Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

Chapter 100: Anti-bombing, digging tunnels

100 Anti-bombing, digging tunnels

"How did the command respond?"

Ye Qingshan asked Ning Yongchen with a cold face.

“The position at Qilin Gate was lost too quickly. If we don’t take it back.

All five divisions on our second line of defense will be destroyed.

Therefore, the headquarters decided to send the 53rd Division to counterattack Qilin Gate tonight and must recapture it.

Even if you can only hold on for two days, it will be fine.

Buy time for other troops to retreat."

Ning Yongchen said helplessly.

"So, the second line of defense outside Jinling City is also ready to be abandoned?"

"Ah."

Ye Qingshan didn't say anything after hearing this. The situation was already like this.

If the two defense lines of the National Army outside the city were lost, the enemy would be at the gates.

The Nanjing city wall will be the last line of defense of the national army.

If we retreat further, we will have to retreat into the city and fight street fighting.

Buzz!

At this moment, a shrill air raid alarm sounded in Jinling City.

Ye Qingshan and Ning Yongchen's faces changed.

Then, they all saw the Japanese aircraft fleet in the eastern sky.

"There's a Japanese bomber. Go to the air-raid shelter quickly."

Ning Yongchen shouted and was about to run out, but was grabbed by Ye Qingshan.

"It's too late, find a place to hide."

Ye Qingshan pulled Ning Yongchen to a corner and made him squat.

Whoosh whoosh!

Boom boom boom!

After a while, countless aerial bombs fell from the sky.

It fell into the surrounding streets and caused a violent explosion, shaking the earth and sky.

The huge explosion made Ye Qingshan's eardrums hurt, and the guards around Ye Qingshan even used their bodies directly.

He pinned Ye Qingshan and Ning Yongchen tightly under him.

During this period, the Japanese bombers came to Jinling City to drop bombs every day.

The number of fighter planes on the National Army's side was too small to stop the Japanese bomber fleet.

However, Ye Qingshan did not encounter any of the previous bombings.

They were all in other urban areas, and Ye Qingshan happened to encounter them this time.

At this time, the only thing they prayed for was that the aerial bombs dropped by the Japanese bombers would not fall near them.

Otherwise, one aerial bomb would be enough to kill them all.

The violent explosion lasted for several minutes, and the surroundings gradually became quiet.

"Sir, are you okay?"

A guard soldier asked.

"fine."

Ye Qingshan brushed off the dust on his military coat, raised his head and looked towards the western sky, watching the Japanese bombers leaving after dropping their bombs, his eyes cold and indifferent.

"Go and save them."

Ye Qingshan ordered the soldiers around him to help rescue people.

At this time, in the bombed city area, many people had lost their homes and many wounded people needed medical treatment.

"I'm lucky this time. I thought I was doomed just now."

Ning Yongchen brushed the dust off his head and walked out slowly, with a look of fear on his face.

Ning Yongchen saw Ye Qingshan still staring at the Japanese planes that were leaving, and said helplessly: "Don't look at them, you can't do anything about them even if you look at them."

"That's not necessarily true. Give me some time, and I'll take down these devil fighter planes sooner or later."

After hearing this, Ning Yongchen also shook his head.

I thought Ye Qingshan was just speaking in anger.

"Okay, I'm going back to headquarters.

We'll contact you if there's anything later.

The Japs are about to attack, be careful on the front line."

After Ning Yongchen left, Ye Qingshan immediately asked someone to call the factory to inquire about the situation there.

"Master Yan, your side hasn't been bombed, has it?

No, that would be great.”

Ye Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the factory had not been bombed by the Japanese bombers.

What if the Japanese bombers really bombed the factory?

Then he would really fail.

“However, this bombing by the Japanese did serve as a reminder to me.

We should find a way to deal with the Japanese bombing.

Especially the factory, if I want to obtain a stable rocket manufacturing base later.

The first thing to do is to ensure that the rocket manufacturing plant is not bombed.

It is unreliable to rely on the national army's air defense at this time.

Then there is only one option left, and that is to move underground.”

Ye Qingshan thought about it and walked out immediately. He originally wanted to call his third brother Ye Qinglan.

But then he thought that Ye Qinglan was still busy renovating the shelter for him.

I don't have the time.

Finally, Ye Qingshan came to Ye’s company and met another manager, Zhao Donghai.

Compared to Ye Qinglan, Zhao Donghai is the real person in charge of the Ye family's company in Jinling.

But at this time, most of the Ye family's assets had been sold.

So Zhao Donghai was fine.

Before, Ye Qingshan met Zhao Donghai twice when he came to Ye’s company.

"Zhao Donghai, I need you to help me with something."

Ye Qingshan thought about it for a long time and decided to let him do it.

Uncle Lin had mentioned to Ye Qingshan before that Zhao Donghai was a very capable and efficient person.

"Second Young Master, please give your orders."

Zhao Donghai bowed slightly and did not refuse.

“You should call back all the employees that were previously laid off by the company.

In addition, recruit more young and strong people.

I'm going to dig a tunnel underground."

Ye Qingshan told Zhao Donghai in detail the requirements for the tunnel he wanted to dig.

"Second Young Master, digging a tunnel requires professional design and manpower.

As for the manpower, I can handle it.

At this time, there were many unemployed young and strong laborers in the city. As long as they were paid to dig tunnels, there would be no problem.

However, there is a problem with the tunnel design.

We need to find professionals to take charge.”

Zhao Donghai said.

“As for manpower, you recruit them first.

I'll transfer the money to the company account later.

I'll hire someone to work on the design and it will be sent to you soon."

"Understood, Second Young Master."

After Ye Qingshan left the company, he immediately called Ning Yongchen and told him that he was looking for someone to design the tunnel map.

"This is a simple matter. Many of our Whampoa cadets majored in civil engineering.

I'll find someone for you, leave this matter to me.

It’s urgent, right? Two days, at most two days.

It won’t delay your progress.”

Ning Yongchen gave Ye Qingshan assurance on the phone.

The next day, Ye Qingshan went to the factory to check again. The first batch of rocket launchers produced by Old Yan and his team had already come out.

Ye Qingshan couldn't wait to pick it up and check it out.

Old Yan also came over.

"Master Yan, have these rocket launchers been inspected?"

“After a preliminary inspection, the quality is fine.

However, the factory is in the city, and it is not convenient to conduct actual shooting tests.

So, I asked you to come here so that you can take a batch of rocket launchers outside the city for actual combat testing.

Find problems in use and record them.

We can improve.”

Old Yan wiped his reading glasses and said to Ye Qingshan with a smile.

“No problem, Master Yan.

I will have someone take these rocket launchers away and test them outside the city."

Ye Qingshan agreed readily.