Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 68 Time waits for no one!

Once the order from headquarters was issued, Li Yunlong and Zhong Zhicheng naturally had to obey it.

Since the New 1st Regiment had no chief of staff, Li Yunlong had to personally take charge of the task of formulating the marching route.

Li Yunlong first asked the radio operator Xiao Zhang to send a telegram to Boss Lin informing him that the goods had been received in Jindong.

这次收货有1000支步枪、180万发子弹，以及新合作的定金15门60毫米迫击炮和4个基数的炮弹。

Receiving the goods is the top priority for Li Yunlong.

What if Boss Lin delivers the weapons and ammunition here, but the New 1st Regiment has already left? Wouldn’t that be a waste of time?

The price of 30 mortars and 4 basic artillery shells is also a great cooperation for Li Yunlong!

At present, the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army have only about 20 mortars in total, and even fewer shells.

Weapons, weapons, and more weapons!

The Eighth Route Army’s weapons are still too poor, and they are also short of ammunition!
The 60mm mortar provided by Boss Lin has 1 rounds of ammunition for one mortar and 1 rounds for 120 mortars, which means a total of 30 rounds of ammunition. In addition to high-explosive bombs, there are also white phosphorus bombs and flares.

Like the previous times, Boss Lin will first pay half of the deposit as the capital for cooperation, which is 15 60mm mortars and 4 basic shells. At the same time, he will deliver the rifles and bullets earned from the last cooperation to kill the Japanese.

When Boss Lin offered to cooperate, Li Yunlong agreed without even looking at the intelligence information.

There is no doubt that this cooperation will be another profitable business.

In addition to Boss Lin's active cooperation, Li Yunlong can also cooperate passively, such as the last bombardment of Dai County Airport, which blew up 24 Japanese planes.

After killing the high-value targets of the Japanese, Boss Lin will also pay for weapons and ammunition, and there will be rewards.

Regiment Headquarters.

Li Yunlong quickly planned the marching route.

According to the order from the headquarters, the New 1st Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New 3rd Regiment had to march quickly to the eastern Shanxi area to join the brigade headquarters.

Then wait for an opportunity to attack the Japanese from behind and support the battle on the front line.

At this moment, Xiao Zhang, the radio operator, came in with a telegram in his hand:
"Reporting to the regiment commander, Boss Lin called back and agreed to deliver the goods in Jindong. He asked us to send him a telegram after we arrive in Jindong."

After saying that, Xiao Zhang handed the telegram in his hand to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong took it and looked at the telegram. Xiao Zhang was about to leave after finishing his report, but was stopped by Li Yunlong.

There were some words on the telegram that Li Yunlong didn't recognize, so he humbly asked Xiao Zhang for help.

Ever since he last met with Boss Lin and was asked about his studies, Li Yunlong has felt a greater sense of crisis.

My own academic performance is related to the financial resources of the New 1st Regiment and even the entire Eighth Route Army.

It’s impossible not to pay attention to it.

In the past, studying was useless, but now I have to keep the habit of studying anytime and anywhere.

Li Yunlong attended a private school for two years when he was a child, and he also learned some cultural knowledge after joining the army. So he was not illiterate and had some basic knowledge.

After memorizing a few unfamiliar words, he let Xiao Zhang leave and carefully put the telegram away.

At this moment, Political Commissar Zhong walked in quickly. "Old Li, the order to march has been issued to each regiment and company. Has Boss Lin replied to the telegram yet?"

"I've already sent a reply by telegram," Li Yunlong said. "Boss Lin agreed to deliver the goods in eastern Shanxi."

"That's good." Political Commissar Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. "Boss Lin agreed to deliver the goods in Jindong, which can save us a lot of trouble."

If they were to receive the goods immediately, the New 1st Regiment would have to find a way to transport so many weapons and ammunition to eastern Shanxi.

The 129th Division's transport team was only enough to transport more than 80 tons of combat supplies captured last time.

Even the mountain artillery and artillery shells that Boss Lin gave to the mountain artillery regiment in the morning would have been very troublesome to transport to southeastern Shanxi if Boss Lin had not provided enough mules and carts!
Boss Lin was able to transport weapons and ammunition to the Xinkou front and to the vicinity of the New 1st Regiment's base, avoiding the Kuomintang, the Japanese, and even the Eighth Route Army's reconnaissance.

They must be able to transport weapons and ammunition to eastern Shanxi, and they have extraordinary means.

But everyone has secrets. Li Yunlong had hinted at it, but Boss Lin was unwilling to reveal it. Li Yunlong was not the kind of person who would dig deep into the details. As long as the weapons and ammunition could be obtained smoothly, why would he think so much?
Are you not tired?
If you use that energy, you might as well think about killing more Japanese and earning more weapons and ammunition.

"That's right." Li Yunlong nodded. "In half an hour, we will set off for Jindong."

Before the New 769st Regiment set out, the th Regiment and the Special Forces Regiment had already covered the transport team, transferring combat supplies, mountain artillery and artillery shells towards southeastern Shanxi. For fear of being targeted by Japanese planes, the transport team had to march at night.

Marching at night is difficult for other armies, but for the Eighth Route Army that has experienced the Long March, it is a common thing.

Half an hour later, all the battalions and companies were ready and began to march.

At the same time, Li Yunlong sent out a reconnaissance team with another marching map to explore the way for the main force not far ahead.

The seriously wounded soldiers that the New 1st Regiment could not take away were left in the homes of their fellow villagers to recuperate. The headquarters had decided to establish the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area in the Wutai County area.

The soldiers rushed forward with torches and guns on their backs.

This was the situation in the army at that time. Sometimes, when an order came down, they had to set off without even having time to eat, let alone sleep.

The Japanese are invading my homeland, burning, killing, looting, and bullying my brothers and sisters.

Always stay with me.

Li Yunlong rode a chestnut Japanese horse captured in the great victory of Wangdongbao and looked at his soldiers.

After all, the New 1st Regiment was just a basic regiment and did not have the same treatment as the main force regiment. Many soldiers of the New 1st Regiment were still wearing ordinary people's clothes and straw sandals, and did not even have a decent military uniform.

But every soldier had sharp eyes and a resolute expression, and the entire army exuded a sense of sharpness.

This unit, which was established only two or three months ago, although not a main force, already has a bit of an elite flavor.

As the commander of the main force of the Red Fourth Front Army, Li Yunlong was confident that it would take about a year to build the New 1st Regiment into the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

But now, with the support of Mr. Lin, Li Yunlong is confident that in three or four months at most, the new regiment will become more powerful than the strongest main regiment.

Although the New 115st Regiment is strong enough, it is still far behind the strongest main force regiment, such as the th Division Independent Regiment.

after all.

All the soldiers of the 115th Division Independent Regiment were reorganized from the st Division of the First Red Army, and each of them is a ruthless person.

Li Yunlong saw a familiar face among the soldiers walking past, so he called out to him, "Wei Daxun, aren't you recuperating in the division's field hospital?"

Wei Daxun is somewhat similar to Wei Dayong in figure and appearance, but he looks a bit more mature than Wei Dayong. Wei Daxun was a little flattered to see that Li Yunlong actually remembered his name.

"Reporting to the regiment commander, my injuries have almost healed. Dayong said that the troops will be transferred soon, so I was discharged from the hospital and returned to the team."

Knowing that the troops were about to move and the field hospital was nearby, Wei Dayong took a leave to visit his cousin.

The current situation is chaotic, Wei Daxun does not want to be separated from Wei Dayong, and Li Yunlong is also a good regimental commander. He has heard in the field hospital that the victory of Wangdongbao was the work of Li Yunlong, and he admires him very much.

Although his injury had not yet healed, Wei Daxun was afraid that he would not be able to find the new group in the future, so under the cover of Wei Dayong, he quietly slipped out of the hospital.

"Your injury hasn't healed yet, right?" Li Yunlong could tell at a glance that Wei Daxun must have slipped out, and he was limping as he walked.

"Almost there." Wei Daxun smiled and patted his legs.

"What do you mean it's almost done?" Li Yunlong dismounted and handed the reins to Wei Daxun, "Get on."

"Captain, this is not possible." Wei Daxun was shocked.

"This is an order." Li Yunlong's face darkened. "Next we have to march over 100 kilometers. If you don't ride a horse, your leg will be useless. By then, I'll have to assign two soldiers to carry your stretcher."

"Yes." Wei Daxun took the reins and said gratefully, "Thank you, Captain."

"Those behind, keep up!" Li Yunlong glanced back. Although the soldiers were poorly dressed, each soldier had a gun and an ammunition box on his shoulder. There were even quite a few light and heavy machine guns, as well as six mountain cannons and six infantry cannons.

Very wealthy.

But not enough.

(End of this chapter)