vrcanaries Chapter 194: I have fought for so many years, but I have never made a mistake in major matters! 3-ch
Chapter 194: I have fought for so many years, but I have never made a mistake in major matters! 3-ch
Lin Zhenhua arrived at the delivery location four days later. Without any hesitation, he immediately arranged for people to transport the goods back. Without the help of the system, it would have been a difficult task to hide the goods. Fortunately, the system was very considerate and hid the equipment and machine tools in the cave.
What surprised Lin Zhenhua even more was that General Bella actually sent two more artillery battalions' worth of equipment. This was a great thing for the independent regiment. Although it would take one day longer than the original plan, it was not a big deal for Lin Zhenhua.
"Zhu Zi, immediately arrange for someone to send another batch of artillery shells to Zhang Da Biao, and ask him to make them for me as much as possible. We must firmly attract the Japanese's attention to Yushugou!" Lin Zhenhua hurriedly instructed.
Wang Chengzhu also knew the importance of the matter. Even if an artillery battalion's ammunition was used up, it would still be very cost-effective for the independent regiment. As long as these equipment and machine tools could be transported back, the strength of the independent regiment would develop by leaps and bounds.
After Li Yunlong explained the frontline affairs, he rushed to Heiyun Village overnight. He finally arrived at Heiyun Village at lunch time the next day. Li Yunlong took the steamed bread and pickles handed to him by Lin Zhenhua without any hesitation and ate them directly. While eating, he anxiously asked: "College student, how much equipment have been transported back now? How many more days will it take to transport all the equipment?"
Lin Zhenhua replied while eating, "Old Li, the transportation this time was very smooth. General Bella brought back four infantry regiments and the equipment of an artillery regiment for us, and also gave us two more artillery battalions, which is enough for us to arm a force of 20,000 people."
"I also took a look at the machine tools. There are no major problems. After installation and commissioning, the arsenal will be able to start production within the scheduled period."
"Last night we pulled out a regiment's worth of equipment and stored it in Black Cloud Village. So far, we haven't found any problems, and we haven't encountered any Japanese spies. At the current speed, we will be able to complete this transportation mission in another six days."
Li Yunlong nodded and put aside his worries. He came here mainly to be responsible for the transportation during the day, packing the weapons and ammunition into sacks. In this way, he could transport the weapons and ammunition to the base in the name of transporting supplies.
"College students, I brought more than 30 carriages with me this time. I have assigned tasks to them. This way, we can deliver our weapons and ammunition to the camps of various battalions in batches. This will not easily arouse the suspicion of the Japanese. After all, we have distributed supplies to the lower levels in the same way in the past."
"At that time, we only need to load the trucks with supplies at night and transport them to the base. We can distribute the weapons and ammunition without anyone noticing, and it will not easily arouse the Japanese's vigilance. Even if the Japanese send out reconnaissance planes, it will not have much impact on us. After all, for the Japanese, a shell is more valuable than our truckload of supplies!"
Lin Zhenhua nodded. Li Yunlong's arrangement was very reliable. After all, the Japanese had suffered such a loss before. In order to ensure the safety of transporting materials, they deliberately only loaded some firewood on some carriages and used linen as camouflage on the outside. The Japanese were deceived many times and ended up losing a lot of bombs in vain. Therefore, the Japanese stopped the bombing of the independent regiment's base.
For the Japanese, it was really not worth it. The cost far exceeded the benefits, not to mention that the Japanese were not having a good time now, especially fuel was extremely precious. Such bombing operations were only carried out twice and never again.
"Old Li, the two Japanese divisions stationed near Taiyuan city are like a sharp blade hanging over our heads. We must be extremely careful. Otherwise, even if we have the equipment of a division, we will not be able to stop the attack of a Japanese division. We cannot overestimate our strength just because we have so much equipment. We can't make such a low-level mistake!" Lin Zhenhua said with a serious face.
Li Yunlong knew Lin Zhenhua's concerns. He was afraid that because he had the equipment of a division, he would not take the surrounding Japanese seriously. However, after experiencing what happened last time, Li Yunlong could guarantee that he would never be careless again. He would not easily start a war before the independent regiment had completed reorganization and sufficient training.
"College student, I, Li Yunlong, have fought in many wars, big and small, for so many years, and have done a lot of stupid things, but when it comes to fighting, I have never done anything stupid. As long as the Japs don't provoke us, I will never take the initiative to provoke them. Our independent regiment's arsenal is about to go into production. If we fight with the Japs at this time, our losses will be the greatest. I, Li Yunlong, can tell the difference!" Li Yunlong hurriedly explained.
However, some things cannot be avoided just by wanting to. After learning that the independent regiment attacked the 726th Regiment and Zhangzhuang stronghold respectively, Yamamoto Ikki and Hirata Kojiro immediately judged that there must be a problem. The two of them urgently came to Commander Yoshio Shinozuka, hoping to get his support.
"General, Mr. Yamamoto and I have dealt with Li Yunlong many times before. Based on our experience of fighting him many times, these two offensive actions are completely unreasonable. Neither the 726th Regiment nor the Zhangzhuang stronghold can be defeated by the current independent regiment."
"Li Yunlong suffered a great loss at Erchaling before and almost lost his life. Then there was news that Xiaozhangzhuang stronghold was captured. This did not surprise me because Li Yunlong is a vengeful person. If anyone punches him, he will immediately hit back and will never swallow his anger."
Yamamoto Ikki followed up by saying, "General, the intelligence department of the empire once received a message that a batch of weapons and equipment had flowed into the northwest of Shanxi. Could this matter be related to the independent regiment? According to the information I got from Zhu Ziming before, the independent regiment replaced a batch of German equipment ten days ago. Combining these two pieces of information together, I have a bold inference in my mind!"
"That is, could this batch of equipment belong to the independent regiment? You know, Lin Zhenhua has mastered many military technologies. He can definitely make deals with the Third Reich. In order to ensure that the equipment can be transported back smoothly, Li Yunlong sent troops to attack the Zhangzhuang stronghold and Yushugou market to attract our attention. He played a trick on us!"
After listening to Yamamoto Ikki's analysis, General Shinozuka Yoshio's face suddenly changed. Once the independent regiment obtained this batch of equipment, the strength of the independent regiment would expand rapidly in a short period of time, seriously threatening the public security in northwest Shanxi. What's more serious is that it would also threaten the safety of surrounding counties.
"Noda, notify the Mujin Air Force immediately and have them send a squadron of fighter jets to conduct reconnaissance. The specific area is between the Zhangzhuang stronghold and Yushuling. Report any abnormalities immediately!"
"Hi! Commander, I'll make a phone call right away!" Adjutant Noda bowed.
"Mr. Yamamoto, I need you to help me find the location where the independent regiment hides the weapons, so that I can send bombers to destroy all those weapons. There are only 30 people left in your special forces team. I will select 30 elite soldiers for you and drop you to the designated location via transport plane to carry out this reconnaissance mission!" said Yoshio Shinozuka with a serious face.
Yamamoto Ikki bowed and thanked him, saying, "General, I will never let you down this time. I will find the exact location where the Chinese army hides their weapons within three days, provide guidance for the bombers' bombing operations, and ensure that these weapons and ammunition will not fall into the hands of the independent regiment."
"General, I hope you can send another brigade to launch a tentative attack on the independent regiment, forcing Li Yunlong to return to support and force Li Yunlong to suspend the weapons transportation plan, so as to buy more time for the reconnaissance operations of my subordinates!"
After thinking about it, Yoshio Shinozuka rejected Yamamoto Ikki's proposal. The headquarters had not yet made a final decision on whether to go north or south, otherwise the two divisions staying in Taiyuan City would have already gone south. The reason why they were not taking any action now was because of new changes in Europe.
"Mr. Yamamoto, I cannot agree to your request for the time being, but I can let the Inoue Battalion cooperate with your operation this time. With the support of the Inoue Battalion, the safety of both of you can be guaranteed! The headquarters is still a little hesitant about whether to go north or south. The two divisions staying near Taiyuan City cannot participate in the local security battle for the time being!"
Yamamoto Ikki didn't expect that his request would not be approved. He wanted to argue a few more words, but was pulled by Hirata Kojiro, so he had to swallow back what he was about to say.
"General, the two of us will leave first!"
Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand, picked up the document on the table and started reading. Ikki Yamamoto and Kojiro Hirata left the Taiyuan headquarters and rushed to the special forces training base. After arriving at the base, Kojiro Hirata told the hidden story, and Yamamoto Ikki's questions were answered.
"Hirata-kun, I don't think this so-called armored steel is very useful. For the empire, if it wants to occupy land on the mainland, it can only rely on the army. After all, warships cannot run on land. Such technology can't have much impact on the empire. You overestimate Lin Zhenhua's ability. If he is really that powerful, he would have been famous long ago. How could he still be unknown?"
Hirata Kojiro retorted angrily: "Mr. Yamamoto, your idea is too stupid. You still believe in Nogi's ideas. You are already behind the times. The reason why we have achieved such an impressive record in the Chinese battlefield is because we have the advantage in weapons. The reason why we can't completely solve the Chinese problem now is that we have no money to continue fighting. The empire's finances are already in serious deficit. If we can't find a new source of funds, this war is likely to end with the retreat of the empire!"
"What's more serious is that we have encountered an embargo on oil and steel, which has caused a critical shortage of ammunition and supplies on the Chinese battlefield. Otherwise, our bombers would have dropped bombs on Li Yunlong's head long ago, instead of saving precious fuel by parking the planes in the hangar and occasionally taking them out to bask in the sun!"