Guo Bingxun studied in France in his early years. There is no stranger to mechanized troops, which are dominated by combat vehicles. It was only in a single battle that armored clusters were used on a large scale, and not in the French Army. Although there are more than 2,000 chariots in the French army, they are all assigned to infantry and cavalry units like the Japanese army. There is no precedent for centralized use, let alone the establishment of tanks as the main battle equipment of armored divisions.

However, although he is not from a junior college, he has also been exposed to it. He still has a certain understanding of this weapon, and he still understands the general performance of this equipment. In his opinion, this kind of equipment is an oil tiger, and without strong national strength, this kind of weapon, let alone equipment, even the amount of fuel consumption will drag down an army. Not to mention the tedious repair and maintenance.

In Guo Bingxun's view, the current basis of his troops is to form a mechanized brigade in accordance with the German army's combat model in Poland, let alone participate in the war. With this pitiful oil reserve in hand, under the condition that there is no technical support for a long time, even if it is barely scraped together, this combat effectiveness may have to be weighed and weighed.

Although Guo Bingxun studied in France in his early years, he studied staff operations at the Saint-Cyr Military Academy, and also studied infantry command. However, as for mechanized warfare, I have not studied it, let alone studied it. I don't know anything about mechanized operations and the use of assault tactics by tank groups. As far as I know now, Yang Zhen commissioned the Central Delegation in Moscow to collect it.

After taking over a large amount of information transferred by the central government, Guo Bingxun, who commanded the battle on the front line in Luobei, once took the time to study it carefully. There was a strong interest in this new tactic, which could defeat an army known as the fifth army power in Europe in a short period of time.

What kind of army the Polish Army is, he still knows what kind of army he has had some contact with a large number of Polish classmates in military schools when he was studying in France. Although Poland is an agrarian country, it relies on some of the industrial areas left over from Germany and Austria-Hungary before independence. With the exception of naval ships and a small number of large-caliber heavy artillery, most of the army's equipment can be produced in-house.

Although most of the army's equipment is copied from other European powers, and cannot be compared with the Japanese army's own development, it is far superior to the average European army. Even in Europe, it is highly ranked.

Such a country did not hold out for a month, and then it perished. Even if the Soviets stabbed them in the back, everyone could see that even if the Soviet army did not take action, almost all the main forces of the army would be surrounded, and Poland, where the air force was completely annihilated, would not last long, and it would be a matter of time before it was destroyed and occupied.

The Germans' ground-air combined attack tactics and the use of combat vehicles as the main assault force opened Guo Bingxun's eyes. It was the first time he had seen this mechanized way of warfare. He was not surprised that Yang Zhen had this idea after capturing more than 30 tanks of the Japanese army.

But you have to eat according to the amount of belly, you can't just raise a chicken cub, an egg has not yet laid, you have to make chicken stew mushrooms to eat. Without the support of a strong national strength and modern industry, if you want to form a mechanized army, even if the scale is not large, it is certainly not something that your own troops can support at the moment.

After pondering for a while, Guo Bingxun said: "Commander, according to our current situation, I think it is better for us not to rush to form a combat unit like a mechanized brigade for the time being. We can't eat a fat man in one bite, we should start from the basics, be down-to-earth, and get it from the root step by step. ”

"In my opinion, let's form a teaching team with these thirty chariots first, and train a group of chariot drivers first. After training enough drivers, we are training the combat cooperation between the tank and the artillery, and the tank and the infantry. As for the coordinated training of troops, I think it is better to transfer a battalion first. As for the next step, let's look at the development and change of the form. ”

Guo Bingxun's words silenced Yang Zhen. yes, I'm still too anxious. I only saw the huge power of the mechanized synthetic force, but I didn't see whether I had the ability to support the operation of the mechanized force now.

Guo Bingxun is right, a mechanized army only needs an astronomical amount of fuel. And that's not counting the various accessories, supplements. They don't have a strong industrial base, let alone a chariot, and they can't even produce a simple component. Even when Jiangbei has made it clear that it will not sell active equipment, the only channel for outsourcing has been blocked.

There is a shortage of fuel, and there is no other source for replenishment of equipment and spare parts than to rely on seizures. And this qiē is the basis of a mechanized army. Without its own industry and a stable source of oil, the formation of a mechanized army is a utopian dream.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "Political commissar, Lao Guo, I was too anxious and ignored our own current situation. Lao Guo is not wrong, the rice must be eaten in one bite, and the road must be walked step by step. In this way, the expansion of the troops will still be carried out according to the original plan, and the matter of the mechanized troops will still be handled according to Lao Guo's opinions. Slow down first, and form a teaching team first. ”

Seeing that Yang Zhen listened to his advice, Guo Bingxun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Yang Zhen's stubborn temper would come up, and he would have to work hard regardless of reality. It's not that mechanized troops can't be built, but now is really not the time.

Guo Bingxun, who breathed a sigh of relief, pondered for a while and said: "Commander, although the mechanized troops can be suspended, we must strengthen anti-tank training. This time, we captured so many Japanese tanks on the front line of the Lianjiang Estuary, which also gave us a wake-up call. This time, Sawada Shigeru was conservative and only used the tank for defense. What should we do if the Japanese army sends a large number of tanks in the next attack? ”

"Many of our fighters have never even seen a combat vehicle in any way, and although they have received some basic anti-tank training, they have not been physically trained after all. Since we can't form our own tank units based on these tanks for the time being, we can use them to strengthen the anti-tank training of our troops. At least let the cadres and soldiers see the real thing. ”

"There is also the issue of the allocation of weapons and equipment for the newly formed troops. After the artillery regiments directly under the brigades were dismantled and decentralized, and all the artillery guns of the artillery training regiments were distributed, the equipment was now barely sufficient. Mortars are now heavy mortars, and there is a slight shortage of them, and the number of Japanese-style 90-mm mortars, according to the stocks and several combat captures, is sufficient according to the current establishment. ”

"It's just that the amount of Japanese-style equipment is a bit insufficient. There was not much left of the original inventory zài after equipping the First Army and the equipment reserved for the Korean Independent Division that was being formed. And the weapons we have captured must leave a certain amount of stock as a reserve. ”

"We captured 20,000 puppet Manchu soldiers in Jiamusi, but we only caught people. Since this batch of equipment for the puppet Manchu army has not yet arrived, we have almost nothing to gain. Commander, do you see if the shortage of small arms is temporarily replaced with other weapons? At present, the number of 79 rifles in stock is relatively large, plus the Liao 13 and Czech ones captured from the puppet Manchu army, which are enough to equip four brigades. ”

"I think the main forces can be divided into two types of equipment. The first is all-Japanese equipment, such as the Type 38 rifle, the Taisho 11th type light machine gun, and the Type 92 heavy machine gun. The second is semi-Japanese equipment, using the Liao-13 and Czech-style rifles in stock, the Fengtian-made 65 light machine gun, the 13-type 79 heavy machine gun, the French-made light and heavy machine guns, and the Japanese-style grenadier canister. ”

"In addition, the Japanese-style equipment in the units under each military subdivision was replaced with those American-made water rifles and French-made rifles. The first and second divisions were used to replace the American water rifles, and the third and fourth divisions were replaced with French-style equipment. In this way, it is possible to make effective use of rifles and ammunition made in other countries that are not compatible with Japanese rifles. In addition, you can save some Japanese equipment as inventory. ”

"Our arsenal has overhauled and transformed the weapons that are close to scrapping weapons in Jiangbei, mainly light and heavy machine guns, and selected some machine guns to be converted into 79 bullets with a large number of stocks. A total of 54 German-made Maxine heavy machine guns, 43 American-made Browning heavy machine guns, and 57 British Vickers heavy machine guns. These heavy machine guns have been completely refurbished and can be re-equipped for the division. ”

"It's just that there is still a considerable gap in the number of light machine guns. Only some of the French-made Type 1909 light machine guns were selected from those transported, and the number was less than 100. As for the rest of the Lewis light machine guns and Shosha light machine guns, either because they have been completely scrapped, or because their performance is extremely poor. And it simply can't be used. ”

Regarding the shortage of light weapons, Yang Zhen really didn't notice it for a while. These days, he has been thinking about how to expand the number of troops so that it will not cause over-conscription in the base areas, and at the same time ensure that the strength of the troops at least reaches the minimum support line. and how to match heavy weapons to achieve the best effectiveness, and how to make the troops improve their combat effectiveness.

As soon as Guo Bingxun mentioned the matter of equipment, Yang Zhen remembered that the Japanese-style weapons in stock plus the weapons captured in these battles were really insufficient for such an expansion of the troops. After all, the total strength of the field army and the basic regiments of the various divisions and units combined was less than 40,000, and it suddenly expanded to nearly 100,000. With its own light weapons production capacity still limited, the shortage of equipment can be imagined.

After pondering for a moment about the feasibility of Guo Bingxun's construction, Yang Zhen said to Guo Bingxun: "Old Guo, this matter will be done according to your wishes." If the quantity is insufficient, in addition to ensuring the quantity used by the main force, it will first be drawn from the inventory. In this way, those light and heavy machine guns made in heaven should not be used by the main force, and the number is not large, and all of them will be handed over to the armed forces of all divisions. ”

"In the mixed equipment of the troops, all light and heavy machine guns use Japanese type. Isn't there still some Type 96 light machine guns in the inventory, and all of them are taken out. We must think of more ways to ensure the use of the equipment of the newly formed troops. We can't provide our soldiers with planes and chariots, but we must have at least enough infantry weapons. ”

"As for the lack of regimental artillery, there is no need to worry. We have now begun mass production of 60 mortars, Japanese 90-mm mortars, Soviet-style 120-mm mortars. In this way, the artillery units of the regiments were disrupted before the production volume reached the required quantity. The establishment of infantry artillery and mortar batteries was temporarily compressed. ”

"The artillery of the three regiments of each brigade is mixed according to the advanced nature of the model of infantry artillery four, ninety-zero mortar, four, one hundred and twenty millimeters, or one hundred and fifty millimeter mortars. After the output of our arsenal reached the scale, the 90 mortars were changed from regimental to battalion. ”

After thinking about it in his heart, Guo Bingxun nodded and said, "I think it's okay." For the time being, the firepower of our infantry company can still meet the needs. The battalion's firepower was mainly heavy machine guns, which were somewhat weak. A brigade of the Japanese standing division was equipped with four 92 infantry guns and four 37 rapid-fire guns, and some mortars were often reinforced during wartime. ”

"And our battalion is not a single mortar. In the battle at the battalion level, we suffered a lot in firepower. However, at the regimental level, there is an infantry artillery company, a light and heavy mortar company, and a 37 rapid-fire artillery company, but it seems to be a little too concentrated. ”

"I think it would be more appropriate for the regimental level to provide fire support at the regimental level in the future, with 92 infantry guns and 120 mm or 150 mm heavy mortars. Ninety-mm mortars were delegated to the battalion level, and at the company level, in addition to grenadiers as fire support at the squad and platoon level, it was also appropriate to strengthen some of the 60-mm mortars. ”

Guo Bingxun, who was aroused to talk about sex, was about to continue, but was stopped by Li Yanping. Li Yanping pointed to the watch on his wrist and signaled that the time was up. After Guo Bingxun looked at the time on his watch, he stopped the topic: "Commander, it's time for you to rest now." As for the rest, tomorrow is being studied. ”

After that, Guo Bingxun stood up, personally poured a glass of water for Yang Zhen, and called the little tiger outside the door: "Huzi, did you get the medicine you took?" To your chief. ”

Xiaohuzi heard Guo Bingxun's shout, walked in, looked at Yang Zhen's face, and took out a small medicine bag from the satchel behind him with some hesitation and said, "Chief of Staff, what kind of medicine did I take from Dr. Zhou." Dr. Zhou repeatedly told him that he could only give the commander a maximum of two slices. ”

looked at Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun, who would not give up if they didn't look at themselves taking the medicine in their stomachs, and Xiaohuzi who was standing on the side with a worried face. Yang Zhen shook his head with a wry smile, picked out two pieces of medicine, and swallowed them with the water poured by Guo Bingxun himself.

Seeing Yang Zhen take sleeping pills into his stomach, Li Yanping turned his head and said to Xiaohuzi: "You just keep an eye on me outside the door, and no one is allowed to disturb the commander's rest." Just say it's my command. Remember, no one is allowed to disturb you. Also, tomorrow morning, the commander himself will not get up, and you are not allowed to scream, this is my order for you. ”

Maybe I don't know if I'm really tired, or if the sleeping pills are working. After Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun left, Yang Zhen gradually felt sleepy. Yang Zhen, who was lying on the bed, didn't know that he slept for two nights and one day. By the time he woke up, it was already the third day.