My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 157 The battlefield of economy and propaganda!

Chapter 49

"The 27th Division was defeated?"

Taiyuan.

Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes widened.

Although the Bantian United Flag was captured by Tubal Road a few days ago, the losses were not great, with only a few hundred casualties.

Why did you suddenly retreat?

"what happened?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked.

"According to the urgent call from the 27th Division."

The staff officer replied:

"Early this morning, the Eighth Route Army used more than fifty large-caliber heavy artillery to launch a large-scale shelling of the 27th Division's garrison. The shelling lasted for two hours. It is estimated that more than 30,000 heavy artillery shells were fired."

"More than thirty thousand rounds of heavy artillery shells!"

Yoshio Shinozuka looked solemn.

He knew that because the Bantian regiment flag was taken away, the 27th Division was stationed near a highway with a longitudinal axis of ten kilometers.

And each regiment is stationed together.

Over fifty heavy mortars.

This is equivalent to five doors deployed per kilometer.

Thirty thousand rounds of artillery shells.

A cannonball weighing fifteen kilograms fell on almost every locust army head.

Even during the Songhu War, the firepower of the locust army was not so huge.

No, it's far worse.

You know, these 30,000 rounds of artillery shells fell within two hours and were concentrated in the garrison of a small division.

Throughout the entire history of the Locust Army,

There is no such huge firepower.

Only the navy, dispatching its main fleet, can project such firepower.

"What are the casualties?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked.

"Because the troops were too concentrated, the casualties were about one full regiment!"

The staff officer replied.

"Thirty-eight hundred casualties."

Yoshio Shinozuka muttered to himself.

A regiment, that is, 3,800 people.

Although 30,000 artillery shells are terrifying, 3,800 casualties, that is, eight artillery shells casualties one locust army.

This casualty is too great!

Shouldn't.

The actual killing effect of long-range large-scale shelling is not good.

The reason seems to be that the 27th Division is too densely stationed, and a few days ago, the 386th Brigade of Tubal Road put up a defensive posture, which was a precaution, and they mistakenly thought that Tubal Road would not attack.

But I didn't expect it to be a massive bombardment.

"Thirty thousand rounds of artillery shells!"

Afterwards, Yoshio Shinozuka sat slumped on the ground and let out a long sigh.

The 27th Division's raids lasted for nearly a month, consuming a lot of manpower and material resources. As a result, Tubal Road seized a large amount of territory in the Taihang area and southern Hebei area. As a result, not only did they fail to find the transportation channel for Tubal Road.

Now the Eighth Route Army is getting stronger and stronger.

Fifty heavy guns.

Thirty thousand rounds of artillery shells.

And it's very maneuverable.

With such firepower, it is fully capable of fighting the locust army in complex terrain.

Unknowingly, Tuba Road has grown into a formidable enemy of the locust army.

Even more troublesome than preserved fruit.

Because this unit has almost no possibility of compromise with the Locust Army. The positions of both parties, without any possibility of peace talks, are doomed to life and death.

Even more troublesome,

The strength of this army seems to be growing rapidly.

And the upper limit seems extremely high.

"Get me General Tada Shun."

Shinozuka Yoshio's tone became more solemn.

This is no longer a security issue.

Big trouble!

···

"The 27th Division was defeated?"

At the same time, Tada Shun also received news from the front line.

At first, Tada Shun didn't believe it.

Or I can’t believe it.

He couldn't imagine it.

The 27th Division is a regular field division of the empire. It is an elite unit of the Locust Army that can fight twice as many enemy troops as its own on the frontal battlefield, rather than a garrison unit.

How could he suddenly retreat?

"Fifty heavy artillery pieces, 30,000 rounds of artillery shells."

The follow-up information silenced Shun Tada completely.

At this moment, Tada Shun also understood that Tubalu had the strength to confront the locust army head-on.

Then he fell into a long silence.

"I see."

After a long time, Jun Tada waved his hand and signaled his men to leave.

The tone was full of decay.

He took office as commander of the North China Front for more than a year.

When he first took office, he was high-spirited and vowed to solve the security problems in North China in one fell swoop. To this end, he vigorously promoted cage tactics, which gradually became effective.

During this period, the area of ​​Tubal Road's so-called base area was reduced, the size of its troops was reduced, and its strength was greatly reduced.

But suddenly an outside force came,

He gave Tubal Road a large amount of material and ammunition assistance, allowing him to fall short of his success, and even gained the strength to fight the Locust Army head-on.

Based on the strength shown by Tubal Road in Taiyue Mountain Area at this time, annihilation would require the strength of two divisions, that is, more than 50,000 imperial troops. But the problem is in the south. The Zaoyi Battle has just ended and supplies have been exhausted.

Recently, the Locust Army has no ability to organize a large-scale attack.

It will take at least mid-September to stock up on enough supplies.

What will happen to Tubal Road more than a month later?

The more he thought about it, the heavier Tada Jun felt.

"Put me through to the Dispatch Army Headquarters."

Tada Shun, who was helpless, could only answer the phone call from the superior headquarters.

···

"Block the news immediately."

"The raid was declared successful."

"Launch newspapers controlled by the locust army and vigorously promote it."

"It is important to emphasize that we completely destroyed more than two million acres of land and hundreds of thousands of houses in the Taiyue base area."

"At the same time, vigorously block newspapers that attack Tubal Road."

Shunroku Hata is worthy of being the commander of the dispatched army.

Although he was equally shocked and even unbelievable, he still made a decision quickly and calmly.

Losing is not terrible.

If you fail once, just learn a lesson and come back next time.

What’s scary is the impact after losing.

Once this incident spreads, it will not only greatly damage the prestige of the Locust Army, but also greatly enhance the prestige of Tubal Road and attract a large number of people to join them.

as well as,

Convince a large number of people to resist the locust army.

Seriously affecting public security.

"Hi!"

Tada Shun quickly recovered from the panic and began to make arrangements.

"The Taiyue Mountain Area..."

Tada Shun finally asked.

"..."

At this point, Hata Shunroku also fell into silence.

A division was driven back. Although there were some unexpected factors, such as the 27th Division's excessive concentration of troops and the sudden incident, if it had been prepared, the 27th Division would not have been defeated so miserably.

Not even losing.

But none of this can be denied. With fifty heavy artillery and a large number of artillery shells, the Taiyue Mountain District on Tubal Road has the strength to fight head-on with a second-class division of the Locust Army.

If you want to destroy this group of Tubal Road, you must use more than two divisions of troops.

Although mechanized Class A divisions, such as the Fifth Division, are stronger, compared with Class B divisions, it is impossible to defeat one against two, and mechanized divisions cannot enter mountainous areas to fight.

He didn't know what to do for a while.

He knows it.

Although a large amount of weapons have flowed out, the security in North China has become increasingly bad, requiring a large number of troops to maintain the huge prison.

I want to mobilize two divisions,

Only troops can be mobilized from the south or the north.

No need to think about the North.

The Kwantung Army was unable to move, and the troops stationed in Mongolia were helpless.

In the south, it is no problem to mobilize one or even two divisions, but it will take about two months plus the mobilization of troops and supplies.

In just half a year,

There was once a brigade on Tubal Road that was helpless.

His strength has increased to the point where he can repel a Locust Army division head-on and annihilate the Empire's regiment many times.

And in the case of Tubal Road, the strength grows faster and faster.

What will the strength be like in two months?

···

The Japanese were so worried that they didn't know what to do.

But the soldiers and people in the base area were happy.

"The devils have retreated!"

Taiyue base area.

When the Japanese retreated from the mountainous area, the entire army burst into loud shouts.

Not just every soldier,

Even division commanders, brigade commanders, and regimental commanders.

Even the division and brigade leaders were happier and more excited than the soldiers.

Because this battle means that the troops have defeated the Japanese raids and blockades head-on for the first time. It also means that from now on, when facing the Japanese raids, they can block them head-on and completely block the Japanese from the base area.

Then, continue to accumulate strength.

You can launch a counterattack.

Hope so!

"Where's Xinhua News Agency?"

"Let the newspapers publicize it, and definitely publicize it vigorously."

“There’s also the construction process.”

"The devils will definitely publicize their destruction of our base area, so we will publicize the construction and let the people see it. We will repair as much as the devils destroy."

Brigade Headquarters issued the order.

···

"Counting casualties."

"Statistics on people's property losses."

"All property damage."

"The water source must be solved as soon as possible."

While the soldiers were happy, Li Yunlong quickly began to count the losses.

Although losses can be reimbursed.

But the fact that ordinary people have no house to live in and no food or drink is a problem that cannot be ignored and must be solved immediately.

The house is simple.

The planks and beams that Brother Lu reimbursed have mortise and tenon joints and claw nails, so they can be built directly.

And what kind of modular design is used.

Skilled soldiers, a platoon of soldiers can build more than ten rooms in a day.

There is no need to worry about food.

Distributing a few hundred kilograms to each household can help with emergencies and relieve tension, and the reimbursement will be calculated slowly later - Brother Lu said that he has prepared enough food, and more than 100,000 tons have already arrived at the warehouse.

We also prepared over 100,000 tents, as well as pots, pans and other daily necessities.

But water is a problem.

Although part of the Taiyue base area is in dense forests, part of it is also in the loess area. Like northwest Shanxi, it is short of water and very dry all year round. But this time the Japanese not only destroyed all the fields, but also destroyed the water sources.

"Water source."

Li Yunlong suddenly thought of water in the supplies list.

Brother Lu’s list includes water.

He had always been surprised that the water would be stored in the warehouse, so he didn't pay attention. But in this situation, the only way to solve the problem is to rely on Brother Lu to transport the water source.

correct,

And that printing press.

Li Yunlong thought again about his honest printing press buried underground in Yangcun, as well as the low-quality paper and ink diluted one hundred to one with water - one pound of ink mixed with one hundred pounds of water.

Li Yunlong decisively turned on the communicator.

He was planning to take a photo of the brigade commander being beaten by the division commander, develop it, and give a copy to the division commander. Then Li Yunlong fell into deep thought - should he also give a copy to the brigade commander?

···

The next day.

The edge of the southern Hebei base area.

The Japs moved quickly. The next day, the 27th Division of the Locust Army successfully swept through the Taiyue Mountains, destroying two million acres of fields, water sources, and hundreds of thousands of houses. The "glorious record" appeared in the newspapers controlled by the Japs. On the front page.

But there was no mention of the heavy casualties on our side and the seizure of a regiment's flag.

But I also received a vaccination and patch.

At the end, he also explained not to believe the false propaganda of Tubal Road. The so-called coalition flag was seized, which is all false.

The role of public opinion is huge.

With the circulation of Japanese newspapers, the southern Hebei region fell into a panic.

Although the New Hebei Nan Coin has completely conquered the market,

The joint currency issued by the Japanese and puppet troops has fallen again and again.

Not only the base areas and border areas, but also the puppet troops have begun to use Jinan coins, and the Japanese are guessing that they will do so soon.

The market input of two hundred tons of grain per day has actually stabilized the grain market somewhat. However, with the spread of the Japanese newspaper, more than two million acres of land were destroyed, and natural disasters occurred everywhere this year.

Suddenly,

Food prices soared by 50% overnight.

The price of ordinary grains is the same as the high-quality grains sold in the base area.

"The situation is not good."

···

Jinan base area.

In the conference room.

A clerk reported to the person in charge of economic operations:

"Today, not only have food prices skyrocketed, but a large number of businessmen have begun to stockpile grain on a large scale, including some landlords in the base areas, who are also stocking grain."

"Those landowners?"

A military personnel attending the meeting flashed his eyes:

"Do you want··"

"No!"

The person in charge of economic warfare waved his hand and said:

"Increase the amount of grain put into the market every day to 300 tons."

"The price remains unchanged, but purchase restrictions apply."

"Each person is only allowed to buy three kilograms per day, and then recruit workers to build the mountain horse road from the southern Hebei region to the Taihang region."

When the Japanese were eyeing the Taiyue base area.

The Taihang base area, combined with the Jinan base area, organized the main force, completely opened the transportation channel between the two base areas, and completely controlled and eliminated the surrounding Japanese.

However, as more and more materials are transported every month, coupled with the harassment of the Japanese, this transportation road is somewhat stretched and needs to be widened and built with fortifications and bunkers.

"As for the landowners who stockpile grain, let them stockpile it."

The person in charge of economic warfare snorted coldly.

He just called the headquarters.

Although the Taiyue base area suffered heavy losses, it not only received economic emergency support of 100,000 tons of grain, but also received reimbursement for the loss of more than 200,000 tons of grain.

With such a large scale of food,

He wants these profiteers to lose all their money.

Just right,

We should also take advantage of this opportunity to clean up some old property owners who control the land within the base areas.

Although the work of reducing rents and interest rates has been completed, after all, the land assets are still controlled by the landlords, and the people's productivity has not been released. But now that they are united in the war of resistance, there is no reason why he cannot directly take action by force.

but now··

"Notify all banks that starting from today, land mortgage loans will be completely opened."

With a grin on his face, the person in charge of economic warfare issued a new order.

This time, he will use economic means to return all the land to the people, so that people in southern Hebei have fields to plant.

(End of this chapter)