Rise from the sword

Chapter 491 Ito and Yamamoto, can the road be built like this?

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

Yamamoto's tone was rarely excited.

Once he can get fuel from Zhao Jiayu, the importance of his Ping'an County area will increase again, and the base camp will provide more support. The imperial army's desire for fuel is infinitely crazy.

"General..."

Ito's tone was terrified, and his head was lowered even lower, but what Yamamoto couldn't see was that the corners of Ito's mouth were slightly raised.

As a businessman, the most important thing you need to know is to observe words and feelings.

After working in the garrison brigade of Taiyuan Airport for so long, Ito knows Yamamoto very well, no, he is now General Yamamoto, a celebrity of the First Army, and the confidant of the two-time First Army commander.

This person is a rare man of action. He uses the theory of human merit and does not like flattery or personal interests. He only has special operations and the great cause of empire in his mind. He is very smart but also stupid.

This kind of person only cares about the result, not the process.

As long as he thinks you are useful, useful to his career and the great cause of the empire, he will reuse you, he will not care about your character shortcomings, whether you are greedy or have other hobbies, and whether you can talk and please your boss .

Fuel business.

It can be seen from the tone of that secret letter that it seems that there will be no less sales in the future, maybe thousands of tons, or even more. Such a huge business is definitely not something he can eat by a lieutenant.

The risks are too great.

It is necessary to find a partner, and it is a strong partner to cooperate and share risks.

General Yamamoto, who is in charge of Ping'an County, is obviously the best partner. This person has real power and directly controls tens of thousands of troops near Ping'an County.

Once he acquiesces or even takes the initiative to participate, the fuel business will be flat.

Moreover, since they dared to take the initiative to sell the fuel, they must have made preparations that the fuel would fall into the hands of the imperial army, and they would not annoy the Eighth Route Army and Li Yunlong if they asked Yamamoto to cooperate.

"Is this channel stable?"

Yamamoto asked after regaining his composure.

He was a little worried.

The food may have been released by Li Yunlong on his own initiative. After all, the opponent's base area relied on food as a pillar, and even issued food coupons. It is understandable to release food in large quantities to stabilize the base area. Moreover, food cannot directly enhance the strength of the imperial army.

But fuel is a real military supply, which can directly and quickly enhance the strength of the imperial army.

As long as there is no problem with Li Yunlong's mind, it is absolutely impossible to take the initiative to release it.

"Stablize."

Ito continued to lower his head:
"The other party is the person in charge of a warehouse group of the Independent Regiment, responsible for the entry and exit of materials."

"Before Sato came, there were many imperial businessmen secretly doing business with the other party. On the surface, the other party used food coupons to buy scrap steel and machinery and equipment, and secretly used sugar, canned meat and other materials to recycle food coupons at low prices."

Yamamoto nodded silently.

Food stamps have long been the hardest currency in Northwest Shanxi, even harder than the imperial currency. Sometimes some merchants only accept food stamps and don't want gold.After all, gold is difficult to carry, but food stamps are very convenient to carry.

In just over half a year, the independent regiment completed the credit foundation of food stamps with sufficient high-quality grain, sugar, canned meat and other materials.

"Sato said."

Ito babbled casually:

"The person in charge of the warehouse of the independent regiment seems to have a lot of high-quality heavy oil and aviation fuel in the warehouse, and no one cares about it. In the future, when the time is right, we can sell it in large quantities."

"High quality heavy oil!"

"High-grade aviation fuel!"

"multitudinous."

Yamamoto's gaze suddenly skyrocketed.

Heavy oil, the fuel used by warships and transport ships, is in short supply in the empire. The logistics department is frantically collecting high-grade aviation fuel, which is currently unable to be produced by the empire. The lack of it greatly limits the performance of the empire's fighter jets.

From those weapons and equipment, it can be seen that the faction represented by Chen Fan has extremely strong technical capabilities, at least one grade higher than the empire, and it is normal to be able to produce high-grade fuel.

Moreover, the independent group currently has no demand for these things, and it is normal to have a backlog in the warehouse.

"Nakasa Ito."

Yamamoto suddenly raised his tone.

"Hi."

Ito Kotaro bowed his head and stood at attention.

"You are in charge of this matter. Continue to contact the person in charge of the warehouse of the independent regiment. I will allocate food stamps to you, and I will transfer other supplies he needs from other places."

"There is only one thing you have to do, to collect fuel as much as possible without attracting the attention of the high-level independent regiment."

"Hi."

Ito nodded heavily.

After Yamamoto wrote the order and explained the details, Ito left the headquarters. As soon as he was out of the headquarters' sight, Ito couldn't help but waved his fist and said hello.

When General Yamamoto enters the market, the scale of the business will expand dozens of times. Although he loses the dominance of the business, he can obtain more profits and less risk.

Inside the headquarters.

"General, this Ito..."

Nakasa Yamada, who has been regarded as a confidant by Yamamoto, picked up the report and looked at it, and said to Yamamoto:

"He must have been involved himself, and maybe he was the mastermind."

"It does not matter."

Yamamoto smiled and shook his head.

In Ito's report, the main responsibility for secretly reselling the seized materials was placed on his cousin Ito, and then he himself was just a backstage who collected a little money to help deal with the tail and provide convenience, and Ito didn't know how big the business was , after I happened to know about the fuel business, I found that the matter was a bit serious, so I immediately notified General Yamamoto.

Obviously, there are a lot of loopholes in this. This Ito deliberately disregarded his relationship. Would Ito not know the scale of his cousin's business?He only charges a little money as a backstage?
Yamamoto's heart is clear.

But the cost of replacing Ito is too high, and the risk is also high. This kind of private and secret business is still selling military-controlled products. The seller is very vigilant.

As long as Ito can get a large amount of fuel, it's fine, and he can get some extra money in other ways in private, let him go.Anyway, these extra money will not damage the interests of the empire.

"As long as he can get fuel, plenty of fuel."

"As long as he doesn't destroy the interests of the army."

Yamamoto's tone was casual:

"These things don't matter."

"Hi."

Yamada bowed his head and said yes.

"Help me answer General Shinozuka's call."

As Yamamoto said, he suddenly waved his hand to stop the staff officer who was about to make a call:
"Forget it, I will go to Taiyuan myself in a few days."

He was going to find General Shinozuka or even General Okamura to get a batch of machinery and equipment through the imperial Southeast Asian garrison. The independent regiment had a huge demand for machinery and equipment, especially high-quality machinery and equipment, and the price was several times higher than the market.

Obtaining food stamps through other means is too slow, and Yamamoto plans to sell machinery and equipment directly.

After all, the machinery and equipment seized in Southeast Asia were used by the Dutch and the British. They were relatively advanced, and it was useless to transport them to China. What the empire currently lacks is not machinery and equipment, but raw materials.

The machinery and equipment of a factory are exchanged for a huge amount of food stamps.

Thinking of this, Yamamoto suddenly smiled.

Before the relationship between the United States and Japan broke down, the empire was fighting everywhere, and a large amount of seized property was used to buy fuel from the United States, and scrap steel was used in the war against the Republic of China.Today, however, machinery seized by the Empire is used to secretly purchase fuel from the Independence Regiment.

If you can really get high-grade aviation gasoline and heavy oil, there must be some of them...
Simultaneously.

Outside the Ping'an County Headquarters.

Ito is teaching his cousin business skills:
"During the report, I disregarded all relations and blamed the matter on you. Yamamoto must be able to see the problem, and he must have guessed that I am the leader of the business."

"But that's exactly what I'm doing."

"But why do you want to do this?"

Sato was puzzled.

"Learn slowly."

Ito was very embarrassed and didn't answer directly.

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The next morning.

Li Yunlong, who hadn't slept all night, finally waited until the metal communicator in his arms rang.

"Go, go to the unloading area."

His eyes lit up instantly, and he hurried to the unloading area with the monk and Zhao Gang.

At this time, Zhao Gang was also very excited and looking forward to it.

The reimbursement of ammunition has been confirmed. It is known that the fuel used for training, damaged tanks, armored vehicles, cannons, and guns can be reimbursed. A big jeep that was almost intentionally damaged, and ten rounds of big trucks, can it be double reimbursed?

Yesterday, they not only sold fuel, but also sold some ammunition and guns in very small batches, as well as a car.

If this really pays off, then...

Li Yunlong flashed sharply.

His ultimate big plan really has hope.

When he came to the unloading area, Chen Fan was already waiting here in advance, and he was holding a checklist in his hand when he got out of the mountains of grain behind him.

"Brother Yunlong, here is the reimbursement list."

Chen Fan's tone was amazed.

This dog system is really generous. Even weapons and vehicles that are intentionally damaged will be reimbursed, and even the fuel and ammunition sold are also reimbursed. It is too much.

Li Yunlong took the list and looked at it, and was immediately overjoyed, but first he suppressed the surprise in his heart, chatted with Chen Fan for a while, and after Chen Fan left, he began to be pleasantly surprised.

Of course, so did Zhao Gang beside him.

"It can be reimbursed, the fuel sold, the deliberately damaged cars, tanks and armored vehicles can be reimbursed, and even the reinforced concrete used can also be reimbursed."

The tone of Li Yunlong's message was a bit out of control:
"Unfortunately, only fuel can be reimbursed."

In the end, Li Yunlong clicked his tongue, feeling a little regretful.

"The ammunition sold is only reimbursed in double, the weapons are not reimbursed, and the three buns sold are not reimbursed."

"The ammunition sold to our own troops will not be reimbursed."

"It's strange that it can be reimbursed."

Zhao Gang shook his head.

If the weapons and ammunition sold can be reimbursed twice, and there is no limit to the target, they can turn their left hand to their right hand, and within half a year, form an army of millions with weapons and equipment comparable to or even surpassing the elite European and American troops, and have a battle with devils Head-on decisive battle, drive them all out at once.

"You said."

Li Yunlong rolled his eyes:
"Ammunition, can we make it ourselves and sell it for reimbursement?"

"what?"

Zhao Gang was obviously taken aback, then couldn't help laughing out:

"Hahaha····"

"You are too..."

At present, Zhao Jiayu Machinery Factory is responsible for serving as the mother of industry, producing machinery and equipment, and cooperating with a master to upgrade technology. As for the production task, it is to build a separate factory.

At present, there are two gun factories in Zhaojiayu area, a small bullet factory, an explosives factory, and a locomotive factory that is being established.Heyuan County has a fuze factory, a synthetic ammonia factory, a steelmaking factory, and an experimental comprehensive shell factory.

Zhang Wanhe also has mortar shell factories with 60 to 120 calibers, 75 mountain guns, and Type 92 shells can also be produced in small batches, as well as a factory with a daily output of 35 rounds of ammunition.

The troops produce their own bullets and shells, and the quantity of hand grenades is also quite large, but the quality gap is relatively large compared with Boss Chen’s ammunition. The probability of bombing is also quite different.

However, the quality of these bullets and shells is similar to those produced by the government. After all, although the technology here is good, there is a lack of skilled workers.

If it can be reimbursed and sold the ammunition produced by myself to the Jinsui Army of the state government, wouldn't it be...

Earn blood!

"Hahaha···"

Li Yunlong rolled his eyes:
"Try Chu Yunfei tomorrow, those ammunition are useless anyway."

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a few days later.

At the station of the [-]th Regiment, Chu Yunfei received an invitation letter from Li Yunlong of the Independent Regiment.

"Go to the independent group to discuss a business?"

Looking at the invitation letter in his hand, Chu Yunfei frowned.

"Business, what business?"

Fang Ligong's tone on the side was alert.

For the independent regiment, Fang Ligong felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, even more nervous than hearing the devils coming to attack. After all, there were really no devils around the [-]th regiment's station.

"Big arms business."

Chu Yunfei put down the invitation letter in his hand.

"Arms business! What do they want?"

Fang Ligong's tone became more tense.

Although the 75th Regiment is Chief Yan's own son, all kinds of good weapons and equipment are given priority, but so far, they have only added a few 7 mountain cannons to form an artillery battalion of 120 mountain cannons.As for shells, each gun has only one and a half bases, which is [-] rounds.

Compared with the all 105 heavy artillery of the independent regiment, the gap is too big.

The desired anti-aircraft heavy machine guns, as well as other infantry support firepower such as mortars, have been applied for for a long time, but they have not given a single drop.

Oh, but a few American officers' uniforms were given.

Not to mention the ammunition. Although they did not see the combat situation in Zhaojiayu's base area, the 18th Regiment could clearly see the battle scene of the Yoshino United Regiment that was bombarded by 105 [-]mm heavy artillery pieces in Heyuan County.

In just one day of fighting, more than 105 rounds of [-] shells were fired.

So terrifying.

The Yoshino United's attack was abruptly repelled several times by shells.

Thinking about it in his own shoes, Fang Ligong discovered that if the Yoshino Regiment came to attack, they could barely fight with their solid positions and artillery battalion. Artillery units, but the [-]th Regiment is a large regiment with more troops than the Yoshino Regiment.

Now the [-] regiment still has something that the other party likes?Actually ran over to talk about doing business?

"Let the guard platoon get ready."

Chu Yunfei said:
"It's better to go and see what the Zhaojiayu base area has developed into."

"Yes."

Fang Ligong sighed inwardly.

This trip, I guess it won't be very pleasant, that Li Yunlong, and that Zhao Gang, will definitely show off and embarrass themselves in various ways.

But according to the news, because the Japanese army near Heyuan County was wiped out by the independent regiment, the surrounding Japanese army retreated, and the [-]th regiment was about to be transferred to other defense areas. It is always good to get more equipment to strengthen yourself.

Although the [-] regiment is his own son, but his old father is not rich. Compared with the sponsor of the independent regiment, the difference is too far.Even the expeditionary army can't compare.

The main artillery of the expeditionary force is still 75 guns!An army has no more than a dozen 105 guns.

After the guard platoon was assembled, Chu Yunfei led Fang Ligong and his party to Heyuan County along the horse road, and then proceeded along the road from Heyuan County to Zhaojiayu.

"A very fast construction speed."

Looking at the new gravel road under his feet, and then looking forward, Chu Yunfei was surprised by the wide road that could not be seen at a glance.

He knew that the independent regiment was building roads, and tens of thousands of people would jingle, bang, bang, and blow up the mountain from time to time, making a lot of noise, but the four-lane gravel road in the mountainous area was repaired so far so quickly, it really made him feel uncomfortable. Shock.

"This roadbed is also very strong."

Fang Ligong stepped on the road and added.

When Yan Zhangguan was in Taiyuan, he also built roads, such as the Jinzhong Highway, but it was a one-lane dirt road.

At present, the hard gravel road, the car runs fast and stable, even in rainy days, even in heavy rain, it will not have much impact on driving, but the construction is very difficult, and the earthwork and stonework consumption is huge , The amount of work is large.

Everyone continued to move forward. From time to time, there were inflatable tire carts pulled by mules and horses passing by the side of the road, and ten-wheeled trucks full of goods passed by. Occasionally, half-tracked transport vehicles could be seen, which was very lively.

"Hey····"

Chu Yunfei sighed.

He felt a deep gap.

From this road alone, it can be seen that it is much better than the current Chongqing, and even the original Taiyuan was not as good as it.

After advancing for seven kilometers, the quality of the road began to decline and turned into a bumpy and unleveled gravel road. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. In just one month, the independent group would have completed the construction of Heyuan County and went to Zuojiazhuang, the base of Zhaojiayu. The [-] kilometers of solid four-lane road in the mountainous area is too unacceptable.

The government built the Burma Road, using 20 migrant workers. With foreign technical assistance, it took nine months to barely open to traffic, and even if it was repaired later, the quality of the road was far inferior to the road under your feet.

At the same time, everyone also saw a large number of workers constructing roads not far away.

"Tuan Zuo they actually..."

Just breathed a sigh of relief, Fang Ligong's eyes widened.

Chu Yunfei was not much better.

What did he see?
On the construction site in the distance, there are actually tanks in charge of bulldozing, and Qi also uses half-track armored vehicles to transport earth and gravel.

"Are they crazy?"

Fang Ligong muttered to himself.

Although they have never used tanks, they also know that tracked vehicles consume a lot of energy and consume a lot of fuel, especially tanks, which burn money every kilometer, and they actually use them to build roads!
Before Chu Yunfei could answer, everyone saw that the construction site was excavating the mountain wall in the distance, and the workers evacuated one after another. Then a tank responsible for bulldozing stopped in front of the mountain wall, and a tanker removed the dust cover from the muzzle. , and then move the barrel to aim at the mountain wall.

boom···

boom···

After five consecutive shells passed, the mountain wall collapsed and debris was scattered everywhere.

After that, the tanker put the dust cap on the muzzle again, and continued to drive the tank to push and shovel the gravel.

"Can the road be repaired like this?"

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong were in a daze for a long time.

(End of this chapter)