The Wuhan government's expansion did not stop until the Yinshan Mountains. And the entire Yinshan Mountain Range will undoubtedly become the territory of the Wuhan government. When it comes to jungle warfare and the use of forests, there is probably no one more powerful than the Eighteenth Army.

Henan's problems are relatively easy to solve. After the Jinghan line was connected, the railway went directly to Zhengzhou, and the transportation of troops and materials was very smooth. Zhang Xueliang learned well this time and did not cut off the Jinghan line. And after Xinmin University put forward a request to protect the oracle bones in Anyang, he took the initiative to retreat to Handan.

The Institute of Geology, the Institute of Archaeology, and the Department of Chinese jointly formed an archaeological team to go to Anyang, along with an infantry regiment. It is mainly forbidden to excavate and sell oracle bones and cultural relics at will. Military control is practiced in the Anyang area.

The Northeast Army and the Eighteenth Army also only had such a little place to border. On both sides are Yan Xishan and Han Fuqu.

Xu Xiangqian's third cavalry division arrived at Jiayuguan. This operation of the former enemy command is considered complete.

The remaining two problems are the construction of an industrial city in Baotou. It is necessary to gather oil and coal from the Baiyun mining area, the silver mining area, and the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Basin. Build an industrial zone of the same scale as Daye. to ensure the needs of the defense industry.

On the other hand, there is the issue of how to deal with the Hetao area and the Mu Us Desert, Tengger Desert and Badain Jaran deserts.

As for the design and planning of the industrial city, Liang Sicheng has carried out many experiments in Daye, Wuhan, Xiangyang, and Xi'an, and the results are good.

Not to mention designing a new city.

The former enemy command was withdrawn, and Liu Ying, Mao Shishan, and Liu Bocheng returned to the Xinmin Military Academy. They need to sum up the experience and lessons of this combat mission.

Liu Ying appreciates Mao Shishan and Liu Bocheng very much. Took the initiative to retreat to the back. Lin Boqu is mainly good in logistics organization and coordination, and he is also the mayor of Xi'an. Feng Yuxiang took a fancy to him and said that he was better than his own group of big-headed soldiers. After retirement, Lin Boqu can still hold on for a few years.

Feng Yuxiang's other optimistic person who can govern instead of just fighting is Zhang Zizhong. As for Song Zheyuan, Lu Zhonglin, and Yang Hucheng, let's just say that you are still your soldiers. Don't learn from Zhang Zhijiang, never go to the office, it's all the secretary in the office. He has been riding a horse to run in elementary and middle schools everywhere. If the school is broken and not repaired, the students will not be well dressed and will not have enough food. If you don't exercise, the teacher won't teach well. It's a scolding for the principal. At first, he used a horsewhip to whip him, until Feng Yuxiang confiscated one of his horsewhips, and then he stopped beating people.

In fact, Zhang Zhijiang is a student. Also read well. It's just that the temper is not very good. It's not that they can't work. Rather, it is said that we should learn like Zhang Chun and go to the grassroots level more.

Feng Yuxiang proposed that Zhang Zizhong be transferred out of the army and placed in Lanzhou. Ye Ting was responsible for forming a mechanized corps, and it was only temporary in Lanzhou.

Lu Zhonglin is a fierce general, and he doesn't have to think about governing the place. So Guisui has to rely on the students to support him in the end.

Xinmin. Liu Ying, Mao Shishan, Liu Bocheng, and Jiang Fangzhen have all arrived.

The main point of contention is again the issue of not using tanks and artillery. Although the armored car has a certain protective ability, it is definitely not enough to face the tanks of the Soviet army. Liu Ying and Liu Bo admitted that they were needed in the north.

But Mao Shishan thinks that it is not necessary.

His reason is that large clusters of tanks can be destroyed with the Air Force and rockets. There is no need to go head-to-head with a tank cluster. It's stupid.

If you are in a non-plain area, you can find good concealment for individual soldiers. It is enough to improve the power of individual rockets, and it is possible to develop specialized anti-tank rockets. As a last resort, trenches can be dug to create opportunities for infantry to attack tanks. And a large group of tanks in narrow terrain, water network terrain, destroy a tank, and the tanks behind will fall into a dead end.

The development of tank rockets and even missiles has a very good foundation in the engineering school, which can quickly produce results.

The Air Force is working on helicopters, and although the Germans don't pay much attention to helicopters, it doesn't mean that they don't work. This aircraft has good low-altitude performance, is able to hover, and has a large bomb load. Dealing with tanks is almost a natural enemy. It's not going to come out anytime soon, but we still have time.

Even if the helicopter does not come out, if the anti-tank rocket or missile comes out, the fighter can carry out a ground attack. Navigation experiments are being carried out at the Institute of Electronics.

There are just no rockets and missiles. The cannon on the plane can also be effective if it is loaded with armor-piercing shells.

Take 10,000 steps back, and when it really comes time to use individual rockets to fight tanks on the plains, the casualties are not much bigger than those of tanks.

Mao Shishan said: "In fact, the tank armor of the Soviet army cannot even stop our current rockets. ”

"What about the Japanese army?" Liu Bocheng asked.

"The Japanese army is even worse, as far as I know, the armored vehicles of the Japanese army are worse than ours, Japan itself does not have many steel resources, and the country is small. All steel has to be imported. If you build a tank like the Soviet Union, you won't be able to build much at all, and it will drain the country's strength. Liu Ying said.

"So Japan is eyeing iron ore and coal mines in Tohoku." Jiang Fangzhen nodded.

"Will Zhang Xueliang give up the Northeast?" Liu Ying said in disbelief: "He dares to fight the Soviet army." Although he lost, he was not as good as the equipment. ”

Zhang Chun sighed: "That's because Zhang Xueliang believes that Chiang Kai-shek will help him, and he still has a broad retreat north of the Yangtze River." It's hard to say later. ”

None of them spoke.

Mao Shishan said after a while: "Japan has no resources in the mainland, and it may not be able to rob us by robbing us." That's why I think planes and missiles are hard to get out and do well. Maintain an absolute advantage. Then there are individual weapons, if we follow the direction of our current environmental planning and remediation development. Individual systems will become more and more important. communication systems, as well as a low-light display system that facilitates night raids. A more powerful, farther special bullet. The progress of special rockets should be accelerated. On this basis, we abandon tanks and rockets. I think totally. ”

"Do you have any ideas for the future?" Zhang Chun asked.

Mao Shishan glanced at each other: "The Far Eastern Railway of Soviet Russia is always a disaster. So Mongolia must be taken. Cutting off the Far Eastern Railway will definitely not work now, we are not ready. It will take too long for the few places we have now. Baotou Industrial City takes at least two years. This is still under the full support of Daye. So taking Mongolia depends on the timing. ”

Jiang Fangzhen pointed to Sichuan: "The country of abundance has a large population, and I will prepare to take it for a while." ”

Zhang Chun nodded and said, "There is another benefit to taking Sichuan. Zhang Chun drew a line along the edge of Daye, Changyang and Sichuan basins, and then spent a line in Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan, pointed to the intersection and said, "This area may be rich in resources." This is also the safest place, even if the war is lost, there is still a chance to turn over. ”

Jiang Fangzhen smiled: "I thought of a way out before I entered, and I was too careful for the people." ”

Mao Shishan pointed to Shandong and said: "We need an outlet to the sea, and from the current point of view, Shandong is more suitable." Japan is always our great enemy. Be prepared. Submarines are very good weapons, if there is a breakthrough in sonar, torpedoes, communication systems, navigation systems. At least the offshore can be defended. ”

"Why not the Yangtze River estuary?"

"Because Shandong also has coal and iron, even if we build a railway, it will not be a problem. The Yangtze River estuary is too chaotic, of course it is good to have a chance, but if there is no chance, then you can only wait. ”

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "Then according to this idea, the examples of Henan and Sichuan are very obvious, earlier sent cadres to these places, not to the cities, to the countryside, our roots are also in the countryside." In fact, in the countryside, except for the local tyrants and inferior gentry, the strength of the warlords could not reach there. We are prepared in Henan, and it is easy to govern if we take it. We don't have a foundation in Sichuan, you see it's troublesome now. ”

"In this regard, the party committee should coordinate and arrange. There are first and last, and there are light and dark as well. Mao Shishan nodded.

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In January 1930, a very interesting person found Zhang Chun, who was conducting environmental research in Henan.

This person is Liang Shuming. During his stay in Guangzhou, he served as chairman of the Construction Committee of the Guangdong Political Branch on behalf of Li Jishen, specializing in the study of rural governance. Li Jishen was arrested by Chiang Kai-shek, and he went to Jiangsu, Hebei, Shanxi and other places to conduct village political experiments. He also participated in the preparation of the Village Governance College in Hui County, Henan. He found that instead of cultivating land, farmers in CCP-controlled areas had reduced the size of their farmland and started a rather novel model of intensive farming. And it is education for all. All school-age children are required to attend school, and everyone else is required to attend literacy classes. Smaller areas use biogas, and larger places even use electricity. In the winter, no one cuts firewood, and no one is allowed to cut firewood, so the farmers use a large boiler to boil hot water with coal for heating.

If you don't cut wood, the land will be green. What's even more interesting is that a lot of pastures have been planned for the development of communication lines, and some low hills have also become pastures after planting. Some Mongols actually came to Shaanxi to graze their herds, and some asked to settle in Shaanxi because their children had to go to school.

Along with Liang Shuming was Huang Yanpei. (To be continued......)