Rebirth of the National Marshal

When Mao Yuanshan saw Sun Liren's transfer order, he ignored other support. Even if there was no support this time, as long as he could get this person over, it would be a gain. After all, this guy was a powerful general.

As for Minister Song of the Ministry of Finance, Mao Yuanshan has no relationship with him. I don't have to make any compensation for taking your subordinates. If you want any compensation, go ask the prince. Now we are the prince's subordinates.

Historically, Sun Liren was one of the few people in China who had learned about tank deep warfare, so a new armored regiment had to be handed over to this guy.

The system has already given the task. As long as Chahar can survive for more than two months, he can unlock the star tank in World War II, the Sherman M4 tank.

The Sherman tank was one of the most produced tanks in World War II, with a production of 1942. The United States produced 43 tanks in -.

The main weapon of the M4 tank is an M3-style 75mm gun that can fire armor-piercing shells, grenades and smoke bombs. In the various improved vehicles of the M4 series, there are 4 different types of engines installed, the gearbox is mechanical, the action part adopts a balanced suspension device, and the 6 road wheels on each side are divided into 3 groups, with the driving wheel in front and the induction wheel in the back.

On the European battlefield, the M4 tank cannot be said to be the most powerful, it can only be said to be the largest in number, but on the Asian battlefield, it has no problem crushing any tank of the Japanese.

To be fair, the M4 Sherman was not a poor design, but had many advantages and the most advanced technology at the time. First, the M4 Sherman was the most reliable tank in World War II. Its power system was so durable that even Soviet tanks were inferior to it, let alone German tanks. German Tiger and Panther tanks needed to be overhauled every 1,000 kilometers, and the tanks had to be transported back to the factory for overhaul. The Sherman tank only needed the most basic field maintenance. The reliable performance and rare failures made the attendance rate of US tanks much higher than that of German tanks.

In Asia, especially in China, the road conditions are so bad that it is beyond imagination. This crude tank can definitely adapt to it. As for the Germans' very sophisticated tanks, Mao Yuanshan didn't even consider them.

The Sherman tank also has several world-leading technologies. First, the turret rotation device is the fastest in World War II, and it takes less than 10 seconds to rotate one circle, which allows the Sherman to react quickly in close-range tank battles and quickly shoot to destroy the opponent. Secondly, the Sherman is also one of the few tanks in World War II equipped with a vertical gun stabilizer, which can accurately aim at the target and fire while moving. The Sherman's 500-horsepower gasoline engine is also one of the best tank engines in World War II, allowing the Sherman tank to have a maximum highway speed of 47 kilometers per hour. These advantages are very helpful for mobile warfare.

However, the Sherman tank still had some very prominent shortcomings: First, its firepower was not enough to fight against the new German tanks. Second, its body was tall, which increased the area that was hit by bullets.

However, in China, these two shortcomings can be said to be non-existent, because the gap between Japanese tanks and German tanks is unknown, and with the firepower in the hands of the Japanese, even if the M4 tank is hit head-on, there will be absolutely no damage.

If you just wait quietly for two months, this tank will definitely be unlocked very easily, and the combat effectiveness of the Chahar Security Regiment will increase several times. But the question is, will several Japanese divisions with tens of thousands of people let you wait here quietly?

Ever since the newspapers reported extensively on the crisis in Chahar, a large number of enthusiastic young people have entered Chahar in various ways, and the newspapers have praised this place to the point of praising it to the extreme. Chahar, which originally had only a few million people, has nearly doubled its population in a few months.

The 30 security teams are basically full, but their combat effectiveness can be said to be as low as it can be.

In just one month, these soldiers only learned how to shoot. As for other battlefield survival skills, they really didn't learn much.

Mao Yuanshan was also afraid to let them go to the battlefield like this, as it was too much of a burden for them. However, war was originally something that people were unwilling to start, and everyone was being forced. Only under the influence of war could they grow up quickly, but casualties were inevitable.

In the future, Mao Yuanshan wants to take the elite troops route. Although China has a large population, he does not want to use the human wave tactics like the former Soviet Union. But now things have been forced and he does not have the time. The Japanese devils have already reached his doorstep, and it is no longer possible to take the elite troops route.

Under the hard training of the clone soldiers, these new soldiers have given their all, doing physical training, shooting training and tactical drills every day.

On the one hand, it was because of the eight dollars salary, and on the other hand, they had also heard about the brutality of the Japanese devils. If they didn't keep the Japanese devils out of Chahar, they would not have a good ending once they came in. Their parents had just been allocated land and had just started to live a good life. For the sake of their happy life, they had to sacrifice their own lives to keep the Japanese devils out.

Although they all tried very hard, the time was too short. There were only two weeks of training time. They hated not having to sleep to attend the training, but in the end, the two weeks passed and the Japanese devils had arrived.

The Japanese devils' vanguard force was the 70th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army.

There are about 1 people in the whole brigade. Because they are going to attack Chahar this time, they were specially reinforced with a tank squadron and a field artillery regiment. The brigade commander, Konosuke Matsushita, can be said to be a rising star in the Japanese military. Not only is he a top student who graduated from the Japanese Army University, he also studied at the United States Military Academy at West Point for a year. It's a pity that this guy learned nothing in the United States. Some advanced concepts in the US military seem flashy and impractical to him. He still prefers the tactic of rushing forward with a bayonet.

In his opinion, no matter how powerful artillery and the like are, the battle will ultimately be decided by infantry, so training the infantry's personal combat skills became one of the biggest training directions of his brigade.

During the Campaign of North China, his approach was well verified. A division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army fought with bayonets with his two battalions, but was chased everywhere by his two battalions. It took them dozens of miles to completely annihilate the division.

The two battalions, with less than 2000 people, actually wiped out a full-strength division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, more than people. Although such a record was not outstanding among the Japanese army, it was also acceptable, so she received a medal, the first medal after coming to China.

At this moment, this guy was riding his tall horse proudly, looking at the rich land in front of him. In his opinion, the Chinese people were not worthy of owning this land at all. They were lazy, ignorant, and timid. They could not be the masters of such land at all. Only the Empire of Japan should be the master of such land.

Because his army had never fought with the Security Corps before, so in his opinion, even if the soldiers of the Security Corps were slightly stronger than the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, they were not that strong. After all, they were all Chinese troops, and that country had a glorious history. But now they were too weak and would fall down at the slightest gust of wind.

"Reporting to His Excellency Captain Li, Zhanggu Town is ahead. Our cavalry has already detected the presence of enemies in Zhanggu Town." The military staff came to report.

"According to our intelligence, they will also set up defenses in Zhanggu Town. Order the army to stop and send a cavalry squadron to scout the artillery and build artillery positions." The proud Konosuke Matsushita did not even put his troops on combat duty, and did not even put them on alert. In his opinion, it was good enough that he did not attack the Chinese. How could those Chinese have the courage to attack him? They must have been trembling with fear when they saw the Imperial Japanese Army.

A cavalry squadron of about 100 people quickly rushed out of their original formation, and the artillery regiment also began to deploy artillery positions with 10 Type infantry guns.

As long as the cavalry squadron gives them a signal, the artillery company can immediately bombard Zhanggu Town.

"Damn it, it's always the same. Send out the cavalry first. Isn't it said that Konosuke Matsushita is very proud? Why didn't they send out the entire army? The hundreds of mines I planted outside are buried in vain. I'm really at a loss with only 100 or so cavalry." Zhanggu Town has established a complete defense system, and the one in charge here is Ma Lieshan, the commander of the 12rd Battalion of the th Regiment of the Security Corps.

Ma Lishan was an outstanding student of the fourth term of the Whampoa Military Academy and was excellent in both character and academic performance.

After more than a month in the army, he was already full of swear words, but the soldiers below felt that their battalion commander spoke in a tone that suited their taste and was no longer the nerdy boy he used to be.

At the beginning, he felt that the guy sent by the headquarters to guard Zhanggu Town was not capable enough, but when the headquarters showed him the weapons and equipment, this guy patted his chest and guaranteed that he could hold out for a day and there would be absolutely no problem.

I have never seen such elite-equipped troops even when I was in the Central Military Academy. Every man has a pistol. Even a platoon leader in the Central Army may use a rifle, but they don't even have a pistol. Your soldiers here have 20-shot box guns, which are imported from Germany.

The ones that are not used are all M1 Garand semi-automatic rifles.

Many Chinese soldiers looked down on this rifle because it was too short and even with a bayonet it could not fight the Japanese devils. But Ma Lieshan was not that kind of person. She saw at a glance how powerful this gun was. Well, you can fire 8 rounds and reload it. The firepower is definitely more than three times that of the Japanese devils.