War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 727: Can defense also be turned into mobile warfare?
Where did this relative come from?

Xu Chaoyang pondered for a long time before he seemed to have some idea!

That guy seemed to have said that 'Wu Jianxiong' who participated in the Manhattan Project was his sister, and this Wu Jianxiong's husband was called... Yuan Jialiu, the third son of Yuan Kewen!
Xu Chaoyang's eyes widened immediately. He had never thought about this before.

In 1936, Yuan Jialiu met Wu Jianxiong through Yang's relationship. This oriental Madame Curie temporarily put her plan to go there because of the splendor of the laboratory. The two got to know each other, fell in love, and finally got married in 1942.

That is to say, at the end of 1938, the young couple was dating each other. If this guy regarded Yuan Jialiu as his brother-in-law, then wouldn't he be a real relative to me?
Yuan Jialiu is Yuan Kewen's third son, and I am Yuan Fuzhen's husband, so what else should I call him?

This identity of the Yuan family actually helped her complete the layout of the Manhattan Project in advance... Wu Jianxiong was the only Chinese woman who participated in the Manhattan Project.

Thinking of this, Xu Chaoyang hid the joy in his heart. When he married Yuan Fuzhen, he really didn't expect this scene to happen today.

"Lao Yang?"

"From now on, the arsenal will be operating 24 hours a day. Due to the nature of the work, we cannot employ workers with long working hours. So we will hire more people and operate four shifts and three shifts to ensure that every production line can operate non-stop..."

Yang Jingyu suddenly seemed to understand something and looked up at Xu Chaoyang: "What's going on? Why did you make such a hasty decision? If we let our production line run non-stop, how much ore will it take?"

Xu Chaoyang reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry about the ore. The ore from northern Shaanxi and Shanxi will be used first on the production line of the 217 Arsenal..."

"So you have to go to Bi Sheng and hold a meeting with him and Tong Meng, and let the comrades grit their teeth thoroughly during this period of time. Whether it is in the training of new employees or in insisting on production, nothing can be carried over."

Yang Jingyu didn't respond immediately. Instead, he stood up and walked to the door and shouted, "Guard!"

"Go to the Arsenal and call Director Bi Sheng, Director Tong Meng, and the relatives of our leader... Oh, and call the two Wangs and the experts we invited back from the Pingjin period as well."

After saying this, he turned back and said to Xu Chaoyang: "You should be the one to lead a meeting of this scale. After all, you just came back from Yan'an. If I misrepresent the message, it won't be that serious."

Xu Chaoyang smiled and pointed at Lao Yang and said jokingly: "You are becoming more and more cunning!"

"That's not the case." Yang Jingyu didn't respond at all.

"Chaoyang, do you need to tell us what has made the situation so tense?"

"Oil!"

Xu Chaoyang explained, "The oil in Yan'an can no longer be hidden. The appearance of this thing made the Japanese completely abandon all plans to advance after they took Wuhan. The Central China Expeditionary Force and Terauchi Hisaichi in North China collectively braked. What do they want to do?"

"How much would it cost to stop a train like this?"

"But these people still did it, which shows that their desire for oil has surpassed defeating the entire government and forcing it to return to the negotiation table."

"It's time to test us."

Chang Zhan pouted and said, "Can we withdraw the troops from Wuhan and come to attack Shanxi specifically?"

"This is for sure."

Chang Zhan stood up immediately and asked: "You mean, our 217th Division will have to face the entire Japanese army?"

"It's our Eighteenth Army."

Yang Jingyu pointed at the map and said, "Isn't this the real reason why you blocked the troops at Tuanchengkou?"

"That's not the case. I stopped the battle here because I ran out of bullets. If I had enough ammunition, I would push the army forward to Yanmen Pass and take back Ruyuekou. I would block Lingqiu here. This is called being prepared for any eventuality." "How can we let Tuanchengkou become a scorched earth and Zhongzhuangpu become a drug den like now..."

Chang Zhan walked directly to Xu Chaoyang and said anxiously, "What a bullshit! How can we win?"

"During the entire Shanxi Campaign, several forces sent out hundreds of thousands of troops to fight against the Japanese Fifth Division and the four mixed brigades of Chahar. How hard was it to fight? I heard in Yan'an that you were trapped in Xinzhou by the four mixed brigades of Chahar, and it took nearly half a month to kill them all!"

"We only completely took over the Fifth Division half a month ago. What do you think? You have 50,000 men under your command, including the Sichuan Army. Do you dare to confront the entire Japanese army head-on?"

"Two divisions would be enough for us..."

Yang Jingyu interrupted, "It would be best if the Sixth Division and the Eighth Division came together. They are all old friends of ours."

"Go away and cut!"

Chang Zhan waved his hand unhappily at Yang Jingyu: "Xu Chaoyang is crazy, are you crazy too?"

"Don't you think I want to seek revenge on the Sixth and Eighth Divisions? So many of my brothers died in Tailai!"

"Old Yang, as a political worker, why don't you try to persuade him now?"

Yang Jingyu smiled and said, "What am I trying to persuade? Didn't you notice that Chaoyang hasn't finished what he was saying?"

Chang Zhan turned around and found Xu Chaoyang standing beside him, looking at him and laughing happily: "What are you laughing at?"

"Hey." Xu Chaoyang nudged him with his elbow: "Do you know what BT5 is?"

"I know. When we were in Northeast China, the Russians produced the latest model of tanks. What's up with that?"

"Get lost, you said that was the BT-2, which was the first to be mass-produced among the seven types of tanks developed in 31. I'm talking about the BT-5, whose main gun is not a 37mm anti-tank gun, but a 45mm one!"

Chang Zhan said with a look of disgust: "I know!"

"Back then, Xiao Liuzi wanted to hang out with them, but the Russians ignored him. Then something went wrong... Then Beidaying..."

"If we have this kind of weapon in our hands, plus the terrain of Shanxi, do you think we still have the confidence to fight the Japanese?"

Chang Zhan remained silent.

Seeing Chang Zhan like that, Lao Yang said directly, "If you have to fart, just let it out. Isn't it uncomfortable to hold it in?"

Chang Zhan then spoke: "I don't care whether this is true or not, just assume that you already have it, okay?"

"The best you can do is to advance into the plains. This is a defensive battle. You are fighting on the defensive, and trenches are what you are best at!"

"How can we fight this war without planes hovering over our heads? And we still have to rely on Oerlikon's strafing and killing people?"

Hearing this, even Yang Jingyu was surprised: "Fuck?" He almost uttered the last word, and then looked at Xu Chaoyang with shining eyes. In the past, only Xu Chaoyang in the entire 217 could say such words!

"Old Chang, who told you that a defensive battle can only be fought in positional battles?"

"This time, as long as the tanks are in place and I have enough time to train, I will really show you what 'mobile warfare' in a defensive battle is!"

(End of this chapter)