At the end of 1777, when the Tang Republic found that its population had exceeded 500,000, a new round of military expansion was launched. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe expansion plan is larger than the previous round of expansion, and there are also some changes in the organization, such as the army will set up a brigade formation, under the jurisdiction of two or three regiments and brigade troops, as the basic tactical unit of higher-scale battles.

Army brigades will not have flags, but only numbers. According to documents issued by the Ministry of National Defense, the Datang Army will be expanded to 13 regiments, including 10 infantry regiments and 3 cavalry regiments, which is to nearly double the size of the current army. In addition to the original regimental flags Chuanguang, Longxiang, Tiger, Snow Leopard, Hunter Cavalry and Xiao Cavalry, the new regimental flags are Dangkou, Zhaolie, Shenwu, Xiongwei, Zhichong, Xiandeng and Hussar.

Among them, Longxiang, Menghu, and Snow Leopard formed the First Brigade of the Army, the Dangkou, Zhaolie, and Shenwu regiments formed the Second Brigade of the Army, the Xiongwei, Zhichong, and Xiandeng regiments formed the Third Brigade of the Army, and the three cavalry regiments formed the First Cavalry Brigade. The Light Transmission Regiment is still a separate column as a teaching regiment and a core arch guard unit.

In fact, the reason for the establishment of a mechanized infantry regiment in each infantry regiment was that the modern public was too advanced in military thinking, believing that it was necessary to have armor breakthroughs, impact power, and bars. However, after more and more wars, the military found that not to mention the various logistical troubles in the establishment of the mechanized infantry and the ordinary infantry, and that the time when they could be used in practice was relatively limited, so that in some battles, they had to separate the mechanized infantry battalions and use infantry and artillery to fight.

The original idea was very good, mechanized infantry plus motorized infantry with truck transportation. The combat effectiveness is off the charts. But in reality. Road conditions in many places are not able to support the combat of wheeled vehicles. Not to mention the logistical hassle of supplying fuel and ammunition for armored vehicles and trucks. As a result, the Ministry of Defense came to the realization that there were roads before mechanized infantry.

Eliminating the mechanized infantry at once was obviously against the tide, and one of the keys to the implementation of the Cuckoo plan was to rely on the rapid advance of the mechanized infantry. Therefore, in order to better enhance the actual combat strength of the army and reduce the troubles caused by the establishment during operations, the Ministry of National Defense has decided to reorganize the original Longxiang, Tiger, and Snow Leopard into mechanized troops, that is to say, the first brigade of the army is actually a mechanized infantry brigade.

However, this machine infantry brigade is not considered a complete version. Because each regiment is equipped with a limited number of armored vehicles, and the number of armored vehicles that can be loaded with lightning horses is relatively small, there will still be a considerable number of soldiers who will fight in trucks.

In order to solve this problem, the Equipment Directorate of the Ministry of Defense has conducted a second round of ordnance tenders, this time the target vehicle is a half-track vehicle with two tires in the front and three tracks on the left and three load-bearing wheels on the left and right in the back. The Ministry of Defense is also more stringent in terms of performance, the armor of the vehicle needs to withstand the bullets of the SC-2, and it will not be pierced when attacked by solid shells from smoothbore guns. The maximum speed must be more than 40 kilometers per hour, and the service performance must be excellent. Reliable and stable. In addition, 12 can be erected on top of this armored car. 7mm heavy machine guns, it would be better if it could be equipped with a 30mm caliber small gun. On board, excluding two drivers, it can carry at least 9 soldiers at a time.

It can be said that such a standard is quite difficult for both GM and FAW Group. When Liu Zhengtai got the bidding plan, he couldn't help but say: "This is simply a plan compared to the SD251 half-track of Nazi Germany." ”

Fortunately, this time, the Ministry of Defense has invested heavily in research and development projects, and hopes that the two major vehicle manufacturing groups can cooperate sincerely, because the technical difficulties that need to be solved to successfully manufacture this half-track vehicle are too great. After all, the current level of Datang's automobile manufacturing is almost the same as that in the first and twentieth decades of the twentieth century. Fortunately, there are many things that Datang Automobile Industry can refer to.

The Armament Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense threw out a big pie, and the First Brigade of the Army will purchase more than 200 half-track armored vehicles of this type in front and rear to strengthen the combat capability of the First Brigade.

As for the army's second and third brigades, they are relatively orthodox infantry, with a regiment under the jurisdiction of four battalions, a standard three-step artillery unit, and a regiment with 1,200-1,500 soldiers, which can adapt to most war situations.

It is also worth mentioning that the two battalions originally sent to the east coast by the hunters and horsemen were withdrawn after the war, and after a new battalion was added, they were formed into the third regiment of the hussars. The cavalry regiment has always been an establishment of three battalions. Because there may be more challenges in Pengzhou and Florida, such as immigrants from the United States, merchant groups from Spain, and the nature of the Indians, the Department of Defense has decided to rotate one cavalry regiment to Pengzhou and Florida each year.

In addition, in the Bahamas (Yuzhou), which became the East Coast naval base, the defense task was to be handed over to the 2nd Marine Regiment, which was also newly formed. The Marine Corps also had two regiments, which were slightly smaller in number than the Army regiments.

The navy really followed Deng Xiyi's original idea and began to build the three major fleets of the two oceans. Weihai will become the home port of the Navy's home fleet, and the Atlantic Fleet will naturally be built on the Bahamas. The Western Pacific Fleet, the third fleet under planning, has not yet been determined whether it will anchor in Shanghai or Hong Kong.

The size of the fleet is uncertain, and it depends on the speed and size of the development of the navy. During the five-year period of naval development and naturalization, each fleet has at least two cruisers and four frigates, and the size can vary according to demand.

The Atlantic Fleet, which had already generated significant demand, was now in a period of rapid expansion, and the Bahamas would welcome a Yangwei-class cruiser and two Qi Jiguang-class frigates in early 1778, as well as two newly built Libertywind-class frigates. One cruiser and three frigates of the expeditionary force will depart for rearmament and repair.

After the end of the support for the North American Revolutionary War, the rapid expansion and rebuilding of the Tang army has begun to tilt towards the implementation of the next Cuckoo Plan, and a large amount of resources have been invested in the army. In a short period of time, it was impossible for the newly expanded Tang army to fight such a war, but Bai Nan predicted that the Tang Dynasty would launch such a war against the Manchus by 1780 at the latest.

At that time, Datang could put at least two brigades of troops on the Manchu battlefield, and guaranteed to rotate one brigade every year. As long as the situation is opened up, Datang can also recruit "puppet troops" loyal to itself locally to fight for Datang, and then the manpower of the Tang army can be greatly liberated. (To be continued.) )