"New gear?" Hearing Cai Yi's words, Xiao Yongyan was slightly stunned, but quickly reacted to what he said. "That's what you said..."

Bowing his head and groaning for a while, Xiao Yongyan said to Cai Yi. "Before I came, the president asked me to bring you a message that those weapons would take some time to arrive..."

After speaking, Xiao Yongyan continued. "Commander, you still don't know what the weapon in President Lu Dao's mouth is..."When he said this, Xiao Yongyan's expression suddenly became a little mysterious..."

"I really don't know, what is it?" Cai Ye also felt a little curious, after all, when he left Tianjin, Yan Shao had mentioned it to Cai Ye, saying that this was a 'killer feature' that would allow them to win immediately as soon as they arrived in Europe...

At this time, Cai Ye has been in Europe for a while, and he has been fighting with the Germans for more than a month, and he knows that the Germans are powerful. At the same time, it is also clear that with the strength of the expeditionary force, when it first arrives in Europe, the defense may be able to withstand the German attack with a considerable number of machine guns, but if it attacks...

I'm afraid that I can't even give full play to one-third of the combat effectiveness when defending, after all, there are too many recruits in the expeditionary force. You may not be able to see it when you're defending, but when you attack, it's complicated.

Compared with the past, although the current expeditionary force suffered more casualties, equipment such as machine guns was also damaged by German artillery fire. But as long as the French could provide sufficient artillery support, the expeditionary force would be much more offensive than when they first arrived.

In the past month or so, they have gained enough experience in the bloody battles with the Germans, and this is precisely the biggest difference between recruits and veterans.

That's exactly what happened. That's why Cai Yi will be curious about what Yan Shao will be sure that with the new equipment in his mouth, he has just arrived in Europe. They will be able to get a victory, and depending on Yan Shao's meaning, this victory is still a big victory, and it is by no means an ordinary small victory...

Cai Ye still knows Yan Shao well, and knows that he is not the kind of person who has no purpose, and when he left Europe, he reminded Cai Ye that there were too many recruits in the expeditionary force, and after arriving, he would train hard. Then wait for him to send the equipment over, it is best not to participate in any battles before that, it can be seen that Yan Shao is also very aware of the weakness of the expeditionary force...

In addition, even Xiao Yongyan is now looking mysterious. Cai Ye is sure that it is anything unusual...

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"Good thing..."Xiao Yongyan said with a smile, but Cai Ye is the chief of the General Staff after all, with the rank of general, and his status is much higher than him. Although Xiao Yongyan has been following Yan Shao's lineage since Anhui. But I don't dare to joke with him casually. So after selling the pass, he immediately said. "Commander, have you ever thought that in Shandong, in Verdun, our casualties will be so large..."

Hearing Xiao Yongyan say this, Cai Ye was slightly stunned. At the same time, Cai Ye also thought of many answers, but before he could choose the one that best suited the situation, Xiao Yongyan had already answered directly.

"Positional warfare. Of course, there are some guys in China who call it trench warfare, and in short, the meaning is similar. Although we always avoid this kind of situation when we are fighting, in fact, every battle inevitably turns into a positional war in the end, and the difference is only in the strength of the hero or the defender, the number of technical equipment, and that's it..."

"Especially after the widespread use of artillery and machine guns and other equipment, the casualties in positional warfare have become unprecedentedly large, especially for the attacker, if the defender is equipped with a large number of machine guns, then the gong side must be psychologically prepared to pay a large number of casualties..." On the way here, I have learned some about the Battle of Verdun, and I believe you know that the reason why the expeditionary force was able to hold out in the first few days was only because it was equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns, which greatly increased the defensive strength of the expeditionary force, and also brought huge casualties to the German army..."

Cai Yi bowed slightly, calmly admitting that this was indeed the case.

If it were not for the fact that it was equipped with a large number of machine guns, it was not very possible to hold Verdun with three divisions and two infantry divisions without any real combat experience.

"The key to positional warfare is how to quickly break through the enemy's defense, and the method of concentrating fire for artillery may be effective, but from the example of Verdun, the effect is not very obvious, and if the enemy is equipped with a large number of machine guns, then even if we attack, it is likely to pay a lot of casualties, but what if we can easily break through the enemy's defense..."

"Let's say, ignore the enemy's machine guns and trenches and rush straight through..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Yongyan's face was already full of deep meaning.

"This new way of fighting has something to do with that new equipment, right?" Soon Cai Ye reacted.

"That's right." Xiao Yongyan nodded. "After the Shandong Campaign, the president suddenly had an idea, that is, if we have a kind of equipment that can quickly break through the enemy's position, then our casualties in the Shandong Campaign may be much smaller, so soon, he thought of an ancient equipment, a chariot, but that kind of thing is obviously not suitable for use on the modern battlefield, after all, the chariot itself is too fragile, and the war horse is also a weakness, so he thought of another replacement, the tractor..."

"The president's idea is to install a pair of armor on the tractor's turf to protect the people inside, and the tractor's tracks can also allow it to move smoothly in the field, and even very quickly cross trenches and other fortifications that seem to be impassable..."

"With this kind of equipment, weapons such as trenches or machine guns cannot be unhindered to us, and our troops can rush into the local positions along the gaps that these weapons have broken out of, and occupy the local positions with minimal effort..."

"Of course, the birth of this weapon does not mean the elimination of positional warfare, according to the president and his old man, this world has always had a spear and a shield, since one thing is born, another thing will inevitably be born to restrain it, so after this equipment is introduced, I believe it will not be long before there will be a weapon of restraint. But as long as our spears are sharp enough, even the strongest shields can easily penetrate..."

After listening to Xiao Yongyan's narration, Cai Ye stood up from his seat. Later, he paced back, while Xiao Yongyan continued. "I have to admit that the president is indeed a great man, and there will always be some innovative ideas, and at present the domestic industry is growing rapidly, and it will not be long before the domestic industry can support us in forming a large mechanized army on the land of Asia. Our army will be invincible, and then the Russians, the British, and the Japanese will all pay for what they have done in the past...", speaking of the last days. Xiao Yongyan's expression had become a little excited...

This is also a general sentiment within the Wehrmacht, there is never a shortage of nationalists within the army, and under the suppression of Yan Shao, it is difficult for the 'garbage' who advocates total westernization to affect the army. So the army has always been aggressive.

Everything that happened to China in the past. It also humiliated many young officers, who were desperate for revenge and made the powers pay for their past actions.

However, they knew very well that China could not declare war on all the great powers at the same time, otherwise the result would only be worse than that of Cixi in history. After all, China at that time did not have the ability to threaten the great powers. And the powers that mobilize millions of troops at every turn today are obviously not comparable to the Eight-Nation Alliance.

So when it comes to choosing opponents, the radicals in the army still have some choices.

For example, the Russians, who suffered heavy losses on the battlefield on the Eastern Front and were regarded as sick bears. There are also Japanese people who have already been taught a lesson by them.

The British have to wait until the last to clean up, after all, the strength of the British at sea is by no means something that can be caught up in a moment and a half...

As for the French. On the one hand, France has bullied China in the past, but on the other hand, Britain, Russia and Japan have attracted most of the hatred in front, and the revenge of the Young Zhuang party towards France is not very strong...

It's like Macau, when it comes to the Portuguese who colonized Macau, we don't particularly dislike it, because Macau was cheated, not robbed...

Although France is also one of the bandits, with Britain and Russia and other countries in front, the hatred value does not seem to be so high. In addition, China's relationship with France is very good now, many people in the military have served and studied in France, and even one of the president's wives is French, except for French Indochina in Asia, there is no conflict of interest, and now China and France are the closest two in the Entente...

In addition, there is also the potential for cooperation in other directions, and the Shaozhuang faction is very eager to know if there is any possibility of cooperation with the French...

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I didn't know this very well, and after pacing back and forth for a while, Cai Ye suddenly turned back to Xiao Yongyan and said. "Has it been proven that this weapon is effective ..."

"Of course." Xiao Yongyan nodded. "This weapon has now been officially installed, and even formed an armored regiment, but the president means that he was originally intended to be used as an offensive force after the training of the expeditionary force, and with this equipment, even if the expeditionary force is mostly recruits, it can easily tear through the German defenses, and by that time with this merit and the presence of armored troops, the expeditionary force can consolidate its position in Europe. But now since the expeditionary force exists in Verdun as a defensive force, there is no need to invest in this equipment, after all, this equipment exists as an offensive weapon, and its role in defensive warfare is not very large, and it is ......... We also need Europeans to shed their blood in this war..."

Speaking of the worst, Xiao Yongyan lowered his voice.

Although young Zhuang like Xiao Yongyan have a good impression of France, but non-my race, their hearts must be different, and the French and Chinese are different after all, just like whites and yellows.

In this world where white people dominate everything, if China wants to rise, then the power of white people must be weakened, greatly weakened...

This concept was instilled in them by Yan Shao, and it seems that they are also very happy to accept this concept, because it is a fact.

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Then, in order to avoid Cai Ye having any thoughts in his heart, Xiao Yongyan also spoke. "This matter is still a secret within the government, and I only learned about it from the president before I left, and the purpose is to tell you the reason why the weapons are not put into the battlefield, after all, if this kind of thing is conveyed by telegram, there is a greater or less possibility of leakage..."

Hearing Xiao Yongyan say this, although Cai Ye didn't say anything, he was somewhat relieved in his heart.

After all, no matter what, he is the chief of staff of the National Defense Forces, with the rank of general, there may be some people in the army with the same rank as him, but there is really no real power than him, such as Feng Guozhang, basically just an ornament, although he has the position of minister of the army, but he has no chance to lead the troops, but he is not as good as him, the chief of the general staff.

However, Xiao Yongyan, the lieutenant general, knows about the 'armored car', but he, the chief of the general staff, does not know about it......... Even if Cai Ye is not a person with a small belly, he is still a little uncomfortable in his heart after all, and at the same time, it is easy to think of his identity as a local army...

Now that I heard Xiao Yongyan's words, I was more or less relieved...

"That's right...", as if thinking of something, Xiao Yongyan said again. Listening to the president, it seems that there are similar projects on the side of the Entente ...

Hearing Xiao Yongyan say this, Cai Ye was taken aback, but quickly relieved. "This is not surprising, after all, the Entente and the Central Powers have been fighting in Europe for so long that it is impossible not to think about how to solve the problem of trench warfare ..."

"That's right, but we seem to be moving much faster than the Europeans, because we have a lot more investment and our skills seem to be more advanced..."

In fact, it may be difficult to say anything else, but at least in terms of automobiles and related aspects, China's technology is indeed ahead of the world. After all, as the world's largest group and the hegemon of the automotive industry, a single 'assembly line' is untenable...

After acquiring most of the automobile companies in this period, Yushi Group's technology in this area has also reached a peak...

The insurmountable apex...

Just when Cai Ye and Xiao Yongyan were about to talk about something, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the door, and then they listened to Cai Yi's guard.

"Commander, I just sent a telegram from Paris, saying that I want you to come to Paris and talk about the award..."

Obviously, after more than a month, the battle situation in Verdun gradually stabilized, and the French finally remembered the promise to crush Cai Ye with a medal.

This time, I called Cai Ye over to achieve this purpose...

Crush him with a medal ... (To be continued......)