Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 457: I have been feeling aggrieved for months, and finally I have gotten my revenge for my s

Lin Zhenhua has been extremely busy in the past half month, busy with the matter of raising supplies every day. Seeing that one warehouse after another was filled with supplies, he finally smiled. In the next two or three years, it will become more and more difficult for the base to expand again. The continuous natural disasters alone will seriously interrupt the development of the base. He must find ways to reserve more resources. Only in this way can he usher in a turnaround.

"Lao Zhao, we have filled up two warehouses again. We can just pile these ores aside. There is no need to put them in the warehouse. We only need to put the important resources in the warehouse. Lao Li and the other two have been causing chaos in northwest Shanxi these days. The Japanese are running around all day long. This is a good thing for us. At least it can buy us ten more days."

"I originally thought that the Japanese would start their spring sweep in mid-April, but now it seems that if they want to carry out their spring sweep, they have to wait until the end of April, so that we can stockpile more resources. We must increase the volume of trade with Chen Minggeng again, especially canned beef and compressed biscuits, which are the top priorities. We must also stockpile more rubber, and start shipping them day and night from now on. We must stockpile enough food for eight months before April 4."

Zhao Gang replied happily, "College students, we have obtained a lot of good things in the past few days. The gold and silver that Lao Li brought back alone are worth 510 million yuan. If we add the gold and silver seized by Lao Ding and Lao Kong, the gold and silver we have seized in the past ten days alone are more than 600 million yuan. This has completely improved the finances of our base, and we even have a huge surplus."

"There is also good news from Guo Wencheng. He has raised 60 carts of medicinal materials for us. They have arrived at Wangjia Town under the escort of a battalion and are expected to reach the base in three days."

"Good news has also come from Niujiagou Market. Through the grain-for-ore operation, we have obtained thousands of tons of ore from ordinary people and merchants. The transport team is transporting it day and night, and it is expected to be completed in five days."

"As for the purchase of grain, we encountered some setbacks. The grain merchants we contacted before were only willing to trade at Niujiagou Market and were unwilling to transport grain to our base for fear of being discovered by the Japanese. We could only ask them to transport the grain to Niujiagou. In bits and pieces, we also obtained more than 100,000 kilograms of grain, which was the surplus after exchanging for ore."

"The grain obtained from Niujiagou Market will not be moved for the time being. The grain-for-ore exchange operation will be suspended before April 4. Most of our foreign trade must be stopped before April 20. The trade with Chen Minggeng can be extended to April 4. All foreign trade must be terminated by the end of April."

"The weapons and equipment produced these days have been put into the warehouse for storage. I have been trying every way to increase the production of bullets and shells. These two types of ammunition will be consumed the most in the upcoming battles. The more we can produce and store, the more confident we will be when we fight back against the encirclement and suppression!"

"As for fighter jets, we have also started to urgently produce spare parts, and we have 136 spare engines in reserve, which can fully meet the current replacement needs of fighter jets. As for the spare engines of the armored forces, we have more than 1600 in reserve, which can fully meet the replacement needs 1.5 times. Before the war comes, we can definitely reserve 2000 engines."

"The fuel reserves are enough for us to use for 20 days. The new phase of coal-to-oil equipment has been put into production again. It is expected that the daily output will reach 200 tons and the annual output will reach about tons, which is enough to meet the fuel demand of our base."

"The food crisis will not occur this year. Even if it does, it will be at the end of the year. We have more time to prepare. The entire base is thriving. The only thing that can have a huge impact on us is the reserve of medicines. As we reduce the amount of medicines traded to foreign countries, we should be able to obtain 60,000 doses of medicines before the war, which is enough to meet our early needs."

"We have cracked the Japanese plague plan again. The plague has not spread on a large scale in the base area and has been controlled within a sporadic range. We must not lose our vigilance. The emergency trained health workers have come in handy this time. Now there is a health worker stationed in every village, which makes it easier for ordinary people to see a doctor on weekdays."

Zhao Gangyue felt that the situation was improving, but he still said with some concern: "College student, the intelligence obtained by our reconnaissance aircraft is not optimistic. Three divisions of the devil have arrived in Taiyuan City. It is estimated that the devil will launch a large-scale sweep operation in northwest Shanxi by the end of April."

"Chu Yunfei has decided to reduce the volume of transactions with us in five days, and suspend transactions with us in ten days. This is the telegram Chu Yunfei just sent. College student, please take a look!"

Lin Zhenhua took the telegram and read it carefully. He thought Chu Yunfei would stay in Niujiagou for another half a month, but now it seems that Chu Yunfei will leave in ten days at most. Once Chu Yunfei is lost as a source of materials, it will have a significant impact on the production of the arsenal.

"Lao Zhao, Chu Yunfei has already made plans to retreat. We are different from him. I respect Chu Yunfei's choice. We will stop the road transportation line in ten days, which will be eight days earlier than we expected. After the road transportation line is stopped, we will immediately terminate the air transportation line. The Japanese will never launch a ground attack before attacking our base. The first goal of the Japanese must be to eliminate our air force first. Our air force must be prepared for a bloody battle with the Japanese."

Three small bird reconnaissance planes equipped with diesel engines flew over the heads of the Japanese every day in order to spy on their intelligence. It was with the help of the small bird reconnaissance planes that Li Yunlong and his men managed to escape the Japanese encirclement every time, and used mechanized rapid marches to exhaust the Japanese and puppet troops who wanted to pursue them.

"Captain, today is April 4th, and it's time to go back. The college students sent us an urgent telegram yesterday, requiring us to return to the base within five days. After a short rest, we will have to welcome the attack of the Japanese army!" Zhang Dabiao urged anxiously.

Li Yunlong drank the warm water in the kettle and replied with a feeling of unfulfilled desire: "It was a damn good fight these days. I have been feeling aggrieved for several months. Finally, I can vent my anger and avenge the dead soldiers of the Ninth Battalion."

"Notify all battalions to retreat immediately. March day and night and return to the base within three days. After a short rest, we will have to fight the main force of the devils. If we continue to delay, we may be blocked by the devils."

Li Yunlong readily agreed. The battle had been going on for half a month and the soldiers were very tired. The engines of the vehicles had been replaced three times. If the battle continued, supply alone would be a huge problem.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie also began to arrange the troops to retreat. When the Japanese and the puppet army learned the news of their retreat, they also breathed a sigh of relief. After half a month of continuous fighting, the Japanese and the puppet army were very tired. Both sides had reached their physical and mental limits. A temporary truce was a good thing for both sides.

It was April 1942, 4. Li Yunlong and his two companions returned to the base at 20 pm yesterday. The reason they got up early today was mainly because of Chu Yunfei's arrival. Today was the last day of the transaction between the two sides. Chu Yunfei would evacuate Niujiagou tomorrow. This time Chu Yunfei came mainly to discuss the next combat operation.

Everyone came to Maoershan Airport to welcome Chu Yunfei's arrival. After a few brief greetings, they went directly to the independent regiment headquarters.

After a few simple words of casual conversation, Chu Yunfei spoke directly, "Everyone, I, Chu Yunfei, am here for three important things. The first thing is that my 358th Regiment will withdraw from Niujiagou tomorrow morning. The retreat location is Niutou Mountain. I had planned to fight the powerful enemy together with you, but military orders are hard to disobey, so I, Chu Yunfei, can only break my promise."

"To express my apology, I will sell you another 358 kilograms of food before I leave, and the price is only 358% of the market price. This is the only thing I can do for you. I, Chu Yunfei, am not a deserter this time. It's not that I won't fight the devils, but my th Regiment is not qualified to fight the devils in the field. The devils' combat effectiveness is indeed much weaker than two years ago, but our strength is also much weaker than two years ago. If it weren't for your support, our th Regiment would not have recovered so quickly. I, Chu Yunfei, will always accept this favor!"

Lin Zhenhua said with a smile on his face: "Captain Chu, we have been cooperating very happily these days. We can say that our strengths complement each other. You have gained a lot of benefits, and we have also gained a lot of benefits. It can be said that it is a win-win situation. The Japanese army is attacking this time, and their main target is us, and then Captain Chu. It is the right choice for Captain Chu to avoid the enemy, but we have no way to retreat and can only fight the Japanese to the death."

"50 jin of food is indeed a considerable amount. We accept this kind gesture from Captain Chu. When I return, I will arrange for someone to take the money to Captain Chu. Even brothers should settle accounts clearly. We have terminated external pharmaceutical transactions, and can only settle accounts with gold and cash. As for the export of weapons and ammunition, we have also completely banned it, mainly because we need to fully prepare for war. I hope Captain Chu will forgive me for this!"

Chu Yunfei originally wanted to exchange food for medicine, but he was blocked by Lin Zhenhua. He replied without changing his expression: "It is indeed natural to use money to buy food. Now even if you give me medicine and weapons and ammunition, it is difficult for me to transport them back. Today is our last day of trading. If the quantity is too large, we can't finish the trade. Please ask the college students to send a transport plane to transport the food back immediately to avoid more trouble!"