PFC Chapter 442 I plan to make a feint to the east and attack the west to give the Japanese a head start
Chapter 442 I plan to make a feint to the east and attack the west to give the Japanese a head start
Li Yunlong did not talk too much to the captured soldiers. Everything would be discussed after the danger was over. A five-day and four-night large-scale transportation operation began. The route between Ningyuan Town and the base area quickly became busy, and the number of people involved directly exceeded 15,000, which further accelerated the speed of transportation. It only took half an hour to complete the loading and unloading of materials.
The round trip time was reduced to five hours and ten minutes. Under Lin Zhenhua's full coordination, the feat of four transfers a day was completed. This transfer intensity was not maintained for one or two days, but for four days. At six o'clock in the evening of February 2, hundreds of fighter planes carrying more than 18 miners successfully landed at Maoershan Airport, indicating that this large-scale transfer operation was a success.
"Old Li, there is no need for us to stay in Ningyuan Town. We have to evacuate tonight. The Japanese have mobilized more than 10,000 people and want to trap us in Ningyuan Town. We must quickly jump out of this encirclement." Lin Zhenhua pointed to the location of Ningyuan Town on the map and said solemnly.
Li Yunlong, on the other hand, showed no fear at all and replied with joy: "College student, I have already ordered all the troops to meet up here at Majiaji tonight. After that, we will enter the Japanese road network from here, use the roads built by the Japanese, and take the approach of hiding during the day and moving out at night to rush back to the base area in an emergency."
"When we are halfway there, we will suddenly turn back and change our destination to Niujiagou. Then we will take the Niujiagou route back to the base. This is the safest route at the moment and the Japanese will never expect it."
Li Yunlong is also trying his best to avoid fighting with the Japanese. They have gained a lot of advantages in this battle. If they continue to fight, they will probably fall into the heavy encirclement of the Japanese. Withdrawing to the base without losing a single soldier is what Li Yunlong needs to consider now.
Li Yunlong's move really caught the Japanese off guard. The Japanese did not expect that Li Yunlong's goal was not to return directly to the base, but to lead a large force to Niujiagou. This made the pursuing Japanese troops so angry that they had to retreat in order to avoid unnecessary casualties.
"Damn it! Li Yunlong deliberately retreated to Niujiagou in order to conspire with the 358th Regiment to wipe out our pursuing troops. Order all troops to retreat immediately. Anyone who dares to pursue without the order from the headquarters will be subject to military law!" Chief of Staff Ippei Mitsui gave the order angrily.
The failure of this siege caused a lot of damage to the prestige of Chief of Staff Mitsui Ippei. More importantly, the Shimizu family discovered the ambition of the Mitsui family and immediately expressed their dissatisfaction. This caused Mitsui Ippei to get into a lot of trouble. He really didn't expect that he didn't get any meat this time, but got into a lot of trouble. When he saw Mitsui Harahira, he angrily beat and scolded him, and then he dispelled his anger.
"Sixth brother, this matter really cannot blame me, I am also a victim. I really did not expect Li Yunlong to attack Ningyuan Town. I am always very careful when doing things on weekdays, and I never dare to show my hand. Who would have thought that Li Yunlong would accidentally expose the inside story, which made us so embarrassed now!"
"Matsuda has been held accountable by the headquarters and can no longer stay in Ningyuan Town. Our Mitsui family has been forced to retract its tentacles. This time we have lost both the wife and the army." Mitsuiharahei defended himself indignantly.
Mitsui Ippei angrily scolded, "I have been telling you to be careful in this matter, but you still ignored my words. You must not use Chinese merchants when transporting grain. And you used Chinese merchants to transport grain in order to gain benefits. Otherwise, how could Guo Wencheng know about it?"
"After my investigation, I found that this matter was all caused by Guo Wencheng. This person has a close relationship with you and has helped you do a lot of things. Tailang originally wanted to use him as a scapegoat, but he didn't expect that there was a loophole in the plan. Guo Wenchang successfully escaped and led Li Yunlong to attack Ningyuan Town. This is the truth of the matter."
Mitsui Harahei did not continue to defend himself. He was too deeply connected with Guo Wencheng and he never expected that Guo Wencheng would be used as a scapegoat. This also made him hate Mitsui Taro. If it weren't for this kid causing trouble, his situation would not be as difficult as it is now.
"Sixth brother, this matter is not over yet. I will definitely find a chance to avenge Li Yunlong. The loss of the gold mine this time is very large. More importantly, we also lost hundreds of thousands of kilograms of food. Fortunately, after receiving the benefits I sent, the Qingshui family no longer pursued us. However, it is impossible for us to get involved in the gold mine in Ningyuan Town. We can only think of a way to pacify the gold mine, otherwise our Mitsui family’s interests in Shanxi Province will not be guaranteed at all."
"The Shimizu family and the Komatsu family are both living a life of luxury in Jin Province, while we are only eating some bland food. If we can't make something out of the gold mine, there is no need for our Mitsui family to stay in Jin Province. It's really not worth it!"
Mitsui Ippei did not continue to curse, he knew that Mitsui Harahei was telling the truth, the Mitsui family was barely maintaining a balance between income and expenditure in Jin Province, if they could not gain the benefits of the gold mine, then there was really no need for them to stay in Jin Province.
The biggest beneficiary of coal and iron mining is the 12th Army, and the Mitsui family also got a little benefit from it. In addition, the money for purchasing the equipment was also spent by the Mitsui family. The investment was huge, but there was not much return. This made the Mitsui family very dissatisfied, otherwise they would not have arranged Mitsui Ippei to serve as chief of staff of the th Army. All these actions were to gain more benefits for the Mitsui family.
If things were stopped halfway through because of some difficulties, it would deal a huge blow to the prestige of the Mitsui family. There was only one problem before the two of them, that is, no matter how great the cost, the Mitsui family must occupy a huge gold mine, otherwise other families would come up like hunting dogs to bite the interests of the Mitsui family.
"Balang, I have discussed this matter with the elders of the family. We must take over the Pingding Gold Mine, no matter how many people we offend. I will transfer Mitsui Taro away from Ping'an County to help you take over the Pingding Gold Mine. You two uncles and nephews must fully cooperate and absolutely must not engage in internal strife. If you fail to take over the Pingding Gold Mine, not only will I not forgive you two, but even the family will not forgive you two. At that time, the family rules will show no mercy!"
When the Mitsui family's family rules were mentioned, Mitsui Harahira shuddered uncontrollably and promised in fear: "Sixth brother, even if you give me the courage, I dare not play tricks on this matter. No matter what means I use, I will take over the Pingding Gold Mine for the family and let our Mitsui family take root in Jin Province."
Mitsui Ippei nodded with satisfaction, and gave a few more words of encouragement, and at the same time helped Mitsui Harahei with some advice. They chatted until 12 o'clock in the evening, and then they left. Mitsui Ippei left Ningyuan Town Gold Mine early the next morning. Shimizu Ichiro, who took over the gold mine, was not particularly happy. The Ningyuan Town Gold Mine was severely damaged. If it wanted to be mined again, it would take at least a month. Just cleaning up the large pieces of rubble and re-drilling the mine was a big project, which would cost a lot of manpower and material resources.
"Senyu, I'll give you one month to restore the Ningyuan Town gold mine. Manpower and food will be delivered tomorrow. Within three months, the gold mine must return to its original output. If you can't do it, don't blame the family for not giving you a chance!" Shimizu Ichiro said with a grim expression.
Qingshui Senyu felt a huge pressure, but in order to make up for his mistake, he had to agree, and promised seriously: "Please rest assured, Elder, no matter how much it costs, I will resume mining in the gold mine within a month, and restore the gold mine to its original output within three months. If I can't do it, I am willing to apologize!"
Shimizu Ichiro was very satisfied with Shimizu Morishima's attitude, and told him to just ask if he needed help. He then turned his attention to the Mitsui family. This time he bit off a big piece of meat from the Mitsui family. The relationship between the two sides took a sharp turn for the worse, and there was even a sense of a fight to the death.
At nine o'clock in the morning on February 2, Lin Zhenhua and Li Yunlong returned safely to the base with more than 26 soldiers. The total casualties of this field operation reached a battalion, which was the heaviest casualties in all previous operations. Fortunately, this time the gains were fruitful, with less than 4000 soldiers actually sacrificed, most of whom were slightly injured, and only hundreds of people were seriously injured. After emergency treatment in the field hospital, they are no longer in danger of life and will all be able to return to the team after a maximum of two months of recuperation.
"Lao Li, college students, welcome back! Tomorrow, Lao Kong and Lao Ding will also be back. You have reaped a lot of rewards from this battle. You fought beautifully and disrupted the entire northwest Shanxi. You have caused a lot of trouble for the Japanese. This will have a very beneficial effect on the subsequent anti-mopping-up work." Zhao Gang praised with a happy face.
Li Yunlong replied with a smile on his face: "Old Zhao, hurry up and prepare a hot meal for us. We have been traveling all night and haven't had breakfast yet. Let's talk while we eat."
Lin Zhenhua also said, "Old Zhao, we have been on the road these days, playing hide-and-seek with the devils every day, which is really tiring. Fortunately, with the help of air fighters, we can always get out of the devil's encirclement as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we would have been surrounded by the devils long ago. Even if we can break out, I am afraid we will suffer huge losses in the end!"