Chen Songyong habitually responded "Yes", and when he was about to turn around, he suddenly realized something. He turned back and looked at Wang Xuexin in confusion: "Captain, but... aren't we not 'high-fire'?"
To be precise, it was not that there was no high fire, but that the transportation line from Sanjiadian to the north was very busy during this period. They first had to ensure sufficient supply of repeating rifles and ammunition, and secondly, the ammunition needed by the counterattack force.
In addition, a large amount of fuel is needed... The Eighth Route Army's oil fields are being extended, and the transportation of fuel to the north also requires occupying the newly established transportation line from three stores to Daqingshan.
The amount of fuel required is huge. Not to mention the aviation fuel needed by the Second Air Force and the gasoline needed for automobile transportation, there are also fuels for mechanized troops, tank troops, and machine tools to produce automobile engines... all of which have to come from
This line transports.
Because the Eighth Route Army's transportation methods are relatively backward, the transportation troops have been rushing day and night to transport these things, so it is basically impossible to transport "high fire" anymore.
In fact, it’s not just transportation that’s a problem.
The oil production in the Yanchang Oilfield has also become unbearable due to the industrialization of the Eighth Route Army.
Originally, the oil production of the Yanchang Oilfield was only a few hundred kilograms a month... The entire Eighth Route Army did not have much oil to use, so the production of this oil was enough.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army was not producing because there was no demand.
But Wang Xuexin suddenly brought about industrialization. There were either looms here or military equipment there, and even the "La 5" aircraft production line was built. This oil was definitely not enough.
As a result, the oil fields invested manpower and material resources on a large scale for production.
However, even so, the oil is still not enough... and the equipment for producing oil is also very crude. At this time, no matter how much manpower and material resources are invested, the output cannot be increased.
Fortunately, a person was transferred from the Earth Science Department of Tsinghua University. Under his leadership, high-yield oil wells were drilled one after another, and even a well that produced natural gas was drilled. Then the oil production of the Yanchang Oilfield increased by 10% per day.
Thousands of tons per month.
(Note: This is inconsistent with historical facts. In history, Yanchang Oil Well only produced more than 3,000 tons of oil during the entire Anti-Japanese War because there was no demand)
Wang Xuexin didn't know this because he only focused on the military and industrial development ahead, and the hardships at the rear...Wang Xuexin didn't even care to be honest.
In short, the development of the Eighth Route Army to what it is today is inseparable from the efforts of everyone, not just Wang Xuexin.
Seeing that Wang Xuexin didn't answer, Chen Songyong asked expectantly: "Captain, are we going to have a 'high fire'?"
Wang Xuexin shook his head. It is not difficult to get "Gaohuo" in Yuncheng, but it is not so easy to get it in Daqingshan.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Chen Songyong's eyes, and then he asked: "Captain, then... what should we set up the launcher for?"
Wang Xuexin just replied: "We know there is no 'high fire', but the Japanese don't know!"
Chen Songyong said "Oh" and then said nothing more.
Soon, the "High Fire" was erected a few miles behind the steel plant, and it was also camouflaged. However, the camouflage was not very obvious. It was only slightly covered with branches and grass, but the whole posture of it was rising diagonally into the sky.
But it's obvious.
This is Wang Xuexin’s experience in cheating.
He knew that if he wanted to deceive the Japanese, he would not be able to detect it even if he pretended to be too good.
It won't work if you don't do a good job of pretending, because doing it too badly will make the Japanese suspicious.
In addition, Wang Xuexin also asked the Independent Regiment to strengthen the steel plant airport, and then asked several "Pull-5" aircraft to "transit" at the temporary airport.
Wang Xuexin's small actions are nothing in the eyes of ordinary people.
In fact, Chen Songyong did not understand what Wang Xuexin did. He thought Wang Xuexin was just spreading suspicion to confuse the Japanese.
Little did he know that Wang Xuexin did all this to allow the Japanese to take the lead in the direction of Daqingshan, that is, to launch an offensive.
Okamura Neji immediately felt the pressure after receiving this information.
At first, Neji Okamura thought it was strange why the Eighth Route Army would place a "high fire" base near a steel plant.
As we all know, the Eighth Route Army's "high fire" is simply not comparable to the empire's "man-operated missiles". The accuracy and flexibility of the "man-operated missiles" are not comparable to the Eighth Route Army's "high fire".
So, if the Eighth Route Army used "high fire" to attack the empire's "human missiles"... wouldn't that be a dead end?
But when Okamura Neji thought more carefully, he realized that this was not the case.
The reason is that the Empire at this time only had limited air superiority, and the Empire's "manned missiles" could only be launched at night and their targets could only be steel plant airports.
Thinking of this, Okamura Neji's originally relaxed expression immediately became serious. He tensed his jaw and looked at the map on the table.
Seeing this, Shinta Kono came up and asked: "General, what's going on?"
Okamura Neji gritted his teeth, squeezed out the word "um" from between his teeth, and then stopped talking.
Okamura Neji didn't speak, and Kono Shinta didn't dare to ask any more questions.
He couldn't understand why the Eighth Route Army only set up a few missile launchers, so it could make Okamura Neji so nervous.
If we were worried about them launching missiles, wouldn't it be enough to send fighter planes or bombers to blow them up?
Okamura Neiji seemed to have seen Shinta Kono's doubts, so he explained slowly: "Kono-kun, if we send fighter planes or bombers, will we have to fight to the death with the enemy's fighter planes? There is a steel factory airport on Eighth Road.
With the blessing of , are we sure?”
Kono Shinta said "Oh" and suddenly realized.
If the "Zero War" has any advantage over Mao Xiong's fighter planes, it is only the range.
In other aspects, such as flight speed, air-to-air missiles, flexibility, etc., they are basically completely crushed by the Mao Bear fighter.
If the Eighth Route Army used the Steel Factory Airport as a temporary take-off and landing point, it would make up for the shortcomings of insufficient flight range. In this way... let alone the confidence of the Imperial Air Force, it would not be easy to evenly split the difference.
"Then..." Kono Shinta said: "Why don't we choose to use 'human missiles'?"
If the problem cannot be solved by air force, then use "man-operated missiles". There is nothing wrong with this thinking.
but……
Okamura Neiji frowned and shook his head: "I'm afraid the Eighth Route Army has thought about this a long time ago. Their launchers are set up in the forest and camouflaged with branches and grass. If we launch the 'human thing' during the day,
Missiles' may be able to detect these targets, but they will inevitably be intercepted by Eighth Route Army fighter planes..."
The speed of missiles is much lower than that of fighter planes, and it is not difficult for fighter planes to shoot them down.
In particular, the Eighth Route Army's fighter planes also have air-to-air missiles that can destroy missiles from a long distance, which leaves no chance for the Imperial missiles to be destroyed.