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"More than 14,000 people were captured, 7 cannons, more than 16,000 rifles, 5 heavy machine guns, and no food supplies were seized..."

"It is worth noting that this army is composed of Gorkhas and Indians, but is equipped with a large number of German-made rifles, including Mauser and M1888 Commission rifles..."

"What do the British mean? Are you treating us like children?" Liu Yiming couldn't understand this operation.

"Maybe the British didn't expect that we would fight in this way. Judging from the number of people, even if they couldn't defeat us, they wouldn't be defeated," Wang Yang explained.

The blocking war in Mesopotamia has ended, and after collecting most of the prisoners, the South China Army withdrew the prisoners to Kuwait.

Detailed battle reports and post-war summaries were also sent back to the General Staff of the Sixth Army, which determined the establishment of a new combat system for the Sixth Army.

"How are the casualties?" Liu Yiming flipped through the battle report.

"More than 400 people were injured, and 57 people died. Most of the casualties came from stray bullets during the charge. The casualties were concentrated during the attack on the Gorkhas." Wang Yang opened his mouth, feeling incredible.

The battle loss ratio was 1:10, 2,000 to 20,000. It was still a field battle, and it was not like the Dutch colonial army, which had so many types of equipment that even its own logistics could not be controlled.

(Although the third brother did the same thing later, when the British were managing it, there was still a trace of order at all.)

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"The Indians have no fighting spirit. As soon as the bombing ended, the commander surrendered, and the army was defeated. They were even worse than the savages in the jungle." Wang Xuzhi shook his head and said that such soldiers were unable to fight at all.

"The armor penetration tactic has been initially confirmed, and the actual combat capabilities have been tested. When the number of people is insufficient, changing armor is also an idea." Yang Tao said.

"This is the latest organization designed by the staff department, which can improve the division-level combat effectiveness." Xie Hui took out the plan without saying a word.

"The system of 3 brigades and 9 regiments has been implemented to reduce the size of regiments and battalions. Each brigade has one tank regiment, two mechanized infantry regiments, one 105mm artillery battalion, plus logistics and engineering troops, totaling more than 6,000 people.

At the division level 1, there is a divisional artillery regiment, 12 152mm howitzers, 12 105mm cannons and 12 howitzers each; 1 supplementary regiment and divisional logistics force." Liu Yiming threw the organization on the table after reading it.

"A division has 1,500 vehicles, 108 tanks, and 300 armored vehicles. Calculate how much a division costs?" Liu Yiming looked at Xie Hui angrily.

"No, no! We commissioned the tractor manufacturer and the power laboratory to improve the small tractor and produce a transport and towing vehicle that can replace most trucks. It is cheap and reliable." Xie Hui took out a photo.

Liu Yiming looked at the four different figures in the photo and fell into deep thought.

"Look at this vehicle, it has a nose and eyes. The body of the vehicle can pull 45 tons, and it can also tow 105 artillery pieces. The most important thing is that it is cheap. The purchase price of 1,000 units is 640 yuan per unit, which is about the same as 1,000 units for a division..." Xie Hui flattered

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"Okay! I agree, let's do it." Liu Yiming put down the photo.

"Sure! Then you see, please give me a note, otherwise the Ministry of Finance will not transfer the money..." Xie Hui rubbed his hands and smiled as much as he wanted to flatter him.

"Approval of notes? Transfer of funds? Don't there still be funds in the accounts of the Army?" Liu Yiming looked confused.

"This... you can't do this!" Xie Hui was anxious.

"The plan is very good, but the government deficit is already quite large this fiscal year. We will wait until the next fiscal year to consider it. As for whether to start the renovation now or wait until the money is available, it has nothing to do with me." Liu Yiming guessed.

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"Your Majesty, you don't want to kill a donkey..."

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Xie Hui tormented him for a long time, but Liu Yiming was very determined and did not give him a cent.

"I can't let you get used to a good plan and change it at any time? Then why do you need to plan?" Liu Yiming said one sentence and drove Xie Hui out.

"In the Arab direction, do we need to strengthen our defenses? The British..." Seeing Xie Hui being driven out, Yang Tao chose to attack in a roundabout way.

"What do you think?" Liu Yiming looked at Yang Tao.

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"It is still the same adaptation plan. Only the Oman Division will be adapted, and the mechanization level of the 2nd Division will be improved. The two divisions can defeat the attack of 100,000 British troops. If the British army's combat effectiveness remains the same as during the Boer War..."

Yang Tao said.

"Okay, let's do it." Liu Yiming nodded.

Yang Tao hesitated for a while and stared at Liu Yiming.

"Financially, there is really no money, and a large number of cultural relics are waiting in temporary warehouses. Let's see, there is still a sum of money waiting for delivery for Petroleum Import and Export, and 1 million will be drawn from it. Is that too much?" Liu Yiming thought for a while.

"yes!"

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After a busy day, Liu Yiming returned home after confirming the news about the British.

Liu Wanhua was sitting outside the main hall, teasing his two children.

"Dad!" The two carrot heads had reached the age where they were annoying people and dogs. When they saw Liu Yiming, they rushed up excitedly.

"Dad has something to discuss with grandpa. I have a model airplane in my car. Let mom teach you how to play with it." Liu Yiming pressed his head with one hand.

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"Okay! Plane!" Liu Haoran rushed to the car happily.

Liu Xinran was much more sensible: "Dad, can the plane fly?"

"There are kites in the car." Liu Yiming touched Liu Xinran's head.

Liu Xinran nodded in understanding and ran out.

"Yiming, come here." Liu Wanhua called after watching Liu Yiming coax away the two children.

"Dad, have you discussed it yet?" Liu Yiming motioned to the waiter to pour him a cup of tea.

"It's just a reorganization of the Education Committee. It's actually not difficult, but you are suspected of trying to get rid of the trouble." Liu Wanhua took a sip of tea.

"If there is a way, the birds will disappear, the good bow will be hidden, the cunning rabbit will die, and the lackeys will be cooked. The world is changing faster and faster, and the old guys are a little worried. There are too many emperors in ancient and modern times who have killed donkeys and killed them. They are afraid that this is a precursor.

." Liu Wanhua said.

"They don't know, you and Uncle Chen don't know? Who am I? If nothing else, capable people from every household are working in the government, and many of them are in high positions..." Liu Yiming didn't say anything.

After finishing, he was interrupted by Liu Wanhua.

"Minister? Zhu Chong, 8 Prime Ministers, don't they just kill each other? The Education Committee has no power, and it has less power than the Education Supervision Committee. I really don't know what you think." Liu Wanhua complained.

The Education Committee has a hand in everything, but it doesn't have much power. It's only because of these old men that it has some control over every aspect.

After the reorganization, we now have the right to supervise. In some respects, our rights have even increased.

"Under our system, all institutions have corresponding rights and responsibilities and will not cross the line, but the Education Committee is different.

In theory, it only has the right to make suggestions, but because of your existence, it has been turned into a half-powerful department. From the formulation of educational plans to the implementation details, you are everywhere. What will happen if this continues?" Liu Yiming shook his head.

"This... this is just..." Liu Wanhua seemed to understand something, but then seemed even more confused.

"Take me and Xu Hui as an example. I made a mistake and I have to admit it, accept parliamentary questioning, and maybe be punished, or even be asked to abdicate.

Xu Hui made a mistake and must be questioned by the parliament, assigned responsibilities, and punished, such as impeachment, resignation, etc.

But you don’t have to, because of the nature of your department, you can’t make mistakes. You are just a advisory department and have no right to formulate policies. If something goes wrong, the Ministry of Education will be the only one who is unlucky." Liu Yiming took the letter from the waiter.

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"But..." Liu Wanhua just wanted to say, we just gave a suggestion, they don't need to listen at all.

Then he immediately realized that a large group of old men were not only the founding fathers of the country, but also related to certain officials. Even the current policies had their factors in it.

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Is it appropriate for this group of people to make suggestions and everyone rejects them repeatedly?

"I understand, but what about the supervision committee? Supervision... just supervision can solve most problems..." Liu Wanhua nodded.

The power of supervision--the power of suggestion is eliminated--and then the offices are spread apart. In this way, these old men become tool people, the most perfect tool people.

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After finally settling down Liu Wanhua, Liu Yiming's life became better for two days, and the British began to argue with Nanhua.

"I want to know why, despite a ten-fold difference in strength, we achieved the result of annihilation?" Salisbury held his head.

"According to the information we received, there were dense and violent explosions in the direction of the battlefield, suspected of being a large artillery group."

"If it's the Artillery Group, then everything makes sense."

"The Indians who lost their British officers did not have any discipline. It was completely reasonable for them to be defeated by a large-scale artillery attack."

"That's enough, I called you here to discuss the next move, not to deduce why the Indians lost!" Salisbury said angrily.

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A group of generals of the Sixth Army looked at each other in confusion.

"There are various signs that Nanhua has made sufficient preparations in Mesopotamia. Unless there is a war, we are not sure to solve this problem." The chief of staff of the 6th Army said honestly.

"We need fuel, and Mesopotamia is the best place." The Admiralty expressed a different opinion.

"But there is also oil in Persia. We have dug it out, haven't we?" the military minister asked doubtfully.

"Persian oil? It's expensive and scarce. It can only be used in peacetime."

The oil in Persia has been dug out, but the British were unlucky. They opened three wells without blowouts, and the amount of oil produced was not large.

Coupled with the poor road conditions, harsh mining environment, and restricted transportation, if you want to develop it on a large scale, you have to invest in infrastructure. Such a large investment is something the UK is not willing to undertake.

Mesopotamia is a plain area, not far from the Mediterranean Sea. Most importantly, rivers provide basic transportation channels and require much less infrastructure.

"How about discussing with Nanhua and jointly developing it?" said the Foreign Secretary.

"Oh! That greedy Chinese country, unless we agree to their mining of minerals in Australia, don't even think about it." Salisbury was furious.

"Then be a middleman," said the Foreign Secretary.

"Middlemen?" Salisbury looked confused.

"Have you forgotten? Australia became autonomous last year and is now an autonomous territory with some minerals..." the Foreign Secretary shrugged.

"This will also help our two countries improve relations. Overall, we have common interests."

"Yes! Our primary target is Germany." Salisbury nodded.
Chapter completed!