Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 200 Capturing Sun Liancheng Alive

However, Wang Gensheng also understood that with the current industrial capacity, let alone nuclear submarines, even submarines would be difficult to manufacture.

Of course, this doesn't mean Wang Gensheng couldn't make some preparations beforehand; setting up a hidden dock for submarine construction wouldn't be a problem.

After the Congqing entered the dock inside the cliff, Wang Gensheng personally dived down to the site of the damage to the Congqing, specifically the large hole caused by a torpedo.

It must be said that the power of a torpedo exploding underwater is immense, leaving a hole with a diameter of two meters right here.

Of course, the more enjoyable it was to blow up back then, the more chaotic it is to repair now. A hole two meters in size is not so easy to plug with something.

After discussion, it was finally decided to find a steel plate to block it first, and then weld it underwater. Although the strength of such a steel plate, which is less than one centimeter thick, cannot replace the strength of the original six-centimeter thick steel plate of the warship.

However, this is only temporary. Once the steel plates are welded in place and the water in the watertight compartment and engine compartment is drained, the interior will be reinforced and repaired.

After a busy week, the water in the engine room of the Qinghao was finally drained. After inspection and evaluation, it was found that although the engine room had been soaked in seawater for several days, the corrosion was not very serious, and it could still be used normally after a test.

Wang Gensheng was finally relieved. The repair of the Qing meant that the Liberation Army was now a navy with cruisers.

However, just as Wang Gensheng was celebrating the repair of the cruiser Qing, Duan Peng said to him:
“Si Ling, I feel uneasy! In the past two years, we haven’t fought many battles, but we’ve done a lot of this kind of work, such as repairing shipyards and warships. I think we’re almost turning into an engineering corps.”

Upon hearing Duan Peng's complaint, Wang Gensheng glanced at Duan Peng before speaking:

"Duan Peng! Your thinking is wrong! Look at us. Although we didn't go to the Tashan position to fight the enemy, it is more important from a strategic point of view than going to the position. If we hadn't sunk those warships, can you imagine how much shelling the Tashan position would have taken and how many soldiers would have died?"

"But! But!..."

Duan Peng couldn't come up with a clear answer even after a long time. Of course, Wang Gensheng understood Duan Peng's concerns and doubts, since Wang Gensheng had originally trained Duan Peng and his team in special operations.

From land-based special forces capable of launching surprise attacks on cities to sea-based frogman special forces capable of bombing enemy warships, both theoretically fall under the category of special operations.

However, it would be difficult for Duan Peng and others to actually pilot warships now. Fortunately, Deng Zhaoxiang has now defected to Wang Gensheng, so he no longer needs to painstakingly study naval warfare.

Deng Zhaoxiang had studied abroad in England, so he was definitely capable of handling serious naval battles.

However, Wang Gensheng never thought about fighting any real naval battle.

After all, with such unequal strength, a proper naval battle would only result in a crushing defeat.

For example, in less than two years we will be facing the US Navy. Do you think we can deal with the US Navy's carrier battle group with just one light cruiser of less than 10,000 tons and one small warship of 1,000 tons?
That's why Wang Gensheng wouldn't engage in any real naval battles!
Why not improve cruise torpedoes further and launch torpedo surprise attacks directly?

Just as Wang Gensheng was pondering how to fight future naval battles, Du Yiman ran over excitedly and said:
"Si Ling, Jinzhou has been breached! We have successfully captured Jinzhou!"

Wang Gensheng was naturally overjoyed to hear this, as the capture of Jinzhou meant that the Liaoshen Campaign was a sure thing.

Now, in the Dongbei area, there are only two places: Shengyang and Changchun.

Although Shengyang had a force of about 300,000 men, during the Battle of Jinzhou, Liao's army group led nearly 200,000 men to Jinzhou for rescue, but unfortunately they are still on their way! Jinzhou is gone, and Liao is now in a dilemma. Without city defenses, a force of 200,000 men is not a strong force for the Fourth Field Army.

Thinking about how Liao's army was routed in the final battle, Wang Gensheng suddenly asked Du Yiman:
"By the way, Comrade Du Yiman, how's your radio positioning training going? Have you made any progress?"

When Du Yiman heard Wang Gensheng ask her about the telegraph and radio station, she perked up and said:
“I already learned and understood it, but you never said what its use was, so I didn’t explain it.”

"It wasn't very useful before, but it's useful now, very useful. With this radio's location capabilities, we now have the ability to decapitate enemy command posts."

That's right, Wang Gensheng is planning to behead Liao Bingtuan's command post.

Unlike before, when Liao's army was stationed in Shengyang, even if they had a radio, it wouldn't have been useful. After all, Liao's army's command post was definitely located in Shengyang. Although Wang Gensheng's special forces cavalry regiment was fierce, it was impossible for them to take the enemy general's head out of 300,000 men.

Two thousand men against three hundred thousand—Wang Gensheng wasn't that crazy then. But things are different now. Liao's army has left Shengyang and is in the wild. In the midst of the large-scale battle, there's no time to set up defensive positions.

Therefore, at this time, the exact location of Liao Bingtuan was determined by radio positioning.

Then, by using the speed of the cavalry to launch a charge, Liao's army would be in complete control, and then they could use the emperor to command the princes.

If Liao Bingtuan's troops had surrendered directly, how many fewer people would have died!
Honestly, rather than die here, it would be better to wait another two years and die on the battlefield against the Americans. At least that would earn me the title of "heroic martyr."

Dying on such a battlefield is simply not worth it; it would be a pointless death. Serving the old bastards is the most worthless thing.

Thinking of this, Wang Gensheng immediately said to Duan Peng:

"Didn't you feel this battle was off? Fine, get the assault team ready for combat! I'll take you to capture Sun Liancheng alive!"

However, Duan Peng was taken aback upon hearing this and said:

Who is Sun Liancheng?

Wang Gensheng then realized he had misspoke and immediately corrected himself:
"We captured Liao Yaoxiang alive!"

There was no way around it. When I watched the final battle before I traveled back in time, I immediately thought of Sun Liancheng when I saw Liao Yaoxiang. No wonder the nominal Sun Liancheng was so different from everyone else!
Moreover, this final battle was broadcast after the original broadcast, so there was naturally a preconceived notion.

Upon hearing that Liao Yaoxiang was to be captured alive, Duan Peng immediately exclaimed excitedly:

"Si Ling, are we going to use a decapitation strike tactic again?"

Wang Gensheng nodded and said:

"Liao Bingtuan is currently stationed in the field, and there will definitely be chaos during the battle. This is an excellent opportunity for us to carry out decapitation tactics."

(End of this chapter)