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In the southern suburbs of Guangzhou, in a remote military camp, a military exercise that is not looking at life is about to be staged, and there is a faint smell of suppression and slaughter in the air.

Guderian walked out of the headquarters, his face was rigid and high, the bridge of his nose was stiff, his gray eyes, and his sideburns blond hair peeked out from under the brim of his hat, similar German ** officers were not uncommon in the Cantonese army, and the guards behind him looked at the German general with respect in their eyes.

Behind them, an armored unit was ready to go, including more than 100 tanks and armored vehicles, and they were eager to destroy the 1st Division and 1st Brigade on the opposite side at once.

The first division is the ace division of the Guangdong Army, well-equipped, according to the standard configuration of the German elite army division during the First World War, which can be called the first-class in China, and the officers who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy are assigned to it in large numbers.

Over the past four years, the young officers of the Whampoa Military Academy have been carefully taught by German instructors, and compared with the students of the Whampoa Military Academy in history, who were sent to the battlefield to serve as cannon fodder before they graduated, their situation was much better and their military education was more comprehensive.

"The land battle of the future is determined by the armored forces!"

Guderian thought to himself. I didn't expect that in China, thousands of miles away, there would be an opportunity to form an armored corps of a real nature, and the officers in it were all Whampoa cadets, and they were all selected by Guderian with concentration.

As the creator of this armored force, he also has a bit of pride in his self-confidence.

At this time, three dazzling signal flares sounded in the sky, and the exercise began.

For a time, the battlefield was filled with gunsmoke, dozens of tanks charged at the preset position on the land of Lingnan, and in the fortifications opposite, the artillery of the first brigade of the Guangdong Army pulled out the cannons, and the murderous barrels aimed at the preset positions, and the scene was extremely shocking.

Situ Nan deliberately wore a military uniform and held a telescope, Li Zongren, Deng Keng, Situ Yong, Bai Chongxi and others also stood on the hill to watch, these generals were not like Situ Nan who was in a leisurely mood and held a telescope. The expression is much stricter.

In his past and present lives, Situ Nan saw a real armored corps charge for the first time, compared to the ironclad torrent seen in later movies, the armored exercises in front of him were just pediatrics. But the immersive feeling is deeper than that of a Hollywood blockbuster.

"This kind of subject is also available in Nanhua, and the commander of the armored corps, Su zhì, is good, and did not touch the position of the 1st Brigade, but chose to take a detour."

Situ Yong nodded and commented that this young general who had made great achievements in Nanhua joined the Guangdong Army and was about to show his skills on the domestic battlefield. There was a gleam in his eyes. Secretly planning to put this armored army under his command.

"The cousins of the 1st Division are also very tenacious, their fortifications are well built, they have a lot of heavy firepower, and with artillery cooperation, it should not be a problem to deal with those tanks."

Deng Keng retorted.

The first division was trained by him, and he was full of confidence in this lineage created by himself.

However, he had to admit that he saw the Panzer Corps charging on the flat ground. The momentum was truly impressive.

"It's a pity that their artillery ran into the plane, and the firepower was suppressed, and it didn't play as well as it should. The war is troublesome as soon as it falls into passivity. ”

Bai Chongxi's words caught Situ Nan's attention. He looked back and smiled: "General Bai has a deep understanding of aircraft!" ”

"It's nothing, I came back from South China, I participated in the War of Independence, and if it weren't for the overwhelming air force, we wouldn't have won lightly."

Bai Chongxi smiled faintly, looking at Situ Nan's confident and wise eyes, he was full of respect for the big people who provided a large number of planes to Nanhua.

In terms of air force construction, Nanhua is at the forefront of the world, the same. This good influence has also spread to Guangzhou, which has much more air force strength than Wu Peifu and Zhang Zuolin combined.

The Northern Expeditionary Army should be a knife to kill the domestic army! Isn't it possible to unify the whole country?

Bai Chongxi thought in his heart, silently deduced the Northern Expedition battle plan, and his mind suddenly drifted to the magnificent Northern Expedition.

"Oh? It's him! ”

Situ Nan was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, the father of the famous armored soldiers actually appeared in Guangzhou, and thought: interesting butterfly effect! The Germans are messing around hard enough right now.

It's unrealistic to put together a huge armored army in China, but the rudimentary version of the armored army in front of you should work well against the warlords at home, right?

Situ Nan is full of confidence that after expanding the territory, he can move the American factory to the country, bury himself in the construction for ten years and eight years, and invest in the steel industry on a large scale through the William Consortium and the American-Chinese Consortium, believing that it can drive the rapid development of China's industry, and machine guns and artillery will appear in an endless stream on the battlefield in the future!

We must reverse that bitter history!

Situ Nan put up his binoculars, and continued to watch the exercise as if nothing had happened, only he knew how hard-won the good situation in front of him was!

In a short time, the victory and defeat had already been decided on the battlefield, and the armored corps composed of tanks and armored vehicles, with the cooperation of the air force, easily broke through the position built by the barbed wire trenches and successfully detoured behind the enemy.

"I told them to attack and attack, damn it, how did those stupid guys stop just now."

The Guderian seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the appearance of the armored soldier, but his face could not hide the excitement, and he looked unsatisfied.

This German did not expect that in backward China, there was a plan for him to practice his theory of armored forces.

The battle was small-scale, against neither side of the German army, which was not a serious German army, and the armored troops under their command made many mistakes, but they successfully proved the power of the armored forces!

Damn, if Germany had two such armored divisions at the beginning, no, even one, the Germans would have knocked Paris down, right?

Guderian jumped out of a tank, his face was stained with oil, sweat mixed with the smell of gasoline, slimy, autumn in Guangzhou was not cool, but this old-fashioned soldier was neatly dressed, and his uniform was tightly buttoned, showing a rigorous style.

"You're Guderian?"

Back at the headquarters, Situ Nan looked at this dusty German with an excited face on his face, nodded, and praised, "Well, it's really a very good German ** person!" I see in you the hope of a German revival! ”

"Thank you!"

Guderian was a little moved in his heart, although he didn't know Situ Nan's identity, the military uniform on this handsome young man did not have any rank. But being able to appear in a group of core generals, that natural momentum, shows that this person's status must be very high.

After World War I, German industrial giants such as Krupp were hit hard. I had to turn our attention to South America and the emerging markets of South China and Guangzhou.

The two sides hit it off, and many Sino-German cooperation projects went smoothly, and the current armored corps actually had the attention of the German Army behind it.

After the exercise, it was natural to summarize, but Situ Nan was not interested in participating in the following meeting, so he encouraged Guderian and left.

"The war in Europe, the war in South China, and the exercises just now all show the power of the armored forces, and this is the direction of the future development of the army."

Situ Yong continued to comment. There was a sparkle in his eyes. It is a pity that the topography of South China determines that the future development of national defense will be inclined to the Navy and Air Force, and the armored corps will not be the main direction after all.

Only the vast and rich land of China is where heroes can be used, so he left Nanhua without hesitation and returned to Guangzhou, with the support of many veterans of the Nanhua government and the Zhi Gong Party, and had close ties with the officers who returned from Nanhua in the army. quickly became one of the three giants of the military, second only to Deng Keng and Li Zongren.

It was a successful job hop! Of course, in the South China Defense Forces. There are many others who are eager to return to their homeland. For Situ Yong, both in Nanhua and in China, there is a great future.

He understands the strategy of the Zhi Gong Party in China, and knows how much effort Situ Nan has put in behind the scenes to create a great situation.

Guderian had just won the exercise, and his face was a little proud, but Cai Tingkai, the commander of the First Brigade who was not very good-looking, was a little unhappy, and he sat in the conference room with a somewhat angry expression, but he admired the stereotypical German in his heart.

For four years. The Guangzhou government introduced German advisers from Germany, and the German advisers who had withstood the test of war in the European theater were all capable people, and Guderian and others were among the best, and the Germans proved the strength of German soldiers with their actions and won the respect of the Chinese.

"Tanks are good, but they're too expensive! The southern terrain is not suitable for this kind of iron guy. ”

Deng Keng shook his head. With a look of pity, there is an armored regiment in the Guangdong army at the moment, and seeing that Situ Yong has the intention of expanding into an armored brigade, he can't help but refuse.

The cost of an armored brigade of less than 5,000 people is equivalent to the cost of the first division of the Guangdong army, and the first division of the Guangdong army is almost 30,000 people, and the ratio of numbers is almost one to six!

The division of the Guangdong Army is a German-style master establishment, the first division and the fourth brigade have always belonged to the artillery regiment and have always belonged to the guard regiment, plus the logistics and medical units, the full strength is 30,000 people, the goods are genuine, not a big discount, and it is even stronger than the Japanese first-class division and regimental establishment. If there are five or six first divisions of the Cantonese Army, it will be enough to go sideways in the country!

"Now is not a good time to expand the armored forces, the factory production is limited, and the main thing is that we are under great logistical pressure, and we are afraid that we will not be able to keep up."

Li Zongren frowned and said, the troops in Guangdong and Guizhou provinces have expanded significantly, and they have exceeded 200,000, according to the arrangement of the General Staff, these 200,000 troops have to consume a lot of materials every day, because the specifications are more than a step stronger than other armies in the country.

Realizing that his tone was blunt, Li Zongren added: "However, no one in the Northern Army has ever seen armored forces, and we can lower the requirements a little, such as converting cars into armored vehicles." ”

"Okay!" Situ Yong nodded. Converting a car into an armored car, although the conditions are simple, but considering that the opponent is even more unbearable, it should be enough in the field!

Besides, the army division is the main force of the Northern Expedition, and the installed troops may be embellishment, and it is natural to be despised before they play a heavy role, but it is a pity that they can't see the magnificent scene of the ironclad torrent charge. Situ Yong was a pity, in private, he had already been given the command of Gudeli's installation regiment.

"Fortunately, there is the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, which leads to the Guò Railway, and my armored troops can quickly assault and kill the enemy by surprise!"

Major General Guderian said confidently. He was not only the commander of this small armored force, but also a senior officer of the General Staff and participated in the development of the Northern Expedition plan.

Guderian knew that there were several automobile production lines in the industrial zone of Nansha, but he really didn't know how these Chinese were so rich, and they imported automobile and truck assembly lines from the United States one after another, and basically localized them except for some important components.

In particular, the production line of half-track cars, which was recently introduced from the French company Citroën, could not be more suitable for the production of armored vehicles.

With such thoughts in mind, Guderian was not much disappointed when he heard that the armored regiment could not replenish tanks, but only modified armored vehicles.

This German. Come with me.

Guderian's expression fell into Situ Yong's eyes, and looking at the gray eyes that flashed a smile, Situ Yong thought secretly. He heard a lot about the theory of armored forces from Situ Nan. At least not worse than Guderian's guy.

"Our enemy is mainly Wu Peifu's direct army, and the minimum goal is to take down the entire province covered by the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway. However, it is not enough insurance, and it has to be pushed to the north bank of the Yangtze River.

In this way, if you break into the nest of Beiyang, you will have to face the Beiyang army. Fortunately, now Feng Zhang and Luo Wu are stumbling on the Great Wall, which just gives us a good opportunity. ”

Situ Yong said with confidence. With a confident eye, he proposed at the operational meeting to concentrate the main forces of the Northern Expedition on Wu Peifu's troops left in the south.

Bringing down the territory in the south, integrating industrial forces such as Wuhan Industrial Group, and cooperating with Situ Nan's industrial plan, it shouldn't be a dream for a powerful armored corps to appear on the land of China in a few years, right?

Situ Yong's optimism is also the consensus of everyone, and in the twinkling stars, Bai Chongxi said calmly: "One word, fast!" It was so fast that the other party was caught off guard. We succeeded, and at the same time avoided a lot of losses! ”

His words made sense, the Intelligence Bureau of the Northern Expeditionary Army cooperated with the American-Chinese company. Along the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, large and small warehouses secretly hid a large amount of military supplies, and the Northern Expeditionary Army could use these materials while fighting in the north, effectively reducing the pressure on logistics and supply.

Moreover, the situation of the army in Hunan, Hubei and other places has also been touched by the intelligence bureau. After secretly controlling the railway, the telegraph room was also under the control of the intelligence bureau, so that a large amount of information about the enemy was easily cracked, but it was only triggered but not released.

"This is the battle that will decide the fate of China, and we have endured it for so many years. It's time to rise up. I'll leave the battle on the Western Front to a few of you. ”

Deng Keng said proudly, his eyes fell on Li Zongren, Situ Yong, Bai Chongxi and others.

According to the Northern Expedition plan, the Guangdong-Guizhou Coalition Army formed the Northern Expedition Revolutionary Army, which had the first, second, and third front armies of the Northern Expedition, as well as the Guangzhou Garrison Headquarters, with a total of more than 200,000 troops. Machine guns and artillery are numerous.

The First Front Army took the two main divisions of the Guangdong Army, Chen First Division and the Second Division, as the backbone, and supplemented the second-line troops such as the Security Division and the Construction Corps, and expanded into the First to Fourth Divisions of the Northern Expedition, plus an artillery division, with a strength of more than 80,000 troops.

The Second Front Army consisted of the 3rd Division of the Cantonese Army and officers who had returned from South China, and was organized into the 5th, 6th, and 7th, as well as an unequipped armored brigade and an artillery brigade with 60,000 troops, commanded by Situ Yong, Bai Chongxi, and the German Guderian.

Although the number is slightly smaller, more than one-third of the officers participated in the South China War of Independence, and the actual combat effectiveness is the strongest.

The Third Front Army was reorganized from the Gui Army, organized into the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Divisions, plus an independent artillery division, with a total of 70,000 men in five divisions, commanded by Li Zongren and Huang Shaohong, and was not inferior to the First Front Army, which was reorganized from the main force of the Guangdong Army.

Among them, the Second and Third Front Armies were responsible for the operation on the Western Front, and as the main force of the Northern Expedition, they went north along the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway and fired the first shot of the Northern Expedition!

In order to coordinate operations, the second and third sides formed a former enemy command center, with Li Zongren as commander, Situ Yong as deputy commander, Bai Chongxi as chief of staff, Guderian as deputy chief of staff, and Huang Shaohong as logistics director.

"The Western Route Army is full of talents, and the stars are like clouds, I wish you a victory!" Deng Keng took the freshly baked command list and said to Li Zongren and Situ Yong with envy.

The original Guangdong and Guizhou military aviation regiments formed an independent air force division, which was also assigned to the former enemy's command headquarters, and had 200 fighters, bombers, reconnaissance planes, and other aircraft, and after urgently replenishing more than 50 bombers from Nanhua, the number reached 250.

"Lao Deng, the First Front Army is a group of arrogant soldiers, and it's not easy to clean up Lu Yongxiang and Qi Kunyuan's group of bastards? However, the first credit for the first battle will go to me! ”

Li Zongren said proudly.

Time was short, and soon after the meeting, the former enemy's headquarters would move to Shaoguan in northern Guangdong to prepare for the battle in Hunan. Tong Guò telegraphed, Li Zongren commanded the Third Front Army to assemble on the Hunan and Guizhou borders.

Situ Yong's Second Front Army, on the other hand, took the Guò Railway from western Guangdong, Hainan Island, Jiangmen and other places, and quickly marched north into the Hengyang area, which was controlled by the Guangzhou government.

The most sensitive part of the Guangdong army into Hunan was the Hunan warlord Tan Yanhong, who was the ancestor of the Hunan warlords, and there were famous warlords such as Cheng Qian, Zhao Hengti, and Tang Shengzhi under his command.

However, in the end, it was the literati who were in charge of the army, Tan Yanmin's weak personality caused the Hunan army to be weak, and the Hunan army was divided into several parts in the north-south war, Zhao Hengti took refuge in Wu Peifu, Tang Shengzhi was self-contained, swaying left and right, and the attempt was not small, and it was the weaker Cheng Qian, who had always been more Fujian, and the relationship between the Kuomintang was also ambiguous, but it played a good role as a buffer between the two Guangxi and Wu Peifu in the north, so it has been supported by Guangzhou.

With the strong rise of the Guangzhou government and the growing call for the Northern Expedition, Cheng Qian seems to see a broader path, although he seems to have a better relationship with Sun Wen, but people always have to choose a stronger backer, don't they?

After realizing that the situation was urgent, Cheng Qian rushed to Guangzhou in a hurry to visit Chen Jiongming, the bigwig of the Guangzhou government, as soon as he discussed with Tan Yanhong.

"Did you really do it this time?"

Tan Yanmin looked at Chen Jiongming with some excitement and jealousy, as a soldier, Tan Yanmin is called Granny Tan, which is undoubtedly a failure, but as a politician, his sense of smell is first-class and sensitive.

"Of course!" Chen Jiongming glanced at Granny Tan, nodded a little reservedly, his face was stern, and he had some prestige, and said: "The Northern Expedition is related to the fortunes of the country, if it is not successful, it will become benevolent, where is the Hunan army?" ”

Chen Jiongming's tone had a taste of slaughter in it, Tan Yanmin's heart tightened, and he couldn't help frowning when he thought of the fate of the Xiang army.

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