Chapter 319: Tank Test

On December 20, 1930, the Cabinet Meeting of Hualian, which was held regularly every week, suddenly demanded the passage of two proposals at the suggestion of Li Wansheng.

The main contents of these two proposals are the "Compulsory Fines Law" that revises the fines for foreign religious believers and the "Foreign Immigration Law" that allows foreign believers to immigrate to the outside world. According to the new law, all religious categories that are not found in China since ancient times must not be publicly spread and developed believers, otherwise they will face huge fines.

The main targets are naturally Buddhism. The number of temples allowed in each city and the number of monks and the number of booked believers are strictly compressed. Those that exceed the limit must be forced to immigrate under the Foreign Immigration Law.

The former mainly allows all the proceeds from fines to Buddhism by provinces and cities under the rule of Hualian to nationalize, and at the same time, the relevant laws issued by major cities are systematic.

The latter is a disguised exile in the eyes of some scholars, because the law stipulates that the locations of immigration are strictly restricted. The foreign visa department has only opened places under the rule of the ** government, and the money paid is very high. Although the conditions are extremely harsh, Buddhist devout believers who are still staying in Hualian have to start considering this difficult choice.

Everyone's enthusiasm was very high and they were very optimistic about these two epoch-making proposals, but the passage of these two bills was not smooth. At least 40% of the MPs of the KMT party members were neutral, and senior officials in the cabinet were also talking, and the main resistance came from the people.

For thousands of years, Buddhism has reversed right and wrong, shaped itself into the authentic origin of Middle-earth, and even made many people mistakenly believe that Buddhism is the native religion of China. This is a big mistake and the disaster is very bad.

Fortunately, the governors of several provinces called to agree to the proposal. In the Hualian Parliament held on the 22nd, the two bills were finally passed with an 85% approval rate.

But Li Wansheng, the initiator of these two proposals, did not have a good life. At least for a long time after the bill was passed, a large number of Buddhist radicals surrounded him and his family every day, and some people even harassed him and his family every day.

Li Wansheng is the head of the Hualian, so he was naturally prepared. Every time he went out, a large number of head guard soldiers wearing black uniforms and live ammunition were closely guarding him. Moreover, a large number of armed police and intelligence agents were patrolling each other around his house, which finally calmed down the situation temporarily.

The other foreign religions are mostly Islam, Catholicism and Christianity. These are small sects themselves, and the number of people does not meet the standards mentioned in the proposal. So they don’t care. At most, a few priests held signs and protested all day, and then left it alone.

The biggest resistance always comes from Buddhism. They continue to put pressure on the Hualian government based on their connections and established belief foundations.

However, at the beginning of its establishment, Zhong Yang consciously rejected the infiltration of Buddhist believers in the upper social field. Although there was a leak, it had nothing to do with the overall situation. The vassals or core members around the three major forces of the Cabinet, the Federation of Industry and Economic Union and the Military had reached a consensus with Zhong Yang in terms of cultural trends.

Even in Parliament, I just hesitated for a moment and passed the proposal directly.

After solving this trouble, the cabinet no longer paid attention to the remnants of Buddhism among the people. As long as the official authority wants to suppress a certain religion, there is nothing that cannot be done.

"Oh, I'm busy now." Liu Haoran shook his head slightly, and then he picked up an invitation letter on the table. The invitation letter was sent by Colonel Chen Yongshan, head of the Logistics and Transportation Department of the Military Defense Ministry. He didn't say much, but asked him to attend the evaluation and display of a large transport vehicle held in Liuzhou the day after tomorrow.

Ordinary people will never say anything when they see such an ordinary telegram, but Liu Haoran knows that this is a very big-spectrum event. "Our tiger is going to have saber teeth." He looked at the telegram and said to himself silently.

Thinking of this, Ji Ming picked up the phone and hung up Zhong Yang. After a lot of talk, the two finally ended the meeting with a smile. Then Ji Ming asked the secretary to arrange the itinerary so that he could be free in the next few days.

Liuzhou is located in northern Guizhou and is an important industrial center of Hualian. As early as three years ago, Zhong Yang established a secret weapon testing base there. The poisonous gas shells that made the world look radiant in the First World War were tested and finalized here, and various military vehicles were also produced here.

Most of the very advanced test ground located in the south of the city were blocked, and some extremely important equipment and instruments were transported here. In order to ensure the defense and confidentiality of the place, the Chinese army also made great efforts.

On December 31, there was still one day before New Year's Day 1931, Liuzhou's "Shenlong" test base seemed a bit weird. The guards around the base increased by at least three times. In addition to barbed wire and fixed posts, there were also many patrols with wolf dogs hanging military signs.

Inside the test site, at least a dozen people in general's clothes and dozens of people in suits stood on a temporary cement platform. In front of the cement platform was endless mud.

The Hualian Military Defense Department, Army Command, Weapon Procurement Bureau, Hualian Transportation Management Committee and representatives and designers from several large manufacturers gathered here. Everyone was automatically divided into several communities, and people were talking about the "Battle Bear" plan, which they are most concerned about at present.

As early as June 1928, Hualian large companies including Tianyu Group, Xinghua Heavy Equipment Company, Liu's Iron and Steel United Company, and the military-controlled Wansheng Metal Company, all received notices from the Hualian Transportation Management Committee and the Weapon Procurement Bureau, asking them to produce four types of accompanying vehicles with 5 tons, 10 tons, 15 tons and 20 tons each.

This is the first time that Hualian has developed and purchased tanks by a private industrial group. For these young large group companies, this simple notice not only means that its own company has a large number of orders and a large amount of banknotes, but also means a great honor: an honor to serve Hualian.

So many Hualian's machinery manufacturing and arms companies are ready to go there, and they are all working hard to make a big move.

Now the soldiers dressed in general and school officials' uniforms have become the targets of the merchants present. These merchants all wanted to take the last chance to sell their products. Just as everyone showed an extremely high atmosphere for this test, suddenly, a large group of people rushed into the venue without warning.

So, everyone was stunned for a moment, but the scene lasted only a few seconds. Then these people looked at the belated distinguished guest with enthusiastic eyes.

Zhong Yang is the main advocate of this plan and the main provider of technology.

"Oh, my friend, what wind blows you today? Are you not in Guangzhou? Why did you come here?" Liu Haoran asked Ji Ming with something in his words.

"Haoran, there is nothing big in Guangzhou now." Zhong Yang smiled slightly. He did not answer Liu Haoran's words, but just paused and waved his hand. "What's more, this time I was invited by Colonel Chen Yongshan to come here to evaluate the armored vehicles."

"Yang, you are not here to grab our business, right?" Chen Ze muttered. The funds involved in this procurement plan are nothing, the key is that the authority value is very enviable.

"Don't say that?" Zhong Yang shook his head with a smile, "There are many opportunities in the future, but today I can't be the referee for the evaluation." Speaking of this, Ji Ming shrugged: "Because I just learned that my company's products have also been added to this planned procurement."

"Oh?" Chen Yongshan looked at the other party strangely, "Your company? What company are you representing?" Guderian asked curiously.

"Your Excellency, I'll not say anything for fairness. Besides, you'll know then." Zhong Yang smiled at the other party and said, "Then let's see you later."

Fifteen minutes later, field tests of four vehicles were officially carried out.

Because, before testing, all the vehicle data have been explained in detail in previous reports provided by various companies. Although the reports of each company make their products look like a flower, it is not possible to go through wild and similar tests.

Especially in peacetime, the testing of a heavy weapon usually takes several years to test, and the more advanced technology the weapon is, the longer the testing cycle will be.

The first model tested was a 5-ton small model. This tank, which was established in November 1929, was named a small agricultural tractor. Since the purpose of this tank is for training in combat vehicles, the technical project is very simple, and the design period is relatively short, and the number of orders is relatively large.

The Army needed to purchase a total of 1,000 vehicles worth 25 million Huayuan. So a total of five companies participated in the competition, all of which were five major heavy industry groups under the China Economic Union. Moreover, each company proposed three prototype designs. Although there were many prototypes, the designs of each company were similar.

Simple, convenient and practical have become the most basic design concept of this tank.

Now the five companies have a total of fifteen models parked three kilometers away from the cement platform, like soldiers undergoing inspection. Since they are test samples and today they are off-road tests, in order to reduce weight, all vehicles have no armed turrets installed, but just lonely chassis.

As a red signal flare rose, all the chariots began to slowly start.

However, since it was the first time to test so many vehicles, the scene was inevitably a bit confusing. Fortunately, it was pretty good, and the rigor of Chinese technicians was fully demonstrated at this time.

However, many cars obviously had not been well run-in, so that before they could drive dozens of meters, two cars broke down. So, the engineers who were originally standing behind rushed over hurriedly, and they immediately started repairing the broken-out vehicle.

Although everyone was in high spirits, the terrain of the Liuzhou test site was different from other places. The mud, irregular, large stones and wide trenches became nightmares for all vehicles participating in the test. The short five-kilometer test distance allowed all vehicles participating in the test to stop and overhaul several times.

However, most of the cars did not complete this short distance. Four cars had engines exploded, two cars had problems with their walking devices, three cars fell into deep trenches, one car had tracks disconnected, one car had problems with its wheels, and one car had problems with its torsion rod suspension. In the end, only three cars completed the final test.

The three cars were designed by Liu Heavy Industry Company and the T-shaped model designed by Zhang Metal Company. So everyone went on, especially those referees, who would walk in front of those vehicles, observe the winners at a very close distance, and use their personal judgment to give their own reasonable scores for these tanks, which would become a basis for the Army to choose these tanks.

Wang Liwen is worthy of being an expert in combat vehicles. If a tank is placed there, he can tell what suspension this tank adopts and the approximate weight of the tank. Just ask about the engine power and gearbox configuration, he can know the actual speed and off-road speed of the tank.

This time, when several tanks were put in front of him, he knew the most basic configurations of these tanks. Soon, he had a clear idea of ​​which tank is the most suitable for his troops. Although it would eventually be assessed by the expert group, his opinions were the most important, after all, it would be used by his own troops in the future.

Unlike those merchants, the experts who participated in the assessment were not very interested in the two types of tanks that were evaluated at the beginning, because these two tanks were just coach cars for training ordinary armored troops. Although there were a large number of these tanks, these people knew that these tanks were not suitable for combat.

Therefore, the two medium-sized vehicles and support vehicles behind are the backbone of the armored forces of the Chinese Alliance Army in the future, and the big purpose of their arrival this time is also for this kind of combat chariot.

Soon after the 5-ton tank was evaluated, the 10-ton tank also underwent its first field test twenty minutes later. Ten tanks from four companies were tested in the field. Tianyu Group, a giant in the arms industry, also showed strong strength in this competition. The 10-ton tank test was the first and second place respectively.

Fortunately, the 15-ton tank was not participated by Tianyu Group, which made other companies feel relieved.

However, the competition is still very fierce. Although some medium-sized enterprises supported by Zhong Yang are still far behind those large companies, the result of their competition is a surprise to everyone.

The prototype cars provided by Wanhe Industrial Company actually achieved remarkable results. In the off-road results, they actually left the prototype cars of large companies far behind, which made the bosses of those large companies unable to bear the face.

But Wang Liwen was very satisfied. The quality of these chariots was much beyond his original expectations. Now he was most concerned about the fourth prototype, a 20-ton support chariot. In his mind, this chariot was used as a support weapon for the former chariot, equipped with large-caliber artillery and thicker armor, and its speed was no less than that of a 15-ton vehicle.

Another thing that he cared about is his friend Zhong Yang. This little guy has been mysterious since he arrived here, and he said that his company will also participate in this evaluation.

However, he still hasn't seen what the product Zhong Yang's own team is studying, and now this guy suddenly disappeared, which made Wang Liwen even more interested. "What exactly is this Zhong Yang doing?" He was cheering in his heart.

Half an hour later, the fourth round of field evaluation and the last round of field evaluation began: a 20-ton accompanying vehicle. However, what Wang Liwen was most worried about was this kind of vehicle.

Because the time is tight and the difficulty is relatively high, so far only three companies have participated, all of which are the three giant heavy industry groups at the beginning of Hualian's rise.

Soon, the chassis of two prototype cars of Liushi Heavy Industry and Shuize Metal Company had been parked there, but the cars of Liushi Heavy Industry Company did not appear for a long time.

This situation made everyone very worried, because the Liushi Heavy Industry product did not appear, and the test could not begin. So the anxious Wang Liwen hurriedly found Liushi Heavy Industry's head - Liu Haoran. But the young man in front of him smiled and said to Wang Liwen lightly: Liushi Heavy Industry's car is ready, and it is necessary to take an unprecedented way to unveil it. Just ask everyone to go over and take a look.

Wang Liwen had no right to make decisions, so he had to ask the head of state Li Wansheng to make a decision.

"Okay, let's go and have a look." After hearing Wang Liwen's explanation, Li Wansheng nodded slightly. So the group led by Liu Haoran to the parking lot below. It doesn't matter if it doesn't look at it, but it scared everyone.

It turned out that the prototype car of Liu's Heavy Industry Company was stopped by a big black curtain.

Although this was enough to surprise everyone, what surprised them even more was that a young handsome man was standing majestic next to the car. This person was no one else, but Huang Shaoguang, one of the core members of the Guwen Association.

Now this annoying guy has changed into a black armored soldier jacket and a ship-shaped military cap on his head, which seems to make everyone remember him.

At this time, the guy was leisurely dark next to the curtain, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and looked at everyone present with his big eyes slanted against his own eyes.

This is a heavy armored vehicle, a violent beast crawling on the land

Chapter 319: Tank Test

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