The expansion plan of the Army was in progress, and Hong Lang had to focus his energy on the components of the Air Force. Hong Lang knew better than anyone else that in the army, as long as the weapons and equipment and the soldiers 'mental strength were improved, his troops would be considered first-class in the entire northeast region.
However, fighting on land was no longer an era where the army could solve all problems. The air force became an important combat strength on the battlefield.
Whether a troop had the support of an air force or not, the final outcome of the war would be completely different.
Hong Lang had been paying attention to his own survival since he came to this time and space. Whether it was to eliminate the bullies and traitors in Guozhuang Village or to defend against the attack of the Japanese army, these were all matters of the army. After these few battles, his army had begun to take shape. With the help of Lin Zheng and Lu Chong, he did not have to worry.
However, in terms of the air force, other than an airport left behind by the Japanese army in Xiaosigou Town, there was no fighter aircraft that could fight. The air force of the Honglang Independent Regiment could be said to be blank.
If Hong Lang wanted to gain a foothold in Rehe and even the northeast region, he would need to develop the army and air force at the same time. Under certain circumstances, the importance of the air force was even greater than that of the ground forces. Otherwise, the Japanese army would only need to gather the remaining troops of the 6th Division and 8th Division in Rehe Province, as well as their air force, and it would be enough to wipe out Hong Lang's forces on the map.
With regards to Tang Yulin's reckless attitude, if the Japanese army attacked him, the best thing he could do was to sit back and watch. If he cooperated with the Japanese army to attack him from both sides, Hong Lang and his independent regiment would not be able to win in the future war against the Japanese army.
The temperature in the control room of the base at night was very comfortable. The bright lighting equipment in the base illuminated Hong Lang's control room. At this moment, Hong Lang was staring at the screen in front of him. There were three simple boxes on the screen, and each box had the information of a plane. However, he did not know which one to choose. He could not decide.
"Commander, it's so late and you're still up?”The chief engineer of the base, Chen Gao, knocked on Hong Lang's door and gently pushed it open. He saw Hong Lang curled up into a ball in the chair, staring at the monitor in front of him.
Hong Lang, whose train of thought had been interrupted, trembled. He immediately turned his head to look at the door. After seeing that it was Chen Gao, he slowly heaved a sigh of relief. "Chen Gao, come in and sit."
"Yes, sir!" Chen Gao closed the door, walked straight to the chair opposite Hong Lang, and sat down. He looked up at the airplane information on the screen. "Commander, are you going to build an air force for the base?”
"Yes, now our territory is getting bigger and bigger. Although our army soldiers are brave, their foot strength is bound to be limited. Moreover, the Japanese planes have been hovering above our heads. If we don't shoot them down, it will always be a huge threat to us.”
"Commander, we can try to expand our air defense forces and build a dense air defense network on the ground. As long as our air defense firepower is dense enough, the Japanese planes won't be able to fly in.”Chen Gao suddenly thought of the air defense tracked vehicle that had already been produced." The combat capability of the air defense tracked vehicle is not bad. Not only can it defend against air, but it can also provide sufficient firepower support for the army. Isn't it better to kill two birds with one stone?”
" You're right." Hong Lang smiled and said," At first, I also wanted the anti-air infantry, anti-air crawlers, and anti-air cannons to form a dense anti-air firepower. However, there are many problems."”
"Commander, what do you think?" Chen Gao felt that Hong Lang's original plan was very good, but why didn't he continue according to that plan?
"There are several aspects to the problem. The air defense forces have already joined the army's combat platoons. If it wasn't for an exclusive order, it would be very difficult for us to hit the troops in a short period of time and form an absolute firepower.”
"The second anti-air cannon is a fixed cannon position, and its coverage of the sky is limited. If there are more aircraft in the sky than the anti-air cannon's carrying capacity, there will be an oversight. Every factory in our base is an important building. If the Japanese hit one of them, we will suffer a huge loss.”
"The third is the anti-air tracked vehicles. The combat vehicles here are all good, but we don't have enough fuel to provide protection. Without a large oil field, we would not be able to motorize and mechanized our troops. Without fuel, our armored troops would not be as agile as the infantry. If we were to run out of fuel at a critical moment, not only would we lose our elite armored troops, but it would also lead to the failure of the entire battle.”
Chen Gao understood Hong Lang's thoughts. These weapons all had their own shortcomings. If he could build his own air force, it wouldn't be difficult.
"I've already sent a construction team to Xiaosigou Town. After repairing the airport there, we'll set up our own air force command center.”Hong Lang made his decision. He immediately opened the military construction unit section of the base and selected the icon of the air force command center. On the icon was a command tower, and a plane flew past in front of the command tower.
air Force command
[Air Force Combat Unit: Construction price: 20000 gold coins, construction area: 300000 square meters, construction time: 15 days (If it is rebuilt on an existing air force airport, the construction time will be 2 days.]）
[Description: Air Force base, airport runway, aircraft maintenance plant, air force weapons and ammunition depot, air force soldier training ground.]
[Description: Due to the excellent performance of the commander in the last battle, his military rank has been promoted to colonel. The Air Force Base is now recommending the construction of Zero fighter jets.]
The Type Zero was famous. This type of fighter jet was the trump card of the Japanese. In the original world, it had caused huge losses to the allied forces.
Hong Lang clicked on the airplane factory icon. The first thing that appeared was the Type Zero.
Type Zero:
The Type Zero fighter plane was a single-seat single-engine flat-wing layout. In the early days of World War II, the aircraft was featured by its small turning radius, fast speed, and long range.
[Weapon System: Two Type 99 Type 1 20mm Machine Guns are installed in the wings, each carrying 60 rounds.] The head of the plane was equipped with two Type 97 7.7mm machine guns, each carrying 300 to 700 rounds.
[Price: 800 gold coins per plane, with a pilot.]
Such vitality and characteristics could be completely applied to his battlefield needs in the early stages. More importantly, Hong Lang was using the plane that the Japanese would invent in the future to deal with the current Japanese. It could be considered as using their own things to deal with their own people. He felt a different kind of joy in his heart.
"This is not bad. We don't have to recruit pilots ourselves. It can meet the needs of our current Air Force.”Hong Lang turned around and asked Chen Gao," Chen Gao, did my gold coins increase in the last battle?”
"Commander, in the last battle, the commander directly wiped out a regiment of Japanese troops. According to the reward set by the base before, the commander received a total of 320,000 base gold coins. In addition, the commander's military rank has been promoted to the rank of colonel, and the corresponding rank has been promoted to the rank of regiment commander.”
" Oh my god, 320,000!" Hong Lang was so surprised that he couldn't close his jaw.
"Commander, this battle wiped out a Japanese regiment in one fell swoop and defeated two regiment leaders. These are all huge military achievements that can be exchanged for a large number of base gold coins.”Chen Gao wasn't too surprised by the gold coins.
"That's great. I thought it would cost a lot of money, but this time, the Japanese will pay for it.”This time, Hong Lang could go all out. It seemed that the more he destroyed the Japanese army, the more combat power he could obtain. With the base gold coins, he could continuously develop his own strength.
"Immediately summon an entire flying group. Each group has three squadrons, and each squadron has eight planes.”Hong Lang counted with his fingers,"A total of 19200 gold coins, plus 800 gold coins. We will have all the fuel, ammunition, and everything the ground crew needs.”
"Yes, sir!" Chen Gao issued a series of orders. Out of the 320,000 gold coins, there were only 300,000 left. A convoy appeared at the entrance of the base, filled with weapons and ammunition needed by the Air Force. The logistics supplies were heading towards the Air Force Command.
Inside Xiaosigou Air Force Base, the staff members who had been waiting there for a long time slowly opened the door of the hangar. A pilot stood beside each plane. The air force base began its daily work to ensure that it could display its normal combat effectiveness in future battles.
In the base, Hong Lang's heart was relieved. With this air force brigade, he would have the right to control the air. In the future, it would be easier to attack the Japanese army.
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