Weapons also pay attention to blood, and later generations of Huaxia imitated Soviet weapons on the basis of technology accumulation, also had their own characteristics, and established their own family lineage. From the 81 gun family to the 95 and 03 series. There are pros and cons to each other. But the overall point is to reduce weight through excellent design, easy use and maintenance on the basis of ensuring accuracy, reliability and power, and standard modularization to reduce costs and reduce logistical pressure.

Meng Xiang launched the Pioneer No. 1 gun series, which was also born from many famous guns at this time, plus some shadows of the AK series and 81 series of later generations.

"This is the Pioneer 1B light machine gun. This time, there are only these two types of gun clan development for the time being. Woodson said with some regret. The time was too short, and the capacity of their small arms research institute was limited, and they only developed firearms that were common to these two types of spare parts and modules.

As for the submachine gun, the surname of the Suomi submachine gun has reached a very perfect point, and it is difficult to modify it on it. And the problem of universal ammunition is not well solved. 9mm bullets are more common, and with the Browning high-power pistol, even the newly developed submachine gun at this stage is not necessarily better than Suomy.

In order to concentrate the limited research and development forces, in accordance with Meng Xiang's instructions, only focus on the development of assault rifles and squad machine guns.

"I don't know what a specific surname can be?" Fan Chong said. Weapons are just those things on paper that are useless, and the standard of weapons is the battlefield.

"Let's go to the shooting range and have a look!" Xie Chengrui said excitedly.

"Did we really make it ourselves?" Fan Chong was also surprised, which also understood Xie Chengrui's excited expression. On the shooting range, three rifle samples and two machine gun samples have been tested together, showing the horror of this automatic weapon, and this is made by the Chinese themselves.

The Pioneer 1 Type A assault rifle has less recoil due to its use of 7mm bullets. This makes the accuracy better than the AK-47 in Meng Xiang's memory, but the power is not diminished in the slightest. The durable surname that adapts to all kinds of harsh climates is not weaker than AK. It has been tested in muddy water, ice and snow, and even fried in a simulated high-heat sand pile of more than 60 degrees, pulled out and shot in the same way.

Even Meng Xiang was taken aback. The AK of later generations became famous for its ability to withstand all kinds of harsh environments and its particularly good use of stable surnames. This Pioneer No. 1 armor can even reach this level. Although he had already made this request before, he didn't have much hope in his heart, knowing that it was too difficult. If you want to have all kinds of surnames at the same time, and you want to have a superior surname, it is simply a kind of rebellious thing. So many famous guns have more or less shortcomings.

"Why is it so costly? And only one was produced in a week? Meng Xiang immediately knew what the shortcomings of this very good-looking Pioneer 1 assault rifle were, because to meet some of the standards he proposed, some good materials were used, the cost was high, and the lack of mass production capacity made the production capacity extremely low. Even after industrial production, according to the industrial level of the vanguard army at this time, the production of 30 guns a month is not bad.

"Isn't this another Somi?" Meng Xiang smiled bitterly. Suomy's surname is superior, and he is known as the best submachine gun before World War II, and according to his surname, he is one of the best even in World War II. But its high cost and cumbersome production process make it unable to even play a supporting role in the World War II drama.

A large-scale war is a clash of strengths. Whoever can last the most will drink the wine of victory.

So the economic surname is the problem that must be considered in the war. The reason why famous guns have become classics is not that their surnames are super superior. You must know that there are many guns with better surnames than them, but these famous guns are the best among the guns that can be mass-produced, except for some external factors, their surname-to-price ratio is the most appropriate.

"Continue to transform, introduce more modular and standardized, and systematically add more functions. And try our best to reduce costs and increase production capacity. Meng Xiang instructed.

He is not counting on the use of new weapons now. At this time, the vanguard army still has cheap Suomi and MG42 machine guns to use, as long as there are no accidents at the base, it can also be updated and developed such new guns, just to develop China's own military industry and prevent accidents.

The military-industrial complex of the Vanguard Army was established on the basis of those arsenals that had received Han Fuyu.

Later, although many machines were introduced from the Germans, most of them were civilian. However, some civilian machines can also be converted to military use, but some functions are missing.

After the occupation of Beijing and Tianjin, part of the remaining military industry there was also integrated and used by the vanguard army. It's just that these scales are not very large, and they can only produce simple guns and reloading ammunition. Meng Xiang doesn't need these for the time being, but just claims that he has his own military industry, which is more biased towards research, starting from the basics.

The main reason why the research was carried out was that the vanguard army had looted nearly half of the military engineering talents in China at that time, not only in the theater of operations, but also those in the central military system. There are a lot of talents in Huaxia, but in that era, there were no opportunities and conditions to display their talents. The vanguard army prepared the best material conditions for them, and all kinds of research institutes sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

There are not many Jews engaged in the military industry, but there are some capable people among the Jews in the basic knowledge, plus all kinds of experts from the Czechs, the vanguard army talent team is growing stronger and stronger.

The basis of the military industry was developed from heavy industry. Now the heavy industrial framework of the vanguard is beginning to fill in, and the equipment and technology imported from Germany have reached hundreds of millions of marks. Although these cannot be directly become military machinery, they are the cornerstone of the military industry. And with the expansion of trade with the Germans, it is still possible to secretly bring some private goods.

By this time, the Vanguard already had two bullet production lines.

Don't underestimate this bullet production line, although the bullet is small, but the difficulty is comparable to making a gun. Reloading bullets are available everywhere, but only a limited number of countries in the world can manufacture them. It was also through the Germans that the Vanguard introduced some key equipment to cobble together a production line for 7.92 mm machine gun bullets and a 9*19 mm pistol bullet.

Even if the assault rifle and squad rifle chose 7 mm, but the submachine gun and pistol Meng Xiang still chose 9 mm, this kind of pistol bullet that originated in Germany, became famous in the Nazis, grew in NATO, and did not show any signs of decay in later generations, and its vitality is super long. While Meng Xiang has hundreds of thousands of suomies, he has already made up his mind to continue the 9mm to the end.

With talents, machinery, and financial support, the military-industrial system of the vanguard army can be regarded as established. Although it is not as comprehensive and solid as the military industrial system of the Central Army, it is of course slightly insufficient in scale, after all, the vanguard army is mainly engaged in researching and laying the foundation for cultivating talents, not production.

When the talent is cultivated and the foundation is laid, the vanguard army itself can establish a huge military industrial system.

"That grenade launcher can continue to be improved and strive to be put into service as soon as possible." Meng Xiang added.

Grenade launchers appeared relatively late, and grenadiers for little devils are also of this category. But it was not until the end of World War II that the Germans added a folding butt to the 27mm flare gun and fired it from the shoulder, which can be regarded as the prototype of the grenade launcher. In the post-war 60s, the Americans developed a 40 mm caliber grenade launcher, and then the Russians developed a 30 mm one, using 30 and 40 calibers.

For this weapon that fills the gap in firepower between grenades and mortars, Meng Xiang does not want to let go. According to the drawings he sketched in his head, and with the Germans' revised 27mm flare gun, the new 35mm grenade launcher has been prototyped.

The reason why Meng Xiang chose 35 mm was not because of the political caliber, but mainly because the 40 mm one was too bulky, and the 30 mm one was somewhat insufficient. The median value of 35 mm made up by Huaxia in later generations still has potential to be tapped. The actual combat effect is not bad, but there are still many flaws. Developing a weapon is not so simple. Still, it's a good start.

However, with so many advanced versions, it is still convenient to study according to the gourd drawing scoop.

At this time, a military museum had been built in the place of the martyrdom pit of Qidu's later generations, and a more large-scale one had begun to be built in Beiping. There are all kinds of weapons and equipment from before World War II, some of which are still classified at this time, so they are not on public display. Of course, even more hidden is the sample gallery at the Qidu Arms Research Institute, where there is already a collection of all kinds of light weapons and ammunition that can be made at the base from 45 years ago. Guarded by clones and a few loyal descendants. The main reason is that Meng Xiang is worried about the template left behind once there is an accident in the base.

At this time, the weapons research institutes of the Vanguard Army were not only researching rifles, machine guns, etc., but also grenades, as well as other individual weapons and equipment. Even artillery, aircraft, etc. are being studied.

By this time, the military-industrial system of the Vanguard Army had been divided into thirteen large research institutes.

They are the research of light weapons, artillery, tanks, aircraft, ships, rockets and missiles, personal equipment, biological and chemical weapons, in addition to special research institutes for the study of materials, ammunition, power, electronics, and man-machine systems.

Now the strength is insufficient, and the issue of splitting competition cannot be considered. At this time, the institute was still a professional research group, and of course it was divided into many groups, each of which was responsible for a different project. In this regard, Meng Xiang also specially introduced the management mechanism of the Americans. Although management under the planning system is easy to produce results, it is not easy to sustain. Meng Xiang only adopted the secrecy system of the Soviet Russians, but for the management of scientific research, it is undoubtedly easier to broaden the thinking of the relaxed management of human surnames.

Of course, this is limited to research. The entire heavy industry system has not been established, and it is just empty talk about production.

The military-industrial system of the vanguard army has just begun, and with the support of the base, there is more time to accumulate slowly. In this regard, Meng Xiang is also looking forward to it. This trial production of weapons is just the beginning.

The most needed support from heavy industry is civilian. In this era when simple civilian materials need to be imported in large quantities, solving people's livelihood problems first is conducive to stability.

However, people's ** are gradually upgraded, and being able to eat at this time is the prosperous age in most people's minds.

After a period of turmoil, the territory of the vanguard army was combed to one side, and the army did not cause unrest. Seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage of it, he had already given up the idea of picking up the leaks, and began to stabilize the front and confront the vanguard army again.

They lacked troops, and every time they transported troops from the mainland, they were careful and careful, lest they be attacked by the vanguard again.

To the north, the main focus of the Kwantung Army also began to shift to the defensive, no longer mentioning the offensive. The army of the Russians remained unchanged, and they did not dare to be careless. What's more, the Second Guerrilla Column of the Vanguard Army also began to move around, making their heads bigger.

Wei Hanchao's guerrillas were different from the previous guerrillas, and it would not be too much to say that they were regular. They don't need to hide behind the common people to develop, they have already established a base in the dangerous areas between the mountains and forests.

Some places are the original bandit dens, the devil army came to annihilate, the number of people is too large to squeeze out, the number of people is small can not be attacked, these guerrillas have artillery, there are anti-aircraft guns. Coupled with the terrain where one husband is the key to ten thousand people, he is not afraid of the encirclement and suppression of devils at all.

There are more and more such hills, and now there are more than a dozen, divided into three areas that take care of each other.

Of course, Wei Hanchao was not willing to just be a bandit to occupy the mountain, and often sent elite squads out to fight the autumn wind, specifically to deal with Yue himself, killing Han Jian and those more murderous Goryeo sticks.

At this time, the guerrillas in the northeast had entered a period of decline, and after eight years of history, the roots of the devils became more and more stable, and they gradually cleaned up the various forces that were not in line with each other. In history, in another year or two, there will be basically no news of those guerrillas. There are many reasons for this, but the guerrillas of the vanguard army are not afraid of these.

The most important thing is that they have enough equipment, and the airdrop and airlift of the vanguard army directly send weapons and ammunition to the base area, and they are mainly active in the western Liaoxi area, close to the territory of the vanguard army, so the puppet army and the people all look down on them, and it is not easy for the devils to deal with them.

At this time, the devil had an even more headache, after the sea robbery of the vanguard army began, it was very rare for the ships to pass through the Bohai Strait, even if they made a detour from the Korean and Korean Peninsulas, they still needed to have an escort fleet to follow. The submarines of the Pioneer Army often ran to the vicinity of Bailing Island to attack passing merchant ships.

said that his own condemnation, Meng Xiang ignored it at all. At this time, I am still blocking the sea area of the vanguard army and prohibiting import and export, can't I block you in turn?

Of course, Meng Xiang didn't want to summon all his navy to deal with him for the time being. The main blockade is still concentrated near the Bohai Strait. There are huge cannons working together with submarines and destroyers to directly seal this choke point. Even the port of Dalian has been affected. Although I still have the eastern port of Dandong and the ports on the Korean Peninsula available, the export traffic has dropped sharply. In particular, the transportation of goods in the Northeast region is more difficult.

The new flagship of the Vanguard Navy also wandered around the Bohai Sea from time to time, so that he did not dare to act rashly, and they had not yet figured out a way to deal with this giant ship. The Zhenyuan didn't run far, and there was still the Canglong by his side, even if the Nagato was two to one, they all felt uncertain, not to mention that the vanguard army still had giant cannon support.

He said that he had no choice but to temporarily abandon the shipping lanes in the Bohai Bay, chose to detour, and intensified his plundering of the Korean and Korean peninsulas. The long-term escort has caused the military expenditure of their navy to rise sharply, and they have no additional income, which makes them feel very unbearable. Even the loss of oil is huge, which makes the discussion of the navy looking for an oil base even more popular.

He said that his Zero fighters had accumulated more than 100 planes, but they did not act rashly, and it had been proved last time that even the Zero fighters still could not gain the upper hand, let alone a small number. One of them immediately devoted himself to the research of new fighters, and the other was to accumulate the number of Zero aircraft, preparing to overwhelm the vanguard army through numerical superiority.

They have already obtained information and analyzed and judged that there are not many excellent pilots in the vanguard army, and two or three hundred people are the limit. If it is against them with more numbers, then the other teams made up of rookies are vulnerable, and it is very likely that they will reoccupy the sky with more fights and fewer fights. By that time, the threat of the vanguard army had been largely eliminated. Whether it's giant artillery, heavy artillery, or shore artillery, you can blow them all up through the air.

"Five hundred! At least 500! If a thousand are better! Seishiro Itagaki analyzed.

There were a large number of pilots, and the only thing lacking now was airplanes. The aircraft factory was running at full capacity, producing only 200 aircraft a month. It will take at least two months to get together 500 planes.

In this regard, I have no choice but to wait. But they didn't know that the Vanguard Army also had a training center that was training a qualified pilot every day. And those ordinary pilots and rookies are training desperately in front of enough aircraft in the vanguard army, and they are no longer at the original rookie level.

Meng Xiang also estimated that his troops were a little nervous at this time, so he concentrated on attacking.

In the two Huai River basins, the vanguard army advanced step by step, until it advanced to the vicinity of the Huai River to confront the devils. The vanguard army occupied Lingbi, while the devils still guarded Maozhou, Suzhou, Bengbu and Huaiyin.

There was still no movement on Xuchang's side, and Meng Xiang opened his big pockets there to prepare for a large corps battle.

Sun Liren of Shanxi conquered Yuanping again and confronted the devils in Xinkou on the opposite side.

The vanguard army occupied Gongxian, Jiaozuo, Qinyang, Jiyuan and other places, and directly sealed the 100,000 devils in Shanxi, but the remnants of the 10th Division and the 116th Division withdrew into Shanxi, which also brought difficulties to conquering Shanxi.

"Shanxi's offensive can be slowed down. Yan Xishan's forces there are still very strong, and some stubborn forces are not easy to deal with. The people also recognized Yan Xishan, and that place needed to be changed step by step, and it was urgent. Meng Xiang also sighed, Yan Xishan has governed Shanxi for more than 20 years, and he is known for his prestige, and others can't intervene at all.

Lao Yan is very good at being a person, and he is also very good at governing places. Externally, he protected the territory and the people, did not allow troops from other provinces to enter Jinjin, kept himself in the internal economy, immersed himself in economic construction, and insisted on relative reading.

He used the "village-based politics" of Yuben to establish an administrative network and elect village heads, making him the first province in China to infiltrate political power at the village level. His village administration construction has been highly evaluated. Shanxi is known as a model province, and it is not obtained by empty words. If it weren't for his own sabotage, it would have been difficult for other forces to gain a foothold there.

Although the vanguard army occupied the northern Jin region, its activities were not as smooth as in other places, and at this time, under the influence of Yan Xishan's thoughts, the Jin people's xenophobic thinking was heavier. If it weren't for Meng Xiang who transferred a few officials from Shanxi to coordinate among them, I'm afraid there would be more chaos.

It was precisely because it was difficult to digest that Meng Xiang slowed down his pace a little. He didn't want to take it down, and when the time came, the people were enthusiastic and elected Yan Xishan to make a wedding dress for others. His principle is very simple, that is, to lay down a place, digest a place, and let others stare at it.

Zhang Zizhong in the north is also stabilizing the situation in Suiyuan and other places, where the territory is vast and the defense is not suitable, and the three Kirov airships in Meng Xiang's hands are basically sent there.

The huge airship that needs to be looked up by people is definitely a shock in the air, which makes Zhang Zizhong's cleanup very smooth. Fu Zuoyi was also very cooperative, and after seeing the weapons of the vanguard army, the officers and soldiers under him directly dispelled the idea of fighting with others, and they were not at the same level at all. Coupled with the temptation of high welfare, they began to actively integrate into the system of the vanguard army.

Fu Zuoyi was still relatively wise in the nationalization of the army and the choice of local warlords. Although he bears the name of the Jin army, he is not stingy. After a detailed discussion with Zhang Zizhong and others, he also knew that the pattern of the vanguard army was definitely not just that of a local warlord, and such a strong strength could realize the desire to recover the lost land. And his own reading power development, at most the fate of a local warlord, not to mention the vanguard army next to him.

"Integrate into the vanguard army, there will be more opportunities!" Fu Zuoyi said in his heart that he learned that the vanguard army was not a local army, and that the personnel came from all over the country, and there was also a set of strict and fair military merit systems for promotion. So he is still confident that he has his place in it.

He didn't have Tuntian at this time, but Meng Xiang took out this trick in advance. There is no longer much threat from devils around, and what is needed is the construction of internal affairs to lay a good logistical foundation for sending troops to Mongolia in the future.