"The little devil really doesn't remember the goods, so he decided to transfer the 18th Division to Singapore so quickly, this is a posture to fight with the umbrella." Dai Linian, who learned about the incident, and the South Asian antiques and jade artifacts that Zhuo Fei sent him behind his back, sent the news to Zhuo Fei by telegram.

In front of Kazuo Suzuki, Zhuo Fei had already made it clear the attitude of the umbrella company, so Zhuo Fei was not surprised by the arrival of the 18th division of the Japanese army, on the contrary, Zhuo Fei thought that the Japanese army was a little small, and it would be good if the Japanese army that was transferred to Singapore could have one or two more divisions. The Independence Army already has de facto control over the five South Asian countries, and relying on the vast and in-depth areas of the five South Asian countries, the Independent Army is fully capable of dealing with the simultaneous attack of two or three Japanese divisions.

"Sooner or later, you will return to the Holy City to restore your country, but those locals who believe in the *** religion will definitely prevent you from returning to the country, and only by relying on the weapons in your hands can you ensure the possibility of recovery. There will be a big battle soon, and it may be a bloody battle, but it will be an excellent opportunity for those of you who will return to the Holy City to improve your combat effectiveness. If there are any difficulties, raise them now, and once the battle begins, you can only do what is ordered. Looking around at the Jewish officers who had been summoned, Zhuo Fei's face was calm, but there was a hint of fierceness in his eyes.

"General, we are not afraid of death, but we need to replenish new combat weapons, and the number of tanks and armored vehicles also needs to be replenished." None of the Jewish officers present were intimidated, but there were demands for more new weapons. To this, Zhuo Fei gave an affirmative answer and promised that before the war, a certain number of new weapons would be added to the various units of the Independent Army.

More than 90 percent of the officers and men of the Independence Army were Jews, and even with the help of the Servant Army, it was the Jews who were responsible for the main attack. In order to reduce the casualties of his compatriots, the teammates in the Ruili Ordnance Base have been working day and night to develop new weapons and equipment, with various weapon design drawings provided by Zhuo Fei, the Ruili Ordnance Base has so far developed more than 20 kinds of new weapons and equipment, including white phosphorus bombs.

The new walkie-talkie with relatively reduced size and weight, the triggered infantry defense mine similar to the broadsword mine, the new sniper rifle with a range of more than 800 meters, and the short-barreled individual gun grenade launcher that can be compared to the Japanese grenadier are all new weapons developed by the Ruili Ordnance Base during this time. Among the many newly developed weapons and equipment, Zhuo Fei is most satisfied with the latest attack gunship developed by the weapons laboratory.

In fact, as early as 1933, the German government had already begun a helicopter research and development project, and more than a dozen Jewish engineers from Germany in the Ruili Ordnance Base had participated in this project. When Vivian transported Jews from Germany to China, she regarded these dozen or so Jewish engineers as key objects of protection, and from the first day of the establishment of the Ruili Weapons Laboratory, these dozen or so Jewish engineers had their own R&D space and funds, and their only R&D project was a helicopter.

After three years, the helicopter project, which cost a lot of money, finally bore fruit, although the helicopter developed by the weapons laboratory did not meet Zhuo Fei's expectations, but at least this light helicopter has the prototype of those attack gunships in later generations. "Boss, according to your request, we have enlarged the cabin for this helicopter, and the newly developed retainer rapid-fire machine gun has also been installed on the right side of the cabin. According to the results of the current tests, the attack helicopter is fully capable of providing fire support, and it can also be used to transfer the wounded on the battlefield as long as the machine gun is removed. ”

In the tightly sealed temporary airport in Kuala Lumpur, Zhuo Fei saw three light helicopters developed by the weapons laboratory, which were different from the attack helicopters that Zhuo Fei expected, if it weren't for the six-barrel rapid-fire machine gun on the right side of the cabin, the helicopter in Zhuo Fei's eyes could simply be described as simple. Xu saw the death in Zhuo Fei's eyes, and the Jewish engineer in charge of testing the helicopter did not say much, but just made a gesture to ask the three helicopters to take off immediately.

The propeller spun up quickly, Zhuo Fei and the others all pushed back, and with the roar of the helicopter, three simple helicopters rose smoothly. "Let's go," the Jewish engineer in charge of testing the helicopter shouted to the Jewish officer at his side, who quickly waved the small red flag in his hand. The sudden dense gunfire broke the silence in an instant, and the rainstorm-like bullets suddenly roared down from mid-air without warning, breaking through the air barrier and quickly flying towards the target area below.

With the sound of gunshots, the golden bullet casings "boomed" and fell from mid-air, and the orange-red barrage looked like flying fire snakes, and the rain of bullets poured down densely in the target area 300 meters ahead. The six-barrel rapid-fire machine gun is called a rapid-fire machine gun because its rate of fire has exceeded 3,000 rounds per minute, and the huge target area is instantly covered by the barrage fired by three six-barrel rapid-fire machine guns.

"The light helicopter we have developed leaves much to be desired, but it can now be used as a battlefield to provide aerial firepower, as far as we know, the field units in the Japanese army are rarely equipped with fire protection, and this light helicopter with a strengthened bottom defense can completely ignore the threat of Japanese ground fire. Even the heavy machine guns of the Japanese had a hard time penetrating the helicopter's floor unless they could hit the helicopter with a grenadier while it was hovering. ”

Looking up at the three helicopters that had stopped shooting but were hovering in mid-air, Zhuo Fei nodded and said, "I still said the same as before, ask for money and materials, I just need to see a helicopter that satisfies me." As he spoke, Zhuo Fei waved his hand and pulled out the short knife on Zhuo Yan's waist and squatted on the ground, and began to discuss the helicopter weapon configuration with the Jewish engineer in charge of the helicopter test.

In Zhuo Fei's expectations, the helicopter he needed was not just a six-barrel rapid-fire machine gun, and under the premise that there was no way to expand the cabin, Zhuo Fei's suggestion was that the weapons laboratory should find a way to equip the helicopter with suspended air-to-ground rocket weapons. If he could, Zhuo Fei also hoped that the weapons lab would be able to develop a larger helicopter that could be used directly to quickly transport soldiers.

Helicopter weapon is definitely an epoch-making new weapon, in Zhuo Fei's memory, the world's first helicopter as a battlefield weapon was Germany. It's just a pity that when the Germans developed the helicopter and used it in actual combat, it was already 1944, when Germany was in the general trend. The basis for the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and other countries to vigorously develop helicopter projects after the war also comes from the German scientists and engineers they forcibly took away from Germany.

"Boss, these suggestions you have made are difficult, but I don't think it is impossible to implement, but we need time and more commitment." Zhuo Fei's advice to Zhuo Yan and those who served as escorts sounded like a book from heaven, but for the Jewish engineers who developed helicopters, it was like an enlightenment, if it weren't for Zhuo Fei's rush to return to the front line in Singapore, maybe these Jewish engineers would have been discussing with Zhuo Fei until it was completely dark.

"The ratio of strength between us and the Japanese is not superior, and the reason why the Japanese will use the refueling tactic to send more troops to Singapore is because they have not yet seen our true strength. Once the 18th Division is also defeated by us and the remnants of the enemy are besieged in Singapore, the Japanese army will deploy troops to attack in a big way, and at that time, the only thing we can rely on and confront the Japanese army is the superiority of weapons and equipment, otherwise we will be forced out of the Malay Peninsula by the Japanese army like locusts. On the way back to the front, Zhuo Fei, who was asked, replied to Huffman.

The superiority of weapons and equipment was the main reason for the successive victories of the independent army, and on this point, Zhuo Fei had already reached a consensus with his Jewish officers. Some officers have even suggested that if it weren't for those rocket artillery vehicles and armored troops, the counterattack of the Japanese army in Singapore might have already torn through the encirclement of the independence army. Except for the 1st Independent Division, which fought hard against the Japanese 55th Division in Burma, almost all other units of the Independence Army went south to the Malay Peninsula with a tailwind.

Once the Independence Army loses the new weapons and equipment it is currently equipped with, or encounters a desperate counterattack by the Japanese army, the Independence Army, which lacks actual combat experience, may be defeated. It is precisely for this reason that Zhuo Fei pays so much attention to the research and development of new weapons and equipment, and before the combat effectiveness of the troops can not meet expectations, Zhuo Fei can only rely on the advantages of weapons and equipment to deal with the Japanese attack.

"Starting tomorrow, before the Japanese 18th Division arrives in Singapore, all units will check the ammunition reserves. It is necessary to ensure that the units replenish the ammunition and supplies before the Japanese 18th Division arrives, and I do not want to see that when the battle breaks out, some troops will be held back because of the ammunition supply situation. "Before the helicopter can be equipped with troops on a large scale, Zhuo Fei can only continue to resist the Japanese army face to face, and only by defeating the 18th Division, the independent army will also get time and opportunity to breathe.