Chapter 102: Nearly Scared The Brigade Commander Paralyzed
After Chu Yunfei left, Zhang Dabiao immediately admired Li Yunlong and laughed, “Hahahaha, Regiment Commander, you’re something else. With just a few words, you’ve got Regimental Commander Chu bringing his 358th Regiment with five thousand men to help us out.”
The logistics of these three Japanese regiments were heavily damaged, leaving them unable to fight for a short time.
Under these circumstances, when we snatch Japanese trains later, the pressure from Japanese reinforcements will be greatly reduced.
“Regimental Commander Chu isn’t foolish,” Li Yunlong said, shaking his head. “He’s calculating things very shrewdly. The merit for heavily damaging the Japanese is very important to them, and there are rewards. Unlike me, I’ll just get scolded by the Brigade Commander when I go back.”
“Regimental Commander, the Brigade Commander might criticize you on the surface, but he’s actually overjoyed inside,” Zhang Dabiao said.
“Alright, enough chatter,” Li Yunlong cut off the topic. “I’ve snuck out again this time. If I don’t do a good job, it will be difficult to explain to the Brigade Commander. Dabiao, think about it, where should we strike?”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dabiao couldn’t help but exclaim, “Regimental Commander, we’re still fighting?”
In Zhang Dabiao’s opinion, they didn’t need to fight anymore. They just needed to show themselves, and the pursuing Japanese would come on their own.
If they lure the pursuing troops to Chu Yunfei’s territory, and the Japanese and Chu Yunfei start fighting, then they can flank them with a “black tiger digging its heart” move, snatch their logistics equipment, and then they can return to report.
“Isn’t that stating the obvious!” Li Yunlong glared. “Since we’re luring the Japanese over anyway, doing one more job means the Japanese will still be lured over. Why not get a little more?”
“That makes sense,” Zhang Dabiao nodded, looking at Li Yunlong. “Regimental Commander, how about I go attack Heyuan County Town?”
“Dabiao, why are you always picking on the weak, like an old lady eating persimmons?” Li Yunlong cursed. “There’s no more profit to be made in Heyuan County Town, so there’s no point in attacking it again. Besides, the Brigade Commander also said that Hirata Ichiro is gone, and the Japanese have replaced him with a foolish Gendarmerie Captain, Fujita Ichi. We can’t kill him in advance.”
This Fujita Ichi is using equipment capable of producing bullets to fish for our Eighth Route Army.
I’ve swallowed this bait, I wonder what this little Japanese devil will use as bait next time. This is truly something to look forward to.
“What about Ping’an County Town? Last time we went to attack it, we didn’t even get all the profits,” Zhang Dabiao said again.
“Ping’an County Town isn’t that interesting either, we’ve already plundered it once,” Li Yunlong shook his head.
“Then where do you want to attack, Regimental Commander?” Zhang Dabiao asked.
“What do you think about us attacking Sakata Regiment’s stronghold?” Li Yunlong said with a grin.
Although Regimental Commander Sakata was eliminated by us, his troops are still here.
Although these captured soldiers are willing to follow me now.
Li Yunlong believed that if he said they would deal with the Sakata Regiment again, it would definitely be a great morale boost for the captured soldiers!
When they return and boast about it to the other captured soldiers, we will have completely won them over.
“Attack Sakata Regiment’s stronghold?” Zhang Dabiao raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. “Regimental Commander, are you joking? We only have a little over a thousand men now. Attacking a Japanese regiment is like an egg hitting a rock.”
“Dabiao, when did you become so timid!” Li Yunlong glanced at Zhang Dabiao with disdain. “On Cangyun Ridge, I had just over a thousand men, and didn’t I still beat the Sakata Regiment to a pulp! Back then, I only had a few mortars. What do we have now? We have the Hell Cannon! With better equipment, we’re even less afraid of the Japanese in the Sakata Regiment.”
“Regimental Commander, then how will we fight this battle?” Zhang Dabiao asked. “We can’t just go head-on, can we?”
“Of course not, I’m not stupid. We only have one Hell Cannon, and only 5 cannonballs left,” Li Yunlong said. “If I had ten or eight Hell Cannons, and plenty of cannonballs, you’d see how I’d kill the Sakata Regiment head-on. With the current limited conditions, we definitely can’t fight head-on.”
“Regimental Commander, then how will we fight?”
“I’m marching specifically towards the defense zone of the Jin Sui Army’s 358th Regiment. Take a look at the map yourself, how do you think I’ll fight?” Li Yunlong spread the map out for Zhang Dabiao.
Zhang Dabiao looked at the map, still a bit dazed. “Regimental Commander, the 358th Regiment’s defense zone is adjacent to the 22nd Regiment under the Japanese Fourth Brigade, not Sakata Regiment. Could it be that you want to charge into the 22nd Regiment’s jurisdiction, snatch something, and then ambush them on their way when the Sakata Regiment comes to reinforce?”
The 22nd Regiment is currently part of the encirclement force along with the mechanized regiment and the cavalry regiment, so its jurisdiction must have light defense troops.
We can use the Hell Cannon to blast open the gate of the 22nd Regiment’s defense zone and snatch whatever profits we find.
The 22nd Regiment’s jurisdiction is attacked, and the closest reinforcements are the Sakata Regiment.
However, Zhang Dabiao still had a point he didn’t understand.
Chu Yunfei isn’t foolish. The 22nd Regiment’s jurisdiction is close to his defense zone. If the 22nd Regiment has moved out significant forces, why wouldn’t Chu Yunfei take the opportunity to snatch something?
Therefore, Zhang Dabiao raised a question: “Regimental Commander Chu of the 358th Regiment hasn’t attacked the 22nd Regiment’s jurisdiction. Should we ask him why?”
Zhang Dabiao’s meaning was that perhaps there was a trap in the 22nd Regiment’s jurisdiction, or some other reason that made Chu Yunfei hesitant to act.
“There’s no need to ask,” Li Yunlong said point-blank. “The reason Chu Yunfei hasn’t moved is definitely because of the Japanese encirclement forces. Think about it, if he were to attack the 22nd Regiment’s jurisdiction, wouldn’t the Japanese encirclement forces likely abandon their fishing operation and immediately focus on dealing with Chu Yunfei?”
Chu Yunfei must understand that the Jin Sui Army is different from us.
If we raid the Japanese homeland, we can retreat into the mountains, and the Japanese have nowhere to vent their anger.
Chu Yunfei is different. His territory is right there; the monk can run, but the temple cannot!
At that time, three regiments of Japanese heavy troops would be pressing down, which is no joke.
This is also the drawback of playing positional warfare.
Guerrilla warfare is much better! Hit and run, anywhere is home!
Then, Li Yunlong added, “However, your point isn’t entirely without merit, Dabiao. We still need to be careful about whether there’s a trap in the 22nd Regiment’s jurisdiction.”
“Regimental Commander, then I’ll send someone to scout ahead,” Zhang Dabiao said.
“Alright,” Li Yunlong nodded. “The troops will move slowly. The scouts will go ahead and get the situation clear for me.”
“Yes, Regimental Commander.”
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386th Brigade Headquarters
The Deputy Brigade Commander saw the Brigade Commander returning from the Logistics Arsenal with a displeased expression and asked suspiciously, “Brigade Commander, what’s wrong? You took equipment to the arsenal, but didn’t exchange for many cannonballs?”
“We exchanged for thirty cannonballs,” the Brigade Commander said.
Upon hearing this, the Deputy Brigade Commander couldn’t help but say, “Thirty cannonballs isn’t a small amount. Brigade Commander, why do you still look unhappy?”
“Guess who I ran into at the arsenal?”
“I can’t guess.”
“I ran into Gao Liujin. He brought four thousand catties of sugar to the arsenal.” The Brigade Commander’s tone carried a hint of regret.
If this Gao Liujin were still under his command, then these four thousand catties of sugar would be his.
However, if the Brigade Commander had the chance to choose again, he would most likely still choose to send Gao Liujin to the 120th Division.
He didn’t know how this kid managed to get four thousand catties of sugar.
But this kid secretly brought sugar to the arsenal to exchange for things by himself, he must have done it behind his superior’s back.
Moreover, this kid only exchanged for one Hell Cannon. If his superior knew, they would curse!
After all, the total number of Hell Cannons is only eleven. Gao Liujin should have bought all the remaining cannons.
Otherwise, once other units use their goods to exchange for all the Hell Cannons, the 120th Division will have no opportunity.
As for the cannonballs.
The arsenal has sugar and fertilizer now, so cannonballs can continue to be produced.
Getting the cannonballs later is not as important as securing the Hell Cannon first.
But Gao Liujin chose to exchange for only one Hell Cannon. The Brigade Commander didn’t need to think; this kid was definitely going to cause a world-shattering disaster.
The Brigade Commander was still fortunate that he had kicked this troublemaker to the 120th Division.
Let the 120th Division worry about it; having Li Yunlong is enough to make him exasperated.
Of course, the Brigade Commander would still send someone to give a friendly reminder in advance.
As for whether it would be effective in the end, that was up to fate.
Upon hearing this, the Deputy Brigade Commander was greatly surprised. “Brigade Commander, four thousand catties of sugar? Are you kidding? How did this Gao Liujin get it?”
Speaking of Gao Liujin, the Deputy Brigade Commander also had a headache.
Fortunately, the Brigade Commander was wise and kicked this troublemaker to the 120th Division in advance.
Otherwise, this kid would have probably overturned the Brigade Headquarters.
Back then, this kid was so audacious that he dared to use the Division Headquarters as bait to fish for the Japanese devils, almost scaring the Brigade Commander to death… Never mind, let’s not bring up old stories.
The troublemaker is gone, let’s not dwell on unhappy memories.
“I don’t know exactly how this kid got it, but it must have been through illicit means, and he must have caused trouble,” the Brigade Commander cut off the topic and said to the Deputy Brigade Commander, “I have a new idea now. Arrange for someone to implement it immediately.”
“What new idea?” the Deputy Brigade Commander looked at the Brigade Commander.
“Li Yunlong snatched copper billets and copper wire from Ping’an County Town, and then the equipment to mine copper ore was snatched from the mine. Can you see the connection between these two?” the Brigade Commander said seriously to the Deputy Brigade Commander.
This was actually a reminder from Li Muzhi to the Brigade Commander.
Li Muzhi said that unless the Brigade Commander could get smelting equipment.
This mention of smelting, the Japanese have mines for extracting copper ore, and they also have copper billets. What does this indicate!
It indicates that in this area, there must be a Japanese copper smelting plant!
“Brigade Commander, I will personally arrange this matter and I will definitely find the Japanese copper smelting plant!” The Deputy Brigade Commander understood immediately.
