Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

After an afternoon of meetings, Lin Tian met all the people Liu Wu had recruited from the Central Army and had cordial conversations with them.

These people are not welcome in the Central Army, or they are of little use.

But to Lin Tian, ​​they are all popular.

The Air Force side includes Liu Zhenhua and Zhang Guoyang, as well as more than twenty pilots.

They are the foundation of the First Division Air Force.

Zheng Hao is on the tank side.

There are two people who are responsible for the cultural construction of the army: Chen Jian and Liu Qing.

Mining expert Wu Xiuwen is also extremely important.

Feng Li is also a military expert.

Han Guang also has rich experience in artillery.

In addition to these people, everyone else also received Lin Tian's attention and was assigned to different positions.

The next step is to hold a meeting to discuss the expansion of the first division.

This matter is urgent.

So that night, Lin Tian called together the backbone forces of the first division, including the new members who had joined.

In the combat conference room.

There were crowds of people, and the scene was much more lively than before in the first division.

"Comrades! The battle is over! The celebration party is also held!"

"I guess everyone knows the agenda of tonight's meeting!"

"I won't beat around the bush. Division One needs to expand!"

"As for the expansion plan, I will discuss it with you today. If you have any good opinions and suggestions, please feel free to give them!"

Lin Tian signaled for everyone to be quiet, and then started the show.

For a moment, the old people in the first section were talking about it, while the newcomers sat awkwardly.

After all, they had just arrived and had no achievements. They were lucky to be able to participate in such a meeting, so how could they talk nonsense?

Lin Tian saw this and thought it was all normal. After a while, as everyone got along for a long time, they would naturally relax.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

After a few minutes, Lin Tian signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Well, let me first introduce to you the current forces and weapons and equipment of Division 1, as well as future development and development priorities!"

"We now have a total of 6023 people in Division 4423, including 1600 combat troops and logistics personnel!"

"Then we captured 3000 Locust Alliance soldiers before. These people are clean and can be absorbed!"

"That means we now have over 9,000 people!"

"But this is far from enough! I have asked Liu Wu to recruit soldiers, and it is estimated that 2000 young and strong men will be able to arrive in the next few days! Then we will have more than people!"

"My idea is to keep the two infantry regiments unchanged, but add 1000 more men to each regiment, expanding them into regimental units of 3000 men!"

"Then we will now focus on developing the air force, armored forces, and artillery!"

"Air Force, we have pilots led by Liu Zhenhua here. The airport is under construction. Once it is completed, our planes will be ready!"

"We must first form a fighter group and a bomber squadron!"

"Usually, the Japanese planes circle over our heads like flies. It's so annoying!"

"If we have our own air force, we can seize air superiority and bomb them in return!"

"Let the devils have a taste of the power of our air force!"

Lin Tian slammed his fist on the table, his eyes like torches, and said in a deep voice.

It is really a disadvantage not having an air force, after the last battle with the Japanese flying squadron.

Even with the bonus of battlefield first aid buff, Lin Tian's side still suffered hundreds of casualties. If it weren't for their strong anti-aircraft firepower, that day's division would have been destroyed!

Lin Tian will never allow this kind of thing to happen again!

"Holy crap! We could really have our own air force!"

"That's great! In the future, when we fight, artillery battalions and planes will take turns bombing, and this battle will be much easier to fight!"

"It's so frustrating and pathetic to not have an air force!"

"Yes, before we joined the First Division, we could have won many battles, but because the Japanese had planes, we sacrificed so many brothers!"

"Commander! I, Liu Zhenhua, will definitely live up to your expectations!"

As soon as Lin Tian finished speaking, cheers broke out in the conference room.

Everyone present believed in Lin Tian’s words without a doubt. Nothing the commander said could be impossible to achieve.

Who would have imagined in the past that they could have such strong firepower and destroy so many Japanese devils?

But after following Lin Tian, ​​all this happened, and the Japanese were like paper in front of them.

Lin Tian was very happy seeing the reactions of the crowd. We are not lacking in courage and resolution, but we were beaten so badly by the Japanese because our weapons and equipment are inferior to theirs!

Now we are not only stronger than the Japs, but also more advanced than them.

Even if the Japs fought with all their might, even with the shackles of their nuclear-powered nation, they would still be no match for us.

"Armored forces, including tanks and armored vehicles!"

"The camp of the tank company in the back mountain has been expanded, and our newly equipped tanks and armored vehicles have been parked properly!"

"Drive away the captives! Zheng Hao! From now on, it's up to you two!"

"Armored Forces, first give us an armored regiment!"

“一辆T-34/85坦克乘员5人，我们现在一共有122辆T-34/85中型坦克，抛去曲城的11辆，老王山这边一共有111辆，这就需要555人！”

"We still have 30 Tiger heavy tanks. Each Tiger tank has a crew of 5 people, so we need a total of 150 people!"

"In addition, there are 50 Type 59 medium tanks. Each Type 59 tank has a crew of 4 people, so a total of 200 people are needed!"

"In addition, the armored transport vehicles need a driver and a machine gunner. Our 30 Type 63 armored transport vehicles will need 60 people."

"There are also 110 M203 40mm self-propelled howitzers. Each one requires 13 people. In addition to the 5 crew members, there are 8 more people to assist in loading and transporting ammunition. This requires 520 people, and a special truck is needed!"

"If you calculate it this way, the armored regiment will have 1485 people, not including officers and soldiers!"

"So, the Armored Regiment will have three battalions with a total of 3 people, and I will be the commander!"

"Zhao Qulu will be the commander of the first battalion, Zheng Hao will be the commander of the second battalion, and Sun Zhen will be the commander of the third battalion!"

“每个营533人，下辖40辆T-34/85中型坦克，10辆虎式重型坦克，16辆59式中型坦克，13辆M110 式203毫米自行榴弹炮！”

Regarding the plan for the armored forces, Lin Tian has thought about it many times in his mind in the past few days, and this is considered a relatively good plan.

It’s just that there is no suitable candidate to serve as the commander of the armored regiment in the first division, so Lin Tian has to take on the role concurrently.

In the future, after gaining rich combat experience, he can be promoted from among the three battalion commanders.

Sun Zhen was still in Qucheng at this time, so Lin Tian planned to recruit Sun Zhen back to participate in the training.

Wait until Sun Zhen’s three battalions are combat-ready before sending them to Qucheng.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese have not yet recovered and will not launch a large-scale attack on Qucheng, the First Division now has a large-scale training buff bonus. In at most twenty days, the armored regiment will be combat-ready.

Then let Sun Zhen take the third battalion back to Qucheng, and nothing will be affected.