Mining fields had been built in Miyi County, Dechang County, Huili County, Huidong County, Yanbian County, Mianning County, Xide County and other major iron ore distribution areas in Panzhihua City and Xichang area. The iron and steel base in Yanyuan County was also being expanded, and the second phase of the project was being carried out.
If the second phase of the project was completed, it was estimated that the annual production of steel would exceed one million tons. At present, the speed of training steel workers was getting faster and faster. Steel manufacturing was not a very high-tech job. Those who needed technology were completely replaced by Red Alert engineers. They all had very rich knowledge and experience.
It was estimated that the second phase of the project would take about half a year to complete and start production. This time was not fixed and it was very likely that it would be completed ahead of schedule.
The entire Liangshan Prefecture and Panzhi Prefecture were in the midst of construction. At the same time, Chu Zian had also established the Sichuan interim government. This also meant that he had officially announced to the outside world that he had established his own independent forces and was not dependent on any party.
In the direction of Shimian County, Liu Xiang's troops retreated after attacking for a few days. They did not touch anything except for thousands of bodies. This also made Liu Xiang understand that Chu Zian seemed to be someone he could not afford to offend.
This also filled him with a sense of crisis. Chu Zi 'an's existence directly threatened his position, but he could not do anything to Chu Zi' an. With hundreds of thousands of troops, this made him feel powerless.
Therefore, he ordered his troops to set up a defensive line in Hanyuan County and the Dadu River. He planned to take a defensive stance. This was his only solution at the moment.
Almost two months had passed, and Sichuan seemed to have returned to peace during these two months. There was no conflict between Chu Zian's Sichuan interim government and Liu Xiang, but those who knew the inside story knew that this was just the calm before the storm.
Chu Zian's strong rise made many people think that it was a battle between two tigers. No matter what the situation was, one of them would be hurt. Of course, it was also possible that Liu Xiang was ousted and the king's flag on the top of Sichuan City was replaced again.
In the past two months, Chu Zian had made some adjustments to the military establishment, and the Second Red Alert Division and the Third Red Alert Division had also been successfully established. The size of the air force had also expanded to 300 aircraft.
Apart from the first division, which was a motorised infantry division, the other two were light infantry divisions.
With the current oil reserves, it was enough for the army of nearly 60,000 people to use for a year and a half. After all, Chu Zian had used up all the exchange quota for resources every day, and these resources were stored.
Although the speed of the motorcycle infantry division was very fast in the terrain of western Sichuan, it was not as convenient as the light infantry division. In addition, the Red Guards of these two divisions were mainly middle and high-level officers. Their combat strength was not high, but their firepower was very strong. Now, they could only use firepower to cover up the lack of quality of the soldiers.
The Light Infantry Division was composed of three steps and one cannon. There were also the Engineer Battalion, Guard Battalion, Communication Company, Air Defense Battalion, etc.
The Artillery Regiment under the division was still composed of four battalions and one company, with three 105mm howitzers, one 75mm infantry artillery battalion, and one 88mm anti-aircraft artillery company.
Each infantry regiment had 2600 soldiers. Unlike the mechanized infantry divisions, the infantry regiments were not equipped with 75mm infantry cannons. Instead, they were equipped with more mortars. Similarly, each regiment was equipped with 180 trucks.
The artillery force was still very strong. The total strength of the entire division was about 15600 people. This was considered a large establishment, and it also reflected Chu Zian's big artillery doctrine. Even the ordinary infantry division was still equipped with powerful artillery.
In addition to these three divisions, Chu Zian also formed an independent tank regiment, separating the armored battalion from the Red Alert Division. If it weren't for the mountainous area in western Sichuan, which was not suitable for armored forces to deploy, he would definitely form a tank division. There was absolutely no opponent in Sichuan, but even an armored brigade was very powerful.
The independent tank regiment consisted of three tank battalions, one logistics support battalion, and other auxiliary forces. Each tank battalion had 25 BT-7 light tanks. The entire tank regiment had a total of 75 tanks and a total of about 2000 people.
The original 54 tanks under the tank battalion were completely strengthened, and the standard tank battalion configuration was 25.
Originally, Chu Zian had planned to build an artillery division, but due to the lack of military strength, he could only give up on this tempting idea. Moreover, Chu Zian was not satisfied with the performance of the current artillery. He could only wait to unlock the next level of technology before he could have a satisfactory artillery.
Moreover, based on the current road conditions in China, large artillery was not very suitable. It seemed that he could only realize this idea in the future.
The two infantry divisions and the independent tank regiment had completed their training. It was time to attack.
Not only the army, but the air force was also ready. In just two months, they had expanded by 200 fighter planes.
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