vrcanaries Chapter 464: When it comes to playing tricks, even I have suffered at the hands of that guy!
Chapter 464: When it comes to playing tricks, even I have suffered at the hands of that guy!
Zhang Dabiao laughed and said, "Captain, it's a bit difficult to kill 3,000 or 4,000 Japanese soldiers with our 100,000 mines, but it's no problem to kill 1,000 or 2,000. The Japanese soldiers have dealt with us quite a lot, and they are very cunning now. They will panic at the slightest sign of trouble. This is because they have suffered too much at our hands, and they have already had a stress response."
"When the college student told me about this stress response, I was a little confused. Then he patted my arm and I almost punched him. He told me that this was a stress response, which really confused me."
Li Yunlong heard about Zhang Dabiao's embarrassing story and laughed, "Zhang Dabiao, when it comes to playing tricks, you are definitely no match for the college students. Even I have to back off from them sometimes, so you are even less qualified."
"This time the Japanese are coming with great force, with a total of 4 troops, which is 30 more than what we heard before. This shows how determined the Japanese are. According to our previous estimates, the Japanese will definitely launch an attack on the base before May st, but today is already April th, and the Japanese vanguard has not made any moves so far. They are staying in Xiaozhang Village obediently. I don't know what they are planning!"
"Our reconnaissance planes have conducted several reconnaissance missions but have not found anything suspicious. The Japs' behavior makes me feel uneasy. What we can do now is to create more trouble for the Japs so that their attack will not be smooth."
Monk Wei ran over from a distance and shouted anxiously, "Captain, the college students sent an urgent telegram, asking the factory director to return to the base as soon as possible, saying that there is something important to discuss."
Li Yunlong immediately rode on his horse and led the guards back to Fort No. 1. After arriving at Fort No. 1, he took an armored vehicle and arrived at the independent regiment headquarters three hours later. When he first arrived at the regiment headquarters, he was a little curious and found that many things in the regiment headquarters were being moved. He estimated that they would be emptied today, which aroused his curiosity even more.
Duan Peng walked out of the house at this time. After seeing Li Yunlong, he hurriedly took Li Yunlong to the underground air defense command center. In order to meet the command and air defense requirements, Lin Zhenhua rebuilt a larger air defense command center with everything he needed.
Li Yunlong didn't know that the No. 2 Air Defense Command had been put into use. Compared with the No. 1 Air Defense Command, the No. 2 Air Defense Command was six times larger in area. The communication network inside was more fully deployed, and even a radar was installed nearby. An air defense company and an infantry battalion were arranged to guard it, so it was very safe.
Under the leadership of Duan Peng, Li Yunlong arrived at the No. 2 Air Defense Command Center in an armored vehicle an hour and a half later. Ding Wei and others who received the news had also rushed over.
"Since everyone is here, I will get straight to business. During the investigation, the reconnaissance company found a civilian who was running away. After rescuing him, we found out that he was actually an intelligence officer sent by the headquarters. However, due to his identity being leaked, he was surrounded by the Japanese army and only left a letter. I have read the contents of the letter and confirmed that the handwriting is correct. It is definitely an order issued by the headquarters."
As Zhao Gang spoke, he handed the letter in his hand to everyone present for circulation. After reading the contents of the letter, everyone was very happy. After working so hard for so long, they were finally able to get in touch with the headquarters, which made everyone very excited.
"Everyone, now we can confirm the authenticity of this letter, but the location is very likely wrong. Li Yunlong, don't be impatient, listen to me first before you speak. The reason why I made this judgment is very simple. This letter was sent from the headquarters three months ago. A lot of things can happen in three months. The headquarters may have moved. Even if we send someone over, it is very likely that we will come up empty-handed. I think it is safer to send a reconnaissance plane to check it out. If we can contact the headquarters, then everyone will be happy. If we can't contact the headquarters, then we can only continue to wait."
"From the content of the letter, we know that the situation at the headquarters and the brigade is very bad. The shortage of ammunition and medicine has not been resolved. What Ma Xiaobo said before is very likely true. Unfortunately, this person has defected to the devils. After repeated screening by us, we can confirm that the people who followed him were disguised as devils."
"This is most likely the mysterious Trojan Horse Project, but we know very little about it. We only know its name. It is extremely difficult to find out the true content of the Trojan Horse Project. Ma Xiaobo and Xu Zhongyi have been executed. We originally planned to report the matter to the headquarters and then deal with it, but the rumors that appeared before just reminded us that it is better to cut the Gordian knot!"
"The main reason we gathered everyone here this time is that we have made new progress in our investigation. The enemy's strength is still increasing. It is very likely that it will not be the 80,000 we are familiar with. The final strength is likely to exceed 100,000. This will bring us tremendous pressure."
"To strengthen our air force, college students have begun emergency modifications to transport aircraft, preparing to convert them into light bombers. The current modification is going relatively smoothly. We have successfully modified 12 aircraft, and we expect to be able to modify 36 before the war begins."
"These days, our air force battalion has not been idle. It has been hovering over the heads of the devils every day, dropping a lot of bombs. The pilots' bombing accuracy has been constantly improving. This is a good training opportunity. Our fighter pilots have also started to attack in the past few days. The purpose is to hone their flying skills. We have adopted the method of combat instead of training, and have achieved a lot of results, but we have also lost a Thunder fighter."
"In the past half month, we have lost a total of eight fighter jets, which is completely within our expectations. Through the method of training through combat, our pilots have grown very rapidly. We now have 298 qualified pilots and 169 flight trainees, which can fully meet our early needs."
"But as the battle time gets longer, our pilots may be in short supply. Although college students have made arrangements for this, it is still very difficult to solve our current predicament. Therefore, I suggest that we lower the requirements for pilots again. As long as they can recognize 100 Chinese characters and basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, it will be enough. This will help us add more than 300 flight trainees and solve our possible shortage of pilots."
No one objected to Zhao Gang's words. In fact, there was no better solution. In addition to flying talent, if you want to be a qualified pilot, you must have a certain level of cultural literacy. This has been confirmed by many practices.
"Old Zhao's suggestion is very pertinent. Li Yunlong is the first to support it. It is indeed very difficult for us to train pilots ourselves, especially since we have not attracted any talents until now. I thought that the reputation of the independent regiment was very loud in northwestern Shanxi, but in fact, our reputation has not even spread to Taiyuan City. It is even more difficult to attract patriotic young people here. I think we should be down-to-earth. Since we can't attract the Golden Phoenix, we should train it ourselves. I don't believe that without Zhang the butcher, we can still eat hairy pigs." Li Yunlong was the first to speak up and express his support.
Lin Zhenhua followed up and said, "What Lao Zhao just said are very realistic issues. They may sound insignificant, but they have a huge impact on our development. The literacy campaign in the base area must not be stopped, and the problem of children's schooling must be solved as soon as possible. Children are the future of the country. Although it takes a long time for them to become talents, they are indispensable for the future construction of the country."
"We can't just focus on the present, we have to look back and plan for the future. I think we should build elementary schools, middle schools and universities to train the talents we need. I can spare time to attend classes. No matter how much it costs, we have to build up the education system."
Lin Zhenhua's suggestion was recognized by the people present. If the base area wants to develop better in the future, literacy classes must be established and a talent training system must be established. The compilation of textbooks is not a problem, but the key is that there are no teachers to teach. The only way is to let the educated officials work during the day and teach at night. If they persist for a year or so, some immediate results can be achieved.
"The college student's suggestion is very good. We have been dragging our feet before, and this time we'll take this opportunity to solve the problem. After several rounds of expansion, the troops are actually a mixed bag. There are many company and platoon leaders who can't even read a map. If we hadn't been fighting nearby, we might have made a big joke." Ding Wei, the dog-headed military advisor, said worriedly.
Hearing Ding Wei talking about not being able to read a map, Kong Jie was the one who had the most say. He directly exposed his own shortcomings and said, "Old Ding was not forgetting his age just now. What he said was all true. I have more than a dozen company commanders who can't read a map. They didn't even know that the map was held upside down. The order given to them was to go east, but in fact they went west. It was a big joke. This is a general picked out from among the dwarfs. It shows how low the literacy rate of the soldiers is!"
"The only good news is that the situation has improved a lot in the past month. At least the company and platoon leaders under me have learned to read maps and will never make such a fool of themselves again."
Kong Jie's words resonated with the people present. Literacy education really cannot be stopped, and they have to find ways to find some teachers from outside. Even if it costs a huge price, they have to establish the basic education system in the base.