The process of learning the artillery technology was not something that could be completed in a day. As for those who dared to say that they could produce the product immediately after getting the production equipment, almost none of them knew the production process.
Before the European war, the total industrial and economic output of the United States had already surpassed that of England and Germany, but the level of technology and technology was completely inferior to them. It was not until the outbreak of the European war that many scientists and technicians began to travel to the United States in search of a peaceful environment, which led to the outbreak of the United States 'scientific and technological strength after the war. However, even so, he could barely compete with Yingde. Yingde's hundred years of craftsmanship accumulation was not ordinary.
During the European war, the caliber of the battleships and cannons of the country of Dé had never been comparable to that of the country of Ying. It was not because the machines of the country of Dé were not good enough, but because the accumulation of craftsmanship in the country of Dé was not as good as that of the country of Ying.
Therefore, even though the arsenal had the advanced machinery and equipment that Nie Wenzhou had obtained, the research results were still not satisfactory. This was the case for the cannon research. After the successful development of the 105mm cannon, they immediately invested in the development of the 155mm howitzer and cannon.
However, their previous good luck seemed to be completely gone. They had spent nearly two months producing more than a dozen prototype cannons. The power of the cannons was not satisfactory, and the difference in data was too great. Initially, they thought that it was a problem with the ammunition, but after checking it a few times, the ammunition was still fine.
It was not until the French side fulfilled their cooperation agreement and handed over the first batch of information that the information they brought back showed that most of their manufacturing processes were not up to standard. Now, they still needed to inspect the processes one by one and continuously test and obtain evidence. One had to know that these scientific experiments could not be done by coincidence. It was not possible to produce qualified finished products by simply using machinery and equipment!
Back to the main topic, they only brought the largest 105mm howitzer, but howitzers were not suitable for siege.
However, Nie Wenzhou didn't want to say much. He was destined to not have the opportunity to go to the battlefield often in the future, so he wanted to let these generals fully display their abilities and cultivate their ability to adapt to the situation.
The people's army quickly launched an attack on Thai Nguyen. First, the 105mm and 75mm cannons began to fire. Soon, they realized that the cannons were not very effective against the city walls. If they only used the cannons to destroy the city walls, it would probably take a few days and a lot of cannonballs!
After trying several methods, he finally decided to attack. At this time, the advantage of the people's army in numbers was displayed. They attacked from all sides and quickly climbed up the city wall. After opening a gap, the main force quickly rushed in.
Just as the people's army was about to continue and wipe out the defenders, the defenders did surrender.
It was a very strange phenomenon. He seemed to be going all out just now, but he suddenly surrendered.
However, the people's army didn't care what the reason was, as long as they surrendered. The army quickly took over the city, and the defenders were very cooperative.
When Nie Wenzhou heard Li Lin's report, he suddenly laughed. Yan Laoxi was indeed a person who could dance on three eggs. His mind was sharp!
After the entire city had settled down, Nie Wenzhou led the guards into the city. He went straight to Yan Laoxi's residence and saw the seemingly honest but actually shrewd military governor.
"I understand what you mean, but I have a question. Why didn't you give the order from the beginning? Why did you have to wait until my army was about to break through the city before giving the order?”
"If you can't enter, then I might be able to rise again. If you enter, you will only increase the number of casualties.”
"Hahaha, not bad, not bad. It's like this, it should be like this! Then I want to invite you to be the governor of Jin Province. What do you think? I really don't have anyone. That Wang Dingfeng was promoted too quickly, and many things seem to be lacking. You're different. You're still in your prime and can do something for the people of Jin Province. It was also a matter of immeasurable merit to benefit the people!”
"Do you trust me?"
"Hahaha, as the saying goes, don't doubt the person you use. I think I still have this courage.”
"Alright, I agree!"
The two of them spoke as if they were meditating, causing Qin Fenglin, the commander of the security division, to be dumbfounded. His face was filled with question marks that said," What are you doing?"
With Yan Laoxi's help, Jin Province was settled in a few days. The other cities that had not been captured before also surrendered under his orders. Everything went smoothly.
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The war had ended, but the impact had only just begun to spread.
The next day, Ta Kung Pao, Shen Bao, New Youth, and all the other newspapers reported the shocking news at the same time. The People's Army had occupied Suiyuan and Jin Province.
At this point, the People's Army had become a major warlord that occupied three provinces. This time, the people's army had planned before moving, catching Beiyang by surprise and losing nearly 100,000 elites and two provinces.
After the people's army occupied three provinces, they also took in all the captives and surrendered soldiers. The total strength of the army was close to 350,000. Although their equipment and training were not as good as the main divisions, they could still improve slowly.
The two sides began to confront each other along the line from Zhengzhou in the south, Taihang Mountains in the middle, and Chahar in the north. However, both sides had a tacit understanding and did not move.
In fact, both sides were accumulating strength. The People's Army was stabilizing the newly occupied territory, reorganizing and training the incorporated troops. They also recruited nearly 100,000 new recruits, expanding the military strength to 450,000 in one fell swoop. However, nearly half of the soldiers were not considered an army.
Beiyang began to consolidate their strength. After this failure, the Wan faction no longer had the ability to control the central government alone. In the face of the threat of the People's Army, the Wan faction had no choice but to compromise with the main faction and join forces to deal with the People's Army.
Nie Wenzhou had already received the news of their negotiations. After this winter, Beiyang would probably be reorganized. Even if they couldn't reach the level of elites that Yuan Datou had, they wouldn't be too far off.
Although Nie Wenzhou wasn't very worried about whether the People's Army would win or not, he was at least certain that they wouldn't lose. At most, they would be in a stalemate. Everyone had a large number of new recruits and lacked armaments. The People's Army needed to produce their own products. With the first batch of German experts and technicians, the speed was much faster than before, and the production was also 10% higher. The production of rifles had increased to 20,000 per month, machine guns to 2,000 per month, mortars to 800 per month, 75mm cannons to 200 per month, and 105mm howitzers to 100 per month. There were enough bullets and ammunitions. In short, Nie Wenzhou was confident that he could equip his troops before the upcoming decisive battle next year.
Beiyang had the support of the big powers. If it weren't for the fact that they didn't have so much money and didn't dare to openly sell their national rights, they would probably have obtained a large number of weapons that had been eliminated after the First World War. But even so, the foreign powers still gave them a lot of loans. Coupled with their own accumulation, Beiyang still obtained a large number of second-hand armaments. Especially after suffering two losses from the cannons of the People's Army, the Beiyang side paid special attention to the number of cannons. Each division was equipped with twenty 75th Mountain Cannons, and the number was also objective. However, they didn't know that the People's Army was suppressing them with the 105 howitzer. Otherwise, they wouldn't even have the confidence to fight.
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