sjar Chapter 650: Whether you like it or not, Taiyuan City must be attacked. This is not a negotiation bu
Chapter 650: Whether you like it or not, Taiyuan City must be attacked. This is not a negotiation bu
Lin Zhenhua continued to persuade earnestly: "Before, you have been saying that I was blinded by victory. I can tell you clearly that my mind is very clear. It is precisely because I am too clear-headed that I understand that we are in crisis now."
"You have always thought that we are taking too big a step, but you have never considered that our Zhaojiayu base does not have a suitable buffer zone. If the rear is unstable, how can we talk about development?"
"In my eyes, even Taiyuan City is a buffer zone and can be abandoned when necessary. However, it makes a big difference whether Taiyuan City is in the hands of the devils or in our hands. If it is in the hands of the devils, relying on the railway line, the devils can get a steady stream of reinforcements. If it is in our hands, we can destroy the railway in the shortest possible time and transport the rails back to the base to solve the shortage of our existing steel production capacity."
"The oxygen-blown top furnace steelmaking technology that I improved can indeed greatly increase steel production, but we do not have enough iron ore supply, which has led to a serious under-production of our steel mills. This has seriously affected the production of our weapons. The situation is already very bad."
"As the person in charge of the arsenal, I know the situation inside the arsenal very well. We are not short of machine tools and equipment. Even if we are not short of them, we can gradually produce them ourselves. What we really lack is raw materials. Although we have stored a lot of them before and arranged many people to open mines, we still cannot meet our needs."
"The mines in the Zhaojiayu base have been explored to the limit. If we want to develop further, we must occupy a larger area. The coal supply alone has reached a bottleneck, and the production of synthetic gasoline is completely half-saturated. This shows how serious the situation is."
"Solving the supply of raw materials for the base is my real purpose of taking Taiyuan City. Not to mention that after we occupy Taiyuan City and Niangzi Pass, we can rely on the terrain for defense. In addition, we have an air force regiment that is not inferior to the 18th Flying Division of the Japanese. We can definitely fight against the Japanese."
"The Japanese are simply not used to our super firepower. Once they find a way to break through, it will become increasingly difficult to capture their positions when our firepower cannot be further strengthened. The Japanese have already taken advantage of us in street fighting. I am sure that they have already started to study street fighting tactics. Once they find a way to deal with us, it will become extremely difficult for us to move forward."
"When we attacked Ping'an County before, despite our superiority in manpower and firepower, the Japanese still fought us with a casualty ratio of 1:1.5. At first I thought it was 1:2, but later after statistics it was 1:1.5. If the Japanese were fully prepared, the casualty ratio of both sides should be around 1:1. With the limited manpower we have, if we really want to fight the Japanese in street battles, it will only take two or three major battles to finish it off."
"To put it bluntly, if we don't take advantage of the extremely favorable opportunity when the Japanese are hit hard by the plague to seize more territory, once the Japanese recover, we will lose the cities we have conquered with great difficulty."
"Don't think I'm exaggerating. The Japanese offensive in the Pacific battlefield is very fierce, and they have won one victory after another. The Allied forces are now in a situation of total defeat. It will take at least a year and a half to reverse the current unfavorable situation, but we don't have that much time. The sooner we drive the Japanese out, the less suffering the people will suffer."
"Whether you think I'm radical or conservative, I'm determined to attack Taiyuan City. If you can't convince me, I'll give you an order as commander. You must take Taiyuan City and Niangzi Pass at all costs to change our unfavorable strategic situation."
No one expected that after such a long period of persuasion, Lin Zhenhua still failed to change his mind. The two sides had a heated debate again, but no one convinced the other. The meeting fell into a stalemate for a while, and the atmosphere was very depressing.
When it was time for dinner, Lin Zhenhua immediately had someone bring in the meal. After the meal, everyone argued for three hours before reaching a consensus and both sides compromised.
"Even if I am only allowed to lead 15000 men, I am still confident that we can capture Taiyuan City. Since the Japanese are very afraid of the plague, let's create a fake plague to deal with them, making them feel insecure. Then we can launch an attack, which will definitely have an unexpected effect."
"I will be responsible for the specific implementation. Don't ask too many questions. In short, we must take Taiyuan City and Niangzi Pass in half a month. This is the military order I have given you. Within half a month, you must strictly follow my orders. If anyone dares to disobey, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Lao Zhao, have the bomb production factory work overtime to continue producing bombs. At the same time, find a way to allocate some people to produce oil barrel bombs to make up for our current shortfall in bomb production. In order to capture Taiyuan City, I have decided to invest thousands of tons of bombs to stun the Japanese first!"
"Old Li, gather all the armored forces we have and reorganize the armored regiment. The day after tomorrow, follow me to leave Shuiquan Oilfield and attack towards Taiyuan City."
"Old Ding, I'm leaving the guarding of three counties and an oil field to you. We must keep them firmly in our hands at all costs. If anything goes wrong, I'll chop off your head!"
"Lao Kong, your mission may seem the easiest, but it is actually the most important. That is to be responsible for the safety of our Zhaojiayu base. Our base is in the Zhaojiayu base. Even if all the troops outside are lost, as long as the Zhaojiayu base is still in our hands, we can make a comeback at any time. The reason why I want to send you back is because I am impressed by your defensive ability. No matter how fierce the battle is in the front, you must ensure the stability of the Zhaojiayu base and never let the Japanese take advantage of it!"
"Captain Chu, the attack on Taiyuan City will be extremely brutal. You must be prepared for the annihilation of the 358th Regiment. I am not kidding you. What I say is true. If you have any concerns, you can withdraw now!"