

However, this recruitment is mainly from the rural areas, because the militia trained by the Ministry of Armed Forces is carried out in the townships and towns, and these militias are the main recruits.

The recruitment scene was very hot, and the circle was crowded with people inside and outside the circle.

Why join the army?

Of course, it's to fight the little devils!

In the past, the maximum number of conscripts was more than 100,000 people, and it was simply that there were too many monks and too few porridges, and the armed forces departments in various localities could not allocate a few places, but this time I heard that 400,000 troops would be recruited.

Everyone knows that in a year there will be a war!

At this time, Chairman Xia, the supreme head of the seven provinces of East China, can be said to be the number one hawk in China.

When the hawks are in power, it naturally extends a social phenomenon, that is, young people are filled with nationalist ideas, and they can do anything when their heads are hot.

Therefore, no one is afraid of war, and in the eyes of many young people, it is a holy patriotic war. They can shed their blood for this war, they can sacrifice for this war.

It's just that the number of places is still limited, and there are too many people joining the army.

The armed forces departments in various localities can only temporarily put those who meet the requirements on the list, and then gather these young people who meet the requirements to screen them again, and the screening is mainly based on their training results, as well as their education level, physical condition, and so on. Many people have been brushed down and can only wait for the next expansion.

In contrast, the students of the East China Military Academy, as long as they have been enrolled for one year, are all placed in the army in advance for internship to serve as army officers.

At the same time, the Army has also transferred a large number of veterans from various units to serve as officers in the newly organized 28 divisions.

…… In October, all the indemnities were paid, and the East China Navy lifted the naval blockade. As soon as the naval blockade was opened, the army immediately increased its troops towards Longkou.

The army quickly detected the expansion plan of the East China Army, and the army predicted that the number of the East China Army in Shandong would be at least 600,000.

The army soon came up with a plan to increase the number of troops to Longkou by 600,000, bringing the number of troops in Longkou to 800,000, so as to overwhelm the East China Army in numbers.

This plan caused disagreement within the political axe, and some people agreed with this plan, believing that it was necessary to fight this war with superior forces and reverse the previous decline in one fell swoop.

However, there are also those who do not approve of it, and those who do not approve believe that the East China Autonomous Government Axe controls seven provinces in China and has a population of more than 160 million, and if they compare their strength, the East China Autonomous Government Axe can completely mobilize two or three times more troops than them. It is a very unwise choice to compare the strength of the East China Army.

The proponents also believe that although the East China Army can mobilize more troops, it is obviously inferior to them in terms of the quality of troops, after all, the East China Autonomous Government has not established a complete reserve system at all. In fact, compared with the mobilization ability, it is still superior.

However, neither the supporters nor the opponents believe that they will lose this time.

This time, the empire is very serious, and with the support of Britain behind it, although the United States has an ambiguous attitude, it is also selling arms to them.

Will you still lose in this way?

Obviously, it is impossible, and it is said that the army of this empire is the best in the world.

However, the expansion of the forces put into the battlefield by both sides to such a pair means that this is a decisive battle that will determine the fortunes of the country, and it should not be taken lightly.

At this time, the economy is still warming, affected by the First World War, the industry has also entered a period of development, but compared with China's development momentum, it is not so vigorous, because the products of the market can not compete for Chinese goods.

However, he received many orders, all of which were orders from the Entente powers, and he began to develop an order economy, and naturally the financial situation of the political axe was much more abundant.

Coupled with the support of British loans, there were no financial concerns about the war at this time.

…… In October, the autumn harvest is also coming.

At the beginning of the month, Xia Jun got 900 million points, and since the East China Army won the battle in Shandong, the morale of the people in the seven provinces has increased to 5.8.

This war was worth fighting, even if a large number of shells were lost in the process, and at the same time, nearly 200 million yuan of military spending was spent.

However, it has made the hearts of the people in the seven provinces of East China Autonomous soar, which is really a cost-effective deal for Xia Jun, as long as the hearts of the people in the seven provinces rise, this is equal to wealth.

Xia Jun purchased most of the equipment of the 28 divisions directly from the exchange platform, and all of these equipment were transported from the port and then put into storage.

More than 200 million points were spent on these equipment, and the equipment was mainly high-end equipment, including the equipment of two howitzer divisions.

The East China Army will build four howitzer divisions, one of which is equipped with 203mm howitzers with a maximum range of 18,000 meters. These investments are all worth it, and if the East China Army wants to win another beautiful victory, all the investments will have high returns.

Another 700 million points, Xia Jun invested in expanding the military industry and expanding industrial development.

The military industry is mainly based on the expansion of artillery factories, combat vehicle factories, aircraft factories, and artillery shell factories, and Xia Jun happily invested 300 million points into it.

The remaining 300 million points will be invested in optical equipment manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, building materials manufacturing, electrical appliance manufacturing, shipbuilding, steel manufacturing, high-tech agriculture and other industries.

These industries are the real pillar industries of the future, among which high-tech agriculture is the main body of current investment.

First of all, ensure the hegemony of agriculture in order to shock the economies of various countries.

Other aspects of investment, mainly in the form of joint ventures to provide entrepreneurs with advanced equipment, at present, the industry of the seven provinces of East China Autonomous has begun to transform, from light industry to heavy industry.

In the past, heavy industry was all involved in the East China Group, and those private capitals were basically engaged in light industry, and very few were engaged in heavy industry.

This is not a very good situation for the country as a whole, because the lack of private capital involves heavy industry, and the vitality of heavy industry will become very low.

If the East China Group monopolizes these industries, it will make these industries rigid.

Although the East China Group is Xia Jun's industry, he still encourages private capital to enter these heavy industries, so as to form a good competitive situation.

In the Industrialists' Club, when Xia Jun proposed the pace of industrial transformation, many entrepreneurs responded to his call and began to tilt the industry towards heavy industry.

At this time, the light industry has made significant development, the most significant is the textile, last year's cotton production surge, so that China's textile industry into a highly competitive era.

As for those daily necessities and small commodities, Xia Jun's investment in this has basically been completed, and the machinery manufacturing plant has been able to manufacture advanced equipment.

At the same time, every month, these industries submit industry reports.

If the competitiveness of the industry is low, then you can apply for technical assistance, which is a key project that Xia Jun needs to spend every month.

Originally, private capital still had some concerns about entering the field of heavy industry.

After all, heavy industry is the world of East China Group, and East China Group monopolizes 99% of heavy industry, and everyone knows that East China Group is Xia Jun's enterprise.

In addition, the East China Group also took great care of their development of light industry, so naturally no one was willing to squeeze into heavy industry, but at this time, Xia Jun personally encouraged them to enter heavy industry, and these entrepreneurs eliminated their concerns and marched to heavy industry.

The heavy industry involved in these industrialists before, that is, a machinery manufacturing industry, is now fully open to various industries.

After three quarters of development, entrepreneurs in the seven provinces of East China have accumulated a large amount of capital and have the ability to start transformation.

As for the East China Group, it was even more because of the fact that the European war was a mess, and most of the main war materials were produced by the East China Group.

As for the export of these war materials, the East China Autonomous Government is subject to centralized control, and it is not up to whoever wants to export them to whomever they want.

Instead, it is centrally managed by the political axe, and the political axe is decided by who the political axe is sold to, and the political axe from the political axe will also collect a high export tax, but the company is still very profitable.

Naturally, the autonomous political axe of East China is also extremely profitable, because it entered the time period of world war, so that taxes continue to increase.

In the first three quarters, the tax revenue of the political axe was only 1.3 billion, and in the last quarter, the tax revenue has risen to a terrifying level of 400 million, and this quarter has only been a month.

With so much money now, next year's finances will be tilted towards internal construction.

(To be continued)