Wuhan East Lake, Moshan Mansion, Sun Yat-sen's study.

“…… A comprehensive examination of the Sino-Soviet Middle Road War and the Second Russo-Japanese War that took place in the 16 years since the Republic of China shows that the external threat facing our country has not weakened in the slightest, and there is an increasingly serious trend. In addition, in these two wars, some new tactics and new weapons have been verified by actual combat, and there are also many lessons and lessons worth summing up. Although our national ** army has performed well in the battle of the Middle Road, we cannot rest on our laurels and ignore the changes brought about by new tactics, new weapons, and new military thinking in future wars. Only by constantly summing up and improving ourselves and making targeted changes in the light of the actual situation can we remain invincible in future military struggles. ”

"The most commendable thing in the Middle Road War was the theory of blitzkrieg under the conditions of mechanized warfare, which was tested in actual combat. In the Third Battle of Zhainuoer in the Middle East Road War, our army adopted this completely new tactic. The basis of this tactic is mechanization, and the key lies in the coordination of armored troops, motorized infantry, and artillery. In this operation, our army first used artillery to open the gap, then entered the gap through the armored cluster and developed the results, and finally the motorized infantry quickly followed up to expand the results. Quickly destroy enemy command centers, communication hubs, transport hubs, artillery clusters. Completely break up and disrupt the enemy before they can reorganize their new defensive lines, making it impossible for them to form effective resistance. In the end, it suffered a devastating end."

“…… In the foreseeable future, this brand-new mode of mechanized and large-depth combat will replace the original infantry line mode of combat and become the mainstream of future wars. With the foundation of China's current heavy industry, we will encounter tremendous crises and challenges in future wars, so we must now raise our comprehensive national strength as much as possible, especially the level of heavy industry technology and production, and speed up the pace of catching up with the world's first-class countries, especially in the air force, coal-fired fuel technology, anti-tank weapons and equipment, and new combat vehicles, so as to strive to carry out cooperation with Germany under favorable conditions. Improving our ability to respond to future wars......"

In addition, the Second Russo-Japanese War in May and June of this year also sounded the alarm bell for us, and in this war, Japan's navy and army fought in concert, especially using the huge firepower of battleships and guns to support the landing force's tactics, which left an extremely deep impression on the whole world. This war once again proved that the battleship is still a decisive strategic weapon in the current war, especially for a country with a long coastline like ours, the great threat of battleships cannot be ignored in any way, and for this reason, we must speed up the construction of coastal defense batteries at important sites along the southeast coast in the next few years. Of course, it is also necessary to speed up the pace of naval construction, strive to build China's own battleships with the help of friendly Germany, and at the same time, draw up a naval development plan suited to China's actual conditions, and strive to counter Japan's huge maritime power at a relatively small cost. ”

"Moreover, in the Second Russo-Japanese War, the mobilization system of the Japanese army is also the key to their ability to quickly mobilize and invest troops, and the key to victory is that our national army is still basically blank in this regard. Our military strength is limited to 21 army divisions and a small number of local security forces. There is no such large and effective reserve mobilization system as Japan. In the event of a full-scale imperialist invasion, we are likely to be in a state of weakness after the outbreak of war."

"Japan's system of reserve and national mobilization is very worthy of our reference. China and Japan are now close in strength, both are in the critical stage of construction and development, and they do not have the financial resources and the need to maintain a large standing army. Therefore, it is very necessary to adopt the strategy of training more troops and raising fewer troops, and to make the troops available to the people. However, the current situation in our country is that the backward conscription system is still practiced, and the management and education of the people, with the exception of compulsory education for young people, is basically in a state of laissez-faire. In the event of a sudden war, it is impossible for the Nationalist Government to quickly mobilize its troops into the war. In this regard, we must comprehensively study Japan's national mobilization system and experience, and then formulate a national mobilization system suited to China's national conditions......"

"In the end, our navy and army officer education and promotion system still has a relatively large degree of arbitrariness, and has not formed an effective and strict system. This is not conducive to the training and selection of outstanding military cadres, nor is it conducive to the management and operational command of the army. Therefore, it is also suggested that the Central Military Commission should refer to the standards for the training and promotion of officers in Japan and Germany as soon as possible, and establish our own system and system of the National Army. ”

Only seven people attended this important meeting in Sun Yat-sen's study today: Sun Yat-sen, Hu Hanmin, Chiang Kai-shek, Xu Chongzhi, Luo Yiqun, Liao Zhongkai, and Luo Yaoguo. Naturally, it was Luo Yaoguo who was talking endlessly at this time, and this report was also something that he and An Sihua, Bai Chongxi and others had come up with, and the purpose was to promote a new round of military reform. Build the national ** army into a strong army that can win future wars, and this future war ...... In Luo Yaoguo's mind, it was the last chance to carve up the world -- if World War II could not win China's due interests in this world-class imperialist struggle for hegemony, I am afraid that there would be no chance to become an imperialist in the future when we entered the atomic age.

After saying this, Luo Yaoguo's throat was a little dry, he picked up the tea cup on the coffee table in front of him, and took a few sips. By the way, I also swept the people in the study out of the corner of my eye. Sun Yat-sen seems to be really old, and he has been on the plane for a few hours, and at this time he seems to be a little sleepy, and his eyes are slightly closed, and he is recuperating there Hu Hanmin looks like he is listening carefully, and he is still holding a brush in his hand to record in a small notebook...... I guess I copied it so that I could show off my "military talents" at the meeting of the national government, right? Lao Jiang nodded frequently, as if he was very knowledgeable, probably nodding when he heard that he wanted to learn from Germany and Japan, right? Xu Chongzhi was naturally still sleepy listlessly, needless to say, he was now a great god who maintained balance. Uncle Luo and Liao Zhongkai listened carefully.

"Yichen, Zhongkai, tell me how much the national government's fiscal revenue can reach in the seventeenth year of the Republic of China?" At this time, Sun Yat-sen, who closed his eyes and recuperated, suddenly opened his mouth to ask a question, seeing that he was not asleep just now.

When Luo Yiqun heard that he was asking himself, he hurriedly replied: "Back to the president, the fiscal revenue of the national government next year is expected to reach 1.5 billion legal currency, which is a full 50 more than the 14th year of the Republic of China."

Sun Yat-sen asked again: "What about the expenditure?" ”

Luo Yiqun was stunned for a moment, and sighed softly: "The budget for expenditure is 1.65 billion yuan and a deficit of 150 million, and I am going to issue bonds to make up for it." ”

Sun Yat-sen opened his eyes, glanced at "Butler Luo", and smiled: "How are you going to spend 1.65 billion yuan?" ”

Luo Yiqun explained: "The biggest expenditure is military spending at the moment, with a budget of 650 million yuan. The second is the education funding of the 14 provinces (regions), not only the compulsory education of young people, but also the 13 provinces except Chuanbian are now building a large number of middle schools and universities, in addition to the original public universities and middle schools will also receive more government investment. It is estimated that $350 million will be spent on education. The third is construction expenditure, mainly the budget of the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Agriculture, which is mainly used for the construction of railways, highways, large water conservancy facilities, and large power facilities. The investment in this area is huge, but now that private and international capital are willing to invest, the burden on the government has been greatly reduced. The budget for construction expenditure is also 350 million yuan. The rest is the expenditure of governments at all levels, 40 million yuan to the central government, and finally 60 million yuan for the land reform pilot project in Henan Province. ”

Sun Yat-sen nodded, looked at Luo Yaoguo, who was sitting opposite him, and said with a smile: "1.65 billion yuan turned out to be so unspent, did you include the budget of those military reform plans?" Are they all settled? ”

The figure of 1.65 billion is almost the same as the highest income of the Nationalist government before the Anti-Japanese War. And it is a miracle that this time and space was able to reach it in 1928. It seems that a stable social environment, a unified currency, reasonable tariff protection, and a strict tax system are really necessary conditions for the development of the country. For the sake of these things, it is still very worthwhile for the Nationalist Government to temporarily abandon the central power and the reunification of China.

Luo Yaoguo thought for a while and said with a smile: "Back to the president, the specific way to spend next year's military budget has not yet been finalized." However, there are 650 million as many, so it should be arranged. At present, although our fiat currency is slightly lower, 650 million is still equivalent to 200 million US dollars, and this kind of military expenditure is much more than our neighbor Japan. How could it not be arranged? Besides...... Several projects that will be invested in in this military reform plan, such as shipbuilding, aircraft, coal chemical industry, engines, combat vehicles, automobiles, and new artillery, were also planned to be invested. Now it's just a little more important, and it's not going to be done in a year, it's going to be divided into several years. ”

Sun Yat-sen nodded with relief, and then asked, "Then what kind of projects are we mainly investing in this year?" Is it an airplane or a combat vehicle? ”

Luo Yaoguo thought about it again and replied: "This year's projects are mainly the construction of shipyards, aircraft factories, aircraft engine factories, coal mines and coal chemical plants in Henan Province, as well as aluminum mines, alumina and electrolytic aluminum factories in Guangxi, copper mines and copper smelting plants in Jiangxi, and some other non-ferrous metal mines and smelting plants. Some of these projects are planned to be developed by bringing in private capital again when it is appropriate. In addition, we intend to cooperate with the Ministry of Education on the two major areas of national mobilization and national spirit. The second is the expansion of the air force, armored force, and submarine force, which currently has only one brigade and 40 planes, and plans to expand the number tenfold in two years, and also to form a naval air force. The armored forces are planned to form a division, which will be expanded to a brigade this year. The submarine force will secretly build three submarines at the Guangzhou shipyard using Krupp's technology, and the project has already begun, and it is expected that the first training submarine will be delivered within this year. Finally, there is the reform of the officer training and promotion system, which does not cost much money. ”

After hearing this, Sun Yat-sen smiled happily: "Very good, the Military Commission will be specifically responsible for arranging the affairs of military reform." Only by doing a good job in the army can we in China raise our eyebrows in the world and not let our family be bullied anymore. ”

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On the steppe outside the Mongolian Kulen military camp, neat footsteps stirred up dust in the sky. Groups of soldiers lined up in a horizontal line, first marching and then marching in front of a group of inspectors. Each soldier was in brand new gear, a new uniform, a new backpack, a new felt boots, a new thick blanket, carrying a bayonet-mounted rifle of the 13th type, not squinting, but listening intently to the officers' orders.

The officers of the Mongolian Front of the Red Army, which had a complex composition, were at the head of the ranks. In front of each company, there are chief and deputy company commanders, company instructors, and three platoon commanders. The appearance of the soldiers was even more impeccable, they carried the holsters of barge guns at their waists, and they walked more standard than the soldiers.

On display here today is Wang Zhongyi's Guard Brigade, which is the most effective unit in the entire Mongolian Front Army. Wang Zhongyi arranged this military parade to show the great military might of the Mongolian Red Army to General Wang Zizhi, the "king of the northwest" who had come to Mongolia for a "friendly visit," not only to show his muscles to this ambitious neighbor, but also to accumulate some bargaining chips in the cooperation negotiations between the two countries that are about to begin.

At present, the newspapers of Beijing and Tianjin are all listed as the two kings of the northwest. One is to control the three northwestern provinces (regions) and have 200,000 troops. The other was to control Mongolia with 50,000 troops. The two of them add a piece, just guarding China's northwest border. And the enemy they faced was the same, and that was the Soviet Union. In this case, the two kings naturally wanted to seek a union, so there was this visit from Wang Zizhi.

It was Luo Yaoguo's Junkers plane that sent Wang Zizheng to Xinjiang, and the 16-seat plane was the property of the Intelligence Bureau of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, so this meeting naturally had the coordination of the Military Intelligence Bureau. At this time, Wang Zhongyi put his brother Gao Shaojie, deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and was also happily standing with the two kings, reviewing this majestic and high-spirited army.

In the sound of the password, Wang Zhongyi suddenly turned around and smiled at his brother who he hadn't seen for a long time: "Brother Wenyang, how do you feel?" Can our army be called elite? ”

Gao Shaojie chuckled: "Big brother is really good at joking, you can see if it's elite by looking at the kicking step?" It's not a big deal to be able to kick this out with a little more time and practice. Jun Hao, what do you say? ”

Hearing Gao Shaojie's question, Wang Zizhi lifted his glasses and glanced at him coldly. The appearance of the standard incomprehensible **: "The cultivation of this army is already quite good-especially in such a short period of time. The equipment can even be regarded as excellent, and the rifle is the 13th type of the people, which is the same as the national ** army. There were also Min XIII heavy machine guns, and not even a single infantry squad was equipped with Czech light machine guns. At the regimental level, 60mm mortars were also attached. I also saw 12 Min-13 75mm mountain guns. In addition, I have seen the reverence and obedience of the officers and men of this army in ......., and they should be the best fighters if they are sufficiently trained. ”

Wang Zhongyi smiled proudly, and was about to say something modest. His 40,000 Red Army, but Luo Yaoguo spent tens of millions of special budgets of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and gave them all the guns and bullets captured in the battle of Zha Lai Nuoer. Moreover, all the means of ideological education and political work of the GCD were used. Can the army created by such a joint effort not be elite? With such an elite ...... Naturally, defending Mongolia is no longer a problem.

Wang Zijiu suddenly changed his words: "It's just ...... Such an army is far from being able to afford the heavy task of defending Mongolia, and now it is just that the Soviet Union and Japan are not ready, so you and I can be free for a while. After two or three years, when they have everything ready, how long can such an army last? Don't forget, Zhong Gong, we are alone, thousands of kilometers away from the rear and fighting."

Wang Zhongyi listened to the other party's analysis, and his expression couldn't help but become solemn, his eyebrows were tightly twisted, as if he was thinking hard about how to deal with it.

After a pause, Wang Zijiu sounded calm as usual, and his emotionless words rang out again: "Fighting a war is logistics, our China's national strength is not as good as the Soviet Union, and Xinjiang and Mongolia do not have an inch of railroad tracks at the moment, and I am afraid that they will not have one in the foreseeable future." Every bullet we used, every shell, every rifle. They were all transported from thousands of kilometers away, using primitive means such as mules, horses, and camels, while the Soviet Union had the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Central Asian Railway Line, and we had already lost half of this. ”

“…… Moreover, our youth army and your Red Army and the Mongolian Front are still fighting separately. We can maintain a maximum of 100,000 troops in Xinjiang. You are 50,000 men. A total of 150,000 troops...... And the logistics are not yet guaranteed. No matter how they fight separately, there is no unified command, not even coordination. In this way, it is a miracle that the Soviet Red Army, which is superior to ours in terms of weaponry, training, quantity, and command, will not lose."

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