Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Well, that's expected. If we can't improve our combat effectiveness even after consuming so many supplies, these regiment commanders should quit!" The chief nodded and said.

In order to improve the combat effectiveness of several regiments of soldiers, he distributed a large amount of supplies. If the combat effectiveness cannot be improved, don't blame his men for being ruthless.

"Indeed, the supplies we consumed this month are several times more than before." The political commissar responded. If it was just one regiment, it would be fine, but if several regiments consumed this amount, it would be really huge.

"It's a good thing that Li Yunlong didn't ask us for the supplies he consumed, otherwise the pressure would be even greater." said the political commissar.

"Li Yunlong is a very rich guy. Now even I don't know how much supplies the New 1st Regiment has. At least it has much more than other regiments." The leader said, although Li Yunlong also handed over a lot of supplies.

But based on his understanding of Li Yunlong, he estimated that what this kid left behind would not be too little. In short, the New 1st Regiment had abundant supplies.

"Although the New 1st Regiment is wealthy, based on their consumption this month, Li Yunlong is probably feeling the pain," said the political commissar with a smile.

He also knew that the training volume of the new regiment had increased a lot, and the consumption of supplies was also greater than before.

"It's time for him to bleed. Otherwise, what are we going to do with so many supplies? Now is the time to fight a big war, and they will come in handy." The leader smiled.

"You're right. Keeping the supplies will just gather dust in the warehouse. We need to use them when necessary. Moreover, improving the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is also a preparation for capturing more supplies in the future." The political commissar also nodded in agreement.

Consuming supplies temporarily in exchange for enhancing the soldiers' combat effectiveness is a sure-win business.

Just then, a telegraph operator ran in.

"Chief, we have received a telegram from the Special Operations Regiment." The telegraph operator handed the telegram to the chief.

The two men looked at each other, and the leader reached out to take the telegram and check it.

"Commander, what did that kid Li Jin say?!" The political commissar was also a little curious about this. At this time, Li Jin should have something important to say. After all, all regiments were strengthening training, and the special operations regiment was no exception.

"This kid said that he prepared a surprise for me, but this surprise leaves me a little confused." The chief handed the telegram to the political commissar, and his brows furrowed when he said the latter part, not quite understanding what the surprise Li Jin was talking about.

"Why are you so confused?!" The political commissar took the telegram and checked it in confusion.

"What does this guy want us to prepare a few bandits for?!" After reading the telegram, the political commissar was also confused. He didn't understand what was going on.

"This surprise probably involves using these bandits, just like the penicillin experiment." The chief guessed.

"If that's the case, then it makes sense. But when did this kid even develop medicine?! Could it be that those two doctors developed it?!" The political commissar frowned and couldn't help but start to speculate.

"No, no, no, I don't think it's necessarily medicine. We already have penicillin, which is far more effective than sulfa drugs. At present, our troops have no shortage of anti-inflammatory drugs." The chief shook his head, denying that the surprise Li Jin mentioned was medicine.

A lot of penicillin has been produced now, and together with the sulfonamides seized previously, their troops have enough anti-inflammatory drugs to use, and even a lot left over.

"That's true. If it's not medicine, then what is the surprise this kid mentioned?! If they asked us to prepare bandits, they must want to let the bandits experiment on them." The political commissar now had no idea what Li Jin was up to.

"Maybe...it's a weapon! It should be quite powerful! But its specific power can only be seen through experiments on humans." The leader guessed.

"What kind of weapon could that be?! If it's a gun or a grenade, there shouldn't be a need for people to experiment with it. It's impossible for this kid to develop the Japanese's poison gas bombs. That's not appropriate." The political commissar felt that what the commander said made sense and began to speculate.

Thinking that Li Jin might have developed a poison gas bomb, he suddenly felt that this matter was unacceptable. The Japs could use it on them, but if they used it on the Japs in turn, that would not work.

Because at that time the Japanese might turn around and accuse them of using the poison gas bombs first, and then say that they used the poison gas bombs in counterattack.

Regardless of whether the matter is true or not, the Japanese will probably not have any scruples when using poison gas bombs in the future, and more people will die.

After all, the Japanese now dare not admit that they used poison gas bombs, which has affected their international image.

Although the Japanese devils have no image to begin with, they are shameless people and it is common for them to confuse right and wrong.

"Impossible, Li Jin would not research such a thing! No matter how much he hates the Japanese, he would not do such a thing." The leader shook his head. He believed that Li Jin would not make such an anti-human weapon, so this surprise would not be a poison gas bomb.

"That's true. Li Jin still knows his limits." The political commissar nodded.

"So what kind of weapon did this kid develop?!" The political commissar really couldn't think of it.

Guns and artillery shells can be tested outdoors, and the effects can be seen with one's own eyes, but humans are needed to test the power, and he really couldn't think of what kind of weapon it would be.

"Never mind. Since this guy wants to keep it a secret, let him do it. We'll know when the time comes." The leader said. Since he can't guess it, there's no need to guess blindly.

"By the way, it seems that there are still a few bandits in our cell who have not been executed, right?!" the chief changed the subject and asked.

"There are two more who will be shot in two days, so why keep them for now?!" The political commissar also understood what the leader meant.

"Well, keep it and wait for Li Jin's surprise to arrive." The chief nodded. He was sure that the new weapon developed by Li Jin would be of great use, especially at this critical juncture.

The big battle is about to begin, but Li Jin has developed a new type of weapon. If it wasn't very powerful, Li Jin wouldn't be so mysterious.

Just then, another telegraph operator ran in.

"Chief, the intelligence personnel sent a telegram saying that they discovered that the Japanese 6th Division and the 25th Division were mobilized. They are probably going to Taiyuan. If they are going to Taiyuan, they may arrive in half a month." The telegraph operator explained the situation.

"What?! The Sixth Division?! Why does this division sound familiar?!" The commander frowned and said that they had never fought with the Sixth Division.

"Xu Qingfeng had previously learned from the Japanese which Japanese troops participated in the massacre, and it seems that the Sixth Division is one of them!" the political commissar quickly reminded.

The reason why the leader couldn't remember it was that he had been too busy recently.

"That's right, this division has a share! I didn't expect the Japanese to transfer another culprit here! Did they realize that Nakajima Imao was targeted because he was one of the culprits in the last battle?!" The leader reacted.

Xu Qingfeng got the news when he went to attack the Japanese laboratory, and reported it to him later.

"If that's the case, then the Japanese may have transferred the Sixth Division here to set a trap for Li Jin!" The political commissar's expression turned serious.

The Japanese commander chose to transfer the Sixth Division at this time. His purpose was very clear, it was completely aimed at Li Jin.

"Yes, it's very possible!" The leader nodded seriously, otherwise it would be too coincidental. There are not so many coincidences in the world. Everything is purposeful. "Not necessarily. They transferred the Sixth Division here because it is more powerful and it is more suitable to cooperate with the devil's secret forces to deal with Li Jin." The political commissar said again!

The Sixth Division's combat effectiveness was not weak. It defeated many Kuomintang troops head-on. Judging from its battle record, it was stronger than the Sixteenth Division.

"No matter what, Li Jin must be careful. Besides, there is also the Japanese secret force. I don't know if they have reached Taiyuan." The leader is actually still quite worried about the Japanese secret force.

If this force is more powerful than the Special Regiment, they will be in trouble.

"Yes, the intelligence personnel in Taiyuan have now gone dormant to avoid being detected by that secret force." The political commissar also said.

For the safety of those intelligence personnel, they could only let them hide and try their best not to think about investigating the situation of the Japanese.

The Japanese patrols are becoming more and more strict nowadays. If we take the risk of letting intelligence personnel investigate, it will be dangerous.

"Trouble!" The chief frowned and became a little annoyed.

"No matter what, I believe Li Jin will get rid of this secret force." said the political commissar.

"I believe it too. Although this task is still quite difficult for Li Jin, I believe that this kid can definitely do it!" The leader nodded. He naturally believed this.

"Yes, Li Jin has carried out so many tasks, and this one should be the most challenging one!" The political commissar also sighed.

Before, Li Jin was always calm and composed no matter whether he was facing the devils from the B-Class Division or the A-Class Division.

However, after learning about the devil's secret forces, Li Jin rarely showed any sign of being on high alert.

"Well, send a telegram to Li Jin immediately and tell him about it." The leader nodded and ordered the telegraph operator to send the telegram.

"Yes!" Both telegraph operators left the meeting room.

"In this major operation, Li Jin and his men have a heavy task. They need to coordinate with other troops at all times. It is necessary to put them in a central position, but at the same time, the danger they face is much greater," said the political commissar.

Li Jin and his men have the strongest fighting power, so naturally they need to put in the most effort. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.

"Only they can do this task." The leader nodded and said, placing Li Jin and his men in a central position, in addition to coordinating with other troops, they may also face more counterattacks from the Japanese, so the task is still very heavy and dangerous.

"Yes, so I think that the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment are not enough. How about adding another regiment?" The political commissar couldn't help but suggest.

If another regiment is added, Li Jin will be able to mobilize more people.

"No." The leader shook his head and rejected the proposal.

"Why?! Are you worried that Li Jin can't command so many people?!" the political commissar asked puzzledly.

"Of course it's not because of this. Other regiments have their own tasks. If they are transferred, the deployment will be disrupted and they will have to be redeployed. It will take time to deduce again.
This kind of large-scale operation, even if it is just the movement of a regiment, requires caution, and the plan that has been decided cannot be changed because of this!" The leader explained.

You know, a thousand-mile embankment can be destroyed by a small hole, let alone mobilizing a regiment. That would require the combat operations in an entire district to be redeployed, and it might not necessarily achieve the results previously simulated.

As for Li Jin's ability, he had never doubted it. Not to mention commanding 20,000 people, he felt that Li Jin could command even several times more.

It’s just that commanding too many people in battle is too exhausting. Sometimes, it’s normal to not sleep for several days and nights!

"Then forget it." After hearing this, the political commissar decisively gave up the idea. Although he was concerned about Li Jin, he still had to consider the overall situation.

.........

At the same time, Li Jin also received a telegram from the leader.

When Li Jin saw the two Japanese divisions, one of which was the Sixth Division, his face suddenly darkened.

He took out the walkie-talkie and notified all the battalion commanders to come to the conference room for the meeting.

Ten minutes later, when Li Jin entered the meeting, all the battalion commanders had already arrived.

"Captain!" Everyone saw Li Jin standing up and preparing to salute.

"Everyone, please sit down." Li Jin pressed his hand down, then went to the main seat and sat down.

"The commander just sent me a telegram saying that the Japanese's mixed 25th Division and the 6th Division may arrive in Taiyuan in half a month." Li Jin told him what happened.

"Damn it, these little Japanese are really quick, they have transferred their troops here so quickly."

"These two divisions, combined, have at least 40,000 men."

"There must be so many. Add the 16th Division, the crippled New 20th Division, Seishirō Itakune's 4th Division, the B-class divisions, puppet troops, and so on. The Japanese here have more than 200,000."

"Have you forgotten that there is an Osaka Division?"

"That division doesn't care about anything except business, let alone fighting!"

Everyone started talking. The Japanese suddenly had tens of thousands more people, and they also felt some pressure.

But when someone mentioned the Osaka Division, everyone couldn't help but smile again, because there was no need to pay any attention to this division. There was no need for them to fight the other side. The other side would find excuses not to join the battle, or delay to reach the designated combat location.

"Captain, is the Sixth Division you mentioned the same as the Sixth Division I know?!" Xu Qingfeng asked with a serious expression.

He recalled the information he had gained from the Japanese about the culprit troops, one of which seemed to include members of the Sixth Division.

"Yes, he is one of the main culprits of the massacre. The Sixth Division is also known as the Kumamoto Division. Their division commander is called Tani Hisao! Now that this guy has been transferred here, he must not be let go!" Li Jin nodded and briefly told the story of this division.

(End of this chapter)