Chapter 344: Mr. Deputy Minister, I think it is necessary to withdraw the Kwantung Army!
After returning to Hanoi, Cun Yunsheng fell into a busy period again.

This time the main focus is on solving the issue of logistics supply.

In response to this, Cun Yunsheng proposed the construction of a road system.

Although the railway has begun to be built, the speed is too slow.

Compared with railways, highways are faster.

There is no way, the infrastructure cannot keep up, so the logistics supply is too slow.

Although Duan Liguo was responsible for road construction, his efficiency was still too slow.

The main reason is that as the front line advances, the demand for logistics is increasing.

Therefore, Cun Yunsheng naturally disliked Duan Liguo's construction speed.

"It will take some time for the mechanical equipment, but your current construction speed is still too slow." Cun Yunsheng said to Duan Liguo.

"Taking Yangcheng means our next target is Nanyang. Do you know how many soldiers we need? Are there any logistical supplies?"

"If the roads are not smooth enough, the time spent on the road will affect the battle situation on the front line. In Nanyang, the battle is all about logistics. Whoever has sufficient logistics will be invincible."

Cun Yunsheng advised earnestly.

"Sir, the construction speed is not too slow. Roads in other places are built by laborers dragging large stone rollers back and forth, and the speed is already very fast." Duan Liguo looked helpless.

Roads are built in Europe using road rollers, so construction is faster.

But they are short of equipment, and only a few places use road rollers, so the gap is naturally quite large.

It's not that he doesn't want to speed up.

It really can't be faster.

During this period, thousands of workers were killed or injured.

If this continues, I'm afraid there will be a lot of dissatisfaction.

The laborers pushed, pulled, and carried the large stone mills on their shoulders and slowly pushed them to a higher place.

If they were unlucky and encountered people coming down the mountain, they often couldn't stop and some laborers were crushed to death.

Duan Liguo himself is kind-hearted and he cannot do something that does not care about life at all.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng knew what he was thinking and sighed lightly.

The Indochina Peninsula looks pretty good, but in fact the roads are rugged and it is not easy to build roads.

"I will find a way to expand the equipment, but as I said before, we must speed up the construction at all costs."

"Sir, our construction speed is already very fast. We are building railways and highways at the same time. Isn't that enough?" Duan Liguo asked doubtfully.

"Not enough, far from enough. If you want to get rich, you have to build roads first. Don't you see that? The economic development of towns with built roads is very fast, right?"

"People have long forgotten the pain that the war brought them." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

"I understand what you mean, but you proposed to build six lanes?" Duan Liguo looked puzzled.

A six-lane road doesn’t come cheap.

Two lanes is enough of a headache.

Now there is another six-lane road.

It really gave him a headache.

"I just think it's a bit of a waste that even ordinary roads have four lanes. I think two lanes are enough. Four lanes are a complete waste."

"Let alone anything else, the cost of cement for a six-lane road alone is astronomical."

"Cement is still relatively scarce for us at this stage."

"And you also want something that can accommodate military vehicles and heavy tanks, and even take off and land fighter planes when necessary."

Duan Liguo didn't quite understand what he was thinking.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng patted his shoulder and said with a smile.

"No one can guarantee that their airport will never be bombed. What if it is bombed?"

"By then, fighter planes can use this kind of road to take off."

"Ah? You mean that when necessary, we can use these roads as runways?" Duan Liguo was confused.

"Yes, that's what I mean. If necessary, it can be used to launch fighter planes."

"Next, we will attack Southeast Asia, and a huge war will break out with the Japanese army."

"Given the advantages the Japanese army has gained in Southeast Asia, do you think they will give up Southeast Asia?"

"Maybe at that time, all fighter planes will be used to bomb our airport."

"These are all preparations for a rainy day." Cun Yunsheng sighed.

Hearing this, Duan Liguo was silent for a while, but still persisted.

"Sir, I just think that four lanes are really a waste. Even if it's for the military, two lanes are enough. That cement can be used to build more places. After all, the number of kilometers you requested is really too much."

"On the roads that have been repaired, there are few vehicles except military vehicles. Two lanes are enough. On these roads, there are only ox carts, horse carts and small carts. For them, this is too luxurious."

"But you have to admit that transportation is much more convenient now than before, and commercial exchanges are becoming more prosperous. In the past, it took ordinary people an hour or even longer to get to the city."

"Did they not walk fast enough? No, it's because the road is rugged and the journey is slow. But now, look, it only takes half an hour to enter the city, and the circulation of some commodities in various places has also been accelerated a lot."

"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Once the roads are built, everyone can make more money."

“After the roads connecting the towns are built, the next step is that those villages will also need a road. It doesn’t need to be very wide, a single lane will be enough. As long as it can accommodate horse-drawn carriages, it won’t be long before the economy is better and agricultural products will be greatly circulated.”

"For the roads in these villages, they are not that complicated. They do not need such thick cement. Thirty centimeters is enough."

"Build a road for the village?" Duan Liguo was stunned for a long time when he looked at the plan proposed by Cun Yunsheng.

This one hasn’t been completed yet, and there’s another task coming?
How long will it take to complete this?

I'm afraid I'll have to build roads for the rest of my life.

Thinking of this, Duan Liguo's scalp tingled.

According to the previously formulated plan, the first step is to ensure that roads between cities are unobstructed.

It was originally going to be a six-lane road, but cement production couldn’t keep up and it was being consumed too quickly.

Finally, after careful consideration, it was changed to four lanes, which not only reduced consumption but also increased the mileage of the highway.

Of course, there are also some roads with six lanes. According to Cun Yunsheng, they are war-ready airports specifically for use in emergencies.

As for the several cities that have been renovated, commercial development is becoming more and more prosperous.

Because of convenient transportation, people can sell what they produce, or work in factories and earn money to support themselves.

According to Lin Yi's prediction, taxes next month will probably see a horrific increase.

If the roads in the entire Indochina Peninsula were very smooth.

Then there is absolutely no problem with collecting one or two hundred million oceans in taxes a year, or even more.

So when faced with the big promise that Lin Yi had drawn, Cun Yunsheng accepted it.

They even proposed a plan to connect every village to this.

You just moved your mouth, but Duan Liguo's scalp tingled.

He also knew the benefits of building roads in rural areas, but the output of cement plants was indeed limited.

Thinking of this, Duan Liguo looked at Cun Yunsheng and said.

"Sir, do you think it's a good time to build roads in rural areas?" "Are you worried about the insufficient production capacity of the cement plant?"

"Well, cement is needed everywhere now. The road here has not been completed yet, and you proposed to connect every village. This will consume too much cement."

"Don't worry. The Germans have agreed not long ago to send a group of engineers next month. It is expected that there will be thousands of them from all walks of life. They will help us build a preliminary industrial system. For example, the production capacity of cement plants will be further improved."

"At the same time, according to the news from Yangcheng, the factories they seized, including many cement factories, have begun dismantling their equipment and preparing to transport them back, but I refused."

"They will continue to produce and sell it to us at a very low price. Of course, I asked Meng Fanle to bring back half of their workers. This means that in one or two months at most, our industrial strength will usher in a major explosion."

"By then, your so-called worries will be in vain, and our production will even reach a new level."

"Not only that, the asphalt produced by the refinery can also be used to build roads, so the cement consumption is not very high. After the highway is built, we can try to build roads in rural areas."

Hearing this, Duan Liguo was stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face.

I haven't been back for only a month, how come there has been such a big change?
What's more, the Germans actually sent engineers, which was really beyond his expectations.

The more important point that Cun Yunsheng didn’t mention is that there are more and more immigrants.

The land will eventually become saturated, so these people have to be given jobs.

Building roads can create a lot of jobs.

Although the income is not very high, it is still an income. At least it is better than doing nothing at home, right?
Duan Liguo, who figured everything out, was impressed and finally agreed to Cun Yunsheng's plan.

In fact, Cun Yunsheng not only builds roads in Indochina.

We are also planning to build a highway to Guangzhou.

It is also to facilitate communication between the two parties.

Bulk cargo transportation naturally relies on sea transportation.

But roads can increase communication between the two sides.

.........

"Is Yangcheng completely gone? Is the 104th Division confirmed to have rebelled?" At the Japanese Southern Army Headquarters, in the middle of the night, Lieutenant General Tsukada Isao received a telegram and looked at his adjutant in front of him with a dazed face.

It seems to be asking, are you kidding?

That’s Guangzhou.

Just gone?
How is this possible?
There are more than 50,000 Japanese troops near Yangcheng?
Just gone?
And the 104th Division rebelled?

Another damn Osaka businessman?
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, this is true. It was the 104th Division that besieged the 23rd Army Headquarters, resulting in the death of Commander Lieutenant General Nakazono Moritaka. The Chinese Army quickly occupied Yangcheng." The adjutant said quickly.

"The 129th and 130th Divisions are now leaderless, and the headquarters asked us to take over their command."

At this time, Lieutenant General Tsukada Ko had already taken off his pajamas and was pacing back and forth in the headquarters in annoyance.

He is now unsure whether or not to support the 23rd Army.

Logically speaking, there is no need to say much about the importance of Guangzhou.

But now he only has one elite division left.

The rest of the elite troops were in Yamashita Tomoyuki's hands.

If you want to support the 23rd Army, you must draw on elite divisions.

And the cooperation of the navy is also needed.

"Do you think we should send reinforcements?" Tsukada Ko felt that the base camp was a bunch of idiots.

This is clearly a matter of the Chinese battlefield, why should he be asked to clean up the mess?

And they don't even give any support even after cleaning up the mess.

Without support, what can we use to wipe it?

And why did the 104th Division rebel?

He still doesn't understand why the 104th Division rebelled.

This is simply outrageous.

"Commander, what we need to do right now is to increase our troops, but we are short of them now. We must request reinforcements from the headquarters. Otherwise, with our current strength, if we withdraw too many troops, the guerrillas in some places may immediately occupy the towns."

"I know what you said, but there are only new recruits in the base camp now. What's the use of transferring them here? They're okay for maintaining public order, but as for sending them to fight on the front line, they are no match for the Chinese army at all." Tsukada Gong shook his head and said.

He suddenly felt that his peace talks some time ago were right.

However, the demands made by the other party were too high and he could not agree to them.

"If this is the case, I suggest that the headquarters should send out troops from the Kwantung Army." At this point, the adjutant could no longer care about anything else and began to advise.

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Tsukada Isao fell into deep thought again. After all, relying on the power of the Kwantung Army would involve very complicated relationships.

First of all, in terms of rank, the Kwantung Army and the Southern Army are the same, with only a slight difference in organization.

Now I can’t defeat the Chinese army and I need help.

Moreover, he asked the headquarters to order the Kwantung Army to send troops from a long distance.

If the Kwantung Army knew about this, they would definitely mock their incompetence, which would be a huge loss of face.

Moreover, the Kwantung Army has a big appetite. If you want them to help, they will definitely not be willing to do so unless there are enough benefits.

Finally, how many divisions are needed?
Although the Kwantung Army is quite strong.

But such a large territory also needs troops to be stationed there.

How many divisions can be mobilized?
If there are too many, it will definitely have an impact.

If it is less, the effect will not be significant.

And how to march?
Take the railway all the way south?

I'm afraid it will take a month.

This is without any guerrilla harassment along the way.

Whenever there is guerrilla harassment.

Sorry.

That won't be done in a month.

At least two months.

But looking at the current situation, it seems that we can only draw troops from the Kwantung Army.

"I'll call the headquarters and request reinforcements." After weighing the pros and cons, Lieutenant General Tsukada Osamu decided to put aside his pride and call for help.

After receiving the call from Tsukada Kou, Army Vice Minister Kimura Heitaro was silent for a long time.

"Tsukada-kun, you should know that the Kwantung Army is a country that only obeys orders and not announcements."

The Kwantung Army was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Emperor and the Japanese military, but in actual operations, due to its long-term stationing in the Northeast, it had a high degree of independence and autonomy.

In the later stages of the war, as the situation in Japan changed, there may have been some confusion and insubordination in the command and actions of the Kwantung Army.

"Hai, I know, but Your Excellency the Vice Minister, the elite of our Southern Army have been transferred to India, and the rest are all third-line divisions. We can suppress those indigenous riots, but we are powerless facing the elite Chinese Army." Tsukada Gong put on a very humble attitude.

Hearing this, Kimura Heitaro fell silent again.

"I understand what you said. I will discuss with the Prime Minister to see if we can transfer two divisions from the Kwantung Army to the south."

"Hayi, thank you so much."

(End of this chapter)