Chapter 1000 Prepare in advance
This time, after returning to Yangon, Lin Hao did not go to the navy immediately, but came to the radar corps directly under the military headquarters.
Lin Hao attaches great importance to this newly established high-tech branch of the military. Many of the equipment involve radar, especially for the Air Force and Navy. Having radar is like equipping them with clairvoyance.
"How is it? How's the radar going?" Lin Hao didn't know how the radar he got last time was going.
"Commander, the radar soldiers you asked us to train have understood the principles of radar and have basically mastered its operation!" said Shi Song, the radar corps commander, with a smile on his face.
Because he understands radar, he knows how powerful it is.
He was originally a student of Jiaotong University, and later followed the school to western Yunnan. As a result, the poor people attacked western Yunnan, and he fled again, and was finally sold here.
When he first arrived, he was filled with fear. When the officer in charge of registering him learned that he was a student at Jiaotong University and majored in physics, he immediately sent him to Yangon and provided him with good food and drink, which made him extremely confused.
It was not until Lin Hao appeared that Shi Song suddenly realized that they were the Sichuan Army.
He vaguely remembered that day, when Lin Hao learned that he was a student of the Department of Physics, he asked directly, "Do you know radar?"
"Know!"
“Can you control it?”
"know a little!"
"Good! From today on, you are the commander of the radar battalion."
It was so simple and crude. Later, the Sichuan Army was upgraded to an army-level organization, the radar barracks became the Radar Corps, and he also rose with the tide to become the regiment commander.
"Is it already capable of operation?" Lin Hao was somewhat happy. For him, it was a pleasant surprise that the radar could be put into use.
Not only the Air Force needs radar early warning, but the navy's warships can also be connected to the radar, and then the combat effectiveness will be increased exponentially.
"Yes, although there are some profound parts that I haven't understood, but now it can be basically turned on and used normally to search for enemies within a range of 40 kilometers!" Shi Song thought for a while and said.
"Forty kilometers? It's a little small, but it's pretty good!" Lin Hao breathed a sigh of relief, then continued to ask:
"How many people can you mobilize here at the moment?"
"There are more than 20 soldiers who can operate radar. Except for the four who stay behind, all the others can be mobilized!" Shi Song said hurriedly.
"That's enough. The Navy has a number of radar rooms converted from warships, and they need a group of radar soldiers to operate the radars!" Seeing Shi Song's painful expression, Lin Hao smiled and said:
"Don't worry, this battleship is commanding from the rear and will not fight in the front!"
Lin Hao only had twenty or so precious radar soldiers, and he didn't want to lose them on the battlefield. Even if the battleship was destroyed, he wouldn't feel sorry. But losing the radar soldiers would be a real loss.
College students these days are like national treasures; they are extremely rare.
The original scholar was directly thrown by him to be the principal of a junior high school, and all the students of school age were thrown into the school. At most two or three years, he would have a group of students who were all junior high school graduates, and some of them would even be high school students.
By then, the entire Sichuan Army will usher in vigorous development, and everything now is to lay the foundation.
"Yes, I will immediately dispatch 20 radar soldiers." Shi Song carried out the order resolutely.
"Captain Shi, do you have any classmates? Let them all come. They will be well treated and everything will be easy. Tell them that we are a unit that has been making a living since childhood. We must appeal to their emotions and explain the reasons to them. Tell them that we need high-level intellectuals now!" Lin Hao asked again.
"Commander, I was just about to tell you about these things. I have already written to my classmates and teachers. I believe they will reply soon!"
"In fact, for them, this is a paradise. I believe they will definitely come, but my teacher may want a quiet environment to do research." Shi Song said after thinking for a while.
"No problem. Tell me what experimental equipment you need and I'll get it done." Lin Hao said proudly, patting his chest.
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A few days later on the sea, Lin Hao and Sun Guanghua were on the Luda-class destroyer No. 1, and they were accompanied by the radar corps commander Shi Song.
"Can it be controlled?" Lin Hao asked Shi Song.
"It's not a big problem!" Shi Song said while operating.
Hearing this, Lin Hao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it could be operated, it would be fine.
"I'll give you half a month to ensure that your people have enough food and drink on board. Also, after a while, a group of engineers from Sandezi will arrive. If you have any questions, you can ask them."
"Yes!" Shi Song nodded, then looked embarrassed.
"If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Don't hide it. I don't have time to argue with you." Lin Hao asked with a frown.
"Is that so? Do we need to keep them secret?" Shi Song felt that these equipments were very advanced and should be kept secret.
"No, if they don't learn it, how can they teach you?" Lin Hao shook his head and said, "Once they come, they can't go back. There's no need to worry about leaks."
Do you want to go back now that you are here?
Where to go back?
Staying here for the rest of their lives is their best destination, so Lin Hao doesn't have to worry about leaks at all.
"Yes, I understand." Shi Song nodded immediately.
After finishing speaking, Lin Hao looked at Sun Guanghua and said in a deep voice: "Can it be operated?"
"All the people we have trained have come, but there is still a big gap in operating personnel," Sun Guanghua said quickly.
"As I said, time is tight. I don't have much time to let you slowly get familiar with the warship. During this period of time, your people will eat and live on the warship. You must complete the control as soon as possible. At that time, there will be Sandezi sailors to operate with you." Lin Hao shook his head and said.
"Remember, you must learn their skills as quickly as possible!"
Sun Guanghua heard this and asked in surprise: "General, how about changing the sailors of another country? Sandezi? Their sailors won't work either!"
At this time, the strongest was the Royal Fleet Navy, so the navies of various countries admired them very much.
Unfortunately, Lin Hao shook his head and said, "I know you want the British sailors to teach you, but I'm sorry, we are not the same kind of people."
"I hope you can learn from others' strengths instead of seeing their weaknesses. Although the Sandezi sailors are not very strong, it depends on who they are compared with. Compared with the navy of the Great Ying Empire, the performance of the navies of the world is rubbish!"
"But if compared with us, it cannot be denied that Sandezi's level is more than one level higher than ours."
"Remember, we must learn from them. This is a rare opportunity to catch up with the great powers."
"Yes, Commander, I understand!"
As for how much the navy can learn, it depends entirely on their own luck. After all, the navy and the air force are both advanced branches of the military. Without a certain period of sedimentation and accumulation, it is difficult to become stronger.
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Back at the headquarters, Lin Hao looked at the tanned Lin Yi in front of him and asked, "How is the digestion of the newly occupied land going?"
Life in India is very bad as they are fighting the British Army. It is said that the British Army has suffered heavy losses and the remaining troops can hardly control India.
Seeing this opportunity, some Indian natives began to resist. The British army, having lost control, had no choice but to abandon these territories.
At the same time, the theater commander Stilwell also urged the Sichuan Army to move westward to cut off Xiao Rizi's retreat.
Unfortunately, Lin Hao ignored it at all. He took advantage of the fact that the British army was tied up and quickly occupied the territory. The only way was to consolidate it in his hands.
The most important means to digest the people is immigration. Without the support of the people, it is impossible for the Sichuan Army to develop in the long term.
The local natives obviously preferred to live a simple life and were unwilling to support the Sichuan Army. Instead of trying to win them over to change their ideology and culture, it would be better to start a new business. Anyway, there were more people on the other side, and this was the advantage that Lin Hao was preparing to start a new business.
"No, there are still too few immigrants to effectively absorb these territories!" Lin Yi said in a deep voice.
"At present, the garrisons are still the main force in various places. Those natives who dared to rebel were all thrown into the mines to dig."
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Lin Yi naturally knows this. Although he has never fought in a war, it does not prevent him from being ruthless. No one who can survive in troubled times is a good person.
"In addition, some natives couldn't stand it anymore and have already fled to live a simple life!" After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yi finally said it.
Lin Hao was stunned when he heard this, then he looked at Meng Fan. The meaning was very clear: Does your intelligence department have this news?
"I was just about to report. It's like this. Xiao Rizi recruited a large number of indigenous troops. Some of them sneaked back and recruited soldiers, saying they were going to India to make a fortune!" Meng Fanle explained hurriedly.
"According to our understanding, they did make a fortune. Many of the natives who returned were carrying gold, and those natives were instigated by them and ran away with them in large numbers!"
Hearing this, Lin Hao was not angry, but smiled and said:
"Okay, this is a good thing, it's better to get out with your whole family!"
"Don't worry about them, just run away. I'm just wondering what excuse I should use to deal with them. It's not bad if they just run away!"
"Any other news?"
"It's like this, according to the latest intelligence, the New First Army suffered a defeat in Shillong. The British army panicked and continued to retreat!" Meng Fanle said quickly.
"Huh? The New First Army was defeated?" Lin Hao was a little surprised.
According to his understanding, the equipment and combat effectiveness of the New First Army were not weak, especially after the change of equipment, the combat effectiveness was very strong, at least stronger than the British Army. How could it be defeated so quickly?
"Is it because of our batch of weapons and ammunition?"
“This time it has nothing to do with us. It’s those natives. I don’t know what conditions they promised these days. They rushed towards Xillong like crazy, not caring about casualties!”
"The New 1st Army was caught off guard and had no choice but to retreat." Meng Fanle was stunned for a long time when he received the news.
"As expected, there will always be brave men when there is a big reward. It's not surprising even if he is a native!" Lin Hao sighed.
"Well, there's no need to pay too much attention to them. You can try to send a few people to contact the people in the New First Army to see if we can recruit some people." Lin Hao thought about it and gave instructions again.
You have to know that the New First Army is the first batch of troops to enter China, and most of them are highly educated talents. They have at least graduated from primary school, and most of them are at the junior high school or high school level.
"Yes, military seat!"
"Ayi, the next focus of our work will be to further increase the number of immigrants and raise the proportion of Chinese in all towns!" As 1943 was about to pass, Lin Hao took a deep breath.
The situation at this time is changing day by day. The defeat of Xiao Rizi and Sandezi is an inevitable trend. It is an inevitable thing. This is the result of the gap in comprehensive national strength.
Even if Sandezi is now relying on the supplies provided by Lin Hao to barely hold on to the eastern front, it is impossible for him to defeat the Russians. He can only hold on for a longer time.
At this time, the Russian steel torrent had already reached a certain scale. If it had not been for Lin Hao's support, it would have almost been pushed back to the mainland.
Although holding the eastern front for now would only extend his life for a few months.
Of course, if this batch of supplies arrives at the Eastern Front, there is still hope that it can last for a while longer.
This is why Sandezi has to increase the purchase of supplies this time, because once they fail, all the money they have will belong to the enemy.
Especially instead of giving it to the enemy, it is better to take it out now and fight to the death. Maybe you can turn defeat into victory.
The same goes for Xiaorizi. It keeps drawing troops from the mainland, but has no plans for external attacks. It has entered a stage of strategic confrontation, which also means that Xiaorizi has been exhausted.
Otherwise, with the territory and resources that we have conquered now, we can expand our territory by thousands of miles.
But Xiao Ri chose to plunder wealth and bring it back home. Obviously, they are adopting a strategic contraction and will no longer continue to expand, which means that they do not have that much energy anymore.
"Yes, General." Lin Yi responded quickly.
"Stop worrying about that little bit of supplies. Just give them whatever they want and increase the number of immigrants to over one million as soon as possible. We don't have much time left!" Lin Hao thought for a moment and said again.
Right now, the US military still needs the help of the Sichuan Army. Once the victory is complete, they will be the first to be abandoned.
In the eyes of the US military, younger brothers should behave like younger brothers. Dare to resist? They will beat you to death in minutes.
"Yes, General!" Meng Fanle responded.
After Lin Yi walked out, Lin Hao looked at the map and said to Meng Fanle, "Can you contact the Southern Army?"
Hearing this, Meng Fan was stunned, not knowing what this meant.
"At present, the Southern Army still has about 800,000 troops. They are still very strong, but their logistics supply has reached its limit!"
"And I don't want them to be defeated so quickly. According to my understanding, Douglas of the Allied Forces is preparing to implement a leapfrog tactic." Lin Hao explained.
"What is the leapfrog tactic?" Meng Fanle asked in some confusion. This new term was too profound.
"Just like a frog, the US military, relying on their huge number of warships, plans to attack Guadalcanal directly from here and cut off the rear supply of the people, so that life on the front line will fall into chaos." Lin Hao said, pointing to the map.
Hearing this, Meng Fan was stunned. He felt that this tactic was simply amazing.
"General, if we succeed, our lives will be doomed soon!" Meng Fan said in a deep voice.
"Yes, so I don't want them to be defeated so soon. We need time to hold on. Otherwise, with only tens of thousands of us facing a million-strong army, we will be beaten to death in an instant." Lin Hao sighed.
Even though he had advanced equipment, he had few troops and was unable to cope with the US military, so he hoped that the Japanese army could hold on for a while longer, or at least inflict more damage on the US military.
"Li Qing and his men have some connections with the Southern Army. Why don't we let them try?" Meng Fanle said after thinking for a while.
"Okay, let him try, but tell him that he must keep it a secret this time. If he dares to leak it, he knows the consequences...!"
"Yes, military seat!"
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Somewhere in the library of Yunnan West University, several students were reading books with their heads down.
"Hey, didn't you go to sign up?" A girl asked as she looked at her classmate Sun Jun who was sitting on the steps of the library reading a book in the distance.
Sun Jun was stunned for a moment, then he looked up and saw that it was his classmate Zhuang Yue. He blushed and said, "No!"
"Aren't you going to sign up?" Zhuang Yue asked curiously.
Recently, students in school have been discussing where to go. The speech of "One Hundred Thousand Youths, One Hundred Thousand Soldiers" has been very popular recently, calling on students to join the army.
Therefore, as the largest school, Western Yunnan University has been the object of competition from all sides during this period. At the same time, there has been a lot of discussion within the school, and everyone has their own choice.
"I~, I think students should focus on their studies and learn good skills so that they can better serve the country." Sun Jun thought for a moment and expressed his true thoughts.
"Well, you're right. Actually, I want to go to the Sichuan Army Corps. It is said that they have advanced experimental equipment and various collections of books." Zhuang Yue said with a sigh.