Chapter 377 Chen Minggeng dared to have disloyalty and even treated me as a fool. He needs a good le
Chapter 377 Chen Minggeng dared to have disloyalty and even treated me as a fool. He needs a good le
"Calculating the time, we have already stopped trading with Chen Minggeng for a month and a half. I guess this old guy must be getting anxious. Previously, I was planning to urge the college students to resume the night transportation line as soon as possible, but after thinking about it, I realized that the risk is too great. In addition, Chen Minggeng, this bastard, has made a lot of money from us, but he has already turned his back on us. We must give him a good beating!"
Li Yunlong's idea was recognized by Zhao Gang and Lin Zhenhua. Ever since Chen Minggeng refused to help the Independent Regiment buy a radio station, Lin Zhenhua sensed something was wrong. Chen Minggeng's behavior was not that of a profit-seeking person. This person must have a big plan and may have even been gradually bribed by someone who wanted to attack the Independent Regiment.
"Lao Li, don't give up on Chen Minggeng's line for now, but we can't rely solely on this line to solve the problem of material shortages. We have to rely on ourselves for everything. We can't rely on outsiders! The iron must be hard to forge. What we have to do now is to expand our own strength, expand our own territory, seize more land, cultivate more food, and fight a long-term war of attrition with the devils. Don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. Use the strategy of fighting to support the war and quickly improve our strength!"
Lin Zhenhua spoke out his inner thoughts, and Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang nodded repeatedly. Chu Yunfei, who was hundreds of miles away, had also begun to move. After leaving two battalions at the garrison, Chu Yunfei led three battalions of troops and marched towards Wangjia Town.
During the march, Chu Yunfei did not hide. Instead, he openly ignored the Japanese reconnaissance planes. After the Japanese reconnaissance planes left, he immediately turned around and marched quickly towards Fengjia Town to escape the Japanese reconnaissance.
"Brother Ligong, we have temporarily fooled the Japanese. In order to prevent any unexpected situations, we will immediately maintain radio silence. Tell the battalion commanders to keep an eye on their men. If anyone is found reporting to the Japanese, kill him on the spot. My 358th Regiment will not tolerate Japanese spies and traitors!" Chu Yunfei said as he observed ahead with a telescope in his hand.
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong also heard about the assassination attempts on Li Yunlong in recent days. He hated the Japanese spies and traitors hiding in the dark. He immediately ordered someone to pass on the order and said angrily: "The Japanese in Ping'an County are particularly fond of assassination. This should be related to Yamamoto Ikki."
"In previous operations against the independent regiment, Yamamoto Ikki never gained any advantage. Now he has changed his tactics and started a conspiracy assassination, which has been very effective. It has attracted the Japanese in several nearby counties to follow suit. Even our 358th Regiment has suffered a lot in this regard. A battalion commander and three company commanders were successfully assassinated. It's really infuriating!"
Chu Yunfei was furious when Chief of Staff Fang Ligong mentioned this matter. He cursed angrily, "The Japanese are getting more and more crazy now, and their assassination methods are endless. Last time, they poisoned our water source. If we hadn't discovered it early, our losses would have been huge!"
"Especially the Yamamoto Special Forces, they use all kinds of despicable means. If Sun Ming hadn't noticed something was wrong in advance, I would have been caught in the trap. I fully support Li Yunlong's plan to attack Ping'an County. It would be best if we could wipe out all of the damn Yamamoto Special Forces. Only after we get rid of this scourge can we sleep peacefully at night!"
This is also the fundamental reason why Chief of Staff Fang Ligong agreed to cooperate with Li Yunlong. These days, the 358th Regiment has been in a panic due to the small team of Yamamoto's special forces. Now there is such a good opportunity for revenge, which of course cannot be missed.
In the headquarters of the Kurofugi Garrison Battalion in Ping'an County, the atmosphere in the room was no longer as cheerful as before, but unusually stagnant, giving people tremendous pressure and making them feel uncomfortable and a little breathless. General Yingzuo angrily slammed the table and scolded Mitsui Taro and others without showing any mercy.
"Bagayalu! You idiots, you actually dared to go after the military girl. If this matter gets out, all five of you will be court-martialed. None of you will survive, and your families back home will be implicated as well."
"I never thought you would be so bold just for a little money. You resold military rations before, which caused the food reserves of several surrounding counties to be insufficient. The winter sweep that could have been avoided was forced to be carried out again by you. I suspect that your brains are filled with paste. How could you come up with such a stupid idea?"
Mitsui Taro and his five companions were a little scared. They thought they could dispatch the food in time, but they didn't expect that there would be no big cleanup this autumn. In addition, the snow fell a few days earlier than in previous years, which caused problems with the supply of military food to several surrounding counties. The military food that should have been returned to several counties could not be delivered due to road problems, which had seriously affected the morale of the troops in several counties.
"General, I started this matter, and I am willing to take full responsibility. I have urgently allocated a batch of food, and it will be shipped immediately as long as the weather permits. We underestimated the strength of the independent regiment before, and we didn't expect it to eat up all the food in the eight surrounding counties. All this is our negligence. General, please help us. The garrisons in the eight surrounding counties must not have any problems. If something goes wrong, it will be a big deal."
"The Taiyuan Command spent a huge price to eliminate and drive away most of the resistance forces in Shanxi Province. There have been no large-scale battles in the occupied areas for half a year, and even sporadic battles rarely occur. The 12th Army has achieved the goal of fighting to support the war, and this year's autumn grain harvest has a large amount of grain. Several of us were too greedy. We only wanted to get all the medicines in Li Yunlong's hands, but forgot about the food. Fortunately, this loophole has been filled now, and it is not too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost!"
Ichiro Nakamura and others have made up their minds that after this turmoil has passed, they will definitely follow Mitsui Taro's lead. At this time, they are willing to protect everyone from disasters, and there will be no harm in following such a leader.
It's just that Ichiro Nakamura and his people thanked the wrong people. All of this was a play written and performed by Taro Mitsui and General Kagesa. The purpose was to help Taro Mitsui subdue the four people in front of him. General Kagesa also wanted to rely on the help of the Mitsui family to reach a higher level. It can be said that the two sides hit it off, which led to this big drama.
General Yingzuo did not expect that the acting would be so effective. He suppressed his surprise and deliberately changed his expression several times before he lowered his voice and said with a look of regret: "Mitsui Taro, I really admire your courage to take the initiative to take responsibility. I have suppressed this matter for you. You must immediately find a way to mobilize a batch of food to the surrounding garrisons to ensure the food supply of the imperial army."
"As for those security guards, there is no need to worry too much. You can order them to collect food to overcome the current food crisis! I know you guys are not greedy for money. You did it so that the imperial warriors could have medicine to treat themselves, so as to reduce the casualties of the imperial warriors!"
"You have done a great job in this matter. The medicines were used where they should be used. The casualties of the imperial army were reduced to a minimum, from 50% to 20%, which effectively supported the progress of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign. The purpose of the offensive launched by the empire in advance was to ensure the security of the empire's homeland. Facts have proved that the headquarters' early launch of this campaign was far-sighted and achieved fruitful results!"
General Yingzuo did not continue to speak, but stopped at the right time, listening to the whistling wind outside, and looked at the people in front of him again, and said with a sense of loss: "I will leave Ping'an County in an hour. I will tell you a few more words before I leave. You are at the forefront of the battlefield, so you must be careful of threats from the air. According to the intelligence I have received, the Independent Regiment Air Force Fighter Squadron is gradually completing its reconstruction. Li Yunlong, who we don't care about, has really become a big worry. You have a heavy burden on your shoulders, so you must be more careful when dealing with Li Yunlong."
"I don't want to hear that any of you were killed by Li Yunlong. I hope you can take Zhu Ziming's warning seriously. In order to survive, the traitor will hysterically help us bite its master. Before, you only wanted to get information from Zhu Ziming, but never listened to his repeated reminders, allowing Li Yunlong to grow step by step. You have an unshirkable responsibility in this matter."
"I will take Zhu Ziming with me when I leave. You don't have to come and see me off. I came here in secret and didn't want to cause trouble by revealing my identity. Finally, Xu Zhongyi from Tianxiang Restaurant should not move. Just remember what I said, and you will understand the reason later!"
After saying this, General Yingzuo left the operations room without even looking at the expressions of the few people. A biting cold wind blew in from outside, causing the light bulbs to sway. The dim light shone on people's faces, making the faces of Mitsui Taro and others look even more hideous.
After General Kagezoe walked away, the four men, who had already been corrupted by money, curled their lips in disdain, which made Yamamoto Ikki hate him so much, but he did not dare to stand up and offend the other four men. Without their support, the special forces team would find it difficult to maintain its current scale, let alone expand.
"Everyone, General Yingzuo's reprimand just now is quite reasonable. We still have some unfinished business to deal with, so we should take this opportunity to settle the accounts. It is too difficult to transport the grain, so we can use money instead. We must not pay this bill to the Empire Bank. I have already thought of a plan. After all, my Mitsui family is very powerful in doing business!"
Mitsui Taro set the tone directly, intending to take full charge of the matter, as he was not confident in letting others handle it. Only by doing it himself could he handle the whole thing cleanly, instead of being like Nakamura Ichiro, who made the accounts full of mistakes and omissions, deliberately leaving handles for others to drag them down, and thus build a network of interests.
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