Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Chapter 23 The Knowledge of Cutting Telephone Cords

On the hillside, Captain Zhang was leading Li Yunlong and Meng Zhige, searching tree by tree.

Yesterday's action was very effective. The shooting team killed and wounded twelve Japanese soldiers. The ambush force killed and wounded more than 30 Japanese soldiers in total. The first battalion in particular directly hired a Japanese reinforcements unit. Not only did they collect fifteen dog heads, they also A cane and a grenade were seized, which can be said to be a bumper harvest.

On the seventh company side, the third battalion commander was a step too slow and missed the whole process. He could only look at the battlefield and curse.Afterwards, Sun Desheng even had a small quarrel with the commander of the third battalion. Sun Desheng had a very stupid personality and would dare to argue with anyone as long as he was reasonable.

As for the casualties, one of the unlucky guys in the shooter team was hit in the thigh by a stray bullet.Three of the first battalion were hit by machine guns during the charge, and another was killed by the Japanese with a grenade.Li Yunlong was so angry that he ordered on the spot that in the future, except for those who raised their hands in surrender when cleaning the battlefield, other Japanese soldiers, regardless of whether they were alive or dead, would aim at vital points and reload their guns.

Then Meng Zhige, who was standing next to him, added: "Especially if you have to shoot the head. As the saying goes, 'Two guns in the chest and one gun in the head will make the king of hell shake his head when he sees it.' This is the trick to mend the gun."

Hearing these words, the corners of Li Yunlong's mouth twitched. The corpse had to be shot three times. Isn't this a bit wasteful... It's not a waste. Now that the new group is not short of bullets, what's the point of a few more shots?
However, after a day of training, I had a good time yesterday. The little devil must have learned well today. He will probably not get shot when he leaves the stronghold, and he will not be chased out if he gets shot.At this time, the professionals from the squadron in the area used some unsophisticated methods to put pressure on the little devil.

"Found it, this is the phone line." Captain Zhang wiped the sweat with his hand, his face showing the joy of an old farmer's harvest.

"Okay, okay, then just cut the phone line and you can ambush the Japanese engineers!" Li Yunlong also smiled.

Captain Zhang smiled: "Captain Li, don't you understand? Just cut the thread and the Japanese engineers will come over and take a look. They will immediately know where the problem is and they can fix it for you in a few minutes. We are all Pick a piece that is looser and break it repeatedly. If you break it a few more times, the thread will be broken on the inside and will not be visible on the outside. The Japanese will be busy then."

As he spoke, Captain Zhang climbed up the tree in twos and twos and began to break the threads one by one.He is worthy of being the captain of the district squadron. He is extremely skilled in his movements. He can break the copper wire or iron wire in the insulation layer in a few strokes, and then straighten the wire smoothly, making the job more difficult for the Japanese.

"How is it? Can you see it from below?"

Li Yunlong gestured: "Straight, no difference!"

Captain Zhang jumped down from the tree: "Just let people wait here. The Japanese engineers will check here sooner or later. It will depend on the number of Japanese soldiers. If there are too many, forget it. We will break them a few times in the future. If There are only one or two Japs, so let’s go over there, knock them down, tie them up, and carry them away with sticks!”

"I didn't expect that your local troops really have a way!" Li Yunlong laughed out loud. He had already imagined the scene: several members of the district squadron touched behind the lone prisoner and directly pushed him down. Two of them tied up one. He was gagged, tied up and carried away directly with a stick on his head.When the Japanese came to their senses, the wires had not been repaired and the engineers were still missing, so they were performing a feat of transformation.

"I'm a little surprised. This little devil just hangs the wire on the tree? Why not build a telephone pole?" Meng Zhige scratched his head.

"The kid also erected poles in the past. When we were looking for wires, we didn't look at the tree. We just looked at the pole. When we started working on the telephone lines, we built them along with the pole. Later, the kid just hung the wires directly on the tree, thinking It really takes a while to find the line.”

Captain Zhang clapped his hands and continued: "I have been doing this for more than a year, cutting off the kid's phone line, and my experience has been gained from making mistakes again and again."

"In the beginning, we were cutting near the village. When the devils came and couldn't catch us, they took revenge on the people, so we stopped working near the villages. But the devils were not stupid either. They gave the lines to the people in sections, and the two of us watched. Once upon a time, if there was a problem, the common people would get into trouble." Captain Zhang sighed: "Later, the villagers came up with a way and asked us to bring two extra ropes when we came to tie them up. Fortunately, the Japanese had an explanation. "Another example is the direct cutting of the telephone line just mentioned. At that time, the Japs could tell at a glance which line was faulty, so a group of Japs protected the engineers to repair it. Later, it was changed to cutting the inside of the line. The Japs were busy looking for it for a long time. If there is no problem at any point, there will be fewer people running back and forth with the guards, and we will have the opportunity to take action." Captain Zhang said, seeming to think of something funny, the corner of his mouth raised: "One time the Japanese thought It was because the quality of the phone line was not good. After we tied the guy back, he started chattering. Later, the superiors sent someone to pick him up, and we realized that the guy was asking us how we knew the phone line was there. questionable……"

Li Yunlong and Meng Zhige burst out laughing.

"But again, the Japs are not stupid. We have broken wires a few times, and the engineers arrested two and killed one. After a while, the Japs will come up with new tricks."

Li Yunlong nodded in agreement: "Not only are the Japs not stupid, they are also very smart. Many old comrades in the team have suffered from the Japs. Anyone who dares to underestimate the Japs may be in trouble."

"Alas..." Meng Zhige sighed: "I hope the Japs' new tactics don't have anything to do with the common people."

This sentence caused the three people to fall into silence.The most troublesome thing about fighting on one's own soil is that the invaders do not treat the common people as human beings.

In the end, it was Li Yunlong who started the conversation: "Let's go, let's see how the phone lines in several surrounding strongholds are doing and whether they are broken."

The three of them left the scene of the crime with the guards, leaving only the troops ambushing the Japanese around.

It wasn't until noon that the Japanese discovered that the phone lines had been cut off.There are fixed contact hours between each stronghold and between the stronghold and the county seat.If you can't get through when the time comes, you will naturally know that there is a problem.

If a bunch of strongholds like this have problems at the same time, it must be the Eighth Route Army that is causing trouble.

"What do these Eight Route Army soldiers want to do? More than a dozen strongholds on the east side of the county were suddenly broken... Are they planning to launch an attack?" Imagawa Hiroshi, who was temporarily stationed in Wuxiang, felt a headache.

Yesterday, news came from the Wangjiazhuang stronghold that it had inflicted heavy losses on the Eighth Route Army. Today, more than a dozen strongholds including Wangjiazhuang were unable to be contacted.

Imagawa Hiroichi thought for a long time, but in the end he had no clue.He could only make the necessary arrangements: "Ask Captain Taro Yasui to come."

The mission of his squadron is to garrison Wuxiang and cannot move lightly.Then we have to ask the Yasui Squadron who is temporarily resting in Wuxiang. He will report to his superiors.

A squadron that was not satisfied with the formation, plus half of the puppet troops in the city, first went to the Wangjiazhuang stronghold to see the situation.If the problem is not serious, let Yasui escort the engineers to repair the phone lines and restore communications between the various strongholds as soon as possible.

"Baga, these puppet troops... Fortunately, they will be reorganized next year, and they should be more useful by then. As for Zhong Yunhe, since he was a bandit leader before, he should have no problem managing some people."

(End of this chapter)