Expedition to Europe

After Qin Zhiyuan issued the order to attack Jordan, he turned around and left Cairo.

The trip to Cairo had already shown his presence and established his authority. Qin Zhiyuan had achieved his goal. There was no need to stay to see the Jordanians' jokes, and of course he did not give the Jordanians a chance to repent.

Before leaving, Yang Deshan specially arranged a farewell dinner for Qin Zhiyuan. Of course, this was not public. Only a few people, including Yang Deshan, Yang Dehai, Jackson, Rommel, and Gu Weijun, participated. They were all his own people.

Jackson and Rommel both came back temporarily. Jackson was ordered to lead his army to attack Palestine. At the edge of Jerusalem, the Egyptian army was blocked by the Lan Fang mercenaries. Jackson would certainly not go to war with Huang Li, so the attack stopped.

Rommel was still in North Africa. Chen Kangjian transferred the armored forces originally under Rommel's control to Jackson, and reorganized an armored force for Rommel. This force used a full set of British equipment, all FT17s - or the remaining stocks from the World War, and the performance was not as good as the "Hunter" used by Rommel before.

Fortunately, the British had enough stocks, and Rommel now had 120 FT17s, which was enough to form an armored division.

Having been used to the "Jagdagger", Rommel was not used to the FT17. Therefore, when he saw Qin Zhiyuan, he complained: "The FT17 was indeed advanced five years ago, but now it is so backward that it cannot be more backward. The engine power is insufficient, resulting in insufficient mobility, and the armor is not thick enough. The previous "Jagdagger" can penetrate the FT17 with one shot, and the firepower is insufficient. The 37mm gun is okay for infantry, but it is a bit difficult to fight against the "Matador", let alone the "Jagdagger". The British have also developed new tanks now. The FT17 cannot compete with the new British tanks at all, so I don’t want these junks, I want the "Jagdagger", I want the "T2" 2’——”

T22 is a medium tank developed by Lan Fang last year. Adhering to the tradition of the “Hunter”, T22 still uses a diesel engine, but the power has increased significantly. The road speed has reached 45 kilometers, and the maximum off-road range is more than 200 kilometers. Compared with the “Hunter”, the biggest improvement of T22 is the body structure and firepower. The turret and body of T22 are both cast structures, and both the turret and body are equipped with inclined armor. Compared with the “Hunter”, the survivability of T22 has been greatly improved. In terms of firepower, T22 uses a 75mm gun, which makes the armor of other tanks of the same era not worth mentioning in front of T22.

If Rommel wants the “Hunter”, Qin Zhiyuan can still think of a way, but if Rommel wants the T22, Qin Zhiyuan is really powerless.

Although the Lan Fang military nominally treats all troops equally in terms of equipment, there are still differences in reality. The regular army composed entirely of Lan Fang people in Lan Fang is naturally the first in the order of equipment replacement, and the foreign legions have to stand behind. The North African troops under Rommel are the standard "stepmother-raised" troops for the Lan Fang military, and the replacement of equipment is basically a long way off.

Well, this is not Qin Zhisheng's fault. Rommel is now an Egyptian, and the Lan Fang military has no obligation to replace the equipment of Rommel's troops.

So Qin Zhiyuan can only say sorry: "You can buy the 'Hunter' through the Lan Fang Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and don't think about the T22 for the time being. We don't have enough for ourselves, and we won't export it within three to five years." Qin Zhiyuan didn't perfunctorily answer Rommel, and said what he had to say.

"Then I want to restore my Lan Fang nationality, I want to return to the Lan Fang military--" Rommel threatened to quit.

Rommel was also miserable. This hope of the German military was first bewitched by Qin Zhiyuan to join the Lan Fang nationality, and now he followed Yang Deshan to become an Egyptian national. This can be regarded as a modern version of "three-surnamed slave".

"Old Dragon, you should think twice." Jackson said sarcastically.

According to Lan Fang's custom, Rommel also had to have a Chinese name to join the Lan Fang nationality. Rommel, like Antonio, directly used the transliteration, which was not inconsistent at all.

"Get out! My tanks were taken away by you, and most of the officers and mature tankmen were taken away by you. Now I don't like you, don't talk to me." Rommel was not polite at all, and he kept talking dirty.

"That was the order of our King. If you are angry, you can vent it on His Majesty, not me." Jackson was serious and did not respond to Rommel's provocation.

This King refers to Yang Deshan, not Qin Zhiyuan.

Seeing that his own people had an "internal conflict", Yang Deshan's face was also embarrassed: "Shaochuan, can you sell me some 'Hunter'——"

Yang Deshan was diverting the trouble. As soon as he finished speaking, Rommel and Jackson immediately cast vicious eyes on Gu Weijun.

Gu Weijun didn't know the relationship between Yang Deshan and Lan Fang before. Now he was pulled by Qin Zhiyuan to attend this dinner and saw the true face of this group of ruthless people. Even if he was slow, he now understood that the relationship between Yang Deshan and Lan Fang was unusual.

Gu Weijun is a genuine diplomat. He can do Tai Chi well. Facing the viciousness of Rommel and Jackson, Gu Weijun was still elegant: "Your Majesty, please make a corresponding weapons list and apply to the military department as soon as possible."

Gu Weijun was also staring and talking nonsense. Lan Fang's real words were now sitting in the main seat, but Gu Weijun had to go to Lan Fang's military department. This was really a far-reaching choice.

But this is only natural, and Gu Weijun dare not let Qin Zhiyuan take the blame.

"Hey, Shaochuan, you are not giving me face!" Rommel immediately revealed his true colors.

"Shaochuan, you have to think carefully. This is the request of the two Egyptian marshals." Jackson was also adding fuel to the fire.

After Yang Deshan ascended the throne, he immediately conferred the title of Marshal of Egypt on Jackson and Rommel. At the same time, Yang Dehai also received the title of Marshal.

Compared with Lan Fang, who was more conservative in canonization, Yang Deshan was much more generous. Of course, this was also related to the situation in Egypt. Yang Deshan urgently needed to take root in Egypt and follow him. It was a good idea to start with the military first.

"Okay, okay, don't make things difficult for Shaochuan. It doesn't matter what Shaochuan says. In this way, Erwin, you can stay in North Africa. You don't have to worry about the tanks. You should go through the United Oil channel." , I will find a way to get you a batch of 'stalkers'. T22 is not possible for the time being, but don't worry, if you need it, I will get you T25 as well, let alone T22." Qin Zhiyuan couldn't bear to look after Gu Weijun. be embarrassed.

The T25 is Lanfang's upcoming heavy tank.

In fact, compared to Lanfang, there is no need to equip heavy tanks. However, Qin Zhiyuan's vision will not be limited to Lanfang. Lanfang now has Northern Xinjiang and Western Province, both of which are interested in heavy tanks. There is demand, so it is appropriate to develop heavy tanks.

Currently, there is no distinction between heavy, medium and light tanks in the world. The tanks developed by Britain, France and the United States after the World War are actually medium and light. Once the T25 is installed, it will become the world's first tank. A heavy tank, which will give Lanfang Army a crushing advantage when facing the British, French and American armies.

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Of course, advanced weapons and advanced technology have always complemented each other. Without the support of advanced technology, even if there are drawings, it cannot be realized. For now, Lanfang still has technical problems to overcome if he wants to produce the T25, so this weapon It is scheduled that production conditions will not be ready until 1925, that is, the year after tomorrow.

In Qin Zhiyuan's vision, by about 1930, that is, after the T25 has formed combat effectiveness, Lan Fang will have the strength to show off with Britain and the United States. At that time, Lan Fang will really show his fangs.

United Petroleum’s channels are another trump card in Yang Deshan’s hand. Yang Deshan was originally from United Petroleum. Yang Deshan was not secretive about this. Even when facing the British, Yang Deshan was frank. Yang Deshan’s last purchase The "Stalker" followed the path of United Petroleum. The British once requested to obtain several "Stalkers" from Yang Deshan for research. Because the relationship between Yang Deshan and the British was not good enough at the time, the British did not succeed.

About the time Yang Deshan jumped out of North Africa and entered the Middle East, the relationship between Yang Deshan and the British developed by leaps and bounds, and the British finally obtained two "Stalkers" from Yang Deshan.

Qin Zhiyuan has reason to believe that the latest "Crusader" equipped by the British has the shadow of "Stalker".

In the past, although Britain was the inventor of the tank, it did not pay much attention to tanks. In the two decades after World War I and before World War II, British tank technology did not make much progress, but went astray. I came up with a lot of weird things.

In fact, the whole world doesn't know enough about tanks now. The Germans once created a land version of a cruiser. This monster was 11 meters high, 14 meters wide, and an astonishing 35 meters long, weighing more than a thousand tons. If the Germans built it, it would be an unprecedented land giant.

"T25 - what is that?" Rommel's attention was diverted as expected. This fox really couldn't withstand the temptation.

"The heavy tank that is just a design drawing now weighs more than fifty tons, has an armor thickness of more than 120 millimeters, and a gun caliber of more than 100 millimeters. Compared with the current 'Stalker' and 'T22', this is a huge tank. Wuba, he will become a decisive force on the battlefield." Qin Zhiyuan was full of praise for heavy tanks. Of course, the T25 of the 1920s also deserves such praise.

"It's so cool!" Rommel was stunned, and it took him a long time to find an adjective.

Of course it's cool. Just wait for the T25 to appear. Now all the tanks are almost like paper in front of the T25. They will basically penetrate each other with one shot. This is simply a "tank killer".

"There will be cooler ones. Just wait. You will be overwhelmed by the updates of weapons in the future." Qin Zhiyuan did not boast. In Lanfang's current weapons research institute, the tank drawings have accumulated to T35. That will It existed after World War II.