"Throne!" Chen Jingguo, Tian Jianlong, a name named Xue Kai (fictional character, but when the 918 Incident broke out, there was information in the Fengtian Arsenal that showed that semi-automatic rifles were already being developed, so I will mention it here. After receiving the notice, the young man immediately rushed to see Jiang Li. Chen Jingguo is okay, after all, he is the director of the future arsenal, in charge of the future ordnance supply of the 45th Army, and his status will never be lower than any military chief below Jiang Li. For Jiang Li's summons, Tian Jianlong was also very surprised. In contrast, the other boy with black glasses and a little skinny had never heard of it, let alone seen it.

"It's already dark, and now I'm looking for you, it's a little unkind, but although our 45th Army has beaten away the Ma Family's army, the situation is still a mess, and time is pressing, I hope you won't have the idea that I will treat you as mules and horses." Jiang Li said with a smile to the two of them, motioning for the three of them to sit down and talk.

"Major Tian, this is your new military rank, or from now on, you are a colonel." Jiang Li handed the new epaulettes from a small box to Tian Jian Ryudao.

"Thank you for the promotion." Tian Jianlong hurriedly got up and gave a military salute to Jiang Li, the people who fought against Japan together in Fengtian were basically promoted, Tian Jianlong was still standing still, he originally thought that he had been forgotten by Jiang Li because of the dwindling chips in his hand, but he didn't expect to be personally received by Jiang Li, and Jiang Li personally awarded him the title, which is rare in the 45th Army.

"Sit down. Compared to other brigade commanders. By your merits. Giving you the rank of major general wouldn't have been fine, but you're a bare-bones commander now, and it's a bit of a problem for a major general to bring two tanks. Jiang Li said.

"Don't say it's a major general, it's a colonel, just a little bit of something in your hand, it's somewhat unworthy of the name." Tian Jianlong said with a wry smile.

"I have also considered this, the armored forces are the mainstream of the future army, and the 45th Army will fight the Japanese army. You can't do without your own armored forces, and this time I called you and Director Chen together, one is to reorganize the armored forces, and the other is to implement the future production of tanks in the arsenal. Jiang Li said with a solemn face, "Captain Gao will also go to the West to buy new aircraft, and when the time comes, you will go with him and find a Vickers company to buy the Vickers tanks they produce, but there is one requirement." Production authorization from Vickers is required. In addition, delivery to the northwest is requested, and the shipping fee is paid as usual. After returning home. The arsenal set up a special R&D department for tank production. ”

Jiang Li said that the Vickers 6-ton tank was a very good design in the early 30s. The foundation of the military industry of the Republic of China is too thin, but fortunately, Jiang Li can also use the advantages of the traverser to make the weapons research of the Republic of China take fewer detours. The Soviet T26 tank was developed after the introduction of the Vickers tank production license, and then improved Weifa. Vickers is even better than the tanks developed by the Soviet Union itself. The thirties was still the time when light tanks were popular, and the tanks and armored vehicles of various countries had not yet opened, and this was the time when Jiang Li used this short period of less than ten years to catch up. As long as the foundation is laid at this time, the Republic of China will not be able to develop a tank with outstanding performance on its own.

"Military seats, the production of tanks is not a simple matter, tank-related aspects of engines, tracks and other arsenals have no experience at all." Chen Jingguo reminded him.

"I'm about to mention this to you, I've already contacted the U.S. side, and next year the U.S. company will help us build a car factory and a tractor factory in Lanzhou, including the manufacturing license for engines. On these foundations, then the study of tanks was carried out. ”

Jiang Li responded to Chen Jingguo's questioning. If he is given tools, Jiang Li can also dismantle a tank and reassemble it, he has done this kind of thing before, and the tanks in the future are much more complicated than in this era. Jiang Li naturally would not delusionally dream of being able to produce tanks in the northwest without making any preparations.

Hearing that Jiang Li intended to set up a factory capable of producing tanks in Lanzhou, Tian Jianlong's face suddenly turned red with excitement as if he had drunk wine. It's a casual investment of millions, and that's not counting the money to go to England to buy Vickers tanks. Who else in the entire 45 Army had a greater say in the use of tanks than him? It is foreseeable that in the future, this tank unit will be in charge of him, thinking of the bright future, Tian Jianlong swept away the gloom on his face before.

"BY THE WAY, THE BRITISH VICKERS MACHINE GUN IS 7.7MM, BUT WE USE A 7.9MM MACHINE GUN, AND THE RIFLE IS ALSO A RIFLE. Jiang Li added.

"HUMBLE UNDERSTANDING, LET THE WICKERS COMPANY MODIFY IT AND INSTALL A 7.9MM MACHINE GUN." Tian Jianlong nodded hurriedly, and his understanding of Jiang Li deepened again, the military seat in front of him was not the kind of master who decided with a pat on his head.

"When you come back, you will set up a special tank teaching brigade, about the tank, for the time being, I will only explain so much, for the exploration of tanks, and the use of future wars, you have to explore by yourself, but also pay attention to the development of international counterparts, we are backward, and we can not be like the previous Qing government behind closed doors, both ears and outside the window. Now that you have just arrived in the northwest, you still have some time to pull the armored troops, and I have squeezed out such a large amount of money from the tight military spending, and I will also send you to the most dangerous battlefield in the future, so you must be prepared for this. Jiang Li reminded him.

"Sacrificed his life for the war of resistance and died a well-deserved death. Humility will definitely not disgrace the mission! Tian Jianlong said solemnly.

"The other thing is the arrangement of the arsenal." Jiang Li looked at Xue Kai, who had a short beard under his nose, and asked with interest, "You proposed a rifle designed to be loaded with ten rounds and self-loading bullets?" ”

"Yes, it is the humble and shallow view that makes the military seat laugh." Xue Kai said with some trepidation.

"It's not a superficial idea, but once this rifle is designed, it will be a very remarkable design, and it will be enough to cause a revolution in the history of rifles. Director Chen, and later asked Xue Kai to set up a special semi-automatic rifle research institute, and the funds needed by the institute and the equipment needed in ordinary times were all given priority to supply and purchase. ”

Jiang Li originally wanted to use his knowledge of firearms to give Xue Kai some advice, although he didn't know much about some specific events in history, but he was proficient in the development of firearms and weapons. However, when I thought that these people in front of me showed that they knew too much about weapons, they were inevitably a little too versatile, so I would wait for the opportunity to remind Xue Kai in private through a message, presumably so that the semi-automatic rifle of the Republic of China could come out in advance. (To be continued.) )