Chapter 110: Damn It!
Ding Wei explained, “Regimental Commander Gao, you can have your men watch the Hell Cannon. Leave half your troops to guard it, and do you think Li Yunlong and I could possibly steal it? That’s three Japanese regiments, and insufficient artillery cover at a critical moment is no joke.”
“This, this, well…” Gao Liujin stammered immediately.
Ding Wei’s words were indeed reasonable.
That was three Japanese regiments, and even if they could ally with Chu Yunfei, it wouldn’t be easy to contain them.
If they couldn’t contain the Japanese reinforcements, the profits from the iron smelting plant they had obtained could very well be taken back by the Japanese.
This was absolutely not allowed!
“Alright then.” Gao Liujin pondered for a moment and nodded.
That’s right, if he left half his men to watch the Hell Cannon, he couldn’t believe that kid Li Yunlong would actually pocket the cannon.
Giving the other side half the men would also be more significant for containing the Japanese.
Seeing Gao Liujin agree, Li Yunlong on the side chuckled inwardly, “Old Ding is truly worthy of being called a scheming advisor.”
Not only did he get Gao Liujin’s Hell Cannon, but he also got half the troops. Hahaha.
I always said that Old Ding is the only one who can handle a guy like you who’s simple-minded and rough!
The equipment at the iron smelting plant couldn’t be taken all at once; it required time.
“You all remember this, take the cannons and follow Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, and make sure you watch the cannons carefully, don’t let them touch them, understand!” Gao Liujin said as he divided half his troops, sternly instructing them.
“Yes, Regimental Commander,” the officers of this half of the troops nodded.
“Also, when the fighting starts, don’t shame me, you all have to fight with all your might!” Gao Liujin instructed, “You are following Li Yunlong and Ding Wei to contain the Japanese reinforcements, and the cover will be for me.”
“Yes, Regimental Commander, we guarantee to complete the mission,” the officers nodded again.
While Gao Liujin was giving instructions, Li Yunlong also pulled Zhang Dabiao aside, “Dabiao, don’t get into a fight with Gao Liujin on the way, do you understand what I mean!”
The profits from the iron smelting plant weren’t just for Gao Liujin’s half of the men; Li Yunlong had also left Zhang Dabiao and the First Battalion.
After all, they couldn’t let that kid Gao Liujin have it all.
“Regimental Commander, don’t worry, I understand the overall situation,” Zhang Dabiao nodded.
“On the way back, secretly send someone ahead to the brigade headquarters to report. Make sure to tell the Brigade Commander clearly that this iron smelting plant was taken by me, and Gao Liujin only helped to transport the goods, understand?” Li Yunlong whispered into Zhang Dabiao’s ear again.
“Understood,” Zhang Dabiao nodded heavily.
Li Yunlong finished giving his orders to Zhang Dabiao, and Gao Liujin also finished his instructions. Li Yunlong then looked at Gao Liujin, “Gao Liujin, Old Ding and I are going to tie down the Japanese reinforcements now, you kid better sweep up all the profits from the iron smelting plant and take them back. If even a single screw is missing, I won’t let you off!”
“Li Yunlong, don’t worry, I never leave behind even a single hair of what’s mine,” Gao Liujin responded enthusiastically.
Li Yunlong stopped messing around with Gao Liujin and left the iron smelting plant with Ding Wei and the troops.
As soon as Ding Wei and Li Yunlong left, Gao Liujin immediately shouted to the two groups of soldiers, “All of you shut up! What’s yours and what’s ours, if we don’t get the goods back, no one gets anything! Use the energy you’re wasting on arguing to move things, and hurry up.”
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Jin Sui Army 358th Regiment
Seeing their Regimental Commander Chu Yunfei return, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong immediately stepped forward, “Regimental Commander, how was it? Did you figure out what’s going on?”
“The jurisdiction of the 22nd Regiment is indeed being attacked by Li Yunlong. He has already cleaned out the profits there, but it wasn’t much…” Chu Yunfei’s words didn’t finish.
Fang Ligong was still dissatisfied, “Regimental Commander, even if the profits Li Yunlong took from the 22nd Regiment’s jurisdiction weren’t much, it should still have been ours. This is the meat from our mouths, how can we let Li Yunlong have it.”
Chu Yunfei waved his hand and said, “Brother Li, there’s no need to delay the more important matters for such a small gain. Our alliance with Li Yunlong to heavily cripple the Japanese encirclement troops is the most important thing. With this meritorious service again, the reward from the superiors will not be small.”
“The Eighth Route Army has troops attacking the Third Regiment. Can we still ally with Li Yunlong? Will we have another chance?” Fang Ligong asked suspiciously.
In Fang Ligong’s opinion, if the Eighth Route Army brought in the Third Regiment again, they probably wouldn’t have a chance anymore.
“Why wouldn’t there be a chance?” Chu Yunfei said seriously, “If the Eighth Route Army wins, they will drive the remaining Japanese from the Third Regiment to…”
“Regimental Commander, what did you say? The Eighth Route Army defeated the Third Regiment?” Fang Ligong was extremely shocked to hear this!
That was the Third Regiment.
An hour of combat against the 358th Regiment in the past had resulted in three hundred casualties for the 358th Regiment.
The Eighth Route Army attacked the Third Regiment head-on and won?
How was this possible!
On what basis could the Eighth Route Army do this?
Was it because of their few broken guns?
“I went to see. The main reason was that the Third Regiment’s soldiers were not replenished, and some troops were also absent for some unknown reason. The biggest reason was that the Eighth Route Army intercepted the Third Regiment’s Regimental Commander Mita Taro, allowing the Eighth Route Army to gain a huge advantage,” Chu Yunfei explained.
“Is that so,” Fang Ligong sighed, “then the Eighth Route Army’s luck is simply too good.”
Being able to intercept the new Regimental Commander of the Third Regiment was like heaven itself feeding them.
“Yes, who could have imagined that there was an iron smelting plant in the Third Regiment’s jurisdiction,” Chu Yunfei continued.
“What, there’s an iron smelting plant in the Third Regiment’s jurisdiction?” Fang Ligong’s voice became somewhat sharp.
Although Fang Ligong was not military industry personnel, he understood the great significance of an iron smelting plant!
Now, although the Jin Sui Army’s arsenal had been moved to the rear, they were still very short of iron.
He never expected that there would be an iron smelting plant in the Third Regiment’s jurisdiction.
“Did the Eighth Route Army capture this iron smelting plant?” Fang Ligong pressed.
“It’s a shame my troops weren’t here, otherwise I would have gotten a share of the profits, what a shame,” Chu Yunfei shook his head.
“Regimental Commander, if we send our troops there now, perhaps we can still…” Fang Ligong started to say something.
Chu Yunfei shook his head and interrupted, “Brother Li, don’t forget, the three Japanese regiments are already fiercely reinforcing. Our top priority is to prepare to meet the attack. Whether we can snatch the iron smelting plant by splitting our forces to contend with the Eighth Route Army is another matter. Those three Japanese regiments are not to be trifled with. If we can’t heavily cripple them, no one will have an easy time.”
“Then the iron smelting plant will really be given to the Eighth Route Army for free?” Fang Ligong’s tone and expression were very agitated.
It was as if he had lost something precious.
“Brother Li, the overall situation is paramount!” Chu Yunfei deliberately emphasized the words “overall situation is paramount!”
“Alas,” Fang Ligong sighed heavily, finally suppressing his thoughts.
If they didn’t deal with these Japanese encirclement troops, and the Eighth Route Army escaped into the mountains, the Japanese encirclement troops wouldn’t be able to find them and would eventually vent their anger on them.
They couldn’t even tamper with the task of confronting the Japanese; they had to go all out.
“Has the superiors’ artillery battalion arrived?” Chu Yunfei asked.
“It was delivered five minutes ago,” Fang Ligong replied.
“Deploy it immediately.”
“I have already ordered the deployment.”
“Good,” Chu Yunfei grunted and said with anticipation, “Then we’ll wait for the three Japanese regiments to be lured over by Li Yunlong and the others. The opportunity for you and me to make meritorious service will arrive.”
“Regimental Commander, you seem very confident. Do you really believe the Eighth Route Army can successfully intercept the Japanese supplies then?” Fang Ligong questioned.
“Nonsense, the Eighth Route Army has three cannons, a full three!”
“Three cannons? The Eighth Route Army has three cannons?” Fang Ligong was greatly surprised.
Three heavy cannons firing together, that firepower is no joke!
At that time, if the Eighth Route Army bombarded into a crowd of Japanese soldiers, they would be blown to pieces!
Even the Japanese Amaterasu would have to retreat three steps!
“Therefore, Brother Li, for the sake of the overall situation, it’s best not to cause any unpleasantness with the Eighth Route Army,” Chu Yunfei said with a double meaning.
The Eighth Route Army now has three heavy cannons. Even without the Japanese encirclement troops, you might not gain much advantage if you tried to cause them trouble.
“Yes, Regimental Commander.”
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Heyuan Japanese Gendarmerie
“Captain, an urgent telegram has arrived from the Third Regiment!”
A confidant walked over, his tone grave, and handed Fujita Ichi the telegram that had just been translated.
An urgent telegram from the Third Regiment?
Fujita Ichi heard this but did not take it.
A portion of the Third Regiment’s troops had been transferred to another battlefield, and the current troop strength in the Third Regiment’s jurisdiction was barely enough to form a battalion.
The new Regimental Commander of the Third Regiment, Mita Taro, had also been decapitated by the Eighth Route Army. Under these circumstances, what kind of outcome could the Third Regiment expect?
They must have been thoroughly thrashed by the Eighth Route Army, and the iron smelting plant was likely in grave danger.
“Read it.” Fujita Ichi took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and prepared himself psychologically for the worst.
“Yes.” The confidant then read the telegram, the content of which was exactly as Fujita Ichi had guessed, not a single detail off.
“Baka! Where are Kuroshima and the others?” Fujita Ichi finally couldn’t suppress his anger and slammed the table fiercely.
This is damn it!
Mine No. 9 was lost, and if the iron smelting plant is lost again, they will truly be nailed to the pillar of shame.
“They are almost at the Fifteen Li Small Temple. It will take another hour and a half to get there from there,” the confidant replied.
“Inform them of the telegram’s content,” Fujita Ichi said angrily, “The Eighth Route Army must be moving slowly with the iron smelting plant. Make sure they bite onto them and get the iron smelting plant back!”
“Hai!” The confidant hurried off.
Bang!
Fujita Ichi grabbed the water cup on the table and smashed it to the ground.
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“Old Ding, look at this map.”
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei left the iron smelting plant and, after a forced march, arrived at a location very suitable for guerrilla warfare. Li Yunlong spread out the map and pointed to Ding Wei, “The Japanese reinforcements will travel the shortest route to the iron smelting plant, so they will definitely take a straight line, the main road, which means they will definitely pass through the area where we are now.”
“We will scatter our troops and use tactics such as laying mines, sniper attacks, and sparrow warfare to harass the enemy and delay their march.”
“The more severely we harass them, the more enraged the Japanese will become as time passes, the angrier they will get, and the more anxious they will be.”
“When the Japanese are completely provoked by us, we will then regroup and feign a frontal attack on them, and finally lead them towards Chu Yunfei’s jurisdiction.”
Ding Wei listened to Li Yunlong’s strategy and nodded, “Okay, we’ll do as you say.”
Now, the Japanese reinforcements are rushing over, their target is the iron smelting plant.
They may not pay attention to our harassment.
But by harassing them, we weaken their morale, increase their casualties and anger.
They were already full of anger, and after we’re done with them, that anger will only grow!
Eventually, the Japanese powder keg will be detonated.
They will definitely chase after us.
At that time, we’ll dart towards Chu Yunfei’s 358th Regiment’s defense zone, and the Japanese will start fighting with Chu Yunfei.
We’ll sneak around behind Chu Yunfei’s defense zone, get behind the Japanese, and give them a good kick at the critical moment, and everything will be settled.
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