My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 190 Japs: We also use guerrilla warfare!

"Master, what should we do next?"

Ze County.

Jia Mansion.

The butler sounded panicked.

A few days ago, the master secretly contacted the surrounding landowners and grain merchants, suggesting that everyone purchase grain at a higher than market price on a large scale to curb the decline in grain prices and strive to keep grain prices closer to the Japanese-controlled areas.

The people attending the meeting were obviously tempted.

But none of them were willing to let go and just said they would go back and think about it.

The issue is,

If Tubal Road is allowed to force him, the price of grain will only plummet. By then, the two thousand tons in the Jia Mansion's warehouse, totaling four million kilograms of grain, will suffer a big loss.

"These old foxes."

The Wang family and the Liu family are larger than the Jia family. The two families have more than 6,000 acres of irrigated land alone, while the Jia family only had more than 5,000 acres at its peak.

"The coastline is controlled by the Japanese. How much food can they transport?"

"Wait!"

Colonel Heze was sitting upright, with an order from the North China Front placed on the table in front of him.

"In this current situation, how much can they allocate to the southern Hebei region?"

The command was also transferred to the 30th Infantry Brigade.

Speaking of this, Old Man Jia looked like he had a chance to win:

Mr. Jia narrowed his eyes:

"The Japanese are not going to sit idly by."

In this operation, the Heze Alliance dispatched an infantry brigade, and a thirty-year infantry brigade stationed in Changshi dispatched a brigade. The two brigade had a total strength of 2,000 people to attack the Eighth Route Army's transport team.

Riverside United.

A speculation emerged in Colonel Heze's mind.

"Already set off."

"This is outback."

The command is provided by the deputy captain of the Heze Regiment.

"and··"

Logically speaking, the First Army should issue the action order.

But this time the battle was directly issued by the North China Front Army Staff Headquarters and notified to the 30th Infantry Brigade and Heze Regiment.

"equal!"

"Yoshi."

As he spoke, Mr. Jia's tone became calmer and calmer, and even gradually became more determined:

"As long as we endure it, sooner or later, Tuba Road will be unable to hold on, and food prices will rise to the same level as the Japanese territory."

Mr. Jia cursed secretly in his heart and pretended to be calm:

···

"Has the first brigade set off?"

He rubbed his forehead.

The wing chief of staff responded immediately and added:

"The deputy captain will personally lead the team."

"We are anxious, and so are they."

"General Tada Shun, are you having a conflict with General Shinozuka?"

This is very wrong,

Even if there are combat missions from the front army, they should be conveyed by the North China Front Army Staff Headquarters to the First Army Staff Headquarters, and then conveyed by the First Army Staff Headquarters to the Heze Regiment.

"The master is wise."

However, the Heze Regiment belongs to the North China Front, and the Thirty Infantry Brigade belongs to the First Army.

Although there is no problem with the process, the North China Front Army Chief of Staff can directly order the Thirty Infantry Brigade, and he only needs to simultaneously notify the First Army Staff Headquarters.

"Moreover."

The housekeeper was stunned.

"wait?"

Colonel Heze nodded and continued to look at the orders on the table.

Chi County.

This is not a good thing.

"What they put into the warehouse is imported grain."

Mr. Jia seemed to be talking to himself, his tone a little calmer:

"Wait until Tubalu can't hold on any longer."

But General Shinozuka and General Tada Shun are both lieutenant generals. Even if they are superiors and subordinates, this behavior is almost equivalent to a direct conflict.

"The Wang family and the Liu family only have a lot more food than us."

The housekeeper felt relieved and gave him a flattery.

"The territory controlled by the Eighth Route Army is full of people and little land."

There are conflicts between the immediate superior and the immediate superior of the superior, and even direct conflict begins.

In the end, the only ones who were unlucky were their subordinates.

"Is the pressure caused by Tubal Road so great?"

Colonel Heze speculated in his mind.

But this worry was quickly relieved in his heart. Colonel Heze looked at the battle plan on the map, his eyes shining brightly.

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

···

"General."

"The First Infantry Brigade of the Jinji Regiment of the Thirty Brigade is dispatched."

"understood."

After receiving Yamamoto's report, Yoshio Shinozuka nodded expressionlessly.

Shun Tada bypassed him and issued action orders directly to the 30th Brigade. In the Imperial Military Department, there was no problem with the system, but the default was to break up with him directly.

Even his city couldn't help but feel extremely unhappy.

It's not just a matter of command.

Changshi is directly adjacent to the Taiyue Mountain area and is the defense area under the greatest pressure of the First Army. Shun Tada actually mobilized troops here!

"Order the Thirty Brigade to strengthen defense."

Taking a deep breath, Tada Shun decided to endure it.

Public security in North China has deteriorated sharply.

Chief of Staff who was publicly killed.

Three consecutive regimental flags were captured.

Xinhua Newspaper posted everywhere in North China.

It even circulated to Jinling and Xinhua Newspaper in Shanghai Stock Exchange.

The base camp was very dissatisfied with Tada Shun, and he couldn't dance for long.

"Hi."

Yamamoto bowed his head.

"Is there any movement from other troops on Tubal Road?"

Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly asked.

In the past six months, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in the Taiyue Mountains has been extremely active, clashing head-on with the First Army many times, and once repelled the 27th Division's raids with heavy artillery cluster firepower.

There are even plans to build a large arsenal.

and the southern Hebei region.

The Eighth Route Army here vigorously developed the economy, investing a large amount of silver dollars and imported grain into the market, attracting a large number of businessmen to transport blockade materials and attracting a large number of talents.

The main force also attacked repeatedly and captured a large amount of territory from the Locust Army.

These two places attracted almost all the attention of the Locust Army.

But Yoshio Shinozuka will never forget.

Whether it is the Taiyue Mountains or the southern Hebei Plain, only about one brigade of the Eighth Route Army is stationed.

In Mount Wutai, in the Shaanxi-Gansu region, as well as in the Taihang Mountains and Luliang Mountains, there are still a large number of Eighth Route Army troops.

Although they are limited to receiving only 5,000 weapons and ammunition per month, these troops cannot be as elite as the 386th Brigade and the Tubal Road in southern Hebei. They have light firepower that surpasses the Locust Army and are equipped with a large number of super-advanced mortars. gun. But it should not be underestimated.

In more than half a year, based on the independent regiment equipment system and the intelligence collected by the special high school course, the Eighth Route Army probably obtained more than 40,000 rifles and submachine guns, 5,000 Czech-style rifles, and thousands of mortars of various types.

Thanks to the railway blockade built by the Cage Project,

Because the blockade of the Zhengtai Line blocked the flow of weapons, Mount Wutai's firepower was only one-fifth of the Locust Army.

But compared to one-fifteenth of the locust army a year ago, it is also a huge increase.

Due to the blockade of the Tongpu Line and the lack of weapons and equipment on the Tubal Road, the Luliang Mountains and the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Region were even worse, with only one-tenth of the Locust Army.

Not a big change.

However, in the Taihang Mountains, the base area with the largest military strength on Tubal Road, the firepower of some of its main troops is close to the level of the Locust Army. Even some ordinary troops are half of the Locust Army.

According to intelligence, there are as many as fifteen regiments of Tubal troops in the Taihang area that can directly fight.

Moreover, these fifteen regiments have not conducted military operations for a long time.

Will such a huge force stay in the mountainous area?

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't believe it.

"It's still unclear. Our intelligence is mainly focused on the southern Hebei region and the Taiyue Mountains. The Taihang region has received relatively little attention."

Yamamoto's answer made Yoshio Shinozuka feel bad.

The Taihang Base Area is where the Tubal Road Headquarters is located. The intelligence focus of the Locust Army was not focused here, but it was actually ignored.

Even though the Locust Army was looking down upon them, Tubal Road actually gained a hidden space for development and activities.

But let alone him, even Shun Tada and Shunroku Hata are unable to change the current situation.

The huge occupied area, vast land, severely insufficient resources, and lack of troops have restricted the mobility of the Locust Army, so that even though it clearly has an absolute advantage in strength, it cannot use it.

"Strengthen intelligence searches for other Eighth Route Army base areas, especially the Taihang Mountains."

Shinozuka Yoshio warned.

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Taiyue Mountain Area,

Ammunition Depot.

That night.

Ten heavy trucks arrived here under the cover of darkness.

Those in charge of driving were surprisingly the oldest group of drivers, including Li Shiming, and those in charge of security were the cavalry battalion directly under the headquarters with a total force of more than 900 people, uniformly equipped with the latest Type 40 submachine guns, and equipped with military horses produced by the system. .

"Start moving."

After receiving the application approval form from the commander of the cavalry battalion at the headquarters, the warehouse manager, the director of the independent regiment, and the director of the Taiyue Mountain Ammunition Depot began to order his subordinates to move the supplies.

Under the night, everything was carried out in an orderly manner, including transportation, inventory, loading, and warehouse guards and officers.

During this period, Old Zhaotou couldn't help but look at the supply list again.

120 mortar shells and rounds.

Yes, all transported this time are 120 heavy mortar shells, a total of .

The 120 mortar shell weighs sixteen kilograms. Counting propellant, buffer packaging, wooden box racks, etc., a single shell weighs about twenty-five kilograms.

Twenty thousand pieces is equivalent to 500 tons.

Exactly ten trucks are available for transport.

"The first batch will transport 20,000 rounds of artillery shells."

"Is there any big move?"

Lao Zhangtou's eyes sparkled.

Thanks to Li Yunlong's shamelessness, while obtaining a hundred heavy-duty trucks, he also received some steel and concrete to build garages to withstand Japanese bombings.

Most of them were left by Li Yunlong for the construction of secret ammunition depots.

In addition, ammunition depots have not yet been successfully constructed in other places, so most of the army's artillery shells are now stored here.

Twenty thousand rounds of artillery shells,

It occupies one-eighth of the inventory.

The list clearly stated that a second batch, a third batch, and a fourth batch of 120 rounds would also be transported in ten trucks, which means a total of rounds of heavy-duty mortar shells would be transported.

Use half of the inventory directly.

Transporting such a large number of artillery shells at one time must be a big move.

However, Lao Zhaotou, who kept discipline in mind, did not ask any more questions, but quietly collected the approval list.

Considering safety and confidentiality, transporting ammunition was far more troublesome than food. It took four hours for ten trucks to leave the ammunition depot.

···

at the same time.

Suzuki Fanji once again walked into the North China Front headquarters and submitted a combat proposal.

"Driving refugees to areas controlled by the Eighth Route Army?"

Looking at the combat report in his hand, Major General Kasahara, the new chief of staff of the North China Front, narrowed his eyes.

"Correct."

The corner of Suzuki Fanji's lips curled up:

"Tubal Road is known as an army named after people, and its main army consists of ordinary people."

"In order to fit their title and attract more soldiers to join the army, the so-called base areas of the Eighth Route Army also once moved closer to ordinary civilians in terms of policies."

"Providing food and shelter to homeless people and winning people's hearts."

"This is also the reason why the Locust Army only took people to help the Eighth Route Army during their sweeps."

"I didn't know that the mysterious force behind the Eighth Route Army provided them with food."

"Based on known information."

After hearing this, the new chief of staff, Major General Kasahara, reported an intelligence report:

"The Special High School estimates that nearly 120,000 tons of grain can be obtained in the Taiyue Mountains every month."

"One hundred and twenty thousand tons."

"Every month."

Suzuki Fanji suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but get stuck.

120,000 tons per month, which is close to 1.5 million tons per year.

Last year, the empire used economic and military means to collect grain from the richest areas of the Republic of China, and only transported less than three million tons of grain to the mainland.

He paused for a moment and continued:

"Even 120,000 tons per month is not enough."

"Totally not enough."

"It's just the most populous country in the world."

"The chassis occupied by Tubal Road is one of the most barren places in the country with the lowest grain yield per acre."

"Their so-called base area even has a serious shortage of water resources."

"Once the population becomes too large, not only will the pressure on food increase, but there will even be a serious shortage of water resources."

"The base area still lacks sufficient transportation capacity. Even if there is food, transportation losses will be huge."

"As long as we continue to drive large numbers of people into the Tubal Road base area, we will increase their internal pressure and eventually trigger internal conflicts."

"The best way to destroy a force is not external pressure, but internal contradictions."

Finally, Suzuki Toji sounded confident.

After listening, Tada Shun, who had been silent all the time, took a deep look at Suzuki Fanji.

He was very familiar with this theory.

He had heard it a long time ago,

The theory from Kanji Ishihara - the imperial army is pressing down on the country, but they sit back and watch, triggering conflicts among various forces within the Republic of China, completely disintegrating the Republic of China from the inside, and wait until the empire finally takes action.

Now it seems that this theory may really be better than a full-scale military attack.

Since Ishihara Kanji came to North China and met with him, he has been conducting investigations in various places and has not interfered in any major military and political affairs in North China, which also made Tada Shun relieved.

As rumored, Ishihara will not break the rules and directly conflict even if he has different political views.

"Kasahara-kun, what do you think?"

Shun Tada looked at the new chief of staff.

"I agree with Colonel Suzuki's suggestion."

Major General Kasahara quickly understood what Shun Tada meant and immediately followed suit:

"Then order all counties to garrison troops..."

(End of this chapter)