Before the expansion of the Air Force, there were less than 100 fighter planes, a fighter jet group, a dive bomber group, a heavy bomber squadron, and a transport aircraft group.
Other than the Guangdong Army and the Central Army, the major warlords did not have a large air force. Even the more advanced Guangdong Army only had a total of 100 fighter planes.
Therefore, there was no need to keep the fighter jets that were too large. Therefore, they only equipped two battalions of 96 FF-109 fighter jets.
They were also equipped with 4 Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber units, 2 B-17 bomber units, and a C47 transport unit. With a total of 300 fighter planes, they were already the strongest air force in China.
Currently, the 1st Division of the Red Guards had moved to the area around Shimian County, the 2nd Division of the Red Guards was gathering in Zhaojue County, and the 3rd Division of the Red Guards was the general reserve team for this attack.
They were responsible for supporting the troops in both directions at any time. Moreover, the local area also needed troops to defend. At most, they could only take out a regiment of troops as a reserve.
Now, Chu Zian was ready to recruit reserve forces. Their main role was not only to serve as the reserve force of the army, but also to serve as the garrison force.
The active duty troops were specialized combat troops. This way, they could get rid of the complicated work of local defense and concentrate on preparing for war.
Chu Zian gave this battle plan a name, Operation Southwest Storm. He hoped that the troops would be able to sweep through the entire southwest like a storm. This time, the goal was to take down the entire Sichuan region.
For this, he would need to mobilize more than 50,000 troops, and he would be facing Liu Xiang's army of more than 100,000. Although he was outnumbered, Chu Zian was confident that he could take down the entire Sichuan. As long as he completed this mission, he would be able to unlock the level two base.
Level 1 bases were completely within the range of novices. This could be seen from the current level of technology. The highest technology was available in the current world, and it did not exceed this era.
It was already early November. After two months of development, the changes in Xichang and Panzhi were not small. When Chu Zian took down these two areas, it was just the end of autumn sowing. Many areas had caught up with autumn sowing, and now they had begun to harvest.
In the past two months, the two regions had changed a lot. Many roads had been built, and the Chinese people were hardworking. In order to build these roads, they worked day and night, and some even paid the price with their lives.
The road to the north had been widened, and the motorised and mechanized troops could travel without any problems.
This period of dormancy had shifted the attention of the outside world. After all, they did not pay much attention to Chu Zian. Many people were not optimistic that Chu Zian could defeat Liu Xiang and drive him off the throne of King of Sichuan, including Long Yun of the Dian Army.
The main reason why Chu Zian left so many troops to defend was to defend Long Yun, which was completely adjacent to him. Although he had no intention of attacking him at the moment, he had to be on guard.
This period of hibernation also made Liu Xiang relax his vigilance. Anyway, he also understood that it was impossible to attack Chu Zian. Just the dozens of cannons and the large number of fighter planes were enough to make him unable to rush over.
This was definitely supported by the Reaper Arms Company. Otherwise, Chu Zian would not have such powerful weapons and equipment.
The appearance of the Death Armament Company also attracted the attention of some countries. After all, the Death Armament Company's firearms had always been sold among the major warlords. It was difficult for them not to notice.
However, because it was located in the southwest and in a remote area like Western Sichuan, the intelligence forces of the foreign powers were not strong enough to infiltrate this area. They did not find anything.
The Death Armament Company sold all kinds of weapons. They had weapons from all countries, but there was no clue at all. Each country could only investigate their own arms dealers, but they did not find anything. They could only leave it at that. Anyway, the scale did not seem to be very large, and most of the weapons sold were light weapons.
Even if there were cannons, they were only small and medium-sized cannons with a caliber of 105mm and below. These cannons were all outdated cannons.
His own weapons were not particularly advanced. How could Chu Zian buy advanced weapons for those warlords? These warlords were his future enemies. Buying advanced weapons and equipment for them was equivalent to funding the enemy.
If it weren't for his lack of funds, he definitely wouldn't have sold weapons and equipment on such a large scale. Although weapons and equipment were profitable, they weren't as profitable as the drugs that Chu Zian sold. Moreover, the drugs weren't as sensitive.
In order to sell drugs, Chu Zian had even set up a pharmaceutical company called Southwest United Pharmaceutical Company. Now, the stores in the country had covered the entire Southwest.
This pharmaceutical company was not established by the government, but was solely owned by Chu Zian and operated in secret. He was also leaving a way out for himself.
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