Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"That's true. Although Mu Jin cooperated with the Eighth Route Army many times, it's not necessarily true that he would share all the captured supplies with them."
"Just look at the New First Regiment. They killed quite a few Japanese soldiers when they cooperated, so most of the supplies are definitely still in Mu Jin's hands," Commander Zhang continued.

In his view, Mu Jin would definitely keep most of the supplies he captured for himself, rather than distribute them to the Eighth Route Army.

“That’s right. If that’s the case, Mu Jin’s supplies are probably a huge amount.” Fang Ligong suddenly had a wicked idea. If he could find out where Mu Jin’s base was, he could take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Then what if all those supplies end up in their hands? The key point is that those supplies were all captured from the Japanese.

Although the Japanese were rather beastly, it is undeniable that their weapons and ammunition were far superior to those of the Japanese.

"Brother Ligong, don't get any funny ideas. Not to mention we don't know where Mu Jin's base is, even if we did, do you think Mu Jin wouldn't have someone protect it?!"
"How many people do you think we would need to send to deal with them, given their fighting strength and the fact that they are on their home turf?!" Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei guessed what Fang Ligong was thinking and quickly advised him to give up the idea.

"Yunfei is right. It's not worth risking our lives for these supplies," Commander Zhang added.

"Commander, Division Commander, I didn't mean that. I just thought Mu Jin had a lot of supplies. I didn't have any other intentions," Fang Ligong quickly explained.

After hearing what the two said, he realized he was overthinking things. Finding Mu Jin's base was no easy task, and it might not be found even after the operation was over. Therefore, it was basically impossible to accomplish this task.

"That's good. It's best not to offend Mu Jin easily; we can't afford to mess with him," Commander Zhang remarked.

"Understood." Fang Ligong nodded quickly.

.........

The next morning, after Li Jin and his team had a simple breakfast, they called Chu Yunfei and the others to the temporary command room to go over the plan again.

Although the plan was explained clearly at the latest, since it was nighttime and everyone might not be in the best condition, we needed to go over the plan again to avoid any problems.

After Li Jin repeated the plan, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Commander Mu, your plan is fine, but I'd like to know, what are your plans for dealing with that secret Japanese unit?!" Division Commander Zhang said at this moment.

The plans Mu Jin described were all aimed at the 6th Division and its command post, but he didn't mention how to deal with the Japanese secret force, which was quite large.

Moreover, according to Mu Jin, the combat effectiveness of this unit is not much weaker than that of the unit he leads, and may even be just as strong.

If that's the case, then this unit poses a significant threat, the key being that they have no way to deal with this secret force.

The only way to deal with them is to have Mu Jin and his men take action. Otherwise, if this force comes to their territory and causes trouble, who will be able to stop them?

"Commander Zhang, you don't need to worry about that. I will take care of them! After we take down the Japanese command post, it will be time to take them down as well," Li Jin said slowly.

In his view, the threat posed by Yamamoto's special attack force was far greater than that of other Japanese soldiers; if they were not eliminated, the rear of his troops might not be safe.

"It seems Commander Mu already has a plan, so I won't ask any further." Commander Zhang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Since Mu Jin had a plan to eliminate the other party, that was all the better.

"If there's anything we can help you with, just let us know, and we'll do our best," Commander Zhang added.

The Japanese secret forces were their greatest enemy, so they had to be eliminated, otherwise they wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.

Although Mu Jin's troops were also in danger, the enemy would not easily attack the Jin-Sui Army, so the threat was not great. But the Japanese were a different story.

“Okay, I’ll let you know if I need anything.” Li Jin nodded, though he had no intention of asking the 358th Regiment for help.

To eliminate Yamamoto's special attack force, we still need to send in the special operations regiment; only in this way can we reduce casualties.

"Commander Mu, you must take care of this unit!" Fang Ligong said hurriedly. If the 358th Regiment accidentally got into a fight with the enemy one day, they would probably be powerless to fight back.

He would rather fight Mu Jin, since Mu Jin would show some mercy out of consideration for Chu Yunfei and prevent them from suffering heavy casualties, but the Japanese wouldn't care about that.

Therefore, the Japanese secret force is definitely the biggest threat. It is powerful and there is no relationship between them and the enemy. So, when they fight, there is no question of showing mercy!
"Chief of Staff Fang, don't worry about that. I won't let this Japanese unit live too long! Such a strong Japanese unit won't be allowed to appear here!" Li Jin said.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Fang Ligong breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Commander Zhang and his men got up and left the command room.

"Li Jin, what exactly are you planning to do about the Japanese secret unit?! Do you need our help?!" Li Yunlong said, having not asked for details beforehand.
"Commander, you don't need to get involved. The Special Operations Regiment can handle them." Li Jin declined. The Yamamoto Special Attack Corps was not to be underestimated, so it was best for the New First Regiment and the Independent Regiment not to get involved to avoid too many casualties.

"Li Jin, you're worried about our heavy casualties, aren't you? I won't say anything else, I'll transfer the Gray Wolf Squad to you for command. Although it only has a hundred or so men, their combat effectiveness is definitely no worse than the Japanese secret forces! They should be able to help a bit." Li Yunlong guessed why Li Jin said this and immediately expressed his agreement.

Although the Gray Wolf Squad is small in number, they were specially trained by him with concentrated resources, and their combat strength is comparable to that of the special operations regiment's soldiers. They can definitely be of help.

"Li Jin, you can also be assigned to command the elite squad of the Independent Regiment!" Kong Jie said at this moment.

"Old Kong, don't interfere with your few dozen men. They've worked so hard to train them. If there are any losses, you'll regret it!" Li Yunlong said immediately. Kong Jie's elite squad only had forty or fifty men, which was the limit of what Kong Jie could train.

Moreover, their combat effectiveness is inferior to that of the special operations regiment and even his Gray Wolf Squad.

"No matter what, they are a secret unit fighting the Japanese, so I have to do my part!" Kong Jie replied, knowing that Li Yunlong was trying to make him conserve some of his strength.

"Listen to me first. I've already come up with the plan, so there won't be any problems. Your mission is to severely damage, or even annihilate, a brigade of the Sixth Division," Li Jin interrupted their conversation.

"I'm quite confident in eliminating this secret unit, so you can keep the Gray Wolf Squad and the Sharp Knife Squad alive. Put more pressure on the Japanese so my plan can proceed more smoothly." Li Jin added a few more words to avoid making Li Yunlong and the others feel that he was looking down on them.

"That's true. Alright then. If you need anything, just let us know, and the New First Regiment will definitely help!" Li Yunlong said with a serious expression. In fact, he was quite wary of this secret Japanese unit.

Knowing the combat strength of the special operations regiment, he was very worried when he learned that the combat strength of this secret unit was probably comparable to that of the special operations regiment! "Regimental Commander, I won't stand on ceremony," Li Jin said with a smile.

"Li Jin, the Independent Regiment will also help!" Kong Jie also stated.

"Then thank you very much, Commander Kong," Li Jin replied with a smile.

"No need to be so polite, we're all on the same side," Kong Jie said.

.........

As Commander Zhang and his men walked toward their own camp, Chu Yunfei couldn't help but look toward the location where Mu Jin's troops were stationed.

"Commander, I've noticed something's off about the guns that Mu Jin's troops are carrying," Chu Yunfei said slowly.

"What's wrong?! It's just that they've been equipped with a large number of Type 38 rifles and the like," Commander Zhang asked, puzzled. "It's just guns, why are they acting like they don't have any?"

"I feel that their guns look different from the Type 38 rifles and the Hanyang Type 24 rifles. They are models I've never seen before. Actually, I noticed this last night, but I thought it was too late and I was mistaken. But I looked at them carefully just now and found that they are indeed different!" Chu Yunfei explained the situation.

"You mean, they've built a new rifle?!" Upon hearing this, Commander Zhang immediately knew what Chu Yunfei was trying to say.

"Yes, and its power is estimated to be quite strong, or rather, it's very practical. Otherwise, Mu Jin wouldn't have equipped so many soldiers with it!" Chu Yunfei's expression turned serious.

For Mu Jin and his group, having a good gun is extremely important; otherwise, they won't be able to unleash their full potential.

"Hiss... Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?! This is no small matter!" Commander Zhang gasped and couldn't help but ask again.

"I'm absolutely not mistaken!" Chu Yunfei said with certainty.

"Does that mean Mu Jin set up an arms factory in the base area and could even manufacture guns?!" Fang Ligong exclaimed in surprise.

He had assumed that Mu Jin's guns were stolen from the Japanese, but little did he know that Mu Jin and his men also had the ability to manufacture guns.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that should be the case. Moreover, the firearms are much more practical than the Japanese Type 38 rifles! Otherwise, they wouldn't have equipped themselves with them!" Chu Yunfei said.

He had previously thought the Type 38 rifle was already quite powerful, but he never expected that Mu Jin could actually create an even more powerful gun.

"Commander, Mu Jin has quite a few talented people under his command, even gun makers. That's amazing!"
But what I can't understand is, how did Mu Jin get the machine tools for making guns?! Did he seize them from the Japanese?! But that's unlikely, the Japanese arsenals are heavily guarded, and they wouldn't let anyone know their location." Fang Ligong frowned as he spoke.

He had initially thought the items were captured by Mu Jin, but upon closer reflection, he realized that Japanese arsenals were not so easy to find, and even if they were, they wouldn't be able to take them down. For example, the Japanese also had arsenals in Taiyuan.

But who would dare to attack Taiyuan?! That would be suicide. Even if it were a small Japanese arsenal, if the Japanese soldiers inside felt they couldn't hold it, they would probably blow up the equipment immediately, and there would be no way they would leave it for Mu Jin.

How did Namu Jin get his hands on the machine tool?! He really couldn't figure it out.

"Yes, this thing is not easy to make. We don't have the technology to manufacture machine tools at all in China. Some of the machine tools in our arsenal are outdated products that we bought from abroad in the past." Commander Zhang was also very puzzled.

To manufacture powerful firearms, you need good machine tools; these are not things that can be made by hand.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei frowned as well, finding it strange as well.

"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army got it?!" Fang Ligong suddenly said.

"Do you think that's possible?! If they could get their hands on something so important, would they give it to Mu Jin?!" Commander Zhang was somewhat helpless after hearing this.

Leaving aside whether they could get the machine tools back from abroad through the Japanese blockade, given that the Eighth Route Army could mass-produce weapons with machine tools, how could they possibly give such an important thing to Mu Jin?

"Um...it seems unlikely." Fang Ligong realized that he had said the least likely outcome.

"Commander, do you think it's possible that the Northeast Army once sent people abroad to study, and Mu Jin was one of them?!" Chu Yunfei said at this moment.

"And then?!" Commander Zhang asked.

"Then Mu Jin met a friend from a very powerful family abroad, so this machine tool was brought from abroad by Mu Jin's friend!" Chu Yunfei said slowly.

He felt that this was the only possibility: the machine tools in the Mu Jin base were brought from abroad.

“What you said is quite possible. No, given Li Jin’s age, it doesn’t match up. It’s unlikely that he went abroad to study and then came back.” Commander Zhang first agreed, then denied the claim.

"There are some discrepancies." Chu Yunfei fell silent as he spoke. He thought he had guessed correctly, but it seemed that he hadn't.

"Perhaps Mu Jin has never been abroad, but he does know a foreign friend from a well-off family!" Commander Zhang said.

He felt that Mu Jin was unlikely to go abroad, but there was a good chance that he would make a foreign friend in China. Moreover, given Mu Jin's personality and way of dealing with people, it wouldn't be difficult for him to make friends.

"If that's the case, Mu Jin is really incredibly lucky to have met such a friend!" Fang Ligong couldn't help but sigh, wondering why he didn't know any foreign friends like this.

"That's not entirely true. With Mu Jin's abilities, anyone who has known him for a while and isn't blind can see that he's very capable. It's not impossible for someone to invest in Mu Jin in advance." Chu Yunfei didn't think that Mu Jin made such friends by sheer luck.

"Indeed, a talent like Mu Jin is worth investing in. It's just a pity that we met him too late. If we had met him earlier, we might have had a chance, or even managed to win him over!" Commander Zhang sighed.

(End of this chapter)