Inside the tank division's barracks, Zhao Gang was conducting ideological education for all the soldiers.
The Independent Regiment and the New First Regiment were split up and integrated.
Each regiment removed a thousand soldiers and tanks, leaving only five hundred men.
Between the two regiments, only a thousand veterans and tanks remained.
Then the commanders transferred elite soldiers from other places to fill the tank divisions.
When those elite troops received the transfer order, they were somewhat confused and reluctant to leave their old units.
However, they obeyed orders and, despite their reluctance, packed their things and came to Taiyuan City.
When they learned they were being assigned to a tank division, their reluctance vanished instantly.
The current Eighth Army, that one who doesn't even know the name of the Tank Division.
This is the only tank unit in the Eighth Army.
They are the ace of the ace unit.
A unit capable of directly confronting the Japanese.
So when they found out they were being transferred to the tank division, they were all overjoyed and immediately forgot about their old units.
Fearing that Li Yunlong would misunderstand him, and reluctant to leave his old unit, he was unwilling to be transferred here, thus losing his qualification to join the tank division.
Under these circumstances, the tank division has expanded to a size of 5,000 men in just a few days.
Li Yunlong held the plans formulated by the leaders and looked at them repeatedly.
He was naturally unwilling to let go of the opportunity to learn these people's combat skills.
The plan was filled with notes and precautions, with the leaders listing in detail all the problems that the tanks might encounter when they set off for the island nation.
Then, solutions were provided one by one, including where they could land, where their own troops were located, and where they could receive supplies.
They are not afraid of ten thousand, but they are afraid of one in ten thousand.
If any accident does occur, they can receive immediate rescue.
In the eyes of these leaders, tanks and soldiers who can fly tanks are more important than anything else.
The locations where Tokyo was bombed, and the places that should have been bombed, were also specifically marked.
Some of the island nation's infrastructure and logistics processing plants are points that must be bombed.
Li Yunlong's trip to Tokyo this time was not only to abandon two Miss Qius, but also to bomb some important factories and equipment in the island nation.
We must do our best to prevent the island nation from producing bullets and guns, so that it cannot support those little devils within China.
As long as their supplies can be cut off, the Japanese devils within China are toothless tigers, and we can do whatever we want with them.
When they returned to the tank division, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were studying the H-6 modified bomber.
The two of them each had control of a modified H-6 bomber.
The commander was not stingy either; he not only promoted them both but also put them in charge of researching and piloting aircraft.
In order to make use of these two aircraft as soon as possible, several students from Yenching University were specially sent to study them together.
Upon seeing Li Yunlong return, Kong Jie and Ding Wei immediately came over.
"How's it going? What did headquarters say? When are we ready to launch the bombing of Tokyo?"
Ding Wei came to Taiyuan City with us these past two days.
He is now the chief of staff of the tank division, responsible for advising Li Yunlong.
Now the "Iron Triangle" of Northwest Shanxi is completely united. The three of them, along with Zhao Gang, are jointly responsible for all matters, big and small, of the tank division.
Ding Wei was the most anxious because he arrived later and hadn't made any significant contributions.
His mind was filled with thoughts of bombing Tokyo and making some contributions; otherwise, he felt uneasy about becoming the chief of staff of a division.
I always feel that I am not worthy of my position.
He would feel much better if he could participate in the bombing of Tokyo.
Such an earth-shattering achievement is more than enough for the position of chief of staff.
From now on, when I greet others, I'll be able to stand a bit more upright than them.
Seeing the anxious looks on his two old comrades-in-arms, Li Yunlong grinned.
"When Old Li takes action, how could he possibly return empty-handed?"
After saying that, he waved the plan in his hand, then pointed to his room: "Let's go inside and talk, and while we're at it, let's call the political commissar of our tank division over."
Because he had heard Li Chang'an tell Zhao Gang's story, Li Yunlong was not so resistant to Political Commissar Zhao.
Knowing some things about Zhao Gang, he quickly became acquainted with him.
Given his preconceived notions, he grew to like the political commissar assigned to him by headquarters more and more the more he looked at him.
After spending a few days together, he also came to accept the political commissar.
With Zhao Gang's arrival, the four of them sat inside the house, looking at the project plan and eating peanuts.
They dared not drink alcohol; they were about to embark on a mission in a couple of days, and with so many high-ranking officials in Taiyuan, how could they possibly dare to drink?
If someone were suddenly called to a meeting and those leaders smelled alcohol on their breath, they'd be skinned alive.
After a while, the brigade commander also came in wearing a leather jacket. He took the plan and began to study it.
The contents of the proposal were not open to discussion; the only issue they discussed was who should be taken.
After all, bombing Tokyo is something that will leave a mark on history.
If the soldiers of the tank division found out about this, they would probably fight tooth and nail over the spots.
Therefore, Li Yunlong did not intend to tell the soldiers that he would just select some elite troops to go.
The brigade commander looked at the plan and said, "Fifty tanks will require two hundred drivers."
"Our division has a total of five thousand people. We need to select two hundred elites to go. Everyone think about which people are suitable to take with us."
The Type 59 main battle tank that Li Chang'an gave him had a standard driving mode for four people.
One person was responsible for operating the machine gun, one for the cannon, one for driving, and the last one was the squad leader, who was responsible for communication and command via walkie-talkie.
However, most of the time, one person can handle these things.
However, this bombing of Tokyo was a major event, so the leaders decided to use a standardized tank driving method for the bombing.
As a division commander, Li Yunlong shouldn't have gone, but he had Miss Qiu's control over him, and was the leader of this operation.
The leaders made a plan, but they did not interfere with his selection of personnel.
Therefore, the selection of personnel this time was entirely the responsibility of the brigade commander and Li Yunlong and a few others.
To ensure the plan's success, the brigade commander excluded all newly recruited soldiers.
After all, they don't have much driving experience, so it's more appropriate to use veterans.
Li Yunlong and his men selected from among a thousand people.
“Sun Desheng must go; he is the best tank driver in the entire tank division.”
"Then Zhang Dabiao and several regimental commanders also need to be assigned to go. Their driving experience is not bad, and there are many places to bomb, so several small teams need to be assigned to carry out the mission."
“These regimental commanders were previously battalion commanders, so they have ample command experience.”
"Finally, we'll select the best-trained soldiers from the tank division and supplement them to two hundred men."
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