In another field, China also has an absolute systematic advantage over Japan, that is, the fulcrum system of the army world - armored vehicles and tanks. It is only the Korean battlefield and the Pacific battlefield that have a greater limitation on the use of this advantage.

Shortly after the end of the Jeju Naval Battle, the Northeast Defense Force mobilized its troops to use T15Ⅲ\MT22 light tanks and MBV2 infantry fighting vehicles to cooperate with the MBT33 main tanks to carry out penetration operations in Kaesong. In cooperation with this operation, the two fleets of the Central Naval Aviation Combined Fleet were jointly carried out.

Gathered on the Incheon Coast and worked with the Air Force to suppress the Japanese aviation division.

After 1938, the Empire re-established a new army equipment number, because Britain, the Soviet Union and other countries used T as a number in formally compiled and developed models. The Empire re-used the MT series number as the subsequent number of the original TK series, in

Five major branch systems are formed in the armored vehicle system: MBT main tank, MT light and medium tank, MBV infantry armored vehicle, MZP self-propelled artillery, and MST amphibious tank.

The MBT series of the main tank of the Empire is the protection and firepower of heavy tanks and the maneuverability of medium tanks, which destined that this level of tank is expensive and has the characteristics of high manufacturing difficulty. In actual war use,

The main tanks of MBT series are the core of tank combat. They are small in number but can play a key role. The MT series that cooperates with them mainly consists of light and medium tanks, and are cheap and suitable for large-scale mass production.

Based on T15Ⅱ, the Empire continued to improve to T15Ⅲ in 1937, with the formal installation number as MT22 light tank, the T18Ⅱ tank was improved to MT23 medium tank, and the improvement of MT20 heavy tank was abandoned. The first two were in 1934

In large-scale service began in 2018, the T\MT20\MT20B tank continued to serve as the only heavy tank in the empire.

The total combat weight of the T15Ⅲ MT22 light tank is 22.35 tons, the height of the car is 2.3 meters. It adopts a low body design, equipped with M1930 75mm gun and M2 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun, M2 7.62mm parallel machine gun, and the engine power is 450.

The meter-type horsepower is a homogeneous steel armored fully welded structure, and an integral cast steel turret is used.

The MT23 medium tank has a combat weight of 31.5 tons, and it also adopts a low body design. The main gun was an 85mm rifled gun in the early stage. It was changed to a 90mm smoothbore gun in 1937. The engine is a 550-meter horsepower V-type diesel engine engine, using a second-level

Supercharge technology.

As the central pillar of the imperial tank and the great mechanization transformation, the MBT series has once again upgraded the MBT33\35 versions based on the original MBT30. These two types of tanks also use rifled guns and the other uses smoothbore guns, which is different from the MT23 medium tanks

The point is that the main tanks of MBT33\35 use 90mm guns, and the 105mm rifled tank gun has been developed and mature. As a technical reserve, it can be used in the improvement of MBT series tanks, MT24 heavy tanks, and MT27 tank destroyers at any time.

Due to the limited terrain and production quantity, the MT24 heavy tank was not put into use on the Korean battlefield, but was mainly MT22 light tanks, with a small number of MBT33 main tanks and MT23 medium tanks, and the MT27 tank destroyer was the breakthrough point.

The Imperial Army has a series of armored systems such as infantry fighting vehicles and armored reconnaissance vehicles, so there are certain differences between the tank level demarcation and other countries in the world. In the 1933 Imperial Armored Tank Level Division Charter, 25 tons of combat weight was weighed.

The following are light tanks, 25 to 35 tons are medium tanks, and more than 35 tons are heavy tanks.

The MT22 light tank has absolute advantages over the Japanese 97 Middle School tank. The MT22's total combat weight is 22.35 tons, the engine power is 450 meters, and the combat weight of the Japanese 97 Middle School tank is 450 meters.

It is only 15.8 tons, and the engine power is 170 inches of horsepower.

Such data differences make the MT22 light tank completely advantageous in the comparison with the 97th Central Battle. The MT22 light tank can easily penetrate the 97th Central Battle at a distance of 1,000 meters, and the 97th Central Battle only has a chance within 400 meters.

Armor that breaks through MT22 light tanks.

In fact, the MT22 light tank itself is designed specifically for mountainous and hilly terrain such as North Korea, Southeast and South China. Since its inception, it has been given the task of taking on the main attack tanks in mountain battlefields such as North Korea.

Because the terrain in southeastern North Korea is relatively flat and suitable for large-scale light and medium-sized tank combat, North Korea's main railway lines are also concentrated here. The Empire concentrated six reorganized armored divisions in Kaesong and replaced MT22 light tanks on a large scale until it was

It was not until the end of December 1939 that the conditions were met to fully attack southeastern North Korea.

A few days after the end of the Jeju Naval Battle, Wei Lihuang also arrived at the Kaesong front line as the commander of the Second Army of the Northeast Army. What followed was the imperial elite 4th Division, 14th Division and 15th Division.

Fu Zuoyi led the First Army to fight beautifully in Kaicheng. If he really had to attack with all his strength, he could capture Seoul and even push it all the way to southern North Korea. Now the military headquarters has allowed him and the First Army to rest and train in Northeast China.

He must be unhappy when the Second Army came up to attack for a strong attack in half a year.

In terms of qualifications, how can Wei Lihuang be qualified to be on par with him?

Cai E has fought a war for his whole life, so of course he knows what Fu Zuoyi would think, so this time he personally accompanied Wei Lihuang to lead the Second Army to the front line, and he was directly commanded and fought in the name, and at least gave Fu Zuoyi a step to rest.

On the afternoon of December 24, 1939, Cai E and Liu Gengyun, Wei Lihuang, Liu Yazhao, Huang Baitao and others took a train to the Kaicheng Front Command. Shu Fangde and Zhang Hongkui, the deputy chief of staff of the Northeast Defense Force, stayed at the station.

Command and dispatch in Pyongyang, maintain logistics and intelligence work.

Fu Zuoyi prepared a small military parade on the front line. After reviewing the three armies, Cai E made a very excited speech. Then he asked Fu Zuoyi and others to follow him to the command center. According to the principle, it should be a meal first, but the Central Defense Army

It is clearly stipulated that the treatment of officers and soldiers must be equal, and officers can only eat whatever soldiers eat, and all the orders are strictly ordered to set up private kitchens.

Therefore, at noon that day, I could only eat together in the battlefield cafeteria, and let the orderly soldiers go directly to eat and chat. The generals and officials could only each hold a steel lunch box and sit next to the map table to eat and talk.

It is said that it is the same treatment, but there must be a difference. Even the cooking staff will not be so chaotic, but basically just open a few boxes of canned food for the generals, especially during the war period, which is particularly true.

It will definitely be investigated.

Many things are a matter of the trend, and everyone is used to these things. It is a good thing to open a box of canned meat on the front line.

Cai E had too many things in his mind. After taking a few bites, he put the lunch box aside. The generals and officials present said: "The Air Force and Navy are really very upset when the battle of Jeju. The emperor criticized two in a row.

General, I gave two viscounts. Brothers, our army cannot afford to lose face, so in this decisive battle in Seoul, I talked with Chief of Staff Chiang. I personally took the lead in this decisive battle.

Be sure to do your best and never let our army down!"

Cai E's qualifications in the army must be said. Even if he made a mistake in the middle and was forced to rest for six years, that mistake was not a matter of principle. In terms of military merit, Cai E was the first to invade the pass and expel him.

The Tartars, a famous founding general who stabilized the border, commanded the Sino-Soviet war. Whether it was commanding cavalry or early armored troops, they all rolled the Soviet Union all over the ground, winning one thousand miles and spreading six thousand miles.

His prestige in the National Defense Forces is still terrible.

Whether it was Fu Zuoyi, Wei Lihuang, Liu Yazhao, etc., everyone said yes.

After everyone agreed, Cai E continued: "The military commander ordered that the Second Army has been on the front line of Kaicheng so far, with many injuries and insufficient personnel replenishment. We temporarily stayed at the surrounding defense line of Kaicheng and rested on the spot. From the domestic market

The 17 newly-organized regiments who have been dispatched must be reorganized within three months and must meet the conditions for full combat after March next year."

Fu Zuoyi immediately stood up and replied, "Report to the Commander-in-Chief and give me a month."

Cai E was silent for a moment, without a stern face, but replied normally: "The emperor gave you three months, so naturally you must be fully prepared. Don't think that the little Japanese will be defeated soon.

This battle will take a long time to fight. Now it is not the time to grab military merits. The rectification will be over and the important tasks will be entrusted later."

Fu Zuoyi was still very unhappy, it would be fine if others were not. The key was that he was snatched away by someone like Wei Lihuang who was not as qualified as him. It was really hard for him to accept this military merit.

Seeing that Fu Zuoyi was still unable to hold back, Cai E didn't want to say much. He would wait for the teacher Shu Fangde to do it for the time being.

The editor-in-chief of the Northeast Defense Forces is composed of three armies, Wei Lihuang's second army is mainly armored troops, Fu Zuoyi's first army is mainly conventional mechanized troops, and Zhang Zizhong's third army is mainly light mechanized mountain division.

The main forces of the First Army are the 22nd and 23rd Light Armored Divisions and the 10th Mountain Divisions. The rest are mountain divisions and conventional infantry divisions. They have three artillery divisions and the artillery firepower is very strong.

The Second Army is mainly composed of the 4th, 14th and 15th Divisions. Among them, only the 15th Division was originally equipped with the most light tanks. This division is also stationed in Dandong, and its mission is to take charge of North Korea. The 4th Armored Division was originally heavy.

The armored division, with the main MBT33 tanks as its main core equipment, temporarily replaced a new batch of MT22 light tanks in the Northeast. This will definitely take a period of running-in time. In addition, the battalions under each regiment have been expanded to 8 companies, so

The Northeast has been resting and has not officially moved south to join the war.

The main forces of the Third Army are the 3rd Mountain Division and the 21st and 27th Divisions. The Mountain Division and the Conventional Infantry Division are mainly equipped with a light armored division and two artillery divisions, with 2 engineering brigades and 2 baggage units under their jurisdiction.

The overall combat of the brigade mainly cooperates with the Second Army and the First Army.

The Northeast Defense Force itself also has a cavalry brigade, 2 light armored divisions, 3 engineering brigades, 2 baggage brigades, 3 artillery divisions and 22 new regiments, plus 14 transport aircraft directly drawn from the Central Military Department.

The overall strength of the brigade is enough to fight this war.

After half a year of preparation, the Northeast Defense Forces has been ready. The total number of restored officers and soldiers and new recruits drawn from the country is about 700,000, and the total force is 1.1 million.

The Japanese army also continued to reinforce southern North Korea. Even though the damage was severe in the Kaesong Battle, the scale of the entire East Asian dispatched troops was close to one million. It is inevitable that the situation of the largest land war in China and Japan in history will break out between the two sides.

It's right in front of you.

After all, Cai E was away from the major mechanized transformation for a long time and was a little unfamiliar with the new changes of the entire Imperial Army. Therefore, in terms of the entire tactical planning and arrangement, he mainly relied on Liu Gengyun, the chief of staff.

After discussing the tactical planning of the Seoul Campaign with all the subordinates, Cai E remembered another thing and suddenly reminded you before the meeting: "There is another thing to say hello to you in advance, Chen Wu

The general actively asked for a fight. The emperor was concerned about his old love and said that he also agreed to General Chen's request for a fight. If it came quickly, General Chen might fly to Pyongyang in the middle of next month. As for Old Chen, except for Zhang Zizhong who was his back then.

The old subordinates of the direct line may not be familiar with others. You at least know that General Chen’s military achievements during the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the Sino-Japanese War were second only to the two old generals, Zhao Tingzhu and Jiang Yanxing. He was more impatient and spoke.

You should understand in your heart that if he scolds you two, no one will be allowed to give up. Also, he secretly shot the officer who violated discipline in private, so he was demoted to retire at two levels and forced to retire. Now he can only do so.

The rank of major general serves. You lieutenant generals, you should not cause trouble to me by relying on the rank of military generals. If something happens, you will not be able to afford to be guilty."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. The flower leopard Chen Wu was a legendary general. If he hadn't had a hot personality, he would still be considered a veteran general at Zhao Tingzhu and Cai E's level.

Liu Gengyun was demoted as Chief of Staff, Cai E was demoted as Commander-in-Chief, and now even the old legendary general Chen Wu and Chen Baozi have come back. What a monster and a monster have come out.

But then again, on the Korean battlefield, the old experiences of these veteran generals are just very useful.

Although the Northeast Army's set was passed down to this day, they still felt the most deeply. Even Fu Zuoyi and Zhang Zizhong, the generals who had inherited the past and the future, still lacked real experience of the Northeast Army at that time.
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