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Moreover, there is a lot of military cooperation between China and Germany.In the early years, the officers of the German armored forces conducted their armored force tactical exercises in China.Therefore, the Chinese army is most familiar with their tactics.Although the Chinese army has not yet used tank tactics in actual combat, Duan Xun believes that the Chinese army's training and tactical deduction of armored forces will not be inferior to the German army.

"A change in weapons brings a change in tactics, and we must always keep this in mind. Don't get caught up in the old experience. The Polish army is stuck in the same old rut, thinking that the war now is the same as it was 20 years ago. You always The staff department must make a good summary of the situation of the Polish campaign, and then compile a book and distribute it to various units and military academies, so that they can all participate in the discussion. Let our officers see how the war is fought in Europe."

"Yes."

"Tell me about the current deployment of troops in the northern region."

"Yes. I will start with the Xinjiang Military Region. At present, the Xinjiang Military Region has three corps, the Third Corps, the Fifth Corps, and the Sixth Corps, as well as the Seventh Armored Army, the Heavy Artillery Division, and four anti-aircraft artillery directly under the Military Region. Division. According to the original plan, the Xinjiang Military Region is more responsible for defense, so each corps in the Xinjiang Military Region is equipped with a tank division, each army is equipped with an artillery division, and the military headquarters is equipped with a heavy artillery brigade. In this way, each corps in the Xinjiang Military Region has One tank division, three artillery divisions, and three heavy artillery brigades. The Xinjiang Military Region Army has a total of one armored army, three tank divisions, nine artillery divisions, one heavy artillery division, nine heavy artillery brigades, and four antiaircraft artillery divisions. Specifically, we have 1200 tanks and 3400 cannons, including about 155 430mm heavy artillery, 210 240mm heavy artillery, and 290 160mm heavy artillery. The total number of troops in the Xinjiang Military Region is 57. In addition, we have 23 artillery pieces in Xinjiang The division's air force has 1700 aircraft of all types."

The goal of the Xinjiang Military Region is to defend Xinjiang.

Don't be broken by the Soviet army, lose the entire Xinjiang, and affect the stability of the Northwest.Just hold on and buy time for the troops elsewhere.Therefore, the troops in the Xinjiang Military Region are equipped with a large number of various artillery.

In defensive warfare, the most important thing is artillery.Therefore, the Xinjiang Military Region pays more attention to the equipment of artillery than tank troops.After Liu Xiang arrived in Xinjiang, he established defensive positions at important passes and important cities in Xinjiang.A large number of artillery entered these defensive positions.

"In addition to the field troops, the Xinjiang Construction Corps has formed the Xinjiang First Corps and the Xinjiang Second Corps in Xinjiang, with a total of 33 people. The weapons and equipment are not as good as the field troops, but each corps is equipped with an armored division. Artillery division and a heavy artillery brigade. The weapons and equipment owned by the construction corps currently include two armored divisions, two artillery divisions and two heavy artillery brigades. There are a total of 350 tanks and 600 cannons, including 155 180mm heavy cannons. 210 40mm heavy guns."

"In this way, our country is currently equipped with 1600 tanks and 4000 cannons in Xinjiang. Moreover, the total size of the Construction Corps is 158 divisions and 200 million people. Among the officers and soldiers of the Construction Corps, only those in Xinjiang who can be added to the field troops within three months In addition to the First Corps and the Xinjiang Second Corps, there are about 50 divisions. That is to say, once there is a need, the Xinjiang Military Region can command more than 150 million troops within a few months."

Liu Fei introduced the current military situation in Xinjiang to Duan Xun and other military committee leaders.

"4000 cannons? Enough?"

"Commander Liu (Liu Xiang)'s recent report called for adding ten artillery divisions to the Xinjiang Military Region."

"What do you mean by the General Staff?"

"The General Staff decided to agree to Commander Liu's request and approve the Xinjiang Military Region to increase the artillery establishment of ten divisions. Because the Soviet Union has been expanding its military force in recent years, the production of aircraft, tanks, and artillery is astonishing. According to current intelligence, the Soviet Union currently has nearly With 4 cannons, we are at a disadvantage in terms of the number of cannons. The Uzbekistan and Novosibirsk regions opposite Xinjiang are too close to the Ural industrial zone. In the case of the Soviet Union, once a war breaks out, they will be equipped with tens of thousands of cannons in this direction. It is not impossible to have 6000 cannons. Therefore, the General Staff believes that it is necessary to equip the Xinjiang Military Region with [-] cannons."

This is the war between industrial countries, which is completely different from that of agricultural countries.

Historically, during the Sino-Japanese War, both sides had only a few guns.As long as the Japanese troops have dozens of tanks, dozens of heavy artillery, and the cooperation of other infantry artillery, they can drive straight into China.But now, in order to guard against the Soviet Union, China is preparing to deploy 6000 cannons in a Xinjiang military region.And even with so many cannons on display, Duan Xun didn't know what to do.

why?

Because the Soviet Union was simply a lunatic.Starting from the Second Five-Year Plan of the Soviet Union, their production of weapons and equipment was like cheating, or even completely "militaristic" military expansion.The Soviet Union concentrated most of its manpower and material resources on the military industry, allowing the Soviet army to possess an astonishing number of aircraft, tanks, and artillery.

The number of cannons owned by the Soviet Union is currently the largest in the world's military.

At present, the Soviet army has nearly 4 cannons. How can Duan Xun not pay attention to such a behemoth.Even if the industrial strength of the current Soviet Union is much worse than in history, it is not easy to mess with.

"As soon as possible, if it is too late, even if the artillery is transferred from other troops, it must meet the needs of the Xinjiang Military Region as soon as possible. Before June next year (1939), the artillery needed by the Xinjiang Military Region will be transported to Xinjiang for me. "

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang nodded.

Liu Fei continued: "Then there is the Northern Military Region."

"The Northern Military Region currently has the Ninth Corps and the Tenth Corps, and Tannu Wulianghai has an armored mixed brigade and cavalry No. 11 Division. Because the mission of the Northern Military Region is to attack, Commander Zhang (Zhang Zizhong) requires more equipment. ground armor and cavalry units. Therefore, the Ninth Corps and the Tenth Corps, each army under the Corps has a tank division, and the Corps is directly under a motorized division and a cavalry division. In this way, the two corps have two motorized divisions, Six tank divisions, two cavalry divisions. As well as the Third Armored Army and the Fourth Armored Army directly under the Northern Military Region, as well as the Seventh Cavalry Division and the Eighth Cavalry Division. In this way, the Northern Military Region has two armored armies and two motorized Division, six tank divisions, one armored mixed brigade, and five cavalry divisions. The Northern Military Region currently has 2500 tanks, and the Army has 36 people. The Northern Military Region is also equipped with 22 divisions of the Air Force, with 1600 aircraft of various types .”

"The Construction Corps formed the Mongolian First Corps in Outer Mongolia, the Mongolian Second Corps in Inner Mongolia, and the Mongolian Cavalry First Division in Tangnu Wulianghai. The Mongolian First Corps and the Mongolian Second Corps, each army Jurisdiction over armored divisions. The Construction Corps has a total of six armored divisions and 900 tanks."

The functions are different, and the equipment of the troops is also different.

Xinjiang troops are equipped with more artillery than tank troops, but the northern military region is going to attack, so tanks are deployed the most.However, the north is indeed the most suitable for using tanks, and many places are flat.

The difference between the tank division and the armored division of the Chinese army at present is the number of tanks.

The standard for a tank division is that a division has around 270 to 280 tanks.The armored division has much fewer tanks than the tank division, and each division has about 150 to 170 tanks.

"The Construction Corps in Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, and Tangnu Ulianghai has a total of 137 divisions. In addition to the Mongolian First Corps, the Mongolian Second Corps, and the Mongolian Cavalry First Division in Tangnu Ulianghai, the Construction Corps has a total of 40 divisions. There are 130 divisions that can be transformed into a field army within a month. That is to say, the northern military region can quickly mobilize about [-] million troops."

"Ah."

The huge role of the Construction Corps is reflected at this time.

The Construction Corps has made great contributions to China's food security over the years.Especially for border development, their contribution is very great.In the past ten years, many grain bases have been established for China.

Now it's time to fight.

The Construction Corps has also successively built their corps formation troops, and began to receive a large amount of weapons and equipment from the Equipment Department, and started training troops again.When field troops need it, they can provide a large source of soldiers.Even completely organized into field troops.

"continue."

"The Northeast Military Region has the most troops. The Northeast Military Region has the First Corps, the Second Corps, the Fourth Corps, the Seventh Corps, and the Eighth Corps. There are a total of five Corps deployed in the Northeast. The Northeast Corps has the most even configuration, and some Corps in the Northeast It is also the largest. Especially the First Corps and the Second Corps, each army under the Corps is equipped with a tank division and an artillery division, as well as a heavy artillery brigade directly under the army. And the First Corps and the Second Corps, the Corps is directly under an armor Army and a heavy artillery division. Moreover, the Heilongjiang Military Region has tank divisions, motorized divisions, and a heavy artillery division directly under it. Therefore, the Heilongjiang Military Region has the First Corps and the Second Corps under its jurisdiction, and already has two armored corps, seven tank divisions, and one Motorized division, six artillery divisions, two heavy artillery brigades, and three heavy artillery divisions. Equipped with 3000 tanks and 2000 cannons, and one-third of them are heavy artillery. The entire Northeast Military Region has 5000 tanks and 4000 cannons .And the Northeast Military Region has 33 air divisions with 2200 aircraft.”

"As far as the Construction Corps is concerned, the Northeast is also the largest. At present, the Northeast Construction Corps has reached 240 divisions. As long as it is needed, it can provide 100 divisions to the Northeast Military Region at any time. The entire Northeast can mobilize 240 troops in a short time. More than ten thousand people."

The second five-year plan, the third five-year plan, and the Northeast are the top priorities of construction.

Because the Northeast has the most resources.

Northeast industry has come from behind and surpassed the original industrial provinces of Sichuan and Hubei.In terms of industrial output value, Shenyang has already kept pace with Chongqing, Wuhan, and Shanghai, and even has signs of surpassing them.

It is really because Russia and Japan laid a lot of industrial foundations in Shenyang in the early years.In addition to the Second Five-Year Plan and the Third Five-Year Plan period, a large amount of national investment poured in here.In the past ten years, one-third of the state's investment has flowed into the Northeast.

The industrial zones of Shenyang, Benxi, and Anshan, among other things, account for one-third of the country's output of pig iron and crude steel, exceeding [-] million tons.And this area is currently the most important coal base in China.Let's talk about other places in Northeast China, there is the Daqing Oilfield that produces half of China's oil.

In addition, because it borders the Korean Peninsula, the Northeast has always been the place with the most troops.

Duan Xun looked at the data report of the General Staff Headquarters and didn't know how to describe it, but he was very satisfied anyway.I have been in charge of Beijing for nearly 20 years, and China's development achievements are fully reflected here.

The Xinjiang Military Region, the Northern Military Region, and the Northeast Military Region have [-] tanks, and the army alone has [-] aircraft.Adding other trainer planes, transport planes and the like, the northern region has seven to eight thousand planes.

This is the result of industry.

"Is there any problem now?"

"Chairman, what the army lacks the most now, or what may be the most urgent thing in the future, are trucks. According to the number of cannons currently owned by our frontline troops, the amount of shells consumed in real battles is astonishing. We have done calculations, Our troops in Xinjiang, if 3000 cannons are put into a battle and used for one hour. Then the shells fired within this hour alone are at least 100 train shells. If there is a major battle, a large number of cannons will be used Artillery, it is normal to fire 300 train shells or 500 train shells per hour. If a battle lasts for a few days, or even more than ten days, then the front line will need tens of thousands of shells The number of skins, tens of thousands of train skins. Although we have started to hoard a large amount of military supplies in the frontline troops, once they are fought, they will be consumed at an alarming rate. Those supplies cannot last for a long time. What we need most at that time is logistics. Support. In addition to trains, the logistics support is a large number of trucks. To maintain the front-line war, it consumes not only shells, but also bullets, as well as aerial bombs for planes and shells for tanks. There are also food, What you drink and what you wear are all huge amounts of data.”

"Have you calculated how many trucks you'll need?"

"Chairman, our General Staff has been deducing the progress of the war, and has carefully calculated the logistics required for the war. After deducting our train transportation, the number of trucks we need is astonishing. Just the war simulation of the Northern Military Region, if the war cannot be carried out in If it ends in a short period of time, at least 7 trucks will be needed. In addition to Xinjiang and Northeast China, after deducting the loss factor, I think our army logistics alone should be equipped with about 40 trucks."

"40?"

"Yes."

Duan Xun nodded.

Duan Xun generally agrees with the calculations made by the General Staff.Because of World War II, when the Soviet Union participated in the war, their truck holdings were about 30.After three years of fighting, the number of trucks in the Soviet Union has exceeded 60.The Soviet Union relied on these trucks to guarantee their logistics.

At present, China's industrial scale is far higher than that of the Soviet Union in history, and its economic scale is also far larger than that of the Soviet Union in history, which is several times the industrial achievements of the Soviet Union.Before the war, the troops should have had 40 trucks.

"And this is just for logistical support. In addition to logistical support, the mechanized troops we are currently building require trucks to transport officers and soldiers to move quickly. And a large number of tractors are needed to pull our artillery. Especially those heavy artillery, all need to be equipped Tractors. If a division needs to move quickly, it needs to be equipped with about 5 trucks. According to the current configuration of our troops, if the frontline troops want to be mobile, they should be equipped with at least [-] trucks. "

"Well, I see."