Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1275 Railway
Wang Xuexin immediately thought of the railway.

Prior to this, the Eighth Route Army was not suitable for the development of railways in the controlled area, and even had to think twice about roads.

This is because the devils were mainly attacking the Eighth Route Army's main defense at that time.

Under such circumstances, if the Eighth Route Army develops roads and railways, it is almost equivalent to clearing the way for the devils. Once the devils attack and occupy these roads and railways, they can immediately use them as their transportation supply lines, and then use them as quickly as possible. Troops, supplies, and equipment were sent to the front to attack the Eighth Route Army.

But things are different now.

Now the Eighth Route Army has launched a counterattack against the devils. Although it is only a partial counterattack, there should be no problem in terms of defense. At this time, shouldn't it be time to develop railway lines to strengthen logistics and transportation?

Thinking of this, Wang Xuexin immediately sent a telegram to the headquarters: "Chief, I think we should start from Yuncheng and go north through Sanjiadian to the steel plant to build a railway line!"

When the chief received the telegram, he couldn't help hesitating. He handed the telegram to the chief of staff and asked, "What do you think about this?"

The chief of staff nodded and said: "I can understand Xiaodongbei's desire to build a railway line, because he wants to get to the root of the Northeast planing devils! This must solve the supply problem of the mechanized troops and the follow-up main force of our army! But …Isn’t it too fast to build the railway now?”

The Chief was silent for a while and did not speak.

There is nothing sloppy about building a railway.

Because the devils are not completely defeated now, Wang Xuexin just took advantage of the fact that the devils were fighting the stubborn army in the south and the northeast was under pressure from Mao Xiong.

What if, after the Eighth Route Army has built the railway and the Devils end their tug-of-war with the recalcitrant army in the south?

At that time, as long as the devils kill their carbine, they can immediately go north from Yuncheng to the steel factory along the road and railway built by the Eighth Route Army.

This doesn't seem like a big deal, but this is the rear of the entire Luliang Mountain, that is, the devils can use the railway line to surround Luliang Mountain.

At that time, the Eighth Route Army in Luliang Mountain would not be able to get supplies because the supply line of communication was cut off, and the entire defense line of Luliang Mountain would collapse.

Once Luliang Mountain is lost, the Eighth Route Army's base area will no longer have a line of defense. At that time, let alone the industry of the three stores, it will even threaten Yan'an in the rear.

The chief thought for a while, and then called back: "Are you confident to keep the railway line? If the enemy's main force attacks along the railway line, what plan do you have?"

Wang Xuexin had considered this question a long time ago, and he answered without thinking: "Arrange guerrillas along the railway line to harass, and then use the main force and the air force to divide and wipe out the enemy's attacking forces!"

Wang Xuexin's words seemed ordinary, even a bit like talking on paper, but the chief heard the hidden meaning.

He returned to the table with the telegram and looked at the map, went north from Yuncheng to Sanjiadian, and then walked all the way up, then nodded slightly.

The chief of staff asked strangely beside him: "Chief, what did Xiaodongbei say?"

The chief handed the telegram to the chief of staff and said, "There are high mountains and peaks everywhere on both sides of this line. Even if we build the railway, even if the devils call, are they really so easy to take advantage of?"

What the chief said, combined with Wang Xuexin's telegram, the chief of staff also understood: "First use the guerrillas to harass the enemy on both sides to disperse the enemy's forces, and then take advantage of our army's familiarity with the terrain and being equipped with bursting rifles, Raid the devil's logistics or small troops, and eat the devil bit by bit!"

The chief nodded: "Xiao Dongbei sees it very clearly. The terrain in this area is not suitable for a large army of devils to deploy. At the same time, our army is equipped with bursting rifles, which have an absolute advantage in surprise warfare when fighting close combat with devils. In addition, Our army also has air supremacy and can suppress the devil's logistics supply lines and artillery... If the devil's main force rushes to attack, not only will they not be able to use our army's railway line, but they may also fall into a bottomless pit from which they cannot escape!"

The chief of staff agreed after thinking for a while, and said: "Chief, we are not used to fighting with air supremacy! The railway line should be linked to air supremacy. Whoever has the air supremacy can use the railway line. Otherwise, No matter if it is a railway or a train, they can only be bombed! Especially the train, if the devils dare to use the train to transport troops and ammunition to attack our army, they will blow it up with people and cars!"

The chief waved his fist and said, "That's a good point! So, air dominance is the key! We can't keep our eyes on the ground troops, and we can't always look at the strength comparison between the enemy and us with old eyes! The devil's strength is indeed stronger than mine. The army is strong, but we are still sure to fight the devils on such terrain, even if it is the main force of the devils! The problem of the railway line, as long as we firmly grasp the air supremacy, there will be no big problems! Too bad, At the last moment, let's spend more explosives to blow up the railway and the roadbed, and see how the devils use it!"

"So, this railway..."

"Repair, it must be repaired!" The chief said decisively: "If you want to fight the enemy better, you can't take risks. We can't just think about safety and defense. We should actively seek to fight the enemy and fight against the enemy. growing up!"

The chief is right, this is actually another reason for Wang Xuexin to build the railway.

Although the Eighth Route Army had a large number of troops at this time, it reached more than [-] people.

In history, the strength of the Eighth Route Army in 43 decreased slightly due to the disaster in Henan and the blockade of devils and stubborn troops, and the whole army remained at more than [-].

But at this time, because of Wang Xuexin's development, the strength of the Eighth Route Army not only did not decrease, but increased by more than 50 to break through [-], and it continued to increase.

The specific figures cannot be counted, because the strength of the troops changes too fast and it is too late to make a complete count. The strength of some guerrillas even varies from day to day.

But most of these troops are not well trained in combat quality.

If they are not sent out to fight, how can they be forged into elite soldiers who can fight and fight?

There is an opportunity in front of them. On the one hand, these recruits who joined the Eighth Route Army can be used to build railways. While building railways, they can understand the surrounding terrain and conduct necessary military training.

Once the devils launched an attack, they immediately transformed into guerrillas on the spot and took charge of their own area to start low-intensity combat with the enemy.

As for the battle of the main parts, it is left to the commandos equipped with repeating rifles.

After Wang Xuexin received a call back from the headquarters to agree to build the railway, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Once the railway is built, it will not only be useful for attacking the Northeast, but the industry of the Eighth Route Army can also develop to another level!
(End of this chapter)