Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 322: Lao Li, you can’t do such a stupid thing. You must not blindly expand your military to

"As for the raw material crisis that Lao Zhao is worried about, we are now working on solving it. First of all, we will use rubber as a tool, and then we will stockpile a large amount of it through air transport. At the same time, I have also ordered 100 million rounds of ammunition through Chen Minggeng. I estimate that they will arrive in about a month, which will greatly reduce our pressure of insufficient ammunition!"

"We have purchased nearly a ton of tungsten ore at the market these days, which can temporarily meet our needs for a few months. If we really can't get it, we will have to save it. There is nothing we can do about it."

"In comparison, what our base lacks most is copper. Although we have increased the mining efforts on the three copper mines, the production is not high at present due to the difficulty of mining. We can only raise the price and buy more copper." Lin Zhenhua said with some lack of confidence.

He didn't have any good solution for this matter. Food could be grown on the ground, and important precious raw materials could be purchased from outside, but copper was too heavy and very inconvenient to transport. Lin Zhenhua had actually thought about asking Chen Minggeng to purchase a batch of copper for him, but the transportation problem was a big trouble. If it really came to the point of being forced, he could only use this transportation line to transport copper back from outside to ensure the production of the arsenal.

Li Yunlong stood up at this time and said excitedly: "Since the food crisis and fuel crisis have been resolved, there is nothing more to say. I agree with the college students' Boomerang Action. Now let's start voting. Please raise your hands if you agree!"

All five people present raised their hands, including Zhao Gang. This made Lin Zhenhua feel better, and he also started to rack his brains to find ways to solve the raw material crisis.

"Since everyone agrees to Operation Boomerang, there's nothing much to say. The college students have already provided solutions to the food crisis and the fuel crisis, so I won't say any more. That will only make people dislike me! Next, let me talk about the raw material crisis in the arsenal. For nearly a month, the arsenal has been managed by me, Li Yunlong. The daily consumption of raw materials is very large, and our previous reserves can't keep up with the consumption. I, Li, am not exaggerating. What I said is indeed the truth."

"The copper we have in stock is only enough for the arsenal's production for one month. The gap is huge. We can't meet the demand just by relying on the three copper mines in the base. Even if we raise the purchase price at the market again, I'm afraid we won't be able to buy back much copper. After all, the Japanese are not fools. They know that we have an arsenal and will never watch our arsenal grow. I estimate that we can only get 4 to 5 tons of copper from outside at most per month, which is not enough to meet our current needs."

"The only way we can think of is to purchase copper materials from outside through air transport lines. The cost is really too high. The transportation cost is really too staggering. I just roughly calculated it and it's probably equivalent to buying finished bullets."

"But no matter how much we invest, we have to purchase copper materials from outside. Our arsenal's production must not stop. We must take advantage of this window of opportunity to increase the production of transport aircraft. Now our arsenal has more than 2200 soldiers and has established 18 production teams. The arsenal's production capacity has also increased by % compared to before. Now the only thing that really holds the arsenal back is raw materials."

Lin Zhenhua was not so optimistic. Instead, he interrupted with a grim expression, "We were deceived by General Bella of the Third Reich before. The machine tools he gave us were not brand new, but second-hand ones that were 88% new. The machining accuracy was not up to the original factory level at all. This is what annoyed me the most. Otherwise, we would have completed the research and development of the 88mm anti-aircraft gun long ago. How could we be stuck halfway and unable to achieve mass production of the mm anti-aircraft gun? We were missing an excellent anti-tank weapon."

Li Yunlong was very open-minded about this and replied nonchalantly: "To be honest, I didn't expect that a college student like you could bring back so many machine tools. Regardless of the quality of these machine tools, at least we have a goose to lay eggs. Otherwise, even if we want to engage in military production, we won't know where to start."

"As for the raw materials, I will think of a way. It would be best if we can stockpile three months' worth of raw materials so that we have room for maneuver. Next, I want to emphasize the defense of our base. Since we have agreed to Operation Boomerang, we must have a good talk about the defense of our base. I don't want to end up getting robbed by the devils again after all our hard work. I, Li Yunlong, cannot afford to lose face!"

Li Yunlong spread out the map, and everyone looked over, intending to hear what Li Yunlong had to say. Li Yunlong was not polite, and took a pencil to draw six circles in six places, and drew two circles in the center, and then pointed to the map and said: "There are a total of six places where our base is connected to the outside world. One of them is connected to a mountain behind, so the Japanese can only send out a small force to attack, and a large force cannot pass through there. We don't need to deploy many troops in this place, as long as we occupy the two high grounds on the left and right, we can stop the small force of the Japanese."

"I am not going to name these six positions by name, but rather positions 1 to 6. Positions , , and are at the forefront. If the Japanese attack, they will definitely start with the three positions of Hui Chong. Positions and are long and narrow, and the Japanese cannot deploy their forces at all. We only need to deploy one battalion of troops at each position, and we should be able to hold them. But just in case, I decided to deploy two battalions of troops at each of these two positions. There will be absolutely no problem holding them for a few months."

"What really worries me is the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions. The periphery of these positions is an open area, which is very conducive to the deployment of the Japanese troops. I am not particularly worried about the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. After all, we have Xiaoyunling and the main position of Baojiazhuang to block them. As long as the Japanese cannot break through this main position, they cannot break into our base. What really worries me is the No. 3 position. It is close to the highway that the Japanese have just built, which is very conducive to the mobilization of the Japanese troops. Once a large-scale attack comes, it will be very difficult to defend the No. 3 position."

"Position No. 3 is our real defense point. If we lose it, our base, which has been connected with great difficulty, will be cut in two by the enemy. By then, we won't be able to take care of the front and rear, and we won't be able to send reinforcements from other places. This is what I am most worried about."

Ding Wei pointed to the location of the No. 3 position and said with a gloomy face: "Old Li, I didn't agree with you deploying the No. 3 position here before. The No. 3 position must be abandoned. We can move the position back to Balibao Village. This is a fortress built by villagers. Now most of it has been abandoned. We can just lead hundreds of civilians out of the fortress and use its original fortifications to build it into a military fortress, which can just stop the devils. This is the best location."

"There is a gap of more than 200 meters between the fort and the perimeter. We can build a wall to completely surround it, so that there will be no loopholes."

Kong Jie also knocked on his pipe, pointed at Balibao Village and said: "Moving the No. 3 position back to this village will be most beneficial to us. And we should not abandon the original position, we can use it as its outer defense line. In addition, we should leave a big gate here, in case we need to use the armored troops to launch a counterattack against the devils through the road, it will be just right for us!"

"The recruitment results these days are very encouraging. Our total force has expanded to 14 battalions, with a total of more than people. We have finally restored the establishment of three reinforced regiments. However, if we want to deal with the next retaliation of the devils, the force is still a little insufficient. I think we need to expand it to at least people to have a chance to stop this round of retaliation of the devils."

Ding Wei didn't expect Kong Jie to be so bold. He exclaimed in disbelief, "Damn it, if we really expand it to include more people, it will be equivalent to the strength of a division. The three of us will become brigade commanders. If the brigade commander knew about this, he would definitely whip us!"

Li Yunlong also laughed happily and said, "I think the number of people is still a little insufficient. Just the ground crew and garrison battalion responsible for Maoershan Airport require two battalions of troops, not to mention the logistics and transportation battalion. I think we have to expand the number of people, preferably to 20,000, so that we can really have the confidence to fight the devils."

"We are not short of guns now. We haven't equipped ourselves with all the rifles we seized from the devils before, and they are still gathering dust in the warehouse. We did sell off a batch of guns and ammunition before, but they were not compatible with the two mainstream equipments we are currently using. Now they are almost all gone. I plan to take the opportunity to deal with our old ones as well. After all, if they are left in our hands, we will only suffer losses in the warehouse. We might as well exchange them for the supplies we urgently need!"

"As for the problem of recruiting soldiers that you are worried about, that is exactly what we don't need to worry about at the moment. There are many young and strong people among the disaster victims, and they often have families with them. Our recruitment work has been going very smoothly these days. I think it will not be a problem to recruit another ten thousand people!"

Zhao Gang immediately stepped forward to stop him and said, "Li Yunlong, you can't make a fool of yourself at this time, let alone drain the pond to catch fish. You should know that we still have a lot of land to cultivate in our base area. If you recruit all those young and strong people to serve as soldiers, who will cultivate these lands? Our recruitment ratio must be controlled at around 1/20, which is actually a very high ratio. If you ask me, 1/50 is the most appropriate, but the current situation does not allow us to do that."

Lin Zhenhua also stood up and said, "What Lao Zhao said makes sense. We must not expand the army crazily without thinking about the consequences. That will only make the morale of the troops in the base area even more unstable. We should follow our previous recruitment rules and must not cross the line!"