As soon as Lemon Lokov entered the door, he gave Wang Xuexin a big hug, and then gave Wang Xuexin a standard military salute. After putting down his hand, he was as excited as a child, dancing and saying: "We are victorious, Comrade Commander.
, we won! Can you believe it? We won again, thanks to you, comrade leader!"
"Victory?" Wang Xuexin was confused at first, but after thinking about it, he understood that it was Paulus. He finally couldn't hold on anymore and chose to surrender.
Sure enough, Lemonlokov then said: "Yes, Comrade Commander! We defeated Hans once again. Hans' commander has led his men to surrender to us. This is a good start.
Do you think so?"
Wang Xuexin nodded.
Everyone says that the Battle of Kursk was the turning point of the Battle of Mao Xiong and the Battle of Hans, but Wang Xuexin believes that the Battle of Stalingrad was.
Because during the Battle of Stalingrad, the two countries were anxious about each other and were in a stalemate for a long time. Both countries were desperately trying to pile up troops, equipment, and resources. The two countries were like playing on a seesaw, and sometimes one side took over.
Advantages sometimes arise when the other side takes advantage.
If Hans wins, the energy channel between Mao Xiong and Baku will be cut off, which will greatly affect the combat effectiveness and industrial production capabilities and make it passive.
But if Hans loses... Mao Xiong's industrial production capacity will fully explode. Coupled with the assistance of Eagle Sauce, Hans is doomed to fail in the general direction.
The subsequent battle of Kursk was just a reflection of Hans's glory... Even if Hans won this battle, I'm afraid it still wouldn't be able to accumulate the huge production capacity of Mao Xiong. By then, "pull 7" and serve Hans even more
There is no advantage anymore.
"This victory is thanks to your help, Comrade Commander!" Lemon Lokov sighed: "We replaced the T34 with smoothbore cannons according to your suggestion, and they were actually able to penetrate Hans' Tiger.
'...It's unbelievable, it's just such a small change!"
Wang Xuexin smiled and said: "Comrade Lemon Lokov, are your thanks just verbal?"
Lemon Lokov was stunned for a moment, and then replied with some embarrassment: "Of course not, Comrade Leader! If you need anything, we will do our best to provide it for you!"
Wang Xuexin said without thinking: "We recently recaptured Chifeng, you must have heard about it, right?"
"Of course!" Lemon Lokov nodded: "This is another place where we need to thank you. Your combat in the Northeast has relieved us a lot of pressure!"
What this says is indeed true. In the past, the Japs and Mao Xiong had a heavy military confrontation with each other on the border... To be precise, the Japs' troops outnumbered Mao Xiong. Mao Xiong transferred many troops to Stalingrad to fight, which resulted in a slight decrease in the number of troops in the Far East.
Appears insufficient.
But at this moment, the Eighth Route Army marched out of Zhangjiakou and attacked northward, and now they have recaptured Chifeng.
As soon as the Eighth Route Army recaptured Chifeng, they blocked all Japanese forces east of the Greater Khingan Mountains and could only emerge in the Manzhouli area. This reduced Mao Xiong's defense line by more than a thousand kilometers, and of course the pressure was much less.
Wang Xuexin said "hmm" and said: "We have had some problems with our defense in Chifeng recently. You know, it will be no good for both of us if Chifeng falls..."
"Of course, Comrade Commander!" Lemon Lokov immediately responded: "We know this very well. What do you need? Tanks or airplanes?"
Wang Xuexin shook his head. He was no longer interested in Mao Xiong's tanks and planes.
As for tanks, we already have the T44 and smoothbore guns. The next step is to improve them. After improving their reliability and developing in the direction of 59, we can maintain our advantage.
In terms of aircraft, Wang Xuexin's direction is to develop air-to-air missiles, which Mao Xiong cannot provide.
The one who can provide technology in this area should be the future Eagle Sauce... In the 1950s, Eagle Sauce successfully developed the first air-to-air missile AIM9 that was put into actual combat and had a record of shooting down aircraft, which is also known as the "Sidewinder".
Although Yingjiang developed this missile by learning Hans' technology, it was not easy to produce this air-to-air missile with a range of more than ten kilometers in 1953.
In this regard, Mao Xiong also imitates Eagle Sauce, so of course it is impossible to teach Wang anything new.
Wang Xuexin said: "We need supplies, food, ammunition, fuel, cars and other strategic materials!"
This is the latest situation of the Eighth Route Army.
The production base of the Eighth Route Army is in Taiyuan. Originally, there was no problem in supplying frontline troops. After all, Shanxi is connected by railway lines and has many airports.
However, as the Eighth Route Army moved out of Zhangjiakou, occupied Jiulian Town, and now recaptured Chifeng, logistical supply difficulties arose.
There are no railway lines after Zhangjiakou goes north into the Northeast, and the hundreds of kilometers of distance rely entirely on manpower and automobile transportation... At this time, the Eighth Route Army did not have many automobiles. Although it could produce automobile engines, they were all used to produce half-track automobiles, and transportation was large.
Most still rely on human and animal power.
You must know that the Eighth Route Army has deployed seven or eight regiments in Chifeng and Duolun counties. So many people and materials, especially ammunition, all need to be transported from the Taiyuan Arsenal. This transportation volume is quite astonishing and consumes a large amount of the Eighth Route Army's labor force.
This is also one of the difficulties for the Eighth Route Army to attack Fengtian: If the transportation is in such a condition, how can we ensure the supply of the large forces when attacking Fengtian? Should we stop and wait for supplies after fighting for a few days? Doesn't that give the enemy time to breathe?
Lemon Lokov breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Wang Xuexin only asked for supplies. He said: "No problem, comrade leader! Although we are not sufficient in these aspects, we will still transport the supplies you need to Chifeng."
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"No, Comrade Lemon Lokov!" Wang Xuexin said: "What I need is your continued transportation, and preferably, a railway can be built!"
"Railway?" Lemon Lokov couldn't help but be startled.
"Yes, railway!" Wang Xuexin said.
"This, this is not a trivial matter!" Lemon Lokov hesitated.
Wang Xuexin knew why Lemon Lokov hesitated. It was not that he felt sorry for the railway, nor was he reluctant to part with those strategic supplies... The cost of these things would be deducted from the money owed by Mao Xiong.
This involves some diplomatic issues: Mao Xiong and the Japanese have signed a non-aggression treaty. If they openly build a railway to provide supplies to the Eighth Route Army, will it anger the Japanese and cause unnecessary trouble to Mao Xiong?
Wang Xuexin only said: "Think about it, Lemon Lokov, if you defeat Hans, will the Japanese dare to challenge you in the Far East? And at this time?"
Lemon Lokov thought for a while, then nodded slightly.
Previously, the Japs had the advantage of attacking the bear with Hans. If Hans was defeated, the Japs' next attack would no longer be a "pinch", but would have his head caught in the door.
Therefore, the Mao Xiong should be bolder at this time, and the Japanese would not dare to do anything!