Wang Xuexin agreed without much thought. After all, the development of the Eighth Route Army's navy does require radar technology. Otherwise, it will be difficult for warships to face the Japanese aircraft carriers in future naval battles: the Eighth Route Army's radar can only detect thirty or forty kilometers. With the Japanese "zero war"
"At a speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour, the distance of 30 to 40 kilometers only takes three to four minutes.
Is three or four minutes enough time for a warship to respond to an enemy fighter plane?
It may be possible in extreme circumstances. For example, the Eighth Route Army is already in preparation for war, and all anti-aircraft guns and machine guns will be in position as soon as an air defense warning is received.
But the normal patrol status may not be enough, especially since the warships do not have time to disperse or accelerate in the best formation to face the upcoming air attack.
So Wang Xuexin could only nod and said: "Okay, Sun Erwei, this is indeed something worth buying! But, like before, what we need is a production line!"
"No problem!" Sun Erwei agreed without thinking. He was also afraid that Wang Xuexin would regret it, so he said: "We will transport the equipment to Taiyuan in a few days..."
"Dalian!" Wang Xuexin corrected the place name.
Shipborne air radar is used on warships, so of course it is impossible to locate the production base in Taiyuan.
The result of being located in Taiyuan is that parts have to be transported to Dalian Shipyard for assembly.
Therefore, the best option is to transport the equipment directly to Dalian. In the future, we will also face a series of problems such as installing radars and modifying warships. This is impossible without technicians from the shipyard.
But Sun Erwei does not recommend this.
"It seems that you are very confident, Wang!" Sun Erwei said: "But that is a battlefield, and Dalian is also one of the focuses of the devil's struggle. If the devil's warships or aircraft carriers sail there and want to take back the shipyard and port, they will inevitably go there.
Got bombed!”
What Sun Erwei did not say was that even if the Japanese could not retake Dalian, they would still try to bomb the shipyards and ports.
"Thank you for the reminder, Sun Erwei!" Wang Xuexin replied: "But I still decided to set up the factory in Dalian!"
Sun Erwei shrugged helplessly and said: "If we are bombed by the Japanese, it is none of our business!"
"Of course!" Wang Xuexin nodded.
It’s not that Wang Xuexin has never thought about this problem, but on the one hand, the radar production line can be located inland in Dalian to avoid the range of the Japanese warships. On the other hand, if the Eighth Route Army keeps the radar production line secret, the Japanese warships will not even know that there is such an important thing in Dalian.
, so the possibility of bombing it is unlikely.
More importantly, Wang Xuexin knew that the Japanese would not give the Eighth Route Army so much time. The Eighth Route Army needed to receive the warships as quickly as possible and modify them in place to form combat effectiveness. Only in this way could it be possible to help defend Dalian.
Therefore, Wang Xuexin had no time to waste and could only take the risk of setting up the radar production line in Dalian.
Mao Xiong's four warships arrived two weeks later. Since the deal was concluded, they have been sailing towards Dalian day and night. Except for one resupply break in the middle, they did not stop at the shore to rest. The ships also came with logistics personnel and a team of soldiers.
Batch parts.
On the day of delivery, Wang Xuexin made a special trip to the shipyard.
This was not to welcome Mao Xiong's sailors and technicians, but because he felt it was necessary to discuss the warship's modification plan with the shipyard technicians.
It was Zhao Gang who received Wang Xuexin. Li Yunlong was still organizing the defense in Jinzhou, so Zhao Gang was responsible for all internal affairs of Dalian.
Not to mention, Zhao Gang is still very suitable for governing the local area. He manages Dalian's affairs in an orderly manner, whether it is combat preparations, training, or material distribution.
The most commendable thing among them is Zhao Gang's handling of the surrendering puppet troops.
After the puppet troops surrendered, they still subconsciously united to fight for the enemy. With command authority, they assigned the surrendered puppet troops to tasks together intentionally or unintentionally, and the organization was not broken up.
It is easy to understand. The surrendered puppet troops always had a worry. They were afraid that the Eighth Route Army would clearly say "treat all people equally" but would start liquidation after dismantling the puppet troops. By then, they, the former puppet troops, would have no strength to resist.
Now, if they can get together and not disperse, although they still can't defeat the common people and the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army must have some scruples!
Li Yunlong saw through the intention of surrendering to the puppet army, and Wuming became angry and cursed: "Hey, these guys! Do you still want to save a hand? I will bring the troops back to settle accounts with them!"
If Li Yunlong pulled the troops back, it would be forceful. When he came back, he would forcibly break up the puppet army.
But this behavior was stopped by Zhao Gang.
He said to Li Yunlong: "The Dalian base area has just been established and has not yet established its foothold. The devils from outside are watching with eager eyes. Can we start fighting within ourselves first?"
"Then what do you think we should do?" Li Yunlong replied: "Are we just going to let them form small groups?"
There are indeed problems if this continues. The original puppet army's organization has not been broken up, which means that the forces are separated, which means that the contradiction between them and the people will always exist.
At this time, Zhao Gang's importance became apparent. He personally went to the former and current commander of the puppet army, Sheng Changnian, to discuss the situation.
Zhao Gang was good at doing ideological work. He said to Sheng Changnian: "Captain Sheng, I know you don't have this intention, but if you still do it, and the Japanese are outside ready to attack at any time, what do you think others will think of you?"
A troop!"
Sheng Changnian was so enlightened by Zhao Gang's words that he suddenly woke up:
Damn it, although we are trying to protect ourselves, in the eyes of others, we may be ready to surrender to the Japs at any time, and we may even cooperate with the Japs inside and outside to aim their guns at our own people!
Will we still have a good life in the future?
Thinking that Sheng Changnian immediately understood what to do, he thanked Zhao Gang profusely, turned around, broke up the original puppet army and completely integrated it into the people... Because the original puppet army were all trained veterans, so the original puppet army
When the puppet army was decentralized to the common people, most of them served as grassroots officers, such as squad leaders, platoon leaders, and the like.
Some of the former puppet soldiers were not at ease. They said: "Commander, what should we do if we are targeted by the people? What should we do if they refuse to obey?"
Sheng Changnian replied without thinking: "What else can we do? Use military law when it is necessary, and treat everyone equally!"
After that, the commander assigned a group of commanders and instructors to Dalian, and this unit with a brigade structure and an ever-growing number of troops was formed.
There is no need to worry about whether the former puppet troops will use this command power to cause sabotage or have other ideas.
Because although the command power is in their hands, they usually listen to the instructor when they are not fighting. The ideological work and direction are all decided by the instructor.
Therefore, although the former puppet soldiers dispersed and became officers, they actually accepted the supervision and transformation of the common people and instructors.