The day after Zhou Enlai arrived at the Jiujiang base, Ouyang Jian personally accompanied Enlai to inspect according to the arrangement, and the first stop was to inspect the arsenal. On the way to the arsenal, Ouyang Jianru said: "At present, our arsenal is preparing to expand its scale, and the new plant is being built outside the city, and the site is located in the mountainous area on the west side of the county. In order to meet the needs of future wars, mainly to prevent large-scale air raids by the enemy, all our arsenals and factories related to military installations will be built in the mountains, and I am ready to complete this project within three years, and all arsenals, including important factories, will be placed in caves. ”

"Commander Ouyang, is there any suspicion that such a huge idea is aimed at Japan?" Enlai has insight. Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "Secretary Zhou, you still know me, yes, this is a precautionary move, I must make plans in advance." At present, we have only three major arsenals, namely the gunpowder factory, the gunpowder factory, the grenade factory, and the grenade and mine factory. In the future, we will subdivide it into: light weapons factories, mainly producing rifles, pistols, light and heavy machine guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns. The explosives factory mainly produces ordinary explosives, submunitions, including artillery ammunition. ”

"In addition, it is necessary to prepare for the construction of artillery factories, which mainly produce field guns, infantry guns, fortress guns, anti-aircraft guns, and mortars. Preparations are being made for the establishment of a special grenade factory and a special mine factory for the production of all kinds of mines, including mines. In order to meet the needs of the munitions industry, in order to break the blockade of the enemy in the future, we must have a foundation for sustainable development in industry, so our long-term plan is to build a machine processing plant for the production of various industrial lathes, including small steam engines. It was not possible to build a power plant in wartime, so we could only put a lot of effort on steam engines. ”

"I plan to establish a preliminary and complete industrial system in the Jiujiang base area within five years, and to raise our weapons industry to a new level. War is about logistics, and if we do not have a strong logistics support, we will not be able to face a large-scale war, and this is also a precautionary measure. "I support you in saying that in the future construction of base areas, we must first consider war and must reach a consensus among the whole party. Not only the Jiujiang base area should do this, but also the central base area should do this. ”

Ouyang Jian continued: "Secretary Zhou, in order to take care of the disadvantaged groups, our arsenal has recruited a large number of deaf and mute people to engage in assembly line work. This move solves the problem of the survival of the disabled themselves, and also solves the worries of many families in need, which is welcomed by the people. "Recruiting the deaf and dumb, can we guarantee the quality of the products of the military industry?" "Deaf-mutes are mainly enriched with simple assembly line work, they work seriously, disciplined, and have no problem working with normal people after training." Arriving at the arsenal, Zhang Hanfu, who was in charge of the work of the munitions industry, personally greeted him in front of the door.

Zhang Hanfu is very familiar with Zhou Enlai, and personally accompanied a workshop to check and explain, and it can be seen that he has completely become an expert. In the grenade workshop, Zhou Enlai saw young deaf-mute men and women assembling grenades, all of them skillful and meticulous, even if the big people came to visit, they were indifferent. Ouyang Jian said: "The biggest advantage of the deaf and mute is that they are not disturbed by the outside world, and they work meticulously, and each of them cherishes their current work, and there is no discrimination or oppression here." "Good! It is very good that the livelihood of people with disabilities while taking into account the interests of the poor is immeasurable. ”

The visit to the arsenal opened Enlai's eyes, and he visited the field hospital on the same day, and praised the field hospital's combination of scientific research, academies, and treatment of the wounded. On the same day, Enlai visited military academies and universities, focusing on the study of cadets. En's eyes are very detailed, and he often communicates with cadets to obtain first-hand information. The next day, Ouyang Jian accompanied Enlai to Tongluo Village to visit the large-scale war preparation project, which was the highlight.

What is a large-scale combat readiness project, when Ouyang Jian said to dig a large culvert in the mountain and build a cave aircraft. Not only that, but in wartime, a cave-type secret airfield, where fighters can fly directly into the blue sky to attack enemy troops, naturally aroused great interest from Enlai. Early in the morning, Ouyang Jian accompanied Zhou Enlai and went to Tongluo Village under the escort of the special combat team. The weather was sunny and the sun was shining, and the horses were galloping forward. The trees on both sides of the road are lush and vibrant, and the scenery is particularly pleasant.

The sun hung overhead, and the noon sun was scorching, and they rushed to Tongluo Village. The air was hot and hot, the temperature was very high, and the horses of long-distance galloping horses were wet. The war readiness project is located at the foot of the southern mountain of Tongluo Village, and a cave has been dug in the depression at the bottom of its cliff. The main reason for choosing this location is that there is a flat land in front of the cliff, which is very suitable for a fighter runway. Rows of houses appeared on the flat side, and the occasional rumbling of explosions could be heard in the cave, and it was clear that the construction was in full swing.

In front of the cave, a prototype of an improvised runway was leveled, and at the end of the runway was the captured bomber. At this time, the political commissar Liao of the engineering unit greeted him, and this political commissar Liao was the leader of the anti-rebellion group, and now he had officially assumed the post of political commissar of the engineering unit, and his own anti-anti-rebellion duties had long been thrown away to the country of Jawa. Ouyang Jian introduced: "Chairman Zhou, this is the former leader of the anti-rebellion team appointed by Jiangxi Province, and he is currently the political commissar of the engineering army. Enlai held Team Leader Liao's hand and teased: "Political Commissar Liao, Commander Ouyang put you under house arrest at the beginning, you can appeal in front of me!" ”

"Chairman Zhou, Commander Ouyang did nothing wrong, to be honest, I also want to thank Commander Ouyang for avoiding the loss of the Jiujiang base area." "I heard that you volunteered to stay?" "Yes, it's an honor for me to work under Captain Ouyang. In particular, the war readiness project has a bearing on the stability of the base areas, and I can play a more important role here. "Could you please tell us about the war readiness project?" "Chairman Zhou, the construction inside is very dangerous, and I can only report orally for your safety."

Enlai nodded, and Political Commissar Liao continued: "According to the plan of Commander Ouyang, this combat readiness project is to build a large cave airfield. According to the design requirements, the depth of the cave is 1,000 meters, the width of the hole is 50 meters, the height of the hole is 8 meters, and there are 4 auxiliary holes. The project required 4 years to complete, and the construction has been underway for a year. "How many people are in your engineering troops?" "At present, there are 1,550 people in the engineering team, divided into several construction teams, the construction team here has 300 people, and the other detachments are working elsewhere!" Then Political Commissar Liao accompanied Zhou Enlai and Ouyang Jian into the room to visit the model of the cave airport.

Enlai saw the lifelike model of the airport cave and said excitedly: "Commander Ouyang, I want to hear your thoughts?" Ouyang Jian said: "Chairman Zhou, I am going to build a Red Army aviation unit, and at present we have captured a bomber, including the pilot and crew. The headquarters has agreed to my plan and is ready to transfer the "Lenin" to train pilots as a training aircraft. "I wonder where the fighters will come from in the future?" Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "Lao Jiang is the captain of our transportation team, so naturally we need his help!" ”

"You want to rob the enemy's airfield?" Enlai was surprised. "Secretary Zhou, you can't do it in the current state! Now the top priority is to train pilots, and I asked Air Force Captain Zhang Yourong to select a group of pilots, which are being trained in a planned manner. The plan to seize enemy aircraft will not be implemented until two years later. "Secretary Zhou, Commander Ouyang has a mantra, if you are not afraid of not being able to do it, you are afraid of not being able to think of it, I believe that Commander Ouyang will be able to do it, and in the future, our Red Army aviation team will definitely be able to soar into the blue sky!" Political Commissar Liao was excited.

"You're not a simple magician, I'm looking forward to your magically conjuring an aviation team, let's go and see that fighter." The group walked to the end of the runway, which was a hillside, and the terrain was very suitable for fighters to take off. At this time, the bomber that was quietly parked on the runway had taken on a new look, and Zhang Yourong, the captain of the aviation group next to the plane, was giving a lesson to more than 20 soldiers wearing flight suits. Seeing the commander of the Ouyang Corps coming over, Zhang Yourong hurriedly ran over and raised his hand to salute: "Report to the corps commander, Zhang Yourong, the captain of the Red Army Aviation Brigade, is giving a lesson to the students, please instruct!" ”

"Captain Zhang, let me introduce you, this is Comrade Zhou Enlai, Secretary of the Military Commission, who came to inspect!" "Hello Secretary Zhou, please instruct!" Zhou Enlai stepped forward to hold Zhang Yourong's hand and said: "Comrade Zhang Yourong, welcome to join the Red Army, you are the first pilot of our Red Army, I wish the Red Army Aviation Corps an early success." "Please rest assured that under the leadership of Commander Ouyang Corps, the Red Army Aviation Corps will definitely soar into the blue sky." "Captain Zhang, please continue if I don't bother you!" Later, Enlai listened carefully to Zhang Yourong's class, although he couldn't understand many things, he was still interested and reluctant to leave.

After visiting the fighter planes, Ouyang Jian accompanied Enlai to inspect Tongluo Village, which is currently used as a backup base to store weapons and ammunition. After having lunch on the mountain, Ouyang Jian accompanied Enlai back to Yunshui County. On the way back, Ouyang Jian and Enlai went hand in hand, and several guards Yima followed. "Commander Ouyang, you didn't just build a cave airfield to deal with the Kuomintang Air Force!" Enlai broke the loneliness and asked. "Secretary Zhou, I can't hide anything from your eyes. The construction of the cave airfield was indeed to prepare for the future war against Japan. ”

"According to the information I have, at the moment the development of the Japanese Air Force is accelerating, and the Japanese military department has realized the importance of air strikes and is developing the most advanced combat aircraft. If a Sino-Japanese war really breaks out, Japanese fighters will pose a mortal threat to us. Japan is an industrial power that can produce aircraft, and we can only buy them. If we fight for a few air battles, our fighters will be exhausted. My idea is that in the future, the Red Army air force will adopt asymmetrical operations, and with the protection of cave airfields, it will be able to avoid bombing by enemy planes and avoid the outbreak of air battles with enemy planes, mainly aimed at ground targets. ”

Ouyang Jian continued: "While building the Dongku airfield to avoid the saturation attack of enemy planes and protect the fighters, we can dispatch strikes against the enemy's ground forces at any time. "If the enemy uses a ground attack, how can we ensure that the base area is not captured?" Ouyang Jian said: "I have carefully analyzed this issue, if it is in the plain area, Yunshui County will not be able to hold it at all. However, as a mountainous and semi-mountainous area, Yunshui County includes Tongluo Village, and I have the confidence to stick to it. Taking Yunshui County as an example, the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, especially the large corps cannot be carried out. In the early stage, our mine warfare has shown its might, successfully intercepting the enemy's attack. ”

"In the next step, our mine warfare should be gradually escalated and gradually adapted to the needs of modern warfare. At present, we are studying new mines, including anti-infantry mines, blockade mines, anti-tank mines, and so on. In the future, defensive operations will not be a trench or a front, but a large-depth defense system. "Your military theory is very innovative, and when I go back tonight, I want to hear your ideas for the next step of the strategy."