vrcanaries Chapter 470 Now that the decision has been made, we must take the initiative and disrupt the situati
Chapter 470 Now that the decision has been made, we must take the initiative and disrupt the situati
Lin Zhenhua didn't know that the internal struggle of the Japanese air force had come to an end temporarily. If he took the opportunity to launch an air strike on Taiyuan City, he might have achieved considerable results. But no one had foresight, let alone those who were not familiar with history. Who could have thought that the Japanese army and navy were like the enemies of the enemy country, disliking each other and tripping each other up? It was completely beyond everyone's imagination.
"Old Li, college student, you two made a huge mistake by flying the plane without permission today. You did such a dangerous thing without our consent. If something goes wrong, how can I explain it to the brigade commander? How can I explain it to the thousands of soldiers of the independent regiment? How can I explain it to the people in the base area?"
Zhao Gang did not give them any face, and asked them several questions in succession, leaving them speechless. Kong Jie and Ding Wei also criticized Lin Zhenhua and Li Yunlong harshly, and they stopped criticizing them only when they were dry-mouthed.
"Lao Zhao, what the college students and I did this time was indeed wrong. I admit my mistakes. You scolded me and said what you said just now, but neither of us refuted. This time, the two of us did not consider it carefully, but some things are really not our fault. You are also very clear about the situation of Chu Yunfei. If we do not provide him with air support, Chu Yunfei may not go to fight this battle."
"With Chu Yunfei's thousands of men restraining us, we can relieve some of the pressure. This time, we are not losing money on the deal. Helping each other with Chu Yunfei is indeed in line with our current reality. In this matter, whether you oppose or agree, the college students and I have a clear conscience!"
"Chu Yunfei dealt a heavy blow to the Yamada Brigade this time. In order to ensure the safety of the area near Shentouling, the Japanese will definitely send more troops to Shentouling. This is definitely good news for us. In addition, this time's battle with the Japanese air force made us discover something strange, that is, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese air force is stronger than before. We suspect that the Japanese may have drawn elite pilots from their homeland to deal with our air force battalion."
"Our anti-aircraft artillery unit didn't get any fight today. The cost of radio proximity fuze shells is quite high. If the combat effectiveness of ordinary shells was not too low, I really wouldn't want to use new shells."
What Li Yunlong said was true. The production of radio proximity fuze shells was too troublesome. So far, the base had only stored 60,000 rounds, which was not enough for a large-scale air defense war. According to Lin Zhenhua's previous estimate, in order to defend the base's airspace, the radio proximity fuze shells must be stored at more than 100,000 rounds to be able to compete with the Japanese air force.
Zhao Gang retorted angrily: "Li Yunlong, don't make so many excuses. I think you just don't have any battles to fight these days, so you are so anxious that you are urging college students to fight this battle with you."
"Old Li, I have been thinking these past two days whether our defensive strategy is a bit too conservative. Should we take the initiative to attack? I thought about it all night and finally figured it out. That is, we cannot just stick to defense in this battle. We must also take the initiative to attack."
"The arsenal has already manufactured a road-paving vehicle in advance. After testing it, the effect is very good. I think we can mobilize our armored forces. With this road-paving vehicle, we can easily pass through the trenches dug by the enemy. If we want to cause some trouble to the enemy, we can only think of a way from the armored forces. I decided to draw a large number of vehicles from our base to follow the armored forces in the battle."
Li Yunlong was very shocked by Zhao Gang's suggestion. You know, before, Zhao Gang was a staunch positionist who wanted to use fortress fortifications to block the enemy's offensive. He really didn't expect that Zhao Gang would have such a huge change in just two or three days.
"Old Li, you really don't have to look at me like that. I, Zhao Gang, have always hoped to fight a positional war to consume the enemy's manpower. But after learning about the situation in the base, I think we should stop the enemy outside the base. We must not let this war affect the harvest of crops. This is my bottom line."
"Before, college students said that natural disasters will occur frequently in the next two to three years. Food is precious, so no matter how much we store, it will not be enough. If the Japanese use poison gas bombs on the land in the base, it will cause great trouble to the food production in the base. This is also the fundamental reason for my change of heart."
In fact, there was one more thing Zhao Gang didn't say, which was that the intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance plane was very pessimistic. The drought in the Central Plains was getting worse and worse, and the number of victims was increasing. If they could not end the battle in front of them as soon as possible, they would not be able to accept more victims.
Lin Zhenhua tapped the table lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and said in a melancholy tone: "I have been bragging to everyone about the power of armored blitzkrieg, but we have never fought a large-scale armored assault. Just to ensure the smooth advance of the armored forces, we have to mobilize a large number of transport teams, and also follow the mechanized infantry to ensure the rear."
"If we want to launch an armored assault, we must first clarify the purpose of the campaign, which is not to capture as much material as possible, but to destroy the enemy's manpower as the first priority. In addition, we also need the full cooperation of the air force battalion to provide us with air fire cover. Otherwise, relying solely on armored forces will not be able to achieve a great victory."
"When the armored forces were reorganized before, the air defense force was not integrated into it, which made our armored forces lack air defense firepower. They could only use the 7.92mm heavy machine guns they carried for air defense, which basically did not play a big role."
"If we follow Lao Zhao's suggestion and launch an armored assault, we will need three days to reorganize before we can go out to fight."
Lin Zhenhua spoke out all the current problems without hiding anything. If he wanted to launch an armored blitzkrieg, there were a lot of things to prepare in advance, and it was not something that could be launched immediately with just a few words.
Li Yunlong and his companions really didn't know that there were so many tricks involved. When they thought about it carefully, it was true. This was completely air-to-ground integrated combat, and it was an upgraded version.
"College student, what Lao Zhao said is very true. We must not allow the battle to take place in our base area. We must fight in the areas occupied by the devils. The first priority is to ensure the safety of the people in the base area."
"It's a little troublesome, but it's very easy to solve. Let's not go back tonight. Let's make a good reorganization plan in the headquarters and start the reorganization of the troops tomorrow. This time we will mobilize all the resources of the base, select elite soldiers, form an armored regiment, and launch a blitzkrieg against the Japanese."
"The Japanese have deployed 11 troops this time. If we don't find a way out, our -plus troops will be completely wiped out by the Japanese in two months at most. I still say what I said before, we have to hurt the Japanese so much that they will withdraw on their own initiative."
Ding Wei, the dog-headed military strategist, also interrupted at this time and said, "Old Li and Old Zhao have the same idea. We are fighting alone now, and we cannot rely on Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment. I estimate that as soon as the Japanese send more troops, Chu Yunfei will immediately withdraw from Shentouling. Helping Chu Yunfei will not be a disadvantage for us, and it will also relieve our pressure."
"If we want to survive this trouble, we have to rely on ourselves. No one else can be relied upon. The most important thing is that we still haven't been able to get in touch with the brigade and the headquarters. Even if we want support, we can't get in touch!"
"I support this proactive attack. We should fight the battlefield in the enemy's occupied area and not let this war destroy the agricultural production of the base. Food is becoming more and more precious to us, even more precious than weapons and ammunition. As long as there are enough raw materials, we can produce as many weapons and ammunition as we want. But food is different. Not only does it have a long growth cycle, it is also greatly affected by the weather, and people cannot live without it. I have not been idle in Fortress No. 2 these days. I have specially asked my soldiers to reclaim some mountain land nearby and plant some grains, just to harvest a few more kilograms of food to cope with future food crises. Maybe I can save one more life by then."
Kong Jie had the most say in the disaster victims' affairs. He was the first to express his support for the expansion plan of the base. In order to transport the disaster victims, he was busy until late at night every day, and he had a clear understanding of the victims' situation. The drought in the Central Plains was much more serious than everyone imagined.
"Everyone, the number of disaster victims will not decrease, but will increase. We must break the Japanese blockade as soon as possible and win the victory in this anti-encirclement and suppression campaign. I estimate that in more than a month, disaster victims will flee to our place. Although we have released the news before, the people will rush to our place no matter how difficult it is in order to survive."
"I am not exaggerating. This is indeed the case. The Central Plains has already started a large-scale migration. If the summer grain harvest fails this year, a large number of people will starve to death. In this difficult situation, a sweet potato can save a life. I think we should mobilize the people in the base area to plant crops in front of and behind their houses and on both sides of the road. Even if we can harvest an extra three or five kilograms, it may save one more life."
Lin Zhenhua let out a long breath, easing the suffocating atmosphere, and gave the final word: "Since everyone agrees, there is no need to dwell on it any longer. Make a plan tonight and attack on time on the evening of May 5 to disrupt the situation in northwest Shanxi once again!"