Chapter 607: Lao Li, you can’t act on impulse. No matter how wronged you are, you have to endure it!
Chapter 607: Lao Li, you can’t act on impulse. No matter how wronged you are, you have to endure it!
The battle did not end until six o'clock in the evening. Li Yunlong was planning to arrange for the soldiers to eat and rest, but he did not expect that Jun'ichi Aoki would send someone to negotiate at this time. This made Li Yunlong very curious, and he agreed immediately. He wanted to see what tricks the Japanese were trying to play!
Under the leadership of Zhang Dabiao, Kojiro Hirata came to Ping'an County. Li Yunlong met him directly in a private house. After the two met, there was no tension.
Hirata Kojiro bowed to Li Yunlong and said apologetically, "Captain Li, I am very sorry about your fiancée. Women should not be involved in war. But Captain Li is too cunning and his weapons are too advanced. We need to pay a huge price in casualties if we want to take Ping'an County. We have to use this tactic. I am very sorry for the casualties caused to your unit."
"But who caused a life-and-death war between our two countries? Any means can be used on the battlefield as long as we can achieve the final victory. After all, the winner will never be condemned. As long as we become the final winner, there will be people to defend us!"
Although Hirata Kojiro looks polite, he is actually a bad guy with a very vicious heart. If it weren't for him to act as a matchmaker, Yamamoto Ikki would never be able to do some things. After all, General Kagesawa is a man who will not kill the eagle until he sees the rabbit. How could he hand over Zhu Ziming without any empty words as a token of loyalty and as the basis for mutual trust between the two sides?
You should know that this was the biggest battle in General Kagesa's hands. It was Kojiro Hirata who raised 20 oceans and gave them to General Kagesa. This allowed General Kagesa to obtain considerable profits regardless of whether his previous goals could be achieved in the end.
Li Yunlong slammed the mirror box in his hand heavily on the table, and cursed with a gloomy face: "You damn little Japanese, stop playing tricks on me. If you have something to say, just say it quickly. Don't play false pretenses with me. I won't fall for it!"
Li Yunlong's strategy for dealing with Kojiro Hirata was also very direct, which was to let him speak quickly if he had something to say, and fart quickly if he had something to say. If he didn't want to say it, he should get out.
Just as Kojiro Hirata was about to speak, Lin Zhenhua landed in Ping'an County in a reconnaissance plane. As Ping'an County had experienced many wars, the western area of the city had completely become a ruin, and the difficulty of reconstruction was too great, so they had no choice but to clear it and use it as a temporary runway.
With the help of Wei Heshang, Lin Zhenhua successfully climbed down from the fighter plane. He immediately learned that the Japanese had sent people to negotiate. He immediately rushed to the negotiation site on a three-wheeled motorcycle and entered the yard just before Kojiro Hirata spoke.
"Hirata Kojiro, I didn't expect you to be so courageous that you dared to come to Ping'an County for negotiations. I have to say that you are really courageous. You must have been thinking that when two countries are at war, they should not kill envoys. You think Li Yunlong will never arrest you and use you as a hostage exchange. But you forgot one thing, that is, I don't have such a high level of moral cleanliness. I believe that rules are meant to be broken!"
"I'm going to break this rule today. I'm going to take the blame. I'm going to use you as a hostage in exchange. I don't care even if I'm labeled as a historical shame. In my opinion, a real man is one who can bend and stretch. I am a real man who can bend and stretch!" Lin Zhenhua said angrily.
Hirata Kojiro didn't expect Lin Zhenhua to be so shameless, and he still shamelessly said that he was a real man. If it wasn't for the wrong place, he would definitely have a good debate with Lin Zhenhua. Facing this enemy who killed his brother, Hirata Kojiro was not particularly angry, but very calm. He knew a lot about Lin Zhenhua, who was definitely a difficult character, even more difficult than Li Yunlong. He tried to calm himself down and didn't want to fall into Lin Zhenhua's trap and reveal his flaws.
After adjusting his mood, Hirata Kojiro replied calmly, "I never thought that a college student like you, a cultured person, could be so shameless. I am really impressed. But I am very curious, who are you? According to our investigation, the owner of those three names is not you. Could it be that you really fell from the sky?"
"But I don't really care where you come from. I'm not as important as you think. Let's get back to the point. Are you willing to exchange Ping'an County for Zhao Xiuqin? If not, let me go. If so, let's have a good talk!"
Lin Zhenhua waved his hand, and immediately stepped forward to arrest Kojiro Hirata. In order to prevent him from escaping, he asked someone to bring a rope and tied Kojiro Hirata tightly.
During this process, Hirata Kojiro did not yell or scream, his face was very calm, as if he was not the one being tied up. He knew that it was useless even if he resisted, it was better to just stay quiet and avoid the physical pain. He was always very wary of the evil-minded Lin Zhenhua, he felt that someone like Lin Zhenhua who had no bottom line could do anything.
After letting Monk Wei take Kojiro Hirata away, Lin Zhenhua had time to discuss business with Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong briefly introduced the situation, and Lin Zhenhua's face became very solemn after learning that the Japanese had increased their troops.
"Old Li, it is very difficult to defend Ping'an County. I have only dispatched four battalions of reinforcements from the base. It will take two days to reach Ping'an County."
"There are only two battalions left in Ping'an County, with a total of 1500 soldiers. Although we don't want to admit it, we have to admit that Ping'an County is probably really hard to defend. I have decided to use Ping'an County in exchange for Comrade Zhao Xiuqin!"
Lin Zhenhua used up all his strength to make his decision. He was full of confidence when he came here, and he was determined to defend Ping'an County at all costs. But after learning about the situation in Ping'an County, he clearly realized that it was a pipe dream to defend Ping'an County with the two battalions of troops in Li Yunlong's hands.
Li Yunlong did not reply immediately. He could not accept this result in his heart. It meant that the sacrifices of the previous few days became meaningless. Not to mention that even if the troops wanted to withdraw, it would not be an easy task.
"College students, if we withdraw from Ping'an County now, we will have to abandon all the supplies we purchased before. If we add up the losses, it will definitely be more than 30 yuan, which is not a small number."
"In order to defend Ping'an County, we lost thousands of soldiers. I really can't explain this to them!"
After hearing this, Lin Zhenhua felt unhappy, but he had to do it. Even if he could crush the Japanese attack, the casualties of the troops would definitely exceed five battalions, which would create huge loopholes in the defense of the base. Once the Japanese seized the opportunity, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Old Li, we have no choice now. Before solving the problem of insufficient manpower, we must shrink the front line. The new recruits have not been trained yet. We are now at our weakest. If we can't say that our strength is a fist, it will be very dangerous!"
"Giving up Ping'an County will definitely bring us huge losses and affect the development of our base. But as long as there is an air transport line, we can get a steady supply of supplies from Chen Minggeng. Right now we must put the safety of the base first. Not to mention that there are millions of disaster victims waiting for us to resettle. We can't waste time on Ping'an County. We must make a decision immediately. It will be too late if we delay any longer!"
"I suggest that we retreat tomorrow night. I will arrange for people to meet us in Zhangzhuang. We no longer have any other options. It is meaningless to defend Ping'an County."
"Old Li, I know you feel very aggrieved, but no matter how aggrieved you are, we have to endure it. Impatience can ruin a great plan! As long as our new recruits are trained, we can plan to seize the Shuiquan Oilfield, and then join the decisive battle with the Japanese 12th Army. The time span between the two will definitely not exceed half a year. I am willing to guarantee this with my head!"
Lin Zhenhua knew Li Yunlong's character. He would never endure such a heavy loss and would definitely find a way to retaliate as soon as possible. However, the current base could not withstand the turmoil. If they really mobilized all the troops regardless of the consequences and fought a decisive battle with the Japanese in Ping'an County, the military industry that they had built with great difficulty would be completely destroyed by the Japanese, and they would really become the dogs of their boss.
Li Yunlong paced back and forth in the room, feeling very depressed. He really wanted to gather all his forces to kill all the Japanese outside Ping'an County, but he had to consider the situation of the base, which really put him in a dilemma.
At this time, Zhao Gang asked the telegraph operator to connect with Li Yunlong, and said in a low voice: "Old Li, you can't act on impulse. You need to put aside the matter of revenge for the soldiers of the guard company. Our base really can't stand it. I have just contacted Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, and Chu Yunfei has agreed to assist you in withdrawing from Ping'an County!"
"College student, you must keep an eye on Li Yunlong and hurry up to arrange for the soldiers to evacuate from Ping'an County. If the supplies are lost, they are lost. We can buy more if they are gone. Anyway, we have plenty of money in our hands now. Now is not the time to fight the devils to the death. We must avoid the enemy's edge!"
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