"Three brigades and nine regiments..."When he said this, Jiang Baili's expression was also very strict and dignified, no wonder, after all, there had never been such an establishment in the past. Jiang Baili's mention can certainly be said to be a pioneering act, but if it is not done well, it may also become a stain on him―――――― any innovation may experience countless failures, who dares to guarantee that his will not be like this?

"Three brigades and nine regiments?" Hearing Jiang Baili say this, Yan Shao couldn't help but be taken aback.

After all, this is not a small establishment, you must know that a division of the Wehrmacht today, after counting two brigades and four infantry regiments, and an artillery regiment plus other miscellaneous troops, the total number of people has reached more than 26,000.

If you follow Jiang Baili's suggestion, wouldn't that division have to reach almost 40,000 people? This is just counting the number of increased infantry, plus other types of C that may be added next―――――― not to mention anything else, first of all, the tank regiment must be given one, after all, it is also the main division of the three-brigade and nine-regiment system, and the number of artillery regiments must also be increased? After all, if several infantry regiments still maintain an artillery regiment, it is inevitably a little too shabby, in addition, the huge strength of troops also means a huge logistical pressure, the scale of the logistics force must be expanded, and then there is medical care and so on.

It can be said that if it is really done according to Jiang Baili's proposal, then the strength of this division will not be expanded a little bit, and it is not impossible to reach 50,000 people.

What's worse is that. No one knows whether there have been such units in the past―――――― it is estimated that there have been none. What's worse is that no one dares to guarantee whether this will succeed or fail in the end, and if it does, everyone will be happy. But what if it fails?

Leaving aside for the time being the loss of resources and other aspects, this failure was also a great blow to the prestige of the Nationalist government, and there is no reason to be cautious.

But on the other hand, Jiang Baili had already explained his own mentions, and there was no way, since he had already spoken. Then I had to hold on to the end.

"Since it is to build a main force to come out, then the three-regiment system is no longer necessary, after all, ordinary troops are also three-regiment system. The main force is also a three-regiment system, so the difference between them is too little, and it is impossible to accurately distinguish the difference between the main force and the secondary force. ”

"The advantages of the three-three system, I believe you are already clear to the president. Take the words of the triangular division. Then an infantry division with three regiments will have a stronger response capability than the quad division, and there will be a greater improvement in other aspects―――――― except for the strength of the army. ”

"In the same way, the Triangle Division can also be commanded more lightly during the attack. As mentioned earlier, since it has been decided to divide the troops into three levels, it is necessary to have a clear distinction between the troops, otherwise why would we do this? As a result, the establishment of one brigade and three regiments of other troops is obviously not enough, two brigades and six regiments? That's good. But since we're planning to build a main force, why not just do it in one step. Thoroughly implement the three-three system and turn it into three brigades and nine regiments? ”

"We adopt the three-three system, one of the reasons is that if there are three regiments, it can be easy to put out a formation of one thousand taels or two front and one rear, two brigades and six regiments, it can only be one front and one behind, and three brigades and nine regiments, even in large-scale battles, can also be so―――――― we are very clear that in World War I, large-scale operations, hundreds of thousands of people or even millions of people have become the mainstream, three brigades and nine regiments, in ordinary small battles may seem to be very exaggerated, But if it's thrown into that kind of war, it's nothing..."

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Baili described many advantages of the three-brigade and nine-regiment system, but because there has been no three-brigade and nine-regiment system at present, what Jiang Baili said is only theoretical, and it is difficult for anyone to say what the actual situation is.

Of course, it's not like no one has tried, at least the establishment of the Soviet side of Russia is absolutely chaotic.

Considering that more than 90 infantry divisions, plus a large number of cavalry units and other troops, were able to produce more than 4 million to 5 million troops, one can see how chaotic the establishment over there really is.

However, it is precisely because of this confusion that even if Soviet Russia really has such a compilation, it seems that there is no reference significance. After all, the enemies on the side of Soviet Russia are not very powerful, especially Kolchak's group, maybe their leaders are not bad, but they are a mess below.

"But if it is expanded according to what you said..."Listening to Jiang Baili's reason, Yan Shao shook his head a little helplessly. Minister Liang, he must go crazy, you must know that he has been happy for a few days..."

Minister Liang in Yan Shao's mouth is naturally Liang Shiyi, as the Minister of Finance of the National Social Government, the pressure on Liang Shiyi has always been not small, and it can even be said that it has always been very heavy. And this huge pressure has also made Liang Shiyi's spirit very nervous, if it weren't for the fact that the Kuomintang government has been in a very good state in all aspects over the years, I'm afraid Liang Shiyi would have resigned a long time ago.

This time, because of those golden relationships, Liang Shiyi's mood finally got better, if Yan Shao really followed Jiang Baili's suggestion to get that three-brigade and nine-regiment system, not to mention whether it would succeed for the time being, at least Liang Shiyi would definitely go crazy.

After all, an infantry division of such a large scale is probably already larger than an ordinary army. In other words, the cost of such a large infantry division must not be small, and there are more than 30 A divisions in the country at present, if it is really done according to Jiang Baili's idea, the cost is so large that it can definitely drive Liang Shiyi crazy in a short period of time.

To be honest, in fact, Yan Shao's psychology is also a little bit excited, after all, if it is a large-scale establishment, it is easy to satisfy Yan Shao's vanity―――――― Yan Shao is a very vain person, but then again. There are a few people in this world who are not vain, Yan Shao is just one of them, at most, his status is relatively special.

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Listen to Yan Shao's reason. After looking at Yan Shao's expression, Jiang Baili had already understood that Yan Shao was actually a little moved in his heart, but due to the pressure within the government, it was the cost of the problem in the end, so he said with a smile. "Rest assured, the financial pressure will never be greater than it is now. At present, there are more than 30 main divisions in the country, and the question is that these divisions were originally divided according to provinces, that is, how many provinces there are in the country. Then how many divisions of this kind of Cheng dù will there be. Of course, for a variety of reasons, the number of main divisions in some provinces is relatively higher..."Speaking of this, Jiang Baili glanced at Yan Shao. Apparently meant something.

Because of the province that he spoke of. There is no doubt that it is Anhui.

Of course, Yan Shao knew this, but he didn't care, he just continued to look at Jiang Baili, wanting to see what else he had to say.

"My idea is to cut out some of the main divisions and reduce them to Division B, and as for Division A, it will no longer be divided according to the original way of provinces. But in the way of the military district―――――― in fact, a long time ago, didn't you have such an idea, President. The way the main division was divided was an expedient measure at all, a compromise measure made to ensure the stability of internal affairs, otherwise it would not have been possible to follow the absurd way of one province and one division..."

"Now that the Wehrmacht has more than 2 million troops, it is no longer wise to continue this way, and we should take this opportunity to change this way..."

"Then what do you think..."Hearing Jiang Baili say this, Yan Shao asked with some interest.

"According to the division of military regions, as I just said, how many military regions are there in the country at present? It is entirely possible for us to place one or three main divisions in these military regions according to their main and secondary procedures, and to play the role of a kind of pillar and become the core of the entire military region and the central point in the event of a conflict or war..."

"Again, because of this, given the number of military districts, we may only need more than twenty new divisions, and maybe even less. In this way, it seems that the establishment of each division is indeed very large, but the overall increase in numbers is not very large, so the cost will naturally not increase too much..."

"So?" Yan Shao looked at Jiang Baili and began to ask for some details.

Jiang Baili also quickly answered Yan Shao's question, in Jiang Baili's imagination, the new main division will have three infantry brigades, each brigade has three infantry regiments, a total of nine infantry regiments, that is, the so-called three brigades and nine regiments system. In addition to this, the main division will also have a tank regiment, plus two artillery regiments, the cavalry regiment will be completely abolished, and there will be no cavalry regiments from now on, at least among the main forces, in addition to this, anti-tank and medical units will continue to remain.

In the new establishment, the task of the infantry brigade is to command the infantry units, while the role of the division headquarters is to command the tank units and artillery units.

In addition, due to the expansion of the number of troops, the original number of baggage troops will definitely increase. This is also inevitable, but after the final expansion, it is difficult to say how many main divisions will be.

But one thing is certain, and that is that in the end, the new main division will no longer be a mere infantry division, but a more formidable one.

Mechanized infantry divisions ...

Because according to Jiang Baili's idea, the nine infantry regiments in the three brigades will be transformed into motorized infantry in the future. Some of them will even be equipped with armored vehicles and other equipment, although it looks more like motorized troops, but considering the tank regiment in the infantry division, coupled with the fact that the mechanization level of this era is still a little low, the mechanized infantry division is definitely worthy of ―――――― fact, Jiang Baili even plans to make the artillery of those two regiments into automatic artillery, that is, artillery mounted on the ground, although this kind of thing is still being tested, but Jiang Baili is aware of their storage...

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In addition to the A division, the remaining B and C divisions Jiang Baili also have their own ideas.

The first is the B army, which is the so-called intermediate army.

Like I said before. If the A Division is formed according to Jiang Baili's idea, then the troops of the Third Brigade and the Ninth Regiment are certainly strong in combat, but the cost is also bizarre. With the current national strength of China. Forming more than ten or twenty is probably already the limit, and more will never be formed, so if you want to become the middle of China in the future, you can only rely on the B division whose cost is not very high.

According to Jiang Baili's conception, the so-called Type B troops are neither three brigades and nine regiments, nor two brigades and six regiments. Rather, it is a very simple one-brigade and three-regiment system.

It looks simple, but the follow-up is not simple.

In the rest of the combat units, there will be not only an artillery regiment. There will also be a tank regiment, and a range of other equipment, of course, cavalry will certainly not have it. After all, the elimination of the cavalry is already an ironclad fact. There is absolutely no need to continue to retain the formation of cavalry within combat units at the division level.

The system of one brigade and three regiments, plus artillery regiments, tank regiments, etc., is quite good in combat effectiveness, at least in the world at this stage. In addition, as mentioned earlier, the brigade headquarters only thinks about how to command the three infantry regiments well, and the matter of artillery and tanks is considered by the division headquarters...

Considering that this kind of preparation is not as impressive as that of a division. More precisely, jaw-dropping. This somewhat prosaic compilation. Not only is it very cost-effective in terms of cost, but its combat effectiveness is not weak, and it can easily become the backbone of the entire national defense force, and when necessary, it is completely possible to add one or two infantry regiments to this infantry brigade or an artillery regiment under the jurisdiction of the division, according to the needs of wartime, these are very convenient things, and they will definitely not affect the command ―――――― nature, and these are not things that need to be considered at this stage.

And considering that in an infantry division of this level, there is already one less brigade establishment, it will be much simpler and more convenient in command.

Finally, it is the preparation of the C division.

The so-called C division, in fact, is a cannon fodder unit, they have no characteristics in all aspects, they are purely stored on the battlefield as cannon fodder―――――― no, maybe they also have their own characteristics, that is, it is very convenient to set up, and even if they are all annihilated, it will not be distressing, and the most important thing is that the cost is still very low...

In Jiang Baili's concept, the new cannon fodder unit, that is, the C division, will no longer have such an establishment as an infantry brigade, that is, the brigade will be directly abolished, and the infantry regiment will be directly handed over to the division headquarters for command.

Of course, considering that this is just a cannon fodder unit, whether this kind of cannon fodder division is a three-regiment system or a two-regiment system can be completely chosen by Yan Shao. Because the difference between the two is not very big, as for things like what kind of reserve troops, rotation or something, as cannon fodder troops, this is usually not what they need to think about, what they need to think about is just how to sacrifice something valuable under the orders of their superiors...

Ahem, well, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration.

However, as far as Yan Shao himself is concerned, he still appreciates the three-regiment system, after all, the other troops are three regiments, and it is too much for the C division to be two regiments―――――― but it has really reached the point of a large-scale war, and there is no difference between two regiments and three regiments, at least at that time, the infantry divisions of the two regiments will be formed together.

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As a type C infantry division and tank regiment, they definitely don't have to think about it, after all, tanks can be said to be very valuable, and they are definitely not equipped by ordinary troops, even the number of tanks equipped by today's national government is not very large―――――― although the reason why this is the case is that the reliability of tanks in this era is not very high, so Yan Shao does not plan to equip it on a large scale.

As a cannon fodder unit, there is only one standard establishment of the C Division.

Three infantry regiments, plus an engineer battalion, beyond that a baggage battalion, and finally, the simplest, a mortar regiment.

In a sense, in fact, the establishment of the C Division is no different from the original C Division, the biggest difference is only that the original C Division was two brigades and four regiments, but this time the two brigades disappeared, leaving only three infantry regiments inside, and the number and equipment were still about the same.

However, the C Division, which has only three regiments, is not only cheaper in terms of formation, but also more flexible in combat―――――― and seems to be more in line with the definition of cannon fodder, so this image seems to be very flattering...

By the way, according to Jiang Baili's expectations, although the cavalry unit has been completely eliminated from the infantry unit. This is not to say that there are really no cavalry units in the Wehrmacht, at least those cavalry divisions still exist and will not be abolished.

The reason is also very simple, because the reliability of tanks and other vehicles in this era is still too poor after all, and ordinary combat is even considered, but if it is fought in a place such as a grassland, then it is more reliable to moderate or cavalry.

What's more, China's borders are becoming more and more extensive, and there are many places with poor conditions that are not very patrolled by tanks and other vehicles, at least at this stage of technology can not make things like patrol cars, so it is more realistic to retain a certain number of cavalry in places such as border lines, especially in some places, such as the border between Kazakhstan in Central Asia and the Eastern European part of Russia...

But these...

Probably the only cavalry that will be preserved...

And when the reliability of tanks and other vehicles is improved in the future, I am afraid that there will be no need for cavalry to save zài...

This may be the greatest sorrow of cavalry, a branch of the army that has accompanied mankind for thousands of years...

And it's not something alive that replaces them, it's something dead that humans have created themselves (to be continued......