Rise from the sword

Chapter 320 This business is really good

"General."

In the Naval Command in China, a senior naval officer lowered his head and reported to Tanimoto:
"I have completed the task you gave me."

"On the surface, this batch of gold was transported to the mainland by the Yangtze River waterway, but this is just smoke, used to confuse the spies and the army of the Republic of China. In fact, the gold will depart from Banqiao Town, pass through the Huaihe River waterway, and secretly arrive in Lianyungang. , and then transported to the mainland by a naval transport ship."

"For the sake of confidentiality, I plan to use a grain carrier to carry out the transportation this time, but please rest assured that I have modified the internal structure of this ship, added a watertight cabin, and strengthened the anti-sinking performance, even if it is bombarded by small-caliber artillery He was also safe and sound, and half a squadron of Marines was arranged to escort him."

"There are also two armed motorboats accompanying them, which can defend against any harassment by the guerrillas and ensure that the transportation work is foolproof."

The tone of the naval officer was full of confidence and pride.

"Yo Xi."

Tanimoto nodded in satisfaction, expressing his satisfaction with the arrangement.

The amount of this batch of gold is not small, three tons, which is enough to build several small warships. It must be safely transported to the mainland, and then handed over to the Ministry of the Navy without any accidents.

The accident of a grain or ore transportation is fine, the loss is not big, but the loss of three tons of gold is big.

For this reason, he specially arranged for someone to be responsible for the safety of this transportation.

Although it radiated hundreds of kilometers inward from the southeast coast, the main rivers and ports of the Republic of China were basically in the hands of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the rest were in the hands of the army's horse manure, but even after so many years of suppression, the security environment is still very bad. There are still a large number of national government troops remaining in the coastal area, and the guerrillas are also very active. Attacks against the imperial shipping are emerging one after another.

Shipping is also different from land transportation. Waterways are more unpredictable. A simple mine can sink a cargo ship with thousands of tons to the bottom. Sea mines are also more difficult to guard against than land mines. Moreover, the intelligence agencies of the government cannot be underestimated. The ability is very strong. The other party has been looking for this batch of gold. Once the group finds out, they don't know what kind of attack they will plan.

"Don't be careless, the horse manure in the army was robbed of a ton of gold from Taiyuan because of carelessness."

Tanimoto's voice was mocking:

"And it was snatched by troops like the Eighth Route Army."

In the city of Taiyuan, a ton of gold was robbed by the Beggar Eighth Route Army. The navy has used this incident to mock the army for a long time, and even both sides had a tearful quarrel in China over this incident.

"Hi."

The naval officer was still confident: "General, please rest assured that I will never make such a mistake. This time I will personally escort the ship, and the accompanying soldiers are also selected from the Marine Corps."

"Yo Xi."

Tanimoto nodded again, expressing satisfaction.

"By the way, pay attention to the army."

Tanimoto continued to remind:
"Although there are ships on the Yangtze River doing smoke, you can't be careless. If you encounter the army, try to avoid it and don't conflict with them. If there is anything, wait until the transportation work is completed."

Thinking in another way, if the army has a batch of gold walking in front of him, then he will definitely take action and find a reason to withhold it. Then thinking in another way, if the army has a chance, it will definitely do it.

Moreover, the Army also has the strength to do it.

The group of horse dung also had a lot of armed inland river boats. Fortunately, the strength of the army on the Huaihe River was far inferior to that of the Yangtze River.

"Hi."

The naval officer continued to bow his head. On the officer's shoulders, there was a glittering epaulette of the commander.

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"Where is the Huai River?"

"Banqiao Town?"

Li Yunlong still didn't directly agree, looking at the map Chen Fan handed over, he hesitated.

Three tons of gold is very attractive, the troops are in urgent need, even if they pay a relatively high price, it is worth it, but the location is Huaihe River, where the independent regiment is located, it is only [-] kilometers away from there, that is, [-] miles , which is three times that of Shuangfeng Town before.

Is it too far away?
In the era when there was no air transport and no railway transport of troops, even Li Yunlong, who was fearless and fearless, hesitated when faced with a distance of [-] kilometers.

With such a long distance, there is no long-distance supply in the middle, and it is all up to oneself. Once there is a problem, it is very likely that the gold will not be obtained in the end, and the troops sent will be gone.

The distance in the middle is the key issue.

At the standard marching speed of the special forces of the Independent Regiment equipped with big mules, it is about a hundred miles a day. Even if there is no interception on the way, it will take half a month to go there, and it will take a month to go there and back.

No matter how fast it is, it will affect the combat effectiveness.

As for the ship, after having the devil's detailed information, it is not so important. Even if it is a wooden ship, he can use the intelligence to organize special forces to infiltrate and assassinate the devil's transport ship.

The special forces have never slackened their swimming training.

"This business, the ship is not a problem."

Li Yunlong shook his head and sighed: "The distance is too far, and the supply of troops is a big problem. Moreover, even if the gold is obtained, how to transport it back is also a big problem."

How to transport the three tons of gold back after receiving it?

Even if the big mules can transport this batch of gold, thirty horses can easily bring it back, but such a long distance is too dangerous, the road is full of devils' territory, and there is also the territory of the national government, and the forces are intertwined and complicated. I'm not familiar with the place, I'm afraid I can't avoid the sight of this group of people.

These people will never show mercy when they encounter a transport team.

It seems that although the distance is only three times farther than the last trip to Shuangfeng Town, the difficulty has increased by more than ten times.

"I can't help you with this."

Chen Fan shook his head.

If he could help, he wouldn't mind providing supplies and helping to transport gold along the way. This is very simple, but the system prohibits it, so there is no way.He can provide supplies to refugees, but not to the army.

"You still want to kill the accompanying navy captain, right?"

Li Yunlong saw the requirements behind the business.

The Devil's Golden Independence Regiment handled it on its own, but asked to kill a naval officer who was escorting it by the way. The price of the business also depended on whether the naval officer could be killed.

"Correct."

Seeing that Captain Li seems to have moved his mind, Chen Fan continued to seduce:
"As long as you get rid of this devil, Admiral, I can give you fifty big mules, and..."

Having said that, Chen Fan paused, and changed his tone:
"I have a batch of new military factory equipment here, which is for the production of grenades and small-caliber mortars. In addition, there is a batch of chemical raw materials for explosives, about [-] tons, which can also be used as a package for you."

With that said, Chen Fan handed over a list.

"Grenade and small-caliber mortar production equipment?"

"There are four hundred tons of chemical raw materials for explosives?"

After receiving the list, Li Yunlong's eyes lit up.

Since the robbery of the devil army and the capture of the batch of mechanical equipment for producing grenades and ammunition, the production capacity of grenadiers and supporting ammunition in the arsenal of the headquarters has greatly increased, and various troops have benefited a lot from this, and have equipped a lot of grenades. The supply of ammunition is also relatively sufficient, and the firepower is greatly improved.

This made it easier for the troops to fight the devils. After all, grenade grenade is an excellent weapon against devils' machine guns. In mountain guerrilla warfare, it is sometimes better than 60 mortars.

However, what was seized that time was only the equipment that the little devil transported at one time, and some equipment was lacking, resulting in limited production capacity. He heard Zhang Wanhe sigh more than once, it would be great if there were more machinery and equipment.

Moreover, although the headquarters arsenal has recently solved the technology of explosive production, its production capacity is extremely limited, which leads to the production of shells with less charge and poor power, which makes the frontline troops very helpless.

If you can get this batch of chemical raw materials, then...
"Okay, I'll take this business."

Li Yunlong's tone was decisive.

This batch of items was just in time, and it must have been specially prepared by Brother Chen for the army. Li Yunlong, who was a little grateful in his heart, did not continue to take the opportunity to raise the price.

This price tag is enough. Fifty big mules are urgently needed for the independent regiment that is expanding its army, and that batch of mechanical equipment and raw materials for explosives can greatly enhance the strength of the entire army.

This business is really good.Li Yunlong felt emotional in his heart.

For these things, this risk is worth taking.

Even if you can't get the three tons of gold, it's not bad to kill that devil boss to get this batch of supplies. In addition, you can blow up the ship, and you can't get it yourself, and you can't let the little devil get the gold.

Besides, isn't it just [-] kilometers? After the Long March, why are you afraid of this distance?There is plenty of time now, and there is plenty of time to slowly prepare and ponder.

"it is good."

"Then it's settled."

Looking at Li Yunlong who was full of joy and didn't even bargain, Chen Fan touched his nose.

In fact, this batch of machinery and equipment, as well as raw materials for explosives, were all rewarded by the system after the capture of Shou County.And those fifty big mules were also provided by the captain who killed the navy.

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After the business was settled, Chen Fan left.

At this time, the time is still in the afternoon.

The soldiers of the Xujia Village Independent Regiment were still carrying weapons and ammunition. More than [-] soldiers moved the boxes of weapons and ammunition to the Xujia Village warehouse for storage like ants.

Because of the previous attack on Shou County, all the independent regiments were dispatched. At this time, most of the troops were on the side of Shou County, and there were only less than 600 people in Xujia Village. After a part was assigned to be responsible for defense and security, there were not many soldiers who could participate in the handling work. .

In addition, almost all the big mules were sent to transport, and Li Yunlong did not expect that Brother Chen would deliver the supplies the next day, so the big mules were basically in Shou County at this time, and the soldiers could only carry them with bare hands. , the efficiency is poor.

Four hundred soldiers, on the mountain road, faced more than 100 tons of supplies, and until now, they have only moved less than half of them.

Li Yunlong was not in a hurry, and let the soldiers carry it leisurely.

The three of Ding Kongli and Li were in an open space outside Xujia Village, and the three of them watched eagerly the two new 120mm heavy mortars being assembled.

In order to open his eyes, Li Yunlong specially asked Yan Sheng to assemble the two new cannons. Because he was not familiar with them, the first assembly work was relatively slow.

"Lao Li, are you planning to move the regiment headquarters to Shou County?"

Ding Wei suddenly asked.

Looking at Xujiacun's posture, he seemed to be shifting.

"Correct."

Li Yunlong nodded: "Judging from the devil's reaction, I don't plan to take Shou County back in a short time. I just happened to go to the county town to stay and experience the life of the county magistrate."

"Besides, Shou County is a strong position. I'm going to strengthen it. Next time the devils come over, I plan to let the devils have a taste of street fighting."

Li Yunlong's tone was gloomy.

Shou County, the devil will definitely take it back, and he intends to take the opportunity to let the little devil's blood go.

"That's a good idea."

Ding Kong agreed with the idea.

Shouxian County is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only one road leading to the county seat. As long as the surrounding valleys are guarded to prevent the devils from infiltrating and cutting off the escape route, the little devils will not be able to completely encircle the county.

The independent regiment also has the material and military base to fight tough battles.

The three chatted about the future battle situation, waiting for the new cannon to be assembled.

At the same time, outside Xujia Village, Zhao Gang, who was patrolling the security measures as usual, looked at the brigade commander who was waving to him. Thinking of the three regimental commanders who are now in the small courtyard of the regiment headquarters, a thought flashed in his mind:
"There's a good show to watch."

(End of this chapter)