Chapter 463: Autumn Harvest and Winter Collection 21

When the last batch of Japanese and puppet troops arrived in Zhongguo Village, the fire in the village had just been extinguished, and the broken walls were covered with broken walls burned by the fire, and some unburned firewood piles were still emitting wisps of blue smoke. (,《》)

All of this is of course the great military achievements of the previous group of "Locust Army" who came from the water quality. Looking at the deadly village, the "Locust Army" retreated from the New Fifth Army's position were uninterested, and they left in disappointment.

But leaving is not that easy. The new first regiment of the New Fifth Army was nearby. The Japanese army sent out to contact them from time to time, and several small gun battles occurred.

The New Fifth Army's action of marsupials and bones made the Japanese army very uncomfortable. We really have to set off our stance to fight. The New Fifth Army ran faster than rabbits and could not fight. If the troops really started to march and retreat, the New Fifth Army would always be looming and followed closely behind. Water is in a constant state and soldiers are in a constant state. Who can guarantee that the New Fifth Army will not launch a fatal attack?

In fact, the New Fifth Army now has to maintain close contact with the Japanese army that was sweeping, because the First War Zone has come to orders that require them to carry out a major counterattack.

Li Qinglin's Ninth Detachment decided to send troops to rescue the siege. While sending troops, Chief of Staff Liu Changda and Political Training Director Liang Xixian telegraphed the First War Zone to express their determination to fight, and demanded reinforcements while the New Fifth Army immediately launched a counterattack.

In the ** troops, there were few opportunities for active reinforcements between teams of different factions. The First War Zone immediately issued an order to the New Fifth Army, requiring them to adjust their deployment immediately while the Ninth Detachment was dispatched, and strive to launch a large counterattack against the small Japanese and puppet troops in the jurisdiction.

Of course, the New Fifth Army cared about the territory, but for Sun Dianying, having soldiers and guns was the most important thing. Sun Dianying, who had been holding up the team several times and then stepped down several times, had already understood a truth, that is, the commander with bare feet was not even as good as a bandit leader. As for the counterattack order sent from the First War Zone, Sun Dianying naturally felt that he was ruthless and was against the enemy, but when it comes to attack, it was absolutely impossible.

The reinforcements of the Ninth Detachment had long returned to their base, and the enemy and us were constantly moving in this state of distantness. Because there were two Japanese troops on the battlefield, Li Qinglin and others did not dare to be careless at all. They mobilized some teams to Xiashangou, and the Ninth Detachment was ready to engage in a war with the Japanese and puppet troops at any time.

However, the Japanese and puppet troops, which were closely monitored, did not launch an attack on the Ninth Detachment, and their actions were beyond everyone's surprise. The first Japanese and puppet troops who invaded the occupied areas of the New Fifth Army immediately withdrew from Shuizhi since they came out of Zhongguo Village, while the second teams that came out of Shuizhi turned south. They seemed to be not interested in the Ninth Detachment at all.

What exactly did the enemy want to do? Li Qinglin, who got the enemy's marching route, thought at the first time that the enemy's real target this time was probably the Eighth Route Army stationed in Hujiawozhang.

At this moment, Pan Kewei and Yan Boling's information were also sent through Feige's letter.

It was learned from the information that the first batch of Japanese and puppet troops attacking the New Fifth Army robbed a lot of food and livestock this time. When they went back, on the one hand, they were tired of fighting for the past few days and the troops needed to rest; on the other hand, they were also to send these "provided rice" to the rear to prepare for the arrival of the mid-winter.

The target of the second group of troops sent by emergency was unknown, and Pan Kewei estimated that it was very likely that they were heading for the Eighth Route Army. However, this unit did not have a lot of troops. Judging from the general situation, the small force sent by the Japanese army was not enough to carry out a "sweeping" of the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese now seem to be heading south quickly, but are they really not interested in the Ninth Detachment? No one dares to make this judgment. In order to prepare for combat, Li Qinglin convened officers above the brigade captain and held a military meeting. The content of the meeting was to study who the enemy's next target was.

"Will they be tracing our retreat?" Liu Changda expressed his concern as soon as he opened his mouth, "We sent troops to cut off the Japanese and puppet troops of the New Fifth Army, and then they withdrew their troops. The Japanese may have found out that the heavy troops of our Ninth Detachment were basically transferred to Xiashangou. Will the new force they sent to launch an attack while our rear was empty?"

"This is very likely. There are still many enemies on Shuizhi that have not been dispatched. Maybe after this group of enemies is in place, they will immediately send troops to sweep us?" Liang Xixian obviously agreed with Liu Changda's point of view.

Li Qinglin thought for a while and said, "If they were really ready to deal with us, then is their initiative to go south to trample our back path this time? How could we not prepare under such obvious threats? Under such circumstances, no opponent could wait for the beating. Will the enemy's commander be so naive?"

Han Jizhong said: "The enemy is playing so many tricks, I think they will definitely not deal with us, but they are likely to attack the Eighth Route Army."

"Running the Eighth Route Army?" Liu Changda was very confused. He picked up the compass assigned by his superiors, rolled the compass wheel on the diagram, and then said: "With such a long distance, it is impossible for them to achieve the effect of raiding. This kind of action is difficult to explain."

Liang Xixian turned around and asked Han Jizhong, "Have you ever been there recently in the cold water shop?"

Han Jizhong shook his head and said, "There is no change over there as before."

"No additional personnel? There is no sign of troops being mobilized?" Liang Xixian was worried and asked again.

"No!" Han Jizhong shook his head.

"This is strange. Since they want to attack the Eighth Route Army, it is unreasonable to rely on this little force and make such a big noise." Liu Changda said to himself.

"No matter what, the enemy moves, and we move. The teams transferred to Xiashangou immediately return to the system of each unit. All units continue to strengthen their security and prepare for the fight at any time to prevent the enemy from launching a sudden attack on our unit." Seeing that everyone had no results after discussion, Li Qinglin said decisively.

Li Qinglin was the supreme commander of the Ninth Detachment. He made the decision, which was naturally the final order. The others suddenly calmed down, and then everyone nodded. But after a while, several brigade leaders began to open fire on the military chief Luo Dafu. They unanimously asked Luo Dafu to increase the distribution of ammunition, and also asked Luo Dafu to increase the distribution of military salaries and funds.

"What's going on?" Li Qinglin turned to ask Luo Dafu, his voice exuding annoyance.

A unit that confronted the enemy had insufficient ammunition and food payment, which made Li Qinglin very annoyed. In Li Qinglin's impression, the problem of ammunition and food payment of the Ninth Detachment had long been basically solved, but now the grassroots commanders are clamoring to replenish supplies. Li Qinglin believes that this is probably the truant of the military officer.

Li Qinglin is not a small officer who has just come out of the military academy and is ignorant of the world. He is a rushing and fighting hard on the battlefield. He knows the tricks in the army. Several captains of the Ninth Detachment are Li Qinglin's confidants. These people will never embezzle or sell ammunition privately and deduct military pay. Now these people are in trouble because of ammunition and military supplies, which means there is a problem with the detachment's military supplies.

Since Luo Dafu arrived at the Ninth Detachment, Luo Dafu has been very comfortable in the Ninth Detachment with the care of his cousin Chen Tao. It is impossible to say that Luo Dafu, as a quarantine officer, has not made any money, but it is really unfair to say that he has embezzled and deducted it.

Seeing Li Qinglin looking over with a gloomy gaze, Luo Dafu was a little panicked. In the Ninth Detachment, Li Qinglin was a man of the best, and the officers and soldiers under his command were all loyal followers. Luo Dafu had a deep understanding of this. Now Li Qinglin looked over with a suspicious look. How could Luo Dafu not be shocked?

"Commander, I don't hide it. I've sent all the things I should send, and I've sent them all. There is an account book to check." Luo Dafu hurriedly defended.

Li Qinglin didn't say anything, but just looked at Luo Dafu coldly with his eyes.

Luo Dafu's cold sweat came out, and he stuttered: "Commander, our Ninth Detachment is relatively sufficient in terms of ammunition and food, and the war zone has basically not deducted much. However, the Japanese have stepped up the blockade recently, and our supplies can only be transported from the mountain road. You also know that the number of mules and horses transported by the enemy is too tight, and the ammunition distributed in the war zone has not been sent this month. We have been intensifying training for a while, and each unit has added live ammunition training, and even the People's Self-Defense Corps has issued some bullets. Therefore, after our ammunition is urgently issued, there is only one base for the ammunition storage in the detachment warehouse. Especially for the mortar shells, there is no one in our warehouse to store."

Recently, Li Qinglin has stepped up his training, and this was arranged by Li Qinglin himself. Of course he knew, but due to insufficient supply in the war zone, the troops' ammunition was affected, which Li Qinglin did not expect.

Seeing Luo Dafu's expression, Li Qinglin knew that he was not lying. He lowered his head and thought for a while, turned to Han Jizhong and said, "Can we get some bullets from the puppet troops in Yanglouzi Village?"

Han Jizhong smiled bitterly and said, "We used to do a lot of work with them, and now the Japanese have learned a lot. They have strictly controlled the consumption of the puppet army's ammunition. Each of the puppet army issued a base ammunition. If the training is consumed or the combat is consumed, they must exchange the bullet shells for bullets. Now it is difficult to get ammunition from the puppet army."

I don’t know when the ammunition in the war zone will be sent, but the enemy has approached the doorstep. A war is likely to happen. The problem of insufficient ammunition is indeed a headache.

Li Qinglin looked around for a week and said to everyone: "Whoever has a way? Tell me now! We must replenish the ammunition as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for us to resist the enemy."

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