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Chapter 293 Dallion Shipyard

When the main force of the first attack group moved forward to Jindong, the vanguard of the second attack group had already passed Shanhaiguan.

The Seventh and a Half Route and the Fourth Attack Group had already crossed Rehe and rushed directly towards Liaobei. The Seventh and a Half Route had been completely defeated, and mixed another part of its main force with the Suimeng Autonomous Army, and set out from Chahar to attack Xing'an Province. The security of Suiyuan was almost entirely handed over to the border area defense, and a border area mixed regiment was stationed in Wuyuan.

At this point, actually, Seventh Route and a Half had no other way to go. Between the choice of strength and leaving a name in history, Seventh Route and a Half chose the latter and began to fight the Japs with all their strength. If they couldn't become a lord, then they would prepare to conquer the world and leave a mark in history!

These seven and a half troops showed their ruthlessness and personally led the 35th Army to attack and beat the Japanese fiercely.

The main force of the 35th Army is now replacing its weapons and equipment, and its main regiments have all become Type A regiments. The border region did not show favoritism, and they were all full of sincerity. Naturally, there was no stinginess on our side, and they directly assigned tanks, which are still relatively scarce. The 35th Army was given a tank battalion and an artillery regiment mixed with 105mm howitzers and 107 rocket launchers. In addition, the baggage train was also equipped with enough trucks, which can fully support the huge ammunition consumption of the 107 rocket launchers. In this way, the advancement of the 35th Army is almost the same as that of Li Yunlong's mechanized column, except that its marching speed is slower!
Relying on powerful firepower, the northern and southern fronts advanced simultaneously and reached Liaobei Province.

From the very beginning, the Eighth Route Army showed its powerful momentum in sweeping across the Northeast.

"It's a good start, but now we are in a hurry." After the Northeast offensive began, the brigade commander and Staff Officer Ye who was accompanying the army would exchange the latest situation almost every day. Of course, he was more willing to humbly learn about the intelligence information obtained by Staff Officer Ye.

The brigade commander didn't care how Staff Officer Ye obtained those top-secret intelligence information, but he knew that there was someone supporting Staff Officer Ye behind the scenes, and he could even guess who it was.

Never mind the brigade commander or any of this, just go straight to Staff Officer Ye.

Instead of thinking about this, you might as well study how to deal with the Japanese.

"Old Chen, our progress is very, very fast." Staff Officer Ye said with a wry smile after hearing what the brigade commander said.

The current progress has even exceeded expectations.

The punitive city-destruction operation launched by the border region against the Japanese had a huge deterrent effect on the Japanese headquarters. Now the Kwantung Army’s city defense did not dare to mention the word street fighting, and all Japanese officers above the rank of battalion commander were strictly ordered not to use street fighting.

There were some Japanese soldiers who ran to residential areas and caused chaos after being dispersed, but for these little Karami, it is not worth mentioning. If they are caught, they will regret being born!

"There's nothing we can do. We received intelligence that the Japanese are preparing to relocate industrial facilities in the Northeast. Although they don't have time to do anything now, I'm afraid that some important industrial facilities will be destroyed, and then our losses will be great."

The brigade commander brought over a hand-drawn map of Northeast China's industrial infrastructure and said to Staff Officer Ye, "This is something someone gave me. These infrastructures are the key to Northeast China's takeoff. If we lose these facilities, it will take at least 5 to 8 years for our Northeast to recover to its current state. We must not allow this to happen."

"The world today is not a kind and peaceful world. There is no one around us who is a partner. They are all wolves." The brigade commander made shocking remarks and did not have a good face towards his current Allied teammates.

Staff Officer Ye was shocked. If this idea got out, it would really stir up a hornet's nest!
Of course, this is because the brigade commander and Staff Officer Ye are familiar with each other, so they will express their true feelings in private.

Staff Officer Ye looked at the brigade commander deeply and said nothing.

"Don't be fooled by the Allies' cheering. In fact, when the accounts are settled after the war, we don't have the strength and will still have to stand aside! Many people have not learned the lessons of World War I." The brigade commander directly pointed out the essence, which made Staff Officer Ye empathize.

"Because we are backward, we will be beaten and we will be controlled. The battle in Northeast China not only opens up strategic space for our Eighth Route Army, but in my opinion, it also opens a door for national rejuvenation. We can crush the Kwantung Army in Northeast China alone. For the Allied forces, we are the ones who are truly worthy of their attention. However, no matter how they looked down on us in the past, at least they will not only look down on us in the same way in the future."

The brigade commander finally found an opportunity to vent some of the emotions that had been accumulating for a long time.

This is a nationalist, deep and pure.

He did not interrupt the brigade commander and just acted as a listener.

"Steel mills, machinery plants, power plants, chemical plants, shipyards. These are all things we must ensure we occupy intact. If we have a choice, Anshan Iron and Steel, Benxi Iron and Steel, Dalyan and Fengman Hydropower Stations are the top priorities and cannot be lost at all."

The brigade commander pointed at the industrial infrastructure above, feeling a little excited and passionate. He was excited for a long time when he held the map. This was someone's hard work, and the brigade commander naturally could not let him down. Now, he had to speed up the action to preserve these infrastructures before the Japanese moved.

If the Japanese soldiers now knew that they could not stay here any longer, they would have a different mentality. They would no longer consider construction, but would destroy almost all the infrastructure in the Northeast like a swarm of locusts. It would be a completely destructive relocation. This is not just a way for the Japanese soldiers to satisfy their perverted psychology of plundering.

But if we look at it from a more far-reaching perspective, the Japanese will also stop our pace of development and directly cut off the foundation of our development in the Northeast!
Now that we have the ability to completely take over the Northeast, we will be able to build a strong industrial region based on the Northeast and North China in just a few years.

With the help of the previous capture of Peiping and Tianjin, a rule was set for the Japanese that they were not allowed to destroy cities to vent their anger when they were defeated, otherwise the border area would definitely retaliate against the Japanese on their home ground with several times the punishment.

The Japanese have not forgotten the pain they suffered before, so even though they thought about moving their things, they did not dare to blow up the entire city before leaving.

"Dallian Shipyard," Staff Officer Ye looked at the farthest peninsula and fell into deep thought. According to the headquarters' combat plan, this was a target quite far back.

I didn’t expect the brigade commander to value it so much.

"Yes, the Dallion Shipyard is our core target, even more important than capturing a province." The brigade commander looked at Staff Officer Ye and said in a very firm tone.

"Because this is our hope for shipbuilding. In the future, our Dragon Clan must be able to go out and truly stand up. If we let the Japanese destroy this place recklessly at the last moment, it may take us 5 to 10 years to recover. The cost is too high." The brigade commander said very excitedly.

Although the current 'Dallian Shipyard' is far inferior to that of later generations, Dallion in this era has already built two transport ships with a carrying capacity of up to 7,500 tons!

In this era, it is basically considered a top-level shipyard.

After the Japanese occupied Northeast China, they invested a lot in shipbuilding in Northeast China, and built and occupied many shipyards, such as Yingkou Shipyard, Dandong Shipyard, Lushun Dockyard, Dalian Shipyard, Harbin Shipyard, Morisaki Shipyard, Kobayashi Shipyard, Kaneda Shipyard, Kanto Shipyard, etc. The abundant steel production in Northeast China provided the Japanese with raw materials for building ships, which was difficult for the Japanese to do in their own country.

The shipyards along the coast repaired many warships. The Lushun, Dalian, Yingkou and other shipyards not only undertook some of the repair work for the Japanese, but also built warships for them and provided the materials needed for the army.

The Japanese sent many engineers from the shipbuilding industry here, taking advantage of the labor force in the Northeast, and forced the low-level workers who built these ships to work like pigs and dogs, and they had to undergo harsh inspections every day.

从1942年初到1945年8月小鬼子无条件投降，达利安船渠共生产大中型货船11艘、48240排水吨：3000吨级D型标准船2艘，8100吨级矿石运输标准船1艘，4500吨级C型标准船3艘，3850吨级2D型标准船5艘。

Obviously, the shipbuilding foundation of Dallion Shipyard is quite high. At least it will be no problem to build the destroyer hull and shell that the brigade commander wants with this level of technology.

"We must control not only the infrastructure of the shipyard, but also the workers in the shipyard, including those engineers of the Japanese devils. Even though these Japanese devils are cunning and insidious, we still have to support them at this stage. We can only let them go after they make contributions to our first generation of shipbuilding industry. The Japanese devils have squeezed so many things out of our country, it is normal for us to collect some interest." The brigade commander said, very thoughtfully.

Staff Officer Ye then understood that the emotional brigade commander had also been greatly influenced by Brother Ren and now understood that industry came first.

It's a really great feeling to have someone like this as your partner.

"We can also build warships and establish a navy?" Staff Officer Ye was a little surprised. After all, he had just come out of the mountains and hadn't even lived in a big city for a few days. Suddenly they started talking about building ships and establishing a navy. Who wouldn't be confused?

"Of course we can. Someone once told me that if we take over Dallion, we will not only have to build frigates and destroyers, but also aircraft carriers! We need to build a strong navy. Without a strong navy, we will never be able to stand up. This is a must for our national rejuvenation!" The brigade commander said with certainty.

"Of course we must!" Staff Officer Ye also became excited. The Air Force had already seen hope. Over the recovered base, the growing Condors began to provide strong air support for the recovery of the base. As for the Navy, it now had such an opportunity, and Staff Officer Ye could not help but be excited.

"We must do this, and do it well! No matter what, we must find a way to take down Dallion completely!"

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