My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Seeing that everyone had lost their temper after being scolded by Jiang Li, Jiang Youxiao once again started to assist, "Commander, what you said does make sense, but our enemies don't seem to have planes or tanks, right?"

Seeing that the situation had finally progressed to this point, Jiang Li immediately rebuked Jiang Youxiao righteously, "Nonsense! As a senior general, how can you only focus on the enemy in front of you?"

"Don't you see that there are wars everywhere in China now? Although other warlords in the country don't have many planes and tanks, the Northeast has been completely occupied by Japanese pirates. I think they have wicked ambitions and may move south at any time!"

"You have to know that the Japanese pirates are an old industrial country, with plenty of planes, tanks and cannons. With the character of the warlords in our country, they will definitely be shattered at the first touch. In the end, we will have to take the lead!"

"If we are not prepared, we will inevitably end up in defeat. What awaits us in the end is the destruction of our country, our families, and our wives and daughters being toyed with by those dwarves at will."

"So I'm announcing here today that I'm going to carry out a comprehensive military reform so that we can deal with enemies whose weapons and equipment are equal to ours, or even stronger!"

After hearing Jiang Li's final decision, everyone at the scene immediately stopped wanting to argue. If someone else had said that the Japanese pirates would go south, they might still have some doubts.

But these words came from Jiang Li's mouth, so they had no doubts at all, because since following Jiang Li, he had hardly made any mistakes.

Jiang Li was on the stage, looking at the officers below. Although they did not fully understand what he said, they all stood straight, waiting for the reform plan he would propose.

He nodded and waved his hand, calling several foreigners from the audience to come up.

"Now let me introduce these six people to you. They are military experts I invited from abroad. They are all officers from various countries who participated in World War I. Now that World War I is over, they have retired, but they still have a wealth of combat experience!"

"In the future, they will take turns explaining their previous fighting methods to everyone, and then we will combine what they say to make targeted adjustments to the current training!"

As he said this, he asked the translator to tell these retired foreign military officers to begin explaining the situation on the Western battlefield.

When the few people heard what the translator said, they looked at each other, and then a middle-aged man wearing an old military uniform and with a broken arm walked out.

I saw him holding a blackboard under his armpit and walking to the stage in a few steps. After fixing the blackboard, he saluted to the people below and then began his lecture.

"My name is Heinrich Schmidt. I used to be the commander of the tank battalion of the 7st Regiment of the 101th Armored Division of the German Empire."

"At my peak, I had 812 men under my command, equipped with 38 light tanks."

"Our soldiers are elites who have undergone rigorous training. They possess outstanding combat skills and a tenacious fighting spirit. They dealt a heavy blow to our enemies in World War I."

"These light tanks were the most advanced equipment at the time. They had powerful firepower and excellent mobility, and were our effective weapons on the battlefield."

Everyone listened to his words with disdain. After all, they really didn't take a low-level officer who only led a few hundred people seriously. You have to know that the person present was at least a regimental commander with more than a thousand soldiers under his command.

Heinrich Schmidt was on the stage. Although he saw the disdain on the faces of the people below, he did not stop for the sake of the large sum of money promised by Jiang Li, but continued to talk about his own experience.

"The tank is a remarkable invention. It allows artillery to move and protects soldiers very well. It is an excellent weapon."

"It provides strong and timely artillery support for our infantry, and can also serve as a cover, which is a powerful weapon during the attack!"

"However, tanks were introduced very late before. By the time they were deployed on the battlefield, World War I was almost over. Therefore, the coordinated operations between infantry and tanks still had many shortcomings!"

Looking at the people below, and the sneers on their faces after hearing the translator repeat his words, even though Heinrich Schmidt wanted to be patient, he couldn't help but make an explanation in the end.

"But World War I has been over for more than a decade. As far as I know, my country has been continuously researching infantry-tank coordination tactics over the years."

"They have also upgraded their light tanks and developed medium tanks that are faster, have thicker armor, and have more powerful firepower. I think you in the East will probably see this in the newspapers soon!"

Most of the officers below were peasants who had climbed up from the bottom of society, and they simply could not understand Heinrich Schmidt's barbed words.

However, there are still some smart people who heard the hidden meaning of these words. This means that with the industrial level of your China, you can only see this news in the newspapers.

So those who understood immediately stood up and started to curse, but were interrupted by Jiang Li's loud shout, "What are you doing!"

"What do you think this place is?"

"This is a training ground, a classroom, right under my nose. Do you still want to cause trouble in front of me?"

Those who understood? After being yelled at by Jiang Li, they immediately wilted. Those who didn’t understand looked at each other and whispered to each other, looking like they were very smart!

Seeing that the situation was under control, Jiang Li stretched out his hand to signal Heinrich Schmidt to continue.

After coughing, he continued, "Infantry-tank coordinated combat is a very effective way of fighting. It combines the powerful firepower and armor protection of tanks with the mobility and close combat capabilities of infantry to achieve the goal of rapid coordinated advancement!"

He then went on to explain fire support, infantry follow-up, obstacle clearing, coordinated attack, cover and surveillance, terrain utilization, and information sharing, continuing to advance these professional knowledge.

Finally, he concluded, "The key to coordinated combat between infantry and tanks lies in close coordination and effective communication. Only when infantry and tanks work closely together can they exert their maximum combat effectiveness."

However, after more than an hour of explanation, except for a few people who seemed to be thinking deeply, most people were confused and had no idea what was going on.

In fact, Jiang Li had anticipated this. After all, these people had limited knowledge. Many of them had never even seen a tank. They had no idea about these things and naturally could not understand them.

However, this time, Jiang Li had no intention of letting them learn it immediately. He just wanted to broaden their horizons. When they see tanks in the future, they will naturally understand the purpose of this thing.

At this time, Heinrich Schmidt, who had already finished speaking, walked down the stage and came in front of Jiang Li. He said something to him, and Jiang Li let him go down to rest.

After that, the United States, Goose, Italy, and the retired military officer with an eagle took the stage to speak.