Rise from the sword

Chapter 421 The devil's problem, Zhao Gang's big plan
Zhaojiayu Village, inside the Independent Regiment Headquarters.

"Someone from the Ninth Company of the Recruit Battalion found a devil spy?"

Hearing Su Jigang's report from the new battalion commander, Zhao Gang stopped writing and narrowed his eyes.

Su Jigang, the former battalion commander of the second battalion during Kong Jie's time, was demoted to company commander after the second battalion was hit hard by the Yamamoto Special Forces for the first time. Transferred to the reserve battalion, which is the boot camp, as the battalion commander.

Unexpectedly, although this Battalion Commander Su was not good at commanding ability, he was quite good at training recruits, so this position was fixed. From Yangcun to Zhao Jiayu, he was always the battalion commander of recruits.

"Is there any evidence?"

Zhao Gang continued to ask.

"Have."

Su Jigang, who came to report, was a little excited. While handing Zhao Gang a stack of materials, he said:

"This ghost spy is secretly drawing a map of Zhaojiayu's defensive position. This is the map we found from him and under the bed. This little devil also marked the location of our granary and ammunition depot."

Ever since he learned that there were two more spies in the new barracks, Su Jigang couldn't sleep well day and night. Now that he found one, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, there is only one left.

In order to keep it secret, and in order not to arouse the vigilance of the devil spies, Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong did not tell Su Jigang about the two senior devil spies.

"good."

He took the map and looked at it. It was written in Japanese and Zhao Jiayu's sketch map. Zhao Gang nodded in satisfaction.

"How did this ghost spy get exposed?"

Then Zhao Gang asked curiously.

"It was discovered by a good soldier in our battalion."

"His name is Wang Qing."

"I performed well before, and I was promoted to recruit platoon leader only a week ago."

Speaking of this, Su Jigang's tone improved a lot again. Obviously, this excellent soldier made him very satisfied. After all, if he can be promoted to platoon leader in the new barracks, he must be a person with very good ability.

He continued:

"The ghost spy who was caught this time usually likes to look around. I and the security department didn't notice it, but this kid Wang Qing kept an eye out and observed him for a few days. Finally, he secretly followed him. Good guy, Just caught this ghost spy drawing a map."

"He came on the spot and got all the stolen goods."

"It seems that this Wang Qing is very capable, and he can actually find devils and spies."

Zhao Gang's tone was meaningful.

Su Jigang didn't notice Zhao Gang's tone, and continued:

"Wang Qing is really a good kid. He has a clever mind and is careful and conscientious in his work. He has taken care of the recruit platoon in an orderly manner. Moreover, this kid has read some books, has a bit of cultural foundation, and he is also learning culture very quickly."

Zhao Gang nodded and continued to ask:

"Where are you from, how old are you? When did you join the army?"

"Wang Qing joined the army two months ago. He is 30 years old this year. He used to be from Pingdingshan. He escaped with the common people there. Many of them know each other well."

"30 is old."

Zhao Gang smiled:
"Then let's do this, transfer Wang Qing to the security department as an officer of the security department, and be responsible for finding the remaining ghost spy."

"That's a good idea."

Su Jigang's eyes lit up.

As long as he finds those two spies, he can safely and boldly organize troop training.

"You go and inform Wang Qing, let him report it tomorrow, and I will tell the chief of the security department about it later."

Zhao Gang sent Su Jigang away.

"Yes."

After Su Jigang left, behind the regiment headquarters, the security platoon leader and the chief of the security section came out together, their expressions were thoughtful:

"Political Commissar, is this the kid?"

"30 years old, according to the information we have now, the two senior spies of the devil have been lurking for at least 12 years, and they are very suspicious."

Zhao Gang wasn't sure either. Although it was speculated that the Devil's spies might sell cannon fodder to improve their status as soon as possible, it was also possible that the excellent soldiers in the regiment had discovered the Devil's spies.

"You usually observe more."

Zhao Gang looked at the chief of the security department.

Recently, the security department is in charge of investigating spies in the new barracks. No matter whether this 'Wang Qing' is a devil spy or not, it will be no problem to be put in the security department, and will not pose a threat to the independent group.

Moreover, he deliberately put some confidential documents "interested in devils" in the security department, which can catch devils and spies.

"Yes."

The security chief nodded.

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Ten minutes later, the recruit training camp.

"The regiment headquarters is going to temporarily transfer you to the security department."

Su Jigang spoke earnestly to Wang Qing:

"I will report tomorrow."

"Yes."

Wang Qing's eyes lit up.

The security department was originally responsible for the security of the regiment headquarters. It is different from the security platoon. The security platoon is responsible for guarding, while the security department is responsible for proactively checking and screening spies. Or other internal threats, the division of labor between the two sides is different.

"Work hard and try to catch the remaining devil spy."

Su Jigang continued.

"Yes."

Wang Qing saluted.

Then Wang Qing left the camp and walked to the door. The corner of Wang Qing's mouth suddenly twitched, showing a hint of ferocity.

Yossie...
Although the position of the Security Section of the Independent Regiment is not high, it can get access to a lot of confidential information. It is a very suitable position, and even Li Yunlong can be contacted!

I don't know if I can get in touch with that Chen Fan?
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Ping An County.

A county seat at the junction of mountains and plains in northwest Shanxi.

After being beaten up by the First Battalion on the highway, the devils in Anxian County were very honest and rarely went out. They didn't even go to Qingxiang, which was every now and then, and stayed near the city.

The captains of the three brigades in Ping'an County are all there.

The top seat in the middle, that is, the first row of seats, is the former captain of the Ping'an County Garrison Brigade, Lieutenant Toto, the most experienced of the three, and the supreme commander of Ping'an County appointed by General Yoshimoto.

The next row is the former captain of the Xiyang Defense Brigade, Tada Nakazuo.

As for the other team leader, Masaki Nakamura, he sat in the third row abnormally, and his posture was very low-key, sitting with his head down, like a subordinate. Those who didn't know thought he was a squadron leader.

In fact, in terms of qualifications, Masaki is even a little higher than Tada in the second row.

But in the army, especially in times of war, the most important thing is the strength of the subordinates. Although the three are all captains and lieutenants, Tato holds a full-staffed brigade and is the strongest. The more brigades, the second in strength.

As for Masaki, due to the ambush of the Eighth Route Army not long ago, he suffered heavy losses. There were only more than 300 people left in the whole brigade, and he also lost all heavy weapons, and the soldiers could not be replenished. Make trouble for him, or he will really become the squadron leader.

At this moment, all three of them stared straight at the staff officer who was reporting:
"This is a statistical table of the number of people who escaped from the Ping'an County security team recently."

The staff officer held a form in his hand.

"The first escaped person was six days ago. Because it was an isolated case, it did not attract attention at the time. However, starting from the fourth day, a small number of escaped people began to appear. There was even a security team leader yesterday. During the patrol , fled with family members and weapons."

"As of today, a total of 37 people have escaped from the security forces."

"idiot···"

Hearing the end, Doto, the top seated man, had a bad temper. He drew out his samurai sword and cursed angrily:

"I'm going to kill these idiots."

Tada Nakazuo has rich experience in fighting with Chief Li, and he is in a good state of mind. His tone of inquiry is very calm:

"They all ran to the base of the Independence Regiment?"

As for Captain Masaki, who had just been severely beaten, he kept his eyes on his nose, his nose and his heart, as if he had nothing to do with himself.

"Hi."

The staff officer bowed his head and replied: "The base of the independent regiment in the mountainous area is recruiting people to build roads, and the wages are six catties of fine grain every day. This has attracted many security teams, as well as the Jina people from Ping'an County."

"According to the news circulating in the security team, as long as they have not committed murder or robbery, they can work in the independent group."

"Independent regiment, Li Yunlong."

Rubbing his head, Tada felt a little headache.

From the moment he was transferred here, he realized that Ping'an County was not easy to stay in. After all, during the years in Xiyang, he had a deep understanding of Li Yunlong's difficulty, but he did not expect that Li Yunlong had a new trick.

Lure the soldiers of the security team to flee.

The independent group must have known that there was a security team from Ping'an County to participate in the road construction. They deliberately ignored it and even paid wages as usual. It must be the idea of ​​​​dividing the security team.

"Order the security team to stop going out, and send another squadron to supervise the patrol, and shoot them immediately if they find escape."

Tato retracted his samurai sword with a harsh tone.

"Hi."

The staff officer immediately went to convey the order.

Hearing this order, the corners of Tada Nakasa's mouth twitched subconsciously.

The imperial army is seriously short of troops, and the security team was formed to alleviate the shortage of troops, but now, the imperial army is going to be sent to supervise the security team, isn't it...
However, after thinking about it carefully, Tada couldn't think of a good idea for a while.

The independent regiment is really gold and silver, food is not included, and six catties of fine grains are given every day. The imperial army really can't give it at this price.

After fighting the war for so many years, the imperial army's life is not easy now, the food is getting worse and worse, six catties of fine grain every day, even they themselves are not treated so well.

"Baga, where did they get so much food?"

After giving the order, Tato was still very angry, walking around with a samurai sword.

Tada glanced at this superior at the same level, and felt relieved. Although this Tōto had a grumpy temper, he still had some brains. He knew that they couldn't beat Li Yunlong, so he didn't launch a military action rashly.

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the next day.

Li Yunlong returned to Zhaojiayu smoothly with the second battalion, bringing the rails of more than 100 carts.

"This batch of steel rails has solved the urgent need."

Seeing that Li Yunlong came back intact, Zhao Gang also breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's just a gap between the teeth."

Li Yunlong was a little dissatisfied.

The Guizi Zhengtai Railway was hundreds of kilometers long, and he only removed a little more than a kilometer, which added up to less than [-] tons of steel.

He naturally knew that the super master master Chen sent by the regiment's repair shop was building a steel-making equipment, and planned to build his own machine tools. The [-] tons of steel would definitely not be enough.

"It is enough to make some tools."

Zhao Gang said with a smile:

"Tools are consumed too much now, which affects the construction of roads into the city. As for the repair shop, it is still far away. The master master left by Mr. Chen is mainly for our own workers to do it, so the progress is very fast. slow."

"Oh? This is not bad."

Leader Li Da was very satisfied.

Although the progress is slow, but the workers on my side have learned the technology and can further develop it in the future, so that they will not be dumbfounded when Brother Chen's master leaves.

No matter how good other people's property is, it is also someone else's property. Chief Li Datuan knows this very well.

"Correct."

Zhao Gang also nodded: "We still have to produce weapons and ammunition ourselves, otherwise they are all rootless trees."

"How's the road going?"

The two walked to the regiment headquarters while chatting, and as soon as they entered the door, Li Yunlong couldn't wait to ask.

"Humph."

Zhao Gang sneered, he naturally knew what Li Yunlong was thinking: "It has already been connected with Xinyituan's road, and it is currently being reinforced with stone mills. It may be almost impossible for a big jeep to transport goods, but there is no problem in running three hops."

"Old Ding."

Leader Li's eyes lit up.

Seeing that Li Yunlong was going to make trouble, Zhao Gang quickly brought the topic back:

"Lao Li, there are already 4 workers in our road construction. Now that we are famous, more people will come over in the future. I wonder, should we form a special construction corps for unified management? "

"Otherwise, there are so many people, it's too chaotic."

"This is also good for follow-up land reclamation and other major constructions."

From the beginning of road construction to the present, Zhao Gang has deeply realized that management is not easy. After so long in road construction, there have been a lot of troubles, corruption, conflicts and grabbing other people's food... It has made Commissar Zhao very headache.

He spent a lot of energy formulating management rules with those young cadres. During this period, he used some theories he heard from Boss Chen, and finally found that the effect was really good.

As for the Construction Corps, the direct militarization of management was also mentioned by Boss Chen in a chat.

"Ah."

Li Yunlong nodded.

"In addition, it is too troublesome to distribute food directly. I plan to issue food coupons instead. I will ask Boss Chen to help print a batch of food coupons in a few days, and the unit is catty." Zhao Gang said.

After so many days of practice, Zhao Gang discovered that there are too many corruption loopholes in the direct distribution of food. Not everyone is a firm fighter, and greed is always everywhere.

Issuing food vouchers directly according to the roster saves manpower and reduces the chance of corruption. It is also convenient to investigate problems after the fact, and it can also strengthen the management of the base area by the way.

"Okay, listen to you."

Li Yunlong didn't understand these things, and he didn't bother to understand them, so he just threw them to Zhao Gang.

"In addition, we can learn from the border area and build several garment factories, match, soap factories, cigarette factories, etc. to develop the economy. These technical difficulties are low, so we can prepare for the construction by ourselves, and we can also use the repair shop to make simple ones. Tools, get a hardware factory."

"In the future, the population of our base area will increase. It is impossible for the Construction Corps to eat all of them. We must develop the economy to accommodate these populations, so that our base area will be meaningful."

Commissar Zhao also felt the long-lost happiness at this time.

Seeing that under his management, the base area became lively and active day by day, and the common people became happier day by day, he felt a sincere sense of accomplishment and happiness.

"Didn't we agree a long time ago? Everything in life is up to you to decide."

Li Yunlong spread his hands together:
"Military matters, I will decide."

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at the same time.

New group.

Cheng He reported to Ding Wei happily:

"Commander, our road is connected to the independent regiment's."

"Is it connected?"

Contrary to Cheng He's expectation, Ding Wei was not too happy, but was taken aback, and after sighing, he gave him a very weird order:

"You will bring some people later, repair the road directly to the gate of our regiment headquarters compound, and open up the courtyard by the way, and then build a parking pad in the courtyard."

"what?"

Cheng He was full of question marks.

"You just do it."

Captain Ding looked very unhappy.

　emmm. Farming...
　　
　
(End of this chapter)