Chapter 418: Preparation of the Army
Lin Daxin listened to Wu Peifu's opinion and nodded, but now that he has taken over Tibet, his territory borders the British Indian region, and there is no so-called McMahon Line now, and the more than 90,000 square kilometers of southern Tibet have not been forcibly divided into India by the British.
At present, more than 95 percent of Tibet's total population are serfs and slaves, which are occupied by Tibet's officials, nobles, and upper-class monks of monasteries, and the serf owners are extremely miserable.
The serf owners in Tibet treated the serfs very cruelly, and if the serfs escaped and were caught, the serf owners could arbitrarily carry out torture such as gouging out their eyes, cutting off their ears, cutting off their hands, chopping off their feet, skinning them, cramping them, and throwing them into water. The serfs gave birth to children who did not belong to themselves, they belonged to the serf owners, and the children grew up and continued to be serfs.
Therefore, Lin Daxin decided to enter the troops in Tibet, and he would cooperate with the administrative personnel entering Tibet to carry out a vigorous serf liberation movement.
Lin Daxin finished telling Wu Peifu what he meant, Wu Peifu thought about it for a while and said: "Then only one independent cavalry division into Tibet is not enough, principal, it is better to send some garrison divisions from various provinces into Tibet, one can threaten the Indian area of the British, the other can also suppress the serf owners who oppose the liberation of serfs in Tibet, and the third is that the garrison has few heavy equipment, and the road in Tibet is not easy to walk." It is enough to equip them with some pack horses, and the tanks and armored vehicles of the field army and the guards army will definitely not be able to enter Tibet. ”
Lin Daxin nodded and agreed with Wu Peifu's opinion. In the end, the two agreed to transfer one garrison division from Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning to enter Tibet together with one independent cavalry division. The garrisons of the four provinces of Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning will first take the train to Xinjiang and enter Tibet from Xinjiang.
In recent years, the territory under Lin Daxin's command, especially in the northern provinces, has completed the construction of the main lines of the railway, and now only some branch railways are being built, so that the Dingbei Army is much more convenient to move between the provinces.
Lin Daxin said to Wu Peifu: "This time we are going to fight with the Eight-Nation Alliance, although only Russia and Japan can have more troops because of their proximity, but the combined land forces of these two countries are not less than 4 million. There are six other countries that do not know how many land forces they can send, so in order to prevent any accidents, your General Staff Headquarters will now start preparations for the mobilization of militia reservists, and transfer officers from the garrison units and third- and fourth-year student officers of the Shenyang Army Academy as the backbone, and form a new unit based on the militia reserve officers and soldiers to prepare for a future war with the Eight-Nation Alliance. ”
Wu Peifu nodded and said, "Yes, principal, I'll do it as soon as I go back." Our General Staff already has a plan for the mobilization of the militia reserves, and in the first step we will prepare 30 new divisions of 20,000 men, which will have the same establishment as the garrison divisions and the same equipment as the garrison divisions. In this way, we will have 600,000 more troops, and it will only take about 20 days for these 30 new divisions to be reorganized. ”
Lin Daxin touched his chin and said: "The 600,000 troops are still less, plus the original 2.4 million of our Dingbei Army." It's only 3 million, if the war starts once it starts. The Russians and the Japanese will definitely expand the size of their army. ”
Wu Peifu continued: "This is only the first step in the mobilization of our General Staff, and then we have a plan to form another 100 new divisions of 20,000 people. However, this project uses a lot of financial and material resources, and it will take about 3 to 4 months for the 100 new editors to be built. ”
Lin Daxin smiled and said: "Funds are not a problem, in this way, your General Staff will immediately start to implement the plan of the first 30 new divisions, and then start the formation of the next 100 new divisions, I will ask all departments to cooperate with your General Staff, ask for money for money, people for people, and things for things, we must make preparations for long-term operations." ”
Wu Peifu nodded and said: "Principal, if the war can't end in a short time after it starts, after the establishment of 100 new divisions in our General Staff, as long as there is no problem with funds and weapons, we can still form another 400 new divisions until we achieve the final victory." ”
You must know that there are 120 million people living in Lin Daxin's current territory, and the personnel trained by the militia reserve are close to the 10 million mark, Wu Peifu said that it is definitely not a joke to be able to form 530 new editors of 20,000 people in batches, plus other young people living on Lin Daxin's territory, it is possible to make hundreds of new editors of 20,000 people.
Of course, Lin Daxin doesn't think that there is really a need to build 530 new editors, otherwise the killer features he prepared will be in vain! However, there are too many uncertainties in the war, and the formation of these new editors is still needed.
In addition, the formation of new weapons is not a big problem, these years after the arsenal has completed the configuration of 2.4 million Dingbei Army weapons and equipment, has been stored in the warehouse a lot of weapons and equipment, and now Lin Daxin not only has a large arsenal in Shenyang, but also in Ordos in Inner Mongolia Province and Qiqihar in Heilongjiang Province, respectively, a large arsenal with a scale not inferior to the Shenyang Arsenal has been built, so that the production capacity of weapons under Lin Daxin's command has more than doubled.
It is the weapons and equipment of 530 new divisions, so that the three arsenals can produce from scratch with full strength, and it will be completed in less than 10 months, so Lin Daxin is not afraid of the number of people on land now.
And there is also the Northeast Air Force that can provide support to the Northern Army, and now the Northeast Air Force has been equipped with 300 Yellow Sparrow fighters and 180 Blue Eagle bombers that will definitely give the enemy fighting the Dingbei Army a big surprise.
Although these planes are produced by the Aircraft Manufacturing Branch of the Shenyang Arsenal, the engines of these aircraft are all bought by Lin Daxin from modern time and space, although these engines are not professional aircraft engines in the future time and space, but they are not what this time and space can be built now, that is to say, for a long time in the future, the performance of foreign aircraft is not the same grade as Lin Daxin's aircraft, and the enemy who will fight with Lin Daxin in the future, air supremacy should not be delusional.
Now Shenyang Machinery Factory has been able to produce some small horsepower gasoline engines and diesel engines, is developing more powerful engines, and has also begun to develop special engines for aircraft, Lin Daxin believes that the localization of aircraft in the future will not be too far.
Now, although there are some foreign aircraft, they are all gliders, and there are no powered planes, and according to historical records, the Wright brothers in the United States will successfully manufacture an aircraft with power for the first time next year.
In terms of aircraft, no country can compare with Lin Daxin, the gap is too big, Lin Daxin even asked the Shenyang Arsenal Aircraft Manufacturing Branch to produce Yellow Sparrow fighters and Blue Eagle bombers at the same time, using the current engine, began to develop an aircraft that can take off on a short track, and requires that the short track can not exceed 250 meters, Lin Daxin's mind is self-evident.
In addition, the Northeast Air Force is also equipped with nearly 60 airships, which can not only cooperate with the Blue Eagle bombers to bomb the enemy, but also transport weapons, ammunition and other supplies to the Northern Army.
Lin Daxin, who has many hole cards in hand, is not worried about the battle on land, and Lin Daxin is still full of confidence in the battle at sea.
At present, the entire Northeast Navy has 6 main fleets, 40 all-steel battleships, and a large number of large fast armored cruisers, fast protection cruisers, destroyers, and torpedo boats, but these are not where Lin Daxin's confidence lies, and his real source of confidence is the hidden 6 Dragon-class dreadnought battleships and 7 super dreadnought battleships.
At present, these six Dragon-class dreadnought battleships and seven super dreadnought battleships have been conducting training in Liaodong Bay, and the 13 warships are stationed at the Huludao Naval Base.
The six Dragon-class dreadnought battleships were named Longwei, Longscale, Longfei, Longyan, Longgang, and Longgong.
Seven super dreadnought battleships stolen from the future were named after the provinces, the Iowa was renamed Mukden, the New Jersey was renamed Jilin, the Missouri was renamed Heilongjiang, the Wisconsin was renamed the Yalu River, the North Carolina was renamed Luzon, the Massachusetts was renamed Inner Mongolia, and the Alabama was renamed Outer Mongolia.
Originally, according to Lin Daxin's estimates, the combat power of 1 Dragon-class dreadnought battleship was almost equal to that of 2 city-class all-steel battleships, and the combat power of 1 super dreadnought battleship was the sum of 3 dragon-class dreadnought battleships, but after 6 dragon-class dreadnought battleships and 7 super dreadnought battleships trained in Liaodong Bay for a period of time, Lin Daxin found that he was a little conservative.
This kind of dreadnought battleship with fast speed, thick armor and long range is not at the same level as the all-steel battleship, that is, the former dreadnought battleship, if it is 1 dragon-class dreadnought battleship and 2 or even 3 city-class all-steel battleships, regardless of other factors, the dragon-class dreadnought battleship can definitely win, then the super dreadnought battleship with more powerful performance, Lin Daxin thinks that if the distance is opened, Even the 24 city-class all-steel battleships of the Northeast Navy combined are difficult to sink 1 super dreadnought battleship, and the super dreadnought battleship can completely use long-distance hanging tactics.
So with these 6 Dragon-class dreadnought battleships and 7 super dreadnought battleships, if the naval battle can still be lost, Lin Daxin should really buy a piece of tofu and die of it. (To be continued......)
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