kvmb Chapter 374: Investigating Duolun
Chapter 374: Investigating Duolun
Li Shaoyi had to educate the people under his command and test them from time to time to let them make the right choice. They should not think that completing their tasks was right, but should also consider the actual situation and say no to themselves when necessary.
After getting on the car, Li Shaoyi also inspected Duolun. At present, life here has basically recovered and the shops on the street are open, but compared with the cities in the south, the economic activities here are very weak.
"How are those guys doing the mineral exploration?"
Li Shaoyi has already approved the economy of the inland areas, which will gradually develop based on resource exploitation.
"They have found a coal mine in the northeast of Duolun. The coal reserves here are quite large. We will build a power plant around this coal mine. As for other enterprises, we don't have too many plans yet."
Tang Guoping said somewhat embarrassedly that this was not his strong point, and few people would be willing to invest in such a place. Even if you built the infrastructure, there were Russians in the north and Japanese in the east. Such a place was too dangerous. In the eyes of many people, investing here was like throwing money into the water.
"Don't be too hasty. Open the coal mines and sell the coal while building the corresponding supporting facilities. The power plant must be built, as well as the steel mill and the like. While building the factories, we can improve the transportation network. We have some other advantages here. It may seem unsafe now, but we have won many victories. For example, after we take back the outer Xiongnu, this will be the safest place in the country."
Li Shaoyi said this with great confidence, and a gleam appeared in Tang Guoping's eyes. The reason why he followed Li Shaoyi was because Li Shaoyi was a man who created miracles. With just a few words, he described Duolun as a treasure land.
It doesn’t matter if there is a shortage of resources in all aspects, but this is also the safest place.
In this day and age, as long as there is safety and a good business environment, are you still worried that people won't bring their money? There are not many places in China that have rules, and even in Pujiang, if your money is targeted, it is not safe.
If the occupied area of Li Shaoyi is well-regulated and has clean administration, perhaps no one will notice it for a year or two, but after a long time, relying on word of mouth, people will always come to this place to build factories and develop industry. Everything we do now will definitely not be in vain.
"This is the newly established training camp. Two thousand eight hundred new recruits have already moved in. They are all following the training plan you established, not missing a single day. There are also several more assessments. Although their pressure is a bit higher, the new assessments are modified based on the losses on the battlefield, and it is for their own good."
When they arrived at the east side to complete the transaction, Li Shaoyi got off the bus and stopped to take a look. The two fenced plots of land in the distance were the two training camps that had just been established.
"Due to the emergency situation, a lot of new recruits were withdrawn from the training camp. These people have not completed comprehensive systematic training. If possible, let them go back for training."
Li Shaoyi was very clear about the importance of training. If they could complete three and a half months of recruit training, their combat effectiveness would definitely not be worse than that of a regular Japanese soldier. In addition to our weapons advantage, we could at least achieve a combat effectiveness of one to two.
Tang Guoping wrote everything down and passed Li Shaoyi's words to the headquarters. If there is a chance, those who did not complete the training should be asked to go back. After all, they have to go through a lot of training. For example, ordinary infantry also need to know simple bandaging, simple mine laying and mine clearance.
During these three and a half months, many soldiers have mastered one of the impressions so that they will not be clueless when encountering such situations on the battlefield. Some soldiers did not learn this due to time constraints. Now pushing them back to study it properly will be very beneficial for future battlefields.
"How's the expansion of Toronto Airport going?"
To the north of the city, a huge airport is being built rapidly. In this era, airplanes do not have high requirements for airports, so as long as there is a large enough area, an airport can be built quickly.
The airport where Li Shaoyi's plane landed was the original Duolun airport, but this airport was no longer sufficient. If it was to be used as a rear base for attacking Luosha in the future, a new airport would have to be built.
"The design drawings are already under discussion, and construction can begin by the end of this month."
Li Shaoyi has always emphasized speed. Of course, speed must also be accompanied by quality. He also emphasized the responsible person system, where each person's signature is responsible for a part of the project. If there is any problem with the project, the signatory will be specifically found to avoid the situation like the current Kuomintang government, where more than a dozen people sign a document, making it difficult to find a responsible person.
Next, Li Shaoyi inspected several newly built projects here. Although this place had just been taken over, in Li Shaoyi's opinion, it could be used as a rear base. To the north was an endless grassland, which would soon become our territory under the attack of the air force and armored forces.
We are far away from the eastern front. Even if the Japanese want to launch an air strike here, we have enough air force to deal with it. If the Russians in the north want to attack us, we have to see if they have enough armored forces. If they rely on their soldiers' two legs, they will run their legs off on the grassland.
After a walk around, Li Shaoyi followed Tang Guoping to the command center. Things here had already started to get busy. Various small flags were planted on the map, and our troops were stationed everywhere. The entire northern part of Duolun was no longer uninhabited. Tang Guoping's shadow had already dissipated.
Although we haven't reached the northern border yet, if we find the enemy within 300 miles north of Duolun, we have enough troops to annihilate them.
"in conclusion."
Li Shaoyi drew a circle on the map to see how the commanders and fighters on the front line viewed this operation.
"We're making rapid progress, with no large-scale resistance. However, we still have a huge problem: a shortage of manpower. From the north of Duolun to Outer Xiongnu, there are still about 500 to 600 kilometers. With only four regiments from our First Brigade, we can't conquer such a vast area."
Tang Guoping said with a wry smile that now the troops of the First Brigade are scattered everywhere, and there are very few people who can be used for attack, and most of them have the responsibility of defending the territory.