My client Li Yunlong

Mid April.

North of Wuxiang.

Warehouse group in Taiyue base area.

"what?"

The warehouse statistics manager, Old Zhao, looked at the list in his hand and couldn't help showing curiosity.

From the Secretary-General of the Independent Regiment to the warehouse manager of the warehouse group north of Wuxiang County in the Taiyue Base Area, he is responsible for the statistics of materials in the Taiyue Base Area. It is not only his qualifications that rely on him, but more importantly, his meticulousness and seriousness in doing things. .

The warehouse group north of Wuxiang is the most important warehouse group newly built by the army. It is all built of reinforced concrete. It has anti-aircraft machine guns to guard the sky, a special security force, and a security department responsible for supervision.

Because this is the weapons and ammunition warehouse in the Taiyue base area - the weapons and ammunition vacated by the independent regiment every month. Now, at the beginning of every month, the independent regiment vacates weapons and ammunition.

Therefore, Old Zhaotou is very clear about the amount of supplies that the Independent Regiment can produce every month.

But new list at this time.

There are new weapons.

New rifles, new machine guns, new bullets.

This is not what Old Zhaotou is curious about.

Commander Li took out a new weapon, which was so normal.

The number of artillery shells has also increased. The number of 120 mortar shells has reached rounds per month, which is normal.

Instead,

The monthly grain quota was actually increased again, reaching 3 million tons of fine grains, 10 million tons of coarse grains, and 500,000 tons of meat per month.

This is equivalent to 13.5 million tons of grain per month!

And now,
Even though disaster victims from all over the country continue to pour in, the area of ​​​​the base area continues to expand southward, and even the passage across the Yellow River is controlled, the population of Taiyue, Taihang, Border Area, Jinan, etc., this connected base area, plus the Wutai Mountain , Luliang base area, etc., still only have 50 million.

Only one-tenth of the domestic population.

13.5 million tons of grain per month, which is 150 million tons per year.

This quantity,

Not to mention feeding the population in the base area, even North China and even the South are enough.

After all, it is expected that food production in the base area will also surge this year.

"With so much food, what will the headquarters do?"

Old Zhaotou couldn't help but be curious.

Nowadays, in the areas controlled by the Japanese, food prices have skyrocketed, and people's lives are miserable. It is said that the headquarters is trying to find a solution.

Perhaps the skyrocketing increase in food is related to the headquarters' plan.

···
Zhengzhou.

As the provincial capital of HEN, it was actually occupied by the Japanese only in 44 years.

Now it is still under the control of preserved fruit.

In the previous battles, this place had always been the main frontal battlefield. Both Guo Preserved and the Japanese fought desperately here. The battle situation was extremely tragic and the casualties were countless.

But at this time, something happened.

As the Japanese transferred the main offensive force to the north, the pressure here suddenly decreased, and Shancheng mobilized some main force to block the border area, so calmness rarely appeared on this land.

The order from the top is to recuperate.

but··
The headquarters of the 339th Regiment.

"Over there, the Eighth Route Army?"

The leader of the 339th Regiment who was patrolling looked at a patrol unit near the Yellow River and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Although he was wearing brand new military uniforms, rubber-soled military shoes, and even a helmet.

Yes, with a helmet.

But the commander of the 339th Regiment still recognized it at a glance. A unit not far away was the Eighth Route Army. The military uniforms could be seen at a glance. Although it was the first time he saw the helmet, he could also recognize it at a glance.

just,

This is north of the river, a county town within the control of Zhengzhou, and a heavy gathering area for preserved fruit troops. How could the Eighth Route Army appear?

It doesn’t make sense!

Isn't the Eighth Route Army in North China?
Are you in Jin Province?

Why did you cross the river?

Even started patrolling?
"Yes, it's the Eighth Route Army."

The regimental staff officer glanced at his regiment leader and sighed inwardly.

The leader of his regiment has been fighting against the Japs, focusing on the frontline positions. He has been injured in bloody battles with the Japs many times and does not know much about the situation at the rear.

Something is wrong with Zhengzhou today.

After the pressure on the Japanese subsided, they followed the instructions from above to increase the pressure on that group of people. However, when they started to put pressure, the situation changed suddenly.

The greater the pressure, the faster the collapse of one's own troops.

Because some soldiers and junior officers were sold.

Yes.

was sold.

M.

For soldiers who have served for more than three months and are relatively healthy, the price starts at NT$50. The better the health, the higher the price. You can also ask for US dollars. The most ordinary soldier can even be sold for NT$100.

For junior officers, the price is higher.

Especially for the technical arms, there was even a case where an ace pilot was sold for 50,000 silver dollars.

Anyway, all the pressure from the Japs has gone to North China. A steady stream of Japs troops have been transferred from here to North China. Especially in the past two weeks, more and more Japs troops have disappeared.

The frontline defensive pressure has almost disappeared.

And the price offered by the other party is really too high. In addition, even if they don't sell, a large number of soldiers actually flee there every day - they eat well, sleep well, and their military ranks are generous and sufficient, and they are never deducted. , and the Japanese were also fighting with real swords and guns.

Once the troops come into contact, they will automatically collapse within a week.

Therefore, everyone from the military headquarters to the battalions and regiments almost acquiesced that this happened.

The war supervisors sent by their superiors were also fooled into taking a look.

In other words, his regiment leader has been on the front line, wary of the Japanese, and he still doesn't know the situation at the rear.

They claimed to have an army of 300,000 people. Except for the elite and trusted troops of their own commander, the rest were basically sold to more than 30,000 people, and their territory was naturally gradually eroded.

Even a county town near Zhengzhou fell into their hands.

When the staff officer told the regiment commander about the situation, he thought his regiment commander would be furious, but unexpectedly, he turned out to be very calm.

"Does the commander know?"

he asked.

"know."

The regimental chief of staff replied:

"It is said that there was a conflict, but they were beaten back by a shelling."

"That time, the group dispatched more than a dozen heavy artillery pieces and fired hundreds of heavy artillery shells."

"I see."

The leader of the 339th Regiment sighed, then changed his tone and asked:
"Confirm, the Ohno unit opposite has gone to North China?"

"Yes, we went to North China. There is only one Japanese brigade opposite us now. They are located in the county seat and have strong positions. We..."

the chief of staff replied.

"Is there any channel?"

Captain 339 said directly.

"channel?"

The chief of staff was stunned.

"What channel?"

"Channels to join the Eighth Route Army."

The leader of the 339 regiment spoke calmly.

Although he did not know the strange situation in the rear, he knew that the Eighth Route Army base area on the other side of the river had changed.

Changes in the common people.

Because after the dam incident, the food production here decreased, and there were many victims. In the past six months, a large number of victims have crossed the Yellow River to go to the base of the group.

The scale reached millions.

There is also a lot of low-priced food coming from the opposite side.

According to some people who came back to pick up relatives and family members, food prices there are low, jobs are easy to find, medicines are inexpensive, the army is strong, and the Japanese are driven far away.

A leopard can be seen in the tube.

He could see the changes in the Eighth Route Army on the other side.

I have longed for it.

The mission of the military is to protect our country.

But what is home?
What is a country?
Not just the land, but the country, and the people living on this land. "you··"

The chief of staff was shocked.

The leader is the fifth phase of Huangpu··

"Are you going?"

"I want to take the whole group of brothers with me."

Leader 339’s tone remained calm.

"go."

The chief of staff did not hesitate, his tone was decisive.

He could no longer stay in this army.

"Report."

At this moment, a communications staff officer ran over:

"The military department ordered you to prepare for battle."

"Preparing for battle?"

The commander of the 339th Regiment and the chief of staff looked at each other in confusion - now that the Japanese are on defense and staying behind closed doors, they have no ability to attack at all, so how can they fight?
···
Zhengzhou.

Tang Corps Staff Headquarters.

"Why···"

A second lieutenant staff member looked at the 10,000 French currency military pay in his hand and silently smiled bitterly.

Then he sneered.

They peacefully occupied a county near Zhengzhou, and even directly expanded a regiment on the spot. Now they finally feel the crisis?
Are you starting to think of a solution?
But it's too late.

What do you use to fight with others?
The troops press forward?
Without a position, can it withstand the bombardment of dozens of 105-level heavy artillery?

Moreover.

It has been more than three months since the erosion, and more than 30,000 people have been sold. When you send troops to attack, are you going to attack the position, or are you going to send reinforcements?
Three days ago, the 339th Regiment was ordered to attack. As a result, more than a thousand people from the entire regiment directly joined the opponent's army.

···
"How many troops do we have left?"

at the same time.

Chu Yunfei asked this question to Chief of Staff Fang Ligong of the 358th Regiment stationed in a county in the Luliang Mountains.

How many troops are left in the 358th Regiment?

"Three thousand eight hundred people."

Fang Ligong smiled bitterly.

At its peak, around the end of the 40s, the th Regiment had a total strength of .

but now.

Three months later, there were only 3,800 people left, a decrease of 1,200 people.

As for the reason.

Because they are stationed with Tubal Road.

Yes.

stationed.

Three months of stationing.

In January, only a small number of soldiers secretly escaped to the Eighth Route Army. Although the regiment commander issued stern questions to the other side, demanding the return of the escaped soldiers.

But the Eighth Route Army ignored it completely.

They also excused themselves by saying that the two sides are allies and we are all Chinese, so wherever we go to fight against the devils, we are not fighting against the devils.

He also said that soldiers from both sides can communicate with each other.

Fang Ligong actually went to the opposite side to recruit soldiers, but... As a result, the 358th Regiment lost more than a hundred soldiers, including many senior soldiers.

Starting in February this year, a large number of soldiers began to leave the army directly and join the Eighth Route Army.

And at this time...

The reason why the regiment leader asked this question was a deputy battalion commander standing at the regiment headquarters.

Deputy Commander of the Third Battalion.

Before the Anti-Japanese War, he was working with the regiment leader, and he was the subordinate led by the regiment leader.

Now, he actually proposed to leave the 358th Regiment and join the Eighth Route Army.

"Master Tuan, I know I'm sorry for you and the party and the country, but I want to fight the Japanese. I want to let my family, my compatriots, and the people across the country have a better life."

“Keep them fed and clothed.”

"I know this is against the party and state."

"But Tuan Zuo, tell me, if we drive away the Japanese and eliminate other armed forces, can the party and state allow the people across the country to live a good life like those in the Eighth Route Army base area opposite?"

Facing the problems of his close men, Chu Yunfei was silent for a long, long time.

Can it be done?

Could he, Chu Yunfei, know?

Would Chu Yunfei, who graduated from the fifth phase of Huangpu School with a college education and served in the preserved fruit army for more than ten years and was well versed in the internal problems of the preserved fruit system, know this?

"Let's go."

Finally, Chu Yunfei waved his hand.

"Tuanzuo."

Fang Ligong subconsciously wanted to stop it.

"never mind."

Chu Yunfei waved his hand:
"So what if you stay?"

"How long can I stay?"

"You still don't know what the Jinsui Army has become now?"

Fang Ligong fell silent immediately.

What has become of the Jinsui Army?

The Japanese army of hundreds of thousands, carrying aircraft, heavy artillery and tanks, launched an attack, occupied Taiyuan, and destroyed the Taiyuan arsenal. Although they severely damaged the Jinsui Army, they failed to defeat the Jinsui Army in the end.

Commander Yan led an army of 120,000 people and stood firm in the Luliang Mountains, waiting for the situation to return.

but··

Ever since Li Yunlong and his gang started making small moves, life for the Jinsui Army suddenly became difficult.

Soldiers and officers were sold off one after another.

Morale plummeted.

The morale of the army is weakened.

As of today, the combat effectiveness of the Jinsui Army is probably 70% weaker than a year ago.

"They are too shameless."

Fang Ligong cursed.

Directly spending money to buy people, Fang Ligong didn't know how to complain.

Chu Yunfei shook his head and said nothing.

The reason for the current situation of the Jinsui Army is because Li Yunlong and his group directly spent money to buy it?

The price offered is too high?
Fifty oceans for an ordinary soldier.

This price even made Chu Yunfei feel pathetic.

Even at today's highest domestic silver price in the United States, an ounce of silver is seventy-five cents and fifty oceans, which is only equivalent to thirty-three US dollars.

Converting silver dollars into Eighth Route Army Jinan coins was equivalent to less than 300 yuan.

In the Eighth Route Army, even the most ordinary soldiers who have just joined the army and are still in training have a basic allowance of 100 yuan every month, which can buy 100 kilograms of finely packaged rice.

You can even buy more than three hundred kilograms of millet and sorghum in bulk. Enough to feed a large family.

And this is just the basic allowance.

In fact, what a recruit gets every month is about one hundred and fifty yuan.

The other party offered a soldier two months' military pay, which they called two months' allowance.

Then, I actually thought it was a good deal and took the initiative to sell them one after another.

How sad.

"Economy!"

Chu Yunfei let out a long sigh.

Given the current situation,
Even if the other party doesn't directly offer to buy, the outcome will be the same.

The Japs, the Eighth Route Army, and the Preserved Fruit Troops are all intertwined. We are all still inland, and the transportation network is intertwined. No one can stop the flow of population.

It's just that time is slower.

After all, serving as a soldier with the Jinsui Army for half a year is not as good as serving as a soldier with Li Yunlong next door for a month. (End of chapter)