Rise from the sword

Chapter 329 Fifteen Hundred Miles
Taiyuan.

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the telegram in his hand with a gloomy expression.

"idiot····"

It was a long time before he could hold back such a curse word.

The staff officer standing in the middle and Yamamoto on the side all lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

They already knew the content of the telegram and understood the situation.

I don't blame my commander for being so angry, it's really too much.

It’s okay to requisition the regiment that was going to deal with Li Yunlong. The Eighth Route Army’s arsenal is close to the jurisdiction of the First Army. The materials were divided in half, and it was finally decided that the First Army would be responsible for providing the main materials.

The front army headquarters only provided food and a small amount of light weapons and ammunition, and sent an infantry wing to participate in the battle.

This is so bullying.

The battle was initiated by the headquarters. Logically, the main force of the army should come from the front army, as well as the weapons and ammunition. In the end, it actually became the main force of the first army.

"Baga, Baga..."

Shinozuka Yoshio slapped the telegram on the table, his anger was hard to calm down.

In the end, he could only curse angrily:
"Damn Li Yunlong."

Yamamoto and the staff officer still bowed their heads in silence.

Yes, it was Li Yunlong's fault that things developed like this this time.

Originally, for this offensive battle, the troops stationed in Jiaoxian County, especially the full brigade of the Fifth Division, should be the main force of the offensive, and then two ordinary infantry regiments should be equipped to attack together.

but.

A few months ago, this brigade was transferred to attack Li Yunlong's garrison, and then the brigade was disabled, even the captain of the brigade was killed, the officer system was broken by more than three quarters, and the grassroots soldiers were reduced by two thirds. This brigade has been crippled.

There was nothing wrong with it, failure is normal.

But this time, someone suddenly took this as an issue, blaming the First Army for its incompetence, and was defeated by a regiment of the Eighth Route Army with a full-strength division of a Type-A division. The main force and the main supplies were caught off guard, and the first army, which could not refute, could only suffer from this dumb loss.

After all, it is an indisputable fact that the battle was defeated.

But, can this be blamed on the First Army?

Who knew that Li Yunlong's independent group was so strong?The army is developing so fast?There are even large-caliber heavy machine guns equipped with armor-piercing shells that can easily penetrate Imperial tanks?

It's all Li Yunlong's fault.

Shinozuka Yoshio finished his anger before looking at Yamamoto:

"what's up?"

"General."

Yamamoto lowered his voice and replied: "The investigation results of the military column incident in Wendian Village came out. After investigation by divers, no machinery and equipment were found in the sinking lake, and there were some stones in it."

At that time, in order to be realistic, Li Yunlong put the stone in the box, so Shan Ben was able to investigate the stone.

After finishing speaking, Yamamoto immediately regretted it. This is obviously not good news. He should not say it now, but should pick a better time to say it. But since everyone has come, he can only bite the bullet and say it.

Moreover, things are not going well recently, and there is no good time.

"Nani?"

Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly opened his eyes: "Is it all stones?"

"Hi."

Yamamoto lowered his head and said, "It's all stone, not a single piece of machinery."

"how can that be?"

"Those small machines are fine, they can barely walk the mountain road, but how can they transport those large machines?"

Shinozuka Yoshio's tone was full of disbelief.

He knew this. There were several one-ton machinery and equipment in the military column. It was absolutely impossible to transport them through the mountain roads.

"I found several deep potholes next to the road."

Kazuki Yamamoto sighed: "The other party should have prepared a hidden place in advance, first concealed these large machinery and equipment, and then transported them away after a while."

"Prepare the pit in advance."

Yoshio Shinozuka's pupils shrank suddenly.

Being able to prepare the deep pit in advance shows that the opponent knew the equipment in the military column long ago, and even knew the weight, otherwise the preparation work would not be so detailed.

"damn it····"

"Where is the problem?"

The corner of his mouth twitched for a long time, Shinozuka Yoshio could only curse.

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Headquarters.

staff.

"It can be basically confirmed that the little devil is eyeing our arsenal this time. He is mobilizing supplies and organizing troops to prepare for the attack."

Staff Officer Mo looked at the collected information, and his tone was determined:
"Besides, the devil's attacking force is not small. I'm afraid there will be two full regiments or more, equipped with a large number of heavy weapons. However, the specific troops are not clear. I only know that there is a regiment from the First Army. corps, and a battalion of artillery."

As the battle progressed, although there were victories and failures in the military struggle, the intelligence work of the army was getting better and better, and the movement of the devil's troops was very accurate.

"Two full formations?"

Hearing what Staff Officer Mo said, the staff officers next to him frowned collectively.

The devil has a full infantry regiment of 3000 people, equipped with at least one artillery squadron, plus an artillery brigade, so the devil who came this time is really difficult to deal with.

"It's no wonder that even the special task force from the headquarters has been sent over."

A staff officer exclaimed.

"But doesn't the arsenal need to be moved?"

Another staff officer was a little worried.

The devils from the two alliances came to attack, can they hold it?

Today's arsenal is no different than when the Yamazaki devils came. At that time, there were not many machines and equipment, but now the batch of grenadiers that Li Yunlong has seized, and the batch of new machines added not long ago, are one regiment every month. Although the number of guns produced is insufficient, it is too important for the troops.

"Don't worry, the troops guarding the arsenal this time are not the same as before."

"Our strength is far from what it was before."

Staff Mo supported the headquarters' decision not to transfer the arsenal.

If it is transferred, the production of the arsenal that is now on the right track will encounter serious interference, and then wait for the devils to repel the attack, and then reassemble. The loss is too great.

It's better to block the devils directly and have an upright defensive battle.

Backed by the arsenal, there is sufficient ammunition, and there is a hospital. The wounded can be rescued immediately. In addition, the special task force of the headquarters has sufficient troops and strong firepower, and the dangerous terrain of the Taihang Mountains restricts the devil's heavy weapons.

This battle can only be won, and must be won.

"Too."

The staff officers nodded.

Those present here are all staff officers who have been in contact with intelligence for a long time. It is very clear that although the devils still have the absolute advantage in the current situation of the army, the basic situation of the army, the arsenal, and the base areas have begun to stabilize.Although there has been a major famine recently, due to the influx of a large number of victims, the population of the base area is sufficient and the internal situation is relatively problematic. The army has also organized land reclamation. Solve the food problem.

"Say it."

A staff officer suddenly changed the subject: "Leader Li hasn't done anything for a long time, it's been almost two months."

This topic immediately detonated the staff department.

According to the summary of more than one year, Li Yunlong basically engages in a major event every two months. Every time, although the process is frightening, the troops benefit greatly in the end.Just look at the arsenal, look at the headquarters hospital, and the financial situation of the troops last year.Those machines, those medicines, and that ton of gold are all timely events.

Because of this incident, some people who were not used to Li Yunlong's disobedience, and even wanted to punish him, began to change their tone and praised Li Yunlong.

The only problem is the economic problem, the army is too poor.

"correct."

Another staff officer also suddenly said: "It's been almost two months since this kid captured Shou County."

"Not yet."

Someone remembered it more clearly: "To be precise, it was 47 days."

"I predict."

Staff Officer Mo also participated in the discussion of this incident:

"This kid, is planning something big recently."

"I found out that not long ago, this kid took away a set of neat devil uniforms from the logistics department, which belonged to two teams. He even asked Lao Zhang to find him a Japanese-speaking intelligence officer."

"I don't know what good things can happen this time?"

The crowd immediately looked forward to it.

"Hey."

One of the staff officers tutted and tutted: "It would be great if this kid could help the army solve some economic problems. Now we are really short of funds."

Troops are poor.

There is basically no source of foreign exchange, and the government has stopped distributing military expenditures. The only source is foreign donations. However, with the start of the war in Europe, it has become less and less, but the supplies purchased by the troops from abroad are indispensable.

"You still want him to steal the devil's gold?"

All the staff members rolled their eyes in unison: "This is impossible. Now the little devil has learned his lesson. The gold transportation is protected by the army, but since there are heavy soldiers around, there is no such opportunity."

"Oh, yes."

The staff officer sighed.

He also knew that this was impossible, but he just couldn't help thinking about it.

The ton of gold before was really a big help.It would be great if there was another meal. The last shortcoming of the army, the economic problem, has been made up for.

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Independence Corps.

at dusk.

In an open space near Yang Village.

This place has always been the starting point for the march of the Independence Regiment. Because the terrain is hidden and there are no people around, a little deployment of security forces can monitor the whole field.

Li Yunlong stood in the front row, looking at the team that was gathering in front of him.

A total of 100 people, equipped with [-] carefully selected big mules, lined up neatly, each with a newest submachine gun on his waist, and on the big mules in groups of two, one Weapons and ammunition and supplies, etc., one horse drags feed and grain.

And next to some of the soldiers, there were big mules on their backs, carrying machine guns that had never been seen on the battlefield. The ammunition belt feed port meant that this was a late-stage mg34 general-purpose machine gun provided by Boss Chen.

During the assembly of troops, Li Yunlong explained to Zhao Gang:
"Considering the long journey this time, in order to ensure the condition of the big mules, each mule did not reach the standard load, only a little over 100 kilograms, and with consumption, the load will be further reduced."

"Marching lightly can reduce the burden on the big mule and prepare for the transport of gold back after the mission is successful."

"As for hiding the gold that was considered before, I finally thought about it and decided to transport it back directly."

"It's not safe to find a place to bury it. Afterwards, there will definitely be a large number of spies searching around like dogs, whether it's devils or the government. After all, we are not familiar with the place, and it is useless to have a map."

Zhao Gang nodded and continued to listen.

There is no doubt about this, three tons of gold, and it is gold in troubled times, is enough to cause any force to go crazy.

"Secondly, the transportation force is enough. Fifty big mules, even if the loss is counted, each only needs [-] kilograms. This is a very easy load. According to the route explored by Wang Gensheng, if you go at full speed, you only need to return. More than seven days will do."

Hearing this, Zhao Gang was a little shocked and worried:

"Two hundred miles a day, can you bear it?"

"Correct."

Li Yunlong repeated a sentence, and then his tone was unprecedentedly dignified:
"Marching two hundred miles a day is the only way. We must leave the south as soon as possible, and leave the complex area of ​​influence, otherwise none of the 100 people will come back." "There are big mules and hard food prepared in advance. OK."

"I've tried it before. I can carry it. I march lightly. Both people and big mules can carry it, but it takes seven days..."

"It's a big deal to lose a few heads."

In the end, Chief Li's tone was decisive.

The test lasted only three days, [-] miles a day, and was carried out by special forces, with sugar to supplement their physical fitness. Afterwards, the soldiers were in good physical condition, and the big mule was also in good condition. But this mission will take seven days, and Commander Li has no idea.

Fortunately, he has other transportation forces that can help.

Sun Desheng has returned, and the motorized team

"Ah."

Zhao Gang nodded and didn't say much.

"stand at attention."

Following Zhang Dabiao's order, all members were solemn and looked directly at Li Yunlong.

Accompanied by the order, even the big mule beside everyone stopped running.

"very good."

Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction: "This mission is the most difficult mission of our independent regiment. It is a [-]-mile long-distance raid to the Huaihe River to snatch back the three tons of gold that the devils looted from our country."

Only Wang Gensheng and Zhang Dabiao knew about the specific task before. These team members only knew that a difficult task was about to take place.

From daily training, long-distance treks, and many long-distance marches to exercise physical fitness, everyone also vaguely guessed. However, when Li Yunlong mentioned the specific mission, this group of the most elite and tenacious fighters of the independent regiment was still shocked.

One thousand five hundred miles...
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