In the wilderness, a lieutenant colonel drove while two colonels sat. On the bumpy road, the three-wheeled motorcycle was much steadier than the truck.
"It can even warm your feet. Not bad!" Qian Duoduo shouted at Qi Rui from the driver's seat. The three-wheeled motorcycle's exhaust pipe was cleverly used to provide heat to the driver's seat and the people's feet. This seemingly insignificant design was not to be underestimated. For soldiers, keeping their feet warm was quite meaningful.
"It's not cold in the back of the motorcycle," Qi Rui shouted at Qian Duoduo in the same loud voice. There was a similar design in the back of the motorcycle, which made Qi Rui feel good.
At this time, Hu Xingzhi was wearing a hood and goggles. The two colonels didn't want to disturb him while he was driving. Qi Rui picked up a rifle, stepped on the back of the motorcycle, and got into a shooting position. The cavalry once imagined two people riding a horse, with the former driving and the latter shooting. It only took a short period of practice to completely dispel this idea. At this time, the cavalry's imagination finally became reality. Of course, it was expressed in a different way.
Along with Hu Xingzhi were not only vehicles, but also a group of trainers. The long motorcycles were in front, and the long new trucks were in the back. The motorcycles were lined up for three to four kilometers. The people at the checkpoints along the way stood on the side of the road to watch. They excitedly waved at the mighty motorcycles, and the people on the motorcycles also waved at them.
New equipment was indeed different. It took five hours to travel from the base to the Portland Port, and only four hours to return to the base from the Portland Port. Hu Xingzhi, Li Shaokang, and the officers of the motorcycles were all familiar with each other. A few months ago, they had been doing drills together.
With all the equipment, the motorized infantry brigade had officially entered the stage of being fully equipped. As for how the equipment should be distributed, the newly joined regiment commander, Wu Sanjia, didn't say anything, but he looked very concerned. He was the regiment commander of the division commander Zheng was in, and the main force was directly allocated to the motorcycles brigade.
"The new equipment will be allocated to the second regiment first," Qi Rui said. Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Without waiting for the others to ask, Qi Rui explained himself, "The first squadron also learns new equipment once, and the second squadron also learns new equipment once. If the second team were to start learning from the old equipment, it would be equivalent to learning twice. That would waste too much time. "
The reasoning was easy to understand, but everyone coveted the new equipment. The members of the First Regiment were unwilling to accept that the Second Regiment had suddenly obtained the best equipment from a simple infantry regiment.
"I think it's fine." Before anyone could speak, Brigade Commander Ma Xiaoming expressed his opinion.
Wu Sanjia was stunned. He was already in his forties and had seen far more things than these young people. Therefore, Wu Sanjia was quite puzzled by the actions of this group of youngsters. In his opinion, a fairer way would be to split the old and new equipment equally, with each team taking the same proportion. From the perspective of "fairness", this did not seem very fair to the group. This display of goodwill was a little too much.
"Why can't we split it equally?" Most of the Regiment Leaders voiced out their common opinion.
"From the perspective of efficiency, splitting it equally is the most inefficient." Without waiting for Qi Rui to speak, Brigade Commander Ma Xiaoming finished his sentence. "I'm not looking down on anyone. The Second Regiment lacks experience with motorized infantry, while the First Regiment is more familiar with the old equipment. Overall, the Second Regiment has the advantage of new equipment, and the Second Regiment has the advantage of training. When the First Regiment gets the new equipment, the Second Regiment's proficiency will also increase. That's fair. "
"Yes, if we think that we're just people from the First Regiment, from the perspective of the First Regiment, it's easy to think of the problem of getting the best equipment and the best personnel. But from the perspective of our brigade, the best model is for the entire brigade to have the strongest combat power in the shortest amount of time, "Qi Rui continued Ma Xiaoming's words.
The reasoning was easy to understand, but the group of officers from the First Regiment obviously could not accept it psychologically. Since they could not accept it, the expression on their faces naturally showed that they were unhappy. The Second Regiment Leader Wu Sanjia was in his forties and had seen far more than the young people in their twenties. From the perspective of the Second Regiment, getting the latest equipment was naturally the most beneficial choice. Even from the perspective of the Motorized Infantry Brigade, quickly upgrading the Second Regiment's equipment was also the most beneficial choice.
"The Second Regiment supports the Brigade Headquarters' suggestion. Also, we hope that the comrades from the First Regiment can give us more help so that the Second Regiment can fight alongside the comrades from the First Regiment as soon as possible. "Wu Sanjia expressed his stance without hesitation. At this time, it would be too stupid of him to pretend and say something that did not match his heart.
The brigade commander and the brigade political commissar were firm in their stance. The First Regiment could not find any other justifiable reason and could only reluctantly accept Qi Rui and Ma Xiaoming's suggestion.
A few hours later, Commander Wu and Division Commander Zheng discussed the decision on the equipment distribution. "Old Zheng, what do you think of these young people?"
"They're not bad." Division Commander Zheng sighed. Qi Rui and Ma Xiaoming's decision was correct, but to be able to make such a decision was a little beyond their age. Division Commander Zheng asked himself if he would have been able to make such a decision when he was in his twenties. It had nothing to do with personal kindness or malice. To be able to quickly consider the problem from the perspective of a brigade level cadre required a very mature mentality.
"Old Zheng, Political Commissar Shen Xin has already asked me if I support you to be the commander of the newly established Motorized Infantry Brigade. I have already made it clear to Political Commissar Shen Xin that I support you. It won't be long before the transfer order comes. " Commander Wu did not continue this topic. Instead, he changed to a topic that was more closely related to Division Commander Zheng.
"Oh?" Division Commander Zheng was surprised and happy. The core of the war with the Americans was the Great Lakes region. Destroying the industrial center of the United States in the Great Lakes region was not the same as destroying the entire American industry. After destroying the industrial center of the Great Lakes region, the United States would lose the industrial foundation for a full-scale war with China.
The combat power displayed by the hastily formed Motorized Infantry was not to be underestimated. More importantly, this unit was formed under the orders of the Military Governor Vaize. Division Commander Zheng, like the other soldiers, firmly believed that the direction Vézé pointed out was correct.
"What about you, Commander Wu?" Division Commander Zheng felt that it was strange that Commander Wu could not be the commander of this division.
Seeing Division Commander Zheng's nervous expression, Commander Wu laughed. "Don't worry about me. The 23rd division will be converted into a motorized division in a few months. The task I received is to continue south and seize California, which is rich in oil. Your gasoline supply still depends on me. For the next month or so, you will be under my command. By March, you will all be transferred back to Xinxiang. As the main force of the war against the Great Lakes region. "
"Attacking California by sea?" With the information provided by Commander Wu, Division Commander Zheng had a general understanding of the North American military's strategic arrangement.
"Seize the West Coast of the United States and then attack from the west to the east. Against a big country, swallowing is useless. We have to rely on nibbling away. The task of the motorized infantry is to defeat the enemy's organized large-scale operations. The rest is to completely wipe out the Americans from these territories, "Commander Wu explained the simple strategic considerations. He was not afraid of leaking the so-called secret. Only the correct strategy could win. Correct thinking relied on correct theory. Those who could grasp the correct theory were knowledgeable people. Those knowledgeable people were not destined to be Americans or China.
More importantly, even if the knowledgeable people in America understood the correct theory, what could they do? War relied on strength. China had the strength to completely defeat America. As servants of the army, the Koreans had shown their ability to do the dirty work. The Military Governor Of Vaize was already prepared to wipe out the 50 million Americans. The only hope for the Americans to turn the situation around was to change the Military Governor Of Vaize's attitude. Almost 40 years had proven one thing. The Military Governor Of Vaize had a steel will. Neither strong enemies nor weak chickens could make him change the decision he had already made.
On February 2nd, 1889, the news of the Liberation Army landing in San Francisco reached Washington. The American federal government was very unhappy. James? Abram? President Garfield was stuck in the White House for a few days and could not go out. This winter was quite cold. On January 30th, there was a sudden snowstorm in Washington. Nearly three feet of snow accumulated on the roads. It was not only Washington. New York, Philadelphia, and the entire northeast were affected by this kind of snow. There was also the problem of a large-scale telegraph outage.
Therefore, the news of the fall of San Francisco reached Washington two or three days later. James? Abram? President Garfield knew that the capital of China was on the warm Yangtze River. According to the American diplomats who had been ambassadors in China, although it would also snow in Nanjing, there would not be a problem of Nanjing being blocked by snow. February also did not enter the flood season. China's Great Emperor Vézé could calmly and comfortably approve documents in his magnificent office.
Thoughts aside, James? Abram? President Garfield still had to continue the meeting. At this time, the fireplace in the White House was burning brightly. A group of senior officials who were shivering in the cold in the carriage arrived in the warm conference room one after another.
"How is the conscription going in the states?" This was James? What President Garfield cared about the most. On the long border between China and the United States, the United States did not dare to take the initiative to provoke because it did not have enough troops. China, on the other hand, did not move. In fact, it was even wishful thinking in Washington that it would be best if the Chinese looted to their heart's content in Washington and Oregon and then took the initiative to retreat. The British did the same thing. They burned Washington and chased the American government all the way to Utah. In the end, they still returned to Canada with a full load of loot. The vast land and the power of the local tyrants in the United States, who were armed according to Article 2 of the Constitution, proved to be the greatest security guarantee of the United States. But it was completely unrealistic to pull this group of local tyrants to the border to fight a war.
"The telegrams from all the states expressed the hope that a big war can be fought after the end of the spring plowing." The Director of the Personnel Bureau, who was in charge of the conscription, frowned. Although the United States had a good steel industry and industry, the United States in 1889 was vast, and the number of farmers immersed in farming far exceeded the number of cities. As a country of immigrants, the old immigrants all had their own land and had a higher sense of identity with the country. It was more reassuring to let them take up arms and fight for the country, but these people had to first meet the needs of their own farmland. Without spring plowing, there would be no harvest for a year. The problem of food was not a small problem.
Looking at the snow-covered world outside the window, James? Abram? President Garfield did not say anything for the time being. Fighting in such snow was not a war, but a suicide mission. The troops could collapse on the march. The thought of the Chinese army fighting in warm California made the President particularly unhappy. He said fiercely, "Let's not talk about the other states first. Order the states near California to quickly send troops to help California. We must not let the Chinese blockade our West Coast. "
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