bookmarkrole #178 - Make some big noise for some benefits
#178 - Make some big noise for some benefits
Chief of Staff Ye visited Ren Zhong with increasing frequency.
Ren Zhong noticed that since the Pearl Harbor incident was confirmed again, Chief of Staff Ye had significantly increased his visits to the Dawn Research Institute. Most of the time, it was to respond to communications from the Rogue Eagle side.
Although there were some doubts raised about whether the Rogue Eagle secretly knew about the Pearl Harbor incident beforehand, in the current atmosphere, it was just a drop in the ocean. It couldn't stop the general trend of going to war with the Japanese devils. Millions of troops were quickly mobilized, and the public's determination to fight to the death for revenge was strong.
Ren Zhong had to cram the records of this period in the main world. This knowledge wasn't sensitive, and much of the highly confidential content had now been made public.
This allowed Ren Zhong to have a thorough understanding of the Rogue Eagle's internal thoughts and decisions. Although there might be slight differences in this time and space as the situation developed, the guiding ideology and main decision-making content were not far off. Therefore, the suggestions he gave were basically on point.
This made the connection between the Border Region and the Rogue Eagle even closer.
Sure enough, just after New Year's Day, Chief of Staff Ye came to visit again.
"Old Brother Ren, General Shi called, asking us to find ways to create some big disturbances and be sure to contain the Japanese devils in North China so that they don't have the spare strength to transfer south. The Allied forces are in a very tight situation in the south right now. Luzon Island is basically unsustainable. Next, they will retreat to other islands. They can't withstand further reinforcements from the Japanese devils.
They very much hope that we can launch another large-scale raid, together with the Guofu army, to paralyze the Japanese devils' Zhengtai Line, Tongpu Line, Jinpu Line, and Jinghan Line for a month," Chief of Staff Ye said straightforwardly as soon as he saw Ren Zhong.
"So that's how it is," Ren Zhong wasn't surprised by the Rogue Eagle's idea, but this was clearly contrary to the guiding ideology of the Eighth Route Army and the Border Region. The Eighth Route Army headquarters was now in a precarious situation and had no fixed place to live, so naturally, they couldn't wait to divert the disaster southward to catch their breath.
However, given the current situation, Ren Zhong felt that simply refusing was a bad idea.
It wasn't easy to make the Rogue Eagle take a high look at the Border Region. It would be a pity to lose this connection.
So, refusing was impossible, but if they wanted to create a big disturbance, they also had to pay attention to the method. The previous large-scale raid was definitely not feasible.
The Japanese devils weren't stupid either. After suffering a big loss once, they had learned their lesson. Now, heavy troops were echoing each other along the railway lines.
Ren Zhong thought for a while, and suddenly remembered his own problem. He couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. He lowered his head, pondered for a while, and then raised his head and said.
"Chief of Staff Ye, a large-scale raid is not feasible. Our army doesn't have this strength. I do have an idea that can create a big disturbance, but the execution difficulty is much smaller. However, we can't do this for nothing. Here, I'll make a list. You take the list and our plan, and have General Shi send a plane over. You personally go to the accompanying capital to talk to General Shi face to face."
Ren Zhong thought that his steel plant and thermal power plant were still nowhere to be found. He couldn't help but want to take advantage of this opportunity offered by the Rogue Eagle.
Of course, this time it wasn't just the steel plant and thermal power plant. He had always been thinking about fertilizer plants and oil refineries, and now he was short of a lot of things. Ren Zhong decided to take this opportunity to ask for a lot and reach out to the Rogue Eagle, which had the most complete and powerful industry in this time and space.
"My plan is very feasible, and the impact of the results is also very large. If we use it to negotiate, it's meaningless for us to ask for less weapons and ammunition. If we ask for too much, the other party may not agree, and it may also be blocked by the accompanying capital. So this time, we mainly want technology: small thermal power, small steel, small machinery, small oil refining, and small fertilizer. These things are called the 'Five Small Factories' for short. As allies, we are carrying out arduous operations behind enemy lines. They support us with these technologies and some equipment for people's livelihood. I think they are very likely to agree. We don't need too good small thermal power plants, 6000 kilowatts or more will do. Small steel plants can produce 50 tons or more per day, small glass plants can produce 5 tons or more per day, small oil refineries can produce 100 tons per day, and small fertilizer plants can produce 100 tons or more per day."
As Ren Zhong spoke, he took a paper and brushed and wrote down these requirements one by one.
Chief of Staff Ye felt a little scalp tingling when he heard this. He didn't know if it would work, but since Ren Zhong said so, he could only take these things back first.
"Old Brother Ren, since you also said that the method of a large-scale raid is not feasible, then what kind of method can we use to create a big disturbance?" Chief of Staff Ye couldn't help but ask.
Ren Zhong had said so many requirements, but he hadn't said anything practical. He didn't know what Ren Zhong wanted to do at all.
"My plan is very simple, that is, to launch an unprecedented counterattack against the enemy's airfields in Jin and North China. Destroy as many planes as possible in their airfields," Ren Zhong said confidently.
"How is that possible?!" Chief of Staff Ye exclaimed.
Ren Zhong's plan was even more outrageous than a large-scale raid on railway trunk lines.
"Chief of Staff Ye, you seem to have forgotten a weapon newly equipped by our army," Ren Zhong didn't directly refute, but said with a smile, "Our latest developed H41 107 rocket launcher is a heavy weapon with a range of more than 8 kilometers. It can launch 12 rockets at a time. If our army can concentrate them and send elites to launch a surprise attack near the airport, even two or three rounds of salvoes would almost scrap an airport, right?"
"Old Brother Ren, your idea is indeed very feasible!" Chief of Staff Ye was also an expert. When Ren Zhong pointed this out, he immediately reacted and said excitedly.
Of course, he knew the performance parameters of the 107 rocket launcher. This powerful weapon, which was enough to match a 105 howitzer battalion, had not yet appeared on the battlefield. The secrecy was very high. The Border Region had already produced more than 20 of them, and it was said that several other production bases had also produced a few. Even large airports could not withstand the concentrated attack of several 107 rocket launchers. For small airports, one was enough to turn it over several times.
It should be known that the Japanese devils in North China didn't have many usable airports now.
And the biggest advantage of the 107 rocket launcher was that after disassembly, it could be transported by manpower. For an airport, it was impossible to defend every corner within a radius of 8 kilometers. It was a very simple mathematical problem. The circular area with a radius of eight kilometers exceeded 200 square kilometers!
The Japanese devils simply didn't have that many troops to guard such a large area. Therefore, after careful pre-transportation, secretly transporting the cannons and rockets in, and then letting small artillery units infiltrate near the airport, tactically speaking, it was a bit difficult, but it was not impossible.
Chief of Staff Ye himself also had several ways to do this.
"I also think it is very feasible. When retreating, let the cavalry respond on the periphery. After the artillery fires the rockets, disassemble the 107 rocket launcher. As soon as the cavalry arrives, each person takes a part and leaves. The chance of breaking through the enemy's blockade is also very high. If it really doesn't work, it doesn't matter much to blow up the most critical things in the barrel," Ren Zhong continued. The biggest secret of the 107 rocket launcher was on the rockets. Of course, the launchers also had many secrets, but the ignition device and other small things could be taken away separately. On the other hand, there was not much to keep secret about the barrel.
"Okay, we will formulate a complete combat plan based on this, and be sure to wipe out the main airports of the Japanese devils in North China," Chief of Staff Ye said happily.
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