Faced with the request of his allies, Huang He nodded without the slightest hesitation. In business, it is normal for buyers to inspect goods.

What's more, he is very confident in the M22 Cicada, which is a tank born with its own charm skills, which can definitely fascinate the old hairymen.

"Test drive? Absolutely. ”

"After the airborne exercise is over, I will ask the regimental commander Li just now to arrange a crew for you."

"If you're interested, they can also teach you how to drive a tank on the spot. As long as the garrison of the 1st Marine Regiment is not opened, there will be as much fuel and shells as you want. ”

As if thinking of something again, Huang He then added:

"By the way, didn't you mention 38T just now, I have the blueprint for it. If you need it in the north, the Eighth Route Army can set up a few production lines. ”

"Compared to a four-engine heavy transport aircraft, the production of tanks is much less difficult."

"With our current production capacity and technical reserves, it is absolutely not a problem to build one or two thousand units a year. Of course, in the future, we will inevitably develop more advanced armored units. ”

The 38T, or LT-38, is a light tank born in Czechoslovakia, but developed to the extreme by the Germans.

In the early days of World War II, together with No. 3 and No. 4, it propped up the façade of the German III Panzer Corps. Since then, he has been active in Operation No Waves and the Tour de France, defeating his former allies with a whirlwind.

With their excellent reliability and adaptability to the battlefield, these non-domestically made light tanks are very popular with Desan.

However, in today's European Eastern Route, the original 38T with excellent performance has encountered Tansheng's first Waterloo.

Even though their maneuverability is as good as ever, they're perfect for racing in the muddy fields of the north. However, the shortcomings in firepower and protection performance made these light tanks gradually unsuitable for continued combat equipment as main battle equipment.

After all, the paper data of the T34 and KV series is far stronger than that of the Gallic chicken's Soma S35 and Shire B1.

The embarrassing 37-mm anti-tank gun and 25-mm frontal armor have long been kicked out of the battlefield by the ever-changing advanced weapons.

But!

Although 38T was eliminated by Europe, there is still room for them to exert their residual heat in the Asian battlefield.

With a weight of about ten tons, it has extremely high passability and can smoothly cross most bridges in the Republic of China.

Excellent reliability can greatly reduce the pressure on the logistics and maintenance departments, and effectively avoid the embarrassing scene of a cup of tea, a pack of cigarettes, and a tiger repair for a day.

On top of that, it's a powerful thing with a lot of potential for retrofits, including fire support, anti-tank, air defense, and more.

It can be transformed into an anti-aircraft gun in seconds, a weasel or a stalker with an anti-tank gun, and a cricket self-propelled gun with a large-caliber infantry gun.

At this point in time in 1941, Huang could pat his chest and announce to the world that he was the man who knew how to change the magic best.

After all, in his previous life, in the low-level room of Andong Star, these 38t family buckets that can snipe, shoot leopards, reconnaissance, and air defense left a very deep impression on him.

Just as the Yellow River was still enjoying the future, Lao Cui on the side suddenly interrupted his train of thought.

“38t？ That's great! Even if it's an FT18, I want it! “

"The current situation on the Eastern Front is very bad, and in addition to the fact that we are not short of manpower for the time being, there is a huge shortage of weapons, support equipment, and logistical supplies."

"If it weren't for the heavy snow blocking the enemy, maybe all the tractors with armor plates would have to go to war."

Although Lao Cui's words sounded outrageous, Huang He knew that this was definitely not a show to win sympathy.

In the original timeline, the major military districts in the north were equipped with a total of 15,000 armored vehicles before the start of the war. Coupled with the more than 8,000 that left the factory in 1941, no matter how you look at it, it is extremely full of martial virtues.

But in just 192 days, these tanks, self-propelled guns and armored vehicles were almost lost. At the beginning of 1942, there were not even 4,000 vehicles.

Such an exaggerated loss rate led to a very high demand for Lend-Lease tanks in the north.

If it weren't for the continuous aid and blood transfusion from Britain and Chou, the war situation on the front line would have been very likely to plummet.

It was not until the second half of 1943 that the Maozi produced a sufficient amount of equipment, and most of the main forces were replaced with T-34s with better performance.

Now that the Desan is much stronger, I believe everyone can foresee how bad the situation in the north will be.

After thinking for a while, Huang He took the initiative to comfort him:

"Lao Cui, I am personally more optimistic about you for the battle situation on the Eastern Front in Europe."

"De San is indeed very strong, and it can even be said that it is the only one in Europe. But you are not alone, and the British and the ugly country will not let you fall easily. ”

"What's more, now we have the spare power to help. When it comes to the Lend-Lease Act, I believe your superiors have no reason to refuse. ”

The confident words of the allies made a warm current rise in Lao Cui's heart. As long as there is hope, people like him are willing to continue to charge regardless of their lives.

"Well, I believe that the final victory will be ours!"

While the two were talking, the 1st Marine Regiment successfully completed the task assigned by their superiors.

Thanks to the well-trained reasons, there were no accidents in this exercise, and the comrades landed safely as always.

As if he had received instructions from the deputy general staff, Grand Master Li first completed the review of the soldiers, and then took Sun Desheng to Huang and Cui's side.

"Lao Huang, you tell this Comrade Cui, and then the commander of my fighter mobile company will accompany him to test the performance of the tank."

"If possible, I would like to invite him to observe the airborne operation for a few days. You know, the Second Battle of Xinkou is about to begin. ”

While Li Yunlong was speaking, Lao Cui was also looking up and down at the colonel in front of him.

As a high-ranking general and part-time diplomat, he naturally knew how many great things the airborne troops of the Eighth Route Army had done.

Whether it was advancing alone into Zhongtiao Mountain, or cooperating with the main force to occupy enemy airfields throughout Shanxi, this young paratrooper unit fully explained what it means to be professional.

Coupled with the rumors about the rescue of seven and a half roads, the current Lao Li has begun to take on the demeanor of the most dangerous man in the Republic of China, and he only needs to perform a few more decapitation operations of sufficient level to make a name for himself in Asia and even the world.

In a sense, Grand Master Lee has stabilized Otto Skorzny and is about to catch up with Kurt Student, a pioneer in the field.

After all, the former is still unknown, and the latter has been questioned by the big boss because of Operation Mercury.

In the days when the 82nd Airborne Division, the 101st Air Assault Division, and the 1st Airborne Division had not yet been established, Li Yunlong was a well-deserved expert in airborne operations.

As long as the 1st Marine Regiment can be expanded twice in a row and complete the feat of parachuting into the mainland, he will certainly be able to leave a strong mark in the military history and history of the world

After hearing Huang He's translation, Lao Cui's eyes were suddenly full of anticipation, and he nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, then I'll stay in Taiyuan for a few more days!" Wait until the end of the Second Battle of Xinkou before leaving. ”

In the past two days, I got married, and I became the best man again.

In the next battle, I am going to bring the ZHURUI boss out and make some big moves.

(End of chapter)