Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Changjin Lake, a Hundred Battles, a Hundred Victories

Chapter 191 Taking Stock of the Gains! Chen Ming: I'm Surrounded by the Japanese Supplies!

As Chen Ming was watching the transport of the captured supplies, Chief of Staff Wang Dafei walked over with a look of excitement and distress.

"What's wrong, Dafei? You look happy but troubled." Chen Ming asked with a smile.

"We've seized so much material this time that we don't even have enough of the transportation vehicles and manpower we prepared beforehand."

"This is the first time I've experienced the troubles of having too many supplies," Dafei said with a smile.

"Really? I've already mobilized all my transport personnel, enough to transport all the supplies for our troops, yet we're still short of manpower to transport supplies to Datong?"

"I even managed to get several trains, how could I not be able to transport them all?" Chen Ming asked doubtfully.

It should be noted that Chen Ming had been planning and accumulating resources for several months before attacking Datong, and had secretly mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources.

They can't even finish transporting all the supplies from Datong now.

"The spoils this time were just too many. When I saw the approximate number, my jaw almost dropped. I had to rub my eyes several times to make sure I wasn't seeing things," Dafei said.

"Tell me exactly how many supplies there are, so I can be happy," Chen Ming said with a smile.

"You should be prepared for this. I'm worried it might shock you. I was quite shocked myself when I told you," Dafei said, keeping everyone in suspense.

"You're keeping me in suspense. What haven't I seen?"

"Back when we raided northern Shanxi, captured several counties, and expanded our base area, I didn't even blink an eye," Chen Ming said with a smile.

"Commander, aren't you going to do this without blinking?" Da Biao asked quietly from the side.

"You bastard Wang Dabiao, you actually made fun of me." Chen Ming kicked his personal bodyguard, Wang Dabiao.

In formal settings, Wang Dabiao addressed Chen Ming as "Commander," but in everyday situations, he could call Chen Ming "Old Chen," reflecting their revolutionary camaraderie—a tradition in our army.

"Hehe." Wang Dabiao laughed as he ran to the side after being kicked by Chen Ming.

After kicking Da Biao, Chen Ming looked at Chief of Staff Wang Dafei, waiting for him to report the amount of captured supplies, to see if it could really shock him.

Just kidding, with so many soldiers under my command, the amount of supplies I mobilize each time is astronomical.

Last night, when all the artillery was mobilized to cover the Japanese with firepower and thousands of shells were fired, he didn't even blink!
What kind of numbers could shock even yourself?
"Listen carefully then," Dafei continued, "I won't talk about anything else for now, let's just talk about the captured grain."
"The approximate amount of grain we have tallied this time has already exceeded ten million jin!"

After Dafei finished speaking, he waited for Chen Ming's reaction.

"How much?" Chen Ming's eyes widened.

"At least ten million catties, and that's just a rough estimate from the Japanese warehouses so far."

Dafei emphasized, "The stuff piled up in the corners and alleys of the Japanese warehouses, and inside the fortifications, once it's all been looted and transported out, I estimate... it will exceed 15 million catties!"

As he spoke, Dafei held up his palm and forcefully made a five.

"At least ten million catties, that's at least five thousand tons of grain," Chen Ming exclaimed, quickly calculating in his mind how long that grain would last.

Based on the current size of the main force of the independent detachment, it can consume 4.5 jin of grain per day.

Five thousand tons of grain is enough to feed people for at least seven months. If we add the grain that is subsequently tallied, it can meet the grain supply for about a year.

"This only includes grains, not including canned goods, pickles, oil, salt, soy sauce, and other non-staple foods!"

"With all that in hand, we've really struck it rich this time!" Wang Dafei waved his arms excitedly.

This year, besides weapons and ammunition, food is the most important thing for many cadres in the base areas.

In years of great disaster, food is a more precious resource than gold!

"Wait, you didn't include the people's grain in your statistics, did you?" Chen Ming asked uncertainly.

"How could that be? The discipline of our Eighth Route Army is as ironclad as ever. If I dared to lay a hand on the people, you wouldn't even need to execute me; the soldiers below would have dragged me to the firing range and shot me." Dafei quickly denied it.

"Okay, that's fine."

Upon hearing Dafei's additional words, Chen Ming admitted that he had spoken too soon.

He originally estimated that the grain reserves in Datong would be enough to feed the army for at least three months.

After all, it was 42, and with reduced grain production, the Japanese wouldn't have much in reserve.

Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, the Japanese were still able to store more than 5,000 tons of grain in Datong.

This shows how much the Japanese invaders in Datong plundered our people!
So much grain, enough to feed countless people, was looted by the Japanese. In this year of great disaster, how many people will starve to death if they can't find any food?

"How did we manage to seize so much grain?" Chen Ming asked.

"I've roughly figured this out," Dafei said, taking a document out of his bag and placing it on the table in the command center.

"I found in the documents of the Japanese garrison command that the Japanese transferred a batch of grain from other places to Datong to support the Japanese operations in Datong and Suiyuan."

"However, Ding Wei bombed the railway from Datong to Suiyuan, so this batch of grain was temporarily left in Datong, and was to be transported there after the railway was repaired."

"This time, we took Datong by surprise attack."

Wang Dafei spoke first.

"Great, that's wonderful! Now the Japanese devils in Suiyuan are going to go hungry," Chen Ming said with a smile.

"What about the other supplies that have already been tallied? Stop hiding them, tell me everything. I want to see just how much you can shock me," Chen Ming continued.

"See? I told you you'd be shocked. I wasn't wrong. Now everyone's eager to see it," Wang Dafei said with a smile.

"Stop beating around the bush and tell me already, or I'll punish you by forbidding you from smoking for three days," Chen Ming said, feigning anger, and made a move to reach into Wang Dafei's pocket.

"No, I'll tell you now," Wang Dafei said hurriedly.

"Besides food, there was also a lot of weapons and ammunition seized this time."

"Preliminary statistics show that 7,800 rifles, more than 200 light and heavy machine guns, and 2.4 million rounds of ammunition were seized this time."

"Forty-six artillery pieces, including eight 75mm mountain guns and the rest were infantry guns and mortars, with 42 tons of shells."

"However, in addition to field artillery, the six 105mm cannons that the Japanese had deployed in Datong were also dismantled and transported away by train."

Dafei said, his face flushed.

Now Dafei's vision has broadened; he no longer needs to count the number of shells fired, but instead uses tons.

Of course, this is related to the fact that the number of shells is so large that it is difficult to count them one by one; a rough count can only be based on the number.

The same applies to bullets. A box of bullets contains a thousand rounds and weighs over twenty kilograms, which is just the right weight for a soldier to carry.

Otherwise, if you were to count them one by one, with over two million bullets and shells, it would take days to finish counting them all.

"Not bad, not bad. We've basically made up for the shells we used up in the Datong battle. It's a good deal," Chen Ming said with a smile.

"Aren't you surprised? So many cannons and weapons, just the bullets alone are enough for us to produce for almost a year," Dafei asked.

"You think I'm like you? I've seen the world. You think this little thing can impress me?" Chen Ming said with a smile.

Chen Ming was surprised mainly because the estimated amount of grain far exceeded his expectations.

Chen Ming, who had fought the Japanese for a long time and frequently attacked cities, was well aware of the numbers regarding weapons and ammunition.

The expected number of spoils could hardly shock Chen Ming.

However, Chen Ming was very happy to have captured eight mountain guns.

His eight-gun mountain artillery battalion could finally be fully equipped as a 16-gun mountain artillery battalion.

The artillery pieces captured this time could also form an artillery battalion.

Chen Ming's artillery force has grown to seven artillery battalions.

He Jianxin's unit had two artillery battalions, Kong Jie's and Ding Wei's units each had one, and the detachment directly had one artillery battalion and one mountain artillery battalion.

After this artillery piece was incorporated into the organization, there were a total of seven artillery battalions with artillery.

With the addition of Chen Ming's heavy artillery company with four howitzers, Chen Ming can now be said to be the most dazzling guy in the entire base area!
When the artillery of the independent detachment was dispersed, we probably didn't think much of it.

But as long as they are used together.

Infantry guns and mortars provide accompanying fire for infantry, mountain artillery battalions conduct field suppression, and 150mm heavy artillery provides strategic assault capabilities.

This is an integrated artillery cluster, whose size and function determine that it is a super-powerful artillery force at the theater level.

It can be said that Chen Ming gradually accumulated the artillery of the Japanese First Army and the Mongolian Garrison Army to their current scale, bit by bit.

From now on, when Chen Ming goes to meetings, he will never be able to bend his back!

However, these artillery pieces were still significantly inferior to those of the Japanese Class A divisions.

Of these artillery units, six artillery battalions are mainly equipped with mortars and infantry guns, which are infantry support weapons.

The Japanese Class A divisions were equipped with a large number of 105mm howitzers and field artillery.

Some elite divisions also had 12 150mm howitzers.

In terms of heavy artillery alone, Chen Ming's artillery units are still far behind.

"It seems that forming an artillery detachment can be put on the agenda," Chen Ming thought.

With a mountain artillery battalion, a heavy artillery company, and two artillery battalions directly under the brigade, an artillery brigade can be formed.

As for the other artillery battalions, they will remain in place for the time being, continuing to serve as infantry support firepower within the main battalions.

Also included were the six 105mm cannons, designed for city defense, captured from Datong this time.
These artillery pieces are heavy and were originally designed for use in fixed fortifications, making them difficult to deploy with field troops.

Otherwise, Chen Ming would have incorporated them into a heavy artillery company and expanded it into a heavy artillery battalion equipped with six 105mm cannons and four 150mm howitzers.

These artillery pieces can be deployed to important locations to strengthen defenses.

For example, important military sites such as arsenals and field medical facilities.

After figuring out the purpose of the captured weapons, Chen Ming looked at Da Fei and continued to ask:

"anything else?"

"In addition to weapons, ammunition and food, we also seized 102 cars, more than 600 bicycles, more than 30 three-wheeled vehicles, three armored vehicles, two tanks and more than 200 tons of fuel."

"These vehicles have already been incorporated into the transport fleet and are participating in the transportation of supplies," Dafei said.

More than a hundred vehicles can alleviate some of the transportation pressure and transport more supplies back.

The reason there were more than 600 bicycles was that after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, international resource channels were completely cut off, and the country was in a state of energy shortage.

Lacking fuel, they had no choice but to start using bicycles. Bicycles only required a little food and could adapt to relatively poor road conditions, making them a decent means of transportation.

As for why only three armored vehicles and two tanks were captured after taking Datong, it was mainly because these two types of weapons were difficult to capture.

Unless it's a direct assault on the Japanese armored forces, once they have a little time to get into the tanks, they can only be destroyed.

Only after being destroyed and towed back to the base for repairs can they be put back into battle.

These three armored vehicles and two tanks were captured intact after the sharpshooter squad raided the armory.

After the destroyed Japanese tanks are taken back for repair, it is expected that three to five more tanks can be added to further supplement the armored company's strength.

"That's good. With these vehicles, we can transport more supplies," Chen Ming said with a smile.

"This is just what I recognize. I don't even know the exact number of machine tools and factory equipment. Anyway, we'll dismantle them all and transport them back, and then we'll tally them up later," Dafei said.

Dafei didn't recognize the functions and names of those machine tools, mainly because he was originally an illiterate farmer.

I learned to read after literacy campaigns, and later I studied at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, which is how I acquired my current military skills.

Machine tools and mechanical equipment are scarce in our army, and many officers do not recognize them.

It's even possible that if you say "machine tool," he might misunderstand it as a bed where chickens sleep.

Asking a military officer to identify machine tools is a bit too much for Dafei.

"Anyway, judging from the current statistics on supplies, our troops have really made a fortune!" Dafei said with a smile.

He had fought for so long, and this was the first time he had ever seen so many supplies.

Back when Dafei was just a soldier in a district squad, he could count the bullets he had on his fingers.

To fire a shot, one had to apply to Chen Ming, the squad leader at the time.

There wasn't enough food, and even with the addition of wild vegetables, they could only eat until they were half full each day.

At that time, what Dafei wanted most was to have his own gun, ten bullets, and a small bag of food.

And now,
Rifles were developed, machine guns were developed, mortars were developed, and then infantry guns, mountain guns and even heavy howitzers were developed.

He had so many bullets that he could shoot until he vomited if he wanted to.

The unit of measurement for grain is even more specific, measuring in tens of thousands of kilograms, so you can eat as much as you want.

The leap before and after was so great that even though almost three years had passed, it still felt unreal to Dafei.

"Yes, we've struck it rich! With these supplies, our hard times this year will be much easier."

"Once we get through this year and the Allied counter-offensive begins, the Japanese will be finished," Chen Ming said with a smile.

At least five thousand tons of grain, after deducting the grain distributed to the people.

With the remaining grain being consumed sparingly, plus the grain grown on land reclaimed by the various units of the Eighth Route Army through their own efforts.

The Great Famine of 42 was much easier to get through; at least there weren't many soldiers so hungry that they couldn't even hold their guns properly.

Once we get through this year, as more and more land is reclaimed, our army's self-sufficiency rate will gradually increase, and we will be able to raise more soldiers.

As the Japanese-occupied territories were gradually recovered by our army, more and more land was reclaimed, realizing a development pattern where the weaker the enemy, the stronger our army became.

Life will get better then.

It can be said that the Battle of Datong had an extraordinary impact, thwarting the Japanese army's large-scale mopping-up operations and preserving our army's strength.

The acquisition of substantial supplies dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army's strategy of sustaining their war through warfare. Beyond its military impact, Datong, being a crucial northern city, also had a significant political influence, which will not be discussed here.

"However, now that there are many supplies, transportation has become a problem."

"After we repair the railway, we will have three trains available for transportation, which can carry a maximum of 1500 tons of supplies at a time."

"But the supplies we seized this time, roughly estimated, have reached tens of thousands of tons, and we need to transport them by train many times."

“Even though Datong is only fifty kilometers away from our base, each trip will take at least six hours.”

"With the transportation involving cars, manpower, and animal power, a conservative estimate is that the transportation time will exceed our expected time by at least three days," Dafei said in a heavy tone.

Dafei never imagined that one day he would be troubled by having too many captured supplies.

It's like a poor person finding a ton of gold, but being unable to transport it all away.

"To be honest, ever since the day I took up a gun, I've dreamed of seeing mountains of captured weapons."

"But today... today is the first time I've experienced what it feels like to have so many supplies that you want to cry! This damn 'happy trouble' is just too real!"

He talked while taking deep drags on his cigarette to relieve his troubles.

"This is indeed a big problem," Chen Ming thought to himself as he lit a cigarette.

Chen Ming originally estimated the transportation time to be two days.

The plan was to utilize the transport capacity of three trains, along with the independent detachment's own transport vehicles, the mobilized masses, and some local armed forces and militia units that were not engaged in combat over two days.

Use this transportation capacity to empty Datong.

Two days is roughly the time it would take for the Japanese troops in central Hebei to reach the outskirts of Datong.

However, the current situation is that Datong is far too wealthy, exceeding Chen Ming's expectations, and the transportation time will be extended by at least three days.

This means he has to hold off the Japanese for three days in order to transport all the supplies back safely.

Chen Ming's original plan was to use a feint attack and a strategy of relieving the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao after the battle of Datong, to lead the Japanese reinforcements in circles to cover the transport troops.

This way, we can avoid engaging in large-scale battles with the Japanese, preserve our strength, and reduce casualties.

After the Japanese reinforcements disperse, we will use our superior forces to defeat them one by one, minimizing the casualty ratio between the enemy and ourselves.

Otherwise, the deployment of so many Japanese troops would have been accompanied by a large number of aircraft, tanks, and artillery.

The casualties in a head-on confrontation would be very high.

When it's possible to eliminate more enemies with minimal sacrifice, Chen Ming will not hesitate to choose a righteous brawl.

However, when necessary, Chen Ming is not lacking in courage to fight the Japanese to the death!

While Chen Ming was thinking, a staff officer from the Independent Detachment ran in.

"Reporting to the commander, we found more than 400 tons of refined iron in a warehouse in the northwest of Datong."

We've struck it rich this time!

The staff officer said happily.

Four hundred tons of iron might not seem like much to an average person today, considering that steel production in later generations exceeded one billion tons.

However, in today's context, four hundred tons of iron represents two years' worth of steel reserves for our military.

Its significance is immense, as it can support the entire army's ammunition production for one to two years.

It can be said that a ton of iron is equivalent to a ton of combat power, and it is the Silver Blood Night that can turn the tide of battle!
These are supplies that must be transported away.

However, for Chen Ming now, this is a candy stained with bitter melon juice.

"Well, it's added a few more hours," Chen Ming said with a wry smile.

"Commander, isn't this good news? Why do you all look unhappy?" the staff officer asked, looking puzzled.

The capture of 400 tons of iron is definitely a great thing for their troops!

Why do the leaders in the command post look so unhappy?

"I'm happy, of course I'm happy! Four hundred tons of iron is a good thing, but now we need to figure out how to transport it back," Chen Ming said.

“We have three trains, and so many cars and people, right? We can transport four hundred tons of iron in one trip,” the staff officer asked, puzzled.

"See for yourself."

Dafei handed the data he had previously compiled to the staff officer.

"Wow~ My God, how can there be so much? We're going to strike it rich!" The staff officer's eyes widened, unable to believe the number he was seeing.

But then his face fell.

"Chief of Staff, do you have any cigarettes? Give me one." The staff officer said to Dafei with a worried look on his face.

Dafei empathized with the other person's feelings and offered him a cigarette.

"Smack!" The lighter's flame flickered, and another person with a gloomy face, puffing out smoke, appeared in the command post.

Not long after, He Jianxin's deputy chief of staff ran over.

"Reporting to the commander, we've struck it rich! We've found the Japanese coal storage warehouse in Datong and found a large amount of coal, at least six thousand tons, according to preliminary estimates!" the staff officer said excitedly.

More than 6,000 tons of coal was enough to make them happy; it could at least meet the needs of the arsenal for several months.

"Sigh, another huge pile of coal." Chen Ming said, "Let's distribute this coal to the people."

Coal is not a high priority compared to other resources.

Anyway, there are coal mines in the base area now, which can be mined, so it's not an urgent need for supplies.

Chen Ming didn't plan to take the 6,000 tons of coal with him; there was simply no more transport capacity. He could only distribute it to the local people and not leave it for the Japanese.

"We've already divided it all up, shouldn't we take some back and keep some for ourselves?" the deputy chief of staff of the reinforced first battalion said.

“Yes, they’ve all been divided up. As for the reason, you can see for yourself,” Chen Ming said.

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"Commander, we've struck it rich!"

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As all the supplies were tallied, Chen Ming's command post looked almost like it was on fire from the outside.

The people in the command center went from being happy at first to looking worried now.

"We still need to target big cities in the future. One attack made us richer than we could have in a year," Chen Ming thought to himself.

The wealth of Datong opened Chen Ming's eyes; he had thought he was already a worldly person.

But after actually counting the supplies in Datong, he once again felt like a country bumpkin.

Even with the knowledge gained from past lives, it's still not enough.

Because what you see online is completely different from what you actually experience.

To give an example, in a house, the only things that seem valuable at first glance are the large appliances.

But as the saying goes, "Even a broken home can be worth a fortune," meaning that seemingly insignificant things in your home can also have great value.

The important equipment in Datong was like large appliances, while other miscellaneous materials also had high value.

For example, small items like radios and batteries, and other miscellaneous items.

These things cannot be seen from the data on paper, and it is difficult to specifically calculate their value.

After understanding the total amount of all the materials that needed to be transported and the severe time pressure, Chen Ming took a deep breath and extinguished what was probably his umpteenth cigarette.

His gaze sharpened and hardened again, and he made a decision:
"Materials that can be distributed locally to the people and reduce the burden on transportation capacity, such as coal and some daily necessities that are difficult to transport and not urgently needed, should be distributed immediately and absolutely not left for the Japanese!"

"Core strategic materials—food, weapons and ammunition, fuel, machinery and equipment, steel, medicine, gold, and other supplies—must be transported away at all costs!"

Right now, we can only prioritize transporting essential supplies and distribute non-essential items to the people.

Even so, a large amount of transportation capacity is still needed.

The troops certainly cannot be mobilized; each unit has its own mission and cannot participate in the transportation.

The only thing we can do now is to buy more time so that we can move all the supplies away.

Chen Ming planned to change tactics and send more troops to Wucheng to launch a real attack on Wucheng, further attracting the Japanese attention and keeping them tied down in the Wucheng area.

After drawing the main force of the Japanese army to Wucheng, we will take turns covering their retreat to Datong and block their forces in stages.

After all the supplies have been transferred, we will withdraw from Datong back to our base area and use the fortified fortifications in the Huai'ren area to block the Japanese.

After thinking it over, Chen Ming shared his idea with everyone in the command center.

“I agree. At this point, if we want to get our things back, this is the only way.”

“Besides that, it will be difficult for us to gain three days within the allotted time,” Chief of Staff Wang Dafei said.

“I agree. This time we should really attack Wucheng and see whether the Japanese think Datong, which they have already lost, is more important, or Wucheng!” He Jianxin said.

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The officers in the command post expressed their opinions and unanimously agreed with Chen Ming's battle plan.

At the same time, some details that Chen Ming had not considered were pointed out, thus improving the plan.

After the plan was completed, another cadre suddenly ran in.

"Commander, we've really struck it rich this time!"

The people in the command post looked at each other and smiled.

They've become numb to the constant barking of lice; the day's news has left them somewhat desensitized.

"What kind of fortune did you make this time?" Chen Ming asked.

"Reporting to the commander, this time we seized the assets of the Japanese army, puppet army, and traitors in Datong City. Some of the surrendered puppet army officers took the initiative to lead the way and found the treasures hidden by the Japanese officers."

"This time we seized 1.4 tons of gold alone, along with a large amount of silver dollars and other valuables, and countless antiques and collectibles," the official said excitedly.

"What?! How much did you say?"

Everyone in the command post stood up.

The official repeated it again.

"Great, that's wonderful! Finally, some good news to cheer us up!" Chen Ming said happily.

The people in the command center also laughed.

This is truly a godsend! Unlike those heavy goods that require massive transportation capacity and time to move.

Gold, silver coins, and jewelry! These items are priceless, yet they are small in size and relatively concentrated in weight!
The transportation capacity required is negligible! This is the real "hard currency" that can make people smile from the bottom of their hearts!
This money was no longer just a symbol of wealth for the entire Eighth Route Army; it was a guarantee of survival!
It was the hope of purchasing medicines to save the lives of countless soldiers, the key to developing military industry by exchanging precision machine tools, and the cornerstone that supported a base area through the most difficult years!
That's enough to rewrite the fate of a base area!
"Da Biao!" Chen Ming shouted.

"To!"

"Immediately dispatch soldiers from the guard company to take over the transportation of these valuables and ensure that all the money is brought back."

"These are the medicines that will save the soldiers' lives, and the bullets that will be used to kill the Japanese! There can be absolutely no mistakes!" Chen Ming ordered.

"Yes!"

This amount of money is of enormous value, and its safety must be guaranteed.

Chen Ming assigned the guard company to transport the supplies to ensure safety.

He didn't doubt the loyalty of the transport team members; he just felt that such a thing shouldn't be used to test human nature.

The soldiers of the guard company are all revolutionary fighters who have undergone countless trials, and their loyalty is beyond question.

After all, Chen Ming's head is worth 500,000 now, and countless people want to take his head for the reward.

As guards protecting Chen Ming, countless people must have tried to bribe them with money, status, beautiful women, and power.

Despite those temptations, they remained unmoved and consistently carried out their mission.

Those who tried to bribe them all became their badges of honor!
After dealing with the gold issue, Chen Ming planned to report the situation.

Previously, he was so focused on making money that he only reported the successful capture of Datong by the troops, and had not yet reported the specific details.

"It's time for the brigade commander and the headquarters leaders to experience the same happiness and frustration as me, to the point of tearing their hair out," Chen Ming said with a smile.

He thought that if the brigade commander, who always liked to congratulate him on his fortune, heard that he had made such a fortune but didn't have enough transport capacity to bring it back, he would be in trouble.

That heartbroken expression was absolutely spectacular.

After all, for a brigade commander, being unable to obtain such a large quantity of supplies would be worse than death.

Then we'll tell the brigade commander the solution the independent detachment came up with, and let him put on a show of changing his tune.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Ming prepared to tell the brigade commander: "Brigade commander, I'm surrounded by the Japanese supplies, and I can't finish transporting them now."

After thinking it through, Chen Ming gave the order: "Call the command center in Shimen."

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