Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 398 Brother Yunfei, let’s have a drink together. We won’t go home until we are drunk tonight

"Brother Yunfei, I really don't have any ulterior motives in this matter. I am just thinking about Brother Chu. For example, the 105mm anti-aircraft guns equipped by our independent regiment are troublesome to move. It takes 20 minutes to deploy them before the battle, which is really a waste of time."

"I'm not afraid to tell the truth to Brother Chu. The 12 105mm anti-aircraft guns we are equipped with are all fixed on the battlefield. They have fixed gun positions for protection and have never moved. It's not that I, Li Yunlong, don't want to move, but there is no way to move. The Japanese fighter planes move very fast. It's simply a pipe dream to want the 105 anti-aircraft guns to chase the Japanese to fight."

"The only weapons we have now that can chase the Japanese are the 20mm and 30mm anti-aircraft guns, which are mounted on special vehicles so they can be fired while moving. But their accuracy is really terrible. They're basically just blind shots, and can only scare the Japanese pilots. Up to now, we haven't shot down a single Japanese fighter plane. This shows how unreliable mobile shooting is." Li Yunlong complained bitterly.

Chu Yunfei didn't know how much truth there was in Li Yunlong's words, but one thing he was sure of was that trying to use anti-aircraft guns to shoot down the Japanese fighter planes was definitely not cost-effective for him at the moment.

"Brother Yunlong, my 358th Regiment only needs limited air defense capabilities. We won't be able to confront the Japanese air force head-on in the next few years. I heard from Brother Yunlong before that anti-aircraft guns can be used to deal with the Japanese infantry and tanks. Brother Yunlong, please tell me about this in detail. Maybe I can use it in the future!"

Li Yunlong had nothing to hide, so he told Chu Yunfei in detail, which made the relationship between the two closer. While the two were talking, more than 50 Japanese fighter planes arrived over Niujiagou, first sending out Zero fighters to circle at low altitude and fire at suspicious places, but found nothing.

Major General Fujiki immediately ordered the bomber group to descend the bombing altitude and dropped the bombs into Niujiagou. Li Yunlong did not foolishly order the anti-aircraft battalion to fight with the Japanese fighter planes. Instead, he waited until the Japanese bombing was over before coming out of the woods where he was hiding with Chu Yunfei.

"Brother Yunfei, it's not that I, Li Yunlong, didn't want to fight, but the ammunition in my hand was not good enough. If I had enough shells, I would definitely fight with the Japanese air force. Now I only have more than 1000 shells in my hand. If I use them for air defense operations, I can only fight for two or three minutes at most. Even if I'm lucky, I can only shoot down one or two Japanese fighter planes. But if I reveal the whereabouts of the troops because of a fight for pride, the losses I suffer will be very great."

Chu Yunfei agreed with Li Yunlong's explanation. In the situation just now, if Li Yunlong ordered the anti-aircraft battalion to fight the Japanese aviation force in order to let him see the effect of anti-aircraft weapons, it would only make Chu Yunfei look down on Li Yunlong. As a commander, he must judge the situation on the battlefield and must not be controlled by emotions, otherwise he will make a big mistake and cause huge casualties to himself.

"Brother Yunlong, your arrangement just now is very appropriate. Niujiagou has been occupied by us now, and it will be very difficult for the Japanese to take it back. Now the only threat we face is from the air. Brother Yunlong, please hurry up and mobilize anti-aircraft weapons and ammunition from the rear. We must quickly arrange Niujiagou into a hedgehog covered with thorns, so that the Japanese air force will not dare to easily send out to target us again."

"Let's find a suitable opportunity to fight the Japanese air force. As long as we can cause considerable damage to the Japanese air force, they will temporarily stop bombing Niujiagou, and you and I can do business with peace of mind!"

Li Yunlong nodded in agreement and took Chu Yunfei to see the armored vehicles, tanks and artillery. They had lunch together at noon. In the afternoon, the two sides began negotiations and started a heated argument over the prices of various materials. They did not reach a consensus until the evening.

"Brother Yunfei, I have asked someone to prepare the food. We have to have a good drink tonight and don't go home until we are drunk!" Li Yunlong invited happily, holding the Fenjiu seized from the residence of the puppet army commander.

Chu Yunfei also had a bottle of Fenjiu in his hand, and replied happily: "Brother Yunlong, I also asked someone to prepare a table of dishes. Our two tables of dishes together will make up a whole table of dishes. We really need to have a good drink tonight. I have prepared a lot of wine. Let's drink to our heart's content tonight!"

Kong Jie and Ding Wei came over with the dishes, and so did Fang Ligong and Sun Ming. Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei carried out a table and placed it in a puppet army barracks that had not been bombed. After putting the food and wine on the table, everyone began to chat and clink glasses, and they didn't stop drinking until 10:30 in the evening.

"Brother Yunfei, let's have a drink together. We won't go home until we are drunk tonight!"

The lights in the independent regiment were bright. Zhao Gang and Lin Zhenhua looked at the material transaction list sent by Li Yunlong. The fatigue on their faces disappeared. After checking the price of each material, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them were busy with the negotiations this afternoon. Fortunately, they finally reached a consensus. The two sides can start trading tomorrow, and the arsenal can start production at full capacity again.

"College student, several of our weapons are not performing well during this field battle. We must start improving them as soon as possible. I estimate that in two months at most, the Japanese will launch a large-scale attack on our base. We must start stockpiling ammunition on a large scale now to prepare for future crises!" Zhao Gang reminded seriously.

Lin Zhenhua has been busy with this matter since yesterday. He replied in a serious tone: "Old Zhao, the improvement of weapons is in progress. It is estimated that it will take ten days to complete. Attacking Ping'an County is not a loss-making business for us. Except for the heavy artillery, all our weapons have participated in actual combat and obtained important parameters, which pointed out the direction for subsequent weapons research and development."

"Previously, our submachine guns used 60-round magazines, which were very inconvenient to carry. This time, we changed it to a 72-round drum magazine. Although there will be some jams, it can maintain the continuity of the submachine gun's firepower, which is more conducive to the survival of the soldiers."

"Our light and heavy machine guns previously used magazines to feed ammunition, which made the firepower of the machine guns unable to be sustained. In the future, the ammunition feeding method will be changed to drums and belts, thereby increasing the firepower output of the troops."

"The twin-engine version of the Raiden fighter has been put back on the agenda. The single-engine Raiden fighter is no match for the Japanese Zero fighter. We can't let the pilots fight desperately every time. I will find a way to solve the technical processing problem and ensure that the twin-engine Raiden fighter can complete the prototype production in ten days."

"Needless to say, the gasoline engines used in tanks and armored vehicles are difficult to start in winter, which has a huge impact on the combat effectiveness of armored forces. I will find a way to develop a diesel engine. As for the diesel shortage, it can only be solved by upgrading the coal-to-oil technology. Before, we could only use coal to synthesize gasoline. In the next two months, I will focus on solving the problem of coal-to-gasoline synthesis and try to complete the upgrade of armored vehicle and tank engines in three months."

"As for the life of the artillery, it is very difficult to solve it at the moment. This is mainly related to our insufficient reserves of rare metals. Once we have sufficient rare metals, the life of the artillery can be quickly solved and can reach 90% of the original factory. As for the remaining 10%, it is too difficult to make a breakthrough in a short period of time because our processing technology is not up to standard. In addition, it will not affect the use of the battlefield. The technical research on it will be temporarily stopped. After our machine tools are upgraded and renovated, many processing problems can be easily solved."

Lin Zhenhua has achieved some results in the research and development of semi-automatic machine tools in recent days. The large amount of rewards obtained from the system came in handy at this time. If he is given another half a year, he will be able to complete the upgrade and transformation of the entire arsenal. By then, the arsenal will be able to produce weapons with better performance.

Zhao Gang had helped Lin Zhenhua manage the arsenal before, and he knew the ins and outs of it. Technological breakthroughs are not just talk, they require real investment of real money. Even though Lin Zhenhua had the help of the system, he still took a lot of detours. This shows how difficult it is to build a basic industry from scratch.

"College students, we need to take our time when upgrading machine tools. We don't need to move fast at each step, but we must move steadily. Only when we accumulate to a certain level can we make great achievements. Our arsenal is developing too fast. Many problems have arisen in recent days. The scrap rate is getting higher and higher, and there have even been several large-scale reworks. We must take this matter seriously. Otherwise, even if we produce weapons and equipment, I'm afraid the soldiers on the front line won't dare to use them."

Lin Zhenhua has also noticed this problem in recent days. It is the consequence of the one-sided emphasis on production some time ago. It must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise it will bring huge trouble to the arsenal's subsequent production.

"Lao Zhao, even if you don't mention it, I still want to talk about this matter. This is not a trivial matter. It is a matter of life and death for our arsenal! Fortunately, this matter has only lasted for more than a month, and we were able to turn the bow over in time. Even if it will affect the output of weapons, we can't hand over shoddy weapons to the soldiers on the front line. This is a red line that cannot be touched. If anyone dares to break it, don't blame me for being ruthless! Strengthening quality control is imminent. Even if there are many obstacles and difficulties, they must be completely resolved. Only in this way can the arsenal produce more advanced weapons and equipment!"