Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 1905 Karachi

Karachi was just a small fishing village before it was occupied by the British in 1842.As the British built a wharf here in 1854 and built a railway in 1861, Karachi has now developed into a gateway guarding the Indus River Basin and is responsible for transporting cotton, wheat and other crops produced in India to India. An important hub role in the British mainland.

Such an important strategic transportation hub, before the Japanese invaded Southeast Asia, the British would definitely not give up.But now, with the Far East British Army being completely suppressed by the Japanese Army in the southeast, its Far East Fleet has also lost the capital to compete with the Japanese Combined Fleet. The existence of Karachi is of practical significance for the British Army to get rid of the current embarrassing situation. Not much anymore.The United Kingdom can still support itself in Europe, all due to the strong support of its ally the United States. In this case, if the abandonment of Karachi can be exchanged for greater support from the United States, it can also purchase a batch of advanced fighters from the cadet army to change the Far East. The unfavorable situation of the British air battle is still acceptable to the British.

Although the lease agreement was signed not long ago, the control of Karachi by the Seventh Expeditionary Corps headed by Chen Shichang has actually penetrated into every aspect.Whether it is at sea or on land, the flames of war have not yet spread to the Karachi area, and the predecessor of Karachi was only a civilian cargo transfer terminal, so the British only deployed a weak armed force equivalent to the police force here. How can they stop it? The "arrogant and unreasonable" entry of the Xuebing Army.

The transformation of Karachi by the Xuebing Army has four aspects so far. The first is the transformation and expansion of the Karachi cargo terminal.In Ouyang Yun's preliminary plan, the Karachi military pier will be able to accommodate more than six large ships berthing at one time, and at the same time, more than two anchorage areas will be set up not far from the pier.The Xuebing Army has accumulated some experience in building military docks in Haikou and Dongshan, but it is much weaker than Karachi.In addition, the local people do not trust the Xuebing Army, and they lack enough large-scale machinery, and they need to build cement plants, power plants and other supporting factories and mines, so this project is extremely difficult. Up to now, it is only in the original cargo terminal. Basically, the construction of No. [-] Wharf has been completed, and piling has only been completed for the other several wharves.Secondly, it is the construction of land military supporting facilities such as land airports and land barracks, as well as living quarters.According to Ouyang Yun's vision, Karachi's land forces will include three forces, namely five division-sized marines, three division-sized land aviation units, and one division-sized land security force.Naturally, the Marine Corps is to cooperate with the expedition of the Pacific Fleet, and the Guard Force is responsible for the defense of the military port. As for the land aviation force of three divisions, it is to ensure that the Pacific Fleet can have enough air power to protect itself during the voyage of the Pacific Fleet.The construction of land military facilities and troops is a project that is not weaker than the expansion of military docks. However, because the difficulty of the project is relatively low, the progress is much faster. At present, five barracks have been completed, and the framework of the airport has also been built. .Except for the expansion of the terminal and the construction of military facilities on land, the other two projects are a shipyard and an oil storage area.The engineering difficulty of these two projects is no less than the first two, but because the Xuebing Army has accumulated enough experience in this area, it is going smoothly, and it should be able to finish before the first two projects.

The tighter the fighting in Southeast Asia, the heavier the burden on Chen Shichang and other senior officers of the Seventh Army.The little devils are so mad that they dare to raid [-] kilometers to raid the US Pacific Fleet. Once the Strait of Malacca is opened, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not enter the Arabian Sea to attack Karachi.Although Ouyang Yun's original intention of building the aircraft carrier fleet was to deal with the combined fleet of the devils, there would eventually be a war between China and Japan at sea, but it was definitely not now.

What is the reason for the rapid growth of the student army?Some people might say that the commander-in-chief provided the technology, while others said that the soldiers dared to work hard. Chen Shichang stayed by Ouyang Yun's side all the time, and witnessed almost every moment of the student army's growth, so he had his own understanding of it.The reason why the Xuebing Army can grow rapidly is that the most important thing is to obtain the two treasures of Fujian and Guangdong, so that it has ample time for development.

Time, time!Give me another two years, and the Pacific Fleet will certainly be enough to grow into a war behemoth——Chen Shichang often thinks this way, but he also knows that this is an extravagant dream.Worried about the Japanese rushing in from the Strait of Malacca, Chen Shichang did not relax his vigilance in that direction for a moment.But now, when he learned that the commander-in-chief was only one day away from Karachi, he breathed a sigh of relief, felt a lightness on his shoulders, and his first reaction was to want to take a deep sleep.

In the dock specially opened for the construction of the "Vengeance-class" aircraft carrier in the Karachi shipyard, a huge dark ship body lay quietly in the concrete dock. The island and the sides of the ship were covered with scaffolding. Workers in blue overalls were busy up and down, using the hoist to hoist steel plates up one by one, and then a flash of arc flashed, and the steel plates were welded to the hull, becoming a part of the "Vengeance Class".

When Xue Bingjun took over this "Wrath Class", it was already close to completion, but because Ouyang Yun wanted to increase the number of carrier-based aircraft on this aircraft carrier, and had other considerations in other details, so he carried out some work. remodel.Suggestions for renovation are easy, but implementation is difficult. With the progress of the project, various problems emerged. As a result, the final assembly of this "Genuan Class" has been delayed, and this has become a concern of Chen Shichang.

In the construction of large ironclad ships, the role of welders is very important.Although the Xuebing Army attaches great importance to cultivating its own welder strength, it has never been able to keep up with the development of the situation.Even in the end, in order to resolve this contradiction, Ouyang Yun asked Shan Renxiong to wipe out all the devils in the Fourth Division of Osaka who had certain technical expertise through the unscrupulous businessmen in the Fourth Division of Osaka.

When Chen Shichang came to find Chen Mingsheng, the latter was talking with the British technical director, Luo Hanni, who worked in the Royal Navy, and a Japanese section chief.

The chief of the section is called Ono Forging, and he was originally a second lieutenant of the Fourth Division in Osaka. Because he had worked in a shipyard in Japan and had excellent welding skills, he unfortunately became the target of the cadet army. Went to Haikou, and now was brought to Karachi by Chen Mingsheng.

"Mingsheng!" Chen Shichang stepped onto the dock platform and called Chen Mingsheng.

The three of Chen Mingsheng stopped talking and turned to look at him.

"Good news, little officer will arrive in Karachi tomorrow, how is your side?" Chen Shichang asked.

Regarding the matter of welcoming the commander-in-chief, Chen Shichang, Chen Mingsheng and others had discussed before, intending to make a surprise attack on the "enmity level" construction project to show their respect for the arrival of the commander-in-chief.

Chen Mingsheng said: "The construction section has already caught up, let's make a surprise attack tonight, and tomorrow I can ask the commander-in-chief to inspect it."

Chen Shichang greeted Lu Hanni and Ono respectively, and responded to Chen Mingsheng: "That's good. Do you have time now? I'm going to have a meeting, and Bian Jingdao and the others are already waiting in the meeting room."

Chen Mingsheng put the blueprint in his hand into his bag, explained to Lu Hanni and Ono, and then walked towards Chen Shichang, and he walked to the meeting room side by side.

Lu Hanni watched them leave, and asked Ono, "The little officer that Commander Chen is talking about should be General Ouyang Yun, the commander-in-chief of the Xuebing Army?"

Ono nodded.

Lu Hanni blinked her blue eyes, and asked with a smile, "Are you afraid of him?"

Ono gave a "hmm" and said, "We Japanese are afraid of him. If Japan is finally defeated, I think it will be defeated by Your Excellency Ouyang."

"Oh, I'm getting more and more curious."

(End of this chapter)