"Commander."

Song County, inside a house near the airport.

This is Kong Jie's office, and Kong Jie usually handles various affairs here.

The battle in Hengyang came to an end, the devils died down, the Tenth Army recuperated, and the affairs of the base area also entered a period of steady development, and Grand Master Kong had a rare free time.

At this time, he was sitting upright in his chair, holding a copy of "The Taste of Economics", the pipe that never left his hand was placed on the table, the copper bowl was smooth and bright, and the hanging cigarette pouch was also empty.

Suddenly, a staff officer walked in:

"Commander, Hengyang convenient telegram."

"As of yesterday afternoon, the twenty-three political comrades we sent have entered the regiments of the Tenth Army, and that commander Fang is very cooperative, and he has also given us a lot of personnel rights."

"Not bad."

Kong Jie did not put down the book.

But his tone was happy.

It's also very proud.

When political comrades entered the regiments of the 10th Army, they also obtained the power of propaganda and teaching, as well as the right to appoint and dismiss personnel, which meant that the 10th Army had completely and completely turned to its side.

It didn't take long for the 10th Army in Hengyang to be gone, and all that remained was the newly formed troops of the Independent Regiment.

After being supplemented by the remnants of the 193rd Division, the total strength of the 10th Army in Hengyang was as high as 30,000, and these 30,000 people were all elites, who had been in actual combat for a long time.

The main force of preserved fruit retreated, but the Changheng area, as well as Guilin and other places, had a large number of preserved fruit remnants.

As the Tenth Army intends to open up the passage from Hengyang to the southwest, there will be a steady stream of troops to supplement and enter Hengyang, and there will be more and more troops in Hengyang.

With such a speed of troop expansion, even if Li Yunlong and Ding Wei catch up, don't want to catch up.

"How many troops do we have at the moment?"

Kong Jie flipped through a page and asked casually.

The staff officer replied:

"Seven flying battalions, seven tank battalions, seven artillery battalions, twelve infantry battalions, three logistics support battalions, and nine new battalions of recruits are being trained."

"Haha·····"

Kong Jie nodded slightly and laughed to himself.

Not counting the recruits, plus the sixteen battalions in Hengyang, which have already been settled, then the total strength in his hands at this time is 32 infantry battalions, seven flight battalions, seven tank battalions, seven artillery battalions, and three logistics support battalions.

It's not much worse than Li Yunlong.

"When is the master coming?"

Putting away his smile, Kong Jie changed his words, and at the same time put away the books in his hand.

When he came to the south, Kong Jie, who has work experience in the construction brigade and has studied economics, knows it very well.

If you want to open up the situation in the south of the core area of the preserved fruit, establish and expand a solid base area, defeating the devil is only one thing, and more importantly, it is more important to develop the economy, so that the people in the south can benefit, live a good life, and then have a sense of belonging to the base area.

It not only accumulates the hearts of the people.

The base area has been carrying out the economic plan formulated by Zhao Gang.

Through the huge grain inventory on Boss Chen's side, the price of basic grain will be kept low, and the transformation of rural labor force will be promoted.

Although the current domestic factories are completely unable to absorb such a huge population, even if the dozen or so giant factories provided by Boss Chen gradually become regular, they will absorb millions of workers at most, many of whom are currently the most scarce skilled workers in the base areas.

However, huge infrastructure projects, such as roads, railways, bridges, water conservancy projects, land reclamation, etc., can easily absorb tens of millions of people, and at the same time can lift ordinary people out of poverty.

Therefore, Kong Jie devoted most of his energy to economic construction at the beginning and reduced the expansion of the troops, which also led to the Southern Independent Regiment Division, which was far inferior in strength to Ding Wei and Li Yunlong.

KnowledgeThe south is mountainous, hilly and river, the terrain is complex, the construction of highways and railways is difficult, and a certain number of technical personnel are needed to solve various engineering problems, so Kong Jie applied for the quota of five masters.

"Five masters of civil engineering and project management will arrive tomorrow afternoon."

The staff officer replied:

"I was accompanied by more than 200 civil and architectural engineers."

"In addition, there is a large garment factory equipment and technicians who will arrive within a month."

"Haha."

Kong Jie laughed out loud with satisfaction again.

With these people, he will be able to go all out to develop the economy, expand the base area, consolidate the people's hearts, and then fulfill his dream of building the country into an economic power.

"Garment factory."

Muttering about the large factory he was about to arrive, Kong Jie looked at the map hanging on the wall, his gaze starting from Songxian and all the way down.

Large garment factory.

In essence, it is actually a comprehensive textile base, from raw material processing to the final finished product, the whole process is readily available, and the annual output is enough to meet the clothing needs of several provinces.

Moreover, garment making is a labor-intensive light industry, which can accommodate hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of jobs.

He needed to choose a good location for this garment factory.

"How is the construction of the road from Songxian to Wuxian?"

Kong Jie asked.

Although there is Boss Chen's warehouse, materials can be seamlessly transported across the country, but it is impossible to do business with Boss Chen for a lifetime, and the army and the whole country must have their own transportation channels.

Kong Jie's first plan was the highway from Songxian to Wuxian.

A four-lane cement road that crosses the Yangtze River through the mountains.

"We have adopted the method of starting construction at multiple points at the same time to speed up the progress, and at present, the foundation of most areas of the whole line has been laid, and the road surface of the army is being paved with cement, but..."

Speaking of this, the staff officer paused before saying:

"We encountered problems with the cross-river bridge, the two sides of the river are too far, the water is too deep, and there is a lack of bridge foundations that can be used, the Bailey Bridge cannot be used, and we can only use the old way to build the bridge, the speed is relatively slow, and it is expected that it will take half a year to put into use."

"Half a year..."

Kong Jie's brows furrowed.

To be sure, the construction of a four-lane, or even railroad bridge, is already very fast in half a year, and the construction period of a bridge is generally several years.

Not to mention the bridge that collapsed the Yangtze River.

If it weren't for the abundant resources, if it weren't for Brother Chen's rich geological and geographical map data, and if it weren't for the master's design plan, it would have taken at least two years to build such a wide-body bridge.

But even after half a year, Kong Jie was still very dissatisfied.

It's too slow, and it will affect his subsequent plans.

"Is there a way to speed things up?"

Kong Jie asked.

At this point, his eyes were fixed on a city.

South! Proper!

The terrain, population, and economy are ideal for large garment factories.

In fact, the best place to settle in Kong Jie's heart is Jiangcheng, that is, Wuhan, or Changsha, but the devils in these two places are very strong, and there are many devil garrisons around, and he currently does not have enough strength to fight down.

In Nanchang, the devil's garrison has only one brigade, and it is vulnerable.

After a period of time, the strength of his troops will increase, and it will not be too late to take these two cities, and at that time, a triangular base area will be established that spans the three provinces and forms a point with the three provincial capitals as points.

When the time comes, you can go southwest or southeast, you can do it.

Thinking of this, Kong Jie set his sights on the southeast.

The southwest direction is not his thing, and someone has already done it, so after the triangular base is established, he will continue to advance and develop to the southeast, and finally reach the position of his dreams.

Coastal area.

This is the best area for economic development and industrial development.

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The other side.

Hengyang.

Recently, the 10th Army has been busy training, strengthening its positions, and studying the three disciplines and eight spirits.

To be honest, these disciplines and regulations made some of the soldiers of the 10th Army and the soldiers who followed the 193rd Division very resentful at first, and they had never been so strict before.

Even the number of people is not small.

However, the military salaries that were paid in sufficient amount, never deducted, three meals a day full of meat, and the officers and political commissars who obeyed and set an example together, and even General Fang, made these people hide their dissatisfaction in their hearts.

After a period of ideological education, coupled with the handling of some criminal thorns, the atmosphere of the troops began to change slowly, and a spirit began to appear in the Hengyang troops.

Of course, during the training and education, the airlift of the independent regiment did not stop, and the bombing of the devils did not stop.

During this period of time, the Tenth Army not only repelled several large-scale night attacks by the devils, expanded its defensive positions, and pushed the devils back more than ten kilometers, but also successfully opened a passage under the cover of the planes of the independent regiment to meet the steady stream of troops.

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Inside the Devil's Command Post.

Isamu Yokoyama looked at the casualty report in front of him, his eyes were gloomy and murderous.

After being replenished with 10,000 troops in Hengyang, and after the Wuxian airfield was put into use, the difficulty of his attack suddenly increased more than ten times, and the independent regimental planes flying like locusts made the locust army dare not go out during the day.

Especially those new twin-engine planes that patrol and circle, even the slightest movement will be dealt with deadly firepower.

For this reason, the locust army, the transportation of baggage, the march of troops, and the construction of positions in the Changheng area can only be carried out at night, and of course, the offensive can only be carried out at night.

"Report, base camp telegram."

Suddenly, a devil staff officer ran in with a telegram in his hand.

"Read."

Isamu Yokoyama's tone was full of impatience.

After the independent regiment airfield in Wuxian appeared and Hengyang received reinforcements, Yokoyama sent a telegram to the commander of the dispatch army and the base camp again, demanding that the attack on Hengyang be stopped and the implementation of Plan No. 1, which was completely unnecessary.

In the telegram, it was clearly stated that although the total number of troops under his command exceeded 400,000, there was a lack of supplies, and the mobilization of troops was blocked by the planes of the independent regiment, and it was impossible to take Hengyang.

"Order, continue to attack Hengyang, and then march all the way west to force the Shancheng government to surrender."

The telegram read out by the staff officer immediately made Yokoyama scold:

"Yaga, a bunch of waste."

"What the hell are they thinking? Can't you understand the situation? It is no longer possible to win. ”

"Why don't you retreat?!"

There is one more chapter in the evening.

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