Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 542: Destroying the enemy's oil field exploitation is related to the domestic war situa

Lin Zhenhua really didn't expect such a change to happen. He was a little suspicious whether it was the butterfly effect caused by him, a little butterfly. You know, in the original history, this matter had never happened. But it was because of his arrival that a huge butterfly effect was triggered, allowing the Japanese to find oil fields in China, which would bring about a series of chain reactions.

Once the Japanese explore a large number of oil fields in China, the consequences will be disastrous, and the Japanese war machine will be able to start again. In addition to rubber, China can provide the Japanese with all the raw materials for industrial production. Once the Japanese with sufficient raw materials start production at full capacity, it will have a huge impact on the current world situation.

"Lao Zhao, Lao Li, we must now determine whether the Japanese's discovery of the oil field is an isolated incident. If they only discovered this one oil field, the situation can still be controlled. But if the Japanese discover multiple oil fields in the country one after another, it will definitely bring disastrous consequences. The Japanese may even stop the current southward movement and withdraw the troops they had previously withdrawn. At the same time, they will continue to increase troops in the occupied areas, which will make our situation even more difficult."

"I am even pessimistic and think that we may not be able to defend the Zhaojiayu base. The reason is very simple. Once the Japanese mobilize a large number of fighter planes to launch a bombing operation on the base, with our current strength, we can withstand the attack of one or two divisions of the Japanese. But if there are more troops, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to withstand it."

"We must contact the headquarters and the brigade as soon as possible. Only with their support and the unity of all parties can we resolve the current crisis. I estimate that the Shanxi Suiyuan Army will definitely make big moves in the next month. We must strengthen our contact with Chu Yunfei and discuss how to resolve the current crisis!"

Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong also felt the thorniness of the matter. They did not expect that the discovery of an oil field would bring about such a serious chain reaction, which was completely beyond their previous expectations.

"College students, we really can't delay on the road now. We must hurry back to the base to deal with this crisis. In order to delay the Japanese from extracting crude oil, we should immediately send out reconnaissance planes to investigate the area around Shuiquan County. Once we find that the Japanese have brought in extraction equipment, we must blow it up at all costs and never let the Japanese successfully extract a drop of crude oil."

"Before, the Japanese were short of fuel, so the air force didn't dare to deploy on a large scale. But once the Japanese get enough fuel, it will bring us huge trouble. Even if we hide in the mountains, we can't escape the Japanese reconnaissance and bombing operations."

"If the Japanese ground forces can get all-weather support from the air force, then the next battle will be difficult for us. Before we were equipped with fighter planes, I didn't have a deep understanding of this, but after we were equipped with a large number of fighter planes, I have a deeper understanding of air supremacy. Sometimes, gaining air supremacy can really lay the foundation for victory in a war!"

"Not to mention the Japanese's lack of local resources, and the fact that they haven't found oil fields in our country before, which has prevented their navy from launching a full-scale attack. But if they have sufficient oil, their naval strength will advance by leaps and bounds. In addition, the situation of declining industrial capacity due to lack of resources will be reversed in a short period of time. With the Japanese's industrial production capacity, if they really fight a war of attrition with us, we really can't beat them." Li Yunlong said with a serious face.

Zhao Gang said with a worried look on his face: "In fact, we all know that even if the Japanese get one or two oil fields, they can't destroy us in a short time. But one thing that cannot be denied is that our future life will be more difficult. With the current production capacity of our arsenal, the gap in production capacity between the enemy and us is too big. If the Japanese didn't need to maintain the consumption of two battlefields, and if the Japanese intentionally let it go, our arsenal would not have been able to develop so rapidly."

"Everyone knows the situation in our base area. We haven't found any small oil fields until now, so we can only solve the problem of fuel shortage through synthesis. Before, the Japanese were just as short of oil as we are. But once the Japanese extract the oil from the oil fields, it means that the Japanese will no longer be short of oil in the future. We have to face the Japanese bombing every day, and the production of synthetic gasoline will definitely be affected. It won't be long before a fuel crisis breaks out."

"Without fuel as a driving force, their tanks, fighter planes and armored vehicles will become a pile of scrap metal. It will become increasingly difficult to fight them like we are now. In the future, if we want to achieve great results, we can only resort to night raids or fighting in the mountains to gain a huge advantage over the devils. Once we fight the devils on the plains or open areas, we will not have any advantages. Even if we have more artillery, it will be useless. The devil's air force can blow up most of our artillery with just one flyover. The situation is much more serious than we imagined."

"Chu Yunfei should have considered the seriousness of the situation, otherwise he wouldn't have been so anxious to send us a joint telegram. He must have been so anxious that his eyes went red. Otherwise, Chu Yunfei, who is usually so steady, would never be so panicked and anxious!"

Zhao Gang was right. Chu Yunfei was indeed very anxious. He arrived at Xiaoli Village at about 3 pm yesterday afternoon by transport plane. After learning that the Japanese had discovered the oil field, he returned to the base one day in advance and moved the headquarters directly to Xiaoli Village in order to deal with the increasingly complicated situation.

"Captain Chu, I have just contacted Hirata Kojiro, and he has confirmed that the oil field is real, and there is even a blowout. This matter can no longer be concealed, otherwise our intelligence department would not have been able to get the news so quickly."

"The Japanese have mobilized a large number of people to put out the fire. It is estimated that the fire will be out by tomorrow night, and normal mining will resume in three days. For this purpose, the Japanese even took the approach of airlifting parts from the mainland to the oil field for direct assembly, so as to extract the fuel as soon as possible."

"For this purpose, the Japanese headquarters even made a mining schedule, and crude oil production must be stable in five days. The Kwantung Army also received an urgent order, requiring it to find a suitable location in the area around Taiyuan City within 20 days to build an oil refinery to ensure that the oil is transported to the refinery for refining as soon as it is mined."

"The Japanese also distributed the produced crude oil, 12% of which was used by the Japanese th Army, % to the Japanese North China Front Army, % to the Japanese Army, and % to the Japanese Navy. The discovery of the oil field this time caused a huge storm within the Japanese. The Japanese have sent a large number of exploration experts to explore the oil fields in our country. If the Japanese discover a large number of oil fields in our country, I'm afraid our lives will become more and more difficult in the future. The Japanese will definitely increase their troops significantly, and the current deadlock will be quickly broken. We must be prepared to live a hard life." Chief of Staff Fang Ligong said with a serious face.

Chu Yunfei's face was also very ugly, so gloomy that water could drip out of it. He did not expect that the Japanese would actually discover the oil field. This brought him a huge shock.

"Brother Ligong, the reason why the Japanese launched the southward campaign was to solve the rubber and oil problems. We have no shortage of resources such as coal, iron, copper and rare metals in our country, but we have always lacked oil and rubber. Rubber is available in Southeast Asia, and the Japanese can still buy it even if they don't fight this war. But oil is different. The Japanese demand for oil is too great, and the international oil embargo on the Japanese forced the Japanese to launch the southward campaign."

"The Japanese oil shortage problem has been basically solved, but this does not mean that the Japanese oil reserves are very abundant. On the contrary, the Japanese demand for oil is endless. Even now, the Japanese are still synthesizing gasoline every month to ensure that there will be emergency substitutes when there is a shortage of oil."

"With a large supply of oil, the Japanese can directly use fuel to generate electricity to solve the problem of insufficient electricity. This will greatly increase the Japanese military production capacity. The Japanese strength will also expand rapidly in a short period of time. Various new fighters and tanks will also come out. By then, our pressure will be even greater."

"To be honest, if it was before, I, Chu Yunfei, really didn't realize this, but after our 358th Regiment had two fighter squadrons and two armored companies, I have a deep understanding of this."

"In a battle on the plains, the armored forces plus the fighter planes will become a terrifying assault force. No unit can withstand the combined attack of the devils, not even the assault regiment under Li Yunlong. It's not that I underestimate Li Yunlong, but the air force under Li Yunlong is too weak. It is equipped with a large number of transport planes, and the number of fighter planes and bombers is not large. In addition, they have lost a lot of them in recent days. If we really fight a large-scale battle with the devils, we will not be their opponent."

"Without the protection of the air force, the armored forces are just moving targets. Even if Li Yunlong equipped them with a battalion of anti-aircraft firepower, it would not be of much use in the face of the bombing of the Japanese large aircraft fleet. It is simply a pipe dream to rely on ground anti-aircraft firepower to solve the air defense problem. Only fighter jets can truly solve the air defense problem."