coobybook Chapter 595 The endurance race begins. As long as the devils can't defeat us, victory will defi
Chapter 595 The endurance race begins. As long as the devils can't defeat us, victory will defi
After receiving full support from everyone, Lin Zhenhua once again cheered up and started a more crazy construction plan. From the original 66 anti-aircraft artillery bases, it was directly increased to 386 anti-aircraft artillery bases, which were spread all over the base. If the Japanese air force did not give up, he would double the number.
After learning about Lin Zhenhua's crazy construction plan, the stubborn Ichiro Sato and Ichiro Fujiwara had expressions as dark as the bottom of a pot. They really didn't expect Lin Zhenhua to be so crazy, which really brought them tremendous pressure for a while.
"Mr. Fujiwara, the bombing operations these days have consumed 90% of our ammunition reserves. We have submitted our reports for several days but have not received any response. I seriously suspect that the headquarters can no longer afford the ammunition consumption of our large-scale bombing operations. We must prepare to save ammunition in advance!"
"We must reduce the intensity of the bombing operations against the enemy's Zhaojiayu base. Otherwise, our ammunition reserves will be exhausted in two days at most. Without ammunition, we are like wild boars with their fangs pulled out. We can no longer pose a huge threat to the enemy. I contacted Admiral Koga yesterday and wanted to request the Navy's Third Squadron to allocate a batch of ammunition for us, but the admiral directly refused!"
"I suspect that the Imperial Navy is planning a large-scale naval battle in the Pacific, which has caused a shortage of our bomb supply..."
Realizing that he might have accidentally revealed an important secret of the Navy, Sato Ichiro immediately changed his words and said, "The battle to the south is in full swing, and the demand for ammunition is very high. However, the battle here is nothing in the eyes of the headquarters, which is why our ammunition supply cannot always arrive on time."
"Fortunately, we now have sufficient fuel reserves, so we can use the method of dropping boulders to bomb the enemy. This method sounds very stupid, but it is very effective and can still cause huge damage to the enemy!"
Fujiwara Ichiro really had no reason to object to Sato Ichiro's proposal. The army and navy had been disliking each other for a long time. Even if they temporarily cooperated for the benefit of the Shuiquan Oilfield, it was impossible to get them to unite sincerely.
"General Sato, I agree with your proposal. We must find a way to reduce the consumption of ammunition to prepare for emergencies. In addition, we must continue to urge the headquarters to find a way to quickly transport the second batch of promised ammunition, otherwise it will seriously affect our subsequent combat operations!"
In order to save bombs, Sato Ichiro and Fujiwara Ichiro asked the Taiyuan Command to help them mine boulders for bombing the Zhaojiayu base. After reading the two's requests, Shinozuka Yoshio couldn't believe his eyes. He didn't expect that his two men had such a big brain hole. Not only did they want to use stones as weapons, but they also wanted him to find a way to provide them with a batch of iron balls for attacking the Zhaojiayu base.
Lin Zhenhua never dreamed that the Japanese would be so cunning. This unprecedented attack method really brought huge trouble to the Zhaojiayu base. A large number of stones and iron balls were dropped from high altitude by the Japanese, posing a huge threat to the military and civilians in the base, forcing everyone to hide in the air-raid shelter early in the morning.
But the arsenal had to be defended, as it was directly related to the life and death of the base. Lin Zhenhua had no choice but to mobilize most of the anti-aircraft firepower to the vicinity of the arsenal to protect the safety of the arsenal.
"Damn it, this trick of the damn Japanese is really insidious. Such big rocks and iron balls, dropped from high altitude, are very lethal. The college students said before that after the Japanese have control of the air, coupled with sufficient fuel supply, they can really use rocks as weapons."
"When I first heard it, I totally took it as a joke, thinking that the Japs would never do that. But reality taught me a hard lesson. The damn Japs really did use every trick they could. They were completely in a crazy state, but we couldn't do anything about them. We could only watch helplessly!"
"We fought so fiercely today, but we only shot down six Japanese bombers. However, the Japanese caused casualties of a battalion. We must speed up the construction of anti-aircraft artillery, otherwise, the losses of our troops will increase rapidly. Once the Japanese get a taste of the sweetness, they will surely increase the scale and intensity of the bombing again. By then, let alone building an anti-aircraft artillery group, I'm afraid we will be too scared to come out during the day. If that situation really happens, we really won't be able to continue this battle!" Li Yunlong said anxiously.
Ding Wei put down the telescope in his hand and echoed with a worried look on his face: "College student, if the Japanese keep bombing like this, our construction period will at least double, otherwise we will not be able to complete the construction task of the anti-aircraft artillery group within the scheduled time!"
"In fact, this is not what worries me the most. If the Japanese use this trick against the people, it will bring a huge threat to the people. After all, there are as many stones as you want. If the Japanese really go crazy like this, the whole northwest of Shanxi will be in chaos!"
Zhao Gang's face was also full of worry. It had to be said that the Japanese's move was indeed very vicious and it just hit their weak spot. Such an attack not only seriously threatened the safety of the arsenal, but also made some of the people in the base feel insecure. They didn't dare to stay at home during the day and only dared to sneak back home at night to make a fire and cook.
Because the Japanese also carried out bombing at night, directly causing more than 300 deaths and injuries to the people, they had no choice but to put the people in air-raid shelters at night. But the air-raid shelters were too hot and it was impossible to sleep in them. For a while, the entire base was really in a state of panic.
"College student, the morale of the army and the people in our base has been somewhat unstable these days. We must find a way to solve it quickly, otherwise there may really be civil unrest in the base. The people can't sleep well during the day, and at night they have to help us build anti-aircraft artillery. Even a strong body can't stand it."
"Also, the production of our arsenal has been greatly affected. Since the implementation of the fighter jet production capacity surge plan, we have not produced many more fighter jets. The reason is the power supply problem. Two of the six thermal power stations in the base have been destroyed by the Japanese. As for the remaining four, half of them have to be used for nighttime lighting. The only power plants that can really be used for military production are the remaining two medium-sized power plants, which can't meet our current power needs at all."
All the pressure fell on Lin Zhenhua. He really didn't expect that in such a short time, the base area would be messed up by the Japanese. The only thing to be thankful for was that no warehouse was blown up by the Japanese. Otherwise, if the Japanese really blew up the grain warehouse, the consequences would be disastrous.
After calming himself down, Lin Zhenhua drank three bowls of mung bean soup in a row and burped softly. He said solemnly, "The situation in the base has reached a critical juncture. We must find a way to stabilize the situation. Otherwise, there will be a large-scale chaos in the base. This is an indisputable fact!"
"I think we need to start from three aspects. The first aspect is to prefabricate a large number of simple anti-aircraft turrets. Nearly 300 steel turrets will be installed within three days to intercept the bombing of the Japanese aviation force. Due to the previous miscalculation of the situation, a large number of small-caliber anti-aircraft guns were produced, which can only pose some threat to the Japanese fighter planes. For the Japanese bombers dropping bombs at high altitudes, the threat is too small. I have ordered the arsenal to increase the production of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, and at the same time once again reduce the life of the gun barrel to speed up our arming!"
"According to my estimate, it will only take half a month for us to produce enough 88mm and 105mm anti-aircraft guns to make up for the shortage of our current large-caliber and long-range anti-aircraft guns."
"The second aspect is to take on the food supply for all the people in the base area. We need to distribute compressed biscuits and canned beef to the people. Take out all our stocks and distribute them freely. As long as the problem of having enough food is solved, the base area will not be in chaos. At the same time, we need to inform the people in the base area of the situation outside to alleviate their fear and anxiety!"
"The third aspect is that we can't just sit there and wait for death. Now we have six available bombers. I decided to use the cover of night to retaliate against the Japanese and let them know that we are not powerless. What follows is a real endurance race. As long as the Japanese can't defeat us, we will definitely win the final victory.
Everyone had no objection to Lin Zhenhua's arrangement. As the temporary commander-in-chief elected by the entire base, they were very convinced of Lin Zhenhua. In addition, many of Lin Zhenhua's previous preparations were foresighted, and the base benefited from it. They had no objection to Lin Zhenhua being the leader, and even Li Yunlong approved of it.
In the next half month, Lin Zhenhua ordered the air force battalion to launch a revenge operation against the devils, which indeed caused a lot of trouble for Sato Ichiro and Fujiwara Ichiro. But Sato Ichiro and Fujiwara Ichiro were not easy to deal with, and they immediately launched a more fierce revenge, and the enemy and us entered a stalemate of attrition war...