Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

At this moment, Chu Yunfei's emotions had reached their peak. He slammed his fist hard on the edge of the battle sand table and roared loudly:

"Let's do it. With such good conditions and a 3:1 troop ratio, if we still can't take down a single Japanese Class B division, how can we, as professional soldiers, face our fellow countrymen in Shanxi?"

This is a scene that Li Yunlong has always wanted to see. To be honest, he has never encountered such a rewarding battle in his eight lifetimes.

The Independent Column is now a well-equipped and powerful force, having trained for so long using the most advanced methods, not to be bogged down in a battle with enemy regimental-sized troops.

If we're going to fight, we should fight this kind of war. Whether it's defeating or annihilating an entire Japanese division, or capturing a fortified city defended by the enemy, it's all extremely important for our base area.

Next, the two discussed the relevant details and agreed to hold a war meeting three days later, officially raising the curtain on this great battle.

When Chief of Staff Fang led the main force to the designated assembly point, Chu Yunfei's troops also returned to their own unit.

"Commander, just as you predicted, before our troops even got close to our base area, the Eighth Route Army sent people over to resupply us with a large amount of supplies."

"Wow, that's quite a generous offer. Half a million cans of food, most of them canned seafood, which is the rarest kind. The soldiers have been eating a lot of good food lately."

"In addition, there are 200,000 packs of compressed biscuits, which are most suitable for use in combat. I have had them all stored away."

"Oh, right, there are also ten tons of soy milk powder and one million catties of rice and wheat flour, enough for us to eat for a while."

"Is this what they call being rich and powerful? I've really learned something new this time."

It's no wonder Chief of Staff Fang was so surprised; these supplies were enough to feed tens of thousands of people for two months, something most people couldn't possibly provide.

In addition, there were large quantities of canned meat and compressed biscuits, which greatly helped soldiers' ability to continue fighting in battle.

Imagine this: two armies are facing off, and a fierce battle has been going on for a day. The Japanese are eating cold rice balls, while our soldiers are eating compressed biscuits and canned meat. The two are not even in the same league.

Moreover, compressed biscuits, once distributed to soldiers before battle, can be used to quickly replenish their energy during lulls in combat, thus boosting their fighting strength dramatically.

The saying "warfare is all about logistics" applies everywhere.

It's important to understand that firing continuously on the battlefield is extremely physically demanding, especially during battles that last for days and nights. The competition between the two sides boils down to soldiers' food and ammunition supplies, and in this aspect, we have an absolute advantage.

Half a million cans of food may seem like a lot, but in reality, that's only about 250 tons. Compared to our vast strategic material reserves, that's just a drop in the ocean.

It's important to know that a single transport ship departing from Australia can carry 7000 tons of supplies, enough to support the supplies of an army of 100,000 for a month.

This doesn't even include the supplies Kong Hao brought back via space. In short, we don't lack these things.

After listening, Chu Yunfei nodded in satisfaction. Li Yunlong had told him about these things before; they were the most basic operations.

After the battles began, all the logistical support for the 358th Division was handled by the Independent Column, and their soldiers enjoyed the same treatment as the Eighth Route Army soldiers.

Furthermore, wounded soldiers on the battlefield would receive immediate medical treatment, and seriously wounded soldiers would be sent to field hospitals in the rear.

Faced with this kind of treatment, what else is there to say but to just do it?

This time, we also want to show all the Chinese people that the Jin-Sui Army is not a weak army, and it is just as fierce when fighting the Japanese.

"Commander, there is something else I want to report to you during the march, which I personally believe is very important."

"The liaison officer who was transporting supplies here saw that our troops were carrying a lot of baggage and marching very slowly, so he reported the situation directly to his superiors."

"What I didn't expect was that in just half a day, five thousand modified tricycles were mobilized in one county."

"This tricycle can carry two soldiers and all their equipment at the same time, and can even easily carry a heavy machine gun and the corresponding ammunition for long-distance transport."

"Furthermore, they mobilized ten of those buses to quickly transport all the staff officers and officers of the division headquarters away."

"What should have been a week's journey was completed in just two days at most, and no one showed any signs of fatigue from the long march; they were able to get off the vehicles and immediately engage in combat."

"It must be admitted that the Eighth Route Army's mobilization capabilities were incredibly strong, able to transport so many personnel and equipment to places hundreds of kilometers away so easily,"

"Moreover, their roads are well-maintained, and there are no major bumps along the way, so we can easily reach our destination."

"On the way, I made a special inquiry and found out that these tricycles belong to the transportation teams in the county and villages. They were dispatched in a unified manner after receiving orders."

"The base will provide certain rewards depending on the situation, mainly canned goods and various industrial products. These can also be recorded as contribution points, which will give you great discounts when you buy new things from the base in the future."

"According to the riders, the 5,000 vehicles that came this time are only about half of the number of tricycles in their county."

Having said all that in one breath, Chief of Staff Fang felt a bit thirsty, so he picked up the water glass on the table and took a big gulp before continuing:

"These are just the vehicles used for special transportation. If you add the ordinary two-wheeled bicycles from the villagers, the whole county can easily produce 30,000 vehicles."

"Not only that, there are a lot of repair shops and places to rest and eat along the way, like a large network covering the entire base. It's really terrifying."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei felt a surge of emotion.

In fact, he had already experienced on his way here that this model of public participation in transportation could unleash tremendous energy in a short period of time.

Once the Eighth Route Army troops were engaged in fierce fighting with the enemy on the front lines, they could mobilize a large number of transport teams for logistical support in a very short time, which was extremely convenient and fast.

Li Yunlong once introduced this model at the Independent Column Headquarters.

We have built many warehouses in various strategic locations in our base areas, including large strategic warehouses that can store up to 50,000 tons of supplies at a time.

There are medium and small tactical-level warehouses, with capacities of 10,000 tons and 5,000 tons respectively, which will be activated as needed in war.

Moreover, all kinds of transport teams in the base area are registered, and they can be mobilized immediately to carry out transportation when needed.