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Chapter 926 Why are the troops in the rear so strong?
Xingshan Ferry.

Chu Yunfei had no idea that he was about to receive a hot telegram from Yan Laokou.

He was sitting in his brigade headquarters, listening to Fang Ligong's report.

"Commander, I have already figured out the situation at Xingshan Ferry."

Fang Ligong spoke excitedly.

Ever since the 9th Independent Brigade was ordered to come here, Chu Yunfei asked him to investigate the situation in the vicinity, and he happened to come to report today.

"Oh, judging from your expression, Brother Ligong, this Xingshan Ferry is a good place?
How does it compare to the Shibakawa Ferry we used to have in the south?"

Chu Yunfei asked curiously.

"That's right! The Yellow River here flows gently, and it connects Shanxi and Shaanxi. There are also many merchants and travelers coming and going, and there are abundant supplies and people!

As long as we set up checkpoints and collect taxes, we can support half of the brigade!

Although it is not as good as the Shibakawa Ferry, it is still a good place."

Fang Ligong smiled so hard that wrinkles on his face were almost showing.

Any place where you can make money is a good place!
These days, military salaries from superiors are often unreliable, so finding a prosperous place to base one's military presence is extremely important.

When it comes to this topic, our military troops in Chaohu, Wuhu and eastern Shandong have the final say.

During the most difficult times for other units of our army, not only were they able to have enough food and clothing, but they were also able to hand in large amounts of funds to support other units.

It is simply astonishing to those who read historical materials in later generations.

"Brother Ligong, don't tell me about your strengths. What about your weaknesses?"

Chu Yunfei was calm and was not overwhelmed by his words. He waved his hand and asked seriously.

“Of course there are many disadvantages.

The first is that there are quite a few Japanese artillery towers around here, but we have knocked them down little by little in recent days.

The second is the bandits. It is said that there are several gangs of bandits who make their living by relying on the Xingshan Ferry!

There are hundreds of people in each group.

The largest ones may even have thousands of people and three to five hundred guns. Their strength should not be underestimated!"

Fang Ligong also restrained the smile on his face.

"Bandits? That's great.

Our 9th Independent Brigade is short of manpower, and it's just right that these bandits come to our doorstep.

Starting tomorrow, we will send people to suppress the bandits.

Kill the main culprit and bring all the accomplices into our team to fill up the vacancies in our regiment.

I want there to be no more bandits within this fifty-mile radius!
I also want our 9th Independent Brigade to grow to people!"

Chu Yunfei gave the order fiercely.

"What? Ten thousand people?

Brigade Commander, that's no worse than a division!"

Fang Ligong was somewhat shocked by Chu Yunfei's ambition.

"Humph, Li Yunlong has tens of thousands of troops under his command, so why can't I, Chu Yunfei, have one?"

Thinking back to the time when his 358th Regiment had more than 5000 people, Li Yunlong was just the leader of a small core regiment of a thousand people.

But now, the power in their hands is several times greater than ours!
He was really envious.

When Fang Ligong saw Chu Yunfei mentioned Li Yunlong, he stopped talking.

Back then, he looked down on the other person as a peasant, but now, he could no longer refuse to accept it.

He dared not even think of a major battle that would easily wipe out tens of thousands of Japanese devils.

He could only nod and remind Chu Yunfei:

"Commander, the bandits are easy to deal with. With our strength, even if these bandits unite, they are no match for us.

But I think the biggest threat we face is across the river.

The team guarding the ferry crossing is well-equipped and looks like they can charge over at any time!"

Hearing this, Chu Yunfei nodded heavily:

“Yes, it was said before that the troops left behind in their hometown were incomplete in guns and bullets, and they were mainly engaged in reclaiming wasteland and farming in the rear.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Today their artillery actually conducted two rounds of live-fire training!

Although they are just mortars, they should not be underestimated!"

"Yes. Speaking of which, they are really weird. Not to mention that Li Yunlong's troops in northwestern Shanxi are well-equipped.

Why are the troops in the rear so strong?
It’s incredible! "

Fang Ligong was somewhat worried.

How could he know that this was the result of Yang Yuanshan throwing equipment out crazily when he returned to his hometown last time?

Ten thousand Type 150 rifles, million rounds of bullets, hundreds of mortars and infantry guns, and tens of thousands of artillery shells are enough to upgrade the garrison troops in their hometown.

Chu Yunfei pondered for a moment and said:

“They probably won’t cross the river from here easily, but we still have to be on guard.

Brother Ligong, starting tomorrow, you will arrange for people to build a few sturdy watchtowers and fortifications for me at the ferry, and make preparations for defense.

Others have already rushed over, but we don’t know yet.”

"OK, I see."

Fang Ligong nodded in agreement.

……

The two were discussing when suddenly a confidential clerk from the brigade knocked on the door and came in:

"Commander of the Brigade, Commander of the Staff, telegram from the Second War Zone!"

Fang Ligong quickly stood up, took the telegram, and waved his hand to let the confidential clerk leave.

"What did Commander Yan say again?"

Ever since he moved to Xingshan Ferry without Yan Laokou's order, he has been harassed by his superiors many times these days.

Telegram after telegram, all full of criticism and accusations, almost annoyed him to death.

So now that he heard that there was another telegram from above, he naturally wouldn't be in a good mood.

Fang Ligong also knew that he was unhappy, but did not answer. He opened the telegram and took a look. His face suddenly changed, but he did not speak immediately.

When Chu Yunfei saw his expression, his face darkened and he quickly reminded him:
"Brother Ligong!"

Fang Ligong reacted immediately after hearing the reminder. He handed over the telegram and said, "Commander Yan has given us a big problem!"

Chu Yunfei took the telegram and looked at it. His eyes suddenly bulged and he said angrily:

"Humph, I don't think it's a difficult problem. This is to make me, Chu Yunfei, bear the eternal infamy!"

Then he angrily crumpled the telegram into a ball and threw it on the ground.

Still feeling unsatisfied, he stepped on it hard.

At this moment, he completely threw away the gratitude in his heart towards Yan Laokou for promoting him to be the leader of the 358th Regiment!
He was even cursing in his heart: I’m from Wutai, and you treat me like this? ? ! !
Fang Ligong's face was full of bitterness, and he asked quickly:
"Then, Commander, what shall we do?
Should I follow orders or disobey them?"

"You want to be a traitor?"

Chu Yunfei sneered back.

"Commander, please don't say such harsh words!

Even if we take action, we are only following the orders of the Executive Office!"

Fang Ligong was very embarrassed.

We are all seven feet tall men, who the hell wants to be labeled a traitor!
"Hmm, orders?
Bullshit order!

Believe it or not, if we really take action and there is some public opinion later, this order was forged by us!

When that happens, not only will we be cursed, but we will also be stripped of our military designations, arrested and executed!"

Chu Yunfei couldn't hold it in any longer and swore a rare curse.

It was obvious that his defenses had been broken.

“This…this shouldn’t be the case, right?

Commander Yan... no... it won't be like that."

Fang Ligong struggled to speak.

"snort.

Anyway, at this stage, I, Chu Yunfei, would rather die than do something that would please my enemies and hurt my loved ones! "

Chu Yunfei's words were powerful.

Although he was bullied many times by Li Yunlong and Yang Yuanshan in northwest Shanxi, which made him hate these two guys to the core, he still knew right from wrong.

Now is the critical moment in our stalemate with the Japanese, and we must not engage in internal strife!
"But Commander, you have also seen the contents of the telegram.

If we don't take action, we will have no military pay and ammunition supplies from now on!
By then, won't our 9th Independent Brigade also be disbanded?"

Fang Ligong disagreed with Chu Yunfei's high-sounding words.

Ideals are ideals, reality is reality, how can they be confused?

If you delay paying military salaries for one or two months, that’s fine. But if it’s three or five months, who among the officers and soldiers will work for you?

What are you guys trying to gain by tying your heads to your belts to join the army? Don’t you have any idea?

“I’ll find a way to supply the military pay and ammunition!

Didn’t you just say that setting up checkpoints and collecting taxes can support the army?
Then let’s set it up!”

Chu Yunfei also felt tremendous pressure in his heart.

If you don’t manage a household, you don’t know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are!

Every day the troops are maintained requires a huge amount of money to support them.

……

Fang Ligong was about to continue his persuasion when a scout hurried over and knocked on the door:
"Report! Brigade Commander, Staff Commander, we have figured out the situation in the west."

Chu Yunfei spoke:
"speak!"

"Yes! Since yesterday, the special forces group in Northwest Shanxi has surrounded Qubei County..."

The scout described what he had discovered.

Chu Yunfei waved his hand to let him out, and then the other party sneered:
"My goodness, the Japanese were beaten by Yang Yuanshan and are asking us for help!
That's ridiculous!
The most ridiculous thing in the world!"

"Yeah, it's a little bit..."

Fang Ligong was speechless.

What the hell is this?
The mouse was caught by a cat, and asked another cat to save it?
What about playing? ! !
"Brother Ligong, it's Yang Yuanshan's special forces group that's dealing with the Japanese. Do you still want to help?"

Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows and sneered.

Fang Ligong quickly shook his head:
“Commander, the strength of the Special Forces Regiment is simply extraordinary.

We haven't recovered our strength yet after what happened with Qian Bojun, so we naturally can't provoke a strong enemy."

The reputation of the Special Forces Regiment as "the best regiment in the world" is known throughout the world.

People who don’t know much about the Special Forces Regiment will naturally think that their earth-shaking achievements are all exaggeration and propaganda.

But he had been in northwestern Shanxi with the 9th Brigade for such a long time, so he naturally knew that every single one of those things was true!

……

Seeing that he had behaved himself, Chu Yunfei finally felt a little relieved.

After a moment of contemplation, he said:

"Brother Ligong, please help me call the headquarters and ask them to give more specific orders.

Let us make it clear who we are attacking, otherwise we cannot obey your orders."

"Commander, are you really going to cut yourself off from the Second War Zone?"

Fang Ligong was heartbroken.

"Humph, they were the ones who couldn't accommodate me, Chu Yunfei!"

Chu Yunfei snorted coldly.

"Oh! All right, I'll go right away."

Fang Ligong sighed, agreed, and raised a new question:

"But Commander, we can still rely on setting up checkpoints and collecting taxes to pay our military salaries, but what about the future ammunition supply?"

“Don’t worry, the principal will help us solve it.

At worst, can’t you still buy it?
Recently, I heard that someone in the west can buy guns and ammunition in large quantities. We can also try this method!

You can’t let a living person die from holding his urine!”

Chu Yunfei waved his hand and made the final decision.

……

(End of this chapter)