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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 708 (3) True and False

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    At the beginning of the 20th century in Wang Geng¡¯s previous life, nurses hung pouch watches on their chests in order to keep track of time. People already paid great attention to its practicality and required convenience, accuracy, and durability.  //Updated fastest//Especially with the outbreak of World War I, pocket watches could no longer meet the needs of combat soldiers, and the production of wristwatches became the general trend.  In 1926, the Rolex watch factory made a completely waterproof watch case, patented it and named it Oyster. The next year, a brave British woman Mercedes Gl¨¦itze wore this watch to complete the feat of personal swimming across the English Channel.  This event also became an important turning point in the history of watches.  ",

    Rolex Rolex is a famous Swiss watch manufacturer, formerly known as i1sdorfanddavis company, which was founded in London in 19o5 as a partnership between the German Hans Weisdorff hani1sdof and the British David A1freddavis.  In 19o8, it was registered and renamed ro1ex by Hans Wilsdorf in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

    Of course, the appearance of the butterfly Wang Geng at this moment also made this guy who was not used to cumbersome pocket watches wave his hand and ordered a custom-made military watch from Rolex for the participating armies. The 1918 mode1army model military waterproof watch was divided into  There are three kinds of waterproof watch cases: 18k gold, silver and copper. Regiment and battalion level cadres of the Chinese participating armies wear silver case MA watches, company platoon cadres wear copper MA watches, and brigade and above cadres wear 18k gold MA watches.  Military waterproof watches. As for pocket watches and horseshoe clocks, they are timepieces only used by Japanese troops and Volga Federal troops.  ""look

    Due to the insufficient production capacity of Rolex and the rapid expansion of the scale of the Chinese Participating Army, in fact, only the commanders at all levels of the Chinese Participating Army who participated in the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front were given priority to equip this rare watch with luxury and high honor.  , and at the same time, it also made the Japanese and Volga Federal troops in the Allied Powers look at it with eager eyes.

    In fact, in April 1918, the China Clock Manufacturing Company was established in Tianjin. Wang Geng acquired and reorganized the first clock factory in China's clock manufacturing industry, Yantai, which was founded in Yantai in 1915 by national industrialist Li Dongsheng.  Baoshi clock factory, and taking advantage of the opportunity to import arms and equipment, purchased a large amount of seed-making and watchmaking equipment from the United States and Britain.

    In addition to continuing to produce clocks, they began to imitate domestic watches. Of course, reaching the level and quality of Rolex is far from being achieved overnight. The craftsmanship and quality of the Zhonghua brand clocks produced by Zhonghua Watch Manufacturing Company are already quite excellent, but  In terms of watchmaking, the first Chinese pocket watch has just been designed and produced. It is still not possible to produce a waterproof military watch with more sophisticated craftsmanship. Domestic Chinese watches will not be possible until the end of 1918 at the earliest.  Produced on trial basis.

    It can be said that the China Watch Manufacturing Company is just a small company created by Wang Geng on a whim to promote the national mechanical watch industry. However, those capital giants who were influenced by inertial thinking actually sharpened their heads to become the founder of the China Watch Manufacturing Company.  Shareholders, the share composition of the China Watch Manufacturing Company, with a final registered capital of 200,000 yuan, is actually similar to those giant companies established by Wang Geng that are related to the national economy and people's livelihood.

    Bank of China and Bank of Communications each hold 20% shares, Citigroup, HSBC and Zhengjin Bank each hold 10% shares, China Charity Foundation holds 20% shares, Swiss Rolex holds 5% shares, and the former Yantai Baoshi Clock Factory  The owner, Li Dongsheng, holds 5% of the shares.  The difference is that the Chinese Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Finance finally had the nerve to get involved in a completely private company, and the technology and some patents transferred by Rolex were converted into 5% of the shares. At the same time, the president of China Watch Manufacturing Company  The engineers are also senior watch engineers from Rolex.

    The Rolex MA military watch on the wrist of Colonel Lu Huanyan of the Chinese Sixth Army is an 18k gold case watch. The reason is that as a regiment-level officer of the armored force, he can enjoy the treatment of a commander at the mixed brigade level.  , this guy took a look at the time, and the hours, minutes, and seconds coincided with each other at 12 o'clock. He couldn't help but grin, thinking that my baggage team had clearly sent a Dodge military truck back to ferry the soldiers of your 18th Infantry Regiment, your chief.  Qi Zhenggang refused to get into our car on the pretense of being a colonel and the captain of the 18th Infantry Regiment. He insisted on chasing us behind us on a big horse. We deserved the disgrace we made!

    Thinking so, Lu Huanyan did not neglect the 18th Japanese Infantry Regiment, which had traveled 7 kilometers to catch up with emergency reinforcements. He led a group of orderlies and staff from his regiment headquarters to greet them in a serious manner, and looked at them.  It's also a way of being cheerful and overjoyed.

    "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, I have persisted for so long, but I finally got you here. Three minutes ago, the second wave of bombers from the Allied Air Force arrived on the battlefield. If your infantry wing were slower, it would not be able to catch them.  Drink the soup!" Lu Huanyan smiled and stepped forward to greet Colonel Masago Kizaki, the captain of the 18th Infantry Regiment of Japan who had come to the horse with the help of the orderlies.

    "Lu Sang! How is the fighting situation? My 18th Infantry Regiment will arrive early in the future. Can your armored regiment still hold on?" He was covered in sweat.The embarrassed Eizaki stumbled and almost fell when he just dismounted from his horse. He finally managed to stand up with the help of Lu Huanyan. In order to cover up his predicament, the man hurriedly asked about the situation of the battle.

    "The battle was very bitter, and the resistance of the Ukrainians was fierce. Your Excellency, Colonel, you are facing the strength of two main infantry divisions of the opponent. My 3rd Armored Battalion suffered a lot of casualties, and due to terrain restrictions, wheeled armored fighting vehicles are here.  It can't be used. You see, the armored vehicles can't advance until they reach about 300 meters on both sides of the road. The Ukrainians' counterattack in the south was also fierce before. Now my 3rd Armored Battalion has stopped attacking and has rested. It's just waiting for you.  The infantry regiment comes to resolve the battle!"

    What Lu Huanyan said was true. Li Shang's 3rd Armored Battalion, with its 4 companies, was almost fighting with 4 Ukrainian infantry regiments. Among them, the three infantry regiments of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division were on the defensive, while Li Shang  The three armored companies were on the offensive. Later, when a regiment of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division in the south counterattacked along the forest road, Li Shang's 3rd Armored Battalion reduced its strength and used snipers and some armored vehicles' M2 large-caliber heavy machine guns.  While the firepower suppressed the position of the 1st Infantry Division.

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