In fact, I can't blame these red commanders for being too lazy.
In the entire railway station baggage area, except for an infantry company of the Bayonet Battalion that arranged the defense line, more than 200 people from the Munitions Department dispatched with the army all participated in the count. But that was all, the count lasted for more than an hour, until Commander Liu and his headquarters were all
After driving past Fulu Ridge and almost arriving at Snowflake Mountain, I still couldn't provide Liu Lang with an accurate figure.
Only given to Liu Lang and Brigadier Chen, as well as the two commanders of the 771st Regiment and the Teaching Regiment who came over after annihilating the remnants of Shinichi Harada and even searching the mountain, were a long list of supplies and approximate figures.
Even the wealthy people couldn't help but be surprised after seeing this batch of supplies.
It's not that the mountains of supplies made Liu Tuhao jealous, but he was surprised by the Japanese army's logistical supply capabilities at this time. All history books say that the Japanese army's logistical support capabilities are much better than those of the Chinese army, but compared with those of other European countries.
Countries such as the Third Reich and the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets are dregs compared to other established empires.
However, being able to transport two infantry brigades and an artillery regiment, which can last for a month, and hundreds or even thousands of tons of supplies to the logistics base within a week, this logistics support capability is really not weak.
Moreover, in addition to spare firearms and ammunition, there is a wide variety of baggage stored in warehouses near the train station and in the open air.
There is no time to weigh and count grains such as rice and flour. Just counting the stacks in the warehouse, there are nearly one million kilograms, and there are about 200,000 cans of cans. Excluding food,
There are also gas masks, helmets, military boots and various daily necessities.
When the Japanese army was fighting, not only were broken guns repaired or replaced, but ammunition was also guaranteed to be sufficient, and even food and drink were available.
On the other hand, the National Army, not to mention marginal troops like the 17th Division that are not taken seriously, nor Allied Front troops like the 129th Division, even the Third Army of the Central Army located on the main defense line of Niangziguan, each soldier is allocated 50
The ammunition they fired was only one-third of the Japanese infantry. As for the food, it was even worse.
Just look at this logistics supply base, which distributes fine rice and noodles, canned beef, salt, toffee and a certain amount of vegetables. Over there, the Chinese army can have two large steamed buns and a bowl of vegetable soup, which is good.
Of course. If there are more oily flowers floating on the vegetable soup, it will definitely be the result of a good battle today and the corps commander and division commander being in a good mood.
The soldiers and horses have not yet used food and grass. The Japanese, who pay special attention to details, have already done a great job in logistics support that is way ahead of the Chinese.
Every time on the battlefield, the Japanese army's morale was high and they were not afraid of death. This trait could not only be cultivated by shouting "loyalty to the emperor", but it was also the inevitable result of excellent logistical support.
Of course, it would be biased to attribute the military's strong morale entirely to its complete logistical support.
I wish every soldier could be treated like an only son in the future of the Republic, but there is an army that has never won a war. Like the biggest joke during World War II in the next few years, Italy, which has more financial resources
It was several times that of their ally Japan. Not only did the officers and soldiers on the expedition have the necessary food security, but even their favorite pasta was well prepared. But what was the result?
The mustachioed head of state probably regrets most that he signed an alliance with these idiots. Not only did he not provide enough assistance to his Third Reich, they also often had to go to great lengths to wipe their butts and save them from all kinds of dangers.
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What made the whole of Italy laugh was a field airport attack and defense battle on the Central African battlefield in the middle of World War II. More than 500 Italian troops were ordered to defend a field airport. They had strong concrete permanent defenses, sufficient ammunition, and even
We also got two powerful 88-guns supported by the Third Reich and plenty of ammunition. Those two 88-guns were so powerful that they could hit aircraft at an altitude of several thousand meters when they were put upright, and they could hit thick-skinned Tiger tanks when they were flattened down.
This guy was a big killer in any era.
The Imperial Army on the attacking side only had more than 400 people, and they didn’t even have decent heavy weapons. The commander was blinded by two 88-mm cannons as soon as he started attacking. Who would be so stupid, MMB?
To die? So he made plans to retreat.
However, something happened that shocked the teeth of commanders all over the world. Before the soldiers of the Sun Never Set Empire had time to turn around and slap their butts and run away, the Italian army, which possessed a "big killer", actually flew a white flag.
Yes, you read that right, they surrendered.
When the officer of the Sun Never Sets Empire, whose balls were filled with sadness, carefully accepted the surrender of his powerful opponent, he then politely asked why the commanders of the enemy, who could have beaten him to pieces until he didn't even recognize him, had surrendered.
At that time, the other party said angrily: "We don't have a crowbar, so we can't open those damn ammunition boxes!"
God knows if the extremely sad commander of the Empire where the sun never sets at that time was talking about NMB. Anyway, Liu Lang wanted to say, you are so cruel...
The Italian army, which was even equipped with a corkscrew to open red wine bottles, chose to surrender because they did not have a crowbar to open the ammunition box. This is undoubtedly the biggest joke in the history of the world's military.
But, he did happen.
It is of course too absolute to attribute morale to logistics. But there is no doubt that having complete logistics support can definitely play a huge role in the war.
Facing the mountains of supplies, Liu Lang couldn't help but sigh, although he was already aware of the obvious financial gap between the two countries.
In this era, the Chinese people faced such a powerful Japanese army and dragged it on for eight years, almost dragging the Japanese to death. It was really a hellish level of difficulty!
Although many people say that Japan's future surrender will be due to the participation of the Americans, who used incendiary bombs and big fat bombs to make the Japanese unable to even burn themselves and surrender unconditionally. But Liu Lang never thought so, especially in this era,
After meeting so many of the cutest people of this era. Whether they were generals or soldiers, they told Liu Lang with their backs as they resolutely stepped onto the battlefield that they did not want to be heroes, but they were Chinese.
Liu Lang firmly believed that even if there were no Americans participating, on the Chinese battlefield, as long as there were these Chinese backbones who gnawed steamed buns and drank salty soup and still went to the battlefield without hesitation and perhaps never came back, the winner of this war must belong to China.
This is not Ah Q's spiritual victory method, but the essential law of the development of things. It is always people, not equipment, that determine the direction of victory in a war.
China's huge land and huge population base have determined that as long as the Chinese do not surrender and choose to resist, no nation in the world can conquer the tenacious nation that has lived on this planet for more than five thousand years.
Even if it is as strong as Japan, it can transport a massive amount of supplies that would make all the people dizzy in just one war, so what? Not only are these supplies the food that can strengthen the Chinese army, but looking to the future, Liu Lang knows that when the battle lines are drawn,
The long and lengthy supply lines also battered the Japanese's not-so-powerful logistics with holes.
In the late war, the Japanese not only had no access to polished rice and fine white noodles, but canned beef also became canned fish from the sea, which was good with a little salty taste. Even so, it became a trophy for the National Army and the Red Army from time to time.
Thousands of miles of supply lines and armored vehicles with heavy machine guns did not scare away many Chinese rebels who were waiting for them to send supplies.
It's a bit far-fetched, but let's talk about the present.
Among them, apart from the ordnance and ammunition, what made the red commanders the most happy was a whole warehouse of winter clothes and quilts.
It is late autumn now, and in ten days and a half, it will be early winter. Even now, at night, wearing only jackets, you can feel the chill of the mountain wind. And the red warriors, from generals to soldiers, are still wearing thin spring and autumn clothing.
Covered military uniform.
At this time, everyone can get through it by relying on their body, but if it comes to late November, it will not be possible.
In the winter in the northern mountainous areas, the daily temperature is below zero. If it comes at night, the icy mountain wind is like a knife, and even wearing a sheepskin jacket may not be very warm.
These days, perhaps in addition to worrying about the war with the Japanese army, what worries the commanders of the 129th Division most is the issue of winter clothes for the officers and soldiers.
It is obviously unrealistic to use cotton harvested from the barren land of northern Shaanxi to make cotton-padded clothes for millions of soldiers and civilians. The 129th Division that sent troops to Shanxi had to find a way to raise winter clothes and quilts on its own.
But the Japanese army came at a very bad time. Shanxi belongs to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the cotton picking period is basically concentrated in early August. During the cotton picking season, the Japanese army came.
Because of the military disaster, the cotton harvest was greatly reduced. Not to mention that the red troops themselves were poor. Even if they were rich now, they would not necessarily be equipped with cotton-padded jackets and quilts that could withstand the cold wind before the cold winter came.
As a result, once this huge Japanese logistics base was captured, the problem that had troubled the commanders of various departments for a long time was solved.
At least 20,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes and quilts are not only one set for each person in the 129th Division, but can even support thousands of sets for the Red Central Committee in far northern Shaanxi.
His Excellency, Lieutenant General Bunzaburo Kawagishi, is definitely a good person who can help in times of need!
Even the future military god, who rarely joked and was always known for his rigor, couldn't help but praise his opponent who was still sixty kilometers away at the headquarters of the 20th Division after hearing the news.
Not only did he like it, but he also used a somewhat mocking "honorific". It can be seen that 20,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes and quilts solved a problem as big as the 129th Division.
Wealth and silk are so touching! Even the god of war is not exempt from vulgarity.
Liu Lang couldn't help but laugh a little when he heard the military god's rare teasing to his opponent.
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PS: It’s a holiday. Although I didn’t take my girl out to watch the crowds of people, I was actually busier than at work. I was busy receiving relatives who came to Xiangyang from my hometown to travel, and receiving classmates and friends who came home from major cities...
.... In the afternoon when Fengyue was working on the manuscript, she couldn't help but cursed MMB, "Brother, I should go out and watch the crowds." Teacher Fengyue, who is bankrupt, can only eat steamed buns this month, and only one bun a day.