You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

Wolfgang pulled a magnifying glass from his pocket and examined the slender cannon barrel closely.

"That's the key."

He clipped the photo to the typewriter and began to tap his fingers rapidly on the keyboard, producing a crisp "click-clack" sound.

In his special report to the General Staff and the magazine:

"...I discovered an astonishing detail about this unique Great Xia army."

"Please see attached Figure 3. This wheeled armored vehicle is equipped with a very special cannon."

"Judging from the barrel length and the shape of the muzzle brake, this is at least a 50mm caliber cannon with a barrel length of 40 or more."

"This is a very scary sign."

Wolfgang paused, took a drag of his cigarette, and continued writing:

"In Europe today, whether it's our Panzer III A tank, the Gauls' Soma S35, or the John's cruiser tank, the main gun caliber is mostly still at the stage of 37mm or 47mm short barrel."

"But this armored vehicle that appeared on the Far East battlefield was equipped with such a long-barreled cannon. What does that mean?"

"This means that its designers have made a very forward-looking prediction about the 'armor-to-ballistics confrontation' in future armored warfare."

"When this long cannon fires armor-piercing shells, the initial velocity must be extremely high."

The designers clearly believe that the armor thickness of future tanks will generally exceed 50mm, or even reach over 60mm.

Otherwise, there would be no need to design such a high-speed cannon that sacrifices shell power in favor of armor-piercing capabilities.

"...Although it has a distinctly Germanic design style, regardless of which country the vehicle was made in, it represents a design philosophy focused on hunting down enemy armored vehicles."

"It is recommended that the General Staff attach great importance to this matter and immediately send someone to contact General Lin Feng to find out the source of this equipment. This may be related to the future development direction of the Imperial Armored Forces..."

After writing the last line, Wolfgang pulled out the manuscript and looked at the distant sky.

He had a premonition.

This war in the Far East is becoming a testing ground for some new weapons and tactics.

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On the other side, inside a large makeshift tent, a lantern flickered.

Lin Feng stood in front of the hanging map, drawing a heavy circle on it with his baton.

"Gentlemen, don't think that we can rest easy just because we've withdrawn from Zhabei."

Lin Feng knew very well that the retreat ahead would be much more difficult than holding out in Zhabei.

Countless major defeats in history did not occur during direct confrontation, but rather during retreats that turned into routs or even routs.

His gaze swept over every officer present:

"Although the Japanese suffered setbacks on the main battlefield, their naval superiority remained enormous."

"Once the Japanese fresh troops land on the flank, the retreat of hundreds of thousands of troops will be cut off."

At that time, the entire Shanghai battlefield will become a boiling cauldron.

The officers present exchanged bewildered glances; this prediction was far too audacious.

But past performance has proven that Lin Feng's predictions have never been wrong.

"Therefore, we must seize this last bit of time to complete the reorganization and form combat capability!"

Lin Feng slammed his baton onto the table, making a crisp sound.

"Now, issue the reorganization order."

Lin Feng picked up the document he had already prepared and read it aloud:

"The entire brigade consists of four infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, one armored battalion, one anti-aircraft artillery regiment, and one logistics transport battalion."

"Among them, I personally served as the commander of the 1st Regiment."

This First Regiment is Lin Feng's "own son," composed entirely of system soldiers, and equipped with top-of-the-line gear.

Lin Feng planned to completely replicate the elite infantry regiment organization of the Hanseatic Wehrmacht in the early stages of World War II, and even make it stronger in terms of firepower.

The plan is for the entire 1st Regiment to have 3200 members.

It has three infantry battalions and one regimental support weapons battalion.

The regimental-level heavy firepower configuration consists of 6 120mm heavy mortars and 6 75mm mountain guns.

Each infantry battalion consists of 820 men and comprises three infantry companies and one weapons support company.

The infantry company consisted of 180 men, all of whom were upgraded to elite German-equipped soldiers.

武器支援连160人，下辖4门81mm迫击炮、12挺MG42通用机枪和4挺M2HB大口径机枪。

The firepower density of this one regiment was more intense than that of a German-equipped division of the Central Army, and the number of machine guns was frighteningly large.

As for the shortage of personnel and weapons, Lin Feng has no shortage of exchange points and merit points. After the meeting, he can use the system to restore the 1st Regiment to a fully equipped and full-strength state in no time.

Then, Lin Feng began to describe the reorganization methods of other units:

"The 2nd Regiment was formed based on the original Qingxian Security Regiment's militia members, and its commander was Shen Chen, the former battalion commander of the 5th Battalion of the 1st Regiment."

Shen Chen, naturally a system-produced officer, immediately and decisively stood up and saluted.

"The 3rd Regiment was reorganized from Zhang Wenzhong's troops, with Zhang Wenzhong as its commander."

"The 4th Regiment was reorganized from Li Dadao's troops, with Li Dadao as the regimental commander."

"The 3rd and 4th regiments respectively absorbed recently recruited deserters, educated youth who voluntarily joined the army, and the Songhu police force that withdrew with us, with a full strength of 1200 personnel each. The specific organizational structure is as follows..."

At this point, Lin Feng looked at Zhang Wenzhong and Li Dadao.

The two guys were staring at him expectantly, like children waiting for candy.

"Old Zhang, Old Li, don't look at me like that."

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Although you are a Class B regiment, I will not treat you unfairly."

"Your equipment will mainly consist of the brand-new Hanyang rifles, Chiang Kai-shek rifles, and Czech light machine guns that I recently purchased."

Although they were said to be purchased, they were actually weapons that were phased out during the system's team upgrade process. These guns were basically brand new, and the rifling was still very clear.

"In addition, I will equip each battalion with a heavy machine gun company, equipped with 8 Maxim guns;

Each regiment has one artillery company, equipped with six captured Japanese Type 6 mountain guns or Type 6 infantry guns, plus six Shanghai-made 82mm mortars.

"Ammunition, plenty!"

"hiss--"

Zhang Wenzhong and Li Dadao both gasped simultaneously, their faces instantly turning bright red with excitement.

"Traveler! You...you're not kidding, are you?"

Li Dadao jumped to his feet, his hands trembling: "A regiment equipped with more than 10 cannons? And dozens of heavy machine guns?"

The importance of heavy machine guns in World War II is self-evident.

You must have seen how heartbroken Li Yunlong was when he had to destroy a Type 92 heavy machine gun that he couldn't take with him during the counter-offensive retreat.

Now, this water-cooled Maxim is more than enough!

Not to mention, in the Great Xia army of that era, whether an infantry unit had artillery or not was a completely different matter.

Infantry without artillery are like stepchildren; when they encounter Japanese machine gun bunkers, they can only give their lives to fill the gaps.

Even the most elite German-equipped divisions of the Central Army were only equipped with 12 to 36 75mm Bofors mountain guns per division.

If you get even a few guns assigned to each regiment's attack direction, you're lucky.

Units with artillery, especially barrel cannons, are called "Gundams," a synonym for elite.

Now, Lin Feng's move involves each regiment directly commanding more than a dozen artillery pieces.

This is practically like a rich man's mother opening the door for him—the rich man has arrived home!

"Lord, I am deeply grateful and cannot express my thanks."

Zhang Wenzhong's eyes were also slightly red, and he snapped to attention and saluted: "If we still can't hold the position with all this stuff, I, Zhang Wenzhong, will twist my head off and let you kick it around like a football."

"However..." Zhang Wenzhong hesitated for a moment, "Brigadier, the cannon is good, but we... don't have that many soldiers who know how to operate it. This thing is not like a rifle, that's a technical job."

"That's easy."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "I will select a group of artillery backbone from the 1st Regiment to be your instructors."

In addition, those newly enlisted middle school and primary school students who are quick-witted and good at arithmetic will be given priority to be assigned to your artillery companies.

With a willingness to learn, one can master direct-fire shooting in one or two weeks.

"Yes, we will complete the reorganization as soon as possible and achieve combat readiness!"

The two were overjoyed, and the huge weight on their hearts was finally lifted.

Following an officer like that, you'll not only have meat to eat, but you can also stand tall and fight the Japanese. It'll be a worthwhile life.