Matsukata Hirobumi and Yurenchimiya looked through the documents, and their faces gradually became happy. Yurenchimiya even smiled and said:
"Conditions? Mr. Namu, what conditions does your army need? You can put them forward now. Even if our domestic economy is very difficult now, I will try my best to meet the reasonable requirements of your army after discussing with the elders in the cabinet." ."
"Hey! Prime Minister Matsukata, His Excellency Prince Yuren, that subordinate has made a request."
"First of all, our army now only has 17 standing divisions. If we want to quickly conquer China, this is obviously not enough. So I think our army should expand now. If we have 30 standing divisions, it will be better to implement the mission you have in hand. Battle plan.”
"In addition, I personally suggest forming our own tank force, setting up five armored divisions, equipped with 2,000 tanks, as our elite force to assist the warriors of our empire, so that we can more quickly defeat some of China's backward equipment The warlord power was defeated.”
After hearing this, Matsukata Hirofumi and Yuren Dinomiya nodded slightly to express their agreement with Namu Hongi's point of view.
Tanks are a big killer. During the First World War, the warring parties in Western countries fell into brutal trench warfare. The war became a war of attrition with huge casualties. The John State developed a new weapon in order to break the deadlock in positional warfare. .
On September 15, 1916, the invincible Mark I tank killed all parties on the Somme River.
This was even more shocking to the Fusang people who lost their troops and generals in the 1904 Japanese War.
The Fuso Army really covets new weapons like tanks, and they find them inexplicably delicious.
The Fuso Army, which suffered a lot in the Japanese War, couldn't wait to keep up with the trend. In 1918, it imported a Mark IV tank from the Kingdom of John, and then purchased 13 Renault FT-17 tanks from the Kingdom of Gaul in 1919. tanks, and in 1921 purchased 6 Whippet A tanks from John State again.
It's not like Fusang Country has never thought about building its own tanks. However, at this time, Fuso Country's domestic economy is in a very sluggish state and its industry is only half as good.
In addition, Fuso Country has no experience in developing its own tanks, and the development cycle may be unacceptably long, so the plan to develop domestic tanks was cancelled.
The first domestically produced tank in the Fuso Kingdom had to wait until 1927, when the Osaka Arsenal and the Kobe Steel Works tinkered with the "Prototype No. 1 Tank"
However, since the topic of tanks has been put on the agenda, Matsukata Hirobumi also feels that it is time for Fuso to develop its own tanks. As a major power, tanks are a must.
"Well, there is no problem in expanding the standing divisions of your army. But it may be difficult to form an armored force. You must know that the resources of our empire are very poor, and the supply of precious resources such as fuel to the navy is already stretched. And armored forces The troops not only consume a lot of our steel resources, but also require a lot of fuel to drive..."
Matsukata Hirobumi had just finished speaking, and the silent Yuren Dinomiya took over and continued:
"However, we will try our best to meet the requirements of your army. Armored forces can still be formed, but the number cannot be too many. One thousand tanks are enough. As for the issue of tank research and development, this is left to the empire's Kobe Steel Plant and Osaka Arsenal. Let’s solve it. As for the expansion of your army, I can allow you to expand 3 divisions, no more..."
"Thank you, His Excellency Prince Yuren, for your consideration. We, the warriors of the Fuso Army, will definitely fulfill our mission..."
Seeing Namu Hongyi's satisfied look made Navy Commander Haseijima feel very unhappy.
He glanced with disdain at the few Army Red Deer in front of him. As the noble commander of the Fuso Navy Combined Fleet, Hasegaishima naturally looked down on these hillbilly Army Red Deer in front of him.
But this group of lowly Army Red Deer in front of them can't tell the difference between the big and the big kings at the moment, and they dare to compete with the navy for resources.
Before Nagi Hiroi could finish speaking, Commander Haseijima of the Fuso Naval Combined Fleet couldn't wait to stand up, grabbing the words and saying:
"Prime Minister Matsukata, Your Excellency Prince Yuren, I think our navy also needs to vigorously develop. You must know that the John Kingdom, Sam Country, etc. in the West are also vigorously developing their navies. If this continues, our combined fleet will..."
"In addition, Mr. Namu just said that to capture China, the army also needs our Imperial Navy to act as the main force to provide them with support. But our navy currently lacks aircraft carriers. Currently, there is only one aircraft carrier, the Hosho, which is under construction. I suggest that our navy Build 4 more aircraft carriers..."
Matsukata Hirofumi and Yurimiya also had headaches and looked embarrassed when they saw this. How could they not hear the overtones of Haseijima.
Stop talking nonsense, give money and resources
However, as an island country, Fuso Country has very few resources. It is impossible for both the navy and the army to develop at the same time, and it just so happens that the navy and the army are still very difficult to deal with.
