flstandardbreds Chapter 143 Promotion 2
Chapter 143 Promotion 2
When he arrived at the aircraft manufacturing factory, Minister He was even more shocked by the huge factory workshop in front of him.
This is a two-kilometer-long factory with three complete aircraft production lines, mainly producing P51 Mustang fighters and B29 strategic bombers.
These aircraft are classic models from the World War II era with excellent performance and combat capabilities.
In several other areas, there are several production lines and workshops for training aircraft, transport aircraft, dive bombers, and torpedo aircraft! These aircraft can meet the needs of different missions and improve the combat capability and transportation efficiency of the army.
"How many such fighter jets does the 78th Group Army have now?" Minister He asked curiously.
"We currently have about 300 P51 Mustang fighters and 140 B29 strategic bombers," the officer replied.
"Do you have other types of fighter jets?" Minister He continued to ask.
"Of course, we also have the German BF109 and Stuka dive bombers," said an air force officer.
The BF109 is one of the main fighters of the German Air Force, with advantages such as high speed and flexibility; while the Stuka dive bomber is famous for its unique attack method and powerful firepower.
Of course, this is what Minister He thinks. In fact, the current BF109 and Stuka are already outdated. However, he is not from the Air Force system after all, and he does not know much about the Air Force's fighter jets.
All I know is that the Nationalist government had previously sought to purchase such fighter planes from Germany, but was ultimately rejected. Now the Nationalist Air Force already owns these planes, and of course they were all obtained from here.
Hearing this, Minister He couldn't help but admire the strength of this army. Not only did they have advanced weapons and equipment, but more importantly, they had the ability to produce these weapons.
I believe that they will be able to play a greater role in future wars.
The fifteen-day visit and inspection came to an end. In the last two days, Wang Chun and the main senior leaders of the 78th Group Army flew back to Guancen Mountain.
Including the resolution of the outer grassland crisis and the 15 days of inspection, Minister He has stayed here for more than a month.
In fact, Wang Chun only met with Minister He once at the beginning. Later, as the situation in North China became increasingly tense, he had to rush back to Zhangjiakou to handle affairs.
Now, these guests are about to leave, and as the host, he naturally needs to come out in person to see them off in order to express his gratitude for their arrival and his best wishes for their departure.
The night before leaving, Minister He took Wang Chun aside and spent the entire night talking with just the two of them.
Outsiders have no way of knowing what the two talked about specifically, and the two have never revealed it to the public.
However, on the day Minister He left, Wang Chun announced that he would donate 100 BF109s and 70 Stukas (the old planes that were replaced) to the National Government.
In fact, private transactions also include selling some weapons and equipment to the National Government at a half-sale and half-gift basis, but this requires the National Government to show sufficient sincerity.
Currently, the expansion of the 78th Group Army has reached a bottleneck period, and the size of its troops can no longer keep up with combat needs.
Although the 78th Army can be said to be the largest army in China today, with more than 30 people in the entire army, it is still insufficient for the huge battlefield.
Especially when facing the millions of Japanese troops in North China and the subsequent Kwantung Army, these hundreds of thousands of troops seemed to be a drop in the bucket, not to mention the need to station troops in some recovered cities to maintain public order.
Therefore, insufficient manpower became one of the important factors restricting the development of the 78th Group Army.
Now Wang Chun must have the power to integrate the entire First and Second War Zones. At the very least, the National Government must send some more troops to join the 78th Army Group.
Only in this way can he better control the war situation and deal with the increasingly severe war situation. However, the reality makes him feel extremely difficult.
Today, the Military Affairs Department of the 78th Group Army is notorious and has almost become the target of public criticism.
All the senior generals in northern China were wary and cautious of the 78th Army and regarded it as a bully.
It is no wonder that the 78th Army used all means to poach talents, which was simply outrageous. In order to obtain talents, they did not hesitate to use all means, even unfair competition.
Such behavior not only harms the interests of other forces, but also seriously affects the unity and cooperation among the armies.
Faced with such a predicament, Wang Chun knew that he must take action to change the status quo.
But solving this problem is not easy and requires tremendous effort and wisdom.
First, he had to strengthen communication with the top leaders of the Nationalist government to gain more support and resources; second, he had to rectify the internal affairs of the 78th Army Group, "crack down severely" on improper behaviors, and establish a good image.
At the same time, we must strengthen cooperation and exchanges with other troops and eliminate the barriers and misunderstandings between each other. Only in this way can we truly achieve the integration of the First and Second War Zones and lay a solid foundation for victory in the War of Resistance.
Some local armed forces do not need such trouble. As long as there is enough benefit, some officers who do not want to fight at all will send their subordinates out very happily.
In fact, they had no choice but to send them out. Faced with the various attractive conditions of the 78th Army, these soldiers, who had previously found it a luxury to even have enough food to eat, had to follow their superiors.
How could he stay in the original unit? Wang Chun now needs a large number of soldiers with combat experience, or at least soldiers who have received military training.
The newly recruited soldiers must undergo several months of rigorous recruit training before they can be engaged in some low-intensity combat.
This is because they need time to adapt to military life and master basic skills and tactical knowledge.
As for those veterans who have undergone rigorous training, they are better equipped to cope with complex battlefield environments.
In comparison, although the training of the National Army had certain problems, it was still much better than those recruits who had not received any military training.
This also shows that in times of war, experience and training are very important factors that can affect soldiers' performance and survivability on the battlefield.
In addition, the improvement of weapons and equipment is also crucial. By constantly updating and improving weapons and equipment, the army can improve its combat effectiveness and shorten the gap with the enemy.
Especially in modern warfare, high-tech weapons and advanced combat concepts have become the key to determining victory or defeat.
Therefore, the military should focus on scientific and technological research and development and equipment upgrades to ensure that it has sufficient strength to cope with various challenges in future wars.
Nowadays, with the great improvement of weapons and equipment, the gap between the quality of individual soldiers between China and Japan is gradually narrowing.
In fact, the quality of Japanese soldiers has declined compared to a few years ago, which gives the Chinese army more advantages when facing the Japanese army.
Especially for the old troops of the 78th Army, an infantry division is now fully capable of engaging in a head-on confrontation with a Japanese division.
If it was an armored division or a motorized infantry division, then a Japanese division might face greater pressure, and a disastrous defeat would almost be an inevitable result.
An extremely powerful armored division, it is invincible on the Chinese battlefield when the enemy cannot gain air superiority.
An armored division has nearly 300 tanks and armored vehicles of various types. How can you expect the Japanese infantry division, which is very short of anti-tank guns, to deal with it?