kvmb Chapter 218 Total War Begins
Chapter 218 Total War Begins
Although the heavy industry of the revival government has just started, the starting point is still very high.
Take the most important steel production as an example.
In addition to the Chishan Steel Base which has already been put into production, there are also many renovation projects for existing steel mills in the north.
It is mainly concentrated in the three northern provinces and Jinyuan Province.
One was originally the territory of the Saibei Army, and the other was originally the territory of the Jinyuan Army.
After the transformation, the annual steel production has reached 140 million tons.
In addition, the Anshan Steel Plant will be put into production in May. The annual output of the first phase of the project is 5 tons, and the annual output of the second phase is 60 tons, totaling 90 million tons.
Yuguan Iron and Steel Plant will be put into production at the end of the year with a designed annual output of 200 million tons.
Shangjing Iron and Steel Plant will also be put into production at the end of this year or the beginning of this year, with a designed annual output of 100 million tons.
It can be said that by the 34th year, the ancient country's annual steel production is expected to reach 590 million tons.
Adding to that the pitiful steel production of SAARC, an annual output of 600 million tons is a sure thing.
This output is considered to be among the best in the world.
But Jiang Hua’s goal is to catch up with the United States, and the gap is still very large.
It would probably take a long time to catch up before.
After all, the United States' current annual output of 4000 million tons is the accumulation of hundreds of years of industrial development.
But when oxygen top blowing technology emerged, it might not take ten years to catch up with Citigroup.
Oxygen top blowing technology is a steelmaking technology that only emerged in the 50s, and later developed into other technologies such as side blowing and bottom blowing.
The emergence of oxygen converter steelmaking technology directly replaced the open-hearth steelmaking method and became the world's mainstream steelmaking technology.
It has two main advantages.
The first advantage is that the quality of steel is better.
The second advantage is high efficiency.
It takes about 7 hours to produce a batch of molten steel in open-hearth steelmaking.
However, it only takes about 30-40 minutes to smelt a batch of molten steel in an oxygen converter.
You can imagine how huge the gap is.
It is precisely for this reason that Jiang Hua is confident that within ten years, the country's steel production will catch up with or even surpass Citigroup.
With the support of steel, the ancient country's heavy industry began to flourish.
The three arsenals, Shenzhou Arsenal, Jinyuan Arsenal and Gongxian Arsenal, have completed upgrades and renovations and have resumed production.
At present, Daqin Heavy Industry Group has already taken over some orders.
Later, the AK-47 rifles, Browning pistols, machine guns, anti-tank rocket launchers, anti-tank missiles, etc. equipped by the troops were all manufactured by Daqin Heavy Industry Group.
Then, orders for mortars, barreled artillery, rocket launchers, self-propelled artillery, etc. will be gradually handed over to Daqin Heavy Industry for production.
When Daqin Heavy Industry is able to produce all kinds of army weapons, the ancient country's national defense industry will be complete.
Jiang Hua is very much looking forward to the rise of the defense industry.
This general-purpose machine gun upgraded and modified by the Northern Firearms Research Institute marked the beginning of the ancient country's defense industry.
Because it was upgraded and put into mass production in 33.
So this general-purpose machine gun is also named Type 33 general-purpose machine gun.
Afterwards, the three major arsenals in Shenzhou, Jinyuan and Gongxian successively received orders from the military, with the production quantity reaching 100,000 guns.
Therefore, these machine guns were gradually put into service during the Southern Campaign and replaced the existing complex Soviet machine gun system.
The next work plan of the Northern Firearms Research Institute is to design a squad machine gun and a general-purpose machine gun based on the AK-47 assault rifle to form an AK gun family.
At the same time, the AK-47 assault rifle will also be upgraded and modified, and the modification route will naturally be the AKM assault rifle.
This AKM assault rifle is the true culmination of the AK series of rifles. It effectively improves a series of shortcomings of the AK-47 and becomes a true classic gun.
Jiangnan Province, with Hongcheng as its capital.
This place is the rear of the Xunyang defense line and is also the headquarters of the Southern Alliance's Third Corps.
The commander of the Third Corps was Liu Jing, a direct subordinate of President Wu Zhichang and one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Southern Alliance.
It has six armies with a total of 15 troops, plus the leadership of some local troops, with a total strength of more than 20.
On the night of March 3, Liu Jing, the corps commander, personally rushed to Lushan on the Xunyang defense line for inspection.
Lushan Mountain, which stands majestically on the south bank of the Chang River, is famous for its steepness, with peaks upon peaks and rugged rocks that seem to have been cut by knives and axes, reaching into the clouds.
Deploying heavy troops here can directly block the entire river, and any passing troops or ships will be attacked by fire from the Lushan Heights.
If the Fuxing Army went down the long river, the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack Lushan would be their biggest obstacle.
Liu Jing is full of confidence in this line of defense.
"The Fuxing Army wants to capture the Xunyang defense line, but they'll leave behind 100,000 corpses first."
This was also what Liu Jing said in front of President Wu Zhichang when he was the commander-in-chief of the Xunyang front.
However, before falling asleep, Liu Jing always felt a little uneasy, so he went outside and looked into the distance.
As the leader of the Five Tiger Generals, Liu Jing can be said to be one of the few very capable generals in the Southern Alliance.
Especially in the battle to recapture Liangling last year, the troops he led advanced triumphantly all the way and defeated the Liangling army.
When the Third Corps was established, President Wu Zhichang personally appointed his generals.
Because of his outstanding military achievements and successful career, he was called a lucky general.
"Commander, can't you sleep?"
At this time, the Corps Deputy Commander Zheng Xingwu came to his side and asked.
After seeing the newcomer, Liu Jing shook his head and sighed, "I don't know why, but I always feel uneasy. I feel that the offensive of the Fuxing Army is imminent."
Liu Jing's feeling was very accurate. On the night of the 31st, the Third Army on the Xunyang front had already deployed its troops on the north and south banks of the Changhe River, and it only needed a command to launch an offensive.
The night always passes quickly, and when the morning light shines through the clouds onto the earth, it means that the morning of a new day has arrived.
At 4:1 a.m. on April 8st, Beijing time, orders were issued from the General Staff Headquarters to various troops.
Half a year later, the Fuxing Army roared like a tiger again.
This time the target is the Yugoslav Army.
The artillery division once again served as a wartime organization and returned to the army group's subordinate organization.
Therefore, in addition to the divisional artillery of each division, the Third Army also has a Third Artillery Division.
Today's artillery division is much simpler than before.
This is also the most suitable organization for the Renaissance Army summarized based on war experience.
It also made Jiang Hua realize that the larger the artillery division is, the better.
So the General Staff found a balance between firepower, mobility and logistics.
The current artillery division has four artillery regiments, including two howitzer regiments, one cannon regiment and one rocket artillery regiment.
装备M101型105毫米榴弹炮54门、M114型155毫米榴弹炮54门、M59型155毫米加农炮54门以及122毫米轮式自行火箭炮63辆，总数量高达225门。
Compared with the previous five-regiment system, the number of artillery pieces has been reduced by more than one hundred, but the firepower is still very fierce.
In addition to the 3rd Artillery Division, the other four motorized infantry divisions also concentrated their artillery fire, organized them into artillery units, and joined the bombardment.
"put!"
Almost at the same time, the artillery groups on the north and south banks launched a large-scale bombardment against the Mubushan and Dabieshan defense lines of the Southern Allied Forces, with great momentum.
In an instant, countless artillery shells and rockets fell like raindrops on the high ground positions of the two lines of defense.
The Southern Allied forces, who were still complaining about the bland food on the high ground, were stunned by the sudden artillery bombardment.
When the shells landed, the violent explosion caused the position to explode.
They dropped their bowls and headed straight for the nearest anti-artillery fortifications.
Some of the recruits who were slower to react simply lay there with their heads in their hands, the fear in their hearts making them unable to move.
“Ding ding ding ding…”
At the Lushan temporary command center, the telephone rang urgently and dense telegrams came like snowflakes.
"Commander, Commander, something terrible has happened! The Renaissance Army is attacking."
Zheng Xingwu, deputy commander of the Corps, found Liu Jing who was eating a hearty breakfast.
After hearing this, the chopsticks in Liu Jing's right hand slipped and fell on the table.
Liu Jing quickly put down the bowl in his hand, stood up suddenly and said, "Let's go to the headquarters!"
Not only the Xunyang front, but also the Yunmeng Lake front and the Zhuolu front were subjected to fierce artillery attacks by the Fuxing Army.
The news of the Restoration Army's offensive also reached the Presidential Palace at the first opportunity.
Wu Zhichang actually felt relieved after receiving the telegram.
At least the Renaissance Army has launched the attack, so there is no need to worry about it anymore.
"Tell all troops to stop the attack of the Renaissance Army. Anyone who dares to miss the opportunity to fight or fail to deliver will come to me with their heads held high."
Wu Zhichang then convened another high-level military meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
The high-ranking generals of the Southern Alliance Army also learned that the Renaissance Army had launched an all-out attack, so they also hurried to the conference room.
President Wu Zhichang finally arrived at the conference room. All the generals stood up and looked at him solemnly.
"The Restoration Army has launched a full-scale offensive against us, and now is the time to test us.
Twenty years ago, I inherited your legacy and led the SAARC to its present development. I believe in you and I also believe that my soldiers can do it.
The Fuxing Army can defeat the Northern Frontier, can defeat Tsarist Russia and the Fuso people, but it cannot defeat us.
Regardless, in this battle, we have over 200 million troops, while the Fuxing Army has less than 100 million. The advantage is mine!"
The artillery fire from the Yunmeng Lake front, Xunyang front, and Zhuolu front was just the first wave of the Fuxing Army's offensive against the Southern Alliance.
在后方的机场上，一架架F-86战斗机、F-100战斗轰炸机、F-105战斗轰炸机、B-45战术轰炸机、图-16中型轰炸机等各型战机纷纷起飞，组成一个又一个旁边的编队向三大前线飞去。
At the same time, the Strategic Rocket Force, the fourth largest branch of the Renaissance Army, also began to show its sharp fangs.