You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

In the headquarters of the newly formed Eighth Army, Army Commander Zhang Wenzhong was facing a huge sand table, holding a baton, and reporting the upcoming battle plan to Lin Feng.

"Your Excellency, look."

Zhang Wenzhong's baton pointed to a blue water feature in the center of the sand table:

"The Bailang River, which runs north-south, acts like a natural moat in front of Weifang City."

Beyond Weifang City, to the west lies a vast hilly area.

Further west lies a continuous mountainous region, and to the northwest is the Zhibo area, the next stop on the Jiaoji Railway.

According to preliminary reconnaissance, the Japanese garrison inside and outside the city numbered nearly 10,000, and numerous circular fortifications and anti-tank ditches had been dug outside the city.

Zhang Wenzhong raised his head and analyzed:

"However, I judge that the Japanese might not necessarily defend this plain city to the death."

We now have absolute armor and air superiority.

If the Japanese were to fight a positional war against us on the plains, they would be sitting ducks.

They will likely employ delaying tactics, fighting and retreating, leading us into the mountains to the west.

Lin Feng nodded, signaling him to continue.

"So, here's my plan."

Zhang Wenzhong's baton drew two attack routes on the sand table:

"The 107th Division dispatched a portion of its troops, under the cover of the air force, to first seize the railway station in the east of the city, and then forcefully cross the Bailang River to exert pressure from the front."

The newly formed 15th Division attempted to break through on the left flank south of the city and control the ferry crossing.

After crossing the Bailang River in coordination with the armored forces of the 1st Honor Brigade, they quickly made a large-scale flanking maneuver towards the Xiaozhai and Fengcun areas in the rear.

"Outflank the Japanese troops from the rear and try to trap and wipe them out on the plains."

"The plan is good."

Lin Feng looked at the sand table and asked, "Are there any difficulties?"

"It's difficult..."

Zhang Wenzhong rubbed his hands together and chuckled:

"Just give us more shells."

We now have 75mm mountain guns and 105mm mountain guns at the division level, plus 120mm heavy mortars at the infantry regiment level.

This combination of firepower was truly exhilarating; the Japanese soldiers couldn't even lift their heads.

However, the shells were being used up too quickly, and logistical support was struggling to keep up.

"I will ask the logistics department to coordinate as much as possible."

In fact, Lin Feng planned to take out all the cannonballs from the system space later and materialize them in a certain place.

He patted Zhang Wenzhong on the shoulder and earnestly instructed him:

"But you must be careful not to fall into the Japanese ambush."

The reconnaissance planes of the air force reported that the Japanese troops in this area were moving around frequently and in large numbers.

"Don't underestimate the enemy and advance recklessly just because we have armored forces."

Zhang Wenzhong stood at attention and saluted: "Rest assured, Your Excellency, I have everything under control."

"By the way, Your Excellency, in this campaign, will our primary objective be to annihilate the Japanese invaders completely, or to recapture lost territory?"

Lin Feng pondered for a moment.

For nearly a month, the newly formed Eighth Army has been fighting almost non-stop, starting from Jiawang and advancing all the way to Jiaodong.

Although new recruits were added once in between, and there was a short period of rest.

However, the officers and soldiers' physical strength and energy should have been exhausted to the limit.

Even a spent arrow cannot pierce fine silk.

"The main objective is to recover lost territory."

Lin Feng made a decision:

"Eat as many Japanese devils as you can, don't try to annihilate them all. Just drive them into the mountains."

The most important thing now is to resume spring plowing in the Jiaolai Plain and the North Shandong Plain as soon as possible.

The people's stomachs can't wait.

I'll leave you that railway gun and those two heavy tanks.

When faced with tough problems, just use heavy firepower to smash them open.

After handing over the combat missions at the front, Lin Feng led his guards back to Qingcheng Port by car.

Sitting in the bumpy armored command vehicle, Lin Feng looked at the wheat fields rushing past outside the vehicle and pondered the next "blood-generating plan".

When the cannon is fired, there is a thousand taels of gold.

That's no exaggeration.

The troops overwhelmed the Japanese with all sorts of bombs and shells on the front lines, and it was truly exhilarating.

But the gold and silver he had plundered from traitors and Japanese banks were also flowing out of his hands in a torrent.

The weapons and ammunition in the system all have to be exchanged for real money.

Relying solely on robbery is not a long-term solution.

We must find a way to generate our own revenue.

As for the fastest way to make money that I can think of right now.

One was the nine Japanese cotton mills that were confiscated in Qingcheng Port.

Once production resumes, textiles will be an absolute hard currency in this era.

Secondly, in the system where he had just upgraded to level V, a production line appeared in the [Industry] exchange section: a penicillin fermentation and culture production line.

In 28 years, John Alexander Fleming invented penicillin.

However, it wasn't until 39 that two scientists from Oxford University successfully purified and verified its efficacy, and published their findings in The Lancet in 40.

As for large-scale production, that wouldn't happen until the White Eagle joined World War II in 42.

Currently, the most commonly used antibacterial drug globally is Prontosil, also known as sulfonamide.

This is a synthetic product. Before the start of the War of Resistance against Japan, the Republic of China relied heavily on imported raw materials for packaging and preparation. Only later did they gradually master the synthesis technology of some varieties.

After the outbreak of the full-scale War of Resistance against Japan, coastal industrial zones and import channels were lost, production became unsustainable, and imports relied entirely on smuggling, driving prices sky-high.

Currently, on the black market, one tablet of sulfanilamide sells for about 3 yuan.

The standard treatment for an infected wounded soldier, consisting of 18 patches, costs 54 dollars.

Penicillin, on the other hand, comes from nature and is a metabolic product of Penicillium.

Not only are there fewer side effects than sulfonamides, but the bactericidal range and effect are also better.

Although you could redeem finished penicillin through the system before, it still cost money, and the price wasn't cheap.

Now, as long as the production line is set up, we can cultivate and reproduce Penicillium mold on our own and produce penicillin continuously, with the raw materials being nothing more than air and corn steep liquor nutrient solution.

Its cost will be much lower than purchasing directly from the system.

Afterwards, they could not only use them themselves, but also exchange them through the black market and foreign firms for a steady stream of foreign exchange and industrial equipment from the White Eagle, John, and even the Hans, which would be used for the development of Jiaodong.

"Once we get back to Qingcheng Port, I need to get this sorted out as soon as possible," Lin Feng secretly resolved.

Meanwhile, outside Weifang City, on a dirt road leading to the ferry crossing on the upper reaches of the Bailang River.

Tiger tank No. 231 was steadily advancing, crushing the ruts on the road.

The two Tiger tanks did not follow the main armored force of the 1st Honor Brigade to carry out the flanking maneuver.

Instead, Zhang Wenzhong specifically assigned it to the main force regiment of the 107th Division, responsible for frontal assaults and breaking through the Japanese defenses.

The convoy maintained a standard marching formation.

Two Sd.Kfz.222 light armored vehicles and several sidecar motorcycles led the way.

In the middle are two Tiger tanks, numbers 231 and 232.

Following behind were a large number of infantrymen carrying submachine guns and rifles.

Tank Commander Xu Rui leaned half his body out of the turret's command compartment, holding up binoculars, and vigilantly observed the terrain on both sides of the road.

The terrain in this area is complex, with waist-high weeds and undulating hills everywhere.

Suddenly, Xu Rui caught something unusual in the field of view of his binoculars.

To the right, about four hundred meters away, on a small mound, two faint flames suddenly appeared in the dense bushes.

"Watch out, there's an anti-tank gun on the right!"

Xu Rui roared and instinctively shrank back into the turret.