Alien Arms Empire

 Chapter 393 393 Amazing Deal

Tang Mo did not show off his most advanced automatic weapons at the expo. The machine guns he exhibited were still the mature Maxim series.

This makes his automatic weapons not so amazing, so the limelight is completely overshadowed by the 280 mm caliber cannon.

 But everyone knows that today’s weapons have changed the pattern of war. No one can say for sure what future war will look like.

In those days, to train a soldier, you only needed to get a military uniform, issue a musket, and then fire a few shots. Nowadays, the cost of training a soldier is obviously more.

Steel helmets have gradually attracted the attention of the armies of various countries. Although they are still not completely popular, more and more countries are equipping their soldiers with steel helmets.

 Coupled with the gradual spread of copper-cased fixed-loading ammunition, all soldiers need to be equipped with ammunition-carrying equipment on their sides.

  Bayonet knapsacks are becoming more and more formal, and soldiers’ boots are even more sophisticated. With the constant stimulation of the Tang Group, it is no longer an easy task to send a soldier to the battlefield.

 The cold winter is no longer a reason for not being able to fight, so cotton coats, coats and even charcoal for fire heating have become necessities for the troops.

 In order to support a force fighting on the front line, more and more logistics support personnel and even logistics support equipment are needed.

There is no way. When a country has the ability to fight in winter, all countries have to seriously consider the risk of being invaded by their opponents in winter.

Since then, everyone is working hard to increase their logistics supply capabilities, the size of the army has further increased, and the old system can no longer meet the current combat needs.

In the past, a battalion of troops only needed a few horse-drawn carriages to transport supplies. Now, a battalion of troops needs dozens or even hundreds of horse-drawn carriages.

The additional machine guns needed to be transported by horse-drawn carriages, because there was no way for soldiers to carry a Maxim machine gun.

 In order to supply the terrifying consumption of machine guns, the vehicles used to transport ammunition are not enough in the past, and more are needed.

 Soldiers' weapons have become more advanced. Rifles fire faster and are easier to load, so they consume more bullets.

 The additional cannons are heavier and larger, so one carriage cannot tow them at all. Two carriages can only be connected in series to tow one cannon.

With so many more carriages and carriage drivers, people eating horses' chews naturally consume more food and materials, so more vehicles have to be added to make up for this increased consumption.

So the vicious cycle continued like this, and cars and vehicles transporting gasoline were added... Then everyone discovered that in order to meet the logistics supply of a battalion, almost 200 people, 100 horses, and at least 20 cars were added.

 This is not as simple as adding 200 people, but adding a full 200 high-quality people who need training, skills and literacy!

 You said that if a battalion has more than 20 cars, why should it be equipped with several technicians to repair the cars? Otherwise, if the car breaks down, just throw it away? impossible?

Being a horse breeder or a coachman was a craft in the past, and it couldn't be done by just a few illiterate farmers.

 With so many people added, do we also need to set up officers to manage these people? Do these officers also need to be literate and have certain abilities?

Just like this, stacking BUFFs, until the end, everyone was surprised to find that the current composition of the army, the ratio of combat soldiers to other personnel, was almost close to 1:1.

In other words, a battalion of 500 people originally had about 1,000 people.

 Obviously, this is not a good deal! It is necessary to compress the scale of logistical supplies and support forces to a certain extent and keep the ratio of troops within a reasonable range in order to achieve the optimal state.

Therefore, everyone began to carry out military reforms in unison - the past battalions and regiments were gradually eliminated, and commanders began to use a more reasonable modern military structure.

Battalions were promoted to regiments to maintain basic independent combat capabilities. The legion was expanded into divisions, and each division was equipped with supporting firepower such as large-caliber artillery.

From another perspective, it is probably that the battalion organization has not changed, but more logistics supply troops have been added at the regiment level, plus small and medium-caliber support firepower, and larger-caliber artillery has been assigned at the division level.

 Because the advocates of this type of military reform are basically students who graduated from the Datang Military Academy, the plans they give are also highly unified: countries such as Sussus, Lines, and Dorne have very similar military compositions.

The squad, platoon, and company adopt a three-three system, with a squad of 12 people, a platoon of 3 squads of 40 people, a company of 3 platoons of 150 people, and a battalion of 3 companies of 500 people.

 The extra people at each level are management personnel, logistics support personnel, clerks, and communications troops.

 Similarly, a regiment has three battalions, with a total strength of about 2,000 men. A division has four regiments under its jurisdiction, one of which is a logistics support regiment, equipped with artillery, cars, carriages and other equipment, and does not directly participate in battles.

Calculating this, the total strength of a division is more than 8,000 men, which is more than the original strength of the five legions.

 However, the ammunition delivery capability of this army is stronger than the original 10 or even 20 legions.

 In fact, most of the reorganized troops have not yet reached this size. Today, the basic establishment of division-level units in various countries is around 6,000. In fact, the shortage of personnel is very serious.

 On the one hand, this is because the war has not yet broken out, and the troops are not in a hurry to reach full strength to participate in the war. On the other hand, it is also because the lack of technical positions is really not easy to supplement.

 Not all countries have a large number of college graduates like Tang Mo to fill vacancies in the army, so they can only wait, or find some people for intensive training.

 Whether it is establishing schools for training or recruiting into the army for a little training, the speed cannot be too fast, so most of the division-level units in various countries are actually short of staff.

In order to ensure that these understaffed divisions have basic combat effectiveness as much as possible, it is necessary to purchase a large number of weapons and equipment and first enrich the combat part. Therefore, at this expo, although Tang Mo did not bring out more new weapons, arms procurement from various countries was still booming.

Furthermore, today’s arms business is no longer limited to weapons such as guns and ammunition.

For example, in order to support its huge military reform plan, Dorne purchased 1,200 trucks and 200 cars in one fell swoop. However, this purchase was only a phased one.

 Because Dorn had been buying trucks from Datang Group before and had no intention of stopping.

Because Susas produces horses, they do not purchase as many military vehicles as Dorne, but the quantity is still scary—this time they purchased 700 trucks and 300 cars to equip the troops. At the same time, these two countries also purchased grenade production lines and rifle production lines at this expo.

 The two countries also learned from the Datang Group's style and designed their own military uniforms, military boots, hats and individual soldier equipment.

Seeing his employees busy downstairs, Tang Mo estimated that the total price of arms sold by Datang Group during this expo should be more than 20 million gold coins.

This is already a considerable number, and if cars and medicines are added, the number will become even more staggering.

 The ice cream on the plate has begun to melt, and the entire expo has reached its climax. People are throwing gold coins around here like crazy, as if things here are so cheap! In fact, the products here are actually very expensive, but they are just not available elsewhere.

Tang Mo handed the plate in his hand to Harry. Harry bent down and reported a number in Tang Mo's ear. This was the total price of the contract they had just signed.

After hearing a number that satisfied him, Tang Mo nodded slightly, the smile on his face became more amiable, and said to Wright VII who was enjoying ice cream: "Tomorrow's racing competition, you must come and take a look, don't allow it." What you missed will definitely surprise you.”

Wright VII put down the plate in his hand, nodded his head and said, "Of course, I have no doubt about it now! I believe the tricks you come up with, Mr. Tang, will be exciting enough!"

 “Your Majesty, you are very grateful.” Tang Mo said modestly.

In the exhibition hall, people who got the news gathered around, and an auction for two Bunas-class ironclads began.

 Dorn, a team that valued naval construction, took the lead in bidding and set the price at an exaggerated price of 3 million gold coins per battleship.

Then a representative of the Nanla Empire offered a high price of 3.5 million gold coins for a battleship, but this record still only lasted for a short time.

Before the representatives of the Nanla Empire had time to feel happy, the price they paid was actually very high and was surpassed by others.

In order to get these two new battleships, the Ice Kingdom directly made an offer of 4 million gold coins, and then sat back in his seat triumphantly.

Soon, the elf of the Pinewood Kingdom, who was determined to win, gave an exaggerated price of 5 million gold coins for a battleship. All the military representatives present at the exhibition looked at the elf in disbelief and did not say anything for a long time. In one sentence.

 In fact, this price has exceeded the value of the battleship itself, so many people gave up the bidding this time.

 The result was that, not surprisingly, the two Bunas-class ironclad battleships were eventually sold to the Pinewood Kingdom for 5 million gold coins per battleship.

They hope to have their own voice in the future endless sea, so they are naturally keen on purchasing advanced warships.

 They did not have a Bunas-class battleship before, but now they have purchased two at once, making them a very important maritime force in the northern part of the Endless Sea.

With these two armored warships, they also have the capital to compete with the Poplar Kingdom in the northern part of the Endless Sea.

At this moment, the Yangmu Kingdom has two Bunas-class battleships, and the Pinewood Kingdom has two. The top combat power of both sides is actually the same, which to a certain extent helps the Pinewood Kingdom stabilize its coastal defense.

Tang Mo is actually making a lot of money here: this is not hundreds of thousands of gold coins, or tens of thousands of gold coins, this is a full 10 million gold coins. Even Harry can't look directly at the crazy amount coming from this group of shining people.

 When this number was announced, everyone present exclaimed. After all, there are no such expensive weapons and equipment in this world.

"What's the noise outside?" You Lin was eating ice cream and curiously asked what was going on outside.

"Nothing, we just had two battleships, which were sold for a sky-high price of 10 million gold coins." Tang Mo replied casually and matter-of-factly.

His words made Lions Emperor Wright VII slightly startled, and then the emperor realized that he had never seen so much money before.

 That’s more than 10 million gold coins! As long as he can get it, he can almost repay all the loans he borrowed from Datang Group.

"Our sales volume is almost already..." Tang Mo said as he put his ear to You Lin's ear and spoke a number.

You Lin's eyes widened. It was hard for her to believe that in just one morning, someone from the Datang Group had already earned 27.5 million gold coins!

It's a pity that this business secret cannot be disclosed to King Wright VII, because Tang Mo knows the principle of keeping wealth secret.

However, this still made Tang Mo feel a little less accomplished, because he couldn't show off his success in front of King Wright.

People are very superficial. If you can't show off your victory, what's the difference between it and walking at night in brocade clothes? Wouldn't that be a waste of resources?

Wright VII tried his best to overhear the previous words, but he did not hear clearly the latter number that concerned him very much.

However, he more or less guessed by guessing that Tang Mo's current income should be at least 15 million.

  After all, he had heard about the sale of two battleships for 10 million gold coins just now. Including the rest, the gold coins Tang Mo got should have exceeded 15 million gold coins.

 “So many?” You Lin couldn’t believe it.

“It’s indeed not a small amount, but we can sell a lot of things in the afternoon. I estimate that the final total transaction price will be higher.” Tang Mo was inevitably a little proud.

Anyone who builds a business on the scale of Tang Mo can indulge himself for a while without any scruples. He can now be said to be the world's arms dealer, owning countless factories and employing a large number of workers.

His factory chimneys connect all the way from Bunas to Jade City, and then extend all the way from Jade City to Ice Crystal City.

Coupled with the factories that extend from Ice Crystal City to Wolf City, the scale of the entire industry has become daunting.

The conscious Wright VII knew that Tang Mo could not stay with him all the time today, and that he was here to delay Tang Mo from discussing the company's secrets with his subordinates, so he stood up and left knowingly: "I won't disturb Mr. Tang, I'll go down and watch the excitement. "

Tang Mo also stood up to see him off: "It doesn't matter! Don't bother me... I... see you off! Your Majesty!"

—

 Having dinner with friends during the Dragon Boat Festival, it was scheduled today, but I came back late. There are few updates today, so I will make up for it later...Sorry.

 (End of this chapter)