RPAGF #293 - Dalyan Shipyard
#293 - Dalyan Shipyard
When the main force of the First Attack Group moved to Jin Dong, the vanguard of the Second Attack Group had already passed through Shanhaiguan.
The Seventh Route Army and the Fourth Attack Group had already swept across Jehol, directly pouncing towards Liaobei. The Seventh Route Army was completely fired up, mixing another part of its main force with the Suiyuan-Mongolian Autonomous Army, starting from Chahar to attack Xing'an Province. The safety of Suiyuan was almost entirely entrusted to the border region's defense, and a mixed regiment from the border region was stationed in Wuyuan.
At this point, the Seventh Route Army really had no other choice. In terms of strength and historical fame, the Seventh Route Army chose the latter, starting to fight the Japanese devils with all its might. If it couldn't become a warlord, then it would prepare to seal the wolf's lair and leave its mark on history!
This Seventh Route Army showed its ruthlessness, personally leading the 35th Army to fiercely attack and relentlessly beat the Japanese devils.
The main force of the 35th Army was now replacing its weapons and equipment, and its main regiments had all become Class A regiments. The border region didn't favor one over the other. Since they were full of sincerity, this side naturally wasn't stingy either, directly allocating the still relatively scarce tanks, giving the 35th Army a tank battalion and an artillery regiment composed of 105mm howitzers and 107 rocket launchers. In addition, the logistics team's trucks were fully equipped, completely able to support the huge ammunition consumption of the 107 rockets. In this way, the 35th Army's advance, except for the marching speed being slower than Li Yunlong's mechanized column, was almost no different!
Relying on its powerful firepower, the north and south lines advanced side by side, reaching Liaobei Province.
The Eighth Route Army showed a strong momentum of sweeping across the Northeast from the very beginning.
"The start is good, but now we need to hurry." After the Northeast strategy began, the Brigade Commander and Staff Officer Ye, who accompanied the army, exchanged the latest situation almost every day, and of course, more often humbly learned about the intelligence information obtained by Staff Officer Ye.
The Brigade Commander didn't care how Staff Officer Ye got those completely top-secret intelligence information, but he knew that there was someone faintly supporting Staff Officer Ye behind the scenes, and even the Brigade Commander could guess who it was.
The punitive city destruction operation launched by the border region against the Japanese devils had a huge deterrent effect on the Japanese devils' headquarters. Now, the Kwantung Army's city defenses didn't dare to mention the word 'street fighting'. All Japanese officers above the rank of captain strictly forbade the use of street fighting.
However, some Japanese devils ran into residential areas to cause trouble after being scattered. But for this kind of small fry, it's not worth mentioning. If they are caught, they will regret being born!
"There's no way, we received intelligence that the Japanese devils are preparing to move the industrial facilities in the Northeast. Although they don't have time to do anything now, I'm afraid that some important industrial facilities will be destroyed, then our losses will be great."
The Brigade Commander took a hand-drawn map of the Northeast's industrial infrastructure and said to Staff Officer Ye, "This is something someone gave me. These infrastructures are the key to the Northeast's take-off. If we lose these facilities, it will take us at least 5 to 8 years to restore the Northeast to its current state. We absolutely cannot allow such a situation to occur."
"The world now is not a kind and peaceful world. There are no partners around us, all of them are wolves," the Brigade Commander said surprisingly, with no good expression towards the Allied teammates.
Staff Officer Ye was shocked. If this idea were to spread out, it would really stir up a hornet's nest!
Of course, this was because the Brigade Commander and Staff Officer Ye were familiar with each other, so they could express their feelings directly in private.
Staff Officer Ye took a deep look at the Brigade Commander and didn't say anything.
"Don't shout so happily about the Allies. In fact, after the war, if we don't have the strength, we still have to stand aside! The lessons of World War I have not been learned by many people," the Brigade Commander directly pointed to the essence, making Staff Officer Ye empathize.
"Because if you are backward, you will be beaten. Because if you are backward, you will be manipulated by others. This battle in the Northeast is not only to open up strategic space for our Eighth Route Army, but in my opinion, it is also to open a door for the nation to stand up and rejuvenate. If we can independently crush the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Northeast, then to the Allies, we are a member they truly value. However, no matter how they looked at us before, at least in the future, they won't just look down on us with old eyes."
The Brigade Commander finally found an opportunity to vent some of the emotions he had accumulated for a long time.
This is a nationalist, very deep and pure.
He didn't interrupt the Brigade Commander's words, and just played the role of a listener.
"Steel plants, machinery plants, power stations, chemical plants, shipyards... These are all things that we must ensure we occupy completely. If there is a choice, Anshan Iron and Steel, Benxi Iron and Steel, Dalian and Fengman Hydropower Station are the top priorities and cannot be lost at all."
The Brigade Commander pointed to the industrial infrastructure above, somewhat excited and impassioned. He was also excited for a long time when he took this picture. This is someone's hard work, and the Brigade Commander naturally cannot let him down.
Now, we must speed up our actions in order to retain these infrastructures before the Japanese devils start moving.
Now that the Japanese devils know that they can't stay here any longer, that's another mentality. They no longer consider construction, but like locusts crossing the border, they will almost completely destroy all the infrastructure in the Northeast. This is a destructive relocation, which is not only to satisfy the Japanese devils' perverted psychology of plundering.
But if we put our eyes on deeper considerations, the Japanese devils also want to stop our development pace and directly cut off the foundation for our development in the Northeast!
Now that we have the ability to completely take down the Northeast, then we only need a few years to build an industrial powerhouse relying on the Northeast and North China.
With the previous capture of Tianjin and Beiping, a rule has been set for the Japanese devils that they must not destroy the city in anger when they are defeated, otherwise the border region will inevitably retaliate against the Japanese mainland with several times the punishment.
Now the Japanese devils have not forgotten the previous pain, so even if they want to move things, they don't dare to think about blowing up the entire city before they leave.
"Dalian Shipyard," Staff Officer Ye looked at the distant peninsula and fell into deep thought. According to the headquarters' combat plan, this is a relatively late target.
I didn't expect the Brigade Commander to value it so much.
"Yes, Dalian Shipyard is our core goal, even more important than taking a province," the Brigade Commander said to Staff Officer Ye in a very firm tone.
"Because this is our hope for shipbuilding. In the future, our dragon clan must be able to go out to truly stand up. If the Japanese devils destroy this place at the last moment regardless of everything, it may take us 5 or 10 years to recover, the price is too high," the Brigade Commander said very excitedly.
Although the current 'Dalian Shipyard' is much worse than in later generations, in this era, Dalian has already built two transport ships with a carrying capacity of up to 7,500 tons!
In this era, it is basically the top level of shipyards.
After the Japanese devils occupied the Northeast, they also invested a lot in shipbuilding in the Northeast, building and occupying multiple shipyards, such as Yingkou Shipyard, Dandong Shipyard, Lushun Dock, Dalian Shipyard, Harbin Shipyard, Senzaki Shipyard, Kobayashi Shipyard, Kaneda Shipyard, and Guandong Shipyard. The rich steel production in the Northeast provides the Japanese devils with raw materials for building ships, which is difficult for the Japanese mainland to do.
The coastal shipyards have also repaired many warships. Among them, Lushun, Dalian, Yingkou and other shipyards not only undertake part of the maintenance work for the Japanese devils, but also can build warships for the Japanese devils, as well as build materials needed by the army.
The Japanese devils sent many shipbuilding engineers to station here, using the labor force in the Northeast to coerce the bottom workers who built these ships like pigs and dogs, and they had to accept harsh inspections every day.
From the beginning of 1942 to August 1945, when the Japanese devils surrendered unconditionally, Dalian Ship Canal produced a total of 11 large and medium-sized freighters with a displacement of 48,240 tons: 2 D-type standard ships of 3,000 tons, 1 ore transport standard ship of 8,100 tons, 3 C-type standard ships of 4,500 tons, and 5 2D-type standard ships of 3,850 tons.
Obviously, Dalian Shipyard's shipbuilding background is still quite high. This level is at least no problem to build the destroyer hull and shell that the Brigade Commander wants.
"Not only the infrastructure of the shipyard, but also the workers of the shipyard, including those Japanese engineers, we must control all of them. Although these Japanese devils are also cunning and insidious, we still have to keep them for the time being. They must contribute to our first generation of shipbuilding before they can be sent back. The Japanese devils have squeezed so much from our country, it is normal for us to take back a little interest," the Brigade Commander said, considering it very carefully.
Only then did Staff Officer Ye understand that the Brigade Commander was also greatly influenced by Ren Laodi, and now he understood that industry comes first.
It's really a great feeling to have such a person as your partner.
"We can also build warships and engage in the navy?" Staff Officer Ye was a little surprised. After all, he had just come out of the mountains and had not lived in a big city for a few days. Suddenly, he started talking about shipbuilding and engaging in the navy. Who wouldn't be confused?
"Of course we can. Someone told me that if we take down Dalian, we will not only build frigates and destroyers, but also aircraft carriers! To build a strong navy, we can never stand up without a strong navy. This is a must for our national rejuvenation!" the Brigade Commander said very affirmatively.
"That's a must!" Staff Officer Ye also became excited. The air force had already seen hope. In the liberated base area, the gradually growing Shenying began to provide strong air recovery for the base area. Now that there is such an opportunity for the navy, Staff Officer Ye can't help but be excited.
"We must do this, and do it well! No matter what, we must try our best to take down Dalian completely!"
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