My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 89 Surrounded!
May [-]th.

Taiyuan,

First Army Command.

The commander of the First Army Aviation Wing, Masaaki Shibata, walked into Yoshio Shinozuka’s office:

"General."

"Have the investigation results come out?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked.

The Yamadao Regiment was stationed in three counties. Three consecutive squadron-level reinforcements were ambushed and all were in pieces. Coupled with a piece of intelligence indicating that Tubal Road had abundant supplies, Shinozuka Yoshio gradually felt that,
Things don't seem good.

Tubalu seemed to have received a large amount of foreign food, weapons and ammunition, and the empire had no idea about this.

"Based on analysis."

Masaaki Shibata handed a stack of photos to Yoshio Shinozuka. In the photos, there were overhead shots of Yangcun and surrounding villages and towns.

Photos taken at low altitude are quite clear.

Among them, several scattered teams of mules, horses and donkeys could be seen meandering along the horse road, and many people carried bags of grain on their shoulders and backs.

"From photo analysis, there are a large number of cave-style warehouses in Yangcun and several surrounding villages."

"Through long-term high-altitude reconnaissance, we found that during the day alone, more than twenty to thirty tons of grain flowed out of the surrounding area. And their main transportation time was in the evening, morning, and night, during the gaps in the imperial reconnaissance."

"It is estimated that the amount of grain flowing out every day can reach up to two hundred tons."

In order to attract the Japanese to attack, Li Yunlong did not hide, but allowed some small-scale militia transport teams, road construction team's food transport teams, and even ordinary people to transport food from warehouses around Yangcun during the day.

To this end, the construction of air defense concealment facilities has also been strengthened.

"Two hundred tons a day."

Shinozuka Yoshio rubbed his forehead.

The First Army has more than 3000 people, and its total daily food consumption is almost the same.

"Can these warehouses be bombed?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked.

"The warehouses are all underground cave-style warehouses, buried five to six meters or even deeper underground. They require the use of heavy explosives to effectively destroy them."

"And these warehouses are small in size. The individual capacity is estimated to be around tens of tons, and the number is large, about hundreds."

Shibata Masaaki shook his head.

With enough food and drink, and sufficient manpower, Li Yunlong organized the manpower and excavated a large number of cave-style warehouses.

"understood."

Yoshio Shinozuka nodded.

This means that bombing is possible, but expensive heavy bombs are required to cause damage to supplies.

Even if a small aerial bomb can destroy the warehouse, Tubalu can easily rescue the food.

Use aerial bombs manufactured at a high price by the empire and transported long distances to Taiyuan to consume the manpower of Tubal Road, or use expensive heavy bombs to destroy the food of Tubal Road?

Yoshio Shinozuka is not that stupid yet.

Judging from the multiple evidences so far, the guerrillas in the Taiyue Mountains seem to have obtained a very large amount of food, beyond the imagination of the locust army.

With such consumption, the empire will go bankrupt.

He decisively gave up the idea of ​​bombing.

"The terrain around these warehouses is complex, the mountain roads are rugged, and air defense concealed positions are set up next to the mountain roads. The strafing effect on the transport teams is also very poor and can only destroy some food."

Masaaki Shibata added.

The fighting has been going on for almost three years, and the base area has been built for almost two years. The troops have established mature methods to deal with Japanese strafing and bombing.

In the propeller era, airplanes were noisy and the sound was so penetrating that it could be heard from a distance of more than ten miles or even further. At this time, it would take another four to five minutes for the Japanese plane to arrive.

When you hear the sound, immediately hide and disguise yourself, which will greatly reduce the probability of encountering enemy strafing and bombing.

"Go down."

Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand.

Send fighter jets to strafe scattered grain convoys?

He didn't have this idea in the first place.

Every hour an Imperial fighter plane flies is very expensive to fly.

Aviation fuel is far more expensive than the fuel used in cars. Each part of an aircraft engine is worth hundreds of kilograms of grain. Bullets are also far more expensive than grain. Logistics and maintenance also require costs.

"Go and ask Heda Enji to come over."

Subsequently, Shinozuka Yoshio ordered the staff to call the head of the First Army Intelligence Section, Kaeda Enji.

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"General."

Enji Kaeda came to the First Army Headquarters and saluted Yoshio Shinozuka.

"How is the investigation going on in Taiyue Mountain Area?"

"Have you investigated the source of their supplies?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked.

"Progress has been very slow."

Heda Enji lowered his head, his voice filled with guilt:

"Tubal Road controls their so-called base areas very strictly, and it is difficult for our intelligence personnel to penetrate them."

The small-scale peasant economy has resulted in low material output and sluggish commerce in the base areas, which has resulted in scarce fiscal revenue in the base areas. However, everything has good and bad consequences. In addition, the army has a deep mass base in the base areas and has organized strict preventive measures.

Any Japanese intelligence personnel or even traitors who want to spy on the base area will be easily exposed.

"Speed ​​up the progress and be sure to investigate the source of their supplies."

Yoshio Shinozuka also knew that this matter was not easy.

Kaeda Enji continued:

"Through statistics on the quantity of imported grain in Wuxiang, Liaoxian and Yuxian counties, combined with aerial reconnaissance photos and some intelligence, a preliminary conclusion can be drawn."

"In April, the amount of imported grain flowing out of the Taiyue Mountains was more than [-] tons."

"The volume in May is even higher. Currently we only have data for the first ten days. Preliminary estimates are as high as [-] tons."

Militia training, outstanding militiamen receiving food, food subsidies provided to sacrificed soldiers, seriously injured and disabled soldiers, and food in-kind wages were distributed, but the ordinary people who received it rarely ate it themselves.

It can be seen at a glance that the food distributed by the troops is of high quality and is fine grain.It is difficult for ordinary landowners to eat every meal.

The price on the market is very high.

So they were sold in the market in exchange for more coarse grains or daily necessities.

This also caused a large amount of food to flow out.

But this is exactly what Li Yunlong wants to see, and it is also what the brigade headquarters hopes to see.

"so much!"

Yoshio Shinozuka frowned.

The Republic of China is a populous country with a total population of more than 500 million, which is more than six times the total population of the empire. The grain output is also very large. As far as he knows, the imperial locust army collected more than [-] million tons from this country last year. food.

This greatly eased the empire's food pressure, and also strengthened the base camp's idea of ​​using North China as the base for the empire's military depot.

Therefore, aerial reconnaissance found that there were a large number of grain warehouses in Yangcun, with up to two hundred tons flowing out of Yangcun every day.

He didn't pay much attention to it at first.

Although it was somewhat beyond his expectations, this amount of food was not too much compared to the number of Eighth Route Army troops in Taiyue Mountains and the number of people supporting Tubal Road.

However, the amount of grain flowing into the three counties around Taiyue Mountain was as high as [-] tons in April, and it is estimated that it will reach [-] tons in May.

This is just a prediction, the reality is much more.

Moreover, only a small part will flow into the market. The actual amount of grain consumed and distributed on Tubal Road will be more, several times the outflow amount. Based on this calculation, the grain consumed on Tubal Road in Taiyue Mountain District in April will not be Less than three thousand tons.

There were even [-] tons in May.

What's even more troublesome is that these are imported grains, not grains produced in the Tuba Road base area. They are not even imported old grains, but new grains produced this year.

This shows that there is a channel unknown to the locust army, which is continuously transporting food to the Taiyue Mountains, and the scale is getting larger and larger.

So, the water flowing into Taiyue Mountain Area
"Isn't there any discovery about the source of these grains?"

Shinozuka Yoshio emphasized his tone.

Thousands of tons or even [-] tons of grain enter the Taiyue Mountains, which is heavily blockaded by the locust army, every month. The locust army doesn't know?
"No...no."

Kaeda Enji lowered his head and answered.

"idiot!"

"waste!"

Yoshio Shinozuka's defense was a bit broken.

A huge amount of food, more than what the First Army consumed in a month, entered the Tubal Road base area, and the heavily blockaded Locust Army didn't even know it!

He couldn't understand.

Difficult to accept.

"Hi!"

Hetian Yuan's head drooped even lower.

"Be sure to find the source of food on Tuba Road within May!"

Yoshio Shinozuka's tone was murderous.

"Hi!"

Big beads of sweat dripped from Hetian's round biceps.

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at the same time.

Liao County, the Japanese army's stronghold in Xiazhuang.

"Squadron leader."

"Squadron leader!"

A Japanese soldier hurriedly rushed to the Japanese squadron leader of the Xiazhuang stronghold, Captain Ogamichi, who was leading the patrol.

"what's up?"

The flustered expression of his subordinate made the male superior very displeased.

"Eight roads."

"A large number of Eight Routes were found in the east."

The Xiazhuang stronghold is a stronghold that goes deep into the army base area. In the past, Xiazhuang was the army base. Even now, many surrounding villages are under the control of the army.

Although the Japanese could follow the highway deeper, they were unable to expand and widen the control area due to insufficient troops.

Therefore, the Xiazhuang stronghold is built at a relatively high location. Standing on the top of the stronghold, you can look around and remain alert to the outside world.

"how many people?"

The male superior said in a serious tone.

Hejin Squadron, Dahe Squadron, and Nishino Squadron, three consecutive squadrons were ambushed by Tubalu, and all their members were shattered, making Ogami realize that Tubalu might not be as easy to deal with before.

The team headquarters also requested that he tighten his defense in the near future.

"a lot of."

"Five or six hundred."

The male Shangzhi's expression suddenly changed and he ordered:
"Order each team to retreat to the stronghold immediately."

Thanks to the orders from the Liao County Brigade Headquarters, the number of patrols in the Xiazhuang stronghold has been reduced recently. Therefore, following the order of Ono Shangzhi, more than 150 Japanese soldiers in the Xiazhuang stronghold quickly shrank into the stronghold.

"Encircle!"

After leading the team to the Xiazhuang stronghold, Li Yunlong waved his hand, and the Second Battalion immediately surrounded the Xiazhuang stronghold layer by layer.

"Build a position."

"Arrange security."

"As long as the devil dares to show up, he will be beaten by labor and management."

After the siege, Li Yunlong did not arrange an attack. He only arranged for his troops to build positions, lay out minefields, and blockade them layer by layer.

Although the independent regiment is now capable of taking down the Xiazhuang stronghold, after all, it does not have the weapons to attack the enemy, and the losses in the attack will not be small. In the end, it is very likely that the independent regiment's casualties will be about the same as the Japanese.

Even if the number of casualties in the independent regiment was equivalent to the number of Japanese casualties, in Commander Li's view, it was still a loss-making business.

Captain Li would not do a loss-making business.

(End of this chapter)