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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 645 (Part 1) The Knowledge of Personnel Appointment

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    "With the mixed formation of six infantry group armies, the work of mixed formation of four mechanized group armies cannot be stopped. People can only wait for equipment, but not equipment. Before mid-August, the four mechanized group armies must give full play to the performance of their equipment.  After getting familiar with it, the missing parts of tanks and armored vehicles are only the small ones, and the big ones have already arrived. Of course, when changing from ordinary mixed infantry brigades and infantry divisions to mixed armored brigades and motorized infantry divisions, how can the people and equipment be integrated as quickly as possible, and the troops should be fully integrated?  Commander, we need you to work together to find a solution!"

    The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces had a serious tone. He looked seriously at the Chinese and Japanese generals in front of him. A group of generals below were obviously a little excited and confident. However, the commander-in-chief did not announce the commanders of the four mechanized group armies that everyone had been waiting for.  Many people couldn't sit still and began to think wildly about the candidates.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, our huge mechanization and equipment of tanks and armored vehicles costs a lot of money. Logistics support alone, fuel storage and transportation, is not a small thing. Is it necessary enough? According to the intelligence collected by the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters, the German-Austrian Allies do not have a large  Equipped with tanks and armored vehicles on a large scale, Ludendorff¡¯s German army was still in the stage of using heavy artillery, machine guns and trenches to fight!¡±

    The commander of the Japanese 1st Army here, Tanaka Giichi, is obviously an unconventional leader. He rolled his eyes and raised this question, but he did not rush to ask who would command these four mechanized armies!

    As for Tanaka Yiichi's question, in fact, not only the Japanese generals present, but also the Chinese brigade commanders also had the same question in their minds. Tanks and armored vehicles are of course magic weapons. The problem is that these equipment were relatively delicate in 1918.  This thing is just a gas tank. It's just an armored vehicle. It's July and the temperature inside the tank is high and the air is bad. Not everyone likes to be a tank soldier that much.

    Of course, the Allied Forces are also unambiguous. In addition to the food treatment and salary of the air force pilots being the first-class and the highest, the treatment of the tank and armor soldiers belonging to the coalition at this time is the second-class, which is better than ordinary cavalry and infantry.  Nearly twice as much, the navy should have been a high-paying service, but the Allied forces on the Eastern Front had nothing to offer except a river fleet on the Volga River that they had obtained from the Soviet Union.

    Facing the suspicious questioning from Army General Tanaka Giichi, the commander of the Japanese 1st Army and former deputy chief of staff of the Japanese Army Ministry, Wang Geng smiled casually and said proudly,

    "Sir Tanaka, fighting trench warfare and heavy artillery warfare with the German and Austrian Allied Powers is not the strength of our Eastern Front Allied Forces. We cannot afford to waste time, nor do we have so many resources and lives to fill the trenches. My troops come and go like this.  Wind pays attention to the harmony and unity of mobility, firepower and protection. These three are indispensable. Although defensive warfare and positional warfare are not impossible, large-scale annihilation warfare has always been achieved through mobile warfare of mobility and encirclement. This is me!  The reason why the coalition forces must be gradually transformed into a mechanized armored force!¡±

    "But, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, with all due respect, even the Imperial Army's Class A Division used to rely on draft horses and pack horses, plus walking to maneuver. Armored troops and motorized infantry will put a huge pressure on logistics support. If they lose  Without fuel, wouldn't tanks and armored vehicles become iron coffins and unable to move forward?" Tanaka Yiichi argued forcefully.

    "Hey, General, what are you talking about? The Japanese Army walks on two feet, so our coalition forces can only imitate walking? As for fuel, there is plenty of it. General Wu Peifu's Southern Front has already captured the Don River and the North Caucasus.  Two oil fields, and then all the Baku oil fields in Azerbaijan will be acquired in one fell swoop. Not to mention the fuel for tanks, armored vehicles and aircraft, even the people of the Volga Federation may be able to use kerosene for cooking in their homes! "

    Sun Liangcheng, commander of the 1st Armored Division of the coalition forces, spoke. It didn't matter that the commanders of the 6 infantry group armies had no role for him. The candidates for the commanders of the 4 mechanized group armies had not yet been announced. The commander of the 1st Armored Division couldn't help but feel a little anxious.  He was worried, and now seeing that Tanaka Yi was wasting time by rambling, he couldn't help but interrupt him with a dark face!

    July 28, 1918, 13:50, Operation Conference Room of the Eastern Front Allied Forces Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Samara

    "General Tanaka is right. Every gain must come with a loss. While our mechanized group army and future armored group army have gained high mobility, they will also have huge demands for logistical support and fuel supply. Naturally, there will be pressure.  , but it is not insurmountable. Because Europe's railways and roads are very developed, it objectively provides convenience for the operations of mechanized troops. The road construction troops and logistics transportation support troops of the Allied Logistics Headquarters, plus military depots, oil depots, road protection teams, etc.  Wait, there are now more than 100,000 people, most of whom are recruited locally by the Volga Federation. "

    The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces waved his hand to stop Sun Liangcheng and Tanaka Yiyi from pushing the bull, and brought the topic to logistics support, and then said,

    "The Central Committee of the Allied Forces"The reason why the front army is composed of 6 infantry armies, 4 mechanized armies, and 2 armored armies in the future is to make the formation of the troops more flexible and diverse. Currently, the size of each army group is 47,000 to 49,000.  Among people, the 12 armies of the Central Front totaled nearly 600,000 troops. They were our trump card in confronting the main German and Austrian forces on the Eastern Front in 1918. Before winter comes, our combat tasks are still quite arduous. You must not take it lightly!  "

    The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces had a serious expression on his face, and his sharp eyes scanned the Chinese, Japanese, Siberian and federal generals under his command, showing no anger or authority.

    "Hai!" A group of Japanese generals nodded instinctively in agreement.

    "The rank is clear!" The voices of the Chinese brigade commanders and division commanders were obviously more uniform and louder!

    "£¤%*" The teachers and commanders from West Siberia and the Federation speak a variety of languages, including Bashkir, Tatar, Russian, and Ukrainian.

    "Now I announce the latest batch of appointments to the Coalition Forces Command,"

    Wang Geng finally began to announce the new appointment. The generals of the dozens of brigades and above were silent, and their eyes were focused on the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. The commander of the Japanese 1st Army, Tanaka Yiichi, swallowed unconsciously, and his heart was filled with confusion.  I don't know what I'm worried about or what I'm looking forward to.

    ¡°The specific appointments are as follows:

    1. Army General Jiang Fangzhen, commander of the Chinese 4th Group Army, serves as deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces and concurrently serves as commander of the 7th Mechanized Army;

    2. Army Lieutenant General Song Zheyuan, commander of China¡¯s 27th Reorganized Division, serves as chief of staff of the 7th Mechanized Army;

    3. Nikolai Nikolayevich Semyonov, commander of the 1st Siberian Army, serves as deputy chief of staff of the 7th Mechanized Army
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