vrcanaries Chapter 447 Li Yunlong, it’s not enough to just talk, you have to take some practical action!
Chapter 447 Li Yunlong, it’s not enough to just talk, you have to take some practical action!
Li Yunlong didn't know that the transportation line on the way to Niujiagou was suffering from the devil's crazy revenge. The devil had prepared for this action for a whole month, and the action was very decisive. The most important thing was that they avoided the transport aircraft formation in the air and killed an armored company on mobile patrol, which made the news not leak out at all.
In the underground air defense command post, Li Yunlong and his colleagues had a heated debate on the reorganization of the troops, and finally came up with a plan that everyone could accept. Lin Zhenhua, as the elected temporary commander-in-chief, issued the order for the reorganization after synthesizing the opinions of all parties.
"Everyone, in order to facilitate the command of the troops, we have to complete the second reorganization of the troops in the next half month. This reorganization is different from the previous ones. The purpose is to improve the coordinated combat capabilities of various troops. This reorganization is very important to us. We must not have too many people on this matter and must firmly execute the order of the reorganization."
"According to the specifications we have set, a tank battalion is equipped with 72 tanks and an armored vehicle battalion is equipped with 108 armored vehicles. We currently have 300 tanks and 460 armored vehicles, which fully meets the requirements of the reorganization."
"The extra tanks and armored vehicles can be used as spare vehicles to make up for losses on the battlefield. In order to enhance the air defense capabilities of the armored forces, each armored battalion will add an air defense company, increasing the number from four to five, in order to improve the battlefield survivability of the armored forces."
"There are two types of reorganization for infantry battalions. One is to reorganize all of them into mechanized infantry battalions, and the other is to maintain the original structure. With our current strength, we can reorganize a total of 24 mechanized infantry battalions, and the remaining 12 infantry battalions will continue to use the original structure without mechanization transformation."
"These twelve infantry battalions will be deployed in the front-line positions to fight a defensive battle with the Japanese. The specific reorganization details will be issued before six o'clock tonight, and the formal reorganization will begin tomorrow."
"I have less involvement in the reorganization of the army. I have more involvement in the reorganization of the air force. We now have 72 light transport aircraft and 38 heavy transport aircraft. I have organized them into two light transport aircraft squadrons and one heavy transport aircraft squadron to form an air transport battalion."
"The Air Transport Battalion will be responsible for air transport missions. In addition to transporting personnel and weapons and equipment, its most important task is to open up internal and external connections and ensure the supply of materials to our base."
"I'd like to state once again that transport planes have no self-defense capability. Don't expect transport planes to participate in air combat, and don't expect transport planes to compete with the Japanese bombers. Transport planes are for transportation. If anyone talks nonsense in front of me, don't blame me for being rude."
When Lin Zhenhua mentioned this matter, no one laughed. Many people had previously proposed loading weapons on transport planes to carry out ground attack missions, intending to use them to fight against the Japanese fighter planes. This suggestion was particularly ridiculous, and this matter was supported by many people. This was the most terrifying thing.
"Well, my tone just now was indeed a bit bad, but I was really angry. I don't know whether this was the devil's idea or some of our people thought so, so I need to reiterate here. Rifles cannot be used as cannons. Simply enlarging the caliber of a rifle will not make a cannon. Not everything can be used directly after being enlarged."
"Now let's get back to the topic we just discussed. We have discussed the reorganization of bombers many times before, and I decided to follow my plan. We currently have 48 bombers, including 36 light bombers and 12 heavy bombers, which are fully capable of carrying out medium-range bombing missions. In the production of bombers, I have always adopted a relatively conservative approach, greatly reducing the production of heavy bombers and increasing the production of light bombers, resulting in the current 1:2 pattern. I think this is the most suitable for our current equipment form."
"Heavy bombers are mainly responsible for bombing enemy airports, while light bombers are mainly responsible for ground support missions to help us hold the current front. The bomber battalion has four squadrons, including three light bomber squadrons and one heavy bomber squadron, which can basically meet our needs."
"Let me digress here. Our transport planes and bombers have nicknames. The light transport plane is called Little Fatty, the heavy transport plane is called Big Fatty, the heavy bomber is called Sweet Potato, the light bomber is called Potato, the dive bomber is called Phantom, the ground attack plane is called Fat Baby, the single-engine Raiden fighter is called Raiden, and the twin-engine Raiden fighter is called Flying Pig. These are the most popular nicknames we selected after collecting nicknames from the soldiers. They sound a bit rustic, but I think they are very encouraging."
"Dive bombers have always been something we covet. Now that we finally have our own dive bombers, 24 of them have been produced. We will form a dive bomber battalion with two dive bomber squadrons under it to carry out precision strikes on the enemy's key targets."
"The ground attack aircraft is a new type of aircraft that we have just developed. Currently, a total of 16 have been produced. We will form a ground attack aircraft battalion to provide air fire support to the troops on the front line."
"Finally, let's talk about the Thunder and Flying Pig fighters that everyone is most concerned about. We have 24 Thunder fighters and 28 Flying Pig fighters. We use them to build a fighter battalion with four fighter squadrons. It is expected that before the war, we will be able to gather six fighter squadrons, which are fully capable of ensuring the safety of our airspace."
"We have spent most of our savings to increase the production of fighter jets these days. With the closure of air transport lines, our fighter production capacity will drop rapidly. It should eventually stabilize at around 36 aircraft per month, which is just enough to meet our replacement needs."
"Old Zhao, I have finished talking about the reorganization. Now it is your turn to talk about the financial situation of our base so that everyone can have an idea of it."
Zhao Gang took over the topic and said in a brisk tone: "There is no need to talk about the fuel crisis. The college students have already solved it. Even if we have a fuel shortage, the fuel crisis can be solved immediately after the air transport line stops. Let me focus on the food crisis first. The college students have been reminding us that there will be frequent natural disasters in the future. We did not treat this as a joke, but made a lot of preparations to improve our base's disaster resistance."
"During the spring ploughing a few days ago, we added nearly 20 mu of land. After the harvest, these lands can feed nearly more people. Even if we accept disaster victims now, we can still feed them for half a year. After purchasing a large amount of food in recent days, our current reserve grain is enough to support us for eight months. If we include the grain harvested this summer, there will be absolutely no problem in supporting us for a year."
"There will be no problem with the summer grain harvest this year, but when it comes to autumn grain, there will be a significant reduction in production. The rainfall in the past three months has been 60% less than in previous years, which has affected spring ploughing. Fortunately, we have organized people to carry out emergency irrigation to ensure that spring ploughing is not affected. If the same situation occurs during the summer harvest, it will be difficult to meet the water demand of autumn crops with the river water we have now."
"We have increased our trade with Chen Minggeng and will try every possible means to reserve a year's worth of food for 80 people before the Japanese attack. As our trade with Chen Minggeng grows, many people have been targeting us. Wang Tiezhu has written to us many times about this, and we have even sent a battalion of troops to garrison there."
"I think our deal with Chen Minggeng will only last for another six months at most. After six months, this transportation line will no longer be able to be maintained, and we will need to find new sources of supplies."
"After we harvest the food, let's talk about the weapons and ammunition that everyone is most concerned about. We now have a total reserve of 1000 million bullets, more than 30 ordinary shells, and more than 20 anti-aircraft shells, which are enough to meet our future ammunition consumption. These days, we bought 500 million bullets and 88 shells from Chen Minggeng, plus machine tools, which means that we don't even have any medicine inventory left in our base. If the college students hadn't increased the production of penicillin, we wouldn't even be able to pay this bill."
"Before, the college student kept saying that penicillin was more valuable than gold. If we had a few tons of penicillin, we could run wild. I didn't believe it at the time, but now I know that the college student was not bragging. It's really like what he said. Penicillin is the best-selling drug among our medicines. The demand is really in short supply. We can sell one for every one we produce. We don't have to worry about not being able to sell any."
Li Yunlong interrupted at the right time and said, "Before, the college student spent a lot of money to buy sugar. I was quite dissatisfied with it and said a lot of weird things. Later, I learned that this thing was actually needed to produce penicillin. At that time, the college student took out 20 yuan to buy sugar, and I chased him and said a lot of weird things. I have to apologize to the college student in front of everyone. This matter is indeed wrong for me, Li Yunlong, and I will never let something like this happen again in the future."
Ding Wei couldn't help but tease, "Li Yunlong, you've always been stubborn. I've never seen you admit your mistakes. But in this matter, you, Li Yunlong, did something wrong. You said a lot of bad things about the college students at that time. I, Old Ding, can testify to that. A verbal apology is not enough. You have to show some sincerity. You spent all your allowance for the past two months to buy delicious food for the college students. Only then can we believe that Li Yunlong is sincere!"