Rise from the sword

Chapter 490 Ito, you are really a hero of the empire! (compared to water)

"Lao Li, let's do this, shall we?"

It was Kong Jie who spoke:

"It's fine to sell food. This thing is not considered military supplies. The demand of the common people is very high, so it can be said to be a normal transaction."

"But fuel, this is real military supplies. No matter which country it is, it is a controlled product, and the little devils are in desperate need. With this stuff, the devils' combat effectiveness will be greatly improved."

Devils have mechanized equipment, but due to fuel restrictions, they are rarely used.

Once you have enough fuel.

Tanks can be driven, and artillery crawler tractors can be dispatched at any time to enhance the mobility and supply capabilities of artillery. Transport vehicles can also be dispatched at will, and even aircraft can be used.

The fuel, gasoline and diesel provided by Boss Chen can be chosen at will. Not only is the quality good, but also various grades of gasoline ranging from 70 to 150, diesel 5 to -50, and heavy oil are all available. Cars, motorcycles, tanks, airplanes, Ships can be used.

Although the devil's tanks are all small beans, they are still very threatening to the government.

"Everyone, don't forget what the little devil did on our land."

Kong Jie finally emphasized his tone:

"Sell fuel to devils, once the news spreads..."

"I think it's better for us not to sell fuel."

Kong Jie was a little worried. They really couldn't wear the hat of an enemy.

"It's because of these things that I let the little devil taste the sweetness even more."

Li Yunlong was murderous:
"For at least the next seven months, our weapons, equipment and ammunition will be doubled every month. With the addition of industrial facilities in Zhaojiayu and Heyuan County, our strength will become stronger and stronger."

"And there is no upper limit to the price of the tank business. It all depends on how many devils we can kill."

"But with our current strength, it is too difficult to launch a large-scale long-distance attack. It is not cost-effective. The transportation capacity of the transportation brigade is limited. Once the distance is too far, it is difficult to guarantee the consumption of our current combat mode, and it will be serious. Affect the industrial construction of the base area."

"So, we need to lure the devils to take the initiative to attack."

Hearing this, Kong Jie, Ding Wei and Zhang Dabiao all nodded.

This is true.

After two months at most, the independent regiment can launch a large-scale attack, take the initiative to wipe out the devils, send [-] combat troops with tanks and heavy artillery, and fight all the way to Taiyuan. It is not a problem to defeat the First Army and take down Taiyuan.

Even said easily.

But now is no longer the era of guerrilla warfare in the past, where lightly loaded people penetrate behind the enemy, and run away with a sap at the devil.

At present, the independent regiment has all kinds of tanks and heavy artillery, and its combat effectiveness has increased by more than ten times, but its demand for supplies has also increased by dozens of times.

The 200 troops, with the large firepower combat mode of the independent regiment, consumed more than [-] tons of supplies every day during the battle, requiring more than [-] ten-wheel trucks or half-track transport vehicles.

But the problem is.

Not to mention the big mule, even if it is a ten-wheel truck, a big jeep, or a half-track armored vehicle, the maximum supply distance is only 120 kilometers, and any further distance will seriously affect the supply efficiency.

After all, Shanxi is all dirt roads, the quality is extremely poor, far inferior to the roads built by Zhao Jiayu's base area. After loading, they run slowly and wear a lot, unless they can build supply transfer stations one by one, or occupy a railway.

The latter two are also clearly unrealistic.

The devils of the Zhengtai Railway are so tightly occupied that they cannot be used even if they are captured by force. If the devils let go, they will definitely be destroyed. It will take a long time for the supply transfer station to be established.

Moreover, there is also a special operations master Yamamoto on the devil's side, and the amazing interspersed operations before are still vivid in his memory. Once the independent regiment launches an attack, the weak logistics line will be a fatal weakness.

Cooperate with other troops, and the tank business will not be settled.

Another point is that a large-scale attack requires a lot of manpower to be responsible for logistics supplies. The transportation capacity of the troops alone is not enough, and the construction brigade and the transportation brigade are needed to help.

"I also agree with fuel."

Ding Wei said:

"We occupy Ping'an County and Pan County, wipe out the devils entrenched here, and then continue to expand Shou County, the base area will be expanded by more than two times, plus other base areas, not to mention Northwest Shanxi, even the entire Shanxi, the devils will There are only two railway lines left, and it is seriously struggling to make ends meet.”

"Faced with such a situation, maybe the devils will withdraw the First Army and abandon Jin Province, and it will be a big loss at that time."

The Independent Regiment's ability to kill [-] now relies on the devils continuously sending recruits to die. Once the devils retreat, the Independent Regiment will not be able to continue attacking until the supply routes are repaired by destroying railways and road bridges.

That's a big deal.

The tank business is only seven months away.

"Is it possible to give up Shanxi?"

Kong Jie was taken aback for a moment, then lowered his head to think for a while, and couldn't help but take a breath.

It's really possible.

If we can't make ends meet, the strategic position is not important, the enemy cannot be dealt with, and giving up is justified.

"Besides, the devil is gone, and with Yan Laoxi around, Shanxi will be in chaos."

Ding Wei added another sentence.

Zhao Gang said:
"Teacher Kong can rest assured."

"In the beginning, ordinary-grade gasoline and diesel were released. These fuels can only be used by cars or tanks, and the quantity will not be large, and basically will not affect the battle situation.

"Moreover."

"We can also sell it to the Jinsui Army or even other preserved fruit troops, and it is sold at a high price. Fuel and shells can be sold. If there is no money, someone will come to exchange them. Yan Laoxi has many technicians from the Taiyuan Arsenal. There are really a lot of talents in the rear arsenal."

"Hey hey..."

Li Yunlong continued:
"Even if the little devil has enough fuel, so what, Xiaodouding is still just Xiaodouding."

After listening to everyone's speech, Kong Jie's frown relaxed.

This is true.

So what if the kid gets enough fuel to get the Bean Tank and Truck going?

The new 84-caliber recoilless gun is equipped with shaped armor-piercing projectiles, which can easily penetrate the front armor of the No. 200 tank at a distance of more than 20 meters. Make a sieve at any angle within 40 meters, and the latter will do if it is 500 meters away.

The independent regiment can still hang and beat devils.

"but."

Zhao Gang continued:

"Commander Kong's words also reminded me that we'd better not directly sell fuel to the devils, we have to find an agent, although we are not afraid, but we should try our best not to fall into the trap."

After thinking about it, Zhao Gang said in a dark tone:
"After a while, I will relax the fuel storage management, loosen some openings, and give some people a chance. In this way, the fuel flow can be accelerated, and the moth can be cleaned up by the way, and the things can be used to the fullest, so that these people will be blamed."

Zhao Jiayu's base area developed too fast, even though Zhao Gang tried his best to control it, there were still many moths coming in.

Hearing Zhao Gang's words, Kong Jie and Ding Wei couldn't help but shudder.

Sure enough, scholars are still black.

In today's market, fuel profits are so high that it is beyond imagination. Didn't you see that there are many people reselling fuel in the government?This small opening will not be noticed by determined people, and those with crooked minds will definitely drill it hard.

then.

This group of people has been sold and is still giving people money.

"Hahaha..."

Immediately, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie burst into laughter.

This is a consensus, and it is decided to sell fuel from today.

I don't know if I can be reimbursed for selling fuel, so why... Only the corners of Zhang Dabiao's mouth twitched, and he couldn't complain for a while.

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Pan County.

headquarters.

Kotaro Ito was fiddling with his account books inside, and beside him, a confidant was reporting:
"Lieutenant Commander, seven machine tools dismantled from Southeast Asia have been shipped to the warehouse, and twenty more are on the way."

"Yo Xi."

Ito nodded in satisfaction.

As the top leader of a county, he brought all his confidantes. In Ping'an County, there is also a team leader of the Yamamoto Special Forces, who is now a major captain, responsible for transportation safety.

With this set of relationships, there will be no problem in sneaking in some machine tools.

"These are new products from Germany or the UK, and the quality is very good."

The subordinate continued.

"Yo Xi."

Ito couldn't help but continued to applaud.

After a few days of inquiring, he knew very well that the price of machine tools and other equipment from the independent group was extremely high, and the higher the quality and the newer the condition, the more sufficient the price would be.

"This is what they sent over."

Finally, the confidant handed Ito a superstition.

After opening the unopened secret letter, Ito's expression suddenly changed after reading it. At this time, his expression was very complicated, with excitement and tension at the same time.

"Secretary?"

Seeing the face of the captain of his own team, that confidant was very nervous.

Has it been discovered?

"35 tons of gasoline and diesel..."

"And it's the first batch."

After a long time, Ito took a deep breath, talking to himself with a trembling tone.

How important is fuel?

Half of the empire's southward expansion strategy was aimed at solving the fuel problem.

Of course, this is really not comparable to [-] tons of fuel, but Ito also knows that the current First Army and the North China Front Army are short of all supplies, but the biggest gap is fuel.

Trucks, tanks, and airplanes all need fuel.

Some transport trucks have even been modified to use gas or even firewood power because of the lack of fuel.

After tearing up the secret letter, Ito fell into deep thought.

Based on the lack of fuel in the imperial army, it can be imagined that the profit of this thing is much higher than that of sugar and grain, and it is the real way to get rich and become bigger and stronger.

But the higher the profit, the greater the danger.

He can secretly sell aircraft parts, resell scrap metal, steel rails, and even weapons and ammunition. These troops will not seriously pursue them. After all, the imperial army with good weapons of the Eighth Route Army is envious today.

But fuel is different.

Even if it is a little bit, the military intelligence department and the special high-tech department will definitely dig three feet into the ground with the shark that smells of blood. At that time, he will definitely be exposed, and then he will either be shot by the military police or cut himself open.

and so.

This business has to be done differently.

"Go and call Lieutenant Sato."

Ito tapped his fingers on the table and said.

Sato was already his confidant during the Shouxian period. Moreover, this Sato is also from Osaka, and the two have a little relationship.

While his confidants went to call for help, Ito in the headquarters had a doubt in his mind—why did Li Yunlong sell fuel?And it was deliberately sold to the imperial army?What is this for?
Give the imperial army fuel and let the imperial army know that the independent regiment has a lot of fuel. Wouldn't this cause the imperial army to increase its troops?
Does Li Yunlong hope that the imperial army will increase its troops?
Although the person in charge of the warehouse area of ​​an independent regiment contacted him, Ito knew with his nose that Li Yunlong must have pushed this matter behind. It is estimated that doing business with the enemy will lead to a bad reputation.

35 tons of fuel oil.

And then said it was the first batch.

Is this something a small warehouse keeper can do?
They even found him directly through secret contact channels!
A few minutes later, Sato, who was dressed in a lieutenant's uniform, came to the headquarters, and Ito also shook his head, shaking off the inexplicable doubts in his heart.

"Sato."

Ito said solemnly:

"There is a big business here that requires you to take a little risk..."

Ito explained his plan in detail.

Li Yunlong found another agent and hid himself behind the scenes, and he did the same. For such a high-risk business as fuel oil, he had to pick himself out and manipulate the business behind the scenes.

"Hi."

After hearing Ito's plan, Sato nodded heavily.

A few hours later, at 35 o'clock that night, near Pan County, Lieutenant Sato led a handover with a group of people in casual clothes, and exchanged several machine tools and food coupons for [-] tons of fuel.

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10:30 at night.

Ping An County.

"It finally stopped."

In the northwest of Shanxi Province in December, the cold wind was howling, and the weather outside was ordered to be more than ten degrees. Yamamoto actually touched the sweat on his forehead.

From zero o'clock yesterday to ten o'clock at night, the independent regiment launched a full 22-hour shelling of the frontline positions.

"They fired about a hundred thousand rounds."

Beside Yamamoto, Kozuo already had a dull face:

"And, all of them are 105 caliber shells, with a total weight of about [-] tons."

"Order the troops to rush to repair the fortifications overnight and increase vigilance."

Yamamoto silently left an order, and did not answer Kozuo's topic.

Although the ammunition fired by the independent regiment in a day was more than the tens of thousands of imperial troops around Ping'an County, he couldn't be shocked anymore.

At this time, Ito walked in after the staff report:
"General Yamamoto, I caught a scum who resold imperial supplies, but his situation is a bit special."

At first, Yamamoto didn’t pay much attention when he heard this, and it was his acquiescence to resell supplies to the independent group in exchange for food, etc., but Ito’s subsequent words made him pay attention suddenly.

"This person is a small team leader under my command. He exchanged 35 tons of fuel from the independent regiment with food stamps and machinery and equipment capable of producing weapons."

"35 tons of fuel oil?"

Yamamoto and Kozuo looked over together.

The independent regiment had a lot of fuel, and they also thought of a way. After all, the imperial army really lacked this stuff, but they didn't get a drop of it.

"Hey, this person is my cousin, this is my negligence of duty, please punish the general."

Ito bowed his head, with guilt and self-blame in his tone, and handed over a report in his hand at the same time, but Yamamoto didn't see it. At this time, the corners of Ito's mouth curled up slightly.

After taking the report and looking at it, Yamamoto suddenly raised his mouth:

"Ito-kun, you are truly a hero of the empire!"

(End of this chapter)