bestfiction Chapter 394 Without the armored vehicles in our hands, we are just a pile of scrap metal. What’s the
Chapter 394 Without the armored vehicles in our hands, we are just a pile of scrap metal. What’s the
"Damn it, when have I, Li Yunlong, ever been taken advantage of? Only our brigade commander dared to take advantage of me, but I was taken advantage of by you, Ding Wei. Now that I have fully recovered, you have to return all the cigarettes and alcohol to me, or else don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Ding Wei and Kong Jie immediately laughed it off, and Li Yunlong had no choice but to curse them to vent his anger. Ding Wei and Kong Jie looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes. This time, they finally put the previous wine theft behind them. If Li Yunlong brought it up again, they could use words to stop him.
"Okay, let's get down to business. We will be able to reach the outskirts of Wangjia Town at 11 o'clock tonight. Let the brothers rest for a night and launch a surprise attack after dawn! I have just sent a telegram to the college students. The college students have arranged for people to deliver gasoline to our designated location to provide us with fuel supplies. Before, we all walked on our own two legs. After using mechanized marching, the speed is indeed very fast, but the demand for fuel is also very large. This time, I deeply realized that without fuel, our vehicles and tanks will become a pile of scrap metal and can only be abandoned on the road."
Kong Jie and Ding Wei had the same concerns. Three of the coal-to-oil equipment in the arsenal had been destroyed, and now only five were still in operation, barely enough to sustain the consumption of these days.
"Old Li, what I am most worried about is not the production problem, but the gasoline reserve problem. The gasoline we produce can only be stored for 28 days, which means that the gasoline that we spent a lot of effort to reserve before must be used up as soon as possible. If our power plant had not been bombed and the diesel-gasoline generator had not been started to supply electricity to the military factory, I am afraid that we would have lost a large amount of gasoline in vain. Such a loss is unacceptable to us." Ding Wei said with a melancholy face.
Kong Jie also echoed with concern: "Lao Li, we are now using gasoline engines, which are particularly difficult to start in winter. Armored vehicles and tanks are very heavy, and it is impossible to solve the problem of engine starting by pushing them. The only solution at present is our three-wheeled motorcycles. Even in the cold winter, they can be barely started by pushing them, but this is not a long-term solution. It will greatly affect the combat effectiveness of the troops."
"We are all people with many years of war experience. Half an hour on the battlefield is enough to decide victory or defeat. I think we must find a way to solve this problem. Otherwise, we can't use armored forces in winter, otherwise it will delay important matters!"
Li Yunlong also noticed the difficulty of the armored troops in setting off. Sometimes he ordered the armored troops to attack quickly, but often the infantry had already set off for three hours before the armored troops had not yet completed their assembly, which seriously affected the combat deployment. However, these technical problems could not be solved by talking alone, so he could only go back and ask Lin Zhenhua to see if there was any good solution.
"We can only ask college students to find solutions to these problems. We have searched around our base but haven't found any oil. We can only produce gasoline through coal-to-oil equipment. If we can produce diesel, many of the current difficulties can be solved."
"We don't have a better solution at the moment. The only solution is to ensure that the engine starts once every hour and stops after running for 20 minutes to ensure that the engine does not cool down before the next start. This way, the armored forces can be deployed at any time. The biggest disadvantage is that it consumes the engine too much. Fortunately, we have a semi-automatic cylinder production line and no longer have to worry about the output of the engine. This is also the only most effective solution we can think of at present. Although it is not easy to use, it is better than nothing!"
Chu Yunfei's attack on Yujia Town did not go smoothly. In addition, the weather suddenly changed and it started snowing. Chu Yunfei had to order his troops to suspend the attack, find a suitable camp to set up camp, and wait for an opportunity to launch an attack after the snow stopped.
"Captain Chu, given our current situation, it is indeed not suitable for us to continue fighting. Our offensive has been frustrated many times in the past few days, and the Japanese have deployed heavy troops in Yujia Town. It is very difficult to break through in a short period of time. In addition, this sudden snow has caused problems with the transportation of supplies to our rear. We must switch from the offensive to the defensive, and when the road is unblocked again, we will concentrate our forces to attack Yujia Town!" Chief of Staff Fang Ligong said unwillingly.
Chu Yunfei could hear the reluctance in Chief of Staff Fang Ligong's voice, but he really had no good solution for it. They only had half of the artillery shells left. There were two puppet army corps and two Japanese squadrons stationed in Yujia Town, with more troops than the 358th Regiment. If Chu Yunfei had not seized the opportunity and blocked the Japanese reinforcements, the 358th Regiment would have been in danger of being surrounded.
"Brother Ligong, we wanted to capture Yushugou and use the market established by Xue Changkun to gather a lot of wealth. Now it seems that we have indeed procrastinated. We only saw the immediate benefits but not the dangers. There are still thousands of bandits hiding in Yushuling. Even if their combat effectiveness is poor, they can still tie down one of our battalions. We left two battalions behind and brought three battalions with us. After fighting for so long, we lost another battalion. If we leave another battalion in Yushuling, we will only have one battalion of troops that can be used for mobility."
"It's not that I, Chu Yunfei, look down on my soldiers. The Third Battalion is definitely no match for the two squadrons of the Japanese. The Yushuling line is no longer suitable for our 358th Regiment. We must change the route to get out of this predicament!"
"If I'm right, Li Yunlong has succeeded in attacking Ping'an County, but he won't stay there for long. One day is the limit. We can't forget the Japanese air force. After learning that Ping'an County has been occupied, the Japanese will definitely not have any scruples and will definitely send a large number of bombers to bomb Ping'an County. Based on my understanding of Li Yunlong, such a guy who doesn't like to suffer losses will definitely evacuate Ping'an County that night in the face of such a crisis!"
"After Li Yunlong evacuated Ping'an County, his first choice should have been to return to his old nest. But yesterday afternoon, I arranged for someone to send a telegram to Li Yunlong, informing him that our attack had been blocked. This will trigger a series of chain reactions."
"Li Yunlong is a man who likes to take advantage. In addition, his arsenal is facing a crisis of insufficient raw materials. At this time, he will definitely find ways to help us. Either he will attack from the direction of Yushuling with us from the east and west, or he will open up another offensive route, from Xiaobaozhuang along the line of Wangjia Town, and finally fight all the way to Niujiagou. This place is closest to our 358th Regiment, and the road is very flat, which is very conducive to the march of Li Yunlong's armored troops."
"Li Yunlong is now strong and well-equipped with weapons and ammunition. Even our 358th Regiment is no match for him. The two armored battalions in Li Yunlong's hands alone make me drool with envy. I have made up my mind that I must get more benefits from Li Yunlong so that our 358th Regiment can also upgrade its weapons and guns. Some of the junk that should be thrown away can be thrown away directly. There is really no need to keep them!"
Chu Yunfei envied Li Yunlong's equipment, and even Fang Ligong was the same. When he learned that the independent regiment arsenal could independently produce heavy artillery, Fang Ligong was shocked! Until now, he still didn't understand who Lin Zhenhua was. He could actually independently produce tanks, artillery, fighter planes and other powerful weapons, which was completely beyond everyone's expectations.
"Captain Chu, Li Yunlong's independent regiment is not scary. The real scary thing is this college student. You should know that Li Yunlong was also very poor. He didn't even have a few machine guns. As for artillery, he had even fewer. He only had two mortars to support the situation."
"But since this college student joined the independent regiment, the entire independent regiment has replaced its equipment three times, each time more advanced than the last. The most shocking thing is that they can actually produce fighter planes independently. Last time, they even produced more than a dozen bombers to bomb the Japanese homeland. This seems like a fantasy in our eyes, but this person has done it!"
"I think we should win over this person. If our Jinsui Army can get him, we can soar into the sky and no longer have to hide in the mountains. We only need to accumulate strength for half a year to launch a large-scale counterattack and retake Taiyuan City!"
Chu Yunfei gave a bitter smile, interrupting Chief of Staff Fang Ligong's beautiful fantasy, and deliberately changed the subject: "Brother Ligong, let the brothers get ready, evacuate tonight, change the combat mission, and launch an attack in the direction of Niujiagou. From now on, our regiment headquarters will be placed in Niujiagou, which is safer and more convenient for transactions with Li Yunlong's troops."
"With Li Yunlong as our ally, the safety of our 358th Regiment can be temporarily guaranteed. We can recruit more new soldiers before the Spring Festival. After next spring, we can hide in the mountains and fight guerrilla warfare against the Japanese!"
In the early morning of February 2, Li Yunlong and his two men successfully raided Wangjia Town and killed the Chuntian Squadron and the puppet army cavalry battalion stationed in Wangjia Town. They seized 5 Type 108 rifles, 200 Hanyang rifles, 62 Wangba boxes, nearly 160 rounds of ammunition, 96 artillery shells, 82 sabers, 60 war horses, and captured puppet army prisoners, while they only suffered more than casualties. It was a great victory.
"Brothers, quickly refuel the vehicles. We must take Xiamapu as soon as possible while the Japanese and the puppet army have no time to react. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Once the Japanese get wind of the news and send reinforcements there, it will become very difficult for us to take it down!" Li Yunlong urged anxiously.