In the 7th year of the Republic of China, there were many things that were expected, and there were many things that were unexpected by Qin Yu, because the U.S. military was equipped with a large number of Jaguars, Black Panthers and other top-performing tanks in the world at this time. As well as fighters, bombers produced by the Flying Eagle company. The combat effectiveness is more than one level higher than that of the US military during the European War in history.

With more than 250,000 people, hundreds of tanks, and hundreds of planes landing in Europe every month, the U.S. military participated in the war.

Even if the elite army is like the German army, it is simply difficult to resist under the wanton bombardment of US aircraft and artillery, and the unprecedented combat power of the US military is smashed out with money, and the effect is also very obvious, and all the participating countries are terrified.

US President Wilson was also very proud of this, boasting in Congress that if the US military had been involved in the war earlier, the war would have ended a year or two earlier. Although there is only a few elements of showing off, there is no way to recognize the strength of the US military.

Of course, in order to win this war, the United States also made great efforts, and the elective conscription system in the democratic sense was implemented immediately after the declaration of war. In 1916, there were only 130,000 professional soldiers in the U.S. military, and they accomplished great feats, quickly turning more than 3.5 million civilians into soldiers. If the Navy is included, the number of people serving in the United States exceeds 4 million. Aid to the Entente was endless. In addition to loans to the Entente countries through private banks, the U.S. government provided loans of about $10 billion. The Entente used the loan mainly to buy American food and arms.

American farms and factories thrived during the period of American neutrality by selling products to the Allies, and now they have broken all production records. Civilian industries have been adapted for war purposes. The factory that used to make heating equipment was converted to the production of guns; As for the factory that made the piano, it was converted to the production of wings; All possible tools were used to build ocean ships, without which American supplies and the Army would not have been able to reach the theater of operations. The number of ships that can be navigated has increased from 1 million tons to 10 million tons.

The production of consumer goods for civilian use has been greatly reduced. 8,000 tonnes of steel saved from the women's corset manufacturing industry; 75,000 tonnes of tin were saved from the manufacturing of children's toy cars. Every week, the people have to celebrate a meatless Tuesday. Sugar is rationed. During the Great War, the European invention of "day-saving time" was adopted in order to save coal.

However, after actually landing on the battlefield, the US commander Pershing had a feeling of being hit by a cannon hitting mosquitoes, and in just over three months, the US troops occupied the eastern area of Argon, Germany, with irresistible might, and the German army had lost the most resistant ability. At this time, the United States had sent less than two million troops to Europe. More than a million of them boarded ships in various ports in the United States and were ready to embark on the journey to Europe, and most of the troops in Europe were also on the march. It is worth mentioning that the United States lost 32,000 soldiers in Europe in the case of absolute superiority, but 29,000 of them died from a deadly flu. The disease that emerged on the battlefield spread to all parts of the world with the movement of people during the Great War, and a wave of deaths even more terrible than the Great War in Europe is affecting all mankind.

"The United States is preparing to exert its strength, but I didn't expect it to be overexerted." At this time, Qin Yu was at the foot of Qixing Mountain. At this time, the ice and snow in Heilongjiang are beginning to melt, and the flat fields at the foot of the mountain are emerging with new green. A vibrant scene, originally empty at the foot of the mountain, but now it is densely packed, adding a bit of majesty to this pleasant scenery.

"If the United States hadn't done it all, I'm afraid the big marshal wouldn't have been able to make such a lot of money." Lan Tianwei said with a smile, he had also heard a little about the Black Jack Group, Qin Yu was in Fengtian's industry. He only knows a rough idea, even if the Blackjack Group only knows the tip of the iceberg. It's horrifying enough.

"Anyway, it's about making Americans' money, and you don't have to be soft on it." Qin Yuha smiled, and then sighed, "Although Germany is at the end of the crossbow, there is still some foundation in it, and the United States can force Germany to surrender so quickly." Its national strength is indeed enough to pull the once sunset empire off the throne of the first power. ”

"Yes, thousands of planes, thousands of tanks, and a huge navy second only to the British. When it comes to combat potential, I am afraid that Germany before the war was a little inferior to the United States. The Republic of China now does not even have the ability to produce tanks, and the combined production of aircraft can produce about 200 aircraft in a year. It will take more than ten years for Northeast China to reach the current number of aircraft produced by the US military, and the previous engines were purchased from factories in the United States. If you talk about tanks, it is estimated that it will be decades. ”

Chen Ruqin is engaged in the military industry, and he knows that the production of thousands of planes and thousands of tanks is an almost impossible task for the northeast at present. Speaking of this, Chen Ruqin couldn't help but smile bitterly, "The more you really do, the farther away you find from the great powers." ”

"The United States also has shortcomings, the production of aircraft and tanks is actually far from the production limit of the United States, and in terms of the war economic model, the United States is still far from Britain, France, Germany and other countries that have participated in the war for several years." Because of the relationship between the Blackjack Group, Qin Yu knows far more about the inside story than others, "In terms of the production of heavy artillery and shells, the production efficiency of the United States is much lower than that of the Western warring powers. Germany is the best place to do this. ”

"Germany's sea routes were blocked, overseas colonies were lost, and there was a shortage of food and other industrial raw materials, and the German chemical industry was forced out as a result. Through chemical technology, artificial rubber, bomb raw materials, and other materials necessary for war were synthesized. Production in Germany was organized into a number of military companies, each with a monopoly on an industrial aspect, while private enterprises were engaged in production under strict government supervision. Other belligerent governments also practiced cooperation between private companies and factories in lieu of competition with each other. In France, the "cooperation" between industrialists is manifested in the distribution of raw materials and government orders in each branch of industry. In the United States, the Military-Industrial Bureau does the same. In the UK, the same approach was taken. The results were significant, for example, by 1918, the country was producing more shells every two weeks than the whole year at the beginning of the war, and 70 times as many heavy artillery as it had been in the early years of the war. The scale of military factories and private enterprises in Northeast China is far less than that of the great powers, and the model of the great powers will not be of much help to the Northeast for the time being. However, with the increase of private enterprises, once the Northeast and a strong enemy start a war again, this war industry model will play a decisive role in the victory or defeat of the war. ”

Lan Tianwei agrees very much, "The enemy of the Northeast has now gone to a Russia, and the largest one is only Japan, although the industrial scale of the Northeast is now beginning to take shape, but there is still a big gap compared with Japan, which has developed for decades with the power of the whole country." In the event of a war with Japan, this German model would be of great significance to Tohoku. The control measures from grain to industrial supplies can mobilize all the forces in the Northeast to the greatest extent. ”

"What the marshal and the chief of staff said is extremely true." Chen Ruqin nodded, the output of artillery shells in two weeks this year can be compared with the output of the previous year, compared with the beginning of the war, under the limited increase in industrial equipment, the output of heavy artillery has increased by 70 times. Such an achievement is simply something that Chen Ruqin never dared to think of before.

"Dashuai, it's almost time." Wang Yuhai reminded Qin Yudao.

"Okay, Brother Ji Hao. Let's climb the mountain. Qin Yu nodded, and Lan Tianwei. As well as Yang Xing, Li Chengwen, Sun Liechen and other senior generals of the Northeast Army, they climbed the stairs together and climbed to the top of the tower in the Seven Star Mountain. On both sides of the stone steps are heavily armed and heavily guarded soldiers.

"Stand upright!"

"Salute!" The officer roared hoarsely. Qin Yu, Lan Tianwei, Sun Liechen and the others raised their arms at the same time as the soldiers and officers on the mountain and under the mountain.

"Before. In Benxi, when I was in Taonan, I was just a small commander, a small commander, and I can call you brothers unscrupulously, because I maintain the peace of the four miles and eight towns with you. But now, I must call you soldiers! Because you have grown up, you have grown from the immaturity of the past to the fortitude and tenacity of the present! You have become a warlike army that can defend the frontier. ”

"The ancients held a coming-of-age ceremony for a young man who had grown up with a weak crown. Today, I also want to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for you and the Northeast Army. Because now, when people's lives and property are threatened, when national sovereignty is trampled on, you can stand up and defend the interests and dignity of the country and the people! You have been able to hold up a bright blue sky for tens of millions of people in Northeast China. ”

"Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall to defend against the Northern Xiongnu, and the Northeast does not need to build the Great Wall, because in the future, we will grow into a great wall of steel stronger than bricks and stones."

"Although, in the process of defeating the enemy, we also have bloodshed and death, but this is the labor pain that the Northeast Army must experience as an adult, and an army that has not undergone the baptism of blood and fire is not an army in the true sense, and such a soldier is not worthy of being called a qualified soldier."

"The great powers oppressed our fathers and paved the road to the Middle East with tears and sweat. Now, you have taken it back with your own lives. Under every railroad track and every sleeper on the Middle East Road, are your immortal heroic spirits. Since ancient times, the green mountains have buried the bones of loyalty, and I hope that you who have taken the first step can rest in peace under the flowing waters of this green mountain. Perhaps there will be more blood on the road ahead, but we are fearless, and your heroic souls in heaven will continue your unfinished mission on the way forward, as always. ”

"Stand upright!"

"Salute!"

"Shoot!"

All the soldiers raised their guns and pointed obliquely at the sky, and the dense gunshots resounded in everyone's ears, and this atmosphere seemed to be the best place for the soldiers.

Soldiers in ceremonial robes carry the ashes of the fallen soldiers up the stone steps and place them in the mausoleum where the coffin has been built.

Everyone, including Qin Yu, looked at all this with solemn expressions. This unprecedented grand funeral in the Northeast shocked everyone.

"Green mountains and green waters, loyal souls sleep forever. After his death, he can enjoy this honor and be worshiped by hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Northeast Army, and these sacrificed soldiers are also worth it. After the funeral, Sun Liechen and others took off their military hats and said angrily.

"Yes, Horse Leather Shroud. Going down in history is exactly what my generation wants. Lan Tianwei nodded, anyone in this kind of scene can't help but feel something.

"It's still handsome, and in the past, when I trained the army, I trained the following like a grandson. These monkey cubs are no less mischievous, after the big marshal's words are so excited, looking at the expressions, one by one they are eager to go into battle immediately to kill the enemy and establish immortal feats. Li Chengwen said, "In terms of the rigor of governing the army, the chief of staff is powerful, but if you want to talk about fierce morale, the skills of the commander are more profound." ”

"Otherwise, how can you be a handsome." For the words of Li Chengwen. Lan Tianwei didn't mind and said with a smile.

"Okay, don't pat me on the back, Dashuai, I heard that you borrowed 50 million yen from the Japanese, and all of it was used for compulsory elementary school education in the three eastern provinces. For education, lowly duties are not opposed, after all, reading is a big deal. But the army can't stand still, right? "Li Chengwen, the big boss, still thinks that force is more important.

"Standing still? Originally, it was said that there would be no expansion of the army today, but as a result, a cavalry brigade was added. A special operations brigade, the aviation department has also been expanded to 156 aircraft, the establishment of the artillery regiment has also been filled, and the establishment of 6 flat-fire guns has been increased at the regimental level. Qin Yu asked rhetorically.

"This, this." Li Chengwen scratched his head. Heran said, "Dashuai, I'll just say it casually." ”

"Naturally, there are conditions for borrowing Japanese money, but if this money is used for military purposes, do you think the Japanese will lend me money so readily?" Qin Yu explained. "The loan will be paid in three years, and the Japanese are also very proficient, and they didn't give me too many leaks to drill, but I didn't think about taking advantage of the loopholes, and the compulsory education of primary schools in the Northeast is, in the final analysis, a major event that benefits the children of tens of millions of people, and this matter must be done sooner or later."

"Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people, the marshal is right, the sooner the talent is cultivated, the Northeast will benefit one day earlier, don't look at the war to kill the soldiers, the Northeast aircraft is not made by those who read? The tanks of the United States are also made by those who are educated, and knowledge changes the fate, not the fate of individuals, but also the fate of tens of millions of people in Northeast China. Lan Tianwei was deeply touched, "In this regard, the Republic of China has lagged behind the great powers. ”

"In the previous wars, the main thing was manpower, and the rifle was even a fool who could fiddle with it, and the cannon was the same thing, and it was okay to fight well after a few fights, and it was no problem to fiddle with heavy machine guns. The situation of the war after this can be far more complex and diverse than before, and this war in Europe has already seen chemical attacks, the use of poison gas bombs, and the absence of gas masks, which is a dead word when encountered. QIN YU SAID WITH A SMILE, "CANNONS WITH A CALIBER OF MORE THAN 400MM HAVE ALSO APPEARED IN THE EUROPEAN BATTLEFIELD, AND THERE ARE COUNTRIES WITH A CALIBER OF MORE THAN 300, AND OPERATING THESE CANNONS IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN LEARN AT ONCE." ”

"CANNONS WITH A CALIBER OF 300, 400MM OR MORE? My mother, what's that concept? Li Chengwen, Yang Xing and others were all shocked and their mouths opened roundly, "Such a big cannon, how heavy is it, can anyone afford the cannonball?" Is it true? ”

"People's artillery is not dragged by people, that thing is pulled by trains, the European war has developed to the point where it is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, the Germans made the Paris cannon, the gun weighs 125 tons, although the impact point is scattered, the caliber is only 210MM, but its range of more than 120 kilometers, and can be reached in Paris city from 120 kilometers, this kind of ballistic, the Republic of China is now difficult to match."

"With a range of more than 120 kilometers, my good boy, isn't that a single shot capable of hitting a position hundreds of miles away?" At this time, the largest caliber of the Northeast Army is 150MM, and the firing range is only more than ten kilometers, which is already a sharp weapon in the army, and there are less than 30 such weapons in the Northeast Army.

"If you don't go out of the road to see, you don't know how wide the world outside the road is, do you really think that if you win this Middle East Road War, the Northeast Army will become an army that can compete with the great powers?" Qin Yu looked at everyone, "With the current combat strength of the Northeast Army, it should not be too badly defeated to fight the Japanese Army, but if the battlefield strength on the European side, 200,000 troops are not enough to stuff your teeth, I made some documentaries from the European side, and I will let you have a long look at it when the time comes." ”

"The marshal said it amazingly, and he really wants to see if the army of this great power is really three-headed and six-armed." Li Chengwen muttered to himself.

"Don't think that the commander is alarmist, just talk about the US troops landing in Europe this time, more than 2 million people, thousands of planes, and thousands of tanks. Can you imagine a scene where hundreds of tanks charge at the same time? In the most of the battles between Britain and Germany, nearly 500 tanks were mobilized at the same time to storm the German army. ”

"Nearly 500 tanks?" The people present shrank their necks at the same time, only to feel a little chill down their backs, the scene of dozens of tanks charging in clusters has been invincible, five hundred, that is simply a god blocking and killing God, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha.

"His grandmother's, 500 tanks, the 60,000 Russian troops on the Middle East Road before, a single charge can completely knock them down." Sun Liechen couldn't help but burst into foul language when he heard this.

In addition, the artillery of the great powers has been able to attack targets beyond the line of sight, using hot air balloons to observe, estimate the distance, and calibrate the muzzle, and the German Paris artillery can attack the urban area of Paris two hundred and dozens of miles away, and its trajectory has also been accurately calculated. In this case, if the artillery of the Northeast Army fights against it, I am afraid that it will be knocked out by the opponent's artillery group without even figuring out the direction. Lan Tianwei continued, "Cannons with a caliber of several hundred millimeters cannons can't be obtained in the Northeast for the time being, but some problems that can be studied still need to be worked on." ”

"I will make up for the losses in the Middle Road War, and the evaluation of the later armies will continue, you go back and train your soldiers well, the gun factory will be established this year, and then heavy machine guns, light machine guns, submachine guns and other things will be built, take these guys, you will find that this battle is still a little different from the previous one after all." (To be continued......)