Although Chongren and others were all captured before they had time to send a report to the country, some Japanese spies lurking in Qingdao learned that the Fifteenth Army had entered Qingdao and still spread the news through telegrams (it turned out that because of the Fifteenth Army's radio
Positioning technology has reached the world's first-class level, and these guys were all arrested in just two days...), so almost when Chongren got off the plane, the Japanese base camp headquarters learned the news...
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However, because the spies did not know what happened among the Japanese troops in Qingdao, and the telegram could not be written very long, so it was very vague. Therefore, the headquarters headquarters naturally did not know about the Japanese aggressors. They believed that even if
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The military manned naval guns, which were enough to repel the enemy. After sending a telegram to inquire about Chongren and his party, they received the answer that "the 15th China Army has been repulsed" (because they acted quickly enough, Chongren and others did not have time to destroy the radio station and code book.)
, and he felt relieved.
It was not until a few days later that the old and cunning spy chief Kenji Doihara relied on his extremely rich intelligence work experience to start from a few clues (after all the Japanese spies in Qingdao were arrested, there was a problem with the operation of the Japanese intelligence network in this area. One person
Two people in the 15th Army can send people to pretend to be perfunctory, but with so many people, it is impossible to send people to pretend to be flawless...) found some doubts, but when he sent people to Qingdao, it was difficult
When Yi investigated more detailed intelligence and basically guessed the truth about the mutiny and reported it to the headquarters headquarters, more than ten days had passed since the 15th Army entered Qingdao. At this time, because Chongren had not returned, the headquarters headquarters
In fact, doubts began to arise, but after so many days, no less than 100,000 tons of military supplies in the Qingdao reservoir area had been transported back to the base area by the commanders and fighters of the 15th Army and Qingdao citizens who mobilized almost the entire city...
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Compared with the materials seized in Fengtai before the start of the all-out war of resistance, since the war has lasted for more than a year, the heavy weapons accumulated by the Japanese in Qingdao that have not yet been sent to the front line are not too many, but it is calculated as more than 8 battle shares (according to
The ammunition (standard for a full standing division) is still far from the original Fengtai
Comparable, although the quality of more than 60,000 rifle machine guns and other light weapons in total is not as good as the various new light weapons represented by the Bayi-type gun family produced by the Border Arsenal, it can also allow Hu Weidong to add additional weapons in Shandong in a short period of time.
Recruit 100,000 new soldiers without having to wait for the arsenal to expand production capacity.
In addition, since it is already late autumn, the 15th Army also seized more than 300,000 sets of winter clothes in Qingdao, and more than 10,000 tons of grain. This will greatly reduce the burden on the people in the Shandong base area this winter.
Echoing the line in "Guerrilla Song", "If you don't have food or clothing, the enemy will come forward."...
It is also worth mentioning that due to the protracted war, Qingdao, as the general logistics base for the Japanese invaders, also stored a large amount of fuel, lubricants and other special materials ready to be sent to the front line at any time, as well as countless weapon parts.
Well, the output of the Central Plains Border Region is enough for the current Fifteenth Army. At most, it will alleviate a little logistical pressure, and the value of the latter is great.
It should be noted that many important parts of weapons, such as cannon barrels, have a very short service life. They are used more frequently during wars and are damaged faster. At this time, it is necessary to replace them with intact parts, which is better than rebuilding a new one.
is much cheaper. Although with the boom of military production in the Central Plains Border Region
With the development, more and more weapon parts can be manufactured, but not to mention the need for additional production lines, there are still some varieties that cannot be produced. For example, the barrel of the 240mm heavy howitzer, the high-horsepower engine on the heavy bomber, etc. In addition, there are many
At least it can be produced in border areas, but it has to be
It is not worth the waste, such as the barrel of the Type 96 150mm heavy cannon. It is not impossible for military factories to make it, but it takes a long time and the cost is very high. It is far less cost-effective than using those resources and labor to make a 105mm mountain cannon.
weapon, but if the barrel is damaged to the point where it cannot be
The repaired heavy artillery was abandoned. That would be a real pity. Now with these seizures, the problem will be solved naturally. According to Hu Weidong's estimation, the spare parts seized in the Qingdao reservoir area alone are enough to replace almost all the heavy artillery of the 15th Army.
The weapons were worn out two or three times...
What made Hu Weidong especially happy was that the Japanese actually stored countless cars, tanks and even aircraft engines in the warehouse. There were more than a thousand aircraft engines alone, including 300 of Japan's latest ha-115 engines.
, the Japanese army base camp headquarters hopes to pass
The front-line fighter jets were equipped with the latest engine with a power of 1,150 horsepower to increase the ceiling and climb rate of the aircraft, in order to break the new tactics of the North China Aviation Corps that had been helpless to the Japanese in the past few months. The result was that it was over before they could be used.
The spoils of the 15th Army...
But it is not just this that makes Hu Weidong happy. He originally proposed the design ideas based on the historical British "Mosquito" fighter-bomber and the Soviet "La-5" fighter through the joint efforts of domestic and foreign technical personnel from Luoyang Aircraft Manufacturing Factory.
Now it has been roughly formed, but the development of high-performance engines is far more difficult than Hu Weidong expected. According to the person who chaired this course
Taylor, the British author of the question, estimates that an aircraft engine with a power of more than 1,250 horsepower will not be trial-produced until the second quarter of next year at the earliest, and mass production will not be until at least the second half of the year. In that case, the test flight of the new aircraft will be greatly delayed.
Finally, I am afraid it will have to wait until 40 years for the aircraft to be finalized and mass-produced, or even in the second half of 40 years. I don’t know how many commanders and fighters will be affected by this.
Hu Weidong was anxious about this sacrifice. Now that he unexpectedly obtained these engines that did not exceed the standard size and had similar power, Hu Weidong breathed a sigh of relief. With these engines, not only can the test flight work be started in advance, thus greatly accelerating the finalization and investment of new aircraft.
With the progress of actual combat, even new aircraft can be directly equipped with these engines and put into actual combat. Anyway,
Even if the power is slightly smaller, their performance is definitely better than the early Zero fighter and other new fighters that the Japanese army will produce soon. After the domestic high-performance engines are mass-produced, they can be replaced at any time, and there is no conflict between the two.
, but it can save a lot of time, and thus save the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians. No wonder Hu Weidong is so excited...
In addition to the huge gains in the Qingdao reservoir area, the Japanese military had almost wiped out so many Japanese soldiers without blood during the previous "mutiny". Naturally, there were also many seizures. Among them, what made Hu Weidong the most happy was naturally the Japanese army aviation and military aircraft captured by the Japanese military.