Chapter 941 Expansion
Lanzhou, as the capital of Gansu Province, is the city with the highest level of industrial development among the five provinces where the Western War Zone is currently located, namely Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia.
In the nuclear industry, Lanzhou owns Zhouhe 404 Co., Ltd., which, as the core enterprise of Zhoubang's nuclear fuel cycle, has formed a complete nuclear material production system and is also capable of undertaking the supply of military nuclear materials.
In terms of military manufacturing, Lanzhou also has a number of large enterprises that focus on heavy machinery manufacturing, which can provide key equipment for the nuclear industry, aerospace field, and armored equipment, and their technical level is quite high!
So this is the reason why the Western Theater Command, after half a year of slow development, immediately targeted Lan City, a provincial capital city with a population of tens of millions.
It's not because the Western war zone is crazy, but because among the provinces that can be reached at present, only Lan City is the tall one among many short ones. Attacking other cities will be a pure loss, and only attacking Lan City can make a profit.
Of course, all this is based on the premise that it can be taken down...
这也就是为什么第76军团如今手握装甲第76师、机步第76师、陆航团、炮兵旅、通信团、运输团、防化团等近4万兵力，却花了整整10天时间才摸到兰市城区的原因。
It was because they could not afford to lose. The entire war zone was under great pressure from top to bottom, especially the 76th Corps, which was responsible for the recovery mission. As the actual executor of the recovery mission, the pressure was even greater.
Once a problem occurs that causes the plan to retake Lanzhou to fail, the four words "war zone sinner" alone will not be enough to make up for the mistake. At least it will rise to the level of Zhou Bang's sinner!
Therefore, before the battle to recapture Lanzhou officially started, the 76th Corps had to adopt the most conservative and safest strategy for the sake of safety.
There was no fancy operation throughout the process, it was just 'building a strong camp and fighting a stupid battle', the troops 'licked' in from the outside inch by inch, and wherever the troops advanced, the corresponding battlefield fortifications would be built!
Some people say that this is not something that anyone can command?
Yes, this is exactly the effect that the 76th Legion wants. If one person can command it, it means it is simple. Simplicity means it is not easy to make mistakes. And what they fear most now is making mistakes!
Even if it takes 10 times as long to capture Lan City, it will still be considered a victory!
After all, the Western war zones are vast and sparsely populated, and the troops do not have that much pressure to survive, making it very suitable to exchange time for space. There is no need to risk one's life to exchange for time like in some other war zones.
However, this is also in line with the normal life in remote areas before the end of the world. People are poor and have no pressure to survive, so it is normal to have a slow pace of life.
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"Comrades, now our first phase of combat mission has been a complete success!"
Gao Zhikai, commander of the 76th Corps, glanced at everyone in the combat command room and gave a positive summary of the previous ten days' work in an excited tone.
"This is the result of our joint efforts. We are one step closer to liberating Lan City!"
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa~
As soon as the words fell, warm applause broke out in the entire combat command room, and joyful smiles were on everyone's tired faces.
After waiting for everyone to vent for a while, Gao Zhikai, commander of the 76th Army Corps, raised his hand slightly, and the whole place instantly became quiet.
"But comrades, please don't be too proud for now, because although this is a big step for us, it is only a small step towards the successful liberation of Lan City. There are more and greater difficulties waiting for us in the future!"
"Next, we still need to do each step solidly and do the work in a solid and detailed manner! Ensure that the recovery of the entire Lan City proceeds smoothly!"
"Especially the construction work of the engineering troops, you must keep up! Make sure to build fortifications at the density I require!"
"I know that this strategy is not only not understood by some leaders in the theater, but even by some people in our army. They think it is a waste of time and resources!"
"But I want to emphasize again here that dense fortifications are the foundation and a step-by-step approach. Although stupid, they will definitely work wonders at critical moments!"
"I still say the same thing. I don't care what some leaders say or which leader you belong to. Since you are in my 76th Legion, you must do as I say!"
"Either you get out, or I get out! Do you understand?!"
bang~
As soon as the words fell, Gao Zhikai, commander of the 76th Army Corps, clapped his hands fiercely!
"Clear!"
Faced with Gao Zhikai's warning, all the leading cadres present were shocked. Even some who had their own ulterior motives did not dare to touch the tiger's whiskers at this time.
As the only legion-level force in the Western Theater after the end of the world, it is no exaggeration to say that the 76th Legion is the pillar of combat power of the entire theater. As the legion commander, Gao Zhikai's current status in the entire theater is naturally extremely special.
Not to mention dealing with these people, even slamming the table at the war zone leaders is not the first or second time. When going to a meeting in the war zone headquarters, have you not slammed the table twice?
For this reason, many leaders in the theater privately complained about him, believing that he was arrogant, disrespectful of leaders, unorganized, and undisciplined...
Although, these are all true...
As an old soldier, Gao Zhikai, who was a bit rebellious by nature, did become a bit inflated after the end of the world, especially after he realized his own importance. He often ignored his leaders...
In his opinion, leader, leader knows nothing!
The leaders of the Western Theater are naturally well aware of this. Some think it is nothing, and it is understandable that people with great abilities have a bad temper. Some think that if this trend is allowed to continue, something bad might happen, and this unhealthy trend must be stopped in time. Otherwise, if it continues for a long time, the dignity of the theater will be damaged, and how can it integrate other troops?
But even so, the theater leadership had no good way to deal with Gao Zhikai. They could only coax him while trying to contact the 77th Corps far away in Yucheng.
Otherwise, no matter how much we talk about checks and balances, it will only be empty talk. If we push it too far, a situation that no one wants to see may occur.
Therefore, Gao Zhikai, the person involved, naturally understood the truth that the leader understood, or it could be said that it was precisely because he understood this that he acted in this way.
Otherwise, he would not have rejected the decision of the theater to promote him to deputy theater commander last time.
He also saw clearly that in the last days, all positions and ranks were empty and having an army was the only way to succeed!
So what's wrong with a major general? He is a major general who is happier than the general commander of the theater. Not only does he not have so many constraints, but the entire theater has to appease him. As long as he is unhappy, the deputy commander of the theater has to take the blame!
Especially if he could successfully take over Lan City now, then both his merits and power would be greatly improved!
At that time, even the theater commander would not dare to touch me easily! !
Thinking of this, before announcing the adjournment of the meeting, Gao Zhikai was in a good mood and instructed the colonel director in front of him:
"When you return, report the progress to the war zone immediately, so that some people won't keep saying weird things about me behind my back!"
"Yes!"
Hearing his chief's unscrupulous and strange words... Although the colonel has become somewhat accustomed to it, he still can't help sweating on his forehead...
As for the other people in the combat command room, they all pretended not to hear anything and looked busy...
