Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 469 What a bold dog!
Dagushan, the headquarters of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Ever since the New 14st Regiment severely damaged the 28th Division and drove away the th Brigade, Chu Yunfei led his troops back to Dagu Mountain.

However, when the officers of the 358th Regiment saw the soldiers, and now when they saw the soldiers of the New st Regiment on the road, they were all polite.

Even though the soldiers of the New 358st Regiment were arrogant, the officers and soldiers of the th Regiment did not dare to offend them and instead put on a smile.

Are you kidding? The New 14st Regiment could even destroy the Japanese Army's 358th Division, Type A Division, let alone the small th Regiment.

"Tuanzuo."

Sun Ming, with the rank of captain on his shoulders, walked in quickly and saluted Chu Yunfei:
"I didn't bring back any of the brothers who went to the Eighth Route Army's New 1st Regiment's field hospital to recuperate. I beg the commander to punish me."

"What did you say?" Chu Yunfei was startled and turned around. "No one has come back?"

"This must be Li Yunlong's doing." Fang Ligong was filled with righteous indignation. "Commander, it seems that you have no choice but to call Li Yunlong personally or go to the New 1st Regiment in person."

The 358th Regiment sent as many as six or seven hundred wounded soldiers to the New st Regiment Field Hospital.

Among them, only about two hundred were seriously injured, and the rest were lightly injured.

The seriously injured soldiers basically had either broken hands or legs and were basically disabled, but the lightly injured soldiers could return to the army after recovery. These were all elite veterans with combat experience.

If there was no other way, Chu Yunfei would not want to send them to the New 1st Regiment Field Hospital to recuperate.

"Chief of Staff," Sun Ming said, "I'm sure it wasn't Li Yunlong's doing. The wounded volunteered to stay in the New 1st Regiment and join the Eighth Route Army..."

Every day they were treated to a variety of delicious meals, almost every meal was meat. Officers and soldiers were treated equally, and the seriously injured were all awarded third-class merit. After recovering from their injuries, they were arranged to recuperate in the homes of the fortress residents. Such treatment...

If Chu Yunfei had not saved Sun Ming's life, even Sun Ming would have planned to surrender to the Communist Party.

The New 1st Regiment had tanks and heavy artillery, and it was very effective in fighting the Japanese.

Fang Ligong said angrily, "These guys are so ungrateful! The commander treats them well on weekdays, yet they are so ungrateful!"

Among the wounded were two company commanders, and it was obvious that these two company commanders had also surrendered to the Eighth Route Army.

"Well, everyone has their own aspirations. If they want to join the Communist Party, let them go."

Chu Yunfei sighed and waved his hand.

If Li Yunlong forcibly detained someone, he could go to Li Yunlong and ask for the person back.

But these two company commanders and soldiers voluntarily joined the Eighth Route Army. Even if they asked Li Yunlong to get them back, their hearts were with Han while their bodies were in Cao's camp.

"Commander, Chief of Staff."

At this moment, the communications staff sent a telegram to Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong:
"Headquarters called to report that last night, the Japanese Yamamoto Special Forces attacked the 3rd Division headquarters in Ji County in revenge for Datong. Over 200 men, including Division Commander Yang, were killed."

"In addition, the headquarters' transportation routes to northwest Shanxi have been cut off by the Japanese army. The 358th Regiment will have to provide its own food and wages for next month."

"What did you say?" Chu Yunfei was shocked. "Commander Yang was killed?"

Sun Ming and Fang Ligong, who were standing by, were also suddenly shocked. They didn't expect that the Japanese devils would be so bold.

The killing of Division Commander Yang was closely related to Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment.

"Yamamoto's special forces consisted of only about 3 people," Sun Ming said, puzzled. "The 3rd Division's headquarters is in Ji County, and there are more than 4000 of them stationed there. How could they not defeat a Japanese special forces team of less than 100 people?"

"This is called a special forces unit. Its combat effectiveness is far beyond your and my imagination. No matter whether it is the Eighth Route Army Special Forces or the Japanese Special Forces, the individual combat effectiveness of each of their members is not inferior to yours." Chu Yunfei said.

Sun Ming's pupils shrank. He was already the top expert of the 358th Regiment, and could be said to be able to fight ten people alone. He didn't expect that he could only reach the threshold of the special forces.

In fact, Chu Yunfei also formed a commando team, with Sun Ming as the captain, but they never learned the essentials of special operations.

Fang Ligong frowned and said, "Commander, the transportation route from the headquarters to northwest Shanxi has probably not been cut off by the Japanese army..."

Chu Yunfei also narrowed his eyes.

Fang Ligong continued, "Our 358th Regiment's supply route basically passes through the Eighth Route Army's territory."

"Under the current situation, do the Japanese dare to cut off the transportation routes of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in the Eighth Route Army's territory?"

"I see only one explanation: the headquarters has cut off the rations and pay for our 358th Regiment."

As soon as the words fell, the faces of all the members of the 358th Regiment in the regimental headquarters changed.

There are currently about 358 people in the 4000th Regiment. Each person needs 1.5 kilograms of food per day. Adding the consumption of military horses, mules, etc., 4 tons of food are needed every day.

120 tons of food are consumed in one month.

In addition, each Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldier received a monthly salary of 20 yuan in legal tender, and the company commander received a monthly salary of 100 yuan.

If the headquarters cuts off the 358th Regiment's food and monthly pay...

"Commander, Chief of Staff, our 358th Regiment should just surrender to the Communist Party. Those officers at the headquarters don't treat us as human beings anyway!"

An intelligence staff officer expressed the thoughts of most of the staff officers present.

"Yes, forget about joining the Communist Party. The only future is to follow the Eighth Route Army!"

Another operations staff officer echoed loudly.

"Most of our brothers below us are interested in joining the Communist Party."

The training staff officer said.

"Shut up, everyone!"

Chu Yunfei's eyes turned cold.

With such a loud noise, are you afraid that it won't reach Commander Yan's ears?

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Ping'an County, headquarters of the new regiment.

Li Yunlong also received information that Yamamoto's special forces had beheaded the headquarters of the 3rd Division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

"Isn't Yamamoto always so arrogant? He always wanted to kill our headquarters or Chiang Kai-shek. Why is he interested in a division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army this time?"

Li Yunlong sounded doubtful.

Zhao Gang stared at the map for a while and said, "Look, Lao Li, if Yamamoto wanted to kill the Jinsui Army division headquarters, he wouldn't have to run so far. There are several Jinsui Army divisions in Luliang Mountain."

"He came all the way to Ji County in southwestern Shanxi to do this. What does this mean?"

Li Yunlong glanced at the map and said, "Yamamoto intended to behead Yan Laoxi, but for some reason he failed or gave up halfway, so he beheaded the nearest headquarters of the 3rd Division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

"That's right." Zhao Gang nodded, "That should be it."

At this moment, the communications staff delivered a report from the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army: "Yan Laoxi has cut off the 358th Regiment's food and wages. Many members of the 358th Regiment are interested in surrendering to the Communist Party. Chu Yunfei's attitude is unclear."

Not long after, a telegram arrived from headquarters: "The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has been making moves recently and may launch an attack on the Shanxi New Army."

The Shanxi New Army, also known as the Shanxi Youth Anti-Enemy Death Squadron, has now grown to tens of thousands of people. The vast majority of the army's political cadres are Communist Party members, and they are gradually breaking away from Yan Xishan's control.

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and said, "Yan Laoxi is so bold that he dares to touch the Tai Sui. It seems that if we don't teach him a lesson, we will never know how many eyes the Horse King has."

Zhao Gang said, "Also, we can take this opportunity to bring over all of Yan Laoxi's arsenal technicians."

Immediately, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang got together and began to plan. From time to time, the two brothers could be heard laughing in collusion.

(End of this chapter)