Chapter 187: Tanks can try

PS: Update and adjust, because it's not full-time, the load of two sheets a day is too big, and it's unbearable, and I'll try to keep one more 5K words a day later. I hope you will forgive me

"Welcome Tanaka-kun to Mukden City."

Even if there is a discrepancy with him in terms of political opinions, Matsumoto Morita does not dare to despise this upstart in the officialdom, the big bartender.

"Matsumoto-kun." Yoshiichi Tanaka just nodded to Matsumoto Morita and cooled the big bartender who greeted him, which made the big bartender quite embarrassed.

"Tanaka-kun is busy with his work in the reserves, and I have read the baggage drill code, infantry drill code, army education order, and army supplement order that you presided over and revised, which are very useful for the training of the imperial army and the improvement of combat effectiveness." Matsumoto Morita Road.

"Thank you Matsumoto-kun for the compliment." Tanaka Yoshiichi couldn't see the slightest arrogance on his face, "This time I came to Fengtian City, not because of a transfer in work, but just to organize the imperial soldiers in Fengtian City, set up a headquarters, and by the way, also get to know Qin Yu, the new ruler of Fengtian. ”

"Qin Yu is a full nationalist, with great hostility to the empire, the Manchu and Mongolian independence movement planned by Kawashima Shaozo before was a failure under Qin Yu's covert sabotage, for which the empire also lost dozens of outstanding soldiers, expatriates, there is still no news, it is likely to have been broken." The bartender had been dealing with Qin Yu for a long time, and the hostility towards Qin Yu was obvious in his tone.

"I don't want to listen to your personal opinion on Qin Yu, I heard that Tsarist Russia rebelled against the ruler of Zheba Danbuzun in Waimeng, and raised tens of thousands of troops to the south." Tanaka Yoshiichi didn't want to discuss with the big bartender how hateful Qin Yu was, so he didn't let the big bartender go on. "According to the information I have obtained, the west of Fengtian Taonan is one of the main battlefields."

"That's true. Tsarist Russia invested a lot of money this time, and even armed no less than 20,000 Mongols, which brought a lot of trouble to the Chinese in Inner Mongolia, but now the rhythm of the battlefield began to be gradually controlled by the Chinese people, and the Mongols were unusable, they were too backward and ignorant. And he didn't have the spirit of being a samurai. "Matsumoto Morita didn't have a good impression of those Mengren.

"I heard more than that, according to the intelligence of the special high class, Qin Yu's cavalry brigade in Taonan invented a new tactic to deal with cavalry, almost annihilating or capturing more than 10,000 Outer Mongolian troops in the east, and the price paid by Qin Yu's cavalry brigade was negligible." Yoshiichi Tanaka said with a serious face.

"The Outer Mongolian army is too backward, their thinking and tactics are still stuck in the nineteenth century, and if they are replaced by the imperial army, they can even do better." Matsumoto Morita didn't think much of the Outer Mongolian army.

"The Outer Mongolian army is weak, but they are all cavalry. Even if it is an imperial soldier, there is no cavalry of this size, not to mention, even if there is, if you want to use cavalry to keep the other party, Matsumoto-kun, you shouldn't be able to do it, I don't have this ability. "Yoshiichi Tanaka is frank and authentic, as a new star in Japanese officialdom. Yoshiichi Tanaka looks at things more objectively than others.

"This...."Matsumoto Morita also hesitated, the real strength of the cavalry is not its frontal combat effectiveness. Rather, its high mobility allows cavalry to reach a given location faster than infantry, surprise attacks on enemy logistics, and so on. If the Mongol army wants to escape, even if the strength is similar to that of the other party, it will be difficult to achieve such a record as the Feng army.

"The Mongols have limited insight and it is difficult to describe the full extent of what was going on at war. Therefore, figuring out the specific situation of this battle is of great significance to the imperial cavalry, and in the future, the iron hooves of the empire will sooner or later set foot on the ground in the northeast, and you don't want the imperial cavalry to suffer the same fate as the Outer Mongolian army. "Yoshikazu Tanaka, to be honest, he was very dissatisfied with the job of the bartender. Even if Qin Yu is rebellious, it will not stiffen the relationship to the current situation, the hostility between the big bartender and Qin Yu has caused Japan's progress in many aspects of Mukden to be quite slow, and now the base camp is considering getting rid of Qin Yu, and the bill to remove the big bartender Fengtian consul is also on the agenda.

"Tanaka-kun is right, the scale of the Feng army's cavalry is beyond expectations, and the empire's true strength for Qin Yu should be re-examined." Matsumoto Morita nodded, they had indeed despised Qin Yu too much before.

"The base camp is very dissatisfied with the speed of expansion and penetration of the empire's power in Mukden in the past two years. Especially in the collection of intelligence, there has even been a certain degree of retreat, and the economic strength of the imperial consortium in Mukden has also been curbed, this situation is very bad, Matsumoto-kun, the great bartender-kun, we have to work together. Yoshiichi Tanaka said with a serious face.

"The reason for this situation is mainly because of Qin Yu, this person is extremely hostile to the empire and unruly. I have been in contact with him many times, but coercion and inducement have not worked. Moreover, Qin Yu's ability to govern the army and govern is extraordinary, especially after he obtained the actual control of Fengtian, the development speed of Fengtian's infrastructure, farming, education, industry, and army is very amazing, far exceeding that of other provinces in China. Especially in terms of the army, Qin Yu's control over the Feng army is also beyond ordinary people's imagination. If it is allowed to develop, within ten years, it will become a major problem for the empire to set foot in the northeast of China. "After years of open and secret battles with Qin Yu, the big bartender knows Qin Yu far more than ordinary people.

"There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. For Qin Yu, there are other considerations in the base camp. Tanaka Yoshiichi stood with his hands in his hands, "Qin Yu's actions in Mukden have gone beyond the scope of ordinary overseers. With a division commander, he firmly controlled the military and political power of Fengtian, which shows that Qin Yu's ambition is not small. There may not be much respect for the central government. At present, the position of the Kuomintang people in China is in jeopardy, Yuan Shikai has won the support of the foreign powers, got a large amount of loans, and will soon resort to force against the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang people from the late Qing Dynasty to the present, the success is insufficient, more than defeat, is not enough to contain Yuan Shikai. If Yuan Shikai is allowed to completely unify China, it will be a greater trouble for the empire. ”

"What Tanaka-kun means is that since Qin Yu is arrogant and stubborn. is quite selfish, can you use this point of his to provoke him to oppose Yuan Shikai? Matsumoto Morita reacted.

"Yes, a divided China is a good neighbor to the Empire, and Ruochina is ironclad. Where will the empire take advantage of it? Tanaka nodded. The Kuomintang in China talked a lot of empty words and did little practical things, especially in the military was very weak, and it was difficult to deal with Yuan Shikai's Beiyang army. The empire is beyond the reach of the southern part of China, even if it can't bring Qin Yu over, as long as it can provoke the confrontation between him and the central government, even if it pays some price, it is worth it. ”

"I don't agree to do this, Qin Yu's wolf ambition and hostility to the empire are stronger than those to the Beiyang government. If you let it grow. It may not be the Imperial soldiers who will pay the greater price. The bartender shook his head.

"This matter is still being discussed, there is no certainty, but even if you want to get rid of Qin Yu, it will not be easy, Qin Yu will not go out easily, it is difficult to have a chance to assassinate him." Yoshiichi Tanaka didn't want to have any verbal disputes with the big bartender, and with the foreign powers looking around the Republic of China at this time, Japan had no possibility of directly sending troops.

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37MM GUN. Rotating turret, tracks. Frontal armor, side armor. Qin Yu's understanding of tanks is still in the understanding of later generations in movies. But even so, according to the things in my memory, I sketched and drew them, and changed them many times with a pencil. Qin Yu's tank map has just been completed. Of course, inside the spare parts, engines, artillery, the specific location of shells. Qin Yu didn't remember.

"Or you can change the artillery to a machine gun." Qin Yu added another explanation next to the drawing, and after finishing, he packed the drawing in a document bag.

"Master!" Wang Yuhai knocked on the door outside, and then walked in with Qin Yu's nod.

"The war west of Taonan is over." Wang Yuhai handed the latest battle report to Qin Yu.

"You read it and I listen." Qin Yu waved his hand.

"A total of 5,723 enemies were killed, 3,398 prisoners, 5,279 horses, 7,754 guns, and more than 370,000 rounds of ammunition. Our side has killed a total of 983 soldiers, 1,475 lightly and seriously wounded, and damaged 9 vehicles, of which 6 can be repaired. ”

"The casualties are not small." Including serious wounded, the cavalry brigade is afraid that it will directly reduce its strength by fifteen or six hundred. "You go and make a call to the chief of staff and let him"

"Division, the chief of staff is here."

"It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here." Qin Yu smiled and asked Wang Yuhai to go out first.

"Shizuo, you have received the battle report of Taonan."

"Just sent over, Yang Xing also arrested a few old Maozi, I heard that it was the liaison inside, in charge of the radio station, and two military commands, who were killed on the spot, I am afraid that the consul of Lao Maozi will ask me to release him in a day or two." Qin Yu said.

"Tsarist Russia interfered in the internal affairs of the Republic of China without authorization, provided arms to the Outer Mongolian rebels, sent technical advisers, and guided the Outer Mongolian army. This person has been arrested by us, and you still want to beat it up? Even if the lawsuit is brought to the whole world, this reason will not make sense. "Lan Tianwei doesn't care about the authentic.

"That's right, I'm afraid of a ball."

"Division, this time the entire Outer Mongolian Army on the East Road was decided by a battle west of Taonan, and the cavalry brigade has made great contributions, including the light and serious wounded, and it is only more than 2,000 people, which can be included in the curriculum of the military academy as a classic combat example, what do you think?" Lan Tianwei suggested.

"I wonder if Brother Ji Hao has seen the trend of marching and fighting in the future?" Qin Yu didn't respond directly, but asked rhetorically.

"Shizuo wants to talk about Western-style tactics? The tactics of the cavalry brigade against the Outer Mongolian army have not appeared in the West, and there is no precedent at all. "Blue Sky Blue Road.

That's true, but both the Maxim heavy machine gun and the truck are new products of the Industrial Revolution. These things are rare things for the army of the Republic of China, most of the trucks have not been seen at all, and heavy machine guns are only a small amount of equipment in some divisions of the central lineage. It was the combination of these two things that dealt a fatal blow to the cavalry. ”

Qin Yu continued, "In the future, as Western industry continues to develop, more and more new weapons will inevitably appear, and the application of many new weapons can often determine the direction of a war. Surprise and inflict a devastating blow on the enemy. The current Outer Mongolian rebels have become a stepping stone. If the Republic of China does not catch up now, if it goes to war with the great powers in the future, the Republic of China army will also become the next Outer Mongolian rebel. ”

"So the division set up a military intelligence observation room?" Blue Sky Blue Road.

"Yes, there is some knowledge of the use of all kinds of new weapons, even if it is due to limited financial resources. It can't be equipped like the armies of the great powers. It can also take the most effective measures to reduce casualties in the event of an engagement. ”

Qin Yu nodded, in fact, the foundation of an economic strength is the cornerstone that determines whether a country's army is strong, and Qin Yu is emphasizing it so much now, which is also to prepare for the introduction of various military equipment in the future. Steel is the foundation of the military industry, and now Fengtian already has such a foundation, and at this time there is no plan for the construction of the railway, and nearly half of the steel produced in Benxi will be sold, and Qin Yu will not only build a steel plant to simply sell steel, which is the first industrial product.

In addition to a variety of farm implements. In addition to industrial raw materials, making munitions is Qin Yu's biggest purpose, but Lan Tianwei has become the chief of staff of Fengjun and has a very high status, and it is not only inconvenient to hide many things from him, but it will also make him feel more and more concerned in the future. But if it is all exposed, it will make Lan Tianwei feel that he has other intentions. After all, even if it is a provincial overseer, it is a bit out of place to do so in the current situation where the whole country is gradually becoming unified. What's more, he is a small division commander. Since there is all this spare money, why don't you invest it in Fengtian's industry.

If the surrounding environment allows. Qin Yu will do the same, but Yuan Shikai's subsequent proclamation as emperor, the threat of the Japanese army, Qin Yu can't bury his head in the development of production at all, and must grow at the same time, but also strengthen Fengtian's military strength. Otherwise, no matter how big the results are, for Japan, it will be just a fat sheep to be slaughtered.

Lan Tianwei said, "The casualties of the cavalry brigade this time are not small, if you want to make up for the loss of troops." The staff department should report in advance and make arrangements for the recruitment and training of new recruits. ”

"No need, I'm still a little too much to keep 6,000 cavalry, it's too much to consume the army, and when the Outer Mongolian rebels are wiped out, the cavalry brigade will be reduced to 4,000 people." Qin Yu shook his head and said.

"How do you arrange it over there?" Lan Tianwei frowned and said, according to the practice of the Republic of China at this time, Qin Yu not only did not reward Lan Tianwei after winning the battle, but cut his soldiers, which is unjustifiable.

"Before, the War Department allocated all the equipment of the 27th Division, and when the Second Mixed Brigade was originally done by Zhang Dashuai, he only made an empty shelf, which was just filled up, and asked Yang Xing to transfer 2,000 people from the old department of the Cavalry Brigade, and let the new military camp recruit new soldiers for the rest, and the Second Mixed Brigade increased the establishment of one regiment, and one brigade and three regiments, which is reasonable, but this matter should be slowed down a little, and the situation on the grassland side will be completely calmed down."

Qin Yu thought for a while and said, in this way, the Taonan cavalry has been reduced from 8,000 to 4,000, but the second mixed brigade has increased from an empty frame to a solid establishment of the first brigade and three regiments, according to the quota of Chen Shengwu's mixed brigade, the second mixed brigade is also 7,000 people, which is equivalent to an increase of 3,000 people on the original basis of the Feng army. However, the military budget did not increase much due to the reduction of cavalry. If it weren't for the backward transportation conditions of the Republic of China, and the fact that one or two people on the grassland wanted to do something from time to time, it would have been possible to cut another 2,000 cavalry.

Lan Tianwei nodded, although it was still inferior to the original cavalry brigade, but the first brigade and three regiments could be transferred back to Fengtian, which was indeed not a disadvantage for Yang Xing. From this incident, Lan Tianwei can also see that Qin Yu's mastery of Fengjun has reached the point of authority, when he was in the Second Mixed Association, there were several thorns such as Nie Ruqing.

Lan Tianwei also wanted to transfer him away, but Nie Ruqing had some strength in the army, and there was also Zhao Erxun above, so he couldn't move easily. At this time, several powerful generals in Qin Yu's hands obeyed his orders. The command was handy, and it was difficult for the overseers of any other province to do, but Qin Yu did it.

"In this battle with the rebel cavalry, trucks played a key role, and the cavalry brigade applied for the transfer of some trucks, what do you think of the division?"

"There is no war in the back, what are you doing when you transfer trucks to the cavalry brigade, the capacity of the Changtao Highway is so tight." Qin Yu directly rejected the proposal of the cavalry brigade, "All trucks are re-commercialized, even if they have to be transferred, they will be transferred to the infantry brigade, and nothing good can be stuffed into the cavalry brigade." ”

"Hey, Ding Cheng, come to me." After Lan Tianwei left, Qin Yu picked up the phone.

"Shizuo, Tsarist Russia has changed the consul officer of Fengtian, please come over as a guest." As soon as the phone hung up, Wang Yuhai walked in again.

"Who's it for?" Qin Yu took the invitation post and looked at it, and couldn't help but smile, "Ni Jiting? Old acquaintances. ”

"Master!" After a while, Ding Cheng arrived again.

"Well, I remember that among the international students in the United States, I remember a few working in automobile factories and a few working in ordnance factories." The list of students who are registered in Fengtian, or sent to study abroad by Fengtian's funds, is on the list, and Qin Yu will take it out from time to time to take a look. The Qin family alone, the good family of the Qin family, has a total of no less than 50 people who have studied abroad, like Xu Huaqing, who is engaged in geological research, and will also send some potential students abroad every year, of course, this money is from Fengtian. Coupled with the self-financed international students in Fengtian, there are no less than 200 international students from Fengtian at present. Many of these students are interning in foreign factories, so Qin Yu has such a question.

"There is something in this, it is a new type of weapon, it is not very convenient to develop it in Mukden, you send someone to the United States, let the people over there study it, it is best to get it, if you can't get it, forget it."

Looking at Ding Cheng with a suspicious face, Qin Yu didn't say more, there had been no tanks before the First World War, if he could be the first to get it, just this kind of weapon, Qin Yu would be able to earn a lot of money, not to mention anything else, at least the cost of studying abroad in the future would be settled. To build a tank, it is necessary to have an adequate industrial base, engines, tracks, and other components. Early tanks weren't as sophisticated as they were during World War II, and they weren't very technical.

The engine can be used by a car, a tractor, or a tractor, and the tracks can also be used as a tractor. Tanks are the best way to break through barbed wire and trenches. At the same time, a tank covered in steel can also be suppressed by enemy machine gun fire.

"By the way, it costs money to engage in this kind of thing, and you can directly agree to the funds applied for there."

Qin Yu added another sentence, at this time, the vast majority of international students who went abroad were full of dreams of serving the country, and they would not worry about the problem of them abusing public funds, not to mention that there were also institutions for supervising the use of funds by international students, which were formed spontaneously by students.

"Yes, Master." (To be continued......)