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Chapter 719 Overturning the table
Guderian was born into a traditional military family. He was trained as an officer since he was a child. He joined the army at the age of 19 and served on the Western Front during the World War.

The Treaty of Versailles stipulated that the German Army could only retain 100,000 people. Guderian successfully retained his military status by virtue of his age advantage and outstanding personal qualities.

During the World War, Guderian served as a cavalry commander and developed a keen interest in armored forces.

Compared with Germany, Russia's armored forces started earlier, had more advanced technology and richer experience, so Guderian was like a fish in water.

The predecessor of the Vladivostok Army Academy was the Amur Officer Training School, which was established in 1893 and is the oldest military academy in the Far East.

Amur is known as the cradle of Russian armored forces. Guderian came into contact with Russia's most advanced armored vehicles at the Army Academy, which opened a new door for Guderian.

Due to material limitations, Germany's armored vehicle production has always been low, unable to meet front-line demand and has not been used on a large scale on the front line.

Germany's use of armored vehicles is also very different from Russia's.

Germany's most famous armored vehicle, the A7V, has a combat weight of 30 tons and a crew of 18.

In addition to the commander, driver, gunner and loader, these 18 people also include 12 machine gunners and 2 mechanics.

This is not the most.

Subsequent versions of the A7V had enhanced firepower and the crew was increased to 23 people. On this basis, a co-pilot, communicator, signalman, pigeon operator and gunner were added.

During the World War, the German army captured Russian armored vehicles on the northern front and had a certain understanding of Russian armored vehicles.

The armored vehicles used by the Army Academy were completely different from the armored vehicles that the German army had captured on the northern front.

"The armored vehicles equipped on the northern front are models from 20 years ago. Ours are the latest models."

Instructor Granat, who participated in the Russo-Japanese War, was full of pride when talking about armored vehicles.

Relying on its special relationship with the Amur Arsenal, the Army Academy will not only study armored tactics, but also help the Amur Arsenal improve the performance of armored vehicles.

Russia's armored fighting vehicle also weighs 30 tons, but has a crew of only four people: the commander, driver, gunner, and second gunner who also serves as a loader.

Due to the significant reduction in the number of crew members, the Russian tank is much smaller in size than the German A7V, so more tonnage can be stored on the armor, providing stronger protection.

The firepower of Russian armored vehicles is not inferior to A7V. The artillery used by A7V is a copy of Russia's 57mm tank gun. Russia's new armored vehicles have begun to use 75mm tank guns.

This type of armored vehicle is affectionately called "Polar Bear" by the instructors at the Army Academy.

"If 'Polar Bear' had been born 10 years earlier, we could have ended the war in 1915."

Granat felt sorry for the "polar bear".

Guderian was in mixed feelings and couldn't say a word in rebuttal.

It has always been believed that before the outbreak of World War I, Germany's industrial strength was second only to the United States, ranking second in the world.

Russia's industrial strength ranks fifth in the world.

Guderian has always been proud of the industrial miracle created by Germany.

After arriving in Amur, Guderian realized that Russia's industrial strength was far stronger than the outside world believed.

In Russia's Far East alone, there are six steel mills with an annual output of over one million tons.

This does not include Yuriev in the heart of Siberia.

There is no exact data on the output of the Yuriev Iron and Steel Plant. Since the city was built, foreigners have not been allowed to visit. Guderian only knew that this place existed, and he didn't even know the exact location of Yuriev, only that it was probably north of Khabarovsk.

All the armor steel used in Amur was provided by the Yuriev Steel Plant.

The Yuriev Iron and Steel Plant also produces naval guns and artillery. The railway guns in Vladivostok are also produced in Yuriev.

During the World War, Germany was unable to equip itself with armored vehicles on a large scale due to limited steel production.

Russia built 120 vehicles just to verify the performance of the new engine.

Why is it 120?

Because the number of armored vehicles equipped by a Russian armored division is 120.
So when Russia was exhausted from fighting, it directly sent the students of the Army Academy to the front line, which formed a complete armored division.

Guderian was not yet the famous father of blitzkrieg, and his understanding of armored vehicles was limited to defense.

Germany's A7V has a maximum off-road speed of 6 kilometers per hour and a maximum range of 30 kilometers.

Russia's Polar Bear has doubled its performance indicators based on Germany's A7V.

"The mission of an armored fighting vehicle is to attack, not to defend."

Granat's understanding of armored vehicles was at the atmospheric level compared to Guderian's.

There were a total of 40 German officers who came to the Army Academy with Guderian. In order to facilitate their management, the Army Academy organized them into a platoon and appointed Guderian as the platoon leader.

The weapons issued to officers by the Army Academy are the latest Yuriev semi-automatic rifles.

The Yuriev rifle equipped by the Russian army during the World War was a bolt-action rifle that required manual loading.

Semi-automatic rifles use recoil to load automatically and have better firepower continuity, making them a favorite of German officers.

After love, it is naturally time for sages.

Why didn't the Russian army equip such a good rifle on a large scale?

The answer is that the Russian army does not have the logistical supply capabilities to match semi-automatic rifles.

To put it bluntly, there is a shortage of bullets.

However, this problem is gradually being improved with the improvement of the Russian military's logistics system, and it will definitely be put into service on a large scale in the future.

So is it possible for the German army to be equipped with semi-automatic rifles?
The answer is no. Even if the German army had a more complete logistics system, Germany lacked the corresponding industrial capacity.

It’s not that bullets can’t be made, but that there is a lack of raw materials.

Unless Germany also has as strong resources as Russia.

Guderian came to Russia to find Russia's weaknesses.

Russia’s weaknesses have indeed been found, or rather, have always been there.

The biggest weakness of the Russians is their arrogance and belief that they are the best in the world.

From what Guderian saw on the Amur, the Russians had every right to be arrogant.

If Guderian was a Russian, he would be more arrogant than Granat.

Clemenceau also had a deeper understanding of the arrogance of the Russians.

Goryeo's claims against Russia aroused strong concern from all members of the League of Nations. Even Colonel House appeared at the League of Nations Assembly held on June 6 under the pretext of a visit.

This was the first truly general assembly of the League of Nations.

A total of 44 countries signed the founding convention of the League of Nations.

Since the United States did not join the League of Nations, the League of Nations actually had only 43 member states.

Of these 43 member states, three did not send any representatives at all, so in fact only 3 countries participated in the previous "General Assembly" of the League of Nations.

Little Nicholas had an outgoing personality. Although the Russian Empire had fallen, he still wore a formal dress from the imperial era and stood out among a group of people in black suits.

Before the meeting began, Mannerheim advised little Nicholas to keep a low profile.

Little Nicholas wanted to use the tuxedo to remind representatives from various countries that although the Russian Empire was destroyed, Russia was still the terrifying European gendarme.

The four permanent members take turns serving as the rotating chair every three months.

The rotating presidency from April to June is France, and Clemenceau chairs the meeting.

The first topic of the meeting was the establishment of a League of Nations force to assist the League of Nations' subordinate agencies in performing their duties.

The decision to form the League of Nations force was made two months ago.

After that, representatives of various countries argued for two whole months over the structure of the League of Nations forces.

To be more precise, Britain, France, Italy and Russia have been arguing for two months, and other countries could only watch without getting a chance to speak.

The four permanent members all agreed that the League of Nations force should be composed of troops from the four permanent members, with the size tentatively set at a division, approximately 1.2 people.

However, there were serious differences over the specific number of troops to be sent.

Clemenceau proposed that France would only send 100 people, and the remaining 1.19 would be sent by Britain, Italy and Russia.

The British representative Edward Grey strongly opposed it and proposed that Britain only provide 150 people, and the rest would be shared by France, Italy and Russia.

Little Nicholas sneered and said, "Don't bother with 100 or 150 of them. If you don't want to send troops, don't send any. Russia has plenty of Cossacks."

Italy--

Italians' opinions don't matter.

The intentions of Clemenceau and Edward Grey were very clear. They did not want to send anyone, nor did they want Russia to monopolize power, so they sent some people to symbolically interfere.

Mannerheim gave advice to Nicholas the Younger and suggested that the cost of this force should be borne by the League of Nations.

Clemenceau and Edward Grey suddenly changed their attitudes and both wanted to use the League of Nations funds to support their troops.

Now the problem is easily solved, as the four permanent members together make up 3000 persons and are impartial.

Therefore, the Italian representative, who has no sense of existence and is not even worthy of a name, is the biggest winner.

The first problem was solved perfectly, and Clemenceau did not keep the representatives of various countries in suspense. He immediately moved on to the second topic, discussing Goryeo's claims against Russia.

As the Goryeo representative appeared, everyone's eyes were focused on little Nicholas.

Little Nicholas suddenly stood up, startling the Korean representative.

Clemenceau was also nervous. What he was most worried about at the moment was that little Nicolas would beat up the Korean representative.

The Italian representative's eyes were full of excitement; the show had finally begun.

Edward Grey looked confused and had no idea what was going on.

Edward Grey's eyesight has deteriorated to the point where he is almost blind.

Little Nicholas turned and left without saying a word.

Members of the Russian delegation and the former Balkan League delegation also left the venue.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"

Clemenceau was overwhelmed as the court was in session.

Little Nicholas turned a deaf ear and walked away.

Clemenceau's face turned pale. It would be fine if he didn't give face to the Koreans, but he didn't even give face to me. How could that be decent?
Decent?

Ha ha.

(End of this chapter)