Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated Chapter 461

Eighth Route Army Headquarters, Taiyuan Arsenal.

Because I have to cooperate with the comrades on the hidden front, I put on a big show for the bald head to arrest myself.

Huang He, who originally planned to return to the Weapons Experimental Research Bureau by plane at the end of May, could only stay at the headquarters temporarily to ensure that the entire performance process was flawless.

Fortunately, his current project has no hard requirements for instruments, related equipment, and support teams, so staying in the arsenal will not delay anything serious.

Just when Mr. Huang was finishing his share of work for the day, an "uninvited guest" suddenly broke into the office.

Seeing this, he said angrily:

"Old Dai, you are such a 'big idler'. Why do you go to my office all day long when you have nothing to do? There is no gold or oil here."

"If it doesn't work, I'll write a letter of recommendation and ask Wang Dexing to take you to the training camp of the 1st Marine Brigade to practice parachuting. After all, both we and the other major participating countries have paratrooper units with clear numbers. "

"It would be embarrassing to miss someone, and you don't want to be criticized by future generations, saying that your Free France is not even as good as pasta."

Ever since the legendary French captain Philippe Opoinou took thirteen colleagues from the naval advisory group to Shandong Province to take up his post. Lao Dai, who stayed alone in Shanxi Province, entered a selfless working state.

There is no way, their future opponents will be the team left behind by the Japanese Army's Type A Division.

Facing a group of fierce enemies that can hold down Vichy, Daiying and Chouguo, Lao Dai, as the commander-in-chief of the battle, must tense up and go all out.

If those foreign troops with insufficient training and low fighting will are allowed to develop freely, the first battle in Southeast Asia will most likely end in a gutter.

Fortunately, as a large force in the world, it has fought the Japanese army the most and understands the Japanese the best. The Eighth Route Army has a huge amount of intelligence here, which is enough to support him in formulating an ideal combat plan.

Of course, weapons and equipment also affect the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Adhering to the concept that the stronger our allies are, the stronger I will be, Lao Dai has been running to the production workshop of Taiyuan Arsenal frequently during this period, just to get more gold coins from his friends.

"Huang, I've taken the trouble to go back and forth just for our great ideal. How about you think about it again and put the work related to improving the Type 41 40mm rocket launcher on the agenda?"

"There are also self-propelled artillery. When will the Eighth Route Army install new equipment with a larger caliber? The next step will be the 155mm."

"The above two weapons are very important to us. With the firepower bonus of massive barrels and large-caliber artillery, we will definitely be able to open up the Southeast AsiNorth Africa route in one fell swoop at the minimum cost."

"Besides, there are still 50,000 old troops in the central Vietnam area whose stance is wavering. If we can win them over, I will be more confident in the North African battlefield in the future."

As soon as these words came out, Huang He accidentally couldn't hold back and rolled his eyes directly in front of his friend.

What era and version are these? Why are there still people delving into the begging stream? I really think of myself and TG as loving fathers and an inexhaustible cornucopia of resources.

What's more, the research and development of new equipment is not simple. Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army would have abandoned the resistance against armor and bombs and officially embarked on the road of integrating faith and fire.

After complaining silently, Huang He replied seriously:

"I can't make any clear guarantee to you about weapons. However, your needs are highly coincident with those of our Eighth Route Army, and there are opportunities for new rocket launchers and self-propelled artillery to jump in."

"Let's do this. After I return to Suiyuan, I will ask all departments in the bureau to speed up as much as possible and strive to come up with a finished product in the second half of the year."

After comforting his allies, Huang He moved his gaze to the military map aside, and then asked in a low voice:

"The old troops just mentioned are still affiliated with Vichy. It seems that you have secretly contacted the governor, otherwise you would not be sure to win over them."

Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed across Lao Dai's face. He never expected that his friend, who was staying at home, would see through his plan again.

But he soon felt relieved. After all, this was not the first time something like this happened. There is no shame in being seen through by the Hexagon Warriors.

"Hey, as expected, nothing can be hidden from your eyes. I did have personal contact with Catlu, and reached a certain level of consensus with him, and even received the support of a reinforced group."

"As long as I can kill the Japanese on the Indochina Peninsula, he is willing to lead all his armed forces, openly join the Free French ranks, and become one of the main vanguard forces to counterattack the mainland."

"Now you know why I always run to your office. Those 50,000 people are really important to me!"

A year ago, in order to completely blockade the Republic of China and prevent A Chou from giving blood transfusions to Baldhead through the ChinVietnam Railway, the Benzi Army decisively invaded the territory controlled by Vichy in the name of mutual defense.

Of course, the Japanese's so-called mutual defense is just a rhetoric, and it is just for the sake of their ally Tokuzo.

I can't fight, so I will be the first to surrender.

After several small-scale conflicts, the Japs successfully took over the local transportation hub and also controlled all military airports.

Even today, as the Pacific War intensifies, there are still 8,000 troops stationed on the Indochina Peninsula for a long time.

New grudges combined with old grudges made the Vichy leaders represented by Catroux hate the Japanese. With the idea that it is better to unite with his compatriots than to be oppressed by outsiders, he quickly reached a consensus with Lao Dai.

As for why they only gave 5,000 troops instead of uniting the inside and the outside to handle the Japanese?

French, please understand.

If you don't invest in multiple lines of business, why would you still have the nerve to say that you are the authentic white flag of old Paris?

Seeing his friend reveal his true feelings, Huang He encouraged him while rubbing his chin:

"The quality is not enough, so we must make up the quantity. With the experienced Director Xiao personally doing the work, coupled with the two powerful generals Ding Wei and Cheng Shifa, the Viet Minh troops will definitely be able to form combat effectiveness within half a year."

"With tens of thousands of second-rate troops and five thousand regular troops, it will definitely not be a problem to drive away the Japanese in Indochina."

"When the air route is completely opened, the total strength of your camp will exceed 130,000, and it will be a complete combination of infantry and artillery and air force. If everything goes well, the first phase of the tiger's invasion of Africa is just around the corner!"

After the war ended, Vichy sent a large number of key officers and weapons and equipment to the three overseas provinces of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria to secretly organize armaments.

Not only did they establish brand-new military region agencies, they even established local military academies to cultivate grass-roots military talents.

According to Huang He's past life memories, before the start of the Allied Forces' Operation Torch, Vichy had eight divisions with a total strength of 125,000 in North Africa.

The French, who had suffered losses in armored combat, even formed several cavalry regiments using 107 Charles B1s, 58 Hotchkiss H35s and Renault R35s, and 168 armored vehicles of various types.

In addition, they also secretly developed the air force and spent their money to collect more than 500 various fighters, including hundreds of D520s that can compete with the BF109.

Logically speaking, with Lao Dai's current strength, even if he adds 50,000 new troops, it will be difficult to defeat his compatriots in North Africa.

After all, the French soldiers in Indochina couldn't even defeat the motley crew of preserved fruits, so how could they compete with Vichy, which had complete military services including sea, army and air force.

but!

Given the urinary nature of the three provinces of North Africa, as long as freedom can flex its muscles a little and let Vichy see that there are financial backers other than Dai Ying behind his compatriots, the other side will naturally give up resistance.

This was Huang He's courage to pat his chest and ask his friends not to put too much pressure on him.

Sure enough, after hearing Mr. Huang's comfort and encouragement, Lao Dai swept away his previous decadence and regained his fighting spirit.

"Haha, Huang, you are right. Although I haven't seen Xiao, Ding and Cheng are both very good army commanders. Now I am not fighting alone, and it feels good to have allies."

"Besides, freedom is at the bottom of the valley, and no matter how you go from now on, you can only climb up!"

"Wait for my good news, I will definitely not betray your trust!"

Hearing this, Huang He nodded happily. This is a well-known figure in the original timeline who can change his destiny against the will of heaven. His spiritual will alone is absolutely incomparable to others.

After a while, in order to liven up the heavy atmosphere in the room, he pretended to be mysterious and said:

"By winning North Africa, the Lend-Lease Act between us can be officially activated. To tell you the truth, I have even prepared the hull numbers of aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers and destroyers."

"I hope Jean Barr can come to Lu Province intact. I'm so greedy for those four big roots."

"Plan to hunt Yamato! Start!"

Huang He's extremely performative behavior made Lao Dai smack his lips involuntarily.

When he signed the Lend-Lease Act, he thought he had taken a huge advantage.

But who would have thought that in just a few months, it would be possible for them to counterattack North Africa on their own.

However, after careful calculation, they still made a profit overall.

After all, having a boat is one thing, being able to sail it is another. It had no fuel, no dock, no air superiority, and even no supporting ammunition. It was so humble.

After thinking about it in his mind, Lao Dai's thoughts returned to reality, and then he said in a curious and complimentary tone:

"I heard a saying within the Eighth Route Army. Everyone said that you are a rare strategic genius in the world. It seems that you are indeed well-deserved."

"Speaking of which, after the aircraft carrier Béarn is put into service in the future, what hull number do you plan to use? Is it 1?"

Hearing this, the Yellow River looked to the east. Those eyes with complex emotions seemed to have the ability to travel through time and space, and could directly see a large warship seventy years in the future.

After a moment, he sighed, but a smile quickly appeared on his face.

"If I were to decide the hull number of the first big ship after Seven Towns and Eight Far Sides, I would definitely use the number 16." (End of Chapter)

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