Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 219 Where Did the Things Go?

More than an hour later.

Li Dengxingyi led more than a thousand Japanese soldiers and chased them on foot for ten kilometers along the tire tracks until they reached a small woods.

I saw a cart by the grove. It was covered with a military green tarpaulin, and there was a bulge under the tarpaulin.

"Just this little equipment and raw materials?"

Li Dengxing wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It is equivalent to an armed forced march of 10 kilometers. This distance is nothing for those young Japanese soldiers, but for a 50-year-old like Li Dengxingyi, it is already a bit too much for his body.

Li Dengxing thought to himself that he should not pretend to be cool next time and should ride a military horse.

Most of the puppet soldiers have fallen behind, of course there are some with better physical fitness who have not fallen behind.

But fortunately, I finally caught up.

"Go up and take a look. Be careful and beware of booby traps."

After catching his breath, Li Dengxing waved his hands and said.

Several Japanese scouts approached the military column cautiously. Under the watchful eyes of Li Dengxingyi and the Japanese puppet soldiers, the Japanese scouts slowly lifted the tarpaulin with their bayonets.

What caught the eye was not equipment, raw materials or rails, but carts of smooth, round stones.

"Nani?"

Li Dengxingyi and the Japanese soldiers widened their eyes, their faces full of disbelief.

The Japanese staff officer said: "Your Excellency, we have been chasing for a long time, and this is all we have?"

Li Dengxing looked grim and glanced around. The wheel tracks stopped here, and it was obvious that the Eighth Route Army had deliberately led them here.

"Spread out and search carefully!"

"Hi!"

The devils and puppet troops quickly dispersed for reconnaissance and search.

But it wasn't long before the Japanese squadron leader came to report:
"Reporting to the regiment commander, no Eighth Route Army troops, no equipment, and no wheel tracks were found nearby."

Li Dengxing looked as if he had thought of something, and suddenly his expression changed drastically:
"Baga, we've been fooled."

"Order all troops to return to Songjia Village immediately."

Without caring about anything else, Li Dengxing waved his hands one by one, and a soldier led the horse over. He quickly jumped on the horse, turned the horse around, and rode ahead in the direction he came from.

The Japanese and puppet troops had no time to catch their breath and could only chase after them madly, exhausted to death.

The Japanese staff officer rode up to Li Dengxingyi and said in a deep voice:
"Captain, the Eighth Route Army transporting the stones and their mules can't run far. We should be able to catch up if we keep chasing them."

"Don't worry about the Eighth Route Army's transport team." Li Dengxing looked anxious. "We've been tricked by the Eighth Route Army. They used a trick of hiding the truth from the public. The military train, rails, and equipment should be hidden somewhere in Songjia Village. The Eighth Route Army wants to use our Type 94 trucks to transport the equipment away."

About 100 trucks and 6 armored vehicles were dispatched from Yangquan and Shouyang.

Each truck could transport about 1.5 tons of cargo. If the Eighth Route Army captured those trucks, they could transport 150 tons of equipment at a time.

This was the fastest way for the Eighth Route Army to transport some of the equipment.

The staff officer sounded puzzled, "But there are only so many roads near Shou County. Where can the Eighth Route Army transport all their equipment?"

Li Dengxing said with a grim expression, "Meng County, the Eighth Route Army's attack on Meng County must be part of their plan to ambush the Locust Army's columns."

The Japanese staff officer's face changed: "Baga, the Eighth Route Army is really cunning."

There is indeed a road from near Shouyang County that goes directly to Meng County.

After this batch of equipment was transported to Mengxian, it continued to be transported north to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area. The Eighth Route Army used this batch of equipment to build a small arsenal, and it was an arsenal that produced light machine guns, which was unacceptable to the Japanese army.

The Japanese officers rode horses, and the soldiers and puppet troops could only follow behind and eat dust, running all the way.

Some puppet soldiers were quickly exhausted and some with weaker constitutions were so tired that they vomited blood.

About an hour later, the Japanese soldiers returned and were about to reach Songjia Village. Li Dengxingyi then ordered them to stop and rest.

Then he ordered the scouts to go to Songjia Village to investigate the situation and see if there was an ambush by the Eighth Route Army.

Every failure makes one wiser. Knowing that the Li Dengxing seized by the Eighth Route Army had to be more cautious.

At this time, most of the puppet troops had fallen behind, and almost all the soldiers were exhausted. If the Eighth Route Army launched an attack at this time, they would not even have the strength to escape, let alone fight.

Not long after, the scout returned and reported to Li Dengxing:

"There was no Eighth Route Army ambush in Songjia Village. The convoy was attacked, and more than 100 drivers and an infantry squad protecting the convoy were all killed. All the trucks and armored vehicles were blown up by the Eighth Route Army."

While the Japanese were pursuing them towards southeastern Shanxi, Li Yunlong led a battalion to launch a surprise attack and wiped out the Japanese convoy.

Li Yunlong wanted to drive all the trucks and armored vehicles back, but he didn't have a driver who could drive a truck or armored vehicle.

The new regiment lacks technical talents in this area.

Li Dengxing was furious, his eyes were red with anger, and he almost vomited blood. He drew out the colonel's sword and slashed wildly.

"Sword Skill +1"

"Sword Skill +1"

The Japanese staff officer gnashed his teeth and said, "Order the troops to massacre all the villagers in Songjia Village."

A scout reported: "Major, the people in the surrounding villages have all fled."

The Japanese staff officer was furious: "Baga, the Eighth Route Army is so cunning!"

After venting his anger, Li Dengxingyi put the colonel's sword back into the scabbard, and his mind regained some thinking, but his face still showed strong anger and confusion.

"Since the Eighth Route Army blew up the convoy, the equipment, military trains and railroad tracks."

“Where the hell did the stuff go?”

...Southeastern Shanxi.

Northeast of Licheng County.

There is a place with cliffs and gullies, steep cliffs, gentle breeze, quiet valleys, silent fields and dense forests.

This is the Huangyadong Arsenal being built by the Eighth Route Army.

The arsenal is surrounded by mountains and is connected to the outside world by only two narrow paths. One path goes northwest over the top of the mountain and leads directly to Wangjiay Village in Wuxiang County, which is connected to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters. The other path goes down along the valley, and there is a narrow mountain stream at the exit, called Yitiantian, and the terrain is very dangerous.

Huangya Cave is a natural cave, 25 meters high, 20 meters wide, 40 meters deep, and nearly 20 meters from the ground.

The Eighth Route Army's equipment, materials and raw materials could only be carried on shoulders or by hand, and the construction of workers' dormitories was also fraught with difficulties.

at this time.

On a large flat area at the top of Huangya Cave, you can see engineers building workers' dormitories.

What is even more rare is that today some Eighth Route Army leaders climbed to the top of Huangya Cave under the protection of a guard company.

Except for the boss who was absent due to some matters, the deputy chief of general staff, division commander Liu, brigade commander Chen, and several staff officers were all present.

Director Liu of the arsenal led the workers of the arsenal and stood aside to prepare to receive the goods.

"Why haven't you come yet?"

Brigade Commander Chen looked at the watch on his hand and became a little impatient.

"Don't worry." Commander Liu pushed up his glasses. "What's coming will definitely come."

"Division Commander, you're not in a hurry," the brigade commander said with a faint smile. "This is equipment and raw materials for producing light machine guns. How can I not be anxious?"

"If this batch of equipment and raw materials can be put into production, our Eighth Route Army will become rich."

"At its peak, Yan Laoxi's Taiyuan Arsenal could produce 600 light machine guns per month."

"My requirements are not high. I would be satisfied if the monthly output can reach 60."

Each regiment of the Eighth Route Army was equipped with 20 machine guns, averaging 6 per battalion and 2 per company, which was considered a relatively wealthy regiment.

As for equipping the squad with light machine guns, that was not something we had ever thought about.

If the monthly output of light machine guns reaches 60, the machine guns produced each month can be equipped to the machine gunners of three regiments, and the annual output can be equipped to the machine gunners of 3 regiments.

The combat effectiveness of a unit can be completely different if it has sufficient machine guns and ammunition.

Division Commander Liu couldn't help but look expectant. "I wonder how many light machine guns we can produce per month with the equipment and raw materials we seized this time?"

The Deputy Chief of General Staff standing by had a satisfied expression on his face. Li Yunlong had already sent a telegram saying that the goods were on the way, and asked the headquarters to prepare to receive the goods and make a fortune.

Nine out of ten.

This guy started working as soon as he arrived in Meng County to establish the Jinzhong base. He is really a person who can't sit still.

But I have to say that I like this kid Li Yunlong more and more.

At this moment, the sound of propellers came from the sky. Several leaders hurriedly raised their binoculars and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see some small dots appearing in the northwest sky.

"coming."

The brigade commander took a deep breath and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"coming."

The commander held up the telescope and pushed up the black-framed glasses on his nose so that he could see more clearly.

"Here I am, Director Liu, getting ready to receive the goods."

Hearing the sound of propellers, the Deputy Chief of General Staff raised his binoculars and showed his white teeth.

"Comrades, prepare to receive the goods."

Director Liu was all smiles as he directed his employees and engineers who were building the houses to prepare for receiving the goods.

"call out!"

A red flare rose slowly into the sky.

"Da da da da da..."

The sound of the propeller spinning at high speed continued to ring in my ears, getting louder and louder, and getting closer and closer.

Before this, several leaders had seen Boss Chen’s large helicopter. The last time they received the goods was in the open space at the top of Huangya Cave, accompanied by Li Yunlong, but Li Yunlong was not there this time.

In the field of view of the telescope, huge cargoes were hanging under a group of large helicopters, but as the field of view of the telescope became clearer, the expressions of the three leaders and Director Liu became more and more strange.

"I am not wrong, right?"

"Boss Lin's large helicopter actually lifted the train here?"

The brigade commander's tone was filled with disbelief.

The Deputy Chief of General Staff, Division Commander Liu, and Factory Director Liu also gradually widened their eyes.

As the helicopter transport fleet gradually approached, a train carriage was hoisted under each giant helicopter, and above the train carriage were military equipment and raw materials.

Wow... There was a commotion among the workers and engineers around.

The first wave of giant helicopters approached Huangya Cave, and the second wave appeared in the distance.

Director Liu's eyes widened, almost popping out of his head. "Look, underneath the second cluster of machines, it looks like there's something like railroad tracks hanging on it?"

The Deputy Chief of General Staff, Division Commander Liu and the Brigade Commander hurriedly raised their binoculars to look at the second wave of aircraft.

"???"

(End of this chapter)