novelaction Chapter 929 Brother Yunlong, what exactly is this modularization?
Chapter 929 Brother Yunlong, what exactly is this modularization?
This is a very good phenomenon. Many big businessmen, after arriving at the base and experiencing this kind of enjoyment, will definitely try to install a set in their own homes.
After all, in the dead of winter, who wants to get up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet outside, or leave the toilet inside the house, where the smell is even worse?
There are quite a few wealthy people in the rear areas. In the past, China's industry was pitifully weak, and there were few things to enjoy. Even if they had money, they couldn't spend it.
Instead of letting those wealthy landowners bury their money, we should use it to buy these luxuries. This way, our base area will have a large amount of funds, which will allow us to produce more guns and cannons to fight the Japanese devils.
Moreover, these things aren't cheap. The profit from just one set is enough for us to produce dozens of rifles. Anyway, it's an excellent opportunity.
The merchants who came to the base were all shrewd and quickly saw the great business opportunities. They would usually buy a few sets and then resell them at several times the price.
After Chu Yunfei finished his personal hygiene, he enjoyed breakfast in his room, which included steamed buns, porridge, and a boiled egg.
According to Lieutenant Sun, this was standard practice for the entire Independent Column headquarters; boiled eggs were served three times a week, and today happened to be the day for them.
After eating boiled eggs, three meat buns, and drinking a large bowl of hot porridge, Chu Yunfei's hangover headache was relieved a lot.
After figuring things out, he went to the headquarters of the Independent Column to discuss the next battle plan, which was the most important thing on his trip.
When he arrived at the command post, he found that Li Yunlong had been waiting for a long time and had even gathered a large number of staff officers in the operations room to conduct various operations on the sand table.
Furthermore, the deployment of the enemy Iwakawa Division was marked in detail on the sand table, and the various situations on our side were also marked in detail, making it easy to understand at a glance.
Our military is much stronger now than before, especially in the area of operations staff, whose professional capabilities are quite advanced.
Back when we were in the Independent Regiment, there were only three to five combat staff officers, and they were all from other backgrounds; graduating from elementary school was considered quite good.
This is also why it was so rare for Li Yunlong to encounter Zhao Gang, a graduate from a prestigious university—there were simply too few intellectuals in the military.
However, with the rapid development of our industrialization, we can now train such professional military personnel in advance to enhance the strength of our troops.
Elite units like the Independent Column have 56 operational staff officers at their headquarters.
The minimum education level is junior high school, and there are many high school graduates, as well as several college students. It's no longer the dire situation of just a handful of people like before.
After all, the current Independent Column has an armored regiment, a mechanized infantry regiment, a heavy artillery regiment, and the rest are elite infantry regiments.
In combat, it is essential to coordinate infantry and artillery, infantry and tanks, and even call in air force aircraft for integrated air-ground attacks. This is something that ordinary people simply cannot do.
On the independent column side, any infantry regimental commander has the authority to call for support from air force fighter jets and bombers, while other units must be at least at the column level.
There was nothing we could do; back when our air force was first established, Li Yunlong and his independent regiment were stationed right next to the airport.
The first ground-to-air liaison group was established with the cooperation of the Independent Regiment. Our first bombing and first aerial combat were also completed with the cooperation of the Independent Regiment.
This also led to the Independent Column having a somewhat special status, and coupled with Kong Hao's connections, it became a testing ground for various new tactics.
Any good supplies from the base area would be sent to the Independent Column, and once it was confirmed that there were no problems with them, they would be widely distributed to other units.
This also means that the Independent Column is a very complex entity, far more complex than its apparent numbers suggest. After all, an armored regiment is not something that ordinary troops can handle.
It was precisely because the Independent Column had a large number of highly qualified staff officers that Li Yunlong did not feel much pressure even when commanding such a large force. In fact, he was much more relaxed than when he first arrived at the Independent Regiment.
After all, back then, the Independent Regiment would be overjoyed to the point of staying up half the night if they captured a single Type 96 light machine gun, and Li Yunlong was worried about feeding the thousands of mouths in the entire regiment every day.
Now these matters are handled by the relevant departments. Basically, whatever the troops lack, the logistics personnel will immediately make up for it. Even such minor matters don't reach Political Commissar Zhao Gang.
This is the benefit of systematization and organization; its impact on the combat effectiveness of the troops is significant.
Chu Yunfei was also extremely shocked to see five combat sand tables, one large and four small, displayed in the headquarters' operations command room.
He had seen many sand tables before, including a large one in the 358th Division, but in terms of exquisite craftsmanship, it was far inferior to the one in the Independent Column.
As a professional soldier, he understood the purpose of the small sand table with just a glance, but such ingenious ideas are truly amazing.
"Brother Yunlong, I must admit that your army's battle sand table is very unique. To be honest, this is the first time I have ever seen something so exquisite. I admire it."
"Brother Yunfei, you flatter me. These things were provided by our superiors. It seems they use something called modularization, which was specially developed by the R&D personnel in the industrial zone of the base."
"There were also specialized surveyors who conducted a lot of on-site explorations, which is how they came up with all these things."
"Actually, I don't understand it either, it's just that it's easy to use. Anyway, the chief of staff is in charge of these things, so I have nothing to do."
Upon hearing the new term "modularization," Chu Yunfei was also very interested. He vaguely sensed that it was a good thing that would be of great help in future wars.
But this was the first time he had ever heard of it, and he had no idea what it meant.
He could understand those three individual words, but when they were combined into the word "modular," he couldn't understand them.
He said in a serious tone, "Brother Yunlong, I have a favor to ask."
"Brother Yunfei, just say what's on your mind. We're like brothers."
"Then I'll be shameless and ask: what exactly is this modular system? Can you explain it to me properly, brother?"
"Of course, if it involves your military secrets, then I will not insist."
Chu Yunfei is a decisive person. He acts on his thoughts immediately and seizes the perfect moment.
In another context, or with someone else, they probably would never know about this.
First, the two sides lacked sufficient friendship. Although the Jin-Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army were friendly forces, they were only friendly forces.
Moreover, when the Jin-Sui Army was living a life of luxury, they often ridiculed the Eighth Route Army at the time, but now the tables have turned completely.
Secondly, the other person lacks sufficient authority. You must understand that the person in front of you is the commander of the Independent Column, who has very extensive authority.