Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Three days later, this batch of supplies from the system was delivered to Zhenyuan City. Except for seventy or eighty trucks transporting military uniforms and individual equipment, the remaining vehicles and large equipment were driven directly over by Cruz and his men, attracting the attention of officers of all levels of the Northwest Revolutionary Army.

Gu Chenghai stood next to the huge Stalin Hammer like a country bumpkin, and couldn't help sighing: "Oh my goodness! This is a super cannon of how many mm caliber. What city wall can withstand this blast?"

Cruz stopped talking to Su Zhengyang, walked up, and said in fluent Chinese with a hint of pretentiousness: "Chief of Staff Gu, this is a 203MM caliber super heavy artillery. You can call it Thor's Hammer. It requires more than artillerymen to operate. It is a weapon of war that can destroy city walls and enemy fortifications."

The commander of the artillery regiment of the 1st Division had shining eyes and wished he could sleep on this Stalin's hammer at night.

Seeing that there were only two so-called Thor's Hammers here, the commander of the First Division Artillery Regiment, Wang Jinshui, said to Su Zhengyang: "Commander, this Thor's Hammer must be equipped to our First Division Artillery Regiment first. With this thing, any Guo faction warlord will be killed with one shot."

Su Zhengyang saw through Wang Jinshui's plan at a glance, glared at him and slowly said, "Although this thing is powerful, its mobility is too poor. Whichever division is on the front line of the battlefield will use it first."

"Go to the Military Academy and call Lu Zihao and Xue Ding to me."

Half an hour later, Lu Zihao, who was responsible for teaching armored vehicle and tank operation, and Xue Ding, the instructor responsible for training drivers of various military vehicles, appeared in front of Su Zhengyang from the previous batch of system rewards.

The two men stood up straight and saluted Su Zhengyang.

"Lu Zihao, how many students in the academy are capable of operating armored vehicles and tanks?"

"Report to the commander, the first phase of the Mechanical Armor Department has recruited a total of 500 students. Now all of them have met the requirements and are basically able to operate the existing armored vehicles and tanks of our Northwest Revolutionary Army!"

Su Zhengyang nodded with satisfaction. This kind of special talent is the most difficult to train. In just less than half a year, Lu Zihao was able to teach all 200 students to the point where they could go to the battlefield. His teaching level is evident.

"Xu Ding, where are you?"

"Reporting to the commander, driving military trucks, jeeps and sidecars is relatively simple. We have trained two batches of qualified students, totaling 1000 people."

Su Zhengyang pondered for a moment. Up to now, the system has rewarded one thousand sidecars.

A Type 97 sidecar is large enough to carry three soldiers. The soldier sitting in the bed can also mount a light machine gun. It is not only highly maneuverable, but its firepower should not be underestimated.

The number of military jeeps reached 400, and there were more than 300 military trucks. Such a large number was enough to establish a motorized infantry brigade and ensure their mobility and combat effectiveness.

Currently, no warlord force in the country can own so many military vehicles.

The total number of Sd.kfz.221 light reconnaissance armored vehicles reached fifty.

17 Renault FT20 tanks

There are also ten heavy armored vehicles.

There are a total of eighty armored combat units. Although the number is not large, given China's current situation, it can be said that they are unique and stand out. There is no problem in temporarily establishing an armored regiment.

Tang Zhengqi also rushed over to join in the fun. Looking at these huge machines and large numbers of military vehicles in front of him, he was so excited that he almost couldn't breathe.

A large number of officers recruited from Jiangbei have now gone to serve in the Second and Third Divisions. Otherwise, it is hard to say how shocked they would be.

Tang Zhengqi was shaking with excitement. He strode forward and grabbed Su Zhengyang's arm.

"Xiaoyang, no, Commander, these things are donated to our Northwest Revolutionary Army by this Peace Arms Company?"

Tang Zhengqi even wondered if he was dreaming. Even though the Jiangbei Corps represented the upper level of China's warlords, there were not so many military vehicles in the entire Jiangbei Corps, not to mention the huge cannons that looked intimidating at first glance.

As for armored vehicles and tanks, this was the second time Tang Zhengqi had seen them in his half-life of fighting. Before, he had only seen a small number of outdated armored combat vehicles during the Northern Xinjiang government's military parade, but these in front of him looked like they were completely new.

When he first came to the Northwest Revolutionary Army, Su Zhengyang gave this old and strong general too many surprises. Unexpectedly, he was shocked by one thing after another. Tang Zhengqi was a little confused now. Could it be that the young commander was really the son of destiny? The hope of China's future?

"Don't get excited. In the future, the Peace Company will provide our Northwest Revolutionary Army with more advanced military assistance. You are already so excited now. What will happen in the future?"

Tang Zhengqi trembled as he spoke: "If the Peace Arms Company is willing to provide this kind of military assistance to our Northwest Revolutionary Army, I will die with my eyes closed."

Su Zhengyang was a little amused and helpless. As a person from the future, he might not be able to understand how much psychological shock these advanced armored units and military equipment could bring to people today.

Tang Zhengqi was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He touched Thor's hammer and then looked at the armored vehicles curiously.

It was not until 20 minutes later that Tang Zhengqi suddenly reacted and grabbed Su Zhengyang to remind him: "If you want to play with these things, you can't do it without enough gasoline."

Su Zhengyang smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Peace Company will provide our Northwest Revolutionary Army with a large amount of gasoline, which will definitely be enough."

Only then did Tang Zhengqi feel relieved.

Half a day later, in the headquarters meeting room, Su Zhengyang said with a serious face: "From today on, our Northwest Revolutionary Army will establish its own motorized infantry brigade and armored forces! Lu Zihao!"

"To!"

"From today on, the 201st Armored Regiment will be established, and you will be the commander! The teaching of the students at the academy will be handed over to your deputy."

"Yes, Commander!"

"The backbone of the 201st Armored Regiment will be selected from among your batch of students. For the other soldiers, you can select the best soldiers from the militias at all levels under the Northwest Revolutionary Army. I will give you two months to turn the 201st Armored Regiment into an armored unit that can truly fight on the battlefield!"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

"The specific organization of the 201st Armored Regiment includes an infantry battalion, an armored battalion, a logistics battalion, and a heavy firepower battalion."

"Xu Ding! From today on, the Northwest Revolutionary Army officially establishes the 16th Motorized Infantry Brigade. You will be the brigade commander. The soldiers will be selected from the subordinate militia units. I will personally approve any equipment you need and you can go to the warehouse to collect it. I will only give you one month, and your motorized infantry brigade must play its due role on the battlefield!"

"16th Motorized Infantry Brigade, with three combat regiments and one logistics regiment under its command!"

"Yes, Commander! I won't let you down!"

In this way, the prototype of the motorized infantry brigade and armored force that Su Zhengyang had dreamed of began to be established. The morale of the entire Northwest Revolutionary Army was high and everyone was united. Su Zhengyang felt that it was time for a decisive battle with the Guo warlords. Now the entire Northwest Revolutionary Army has a size of nearly 80,000 people. In terms of military strength, it is almost the same as the Guo warlords who have been defeated repeatedly.

Coupled with the overwhelming firepower of their equipment, Su Zhengyang estimated that it would only take two to three months to completely defeat the Guo faction on the front battlefield and truly become the master of Linzhou.