"Baili, Xiaozhun. I have never said that the 101st Infantry Division is like the other North Infantry Divisions, with only 12,000 soldiers.”Yuan Kewen said with a smile.
"Master, what do you mean?" Jiang Baili and Zhang Xiaozhun were stunned.
"The 101st Infantry Division should be on par with the Japanese. In other words, the entire infantry division would have to have more than 28,500 people!”Yuan Kewen said.
"Hiss!" When Jiang Baili and Zhang Xiaozhun heard that, they could not help but gasp.
They suddenly realized that they had underestimated Yuan Kewen.
"Gentlemen, this is my proposal for the 101st Infantry Division.”Yuan Kewen took out a document and handed it to them.
Jiang Baili and Zhang Xiaozhun quickly read it.
In Yuan Kewen's vision, the 101st Infantry Division would be different from the other armies in the country.
Each infantry squad had a total of 14 people, with one squad leader and one deputy squad leader. They were equipped with 13 Mauser 98 rifles, two Mauser pistols, and a light machine gun.
As early as ten years ago, the Danmai people had developed light machine guns with bipods.
During the First World War, the armies of various countries were equipped with a large number of light machine guns.
Yuan Kewen was now equipping his troops with light machine guns, which was relatively advanced in the eastern world.
The three infantry squads, along with a firepower unit, platoon leader, communications officer, and medics, formed an infantry platoon. Each infantry platoon had 52 people.
Three infantry platoons, one company, and a firepower team equipped with two MG08 heavy machine guns and two mortars formed an infantry company. Each infantry company had about two hundred people.
Four infantry companies, the battalion headquarters, and a firepower platoon equipped with four MG08 heavy machine guns and four mortars formed an infantry battalion. Each battalion had about a thousand people.
The three infantry battalions, together with the regimental company, artillery company, reconnaissance company, and cavalry company, formed an infantry regiment. Among them, the artillery company was equipped with six 75mm mountain cannons or field cannons. Each infantry regiment had 3,800 soldiers.
The two infantry regiments, together with the brigade headquarters, formed an infantry brigade. Each infantry brigade had more than eight thousand people.
The two infantry brigades, along with the artillery regiment, cavalry regiment, engineering regiment, logistics regiment, reconnaissance battalion, field hospital, and division headquarters, formed an infantry division. Each infantry division had 28,500 soldiers. Among them, the Artillery Regiment had three battalions, and each battalion was equipped with 24 105mm light howitzers. The other two battalions were each equipped with 24 75mm field artillery.
Such a configuration was enough to take on an entire infantry regiment.
In terms of artillery and machine guns, it was even larger than an entire infantry division.
If the combat strength of the soldiers could also be nurtured. In that case, it would be enough to defeat an entire Japanese infantry regiment.
Of course, he had to admit it.
The individual soldiers of the East Asian people were very strong, especially their fighting will. It could even be described as fearless.
At the moment, the various armies of the Yan Huang Kingdom could not be compared to them.
Therefore, Yuan Kewen wanted to use powerful firepower to make up for the difference in individual quality.
They relied on their powerful firepower to crush the Japanese. This way, they would have a chance of winning in the war.
At this moment, Jiang Baili and Zhang Xiaozhun were obviously stunned.
They had never expected Yuan Kewen to have such a huge appetite.
If the 101st Infantry Division was built according to this standard, once it was completed, it would become the strongest Infantry Division in the entire Yan Huang Empire.
In fact, it was enough to take on the other three infantry divisions.
"Commander, are we really going to build the 101st Infantry Division according to this standard?”Jiang Baili asked excitedly.
"Of course!" Yuan Kewen nodded.
"But Commander, according to this standard, not only do we have to recruit a large number of soldiers, but we also have to recruit a large number of soldiers. At the same time, he also needed a large number of weapons. The original construction cost was probably not enough at all!”Zhang Xiaoxun was a little worried.
Each division of the Northern Army had an annual military expenditure of 1.2 million taels of silver.
The 101st Infantry Division had an additional two million taels of silver for construction.
However, buying weapons and equipment, especially so many cannons, required a large amount of money. This was simply not enough!
"I'll think of a way to get the money. What you need to do is to build the 101st Infantry Division according to my standards. I will equip the 101st Infantry Division with the most advanced weapons in the entire Yan Huang and even the entire Far East region!”Yuan Kewen said.
"Yes, teacher!" Seeing this, Jiang Baili and Zhang Xiaozhun had no choice but to say nothing more.
"However, I also have a request. In five or six months, I want to see the 101st Infantry Division become a combat force. Not only do we want to become the strongest army in the country, but we also want to become the strongest army in the country. In the future, even if we have to face the Japanese, we must defeat them!”Yuan Kewen said.
"Yes, teacher, we will do our best!”Jiang Baili and Zhang Xiaozhun were also full of energy.
They studied in the East Asian Empire and naturally knew the ambitions of the East Asian people towards the Yan Huang Empire.
If they could build an army that could rival the Japanese…Then, it would be very difficult for the East Asian people to invade Yan Huang Country.
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