Rise from the sword

Chapter 350 For the Harvest Part [-]

Yamamoto didn't understand the tangle in his head.

Anyway, at this moment, he was very happy, even though Baoding didn't want to see him at all, even though he was a dignified commander, he didn't even have a receptionist after he came here for a long time, and his happy mood was not affected in any way.

After arriving in Baoding, he launched an investigation at the gate of the city where the previous incident happened.

In this chaotic moment, Yamamoto walked freely in and out of the scene and obtained first-hand information on the scene.

The next day, Yamamoto, who was still ignored, found a house in Baoding City by himself, and after asking the accompanying team members to guard it, he began to analyze the clues and intelligence he had found.

Relying on top-notch intelligence analysis capabilities, combined with the information he has investigated, he has basically figured out the entire process of the attack.

In the end, he came to a conclusion:
"This was a premeditated attack..."

"The assailant must have known the information about Lieutenant General Yansong's arrival, and prepared to ambush on the road at the gate of the city ahead of time."

"Moreover, the person who planned this attack must be a habitual criminal who is proficient in attacks and is well versed in the loopholes in the empire's security system."

Speaking of this, Yamamoto's tone became very dignified:
"At the gate of the city, this is the time when Lieutenant General Yansong's convoy is at its slowest speed, and it is also when the convoy is densest. The explosion kill effect is the best."

"Besides, the gate of the city is close to Baoding, where heavily troops are stationed. The security brigade paid off the surrounding people. There are a large number of security brigades standing guard around the highway. It is the safest place, but because of this, all parties are very lax."

"It confirms the old Chinese saying that the safest place and the most dangerous place are usually the same place."

"No conventional landmines were used, so the mine-sweeping vehicles in advance had no effect. Instead of using gunfire, they directly piled up super-large-yield explosives in disguise and piled them on the side of the road..."

"From the perspective of explosive power, the total amount of explosives used by the enemy is close to [-] kilograms."

Thinking of this in his heart, Yamamoto fell into complete silence.

A major team member beside him watched his captain's captain fall silent at first, then his face became more solemn, and finally there was a faint cold sweat on his forehead, and more and more.

"Your Majesty?"

The major team member couldn't help asking.

He is the reserve commander that Yamamoto intends to train.

"Who are these attackers?"

Taking a long breath, Yamamoto's tone was extremely serious.

He was thinking about a question just now, if he was in charge of General Yansong's defense work, would he be able to avoid this attack? He thought for a long time and finally came to a conclusion.

Even if he went to the field to search in person, the final outcome might not have changed in any way.

Pile up a large amount of explosives in disguise on the side of the road, directly in the field of vision, this completely hits the loopholes in the empire's security system, unless it is known in advance, it is absolutely impossible to find out.

Even if it is him, he will definitely miss it.

The complex environment at the gate of Baoding City makes this move extremely difficult to guard against.
Moreover, what's more troublesome is that once this trick is promoted, it will cause great pressure on the future warning system of the empire. There are no cement roads here, but only mountainous dirt and gravel roads. The surrounding environment is complicated, and the roadside is rocky. There are so many pieces of wood, how much energy is wasted to guard and clean them one by one?
Tens of kilograms of explosives can cause devastating damage to imperial transport trucks at a distance of more than ten meters.

For example, this time, with the explosion point as the center, more than 60 soldiers in the security brigade tens of meters away, three trucks, and an armored vehicle were all smashed, and many more people were injured, including a large number of seriously injured and disabled.

"..."

Yamamoto rubbed his forehead.

There was no such thing before.

At that time, the guerrillas did not have such strength. They were seriously short of explosives, and even black powder could not meet the consumption, let alone use up dozens of kilograms of high explosives at one time. But now, the opponent's strength has increased, and they can produce explosives , and this trick came out.

What's more troublesome is that he still doesn't know how to guard against this move.

Clean up one by one?Don't be kidding, I don't know how many large pieces of rubble are piled up next to the road, or hundreds of kilograms of explosives are buried a few meters away from the road, and they will be detonated directly when the convoy arrives. How to prepare for it?

"Your Excellency, I think..."

Seeing that his chief had a headache, the Devil Major at the side said:
"Although it is difficult for us to find explosives, the detonation method of the guerrillas is to detonate by pulling the rope, and the distance must not be too far. We can start from this aspect. Even if the detonating rope is camouflaged, it is relatively easy to find."

"Oh?"

Yamamoto's eyes suddenly lit up.

He really didn't think of this trick before.

Although it is troublesome, it is better than cleaning each target.

"Yo Xi."

Yamamoto nodded in satisfaction: "Mr. Motota, your discovery is very good."

Yamamoto was more and more satisfied with himself as the leader of the newly selected first combat team. His command ability was stronger than the previous ones, and he had a high degree of autonomy and a high understanding of special operations.

I just hope that I don't want to be on the battlefield casually.

"Let's go, let's go back to Taiyuan."

After collecting the materials, Yamamoto got up and left the room.

Yamamoto stayed here to investigate the scene for another purpose, to remove suspicion for General Shinozuka. This time, someone must have made an attack because General Shinozuka planned this matter in order to stay in the First Army. The investigation will not have any impact on General Shinozuka.

A powerful lieutenant general cannot be brought down by a doubt.

"In Baoding, the assailant was not caught, but traces of the assailant were found at the scene. They found the location where the assailant detonated, which was no more than [-] meters away from the explosion."

Before leaving, Yamamoto received a message.

"100 meters?"

Yamamoto was a little surprised.

Baoding's response was not slow. After the explosion, thousands of troops in the city were mobilized to form a blockade along Baoding City, and the surrounding strongholds also blocked the roads. However, the assailants who were 100 meters away at that time were not caught. .

This surprised him.

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When Yamamoto left Shou County, Zhang Dabiao had already marched overnight with his team to a place more than 170 miles away from Baoding.

"team leader."

As soon as they came to a mountain depression, several plainclothes soldiers walked out from the forest.

This is the supply unit prepared in advance by the Independent Regiment, and the hard food of the big mules is here to meet them, in case the big mules are exhausted due to the rapid march.

"Let's rest here during the day."

Zhang Dabiao looked at the sky.

It was still sunny at this time, the sky was cloudless, and there was no sign of rain or snow at all.

"Prepare water and feed for the big mules, unload all the equipment and luggage, and prepare some hot food for the team members."

He continued.

In order to get away from the pursuit of the Baoding devils as soon as possible, Zhang Dabiao led his men to maneuver at high speed for [-] hours. At this time, he was exhausted and needed a rest.

After arranging the security, twenty team members fell asleep in the forest.

In the afternoon, everyone woke up, all of them were full of energy, and there was no sign of fatigue.

Although it took more than a whole night of high-intensity marching, the soldiers who participated in the mission this time have all experienced the previous gold robbery incident in the south, and have adapted to this kind of intensity marching. Naturally, it is not a problem in just one day. With a long-term diet and meat intake, the physical reserve is abundant, and it will naturally recover after a little rest.

"Continue to rest, we will set off at night."

Looking at the sun still hanging high in the sky, Zhang Dabiao said.

It was only four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was easy to be spotted by devils when dispatched during the day, so Zhang Dabiao was used to marching at night, and with a detailed map, he could guarantee that he would not get lost.

"This ghost weather..."

Suddenly, Wang Gensheng, who was sitting next to Zhang Dabiao, cursed.

It was already late March and April was approaching. Logically, the spring rain should have come, but let alone rain, there was not even a cloud in the sky.Wang Gensheng, who has been in Shanxi for several years, knows that the weather is very abnormal.

"Hey····"

A soldier at the side suddenly sighed, and his tone was full of worry: "Yeah, this terrible weather, if there is no more rain, the crops in the field will not survive. What will the common people do this year?"

The one who spoke was a soldier in charge of logistics and supplies. He should be over 40 years old. His face was covered with frost and frost, his back could still be slightly hunched, and his body bones were relatively thin.

The old soldier carried a captured [-] cap on his back, a row of bullets pinned to his waist, and several large German-made tumors.

Zhang Dabiao narrowed his eyes slightly after receiving the old soldier's delivery.

Before joining the army, this must have been a farmer who worked in the fields all year round, and based on his accent, this veteran soldier should be from Hebei.

And at such an age, his body is relatively thin, and he can still enter the army, even if it is only a transport army, but this is also a regular combat army of the independent regiment, so this person must have extraordinary skills.

"This year's situation is probably worse than last year."

Speaking of the weather, Zhang Dabiao was also full of worries.

There was a severe drought in Hebei last year. With the help of Boss Chen, they took in a large number of victims in the base area, but this year there is still a severe drought. I am afraid that the situation this year will be worse than last year. There are more victims.

Boss Chen might not be able to save him alone.

Although the headquarters has called on all regions to open up wasteland and cultivate land for self-sufficiency since last year. It is said that there is a bumper harvest in Nanniwan in the border area. Not only is the food self-sufficient, but there is even a surplus to support the rest of the base areas, but in general, many troops are still seriously lacking food.

The same goes for the common people, many of whom have no food to eat.

God doesn't rain, there is no water to irrigate the land, no matter how much you open up wasteland, it is useless, let alone there are devils making trouble.

Even the independent regiment has begun to reduce its food, and the saved food is ready to support other troops.

"Tell me, can we..."

Speaking of this, Wang Gensheng suddenly lowered his tone: "This time, get more food? There are more devils in Jiao County, there must be..."

"Get more food?"

Zhang Dabiao's heart moved, he knew the meaning of Wang Gensheng's words.

After the Chinese New Year this year, Boss Chen came to the regiment again to adjust the price of the previous business. Now, the independent regiment can get food, and a lot of food, after killing the devil pilots, tank soldiers, auto soldiers and other devil technical units.

The price tag is several times that of before.

If you don't want fine grains, but coarse grains, rice bran mixed with some stones, sorghum and other coarse grains, a devil's auto soldier can exchange more than 3 catties of grain.If it's a tank soldier or a pilot, that's even more.

This is much faster than opening up wasteland and farming to get food.

Now one mu of land can take up to 300 catties of grain per season, and if you kill a devil's auto soldier casually, that's equivalent to more than 100 mu of land.Although they are all coarse grains, and there are even some stones, they can be eaten after sifting through a sieve. They can keep them full and survive, which is enough for a village to survive the famine and have a surplus.

This is also one of the reasons why the regiment decided to pay a big price this time, spending [-] kilograms of explosives to blow up the rock pine.

Eighty kilograms of explosives, while killing Yansong, will definitely kill a lot of devil tanks and auto soldiers by the way, and get a lot of food to support the common people and other troops and base areas.

According to his estimation, at least a dozen devil tank soldiers and auto soldiers were killed this time, and nearly a hundred tons of coarse grains were obtained, which could save thousands of people.

"Okay, then try to kill as many devil tank soldiers, auto soldiers and so on."

"If there is no harvest in Cangyun Ridge tomorrow, then we will look for opportunities near Jiao County."

Zhang Dabiao exhaled loudly.

The army needs a lot of food now, the more the better, the news he heard from the political commissar, the food shortage in the base area is more than tens of thousands of tons?
On the side, when the old soldier heard what Zhang Dabiao and Wang Gensheng had said, his cloudy eyes flashed.

Boss Chen knows the business of devil pilots, tank soldiers, and auto soldiers. The soldiers of the independent regiment know it well, and this veteran soldier naturally knows it too. As an old farmer who has worked hard for decades and has experienced famines, it is difficult for him to eat food. The persistence of imagination.

The night gradually fell, and under the twilight, Zhang Dabiao led the team to Cangyun Ridge in the direction of Jiao County.

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Jiao County.

at dusk.

The devil's Major General Duano arrived in Jiao County in the afternoon. However, because of a problem with the radio station on the way, he did not know his boss, Lieutenant General Yansong, until he arrived in Jiao County.

"Baga, who did it?"

Duoye was furious when he received the news, and slapped the staff officer who came to report the news: "What does the security team in Baoding do? Are they all idiots? And the accompanying guards, are they all trash?"

If all goes well, then after Lieutenant General Yansong takes office as the commander of the First Army, as long as he has a little combat and earns some credit, he will be promoted from the position of brigade commander to division commander. It's all over.

No wonder he was angry.

"Hi."

The staff officer didn't know how to respond, and he didn't know the specific situation, so he had to bow his head and say yes.

"Tomorrow the whole team will go to Cangyun Ridge, and then transfer directly to Baoding."

Major General Tano finally said sharply.

"Hi."

The staff officer bowed his head and said yes.

　The new plot has changed something, I am a little nervous, I will finish writing it in one go tomorrow...

　　to see the effect.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)