The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 435 Smart businessman

Gao Jiu said: "General, I am very interested in armored weapons. I think that in future wars, armored weapons, especially tanks, will play a vital role on the battlefield. The German armored force is currently the strongest in the world. Big one, and you are the director of the armored force, I would like to ask you how to use the armored force to maximize its effectiveness?"

"Oh, do you also think that armored forces will become the main force on the battlefield in the future?" Guderian was surprised and delighted, and was very interested. To his delight, Gao Jiu had the same opinion as him. To his surprise, a man from Young people in distant China have such foresight and attach importance to the use of armored weapons.

Gao Jiu said affirmatively: "Yes, I think that if the armored force is used reasonably, it will definitely become the main force on the battlefield and a decisive force to change the situation of the battle. Countries in the world have not yet fully realized this point, and have not brought it into play at all. The role of armored forces."

Gao Jiu's words have something to say, since the advent of tanks, countries with tanks have used them as infantry support weapons.They divided tanks into various infantry units, and only used them as mobile forts or steel bunkers, and did not play an important role as tank offensive weapons.

Guderian was aware of this, and he was conceiving the tactics that the armored forces would use in it.However, in Germany, he was a humble man and did not receive the attention he deserved. This is why he is a dignified director of armored forces in the German army and is still a major general.

He asked: "Mr. Gao, how do you think the armored forces should be used more reasonably?"

The tactics used by the armored forces mastered by Gao Jiu are not limited to the blitzkrieg invented by Guderian, but are the crystallization of the use of armored tactics researched by countless experts and scholars in later generations.

He said: "General Guderian, the use of armored forces should not only be used as infantry support weapons, but should be used as an independent arm and used in large-scale clusters to form a powerful assault force. On the battlefield, there is an invincible and powerful assault force. Only in this way can the assault capability of armored soldiers be maximized."

Hearing Gao Jiu's words, Guderian's eyes lit up, and he felt that he had found a bosom friend.

He said: "Mr. Gao, your idea is the same as mine, but there are a few questions, and I am still a little confused."

Gao Jiu said, "General, please speak."

Guderian said: "As an independent arm, the armored force is used in large-scale clusters. With its powerful firepower and rapid mobility, it is easy to break through the enemy's defense line.

However, after breaking through the enemy's defense line, the infantry cannot keep up with the armored units, and the armored units are also vulnerable to enemy infantry attacks.The mobility of the infantry is too weak to keep up with the speed of the tanks. It is necessary to take care of the actions of the infantry. The infantry can easily drag the armored troops back. This is a big contradiction.

In addition, the armored forces are limited by the complex terrain. The small caliber and insufficient firepower of the tank's own artillery can hardly be effective when encountering the enemy's solid reinforced concrete fortifications. How to solve these problems? "

Gao Jiu said: "Tanks are used as independent combat units and can exert their greatest effectiveness. However, tanks rely on logistical support and infantry cover. The speed of infantry movement is out of touch with tank troops. Mechanized marches can be used to solve.

However, infantry lacks protection capabilities, and they are easily killed when operating with tank troops.

I think the best solution is to equip each tank group with corresponding motorized armored infantry support units. For example, a tank division is equipped with an armored infantry regiment that uses armored personnel carriers in large numbers, and then a self-propelled artillery battalion, One transport battalion and one engineer battalion can give full play to the close synergy between tanks and infantry. "

After listening to Gao Jiu's words, Guderian seemed to have opened a window, and the confusion in his heart was basically resolved.He humbly asked Gao Jiu for advice, and Gao Jiu discussed with him the theory of blitzkrieg and some comprehensive tactical theories of armored forces.

Guderian discovered that Gao Jiu's idea solved all the puzzles he had been thinking about for a long time, and it was more advanced and scientific than his original idea.

He said sincerely: "Mr. Gao, your idea is really great, and I completely agree with it. But I still have a doubt, and I don't know how to solve it."

Gao Jiu said, "General, please speak."

Guderian said: "The German army does not currently have such equipment as self-propelled artillery. Ordinary artillery is easily out of touch with armored tanks on the battlefield, and it will still affect the attack speed of tanks. How to solve this problem?"

Guderian was talking to Gao Jiu, and William had been listening carefully.He heard Gao Jiu and Guderian talking, and had a deeper understanding of Gao Jiu's military talents.

He is a smart man. When Guderian asked this question, he understood the purpose of Gao Jiu's coming to see Guderian. He wanted to sell the large-caliber artillery of Krupp.

Sure enough, Gao Jiu said: "This is easy to solve. Krupp developed various types of armored weapons before the German Ministry of War Industry reclassified weapons manufacturing categories, including a very advanced tank and two types of armored weapons. A very good self-propelled gun. Krupp is no longer engaged in the production of armored weapons, and for the construction of the Wehrmacht, they are willing to transfer these drawings."

Guderian felt very relieved, he said: "This is great, can I see these drawings?"

Gao Jiu said: "Of course. We are here this time to give these blueprints to you, General."

These drawings were already in William's briefcase, and he took out the design drawings of the "Tiger" tank, "Grizzly" and "Bumble Bee" self-propelled artillery.

Guderian is the director of armored forces and is very familiar with his business.After a cursory look at the design drawings of these tanks and related technical parameters, he can conclude that these are very advanced weapons.

He said happily: "If these weapons can be manufactured, it will greatly improve the equipment level of the German army, and I will recommend these drawings to the German General Staff.

Of course, the design of these excellent weapons took a lot of hard work from your Krupp company, and the companies that use these drawings will pay the corresponding transfer fees. "

Hearing this, William admired him even more. Gao Jiu not only sold Krupp's artillery, but also made a lot of money from these blueprints. He felt that Gao Jiu was a very shrewd businessman again.Now he really has the idea of ​​worshiping Gao Jiu as his teacher.

All the problems that have plagued Guderian for a long time have now been resolved. He stood up excitedly and walked around on the ground, thinking about how to persuade the German General Staff to adopt his blitzkrieg tactics.

As he walked, he stopped, with a sad look on his face.He said: "According to the blitzkrieg theory, the use of armored forces will involve a major adjustment of the German army's organizational system. In the entire German staff headquarters, their concepts still remain on the original tactical thinking, and they don't attach importance to armored forces at all. It is very difficult to persuade them to use it.

To be honest, my influence is very small, and it is difficult to influence the decision-making of the staff headquarters in a short period of time. "

Gao Jiu said: "Facts speak louder than words. Don't talk about this matter. I suggest that as long as an exercise is arranged, the senior generals in the German General Staff are also smart people, and they will definitely accept it."

Then Gao Jiu talked about his idea, and Guderian greatly appreciated it after hearing it.He said: "Mr. Gao, I have to admit that you Chinese are as smart as us Germans."

Gao Jiu and William left, and William drove Gao Jiu back to the embassy.On the way, William said sincerely: "Mr. Gao, you are the smartest and most remarkable person I have ever met. I hope I can worship you as my teacher, and please agree."

To be honest, Gao Jiu likes William, a smart and studious kid, and he really hopes to make friends with such a person who can influence the Krupp company in Germany. Naturally, many problems in Germany can be solved through him.

He said happily: "William, you are kind, upright, smart and studious. You are one of the best people I have ever met. I agree to your request. As long as I can answer any questions you have, I will definitely answer them without any problems." I'll tell you with reservations.

However, we don’t have to be called teachers and students. We can be good friends and brothers. If you want, you can call me Jiu Ge according to what my friends call me in China. "

William said happily: "Brother Ninth."

Not long after, with the help of Gao Jiu, Guderian designed an exercise plan, and then went to the chief of the German army's general staff. At his request, the German army's general staff arranged an exercise. Many of the most influential senior generals of the German army visited.

In this exercise, the German General Staff used an infantry division, an artillery regiment, against Guderian's makeshift, an armored regiment and a motorized infantry regiment.

The commander of the German infantry division felt that he had a strong force, and arranged defensive positions in a systematic manner in accordance with the German infantry drills.He found it very easy to deal with Guderian's armored soldiers.

The battle started, and Guderian began to prepare for artillery fire. The opponent started to defend against the artillery, and waited for the artillery fire to stop before entering the position to counterattack.

At this moment, Guderian concentrated all the tanks at an interval of about 10 meters, attacking in a fan shape, and the motorized infantry regiment followed up.

The defenders began to counterattack with artillery fire, but they found that their artillery could not effectively deter the fast-moving armored troops.

The armored group roared forward and rushed forward, and soon approached the defender's position.

The German infantry guarding in the trenches heard the sound of rumbling engines and felt a tremor in the ground.When they looked up, they saw a large group of steel monsters rushing over. They could imagine how they felt now.

In less than 10 minutes, the infantry division's position was breached, and the motorized infantry following the tanks occupied the position and wiped out the remnants of the enemy.

In less than half an hour, Exercise Nine was over, and Guderian's armored group won a complete victory.

The senior generals of the German army saw that Guderian had such power on the battlefield with only one tank regiment. If several tank divisions were gathered together to charge together, what would it be like? !They were deeply shocked.

Next, in order to completely convince these officers, Gudeli arranged a night offensive exercise so that they would not raise any doubts about the armored group's night operations.

Guderian invited visitors to stand on the defenders' positions and let them test the power of his armored group and night attack.

At the beginning, the senior members of the German army and the staff of the staff believed that Guderian faced a big contradiction in the night attack: how did the tank drive without turning on the lights and not being able to see the road clearly?Turn on the lights, just in time to provide targets for the enemy artillery.

The staff received a request from Guderian to start the exercise.Staff members fired three red flares into the sky.

The senior generals and staff members of the German army looked at the dark night sky ahead and heard the rumbling roar of tanks.

Suddenly, it was bright on the opposite side. The large group of tanks all turned on their headlights, and some tanks were specially equipped with searchlights. The large area of ​​lights was so bright that these visitors couldn't even open their eyes!

This is a very strange scene. From a distance, you can only see bright lights, but you can't see the tank.This is called darkness under the lights, and it is even more difficult for the artillery of the defenders to hit the target.

Seeing groups of steel monsters approaching, the visitors felt extremely terrifying pressure.This is still a drill. If in a real battle, these tanks charged while firing cannons and machine guns, the pressure the defenders would feel would be even more conceivable.

This is too scary.After personal experience, the visitors fully realized the importance of forming an armored cluster.

Guderian succeeded, and his armored group combat mode was recognized by the top German army, and the status of armored soldiers increased accordingly.

Next, Guderian proposed the combat mode of blitzkrieg. In order to strengthen the power of this tactic, the contract combat mode of tanks, armored infantry and self-propelled artillery proposed by him was evaluated as an epoch-making new tactical mode.

After Guderian's recommendation, the two self-propelled artillery "Grizzly" and "Wild Bee" launched by Krupp have been recognized by the top German army.

With the approval of the head of state, the German General Staff decided to formally form the German First Panzer Army, which consisted of six quasi-tank divisions, six armored infantry regiments, 12 self-propelled artillery battalions, and corresponding engineers and supplies.

Guderian was promoted to Lieutenant General Commander of the First Panzer Army.

Of course, the drawings designed by Gao Jiu received a large amount of technology transfer fees, a total of 160 million German marks.At that time, the exchange rate of the Deutsche Mark was slightly lower than that of China’s ocean, which was about 150 million oceans. William, as the middleman, also received 15% of the remuneration for borrowing the name of the Krupp company for these drawings, a total of 22.5 Deutsche marks.Although William came from a wealthy family, he still felt very happy as he was paid through his labor.

Not only William is happy, Krupp will receive a large number of artillery orders, Gustav is also very happy, he asked William to tell Gao Jiu that he will invite the German head of state to his manor for a rest, and he will inform Gao Jiu at that time of.

(End of this chapter)