Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 66 Unlock the Air Force Command! (Subscribe!)
Before attacking Shitang, Lu Yuhua still had one thing to do, which was to unlock the Air Force Command.

Originally, the accumulated merit points from the previous war had exceeded 20,000 points.

Unlocking the Air Force Command requires 20,000 merit points, which is actually enough.

However, due to the upgrade of some arms, the merits were reduced again.

The previous shelling killed some Japanese troops, so we made up for it.

"Unlock the Air Force Command." Lu Yuhua called out the base vehicle in his mind.

"Deducting 20,000 merit points, unlocking the Air Force Command."

"Ding, unlocked." The mechanical voice sounded again.

"Build an air command post."

"The Air Force Headquarters is being built. Ten million silver dollars will be deducted. It is expected to be completed in 72 hours."

The construction of the Air Force Command, in addition to producing, parking and maintaining fighter jets, also brought an unexpected surprise.

That is to provide a small map and detection function.

To put it bluntly, it is just like turning on the perspective cheat.

But the range is a bit small.

It is only 10*10 kilometers, and the enemy's traces will be clearly visible within this range.

"It would be nice if it could be expanded a little more." Lu Yuhua was a little dissatisfied. He said that it should be expanded to at least 100*100, which would be enough.

The coverage area of ​​10*10 is still a bit small and can only ensure the safety of the base vehicle.

But it's enough.

Before, Lu Yuhua was worried that someone might accidentally get near the base vehicle and he wouldn’t be able to identify the other person.

Now with it, there is no need to worry about the safety of the base vehicle.

What if I drive a few more base vehicles?
Isn't it a global vision?
For a moment, Lu Yuhua suddenly wondered if his way of playing was too low-level?

But when he thought about the cost of building a branch base and the merits needed to unlock it, he shook his head. It was too expensive.

We have to kill more devils.

"The money earned from the heavy artillery is gone again, and the little income from mining every day can only barely maintain operations." Lu Yuhua murmured.

The soldiers who stay in the base vehicle need to eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep every day, so the food in the base vehicle is relatively simple.

There is only nutrient solution, and although it is not expensive, there are so many people, and it has to be three meals a day.

In other words, don't pay him salary. Otherwise, Lu Yuhua will have to worry about money every day when he opens his eyes, and he will be a complete slave.

After taking a look at the fighter jets that could be produced, they were basically the same as he expected.

The BF109 fighter and the FW-190 fighter, these two classic fighters, are naturally indispensable.

Apart from them, the remaining ones were the Ju 87 dive bombers and the Henschel Hs 126 reconnaissance aircraft.

Lu Yuhua didn't think much of this reconnaissance aircraft.

For him, the modified JU88 is more suitable as a reconnaissance aircraft.

However, the remaining fighters need to be unlocked through merit, and the price is also very high.

Especially for unlocking epoch-making fighter jets, the merits required are quite a large number.

The last one is the ju-52 transport aircraft, also known as the Junkers Aunt.

All I can say is that there are many classic German fighter planes.

Looking at the cost of the fighter jets, the unit price of a BF109 fighter jet is 4.8 oceans.

Including the supporting fuel and ammunition, it costs almost 50,000 oceans.

The cross means five hundred thousand, which is still acceptable.

As for pilots, they also need merits to be promoted.

Fortunately, there are still three days left before the construction is completed, which is enough time to earn merit.

In his eyes, the Japanese devils now are heroes.

The changes in Wutang still attracted the attention of the 36th Army.

"Wutang was captured? The Japanese army retreated to Shitang?" Yao Chun looked at the news just brought by his subordinates with a look of surprise.

"Yes, the 714th Garrison Regiment has just occupied Wutang and is preparing to attack Sitang. When we came back, we happened to see their artillery slowly advancing, towed by the Yunnan horses. It seems that they are going to use heavy artillery to take over Sitang in one go." The reconnaissance platoon leader who came to report spoke while gesturing.

"Hiss, heavy artillery." A hint of jealousy appeared on Yao Chun's face. If he also had a heavy artillery, why would he feel so aggrieved?

The Thirty-Sixth Army, which had more than 10,000 soldiers, now had less than 5,000 people left, and everyone was injured.

Isn't it just because of insufficient firepower?

If they also had heavy artillery, I'm afraid the troops that would have landed on the Wutang position now would be them.

Fortunately, he passed this time, otherwise he would definitely be on the dismissal list.

He is now more and more grateful that he did not take the rumors as a joke, and he is also grateful that he spent all his assets to buy weapons and equipment.

Otherwise, not only would he lose his position, but even the number of the 36th Army of the Gan Army would be lost.

After all, the Gan Army had no backing, and he himself had no one to rely on. A small fry like him could be easily wiped out if someone got hold of something against him.

Originally he looked down on Wang Lingyun, thinking that he was from a ragtag army, why would he fight so hard?
Even if you get into the central army, no one will look at you with respect.

Now it seems that they are the smart ones.

He led the charge in every battle and, relying on his military achievements, not only did he avoid repeated attacks, but he also earned a good future for himself.

"General, we only have about 5,000 people left. If we continue fighting, we will probably be wiped out." Chief of Staff Guo Su beside him reminded with a serious expression.

"Well, I know, but you've also read the notice. The two lieutenant generals retreated as they said, and the units withdrew as they said. To put it bluntly, those people in the Central Army have been thinking about how to completely swallow us up." Yao Chun was physically and mentally exhausted. He felt very tired. This kind of intrigue was too tiring.

In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, various miscellaneous troops shared the same hatred and fought the Japanese army to the end, which was a heroic and moving battle.

But as time went on, more and more miscellaneous troops had their numbers cancelled and their division commanders were dismissed.

They also came to their senses and realized that when fighting, they should protect themselves prudently and prioritize preserving their strength.

Shancheng also adjusted his countermeasures in time, sent his own troops to the battlefield, and urged those miscellaneous troops to fight desperately.

If you don't work hard, there is reason to lay you off directly.

If they fought to the death, the troops would suffer heavy losses, so Shancheng started to interfere under the pretext of replenishing troops.

Unless you don't want supplies.

The consequence is that your troops will become smaller and smaller, and you will be at the mercy of others.

It's really like being a fish on the chopping board, with no one to help me, even if I cry out to heaven or earth.

"General, why don't we find a backer? Otherwise, our 36th Army will be swallowed up by others sooner or later. Our unit has suffered such huge losses, and has not yet received the order to retreat. It is obvious that Guilin's plan is to recapture Nanning in one go." Chief of Staff Guo Su said in a heavy tone.

"That's all the strength we have? Who would be interested in us? We have no territory, no money, and only those broken guns we have." Yao Chun laughed bitterly.

I am weak and don't even want to be someone else's younger brother.

"Why don't we contact the newly appointed commander of the Fourth War Zone?" Guo Su asked in a low voice.

"Zhang Fakui? Even though he is the commander of the war zone, he has no real power. Guangdong Province is Yu Hanmou's territory, and Guangxi Province is the territory of the Guangxi Clique. Without the Guangxi Clique's nod, who can he mobilize from those Guangxi Clique's troops?" Yao Chun was not stupid at all. He saw Zhang Fakui's embarrassing position at a glance and sneered.

How could he look down upon a theater commander who had no real power?
"That's true, but I heard a piece of news." Guo Su smiled mysteriously and looked around.

"The 714th Garrison Regiment that just occupied the Wutang position has actually surrendered to Zhang Fakui. Not only that, the Guilin Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment was also bought by Zhang Fakui through Lu Yuhua."

"Not only that, I also got a piece of inside information, that is, Zhang Fakui plans to purchase ten German-equipped regiments."

"How can one be more touching than sending timely help?"

"Zhang Fakui has no soldiers available at the moment. If we surrender to him, we will definitely be given important positions."

Hearing this, Yao Chun became eager to take action because what the other party said made a lot of sense.

But he was still a little worried and sighed with difficulty.

"You're right. The main reason is that the other party has no real power. If we rashly surrender to them, I'm afraid we will be in trouble in the future." "General, with our current strength, who would be willing to take us in? Unless we are willing to accept the transfer of Shancheng, I'm afraid it won't be long before the 36th Army will have to change its name." Guo Su had a bitter expression on his face.

"Zhang Fakui has a good reputation. He is not that harsh on his subordinates. Moreover, he has purchased equipment for ten regiments. If we go over there now, we may be able to get priority for replenishment."

"Commander, at least there is one thing we can do now. We don't have to worry about the 36th Army being swallowed up by others. We already have one less division."

After a moment's silence, Yao Chun was finally persuaded. After thinking for a while, he picked up the phone and asked for the telephone number of the theater command.

"Brother Jianyi, why did you think of calling me? Is there some problem on the front line? If there is any problem, you can seek help from the 714th Garrison Regiment that has just occupied Lingli Town. They will help you." Zhang Fakui's hearty voice sounded on the phone.

"Commander, there is no problem on the front line. Our troops have just occupied the Liutang and Qitang positions." Yao Chun was silent for a while and first gave a brief report on the battle situation.

"That's right, Brother Jianyi, your 36th Army fought well in this battle. I will commend you to Shancheng for your contribution." Zhang Fakui thought that the other party was commending him, so he answered readily.

"Yes, sir, but there is one thing that requires your decision." When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head, so Yao Chun kept a low profile.

"What's the matter? Brother Jianyi, just tell me what you want to say." Zhang Fakui asked curiously.

"It's like this. My troops have suffered heavy losses in recent days of fighting. Now there are only more than 36 people. Food and ammunition are almost exhausted, especially medicines. I hope you can lend a helping hand. All the soldiers of the th Army will be grateful for your great kindness." Yao Chun's face was full of grief and indignation. If he hadn't been really desperate, he wouldn't have wanted to.

"Brother Jianyi, I have just taken office as the commander of the war zone. I don't have much real power, so I really can't give you anything." Although Zhang Fakui felt a little sympathetic to the other party, he still refused.

He had no real power, and the little money he had to purchase weapons and equipment was sponsored by some gentry in Guangdong Province.

It was because of his past reputation and his determination to recover Guangdong Province that they gave him all possible help.

So every penny was spent with extreme caution.

"But I will report the situation of your unit to Shancheng. I believe Shancheng will not ignore it." Zhang Fakui added.

Hearing this, Yao Chun felt somewhat desperate, and spoke directly after gritting his teeth.

"Sir, as long as you are willing to lend a helping hand, the 36th Army will only obey your orders from now on. We will fight wherever you point. If you point east, I will never dare to go west."

If Zhang Fakui still doesn't understand what has been said, then all these years of his life would have been in vain.

To be honest, Zhang Fakui was still very tempted by Yao Chun's proposal.

He has long lost his real power now. The title of theater commander is just a title, but in reality he is just a puppet.

Without the Guangxi clique's approval, he couldn't even think of mobilizing troops.

This is why a theater commander would meet with the commander of a garrison regiment.

This capable force should be pulled to your side before others take action.

He had originally planned to borrow Lu Yuhua's connections to get some arms, and see if he could get some ragtag troops to join him, so that he wouldn't have to look like a lone commander.

Unexpectedly, before I could put my idea into action, someone came to me and pledged his allegiance.

Zhang Fakui did not answer the other party immediately, but weighed the pros and cons.

The 36th Army sounds good, but one division has been cut and it now has the establishment of only one division.

The army of over ten thousand people now has only about five thousand left, and everyone is injured.

If I take the other person in, it would mean paying a considerable price.

If the other party betrays again at the critical moment.

It will be a huge blow to him.

There was no way. He had suffered too much betrayal and was traumatized. If the Anti-Japanese War had not broken out, he would have returned home to retire long ago.

"Sir, please believe in the sincerity of our 36th Army and lend a helping hand. Yao Chun will be very grateful." Yao Chun listened to the silent voice on the other end of the phone and knew that the other party was considering whether to take in their 36th Army, so he had to show sincerity.

"Brother Jianyi, I'm just thinking about where to send reinforcements for you. I have just recruited more than 3,000 new soldiers. Although they are all new recruits, the quality of some of them is still good. If you don't mind, I will send them to the front line." Zhang Fakui's hearty voice sounded again.

This time it was Yao Chun's turn to be confused. He agreed just like that?

And they included three thousand new recruits at once?

This is a big deal.

Although the original strength was not restored immediately, it was recovered to the most part.

"I don't despise you, I don't despise you. How can I be qualified to despise you now?" Yao Chun replied quickly.

"As for weapons, ammunition, food and medicine, I don't have much of the former, so I can probably only support the equipment of one of your battalions. I can try my best to meet your needs for the latter, and I can replenish them all after a while." Zhang Fakui thought for a while and said again.

This battalion was accumulated by itself, and was mainly equipped with Zhongzheng rifles.

As for the German equipment, it would take some time, so he could only supplement this much for the time being.

Besides, others are full of sincerity, so I can’t fall behind.

"Yes, thank you so much, sir. Without you, my 36th Army would probably be finished." Yao Chun expressed his gratitude sincerely.

"You're welcome." Then the two of them exchanged a few simple greetings.

After hanging up the phone, Yao Chun's originally heavy mood suddenly became much lighter.

He also didn't expect that Zhang Fakui could provide such great support. It was indeed beyond his expectations.

Although there are fewer weapons and equipment, it doesn’t matter. These recruits still need some training before they can be equipped with guns.

Little did he know that among the 3,000 new recruits Zhang Fakui gave him, 300 were mobilized soldiers, and even Lu Yuhua had a dozen national grenadiers mixed in.

"Commander, as for weapons and equipment, why don't we contact the 714th Garrison Regiment? Isn't their commander, Lu Yuhua, the arms dealer who sold us weapons? Since he works for the Germans, it means he should have a lot of weapons and equipment. Let's see if we can sell them some." Guo Su suggested.

Hearing this, Yao Chun thought that it made sense. Since the other party was working for the Germans, they must have a lot of inventory. Otherwise, how could the entire regiment of more than 3,000 people have German equipment?
There are also original German military uniforms.

Thinking of this, Yao Chun decided to send Guo Su to see if he could get back the equipment for one or two battalions.

On the other side, at the Wutang position, Lu Yuhua was looking at the news that had just been sent back.

"Is there artillery at the Sitang position?"

"Yes, one of my companies just approached the Shitang position and was about to test the Japanese army's firepower deployment, but we were bombarded and more than 20 people were killed." Long Wenjian said with a grim expression.

Basically every troop will do this kind of probing before the battle.

Who knew that this time the Japanese army would not abide by the ethics of war and directly use artillery, causing Long Wenjian to suffer a defeat.

"Have you found the Japanese artillery positions?" Lu Yuhua didn't care about the casualties, but asked about the enemy's artillery positions.

"It should be inside the city. The Japanese have learned their lesson and did not set up artillery positions in the wild." Long Wenjian shook his head and said.

"Inside the city? It looks like it should be the field artillery regiment of the 105th Division. The caliber of the howitzers is at most 120mm, and at most mm. The latter is not common." Lu Yuhua sneered.

Now the offense and defense have changed, and the last time we severely damaged the 1st Guards Brigade, we also seized the hot air balloon.

In other words, he could now launch a hot air balloon, observe the Japanese positions, and then bombard the Japanese positions with heavy artillery.

"Go down first and let Sun Qi come over." Lu Yuhua signaled Long Wenjian to go down and rest first. It is normal to suffer some losses in a war, and he can retaliate next time.

Not long after, Sun Qi from the artillery company arrived at the regiment headquarters.

"Have you figured out the hot air balloon? Can it take off? Let your 105mm howitzer bombard the Japanese positions in Shitang. Can you do it?" Lu Yuhua asked directly.

"I will ensure that the mission is completed." Sun Qi said confidently.

"Very good, go down and prepare, bombard them hard with artillery shells, let the Japanese see who has more artillery shells." Lu Yuhua said fiercely with a grin.

Than a cannonball?
He was never afraid of anyone.

Just then, the signalman came in and reported.

"Commander, someone from the 36th Army has arrived and wants to see you by name."

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua was stunned. He was not very familiar with the 36th Army.

At most, we've met a few times during arms deals. How did they find me out of nowhere?
Is he going to ask for the Wutang position from me?
It shouldn’t be!

They were unable to attack and captured the Wutang position by themselves. How dare they take the credit for it?

Moreover, the other side only had over 5,000 remnant soldiers, which was not a good thing.

A battalion of Long Wenjian could easily defeat them.

This is not bragging. They are out of ammunition and food, and their chances of winning against the fully armed German battalion are almost zero.

"Forget it, I'll go and meet him." After thinking for a while, Lu Yuhua, who still couldn't figure it out, decided to meet him first to see what was going on.

(End of this chapter)