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"Old Zhou, this is the military transfer of our own tank units of the People's Liberation Army. Be sure to keep it secret. The number of tanks, the shape of the tanks, and when they were transferred here must not be mentioned to outsiders, and neither are you. Fingerprinted."

"Of course, I know..."

……

The PT-76 transported this time is only a quarter of the PT-76 tanks purchased by China, and there are still three batches of tanks waiting for transshipment in Shanghai.When the first batch of tanks from a battalion arrived at the base of the 78th Division in Wuzhen, the tank soldiers discovered that what they were driving were actually small iron boxes, and Wuzhen was full of larger iron boxes.

The 78th Division now has more than 280 large buffaloes, organized into one amphibious tank regiment and two amphibious armored vehicle regiments, each equipped with a large buffalo tank version and an armored vehicle version.Therefore, the military barracks in Wuzhen are full of temporary rain-proof tank sheds everywhere, and in the sheds are more than 200 large buffaloes that are regarded as treasures by commanders and fighters.

"Hello, Master Chen, the first battalion of the Armored Special Tank Training Regiment is here to report."

"I welcome you on behalf of the 78th Division." Chen Dongmei, the commander of the 78th Division, shook hands with Ma Xiao.

It was not the tank soldiers of the 76th Division who drove the PT-78 to Wuzhen, but the 1952st Battalion of the Armored Special Tank Training Regiment who followed the vehicle all the way from the northeast to Zhejiang.They took the train to the Soviet Union in early 76, and drove the PT-78 prototype in Stalingrad to learn tank driving, combat, and maintenance. After returning to China, they picked up the car in the northeast and took the car south to join the [-]th Division.

Three-quarters of the first battalion of the training regiment is a tank maintenance team, and the tank team is only enough to drive a battalion of PT-76.Therefore, in Wuzhen, the first battalion of the training regiment is responsible for training three battalions of tank soldiers who can drive PT-76. In addition, the maintenance team is also responsible for training the ordnance battalion of the 78th Division. The future 78th Division must have a PT-76 tank regiment and An armored reconnaissance battalion (also equipped with PT-76), with a total of 130 PT-76, the training schedule is still quite tight.

"Mr. Chen, it turns out that our tanks are not big. Your American-made big buffaloes are much bigger than our Soviet tanks." Ma Xiao said.

"The Big Buffalo is really difficult to describe," Chen Dongmei said. "It runs slowly, and it takes a lot of effort to drive on the ground. The failure rate is not high, but the parts are hard to find, and it is not very willing to go out in a group for training and exercises. The Big Buffalo tank It is said to be a tank, but it is actually equipped with a mountain-splitting cannon. We used it in Kinmen and Penghu. It is good for building bunkers and tanks. Armored vehicles are better, not to mention other advantages, but they are particularly capable of loading.”

"That's just right. We will try to complete the training in three months. At that time, Soviet tanks will be paired with American amphibious armored vehicles, a mix of East and West."

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"PT-76 is a light amphibious tank designed and manufactured by the Soviet Union. The total weight is 14 tons, the height of the vehicle is 2.2 meters, the engine is a diesel engine, the output horsepower is 240 horsepower, and the maximum road speed is 44 kilometers per hour. The water propeller travels with a maximum speed of 8 to 12 kilometers per hour. When the PT-76 sails on the water, it does not use the crawler to paddle, but uses a special water jet propulsion. This is the biggest difference from the big buffalo. Everyone and I went behind the tank and looked at its thrusters."

Ma Xiao took four tank crews from the 4th Division around to the back of the PT-78 to show them the water inlet pipes and spray pipes of the water jets, and let them get closer to the propellers inside.

"This water jet is interesting."

"Use a special thruster, so you can see that the track is normal."

"This tank must be very comfortable to drive on the road."

In a large field outside Wuzhen, the first battalion of the training regiment led the tank soldiers of the 78th Division and began to switch from driving buffaloes to driving PT-76s.

The PT-76 is about the same weight as the tank version of the Buffalo, but the engine has been increased from 150 horsepower to 240 horsepower, and it is still a diesel engine with more torque. The tank soldiers of the 78th Division got started for the first time, and felt that the tanks rushed out as soon as they stepped on the gas pedal.

"This Soviet tank...is really powerful..."

"Yes, the PT-76's acceleration and speed are very good, so our division's armored reconnaissance battalion should all be equipped with PT-76, just because it is very fast."

"Comrade Ma Xiao, it's a pity that something is wrong now." Chen Dongmei said, "Soviet tanks use diesel engines, and we have two regiments of large buffaloes that use gasoline engines. Now the troops have to prepare gasoline and diesel at the same time."

Ma Xiao nodded, "That's right, it's a little more troublesome than before. In the past, all vehicles in the 78th Division used gasoline. Now there must be a fuel company to transport and replenish diesel."

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"Xiao Zhang, let's sort out the troop build-up plan again." General Staff Headquarters, Su Yu said to Zhang Zhen, Chief of the General Staff Operations Department.

In the stage of troop build-up plan and combat plan formulation, Su Yu and Zhang Zhen led several staff officers to write plans and conduct deduction in the General Staff Headquarters.

And Soviet advisors.

"The goal of the campaign's troop buildup is to place the 78th Division, the First Marine Division, the Second Marine Division, the 9th Corps, the 20th Army, and the 26th Army on the Penghu Islands. Oh, the 78th Division is actually subordinate to the 26th Army in name. In addition , before the launch of the campaign, the 61st Anti-aircraft Artillery Division will also be transported to the Penghu Islands.”

“在金门-厦门，放置10兵团的28、29、31共3个军、9兵团27军、坦克第三师、炮兵第7师，两个高炮独立团。”

"As a reserve team for the campaign, the 3rd Corps is tentatively located in the Shanghai-Hangzhou area, and will go south to participate in the battle after the war situation develops to a certain stage."

"In the process of building up troops, the 9st Marine Division and the 1953nd Marine Division are currently stationed in Penghu without additional mobilization. The first thing to move is the 2th Corps, which will move to Xiamen in February 78, and then use landing ships at night. Ferry between Xiamen and Penghu. It took about a month to transport all 6 divisions including the 61th Division to Penghu. At the same time, the [-]st Anti-aircraft Artillery Division was also transported. "

"The 10th and 28st armies of the 31th Corps are in Jinmen, and the 29th army is in Xiamen. There is no need to make major adjustments. The third tank division is currently stationed in Anton and can be transferred south at any time. Concealed transportation is required, so it cannot be set off prematurely. The 3rd Corps has not yet completely rotated out of North Korea. It is expected to be at the end of December and early January. Then, by then, the 12th Army, 1th Army, and 12th Army will directly go to Shanghai, and it will take one month to one It takes half a month to complete the refitting and adaptive training. The overall goal is to complete the battle preparations in mid-March 15."

Su Yu browsed through the current draft of the troop build-up plan, and finally set his sights on the 3rd Corps.

"It is more than 1000 kilometers from Shanghai to Penghu, which is too far away from the battlefield. Why do you think that two corps and one tank division can solve everything?"

Zhang Zhen: "The troops in the Kinmen-Xiamen area have limited capacity. There are so many troops stationed here that it is difficult to cover up. Among other things, the increased food consumption of tens of thousands of people will affect half of Fujian Province."

Su Yu: "Currently Chiang Kai-shek has 5 armies in Taiwan, two of which are in training, but by March or April next year, they must be prepared to have 3 armies in their hands. He has 4 armies, and we also have 6 armies. , although our troops are stronger in fighting, but we are also landing from the sea to the shore, and they have an advantage. Moreover, we have to consider the worst case scenario, the US ground forces will intervene in Taiwan."

Zhang Zhen: "If the U.S. ground forces intervene in Taiwan, then our 9th Corps and 10th Corps can form a defensive area in Taiwan, and we will launch a full-scale attack after the 3rd Corps sails south to land on Taiwan."

Su Yu: "This kind of deduction is too idealistic. I initially considered using two corps to solve the Taiwan battle, but after re-evaluating the possibility of the overall war situation, we have to prepare three corps. If the US military arrives and sends ground troops to intervene in Taiwan As far as the extent of land combat is concerned, his intervention at sea and in the air will only be greater. At that time, our landed troops will encounter a strong enemy and will be trapped in one place. A corps in Shanghai will be blocked by sea and air, and will not be able to go south. Isn't the battle deadlocked?"

Zhang Zhen: "...Yes, we have to consider the worst-case scenario. Our navy and land air defense forces are not omnipotent. Generally, we can only guarantee the safety of the passage from Xiamen-Penghu-Taiwan's southern coastline. .”

Su Yu continued to study the map.

"Here," Su Yu pointed to Quanzhou, "put the 12th Army here. Then Shantou, the 15th Army and the 60th Army."

"I think it's possible. The distance from Quanzhou to Penghu is about the same as the distance from Xiamen to Penghu. In the direction of Shantou, there are some detours, but when we were fighting the Penghu campaign, there were landing troops from Shantou to Penghu, and the landing was successful. And we can adopt a quicker method, the 3rd Corps boards the ship from Dalian, and the destination of the sea transportation to the south can be directly set at these two port cities, without having to transit in Shanghai." Zhang Zhen said.

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Taipei.

"Principal, the 150-kilometer coastline from Taichung to Tainan is currently defended by two integrated armies, which is too little. If the Americans withdraw their warships, they will be attacked by landing at any time."

Hu Zongnan spoke to Chiang Kai-shek.

蒋介石逃台时，国军的番号仍有20个军、57个师，但总人数还不到30万，平均一个军不到1万5千人。好在美国从1950年起慷慨解囊，提供了5亿美元军援，1950年给了3个师的美械，1951年给了6个，1952年给了10个师。总共19个师的装备足可以编成6个军，不过到目前为止，台军的总人数还是30万人、5个整编军和7个未整编的理论上的军。

Although the Kuomintang coerced nearly 300 million civilians to Taiwan, and gradually controlled and ruled the original residents of Taiwan, some strong men could be selected from them to enrich the army, but without non-commissioned officers and low-level officers, the army cannot be formed.

"In the south of Taiwan Island, in addition to the 2nd and 3rd armies, there is also a youth army, which is more than 3 people." Chiang Kai-shek said.

"Principal, in order to establish a reorganized new army, non-commissioned officers, officers and strong soldiers of the youth army have been transferred to the 1st and 2nd armies. Most of the current youth army was supplemented after the old army was dismantled in 1952. Soldiers, although they have the airs of the youth army, they actually have no fighting power."

"Then what do you say?"

"Move the 1st Army south to the Chiayi area in the south of the island, so that from Taichung to Tainan, there are 2nd Army, 1st Army, and 3rd Army, and completely seal off the area where the Communist Army is most likely to land."

Chiang Kai-shek: "The 1st Army has also been transferred, what about Taipei?"

Hu Zongnan: "The Communist Army will not land on the north side of Taiwan Island. Firstly, it is far away from the Penghu Islands. Secondly, there are many our navy and air force bases in the northern part of Taiwan Island. The 7th Fleet cruises Taiwan, and the most frequent sailing frequency is also Taiwan Island. In the north. The 4th and 5th armies are temporarily placed here. Although these two armies are being trained by American consultants, they are more or less a unit, and it is enough to put them in Taipei.”

Chiang Kai-shek stood up and took a few steps in the office.

After the national army was defeated and retreated to Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek dispersed all the troops with the old designations when he reorganized the army. The designations were revoked and the personnel were confused. The purpose was to prevent the officers and soldiers from seeing the blood origin of their troops.On the one hand, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to completely flatten the mountaintop factions where the former national army was lined up. On the other hand, these national army troops who fled to Taiwan from the mainland did not have any glorious history or sense of honor to inherit.

But Chiang Kai-shek also has troubles like this. He doesn't know which army is most loyal to him.

In other words, Chiang Kai-shek needs to have absolutely reliable troops deployed around his presidential residence. In case of unreliable troops rebel and mutiny, this Imperial Forest Army can unconditionally block bullets for himself.

So now Chiang Kai-shek found that although all the troops were smashed and reorganized, and there were no hills anymore, he now treats all the national army troops equally-not at ease.