"That's it, Dodge truck! Xinhua, let the base start manufacturing!" Li Weidong ordered.
The cheap cost of the Dodge truck is very suitable for the Hainan military government that has just ended the North Vietnam War. Although there is a military expenditure compensated by the Vietnamese Governor-General, it can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket.
After the war, the military government not only had to pay a large amount of pensions, but also had a huge financial budget for Hainan's military expansion in the coming year. The military government's investment in construction and mining of minerals was also unable to recoup the cost for a while.
Moreover, education, medical facilities, and projects related to people's livelihood are all coming to the military government for money.
Therefore, as soon as Li Weidong returned from North Vietnam, he was faced with the financial deficit of the Hainan military government.
After reading the truck information, Li Weidong continued to read the information, hoping to find other equipment suitable for the Hainan Army.
"Xinhua, is there any equipment in the base suitable for troops' field communications? It doesn't need to be high-end, as long as it can communicate in a timely manner!" Li Weidong suddenly asked.
Because Li Weidong remembered a serious shortcoming he discovered when the Hainan Army fought on the North Vietnam battlefield and wanted to improve it, he asked Xinhua.
The Hainan Army's self-operated units and above are equipped with communication radios, but communications at the platoon and company level basically rely on messengers.
The shortcomings of this kind of communication are very obvious. Not only is it likely to cause the communication to be delayed and lead to defeat on the battlefield, but it is also full of uncertainty. The battlefield is raining barrages, and it is also very dangerous for the ordering soldiers to run under such circumstances.
After checking the system information, Xinhua said: "Found it! A walkie-talkie, a radio equipment used by the United States!"
The Motorola walkie-talkie was a communication device that performed extremely well in World War II. It was the origin of the development of walkie-talkies and also made it enter the world military arena for the first time.
If the Dodge truck has enabled the US military to have enviable mobile combat capabilities and strong post-supply capabilities, then the Motorola walkie-talkie embodies the US military's enviable organizational means.
Dodge trucks can carry a heavily armed infantry squad around at once. If they were compared to dots, then Motorola walkie-talkies are the lines connecting the dots.
The popularization of walkie-talkies in every squad, platoon and other military units can allow orders to be issued directly to the grassroots of the army, which can effectively strengthen the command ability of the army.
When the signal is good, its call capability can reach 4km. Even in some forests with complex terrain, it can reach a distance of 1km.
Compared with the communication method of the Japanese army's grassroots troops, which basically relies on shouting, this is already very advanced.
And the most important thing is that the popularization of radio equipment has made infantry, machine guns and mortars, support artillery, tank cover, and even aircraft support a combat unit.
Such coordinated sea, land and air operations have always been what Li Weidong has dreamed of. Even the Prussian soldiers, who claim to be the best in the world in terms of army, have not been able to achieve this.
Although every tank in the German armored forces and every aircraft in the air force is equipped with radio equipment, the communication means of the infantry are pitiful, even for battalion-level units.
As for the Soviets and Japanese, it was difficult for them to even popularize radio equipment for artillery, and they mainly relied on waving flags to communicate.
However, Li Weidong found that the status of the Motorola walkie-talkie was gray, indicating that it could not be manufactured, and simply asked: "Why can't it be manufactured now? Are there any special requirements?"
Although Motorola walkie-talkies were produced in the 1940s and were not very reliable, they did not exceed the five-year limit imposed by the Space-Time Administration. Li Weidong could not figure out why they could not be manufactured.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander! Manufacturing Motorola walkie-talkies requires building a technology research and development center and more than two contemporary scientists!!" Xinhua replied.
"You want scientists!?" Li Weidong said in surprise.
After explanation, Li Weidong realized that if the base wanted to produce some high-tech products, the technology would have to be fully understood at the Science and Technology Research and Development Center.
Relatively speaking, if there are scientists who thoroughly study nuclear weapons technology in the science and technology research and development center, then the base can ignore the restrictions of the Space and Time Administration and manufacture nuclear weapons.
Li Weidong suddenly had the urge to go to the United States to kidnap Einstein, and the idea grew uncontrollably in his mind.
Shaking his head, Li Weidong finally resisted this unrealistic idea. Not to mention whether Einstein would agree to come to China, even the US Central Military Intelligence Agency is not a vegetarian. How to get people out under their noses?
It's all a problem.
However, this idea has always remained deep in Li Weidong's heart. If there is a chance in the future, Li Weidong would not mind kidnapping them.
"Does it have to be a famous contemporary scientist? Can't it be a system researcher at the base?" Li Weidong was very irritated, and asked him where to find famous scientists now.
"Yes! The emergence of base technology cannot derail world technology. It must be accumulated from the foundation!" Xinhua said seriously.
Now that he couldn't think of a good idea, Li Weidong simply picked up the hand-crank phone on the table, shook it vigorously a few times, and then said: "This is the headquarters, please call me to the military intelligence department!"
It is simply unrealistic to send people abroad to collect famous scientists now, and there is not so much energy and time. And Li Weidong did not know those famous contemporary scientists in China in this era, so he had to let the Military Intelligence Bureau find them.
After waiting for a while, the slightly deep voice of No. 0, the chief of the Hainan Army Intelligence Section came over the phone. He has been very busy recently, and a very difficult opponent has appeared in the Hainan Army, which requires him to deal with it carefully.
Li Weidong immediately gave the order: "No. 0! You immediately send people to the northern city! Whether it is Nanjing, Shanghai, or Peiping, your main task is to find contemporary scientists! Notify me as soon as you find them!"
"Yes, Commander!" Number Zero responded crisply.
As Zero went to prepare the intelligence personnel sent to the north, Li Weidong watched the truck production in the tank factory for a while before leaving the Tianming Base in a military vehicle.
Just after returning to the military government building, before Li Weidong could take a breath, the adjutant Gao Yileng hurriedly knocked on the door and walked in.
"What happened?" Li Weidong asked. If Gao Yi could come in in a hurry, there must be something urgent.
He stopped in front of Li Weidong, stood at attention, saluted, and handed over an urgent document marked in orange.
"General! Something happened with the Philippine Resistance Army!" Gao Yi said hurriedly.