Chapter 187: This Is No Joke!
“This Fujita Ichi, he even made conditions with me, hahahahahaha.”
After Li Yunlong sent away the Puppet Army soldiers, he laughed and said, “He really thought I had insufficient ammunition. If I really wanted to persuade him to surrender, he’s hopelessly stupid.”
Zhang Dabiao walked over and said to Li Yunlong: “Regimental Commander, Chu Yunfei’s Guard Company Commander wants to see you.”
“What about Yan Kai? Does he want to see me?” Li Yunlong knew what Chu Yunfei’s Guard Company Commander wanted from him—nothing more than seeing that they were deliberately lingering here, worrying about Yan Kai’s safety.
“Not at all.” Zhang Dabiao shook his head.
“Then no meeting.” Li Yunlong waved his hand directly.
If Chu Yunfei’s Guard Company Commander saw him, he would definitely use Yan Kai’s safety as a reason to make him break out immediately.
He was too lazy to deal with him.
“Got it, Regimental Commander.”
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Chu Yunfei’s Guard Company Commander wanted to see Li Yunlong but failed.
He anxiously said to Yan Kai: “Mr. Yan Kai, this Regimental Commander Li refuses to see me. Why don’t you meet with him? The Eighth Route first attacked the railway to rob the military train, then attacked Heyuan County Town here. They seem to be deliberately lingering here. Mr. Yan Kai, I’m uneasy. Why don’t you listen to me?”
The Japanese Invaders’ reinforcement troops had already arrived, and the Guard Company Commander’s troops were too few. He had no way to escort Yan Kai out alone and had to rely on Li Yunlong’s large force.
“Company Commander Huang, do you think talking to Regimental Commander Li would work?” Yan Kai was quite calm.
That Li Yunlong, though it was their first meeting, he knew this man was not easy to deal with.
Wanting to interfere with his military command was simply impossible.
Although Yan Kai also realized that the troops being trapped here was not a good idea.
But he also saw that Li Yunlong had very sufficient ammunition on hand.
When the time came and their three regiments wanted to leave, the Japanese Invaders lacking logistics supplies definitely couldn’t hold them back.
“Mr. Yan Kai, we still need to figure out why Regimental Commander Li and the others are deliberately lingering here.” Company Commander Huang said.
“It’s their military secret. Do you think they would tell you?” Yan Kai shot back at Company Commander Huang.
“Uh, this…” Company Commander Huang was speechless.
“So, let’s just stay put honestly.”
“Alright.”
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Ding Wei and Cheng Xiazi put on a really good show. The troops, due to “insufficient ammunition,” “desperately” charged seven or eight times but were all pushed back by the Japanese Invaders.
It looked like the three Eighth Route regiments had indeed become turtles in a jar, unable to fly even with wings.
The commander of the Japanese Invaders’ reinforcement troops was very surprised: “Banzai! I originally thought we couldn’t hold these Eighth Route, but unexpectedly their ammunition consumption was too great, their combat power greatly reduced, and they were completely blocked.”
“Could the Eighth Route be faking it?” Some Japanese Invaders still suspected it was a play by the Eighth Route.
“What would be the purpose of the Eighth Route faking it?” the Japanese Invaders’ commander questioned. “To trap themselves and let us annihilate them? If they had sufficient ammunition, they should have escaped long ago. Didn’t you see? They haven’t even attacked the county town.”
If the Eighth Route had any ammunition left, they definitely would have taken the county town long ago.
Now with no movement, they were probably trying to trick Fujita Ichi into opening the city gates.
“That’s true.”
“So, attack and eliminate them.”
“Hai.”
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“Deputy Minister, the situation at Heyuan County Town is different from what we expected.” The assistant came before Sato Jino and reported, “The Eighth Route did not attack Heyuan County Town but chose to break out instead. However, they failed to break out successfully and were suppressed by our reinforcements.”
“What? The Eighth Route are surrounded?” Sato Jino was stunned upon hearing this. “That shouldn’t be. Didn’t the Eighth Route rob the military train? They obtained sufficient weapons and ammunition. How could they still be trapped?”
Then Sato Jino asked: “So Heyuan County Town really wasn’t attacked by the Eighth Route?”
If the Eighth Route really didn’t attack Heyuan County Town, wouldn’t that ruin things?
If that stupid Fujita Ichi didn’t carry out borrow a knife to kill, who knew how this stupid pig would suddenly get an inspiration and drag his feet in the upcoming operation to lock down the Eighth Route Arsenal.
China has a saying: Bad guys rack their brains—no match for a fool’s sudden inspiration!
It was referring to people like Fujita Ichi.
“According to intelligence, the Eighth Route took the military train. They first covered the transportation team into the mountains, then attacked toward Heyuan County Town. Probably the Eighth Route transported most of their ammunition into the mountains?” the assistant judged.
“Even if the Eighth Route transported most of their ammunition into the mountains, when they attacked toward Heyuan County Town, they absolutely couldn’t have made such a low-level mistake.” Sato Jino said sharply, “There must be some conspiracy by the Eighth Route here.”
“Deputy Minister, how should we respond now?” the assistant asked.
Although the assistant couldn’t figure out what conspiracy the Eighth Route had by deliberately trapping themselves at Heyuan County Town.
But they definitely still needed to take measures.
“Remind the reinforcement troops not to fight the Eighth Route head-on. Launch a few probing attacks to see if we can draw out the Eighth Route’s intentions.” Sato Jino said. “Tell them to be extremely careful. Once they see something wrong, disengage immediately, conserve ammunition, and preserve troops.”
“Deputy Minister, why not apply to Commander Shinozuka for reinforcements? If the Eighth Route don’t leave, more reinforcements will arrive later…” the assistant said.
“The front lines have tied down too many troops, the occupied territory is large, and dividing forces for garrison has stretched us thin. Commander Shinozuka also has limited troops on hand.” Sato Jino said solemnly. “Besides, even if reinforcements come, they may not be able to eliminate the Eighth Route. Their artillery fire sweeps everything—it’s no joke. To completely eliminate the Eighth Route at the root, we still need my method. First find and lock down their arsenal, then solve them from the foundation.”
“What about Fujita Ichi?” The confidant nodded and asked.
“Leave it to fate.” Sato Jino was somewhat annoyed.
He originally thought he could use the Eighth Route’s hand to borrow a knife to kill, but now it seemed the Eighth Route had no intention of attacking the city.
He couldn’t possibly order the Eighth Route to attack the city.
So, whether that stupid Fujita Ichi would be blessed by Amaterasu depended on his own luck.
“Deputy Minister, the bait has been laid.” At this time, a subordinate ran over to report to Sato Jino.
“Mm, good. Wait for these Eighth Route scouts to get contaminated with the special powder, then we’ll use the military dogs to track and catch them.” Malice gleamed in Sato Jino’s eyes.
He had already applied for military dogs from elsewhere. As long as these Eighth Route scouts continued searching for clues, they would fall into Sato Jino’s trap.
Once these Eighth Route scouts’ shoes were contaminated with the powder, none could escape.
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Jin Sui Army 358th Regiment
Taking advantage of the Eighth Route troops attacking the Japanese Invaders’ railway line, Chu Yunfei also sent troops out to fish in troubled waters.
Of course, due to the Japanese Invaders’ limited rations and supplies, Qian Bojun’s gains were not great.
“Regimental Commander, we killed quite a few Japanese Invaders, but the supplies are very few.” Battalion Commander Qian Bojun reported to Chu Yunfei.
“The fewer captured supplies, the more it shows the Japanese Invaders’ logistics are strained. Strike when conditions allow, continue to kill as many Japanese Invaders as possible for me.” Chu Yunfei was decisive. “Right now, what’s before us isn’t capturing supplies, but killing more Japanese Invaders.”
“Yes, Regimental Commander.” Battalion Commander Qian Bojun responded. Just as the talent left, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong came running over hurriedly. “Regimental Commander, bad news, bad news!”
“What happened?” Chu Yunfei asked.
“Li Yunlong’s troops are surrounded at Heyuan County Town. They’ve tried breaking out several times but couldn’t get out.” Fang Ligong said tensely.
“Brother Ligong, how could you joke like that with me!” Chu Yunfei’s expression was serious. Li Yunlong and the others had the Hell Cannon—how could they fail to break out?
Of course, if Li Yunlong and the others were really surrounded, this was no small matter.
Because Officer Yan’s special envoy Yan Kai was now with Li Yunlong.
If anything happened to Mr. Yan Kai, it wouldn’t be a joke.
“Regimental Commander, for something this big, how could I dare joke with you?” Fang Ligong’s tone was solemn. “No matter how bold I am, I wouldn’t joke about Special Envoy Yan’s safety.”
Chu Yunfei took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down and think for two seconds, then wisely analyzed: “I think this must be Li Yunlong planning something. Moreover, the Japanese Invaders are short on ammunition and provisions. If Li Yunlong and the others really wanted to leave, the reinforcement troops’ conditions definitely couldn’t hold Li Yunlong back.”
“Regimental Commander, though that’s true, we still must report this to the superior.” Fang Ligong agreed with Chu Yunfei’s analysis but still said he didn’t dare joke about Yan Kai’s life.
If Yan Kai really had an accident, Officer Yan didn’t know how many people he would execute!
This Li Yunlong was really something, daring to joke with Special Envoy Yan’s life like this.
If he were from the Jin Sui Army side, he would have been executed long ago.
“Mm.” Chu Yunfei acknowledged, then still said: “When you report to the superior, explain the situation clearly to them. The Japanese Invaders’ reinforcement troops absolutely have little ammunition left. If deploying troops, it’s best to go all out like a lion hunting a rabbit!”
A lion hunting a rabbit uses full strength!
What Chu Yunfei meant was to take advantage of the Japanese Invaders’ weakness and send out all the Jin Sui Army troops they could muster, striving to wipe out these Japanese Invaders’ reinforcement troops.
The more Japanese Invaders’ troops they wiped out now, the fewer there would be relatively when they retaliated later.
After all, the Japanese Invaders’ front line was stretched thin, and their troops were insufficient.
“Mm, good. I’ll contact the superior right away.” Fang Ligong went to report immediately.
Chu Yunfei looked at the location of Heyuan County Town on the map, his brows tightly furrowed: “What exactly is this Li Yunlong trying to do by trapping himself at Heyuan County Town?”
In Chu Yunfei’s heart, he still wasn’t worried about Yan Kai’s safety.
He just couldn’t figure out Li Yunlong’s true intention.
