vrcanaries Chapter 388 If the Japanese continue to bomb, no matter how rich our family is, we will not be able
Chapter 388 If the Japanese continue to bomb, no matter how rich our family is, we will not be able
As expected by Lin Zhenhua, 15 minutes later, the six Zero fighters that had just left flew back and conducted fire reconnaissance again towards the woods where they were hiding. After not finding anything suspicious, they dropped three small bombs in anger and flew towards another suspicious woods.
Li Yunlong was almost hit by the bomb just now. A huge shrapnel directly broke an antenna of the communication command vehicle, which made Lin Zhenhua secretly exclaim that it was a close call. Li Yunlong also felt that he was lucky. The falling antenna flew over his head quickly, which really scared him and made him break into a cold sweat.
This time no one spoke. They all lay quietly on the ground. After waiting for 20 minutes, a group of Japanese bombers flew over the woods. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very fortunate to have escaped disaster.
Major General Fujiki's revenge operation encountered a major setback. When he found the three-wheeled motorcycles running outside, he was filled with anger. These three-wheeled motorcycles pointed him in the wrong direction, causing him to throw many bombs in vain. He decided to kill all these annoying flies to vent his anger.
"Takahashi, lead your team to get rid of all these annoying flies immediately. Use them to hone your driving skills and play a game of cat and mouse. I will lead the bomber group to bomb the base of the independent regiment. We must not come here in vain. We must launch a fierce revenge against our enemies!"
After giving the task to Takahashi Squadron, Major General Fujiki divided the bomber formation into three and launched a textbook bombing operation. As luck would have it, they achieved considerable results, which made Major General Fujiki's face turn from gloomy to sunny, and he happily gave the order to return.
It was not until two o'clock in the afternoon that Li Yunlong gave the order to lift the alert. The soldiers immediately started a fire and heated up the cans. They no longer had to chew on hard compressed biscuits. They ate with their mouths full of oil and smiles on their faces.
Lin Zhenhua chewed a sugar cube and began to repair the communication command vehicle. He reconnected the damaged antenna and fixed it on the roof. He then checked the entire communication command vehicle, removed a damaged circuit board, replaced it with a spare one, and restarted the large vehicle radio. A beeping sound was heard.
Lin Zhenhua immediately began to receive the telegram. It took him ten minutes to finish receiving it. He took the can of beef handed over by Li Yunlong, finished his meal in just three minutes, and began to translate the contents of the telegram.
Li Yunlong looked at the telegram he had just translated, his expression gloomy and terrible. He couldn't help but cursed angrily after reading the contents of the telegram: "The damn Japanese bombed our base again, causing more than 200 casualties and destroying two of our factories. All eight machine tools in the factories were destroyed. The most annoying thing is that two transport planes were destroyed. This time our losses are not small."
Lin Zhenhua also translated the other two telegrams, took a quick look at the contents, and said in a sad tone: "Lao Li, Lao Ding, and Lao Kong also encountered the Japanese air raid. The casualties of the two combined are about 200. The only good news is that they shot down the two Japanese Type dive bombers, which can be regarded as some results. As for the four armored companies we supported, they did not suffer any losses. They had already hidden in the nearby mountains and forests in advance. If you count it, the base suffered the greatest losses."
Li Yunlong folded the map again and did not continue chatting. He immediately gave the order to leave. They must reach Xiaozhangzhuang before tonight and then meet up with the main force. If they were quick, they could get back to the base before breakfast the day after tomorrow.
"College student, we didn't lose many people this time when we attacked Ping'an County, but we suffered huge casualties from the bombing retaliation by the Japanese air force. I always feel that this won't work. If the Japanese fighter planes continue to bomb, our hard-earned wealth will be destroyed bit by bit."
"We have used the caves near Zhaojiayu as the bases for our arsenal, but there are too few of them to accommodate all our factories. Besides, our steel furnaces cannot be put in there either, so we have to use them outside. We were lucky last time, and the two newly built steel furnaces were not destroyed, but we can't count on that. In total, six of our steel furnaces have been destroyed by the devils. No matter how wealthy we are, we can't afford to suffer this!"
"The damn Japanese are so cunning. They turned a blind eye to our cement factory and only focused on blowing up our steelmaking furnaces and power plants, causing the factory to be forced to shut down due to lack of electricity and steel. This has happened not once or twice, but many times. We must find a solution."
Lin Zhenhua also said with deep feelings: "One of our coal-to-oil equipment was also destroyed by the Japanese. Although it was quickly replenished, the Japanese bombed us every day these days and the coal-to-oil equipment is under-utilized. Our fuel reserves are almost reaching the warning line. This is something I had never expected before."
"Since we have air force battalions and armored units, the demand for fuel is very huge. Once the fuel supply is stopped, fighter planes and armored vehicles will become scrap metal, not even as good as rifles. Also, during the battle with the devils this time, we used a large number of automatic weapons and submachine guns, which consumed a lot of ammunition. The soldiers had no combat experience. After entering the battlefield, they fired several rounds of continuous fire. In just a few minutes, they emptied all the magazines they carried. The devils seized the opportunity and caused some losses!"
"Many losses could have been avoided, but our soldiers suffered from inexperience. Even though we had the advantage in air and ground firepower when attacking Ping'an County, we suffered more than 300 casualties. This shows how low the combat effectiveness of the new recruits is!"
Li Yunlong replied with deep feelings: "College students, we have always said that we will not underestimate the enemy, but when we really got to the battlefield, after using fierce firepower to suppress the devils, our soldiers still made the mistake of underestimating the enemy. They did not apply their daily training to the real battlefield at all. They stretched their heads out to look outside and became living targets for the devils. I repeatedly reminded them that the devils' shooting skills were very accurate and asked them to hide their heads tightly, but these damn guys turned a deaf ear to my words and lost their lives on the battlefield."
"These are all bloody lessons. No matter how good the training is, it cannot reflect the real combat effectiveness of the troops unless it is tested on the battlefield. After returning, I plan to continue to carry out the action of training in place of war, and through the method of nibbling away at them step by step, I will completely eat up the first two blockade lines of the Japanese."
"College students, we have too few radios. We must increase the production of radios to ensure that they can be equipped to every company, so that command will be more convenient. We must find a way to equip our armored vehicles with radios, and every fighter plane in the air force battalion must also be equipped with radios. This will greatly enhance the coordination capabilities of our various units and bring out a combat power of 1+1 greater than !"
Lin Zhenhua didn't expect Li Yunlong to be able to apply what he had learned. He had talked to Li Yunlong about doubling the combat power before, but it was very difficult to meet Li Yunlong's request. Seeing Li Yunlong's expectant eyes, Lin Zhenhua replied bitterly: "Old Li, this matter really can't be rushed. Transistors and electron tubes have been mass-produced, and it will take time to increase production capacity. I will find ways to increase the production of radios. Armored units can be equipped with ultra-short-range radios with a company as the attack range, which will reduce the difficulty a lot."
"As for the radios on the fighter planes, there is really no way to save on them. It will be very difficult to equip every fighter plane with them in a short period of time. I will find a way to equip our fighter planes with them first. As for the transport planes, we will have to wait a little longer!"
Li Yunlong did not intend to continue urging on this matter. As long as the equipment could be delivered within the next six months, it would be fine. He did not even dare to think about equipping all staff in one or two months. However, this matter must be brought up in advance, otherwise he would not know when to think about it next time. After all, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen.
The rear guard troops arrived at Xiaozhangzhuang at around seven in the evening, and happened to meet Zhao Gang who was about to lead the main force to set off. Li Yunlong did not let the troops stop to rest. Instead, he gave each person a piece of compressed biscuit and a can of beef, and specially distributed a piece of chocolate. In addition, they gave hot water that Zhao Gang had prepared in advance, and hurriedly set out on the return journey.
Zhao Gang entered the communication command vehicle and took charge of the overall situation, while Li Yunlong rode a tank to patrol the periphery. During the patrol, they encountered a surviving tricycle patrol team. Li Yunlong immediately stepped forward to ask a few questions, arranged them in the inner circle, and arranged for Zhao Gang to prepare some food for them.
When Lin Zhenhua heard Li Yunlong's voice on the intercom, he immediately showed a hint of alertness on his face. He shook his hand at Zhao Gang, indicating Zhao Gang's refusal. Zhao Gang didn't know what Lin Zhenhua was up to, but out of trust, he still didn't agree, and the three-wheeled motorcycle patrol team entered the inner area.
"Old Li, you should arrange for them to stay by your side! We must not relax the defense of the perimeter. Let the soldiers hold out for one more day. We will be able to return to the base the day after tomorrow morning, and then we can have a good rest!"
Li Yunlong, who was about to curse, seemed to understand something and shouted loudly through the iron horn of the tank: "Wang Dafu, I have arranged for people to prepare food and water for you, and they will be delivered to you soon. Brothers, you have to continue to work hard tonight and be responsible for the outer patrol. The devils are very insidious, we must not let the damn Yamamoto special forces steal our home!"