Zhao Gang hurriedly asked: "How many people need to be prepared?"
As of now, the Eighth Route Army has no airplanes and therefore no pilots.
There is a tank battalion with dozens of tank troops, but it belongs to the 386th Brigade.
Li Yunlong really looked down on those tanks of the Little Devils, just like a little kid.
Not to mention machine guns and bazookas, large-caliber heavy machine guns can penetrate it, which is really a bit useless.
However, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang heard from Brother Chen that whatever tanks or planes they received from him in the future would be much better than those given by the Japs.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang have no doubt about this.
At present, the weapons in the hands of the main fighters of the new group are not better than the equipment in the hands of the little devils?
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang looked at each other and saw deep surprise in each other's eyes.
Brother Chen has already started to help train pilots and tank crews. Can airplanes and tanks be far behind?
Chen Feng said: "The first batch of pilots is 50, and the tank troops are 300. The pilots study for one year, and the tank troops only need to study for 3 months. They are at a military base at sea. As for the specific location..."
The training period for pilots is longer, while tank crews are easier to train.
To ensure the combat effectiveness of pilots, pilots must have at least a few hundred hours of training flight time, preferably more than a thousand hours.
Tank soldiers only need to learn to drive a tank, fire cannons, shoot, repair, etc. It is not difficult to drive a tank, but mastering it is difficult.
The system has set up a military base on an overseas island with the best pilots and tank instructors.
Of course, this military base is shielded from foreign troops, and neither the Japanese nor the U.S. military can find it.
Li Yunlong nodded. He and Zhao Gang were both sensible people. They would not inquire about the location of the military base at will.
Then, Li Yunlong asked: "Do you have any requirements for these pilots and tank crews?"
There are still requirements for the selection of special forces. Li Yunlong doesn't believe it. There are no requirements for pilots and tank soldiers. After all, they are high-tech arms.
Chen Feng said: "The requirements for pilots are relatively high. They must be young, healthy, and educated. There are no requirements for tank soldiers, as long as they can go to the battlefield. The most important thing is that these personnel must be absolutely reliable."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang nodded. This request was not too high. It would not be a problem to find 3,500 people, let alone 350 people.
There was no chance for a high-tech unit like this before, but now that there is an opportunity, I don’t know how many people want to grab it.
"No problem, we will prepare the personnel as soon as possible." Li Yunlong nodded expectantly.
It will take at least half a month to repair the airport. This time is enough to finalize the list of 350 people.
First train the pilots and tank crews well. Later, when the business becomes big and the planes and tanks are earned, these highly skilled personnel can get started directly and they will immediately form combat effectiveness!
Next, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang discussed with Chen Feng about receiving the goods.
1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition for the headquarters, 2,000 tons of food, reimbursed weapons and ammunition, most of the mountain guns and howitzers, and corresponding artillery shells.
The transportation can begin. Use a transport plane to send it directly to Yangcun Airport in Southeast Shanxi, where a transportation team will be responsible for receiving it.
The amount for the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment is not large and can be delivered by airdrop. As for the airdrop location, Li Yunlong still needs to send a telegram to Ding Wei and Kong Jie to confirm.
The amount of weapons, ammunition and food given to the new regiment is relatively large, so the airport needs to be repaired first.
After the communication was completed, Li Yunlong couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Chen, can you give me 12 of the 150mm heavy artillery first?"
Zhao Gang hesitated to speak, but with Chen Feng present, he did not speak out.
Chen Feng didn't notice Zhao Gang's expression and nodded: "Okay, brother, if you are in a hurry, I can arrange delivery tomorrow."
The system's transport Dragonfly helicopter can carry a load of more than ten tons. The 150mm howitzer for Li Yunlong is 5.53 tons, which can be transported by Dragonfly helicopter.
"Thank you for your hard work, brother." Li Yunlong looked happy.
"By the way, how do you plan to hide this 150 heavy artillery piece?" Chen Feng asked after eating a piece of meat.
Seeing Chen Feng's expression, Li Yunlong suddenly changed his expression: "Brother, do you have any good suggestions?"
"I suggest temporarily placing the cannon in a mountain tunnel and laying a track in the tunnel. It can conceal the air defense and can be pulled out at any time when needed."
Under normal circumstances, if the weapons and equipment are given to Li Yunlong, Chen Feng will not interfere with how to use them.
However, it was the first time for Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang to use the 150-meter heavy artillery, so Chen Feng could give a few words of advice.
Zhao Gang nodded and said: "This method is good. Within a radius of more than ten kilometers, we are within our bombardment range."
The maximum range of the 150mm heavy artillery is generally more than ten kilometers, and its power is much greater than that of the 105mm howitzer, and the 75mm mountain gun is even more incomparable.
"Not bad!" Li Yunlong also nodded and said.
"Okay!" Chen Feng said, "I will arrange for the rails and other equipment for the 12 150mm heavy guns to be sent together."
Zhao Gang said in a happy tone: "Then I'll trouble Brother Chen. Come on, let's have a drink."
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Next, Chen Feng left Zhaojiayu Village after eating and drinking. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang took him to the entrance of the village.
After seeing off Chen Feng, they happened to meet Xiu Qin who was returning from work at the entrance of the village. They chatted for a few words, and then Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang returned to the regiment headquarters.
"Old Zhao, did you have something to say just now?"
The two sat cross-legged on the Kang. Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang and said, he didn't drink and was very clear-headed.
Zhao Gang was a little drunk, but his mind was very clear, and he said: "I originally wanted to ask my superiors for instructions on the arrangements for these 150mm heavy artillery. Since you have already asked Brother Chen to arrange the delivery, what else do I have?
Something easy to say?"
"What do I think?" Li Yunlong said, "Don't worry, the head of the headquarters must be asking for permission to leave 12 cannons here. Besides, the road conditions in the southeastern Shanxi base area are not good, and there are no cars. Maybe these 150 cannons will be left here."
All the millimeter heavy artillery remains in northwestern Shanxi."
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "If the road conditions are not good, can't we build roads? As for the problem of not having cars, Brother Chen will give us 120 cars this time. Can't we just divide some and hand them over to the headquarters?"
"Aren't there still 12 150-meter heavy artillery pieces for the headquarters?" Li Yunlong said, "12 heavy artillery pieces in the southeastern part of Shanxi and 12 heavy artillery pieces in the northwestern part of Shanxi Province. I think they're pretty good."
"That's right, you have already been killed first and then reported later." Zhao Gang said
Li Yunlong said: "Anyway, if this is the case, the head of the headquarters will not send a transportation team to pull the 12 heavy artillery to the southeast of Shanxi, right?"
Even if we send people to pull it, we still have to be able to pull it through hundreds of kilometers of mountain roads, roads controlled by the Japanese along the way, and with Japanese planes infested?
At this time, Li Yunlong regretted a little. If the New Regiment did not have a radio station and could not contact the brigade and headquarters, all 24 heavy artillery pieces would have to belong to the New Regiment.
After a pause, Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, please immediately draft a telegram to tell the brigade and headquarters that Chen is planning to arrange training for 50 pilots and 300 tank soldiers, and request the headquarters to arrange 50 personnel.
It was also sent to the headquarters. As for the 300 tank soldiers participating in the training, we can handle it ourselves. By the way, we will hand over 12 150 heavy artillery pieces, 3 base shells, 12 vehicles, bullet production lines, and Yangcun Airport is ready.
We will also inform you of the delivery status and other conditions."
Zhao Gang quickly drafted the message and said, "Isn't 12 cars a bit too few?"
"Then 20 cars." Li Yunlong said, "20 cars are enough, just 12 heavy artillery. Why do you need so many cars?"
Zhao Gang changed the number on the car again, and then asked the telegraph operator to send the telegram to the brigade and headquarters.
Then, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang began to scout the terrain near Zhaojiayu Village, looking for terrain suitable for building an airport and a location for digging tunnels.
The tunnel is not difficult to find, just dig in anywhere, but the location of the airport is really hard to find.
The terrain of northwestern Shanxi is dominated by intertwined loess hills and low hills, with harsh natural conditions and fragile ecological environment.
However, northwest Shanxi is very rich in natural resources and contains a large amount of coal, bauxite and other mineral resources.
To the west of Zhaojiayu Village, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang finally found a basin suitable for building an airport. Another terrain was also suitable for building an airport, but it was on the top of a mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It looked a bit scary, and the road was not easy to build.
So he chose the airport in the basin, due west of Zhaojiayu Village, about 5 kilometers away from Zhaojiayu Village.
After returning to Zhaojiayu Village, Li Yunlong immediately arranged for soldiers from the engineering company to begin digging and building a tunnel for the 150mm heavy artillery near the receiving site.
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Headquarters.
After reading the telegram sent by Li Yunlong, the eyes of the boss, chief of staff and division commander almost popped out.
Train 50 pilots, 300 tank crews, hand over 12 150mm heavy guns, 3 base shells, a bullet production line, and 20 vehicles.
Except for the 20 slightly inconspicuous cars, there were three other items that made all the leaders stare wide-eyed and breathe quickly.
The boss quickly understood and said: "This should be the price of killing Yoshio Shinozuka."
"It shouldn't be the entire price." Chief of Staff Men Qing said with a smile on his face, "Li Yunlong must have kept some of it."
"This guy Li Yunlong should have left 12 150mm heavy guns, 3 basic shells, and some cars."
Mr. Liu smiled and guessed the quantity left by Li Yunlong.
"It's not much." The boss nodded and said.
Training 50 pilots, 300 tank crews, and a bullet production line are all more valuable than 12 150mm heavy guns.
After a pause, the boss continued: "Nowadays, the business Li Yunlong is doing is getting bigger and bigger, and the things he turns in are becoming more and more valuable. In many cases, we need to directly consult the headquarters. In addition, Li Yunlong went to northwest Shanxi.
The new regiment will soon exceed 20,000 people. I think it is better to take the new regiment out of the 386th Brigade and change it into an ace regiment directly under the headquarters. Two old guys, what do you think?"
After finishing speaking, the boss looked at the chief of staff and Commander Liu.
"I agree with the boss's opinion." The chief of staff nodded and said, "The weapons, ammunition, and food that Li Yunlong handed over will definitely be more and more in the future. The 386 Brigade cannot bear it. After it is changed to the Ace Regiment directly under the headquarters, it will be directly sent to the headquarters in the future.
Hand it over to the headquarters, which will then distribute it to the units below."
"I don't have any objections, but where is Chen Geng?" the teacher adjusted his glasses and said.
"I'm going to do his ideological work." said the chief of staff. "If you give the 386th Brigade a 105mm howitzer battalion and a 75mm mountain artillery battalion, he won't have any objections, right?"