Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

"Don't worry, Zhenhua. I don't need you to charge into battle with a gun!"

"Since I'm going to set up an aviation school, I must be able to have you as an instructor!"

"Besides, we also have our own planes. The base is currently building an airport. Once the airport is completed, I will let you fly our Eighth Route Army's own planes!"

Lin Tian patted Liu Zhenhua on the shoulder and said.

When Lin Tian was still fighting on the front line, he was thinking about the construction of the air force.

To build an air force, one thing you need is airports, one thing you need is airplanes, and the other thing is pilots.

So Lin Tian had made plans early on. He had captured the 11th Division of the Locust Army and picked out 3000 prisoners who had clean hands and were not sincerely working for the Japanese.

At that time, Lin Tian arranged people to escort these people back to Laowang Mountain. Originally, these people were arranged to farm and open up wasteland in the back mountain.

Later, Lin Tian defeated the Japanese flying squadron, and the system rewarded him with fighter jets and bombers.

Lin Tian immediately thought of the construction of the airport, and then thought of the 3000 workers.

We can't let them eat for free.

Lin Tianyi sent a telegram back saying that the land reclaimed by these prisoners in the back mountains of the base could be used to build an airport.

So in the past month or so, the airport site has been repaired and all the places that needed to be compacted have been compacted.

Now we need to build the runway and hangar, and then deploy anti-aircraft firepower around it.

It is not difficult to build a military airport. In wartime, as long as the aircraft can take off and land smoothly, it will be fine.

The construction of the airport is now in full swing and it is estimated that the first flight will be ready in less than a month.

"What?! Really?!"

"Commander, you didn't lie to me!"

"Great! I can fly a plane again!"

"Yes! Yes!!"

"Commander, I toast you with this glass of wine! From now on, my life, Liu Zhenhua, belongs to you, Commander!"

When Liu Zhenhua heard Lin Tian's words, he was so excited that he spoke incoherently and even spoke English.

He immediately picked up the wine bowl in front of him and toasted with both hands.

"Zhenhua, your life will always belong to you. I only have one request: you must train a group of pilots in a short period of time!"

"If you teach a squadron, I'll make you the squadron leader. If you teach a battalion, I'll make you the battalion leader!"

"Our biggest threat right now comes from the Japanese air force!"

Lin Tian drank a bowl and said.

He really couldn't wait to see his own air force. Lin Tian even wanted to drive a bomber to Taiyuan himself...

"Yes! Commander! I promise to complete the mission!"

Liu Zhenhua shouted excitedly.

I didn't expect that Lin Tian would entrust me with such an important task.

As the saying goes, a gentleman will die for his friend. Liu Zhenhua was so grateful to Lin Tiandu at this moment that he could only repay Lin Tiandu's kindness with practical actions.

"Commander, my name is Zheng Hao! I graduated from the Army Military Academy and was the commander of a tank regiment in the Central Army!"

"I'm similar to Zhenhua, we were also ostracized by our superiors!"

"Liu Wu and I met on the battlefield. At that time, our commander ordered us to retreat!"

"As a result, I sold out Liu Wu and his men. I have been living in regret ever since. I...I thought Liu Wu had died in the battle!"

"I didn't expect that he would write to me and tell me that we have tanks here too, and they are better than the ones in the Central Army!"

"Now, I can't sit still any longer. I already owe Liu Wu!"

"Now Liu Wu is asking me for help, how can I not come!"

Zheng Hao was also very excited, because the tanks of the First Division were dispatched with the army this time and stayed in Qucheng later.

So Zheng Hao didn't see the tanks of the first division, but he did see the tank company's base.

The traces inside were obviously left by tanks, and there was also a tank training manual.

From the illustration above, he could tell at a glance that it was more powerful than the Central Army’s tanks.

"Well, let's not talk about the past. Old Zheng, you had no choice but to follow orders. I'm fine now, so don't blame yourself!"

Liu Wu stood up and comforted him.

Under the circumstances at that time, the Central Army would be wiped out if its tanks were not withdrawn. Tanks were too precious to the Central Army, so there was nothing they could do.

"Liu Wu is right, let the past be the past!"

"Let me introduce you to this man, Zhao Qulu, the commander of our tank company!"

"Our new batch of tanks has arrived. From now on, you will be partnering with Qu Lu!"

"Let's form an armored regiment first!"

Lin Tian shook Zheng Hao's hand and said.

As soon as he came back this time, Lin Tian took out all the tanks and self-propelled artillery in his space.

It’s just that Zheng Hao hasn’t seen it yet.

Now, in addition to the tank company in Qucheng, the First Division has a total of 34 T-85/111 medium tanks.

30 Tiger tanks.

59 Type 50 medium tanks.

110 M203 40mm self-propelled howitzers.

63 Type 30 armored personnel carriers.

According to Lin Tian’s original plan, he was going to form an armored division.

But there is only Zhao Qulu and Sun Zhen on his side, and now there is also Zheng Hao.

As for armored warfare, the First Division still has too little experience, so we will first form a reinforced armored regiment.

Anyway, a reinforced regiment is still a regiment, and a corps is also a regiment.

Once the troops’ combat effectiveness is improved, we will use the existing troops to feed the backbone and expand the armored forces.

If there are a few more big battles later, this armored division will be fine.

Thinking about the thrill of a torrent of steel sweeping across the sky, Lin Tian couldn't stop getting excited.

Zhao Qulu and Zheng Hao also saluted each other, then clinked glasses, and thus became acquainted.

Zheng Hao loves Tank more than his own wife.

The thought of the tanks he had seen in the tank training manual, which he had never seen before, made him itchy.

He hurriedly pulled his stool next to Zhao Qulu and kept asking Zhao Qulu for advice.

"Hello, Commander. My name is Zhang Guoyang. I'm a pilot under Major Liu!"

"After our captain was exiled, we kept in touch!"

"Later, the captain asked me to join the Eighth Route Army, so I followed him!"

A young man in his early twenties stood up, still a little shy in his speech.

"Haha, Commander, Guoyang is our ace pilot. He even shot down a Japanese fighter plane himself!"

"Don't be fooled by his young age, he's really good at flying airplanes! Sometimes during exercises, I'm no match for Guoyang!"

Seeing that Zhang Guoyang stopped talking halfway and didn't even introduce himself to the commander, Liu Zhenhua quickly stood up and added.

"Really?! I really found a treasure this time!"

"It seems like you two have a good relationship!"

"We didn't have any planes in our division at the time. Guoyang is at least a serious ace pilot!"

"I am willing to come with you even at the risk of never being able to fly again. I admire you!"

Lin Tian sighed.

"Hey, Commander, our captain saved my life on the battlefield before!"

"Of course I'm going to follow him!"

Zhang Guoyang said with a smile.