Chapter 273 How to Improve Combat Power! (Second Update!)
"Mine-laying guerrillas?" When Zhang Fakui received the telegram, he was stunned at first, and then after being reminded by his subordinates, he remembered the mine-laying guerrillas that were active in the waters behind the enemy.

The main purpose was to cut off the Japanese army's water transportation.

The results are pretty good.

But the key issue is that they belong to the navy.

His hands can't reach that far.

"Unless the Sichuan Army can provide warships, it will be very difficult to recruit them." Xia Wei has a certain understanding of this mine-laying guerrilla team.

That's because the main force of the Guangxi clique was active at the junction of Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces, so they naturally knew about this guerrilla force.

"Provide warships? Those guys in the navy have too big an appetite." Zhang Fakui was speechless.

"Didn't the telegram say that mine-laying ships could be provided?" Xia Wei pointed at the telegram. Didn't it say that mine-laying ships could be provided?

"Even if I give it to you, how are you going to transport it back? Do you have fuel? And how many torpedoes can you have?" Zhang Fakui said unhappily.

"Have you ever fished before? This is the bait used to lure those navy guys into falling for it."

"That has nothing to do with us. All we have to do is pass the message to them. As for whether they come or not, it is not up to us to decide." Xia Wei spread his hands. What does this have to do with them?

Hearing this, Zhang Fakui was stunned. That’s right.

What does this have to do with him?

I am just a mouthpiece.

After thinking it through, Zhang Fakui then asked seriously.

"What do Li Bai and the others say?"

"In principle, I naturally agree with the Sichuan Army's proposal, but some parts need to be modified." Xia Wei said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhang Fakui frowned slightly and asked in disbelief.

"Modify what."

"Weapons distribution." Xia Wei said quickly.

"Commander Zhang, I'm not making this up. This is a telegram from Commanders Li and Bai. You can take a look."

As he said this, he handed the telegram over, but Zhang Fakui did not take it. Instead, he looked at him.

"Li Bai and the other two have great ambitions, but sometimes their virtues do not match their positions."

This meaningful sentence made Xia Wei stunned. He didn't know whether it was an ancient saying or had a specific meaning.

"I have no objection to the weapons distribution. I am no longer interested in these things. If it weren't for the Japanese invasion, I would have wanted to go home and farm long ago." Zhang Fakui has long since become indifferent to fame, wealth and power over the years.

After all, the legitimate troops were dismembered and betrayed.

Anyone else would have given up long ago.

But for him now, he has already become indifferent to it.

"Commander Zhang, the Guangdong and Guangxi regions cannot do without you." These words were spoken sincerely. After all, in terms of prestige, Zhang Fakui was absolutely very high.

"Okay, stop flattering me. I'm not from your Guangxi clique, and I have no objection. But you have to communicate with the other two people yourself." Zhang Fakui rolled his eyes and then said again.

"It's not so easy to get the Sichuan Army's things. Naturally, you have to pay a certain price. I looked at the map these days. It's not so easy to transport the hungry people here intact. The blockade of the Japanese-occupied area is very strict."

"So what do you mean?" Xia Wei seemed to have guessed the other party's thoughts and asked puzzledly.

"Let's fight a new battle and completely connect this railway." Zhang Fakui said, pointing to Jiangcheng on the map.

"Ah?" Xia Wei was completely confused. Attack Jiangcheng?
Although the Japanese army voluntarily abandoned some defense areas during this period, important places like Jiangcheng were still in their hands.

After all, this is the thoroughfare of nine provinces. Controlling it means controlling most of China.

So there are a lot of Japanese troops stationed here.

Now Zhang Fakui intends to launch a new battle.

In that case, the scale would be at least several hundred thousand.

Even higher.

A battle of this magnitude is definitely not something that a small theater commander can decide.

It must be approved by the person in Shancheng.

Seeing Xia Wei's puzzled expression, Zhang Fakui immediately understood what he meant.

"Are you worried that the scale of the battle will be too large and that the person in Shancheng will intervene?" Zhang Fakui asked with a smile.

"Yes, his military command level is at most at the battalion and company level. If he intervenes, the outcome of the battle..." Xia Wei hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his thoughts.

"Hahahaha..." Zhang Fakui couldn't help laughing, and then continued.

"It's not so easy to start a battle. This is just the current plan. Without sufficient weapons and equipment, the gap between us and the Japanese army is still too big."

"If the U.S. aid can continue, we can consider launching a counterattack in a year or two at most."

"Then you..." Xia Wei wanted to say, since the battle is not so easy to start, why should we propose to organize a new battle.

"The prerequisite for that person to command the battle is that he is willing to deploy more of his own troops."

"What if this battle was initiated by our so-called ragtag army? Even if that person wanted to command, he would not be qualified." Zhang Fakui sneered.

Upon hearing this, Xia Wei's eyes lit up. If this was the case, their Gui clique could indeed take the opportunity to expand their territory in this battle.

However, if one wants to fight against the Japanese army as a ragtag army, the number of troops required is not a small number.

Especially the logistics supply is even more terrifying.

"According to my estimation, with 100,000 elite American-equipped troops and 200,000 second-line troops, as long as they coordinate properly, there will be absolutely no problem in taking Jiangcheng." Zhang Fakui analyzed calmly.

"One hundred thousand elite soldiers with American equipment?" Xia Wei couldn't help but gasp.

He even once suspected that Zhang Fakui had a mental problem.

Do you know what it means to have 100,000 elite American-equipped troops?
"Yes, one hundred thousand elite soldiers equipped with American weapons." Zhang Fakui nodded solemnly.

"Captain Zhang, don't you know what a hundred thousand elite soldiers mean?"

"And they're all American equipment? As far as I know, the expeditionary force in India has not yet completed its reorganization." Xia Wei thought it would be better to let this guy calm down a little.

"I know, it's just Du Yuming's 100,000 expeditionary forces." Zhang Fakui sneered.

"Without 100,000 elite troops with American weapons, it is absolutely wishful thinking to want to take Jiangcheng. Although the Japanese army has drawn some elite troops, their combat effectiveness is not comparable to ours."

"After so many years of fighting, our elite troops have long been depleted, and the military quality of our soldiers today is obviously not as good as before the war."

It has to be said that Zhang Fakui still has some military capabilities, at least Xia Wei doesn't think there is any problem with that.

"So, we can only find a way to make up for the gap in weapons, so as to shorten the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides."

"You're right, but where can we get so many American weapons and equipment?" Xia Wei said helplessly.

"The Sichuan Army." Zhang Fakui said, pointing directly to the south.

"Commander Zhang, these are 100,000 pieces of American equipment, not the equipment for your regiment." Xia Wei felt that Zhang Fakui must have lost his mind.

Can the Sichuan Army produce 100,000 American weapons and equipment?

What a joke!
With such a rich family background, why are they still hanging around in the south?
Seeing Xia Wei's look of disbelief, Zhang Fakui didn't explain much.

"I am going to expand my guard regiment."

Hearing this, Xia Wei's brain froze instantly. Expand the guard corps?

What is this intended to do?
Make a comeback?

"You are too weak, so some people don't take you seriously."

"With your expansion of the army, I'm afraid that person in Shancheng won't be able to sleep at night." Xia Wei clicked his tongue.

Who knows, Zhang Fakui shook his head and said.

"Don't worry, there won't be many. It's just for self-protection." "The battle of Jiangcheng must be fought, otherwise the cost of transporting the hungry people will be too high. It will be much easier if this railway is opened."

"Since the Sichuan Army has proposed this condition, they must be prepared to pay a huge price."

"What you and I need to do now is to expand our army, train and equip, and receive more equipment."

Hearing this, Xia Wei seemed to understand.

"Haven't there been some hungry people coming from the north recently? The number is not large, about a few thousand people. Let's send them to the Sichuan Army first to show our sincerity." Zhang Fakui said, pointing to the hungry people in Liuzhou area.

"Yes." Xia Wei nodded.

...............

"The Fourth War Zone has a really big appetite. They want to launch the Battle of Jiangcheng, and they need so many American weapons and equipment. Why don't they just rob them of American weapons and equipment for 100,000 people?" Meng Fanle looked at the telegram sent by the Fourth War Zone and said speechlessly.

One hundred thousand people may seem like a lot, but actually there aren't that many. There are probably only five or six American-equipped divisions. If the Sichuan Army grits its teeth, it can still produce them within three months.

"He wants to take over Jiangcheng by himself and completely prevent the person from Shancheng from interfering." Cun Yunsheng naturally saw through the other party's thoughts and couldn't help but sigh.

This idea is indeed bold.

I just hope that the Sichuan Army can provide 100,000 American weapons and equipment.

"Commander, do you think it's possible?" Meng Fan looked confused and felt that this was simply impossible to achieve.

"Of course it is still possible. After all, the man in Shancheng hopes that all these local miscellaneous troops will die." Cun Yunsheng nodded.

"So do you agree to the other party's request?" Meng Fanle continued to ask.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was silent for a while.

The main thing is to calculate the family assets.

With the current production capacity of Gold Finger, it is likely that one and a half regiments of American equipment, mainly light weapons, can be produced in a week, and one and a half divisions, or more than 10,000 people, can be equipped in a month.

Taking into account the current production capacity of military factories, it can be stabilized at around two and a half divisions per month.

Because the production capacity of military factories is increasing every day.

One hundred thousand people may seem like a lot, but in reality there are only five or six divisions.

It can be provided in two or three months.

Plus the Guangxi clique needs a certain amount of preparation time, so it should be just right.

However, this would delay the expansion of the Sichuan Army and the implementation of a series of plans.

The only way to solve this problem right now is to increase the production capacity of military factories, which takes time and cannot be rushed.

All that's left is the gold finger.

But only by destroying more Japanese troops can the rank of Gold Finger be promoted, and the number of times trees are cut down will also increase.

"Then the only way is to attack Borneo," Cun Yunsheng muttered in his heart.

Before that, what needs to be done is to expand the army.

According to Stilwell's order, the Sichuan Army Corps still had too few troops and needed more soldiers.

As for how to expand the army, he doesn't care.

The only requirement is that enough soldiers can be available when he gives the order.

"If the Fourth War Zone captures Jiangcheng, it will be of great help to us, so we must agree to their request. But it is not a free gift. They need to pay real money." Cun Yunsheng said.

What a joke!
He doesn't have the wealth of the Americans, so how dare he make such boasts?

Moreover, he planned to ask Stilwell for reimbursement for all these.

fine!

Now Stilwell can’t get it out!
It doesn’t mean you can’t take it out later.

According to Stilwell's request, once one million natives were sent over, it would only be a matter of time before the canal was dredged.

With so many people, it’s enough for the British to build another canal.

Therefore, he must take advantage of this period of time to expand his foundation.

"How is the conscription speed around Hanoi?" Cun Yunsheng asked with concern.

"Most of it has been cleared, but there are still so many unowned lands and houses left. How do we deal with it?" Meng Fanle reported.

"It's very simple. Aren't we sending here a group of hungry people? Let them settle down here and distribute fields to them. In addition, I plan to distribute land to all the officers and soldiers." Cun Yunsheng suddenly came up with a method he had been thinking about for a long time.

How to improve the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the troops.

This is the question that Cun Yunsheng has been thinking about during this period.

When he was in Zenda, he improved the morale of the troops by providing high welfare, supplementary military pay, and American equipment.

Whenever there was a battle, he would rush forward without any hesitation.

But during this period, after his investigation, he found that the combat effectiveness of the troops began to decline seriously.

Even if we increase the intensity of training, it will only be like that.

Even though the welfare benefits are already very high, they still cannot be improved much.

According to the guerrilla progress, morale has reached a bottleneck at this time, and it is difficult to improve it by relying on these external things.

Therefore, we must find another way.

But after referring to many examples, Cun Yunsheng felt that none of them were realistic.

Finally, I think dividing the land will be more effective.

The reason for doing this is simply because I feel that the combat effectiveness of the troops is improving too slowly.

He must make the soldiers dare to fight, enjoy fighting, and not be afraid of fighting.

"Commander, how are you going to divide it?" Meng Fanle asked puzzledly.

"Did you buy it from China with your own money?"

It’s no wonder that Meng Fanle had this doubt, as he never thought about dividing Hanoi’s land.

"Where is this place?" Cun Yunsheng asked with a smile.

"Hanoi." Meng Fanle asked in confusion.

"Where was it before?"

"Cochin?"

After all, Meng Fanle was well-read and not a fool, so he immediately understood what Cun Yunsheng meant.

"Are you going to give the land in Hanoi to those officers and soldiers?"

"Why not?" Cun Yunsheng asked back.

"The Zhennan Pass is in front of us. That's where Mr. Liu fought against the French army."

"So, this place has been ours since ancient times."

"What are you worried about about dividing our own land?"

Ok!

These words left Meng Fan speechless.

Because what it said does make sense!
He didn't know how to refute it.

"Don't worry about this or that. It's really sad to see so much land left barren. We should also learn from Du Yuming and others and work hard to provide ourselves with enough food and clothing." Cun Yunsheng said meaningfully.

(End of this chapter)