Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

After Li Jin captured Xiangyang, he deliberately invented the coded telegraph. It was impossible that it was just to piss off the Japanese.

Therefore, his clear text telegram was clearly intended to prevent the Japanese from continuing to encircle him so that he could save time and retreat along the same route.

"Hey ha ha, if that's true, Li Jin is a boy who thinks pretty quick." Deputy Captain Qian couldn't help but praise him.

"Of course. Do you think everyone has the same brain as you, a blockhead?" Li Yunlong said with a smile.

“Haha…” Chief of Staff Zhong also laughed when he heard that.

Only Zhao Gang frowned, as if he was thinking about something.

"Old Zhao, what are you thinking about? You might as well tell us so we can take it as a reference." Li Yunlong asked after seeing this.

Deputy Head Qian and Chief of Staff Zhong also looked at Zhao Gang.

"I think Li Jin's move is still a bit risky. What if the Japanese see through his plan and don't stop setting up ambushes as he predicted?!" Zhao Gang expressed his concerns.

As soon as the words came out, several people couldn't help but ponder. This is indeed possible. After all, the Japanese are not fools.

"If Li Jin thought that the Japanese had withdrawn their troops and let his guard down, wouldn't he easily fall into their trap?!" Zhao Gang added.

"Impossible." Li Yunlong thought about it and then shook his head.

"Why not?!" Zhao Gang asked.

"The Japs have already lost face once, and Li Jin even sent a clear-text telegram to tell them that he was going to take a detour.

In this case, the Japanese thought that Li Jin would choose to continue retreating along the original route, rather than taking a detour.
They have already lost face once, and they cannot afford to lose face again.
The key is that mobilizing so many people will consume a lot of supplies, and they will not bet that Li Jin will choose to take the risk of retreating along the original route in order to save time. "Li Yunlong expressed his opinion.

Anyway, if he were a Japanese, he would not have continued to block the enemy, because there was a high possibility that he would not be able to stop them, and he would easily lose face again.

In this case, it is better to stop in time to reduce the consumption of materials and save some effort.

"Besides, even if the Japs really don't mind losing face again, based on my understanding of Li Jin, this guy is very cautious.
Even if they choose to retreat along the original route, they will definitely send out vanguard troops to explore the situation ahead.
If there was any danger, he could have avoided it in advance and would never foolishly run into the enemy's ambush," Li Yunlong continued.

He had known Li Jin for quite a long time. Li Jin was very cautious in fighting and would always make several preparations to avoid any accidents.

Therefore, even if he thought the Japanese would not ambush him, he would definitely send people to explore the way, instead of confidently believing that the Japanese would not be able to see through his plan.

"Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true. The Japanese don't dare to gamble." Zhao Gang also felt that what Li Yunlong said made sense.

After all, the Japanese had just suffered a major defeat and suffered heavy losses. It was a time when they needed to appease the people. If they were fooled by Li Jin twice in a row, the impact would be huge.

"So, Li Jin's move was very powerful. Perhaps he had thought of this since he started attacking the Japanese." Li Yunlong couldn't help but admire him. This kid Li Jin was simply a monster. He actually fooled the Japanese.

"Yeah, luckily this guy is one of ours, otherwise I have no doubt that he can play us around as well." Deputy Captain Qian was still frightened.

If he had encountered an enemy as powerful as Li Jin that day, he really wouldn't have known how to deal with it.

"What a joke! Li Jin is quite capable, but he is still a little worse than me." Li Yunlong said unconvinced, thinking that Li Jin was still a little worse than him.

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Gang and the others shook their heads helplessly. Li Yunlong's face was thicker than the corner of the city wall.

.........

Brigade headquarters, in the conference room.

The chief is reviewing documents.

At this moment, the political commissar came in hurriedly.

"Chief, according to information from intelligence personnel, Inaya Shiro is not just seriously injured," said the political commissar.

"Oh?! Could he die again?!" the leader was puzzled.

"He didn't die, but he became a disabled person. Inayashiro's arm was broken, his leg was lame, and even his eyes were blind.

Although his life was not in danger, even if he recovered later, Inayashiro would not be able to return to command the troops.
It can be said that Li Jin, this kid, destroyed a division commander of the Japanese with one shell. "When the political commissar said these words, the smile on his face never stopped.

"If that's the case, then this kid Li Jin has really made a great contribution." The leader couldn't help but laugh when he heard that.

He originally thought that Inaya Shiro was only seriously injured and would be able to return to command the troops after recuperating for a period of time. However, he did not expect that he was actually crippled by Li Jin's explosion, completely cutting off the possibility of his returning to the army.

"That's right. Inaya Shiro was a very powerful character on the Japanese side. Li Jin blew him up and prevented him from returning to the army. This was a huge loss for the Japanese." The political commissar laughed.

The Japanese division commanders are also divided into different levels. Inaya Shiro is one of the most powerful ones who can command other divisions in battle.

Therefore, Li Jin indeed made a great contribution by destroying a division commander of this rank.

"It seems like we really need to give this kid another credit." The chief said happily.

"I think this kid will bring back a lot of good weapons this time. Our troops' strength will be strengthened again." The political commissar knew it just by thinking about it without even looking.

In addition to the ocean, Li Jin will definitely bring back a lot of good things.

"Well, speaking of it, the strength of our brigade is getting stronger and stronger. We need to distribute more of the weapons he brought back." The chief nodded and said.

We can't just develop their brigade, we also have to consider other dissatisfaction.

Just then, a telegraph operator rushed in.

"Commander, I received a plain text telegram from an unknown source. I think it might be from Captain Li." The telegraph operator handed the paper in his hand to the commander.

After taking it, the leader began to read it, and the political commissar also took a closer look.

"Well, needless to say, it must have been sent by this guy. No one else would send it like this." After reading it, the political commissar made a decisive conclusion.

"Li Jin will not stop until he has pissed off the Japanese. However, his telegram was obviously intentional, and his purpose is to retreat along the original route." The brigade commander had already guessed Li Jin's purpose without even having to do anything.

"That's true. People who don't know Li Jin might think he really took a detour, but people who know him know that this is just a trick." The political commissar also echoed.

Take the Japanese for example. They suffered heavy losses at the hands of Li Jin many times. Even if they guessed that this was Li Jin's plan, they would not take the gamble.

"This move was really quick. They took advantage of the Japanese troops leaving Xiangyang to seize the city, and then sent a telegram like this.
His brain works very quickly, and his ability to adapt to changing circumstances is really unmatched by ordinary people." The leader praised. "Yes, if it were an ordinary person, he probably wouldn't realize that his position had been exposed and he might be surrounded by the Japanese.

This guy realized it early and found a way to counter it. He was born for war." The political commissar also said.

Although Li Jin's position was exposed, he realized it in time. In this respect, many people were not as good as him.

.........

At this time, the Japanese division commander was there.

Inside the tent, the Japanese division commander looked at the telegram in his hand with a gloomy face.

"How can we repair it! This damn guy actually tricked us!" The Japanese division commander cursed and tore the telegram in his hand into pieces, scattering it in the air, and the debris flew down.

Several high-ranking Japanese officers standing by didn't even dare to breathe.

"Who said we can surround the enemy?! Huh?!" The Japanese division commander gritted his teeth.

"It's the commander of Xiangyang, Minamida Morikazu." A Japanese regiment commander replied.

"Division commander, don't be angry. Minamida Morikazu sent a telegram last night asking us not to surround us. We really can't just blame him for this!" said a Japanese brigade commander.

Upon hearing this, the Japanese division commander felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

"I think the enemy sent this telegram most likely to make us stop the ambush so that he can continue to retreat along the original route, so we should continue to implement the plan." The Japanese brigade commander continued.

He guessed that the enemy did this not just to irritate them, but more importantly, to save time and retreat.

"What if they really took a detour?! Do you think the enemy commander is stupid?! That he couldn't think of this?!

Even if they didn't take a detour, but continued to retreat along the original route as you said, do you think he would send someone to scout ahead? !
In this situation, do you think we have the ability to surround the other side? !
What if they did it on purpose? Once the troops in Xiangyang were transferred away, the enemy might capture Xiangyang again.
Do you think we still have the dignity to live with?!" The Japanese division commander asked several questions in succession. If Xiangyang was captured by the same group of enemies three times, it would be too shameful to see anyone and people would probably ridicule us even more.

"The division commander is right. I didn't think it through." The Japanese brigade commander apologized quickly. He just wanted to destroy this unit and avenge those imperial soldiers who died in battle.

"Alas... I was blinded by anger and was tricked by the enemy like this." The Japanese division commander sighed deeply.

After all, he was a veteran and had rich experience, but he didn't expect that he would be defeated by a small army.

The point is, even Inayashiro fell into the hands of this enemy!

"The enemy is indeed quite powerful. Their command and troop combat capabilities are both very strong." The Japanese brigade commander had to admit it.

If he really fought with this army, he might be able to destroy them. This was the first time he felt afraid of an enemy.

"We just don't have the chance this time, but there will be opportunities in the future. We must let our intelligence personnel find out where this unit is hiding as soon as possible!" said the Japanese division commander with a sullen face.

As long as they can find out the information of this unit, they will be able to make deployments in advance, and then destroy this unit and completely solve this major problem.

He was worried that if this continued, this army would become stronger and stronger, and by then it would cost a greater price to destroy it.

Therefore, we must destroy the opponent before he develops!
"I understand!" The Japanese brigade commander nodded.

"Division Commander, should we take the troops away now?!" the Japanese brigade commander continued.

"What are you waiting for? Ambush the air?!" the Japanese division commander said angrily. This is nonsense. He couldn't even ambush this enemy, but he still wanted to continue ambush. He must be crazy.

.........

Changde, in Liang Gu’s office.

Liang Gu and Han Mingyuan laughed out loud. They felt really relieved when they read the telegram sent by Mu Jin.

"I guess the Japanese are almost pissed off now. They might have thought they were going to destroy Mu Jin, but who would have known that Mu Jin would turn around and take down Xiangyang, and even slap them in the face a few times!" Han Mingyuan laughed so hard that he couldn't stop smiling.

"It was the Japanese who offered his face to Mu Jin to hit him." Liang Gu added, the smile on his face never stopping.

"Mu Jin is really mean, I like him." Han Mingyuan continued to smile.

"But why do I always feel like something is wrong? Has Mu Jin really decided to do this?!" This question suddenly occurred to Han Mingyuan.

"I actually thought about it as well." Liang Gu also spoke upon hearing this.

He always felt that Mu Jin might have really just wanted to kill a few Japanese soldiers along the way, but the Japanese soldiers gave Mu Jin opportunities one after another, and the result became what it is now.

"Forget it. Don't worry about it. I'm happy to see the Japanese get defeated. It would be even better if Mu Jin came a few more times." Han Mingyuan was open-minded and didn't delve into the matter.

In fact, there is nothing to delve into. At most, Mu Jin was careless for a moment, but by mistake, he ended up slapping the Japanese a few times.

"Indeed, we don't need to worry about so many things, but what I'm thinking is that after Mu Jin captured Xiangyang, there should be a lot of supplies inside. He wouldn't burn all the supplies inside, right?! Or, did he hide the supplies?!" Liang Gu frowned.

Mu Jin and his troops had already taken a lot of supplies with them when they returned. Even if they captured Xiangyang, they could not take these supplies away unless Mu Jin hid the items.

"I think it's more likely that Mu Jin hid the supplies. It's impossible to ask Mu Jin to burn all those supplies." Han Mingyuan decisively chose the latter, thinking that Mu Jin had hidden the supplies.

Just when Liang Gu was about to say something, a telegraph operator ran in.

"General, Commander, we have received a telegram from Captain Mu." The telegraph operator handed the paper to Liang Gu for inspection.

Han Mingyuan also moved closer to Liang Gu, and they checked the contents of the telegram together.

Han Mingyuan was immediately delighted when he saw the content of the telegram.

"Mu Jin is really kind. He actually wants to give us this batch of supplies! Now we can get it." Han Mingyuan was very happy.

Mu Jin must have brought a lot of supplies. If they send someone to bring the supplies back, they will make a lot of money.

"Yeah." Liang Gu also nodded. He didn't expect that Mu Jin not only didn't let them pay the balance, but also gave them a batch of supplies.

(End of this chapter)