Hearing the boss's emotion, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Boss, don't worry about this. I don't think he is complaining because the situation has not yet reached the real critical stage. I still know this cadre. No. You won't bargain until you have to."
"Judging from the current enemy situation around Taiyuan, the Japanese army's first goal is to rescue Taiyuan City and then go north to reinforce the Datong battlefield. As for encircling them, the current Japanese army may not care about it. The Japanese army's offensive is extremely fierce now, but the real The purpose is to scare them away, not to eat them all at once."
"Otherwise, with the strength and equipment of the 32nd Division, it is completely possible to attack Taiyuan Dongshan from the front, and use one force to forcibly attack the Yangqu, Zhoujiashan, Huangzhai, and Shilingguan lines in the north of Taiyuan City, and then use Our army's strength on the line from Yangqu to Shilingguan is no more than two small regiments in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Division. Even if we rely on favorable terrain, it will be difficult to hold it for a long time."
"His silence shows that the situation around Taiyuan has not deteriorated to the point where he cannot hold on for more than ten hours. He insists on fighting for more than ten hours, so he should still be able to hold on. What's more, we are targeting the Japanese aviation force again. The new situation that has emerged on the battlefield has strengthened air support for the Taiyuan battlefield."
"I have mobilized seven US-made heavy bombers and stationed them at Guisui Airport, preparing to carry out a carpet bombing in depth against the Japanese 32nd Division on the Dongshan front line. In addition, my two attack aircraft squadrons and one fighter squadron have stationed in the Qing Dynasty. Jian Airport, if there is real danger, the aviation force will fully cooperate with its evacuation."
"Although this raid has paid a heavy price, the fact that this batch of machinery, equipment and workers can be safely transported out and transported to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region will greatly enhance the military manufacturing capabilities of our army in the northwest, at least in part. Change the current situation of our army being short of guns and ammunition."
"Especially if a large number of skilled workers can be snatched up, it can be said that at least so far, we are still making a profit from this transaction. The boss has no choice. Who makes us poor and short-minded? If we also have the industrial foundation of the Soviet Union, we Why take this risk?"
"Boss, although from the launch of this battle to now, at least from now on, the development of the battle situation is still going as we originally judged. Although there are also setbacks, the overall situation is still developing in a favorable direction, but even if It has opened up the straight-line connection between Northeast China and Guan Nei. If all the ammunition and materials needed by the troops within Guan Guan are transferred from Northeast China, it will be too heavy a burden on us before the Jining to Tongliao railway we planned is completed."
"To transport one ton of ammunition from the base area in northern Manchuria to northern Shanxi and Shanxi requires the consumption of one ton of gasoline. The replacement of weapons and equipment for hundreds of thousands of troops in the pass is a huge consumption of ammunition. Even if half of the quantity is handled by the Northeast, This pressure is also beyond our ability to bear, and the airdrop last winter almost bankrupted us."
"The most critical thing is the huge waste of time. It takes at least half a month to transport a truck of ammunition from Northeast China to northern Shaanxi. Once the battle suddenly breaks out, it will undoubtedly be quite fatal. Last year's anti-mopping operation, if our army There is sufficient ammunition, and with a considerable number of troops having completed the re-equipment, the various base areas in North China should not be so passive."
"The mountain and field artillery we transported, but the troops within the customs are seriously lacking in ammunition supporting capabilities. The artillery shells we transported have been used up. Apart from waiting for our air transport, there is almost no supplementary capacity, and even many troops are unable to Supplementing artillery shells and tying up our hands during training further limits the troops' combat capabilities."
"Last year, while cooperating with the advancing army, we found that the artillery shooting technology of the advancing army was far lower than we imagined. Neither the response speed of the artillery nor the training of artillery cadres reached the standards we imagined. , especially the shooting accuracy, except for infantry artillery and mortars, mountain artillery and rapid-fire artillery are generally very low."
"After studying with two veterans of the advancing army, I realized that in order to save artillery shells, after receiving these artillery, their artillery only had three rounds of live-fire training for each gun. The live-fire training of the mountain artillery had two more rounds. There are only a few hairs, sometimes only one hair."
"Boss, you are a veteran. You know that technical arms cannot be trained by saving money. The efficiency of an artillery that hits 100 times is far higher than that of an artillery that misses 100 times. This situation must change now, otherwise we will No matter how much equipment is provided, how effective it will be."
"The purpose of our adventure is to establish a military industry system in Yan'an to solve the problem that even if the troops are reloaded, they still have guns but no ammunition, and some cannons but no ammunition. We have to solve some of the military raw materials. Under these circumstances, the military production capacity of northern Shaanxi can be greatly increased."
"Of course it is impossible to expect that after the Japanese have transferred the best equipment, the rags left behind will completely solve the needs of the entire North China Army. But with this batch of relatively modern equipment and the addition of some skilled workers, at least the Taihang Mountains can be solved The troops to the west will need some ammunition and some light equipment to reduce the burden and consumption on the northeastern base area."
"There is no free lunch in this world. It is almost impossible for us to get these workers and equipment without paying a certain price. Judging from the current development of the war situation in Taiyuan and the results obtained, this time The price was finally paid off. I took a look at the military equipment and found that although they are all old-fashioned, the quality is pretty good."
"From a partial point of view, the cost of this operation in Taiyuan is indeed too high, but from an overall point of view, this price is quite suitable for us. With these machines and equipment, coupled with a sufficient number of workers, as long as the raw materials Once it’s shipped, I think it won’t be a big problem to put it into production within a short period of time at the military factory.”
In response to Yang Zhen's reply, the boss nodded slightly and said: "Yes, we originally lacked equipment and skilled workers. Except for the arsenals in all your base areas, most of the production of weapons and equipment relies on manual work. Not only the production quantity is far It is far from meeting the needs, and most importantly, the quality is generally very poor.”
"The grenade explodes in half, or even doesn't sound at all. The reloaded bullets produced can't hit far, and the accuracy is also very poor. It obviously lacks the means to attack difficult problems, but because we don't have the ability to manufacture our own artillery shells, the captured artillery is completely destroyed." We have limited shells, so we can only take them apart and bury them.”
"Last year, the central government instructed various base areas to stop the production of all weapons and equipment and devote all their efforts to the production of ammunition. But now, even if we concentrate all our efforts on the production of ammunition, it is far from being able to change our current ammunition shortage situation and improve our military's own Improving our military production capacity and technical level has become the most urgent issue for our military to solve in its war against Japan."
"With the large number of skilled workers and large amounts of machinery and equipment you have acquired through this operation, at least the arsenal in northern Shaanxi will have a qualitative improvement in a short period of time. However, the King of Shanxi and the commander of the Japanese First Army can I’m going to scold you, you have completely dismantled this family’s wealth that has been built for decades.”
"I'm not saying that your approach is wrong. You can see this and have a long-term vision. But should you ventilate it with the central government beforehand so that the central government can be mentally prepared for the sudden arrival of such a large number of workers? , you also have to consider the pressure and resettlement capabilities of northern Shaanxi."
"The placement of these workers and equipment needs to be coordinated and arranged by the central government. Factory buildings, workers' dormitories, food, clothing, housing, and transportation all need to be built. Even if it is a cave dwelling, you have to find time to dig it. You can get such workers and equipment all at once. , how can you ask the central government to complete the resettlement at once, not to mention that the workers among them need to be screened."
"The central government allocates various troops to participate in the war. All combat plans are based on a quick decision and an evacuation after the rescue is completed. You delayed it and put the actions and cooperation of several military regions around Taiyuan City into a huge dilemma. Passively, the entire battlefield is now in chaos, and all surrounding military districts have engaged in fueling tactics."
"Comrade Yang Zhen, the starting point of this matter is that you are considering the Central Committee. This is not clear to the Central Committee. But before taking action, can you make preparations for the Central Committee? If the whole army is like you, kill first and then report later, what will happen to the Central Committee? He also leads and directs troops in combat."
"What we practice is democratic centralism, but this democratic centralism does not mean letting go and letting free activities. The most important point of democratic centralism is the word concentration behind it. One political party, one army, There must be strict discipline.”
Regarding the boss's mild criticism, Yang Zhen rubbed his nose and did not dare to explain. In this regard, Yang Zhen also knew that he had gone too far. The reason why he did not ask for permission in advance was because in his opinion, the central government would definitely not Yes, he took the risk with his troops.
Dismantling a large amount of industrial equipment is not a simple matter of rescuing captured personnel. The time required without planning and preparation will be extremely long, and Taiyuan is the political, economic, transportation center, and railway center of Shanxi. And road transportation is extremely developed.
The surrounding areas are not counted as highways, but the railways include Baijin Railway, Tongpu Railway, and Zhengtai Railway, which can be connected to Yuncheng, Changzhi, and Linfen where the Japanese army stationed heavy troops. What's more, it is also the headquarters of the Japanese First Army. It is difficult to fight there. The hair moves the whole body.
The troops seizing Taiyuan broke in alone. If they could not win a quick battle, once the surrounding Japanese troops took advantage of the railway to encircle them, the entire army would be destroyed. There would be no problem in rescuing the captured personnel. These captured personnel are not bulky equipment. As long as it can be rescued, it can be quickly transferred.
However, the time required to dismantle these industrial equipment is a long process, and transportation is also a big problem. Even if it takes ten days or half a month, it is difficult to complete all the disassembly tasks in a short time. As the center of Shanxi, Taiyuan had a large number of Japanese troops in its surroundings.
The military leaders of the central government are all military experts. It is impossible to see this problem anymore. However, the various troops in the pass around Taiyuan City and the main force of the Jinsui Military Region have already mobilized to fight on the front line of the Great Wall. The troops in Taihang, Taiyue, and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Beiyue Districts east of the Tongpu Railway suffered heavy losses in last year's sweep.
The main force of the Beiyue District will move north again and focus on the Datong battlefield. The reinforcements of the Southern Hebei Military Region and the Hebei-Luyu Military Region are still moving northward. Although the main force of the Taiyue Military District is still complete, it still needs to contain the Japanese army. Since the main force of the division was trying to cope with this battle on a large scale, it was impossible for the central government to approve Yang Zhen's easy access to Taiyuan City.
If he had reported and asked for instructions in advance, not only would it be impossible to get approval, but he would also be severely criticized. So Yang Zhen's only choice was to kill him first and report later. After all, the central government could not let him retreat after acquiring these equipment and workers. Go back.