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You Min nodded.

You Min is a graduate of a military school, and he had been in the army before he became the Minister of Police.I understand what Duan Xun means. Duan Xun wants to train a large number of reserve officers.

At present, China's military academies are becoming more and more formal, and there are many graduates from military academies every year.Moreover, the army will also select some of the outstanding soldiers for short-term training, and then they will become grassroots officers.But it is already stretched to meet the 300 million military expansion.Of course, a large amount of funds in the third five-year plan went into the military department, and a large number of officers will also be trained.But once there is a war in the future, the size of the military expansion will be 500 million, 800 million, or 1000 million.To meet this scale of military expansion, it is better to reserve more reserve officers.

Although the police school is not a military school, it is absolutely possible to use the police school to train some reserve officers.After all, in the past few years, there has been no distinction between the military and the police in China. Although the responsibilities have begun to be clarified, it is still easier to switch between them than other industries.

"Also, starting from this year, police stations across the country must insist on daily training. Physical training cannot be delayed, and simple military training must be organized every six months. Front-line police officers must be proficient in firearms, and everyone must Complete a certain amount of target training."

"Yes."

"In this world war, if we can seize the opportunity, then we can not only solve many problems left over from history, but also have the opportunity to return to the status that our country should have, and wash away the shame since the Opium War. So I hope everyone can sincerely Cooperate to meet the complex situation in the future."

“从1934年9月开始，到今年（1935年）的9月份，这一年之内我们生产了29式轻型坦克173辆，31式轻型坦克319辆，34式轻型坦克112辆。总共生产了604辆轻型坦克。”

“还有31式中型坦克128辆，34式中型坦克46辆。总共生产了174辆中型坦克。”

“以及31式重型坦克43辆，35式重型坦克11辆，总共生产了54辆重型坦克。”

The development of the situation is much faster than Duan Xun estimated.

With Hitler in Europe and Japan in Southeast Asia, conflicts and wars may break out at any time.As France retreats step by step, Germany has shown a rising trend in Europe, and no country can stop it.According to Hitler's ambitions and Germany's industrial strength, it is certain that they will expand their army by two to three million troops within two or three years.If Hitler did anything, a world war would break out.

Including Japan which is close at hand.

The results of this Far East Conference made the Japanese military start to move around.Because they found that Britain, France and the United States are nothing more than that, as long as they are tough, they will still retreat.Although Yoshiichi Tanaka suppressed the Japanese military this time, the development of the situation will make the Japanese military's ambitions more and more inflated.Japan is definitely not reconciled to controlling only a small Java Island in Nanyang.

Germany and Japan, no matter who does it, World War II will break out.Of course, China may also become the country that detonated World War II.At present, China and the Soviet Union are stepping up the deployment of troops. When the two countries are ready in the border area, war may break out.

This gave Duan Xun a sense of urgency and had to speed up the pace of military construction.Because up to now, even Duan Xun can't judge when the war will break out and where the war will break out.Therefore, the only thing Duan Xun can do now is to prepare for the war before the war breaks out.

In September 1935, Duan Xun held a meeting of the Ministry of Military Affairs.Because the development of the military industry is the top priority in the third five-year plan, the bosses of the military department also have frequent contacts.

Duan Xun wants to hear about the results of this year.

The first to report is tank production.

China's tank development has mainly gone through four stages so far.The first stage is to directly imitate the tanks of World War I in Europe.There are 23 styles and 26 styles, and the naming is very simple.One is a light tank produced by the Chinese Arsenal in 1923, and the other is a light tank produced by the Chinese Arsenal in 1926.They are all imitations of early European tanks.

But they are small-scale imitations.

Because China at that time did not have enough funds or technical strength to mass-produce tanks.At that time, the imitation of European World War I tanks was mainly to train technicians in Chinese arsenals, so that Chinese arsenals could have some experience in producing tanks.Until 1929, the total number of tanks produced in China was only about [-], and all of them were relatively backward in technology.This is the initial stage of Chinese tanks.

The second stage of Chinese tank development is 1929, which is also the most important year in the history of Chinese tank development.This year is China's real start to mass-produce tanks, and it also began to truly form a large-scale armored force.Because by 1929, China and Germany had been cooperating militarily for several years.China has accepted a large number of German technologies. After several years of cooperation, many aspects have begun to bear fruit, and the same is true for tanks. In 1929, a new light tank was produced from the Chinese arsenal, named Type 29 light tank. The Type 29 light tank is of true German origin. In 1929, nearly [-] tanks were produced, and a large number of them began to be equipped in the army.

The third stage is 1931.

This is the stage of deepening military cooperation between China and Germany, and the German military industrial base is even located in Taiyuan.Germany has carried out a large number of weapons development in China, among which tanks are the top priority of their development.Sino-German military cooperation has allowed China to accept the latest German technology, and it has also allowed Chinese tanks to have a strong German pedigree, incorporating a large amount of German technology. The Type 1931 light tank in 31 was actually a modified and upgraded version of the Type 29 light tank.It began to replace the Type 29 light tank and became the main tank of the current armored forces.Germany trains officers, trains tankers, and trains tank tactics in China. It actually uses Chinese Type 29 light tanks.

And the reason why 1931 became an important year is that in this year China began small-scale production of medium tanks and heavy tanks, and got rid of the history of armored forces with only light tanks.This is also the first time that a Chinese arsenal produces medium and heavy tanks.

The fourth stage is 1934 and 1935.

By this time, the military cooperation between China and Germany has been very in-depth.At present, the performance of China's Type 34 light tank is almost exactly the same as that of the No. 34 tank that the German army has just begun to equip.The No. [-] tank currently equipped by the German army, in fact, most of the development work was completed in China.Not only German military experts participated in the development, but also Chinese arsenals.Therefore, the technical data of these tanks are shared by both sides.Therefore, the Chinese version of this model is the Type [-] light tank, and the German version is the No. [-] tank.Although it can't be exactly the same, it is roughly the same.And after three or four years of use, China's medium tanks and heavy tanks have made new developments.

In the past year, China produced a total of more than 800 tanks.

Compared with the war time, it is not a lot, but the production of such tanks in peacetime is very high.After all, the era of peace is not the era of war, and there is no need to produce thousands or tens of thousands of tanks a year.China produces more than 800 tanks a year. In the current world, tank production ranks among the top three in the world.At present, the mass production of tanks has begun in the world, and there are only three countries equipped with tanks, China, Germany, and the Soviet Union.

Compared with China, Germany, and the Soviet Union, the production of tanks in other countries is limited, and the number of tanks is also limited.Except for China, Germany, and the Soviet Union, the country with the most tanks is France, which currently has less than 2000 tanks, and the UK below has about 1000.The remaining big countries, such as Italy, the United States, Poland, and Japan, do not have more than 1000 tanks.

Just as Japan currently has only about 300 tanks in total, China's tank production last year was more than double that of Japan's current tanks.Therefore, China's annual output of 800 vehicles is actually very high.

"What are your plans for next year?"

"Prime Minister, our plan for the next year is to produce 1935 light tanks, 9 medium tanks, and 1936 heavy tanks from September this year (9) to September next year (700). , can complete the six tank divisions newly reorganized by the Ministry of Military Affairs and the number of tanks required by the four armored divisions."

"Around 1100?"

"Yes."

"not enough."

Listening to Han Linchun's plan, Duan Xun shook his head.

The development of the situation far exceeded Duan Xun's expectations.Including the Soviet Union, it is obvious that they are stepping up the reorganization of the Far East's army.According to the Soviet Union's reorganization of the Far East Army, they will deploy 1500 to 2000 tanks just in Lake Baikal and the Far East.And compared to this side, the Soviet Union can deploy more troops in Kazakhstan and Novosibirsk.If those are included, the Soviet Union will deploy more than 4000 tanks in these places within five or six years, and may exceed 5000.

Even under the pressure of China, the Soviet Union will accelerate its military expansion in this region.In the future, there may be [-], [-], [-] vehicles here, and maybe more than [-] vehicles.The Soviet Union is a big tank country. It is currently the country with the most tanks in the world and the country with the highest tank production.

The mass production of tanks in the Soviet Union did not happen after the start of World War II.Historically, before the start of World War II, the tanks owned by the Soviet Union accounted for half of the total number of tanks in the world.

It will put great pressure on China.

China should also speed up military deployment.The tank army does not mean that it is enough to be equipped with tanks.It takes time to train tankers.So Duan Xun said: "2000, next year's tank production will reach 2000. At the end of the third five-year plan, that is, at the end of 1939, I need us to have 10000 tanks."

"Prime Minister, we will not be able to complete the production task of 2000 tanks next year. If we want to have 1939 tanks in 10000, the existing tank production line will also be impossible to complete. Unless it is a general mobilization of war, entering the wartime mechanism, and military factories Production of tanks day in and day out, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to complete.”

Han Linchun knew that soldiers shouldn't do this.

But Han Linchun couldn't lie.If it was a peaceful time, coaxing Duan Xun would not be a big deal.But now Duan Xun is obviously preparing for war. At this time, wrong information will give Duan Xun a wrong judgment.This is the deadliest thing on the battlefield.

So Han Linchun told Duan Xun directly that unless the war was mobilized, it would be impossible to complete.The completion of the production of about 1000 tanks in the next year has already considered various factors.But Duan Xun came up and asked the arsenal to produce 2000 tanks, of course Han Linchun refused.

Duan Xun frowned.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Recently, the Economic and Development Commission is negotiating with Germany about loans. It plans to borrow 2.9 million marks from the German bank. Basically, the negotiation is almost the same. We will use the money directly to purchase German machinery and equipment. In this way, I talked with Premier Wang (Wang Yongjiang) and they will share part of the loan with you. You will use some of the money to directly import tank production lines from Germany. Set up an arsenal specializing in the production of tanks to increase tank production. Next year 2000 The production of 1939 tanks cannot be completed, but the national tank scale reached 10000 in [-], which must be completed.”

The cooperation between China and Germany is increasing.

After entering the third five-year plan, China's exports have increased greatly, but it is still unable to fully meet domestic needs.With the development of China's industry, China needs to import more and more things.Therefore, in the third five-year plan, China still needs to borrow from European and American countries to make up for the shortage of foreign exchange.Fortunately, China exports a lot of things, and the annual export volume is very high, so European and American financial institutions are very willing to lend to China.

This time it was the case with Germany.

Germany is willing to lend to China, but of course the money did not leave Germany.After China took the loan, it immediately used the money to purchase German machinery and equipment.In recent years, China has imported the most electricity equipment and communication equipment from Germany.

This time China is preparing to directly import motorcycle production lines from Germany.Because China wants to build its own mechanized troops, there are several motorized divisions among them.

Of course, it does not mean that motorists all use motorcycles.In fact, the so-called mechanized troops mainly mean that these troops use tires to move.Including motorcycles and cars.

For this, Duan Xun decided to establish several motorcycle factories in China.Most of the factory construction in the Third Five-Year Plan revolved around military development.The motorcycle factory that China plans to build is to equip mechanized troops.

2.9 million marks, which is about 1.3 million US dollars.This amount of money can import several motorcycle production lines, and the tank production line is more than enough.Duan Xun's idea is very simple.

Mortgage the materials exported to Germany, and then borrow a lot from Germany to buy German machinery and equipment.When the war broke out, these loans would not have to be repaid.When the war is over, it will be much easier to repay this loan.So Duan Xun is very supportive of borrowing from Germany to purchase German machinery and equipment.

"Yes."

Han Linchun nodded.