bookcurios Chapter 331 Industrial Capacity Explosion
Chapter 331 Industrial Capacity Explosion
Gaoda continued, "Dakang, the agricultural production and breeding industry in the base are also top priorities and must be taken seriously. In addition to the original scale, we must continue to expand the cultivated area and the scale of the breeding industry to ensure that the soldiers in the column can eat well."
"How much arable land do we have now? How much grain can we expect to produce? Tell me all about it."
Gundam knew that food was the lifeblood of the army and the key to stabilizing military morale.
Li Dakang slowly opened the statistical report in his hand and said, "Commander, after a long period of reclamation of wasteland in the base, the cultivated area in the base has now reached 470 million mu, and the grain harvest is expected to reach 23 billion jin.
Together with the 600 million catties of grain reserves the column already had, it was enough to meet the food needs of all the people in the base area.”
"In addition, 20 large-scale breeding farms have been built in the base, raising more than 3 fat pigs and as many as 20 chickens and ducks," Li Dakang continued.
After hearing Li Dakang's report, Gaoda was very satisfied.
He nodded, a relieved smile on his face.
"Well done, Dakon. You did a great job."
The independent column now has sufficient food and does not have to worry about having no food to eat. The food security of the independent column is firmly in its own hands.
Coupled with the powerful strength of the Independent Column and the Taihang Mountains as a natural barrier, the Independent Column has become invincible around the Taihang Mountains.
Gundam's heart was full of confidence. He knew that as long as there was enough food, the army would be able to maintain strong combat effectiveness.
Qi Tongwei, who was standing by, was also very surprised. He did not expect that the food reserves in the base were so abundant.
Since Li Dakang has always been in charge of logistics matters, Qi Tongwei has no idea how much food reserves the base has.
He couldn't help but sigh: "Dakang, you are really our food and fodder steward. With you, we can fight the war with peace of mind."
Li Dakang smiled slightly and said modestly: "Political Commissar, this is all thanks to everyone. I just did what I should do. Our goal is to ensure that every soldier has enough food to eat, so as to ensure their combat effectiveness on the battlefield."
"We must not only ensure the food supply for the army, but also ensure that the people can have enough to eat. In this way, we can win the hearts of the people and consolidate our base."
After saying that, Gaoda turned and looked at Qi Tongwei beside him.
"Political Commissar, please tell us about the industrial situation. You have been in charge of this area."
Qi Tongwei nodded, picked up a report from the table and began to report.
"Commander, there are a total of 41 industrial plant projects under construction in the base. 20 of them have entered the final stage and will soon be put into production. The remaining 21 are still under intensive construction."
He paused and continued, "Among them, the automobile industry has developed the fastest. So far, Dongfeng Automobile Factory has produced 400 Dongfeng heavy trucks. Now Dongfeng Automobile Factory can produce 10 Dongfeng trucks every day.
With the completion of the construction of the new plant, the second and third production lines will be put into operation soon. By then, the output of Dongfeng Motor Plant will reach 2 vehicles per day. "
When Gundam heard this, a glimmer of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"This is good news. The development of the automobile industry will greatly improve our transportation capabilities, which is crucial for our military operations and material deployment."
Qi Tongwei then reported: "After the scale of the steel plant was expanded, the amount of steel produced increased from 100 tons per day to 500 tons. In addition to meeting the needs of the arsenal and automobile factories, the remaining steel was distributed to other factories."
"After three rounds of expansion, the Light Industry Textile Factory has nearly 2000 workers and can produce pieces of cloth a day, which is fully able to meet the needs of the column. We also sell the excess cloth to other areas."
"After the scale of Ping An Arsenal was expanded again, its output increased by nearly 40% compared with the previous one. Every day, the arsenal can produce two tanks, ten large-caliber heavy artillery, 1000 artillery shells, 100 million bullets, 1000 rifles, 40 heavy machine guns, and 100 light machine guns..."
After listening to Qi Tongwei's report, Gaoda showed a satisfied smile on his face, and his eyes were shining with longing for the future.
The base's industrial production capacity exploded, which not only led to rapid economic development, but also dramatically increased the production capacity of the arsenal.
The number of people in the independent column has now exceeded 15, and it has the army, air force, artillery, and armored forces. Except for the navy, the independent column has almost all branches of the military.
It is no exaggeration to say that the current independent column is no less powerful than the German army group. Its weapons and equipment and firepower alone have reached the standards of the European powers' armies. It is much stronger than the Japanese.
"Political Commissar, I am very satisfied with the industrial capacity of the base. What we need to do next is to continue to expand our production capacity. Although our production capacity is already very strong, it is still not enough.
We are facing the Japanese with powerful industry. In the future, we will face more and stronger Japanese troops, which requires the independent column to have more weapons and equipment and more soldiers. "Golden said earnestly.
Qi Tongwei nodded in agreement and said firmly: "Commander, you are right. We must continue to work hard to produce more weapons and equipment to resist the devils."
He was well aware of how powerful the Japanese were. Now the independent column was facing only the North China Front Army. In the Japanese sequence, this unit was only a garrison unit with weak combat effectiveness and was not a field division.
Qi Tongwei continued, "In the future, the enemy that the independent column will face will be the Japanese field division, or the Class A division. That is the strongest force among the Japanese expeditionary forces, and is specifically responsible for opening up new battlefields on the front line. Its combat effectiveness and strength are completely not on the same level as the garrison troops."
Gundam turned around, his eyes sharp: "So, we must prepare now, not only to expand production capacity, but also to improve the training level of soldiers to ensure that our army can gain an advantage in future battles."
Li Dakang also joined the discussion: "Commander, Political Commissar, I suggest that we can also strengthen our intelligence work and grasp the enemy's movements in advance, so that we can make more targeted deployments."
"Very good, Political Commissar, you must immediately organize personnel to strengthen intelligence collection and analysis." Gundam immediately gave the order.
"Yes, Commander." Qi Tongwei responded.