my bright sword career

Chapter 748 Supplement
The next morning, Gao Hongming came to the courtyard where Li Yunlong and his party were staying, and handed a list to Zhao Gang, who was having breakfast.

"Political Commissar Zhao, this is the weapons list of the aircraft. Take a look at it first. Ask me if you don't understand anything."

Zhao Gang put down his chopsticks and picked up the list and just glanced at it, he almost spit out the porridge he had not swallowed.

Take a closer look, is it still correct?

He looked at Gao Hongming with wide eyes: "Captain Gao, are you sure this list is correct?"

Gao Hongming sat down, picked up a steamed bun from the table and said while eating: "Of course, I have verified this list personally."

Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Political Commissar Wang also looked behind Zhao Gang, and everyone was startled.

孔捷更是小声念了出来：“F6F地狱猫战机单价17万两千800元大洋，P47雷电战机单价22万3000两百大洋，B25轰炸机25万四千四百大洋……”

"My goodness."

Kong Jie almost popped his eyes out.

Li Yunlong continued to read: "The cost of training pilots: 12 months of study for each person, six months of theoretical knowledge, six months of practical knowledge, tuition fee of 5000 oceans per person, and 3 oceans of aviation kerosene per barrel.

A fighter jet requires 700 liters of fuel each time, which costs about 100 yuan.Aircraft engine maintenance consumes oil and parts on average every day..."

The more Li Yunlong thought about it, the paler his face became, and his voice even trembled.

Finally, he couldn't read anymore.

"Damn it, stop reading. This is not an airplane. This is like inviting an ancestor! You can't sell me for the price of an airplane wheel even if you sell me by the pound."

Gao Hongming smiled bitterly and said: "I told you yesterday that the Air Force is no better than the infantry. The Air Force is a high-tech branch. Every part of the aircraft reflects the industrial and economic level of a country.

Of course, the air force is better. If you want to build a navy in the future, I'm afraid your hearts will be even more unbearable. The construction cost of tens or even hundreds of millions of oceans can drive people crazy. "

Li Yunlong stopped looking and returned to his seat to eat his breakfast honestly.

But Zhao Gang was much calmer. He read the list patiently and carefully, then raised his head and asked, "Captain Gao, can't the prices of these things be any cheaper?"

Gao Hongming looked helpless: "Political Commissar Zhao, to tell you the truth, what I gave you is already the ex-factory price.

If you were to buy it from Americans now, the price would have to double at least several times. "

Zhao Gang secretly calculated it. According to the list provided by Gao Hongming, the cost of setting up an air force with seven or eight aircraft would be no less than 200 million oceans. Even if the Eighth Route Army's entire family fortune was emptied, it would not be able to raise that much money.

And the most annoying thing is that this is not a one-time deal. In the future, huge amounts of money will have to be invested, and the results may not be visible yet.

But it's none of his business, he just needs to report the situation to his superiors.

Folding the list and putting it in his pocket, Zhao Gang smiled bitterly at Gao Hongming and said, "I've long heard that the Air Force is a gold-eating beast. I didn't believe it before. But now after reading the list you gave me, I finally understand. The Air Force has nothing to do with feelings. It’s not a game for poor people.”

"As long as you understand." Gao Hongming nodded: "Take the National Army as an example. Before the July 300th Incident, the central government's financial strength could only support more than [-] aircraft.

But so many aircraft were almost all lost more than a year after the war began. From that time on, the sky over China became dominated by the Japanese.This also caused the air force accumulated by the National Government in ten years to be consumed in more than a year. In particular, almost all of the pilots who had been trained so hard were killed in battle. They were all the elites of the Chinese Air Force! "

Having said this, Gao Hongming was stunned for a long time, and finally sighed.

It can be said that in the entire history of China's Anti-Japanese War, the most outstanding performance was the Air Force.

During the entire 14-year War of Resistance, no one in the Chinese Air Force surrendered or defected to the enemy, and almost all of them died in the battle. Whenever later generations of historians and military fans mention this period of history, they all look up to the sky and sigh.

After a long time, he came back to his senses and smiled at Zhao Gang: "Okay, Political Commissar Zhao, I have given you the list. You should hand him over to the leader of your army as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please send me a telegram.

We are all old friends. If you need any help, please ask. I will help you if I can. "

Before Zhao Gang could speak, Li Yunlong hurriedly said: "Brother Gao, I know you are a famous rich man in Shanxi.

I, Lao Li, have a thick waist. For the sake of our long-term friendship, can you please replenish our independent group with some guns and ammunition? "

"of course can."

Gao Hongming smiled, "We also have some Japanese firearms from recent guys in our warehouse.

It's rare for you to come see me this time, so of course I can't be stingy.

Let's do it. I will order the logistics department to allocate 30 Type [-] rifles, [-] rounds of bullets, [-] grenades, [-] grenades, and Type [-] infantry to the Independent Regiment, New First Regiment, and New Second Regiment. Eighteen cannons and six hundred rounds of artillery shells. What do you think?
Of course, these are my gifts to you. "

"Brother Gao, you are so generous." Li Yunlong gave him a thumbs up, his old face smiling like a chrysanthemum.

Although Ding Wei and Kong Jie were a little embarrassed, their troops had suffered heavy losses in terms of personnel and equipment these days. I must add that in addition, they had been used to being fed by Gao Hongming over the years, so they declined. Then I accepted it.

But then Kong Jie looked at Gao Hongming with some embarrassment, "Captain Gao, can you get some anti-tank artillery for our New Second Regiment? We have encountered Japanese tank troops several times these days.

The soldiers had no weapons at hand, so they could only carry explosive packs to fight against the Japanese tanks. Every time a tank was destroyed, a huge price had to be paid, so I was wondering if I could..."

Kong Jie himself was a little embarrassed and quickly added: "Of course, our New Second Regiment is relatively poor. We scraped together 3000 yuan from various sources. See if you can give us two combat cannons.

Of course, if that's not enough, even one would be fine. "

Seeing Kong Jie's somewhat embarrassed expression, Gao Hongming suddenly felt a sting in his heart.

Unlike Li Yunlong, Kong Jie's temperament is relatively dull and honest.

His characteristic is that he resolutely obeys orders and obeys orders. As long as his superiors give orders, he will complete them without hesitation even if all his troops are exhausted. Such a person may not be called a general with outstanding strategic vision, but he is definitely A subordinate who is loved by his superiors.

He smiled and waved his hand, "Captain Kong is serious, it's just a few combat cannons, nothing.

I am indeed negligent in this matter. I will immediately ask your three regiments to send 21 combat defense guns. Each gun is equipped with five basic shells. "

(End of this chapter)