PFC Chapter 204: Give me a division of troops, and I will attack Taiyuan! 1-character chapter!
Chapter 204: Give me a division of troops, and I will attack Taiyuan! 1-character chapter!
"Damn it, if the Japanese hadn't blown up our coal-to-oil equipment, we wouldn't be short of oil now! Even the only two machine tools in our independent regiment were blown up in the last bombing. Fortunately, we now have machine tools, and we should be able to build coal-to-oil equipment soon!"
"College student, you are still responsible for this matter. First, install the machine tool and produce a set of coal-to-oil equipment in the shortest time possible. The armored force we have built up with great difficulty cannot be turned into a pile of scrap metal due to lack of fuel!" Li Yunlong explained in an unprecedented serious tone.
Lin Zhenhua did not refuse but agreed directly. In the entire independent regiment, he was the only one who could produce the coal-to-oil equipment. It would not work if he relied on others. He had to take up this burden!
"Lao Li, I have already produced dozens of kilometers of wires. This time I plan to temporarily place the machine tools in the valley and start manufacturing coal-to-oil equipment. Before the Japanese bombing stops, I will not install the machine tools in the arsenal. After all, it is hard to say whether our arsenal can withstand the Japanese's large-caliber bombs. This time is a good opportunity to formally test it!"
Zhao Gang felt that Lin Zhenhua's idea was a bit dangerous, and hurriedly dissuaded him: "College student, if the two factory buildings we built with great difficulty are blown up by the Japanese, it will be a huge loss. If not, send an anti-aircraft company over!"
Lin Zhenhua replied in a serious tone: "Old Zhao, we have discussed the location of the arsenal before. The location of the arsenal we chose last time was not good. It can be seen from the last bombing of the Japanese that the arrangements we made before could not effectively avoid the bombing of the Japanese fighter planes, and the terrain near Zhaojiayu has restricted the use of our arsenal!"
"More importantly, we now have more than 30 machine tools with a wide range of types. Only by clustering them together can we achieve economies of scale. Once they are dispersed, it will be very difficult to transport some large parts. Moreover, bumps and collisions during transportation are inevitable, which will have a significant impact on the processed parts!"
Li Yunlong interrupted and said, "Old Zhao, the college students talked to me about this matter. To be honest, I didn't agree with it at first, but after the college students' analysis, I understood one thing. If we want the arsenal to meet the needs of our independent regiment after it goes into production, we can't build it in a cave with dangerous terrain. Otherwise, the transportation problem alone will be difficult for our independent regiment to solve!"
Zhao Gang knew very well that what the two said was right. If one wanted to establish basic industries, the terrain requirements would be very high. However, if the safety issue was not resolved, once the arsenal was put into production and encountered Japanese bombing again, it would probably be reduced to ruins in the Japanese bombing!
Lin Zhenhua felt that it would be better to give Zhao Gang a reassurance at this time. This was mainly because his second secret deal with the Third Reich was in progress. This time he would use the reward opportunity granted by the system to obtain 8 BF 109 fighter engines from the Third Reich. As long as the most difficult engine problem was solved, the remaining fuselage and wing problems would be much less difficult.
With the help of the two thermal power plants, Lin Zhenhua's electrolytic aluminum work has been going on for more than two months. He has produced a total of 20 tons of aluminum ingots. The formula of aluminum alloy is no longer a secret in his eyes. As long as the arsenal officially starts production, he can quickly produce a large amount of aluminum alloy.
"Old Zhao, I already have a solution to your security concerns. I have already sent out the special agent company to carry out the sabotage operation against Taiyuan Airport."
In the end, Zhao Gang was not convinced by Lin Zhenhua. Under pressure from the situation, Lin Zhenhua had to compromise and change the layout of the arsenal, splitting the entire arsenal into six parts. This was also Lin Zhenhua's final bottom line, and was finally unanimously approved by the three!
By noon the next day, the sky began to clear up completely, and the seven-day rain finally came to an end. With the help of the soldiers of the independent regiment, the people in the base immediately went to the air-raid shelter in batches. In the matter of air defense operations, the soldiers and civilians in the base did not have the slightest fluke mentality. The last bombing by the devils left them with a huge psychological shadow, so they cooperated very well.
"College student, why do I feel that something was wrong when the Japanese bombed Heiyun Village last time?" Li Yunlong asked suspiciously.
Lin Zhenhua replied with a smile: "Old Li, I didn't expect you to be so observant. According to the information I got from the Third Reich, the Japanese are under embargo on steel and oil, which makes life difficult for the Japanese. You know, the Japanese are an island country. The resources on the island are very scarce, and it is difficult to even have enough food. The resources needed by the factory are all imported. Now that they are under embargo from the West, there is a shortage of ammunition and fuel for the Japanese, which can be seen from the last bombing of the Japanese!"
"The reason why I predict that the Japanese may not come to the National People's Congress today is because the Japanese were too eager in their last bombing operation. Before the ground guidance was given, the Japanese pilots were frequently conducting reconnaissance near Heiyun Village. I guess their time in the air is limited, otherwise the Japanese pilots would not be so anxious!"
"This time the West's oil and steel embargo on the Japanese will force them to find another way out. According to my analysis, the Japanese have two ways out: either go north or go south."
"But the Japanese's base camp is now controlled by the navy. Choosing to go north is not in the interests of the navy. The Japanese have only one way out, and that is to go south. Going south can obtain rich rubber and mineral resources, and the oil that the Japanese are most in need of can also be solved. This is also the only way out for the Japanese right now!"
"The two divisions that stayed in Taiyuan City before have now begun to move south. The threat to us has disappeared. As long as we can repel the enemy's attack of tens of thousands of people, our independent regiment will have a stable development period!"
"We must take advantage of this period to develop rapidly. The next time the Japanese attack will not be just a brigade. It is very likely that they will directly use the strength of a division to encircle and suppress our independent regiment. Lao Li, you must be prepared in advance!"
After listening to Lin Zhenhua's analysis, Li Yunlong agreed with him and replied with surprise: "College student, after repelling this wave of attacks by the Japanese, I plan to double the number of troops in the independent regiment and take down Ping'an County. If I really have more than 10,000 troops, I will dare to attack Taiyuan!"
Lin Zhenhua listened to Li Yunlong's boasting and said unhappily, "Old Li, can you please stop bragging? A cow just flew over from the sky, but that was all your boasting! Not to mention giving you a division's worth of troops, even if I gave you two divisions' worth of troops, you still can't take down Taiyuan City. I'm not underestimating you, but we can't deal with the planes in the hands of the devils. Besides, although the devils' combat effectiveness has declined a lot compared to three years ago, the combat effectiveness of our independent regiment is also on a downward trend compared to three years ago. In this regard, we are evenly matched with the devils, and neither of us has the advantage!"
"Once the Japanese start to fight southward, we will gradually form a stalemate with the Japanese troops in our country. The next few years will be even more difficult. Lao Li, you must be prepared in advance!"
On this point, Li Yunlong really had no way to refute. Lin Zhenhua's analysis was indeed reasonable. The war would definitely be difficult to fight in the next few years. However, for his independent regiment, the next few years would be a favorable opportunity for rapid development. As long as the independent regiment's arsenal was put into production, he, Li Yunlong, would only become stronger and stronger, and sooner or later he would be able to drive the Japanese out.
Things turned out just as Lin Zhenhua had expected. They waited until five o'clock in the afternoon, but still did not see any trace of the Japanese fighter planes. However, no one dared to relax at this time, in case the Japanese were taking advantage of everyone's psychology to launch a surprise attack. They waited until the sky gradually darkened. Only then were they sure that the Japanese fighter planes would not come again, and they returned home with peace of mind and started to cook dinner. When it was daytime, they had to continue to hide in the air-raid shelter.
Just as Lin Zhenhua analyzed, after the last bombing operation, of the 15 fighter planes that carried out the mission, only two Type bombers and five Zero fighters landed safely, with a loss of more than %. This caused a collective backlash among the pilots. They accused the intelligence department of providing inaccurate intelligence. It was obvious that the enemy had a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower, but they were told that the enemy had only a few machine guns for air defense. It was precisely because of this that the two sides quarreled fiercely, and the pilots refused to carry out dangerous bombing missions for the sake of their own lives.
The most critical thing was that the special forces company sent by Lin Zhenhua took advantage of the heavy rain to block the view and sneaked into the Japanese Taiyuan Airport and blew up the Japanese fuel and ammunition depots. This was thanks to the time bombs provided by Lin Zhenhua, otherwise the special forces company would not have been able to withdraw from the Taiyuan Airport so easily.
Due to various factors, Taiyuan Airport was no longer able to carry out ground support missions. Without fuel, planes could not fly at all, which caused the Independent Regiment to wait for several days without seeing a single Japanese fighter plane coming to bomb.
Yoshio Shinozuka was also somewhat helpless at this time. His telegram to the country requesting a batch of fuel to be allocated fell on deaf ears and he received no reply. Considering the current predicament of the empire and in order to ensure the safety of Taiyuan's airspace, he had to transfer most of the oil in the entire Jin Province to Taiyuan Airport.
"Damn it! A fighter plane without fuel is just a pile of scrap metal. We have to spend a huge amount of manpower to defend it, which will make our already stretched manpower even more scarce! Those bastards at the base camp asked us to launch a counter-mopping-up operation at this time. It has only been three months since the last counter-mopping-up operation. The troops have not yet completed their repairs and the ammunition has not yet been replenished. How can we fight this battle?"
"General, this is the telegram that Colonel Yamamoto just sent. After their investigation, they found that the independent regiment had obtained German equipment from at least two regiments!"