coobybook Chapter 396: Seeing that the situation was not going well, the Japanese evacuated in advance. Li Yun
Chapter 396: Seeing that the situation was not going well, the Japanese evacuated in advance. Li Yun
Lin Zhenhua also agreed with this very much. Niujiagou must not be monopolized by one side. Chu Yunfei must be given a foothold. No matter which side occupies this place completely, it will bring great trouble. It is very likely to be used by the Japanese to cause conflicts between the two sides. The best way is for both sides to own it together, which is the best solution at present.
"Lao Zhao, we can take Niujiagou. We will be stationed on the east side, and the 358th Regiment will be stationed on the west side. The center will be used for transactions between the two sides. Niujiagou is outside the Japanese blockade, so we can open a large market to purchase all the raw materials we need. The rare metal ores stored in our base have basically been used up. We must quickly purchase some back, otherwise it will affect the subsequent production of the arsenal!"
"I think we can mobilize the local people to mine ore in their spare time and exchange the ore for food and other daily necessities. The ore brought by the merchants alone cannot meet the production needs of our arsenal. We must mobilize the masses extensively to truly solve our problem of ore shortage."
Zhao Gang agreed and continued, "College student, your arrangement is very reliable. Before, we only thought about doing business with those merchants, thinking that we could rely on them to purchase enough ore. But the reality tells us that many of these merchants have connections with the Japanese, and it is extremely difficult to get the ore we urgently need from them."
"We spent a lot of money to store several tons of rare metal ores. Later, even if we paid a high price, no merchants would sell them to us. If you, the college student, hadn't asked me to put up a sign that if I wanted to buy life-saving medicine, I had to buy a certain amount of rare metal ores, I would not have been able to get another eight or nine tons. Later, those merchants would rather not buy life-saving medicine than sell rare metal ores to us. From this, it can be seen that the Japanese have never given up their vigilance against us."
"What our base lacks most now is food and minerals. I am not particularly worried about food. The fertilizer you developed will be of great help to our food production next year. If it can be fully supplied in the base, there will be no problem in increasing food production by 260% to 400%. The experimental field you developed before has increased food production by half compared with previous years. The corn yield has increased from kilograms to about kilograms. We were very happy for a long time. In order to prevent the devils from sabotaging it, we did not announce this news."
"When the spring ploughing season comes, we will announce this news. The method of exchanging grain for fertilizer can not only make up for our food shortage, but also increase the grain production of the people. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone."
Lin Zhenhua actually had some good news that he hadn't told Zhao Gang. The system reward he received when he signed in this morning was high-yield hybrid wheat. Even without the use of chemical fertilizers, the yield per mu could reach about 350 kilograms. With the use of chemical fertilizers, it could easily reach 500 kilograms. This was huge good news for the base, and it could completely solve the food shortage in the base, making it no longer a problem for the people to have enough food.
"Old Zhao, I have cultivated a lot of high-yield hybrid seeds before, and now they have begun to show results. After two or three years of planting, they can be directly promoted throughout the base. I have to go to the arsenal now to arrange the production of the arsenal. You, Old Zhao, will have to worry about the rest. Niujiagou is a very important location. We don't have to fight for it, but we must negotiate with Chu Yunfei. We must have a foothold in Niujiagou so that we can purchase the materials we urgently need through the Niujiagou market."
The raid on Xiamapu by Li Yunlong and his three men went very smoothly. The battle was over in just one and a half hours. Two battalions were left behind to clean up the battlefield and transport supplies. Then, they led the remaining large force and rushed towards Niujiagou. The news that Xiamapu and Wangjiazhen were captured by Li Yunlong was not leaked, so the Japanese in Niujiagou did not receive any warning.
But at night, the situation changed. After the routine contact time, the news that Xiamapu and Wangjiazhen had lost contact at the same time quickly attracted the attention of the Taiyuan Command. They quickly asked the nearby troops to find a way to contact the defenders of Xiamapu and Wangjiazhen immediately.
The three Japanese squadron leaders stationed in Niujiagou immediately noticed something was wrong. They came to the command center and began to discuss.
Lieutenant Colonel Komatsu Jiro pointed at the map on the table and said worriedly, "Matsui-kun, Okabe-kun, I suspect Xiamapu and Wangjia Town have been lost. The only ones who have the strength to attack nearby are Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment and Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment. Yujia Town has fallen into the hands of the 358th Regiment, and Chu Yunfei is attacking in the direction of Yushugou. It can be completely ruled out that it was Chu Yunfei who did it. That leaves only Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment."
"Li Yunlong is now more powerful than Chu Yunfei. On the surface, Li Yunlong only has one regiment of troops under his command, but in fact he has the strength of three regiments. The New 1st Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment are also under his command."
"I know you two find my words unconvincing. Li Yunlong has just captured Ping'an County. He should have quickly retreated to his base. After all, our air force can pose a huge threat to his armored forces. But you two should not forget that Li Yunlong is bold and careful. He will take the initiative to launch an attack every time you think it is impossible. Therefore, I think this was done by Li Yunlong. We must immediately ask for help from the surrounding troops, otherwise Niujiagou is likely to fall into our hands."
Matsui Ichiro agreed with a serious expression: "Komatsu-kun's guess is very likely true. The current situation is indeed unfavorable to us, but I don't think it is time to ask for help from nearby troops. With our three squadrons and two puppet legions, there is absolutely no problem for us to defend Niujiagou for two days!"
Okabe Junpei interrupted mercilessly, "Mr. Matsui, it's not that I look down on you, but you are a little too proud this time. Let's not talk about the combat effectiveness of Li Yunlong's troops. Chu Yunfei alone is not easy to deal with. If all the troops stationed in Niujiagou are imperial troops, then I really have nothing to fear. With so many imperial soldiers, let alone holding out for two days, even if they head-on repel the attack of Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong, it is not a problem."
"But our three squadrons have a total of only 560 people, and the two security regiments have a total of 5000 people. If we want to completely control these puppet troops, we have to use the forces of two squadrons. There is only one squadron that can really fight. What can we use to fight the enemy?"
"You have been in contact with the soldiers of the Security Corps for so long, you should know very well. It's okay to let them fight in a favorable situation, but once they encounter an unfavorable situation, these people will flee immediately. I have seen such scenes more than once or twice, and the commander is also very clear about this, but we are temporarily unable to completely resolve this matter. The key reason is that we are short of troops."
"The only good news is that the headquarters has decided to draw more troops from the colonies to strengthen our forces and adopt a three-level management model to reduce the cost of ruling the occupied Chinese areas. However, this matter can only be carried out after the beginning of spring. Now it is the cold winter, and it is impossible to complete the assembly and mobilization of troops."
"Even if we ask for help from the surrounding strongholds now, I'm afraid we won't get much help. It snowed last night and the ground is very slippery. It's extremely difficult to walk. Even if the nearby strongholds want to provide support, they are powerless and may even be surrounded and attacked by Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei."
"I don't think we need to hold on in Niujiagou. We can evacuate in advance and arrange two security regiments to continue to guard. This way, we can report to our superiors and subordinates, and we can escape punishment. I know you think this is an act of running away. It is a shame for soldiers. You would rather die in battle than evacuate in advance."
"But I think it's wise to know the times. Our 12th Army is already stretched to its limits. Once we lose some troops, it will be difficult to replenish them. This will force us to give up more bases due to insufficient manpower, which is not worth the loss for us."
"What we need to do now is not to fight to the death with the Chinese army, but to find a way to preserve our manpower and wait for the arrival of reinforcements. Then we will launch a spring sweep to completely eliminate the two enemies, Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei."
Junpei Okabe successfully persuaded the two men with his eloquent speech, and the three squadrons of Japanese soldiers began to evacuate overnight, thus escaping the crisis of destruction.
Chu Yunfei acted very quickly. In addition, he set out early and the distance was relatively close, so he arrived at Niujiaao at two o'clock in the morning. After the troops rested for three hours, they marched overnight to the outskirts of Niujiagou. By seven o'clock in the morning, the troops had made all preparations before the attack.
Li Yunlong and his two companions also moved quickly. After taking Xiamapu, they did not stop at all and marched all night until six in the morning when they finally reached the outskirts of Niujiagou. After the troops rested for an hour, they also made all preparations before entering the palace.
Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei were very tacit this time. They didn't know that the other party had already made preparations. At 7:30, the sky finally brightened. Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately ordered the troops to start the attack. When the gunfire sounded, the two of them confirmed that the other party had arrived. In order to seize the initiative, the two of them fought Niujiagou and were even more ruthless.
"Damn it! This guy Chu Yunfei actually attacked me at the same time. We must not let him outsmart us. Beat him hard!"
"Brother Ligong, send the reserve troops forward. We must not lose this battle!"