My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 282 The helplessness of the locust army

"it is good."

Headquarters.

When he heard the news that the military train was bombed and the railway was cut off for a month, the boss couldn't help but waved his fist fiercely.

The Zhengtai Line involved half of the Japs' reserve troops for the frontline attack and one-third of the logistical material transportation. In this way, the Japs would either retreat and vomit out all their territory, or slow down the attack.

In the former, the base area can usher in a long period of huge development.

They can have space and time to build their newly acquired arsenal.

Although the technology and experts for a complete production line for artillery and a complete production line for trucks will be in place this year, friends behind Li Yunlong will also be responsible for the required steel and cement.

But it won’t be officially put into production for another three years.

Firstly, the base area lacks manpower, and secondly, the base area does not have enough raw materials to supply the factory.

Thanks to its status as a Class A division, the Yoshino Regiment was organized into the main reserve division, preparing to enter the battlefield at critical moments to determine the outcome of the war.

And it is the most elite 386th Brigade.

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"Humph."

After half a year of teaching, the Yoshino team had no confidence in this sweep.

Otherwise, it will be like now, falling into a tug-of-war and attrition war. Tubal Road relies on a large number of advanced equipment, sufficient manpower, and huge reserve forces to slowly smooth out the offensive of the Locust Army in bits and pieces of attrition. .

Without sufficient material supplies, the Japanese offensive will inevitably slow down and the attack intensity will decrease, providing space and time for the troops to hone new troops and new equipment.

Shuijing Town.

During this period, the Locust Army will suffer heavy losses.

After all, these factories don’t have much demand for raw materials, which can be solved by Li Yunlong.

Or, honestly maintain the status quo, support Tubal Road without enough offensive power, and rely on the locust army to occupy almost all transportation roads. External transportation channel.

While simultaneously building an explosives factory, a large arsenal can also be built.

As soon as debugging is completed, production can begin.

Strength and morale remain.

one year,
It may not even take a year. Optimistic estimates suggest that it can be officially put into production in half a year.

Anyway, in the southern Hebei base area, there is a buffer zone of more than 100 kilometers, and the Japanese can't get in even if they poke holes in the sky.

or,

He believed that the Locust Army should not launch such a meaningless attack.

If the base goes all out.

As the main mobile unit of the First Army, the Yoshino Regiment was deployed this time to participate in the North China Front Mobile Regiment's raid on the Eighth Route Army's southern Hebei base area.

but.

The planned arsenal is absolutely fine.

Therefore, at this time, the Yoshino Alliance had not yet fought against the Eighth Route Army, nor was it consumed in a huge tug-of-war.

expected.

That doesn't matter.
Now that there is an absolute safe zone in the base area, there is enough space to develop military industry and industry. However, it is just the consumption of war that makes development slower.

Even if all the North China Front troops concentrate on attacking the base area, the base area can still keep the enemy out of the base area.

if the latter one

Colonel Yoshino looked at the railway that was buried by the collapsed rock wall in front of him and snorted coldly.

These require massive construction plans.

He has been stationed near Shimen and is responsible for protecting transportation routes.

Successful construction cannot be achieved overnight.

Directly concentrating on the North China Mask, more than 300,000 people launched a fierce attack, destroying and annihilating the Tuba Road in one fell swoop.

But as the First Army Mobile Wing, the Yoshino Wing has fought against Tubal Road many times.

Moreover, there are technical experts from Li Yunlong. The location of the factory has been determined, and even the factory building has been built, just waiting for installation and equipment debugging.

It's enough to completely consolidate the base area.

By then, there will be 60 new Type 82 rifles and machine guns, 120 million rounds of ammunition, dozens of , , and mortars every day, and rounds of various artillery shells every day.

even,

And in this way, there are benefits.

According to the logistics production department, we consulted those mysterious technical experts and formulated a production plan based on the current technical level, human resources, machinery and equipment, and raw material supply capabilities of the base area.

Scavenge economically to obtain enough funds and benefits, and then develop and expand the empire.

I can't take care of the cannon for the time being.

However, there is absolutely no problem in producing 60, 82, and 120 mortars, corresponding artillery shells, new Type rifles named after the date of formation of the army, and corresponding medium-power bullets.

However, looking at the destroyed railway line in front of him, Yoshino suddenly sighed.

He didn't know what the higher-ups were thinking.

but···
The scene in front of him showed that things seemed to be a little different from what he expected.

True.

The empire can easily assemble more than 300,000 main troops and launch a full-scale attack on the Tubal base area.

After all, the main force of the empire in the pass alone is as high as one million, not to mention the more than 600,000 Kwantung Army, a mere 300,000, which only accounts for one-fifth of the empire's total force in the Republic of China.

But even with 300,000 troops, in terms of military strength alone, it is still not as large as Tubal Road.

According to known intelligence, although it is unclear how many main troops there are on the Tubal Road, it is definitely more than 500,000 in size, and there are more than seven-digit reserve militiamen who can supplement losses at any time.

The 300,000 locust army can only have an advantage in artillery fire.

Tubal Road is indeed seriously lacking in basic equipment. In a battle with an army of 300,000 people, a few advanced equipment will have little impact. If the deduction continues, the probability of the Locust Army's victory is very high.

But I'm afraid they won't be able to capture the Tuba Road base in the end.

Maybe even fail miserably.

Because once the main force of 300,000 troops launches an attack, the Locust Army will not be able to spare much power to protect the logistics routes.

From the coastline port to the base of Tubal Road in North China, there are nearly a thousand kilometers of transportation and supply routes.

In the vast countryside, the Eighth Route Army, which has a large guerrilla force and can transport a small amount of supplies and troops at night, can easily launch attacks on transportation routes.

So what about the 300,000 troops?

Without logistical supplies, it is just a phoenix without feathers, not as good as a chicken!

"Can the Empire win?"

For a moment, a trace of sadness flashed in Colonel Yoshino's heart.

The empire couldn't even handle the Tuba Road that was entrenched in North China, and was dragged into a deadlock. More than 300,000 troops were restricted, hundreds of millions of military expenditures were spent every year, and massive supplies could only maintain the status quo.

Yes.

It cannot be denied that the empire has made hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from the North China region in the past six months.

But what's the cost?

Perhaps no one noticed the cost.

But he knew.

In August, the Eighth Route Army launched the Hundred Regiment Campaign. Not counting the casualties from this attack, the First Army suffered more than 25,000 locust casualties, of which 10,000 were missing.

In other words, almost every day, more than fifty Locust soldiers were broken into pieces and disappeared.

And this is just the First Army, with a total strength of only more than 90,000 people. It only competes with the Tubal Road in the Taiyue base area, the Luliang area, and the Tubal Road in part of Taihang.

And no large-scale fighting occurred.

Most battles are limited to large groups.

he estimated.

If the southern Hebei region, as well as the entire Taihang base area and the Wutai Mountain base area are included, the number of casualties will probably reach 75,000, and more than 25,000 locust troops will be broken or missing.

More than twenty-five thousand were broken and missing.

In exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars.

He didn't know if it was a good deal or not.

But he knew that this exchange would not last long for the empire.

The empire only has 70 million citizens, and the maximum force that can be recruited is only 7 million.

As the strength of the Eighth Route Army base becomes stronger, the size of the troops becomes larger, and there are more and more elite troops, the Locust Army may gain more and more funds, but it will also lose more and more troops. According to the information he learned from the Front Army Staff Headquarters, the North China Front Army had suffered more than 20,000 casualties in the thirty-seven days of raids so far, including nearly 10,000 broken jade.

Oh, now I have to add six hundred.

Thinking of this, Yoshino once again took a look at the buried railway and the disappeared track in front of him.

It must be more than 10,000.

Although there is a steady stream of additional troops.

After the country obtained a large amount of funds and resources, it began to recruit new soldiers on a large scale to supplement losses.

But how long can the empire last?

If it comes, the empire currently knows that there are more than one million reserve troops on Tubal Road, which exceeds the empire's total military strength in China.

Can the empire afford it?
only···
With a steady stream of funds pouring into the empire, if this situation continues and makes the empire dependent on this funding, no one, not even the Locusts, can stop it.

It may not be too late.

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Liao County.

As the Taiyue base area, the 386th Brigade was the first county town to be captured from the Japs last year. In addition, the highway in the base area starts here, so the economy of Liao County is developing very rapidly.

The General Bank of Taiyue Base Area is located here.

The largest silver dollar exchange center is also here.

"Changed again?"

At this time, a group of businessmen looked at the numbers on the public notice board and were stunned.

The price of Eighth Route Army Hebei Nan coins exchanged for silver dollars has changed again.

From one hundred to sixteen, it became one hundred to seventeen, that is, one hundred Hebei Nan coins can be exchanged for seventeen silver dollars.

Synchronous,
The daily exchange quota has also been increased. In Liao County alone, 1.2 million silver dollars can be exchanged every day.

"What?"

All the businessmen were puzzled.

It was so good, why did it depreciate again?

"Because of the Japanese?"

Some speculate.

The Japanese have recently been exchanging silver dollars for new Hebei Nan coins on a large scale in their control areas at low prices. The lowest price in the area is even 100 to 8, which is almost twice as low as in the base area.

The Japs-controlled area was formed, and the Jinan currency began to depreciate.

Naturally, some people speculate that this was in response to the depreciation of the Jinan currency in some areas caused by the Japanese.

But it's not necessary.

The reason for this devaluation is not economic, but military. This is not a problem that devaluation can solve.

"who cares."

Everyone no longer thinks about it.

Anyway, the currency circulating in the base area today is the Jinan currency.

As for the Japs, in fact, the Jinan currency is still very strong and is the only currency in circulation. However, under the suppression of the Japs, the exchange rate for silver dollars has depreciated, and the price of food has tripled.

However, as the Japanese invaded Zexian for almost half a month, they barely made any progress, and the value of Jinnan coins began to increase in exchange for silver dollars.

It has little impact on the base area.

The depreciation of the silver dollar had no effect on them.

There are even benefits for people who buy and sell silver coins, and they can earn more.

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Shimen.

Inside the North China Economics Section office.

"We sent to the Tubal Road base area, and all the caravans that exchanged silver dollars were successfully exchanged. Last week, they received 20 million silver dollars. It is expected that there will be more this week, and it is estimated that it will exceed 22 million."

After hearing the report, Suzuki Fanji was overjoyed."

"Yoshi"

"game!"

He said yes twice in a row to express his surprise.

With the offensive of the Locust Army, most of the external channels from the Tubal Road Base Area were blocked by the Locust Army.

So silver returns will also increase.

But 22 million a week still scares Suzuki Fanji.

One month is close to 100 million silver dollars.

This does not include the silver coins collected by the Locust Army from other places.

In fact, as the Locust Army controls the finance of the concession, a large part of the silver dollars flowing out of other areas in the Shanghai Stock Exchange will also enter the pockets of the Locust Army.

Calculated, almost, this month, we can get more than 100 million, close to 110 million.

Based on the current price of silver dollars in the international market and the second batch of US$150 million in silver purchases by the U.S. Treasury Department, the final profit from this batch of silver dollars may be as high as US$67 million.

It's profit.

The empire's military expenditure this year, converted into U.S. dollars, is only 1.5 billion U.S. dollars per month.

If we include other income from the economics class in North China, food, etc., as well as the male Shangchi Colonel's reselling of Hebei Nan coins, the total income this month may be as high as 100 million US dollars.

Two-thirds of the military expenditure is available.

What a huge profit.

There is hope for him, Lieutenant General.

"Yoshi."

Suzuki Fanji kept going west.

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"Last month's income, including silver dollar sales and the income of the male Shangchi Colonel, totaled 110 million U.S. dollars, and the payment will arrive at the end of the month."

"It is expected that the revenue next month will reach 120 million U.S. dollars."

at the same time.

native,

Base camp, when the secretary reported the news to Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi.

Even Mitsumasa Yoneuchi couldn't help but gasp.

This month's fiscal budget is 1.15 billion yen, including 800 million yen for military expenditure and 250 million yen for the remaining expenses.

800 million yen,

The equivalent of $200 million.

Military spending increased by $50 million from last month.

Part of this is investment in new military technology, as well as the allocation of new tanks and artillery for the Army, as well as to cope with the huge combat consumption on the battlefields of the Republic of China.

This month's fiscal revenue is only 600 million yen.

But the financial deficit of 400 million yen per month, converted into US dollars, was as high as 100 million, giving him a headache.

did not expect,
The North China region has been directly supplemented.

"Yoshi."

Mitsumasa Yoneuchi was immediately overjoyed.

"Command Gangcun to strengthen the military offensive."

He immediately told his secretary.

Mitsumasa Yoneuchi knows that the reason why his income is guaranteed this month is due to the frontline offensive of the Locust Army.

To further increase profits, military pressure must be maintained.

After all, expenditures are expected to reach 1.2 billion yen next month.

The fiscal deficit is as high as 600 million.

Now we can only place our hope on the battlefield of the Republic of China in North China.

"Hi."

The secretary went to execute it immediately.

Although the Prime Minister cannot directly order the frontline headquarters, with the unification of the domestic southward policy, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi also has the means to influence the Army's military policy.

(End of this chapter)