August 23, 1940, south of Chongqing, on the Qijiang River
A small formation of six small boats was sailing at high speed. Wang Yue brought the things over on the day he acquired these small boats. Fortunately, these small boats can all come over after a simple process. After inspection and familiarization, our newly promoted Qijiang County Security Commander Li Yunlong couldn't wait to drive out his "water police boat" and have fun on the take-off and landing channel.
This section of water in Qijiang County is in the middle reaches of the Qijiang River, and the water depth is relatively deep. Therefore, these small boats with a draft of about one meter brought by Wang Yue can sail unscrupulously, and can even rush into the Yangtze River and reach Chongqing. With these small boats , it can be said that it has greatly expanded Li Yunlong's tentacles, making Li Yunlong who was besieged in Qijiang County extremely relaxed for a while.
"Old Li, where did you find so many sailors? Could it be that the Zhongba Naval Academy was taken over?" Standing side by side with Li Yunlong on the bow of a 1124 patrol boat, Wang Yue couldn't help but ask curiously , in such a short period of time, let alone win over people, it is too late to send people to find people, right?
"Brother Wang, you probably don't know that the Navy Ministry has two naval schools in Sichuan Province, right? In addition to Zhongba Naval School, there is also Wanxian Naval School, and there is also a naval school in Tongzi, your province to the south of us. , so naval talents in this world are really not rare." Li Yunlong looked at the rows of wooden sailboats on the river, pretending to be mysterious.
"The navy is almost gone, and we have established three naval schools. We are really ambitious." Wang Yue was both sighing and teasing. What he lamented was the difficulty and perseverance of his ancestors, and what he was teasing was those weird things in the Chinese navy. Habits, hell, what's going on? The officers' mess still provides Western food, and even the cooks have returned from studying abroad. How can we fight a good war like this?
Don't think that the Chinese Navy doesn't even have a single warship now. In fact, it's just gunboats at the moment. The Navy Ministry has Chu Tong, Chu Qian, Chu Guan, Jiang Yuan, Yong Sui, etc. There are at least eleven ships including the Minquan, Jiangxi, Jiangkun, Weining, Yining, Tongxin, and Tongde. Although the combined displacement is less than 5,000 tons, they can operate in the complex hydrology of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Under such circumstances, it is also a considerable force.
"It can no longer be opened. I heard that the funds at Tongzi Naval Academy are too tight, so we planned to cancel the Wanxian Naval Academy that was originally moved to Qingdao Naval Academy. This time I gave it to the two hundred junior officers. , about a hundred of them are made up of naval cadets who have been trained for more than a year. These people are all former sailors of the Third Fleet. They have neither background nor land warfare experience. Letting them lead the troops is not to fool people. What are you doing?" Li Yunlong was a little proud. The Ministry of Military and Political Affairs made it clear that they wanted to create trouble for themselves. A group of naval cadets with no combat experience were randomly given the rank of second lieutenant to fool themselves, but the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs would never have thought of our old Li. In just one day, we got a warship, uh, a "coastal police ship."
"Northeast Army? No way, Lao Li, I think they are all young guys?" Wang Yueqi said, it has been almost ten years since the "September 18th Incident", and even the newly recruited child soldiers of the Third Fleet should be They are over twenty-five years old, but the sailors he has seen are generally only about twenty years old, and they don't look like the Northeast Army.
"They are all the second generation of the Third Fleet. The fleet is gone and the children have nowhere to go, so they are all crammed into the school. I thought it would take a few years to see the changes, but I never thought that they would all be abolished after just one year of enrollment. It's gone." Li Yunlong's mood was a little complicated when he explained. This is the fate of a bereaved dog. If he does this, can the military leaders below retain their strength? After all the money was spent, not even a little incense was left for others.
"I see, Lao Li, you should also step up training of your own naval talents. I have channels to get large warships. When the time comes, let's do something big together!" Wang Yue saw several small boats. As he shuttled lightly on the river, he couldn't help but think of the big ship Tasha mentioned. Maybe he could really use that ship to do something big.
"That's good. I know Wang, brother, you are born to do great things!" After hearing Wang Yue's words, Li Yunlong was overjoyed. This time, in addition to tanks and cannons, Wang Yue also brought him five extra weapons. One hundred thousand hand grenades. Although all the grenades do not have any markings, the power is really good. Not to mention the ones made in the border area, even the Gong grenades cannot compare. They are also light and easy to use. They are simply specially designed for Chinese soldiers. Made.
"Old Li, I haven't seen Commander Cheng for several times. What is he busy with?" Wang Yue suddenly remembered Cheng Shifa, whom he had not seen for a long time. This time Cheng Shifa also became the temporary colonel and deputy commander of the 68th Division. But this guy seemed to have disappeared.
""Train the troops. The superiors asked the temporary 68th Division to use the opportunity of rest and recuperation to train troops and strive to turn the troops into a seed force. The training intensity and cultural class density of the troops are twice as high as before. I have to do it every week During class, Lao Zhao has other things to do, so Lao Cheng is usually busy with the troop training. But there is good news, Ding Wei and Kong Jie are coming too! "The army is growing day by day. Li Yunlong is definitely very ambitious now. Although he cannot recruit troops casually in Sichuan Province, the temporary 68th Division already has 8,000 people. It can still be regarded as a division. In order to strengthen the army combat effectiveness, so two more regiment-level cadres were transferred to Li Yunlong to help.
"Oh, I almost forgot, you have three regiments now." Wang Yue felt that the direction of the world was getting more and more skewed. The Northwestern Iron Triangle of Shanxi was brought to Qijiang County. Isn't this the same as Are the three tiger generals put in a cage?
"At that time, Ding Wei will be appointed as the colonel commander of the temporary 1000 regiment, Kong Jie will be appointed as the temporary colonel commander of the 1001 regiment, Zhang Dabiao will be appointed as the temporary lieutenant colonel commander of the 1002 regiment, Wang Chengzhu will be appointed as the major commander of the artillery battalion, and Shen Quan will be appointed as the major commander of the armored battalion. Battalion commander, Xie Baoqing is appointed as the major commander of the search battalion, and Lao Zhao is also the commander of the teaching battalion. My temporary 68th division is complete." Li Yunlong was delighted.
"Old Li, do you have any ideas about the equipment of the future artillery regiment?" Wang Yue looked at Li Yunlong's resolute face, thinking about the war that had already started in North China, and felt a little sorry for this guy. His intervention made him feel uncomfortable. Li Yunlong's life became more exciting, but it also deprived him of the opportunity to fight the Japanese face to face.
"Brother Wang, I also want 12 more m1910 122mm howitzers, but whether it is the m1910 122mm cannon or the F-10 1902/30 76.2mm field gun, the range is too close. Once it reaches the division level, We are still at a disadvantage in the battle." Li Yunlong said with some embarrassment. After all, the artillery provided by Wang Yue were all old products from the First World War, and their performance was much worse. Thanks to it being used on the Asian battlefield, it would be better to put it in Europe. He can only be beaten.
"Old Li, you also know that you can get whatever you want with artillery. I do have a long-range heavy artillery in stock in Xiangjiang, but I don't know if you can use it here. Besides, it's too expensive. "Wang Yue hesitated. What he was thinking of was the B-4 M1931 203mm heavy howitzer. Tasha gave him a hundred of them at once. This thing will be considered active equipment in 2023. Recently, We often see it in the news, but with a weight of nearly sixteen tons, it is really not easy to use, and that kid Wang Chengzhu may not be able to use it well.
"What kind of artillery? Brother Wang, don't worry, as long as it's artillery, we, Old Li, can use it!" After hearing Wang Yue's words, Li Yunlong's eyes lit up, there is a way!
"The B-4 M1931 203mm heavy howitzer has a range of nearly 18 kilometers. It is the first-level support firepower of the northern power army. It is absolutely invincible on the Chinese battlefield. It is just too heavy, almost 16 tons. With China's current transportation capacity and traffic conditions, it's really difficult to use. "Tasha has been helping Wang Yue get weapons. There are many options, but the long-range artillery either has an average range or lacks power. Coupled with the limitations of the system, there are really not many options to choose from. Speaking of which, Maozi should have a lot of 152mm howitzers. Why hasn't Tasha provided them?
Tasha: Actually, I don’t have the inventory of that thing at the moment. I have pure profits to make. Who can use an intermediary to help others make money?
"Yes, yes, yes, it doesn't matter if it's heavier. Even if we, Lao Li, can carry a cannon, we can carry it to fight!" As soon as he heard the 203mm caliber, Li Yunlong felt himself excited.
"Old Li, why don't you ask about the price?" Wang Yue smiled bitterly. This cannon is not cheap to buy by yourself. If it is a 122mm or 76.2mm cannon, one can be worth dozens of them.
"It's not important. Isn't there Zhang Xianzhong's treasure? The superiors have told me that I will fully cooperate with you on this matter!" Li Yunlong doesn't care. Compared with military and national weapons, money is actually not important, especially during wars. In order to attack small groups, Devil, whatever price you pay is worth it.
"Let me help you think of a solution, Lao Li. I suggest you report this matter to your superior first." Wang Yue reminded Li Yunlong.
"Report to the commander, something is not right with that fleet." At this time, a young officer wearing a second lieutenant uniform ran over. This was Geng Zhiguo, the captain of the Qijiang County Marine Police Team. Li Yunlong said that he was very capable.
"What's wrong? Huh? Interesting, intercept them!" Li Yunlong heard this and looked at a fleet not far away, five sailboats, a dozen boatmen, and several gunners. At first glance, it seemed like there was nothing, but Upon closer inspection he could see something was wrong.
"Old Li, what's wrong?" Wang Yueqi said. He has always had the ability to sense danger and never found anything wrong. So when asking Li Yunlong, he unconsciously used the system to scan the ships. It doesn't matter if you look at it, the bottom compartments of these boats are actually densely packed with firearms, and even machine guns.
"The empty fleet has such a deep draft. There will be no problem except for the ghosts!" As he spoke, he pulled Li Yunlong into the bridge. The 1124 patrol boat is armored. No matter whether a conflict breaks out, he will Wang Yue must be protected. This is an order from his superiors.
In just a few minutes, under the gunfire of the two 1124 patrol boats, the gunners responsible for escorting the ship surrendered one after another.
Some people died, but not completely...
