inspire-indiana Chapter 531 Engineer Column
Chapter 531 Engineer Column
Northeast in August
In the mountains and forests, trees sprouted tender green buds, as if gently touched by nature, a fresh feeling. The breeze blew, and the leaves rustled, as if whispering the story of spring.
Mulan Special District, Bin County, Yonghe Township,
The breeze in early spring still carries a hint of chill.
The honest and simple farmers from Northeast China all came to their own wheat fields early.
They pushed the carts filled with fertilizers with steady and powerful steps. When they reached the edge of the field, the farmers stopped, bent down, skillfully picked up a handful of white fertilizer, and spread it evenly on the field. The fertilizer drew arcs in the air, just like the beautiful expectation of a good harvest in their hearts.
The sowing has begun and farmers have started to apply base fertilizer to the fields.
These base fertilizers are the products that Mulan Fertilizer Factory just rolled off the production line last month. They are rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the pilot project, all fertilizers will be supplied at cost price this year!
South Bank of Songhua River,
Bin County, Niaohe Township Ferry,
The roar of the engine hums,
More than 1 officers and soldiers from the st Regiment of the Pontoon Bridge Brigade of the East China Field Engineering Corps are conducting an exercise in building a temporary steel bridge!
The river was rough and the water was rushing.
The engineers first conducted a careful survey and measurement of the river surface and the surrounding environment to determine the best location for the bridge. Carrying various tools and equipment, they busily shuttled back and forth along the river.
Some engineers quickly put inflatable rubber boats into the water and used them to set up steel cables connecting the connecting rods to prepare for the subsequent bridge-building work.
On the shore, more than ten trucks unloaded stones into the mud and were throwing stones to squeeze out the silt. After throwing the stones, the trucks continued to pull in more than ten trucks of gravel. Two excavators kept swinging their arms to slowly flatten the stones and gravel!
Afterwards, a road roller came up to roll the ground repeatedly, and then continued to scatter gravel until the roadbed on the shore became stable!
Then, the crucial step of building the bridge began.
Two truck cranes extended their long booms.
The prepared bridge components are erected on the rubber boat and spliced together one by one. These components are all made of alloy steel and have high strength and durability.
The first bridge to be erected is the smaller and lighter leading bridge, which provides support and balance for the subsequent heavier wheel bridge to avoid uncontrollable situations during the erection process. With the assistance of the leading bridge, the wheel bridge gradually crosses the river.
The main body of the rut bridge is composed of two parallel metal treads, forming a path for tracks and tires to pass through. The treads are placed on inflatable pontoons to ensure that the bridge can float on the water.
After the bridge was built, the engineers also needed to manually build a springboard to allow vehicles and pedestrians to pass smoothly. During the entire construction process, the engineers worked closely together and gave full play to their professional skills and team spirit.
After more than six hours of intense work!
Finally, a sturdy rut bridge was successfully built on the river.
Ten-wheeled trucks lined up and quickly passed through the river, testing the effectiveness of the bridge!
Yu Jie, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the Pontoon Brigade and the former deputy manager of Bin County Construction Company, looked at his watch and shouted,
"The exercise is over! Disband!"
There was an expression of dissatisfaction on his face!
This is the first time that the pontoon bridge brigade has built a temporary steel bridge! This temporary steel bridge can withstand a load of 40 tons and can ensure the transportation of heavy equipment of the troops in wartime!
This kind of steel temporary bridge, also known as the rut bridge, is a steel structure floating bridge that can also be built on land! This is a new production line that Yin Xinjun's space acquired in February.
Through this production line, he also acquired a new practical tool, the car crane, which uses diesel as power. This mobile lifting tool is very practical and has a wide range of applications!
After hearing the commander's order, the soldiers immediately took action. They first removed the connecting parts, and then used a crane to lift the bridge structure piece by piece onto the car!
After the spring thaw, the Songhua River becomes very busy with shipping. After all, water transportation is cheaper than railroad!
For this bridge-building exercise, the SAR government only approved a 10-hour closure time, so after it is over, Yu Jie must restore navigation as soon as possible!
Harbin, Shuangcheng, East Field Army Headquarters,
A man walked back and forth in front of a map with his hands behind his back!
The Chief of Staff of the East Field Army held the telegram and read it word by word:
"A, we agree with your idea of attacking Changchun first. We can order the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army to send three columns to the area east of the Chengde-Beijing line, or possibly to the area east of Chengde, to play a supporting role in the battle."
B. The reason we agree with you to attack Changchun first is that it is more advantageous to attack Changchun first than to attack other places first, not because it is particularly disadvantageous or there are insurmountable difficulties. The difficulties you mentioned in attacking near Shenyang, attacking near Jinzhou, attacking the Jinyu section, and the difficulties in entering the pass are just imagined difficulties and may not exist in reality.
There was a silence.
After a while, a voice sighed and said,
"Now the superiors mean that we can advance steadily from north to south, but it would be better to go south to Jinzhou and directly close the door for the enemy to retreat back to the interior!"
Since February 2, the East Field Army has been reporting and consulting with the Central Committee on the next operational plan.
Since Chiang Kai-shek's troops in Northeast China have retreated to the three major cities of Changchun, Shenyang and Jinzhou, the Northeast Field Army now has no battles to fight!
"How will we ensure the supply of food, fodder and ammunition for our army heading south to Jinzhou? The baggage transport line could be cut off by the enemy at any time!"
"If it doesn't work, then just transport the supplies over first!"
"After solving the food problem, the second problem arises. Can the three columns of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army hold back the 50 Chiang Kai-shek troops in North China? If they can't, the situation we face will be extremely dangerous!"
There was silence again. Everyone understood.
As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature, no one can convince him!
"Since the Central Committee has agreed that we should attack Changchun first, let's start preparing for the attack on Changchun!"
The man did not give a direct answer, but suddenly asked,
"How are the planes at the Magnolia Arsenal doing now?"
"The aircraft has not yet rolled off the production line, but it is understood that the first batch of aircraft to roll off the production line are also trainer aircraft, and fighter aircraft will be produced at least in August!"
"too slow!"
"It's already pretty fast. In just over a year, I've already started building airplanes. I couldn't even think about it before!"
The Chief of Staff added,
“从2月份开始，木兰兵工厂的生产开始加速了，2月份出厂各类车辆430辆，3月份出厂550辆，4月份出厂达到了690辆！其中坦克已经出厂146辆！”
A voice added,
"It is said that Yin Xinjun has expanded the 1st Assault Group to two tank regiments, and the 1st Battle Group also has two armored infantry regiments under its command! This means that our East Field Army will have two more fast columns, and we will have a better chance of taking Jinzhou!"
"I know this, but in modern warfare, whoever controls the air superiority will take the initiative on the battlefield. Don't forget that the Americans can continue to provide all kinds of equipment to Jiang's army!"
The other two sighed inwardly. They also knew that under the current circumstances, it would be difficult to convince him with his cautious character!