After listening to Qin Zheng's words, Xia Bohai said, "Old Qin has a good opinion. I also agree to establish a base in Shandong first. However, such a major matter cannot be decided by the five of us. Therefore, I suggest that after the Tianjin is captured, we will open an interim executive committee to discuss and decide together. Lao Qin and Lao Xiao can discuss it again and further improve the plan to attack Shandong."

Wang Yunpeng said: "Why should we conquer Tianjin first and then attack Shandong? Now we will start a temporary executive committee discussion, formulate the resolution to attack Shandong, and attack Shandong immediately. Wouldn't it be better to establish a base one day earlier?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "Attacking Shandong is not easy. Our current strength is not enough. The place at Dagukou is too strong, and the troops cannot be deployed, and it is too close to Tianjin. The Eight-Nation Alliance stationed in Tianjin poses too great a threat to us. Only by completely attacking and selling the Eight-Nation Alliance stationed in Tianjin and occupying Tianjin City can we relieve our threats. Even if the Eight-Nation Alliance in Beijing fights, we have enough space to fight with them so that we can attack Shandong without worries. In addition, Tianjin City also has a certain population base. After capturing Tianjin, we can immediately start recruiting troops and form our army. It will take at least two months of training. Therefore, the most optimistic estimate is that we will have to wait until the end of November and early December to attack Shandong. We can make plans according to this time."

Wang Yunpeng and Xu Jichao heard this and then suddenly realized that it seemed that it was not a problem for him to not understand military affairs. For a considerable period of time, military struggles will be an important task for traveling through the country. He still needs to study hard, otherwise it will affect his future.

After the interim executive committee ended, Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng and Xiao Jianjun immediately called for a military meeting to discuss how to fight the Eight-Nation Alliance in Tianjin.

Because this battle was a land battle, mainly the Marine Corps, and the construction of defensive fortifications was also led by the Marine Corps. Therefore, the commander of the Marine Corps, Zhu Yaping, first spoke: "It will take about two days for the defensive positions to be completed. According to the previous combat experience, one battalion can fully defend the position with about one battalion's troops. The other battalion now has four platoons of vacancies, but it can be used as a reserve force to block the attack of the Eight-Nation Alliance."

Xia Bohaidao: "Observation is the best defense. Only by defeating this Eight-Nation Alliance can we complete the plan to capture Tianjin."

Xiao Jianjun said: "It's still the old way. Defend during the day and wait until the night to launch an attack on the Eight-Nation Alliance to give full play to our advantages in night battles. However, the Marine Corps' artillery lacks firepower, and I don't know if the Navy can bombard the Marine Corps with naval guns to provide firepower support to the Marine Corps."

Shang Jinfeng said: "The main gun range of the Kunming ship can exceed 30 kilometers, and the main gun range of the Huaihua ship and Xiangyang ship also reaches 22 kilometers, which can provide firepower support to the Marines. In addition, the main gun range of the Yueyang ship and the Sanya ship is only fifteen kilometers, which can only depend on the position of the enemy's position, but at least five naval guns can support the Marines."

Xia Bohai said: "The naval guns must also be used to deal with the German fleet. They are the naval guns of the Kunming ships. They are the only main guns in our fleet that can attack battleships of this era. It is best to save one. I think the naval guns can only disrupt the arrangement of the Eight-Nation Alliance. The artillery should be dispatched to the armored battalion. We now have a total of ten amphibious tanks, and this firepower is enough."

Zhu Da, the commander of the Armored Battalion, immediately stood up and said, "Please rest assured, our Armored Battalion can ensure that we can complete the mission."

Through the journey, there have been several naval and land wars. Even the Navy Air Force has participated in transportation, airborne operations, naval and marines, and have achieved many results. Only the armored battalion has not fought any battles. Although the armored troops were dispatched during the battle to attack Dagukou, they did not fire a single shot and just followed the Marines for a while.

The armored battalion is of course the main force of the passing army. Since the Marine Corps' lack of military strength, the armored battalion has become more important, but good steel is used on the blade. The previous battles were not large in scale, and basically no armored battalion was used. Moreover, when using the armored battalion, the headquarters also had certain concerns and did not want the armored battalion to light up too early, because cars and crawler tractors had appeared in this era. Therefore, compared with other weapons of the passing army, armored vehicles did not have any technical force. They were nothing more than covering a layer of armor outside the car, then erecting a cannon, and using crawlers to disperse the pressure on the ground, and becoming a tank. As long as you get a enlightenment, with the current technical strength of Britain, Germany, the United States, France and other countries, tanks can appear more than ten years in advance.

However, the headquarters was considering the overall situation, but the soldiers of the armored battalion did not think so much. Seeing that other troops were constantly fighting and making contributions, they were guarding dozens of land war kings, but they could only watch. No one felt better. Because in the battle to attack Dagukou, although the armored troops were dispatched, they played a role of soybean.

In modern warfare, infantry always followed the armored troops, and there were armored troops following the infantry to make a spoil. Therefore, in the past two days, many soldiers of the Armored Battalion have come to Zhu Da, and they have to win a chance for actual combat for the armored department. This has also caused trouble for Zhu Da. As a middle-level commander, Zhu Da can certainly understand the headquarters' resolutions and will do the same if he changes himself, but this is not clear to the soldiers below. Of course, in Zhu Da's heart, he also hopes to give the armored battalion a chance to have a practical combat. Commanding various tanks and armored vehicles, swaying on the battlefield, and being invincible, has always been Zhu Da's dream. Now that he is about to dispatch the armored troops, Zhu Da immediately feels energetic.

Xiao Jianjun looked at Zhu Da and said, "This time the armored battalion can go to battle, but not as an assault force, but as a fire support force against the Marine Corps. The truth has been passed before, so I won't repeat it here anymore, I understand if I understand."

Of course, Zhu Da understood the reason why the headquarters hid the Armored Battalion, so it was good to get the opportunity to fight in actual combat. There is nothing to be able to pick up fat now, so Zhu Da said: "Please rest assured, our Armored Battalion ensures that we obey the command of the headquarters and ensure that the fire support mission is completed."

Qin Zheng said: "Old Xiao, if the Type 05 amphibious tank is used as fire support, is the range too close and is easily attacked by enemy artillery fire."

Because tanks are highly mobile weapons, they pay more attention to the accuracy and speed of gun shooting during movement, but in turn, the range of guns is not high. After all, the implementation of over-distance strike is a matter of self-propelled artillery, and tanks are a weapon for assault attacks. The general combat distance is about three to four thousand meters. Therefore, under the same caliber, the range of the main gun of the tank is generally lower than that of self-propelled artillery, or towed cannons, naval cannons, etc.

The main gun of the Type 05 amphibious tank is 105 mm, but the effective range is only about 6,000 meters. It should not be compared with the naval guns of the Xiangyang ship and Huaihua ships. In this era, the range of a 100 mm field gun is usually around 15 kilometers, which is far above the main gun of the Type 05 amphibious tank. Therefore, Qin Zheng asked this question. Zhu Da's heart immediately raised.

Xiao Jianjun said: "It doesn't matter. If it is during the day, the armored battalion only needs to constantly adjust its position and prevent the enemy from locking the target. It will be easier to do at night. The armored battalion can be allowed to come out, but the enemy cannot see it at night, and it can also cover the Marine Corps assault."

After hearing Xiao Jianjun like this, Zhu Da's heart was put back in his stomach and hurriedly said, "Yes."

At this time, Qin Zheng said again: "We still have a unit stationed in Hejiawan Village. Should we transfer them back and enhance our strength."

Xiao Jianjun shook his head and said, "It's not necessary. Now we are stationed in Dagukou. Our current troops are enough. I still have great use in this army. We can be regarded as one of our surprise troops. When we face the Eight-Nation Alliance head-on, they can attack from the side; or let them set up ambush on the retreat of the Eight-Nation Alliance to withdraw troops, which can annihilate the Eight-Nation Alliance in one fell swoop, and even take advantage of the Eight-Nation Alliance to attack Dagukou and Tianjin is empty, and there are many options available. It is much better to let them stay outside than to transfer them back."

Xia Bohai was over, and Xiao Jianjun was indeed a tactical expert. He had several tactics at any time, so he said: "Okay, according to Lao Xiao's opinion, but the troops can stay in Hejiawan Village, but the medical team, logistics personnel and prisoners must all withdraw to Dagukou. Now that the Traffor has arrived in Hejiawan Village, they can be notified to evacuate immediately."

After a pause, Xia Bohai said again: "Then the battle on land is decided, what should we do if the battle on sea? How can we deal with the German fleet?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "To deal with the German fleet, the first thing to do is to grasp their movements. Although in the old time and space, the German fleet arrived in Tianjin on September 6, history has changed in this time and space, and it cannot be judged by historical time. Therefore, I suggest that the Xiangyang ship and Huaihua ship take turns to move, station at the mouth of the Bohai Sea, and use radar to search the sea surface. Each ship is on duty for ten days. Once the whereabouts of the German fleet are discovered, they will immediately report to the headquarters and monitor the whereabouts of the German fleet along the way."
Chapter completed!