Just when Li Kongrong thought that he could end the unnecessary conversation with Du Yuming, a gloomy and sympathetic voice sounded from behind: "Adjutant Li really thinks that the country. Is the army so unbearable? ”

It was Gui Yongqing who spoke, he was holding the rank of lieutenant general, and there was a displeased gaze hidden behind the lenses of his transparent glasses. In the morning, Li Kongrong had a conversation with Du Yuming, and he listened to Du Yuming's relay, and some agreed with Li Kongrong's views, while some did not agree with them at all. At this time, when he saw that the two of them were talking together again, he stepped forward to listen, but when he saw that Adjutant Li accused the central authorities of being "too ambitious" and said that "Handan is a toddler and can only crawl", he was naturally extremely dissatisfied with the teaching corps of the Central Military Academy.

"Brother doesn't dare to speak of the country. The army is incompetent. Li Kongrong immediately backed down, he didn't want things to get bigger and bigger. The brothers just said that blindly relying on foreign arms is not conducive to a long-term war. ”

"Hehe......" Gui Yongqingmi smiled, but his eyes were still sharp, and he retorted: "Then Minister Chen of the Navy is here to visit Germany this time?" The armament of the army depends on foreign countries, but is it not the equipment of the navy? ”

"The Navy's visit to Germany this time is indeed to order ships." Li Kongrong said. "It's just that naval warfare is different from land warfare, which requires billions of rounds of ammunition and nearly 100 million artillery shells, but naval warfare requires very little ammunition. The largest naval duel in Jutland was less than 10,000 shells, and all countries in the last world war consumed a total of more than 10,000 torpedoes. The navy's equipment is highly technological, requires less, and is easy to replenish, and the only thing that is expensive is the ships, which cannot be compared with the army's equipment. ”

"Oh! Could it be that our army can only use rifle grenades to save money to buy warships for the navy? "Gui Yongqing saw that the equipment couldn't be said, so he immediately rolled over the military expenses of the army and navy." At the level of the navy, dare to fight the Japanese? In 128, the brothers of the army were fighting hard with the Japanese, and the navy refused to borrow steel plates from automobiles, and even made private agreements with Japan to support the enemy. ”

When Gui Yongqing spoke, he looked left and right, and his voice was amplified, so as to attract the approval of friendly people. When mentioning the performance of the 128th Navy, Du Yuming's heart immediately became gloomy, and although Li Kongrong did not feel the slightest guilt, he was inevitably a little embarrassed. However, his temperament has always been stubborn and untamed, Gui Yongqing didn't mention it, but he had to refute it.

"Then where is Your Excellency Lieutenant General at 128 o'clock? Was there a bloody battle on the battlefield of Songhu? Li Kongrong asked with a smile.

"I ......" Gui Yongqing was in Nanjing at that time to prepare for the establishment of the Fuxing Society. It is true that the navy did not resist, but he did not go to the battlefield either.

"If there is really a decisive battle, the navy will never disrespect the order and preserve its strength. It's just that the army orders tanks, does it really know how to use tanks? Since it was said, Li Kongrong didn't care about it. If he does not refute it clearly, he will definitely be labeled by the army in the future as a war for military spending and killing friendly troops. "Infantry tactics, artillery tactics, air-ground integration tactics, can these really be done? If you really want to do it, it is not something that can be achieved by making a small fight now, and you have to do it with the power of the country. But today's tank technology and aircraft technology are advancing rapidly, and what you buy today will become obsolete tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will become garbage. Isn't it too ambitious to play a modern war supported by industrialization without an industrial base?!

Instead of spending money on tanks, it is better to buy some machine tools and raw materials to go back and build mortars. If the war really starts, the most elite troops will be exhausted in half a year, and the coastal exits will all be blocked. Do you take a burning stick? I can't even master white-knuckle tactics, infiltration tactics, civil fortifications, sapper blasting, and heavy artillery direct aiming, and I still think about mechanization, isn't this what is a toddler in Handan? Then they fought three kingdoms with a white knuckle. The army can't fight a Japanese army? Or are all the people piled up in the bunker, the people have cannonballs, I have the Tianling cover, and I bomb dozens of divisions in two months? It's not what climbing is, I said climbing is still polite, at least I didn't say roll. ”

Li Kongrong was indeed hysterical at this time, compared to 128, the Battle of Songhu was a mess, the same 87th and 88th divisions, actually fought more and more back, in the early stage of the ten-day siege that wanted to eat the Japanese marines, the infantry infiltration assault and engineer blasting that would be earlier suddenly all gone, people wanted to play motorized European-style warfare, but they were pumped full of bags by devils.

Li Kongrong's tone was not good, and Gui Yongqing became more and more annoyed, but he didn't listen to all of this because he was angry, and only heard the words of 'Three Kingdoms. The army can't fight a single Japanese army', 'people have artillery shells, I have Tianlinggai, and dozens of divisions will be bombed in two months', and so on, he said loudly: "Adjutant Li doesn't want to talk nonsense and shake the morale of the army?!" ”

"Am I talking gibberish?" Li Kongrong laughed, "These things have either happened or are about to happen." At this time, I happened to meet my army colleagues, and I just tried to persuade each other, and I really want the war to begin......" He suddenly thought that today was June 11, and Nanjing was June 12, and he was immediately silent. In another twenty-five days, there will be the 77 Incident, and he will not be able to do anything.

"Humph!" Gui Yongqing didn't know whether to say it or disdain to say it, so he immediately brushed his sleeves away.

"Brother Hansheng......" Du Yuming felt that Li Kongrong's words were indeed harsh, but there was something in them, and they were not literati-style insults and accusations, so he endured humiliation and asked: "As you can see, how should my armored regiment fight?" ”

"How?" Du Yuming's question Li Kongrong never thought about it, after all, he didn't know what kind of goods he had in his hands. He said, "What do you have?" Can Butan synergy be done? Are there self-propelled guns? What about relations with the Air Force? ”

"Ask Brother Hansheng, what is Butan Synergy?" Du Yuming wiped his sweat and asked a question that made Li Kongrong vomit blood.

"Doesn't your armored regiment have a motorized infantry battalion?" Li Kongrong was shocked and looked at him dumbfounded.

"This ......," Du Yuming had to swallow in embarrassment, he wiped his sweat again, "The armored regiment has only one tank battalion and one armored car team, and then some tanks of all kinds are replenished. Seeing that Li Kongrong's eyes were becoming more and more disappointed, he had to say: "This armored regiment is the first armored unit of the whole army, which was only established at the beginning of this year. Since Brother Han Sheng has studied armored warfare, please give me advice. He saluted.

"I ......" Li Kongrong really didn't want to get into trouble, it can be seen that Du Yuming's face was full of eagerness, and he sighed softly: "Armored forces are not something that a country like ours can play, and we can't play with transportation alone." ”

"But you have to experiment, right?" Du Yuming has his own opinions. "We are being beaten because of backwardness, and at present, the military technology of various countries is advancing rapidly, and I don't expect the armored army, an armored division always wants it, right? Let's leave seeds for the future. Brother Han Sheng is extraordinarily knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so he can't watch my armored regiment go down the wrong path, right? ”

After being silent for a while, Li Kongrong was annoyed and just wanted to smoke, and when he was picking up cigarettes, Du Yuming snatched the lighter from Hou Teng's hand and lit him in advance. Li Kongrong said that he had fire, but he had to light it, and then he and Hou Teng also lit one. Smoke makes men have a friendly relationship, Li Kongrong took a long puff of cigarette and began to die.

"In the last world war, trench warfare made both sides want to find a way to break the deadlock and end the war quickly. Britain and France were one step ahead, the British made William Jr., and the French had Schneider. Colonel Baptiste Ediana said at the time that 'victory in the war would be the first to put 75mm guns on all-terrain vehicles'. From this point of view, the emergence of armored forces is to change the status quo of the previous army can only move along the railway line, through its unique all-terrain passing ability to break through the enemy's weak point from the enemy's weak point, to avoid the formation of trench attrition war.

But this is not fundamental, the trenches of the big war are tens of kilometers deep, and it is ineffective to break through only one layer, so General Fuller, the father of British armor, through the experience of previous armored battles, put forward a plan in the later stage of the war, that is, to concentrate 2,000 tanks, concentrate on breaking through the German defense line, and run through its defensive depth, and encircle all the German troops in the area. This is one of the typical methods of armored warfare.

However, after the war, there was everything to say about armored warfare. Because Britain had never paid attention to the army, General Fuller's idea could not be realized in Britain; The French military circles are full of antiques from the infantry of the last war, and naturally they agree with the idea that tanks are used as an auxiliary to infantry, and they do not use tanks intensively, but use them in a decentralized manner; The United States has always used France as its division, and their armored regiments are even subordinate to cavalry units, which is not the same. Only Germany picked up the wisdom of Britain and France and came up with a serious armored division. ”

Du Yuming and Chief of Staff Hou Teng stared at Li Kongrong closely, for fear of missing a word -- no one had ever thoroughly sorted out the history and schools of armored warfare for them, and Li Kongrong's whole body was shining in their eyes at this moment.

"Armored divisions are very difficult to build, excluding the industrial base, such as vehicle production, fuel replenishment, etc., it is not easy to talk about armored divisions. To fight armored warfare well, the first one is not to rely on the army, but on the air force. Why do we need to rely on the air force, because only aircraft can suppress and strike at the enemy's heavy artillery, permanent fortifications, reinforcements, and anti-tank units, and the armored division lacks air force support, and even if there is no support, it is only air cover, and its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. The Luftwaffe was designed for ground attack, and their ground dive bombers were the Army's favorite. Brother Guangting really wants to form an armored division, where does the air force come from?

In addition to the Air Force, the armored division must have artillery in its establishment, and it must also be self-propelled artillery, and at the same time it must have sufficient ammunition. Without artillery to suppress the enemy's artillery, to destroy the enemy's permanent fortifications, to destroy the enemy's obstacles, to destroy the enemy's infantry with rapid fire, and to rush straight and straight, how is that different from sending him to death? Rifle bullets and machine gun bullets can't penetrate tank armor, but what about heavy artillery? And what about anti-tank guns?

In addition to the air force and artillery, the last flesh and blood shield is the motorcycle infantry. Even without anti-tank guns, enemy infantry can easily destroy tanks. For example, a cocktail," Li Kongrong picked up the wine bottle held by a waiter next to him, "Fill it with 50% gasoline or alcohol, and then add 10% fine starch or fine flour, of course, magnesium metal is the best, but this is too difficult to find, and then add 10% of glue, and finally leave 30% of the gap." Stuff the cloth strip into the bottle first, seal it with a rubber or cork stopper, and shake it again before use.

A tank without infantry protection is the Iron King, dig a pit wherever you want, and wait for the tank to pass and throw a bottle of cocktail behind it...... gasoline is inherently flammable, and glue is added to increase the viscosity, and fine flour is added to increase the combustion temperature. Just imagine, a fire burns on the engine or even the fuel tank, can this tank not be wasted? Cocktails are like this, not to mention cluster grenades, and if you stick a log in the track if you get close, the tank will have to break its leg, so the motorcycle infantry is very important. ”

After Li Kongrong finished speaking, he beckoned the white-clothed waiter and put the wine bottle back, but Hou Teng snatched the bottle, he sneered, "Brother Han Sheng said it very well, the little brother is really enlightened, I want to take this bottle back and try it." ”

What Hou Teng wants to do Li Kongrong doesn't care, but he doesn't know that this kind of earthen burning will be done in the future. The bottle on the anti-Japanese battlefield is not called Molotov. cocktail, but called Lee Hansheng cocktail. Hou Teng cared about breaking the Tanli cocktail, while Du Yuming continued to dig treasures, and he said: "Junior brother, please ask Brother Han Sheng again, how should my armored division be built?" After he said that, he thought of the Air Force again, and said: "The younger brother of the Air Force will naturally negotiate with the Ministry of Military Affairs, and say that this unit is ......, since Brother Hansheng of the tank said that it is best to buy the 35T of the Czech Skoda company, what should the self-propelled artillery and motorized infantry battalion do?" ”

"On our terms, self-propelled guns, of course, can only choose 120mm mortars." Li Kongrong said: "This kind of cannon is only a few hundred kilograms, with good passing ability, and most importantly, it is not easy to lose." Its shells should be fifteen kilograms, the maximum range is more than 5,000 meters, the lethality is considerable, and the rate of fire is also good, it can shoot ten rounds a minute. ”

Li Kongrong said the data of the Soviet-made M1938 120mm mortar, but he was thinking in his heart where to buy the 120mm mortar now. Du Yuming was happy when he heard that the caliber was 120mm, and then he heard that the shells were actually fifteen kilograms, and the rate of fire was not low, so he was even more happy, and he immediately asked after Li Kongrong finished speaking: "May I ask Brother Hansheng, how can I buy this 120mm mortar?" ”

"Do you want to form an armored division or just use an armored regiment?" Li Kongrong procrastinated, and his mind was recalling quickly.

"The armored regiment also wants it, and the armored division also wants it." Du Yuming said, his eyes more urgent.

"That's it," Li Kongrong finally thought of something, "Your armored regiment will first go and buy the French Brandt 1935, I heard that the French have 120 mortars, but I can't be sure if there is a stock or not." Later, I heard that the Soviets also bought this gun and were going to copy it, and it was estimated that the Soviet Union would be able to install it next year, and you could go to the Soviet Union to buy it at the end of next year. ”

Li Kongrong's source, Du Yuming, didn't care about it, what he wanted was self-propelled guns. He hurriedly asked Hou Teng to write it down, and then asked, "What should the motorcycle battalion be equipped with?" Are they better machine-bikes (motorcycles), or are they buying armored vehicles? ”

"Motorized Infantry Battalion?" Li Kongrong smiled, and he said: "The trucks of the motorized infantry battalion are terrible, so you should save these vehicles for repair, air defense, and heavy fuel." Just let the soldiers sit on the tank, the tank cavalry. ”

"Sitting... Tank top...... March? Du Yuming was a little surprised.

"What else do you want?" Li Kongrong asked rhetorically. "They are not allowed to be tied to the tank, so they will not be able to get off the car in an encounter. It's useless to have just one armored division, because you open the gap, and if there is no infantry to follow up, then how to occupy the communication point, support the logistics line, and how to expand the results of the battle? In addition to the armored division, you also have to have a motorized infantry division, so that the armored division will cut through the enemy formation, the motorized infantry division will follow, and the infantry division will follow. The motorized infantry division is different from the motorized infantry regiment of the armored division, they don't have tanks to sit on, so they ......," Li Kongrong muttered: "I think the only feasible way is to equip bicycles, which is better than walking, when it is fast, it is also 20 kilometers per hour, and the mountains are not afraid, and the bicycles can be carried on their shoulders." ”

"Ahh Li Kongrong's whimsy made Du Yuming and Hou Teng stupid, bicycles are bicycles, they never thought that this thing could also be used in the military, and it was rationed to motorcycles.

"What a motorcyper wants is to follow up, and equipping a bicycle is the most feasible way." After Li Kongrong finished speaking, he picked up the hat on the table - the banquet is finally over, "That's all my brother knows. This is just a suggestion, Brother Guangting will use it if he agrees, and throw it if he doesn't agree. But the ugly words are ahead, when something happens, don't come to your brother, your brother can't afford to take this responsibility. ”