"It's great, with planes and tanks. Our 15th Route Army can also fight against the Japanese army head-on. There is no need to fight like before, and we will hide our heads and tails." Xing Zhanqing said.

"It's not as optimistic as you imagined. The steel production in the Northwest is still very low at this time. In addition, there is still a considerable gap compared with the Japanese army in aircraft manufacturing. For a long time in the future, we will still face the air force and tanks that the Japanese army may have dominant." Jiang Li corrected and said, blind optimism is not advisable. As a leader, we must pour cold water when our subordinates are optimistic. No matter how fast the Northwest develops, it is also a gap with Japan's already large-scale industrial system. Of course, the Northwest also has its own advantages. Without the investment and consumption of astronomical naval numbers, the Northwest can temporarily devote all its energy to the army and the air force.

"Commander, what is the current production of the Avengers?" In contrast, Tian Jianlong attaches more importance to the Avengers than everyone present. Even if he went to the UK to buy Vicks tanks before, he bought other people's things after all, and it was just a one-time deal. However, the Avenger's performance is not inferior to Vicks tanks. In the future, the northwest can be continuously produced, which means that the expansion of the tank troops is no longer subject to others. As the leader of the Northwest armored troops, the armored troops are full of countless possibilities.

"The Avengers' machine gun model is about to be put into production. The 47mm single-turret gun model now has a monthly output of 2 vehicles, which can be increased to 3 vehicles by the end of the year, and will reach 4 to 5 vehicles next year." The person who answered this question was Tang Shijian.

"That is to say, by the end of the year, the tank troops can add more than twenty Avengers." Jiang Li looked at Sun Liren and Tian Jianlong and said, "Col. Sun is placed in your team behind. One-third of his team's twenty-four tanks are Avengers, and the others will transfer the Vicks tanks."

"Yes, Commander!" Tian Jianlong and Sun Liren replied in unison. For Tian Jianlong, although Sun Liren's reusability may be related to his graduation from the US Military Academy, it is under his command after all. It can be predicted that as the Northwest's own tank factory continues to produce tanks. The tank troops of the 15th Route Army will completely get rid of the previous shackles. By the end of the year, the tank troops will be expanded by nearly half again, and next year, the tank troops will at least double. The tank troops formed under the leadership of Zhang Xueliang of Fengtian have gone through several battles and have been completely reborn in the ashes.

What made Sun Liren even more excited was that the 15th Route Army was valued so much when they first arrived. This treatment was never acceptable even in Nanjing. After all, compared with the Huangpu Group, which had already stood like a mountain in the Central Army, Sun Liren's hope of making a name for himself was still a bit too slim. But from the 15th Route Army, there was no such concern. From the perspective of anti-Japanese war, the 15th Route Army's will to resist Japan was recognized throughout the Republic of China. It was a very wise decision to come to the 15th Route Army.

"Commander, when we came, Yang Yaofeng and Zhou Dafu and others gave us a brief introduction. The 15th Route Army will have a conventional army of 170,000 by the end of the year. As for the technical troops, even if the tanks in front of us are, I wonder how big the tank troops under the commander are?" When Xing Zhanqing asked this question, Li Du, Zhang Dianjiu, Su Bingwen and others also looked with concern.

"The Tank Teaching Brigade was established before. Later it was reorganized into two tank teaching battalions, with one battalion under the jurisdiction of a total of 24 armored vehicles and tanks, mainly Vicks tanks. In the future, we will focus on our own Avengers. By the end of this year, it will be no problem to expand into three tank battalions."

"Three tank battalions really pulled out to the field to fight against the enemy, and their functions were as good as three infantry divisions." Zhang Dianjiu said astonished. Hearing that the conventional force of the 15th Route Army could reach 170,000 people by the end of the year, it surprised these Northeast generals who were withdrawn by the Soviet Union. Unexpectedly, this was not the real strength of the 15th Route Army at this time.

"College Battalion Commander, this is also considered a super high configuration. Otherwise, how can the Tank Teaching Battalion be powerful?" Feng Zhanhai smiled. According to Jiang Li's usual practice, the outside world has always seen the strength of the 15th Route Army. The special forces, tank teaching troops, heavy artillery regiments, and air force, whose scale has been continuously expanded, are strictly confidential. It is extremely difficult for the outside world to find these core data. Unless it is at the level of the division and brigade, there is only a rough idea, knowing the foundation of the 15th Route Army's anti-Japanese war. But the arsenal, the tank

Factory, and aircraft factories that have begun to produce Eagle fighter jets are the giant beasts hidden under the data. Every time, the 15th Army's troops will be further expanded. At least according to the current progress, the pace of expansion next year will not be lower than that now, which means that the total number of troops in each year will exceed 10,000. The number of police officers who have received quasi-military training in Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and other places has exceeded 36,000. As long as Jiang Li is willing, these people can become soldiers at any time.

"Okay, the current 15th Army is somewhat different from the previous Northeast Army. Lao Li and Lao Ma each transitioned to the position of commanders of the 5th and 7th Divisions to become familiar with the current military affairs of the 15th Army. In addition, they also serve as the deputy chief of staff of the General Staff. However, after the training of the troops you brought over, they will also be dispersed and expanded into the various armies. Is there any problem?" As for Wang Delin, Zhang Dianjiu, Xing Zhanqing and others, the 15th Army's expansion pace in the past two years has been quite fast. The chief of staff, brigade commander, temporary brigade and other troops in the division-level troops also have many vacancies, and there are no big problems with arranging these people.

"Of course there is no problem. This time I came to the northwest, I came to join the commander. The commander immediately governs the army. Who can compare to the ability of governing the people at the horse?" Li Du said first.

"Okay, the people who are humble are all arranged by the commander." Ma Zhanshan felt warm in his heart. Jiang Li did not invade them into alternatives. Although his previous title was loud, he was always the commander of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, the chairman of Heilongjiang Province, etc., but in fact, the areas that can be affected are extremely limited. Although the troops he brought with him were numerous, according to previous knowledge, a reorganized division of the 15th Route Army included a 36-door artillery regiment, with a full force of more than 13,000 troops.

It is much different from a powerful army in other places. If the bonus of artillery is included, it is even higher than the front line. What else is there to be dissatisfied with the 15th Army being able to get such a placement?

"Okay, the Great Wall War has just passed, but the threat of the Japanese invaders has not only not subsided, but has increased day by day. As early as next year, as late as the year after, the Japanese invaders stabilized the situation in the Northeast and completely calmed down the Rehe River. After the turmoil in Chahar, there will inevitably be big moves. Now is the time for us to prepare for war. Two years is enough for us to pull the army to nearly 300,000 people. In the meantime, we have a stable base in the northwest. We can attack and defend when we retreat. We will compete with the Japanese army again!"
Chapter completed!