HCB Chapter 266 The Japs are so rich that they can solve their urgent problems with just a few trivial t
Chapter 266 The Japs are so rich that they can solve their urgent problems with just a few trivial t
Around 1000: in the evening, more than people living closest to Xiaoyunling rushed over. It was a bright moon tonight, and the road underground could be seen clearly even without torches. However, for safety reasons, Li Yunlong still asked people to prepare torches.
Li Yunlong yelled at the top of his voice: "Fellow villagers, I feel bad for asking you to rush over from your homes at mealtime. I have arranged for the kitchen staff to prepare meals in advance. Fellow villagers, please eat before moving the things!"
"Uncle Zhao, please lead the villagers to eat quickly, and arrange for some women to stay and help with the cooking. More villagers will arrive later, and we need to prepare meals for them tonight! Our kitchen team simply does not have the ability to cook for thousands or tens of thousands of people. We have to rely on the help of the villagers to ensure that the villagers who arrive later have food to eat!"
"Captain Li, I'll arrange it right away. As soon as I heard that your independent regiment needed help, I immediately brought people here. If it wasn't a little hot today, we could have gone faster. There are so many people gathered together, and it's very hot. When I came, I brought some mung beans, which are just right for making mung bean soup. I was afraid that you didn't have enough pots here, so I brought hundreds of large pots. If they are not enough, I can go back and get more!" Uncle Zhao replied with a happy face.
Li Yunlong held Uncle Zhao's hands tightly, and said with gratitude: "Uncle Zhao, thank you very much for the support of the villagers! Uncle Zhao's arrangement is very appropriate, and it is more thoughtful than I thought. I thought the temperature would drop at night, but I didn't expect it to be so hot. Next, the villagers will help to move the supplies. The supply of mung bean soup must not be stopped. Fortunately, Uncle Zhao thought of it in advance, otherwise something big would have happened!"
"Uncle Zhao, don't forget to get your receipt when you leave. Each person will receive five kilograms of rice or flour. These things are not much, but they are our token of appreciation. We cannot let the villagers work in vain. This is our team's discipline!"
Uncle Zhao did not refuse and accepted it with peace of mind. They had helped the Independent Regiment many times before and had declined many times, but they were unable to refuse. They also made Zhao Gang busy for a month. In order not to cause trouble for the Independent Regiment, the villagers accepted this kindness.
"Captain Li, I will inform the villagers of this news in a moment. Tonight we will risk our lives to bring back all the Japanese's supplies, and we won't leave a single hair behind for the Japanese!"
With Uncle Zhao's help, Li Yunlong saved himself a lot of trouble. He saw the messenger Xiao Ma coming to report the news and waved his hand. He asked curiously, "Xiao Ma, why are you here? Could it be that the college student has something to tell you?"
Xiao Ma panted and replied, "Captain, the college student said that after you receive the villagers, you should first arrange for them to have a meal, and then smooth the road. Don't rush to move things. After the road is repaired, we can use trucks and carriages to transport the spoils. If we don't repair it, it will only delay it even more!"
Li Yunlong recalled what happened when he drove back, and felt that Lin Zhenhua's approach was indeed very appropriate. He replied with a serious face: "Xiao Ma, I know about it. I will arrange for the villagers to start repairing the road in a while. If the speed is fast, it will be leveled in an hour, which will speed up the transportation of materials. In terms of transporting materials, college students are really time-tested. It's right to listen to him!"
After the villagers finished their meal, Li Yunlong led thousands of villagers to level the road. It took an hour to level the road, which shortened the round trip time by ten minutes and increased the transportation speed of materials by nearly 20%.
By midnight, tens of thousands of villagers arrived one after another, and after having dinner, they rushed to the enemy camp. The supplies left by the enemy in the camp were transported to the base bit by bit, just like ants moving their houses.
"Lao Li, we have already transferred half of the supplies. Now more than 30,000 villagers have come to help. According to my estimate, we will complete the transfer of all supplies before five o'clock. There will be no problem! I was very worried before that these piles of supplies could not be transported back in time. Now it seems that my previous worries were completely unnecessary. The power of the people is amazing. They have turned the impossible into reality!"
"We don't have time to count the captured items tonight. Let's wait until daybreak. We have to assign some people to clean up the Japanese corpses. The weather is too hot. If we leave them outside, they will stink easily. We have to hurry and burn and bury them!" Lin Zhenhua reminded at the end.
Li Yunlong knew that what Lin Zhenhua said was the truth, so he immediately led people to clean up the Japanese corpses and clean up the battlefield at the same time. Unexpectedly, he got a lot of good things. He got more than a dozen pocket watches alone, which really exceeded Li Yunlong's previous expectations.
"Damn it, I didn't expect the Japanese had so many goodies in their hands. They got tens of thousands of dollars alone, and there are other small things. Adding them together, it's really not a small amount. It can just solve the urgent needs of our independent regiment!"
"Monk, hurry up and transport these valuables to the rear, and come back after they are settled! The political commissar was so worried about money that he couldn't sleep. This time he can take a break. I didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise!"
Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua worked until 5:30 in the morning, and finally finished all the tasks at hand. The enemy camp was emptied and moved back to the base. Even the enemy's corpses were dealt with, all of which were burned with gasoline and buried underground.
If you don't look carefully, you can't believe that the camp where thousands of Japanese soldiers were stationed yesterday has become an empty space today. Duan Peng was on guard all night and didn't find any enemies. After receiving Lin Zhenhua's order, he also withdrew from outside.
"Lao Li, we've been exhausted all night and are starving. Let's go eat first and we can talk about other things after dinner! Fortunately, we have the help of the common people, otherwise, how could we manage the meals for so many people?"
"We have seized a lot of food from the Japanese this time, so there should be no problem using it to pay the villagers. If food is not enough, we can use canned food instead. One can of beef and one can of fish can replace five kilograms of flour or rice. In short, we must not let the villagers suffer!" Lin Zhenhua said with a smile.
Li Yunlong also replied with a smile on his face: "College student, we have picked up a big bargain this time. The Japanese had prepared supplies for 20,000 people, including food for tens of thousands of puppet soldiers. As a result, the puppet soldiers escaped halfway, which made the Japanese have abundant supplies. Fortunately, the Japanese launched a general attack yesterday. Otherwise, if we really continue to fight with us, we may not be able to outlast the Japanese. In my opinion, Katayama Ichiro, the old Japanese, made a bad move this time. If it were me, I would definitely continue to hold on until the day we can't stand it anymore!"
Lin Zhenhua had a different opinion, and said with a sigh: "Old Li, Katayama Ichiro has no choice. From his perspective, if he hadn't fought hard yesterday, he might never have another chance in the future. This should be because the Japanese couldn't send bombers to support. Without the help of bombers, the Japanese would have to pay huge casualties if they wanted to capture our Xiaoyunling position. Especially with the arrival of Captain Ding and Captain Kong, Katayama Ichiro could no longer wait. Time has been dragged on for too long. You must know that the Second Mixed Brigade is a brigade on the surface, but it is actually a Type B division of the Japanese. After fighting for so many days, they couldn't even take a position. If you were the commander of the Japanese, would you be able to keep this person for the New Year?"
Li Yunlong nodded. If he had such a subordinate, he would definitely shoot this man without mercy. It was not that Li Yunlong was unkind. War was very cruel. If the entire line of defense was dragged down because of one or two people's failure to complete the breakthrough, it would be irresponsible for the lives of more soldiers. On the battlefield, women were never allowed to exist. Not only would he harm himself, but also his comrades around him.
"College student, I admit that what you said makes sense, but for us, this is actually a good thing. Even if the Japanese want to attack the Xiaoyunling position again, they can't get through in a short time. I heard from Lao Ding and Lao Kong that the scale of the Japanese summer sweep is very large, and it is estimated to take more than a month. But now only eight or nine days have passed, and it is still early to the end date. We must take advantage of this time to repair the fortifications. No matter how many people the Japanese send next time, we must defend the base!"
Ding Wei and Kong Jie also came over at this time, greeted the two of them, took the food brought by the cook, and the four of them sat together, eating and chatting.
"Old Li, the position has been cleaned up, the bodies of the Japanese have all been burned, and the bodies of the soldiers have been buried. This time our losses are very heavy. After a night of rest, only 156 people are able to continue fighting. 382 people are slightly injured, and 198 are seriously injured. Even if we include the slightly injured, we only have one battalion left to fight."
"At this point, the two garrison battalions under your command can no longer stay in the rear and watch the show. Otherwise, the Japanese only need to send out a battalion of troops to easily take over the Xiaoyunling position. This means that the victory we have achieved with such great sacrifices before will become meaningless!"
Li Yunlong said solemnly, "Old Ding, the reason why I don't want to transfer both garrison battalions here is not because we have a large amount of weapons and ammunition stored in our rear area. Once something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous. After repeated consideration, I had to change the previous order and only transfer one battalion of troops to reinforce the Xiaoyunling position. But the battle in Xiaobaozhuang last night was too tragic. If it weren't for Old Zhao who fought hard to defend the position, I'm afraid the Xiaobaozhuang position would have changed hands and the gate of the base would have been opened to the devils!"
"Yesterday I had no choice but to mobilize half a battalion of troops to support Lao Zhao. Next time, the support we can really get is only half a battalion, 320 people. The reason why it is not full is because I have already mobilized once before!"
After listening to Li Yunlong's explanation, Ding Wei didn't know what to say. He said in a melancholy tone: "After all this talk, in the end, there is only one battalion of troops that can be used to defend the Xiaoyunling position. This pressure is too great!"