coobybook Chapter 523 What are you two doing secretly? Is there something you are hiding from me?
Chapter 523 What are you two doing secretly? Is there something you are hiding from me?
While the two were talking, two Zero fighters flew over from a distance. The humming noise of the engines woke up the birds that were eating on the ground. Hundreds of birds were frightened and fled from the woods. This made the two Japanese pilots misjudge, as they thought there was no one in the woods, because the birds at that time were different from those in later times, and they were still very afraid of humans.
"Tamura-kun, there is no need to patrol at ultra-low altitudes anymore. We have confirmed that this is not the enemy's hiding place. Let's rush to the next location and don't waste time here. The division commander has given a death order this time, requiring us to ensure round-the-clock patrols and never give the enemy armored regiment any chance to escape." Ichiro Sakamoto said with a serious face.
Tamura Ichiro smiled and replied, "Sakamoto-kun, there is no need for us to be so anxious. I have not been able to sleep well during the past two days of patrolling. I feel very sleepy. We can take this opportunity to enjoy the scenery. As for finding the enemy armored regiment, there is really no need to take it too seriously. I think they have already escaped. We are just doing useless work."
"Besides, the battlefield lifespan of our pilots is very short. Maybe in the next battle, you and I will die for the empire. We can take advantage of the current patrol to take a good look at the scenery on the ground. I have a dream, that is, to be a poet. But I didn't become a poet, but became a naval aviation soldier of the empire, flying over the sea every day, and I can't see any scenery at all. The long-term flight even made me hallucinate. It made me wonder if there was something wrong with my mind."
"This is also the fundamental reason why I took the initiative to sign up to come here. I was really tired of the scenery of the sea and sky. But after coming to China, it is completely different. These mountains, rivers and forests look really beautiful. It would be great if there was no damn war."
Ichiro Sakamoto didn't care about Tamura Ichiro's sigh. He knew how much his good friend longed for pastoral life, but he didn't know that pastoral life was not all about beauty. The hardships and sufferings of farmers were beyond his imagination. Only people from a wealthy family like Ichiro Tamura would think that pastoral life was just like Tao Yuanming's "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the southern mountains."
"Tamura-kun, I don't want to interrupt your beautiful fantasy for the time being. You should have heard about the life of the Chinese people. The people in our country are not much better than the Chinese people. Sometimes they are even worse than them. The land in our country is very barren, and the people at the bottom can't even get enough food. Otherwise, how could they support the holy war so much?"
"If you were really asked to give up red wine and steak every day and eat sore throat grains, I don't believe you would last even a day. You should know that my family is from a peasant background, cultivating the landlord's land. We can only have a few full meals every year when the grain is harvested. The rest of the time we can only eat half full at most. If I hadn't become a naval aviator, life at home would have been even more difficult. I heard that there is a problem with the food supply in the country again, and even rations can't be guaranteed. If the southward operation hadn't been progressing smoothly, there might be a food shortage in the country!"
The two Japanese pilots flew over the woods below while chatting. Ten minutes after the Japanese fighter planes left, Lin Zhenhua walked out of the car, looked at the direction the Japanese left, and fell into deep thought.
"College student, the Japanese fighter planes have left. We must quickly let the soldiers maintain the vehicles. The rapid marches these days have caused great wear and tear on the vehicles. We can take this opportunity to repair the vehicles. I will now notify the maintenance company in charge of this matter. You go and arrange the air defense matters of the troops. As for Old Li, let him continue to sleep. He has not closed his eyes for two consecutive nights. He must have a good rest." Zhao Gang said in a low voice.
Lin Zhenhua turned his head and replied with a serious face: "Old Zhao, tell the maintenance staff to keep their voices down when repairing. Don't make any loud noises to avoid attracting the attention of the Japanese. We also need to have sentries. We have to be careful of the Japanese ground search forces. Once we find anything wrong, we must immediately notify the headquarters and never make decisions on our own."
Li Yunlong sat up dazedly from his sleep, rubbed his eyes, and saw Lin Zhenhua and Zhao Gang talking in low voices. He quickly came over and said, "College student, Lao Zhao, what are you two doing? Are you hiding something from me? Is there something going on at the front? Why didn't you two wake me up?"
Lin Zhenhua was not confused by Li Yunlong's questions. He replied in a low voice with a serious tone: "Lao Li, the Japanese fighter planes just flew over our sky. We saw that you were sleeping soundly and didn't wake you up. Lao Zhao suggested that we take this opportunity to inspect the vehicle to prevent it from breaking down while driving. At the same time, we also take this opportunity to let the soldiers have a good rest. After all, it is very difficult to find such a good opportunity as now."
Xiao Zhongyuan came over hurriedly with the telegram, and reported anxiously: "Commander, I just received a call from the 358th Regiment. The Japanese have terminated the material trade with us. In the future, material trade will only be conducted with the 358th Regiment. If we want to obtain materials, we can only purchase them from the 358th Regiment. This matter has been confirmed by the 358th Regiment. The chief of staff of the 358th Regiment, Fang Ligong, said in the telegram that if we need any materials in the future, we need to inform the 358th Regiment in advance, and the 358th Regiment will be responsible for purchasing them for us."
"As for the transaction price of materials between the two parties, according to the previous transaction price, we have also obtained the authorization of Chu Yunfei, the head of the 358th Regiment. Fang Ligong gave us three days to consider it."
Just as Xiao Zhongyuan finished speaking, the telegram in his hand was snatched away by Li Yunlong. After reading the contents of the telegram, Li Yunlong's face turned very pale. Zhao Gang and Lin Zhenhua took the telegram from Li Yunlong and read it in detail. They didn't expect the Japanese to go back on their word. The two sides were about to send people to contact each other, but the Japanese did something strange at this time. This should be related to the capture of Taiyuan City and Taiyuan Airport a few days ago.
"Old Li, there's really no need to worry too much about this. The Japs' material source channels have always been very unstable. What we really need to open up is the air transport line with Chen Minggeng. The weather is very warm now, which is a good thing for us to carry out transportation tasks. It doesn't have to be as cold as in winter. Every time a transport fleet is dispatched, it has to be carefully prepared 12 hours in advance. Now it only takes four hours to complete the preparations before departure."
"Before, the main reason why I wanted to trade with the Japanese was to buy intelligence from them and open up an intelligence channel. Since the Japanese dare not do business with us, let's first transfer it through the 358th Regiment. After the Japanese have tasted a lot of sweetness, they will definitely want to make more money. At that time, we will have the opportunity to put Chu Yunfei, the middleman, aside and do business directly with the Japanese."
"Right now we can buy intelligence about the Japs from Chu Yunfei. It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher. We must have intelligence channels about the Japs, otherwise we will be completely in the dark about their actions, which will bring very terrible consequences that we need to do our best to avoid."
"After crushing the Japanese's spring sweep, I plan to send a squadron of air force to find the current location of the brigade commander and the headquarters. Even if it takes a lot of time, we must get in touch with them."
Just as Lin Zhenhua was talking, an urgent telegram came from the Zhaojiayu base. The three of them could no longer maintain their superficial calm and became very anxious.
After seeing the contents of the telegram, telegraph operator Wang Xiaoshan hurriedly ran down from the communications command vehicle and reported anxiously, "College students, we just received an emergency call from the base. The Japanese sent out dozens of bombers to bomb our base. The most hateful thing is that the Japanese also dropped a large number of glass bottles, which are likely to carry the plague."
"Since noon yesterday, people in the base have been suffering from fever one after another. At first, we didn't take it seriously, but the number of people with fever is too large, exceeding 3000. The treatment plan you gave me before, college student, didn't have any effect after using it this time. Doctor Wang Xuecheng reported the matter to the regiment headquarters, but because the Japanese had the wrong ground and launched an attack on the front-line positions, the matter was delayed."
"Captain Ding and Captain Kong have ordered Doctor Wang Xuecheng to compile the information about this plague into a document, which will be sent out in an hour. Let us be prepared to receive it one hour in advance."
"The Second Field Hospital in Baojiazhuang is already overcrowded, and Xiaoshi Village has been opened up as the Third Field Hospital. We are now very short of medical staff, and we have begun to transfer previously trained health workers for this emergency response. The base area needs your full support, otherwise if we allow the plague to spread, the consequences will be disastrous."
"In eight days, the summer harvest will begin. If the people all fall ill, the summer harvest will not be able to proceed. Not to mention that if the plague spreads to the front line, it will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the troops and even lead to their collapse without a fight!"