HCB Chapter 400: Lao Li, the Japanese may launch a Chunzhang offensive, we have to hurry back!
Chapter 400: Lao Li, the Japanese may launch a Chunzhang offensive, we have to hurry back!
Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei thought that the Japanese would bombard Niujiagou, and they made several combat plans for this purpose. However, after waiting for three consecutive days, the Japanese bombers did not appear, which really made the two of them a little confused. Although they had some guesses in their hearts, they did not dare to take it lightly. They did not withdraw the troops used for alert, but ordered the air defense troops to stay.
"Brother Yunlong, the copper ingots shipped from the rear have arrived at Niujiagou ten minutes ago. Brother Yunlong, please hurry up and find someone to inspect the goods so that we can make our first deal." Chu Yunfei said briskly, holding the list of supplies in his hand.
Li Yunlong took the list of supplies handed over by Chu Yunfei and looked at it carefully. It showed 30 tons of copper ingots, 6 kilograms of grain, and kilograms of salt. Li Yunlong was very happy. These were all urgently needed in the base area. No matter how much more was transported, it would not be too much for Li Yunlong.
"Brother Yunfei, let's go check the goods. The 300 tricycles transferred from the rear have arrived at Niujiagou half an hour ago. The timing can be said to be just right. With these 300 tricycles, the transaction speed between the two sides can be greatly accelerated, which is a good thing for both of us."
Chu Yunfei also agreed with this. He had a lot of ore in his hands, but transportation was a problem. Now he had exchanged a large number of three-wheeled motorcycles from Li Yunlong, and the problem of insufficient transportation capacity would soon be solved.
Kong Jie and Ding Wei were responsible for the connection of materials with Fang Ligong. Both parties attached great importance to the first transaction. After more transactions, it would not be so troublesome. Both parties started to count and transfer materials. It took a whole day to complete. The transport team rested for a night and started to return the next day.
Li Yunlong felt that it was meaningless for him to stay in Niujiagou, so he planned to return to the base in the next two days and call Ding Wei and Kong Jie over to discuss the defense of Niujiagou.
"Lao Ding, Lao Kong, today is already February 2th. I plan to return to the base tomorrow. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and we have to be careful of the Japanese attack during the Chinese New Year. Niujiagou has been occupied by us, and there will be no problems in the short term. I plan to arrange Zhang Dabiao to be in charge of the garrison, leaving behind an armored battalion, an infantry battalion, an anti-aircraft battalion, and half an artillery battalion. The rest of the troops will follow us back to the base."
Li Yunlong told them his arrangements and wanted to hear their opinions. If there were anything inappropriate, changes could be made in a timely manner.
Ding Wei felt that Li Yunlong's arrangement was a little unreasonable. He pointed to the map on the table and said, "Wangjia Town Xiamapu and Niujiagou are connected in a line. We can't just defend Niujiagou. We have to divide our troops to garrison Wangjia Town and Xiamapu. This transportation line can only be guarded by us. It is impossible to give it to Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment to guard."
"Chu Yunfei moved his regiment headquarters to Niujiagou and deployed three battalions of troops there. We don't need to deploy heavy troops there. We only need to arrange half an artillery battalion and half an anti-aircraft battalion, plus an infantry battalion."
"We need to deploy an artillery company and an anti-aircraft company in Xiamapu and Wangjia Town, plus two infantry companies for garrison. We will also arrange an armored battalion to patrol this route to ensure the smooth flow of transportation."
"The three of us can rest assured and withdraw to the base to deal with the Japanese's possible Spring Festival offensive. The Japanese have suffered a great loss at our hands this time, and they will definitely find a way to retaliate. The reason they are not taking action now is probably that they are mobilizing their forces. We must not be fooled by the Japanese's smoke bombs."
Kong Jie felt that there was nothing wrong with Ding Wei's arrangement, but he still added: "Most of Ding Wei's arrangements are appropriate, but he is not careful enough in the use of armored forces. Our armored forces have suffered a lot of losses before. There are only seven and a half of the ten armored companies left, which means that there is only one and a half armored battalions left. Leaving an armored battalion to protect logistics and transportation is a bit of an overkill. The armored forces are our trump card, and will play a very important role in dealing with the possible Spring Festival offensive launched by the devils in the future."
Li Yunlong understood what Kong Jie meant and nodded in agreement. The three of them reached a consensus and began to prepare for their departure. Chu Yunfei also learned that Li Yunlong and the other two were leaving, and ordered someone to prepare a banquet for them, but was rejected by Ding Wei on the spot.
"Captain Chu, it's not that I, Ding Wei, don't give you face, but we have to leave this afternoon, so we can only save this dinner for later! When we meet next time, I will punish myself by drinking three cups to apologize to Captain Chu!"
Chu Yunfei didn't expect that the three of them would actually come to this classroom. Seeing Li Yunlong's embarrassed expression, he didn't say anything more. After a few casual greetings, he said take care and left directly to avoid disturbing Li Yunlong and the other two from discussing things.
Li Yunlong was indeed envious of the wine that evening, but he knew that there were priorities, so he decided to wait until the next time he met Chu Yunfei to drink. The most important thing right now was to arrange the garrisons in Xiamapu and Wangjia Town, otherwise he would not be able to sleep well at night.
"Old Li, stop looking at me. We still have a lot of things to arrange. If you want to drink, go back and have it. If the Japanese don't come to attack us during the New Year, I will take out my treasured fine wine and let you have a good drink. Look at how useless you are. Your eyes are about to pop out." Kong Jie said sarcastically with a bad temper.
Before Li Yunlong could open his mouth to curse back, Ding Wei stepped forward and advised: "Old Li, don't argue with Old Kong. We have to do business first. The college student and Old Zhao just sent a telegram yesterday, urging us to return quickly. We can't waste time on trivial matters. We have to return to the base as soon as possible."
Li Yunlong thought of the content of the telegram last night, and his face became solemn. He really didn't expect that there was a big problem inside the arsenal. Six machine tools were blown up by the Japanese spies, which seriously affected the production of the arsenal. Compared with this incident, drinking and quarreling are trivial matters. If the Japanese spies in the arsenal cannot be found as soon as possible, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Lao Kong, Lao Ding, the three of us will split up and set out in two hours. We must arrive at the base before the evening of the 10th."
The atmosphere in the Third Factory of the Independent Regiment Arsenal was somewhat depressing. No one had expected that someone would run into the arsenal and cause sabotage last night, blowing up six machine tools and causing the deaths and injuries of more than a dozen workers. This incident angered Lin Zhenhua and Zhao Gang, and they put down their work and rushed to investigate the matter.
"College student, the devils rappelled from the top of the mountain with ropes. Judging from the method, it should be the work of Yamamoto's special forces. I have just arranged for someone to check it out, and there are indeed signs of people walking on the top of the mountain."
"According to the surviving workers, they heard a loud bang before the explosion, followed by several explosions a few seconds later, and then they ran out of the factory. After running out, they did not encounter the enemy, but instead safely met up with the garrison troops all the way. From this we can see that the Japanese evacuated immediately after their successful attack and did not stay at the scene. It is very difficult to catch them," Zhao Gang analyzed with a gloomy face.
Lin Zhenhua also came to the same conclusion and said solemnly: "In the past three days, six assassinations and sabotage incidents have occurred one after another, causing us considerable losses. The production of the arsenal has been seriously affected. The Japanese's goal this time is very clear, which is to target our arsenal. Previously, the arsenal was concentrated together and the defense was very tight."
"But since the relocation, the arsenal has been split into dozens of branches, large and small, which has caused great trouble for our security work. The Japanese spies hidden in the base should have discovered the loopholes in our defense. In addition, the Japanese special forces are responsible for the implementation, and they don't need many people to make us run around."
"The Japanese spies only need to quietly wait for us to reveal a flaw, and then they can give us a fatal blow, so we must not lose our composure and order all troops to continue to garrison in place. As for the existing loopholes, we need to seize the time to plug them, and never give the Japanese a chance to attack again."
Zhao Gang nodded in agreement. It was indeed not appropriate to start a war at the moment. They needed to wait for Li Yunlong and the other three to come back, and then conduct a dragnet search of the base to find the hidden Japanese action team.
"College student, the Japanese definitely sent out not only the special forces this time, but also some assassination teams. For several days in a row, ordinary people were assassinated by Japanese spies in their homes, which has caused some people to panic. We already have a lot of things to do, and now there is chaos in the base. We are already a little overwhelmed. Good thing that Lao Li and his men will arrive at the base the day after tomorrow. With their help, we will be more relaxed. What we can do now is to maintain the current situation and strengthen the vigilance of the troops. Apart from that, there is really no good way at the moment!"
Lin Zhenhua opened his mouth to refute, but no words came out. What Zhao Gang said was indeed true. The two of them had not had a restful day since they came back from Ping'an County. They were busy from morning to night every day. There were too many things piled up from the few days before they were away. Just dealing with these things these days made them feel a little dizzy.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese were not quiet either, and deliberately made trouble at this time, making the two of them busy like spinning tops. They only had three or four hours of rest time every day. If they continue like this, their bodies will be exhausted!
"Lao Zhao, we were too optimistic about the situation. We always thought that without the two of us keeping watch, the base would run smoothly. But the reality is very different from what we expected. Our base's ability to resist risks is too poor. We must take this opportunity to reorganize it, sort it out from top to bottom, and establish a practical management system!"