Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

Chapter 289 Disaster Follow-up

"Minister Zhao, this is bison meat, wild sheep meat, rabbit meat, and this."

Air Force Commander Wang Bi in the room took out a yellow Hami melon and said, "The 'Old Man's Melon' in Xinjiang is called something like Bosheksin. Old Man's Melon in Uyghur."

"The flesh of this melon is soft, sweet, rich in water and sugar, and it tastes great."

Looking at the pile of specialties on the table, Zhao Tianyang put down his pencil helplessly.

"Commander Wang said, 'No one comes to visit you for no reason. If you have something to say, just tell me. It's embarrassing to bring so many things with you!"

"Well, Li Yuncai, put all your things away and don't ruin Commander Wang's good intentions!"

"Yes."

Li Yuncai ran in and took the things on the table out in no time.

"Um, Minister Zhao."

After Li Yuncai took all the things away, Wang Bi organized his speech.

"I heard that you designed a transport and reconnaissance airship for the army the day before yesterday. It can not only transport weapons and equipment, but also monitor whether there are enemy aircraft around?"

"That's right!"

Zhao Tianyang picked up a pencil and answered while drawing: "It's because of the transport reconnaissance airship. Now I have to design new tanks and reconnaissance vehicles for them!"

"Then I have to talk about you!"

Wang Bi pretended to be dissatisfied: "We are all under the leadership of the Communist Party. Why do you design weapons for the army but not for our air force?"

"Look at it now, helicopters, new tanks, new airships, these are all for the army."

"Our Air Force still uses those two aircrafts. Tell me, are you biased?"

"Ah this..."

Zhao Tianyang scratched his head: "I have more contact with the army, and the two types of aircraft in the Air Force are more than enough!"

"Tell me yourself, with their performance, which Japanese aircraft can't compare to them?"

"Having said that, don't we have too few aircraft types? Apart from fighters, there are bombers, transport planes, and reconnaissance planes!"

Wang Bi counted on his fingers: "I can count them on one hand."

"Look at the types of aircraft the Japanese have now. There are three or four types of bombers alone, while we only have one type of high-altitude bomber."

"Haha, you're here to complain after all this time!"

Zhao Tianyang reacted and said, "The reason why we currently have two aircraft is not because I don't want to develop them, but because we don't have the conditions."

"No conditions?"

Wang Bi was a little confused. Logically speaking, they should not be short of resources now!

"That's right!"

Zhao Tianyang nodded: "The most important thing in building an airplane is the wind tunnel."

"We haven't built it yet, so we are far behind in the development of aircraft!"

"I see!"

Wang Bi understood it. As someone who had studied in the Soviet Union, he knew the importance of wind tunnels.

"But since you're here, I won't let you make a wasted trip!"

Zhao Tianyang comforted him, "Go back first, I will help you develop some weapons for the Air Force!"

"Okay, then I'll leave first."

Wang Bi nodded. Although he did not achieve his ultimate goal, at least the trip was not in vain.

.............

Over Henan, a transport plane was flying at low altitude, escorted by several fighter jets.

"Takahashi-kun, how many troops do you have currently assembled?"

The Japanese North China Front Commander Gangcun Guizi asked Takahashi in front of him while looking at the Henan disaster victims who were gathering and migrating below.

"Three divisions, plus five mixed brigades, about 60,000 people!"

Takahashi answered simply.

Hearing this, Okamura turned his gaze away from the disaster victims and looked at Takahashi: "Then how many Chinese troops are there in Henan?"

"According to the information released by the Kuomintang, there are eight army groups, but according to our own information, there are actually 400,000 people."

"Ok!"

Judging from the current ratio of troop strength, it is a pipe dream to conquer Henan.

However, the Japanese devil Okamura could not mobilize too many troops, so he could only comfort Takahashi.

"Due to the strategic adjustment of the empire, many troops have been transferred to Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Now I don't have any extra troops to give you."

"But I brought you food!"

"food?"

Takahashi was a little confused. What was the use of this food?

He is in China now. Can he still use food to recruit Chinese people?

Okamura said calmly, "People have been dying every day since Henan suffered from the drought, and the Kuomintang has not done enough to provide disaster relief. Your attack route is the route that the victims are fleeing."

"Distribute food to the local disaster victims and ask them to help you defeat the Kuomintang."

"But....they are Chinese!"

Takahashi couldn't believe that the victims would help them attack the national army just for a little food.

"No!"

Okamura shook his head: "First of all, they are human beings, but hunger can make them not human beings!"

In mid-June, due to poor disaster relief and the large number of troops gathered in Henan, the already poor Henan province was hit even harder.

The victims can’t control themselves!

"what!"

Commander Ding Wen looked at Chairman Li in front of him and asked in surprise, "You said that a county town was breached by the disaster victims?"

"That's right!"

Chairman Li said sadly: "Because of the continuous drought this year, the wheat and corn planted in Henan in the first half of the year have completely failed."

"Hungry disaster victims rushed into the county town, smashing, looting and burning. Several counties with poor defenses were looted."

"It's over!"

Commander Dingwen knew that the disaster victims were completely out of control.

"Report to the commander!"

At this time, a messenger came in and said, "The front line reported that the Japanese have begun to attack Henan."

"What's strange is that the direction the Japanese attacked seemed to be the gathering point of the disaster victims. They also brought a lot of food to distribute to the victims!"

"what!"

Now Commander Ding Wen could no longer sit still. As a Chinese with a rich historical background, he knew exactly what the devils wanted to do compared to the Japanese.

But he was powerless to destroy the Japanese's plan because he had no food. What could he use to fight the Japanese?

"Commander, how about driving the victims to Shaanxi and Shanxi?"

Looking at Commander Dingwen who looked embarrassed and a little overwhelmed, Chairman Li made a suggestion.

"Instead of letting the devils bribe the victims, it is better to drive them to the territory controlled by the Communist army!"

"no!"

Ding Wen waved his hand and said, "Last time, we sent so many disaster victims to the Communist Party. Not only did we not drag them down, but we also provided them with so many soldiers. It really wasn't worth it!"

"Then it can only be said that the gift was too little!"

In order to get rid of these disaster victims, Chairman Li tried his best to persuade them: "Last time, there were only tens of thousands of people. How much food could they eat?"

"We're sending all the disaster victims over there this time. Millions of them!"

"Can the Eighth Route Army have so much food to feed the disaster victims?"

"That makes sense!"

Commander Ding Wen was a little tempted, but to be on the safe side he still sent a telegram to Chongqing.

After obtaining permission, Commander Dingwen began to act.

First, they sent out troops to harass the Japanese army's marching speed, and then they opened the gates, sent out trains, and began to frantically pull the victims towards Shaanxi and Shanxi!