PFC Chapter 366: Training through fighting must not stop, no matter how great the cost, we must persever
Chapter 366: Training through fighting must not stop, no matter how great the cost, we must persever
"We need to think long and hard about attacking Ping'an County. Even if we want to retaliate, we should have a plan and plan. It will be useless to rush to attack Ping'an County now. Not to mention that the weather is so cold and the roads are very difficult to travel. If the Japanese use a trick to turn water into ice and pour a lot of water on the city walls to build fortifications, this battle will be really difficult to fight!"
"As for the battle to attack the Japanese blockade, we must not stop but continue to train our troops' combat effectiveness as soon as possible. This matter cannot be delayed. Even if it costs some money, we must overcome the difficulties and dangers. This is our best chance at the moment."
"Deputy Commander Xing, in the coming days, you will continue to recruit new soldiers and strengthen their training. I think we should send all the troops in the base out to fight the Japanese and puppet troops, complete 1 to 2 rotations, and improve the overall combat effectiveness of the troops!"
Lin Zhenhua's words were recognized by everyone present, and even Li Yunlong had to compromise. The matter of revenge had to be put on hold until the training of the new recruits was completed.
"Lao Zhao, Lao Li, the defense of the base will be handed over to you two. Lao Kong, Lao Ding, you two will be responsible for leading the team to fight in rotation. You must break through the three blockades set up by the Japanese outside the base, destroy all the strongholds, and cover all the trenches. You must find ways to expand the area of our base, obtain more arable land, and solve the shortage of materials that the base will face in the future!"
"As for me, I will live in the cave arsenal and start developing radios. No matter how much it costs, we must solve the problem of long-distance communication for the troops. If we have a radio, we can build the lookout farther away. The Japanese surprise attack this time can be discovered earlier by us, and the base will not suffer such a huge loss."
Everyone had no objection to Lin Zhenhua's arrangement, and they discussed the details for a while before leaving. Finally, only Lin Zhenhua and Li Yunlong were left in the headquarters. The two discussed the pilot training. Lin Zhenhua handed the matter over to Li Yunlong, who would spend a month to solve the production problems of transistors and electron tubes, and the problem of long-distance communication between the troops in the base.
Lin Zhenhua did not return to the field hospital, but rushed to the cave arsenal numbered six overnight. After signing in for the past two days, he obtained a full set of production technology for transistors and electron tubes. What he has to do now is to produce transistors and electron tubes to completely solve the problem of long-distance communications in the base.
Lin Zhenhua began to draw the blueprints of the mechanical equipment, notified the mechanical processing plant to start cutting and processing, and arranged for people to find raw materials. Under Lin Zhenhua's mobilization, the arsenal quickly became busy. The Thunder Fighter Factory started working at full capacity, transferred all the workers who produced transport aircraft, and increased the number of production lines to increase the production capacity of Thunder Fighter.
"Xiao Zhongyuan, call Director Huang immediately and ask them not to stop producing bombers. This is the blueprint of my newly designed bomber, and I have made key improvements to it. In the next half month, I will break through the semi-automatic cylinder production line and solve the problem of insufficient engine production capacity in the base."
Xiao Zhongyuan followed Lin Zhenhua's arrangements and gave instructions one by one. The arsenal was plunged into busy production again. It took only three days to recover to 50% of its original production capacity. There was no way to increase it in a short period of time. The transportation of materials between the arsenals took a lot of time, which seriously affected the output of the military factories. More importantly, two power plants were destroyed, and it was very difficult to rebuild them in a short period of time.
After returning to Taiyuan Airport, Major General Fujiki immediately reported the results of the bombing. The Taiyuan Command, which received the telegram, was very satisfied with this morning's attack and ordered another attack tomorrow.
"General, today I mobilized a battalion of troops to reinforce Ping'an County, but the road is too muddy and difficult to walk on. The troops have only marched 20 miles, and it will take ten days to reach Ping'an County. The general's arrangement is correct. Now the only thing we can use is the Army Aviation Corps. Only they are not restricted by the terrain and can launch attacks on the Independent Regiment anytime and anywhere."
"It's just that we don't have much fuel and ammunition right now. I think we need the North China Front Command to help us transport some fuel and ammunition via transport planes, so that the bombing operations can become normalized, and then we can give a reasonable explanation to the headquarters!" Mitsui Ippei suggested with a serious face.
Yoshio Shinozuka now has confidence. The empire's southward plan is going exceptionally smoothly. The problem of fuel shortage has been temporarily solved. Even if there is some waste, it is acceptable. The bombing operation will definitely get the full support of the headquarters.
"Yoshi! Mitsui-kun, you must send a telegram to the headquarters immediately, explain our current situation, and request that the headquarters deploy more fighter planes and fuel bombs to carry out a month-long bombing operation on the base of the independent regiment to calm the anger in the country!"
Mitsui Ippei bowed his head and said, "General, I understand. I'll do it right away!"
In the Ping'an County Garrison Battalion Command, Hirata Kojiro and four others gathered together again and happily held a banquet. In the freezing winter, they ate hot pot sent by Tianxiang Restaurant, dipped in tender lamb slices, and ate delicious sashimi, toasting each other to celebrate today's victory.
"Everyone, today's airstrike against the Independent Regiment went very smoothly, causing considerable casualties to the Independent Regiment. I have arranged for people lurking in the Independent Regiment to spread rumors. If there are a few more bombings, civilians and soldiers will flee from the Independent Regiment's base. We must give these fleeing civilians and soldiers food and never kill them. We must use them as bait to lure more people to flee."
"I plan to use 20 kilograms of food and 3000 quilts and cotton clothes to set up a relief station. What do you think of my idea?" Taro Mitsui said with a mysterious look on his face.
This time, Nakamura Ichiro did not jump out to sing a different tune. Instead, he agreed with a look of surprise on his face: "Mitsui-kun's arrangement is just right. I once heard a famous saying that a thousand-mile dam is destroyed by an ant hole, and a fortress is most easily breached from the inside. The independent regiment is expanding too fast, and they are all new recruits. These people are most easily deceived. As long as we give them a way out, these people will definitely be willing to work for us."
"Besides, once those Chinese civilians and soldiers who surrendered to us fall into our hands, we can send them to mine. By transferring the money from one hand to the other, we can make a fortune. By the way, we can also disintegrate the base of the independent regiment. Maybe in the end, Li Yunlong will become a commander without troops. Thinking about that scene, I can't help but laugh!"
"The thing that made me happiest today is that we wiped out the fighter squadron of the independent regiment. We no longer have to worry about Li Yunlong sending fighters to raid Ping'an County. We no longer have to worry during the day and can sleep well at night."
"What I regret most is that we can no longer get medicine from the independent group. We have lost a hen that lays golden eggs. I feel so bad just thinking about it. The lamb slices in my mouth have no taste. So much small change has left me. I haven't even slept well in the past two days. I just want to find a way to make money. Anyone here who has an idea to make money, please speak up as soon as possible. As long as it can make money, I, Nakamura Ichiro, will definitely be the first to support it!"
Nakamura Ichiro expressed the thoughts of several people present. Since the loss of the firewood road to Zhangjiazhuang Market, everyone's life has changed from drinking honey water every meal to drinking boiled water. The gap is too big, even Yamamoto Ikki and Hirata Kojiro are no exception. The two wanted to expand the special forces team, but now that they have no way to make money, they can only suppress the idea in their hearts and hope that someone can find a way to make money and lead them!
Hirata Kojiro also said with some regret: "In just less than two months, I have earned 200,000 or 300,000 yuan. It is not an exaggeration to say that I am making a fortune. After buying a batch of submachine guns, the money I have saved has become stretched. Before, we wanted to take over the independent regiment's drug production line, but now it seems too difficult. With Li Yunlong's temper, he would not give it to us even if he destroyed the entire drug production line."
"Besides, we are now in a hostile relationship with Li Yunlong. Even if we want to do business, I'm afraid it won't work. Unless we can find a trustworthy middleman, we can sell him the things that Li Yunlong urgently needs and make a fortune!"
Kojiro Hirata also fell in love with the feeling of doing business. Seeing the huge amounts of money coming into his account every day, he became afraid of death and no longer cared about the training of the special forces members. He left it all to Yamamoto Ikki.
Yamamoto Ikki looked at the greedy expressions of the crowd and was very angry in his heart, especially when he found that Hirata Kojiro's proposal made several people present nod involuntarily, he wanted to overturn the table and beat up the people in front of him.
But reason told Yamamoto Ikki that if he really dared to do so, his special forces would have no place to stand in Ping'an County. He could only suppress his inner anger and try to speak in a calm tone: "Everyone, we can't be blinded by money. The empire's holy war is for the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and to fight for a wider living space for the local people. Even if we earn more money now, it will be useless. The supplies we sold to Li Yunlong were turned into guns and ammunition by Li Yunlong and used to fight us. We can't go on like this. The blockade of supplies against the independent regiment must not be weakened, but strengthened!"
"This is a cage plan I drafted. You can take a good look at it. I hope to get your support to destroy the independent group as soon as possible and eliminate the biggest threat to the northwest of Shanxi."
Pingjiaao is the location of the headquarters of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
Chu Yunfei looked at the telegram delivered by Chief of Staff Fang Ligong with an expression of disbelief on his face. He really did not expect that the Independent Regiment actually had a fighter squadron. What he did not expect was that the Independent Regiment actually dispatched bombers to bomb the Japanese homeland. This was simply like a fairy tale and unbelievable.