Chapter 248 No one can capture Hanoi before the French surrender! Hou Xifan never thought that his companions would one day fly fighter planes, tanks, and warships. Isn't this a joke? As a result, Cun Yunsheng's words directly silenced him. “Are you literate?” Just ask you if you can read or not. As long as you can read, you can open it. There is indeed nothing wrong with this. Compared to those big-headed soldiers who cannot read a word, these literate mechanics really have no problem flying airplanes and tanks. Especially for those who drive tanks, the operating principles of both sides are not difficult.
As long as you can drive a tractor, you can drive a tank. As for warships, they may require some skills, but they are still much better than big soldiers who cannot read a single word. And there are many people doing repairs here. How strong are the . military’s damage control troops? The US military's damage control level can be said to be the best in the world, and it is nicknamed "krypton gold damage control". Many times, damage control is even a key factor - in the early days of the Pacific War, if it were not for the incredible damage control, the US fleet would have been wiped out long ago. For example, in the previous Battle of the Coral Sea, a bomb hit the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, penetrated four decks and exploded. The ship's hull cracked, oil leaked and caught fire, the boiler failed, and the keel was damaged... It was directly judged as "sinked" by the Japanese aircraft. However, the crew quickly extinguished the fire, repaired the deck, and returned to Pearl Harbor dragging a 10-mile-long oil trail. Technicians judged that it would take 90 days to repair the Yorktown, but the Japanese army was about to attack, and Nimitz ordered it to be repaired in 3 days! So, there was a power outage in Honolulu, and headlights were erected around York City. Repairs were carried out day and night...it was actually repaired in three days! In the subsequent Battle of Midway, the Yorktown was hit by three more bombs, lost power, and communications were interrupted. The damage control team quickly restored power to 16 knots. But at this time, the Japanese torpedo planes attacked, and the Yorktown was hit by two mines. It lost all power, the steering gear was stuck, and it tilted 26 degrees to the left. The captain ordered the ship to be abandoned. However, it drifted all night and did not sink! So Fletcher ordered the crew to return to the Yorktown to continue the rescue, with the destroyer providing power, pumping water, and putting out the fire. Seeing that he was about to succeed, he was hit by two torpedoes from the submarine No. 168. This time it was really desperate, and the captain ordered to abandon the ship for the second time. Although Yorktown did not survive, the crew's survival rate exceeded 90%! The reason why so many crew members can survive is because of the damage control troops. Otherwise, no matter how fast the . military builds warships, it will be in vain if there are not enough crew members. Why the Japanese army began to switch from offense to defense after the Battle of Midway? It was not because the crews suffered heavy losses. Even if there were enough warships, it would be useless without enough crews. So Cun Yunsheng really valued these Nanqiao mechanics.
Other than that, I hope to be able to connect with overseas Chinese organizations in Malaysia. Especially the person in charge of the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Association for Relieving Refugees from the Motherland. This person’s influence is very great. His telegram received a response from three to four thousand aspiring young people calling on him. If we can catch up with each other, the development of the Sichuan Legion will probably be smoother. You must know that there are more than 8 million overseas Chinese in Nanyang. More importantly, many of these eight million overseas Chinese are literate. This is terrifying. However, Cun Yunsheng did not express his thoughts immediately. After all, this would make the other party doubt his true purpose. More importantly, his current strength is still a bit weak. When Annan is captured, we can discuss this matter at that time and everything will fall into place. After Hou Xifan left, Meng Fanxiao asked in confusion. “Tuanzu, do we need so many drivers?” Kang Ya’s car camp also has hundreds of drivers, which can fully meet the needs of the Sichuan Army. result! Now there are nearly 2,000 more drivers and maintenance personnel, which is really too many. If nothing else, the Allies’ technical arms are treated very well. And the payments are still in . dollars. This is another big expense. "Why is it not needed? Hasn't Zhao He been complaining that the tank regiment does not have enough tank soldiers? Now that he has recruited so many drivers and transferred 200 people to him, won't his problem be solved?" “There are also jeeps and so on. Don’t they all need drivers?” “It’s too slow to just rely on us to cultivate.” “For the ground maintenance personnel needed by the Air Force, a group of maintenance personnel can also be allocated there.” “Not to mention that the arsenal still needs some workers to produce weapons and equipment, and they can adapt.” “With their joining, our strength will develop rapidly.” Cun Yunsheng said with a smile on his face. “No, my intuition tells me that it’s definitely not that simple.” Meng Fanxiao shook his head. He felt that this matter was definitely more than that simple. After all, our group does not like to do loss-making business.
“Hahaha, I really can’t hide it from you.” Cun Yunsheng knew that he couldn’t hide it from Meng Fan, so he pointed at the map and said with a smile. “This is Borneo, and further down is Malaysia.” “Further south is the Strait of Malacca. If we can get the support of overseas Chinese in Malaysia, our next actions will be very smooth, as long as we occupy the Strait of Malacca.” Cun Yunsheng did not say anything else, but the meaning was obvious. “So you want Hou Xifan to set up a bridge? Then why didn’t you say it just now?” Meng Fangliao asked in confusion. "You have to give people time to get to know us, right? We are not very familiar with each other, so it would be too abrupt to mention this matter rashly. What's more, our primary goal now is to capture Annan." “It will take some time to go south.” Cun Yunsheng shook his head and explained. Hearing this, Meng Fanlao nodded. At this time, another staff officer walked in and handed over a telegram. “What’s the matter?” Cun Yunsheng didn’t pick it up, but asked. “General Stilwell sent a telegram to Yangon and Bangkok respectively, asking them to deliver a batch of grain.” Meng Fanxia opened the telegram, took a look at it, and said quickly. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face. What is this operation? Let Yangon and Bangkok deliver food? When did Imphal run out of food? This is the . military! When did they worry about food? No! etc! The Suez Canal is gone. It seems that Imphal is very unlikely to be able to get supplies? In addition, there are more than 300,000 expeditionary troops to support on the front line. Every day people eat horse chews, which is a huge resource. I heard that the expeditionary force stopped right where they were to plant vegetables. It is said that hundreds of acres of land have been opened up. The soil there is fertile, the water resources are abundant, and the yield is indeed pretty good. For a moment, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but feel a little confused. Is this going on an expedition or farming? But this is indeed a good reason for procrastination.
“Tuanzuo, what did you think of?” Meng Fanlang asked doubtfully. “No…” Cun Yunsheng denied it flatly, but Meng Nuan asked relentlessly. "Just thinking about the scene of Yu Xiaoqing commanding his men to farm the fields, I can't help but laugh." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile. “The image of a general and a tiger farming the land is definitely very good.” “Really farming?” Meng Fangliao asked in confusion. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng said with a smile. “I didn’t believe it at first, but now that I have this telegram, it can indeed be proved that there is a problem with the expeditionary force’s logistics. They are indeed farming. Originally, I thought Sun Liren was joking with me.” “Ah? You can still laugh?” Meng Fanxiao became even more confused. “If they run out of logistical supplies, wouldn’t it be a big problem?” Who knows? Cun Yunsheng said calmly. "What's the problem? Du Yuming has 200,000 natives in his hands. If they are inconvenient, these natives can take action. If anything happens, can't we just blame the natives directly?" “If that doesn’t work, we can just find a few intern indigenous officers to support us. Can Stilwell still remove Du Yuming?” Meng Fan was speechless for a while, because he thought what he said made sense. "Don't worry, Du Yuming will definitely be able to handle it. If he is really stupid and doesn't know how to adapt, my words will be in vain." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said. “What about this telegram?” Meng Fanxiao asked hesitantly. "Let them raise food. It is the rainy season now. It will take some time for the food to mature and transportation will also take time. Just find a reason to deal with it." Cun Yunsheng never thought about transporting the food immediately. At this time, you can manipulate Stilwell, but not a little? "By the way, let Bangkok and Yangon come up with some bad ideas and try to manipulate Stilwell, such as recognizing their legality, etc. In short, they must get benefits." Cun Yunsheng emphasized again. "yes." … "Your Majesty the Governor, the Sichuan Army mobilized more than fifty fighter planes to carry out repeated bombings on our frontline troops, especially the supporting troops. They were attacked and suffered heavy losses." A French officer held a telegram at the Governor's Palace in Hanoi. He said in a solemn tone. Hearing this, the gloominess on Governor Degu’s face became more and more obvious. **** it! Haven’t the Sichuan Army’s fighter planes been transferred away? Why are there so many fighter planes? Regarding Governor Degoux’s doubts, the French military officer’s explanation was that these bombing fighter planes were all Japanese fighter planes. "Your Majesty the Governor, we must find a way, otherwise, we will not be able to stop the Sichuan Army's attack. Their tanks are rushing towards Hanoi." The French officer said. “Why is it so strong?” Governor Degu still asked in disbelief. “We underestimated the number of tanks in the Sichuan Army. It was not the more than 20 tanks we knew from the intelligence, but nearly a hundred tanks.” The words of the French officer directly confused Governor Degu.
Hundreds of tanks? How to fight this? The news that came back from the front line was that there were twenty or thirty tanks. Although they were very powerful, they were not impossible to deal with. As a result, in just a few days, there were hundreds of tanks. Isn't this too much? In fact, the tank regiment really has no shortage of tanks. Especially after Fertig arrived, all the tanks that had been blown up and could not move were towed back to the arsenal, and then began to repair these damaged tanks. In addition to the British tanks, there are also Japanese tanks and partially damaged American tanks. There was even a destroyed French Renault tank. It can be said that the tank regiment at this time was a veritable miscellaneous tank regiment. But the advantage lies in numbers. Originally, there were not so many tank troops to control. After all, the gunner is easy to deal with. Drivers are a very troublesome problem. Automobile companies have accelerated the training of drivers. But the efficiency is still too slow. This problem was completely solved when Nanqiao Machinery joined the team. Inch Yunsheng even directly dispatched trucks and transferred qualified drivers to Khmer. Then the tanks that had been repaired and placed in the warehouse were pulled out one after another. According to Zhao He's requirements, it is not necessary to be able to hit the target with perfect accuracy, as long as it can be activated and follow behind to build a reputation, it is enough. This is really too simple for these Nanqiao mechanics. As a result, hundreds of tanks appeared and rushed toward the French position. Facing such a terrifying torrent of steel, the troops composed of indigenous people on the position simply collapsed. "Your Majesty the Governor, I suggest that we sue for peace. As long as Stilwell agrees to our peace, we will still have a chance. We can definitely join the Allies." The French officer next to him said again. “Yes, Your Excellency, Governor, I think this suggestion is very pertinent.” "I agree." "Seconded." Seeing that all the officers agreed with this suggestion, after weighing it up, Governor Degu finally compromised. Hundreds of tanks, this number is really scary.
If he has tens of thousands of French troops in his hands, plus one or two hundred tanks. You can consider fighting the Sichuan Army to the death. But the gap between the two sides is really too big. Continuing to fight has no meaning other than wasting the lives of soldiers in vain. Might as well surrender early! “Then send someone to negotiate peace.” Governor Degu finally said. "yes!" Other French officers could not help but breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. Surrender is not a shameful thing, they are transformed into allies. On the other side, in order to quickly capture the northern part of Annan, Duan Zhenguo called Cun Yunsheng, hoping to send air force support. Cun Yunsheng immediately agreed to the other party's request without hesitation. With the appearance of the dark fighter group in the sky, the tank regiments that had been gathering on the ground for many days began to reveal their sharpest claws. “Advance, aim for Hanoi, capture the Governor’s Mansion, and chop off the head of Governor Degu.” This was Cun Yunsheng’s slogan to Duan Zhenguo. Because Cun Yunsheng, who is familiar with the French army, knows that he must speed up at this time, otherwise if some French army chooses to surrender, then there will be no such good opportunity. so! Hanoi must be captured before the French army surrenders. By the way, chop off the head of this bastard, Governor Degu. In fact, when a group of French army officers learned that Governor Degoux was interested in peace talks, their resistance was greatly weakened. After all, we are about to surrender. It is really not worthwhile to lose our lives at this time. So, he was so skillful when paddling that it made Duan Zhenguo seriously suspicious. This French army is fake. When he received the surrender telegram from Governor Degu, Stilwell refused without hesitation. "Huh? Surrender? It's a good idea, but these **** French troops can't believe it at all." You need to know about Alexandria, but several US warships were rushed! Even Stilwell didn’t have a good impression of Governor Degu. "Tell this **** De Gu that the only way is unconditional surrender." Stilwell said arrogantly. (End of this chapter)