Chapter 110: Rocket Launcher

Zhang Chu'an: "Extra! Extra! Congratulations to the two Standing Committee members on liberating all of Mongolia! The people of Shandong have sent a congratulatory telegram."

Zhang Xiaofan: "Congratulations to the two Standing Committee members on liberating all of Mongolia! The people of Hebei have sent a congratulatory telegram."

Guo Jing: "Enough with the congratulations. Let me tell you something: during our liberation of all of Mongolia, we did not see Temujin, nor did we see anyone from the Naiman tribe. He has likely fled either to the Jin Kingdom or to Western Xia. You should keep an eye out for him in the Jin Kingdom."

Zhang Xiaofan: "Rest assured. In the Great Jin Kingdom, we hold high positions and wield great power. Wanyan Hongxi, the future heir apparent of the Great Jin, is utterly obedient to our every word. Several major cities in the Hebei region are nominally under Jin rule, but in reality, we firmly control them. If Temujin dares to show his face, we will kill him."

Guo Jing: "Is that so? Then it seems you have done an excellent job establishing revolutionary base areas in the Jin Kingdom."

Zhang Chuan: "Naturally. Zhang Xiaofan has constructed several large-scale factories within these major cities, such as steel mills, cement plants, fertilizer factories, and textile mills. These cities now show the embryonic form of modernization. Our trade union organizations and peasant associations have experienced an explosive surge during this period, now numbering approximately five to six hundred thousand."

Guo Jing: "That many? If the members of the trade unions and peasant associations have reached this number, then the masses you can mobilize must be at least five million."

Seeing this, Guo Jing could not help but sigh that resources were abundant and the population dense on the Jin Kingdom's side. Over these few years, they had conquered the entire Mongolian Plateau, yet their organization had only one hundred thousand members.

As for Zhang Chu'an and Zhang Xiaofan, they had worked silently without a word, yet their numbers had already grown to five hundred thousand. However, Guo Jing understood that the reason for such a huge gap lay not only in the superior strategies of Zhang Chu'an and Zhang Xiaofan but also in the population difference between the two regions.

The Mongolian Plateau, a vast expanse of land, is poor in resources and harsh in its natural environment. The herders there live almost entirely dependent on the unpredictable weather. In years of favorable wind and rain, they can barely make a living; once a natural disaster strikes, life immediately falls into dire straits. This extreme instability has prevented the population of the Mongolian Plateau from growing significantly, maintaining a total scale of only about one million.

In contrast, the regions of North China, Guanzhong, and the Central Plains occupied by the Jin Kingdom present a different picture. These areas have fertile soil, abundant resources, and a suitable climate, providing excellent conditions for human survival and reproduction. Therefore, the total population of the Jin Kingdom has already broken through the fifty million mark, becoming a major populous nation of that era.

Guo Jing: "With so many members in the trade unions and peasant associations, how many points do you have on hand?"

One proletarian equals fifty points; five hundred thousand equals twenty-five million points. This does not even account for the impact of other events, such as when they eliminated the Kiyat tribe, the system directly rewarded them with one million points, and when they unified the Mongolian Plateau, the system rewarded them with another two million points.

Establishing base areas, resolving ethnic conflicts, building factories, and planting potatoes and sweet potatoes in the desert—adding all these up, their points total roughly twelve million. Guo Jing felt that Zhang Chu'an and the others' extra rewards could only be more, not less.

After all, this fellow built modern factories and created the embryonic form of industrialization; if his points could be low, he would not believe it even if he died. A conservative estimate puts this fellow's points at no less than sixty million.

Zhang Chu'an: "Actually, it's not that much. Haven't I been upgrading equipment for our troops recently? I equipped every squad with a light machine gun and added an artillery battalion to every regiment. 107 rocket launchers! You know this thing consumes a lot of ammunition."

Nie Huaishang and Guo Jing were somewhat speechless. How could that thing not consume a lot of ammunition? That is a 107 rocket launcher! With a maximum range of 8.5 kilometers, it can complete a volley in 7 to 9 seconds.

On the Vietnam battlefield, the Vietnamese army used four single-tube launchers and two 12-tube 107mm rocket launchers to raid a US base. Two hundred and fifty 107mm rockets destroyed over seventy fighter-bombers, including B-52s, causing over a thousand US casualties. Additionally, a US artillery position and a communications center were destroyed.

On the Afghanistan battlefield, over two hundred 107mm rocket launchers and a large number of accompanying 107mm rockets destroyed many Soviet military vehicles and attacked Soviet barracks.

This thing even shot down fighter jets in the 21st century. Not only is it powerful and has a long range, but the most insane thing is that it is easy to carry and easy to fire.

This thing can be disassembled; it can be split into four-tube, eight-tube, or even single-tube firing configurations. A single rocket weighs only 18.8 kilograms. From the very beginning of its design, it was considered for single-person carrying, so the size is just right; one person can carry one rocket on their back.

You think that's it?

This thing is also simple to fire and maintain. Firing requires only a few dry batteries and two wires to complete the launch. The firing location can be anywhere that can support it, such as a dirt mound. Basically, as long as it is flat and the length is close to the length of the rocket, ensuring stability during firing, that is sufficient.

They did not understand what kind of insane person brought this thing here. And they equipped an artillery battalion for every regiment. I remember a regiment has at least twelve 107s. How many regiments do you have?

Zhang Chu'an: "Mm. Now, in regions like Shandong, Hebei, and Henan, we all have our revolutionary base areas. The army numbers around three hundred thousand, roughly over a hundred regiments."

Guo Jing and Nie Huaishang were startled in their hearts. Over a hundred regiments means over a hundred artillery battalions, over a thousand 107 rocket launchers. You damn thing, we can't even use machine guns, yet you are using 107s.

Nie Huaishang: "You brat, you are so wealthy yet you don't support us a bit. Don't you know we are fighting people every day? Over a hundred artillery battalions, and you won't support us with even one. You are eating alone, you! We supported you with weapons, supplies, and ammunition when you first established your base areas."

Zhang Chu'an: "Didn't you ask for it? So I thought you weren't lacking?"

Nie Huaishang: "That's because we didn't know you damn thing was so wealthy. A thousand 107 rocket launchers! And you equipped every squad with light machine guns. We are still using Type 56 carbines. You brat, give back the warhorses and livestock we sent you over these years!"

Zhang Chu'an: "Don't be angry, two big brothers. How about this? Tomorrow I will send twenty artillery battalions to support you. The men will go lightly equipped to your location, and the equipment and ammunition will be sent through the system."

Only after making the following guarantee did Zhang Chu'an log off with a pained expression. Producing twenty artillery battalions at once was truly heartbreaking. Giving away one-fifth of the family fortune accumulated day and night—how could he face the million-strong army of the Jin Kingdom, where Jin Ruhu, Ma Rulong, Shan Shangruyuan, and Xia Shuiru Lai, whose momentum was like Mount Taishan?