My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 183 Poverty limits the imagination of the devils

"This is a truck, what the hell are those kiddos?"

late at night.

Zhizishan Bridge.

Seeing the huge trucks loaded with 65 tons of grain passing by, Ma Rongshun couldn't help but swallow his throat again.

Although he had seen it many times, every time he saw such a huge truck, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and at the same time he felt disdain for Japanese trucks.

However, because the trucks are huge and the Zhizishan Bridge is a purely wooden structure, it can only accommodate one truck at a time.

It was not until an hour later that twenty-five trucks passed through the Zhizishan Bridge one after another.

Although the Zhizishan Bridge is the largest bridge near the base, it is less than 100 meters long, and it takes more than two minutes on average to pass a truck. The efficiency can be said to be very low.

It was not until the morning that the convoy transporting food arrived at the southern Hebei base area.

"It seems that the bridge needs to be strengthened."

According to the meeting of the front army, although it is still unknown how Tubal Road obtained a large amount of supplies, it is currently known that the food alone is as high as hundreds of thousands of tons, as well as a large amount of wood and other supplies.

The Japanese staff officer reported.

The roads from the independent regiment headquarters warehouse to the Taihang and Jinan base areas have been reinforced and widened, and are now large enough for heavy-duty trucks to pass through, and the roads are smooth.

"But the number is not large, only a dozen or twenty."

The total weight is estimated to be as high as 300,000 tons per month.

It stands to reason that we can reach the Jinan base area in the middle of the night.

"According to reports from intelligence personnel who lurked into the Tubal Road base area, they heard the sound of huge cars driving across the road at night. After approaching the road, they discovered a huge convoy passing the road."

Turns out it was for the truck.

Calculated in new Hebei South dollars, one pound of imported high-quality grain costs only 70 cents, which is 70% of the official selling price on Tubal Road in the southern Hebei base and one-sixth of the actual market price.

"But judging by the tire marks left on the road, these trucks were huge."

Even after the 27th Division of the Locust Army destroyed millions of acres of land in the Taiyue Mountains, the supply of food around the Taiyue Mountains was not only abundant, but the price was still incredibly low.

Coupled with the ultra-high-power diesel engine, all-wheel drive, central tire inflation and deflation system, advanced chassis, and active infrared night vision equipment, the truck fleet can maintain an average speed of 35 kilometers throughout the entire journey.

Matsuzaki Naoto's tone was sudden,

The only good news is that these materials are deposited in the Taiyue Mountains. Tubal Road obviously lacks the means to transport the materials to other base areas.

After nearly half a month, the huge movement of the transport convoy finally attracted the attention of the Japanese.

Only a lack of transportation power can lead to such a huge price difference.

It was not done before because it would make maintenance very troublesome. Once the Japanese bombed it, it would cause the bridge to be paralyzed for a long time and become impassable, which would in turn affect the transportation efficiency.

Matsuzaki Naoto's tone was solemn.

Although Tubal Road is also trying its best to organize transportation teams, and large-scale convoys of mules and horses can be seen transporting during the day, the transportation power of mules and horses is of little use in the face of tens of thousands of tons of materials and a transportation distance of hundreds of kilometers.

It took twenty-five trucks an hour to cross the Zhizishan Bridge, and the Zhizishan Bridge was the best bridge in the base area, bar none.

"Hi."

"Huge convoy of trucks!"

Other bridges can be imagined.

It would be strange if the speed could increase.

However, there are ways to further strengthen the bridge structure, such as increasing the amount of wood and using structures such as coal ash stone.

Now that there are anti-aircraft machine guns, which can protect the safety of the bridge's low airspace, there is no longer a problem.

However, the bridge limits the speed of the transport team.

Although the reinforced concrete is not available yet.

The evidence is also clear.

"Order the intelligence department to investigate its truck garages, gas stations, and other locations."

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"A suspected large truck convoy passed through?"

The market price of grain in the Taihang Base Area on Tubal Road, the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Area, the Wutai Mountain Base Area, and the Jinan Base Area is about double to three times more expensive than in the Taiyue Base Area.

The slow transportation speed also gave Zhao Gang the idea of ​​​​reinforcing the bridge.

"It's time too."

Naoto Matsuzaki, who was responsible for investigating the source of supplies for the Eighth Route Army, first discovered the movement.

And this is with almost no purchase restrictions.

"No wonder!"

Li Yunlong also agreed very much.

He has been wondering why Tubal Road is still vigorously widening the road to the extent that almost two armored vehicles equipped by the Imperial Locust Army can drive two at the same time.

So much so that a large number of people who only wanted to enter the Tubal Road Taiyue base area also attracted a large number of people who only wanted to join the Eighth Route Army. According to the information conveyed by intelligence personnel who lurked into the Tubal Road troops in the Taiyue Mountain area, only in the Taiyue Mountain area, those who participated in the Tubal Road The organized militia troops amounted to more than 80,000 people.

"The Eighth Route Army armed forces were patrolling the road and he could not get any closer to the convoy."

Matsuzaki Naoto was not too nervous and even sounded relaxed.

For one thing, there aren’t many trucks.

No matter how huge it is, so what?

The roads in the area controlled by Tubal Road are earthen roads. Although they have been widened and hardened, they are still earthen roads after all.

A truck can transport up to five or six tons, seven or eight tons?

Even if it holds up to the sky, it is only ten tons.

Not counting the Empire, even America's large trucks can only transport about three to four tons on dirt roads. Unless you are on a cement road, you can achieve more than five tons.

No matter how advanced the technology is, the forces behind Tubal Road cannot be twice as powerful as those of the United States.

Mountainous terrain and slow road speeds.

Especially at night.

The fastest is only ten kilometers per hour.

Calculating the distance from Taiyue Mountain to southern Hebei, it is estimated that a round trip takes four days.

More than 20 trucks, calculated, only account for 60 to 70 tons per day. This amount is a drop in the bucket compared to the huge population of Taihang and southern Hebei.

It can even be said that the presence of cars on Tubal Road is a good thing for the Locust Army. Cars, this is a perfect target.

Bomb the garage.

Roads were mined, small groups harassed convoys, and oil depots were raided.

There are so many ways!

"It's time for Tubal Road to have a taste of guerrilla warfare."

Matsuzaki Naoto smiled grimly.

···

"Report."

at the same time.

Jinan base area, Ze County.

"A new batch of grain transportation teams have arrived. A total of 1625 transport trucks have arrived, transporting a total of tons of grain. The inventory has been completed and stored in the warehouse."

Contrary to what the Japanese expected, the amount of goods transported by truck fleets to the southern Hebei region was not more than 70 tons per day, but more than ten times that, more than 800 tons per day.

After hearing the report, the person in charge of economic warfare in southern Hebei Province at the staff headquarters of the southern Hebei base area was overjoyed.

Although the new trucks have been transporting for half a month.

But this half month was spent preparing and organizing transportation preparations. There were only ten trucks at most at a time, most of which were transported to troops stationed nearby. In fact, very few materials were transported to the southern Hebei base area.

With twenty-five trucks, more than 1,600 tons of supplies arrived today.

This means that starting from today, more than 1,000 tons of grain will arrive in the southern Hebei base area every two days, with an average of more than 800 tons per day.

It doesn't sound like much,

After all, it is a base area.

But the mule and horse transport team organized by the headquarters can still transport about two hundred tons every day, which adds up to one thousand tons per day.

In southern Hebei, the land controlled by the base areas also produces a lot of food.

Although recently, the Jinan base area has regained many areas previously controlled by the Japanese, the total population within the control area is only about 3.5 million.

In addition, the base area in southern Hebei has completely controlled the financial situation and has convenient transportation.

Even if losses are included, it is enough to stabilize grain prices in the southern Hebei base area.

"Transport the grain to various grain stations immediately."

The person in charge of economic warfare issued an order:

"Increase the amount of grain put into the market every day to 600 tons."

"besides··"

"Start closing the net!"

"This time, we will catch all those landowners who are doing this shit."

"Yes."

Everyone in the conference room sounded excited when they heard Mingli Gongnan, and they all stood at attention and saluted.

"Is the net finally going to be closed?"

Some staff members are even gearing up and eager to try.

Even though the base area has exerted full control and put hundreds of tons of grain into the market at a price of one yuan per catty every day, the price of grain in the southern Hebei base area has still skyrocketed recently.

A pound of grain has risen to six yuan, which is only 40% lower than in the Japanese-controlled areas.

The core reason is that the so-called landlords in the base areas not only hoard large quantities of grain, but some also transport the grain to areas controlled by the Japanese, causing the price of food in the base areas to skyrocket.

But relying on these alone cannot catch all these landowners.

Because the base area has previously issued an announcement that in the future it will stabilize taxation and regulate the grain market with a market economy. Although it can also be used directly, it is not necessary.

Moreover, each of these landowners acted very covertly, and only a small part of them were caught. The remaining ones even donated part of their grain and sought the name of anti-Japanese activists in the base area.

But.

It’s not like there are no other cards!

Economic problems are naturally solved by economic means.

This order also means that the economic war will enter the third stage.

It is also the longest stage of the plan.

The Jinan currency began to appreciate.

The silver dollar gradually began to depreciate.

Once the silver dollar began to depreciate, those landowners who had hoarded large amounts of silver dollars would inevitably go bankrupt in large numbers, and the fields mortgaged in banks would become their base areas.

Then it is distributed to the people, which can further increase the food production in the base area.

This group of landlords and wealthy people only care about increasing the land area and are not at all interested in increasing food production.

···

It was mid-August at this time.

at the same time.

Headquarters.

The deputy general staff, the boss and others looked at the huge map on the table. Various arrows were intertwined on the map. The red flag representing the main force group was almost all over the map. Their eyes bloomed:

"The purpose of this battle is not just to break the prisoner's cage!"

"We also need to open up a transportation channel to the Wutai Mountain base area."

"And a transportation channel leading to the border area."

"Connect the five base areas."

"There is also an expansion of the base area to build sufficient boundaries for the Taiyue and Taihang Mountains as a strategic buffer."

With the abundance of equipment and troops, the goal of the Hundred Regiment War has been further expanded.

And it is far larger than before.

"There are exactly one hundred regiments of troops participating in the battle."

"I think this battle should be called the Hundred Regiments Battle."

Looking at the main groups on the map, the deputy general staff suddenly said.

"Yes, that's the name."

The boss and teachers nodded.

(End of this chapter)