Chapter 494 Continuous trouble

@@@@@@@@@@2 At the foot of Yanshan Mountain.

More than 20 M2 tanks were back and forth on the grassland. The sound of machine guns and the sudden sound of machine guns were endless, which made Ni Yingdian, who was sitting in the truck itchy all over.

This is the largest army training base in Xinhua. Because the National Defense Law indicates that domestic security and border management are the responsibility of the police and the National Guard, and the main force is only responsible for border guarding and defending the country and foreign wars. Therefore, after the threat in the north is lifted, in addition to Irkutsk, Tangnu Wulianghai, Xinjiang Province There are ten army divisions stationed in Guangxi, Luzon and Borneo. In addition to the two marine divisions, the remaining army is divided into four large bases, which is the largest and best.

Mainly because it is backed by the grassland, the four armored divisions and the four infantry divisions converted from three cavalry divisions plus one infantry division can use the natural environment here to carry out large-scale new tactics training, so nearly 200,000 people use this place as the main base, which is unimaginable to outsiders. When Ni Yingdian and Che As soon as the team entered the base, they felt a hot atmosphere.

Tang Xiao saw his appearance and smiled, "What's the matter, is itching?"

"No, I just like to listen to this sound." Ni Yingdian waved his hand, but his eyes drifted over there from time to time. When the convoy passed the third armored division camp separated by barbed wire, he only rows of garages, as dense as pigeon cages, and each space was full of tanks and armored vehicles.

"What's good? Wait for you to be like me in a few years. It's annoying!" Tang Xiao lighted a cigarette and looked up to see such a spectacular scene in front of him. He was not only not happy, but also sighed bitter water: "See? It's all money!"

"It is said that the emperor prefers the navy, but who knows that the army spends a lot of money! This requires our equipment department to calculate carefully and strictly control the purchase price. It's easy!"

In the face of the minister who complained, Ni Yingdian did not dare to laugh. Everyone was very clear about the temper of the equipment and security minister who always cares about. If anyone talked to him about money, it would be endless, so he quickly turned his eyes away.

Ten years ago, when he was young, the country changed a lot, so he gritted his teeth and went to the Xinhua Army School, which had just been opened in Fengtian. Although he also caught up with the war against Russia, because he was a reserve officer, he ended up in a circle of Cullen.

After coming back, when I saw more and more new equipment in the army, I felt that I didn't have enough knowledge. I went to Changsha University for further study, but I didn't expect that after three years of hard study, although I was still wearing military uniforms, I was assigned to the Equipment and Support Department.

At first, he was a little reluctant, because his biggest dream was to fight, but with an in-depth understanding, he fell in love with this place, especially when he saw these dense tanks and military vehicles in front of him, he was extremely excited. You should know that the main equipment there was all from the equipment department.

The long convoy attracted the attention of the soldiers around him. When the car entered a huge barracks, before Ni Yingdian could get out of the car, he was attracted by the lively scene in the distance. He only saw dozens of soldiers wearing steel helmets and all kinds of protective gear, divided into two factions chasing a ball.

"Why isn't it football?"

"Football? What's the power? Dozens of people are spinning around a ball, but they can't use their hands. It's boring!" Tang smiled, jumped out of the car and pointed to it and said, "Rootball is exciting. How happy you look at it!"

Tang Xiao was talking when he saw several soldiers in blue knocking out a guy in yellow clothes, but before they could be happy, a large group of people in yellow clothes who came to revenge also hit them away, so the two groups of people hugged together like stacking stools, such a fierce action similar to a group fight. Instead of surprising the thousands of people around him, there were shocking cheers.

"Let's work hard!" Tang Xiao narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Let me tell you, when the barracks are big, it is inevitable that there will be troubles and fights. Although this kind of movement is a little exciting, it can give these big soldiers a chance to vent, and it can also cultivate unity among soldiers to promote competition."

"It's a good idea." Ni Yingdian nodded and said that it must be personal to promote this sport in the army, and he couldn't help looking at Tang Xiao.

"Don't look at me, I, Lao Tang, only care about equipment. I don't participate in this kind of thing. This is what the chief of staff came up with. Who let the fucking army help those who have too much energy!"

"Who dares to speak ill of our army behind our backs!" As soon as Tang Xiao finished speaking, there was a shout behind him, which made him tremble. Looking back, several acquaintances were all there. They immediately changed the topic and smiled, "Oh, isn't this Luo Feng? Ouyang Xiu is also here, haha, Huangfuqi, Chu Tianjin, Liu Hengqi! Not bad, not bad. It's a coincidence that I've met all of them.

"Lord Tang, what did you just say about the army?" Luo Feng was next to Tang Xiao with a hippie smile, poked his waist, and whispered, "Tell you, you're done. Today, the commander and Minister Duan also came. I heard what you just said. Wait for bad luck."

"No way!" Tang Xiao pointed to the car with a bitter face: "I'm sending you new equipment. If you offend me, don't want to take it away."

"New equipment?!" Hearing this word, several teachers' eyes lit up and they were about to climb into the car. Tang Xiao quickly stopped and said, "Stop, stop. This is not a good rule. You have to find the quartermaster to register first. After saying that, he ordered, "Ying Dian, you watch here. I'll go to Commander Zhao and the quartermaster to sign for it first. Don't let these bastards move around."

Seeing Tang Xiao walking to the headquarters, several impatient division commanders also hurriedly followed.

"Oh? Tang Xiao, why did you come here in person today? In the headquarters, Duan Qirui, the new Minister of National Defense, and Zhao Long, the commander of the army and deputy chief of staff, were muttering something about the map. When they saw him, they immediately got up and welcomed him.

"Don't mention it. I sent equipment to your army with good intentions, but I almost got beaten."

"B beaten?" Duan Qirui raised his eyebrows and said, "What's going on?"

"Zhiquan, don't listen to his nonsense. He has this temper. Haven't he damaged several tanks recently? I've been thinking about getting into trouble with our army all day long. Zhao Long revealed the short track.

This suddenly made Tang Xiao jump up as if he had been trampled on his tail, laughing and scolded, "Okay, you Zhao Long, if I don't see you, you are much sharper! How many? That's thirty-six vehicles! Let you test the new tank, but you are fine. Northeast China, Mongolia, Xinjiang Province, Yungui and Luzon drove around the whole country. When I came back, I was left with a pile of skeletons!"

"That's what the emperor said to be tested nationwide. Besides, I have given you all the data of the test, and it has helped you solve so many problems. Why don't you thank me for it? Why don't you go to the emperor to judge?

Shameless!

" OK, I can't beat you." Tang Xiao rolled his eyes at Zhao Long. This guy moved the emperor out. What else can he say? He took out the list and handed it to Zhao Long and said, "I won't talk nonsense with you. Go find someone to sign for it. I'll go back later."

"What kind of equipment? Do you still want to come in person? Zhao Long took the list and said in surprise, "Tang Xiao, did you really get this thing?"

"Nonsense, if I don't figure it out, I still have the face to see you?!"

"What is it?" Duan Qirui came over and saw the words "no-aside gun" written on the list, and immediately asked, "Why haven't I seen this thing?"

"Ha ha, Zhiquan, you just took office not long ago. This project was established four years ago. I probably forgot to tell you below." Zhao Long closed the list and said with itchy hands, "Let's go and try it at the shooting range!"

After a while, Duan Qirui and Chen Ping got into the jeep with Tang Xiao. Luo Feng and other division commanders were itchy and immediately followed them to the artillery training ground.

"Ying Dian, let these guys see it."

Tang Xiao was proud. He looked at Ni Yingdian and several equipment testers remove a rill from the truck with a rill at the tail, with a thick pipe like a scope on the edge, and then took out a set of sturdy tripods to play with it.

After the iron pipe was set up, everyone only saw the tester look at the sight a few times, waved to the other partner to remove a few shells with tails from the car, and then race in from behind the buttocks, closed the bar and pressed it hard.

"Pang."

In a small noise, I only saw a mass of hot gas spewing out behind the iron pipe, and then the red star of the gun target in the distance exploded, almost hitting the red dot.

This scene stunned several teachers. Liu Hengqi asked, "Lord Tang, what kind of cannon is this? Good boy, look at the power and accuracy, it's more than the mortar!"

"Ha ha, this is called a non-reconfosed gun with a caliber of 80 mm, and the main principle is on the shell." Tang Xiao grabbed a shell and pointed to the back of his buttocks and said, "Look, there is a small medicine bag here. After the shell is hit, it will spray gunpowder gas backwards to offset the recoil of the cannon. The gas will follow the nozzle installed at the tail of the barrel, increasing the speed of the gas flowing through the nozzle and reducing the amount of gas emitted."

Hearing Tang Xiao's explanation, the eyes of several teachers gradually lit up. Ouyang Xiu quickly asked, "How far can this recoilless cannon fight? How powerful is it?

"It's not far away, that is, about 1500 meters. If it's a target such as a bunker, special shells will be used, and the distance will be shortened to 400 meters." Ni Yingdian introduced, "However, the shell is more powerful than the 60 mortar we currently use, and it can also shoot directly. Most importantly, the full set of components can be disassembled and carried by individual soldiers, which is very convenient."

"Hang, that's a good thing!" Luo Feng blinked his eyes and said, "Lord Tang, how much equipment do you need this time? Our thirty teachers will cost at least 40,000 to 50,000 yuan!"

"Get out of here!" Tang Xiao angrily kicked away the famous division commander. He left Ni Yingdian and several division commanders to continue to test here before getting into the jeep with Zhao Long and Duan Qirui.

After getting into the car, Zhao Long took out a cigarette and handed it to the two people. He immediately asked, "Zhiquan, I heard that the captain of the Maryland watched Ning Xiaochuan fire and did not fight back. What's his name?"

"William. Vizi. Pratt." Duan Qirui took a puff of smoke, and his face recovered from the excitement just now. He praised, "It's a character who didn't blink at the nine guns. I heard that his fearless performance in the face of danger was also commended after returning, and he may be the captain of the USS New York, the strongest battleship in the United States."

"The emperor also specifically told the Ministry of Intelligence and the National Security Bureau for this matter recently, saying that they would immediately get a detailed list of American generals and rising stars, focusing on them." At this point, Duan Qirui suddenly remembered one thing and said, " By the way, the emperor seems to pay special attention to some young people, and he also asked to make a list. It is said that in the hands of the Chief of Staff, there is a lieutenant named Spruence serving on the Maryland."

"Oh? Lieutenant." Chen Ping raised his eyebrows: "I'm afraid it's not easy to get the emperor's attention."

"Yes." Duan Qirui nodded, and Tang Xiao next to him had no smiling face and asked, "I said, you two, one is the Minister of Defense, the other is the Army Commander, and the Deputy Chief of General Staff. Can you give me the bottom?" Is the emperor going to fight with the United States!"

Tang Xiao's question made Zhao Long and Duan Qirui quickly change their look and ask, "Why do you care about this question?"

"It's okay. I just want a letter." Tang Xiao leaned back and smoked a cigarette: "The United States is not an ordinary country. We work hard and how much money we have spent in the past 20 years. You all know this. No joke, we have invested more money in industry than the total of the past ten years in the United States. But at the end of last year, Huang Zichen and I counted that so far, our The manufacturing ability can only reach a little more than one-third of them, so if the emperor really has this idea, then I, Lao Tang, will be ready!"

The two didn't expect that Tang Xiao, who usually shouted, still had a delicate mind. They immediately looked at him with new eyes. Duan Qirui asked, "So Lao Tang, tell me, should we fight?"

Tang Xiao shook his head: "I'm not a general or a diplomat, but in my opinion, unless the United States doesn't extend its claws to the Pacific Ocean, this battle will happen sooner or later!"

"Yes, the emperor called us a few days ago and was still talking about it. The United States and the United Kingdom have been too close recently. If there is a dozen in Europe, Britain is very likely to hand over the Pacific Ocean to the United States for management." Zhao Long threw his cigarette butt out of the window with cold eyes: "If the power of the United States expands to Australia, then the navy will be really busy in vain over the years!"

"There are more headaches for the navy. Recently, there has been a lot of noise about the Baghdad Railway. Britain is clamoring to restrict our entry into Persia and saying that we will be inspected for all ships entering and leaving the Suez Canal in the future!"

"Well, it's too much of a bully!"

"This is troublesome. Lin Yongxiang has been delivering supplies to Osman recently. If we can't get in, we will lose a lot!" Tang Xiao was also stunned by the news and quickly sat up straight: "If Britain blocks the Indian Ocean and the United States reaches into the southwest Pacific again, it will be really troublesome."

"Yes, from now on, we have to think more, otherwise." As soon as Duan Qirui said this, he saw a jeep suddenly overtaken him and stopped in front of him.

Before everyone could see it clearly, the staff officer had run to him: "Report, emergency call, ask the commander and the minister to return to Yanjing immediately." What's the matter? What's going on? The words of the staff officer made Zhao Long feel a bad feeling in his heart.

"Our fleet was seized by the British [***] ship in the Persian Gulf. I heard that there was also a shooting, which led to the death of two crew members!"

"Bastard!" ......

(to be continued)