Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"This should be because the Japanese have transferred troops from nearby counties. More people will probably come in the next few days. I estimate that the number will not exceed a brigade." Xu Qingfeng said at this time.

The Japanese will only transfer this many people here at most. If more are sent, other counties may not be so easy for them to defend.

"I think it's about this number. If the Japanese dare to send too many people, they will definitely transfer troops from farther away. By then, they will also worry about the empty county town being attacked." Li Yunlong also agreed with what Xu Qingfeng said.

"That's right. The Japanese would never dare to transfer troops from Taiyuan." Zhao Gang also said.

Taiyuan is the Japanese's base camp. If most of the troops in Taiyuan are transferred out just for safety reasons, once something happens, the Japanese will not be able to bear the consequences.

"Then there's nothing to worry about. Let the intelligence personnel continue to keep an eye on it. If there is any situation, send someone to notify us immediately." After Li Yunlong's analysis, he felt a lot more relieved.

There will be no problem with this transaction.

At ten o'clock that evening, Liu Changshun also brought nearly two thousand soldiers from the special operations regiment to join them!

After a brief greeting, Xu Qingfeng took Liu Changshun and the others away and deployed to the outer area to ensure that there would be no danger inside or outside.

"Liu Changshun, have people been sent back to send back the wounded and the bodies of the fallen soldiers?!" Xu Qingfeng asked as they walked.

"Don't worry, Political Commissar. I have arranged a platoon of troops to escort them back to the base. They are estimated to be not far from the base now." Liu Changshun hurriedly told the story.

He arranged a platoon with hundreds of people, so the escort mission would not go wrong.

"Well, that's fine." Xu Qingfeng nodded.

.........

Jinsui Army, headquarters.

Commander Zhang received news that the Japanese had been mobilizing troops towards Qinghe County in the past few days.

"Strange, why would the Japanese send reinforcements over there? There are quite a lot of them." Commander Zhang frowned, looking confused. He didn't quite understand what was going on.

"Is that the Eighth Route Army unit nearby in Qinghe County?!" Commander Zhang asked the people around him.

"Return to the headquarters. The troops over there, the New 1st Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, are also Li Yunlong's troops." The officer next to him replied immediately.

"Are the Japanese going to attack the New 1st Regiment?! But it's just to fight the New 1st Regiment. There's no need to mobilize nearly an entire brigade of troops." Commander Zhang was a little confused. Although the New 1st Regiment was very strong and had a large number of people, there was still a big gap compared to the Japanese.

Therefore, it was not necessarily that they were targeting the New 1st Regiment. It is also possible that the Northeast Army was also included.

But it seemed unlikely. If they really wanted to deal with Mu Jin? This number of people was not enough to fight Mu Jin and his men, not to mention the New 1st Regiment's assistance. It was simply impossible to destroy Mu Jin without a division.

"Commander, should we talk to the Eighth Route Army about this? The Japanese might be heading for them," the officer suggested.

"The Eighth Route Army also has intelligence personnel. They must have known about the Japs' big move a long time ago." Commander Zhang said. The Eighth Route Army's ability to collect intelligence may be even better than theirs. How could the Eighth Route Army not notice the Japs' big move?

"However, it's okay to give a reminder. At least we are still partners. I will go talk to the commander about this." Commander Zhang changed the subject and turned to leave.

He soon arrived at the door of Commander Yan's office!
Dong dong dong......

"Commander, it's me."

Master Zhang reached out and knocked on the door a few times, then spoke.

"come in."

Commander Yan's voice came from inside.

After hearing this, Commander Zhang quickly opened the door and walked in. "Commander, I just received intelligence that the Japanese are moving troops towards Qinghe County..."

Commander Zhang told him everything: "Commander, what do you think? Are the Japanese planning to attack the Eighth Route Army?!"

"It's really a bit strange." After hearing this, Commander Yan also wondered what the Japanese wanted to do!
"Wait a minute, you just said that while the Japanese were mobilizing troops, another troop also transported a batch of supplies over there, right?!" Commander Yan found the key point from Commander Zhang's words.

"Yes, is there any problem? This may just be a simple supply of supplies, and the supply is not much!" Commander Zhang responded. Is there anything to be concerned about with such a small amount of supplies?

"The Japanese have mobilized so many people, but do you think it is reasonable to only arrange such little supplies? Or are the Japanese confident that they can annihilate most of the enemies in a very short period of time? This is obviously unlikely." Commander Yan began to analyze.

The supplies a brigade needs to mobilize for combat are far more than this, so there must be other plans.

"Then what the commander means is..." Commander Zhang looked at Commander Yan, hoping that the other party would continue speaking, because he really had no idea what was going on.

"Do you remember how the New 1st Regiment and Mu Jin took over the airport?!" Commander Yan said.

"Remember, after the Japanese airport was bombed, the Eighth Route Army captured some Japanese pilots as prisoners...it was even reported in the newspapers. Wait, prisoners?!" Commander Zhang was stunned when he said this. How could he have forgotten about the prisoners?

"That's right, they are prisoners. Japanese pilots are very valuable. The fact that they put up such a high-profile advertisement in the newspapers is not only telling everyone that they were the ones who bombed the airport, but also telling the Japanese that they have captured these pilots as prisoners." Commander Yan said slowly.

The purpose of placing the advertisement in the newspaper was actually to negotiate with the Japanese and use these captured pilots to negotiate with the Japanese and gain benefits.

"So, a deal was reached over there using the Japanese pilots?! Is this also the reason why the Japanese transferred troops to Qinghe County?!" Commander Zhang finally understood.

"Yes, that's right. In addition to materials, the trade between them may also involve the exchange of prisoners.
Plus, Mu Jin's Northeast Army was watching nearby, so the Japs made such a big noise, because they were worried that Mu Jin would attack them. "Commander Yan analyzed everything.

"I see. You are worthy of being the commander. Your analysis is on point!" Commander Zhang couldn't help but flatter him.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little more careful. If you can be so careful, you will definitely notice this." Commander Yan said nonchalantly.

If he doesn't have any skills, how can he hold on to this position?

"Commander, should we alert them over there?!" asked Commander Zhang.

"Although they may know that the Japanese have mobilized troops, they still need to speak up."

"Yes, I will send a telegram to them at once, and tell them the situation."

"Well, let's go."

………Time flies, and soon it’s the day of the transaction.

It was around 8:30 in the morning, and Li Yunlong and his friends had just finished breakfast.

"Damn it, I've been staying here for a few days and almost froze to death. After the mission is completed, I'm going to go back and have a good sleep." Li Yunlong cursed.

Although this task is not dangerous, it is torturous and the weather is a bit too cold.

"Stop complaining. Let the soldiers get ready and we can talk about other things after the mission is completed." Zhao Gang said on the side.

Today is the day to exchange prisoners, and he doesn't want anything to go wrong.

"Yeah." After hearing this, Li Yunlong also looked serious. He took out his walkie-talkie and began to contact the battalion commanders one by one, reminding them to be vigilant and not be ambushed by the Japanese.

"Xu Qingfeng, how is the deployment going on your side?!" Li Yunlong contacted Xu Qingfeng again.

"There's no problem here. The troops are doing everything as planned. If the Japanese dare to mess around, they will never come back." Xu Qingfeng's voice came from the walkie-talkie.

"Then there's no problem. Just ask them to keep a close eye on them." After saying this, Li Yunlong changed the channel.

"Damn, this thing is really useful. I can know the situation of other troops in the first place, and it makes commanding easy!" Li Yunlong couldn't help but praise it again.

The more he used the walkie-talkie, the more powerful it seemed to him. Although he couldn't kill the enemy directly with the walkie-talkie, he could quickly command his troops to kill the enemy, or to encircle the enemy, or to retreat, or to provide support. Basically, he could convey orders quickly.

This is extremely important for combat. There is a saying that speed is of the essence in war. During a war, every minute and every second matters to the battle situation. At this time, it is crucial that orders can be conveyed quickly.

"Yes, so this walkie-talkie must not fall into the hands of the Japanese. Otherwise, once the Japanese discover the use of this thing and figure it out, it will be a disaster for other troops." Zhao Gang said. The thing is a good thing, but it must not be known by the Japanese, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable.

With the Japanese's capabilities, if we get their walkie-talkies, we can definitely make it.

"Of course. If an officer holding a walkie-talkie is really in a desperate situation, the walkie-talkie must be destroyed immediately. The Japanese cannot get it!" Li Yunlong knew this very well.

That's why when he got the walkie-talkie, he gave this order to the battalion commanders: as long as the walkie-talkie is there, the person is there, and if the person dies, the walkie-talkie will also be gone!
"By the way, Li Jin said that this walkie-talkie can be further improved. Maybe the communication range can be extended to fifty miles, or even hundreds of miles." Li Yunlong thought of this.

“Hundreds of miles?! So amazing!” Zhao Gang was stunned when he heard this. He thought that the walkie-talkie could reach a communication range of twenty miles, which was already amazing. He didn’t expect it could reach even farther.

"My God, if this is manufactured, wouldn't it be easy for the headquarters to contact a troop?!" Deputy Captain Qian was also a little shocked.

As long as a contact point is set up within a range of about 100 miles, and then contact the troops 100 miles away, it stands to reason that the headquarters can transmit orders thousands of miles away through walkie-talkies.

"That's true. However, beyond this range, using a walkie-talkie to transmit important commands is not good enough. It's better to send a telegram directly." Zhao Gang said. Although walkie-talkies can be used to transmit commands quickly, problems are more likely to occur if the distance is too far.

"A range of one hundred miles is large enough. Commanding many troops to fight is not a problem!" Li Yunlong said, and the requirements should not be too high.

"Yeah." Zhao Gang nodded.

"Old Zhao, do you still have this list with you? Don't lose it, or you will need to check it later." Li Yunlong reminded him. He couldn't remember what was on the list now.

"Do you think I'm like you, forgetful and forgetful." Zhao Gang shook his head helplessly. He naturally put the list carefully in his pocket. How could he dare to forget such an important thing?

.........

Qinghe County, in the Japanese army camp.

"Have you checked everything? The quantities of these supplies must be correct. If there is any mistake that leads to mission failure, you will all commit suicide! Including me!" In the warehouse, Colonel Noda was urging the soldiers to count the quantities of supplies.

Guns and ammunition are easy to deal with, but the biggest problem is food, medicine and other supplies. It's okay if there are fewer of them, but it will be unacceptable if there are too few.

The Japanese soldiers also took the time to count the supplies.

It was not until around nine o'clock in the morning that all supplies were counted and Colonel Noda led his troops to Niugu Mountain.

"Colonel, do you think the enemy has set a trap for us on purpose? What if the enemy doesn't want to exchange prisoners with us at all? What if they want to use this to cause us to suffer greater losses?!" A Japanese lieutenant colonel said worriedly in the car.

He was really worried that they would be ambushed by the enemy, and in the end not only would their lives be lost, but even their supplies would be stolen by the enemy.

"It shouldn't be that serious. After all, this is something we have discussed. If the enemy doesn't keep their word, they will be embarrassed. You know, if this gets out, their reputation will be ruined.

This is not what they want to see, so just keep it in mind." Colonel Noda consoled them.

If it weren't for the Northeast Army watching secretly, they would have been the ones who broke their promise.

"Besides, the cars carrying the prisoners are already loaded with explosives. If any enemy dares to attack us, we will immediately detonate the bombs and kill all of them!" said Colonel Noda. He didn't believe that the enemy would attack them without caring about their own people.

"Ah?! Is there still a bomb on the car?!" the Japanese lieutenant colonel said in surprise.

"What do you think?! How could the higher-ups agree to the deal so easily without any preparation?" Colonel Noda curled his lips into a smile.

The purpose of planting bombs is to prevent the enemy from attacking them.

"At that time, once the prisoners are exchanged, the prisoners must be evacuated from the area as soon as possible to avoid any accidents." Colonel Noda said. He was actually a little worried that the enemy would attack them after the transaction was completed, especially when they did not have any hostages.

In this situation, they can only pray that the enemy will keep their word and not launch a sneak attack on them, otherwise, the consequences will be very serious.

"I understand!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel nodded.

.........

386th Brigade, in the brigade communications room.

The chief and the political commissar were sitting here, because this mission was very important, and they dared not give up their vigilance easily until it was completed.

"I hope everything goes well." said the political commissar. Li Yunlong had sent them a telegram in the morning, informing them that everything had been deployed.

(End of this chapter)