From now on, the armored forces will become the focus of the development of the Imperial Army. Each armored brigade has more than 200 tanks, and if the 18 armies of the Imperial Army are equipped with armored brigades, then a total of more than 3,000 or nearly 4,000 tanks will be needed. What's more, the empire also needs another armored corps that is gradually becoming independent, even if each armored corps includes three armored brigades and two infantry brigades, each armored corps needs more than 600 tanks. To build five armored corps, more than 3,000 tanks are needed.

Each Wild Wolf light tank costs as much as 30,000 Chinese dollars. The cost of the 'Leopard' medium tank was 60,000 Chinese dollars. Just to complete the goal of Emperor Long Yufei and complete the allocation of these tanks, it is estimated that more than 300 million funds will be needed.

Even if enough tanks are procured, the amount of fuel and shells needed for tank training is an astronomical amount. Fortunately, the empire now has a monopoly on oil all over the world, and the army can get oil at the lowest price. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for the empire to form armored forces on a large scale. In addition to tanks, tracked armored vehicles, as well as wheeled armored vehicles, will also be the focus of the development of the empire. The infantry accompanying the tank operations also had to strive to be mechanized or motorized, so that the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army could be fully realized.

Of course, the establishment of mechanized and motorized units in this era seems to be a bit too advanced. However, with the current technological accumulation and financial resources of the empire, it is not impossible to realize the construction of mechanized troops and motorized units. It's just that in this case, the empire's military spending will be very large. If it weren't for the Empire's windfall in the war, the Empire would have had enough money to cope with these expenses. If you want to realize Long Yufei's strategic vision, it is simply impossible.

But. Long Yufei was also looking forward to the day when the Empire's armored forces were fully formed. The mighty armies of the Empire will sweep across the world. Even the Germans could no longer withstand the Reich's attack. When the time comes. The Reich could definitely destroy Germany in a single war. This will allow no other country to challenge the Empire's supremacy in the world.

The generals were a little strange as to why the exercise had ended, and everyone was fully aware of the power of the tank, and they were full of expectations for the future armored forces. But at this time, Long Yufei had not ordered the end of the exercise, could it be that there was any new equipment to show?

Actually, as you might expect. In this exercise, the appearance of tanks is only one part, and the other. There are also new weapons to be unveiled. In Long Yufei's plan, the armored forces composed of future war tanks are indispensable. However, the armored forces also need the air force to cooperate. Although the Empire's air force has already been formed, its main weapon is nothing more than airships. During the war, the Imperial Airship Force bombarded Yekaterinburg, inflicting heavy damage on the Russian defenders, allowing the Imperial Army to take Yekaterinburg at a small cost. Otherwise, in the face of the strong fortresses of the Russians, the Imperial Army wanted to take Yekaterinburg. I'm afraid it's just human life to fill in.

It's just that the emperor Long Yufei is not satisfied with the airship. Although the airship has a large carrying capacity, it is too slow. At the same time, it is also highly susceptible to the effects of the weather. In his mind, the air force, equipped with advanced fighters and bombers, is the real air force.

But. If you want to develop an airplane, you still have an aircraft that can be used in real combat. How easy it is to say that! Although human beings have always dreamed of flying for thousands of years, they have also made countless attempts. But the end result is often a failure.

Fortunately. Now the scientific and technological strength of the empire has been greatly improved. Under the leadership of Long Yufei, a guy who can cheat, the engineers of the Imperial Academy of Sciences finally overcame the problem and developed the aircraft. After several years of development, the current aircraft has barely been able to get Long Yufei's requirements. This exercise is just the right opportunity to make an appearance, once again allowing these generals to feel the shock brought by the Air Force.

"What about the fighters of the Air Force? How long will it take to show up? Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, I have already contacted General Song just now. The fighters of the Air Force have already taken off from the field airfield, and it is expected that in about ten minutes, they will be able to fly to the site of the exercise! Lieutenant General Li Hu, the chief of the guard, said to Long Yufei.

"Hmm!" Long Yufei nodded. This was the first appearance of the Imperial Air Force's fighter unit, and it was extremely necessary to succeed.

Time passed bit by bit, and those senior generals of the army seemed to know what Long Yufei was waiting for. As a result, none of them dared to show impatience. At the same time, they are full of anticipation for the weapons that will appear next. A tank shocked everyone. Will the new weapons that will appear next shock everyone again?

"Lao Zhang, what new weapons do you think will appear next? Will there be a tank? Admiral Zhao Mingfu asked. If it weren't for his age, it is estimated that he would have directly asked Ying to be the commander of the newly formed armored brigade.

"I don't know, but it must be extraordinary for His Majesty the Emperor to be so solemn!" Admiral Zhang Wei shook his head.

"I feel sorry for the Germans now, these guys, bent on challenging the hegemony of the Reich. Now, they are working hard to build new warships, in a vain attempt to share life and death with the Imperial Navy. However, it only takes a little force for the Empire to be able to leave them behind. Moreover, when the Germans focused on the development of the navy, the Reichsman was not idle! When the armored forces are equipped with troops, we will definitely be able to break through the German defense line with ease, and the Reich will have won the future war! "Admiral Zhao Mingfu is very optimistic about the future war. For their age, the future war should be their only chance to go to war. However, as long as the Germans were defeated, no country would be able to pose a threat to the world hegemony of the Reich, and there would be basically no large-scale war.

"The Germans are just toads who want to eat swan meat. They want to confront the Empire, don't they know that they are beyond their means! Admiral Zhang Wei also said. Both of their armies were in Eastern Europe, but if war broke out, their troops would have been the first to fight the enemy. Therefore, the two also especially hope that the armored forces will give priority to equipping their troops.

At this moment, there was a "buzzing" sound in the sky, as if a large swarm of wasps were flying.

"What's going on?" Admiral Zhao Mingfu was a little puzzled.

And in the crowd, some people have already exclaimed. Someone had already used a telescope to see a small black dot in the eastern sky that was rapidly approaching.

"What's that?" Major General Zhang Wei also exclaimed, and hurriedly grabbed the binoculars and looked at the sky.

Through the binoculars, they could see what it was. It's not a flying bird at all, it's a machine made of steel. The pattern spray-painted on it indicates their identity, they are the Imperial Air Force.

"Is this the new weapon that His Majesty is going to show? This weapon that can fly in the sky! Zhao Mingfu also exclaimed.

They are no strangers to the Air Force. On the Siberian battlefield of that year, they cooperated with the Air Force. However, the iron guy in front of him is completely different from the huge airship.

What appeared in the sky were the two planes that the Imperial Air Force was now equipped with, one was a fighter with the code name 'Hai Dongqing', and the other was a bomber with the code name 'Hongyan'.

The "Haidongqing" fighter, with a length of 7.88 meters, a wingspan of 9.9 meters and a height of 2.7 meters, adopts the newly developed W-6 four-cylinder engine with an output of 180 horsepower. The fighter has a maximum take-off weight of 650 kg, a maximum flight speed of 180 kilometers per hour, a maximum ceiling of 3,500 meters, and a cruising range of 3.5 hours. The armament is a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun with 200 rounds of ammunition. In addition, there are two hardpoints that can carry two 25-kilogram aerial bombs.

The "Hongyan" bomber, with a length of 12.5 meters, a wingspan of 23.9 meters and a height of 3.2 meters, uses two newly developed W-8 four-cylinder engines with an output of 360 horsepower. With a maximum take-off weight of 1800 kg, it is possible to carry bombs weighing up to 1000 kg. The maximum flight speed is 140 km / h, the maximum ceiling is 3200 meters, and the maximum range is 500 km. The armament is two 12.7mm heavy machine guns, and there are 400 rounds of ammunition in reserve! It is possible to carry one thousand-kilogram aerial bomb, or four 250-kilogram aerial bombs!

As everyone watched in amazement, the fighter unit flew over everyone's heads and swooped directly towards the shooting range marked by the hell of the exercise. The 'Hai Dongqing' fighter was the fastest and entered the shooting range one step ahead of the 'Hongyan' bomber. The 12 'Haidongqing' fighters sequentially strafed and bombed targets on the ground. Although the 25-kilogram aerial bomb is not very powerful, this kind of rapid blow that falls into the sky is still very shocking.

Subsequently, 12 'Hongyan' bombers also entered the shooting range, and when the altitude was reduced to 1,000 meters, the magazine was opened, and four 250-kilogram aerial bombs fell. The bomb exploded, and the feeling of shaking the mountains came from a while. When the 12 'Hongyan' bombers dropped bombs one after another, the entire shooting range was already left with craters.

After the bombing was over, the 'Haidongqing' fighters and the 'Hongyan' bombers roared back to the airfield, leaving only the generals who had watched the bombing results stunned and unable to recover for a long time.

"The good attacker moves above the nine heavens, this is the strength of the real air force of the empire! It's really much more practical than the airship troops! "General Liu Zhongming, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, is also the first time to see the Imperial Air Force strafing and bombing. (To be continued......)

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