bookrebus Chapter 112 Night School and Movies (Please recommend books and gifts)
Chapter 112 Night School and Movies (Please recommend books and gifts)
On February 6, 1944, the day after the Lunar New Year, the [Pegu State Kekanbang Anti-Japanese Autonomous Committee] was established at the Xinwangping base.
On the surface, this organization was a management organization spontaneously organized by local people in Kekan State of Pegu State to fight against the invasion of Fuso.
In fact, apart from a few local overseas Chinese elders who serve as mascots, the one who truly controls it behind the scenes is Zhang Chi himself.
On the day the committee was established, the committee’s security department, an internal security agency specifically responsible for protecting Zhang Chi himself, was also established.
It’s not that Zhang Chi is timid and afraid of death, but as a time traveler, he knows very well that as he becomes more famous, the Fuso devils, the White Party, the natives and even his allies, the John people, may attack him.
These forces may all try to physically eliminate this troublesome person of his, thus solving the problem once and for all.
Therefore, all the officers and leaders at all levels of this security department are composed of synthetic tank members exchanged by Zhang Chi from the system. Although these synthetic humans produced by the system consume 1 kilogram of gold each, they are absolutely loyal to Zhang Chi and are able to block bullets for him.
Together with the newly formed 3000-man guard regiment led by Xiao Dongbei, who had "followed the dragon", they were responsible for Zhang Chi's personal safety.
With the rapid expansion of the army, the Xinwangping base, which has been expanded many times, still seems a bit crowded, so the elite troops of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments have now moved out of the base.
They will be stationed at various key nodes in Kaohsiung State. On the one hand, they will confront the Japanese troops stationed in Myitkyina, Putao Town, Xinpingyang and other places, and on the other hand, they will be able to better help Zhang Chi control the area.
At the same time, with the initial completion of the three-year plan, the entire new Wangping base continued to undergo large-scale construction at Zhang Chi's request.
With the machinery and equipment looted from the Japanese mines and strongholds, Zhang Chi simply built a small cement plant, several small brick kilns, and a small blast furnace to produce building materials.
After establishing an independent air force and initially eliminating the air threat, Zhang Chi was finally able to let go and engage in large-scale construction.
Large schools, hospitals, cinemas, barber shops, large bathhouses, and all kinds of new buildings have sprung up in the new Wangping base, and a new city has emerged in the basin of the northern mountains of Bago.
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As the sun sets, the students of the Independent Flying Team finish their theoretical studies for the day.
As a Qianren pilot who has participated in many actual combat operations, Liu Mo was selected by the synthetic pilot instructor to be an assistant instructor for the student team.
Therefore, now Liu Mo is not only Liu Feiguan, but also Teacher Liu.
"Teacher Liu, there's an open-air movie at the Infantry School today. Do you want to go and watch it?" A young student stopped Liu Mo who had packed up his teaching aids and was about to leave the classroom.
Due to the abundant fuel supply, the electricity in the base seems to be inexhaustible.
Therefore, the general recruits of the new recruit regiment in the base and those grassroots officers need to attend night school at night to receive cultural course tutoring.
Those who already have a certain cultural background can go to the movies as a reward.
In order to get a glimpse of the true appearance of this "Western painting", the illiterate soldiers in the army also tried their best to learn it.
However, Liu Mo, who had a college degree, obviously didn't need to attend night school. Without even looking up, he responded, "It's still that Lionhead MGM infantry training film? What's the point of us pilots watching that?"
Since the movie was for soldiers, Zhang Chi certainly would not choose a bunch of Hollywood movies made before World War II, but instead asked Stevenson to send a large number of military teaching films.
During the war years, everything gave way to the military, so the films shot in Hollywood studios at that time were no longer love stories like Gone with the Wind, but instructional films that taught soldiers how to dig trenches, how to hide themselves, and how to attack the weaknesses of tanks.
As a pilot, Liu Mo completely lost interest in open-air movies after watching several instructional videos made by the White Eagle people on how to use socks to make sticky bombs to attack tank tracks and the rear of the turret.
The young student said excitedly, "Today's show is about naval battles. I heard there's an appearance of aircraft carriers, and there's a record of exercises with sister ships called Leyton and Saxony. There's also an appearance of planes!"
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When it was completely dark, Liu Mo walked out of the pilot cafeteria and came to the playground of the infantry school next door with the young student.
When he arrived, he saw that there were quite a few people here today, including cadets from the Armored Forces School wearing soft hats, cadets from the Boat School wearing sailor shirts, senior officers from various units, and even the division commander Zhang Chi himself.
There were too many big shots present, so after showing his ID, Liu Mo pulled the student to the back row, found a small wooden stool, and sat down quietly.
Soon, the projector started running and bright lights began to appear on the huge white.
Naval ports, seagulls, and warships with colorful flags. Although the picture is in black and white, Liu Mo can still feel the peaceful atmosphere in the movie.
Since most movies at that time were silent films with English subtitles, a special teacher held up a loudspeaker and began to explain:
"What's being shown now is the ninth fleet exercise conducted by the White Eagle United States 29 years before the war. The flattop you're looking at is the White Eagle's flagship aircraft carrier, the USS Lexington. Her opponent in this exercise is her sister ship, the USS Saratoga."
“别看这艘平顶船只有8门Mark9型203毫米口径L/55火炮，相对于其他主力舰火力贫弱。但是，其能搭载91架飞机，其中包括29架俯冲轰炸机和18架鱼雷轰炸机...”
As the teacher explained, the images on the screen kept changing.
This allowed Liu Mo, who had only heard of the name of the aircraft carrier, to see for the first time the true appearance of the most powerful weapon currently made by mankind.
Soon, the exercise on the screen centered on the attack and defense of the Panama Canal ended.
The next thing that appeared on the screen was a Japanese flat-top boat with billowing smoke and huge red balls painted on it.
"This photo was taken by a White Eagle pilot of the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu, which was directly hit by a heavy bomb during the Battle of Midway just a few months ago."
"This is the Azure Dragon..."
"This is the Red Sincerity..."
"This is the Kaga..."
The widespread use of cameras in the White Eagle Army allowed the deaths of the four Japanese aircraft carriers to be captured in clear or blurry images.
Were all these achievements achieved through aircraft attacks?
Is the era of big ships and big guns over?
Seeing these huge ships with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons burning one by one in the sea, Liu Mo and the young students around him were so excited that they could not control themselves.
"Classmates! Comrades!" As the screening finished, Zhang Chi was the first to stand up and speak, "This film tells us that the Japanese navy is not invincible!"
"We can't just focus on this little piece of land in Pegu. These 7 devils will be wiped out sooner or later as we grow stronger."
"What happens after that? Are we going to stop there? No, we are going to Siam, Malay, Singapore, Annam, Indonesia, and Luzon. We are going to expel every single devil from this territory of Southeast Asia! We are going to sink every one of their ships, shoot down every one of their planes, and drown every devil who resists in the cesspool!"
"Yes, Commander! We will do our best!" As Zhang Chi finished his speech, everyone responded in unison. Everyone present was full of confidence and looked forward to the day when they would completely defeat the Japanese.