lcionline Chapter 598 As long as Li Yunlong is not in Ping'an County, I have the confidence to take it ba
Chapter 598 As long as Li Yunlong is not in Ping'an County, I have the confidence to take it ba
Niujia Village, temporary base of the 358th Regiment.
"Captain Chu, I just received a telegram from Li Yunlong. His air force battalion only has nine fighter planes, which is simply not enough to compete with the two Japanese flying divisions. These days, the Japanese have been bombing the Zhaojiayu base every day, causing huge troubles to the production of the independent regiment's arsenal, and the production of fighter planes has been greatly affected."
"Li Yunlong can't gather enough fighter planes in a short period of time, so he suggests that we continue to wait. As for when we can leave Guxian County, it's hard to say. We have to wait until the Air Force Battalion recovers its strength!" Chief of Staff Fang Ligong reported with a dejected face.
When Chu Yunfei heard the news, his face turned very ugly. He had originally placed high hopes on Li Yunlong and had agreed to the conditions proposed by Li Yunlong, but he did not expect things to turn out like this.
For now, let alone asking Li Yunlong to dispatch the Air Force Battalion to help the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army capture the county seat of Guxian, Li Yunlong is now having difficulty protecting himself. If Chu Yunfei had not stockpiled a lot of supplies in Niujia Village in advance, Niujia Village would have been captured by the Japanese long ago. Even if it had not been captured by the Japanese, they would have starved to death in Niujia Village.
"Brother Ligong, we have been trapped in Niujia Village by the Japanese for a month, and we have consumed almost 1/3 of our food reserves. Fortunately, we bought a lot of canned beef and compressed biscuits from Li Yunlong before, otherwise the food we brought would have been infested with insects."
"We can still hold out for another two months with food, but we have already used up half of our ammunition. I plan to find Li Yunlong and ask him to find a way to airdrop some to us. We have to replenish our ammunition, no matter how much it costs. After all, the Japanese are not easy to deal with. Once they find out that we are running low on ammunition, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"We must not relax our investigation of the traitor. If we don't find this traitor, I, Chu Yunfei, will have to sleep with one eye open. I won't be able to sleep well at night. Starting from me, no matter who is involved, we must not let them go. I want to see which bastard has surrendered to the devils. I must tear him into pieces once I find him!"
"As for the two air squadrons, have them stay where they are and hide their planes. They are not allowed to come out without orders. The Japanese have already gained air superiority. If our six planes run into a squadron of Japanese fighter planes, we will be finished. It would be really stupid if we don't avoid the enemy at this time."
Chu Yunfei took the tea bowl handed over by Chief of Staff Fang Ligong and drank a bowl of refreshing mung bean tea. He felt that the heat on his body had subsided a little. He said with a light tone of relief: "Brother Ligong, I have to say that Li Yunlong really helped us this time. The Japanese air force focused its attack on the independent regiment and did not care about our 358th Regiment at all. Otherwise, our armored forces would definitely suffer huge losses and would not be able to pose a huge threat to the Japanese."
"Unless it is absolutely necessary, the armored forces must continue to hide and be used as our trump card. Li Yunlong told me before that if we want to use armored forces to attack the Japanese, we must first gain air superiority on the battlefield. At the beginning, I did scoff at this, but now I regard it as a treasure."
"We don't have as much experience as Li Yunlong in the use of new equipment. I have been studying military knowledge these days to improve my command ability. After my research over these days, I found that air superiority can even play a decisive role in the outcome of a war."
"We have always emphasized sea control. With the emergence and development of new weapons such as aircraft, sea control has evolved into air control. It seems that we need to find ways to buy more fighter planes from Li Yunlong. At the same time, we need to help the old commander buy a few more fighter production lines to make up for the lack of air power of our Jinsui Army."
Chu Yunfei had a very unique vision, and he already had a grand plan in mind, which was to equip his 358th Regiment with a brigade of air force. Although he knew that this was difficult, and with his current ability, he simply could not support a brigade of air force, he still wanted to give it a try. If he gave up now, it would be equivalent to giving up the future.
Under Chu Yunfei's order, the 358th Regiment adjusted its deployment again. At the same time, it sent a telegram for help to Li Yunlong and prepared for a long-term confrontation with the Japanese.
At the same time, outside Niujia Village, Kojiro Hirata and his group gathered together again. The long period of no income made them very anxious, and they even planned to withdraw from Niujia Village.
"Everyone, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment has complete defensive fortifications in Niujia Village and has stored a large amount of supplies in advance. It will be very difficult for us to capture it. I think we should change our strategy. We haven't had any income for a month. We are just living off our past capital. If we continue like this, we will end up with nothing!"
"We can't abandon the entire forest just for a single tree. The retreat from Niujia Village should be put on the agenda immediately and must not be delayed any further, otherwise our backyard will be on fire!" Ichiro Nakamura said with a grim face.
Taro Mitsui was also very anxious inside. He really didn't expect that the 358th Regiment would be such a tough nut to crack, which was more difficult than he had imagined. After such a long confrontation, Chu Yunfei only lost three battalions at most, and he still had nearly 5000 troops under his command, while his own losses reached one and a half battalions. The casualty ratio of both sides reached 2 to 1.5. It can be seen that the 358th Regiment was not as weak as they imagined.
"Everyone, I come from a merchant family. What matters to me is profit. The 358th Regiment was originally a good partner of ours, and we could get a lot of benefits from it. Now Chu Yunfei is trapped in Niujia Village, which makes it impossible for us to trade with each other. We used to have at least 100 to dollars in revenue every month, but now, let alone or , we don't even have dollars."
"In order to earn more money from Chu Yunfei, we have expanded our business four or five times. Now the money we earn every month can only cover our expenses, without even a little surplus. If this continues, I will quit this alliance."
"I've told you all before that I don't care who wins the war. What I need is to gain enough benefits from the war. The same is true for the big businessmen in the world. I am the same type of person as them. I only care about benefits and nothing else!"
Mitsui Taro was completely drained of all his energy after not making any money for more than a month, not to mention that he was still obsessed with fighting for the position of family heir. If he couldn't bring huge benefits to the family, no one would be willing to follow him!
Hirata Kojiro, who led this incident, looked very unhappy. He did not expect Nakamura Ichiro and Mitsui Taro to raise clear objections and leave him no face at all. This also made him start to examine his previous actions. He knew that without the help of these people, he would soon be exposed.
Not to mention that his uncle, General Tada, was also having a hard time. If the situation in North China could not be stabilized, his position as commander might be lost. He really couldn't cause trouble for his uncle at this time, so under pressure, he had to compromise.
"I agree with Mitsui-kun and Nakamura-kun. There is nothing profitable here in Niujia Village. We can't continue to confront Chu Yunfei. We need to release the 358th Regiment as soon as possible and restart the transaction between the two sides."
Ichiro Kurofuji and Ichiro Kuroki were also fed up with staying in Niujia Village. The weather was getting hotter day by day. Just getting water was a hassle. The soldiers under them were complaining a lot, so the two had no objection to withdrawing to the base early.
"Everyone, there is one thing I need to draw your attention to. Ping'an County has fallen into the hands of Li Yunlong. If we want to take it back, we must be prepared for a big battle with Li Yunlong. According to the intelligence I got, Li Yunlong has stationed three battalions of troops in Ping'an County, with a total of more than 2200 people, and has established complete defensive fortifications. If we want to take back Ping'an County, we must mobilize three battalions of troops at least."
"But we only have one battalion under our command now. We have to ask for help from others, or report to the Taiyuan Headquarters and request the commander to dispatch troops to help us retake Ping'an County. However, by then, Ping'an County will most likely change hands from us, which means that we have worked so hard to take Ping'an County back, but in the end all the benefits will be taken by others. Don't think I'm exaggerating. I'm talking about the reality of the future!" Kurofuji Ichiro reminded with a frustrated face.
Hirata Kojiro stepped forward at this time, and he also had a trump card in his hand, that is, the famous Yamamoto Special Forces. The infiltration operation a few days ago was stopped by the Northern Taiyuan Command, and Yamamoto Ikki was sent to the Guxian front, severely damaging the Jinsui Army's command, which caused the enemy and us, who were on the verge of a confrontation, to turn into a confrontation again, buying more time for the Japanese to deploy troops.
"Mr. Hei Teng, there is no need to worry too much about this matter. Colonel Yamamoto has already returned from the front line of Gu County. By then, we can cooperate with the special forces to retake Ping'an County. As long as we take it down ourselves, others will not be able to reap the fruits. It's just that Li Yunlong is not a easy guy to deal with, so we have to make a long-term plan! As for Chu Yunfei, there is really no need to keep watching him. He can't make much waves. Let's take back Ping'an County first!"