Rise from the sword

Chapter 513 Big business with Yankees!

"Let me lead a team to Taiyuan to kill the two devil major generals?"

Hearing the order from the captain, that is, Wei Dayong, Duan Peng's tone was full of disbelief.

Although he is relatively good, whether it is shooting or individual skills in various tactical actions, he ranks among the best in the special team, but individual ability is one thing, and command ability is another.

He's been in the army for a few months.

Just let him lead the team to Taiyuan to perform the mission alone. Does Monk Hua want to trick him again?
Duan Peng was very vigilant.

The last time he was slapped and fainted, he had a deep memory that he would never forget. Afterwards, he inquired that Monk Hua had also been slapped three times by that big man.

"fine."

Seeing that Duan Peng was cautious and completely different from Duan Peng when he first came, the monk was very satisfied.

If this group had just joined the army, this task would be followed without hesitation, and even a military order would be issued, not to kill these two devils. The major general will come to see him.

Sure enough, for such a thing as a stabbing head, it will be honest after a severe beating.

"fine?"

Duan Peng was even more suspicious and wary.

As a member of the special team, he had heard from the head of the team that the two devil major generals were a big deal, and the price was not low. If they let go, the head would probably be so angry that he would kill someone.

"This mission, you take someone to try it out, you command, even if you fail, it doesn't matter, the team leader has agreed to this."

The monk waved his hand:
"Anyway, someone has a clue."

It was his decision to hand over the task to Duan Peng. He even asked the team leader about it, and he also got the support of the team leader.

"Who has the bottom line?"

Duan Peng continued to be puzzled.

Although the devils are in decline, the first army still has more than 5 people. Even though most of them are recruits and their weapons and equipment are poor, it is not something he can deal with with a dozen special team soldiers.

Not to mention going to Taiyuan to kill two devil major generals.

"If your mission fails, the aviation brigade will send planes to bomb the devil's convoy."

Monk Wei's tone was calm.

Only the Zhengtai line is left in the Devil's First Army, and all movements are controlled by the troops. There are only a few paths that the Devil's army officers can take. It doesn't matter if they fail, the bomb truck will take care of it.

"Row."

Duan Peng suddenly gained confidence.

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after one day.

That is March 29th.

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

"This is real?"

Of the two major generals, one came from the base camp, that is, the country, and thought it was sent by the headquarters of the dispatched army. The main duty of the two was to investigate the situation of the First Army and Jin in detail.

Although the base camp doesn't care about Shanxi, even if it is lost now, it will not affect the overall situation.

But a unit that can defeat the First Army and wipe out nearly [-] imperial troops in one battle, the devils can't help not paying attention. When this group of guerrillas suddenly made trouble, it would be a big trouble.

Therefore, they came to evaluate whether the current strength of the First Army can contain this group of troops and let the rest of the Imperial Army do their best to carry out the No. [-] operation.

But Yoshio Shinozuka's first words made the two major generals of the empire exclaim in unison.

"Correct."

"At present, the First Army is completely unable to maintain the Zhengtai Railway, and may be wiped out by the Tuba Road at any time."

Yoshio Shinozuka looked solemn, and explained in a serious tone:

"Including the troops stationed in Yuxian County, Yangquan and other places, the total strength of the First Army is 3000, but most of them are recruits with insufficient training and actual combat experience, and there is a serious shortage of heavy weapons and ammunition, which are not enough to support Fight a big battle."

"As for the enemy, not to mention the troops in other places, Li Yunlong alone has more than [-] troops, more than [-] heavy artillery with a caliber of [-] or more, [-] tanks, ten aircraft, and large-caliber siege artillery."

"Not to mention there are 10,000+ other troops, and this group of people is not badly equipped."

The two major generals fell silent.

They knew that the situation of the First Army was serious, but they didn't expect it to be so dangerous.

Once the enemy launches an attack, not to mention the Zhengtai Railway and surrounding cities, even the First Army may be completely wiped out.

"Then why don't they attack?"

"and."

A major general was even more unbelievable:
"Can you still collect so many supplies?"

In March, the First Army provided nearly 20 tons of heavy oil and nearly [-] tons of grain. Although it was obtained in exchange for machinery and equipment, it didn't look like it was being suppressed. Fighting situation.

"It's a business and it's a conspiracy."

Shinozuka Yoshio sighed.

For these oil and food supplies, the empire acquired a large amount of machinery and equipment from Southeast Asia, including a complete set of machinery and equipment for a large coal mine, imported from Germany.

This set of equipment is very advanced and worth millions of dollars. It was originally intended to be used by the empire itself, but it was still used by the navy to change fuel.

In conversion, the other party sold heavy oil at the standard oil price of $10,000 a barrel.This batch of equipment alone replaced [-]+ tons of heavy fuel oil. Of course, because of the heavy weight of the equipment, it was delivered in batches, and the fuel oil was naturally delivered in batches.

After the navy enjoyed the sweetness, it worked harder to search for various extreme equipment from the occupied areas. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and even some equipment seized from the Burma Road were also used to exchange fuel.

This matter, he felt very outrageous.

It seems, it seems, the feeling that the Imperial Army is working for someone else?
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at the same time.

Zuojiabao, the former residence of Xinyi Regiment, is now the core area of ​​Zhaojiayu's base.

Here, the mountain valleys are full of brand new houses, roads are everywhere, fields and canals are full.

At this moment, the fields are full of working people, and the first-generation big mules are pulling the plows produced in the base area to plow the land and cultivate the fields.

Among the houses, flocks of cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, children playing, and the sound of neat reading can be heard vaguely.On the highway, the same first-generation big mules are pulling the tire scooter to gallop on the highway.On the trolley, there are bags of fertilizer produced by the Heyuan County Fertilizer Factory.

At this time, Kong Jie and Zhao Gang came here.

"New coal mine equipment and very advanced."

Kong Jie smiled:

"German goods, and they have not been produced for a long time, they are hardly used, and they are very complete. When they are all installed in place, they can produce nearly [-] tons of coal per day. It is estimated that the maximum production capacity can reach more than [-] tons per day."

"As for the talent issue, after we publicized the great victory in Ping'an County, many educated youths and technicians have defected here. There is no shortage of technical talents here."

In today's Republic of China, there are quite a lot of mining talents, and many of them have rich work experience and can immediately enter the post.

"good."

Zhao Gang nodded.

Iron and steel plants need to consume a lot of coal, and it is expected that power plants built in the future will also need to consume a lot of coal. They cannot always rely on diesel generators. With this coal mine, the problem of lack of coal can be completely solved.

Moreover, it is very close to the machinery factory established in Zhaojiayu and the steel factory near Ping'an County, and the transportation is very convenient.

"Speak up."

When Zhao Gang was about to leave, Kong Jie suddenly asked:

"What have you been doing with the Americans lately?"

Kong Jie was a little curious.

Last time, the business with the United States earned tens of millions of dollars, which alleviated the problem of insufficient funds for the troops at one time, and also allowed the Americans to train pilots and ground crews, making a lot of money.

"To buy big mules, Americans need [-] big mules."

Zhao Gang said with a smile.

"How much are you asking for?"

Kong Jie asked very curiously.

He knows now that the guy in front of him, although he is usually gentle, is dark in his heart.

"Not expensive."

Political Commissar Zhao chuckled:
"A big mule for the price of a Jimsy ten-wheeler."

"Ahem..."

Kong Jie almost didn't come back in one breath.

Just a Jimmy truck?
This kind of truck, he knew very well, although its performance was far inferior to the ten-wheeled truck given by Boss Chen, its horsepower, load capacity, and durability were not as good, but its appearance was similar and its price was high.

"The Americans agree?"

Kong Jie continued to ask.

This obviously slaughters Americans as fat sheep!Although the price was all over the sky to pay back the money, the final price will definitely not be low.

"They'll agree."

Zhao Gang smiled confidently.

"Too."

Kong Jie thought for a while, then nodded.

He has a deep understanding of how important big mules are. It is already March, and under the reimbursement of the tank business, the Independent Regiment has no shortage of ten-wheeled large trucks and half-track armored vehicles. What is lacking is only drivers and mechanical support personnel.

But even so, on the frontline battlefield, the main force of ammunition transportation is still the big mule.

The terrain of the battlefield is complex. In many places, not to mention trucks and big jeeps, even tanks are difficult to drive up, especially in important positions such as commanding heights. However, a big mule can carry nearly [-] kilograms of ammunition and climb up easily. If soldiers can carry combat equipment, big mules can basically go, except for special teams, of course.

The big mule didn't have to worry about being scared away by the explosion, and the shells exploded around him, and he didn't panic at all.The maintenance is also simple, and the consumption is small. A few tens of catties of grass and feed are enough for a hundred kilometers. It is humane and can follow behind the team. It almost doesn't need to be taken care of, and it will follow automatically.

For short-distance transportation and complex terrain transportation on the front line, big mules are indispensable. After using them, it is impossible to leave them again.

Anyway, for Americans, [-] trucks are really not expensive.

"Then, I also negotiated a business with the Americans, a more interesting business."

Zhao Gang's tone was a little mysterious this time.

"Business?"

Kong Jie was taken aback:
"what business?"

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the next day.

That is March NO.30.

Continental America.

"A cattle, a truck? Or a military truck?"

Upon hearing the quotation, a major general from the logistics department jumped up and cursed:

"Those yellow-skinned monkeys, do they think the United States is a fat sheep?"

He was very dissatisfied with the technology of purchasing shells for more than 2000 million US dollars before, and kept cursing that the United States was losing money and shouldn't spend so much money, even though the frontline troops were very satisfied with the performance of this shell.

Lieutenant General Doyle, who was in charge, heard the price, but his face did not change. He asked calmly:
"What's the feedback on these big mules on the front line of the Italian battlefield?"

"The evaluation from the front line is."

The clerk quickly replied:
"The perfect comrade in arms."

"The perfect comrade-in-arms?"

Lieutenant General Doyle was stunned for a while.

Comrades, plus perfection, this evaluation is not generally high. Only three hundred big mules can get such an evaluation. It is conceivable that those mules caused a sensation on the front line.

After a pause, the document continued:
"Actually, the front line needs [-] head, and it has also made it clear that more will be needed in the follow-up. The British are also very interested and are also preparing to contact each other."

"Before, for the distribution of the [-] heads, a regiment on the front line even fought."

"This is a report from the front line."

At the same time, the clerk handed over a thick report.

There was a collective silence in the conference room, including the previous major general and Lieutenant General Doyle, who quietly looked at the report in their hands, looked at the battle cases, and the role played by the big mule, with horror in their eyes.

Judging from the feedback from the front line, this big mule is excellent performance, even if the truck is not bad, the asking price seems to be acceptable.

"Let the people over there negotiate with them."

Lieutenant General Doyle continued:

"Try to keep the price down, and then buy a little more."

"Yes."

The clerical staff nodded.

"Then, next topic."

Lieutenant General Doyle continued:

"It's still about the guerrillas, they say, can provide us with aviation fuel and bombs for bombing the Japanese mainland?"

Lieutenant General Doyle asked incredulously.

"Correct."

The clerical staff nodded:
"Including aviation gasoline, lubricating oil, and bombs, all are provided by the other party, but we need to pay the corresponding fees."

"ridiculous."

The major general who was ridiculed before suddenly regained his spirit:
"Do those monkeys know what high-grade aviation gasoline is? The aviation gasoline used by the B29 bomber is not the fuel used by cars and trucks. With their little industrial facilities, it is a miracle that they can produce grenades and shells."

"Has it been tested by the troops?"

Lieutenant General Doyle's tone remained unchanged.

The plan is to start bombing the Japanese mainland in June, because of the lack of stable transportation channels, and then it is difficult to transport explosives.The consumption of the B29 bomber is very large.

If the other party can provide it, that would be great.

The clerical staff continued:

"They provided bombs and fuel samples."

"After testing by the front-line troops, the grade and purity of the fuel fully meet the requirements for the use of the B29 bomber. There are also a complete range of bombs, including incendiary bombs, cluster bombs, and ordinary bombs, and they are filled with RDX."

The cursing major general shut up.

Lieutenant General Doyle continued to ask:

"How much can they provide?"

The B29 bomber consumes more than ten tons of fuel and three to five tons of bombs at a time. The first batch of 66 planes will be dispatched, which will consume more than one thousand tons of fuel and hundreds of tons of explosives.

"They said that in April, [-] tons of high-grade aviation gasoline and [-] tons of bombs could be provided."

The clerical staff closed the folder in his hand:
"We can double this quantity in May, and we can guarantee the quality."

(End of this chapter)