bestfiction Chapter 344 The mountain is blocked by heavy snow and there is nothing to eat or drink. I have to pr
Chapter 344 The mountain is blocked by heavy snow and there is nothing to eat or drink. I have to pr
This time Lin Zhenhua was right in his guess. Someone really missed him. When it was seven o'clock in the evening, the bomber formation had not returned yet, which made Zhao Gang very anxious. However, he did not show it and continued to wait at Maoershan Airport.
After waiting for more than two hours, there was still no news. He realized that something must have gone wrong with the bomber formation. It was possible that they had to make an emergency landing in enemy territory due to lack of fuel. This made his worries come true. Zhao Gang rushed back to the regiment headquarters overnight and called Ding Wei and others to discuss countermeasures.
"Ahem, it seems that Li Yunlong and the college students are very likely to have been forced to land in the enemy-occupied area due to lack of fuel. Fortunately, this situation has been anticipated before. The supplies they carry are enough for them to eat for a month or so. We don't have to worry about their food problem for the time being."
"As for safety issues, I don't think we need to worry too much. Li Yunlong is smarter than a monkey when he gets into trouble. He is also in the team this time. When participating in this mission, we also selected eight of the most elite soldiers from the base. Even if we encounter danger, we should be able to break out successfully!"
Ding Wei directly spoke out his views on the matter. Before the execution of Operation Boomerang, he had a premonition that there might be problems during the flight, but he did not expect that his premonition would be so accurate.
Kong Jie also said at this time: "We don't know where Li Yunlong is now. Even if we want to help, we can't do anything. The only thing we can do is to keep an eye on the base and deal with the upcoming revenge actions of the devils!"
"Since we started deploying troops to the frontline last night, the Japanese have started to move again. According to the intelligence sent by the three-wheeled motorcycle reconnaissance company, the Japanese are creating no-man's land outside our base. In the past few days, they have been arranging for the people in the no-man's land to dig ditches. This should be used to deal with our armored forces. This move is very vicious. It is very difficult for our armored forces to pass through these ditches."
"The Japanese have deployed a large number of small artillery towers near the ditch. The towers are very low, only a little over four meters high. A large number of puppet soldiers have been assigned to guard them and implement a material blockade against our base."
Kong Jie turned his gaze to Ding Wei, who immediately understood and explained, "The merchants at Zhangjiazhuang Market have already handed over all the goods they brought to us. The market was officially closed this morning. According to the information I got from the merchants, the Japanese blockade this time is different from the past. The blockade of supplies in our base has reached a crazy level."
"The Japanese set up three blockades around our base, deployed 20,000 to 30,000 puppet troops to guard them, and built six trenches. They wanted to trap us to death inside the base. In order to cut off our source of supplies, the Japanese did not allow any merchants to sell supplies to our base. Everything from needles and thread to beef and mutton was blocked. Anyone who dared to secretly sell supplies to us would be arrested and shot."
"Even if we open the Zhangjiazhuang market now, it will be useless. The reason why the Japanese sent 20 more disaster victims here is to cause a food crisis in our base. When that happens, our base will be in turmoil, and the Japanese will be able to take over our base at the lowest cost."
"You know, our arsenal has long been coveted by the Japanese. The newly built pharmaceutical factories are making a fortune. The Japanese have long wanted to take them. The reason they haven't taken action is probably because the Japanese are short of manpower. Otherwise, our base would not have such a long period of stable development."
Zhao Gang did not expect the situation to be so serious. In order to cut off the supply of materials to the independent regiment, he actually mobilized 30,000 to 40,000 puppet troops. This was completely beyond common sense. It can also be seen from this that the Japanese were so short of troops that they had to use puppet troops to carry out the blockade operation.
"Captain Ding, the defense of the frontline positions is in your charge. You must keep a close eye on the Japanese and puppet troops. If they dare to attack, they must be stopped outside the base!"
"Captain Kong, the defense of the base is now your responsibility. You must ensure the stability of the base, and find a way to catch the Japanese spies hiding among the disaster victims. This is very important and is related to the future development of our base. You cannot leave anything to chance."
"Deputy Captain Xing, starting tomorrow, you will be responsible for patrolling the villages. Make sure there are militia teams in every village. There must be people at every entrance and exit of the village to prevent the infiltration of the Japanese. At the same time, issue new passwords. Anyone who doesn't match the password can open fire immediately!"
"That's all we can do now. I will continue to be responsible for the logistics of the base. Tomorrow I will arrange for the people to move their food to the air-raid shelters. Each household will only have one day's worth of food. I have a hunch that once our Operation Boomerang is leaked, we will immediately become the target of public criticism. The Japanese will send out a large number of fighter planes to bomb us and drop a large number of paper gas bombs in retaliation. We must prepare in advance."
After a brief meeting, everyone was in charge of their own tasks. Zhao Gang also felt the urgency and ordered that the relocation plan of the arsenal be accelerated and must be completed by the day after tomorrow evening.
In the Qingyunling grove, Lin Zhenhua and his group rested for three hours before setting off on their way home. They had originally planned to rest in the grove for a night, but the cold wind in the sky became more and more biting, making it unbearable. If they slept in the wild, there would probably be large-scale non-combat casualties. As a last resort, they had to set out again.
"Old Li, this situation is totally wrong. If the weather keeps getting this cold, it will definitely snow. I originally thought it would only be a light snow, but now that the weather is so cold, I'm afraid the snow won't be much. We have to hurry and find a place to shelter from the wind and rain nearby, otherwise the 20-plus of us will have to die in Qingyun Ridge."
"As for getting out of the mountain, don't even think about taking this route. The Japanese must have blocked our way out of the mountain. If we run out at this time, we will definitely walk into a trap. This is enemy-occupied area. The puppet army and the Japanese are very powerful. We have to avoid the enemy's edge now." Lin Zhenhua tightened his helmet and said while yawning.
Li Yunlong held up a flashlight and shone it on the road ahead. He praised with a smile on his face, "College student, you have made a lot of progress these days. Your analysis is very logical. If you study with me for another year or so, you will be able to become a full-fledged master!"
"Your analysis just now makes sense. Now we have to find a place to stay as soon as possible. Especially nearby, there must be bandit strongholds or caves. As long as we find one of them, we will have a foothold. After this rain and snow, we will return to the base."
"As for food and ammunition, don't worry. We carry enough. We can stay behind enemy lines for a month. What's really a pity for me is the twin large-caliber machine guns and cannons installed on the bomber. We only dismantled six of them and dragged them out by manpower. With these six magical weapons in hand, even if we encounter a squadron of devils, there is no need for us to be afraid. I am very confident this time!"
Lin Zhenhua originally did not agree with Li Yunlong's disassembly and assembly of the machine cannon and machine gun, even though they had considered the disassembly and assembly before. They only needed to remove two clips to easily disassemble the machine cannon and machine gun. There were also wheels prepared in advance, so they only needed to install them on top and one person could pull them and move directly. It was very easy and effortless.
However, carrying ammunition was a big problem, especially machine gun shells, which took up too much space. In addition, there were only 27 people in the group, and they had to carry daily necessities and submachine gun ammunition, which made each person's load reach 60 kilograms. Even so, not all the supplies were carried away.
"Lao Li, I want to criticize you severely this time. We should have given up the remaining half of the supplies. If the Japs came very quickly, we might have run into them. With only 20 of us, even if we were made of iron, we could only crush a few nails. Fortunately, we were lucky. In addition, it was night, and it was difficult for the Japs to march, so we had the opportunity to transport the supplies out in batches. You can't do this again next time. If the supplies are gone, we will find a way to seize them from the Japs. We can't sacrifice our lives without giving up our treasures!"
Li Yunlong smiled and replied, "College student, it's not that I, Old Li, am against you. I just have to take all the unexpected situations into consideration. Our landing site is dozens of kilometers away from Ning County. Even if the Japanese have a pair of sprinters, it will take three or four hours. In addition, the country roads are not easy to travel. Even if the Japanese have the help of trucks, it will take three hours. We have enough time to transport the supplies. It would be a waste to leave them to the Japanese. Aren't we going to use them soon?"
"If we follow your advice and take that little bit of supplies, it will only be enough for us to eat for half a month at most. As we are talking, the sky is about to start snowing. If it snows heavily, our trip will definitely be delayed. If it is really delayed for ten days or half a month, what will we, the 20-plus people, eat? There is nothing we can get in the snowy mountains. If we don't think of a way to prepare more supplies, none of us will survive!"
"College student, we have to act quickly. The monk found an abandoned bandit stronghold about five kilometers away. We can use it as a hiding place. We will temporarily bury the supplies in our hands after walking for another hour. When we reach the stronghold, we can transport the buried supplies over there."
"Monk, take your men to the front right away, set up our machine guns and cannons, and build a defensive position to prevent any unexpected situations."
"Duan Peng, take your men to deliver the supplies we left in the grove. I'll assign two squads to do this for you. You must be quick. We must finish this tonight!"