Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Late at night on May 5th, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse!

Xie Zhiyu stood by the Huangpu River, waiting anxiously.

At 150 o'clock in the evening, a loud whistle sounded on the Huangpu River. Ten minutes later, a huge ship docked meters away from the shore. The floating boats waiting around docked one after another according to the order of the drill!

The giant ship was loaded with 38 M4A3 Sherman medium tanks.

The M4 is renowned in the military for its ruggedness, reliability, and durability. Its transmission is mechanical, and the vehicle utilizes a balanced suspension system. Each side has six road wheels divided into three groups, with the driving wheel in front and the idler wheel in the rear.

M4A3是M4的变种，其火炮由75毫米升级为105毫米，可以发射穿甲弹、榴弹和烟雾弹。

According to the American nature, they should have provided the old version as aid, but due to time constraints, they could only transport it from nearby, which allowed Hu Zhenhua to take advantage of a small advantage.

In addition to tanks, the giant ship also transported 24 armored vehicles, 12 105 howitzers, and 150 various vehicles.

As for ammunition, fuel and other supplies, they are on another giant ship.

Hu Zhenhua originally didn't want to provide weapons and equipment himself, but Jiang Zhen persuaded him: the more intense the fighting on the battlefield, the safer you will be!

Lao Hu had already anticipated the fate of this batch of equipment, which was to be seized!

Originally, the giant ship should have docked at Wusongkou, but Hu Zhenhua was afraid of being robbed by the authorities, so he chose to build a floating bridge himself and secretly unload the ship!

Anyway, this place is only two kilometers away from Liujiatun. The surrounding main roads are under martial law. Once the tanks are started, even if they move slowly, they can reach the camp within ten minutes.

When the first tank drove off the pontoon bridge safely, Xie Zhiyu breathed a sigh of relief. He whispered to the deputy regiment commander Zhu Xingquan,

"Reward Engineer Han and give him a bonus!"

This floating bridge was designed by Engineer Han!

"Yes!"

After Xie Zhiyu gave Zhu Xingquan a few instructions, he personally got into the first tank, sat in the gunner's seat, and drove towards the camp.

No matter how great Duan Long is, or how great Wang Zhi is, they both failed to get a tank.

We, Old Xie, are the first to poop like a scorpion!

Next, the 1st Temporary Regiment will conduct emergency training for the crew members. Otherwise, it will be useless to have tanks but no combat effectiveness!

The tank battalion commander Wu Yunlong boarded the second tank. He was one of the few professionally trained armored soldiers in the tank battalion.

He was recruited by Hu Zhenhua from the government's tank unit, and his real identity was an underground party member.

For such an important position as the commander of a tank battalion, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics would definitely conduct a thorough investigation of his 18-generation ancestors. Only by selecting people from the reactionary army could a lot of trouble be avoided.

As soon as Xie Zhiyu returned to the camp, he shouted impatiently,

"Quick, drive all the tanks into the trenches and hide!"

In order to welcome the arrival of these tanks, the 1st Temporary Regiment did a lot of preparatory work. Xie Zhiyu dug more than ten kilometers of trenches four meters wide and four meters deep, like this one.

In order to conceal his tracks, Xie Zhiyu explained that this trench was prepared for the escape of the Sibu Xiang.

For a period of time in the future, the soldiers of the tank battalion will need to reverse their day and night life, studying theory during the day and practicing at night.

This is a national treasure. Once it is targeted, the higher-ups will definitely find ways to take it away.

When the last tank entered the trench, Xie Zhiyu quickly sent people to clear the traces on the road.

As for the 24 armored vehicles, they were used for cover and were announced to the outside world as the main equipment of the tank battalion!

M8 armored vehicle, nicknamed Greyhound!

The vehicle is wheeled and has six rubber tires.

M8的武器为M6 37毫米炮（配M70D望远式瞄准镜）、一门7.62毫米的勃朗宁M1919同轴机枪和一门安装开放式炮塔上的勃朗宁M2防空机枪。

The M8 can carry 4 crew members, including the commander, gunner and loader, radio operator (sometimes also the driver) and the driver.

The driver and radio operator's seats are located at the front of the vehicle. The armor plates can be opened to directly observe the road environment. The commander is located on the right side of the turret, and the gunner is located in the middle of the turret.

M8可备80发37毫米炮弹（如加装第二部无线电通讯器则备弹量减小，有时只有16发）、1500发机枪弹和400发防空机枪弹，车体外有4个烟雾弹发射器（配M1或M2烟雾弹），车体内有6枚地雷（反坦克或高爆地雷），另外备有16枚手榴弹，车组成员亦备有半自动的M1卡宾枪。

Its fully loaded weight is 7.4 tons.

The M8's entire hull was covered with 3 mm armor plating, while the front and turret armor plating was 19 mm thick.

Judging from the thickness of its armor, the M8's protection capability is relatively weak, but its maneuverability is quite outstanding.

Top speed is 90 kilometers per hour, and its 59-gallon fuel tank is good for hundreds of kilometers.

On the battlefield, armored vehicles are generally used for reconnaissance and assault.

It works wonders when used in conjunction with a tank.

Xie Zhiyu worked hard for most of the night and finally transported several thousand tons of weapons and ammunition, and more than 4 barrels of fuel back to the camp before dawn.

Other things, such as tank parts, maintenance tools and other miscellaneous items, will take quite some time to sort out.

At daybreak, the group fell into silence.

The only one who couldn't sleep was Xu Yun. The Temporary 1st Regiment had obtained so many good things. If he didn't report it, it would be a serious dereliction of duty. If he reported it, Hu Zhenhua would definitely kill him later.

Xu Yun thought about it for a long time and decided to talk to Xie Zhiyu about how to report it.

After hearing this, Old Xie yawned and said nonchalantly,

"Old Xu, we treat you like a brother, so we didn't hide the tank information from you. This matter must not be leaked anytime soon! As for reporting it, it's very simple. Just say we obtained a batch of equipment involving over 100 vehicles, but you haven't got the specific details yet. We will continue to investigate later, so let's delay it for a while!"

This plan coincided with Xu Yun's.

"Yes! Commander, you are truly wise. I spent ages trying to come up with no solution, but you solved it in a flash!"

Xie Zhiyu waved his hand.

"Chief Xu, go get busy."

Xu Yun left tactfully. Everyone had been busy all night and needed to catch up on some sleep.

With the help of more than a dozen surrounding regiments, the 1st Temporary Regiment has completed the emergency repairs to its core fortifications.

Facilities such as underground warehouses, troop transport passages, and semi-underground barracks are already quite complete.

What is being repaired now are the outer bunkers and watchtowers.

In addition, they also had to level the road to the riverside and build a temporary dock to prepare for supply and retreat.

Xie Zhiyu was prepared to hold out for a long time. The food and medicine he stored were enough to meet the needs of three or five regiments for half a year.

The reason for storing so many supplies is that the size of the Temporary 1st Regiment is expanding rapidly. In the past two days, Xie Zhiyu has received more than 400 deserters from other regiments.

Why did Wang Ernao and others try so hard to invite people from other regiments to visit? In addition to letting them see the black market and purchase weapons, they also wanted to attract soldiers from other regiments.

Less than ten minutes after Xu Yun sent the telegram, he received a reply, which strictly ordered him to find out within 24 hours whether there were any tanks and artillery among the equipment of the Temporary 1st Regiment last night, and how many there were.

The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics is not deaf or blind, so how could they not know that two huge ships were passing through the Huangpu River?

Ever since Huang Kegong reported the news that the 1st Temporary Regiment was going to form a tank battalion, the higher-ups have been paying close attention to it.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Guangrong, commander of the 203rd Division, personally arrived at the 1st Temporary Regiment for inspection.

He walked around the entire camp but didn't see any tanks or artillery.

Of course, he couldn't have discovered that Xie Zhiyu had anticipated this, so the tanks and artillery were buried as soon as they entered the camp. The many trenches dug in the early stage were certainly not for show.

Temporary Regiment 1 has quite a few vehicles of all kinds, with over 200 of them being Sibuxiang alone.

Especially the 24 Greyhound assault vehicles, Master Yu was drooling over them.

The number of vehicles in the entire 203rd Division is not as many as that in the 1st Temporary Regiment.

No matter whether Yu Guangrong hinted or made an implication, Xie Zhiyu just didn't respond. Instead, he made sarcastic remarks and organized an exercise with muskets and bird guns to slap Yu Guangrong in the face.

It turns out that not only politicians are thick-skinned, but generals are also thick-skinned!

This guy actually stayed in the temporary group and refused to leave.

Xie Zhiyu naturally refused to give him a good face. Although he accompanied him throughout the whole process, he never answered any questions with more than three words.

OK, yes, I understand, definitely...

They are all perfunctory words.