Chapter 132: Blown Up The Nest
“Minister Zhang, pulling this thing back is inauspicious, and we can’t use it either,” the person said.
Pulling the thing back is inauspicious?
We can’t use it either?
Zhang Wanhe, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but look at the person suspiciously: “Is there such a thing?”
Zhang Wanhe remembered that Brigade Commander Chen had said most of what was on this military train was grain.
In other words, there was also a bit of something else being pulled.
He just hadn’t asked him for that much detail at the time, so he didn’t know what this other thing was.
“It looks a bit like ashes,” the person answered.
Like ashes?
Zhang Wanhe, upon hearing this, had his eyebrows twitch immediately: “Did you look clearly?”
Zhang Wanhe’s mind immediately started cursing, you damned Japanese invaders, with such precious train transportation, why are you transporting ashes.
With this time, couldn’t you transport two more bags of flour without dying!
“It should be correct, but Minister Zhang, you’d better go take a look yourself,” the person said. “The ashes of Japanese invaders’ soldiers who died in battle are all transported back domestically…”
The person’s words weren’t finished before Zhang Wanhe interrupted: “Where is it? Take me to see.”
“Minister Zhang, follow me,” the person led the way ahead for Zhang Wanhe.
Zhang Wanhe soon arrived at the carriage transporting ashes. Here, many were packed in small cloth bags, some in boxes, and the entire carriage was almost full.
Zhang Wanhe casually pulled over a small cloth bag and opened it to look.
“Damn it, this ruins everything!” After Zhang Wanhe confirmed it was ashes, he cursed loudly, “This entire carriage of the Japanese invaders is this stuff. Isn’t this delaying me from getting rich?”
What’s the use of transporting this stuff back? It’s also inauspicious.
“Minister Zhang, there’s a stinking ditch over there. Do you think…” Someone suggested to Zhang Wanhe.
“Do you think I’d waste our precious manpower on this!” Zhang Wanhe’s eyes widened, and he interrupted very seriously.
Throwing the Japanese invaders’ ashes into the stinking ditch would feel satisfying psychologically, but in reality, we’d still be at a loss.
Dumping this carriage full of ashes into the stinking ditch isn’t a small project either.
With this manpower and time, wouldn’t it be better to destroy another section of the Japanese invaders’ railway!
“Minister Zhang, are we just leaving this stuff for the Japanese invaders’ reinforcement troops?” The speaker’s emotions couldn’t accept it.
Why should we leave ashes for these Japanese invaders who invaded our country after they died?
If not dumping them in the stinking ditch, scattering them would work too.
“Pass the order: this place is a temporary toilet. No matter who it is, whether shitting or urinating, solve it here,” Zhang Wanhe said.
“Haha, Minister Zhang is brilliant.” The speaker laughed heartily, and immediately someone unbuckled their pants to get to work.
Even Minister Zhang himself comfortably relieved himself once.
As soon as the pants were buckled, the person sent by Zhang Dabiao shouted: “Where is Minister Zhang? The Independent Regiment has urgent business.”
“I’m here. What urgent business?” Zhang Wanhe hurried over.
“Minister Zhang, we over there destroyed a Japanese invaders’ iron turtle. The iron turtle runs on fuel, so we need you to…” The person’s words weren’t finished.
Zhang Wanhe said delightedly: “No problem, no problem. I’ll immediately send people with oil drums to load the fuel.”
The attacked military train runs on coal.
Zhang Wanhe’s troops could only capture the coal, but had no fuel.
We can dig this coal ourselves.
The main thing is that fuel is precious.
The fuel carried by the Japanese invaders’ iron turtle itself is definitely not a small amount.
“Also, there are two 105-millimeter caliber artillery pieces fixed on the iron turtle. Our brigade commander says, without affecting the disassembly of the locomotive here, can you spare some skilled workers to help disassemble the artillery?” the person added.
“There are also two 105-millimeter caliber artillery pieces?” Zhang Wanhe paused. Although we have the Hell Cannon, this 105-millimeter caliber standard artillery is also good stuff.
“Like this: you first take the people loading fuel over there. I’ll go ask if we can spare some skilled workers,” Zhang Wanhe said to the person.
“Okay, Minister Zhang.”
The person took people and went first. Zhang Wanhe went to Old Qi’s side at the fastest speed.
Old Qi’s side was very efficient; nearly one-third of the locomotive had been disassembled.
Seeing Zhang Wanhe come over, Old Qi smiled: “Minister Zhang, if nothing unexpected happens, I can finish disassembling the locomotive an hour ahead of schedule.”
“Good, very good.” Zhang Wanhe was naturally happy upon hearing this.
Finishing early means taking the stuff back sooner to secure it.
“Do you have any spare skilled workers here?” Zhang Wanhe asked.
“Minister Zhang, what’s up? Do you need skilled workers somewhere else?” Old Qi asked suspiciously.
Zhang Wanhe explained: “The combat troops intercepted a Japanese invaders’ iron turtle, and there are two 105-millimeter caliber artillery pieces fixed on the iron turtle that need disassembly…”
Zhang Wanhe’s words weren’t finished before Old Qi interrupted delightedly: “There’s really a Japanese invaders’ iron turtle? Factory Director Li at the arsenal truly foresaw this.”
“What do you mean foresaw this?” Zhang Wanhe didn’t quite understand the other’s meaning.
Could it be that Li Muzhi at the arsenal had anticipated in advance that the 386th Brigade’s troops would intercept the Japanese invaders’ iron turtle?
“Factory Director Li said that when the combat troops intercept Japanese military trains, their fastest reinforcements would be iron turtles, so he had me prepare some manpower for that over there,” Old Qi explained.
Zhang Wanhe, upon hearing this, said happily: “So that means, besides the artillery, this iron turtle can also be disassembled and taken back?”
Of course Zhang Wanhe knew that disassembling the locomotive was the most critical, and the main task couldn’t be affected.
If Old Qi said he couldn’t spare workers, Zhang Wanhe definitely wouldn’t easily pull people from here.
Now hearing Old Qi say this, Li Muzhi had prepared in advance?
Although the iron turtle runs on fuel, it could also be modified into power.
Just now, Zhang Wanhe had been considering whether one locomotive as power would be enough.
Now, adding an iron turtle’s locomotive head should be enough.
This Li Muzhi really has some Zhuge divine calculation.
“Yes.” Old Qi gave a very affirmative answer.
“Great, immediately send the people…” Zhang Wanhe’s words weren’t finished.
Someone else ran over and shouted: “Where is Minister Zhang?”
“I’m here. What’s up?” Zhang Wanhe asked.
“We New First Regiment intercepted an iron turtle. Our regimental commander sent me to ask you: can you spare workers to disassemble the artillery?” the person asked.
Another iron turtle was intercepted!
Zhang Wanhe, upon hearing this, quickly turned to Old Qi: “Enough manpower?”
“Just enough.” Old Qi nodded.
Back at the arsenal, Li Muzhi had Old Qi prepare two groups of manpower specifically to deal with the Japanese invaders’ iron turtles.
“Great, hahaha.” Zhang Wanhe was so happy he danced around, and immediately asked the person: “Don’t you need oil drums to load fuel over there?”
“No need.” The person answered, “When we went to set up defenses, we conveniently took down a small stronghold, which had quite a bit of fuel inside. Our people are hurrying to siphon the fuel. Minister Zhang, send some people over to take the fuel.”
“Hahaha, good, good, good!” Zhang Wanhe laughed heartily and immediately had Old Qi’s two groups set out, also dispatching extra transportation manpower.
The fuel must be brought back, and the disassembled iron turtle must also be brought back.
Luckily, our transportation team’s people and vehicles were prepared quite adequately, so all the profits can be taken back, hahaha.
We’re rich. Logistics is making a fortune this time, hahaha.
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Not mentioning Ding Wei’s side, on Li Yunlong’s side, seeing the skilled workers sent by Zhang Wanhe arrive, he couldn’t help but say delightedly: “Hahaha, these two 105-millimeter caliber artillery pieces can be put to use!”
The skilled workers brought tools, and the two 105-millimeter caliber howitzers were quickly disassembled.
Seeing the skilled workers showing no sign of stopping, they were actually disassembling the iron turtle.
Li Yunlong couldn’t help but say: “Do you have such ample manpower that you can even conveniently disassemble the iron turtle to take back?”
The skilled workers explained: “Back at the arsenal, Factory Director Li specially prepared two groups of people to disassemble the Japanese invaders’ iron turtles.”
Li Yunlong, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but admire: “Younger Brother Li played this hand beautifully. How is he so smart?”
The brigade commander smiled on the side: “How do you talk, kid? If he weren’t smart, could he make explosives and cannons!”
“Haha, yes, yes.” Li Yunlong laughed heartily, “There aren’t many people I’ve admired in my life, and Younger Brother Li is one of the most admired.”
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While the 386th Brigade and logistics transportation were busy in full swing.
On the Japanese invaders’ side, it was like a hornet’s nest exploded.
“Baka, what did you say? Our railway line was attacked!”
“Baka, what did you say? Our military train was stopped.”
“Baka, is it the Eighth Route? Where do they get the guts!”
“These damned peasants, send reinforcements, reinforcements, don’t let a single Eighth Route go!”
“At all costs, send reinforcements to Zhangjia Village!”
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With Zhangjia Village as the center, Japanese troops from various places were all alerted and sent out reinforcements one after another.
Heyuan Japanese Gendarmerie
“Captain, captain, captain, bad news!”
The confidant ran over hurriedly, pale with shock.
Seeing this, Fujita Ichi was stunned in his heart.
Looking at the situation, could it be that the Eighth Route played another lure the tiger away from the mountain stratagem?
This time, had the Eighth Route picked some important target?
Fujita Ichi asked: “What’s going on?”
“Captain, the Eighth Route is attacking the Zhengtai Line railway…” The confidant’s words weren’t finished.
Fujita Ichi was so shocked he nearly fell under the table: “Baka, you’re not joking, are you? The Eighth Route is attacking the Zhengtai Line?”
The Zhengtai Line railway could be called the transportation artery of the North China security zone.
The resources plundered by our Imperial Army from this land in North China were mainly transported away by the Zhengtai Line railway.
Now, the Eighth Route attacking the Zhengtai Line railway, this lure the tiger away from the mountain stratagem this time was truly extraordinary.
“Yes, captain. The Eighth Route has already forced a military train to stop. It was carrying grain prepared for the encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Base Area,” the confidant said gravely. “Captain, with this batch of grain robbed by the Eighth Route, the plan to encircle and suppress them has to be delayed.”
“Baka, these damned Eighth Route, damned Eighth Route!” Fujita Ichi, hearing that even the grain-transporting military train was stopped, was so angry he nearly jumped onto the roof.
Thinking of something, Fujita Ichi asked: “I remember the ashes of the First Army’s soldiers who died in battle were also to be transported back domestically via this military train, right?”
Not being able to bring back the ashes of soldiers who died in battle would have a huge impact on troop morale.
“Yes.” The confidant nodded, “I have a few fellow villagers who died in battle, and their ashes are also on this military train.”
“Immediately send a telegram to Regimental Commander Kuroshima,” Fujita Ichi didn’t even think and immediately said to the confidant, “Tell them to temporarily stop fishing. The Eighth Route has all gone to the Zhengtai Line; there’s no way to fish anymore. Have them rush reinforcements to the Zhengtai Line.”
“Captain, what about the bait?” the confidant asked.
Last time, the bait was taken by the encirclement troops, and the bait was lost.
And now, should the bait still be taken?
If not taken, once Regimental Commander Kuroshima and the others leave, wouldn’t the Eighth Route scouts take advantage of the vacancy?
“Baka, with the military situation on the Zhengtai Line so urgent, what bait to bring!” Fujita Ichi cursed, “Have them go reinforce quickly, and hide the bait on the spot.”
“The bait has already been targeted by the Eighth Route scouts. Hiding it might not be safe,” the confidant said.
To fish, we deliberately exposed this bait.
The Eighth Route scouts must be watching it.
Once Kuroshima Morita and the others leave, the Eighth Route scouts will definitely report back.
The Eighth Route is very likely to come swallow the bait quickly.
Even if hidden on the spot, the Eighth Route are experts at hiding things.
Digging out the hidden bait wouldn’t be difficult for them.
“If not hiding it, what then? Bring it to my county town?” Fujita Ichi roared.
The Eighth Route are so rampant now, even daring to attack the Zhengtai Line.
Fujita Ichi could foresee that if the bait was brought to the county town, the county town would inevitably be attacked.
Could we let the county town be attacked again? This concerns my life and face.
Hide the stuff on the spot; I just don’t believe the Eighth Route can really find it.
“Hai, captain.” The confidant nodded and immediately left.
“This is Fujita Ichi. Pass my orders.” Fujita Ichi wasn’t idle and immediately picked up the microphone on the table, saying: “All strongholds under Heyuan County Town, squeeze out as many troops as possible and rush reinforcements to Zhangjia Village on the Zhengtai Line.”
Still, someone on the phone questioned: “Captain, if we pull troops from the strongholds below to reinforce the Zhengtai Line, won’t the strongholds be left empty? If enemies take advantage of the vacancy, what then?”
“Baka, is the Zhengtai Line more important, our military trains more important, or the strongholds more important!” Fujita Ichi rebuked angrily.
The Zhengtai Line is the major transportation artery and cannot be lost!
The military trains are transportation vehicles and cannot be lost either!
At all costs, they must be rescued.
As for the strongholds below.
If strongholds are lost, they can be re-established later.
If the railway is destroyed and military trains destroyed, the losses would be too heavy.
“Yes, captain.”
After issuing the orders, Fujita Ichi put the microphone back on the rack while still muttering to himself: “Was my fishing operation this time not done quite right?”
I laid out the bait and then deployed heavy troops. For the Eighth Route’s lure the tiger away from the mountain stratagem, they would definitely pick our military strongholds to attack to draw away my heavy troops.
This time, they picked the Zhengtai Line, the military stronghold among military strongholds!
This really is fatal.
If I hadn’t fished, and the Eighth Route hadn’t done the lure the tiger away from the mountain stratagem, perhaps there wouldn’t be the current trouble.
Sigh, if I’d known earlier, I wouldn’t have come to Heyuan County Town to be this crappy gendarmerie captain.
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“Baka, these damned Eighth Route dare to attack our Zhengtai Line railway!”
After receiving the telegram from Fujita Ichi, Kuroshima Morita was so angry his nose was crooked.
We clearly knew we were going to deal with them, yet not only did the Eighth Route not hide, they blatantly attacked the Zhengtai Line railway. This is simply not putting my cavalry regiment in their eyes.
“Regimental Commander, it’s night now, and warhorses aren’t suitable for nighttime marching…” Someone advised Kuroshima Morita.
“Baka, bring enough illumination flares and flashlights.” Kuroshima Morita rebuked angrily, “Even if unsuitable, you must reinforce! That’s our major transportation artery and cannot be lost!”
“Hai!”
Kuroshima Morita’s cavalry regiment set out urgently.
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120th Division New Third Regiment
“Damn it, why hasn’t that dog Li Yunlong made a move yet? I’m bored to…”
Gao Liujin sat on the grand master’s chair, bored to the point of dozing off.
“Regiment Commander, they’re here! Good news!” An intelligence officer ran hurriedly to Gao Liujin. “Regimental Commander Li has made his move; they’re attacking the Zhangjia Village section of the Zhengtai Line railway.”
“Is that so?”
Gao Liujin, upon hearing this, immediately jumped down from the grand master’s chair, excited. “Has that Li Yunlong really started working?”
Although he had known early that Li Yunlong was going to attack the Japanese invaders’ railway to rob them.
But at this moment, upon hearing the news, Gao Liujin was still very excited.
Li Yunlong can rob Japanese invaders’ military trains, can’t I rob them too?
Now we can’t find Japanese invaders’ mines or equipment; those two aren’t as good as Li Yunlong’s.
But this bastard robbing Japanese invaders’ military trains, I can’t let him outdo me.
“Yes, regiment commander. Japanese invaders everywhere are reinforcing that side,” the intelligence officer nodded solemnly.
“Hahaha, heaven helps me.” Gao Liujin laughed heartily and immediately said, “Pass my orders: troops depart immediately according to plan. We’re going to intercept the Japanese invaders’ military train and see if heaven grants us a meal.”
“Yes, regiment commander.”
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Jin Sui Army 358th Regiment
“Regimental Commander, regimental commander, regimental commander!”
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong quickly ran to Chu Yunfei, shocked: “Just got the intelligence: Zhangjia Village on the Zhengtai Line was attacked by the Eighth Route.”
Chu Yunfei, upon hearing this, was immediately surprised too: “What? The Eighth Route is attacking the Zhengtai Line railway?”
Earlier, Li Yunlong had personally said he couldn’t deal with Fujita Ichi right now because of another major operation.
For this, Li Yunlong had run to quite a few friendly forces.
Now, with the Zhengtai Line railway attacked, it definitely couldn’t be unrelated to Li Yunlong.
This bunch of Eighth Route have real guts.
The Zhengtai Line railway is the Japanese invaders’ vital point.
If you attack it, the Japanese invaders will definitely fight you desperately.
So, Chu Yunfei asked Fang Ligong: “So, have Japanese invaders everywhere gone to reinforce?”
“Exactly.” Fang Ligong nodded solemnly, “Even the nearly crippled Third Regiment has sent troops to reinforce.”
Then, Fang Ligong said excitedly: “Regimental Commander, with the Eighth Route striking, they’ve drawn away all the Japanese invaders’ reinforcements, so our chance to strike from behind has come.”
“Mm, good.” Chu Yunfei rubbed his fists, excited. “Since the Japanese invaders have pulled troops away, immediately pass my orders: have the troops uproot the Third Regiment’s jurisdiction at the fastest speed!”
Chu Yunfei’s 358th Regiment had once been humiliated by this Third Regiment.
Now Sakada Shinzhe was gone, Mita Taro was gone, and the Third Regiment had pulled troops to reinforce the Zhengtai Line railway.
It could be said that the current Third Regiment was a soft persimmon.
Although Chu Yunfei doing this had a bit of the flavor of an old lady eating a persimmon, as long as it could rebuild morale, this soft persimmon must be squeezed!
“Yes, regimental commander.” Fang Ligong nodded and immediately sent people to pass the orders.
Jin Sui Army 358th Regiment immediately struck from behind at the Third Regiment’s jurisdiction.
Besides that, there were also friendly forces like 321st Regiment and 217th Regiment that Li Yunlong had previously run to.
Seeing the Japanese army pull troops to reinforce Zhangjia Village, they all took the chance to fish in troubled waters, either directly ambushing the Japanese invaders’ reinforcement troops or attacking jurisdictions where Japanese invaders’ defenses were weakened.
All busy and delighted!
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