noffsinger Chapter 495 The Demon Lin Shubing
Chapter 495 The Demon Lin Shubing
Chu Yunfei deeply agreed with this. Perhaps this elite infantry in his hands would shine every day in the future.
"It's our turn to take over the aviation division next. Our business is growing. The five fighter squadrons, one bomber squadron, and two transport squadrons of the aviation division can no longer meet our defense requirements."
The lesson of the Datong Battle was very painful. The combat radius of the aviation division is the range of justice.
Airport construction must be strengthened and the aviation division must be expanded!
"Lv Tianlong, from now on, the aviation division will be expanded into an independent column air force. You will be the commander-in-chief of the air force. You will be in charge of two divisions, each with four fighter squadrons, two bomber squadrons, two transport squadrons, and one reconnaissance squadron! The personnel should hurry up for training, and the planes will arrive next month!"
Lu Tianlong stood up quickly and saluted.
"Yes!"
If the two air divisions can form combat effectiveness, they will have at least 300 aircraft of various types. If they can be deployed, even the Japanese will have to consider the air defense problem of their controlled areas!
According to Wang Meng's plan, at least eight military airports will be built.
The commander of the First Division, Huang Rongfa, was stationed in Datong and Baotou, and his radiating power was in Ulanqab and Hohhot.
The commander of the Second Division, Xu Gun, was stationed in Pingshun and Qingyang, and his radiating power was in Taiyuan and Linfen.
Only when there are enough airports can mobility be fully utilized to avoid the situation where we have clearly detected enemy aircraft taking off but are left helpless because the distance is too long.
"Who else is there now?"
Wang Chengzhu raised his hand embarrassedly. He had to be thick-skinned at this time, otherwise if Li Yunlong really forgot about him, wouldn’t that be a big loss?
"Oh, there is also an artillery division. I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it! Your self-propelled howitzer regiment is doing well, but your artillery division is almost good enough. I can't give you an artillery corps, can I?"
Wang Huaibao moved his mouth and seemed to say: This is possible.
Of course Li Yunlong pretended not to see it, but nodded at Wang Meng.
"Next, it depends on what good things Chief of Staff Wang can give you."
"Ahem, so, Commander Wang, after the meeting, go to the Logistics Department to find Minister Zhang Wanhe. He has a batch of advanced weapons waiting for you to receive. Form combat effectiveness as soon as possible! In addition, you can set up another regiment with this batch of advanced weapons!"
Wang Chengzhu stood up excitedly. How could this new weapon be bad?
When this self-propelled howitzer first appeared, it was the most eye-catching scenery in the entire Datong battlefield. This feeling of scenery is much more refreshing than being the commander of an army group!
Wouldn't we still have to rely on Wang Chengzhu for artillery support in the future?
He now has two 150mm self-propelled howitzer regiments, two 150mm towed howitzer regiments, two 105mm howitzer regiments, as well as an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, a logistics support battalion, and the new weapons regiment that is about to be formed, which makes a total of seven regiments!
Isn't this more impressive than an artillery corps?
After all, these army groups have two divisions and one brigade, which is at most eight regiments, right? Although there is one more regiment than him, can the firepower be comparable?
"Thank you, Chief of Staff. I will go back to Lao Wan as soon as the meeting is over, in case he denies his mistake!"
"Hahaha, go ahead, I'll call him myself!"
As the meeting was coming to an end, Wang Meng once again reminded the First, Second, and Third Armies.
The mass base on the Mongolian grasslands is relatively weak, and severe punishments are needed in troubled times. We must never sacrifice the lives of our brothers because of kindness to hostile forces.
If he catches such an incident, he will be court-martialed!
The Datong Conference came to an end, and this city rich in black gold was handed over to Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang joked that he was just a cleaner. While Li Yunlong and Wang Meng were having a great time fighting in the front, he was cleaning up the mess behind them and mending the broken bottles and jars.
Li Yunlong and Wang Meng were exhausted after ten days of work and returned to Pingshun, feeling completely exhausted.
"Lao Li, you go back and rest first. I will be on duty for two days. When you have rested enough, come back and replace me!"
"Okay, I have to go back and check on my orchids. I hope they die if I don't check on them for a few days!"
Wang Meng glanced at Li Yunlong with a wicked smile. He thought that his fingers as hard as rolling pins were still used to growing orchids, or even plucking flowers.
It’s just that I see through it but don’t say it out loud.
"Yes, yes, yes, go back and check it out, don't let him really die! Watch him for a few more days!"
"Oh, you really don't believe me. When I come back, if my orchid has given birth, I'll bring you a pot of it!"
After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he got into the jeep and drove away.
Without being disturbed by others, Wang Meng locked himself in the office and thought about the question again: should we attack the Northeast first, or should we attack North China first?
A month ago, this issue was actually just at the discussion stage, but after the Battle of Datong, his armored forces were able to reach the city of Zhangjiakou and even march directly into Beijing, so this issue could no longer be avoided.
It's still the same problem. If we attack the Northeast, we will have to face the Kwantung Army, which is still quite elite. If we wait a little longer, the Japanese in the Pacific battlefield will be unable to hold on, and they will be drawn from the Kwantung Army, which will be more advantageous when we start fighting.
If we attack North China, we will be squeezed from both ends by the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army. Moreover, if we fight to the seaside, the Japanese naval guns are no joke.
Wang Meng now calculated that if three months later, that is, in September 1943, all the army groups were fully staffed and had formed combat effectiveness, the field troops of the entire independent column would add up to a total of about 9 people, more than twice the current number.
Although there are a lot more of them than before, it is probably not enough to drive out all the Japanese devils!
Wang Meng became more and more annoyed the more he thought about it, so he made a mistake and called Lin Shubing over.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Lin Shubing rushed over, grabbed Wang Meng's teacup as soon as he entered the door, and started drinking from it in big gulps.
"Shubing, you are working like a slave. You drink up the tea I just made right away?"
Lin Shubing's Adam's apple moved, he swallowed all the tea, then wiped his mouth arrogantly.
"Isn't this like working like a slave? You and Commander Li asked me to send a hundred pilots and two hundred artillerymen. I'm so busy!"
Speaking of this, Wang Meng was indeed a little embarrassed. After all, what Lin Shubing said was right. It was indeed him and Li Yunlong who kept making demands, and it seemed that each one was more demanding than the other.
The training cycle must be short and the quality must be high, which is a typical requirement.
Lin Shubing had no choice but to start with the source of soldiers, trying to pick students who were educated, had combat experience, and had good brains. Then, he trained them day and night, and as long as he had breath left, he would train them hard.
Lin Shubing was a guest of honor at the independent column headquarters, but he became the devil of the National Defense University.