Obviously, it was very unrealistic to play the blitzkrieg of the Germans in World War II in 1919. Wang Zhenyu had to give up this grand and unrealistic idea. After thinking for a long time, it took a lot of effort to call a group of military experts and finally came up with a simple armored vehicle plan.

150 German trucks with the best engine performance were modified by the first batch, all of which were protected by 20mm thick steel plates, and even the tire parts were secondary. These trucks became armored vehicles, with 16 people available, and were equipped with a 37mm flat-fire cannon, a heavy machine gun, and two light machine guns. It is estimated that once used for charge, it will have the characteristics of fast speed and strong firepower.

However, the disadvantages are also obvious. The suitability of tires in terrain cannot be compared with tank tracks, and their protection capabilities are also poor. It is estimated that if you encounter a Japanese grenade stand-up team, you will suffer a great loss. Therefore, this kind of assault armored vehicle was finally equipped with only 220 vehicles in the First Brigade, which can only exist as a deterrent and auxiliary force.

For a year after that, Chinese and German military experts finally designed the Divine Armor light assault tank in accordance with Wang Zhenyu's requirements. Although the appearance did not change much, its weight dropped to 8 tons, and the number of crew members naturally decreased to 3 people. This light tank that is more in line with the actual combat needs can reach 9 kilometers per hour. In the end, the First Armored Brigade was equipped with a tank regiment composed of twenty-eight light tanks equipped with 57mm low-speed artillery.

All of this was carried out secretly in the 401 military base not far from Xuzhou. The martial law confidentiality measures here almost reached the highest level. The Japanese naturally knew nothing about what happened in this base. If they could enter this base now, they would definitely be shocked.

With twenty-eight light tanks as the vanguard, more than a thousand soldiers holding MP18 submachine guns launched an assault on the scheduled enemy positions, while 220 armored vehicles made a detour and penetrated directly to the enemy side. The battle lasted only half an hour, and the assumed enemy troops of one division were wiped out.

Wang Zhenyu shook hands with the commander-in-chief of the exercise, Lieutenant Colonel Guderian, the German, and expressed his gratitude: "Believe me, Mr. Guderian, you are a very outstanding German soldier."

The stereotyped Guderian seemed to not care about the praise of the young Chinese commander in front of him. He replied coldly: "To be honest, General Wang, our current combat ideas come from your initial suggestions. If your opponent is only Japanese, I promise they will be shocked in the face of such an attack. However, if it is British and French, I think you will suffer a great loss. First of all, this kind of armored vehicle unit is only suitable for short assaults on open terrain. Once a river is encountered, the gullies will be difficult to move. At the same time, I have to tell you responsibly that the engineer troops under your command are not yet meeting the standards of the German Army. I think it is necessary to form another elite engineer unit to cooperate with the combat of the armored units, especially the three aspects of bridge building, paving and emergency repair. These are not joking. An negligence will make all our efforts in vain."

Wang Zhenyu nodded, did not speak, but turned to look at the officers of the First Armored Brigade standing behind Chief of Staff Wan Yaohuang and Minister Li Zongren.

Brigade Commander Gu Zhutong and Chief of Staff Chen Jicheng both came from the Expeditionary Force. Wang Zhenyu asked seriously: "Do you have any account of how this unit is commanded and used? As officers, will you use these weapons yourself?"

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After answering Wang Zhenyu's question, Gu Zhutong, as the brigade commander, naturally wanted to introduce his subordinate officers. What surprised Wang Zhenyu was that the leader of the First Tank Assault Regiment was Wang Zhenhua, the eldest son of his uncle Wang Longzhong. This son is his clan's brother in terms of seniority. He is only 23 years old this year. It is his own face to be the leader. Wang Zhenyu was a little unhappy. I formed this army to improve combat effectiveness, not to install private people.

However, before he had an attack, Gu Zhutong, who was good at observing words and expressions, hurriedly said: "This regiment commander Wang Zhenhua is one of the three best officers in Tank Assault Tactics School, and the other two are German officers Rommel and Manstein."

Only then did Wang Zhenyu turn anger into joy, encourage Wang Zhenhua to do it well, and then walk away. Wang Zhenhua realized that his back was already covered in sweat.

Jiang Dingwen, who served as the commander of the Second Armored Assault Regiment, Qian Dajun, and Liu Zhi, the commander of the Third Armored Assault Regiment.

Wang Zhenyu then came back to his senses and put together the five tiger generals of Chiang Kai-shek in history.

It was also on the same day, in Tokyo, Japan, the 19th Prime Minister of Japan's cabinet, Harashi Kei, the official residence of Japanese Army Minister Yoichi Tanaka and Navy Minister Arisaburo Kato were visiting the home of the first civilian prime minister in Japanese history.

Hara Kei, who was a civil servant, has always been very alert to the forces of the Japanese military. After replacing the Temporary Tide of the Grain-snatching Tide, Hara Kei's first thing he did was to suppress the forces of the military, including strongly advocating the withdrawal of troops from Russia's Siberia and maintaining good relations with the United States.

As the first party cabinet, Harashi Kei's first vassal forces to attack promoted Japan's further democracy in politics. While attacking the military forces, Harashi Kei also cleverly won the support of the army and navy by establishing mutual trust with two veterans of Yama Prefecture Akito and Togo Hirahachiro. Otherwise, he would have stepped down or been punished by heaven according to his approach to attacking the military forces.

In addition, Haraki Kee is gentle, always smiling on his face, listening to other people's opinions, and is very tolerant. Haraki Kee is very talented in raising political funds necessary for elections and party operations. During the election, if a party member applies for 10,000 yen, he will issue 15,000 yen; if he applies for 20,000 yen, he will provide 30,000 yen, and he will also mediate for the interests and power of the party members. At the end of each year, Haraki always stays at home in Tokyo because he knows that some of the party members are difficult to get through the end of the year, so he opens the door at home. They came to ask for help. Every time Yuan Jing debated or criticized someone fiercely, he would definitely send him to the gate and told him to "be careful not to catch a cold" and "note that there is a big pit on the way back." Yuan Jing had a high reputation and command in the political and friend association, largely because of his political ability, skills and insights. At the same time, he was also because of his deep friendship with party members and considering party members in terms of money. His personal charm convinced the party members. Even Yuan Jing's opposition admitted that he was a clean, weak and simple person.

It should be said that Japanese politics entered a relatively stable period at this time, which was exactly the situation that Wang Zhenyu did not want, but it didn't matter. Now, sitting in the Harashi Jingfu, there is a master who wants to create problems, and this person is Tanaka Yoshiichi.

Navy Minister Arisaburo Kato's purpose was very clear, which was to support the large-scale enhancement plan for weapons such as mechanization, modernization, and complete aviation, which was proposed by their Navy Department, represented by the mechanization, modernization, and comprehensive aviation. Uehara had clearly expressed support for this point. In his opinion, maintaining a strong naval force was the basis for the survival and development of the Great Japanese Empire.

In contrast, Tanaka Yoshiichi's request was a bit too much.

"Nani, I sent troops to Shandong, and it was a large-scale military service. Tanaka Jun, what I hope most now is to complete the empire's retreat from Russian territory as soon as possible. Kolchak could no longer defeat Lenin and his army." Hara Kei almost jumped up from the tatami when he heard Tanaka Yoichi's request.

Yoshiichi Tanaka was careless and laughed: "Don't be excited. Prime Minister, you must conquer the world in advance. If you conquer China in advance, you must conquer Manchuria and Mongolia first. This is the only way to realize the policy of the imperial continent and the national policy. Now you are obsessed with governing internal affairs and are too close to Britain and France in diplomacy. But don't ignore the most basic fact. Nanchina has undergone an industrial revolution. Their current power has exceeded that of North China, and according to the empire's control. The latest information is that they have hoarded 500,000 British and French armed troops on the south bank of the Yellow River, and have sharpened their swords to complete the unification by force. According to the updated information, the South China Chinese government is also preparing to seize the Shandong region by force and endanger the interests of the empire in Shandong. Prime Minister, if China is re-unified, it means that the empire's mainland policy will increase or even be realized. If this step is really reached, it will be the greatest disloyalty of our ministers to His Majesty the Emperor."

Yuan Jing was angry and funny when he heard this: "All the Japanese are subjects of His Majesty the Emperor. They have been silently dedicated for the past few decades. Now that the great cause of the empire has been completed, is it time for us to consider repaying them? As for sending troops to Shandong, I am surprised that Lu Xiang, how could you have such a crazy idea? Regardless of the outcome of the war with Nanchina, the loss of the goods should be used to improve the lives of the people."

Tanaka Yoshiichi smiled contemptuously and said, "Nanchina is now very rich. We can get enough spoils after defeating Nanchina."

Yuan Jing thought it carefully and said, "This is unrealistic. Britain and France will not sit idly by and watch us continue to be strong. Do you believe it or not? The final result is the Russo-Japanese War. We have paid a lot, but we have gained nothing."

Yoshiichi Tanaka shook his head and said, "Then I'll ask you a bold question. In Paris, Britain and France have given Shandong to us Japan, but Nanchina conspired to take back Shandong by force. How should the Prime Minister plan to deal with this issue? Should I sit back and wait for it to take back or oppose it by force?"

This was a hit on Yuan Jing's weakness. He thought for a while and took a deep breath and said, "So, how many troops do we need to mobilize to Shandong."
Chapter completed!