Xiu County.

Command room of the new airport in the south of the independent regiment.

"It's a pity."

Deputy Head Xing looked at the news from the Hengyang area on the table and sighed:

"We can't build a warehouse in Hengyang, otherwise..."

After defeating the devil's plot against the Songxian airport, Kong Jie decided to follow the experience of Zhao Jiayu's base area, based on Songxian, and simultaneously carried out infrastructure construction and economic development when launching a military operation against the devil.

After discussing with Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, Deputy Head Xing was sent.

As the second-in-command of the construction brigade, Xing, deputy head of the regiment, has rich experience in infrastructure and economic construction, and as soon as he came, he organized a small-scale Songxian construction brigade and cooperated with the management personnel from the Ping'an County base area and a master master to start the construction.

Construction of roads, expansion of airports, construction of water facilities.

Although land was annexed in the south, the landlord monopoly was more serious than in the north, and the power of the family clan was extremely influential in the local area.

However, in the face of deterrence by force, the paving of ultra-low-cost grain, and the huge number of high-wage jobs, the local forces collapsed in a short time, and they all raised their hands and surrendered.

What if you don't surrender?

The landlord class relied on the output of the land, and the more land it owned, the more poor people were oppressed under its hands, and the richer it naturally became.

But now, the grain of the Independent Regiment is to death, cotton and clothes are also cheap, and the quality of the goods is still high, and they can only watch the grain in the warehouse pile up more and more, and they can't sell it at all.

Price? No one buys half of the loss!

And it also provides a lot of jobs, and as long as you work, you can eat and drink, and if you work diligently, you can easily feed a large family.

Where else is there anyone to work for them?

As for the coercion, or those bitter peasants who have signed contracts for more than ten years, or even for a lifetime, I'm sorry, this thing is illegal, either re-sign it, according to the minimum wage set by the army, or...

Hum!

During the period of cutting through the chaos, the construction of Xiuxian Airport, which is only 260 kilometers away from Hengyang, was completed, and at the same time, there was also an independent regiment warehouse group, and Boss Chen's materials could be delivered directly from Xiuxian.

But here's the thing.

Xiuxian is still a long distance from Hengyang, and this short distance is full of devils, and it can only be transported by air. Hengyang Airport was damaged by devils before, and the runway could not bear the landing of a fully loaded transport aircraft.

With the strength of the defenders of Hengyang, they are unable to maintain the airfield under the fire of the devils, even if there is air support.

As for building a warehouse in Hengyang, it is also unrealistic.

"It's fine."

Kong Jie's tone was confident:

"As long as we can land, we will first send fifty transport planes to carry some weapons and equipment, improve the strength of the defenders of Hengyang, so that they have the strength to repair and protect the airport, and then we will send planes to transport them on a large scale."

The runway is not good, and landing will damage the aircraft?

If it's damaged, it's damaged.

We don't have much else, just a lot of planes, and I don't know where to put the planes next month.

In any case, the twin-engine transport aircraft is sturdy and has strong forced landing performance, and unless it crashes directly, it can ensure the safety of the crew and cargo.

"Yes."

Deputy Head Xing nodded suddenly.

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Meanwhile.

Ji Province, Chengde.

"Stop the transfer and stay where you want to stay for the time being?"

Seeing the order in his hand, Kotaro Hattori, the commander of the 1st Division, frowned, and his tone was puzzled.

Earlier, he received an urgent order to lead the main force of the 1st Division to the Philippines and prepare to participate in the Jiehao operation, why did he revoke the order as soon as he was ready?

"Things have changed."

The major general, who came to deliver the order, said:

"Because the Americans opened up the European theater, the logistical pressure on Europe increased, coupled with the anti-submarine pressure in the Atlantic, they suspended the offensive in the Pacific Ocean and mobilized a part of their navy to the Atlantic."

"Yo Xi!"

Hearing the news, Kotaro Hattori was overjoyed.

The opportunity that the Reich had been waiting for had finally appeared, and he only hoped that the Germans would hold on for a while longer, so that the Reich could take a breath and recover its strength.

"What's next?"

Kotaro Hattori asked.

He was commanded by the 1st Division of the Imperial Japanese Empire.

Also known as the Tokyo Division.

The first division of the empire is also the first to complete the rearmament and reorganization, with a total strength of more than 30,000 troops, equipped with tanks, heavy artillery and other heavy weapons, and has extremely strong combat effectiveness.

Of course, at this time he only had 20,000 men under his command, and some of them were in the country. But even so, the strength is comparable to that of any first-class division in the empire.

"The base camp has you stationed to guard Chengde."

said the major general.

"Guards?"

Kotaro Hattori frowned, and found the Hua point in the order.

The order of the base camp was to guard, not to garrison.

It means that an enemy is coming.

His first division came to the side of the Kwantung Army to cooperate with the empire and the bears in the north to sign the "Non-Aggression Pact", not to help the battlefield of the Republic of China.

What enemy needs him to defend with a division of 20,000 men, equipped with tanks and heavy artillery?

"The Independent Regiment is coming."

said the major general.

"Independent regiment!"

Hattori Kotaro was startled, and his brows suddenly erected.

For more than a year, he has also read the materials of the Battle of Taiyuan, and it is clear how incomprehensible the firepower of the Independent Regiment is, and he would rather fight with the Soviets than with this group of madmen.

At least, the forces in the north can be guessed with common sense.

'Yes. ’

Major General Devil nodded:

"Fifty kilometers away from Chengde, a large number of independent regiment troops were found, with a total strength of no less than 50,000 people, equipped with heavy artillery and tank troops, and they are still increasing rapidly."

"Aren't they in Shanxi?"

Kotaro Hattori's teeth twitched.

The main force of the independent regiment has just annihilated the first army, and Taiyuan is hundreds of kilometers away from Chengde, how can it come to the Chengde territory in just a few days?

"It is not clear at this time, and an investigation is underway in full force."

The major general also had a toothache.

Not only do they can't figure it out, but the base camp can't figure it out either.

50,000 people, no problem in a few days from Taiyuan to the vicinity of Chengde, dozens of trains, can be done in two days, but if you add equipment, especially heavy artillery and tanks, how can it be possible to arrive in Chengde from Taiyuan in just a few days?

With such a huge transportation capacity, can a single-track railway do it?

"Are there any other troops guarding Chengde?"

Kotaro Hattori rubbed his forehead.

Herein lies the problem.

Actual combat has proved time and time again that the troops of the independent regiment cannot speculate with common sense and cannot judge with normal thinking.

"The 28th Division and the 10th Division will also go to Chengde, and they are expected to arrive as soon as the day after tomorrow."

The major general replied.

Today's Eighth Road, and it is an independent regiment, a force of 50,000 people, isn't a division delivering food!