PFC Chapter 373: Playing a double act with Li Yunlong and opening up the land transportation line is a g
Chapter 373: Playing a double act with Li Yunlong and opening up the land transportation line is a g
Fang Ligong exclaimed in shock: "Li Yunlong actually wants to attack Ping'an County. The new recruits he has are useless no matter how many they are. They may not be as strong as our 358th Regiment. How dare he attack Ping'an County? Besides, there are many Japanese troops stationed near Ping'an County. Attacking Ping'an County is like stirring up a hornet's nest. Even if Li Yunlong is very brave, he would not dare to do this!"
It's no wonder Fang Ligong was so surprised. Ping'an County was too important. It was a material transfer station for the Japanese in northwest Shanxi. The Japanese deployed a battalion of troops here. You should know that in some unimportant counties, the Japanese only stationed a squadron of troops. Being able to station a battalion in Ping'an County shows how much the Japanese valued Ping'an County.
Chu Yunfei did not find it strange, because he knew that Li Yunlong's fighting style was very bold. From the previous battles, it could be seen that Li Yunlong liked to take risky moves and especially liked to use reverse thinking. He was indeed a very difficult character.
Chu Yunfei did not feel strange about Li Yunlong attacking Ping'an County. He knew a lot about Li Yunlong. He was a very narrow-minded person who never suffered any loss when dealing with others. Li Yunlong was almost killed by the Japanese before, and he had always wanted to find an opportunity to retaliate. Now he finally found a suitable opportunity, and Li Yunlong would never let it go.
"Brother Ligong, Li Yunlong's attack on Ping'an County is a foregone conclusion. You and I only need to know about this matter, and don't let it spread. This time Li Yunlong asked me to join the counterattack, and I was very happy in my heart. Our New Year's Day offensive just started but ended in a whimper, which greatly damaged the reputation of our 358th Regiment."
"I decided to attack Tianjia Town and wipe out a squadron of Japanese soldiers and a battalion of puppet troops stationed in Tianjia Town. After removing this nail, we will continue to fight northward and break through the three blockades set up by the Japanese soldiers, so as to open up contact with the independent regiment and establish a land transportation line."
Fang Ligong was somewhat curious as to why Chu Yunfei had changed his attitude. He was no longer indifferent as before, but took the initiative to propose building a land transportation line, which made him feel very surprised.
Chu Yunfei saw the surprise in Chief of Staff Fang Ligong's eyes and made a sharp analysis: "Brother Ligong, the independent regiment is different now than before. This is the information I just got from my old superior. Li Yunlong has now achieved complete self-production of weapons and can also independently produce radio stations and fighter planes."
"This is very different from our previous judgment. We have always believed that the Independent Regiment Arsenal had lost most of its military production capacity after the repeated bombings by the Japanese, but the reality is that their production capacity has not decreased much, and there has even been a surge in the production of certain weapons!"
"We are having a hard time now, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to get supplies of guns and ammunition. We need to find a new source of supply. Just when we are sleepy, Li Yunlong's independent regiment has just jumped out. We must not give up this ally. We must deepen the relationship between the two sides and include the trade of weapons and ammunition in it to completely solve our dilemma of lack of weapons and ammunition!"
Chu Yunfei had his eyes on the arsenal of the independent regiment. If he could buy weapons and ammunition from Li Yunlong, his 358th Regiment would no longer have to beg for supplies. Chu Yunfei really had nothing to say about his old superior. He gave him the same salary and ammunition as he should.
But now the old commander has been driven into a remote corner by the Japanese, and he is in a very difficult situation. In addition, he is besieged by the Japanese in the western Shanxi region, and his contact with the old commander is intermittent. Every time he has to take a small road to obtain ammunition supplies, and the amount he can get is getting less and less.
If Fang Ligong had not used his connections to get a batch of ammunition for Chu Yunfei, Chu Yunfei would not have dared to take the initiative to attack the Japanese. It was already very difficult for him to hold his current position. Asking him to take the initiative to attack would be like asking him to die, wouldn't it?
"Brother Ligong, go send a telegram back to Li Yunlong and tell him clearly that I agree to the alliance between the two sides. After we have established contact between the two sides, we will ask Li Yunlong for benefits."
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong said yes, then hurriedly left the command center and rushed to the telegraph room to convey Chu Yunfei's intention. The two sides formally formed an alliance to fight the Japanese together!
After receiving Chu Yunfei's reply, Li Yunlong smiled. With Chu Yunfei as the granary, the food crisis in the base area would soon be eliminated, allowing Li Yunlong to put his worries to rest.
"Old Zhao, Chu Yunfei has agreed to join forces with us. This is a great thing for us. I know that Chu Yunfei owns a copper mine and smelter, and he has a lot of copper materials. We can just get a batch from him to fill our inventory."
"We have used up one-third of the copper we had in stock. We must find a new source of copper. Otherwise, the arsenal will be out of copper in two months."
When Zhao Gang heard Li Yunlong mention the copper material, he immediately found something wrong and asked curiously, "Old Li, you are not drunk, are you? Otherwise, why are you talking drunkenly in broad daylight? We have two copper mines that can be mined in our base area, but they have not been mined these days because of the cold weather. But when the weather warms up next year, we can mine them normally. Not to mention two months, even three months later, we will have copper materials available. I don't know what you are worrying about!"
Li Yunlong said, "Old Zhao, it will only be the end of March in two months. The weather will not be too cold at that time, and we can mine copper. But have you ever thought that by that time, all the copper materials in our inventory will be used up, and the arsenal will have no rice to cook. At that time, we will be forced to stop production."
"It takes time to mine and smelt copper, which will take at least half a month. This means our arsenal will have to stop working for half a month. Don't think I, Li Yunlong, am exaggerating. All the machines and weapons in our base area cannot do without copper!"
Zhao Gang calculated and it was true. He didn't expect Li Yunlong to be so meticulous. Asking him to help him these two days was not in vain. Li Yunlong discovered many problems, which really made Zhao Gang look at Li Yunlong with admiration again.
"Old Li, you've been telling me that you're uneducated and illiterate. I think you just want to be lazy. Now I finally caught you and asked you to help me. Your fox tail has been exposed, right? After we defeat Ping'an County, you have to help me sort out the logistics. I have too many things to take care of every day, and I'm a little overwhelmed!"
"Originally, I planned to arrange for Lao Ding and Lao Kong to help me manage it, but they felt that they would not be able to stay for long and would leave our base. In addition, we have been unable to contact the brigade commander and have no way to receive orders from the brigade headquarters. For now, the three regiments can only be temporarily combined, but after a long time, they will still have to separate."
"They thought that they should let me take care of the independent regiment so that nothing would go wrong when I took over. I had to run back and forth every day, and I lost six pounds in just one month. If the college students hadn't taken pity on me and drafted you into the army, I, Zhao Gang, wouldn't even be able to sleep eight hours a night. I'm really busy every day!"
Listening to Zhao Gang's complaints, Li Yunlong knew that what he said was true. Ever since he and Lin Zhenhua were injured, the burden of the base fell on Zhao Gang's shoulders. This was also the reason why Li Yunlong gave up when Zhao Gang opposed the attack on Ping'an County last time.
"Old Zhao, in a month or so, the college student and I will be fully recovered, and then we will take back all the tasks you shared. You have to hold on a little longer, and take this opportunity to find a few more good seedlings to share your pressure!"
Zhao Gang felt that Li Yunlong was simply talking without any worries. All his subordinates were illiterate, and there were not even a few who could read. The literacy campaign had only officially started a month ago, and they had not even found enough teachers. It was like a daydream to expect a few useful talents under his command.
"Old Li, you have some free time these days, so go and teach me a literacy class and see if there are any good talents. I will focus on training them when the time comes! There are only about 100 people in our base who know 800 Chinese characters, and only about 200 who can spell them skillfully. Excluding the battalion and company commanders, there are only about a hundred people under my command. It is too difficult for me to be in charge of such a large base!"
Lin Zhenhua was passing by and happened to hear Zhao Gang's complaints. He couldn't help laughing. It seemed that Zhao Gang was really forced into a desperate situation this time, otherwise he would never have complained to Li Yunlong.
Hearing the laughter beside him, Li Yunlong was furious. When he was about to curse, he found that it was Lin Zhenhua. He swallowed his words and cursed angrily: "College student, you have always told me that three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. Now it happens that the three of us are gathered together, and Lao Zhao is having a headache about teaching his people to read. Hurry up and give us some ideas to solve the problem we are facing!"
Zhao Gang also looked at Lin Zhenhua expectantly. Lin Zhenhua's forehead was covered with cold sweat. Suddenly he remembered something. He seemed to have obtained a Chinese dictionary before, which could be used to compile teaching materials. Using simplified characters could greatly reduce the difficulty of learning.
After coming to this era, Lin Zhenhua had one thing that he was not used to, that is, the traditional Chinese characters used were too troublesome to write and difficult to teach. Often, he would spend three to five days teaching a character, but the soldiers below still couldn't learn it, which really distressed him. He also thought of many ways to solve this problem, but in the end, he was defeated by reality and even became afraid of it, and no longer dared to act like a big shot!
"Lao Zhao, Lao Li, I do have a good idea, but it goes against the current mainstream and may cause a stir. I haven't thought it through yet, so I can just listen to your opinions!"
Lin Zhenhua's words attracted the interest of Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong couldn't wait to ask, "College students, you are still hiding it at this time. No matter whether it is good or bad, use it first. If it doesn't work, just discard it. If it works, then implement it comprehensively. There is nothing to worry about!"