Beiyang reactionaries

That is the two tank armies that have not been used.

Tang Shengzhi was unwilling to use these two tank armies because he was planning to use them in the final counterattack.So he has been asking Liu Xiang to send reinforcements.What Tang Shengzhi wanted was the troops supported by the Lanzhou Military Region.

Hu Jingyi, the commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, followed the advance troops of the Lanzhou Military Region to Xinjiang first, and communicated with Liu Xiang to see what the troops of the Lanzhou Military Region were doing.After the discussion, the first two divisions to enter Xinjiang have come to Tacheng, entered the front line, replaced some troops that suffered a lot, and asked them to come down to repair.

There are also cavalry units that entered Xinjiang earlier, and they participated in suppressing some rebellions in Xinjiang.The rebellion situation in Xinjiang is relatively serious, but Liu Xiang has no troops in his hands, so he can only watch these rebellions.Now that the cavalry troops of the Lanzhou Military Region have entered Xinjiang, Liu Xiang began to suppress these rebels forcefully.

Tang Shengzhi kept watching the reaction of the Soviet Army when the Construction Corps took action.Unexpectedly, on the afternoon of October 10, the Soviet army suddenly attacked the Tacheng position like crazy.Those shells tilted to the position as if they were desperate.

That's not how cannons are used.

It's not how you want to fight.But the Soviet army didn't know what was wrong. The shelling of this intensity was not afraid of those cannons being broken.

"The Soviet army is fucking crazy."

"Brother Meng Xiao (Tang Shengzhi), don't you think the Soviet army is a little abnormal?"

Wang Yuyin, Tang Shengzhi's chief of staff and Tang Shengzhi's partner for many years, frowned.

Wang Yuyin's family is considered a prominent family in Hunan, and his father, Wang Zhengya, was a local official in the late Qing Dynasty.Before the Revolution of [-], he served as an inspector in Guizhou, but later returned to his hometown in Hunan because of Ding You.When the Revolution of [-] happened, the governor of Hunan invited him to form troops to defend the court.However, under the lobbying of the Revolutionary Party, Wang Zhengya fought back and not only helped the Hunan Revolutionary Party take the Changde area, but also helped the Hubei Revolutionary Party take Jingzhou.He had just retired two years ago due to health reasons. Before retiring, he served as the Governor of Hunan Province for a long time.Wang Yuyin himself graduated from Peking University and studied in Japan. He is a typical scholar.

He joined the army because of his father.

Not long after the war to protect the law broke out, Wang Zhengya defected to Duan Xun, and Wang Yuyin also defected to Duan Xun.Then he joined Tang Shengzhi's army.Originally, he led troops to join Duan Xun, and he was a miscellaneous name in Tang Shengzhi's army.But because he has a high level of education and is very alert and capable, he has become someone Tang Shengzhi attaches great importance to.Later, Tang Shengzhi recommended Wang Yuyin to go to the military academy for further studies.Wang Yuyin served as the chief of staff of the Third Corps before the war, and after Tang Shengzhi established the frontline headquarters, he served as the chief of staff of the frontline headquarters.The two have been partners for many years, and Tang Shengzhi has great trust in Wang Yuyin.

"It's a little abnormal."

Tang Shengzhi nodded.

Picking up the binoculars and looking at the position, he frowned and said, "The Soviet army doesn't seem to be attacking, but it seems to be risking their lives. Normal attacks should not be like this, and they are not afraid that the cannons will be broken."

"Yes, that's it. This kind of firing density will do a lot of damage to the cannon. This is a completely desperate way for the Soviet army."

Wang Yuyin also expressed his doubts.

What is the Soviet artillery unit doing here?Not afraid of bombing, so intensive firing.

"How is Commander Sun (Sun Zhen) doing?"

"It's going very well. The 36th Army has not been able to effectively stop it at all, and is currently in a major defeat. Many troops have been divided and surrounded by the Construction Corps. According to the news from Dihua, according to the current advance speed, within three to four days The troops will be able to approach the city and attack Almaty."

"Ah."

Tang Shengzhi nodded.

Sun Zhen's situation is very smooth.The collapse of the Soviet 36th Army was the same as the collapse of the Soviet army in the Transbaikal Military Region.The crash pattern of both sides is similar.And because the 36th Army is a unit reorganized from local troops, its combat and organizational capabilities are not as good as those of the Transbaikal Military Region.Sun Zhen mobilized three corps, and 50 people attacked like a tide.

Hearing the news over there, Tang Shengzhi thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, I understand what Budyonny means. He wants to retreat, but he's playing with us. It's afternoon, and they use the powerful The artillery fire prevented us from counterattacking. Then we began to organize the troops to retreat slowly. Once it was night, we would not be able to do anything. In one night, their troops could retreat dozens of kilometers. If they had a good rear Withdrawal plan, it is possible to retreat seventy or eighty kilometers within ten hours from now."

In this air battle with the Soviet Union, China has a great advantage.

But in the night battle, the Chinese Air Force did not gain an advantage.At present, the Chinese Air Force has not developed too many night combat fighters, bombers and the like.The Soviet army took advantage of the night to attack China overnight.

Give the Soviet army more than ten hours and take advantage of the night, and the Soviet army will surely be able to retreat in great strides.

"You can't let them escape."

Wang Yuyin frowned, and suddenly understood what Tang Shengzhi said.

"It's time for our tank army to come out."

"However, the Soviet Air Force will always be watching us. Look at the reconnaissance plane above, but there is no rest for a moment. Once our tank army attacks, their air force will definitely attack with all their strength."

When the tank troops attack, the air force is the most worrying thing.

Once the tank unit is bitten by the air force, there is no chance of escape at all.Therefore, tank operations must be covered by air forces.Now the Soviet reconnaissance plane has been in the air, just staring at the tank troops of the Chinese army.

Tang Shengzhi hid the tank army.

If the camouflage is done well, it can hide from the reconnaissance plane.But once the troops want to move, it is impossible to hide from the reconnaissance plane.In other words, once the tank army on the Chinese side moves, the Soviet army will immediately know their course of action.

"This is for speed."

Tang Shengzhi looked at the map and said, "Look, what we need is time. As long as our tank troops bite the Soviet retreating troops and directly enter their core area. As long as our two troops are entangled, the Soviet Air Force will It doesn't work. The problem is the time from when we set out to bite the Soviet troops. It seems that we need the help of the air force. Our air force must cover our tanks approaching the Soviet troops, and don't let the Soviet air forces directly Hit our tanks. Quickly calculate how long it will take once our tanks strike until they catch the Soviets. I think the Soviets are retreating now and we are running out of time."

"it is good."

"Let our artillery units also get ready. Tell Rao Guohua that our tank units are ready to attack. The tank units should not go to the front and attack from the north and south to avoid the Soviet artillery fire."

"Ah."

"General Ishihara, is this your report?"

"Yes."

"Don't you think these reports are to boost others' ambitions and make yourself less prestige? Do you know what people will say about you if this report is leaked? It will be very difficult for you to turn around in your life."

The 75-year-old Tanaka Yoshiichi is already very old, but he doesn't feel old at all, and he is still full of energy.Ishihara Waner's report was slammed onto the ground.

Then he looked straight at Ishihara and smiled.Ishihara Wanji did not bow his head and admit his mistake just because Tanaka Yoshiichi was so angry.On the contrary, Ishihara smiled and straightened his body and said: "Prime Minister, all my reports are my real experience in the military observation group, without any exaggeration or concealment, I can guarantee every data. I am an imperial soldier Now that I have joined the military observer group, I will definitely write down everything I see and use it as a decision for the cabinet. I can’t lie to the cabinet because of my future.”

Tanaka Yoshiichi continued to stare at Ishihara Waner, but Ishihara Waner did not back down.Yoshiichi Tanaka has been prime minister for many years and has a very high status in Japanese politics.Not to mention his status in the political arena, Yoshiichi Tanaka was born as a general, and his status in the army is also very high.But Ishihara Waner did not flinch.

Finally, Yoshiichi Tanaka lowered his head slowly.Looking at these reports by Ishihara Waner, I thought for a while and said, "How many cannons do you estimate the Chinese army has in Xinjiang?"

“不低于6000门，有可能有8000门左右。而且口径超过150mm以上的重炮超过2000门，还有很多口径300mm和400mm的重炮。”

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"Yes. I calculated it based on the establishment of the Chinese army, the deployment of the Chinese army, and the transportation of the artillery shells of the Chinese army. And when we were in Dihua (Urumqi), we personally saw the artillery division of the Chinese people, and saw the Chinese artillery division. The heavy artillery of the army. I have also seen a large number of heavy artillery in Tacheng, Xinjiang. My calculations are conservative. Maybe the Chinese Xinjiang troops have more cannons and heavy artillery. Not only cannons and heavy artillery, the Chinese troops are equipped with a large number Mortars. I think according to the size of the Chinese army in Xinjiang, they have at least ten thousand mortars.”

Ishihara smiled and reported immediately.

Listening to Ishihara Wanji's report, Tanaka Yoshiichi's expression was not very good.After thinking for a while, he said, "You wrote at the end that the empire should not have conflicts with the Chinese army on land. Do you know what the consequences of writing such words are?"

"I know."

Ishihara nodded with a smile.

However, he still defended himself by saying: "I participated in the military observation team this time. I personally experienced the ten-day offensive and defensive battle between China and the Soviet Union in Tacheng. When I came back, the war in Tacheng was not over yet. Both sides More than 3000 aircraft were used on the first day, and in the next few days, the number of aircraft that both sides put into air combat every day was about 1000. After that, the armies of the two countries engaged in artillery battles, and the two sides even used 5000 cannons and more than 3000 tanks , tens of thousands of mortars."

"And on my way back from Xinjiang, our plane stopped in Xi'an for a day. Under the arrangement of the Chinese military, we visited China's aircraft manufacturing plant in Xi'an. Their Xi'an aircraft manufacturing plant is of a large scale in China. It is relatively small, its strength is also relatively weak, and its output is relatively low. The most powerful aircraft factory in China is the Wuchang Aircraft Factory in Wuchang. It is the largest aircraft factory in China and the oldest aircraft manufacturer. It has a history of 20 years of aircraft manufacturing. In addition to the Wuchang aircraft factory, the strength of the Chinese military is the Shenyang aircraft factory in Shenyang, and the Chongqing aircraft factory in Chongqing, both of which are very important to the Chinese military. There is also the Seversky Aircraft Company established in cooperation with the former Russians, also known as the Baoding Aircraft Factory in China, which is also very powerful. The status of Xi’an Aircraft Factory is also comparable to that of Taiyuan Aircraft Factory Almost. But that’s it, the Xi’an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant has a monthly output of more than 310 aircraft, a daily production of more than 10 aircraft, and an annual production of more than 3600 aircraft.”

"Prime Minister, tell me yourself, how much aircraft do we produce in a year now? How many aircraft does our Army Air Force and Naval Air Force have in total? But on the side of the Chinese army, a relatively small aircraft factory The output can reach nearly 4000. How much will the annual output of those military airfields in China reach? According to my estimate, the annual output of China’s military aircraft factory will exceed 3. This is still a local war in China , their aircraft manufacturing plant has not yet fully developed. If their aircraft manufacturing plant fully enters the wartime mechanism, it is not impossible to produce more than 5 aircraft a year. Prime Minister, this scale of aircraft manufacturing , is no longer comparable to the empire."

Tanaka Yoshiichi listened to Ishihara Smile quietly, and didn't interrupt.

Ishihara Waner saw that Tanaka Yoshiichi was silent, so he continued: "There is also tank production for the Chinese army. The Prime Minister should have heard that the Chinese government has turned the Shenyang Tractor Factory into a tank factory, which can produce 2 tanks a year. Many tanks. As long as the Chinese military needs it, the tractor factories in China can be turned into tank factories. By then, the Chinese military can manufacture more than [-] tanks a year."