To a certain extent, the infantry's AK47 is more important than a tank... Although the AK47 looks far inferior to a tank, its bullets are even less likely to penetrate a tank.
But for a force of tens of thousands of people, equipped with thousands of AK47s to crush the enemy with individual firepower, that kind of terror is unimaginable on the battlefield.
As for tanks... without the cover and coordination of infantry, it's just a matter of one rocket.
At this time, Wang Xuexin also considered this, so he took some time to go to Ningbeixiang to go to the car... to be precise, the half-track armored vehicle production line.
Ningbei Township is more than 50 kilometers away from Daqingshan Iron and Steel Plant, which is also close to resources and convenient for transportation.
But don't get too close. If you get too close, you will easily be discovered by the Japanese and then bombed.
Ningbei Township is a township where the Japanese massacred the entire village.
When the Japanese attacked here, because they wanted to set up an artillery position nearby and were worried that the location of the position would be discovered by the Eighth Route Army, they drove all the villagers into the ancestral hall, closed the door, and set a fire to burn it all.
When the Eighth Route Army recaptured the township again, it had become a scorched earth. Only a dozen of the more than 1,000 people in the township who fled into the mountains and hid survived.
The Eighth Route Army used Ningbei Township as a base for the production of half-track armored vehicles, mainly because it is surrounded by mountains and is a basin... For terrain like the basin, especially the small flat land in the middle, enemy bombers, bombs, and artillery shells are very difficult to
The ones that are difficult to hit are especially "human-operated missiles".
The reason is that the "human-operated missile" flies at a speed of about 400 kilometers per hour, and there are Japanese pilots operating it.
There is a weakness in pilot operations, that is, everyone needs a certain amount of reaction time.
If you are bombing an airport, there is no problem. If you see an open field in the distance, be mentally prepared, estimate the height and distance, and adjust the "missile" to fly towards the target...
But if the target is a small basin, then it is just a mountain range in the eyes of the Japanese pilots, and then the target missile has already "hooked" past before seeing it. It is difficult to find the target, even if it is known that the target is here.
A pilot flying smoothly like a "missile" is also very difficult to hit.
Bombers have the same problem, unless they are dive bombers.
Not to mention artillery. As long as the mountains around the basin are high enough, the center of the basin will be a blind spot for artillery fire.
This is also the reason why Ningbei Township is called "Ningbei"... It was almost not affected by the enemy's firepower during the war. It can be said that it was located in a corner because of its special terrain.
I just didn't expect that because the Japanese wanted to set up artillery positions nearby, this tragedy of annihilation of the countryside would occur.
When Wang Xuexin rushed to Ningbei Township, he could still see the burned-out bungalows that were covered in black... These bungalows were deliberately kept by the Eighth Route Army, firstly to retain evidence of the Japanese's evil deeds, and secondly as a disguise for the automobile factory.
The automobile factory was built at the foot of the mountain to the east. A series of factory buildings were built along the hillside. The roofs were paved with soil and then covered with a layer of snow. Looking down from the air, it was a vast expanse of white with no clue what was underneath.
There is a different world.
Of course, the security on the ground is also very strict. Troops are stationed on various highlands within two miles of the surrounding area. The security is so heavy that not even a fly can get in.
Wang Xuexin found Alexei here.
Alexey seemed very happy working here. As soon as he saw Wang Xuexin, he happily came up to him and said, "Comrade leader, long time no see! I was just going to show you our factory. Look,
It’s almost built!”
As he spoke, Alexey turned his attention to the factory.
What Wang Xuexin cares about is not the factory building, he cares about production issues.
"Can we produce engines?" Wang Xuexin asked.
"No problem!" Alexey replied confidently: "In fact, Comrade Leader! We have used those machine tools to produce five engines, and they all run very well!"
Wang Xuexin breathed a sigh of relief.
Alexey can be said to have taken the greatest credit in this matter.
Because even if there were machine tools before, not everyone could use them. Even if Alexey knew the knowledge of automobile production, he was still a layman in terms of machine tool operation... This was a matter for professional technicians.
But Alexey found a way.
He selected talents from all the technicians that Mao Xiong supported the Eighth Route Army...many of these talents were generalists, and some of them had worked in automobile production before.
Alexei gathered these people together and trained each other. Finally, he integrated these machine tools and used them to produce engines.
But this is not over yet.
The engine is the most important part of the car, but there are also axles, transmissions, etc.
This does not mean that these parts cannot be imitated. With Alexey as an expert, it is only a matter of time before they can be imitated.
The problem is precisely time.
The Eighth Route Army did not have so much time to wait...
Historically, China established an automobile production line after the war. It took three years to produce the first Jiefang brand car, and many of its parts also relied on imports.
Wang Xuexin didn't think much about it and imported other parts from Mao Xiong for the time being.
As for whether the fur bear is willing to sell...
They were indeed unwilling to sell them at first, because car parts were also a strategic material in short supply for Mao Xiong at this time. Giving them to the Eighth Route Army would mean that they would lose many cars.
Here's what Lai Menlokov said to Wang Xuexin: "Comrade Commander, I'm glad to hear that you can produce your own engines! However, our army also needs cars, and we don't have any spare parts..."
Wang Xuexin interrupted him directly: "Come on, Comrade Monlokov, I know you need cars, but you need X2 more, don't you think so?"
"What do you mean?" Laimeng Luokov's face changed.
"Come on Comrade Menlokov!" Wang Xuexin explained: "Before, you used intermediate-power ammunition to replace X2, and it was very cheap. But now..."
Wang Xuexin smiled and there was no need to say more.
Of course, coming to Monrokov understands what Wang Xuexin means.
Now that the Eighth Route Army can produce intermediate-power ammunition on its own, does it still need to import it from Mao Xiong?
If the Eighth Route Army does not need to import intermediate-power ammunition from Mao Xiong, what else can Mao Xiong use in exchange for the X2?
X2 is a consumable item. One hundred X2s will be used up in just one air battle.
One hundred more... No, it should be said that one thousand more or two thousand is not too much.
So, compared to X2, are car parts still so important?
Laimeng Luokov nodded helplessly: "Okay, Comrade Head, how many do you need?"