Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 399: Brother Yunfei, don’t be polite with me. I’ll give you one first. If it’s not enough, c

Since the transaction price of the materials was determined yesterday afternoon, the transaction between the two parties started immediately, and there was really no delay. Chu Yunfei, who had received gasoline replenishment, immediately sent a transport team back to pull the materials. Li Yunlong was not idle either, and quickly arranged for people to pull the anti-aircraft weapons that Chu Yunfei needed from the base to Niujiagou.

"Brother Yunfei, I have sent a telegram to the base. Last night, 24 Gatling anti-aircraft machine guns and 22 anti-aircraft guns were shipped from the base. It is estimated that they will arrive tomorrow afternoon." Li Yunlong revealed with a smile on his face.

Chu Yunfei's eyes lit up after hearing this. He was very satisfied with Li Yunlong's efficiency and replied sincerely: "Brother Yunlong, we seized a lot of supplies in Niujiagou yesterday, and now we can sell the food to your independent regiment. As for the ore and copper materials that you are in short supply of, I have arranged a transport team to transport them, and it is expected that the transport team will be back in three days."

After hesitating for a while, Chu Yunfei asked somewhat embarrassedly: "Brother Yunlong, I see that you have quite a few tricycles. I wonder if you can sell us a batch so that we can use them to transport the materials for the transaction. There is really nothing to hide about this matter. My 358th Regiment is in great need of transportation vehicles. Relying solely on the dozens of trucks in our regiment, it is simply not possible to meet the transaction needs. Please help me, Chu Yunfei, Brother Yunlong!"

Li Yunlong laughed and replied, "Brother Yunfei, don't be polite to me. I will arrange for someone to give you 100 tricycles in a moment. You can use them for the time being. When the rear transport team arrives, I will get you another 100!"

Chu Yunfei thanked him several times and discussed the next defense with Li Yunlong, but they didn't know that a major crisis was quietly approaching.

Mitsui Taro and his five companions who had re-established their roots in Ping'an County also learned the news that Niujiagou had been breached, which made them even more uneasy. The most obvious one was Hirata Kojiro, who had been dealing with Li Yunlong for such a long time and understood how difficult Li Yunlong was. This time, Li Yunlong successfully broke the blockade, and it would be very troublesome in the future.

"Bagayalo! Damn Li Yunlong. He always attacks our weak points. We must kill him immediately and never give the Independent Regiment a chance to continue to develop. Once Li Yunlong obtains the much-needed supplies from Chu Yunfei, the Independent Regiment's arsenal will be able to start working at full capacity. This is definitely not good news for us." Hirata Kojiro said sharply.

Yamamoto Ikki did not remain silent as usual, and immediately stood up and agreed, "Hirata-kun's judgment is correct. From the time Li Yunlong attacked Ping'an County this time, his strength has grown very rapidly, which has completely exceeded our expectations. The heavy mortars he is equipped with alone have posed a huge threat to us, not to mention the tanks and armored vehicles he is equipped with, which have been proven by the results of the battle."

"Fortunately, we noticed the crisis before and carried out a strict material blockade on the independent regiment, which has achieved good results. But Chu Yunfei's intervention has made our material blockade a joke. Once the two sides start a large-scale material transaction, it will be a disaster for us."

"I once dealt with Chu Yunfei. At that time, I personally led a team to attack the headquarters of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but Chu Yunfei desperately rescued me, which made my decapitation operation fail. Chu Yunfei is a person who has a very broad perspective. He, like Li Yunlong, is our biggest enemy at present. We must not let them unite, otherwise we will never be able to live in peace in the future."

"As for the spring sweep you've been concerned about, it can't be completed in a short period of time. It will take more than a month to draw troops from the empire and colonies. We also need to conduct at least half a month of battlefield adaptation training. The total time will take two months. It's simply not enough to quench thirst. We can only rely on our own strength to solve this problem now."

"I plan to propose to General Shinozuka Yoshio to organize an army of 30,000 people to launch an attack on Niujiagou. The aerial bombing operations can be temporarily suspended. The air force should use the current time to stockpile more fuel and ammunition. Otherwise, when the spring sweep comes, the air force may not be able to provide us with all-weather fire support due to insufficient fuel and ammunition!"

Mitsui Taro felt that Yamamoto Ikki was just daydreaming. The current situation was already very bad, and anyone with a little military knowledge could see it. Commander Yoshio Shinozuka could not fail to see it. But some things cannot be done just by thinking about them. The 12th Army was stretched to its limits, and it was impossible to abandon the surrounding counties and concentrate all its forces to attack Niujiagou. That would be very uneconomical.

"Hirata-kun and Yamamoto-kun's ideas are indeed very good. We really shouldn't let Li Yunlong's strength continue to grow, but some things are easier said than done. The weather alone can cause us a lot of trouble. It just snowed yesterday, and it is very difficult to march in the snow. This is why the reinforcements from Shuiquan and Fu'an have not arrived yet."

"Secondly, the military strength of the surrounding counties is already very weak. They can only defend the area within ten kilometers of the county. They are powerless if it is farther away. The counties have also carried out autumn sweeps before, intending to eliminate all resistance forces in the occupied areas, but they encountered many troubles during the sweeps, resulting in poor results."

"In the previous summer sweep, we only eliminated the enemy's main force, but so far, we have not yet eliminated the enemy's scattered small units. If we leave them alone and let the garrison troops leave the county directly, there is a high possibility that there will be a scene of war everywhere."

"At this time, we must stay calm and not act rashly. The Independent Regiment is not having an easy time right now. The bombing by the aviation force has had a great impact on it. I think we should propose to the Taiyuan Command to increase the intensity and frequency of the bombing to curb the development of the Independent Regiment."

"As for sending a large army to attack the Independent Regiment, it is really impossible to do so at the moment. This autumn we had a great harvest, and the materials we obtained exceeded the total amount of last year, which is enough to support the Empire's strategy of fighting to support the war. Your Excellency the Commander will definitely not be so short-sighted as to let us deal with the Independent Regiment, because that would cause the good situation that the 12th Army has worked so hard to maintain to collapse in an instant!"

"What we need to do now is to gather our troops, stockpile combat supplies, and wait for the arrival of large reinforcements before launching an offensive against Li Yunlong's troops."

Mitsui Taro's proposal was supported by Colonel Kurofuji and Ichiro Nakamura, and also convinced Hirata Kojiro and Yamamoto Ikki. Mitsui Taro did not just talk, but he took out real money, a full 50 yuan to help expand the number of special agents, which made Yamamoto Ikki change his attitude. Hirata Kojiro could not do it alone, and Mitsui Taro also paid some benefits, which made Mitsui Taro's proposal passed by all members.

In the operations room of the Taiyuan City Command, Shinozuka Yoshio looked at the telegram sent by Mitsui Taro and agreed without any hesitation. This was the most appropriate solution at the moment. The Empire's southward march plan was fully launched, and a large amount of fuel and ammunition were allocated to the troops going south. The last batch of fuel and ammunition that was hard to obtain had already consumed 60%. Even if General Fujiki wanted to continue the bombing, Shinozuka Yoshio would stop it.

Now the only thing that the Taiyuan Command has in abundance is poison gas bombs, but Yoshio Shinozuka has no plans to use them now. Now is not the best time to use them, and good steel must be used where it counts.

Chief of Staff Mitsui Ippei hurried in and reported with joy: "General, I have good news to report. The equipment urgently transported from the Kwantung Army and the mainland has been put into production. Our 12th Army is already able to independently produce poison gas bombs. Every month, we can produce 500 rounds of No. 300 ammunition, 100 rounds of No. ammunition, and rounds of No. ammunition. In the future, we can be completely self-sufficient and drop a large number of poison gas bombs on the base of the independent regiment."

"In addition, after we obtained some production technology from the independent regiment arsenal, we also made great breakthroughs in the production of ammunition and artillery. The ammunition supply of our 12th Army will be more abundant, which can further reduce the casualties of the warriors. The only bad news is that the imitation of those pills has not been successful so far. The only breakthrough is the magic medicine for injection. According to the information passed on by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the main ingredient of this magic medicine should be penicillin."

"The Empire's intelligence agencies are already trying to steal penicillin's production technology. This is a goose that truly lays golden eggs. If we can master it, we can completely pull the Empire's finances back on track from the brink of collapse. In reality, the profits are too staggering. Penicillin is truly a drug that is worth more than gold."

"We must obtain the production technology of penicillin at all costs. We need to immediately inform the headquarters and further increase the reinforcement of our 12th Army. Only in this way can we ensure that we can seize this technology from the independent regiment during the spring sweep."

Shinozuka Yoshio was not as excited as Mitsui Ippei. Instead, his face became more serious. He said in a dark tone, "I will contact the headquarters personally about this matter. If we can obtain this technology from Li Yunlong through peaceful means, then we will pay a price to do it."

Mitsui Ippei suddenly came back to his senses from his excitement, and broke out in a cold sweat. He bowed and apologized, "General, I was too complacent just now, and was blinded by the huge benefits. I forgot that the enemy could use the means of mutual destruction to prevent us from obtaining the technology. This is something we really need to remember. We should increase our intelligence gathering work to see if we can secretly obtain the penicillin production technology from the pharmaceutical factory of the independent regiment."

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded in satisfaction and whispered a few words to Mitsui Ippei. Mitsui Ippei nodded seriously, left the headquarters in a hurry, left Taiyuan city by car, and rushed to Ping'an County.