Chapter 1020 Startup
At dawn the day after the "China-West Talks", the combat orders from the Zhongzhou Theater Command were issued like a torrential downpour!
One encrypted telegram after another was accurately sent to core departments such as the Night Province Management Committee, the Theater Joint Staff Headquarters, the Theater Logistics Support Department, the Theater Army Headquarters, the Theater Railway Command, the Theater Joint Political Work Department, the Theater Equipment Development Department, and the Theater Air Force Command!
The theater joint staff needs to submit a "Joint Action Outline" for the two tasks of "assistance" and "garrison" to the theater commander Gu Chengyuan as soon as possible, clarifying the time nodes, resource requirements, coordination mechanism, risk assessment and emergency plan.
Establish a special coordination group led by the Joint Staff Department and participated by logistics, operations, political work, equipment and other departments to ensure smooth information flow and resolve conflicts during implementation.
Supervise the progress of the task throughout the process, report to Gu Chengyuan regularly, and adjust the plan according to actual conditions.
In terms of garrison, the main task units are the theater army headquarters and the theater railway command.
The theater army headquarters is responsible for the preparation of the selection of garrison troops at energy nodes within the jurisdiction of the Western Theater, while the theater railway command is responsible for the development of the "Ye Lan Transport Line", a project whose scale is no less than that of the "Ye Nan Transport Line"!
After yesterday's "China-West Talks", the Zhongzhou Theater conducted research and discussions overnight and finally decided to open up the "Yeshi-Lanshi" railway transportation trunk line, and listed its importance level as the highest, with a priority even higher than the "Yenan Transportation Line" that was started earlier!
After all, in comparison, the 'Yenan Transport Line' is needed by the Southern Theater Command, while the 'Yelan Transport Line', as the subsequent energy transportation artery, is needed by the Zhongzhou Theater Command. The two must be of different levels.
The planned length of this "Ye Lan Transport Line" is 2500 kilometers, with the main line: Ye Shi → Chongyi → Yucheng → Guangyuan → Longnan → Minxian → Lanshi.
Alternative branch line: If the main line is blocked, use Longnan → Tianshui → Dingxi → Lanshi (increase 400 kilometers, but use the old Longhai Railway line)
The entire 'Ye Lan Transport Line' is divided into 3 sections.
Section 700: Yeshi to Yucheng (Yu-Gui Railway, approximately km)
Night Market → Xifeng → Chongyi (via Loushanguan Tunnel) → Tongzi → Zhanjiang → Yucheng.
Due to the battle to recapture Yucheng, this section of the railway line has been fully restored and no more troops are needed. The focus is on the last two sections:
Section 700: Yucheng to Guangyuan (Lanzhou-Yuqing Railway Chongqing-Guangyuan section, about kilometers)
Chongqing West → Hechuan → Nanchong → Langzhong → Cangxi → Guangyuan
Advantage:
The Jialing River canyon terrain (such as Jianmen Pass) has cliffs on both sides forming a natural defense corridor. The Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway is a Class 1 double-track railway that can carry heavy freight. Guangyuan is the gateway to Sichuan and Gansu, and has a large marshalling yard that can serve as a transit hub and defense stronghold.
Section 1100: Guangyuan to Lanshi section (Guangyuan-Lanshi section of Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway, about kilometers)
Route: Guangyuan → Longnan → Dangchang → Minxian → Weiyuan → Yuzhong → Lanshi
Advantage:
It crosses the western Qinling Mountains (bridge-tunnel ratio 70%), avoids surface threats through a group of tunnels, and the Yellow River Valley in the Lanzhou Basin provides water and flat conditions for track laying (the Lanzhou section of the Yellow River does not freeze all year round).
Therefore, based on the above conditions, the mileage of the "Ye Lan Transport Line" that the Theater Railway Command really needs to open up is only about 1800 kilometers, and the key points are within Shu Province.
In terms of material assistance, the main task units are the theater logistics department and the theater air force.
The theater logistics department must immediately activate the emergency fundraising mechanism and prepare the first batch of combat supplies quickly and in sufficient quantities with the highest priority.
The supplies list includes: various types of ammunition (light weapons, artillery, special ammunition, etc.), field clothing (winter/summer clothing, equipment, camping gear, etc.), basic living supplies (field rations, drinking water purification tablets, emergency medicine kits, etc.), key medical drugs and consumables (antibiotics, analgesics, surgical instruments, battlefield first aid kits, etc.)...
The theater air force command is fully responsible for air strategic delivery.
Based on the volume, nature and destination of the materials, we will scientifically formulate transportation plans, accurately allocate transportation capacity, plan the optimal route, overcome all obstacles, and ensure that the first batch of materials is safely and punctually delivered to the designated receiving point in the Western Theater within the specified time limit (one week)!
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As the highest orders from Gu Chengyuan, commander of the Zhongzhou Theater Command, were issued one after another, the huge and sophisticated farming and warfare complex in the Zhongzhou Theater Command instantly burst out with terrifying energy that was heart-pounding!
Each core department seemed to be injected with high-voltage current, and began to operate at an unprecedented high efficiency!
The first wave is expansion!
Less than an hour after receiving the theater command's "Order on Ensuring Energy Security and the Smooth Operation of the Ye'nan Transportation Line," the theater army headquarters and the theater railway command submitted expansion applications almost simultaneously!
The theater army headquarters applied for an urgent expansion of a "Northwest Energy Security Corps" with a size of 50,000 people. The purpose is to provide military support for the energy nodes that will soon be stationed in the western theater and ensure the absolute safety and efficiency of the "coordinated deployment force."
The theater's railway command has also requested the creation of a 50,000-man "Ye Lan Railway Corps." This is intended to eliminate threats with an iron fist, strengthen defenses, increase transportation capacity, and ensure the rapid delivery of supplies and troops!
Faced with this massive expansion request totaling 100,000 people, Gu Chengyuan didn't even blink in the theater commander's office!
He just flipped through it briefly and signed the three words "Gu Chengyuan" at the end of the report in a flamboyant manner.
At the same time, a series of stern instructions followed, signaling the birth of two new legions:
"Approved for execution! The required personnel, equipment, and funds will be coordinated by the theater's Joint Staff Headquarters and the Logistics Department to ensure they are in place within the deadline!"
An army of one hundred thousand was created because of his pen!
