When he first heard the news, Liu Lang was a little surprised. You must know that although he was amazing in the battle at the Great Wall, his military rank was still no more than a small regiment commander. He had three thousand elite soldiers in his hands. It seemed very impressive, but for Comrade Lao Yan like this
For a provincial boss with an army of 300,000, he is just a small person.
Then I thought about it and realized that it must be Comrade Lao Li who reported the details of yesterday's military competition between the two armies. For Lao Yan, who has always been committed to improving his own strength and ambition, this may be the main reason why he wants to see him!
However, this does not seem to be of any benefit to me, but is a waste of time.
"Liu Lang is really uneasy that Chief Yan wants to see me as a foreign guest despite his busy schedule. How about Chief Li help me reply to the telegram to Chief Yan and tell Liu Lang not to bother me anymore." Liu Lang looked at it with a half-smile but not a smile.
To Lao Li, who was waiting for his answer.
Faced with Liu Lang's seemingly tactful but somewhat unhappy rejection, Lao Li couldn't help but blush. The Independent Regiment was just a friendly force passing by, but Liu Lang had to take a detour of hundreds of miles to Taiyuan for a report of his.
It's natural and normal to be unhappy.
Moreover, Comrade Lao Li really believed that Liu Lang might not go to Taiyuan. Even though Commander Yan’s military orders were flowing smoothly in Shanxi, they might not necessarily be effective on this young colonel of the Central Army. According to rumors, this man was
During the war, he blocked ten withdrawal gold medals from the bald boss. He was a tough guy.
However, if Liu Lang is not invited, Comrade Li will know that he himself will be in trouble.
"No! Brother, yesterday's big competition made me see the gap between our Jinsui Army and the Qiang Army. If we don't report the gap between our troops to Commander Yan, how can the entire Jinsui Army take it as an example?"
Do you have to be high-spirited? If the Japanese invaders invade our country again in the future, our 300,000 Jin-Sui men will not sit idly by and will attack them head-on." Comrade Lao Li quickly advised Liu Lang.
It has to be said that Comrade Lao Li is also a good person. He not only explained to Liu Lang tactfully why he reported it, but also told Liu Lang that the Jinsui Army was not an enemy, but a soldier, and a soldier of China. And this is exactly what happened.
What Liu Lang cares about most.
"Chief Li, I have to say..." Liu Lang bared his teeth and smiled, "You have convinced me."
Liu Lang agreed to go to Taiyuan, but not the entire independent group.
After Liu Lang called together several officers above the lieutenant colonel level for a short meeting, he decided on the next course of action.
The independent regiment continued south to Shaanxi, and then entered Sichuan from Hanzhong, Shaanxi, and returned to the Guangyuan station. Liu Lang took Fan Ziran, Xiaoyang Niuer, and the black man to Taiyuan.
Before leaving, Liu Lang handed over the command to Tang Yongming, who currently has the highest military rank in the Independent Regiment besides himself. Tang Yongming also rose from lieutenant colonel to colonel in the Great Wall Battle. However, after all, Tang Yongming also served in the Independent Regiment.
He is considered a newcomer. In addition to him, Liu Lang has established a staff composed of Chi Dakui, Yu Xiancheng, and Ji Yanxue. If Tang Yongming's military order is collectively vetoed by the three people, it will not be executed. This can be regarded as
A means for Liu Lang to restrain Tang Yongming.
After all, this time, Liu Lang will leave the army he created for the first time. This will also be his capital in fighting the all-out war with the Japanese army in the future. He cannot be too cautious.
No one had any objections to this arrangement, including Tang Yongming himself, who had taken over the military power. It allowed him, a new member of the Independent Regiment, to monopolize power like this. Even if there were restrictions, Liu Lang's trust in him could not be increased.
In fact, the independent regiment chose to travel from Hebei to Shanxi and then to Shaanxi to finally enter Sichuan this time. It was not only to escort a large amount of captured baggage and a large amount of cash from the Chinese business group entering Sichuan, they also had an important task.
The origins of the injured soldiers who were disabled due to injuries in the original independent regiment were basically concentrated in Shaanxi and Sichuan, but the origins of the more than a thousand wounded soldiers accepted by the 29th Army included Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi. Their group also wanted to transfer them to Shaanxi and Sichuan.
Wounded soldiers who wanted to go home were sent home. If they didn't want to go home and even wanted to take their families with them to Sichuan, they would take them all to Guangyuan.
The factories that Huashang Group is about to build on a large scale give Liu Lang the confidence to relocate all these people. Liu Lang will not let any of his soldiers who have contributed to the country and the people not receive the treatment they deserve.
Liu Lang refused to follow the guard platoon. In a short period of time, Liu Lang had already made a bold decision. Since he could go to Taiyuan, he would take advantage of this opportunity. This time he would not only go to Taiyuan to meet the King of Shanxi, but also
He can also take a train from Taiyuan to a place where war is currently in full swing. There is not only a person he has wanted to see since his rebirth, but also critical supplies that he must need if he wants to develop ordnance.
No matter what, he had to go once. It was a good opportunity to leave the Independent Group this time. There were so many people going. Wouldn’t that put the label of Liu Lang and Liu Fatty on his face? When he left Taiyuan, he
It’s not Mr. Liu Lang and Captain Liu, but Mr. Fan, Mr. Fan’s accountant.
The four of them were still looking cool, each with a bicycle, escorted by Comrade Lao Li on horseback and a security company of more than 100 people, heading towards Taiyuan.
Unlike what we saw in the future TV series, Comrade Li, who is a lieutenant general, is not equipped with any small off-road jeep, just a short but strong Mongolian horse, and the security company also relies on walking.
However, on rugged mountain roads, horses are obviously better at off-roading than cars, and Langtuan bicycles are obviously also at home. Comrade Li was envious of it. If he gave one to each of his soldiers, not only would they be able to
The troop's marching ability is increased to one hundred miles a day, and the bicycle can also carry cargo on the front and rear. It is no problem to carry all the equipment of a light machine gunner.
However, after asking Liu Lang about the price of the bicycle he purchased, Comrade Li couldn't help but back off. The price of one hundred and fifty oceans per bicycle was really prohibitive. Even if it was equipped for some special units that required high mobility,
, the entire division probably needs about 500 vehicles, and the expenditure of tens of thousands of oceans is simply chilling. With that kind of money, it is better to equip it with dozens of heavy machine guns and mountain cannons.
After all, if you walk slowly, you won't die. If you don't have heavy firearms, you will be crushed by your opponent.
This is because Comrade Lao Li's thinking is still stuck in the First World War, and heavy firepower allocation is the key to the combat effectiveness of the army. Liu Lang saw that Comrade Lao Li immediately retracted his words as soon as he heard the price, and knew what he was thinking about.
Liu Lang actually wanted to tell him that six years later, the Third Reich attacked Poland and occupied the entire country in just 20 days. What did it rely on? It wasn't fierce firepower, but high machine power. That's also humankind.
For the first time in history, a classic battle in which armored troops assaulted and assaulted again and again until the enemy retreated again and again and finally collapsed and could no longer organize an effective resistance capability.
In fact, this move of the head of the Third Reich was invincible and unstoppable in the early stages of the war, both on the European battlefield and in North Africa. The tactics of the Third Reich in World War II made the armies of all countries realize the power of mobility.
importance.
In the next eighty years, American soldiers have pushed the mobility of the army to the extreme. In one day, they can send a division of personnel and equipment 5,000 kilometers away. It can be said that these concepts all come from this
The Third Reich was about to break out in the Great War and taught the Allies a harsh lesson.
However, regarding Comrade Lao Li's inquiry, Liu Lang was more concerned with military affairs, while Mr. Fan Ziran saw business opportunities.
Liu Lang took the little foreign girl and the shabby black man on bicycles to see the scenery of Shanxi, while Mr. Fan walked with Comrade Li.
It wasn't until it was time to take a break for dinner that Mr. Fan came over to report to Liu Lang with a smile on his face.
It turned out that when he saw that Lao Li thought it was too expensive, Mr. Fan went and lowered the price of the bicycle to 70 yuan and asked Comrade Lao Li if he would buy it.
It was 50% cheaper at once, so Lao Li naturally agreed.
The establishment of a bicycle factory was a new investment point proposed by the senior executives of Huashang Group after Liu Lang purchased bicycles. Naturally, Liu Lang supported it without hesitation. The factory building was not yet available, so Liu Lang handed it over to Huashang Group on behalf of the independent group.
Orders for up to 1,500 military heavy-duty bicycles were placed.
"Are you sure you won't lose money if you sell it for 70 yuan?" Liu Lang was speechless.
The price of the heavy-duty military bicycle ordered by him, the big boss behind the scenes, was as high as 100 oceans, and it was also the so-called cost price.
"If Commander Li's 68th Division purchases 500 vehicles, I don't believe that the other dozen divisions of the Jinsui Army can handle it. That's an order for several thousand vehicles. Add Commander Liu's independent regiment and Commander Liu's Sichuan Army.
As long as there is large-scale production, the cost itself will come down, and I have calculated that the price of rubber used in bicycle tires remains high because Guangxi and Yunnan provinces control the output of rubber raw materials. If there is an exchange of scarce materials such as fertilizers,
The cost of rubber will also be greatly reduced, and I am confident that the cost of the bicycle will be controlled within a controllable range. Moreover, even if the bicycle loses money, as long as a business is done, the relationship between our Huashang Group and Jinsui Army will not be lost.
Really? Our Huashang Group has more than just one factory. People from Shanxi are rich." Fan Ziran confidently analyzed it to Liu Lang.
It makes sense. Liu Lang couldn't help but feel happy when he looked at the little suit with oily hair and pink face in front of him. I bet he wanted to take a long-term approach to catch the big fish!
Shanxi, in this era, is indeed a big fat sheep. There is nothing wrong with wanting to eat meat from them.