Chapter 126: The First Tribulation. Please subscribe.
"Aren't you just fooling around? You actually attracted the attention of friendly forces. Li Yunlong, even if you have ten heads, you still can't cut them off!" Kong Jie said loudly.
"Don't worry, listen to what I have to say. This group of Central Army soldiers resold the grain collected from the people to the little devils. This has not happened once or twice." Li Yunlong explained.
The Central Army that Li Yunlong mentioned was part of the 97th Army stationed in Changye County. According to Li Yunlong, the leaders of this group of Central Army secretly colluded with the Japs to resell military rations.
Not only that, the 97th Army has always been good at causing friction. Its commander Zhu Huaibing is known as a friction expert. This unit has always been stationed at the forefront of the junction between the Eighth Route Army and the Eighth Route Army.
After 39 years of little devils, the superiors ordered the garrison from all over the place to collect food on the spot, and also to supply the field troops on the front line. The Japanese troops stationed near the Taihang base area did not live a very good life, and they were constantly harassed by the Eighth Route Army.
It is said that it is even more difficult for the little devil to grab food.
"Lao Li, this is not just something you say you have because you have it. Is it true? How do you know?" Zhou Weihan frowned and asked one after another.
"How do I know? One of the soldiers in my regiment is from Changye. He went home to visit my mother a few days ago. It happened that his brother also came back. His brother was arrested two years ago and his regiment happened to be stationed in Changye.
Ye, he is from the transport company, and he told us all these situations."
"He was present the first two times we transported grain to the little devils. The common people were living austerely, and the food they saved from their own rations was sold to the little devils by these bastards. Do you think it's irritating or not?"
"These officers and chiefs are so heartbroken that they drink the blood of the soldiers and take their empty pay. The soldiers down below don't even have enough to eat, and their bowls of porridge are filled with sand." Li Yunlong became angrier as he spoke, and his thighs became more and more angry.
There was a snapping sound.
"There is a clue to this matter. Grain is traded at fixed points. We can wait until the Central Army sells the grain to the Japs. We are not going to rob the Central Army. We are robbing the Japs without violating discipline." Li Yunlong tried his best to persuade Zhou Weihan and Zhou Weihan.
people.
"After this is done, no one can take advantage of the little devil. Once the little devil is fed, it's time for them to start causing trouble for us." Zhou Weihan said.
"That's right. If you don't take advantage of something, you're an idiot. Don't worry, if the superiors pursue the case, I will bear the responsibility alone." Li Yunlong glanced at Kong Jie, patted his chest and said.
"Dry"
"Then do it?"
"Must do it!"
As soon as the three of them gathered together, they decided on this action.
"You two don't have to go for this operation. It's just a matter of transporting back a batch of grain. There's no need for our three captains to go out at the same time!" Li Yunlong said lightly.
"Hey, Li Yunlong, you haven't got this food yet, so you're doing this first. When you get it, why don't you just keep it all for yourself? You're doing well in the business of borrowing chickens to lay eggs." Kong Jie mocked.
"As you said, I, Li Yunlong, never cheat my comrades, and I will definitely not let the soldiers from your two regiments go back empty-handed. However, my brothers will settle the accounts. No matter how much supplies are seized by the time, my new regiment will account for 40%.
You will share the remaining 60% equally, and this extra achievement should be attributed to the hard work of me, the group leader." Li Yunlong said with a shrewd look.
"This is a good deal. Lao Li is taking risks after all, so be it." Zhou Weihan said, and Kong Jie had no objections at this point.
In the afternoon, various units of the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment returned to their bases one after another.
Kong Jie left one company of troops for Li Yunlong, but Li Yunlong did not leave directly. He left one company behind and asked Zhang Dabiao to take the other companies and return to their respective stations.
Li Yunlong was also a thief, and asked Zhang Dabiao to go back and tell Political Commissar Luo: "If the Political Commissar asks me why I went there, just tell me that I stayed here to catch up with my old comrades."
"Captain, is it okay to hide this from the political commissar? What if he finds out..." Zhang Dabiao said hesitantly.
"If nothing else, how would he know that the First Company was not there unless he went to the station? Besides, I am the commander of the New Regiment, and I have the final say in military operations." Li Yunlong said without any doubt.
There are two reasons for Li Yunlong to stay. One is that after returning, it will not be easy to lead troops out again. The other is that Zhou Weihan and his three regiments are located in Tunliu and Lucheng areas. The purpose is self-evident, to protect the base area.
South Gate, Chenjiayu, where the New Second Regiment is located, is a little further south, making movement more convenient.
That afternoon, Li Yunlong asked the soldier named Li Ermin to contact his brother Li Damin.
The next day, Li Ermin came back to report that a batch of grain would continue to be traded to the Japs tomorrow afternoon.
"That's great. God has taken care of me. Lao Zhou, please give me a company of troops. I will rush over today and choose the ambush location in advance." Li Yunlong found Zhou Weihan anxiously.
Zhou Weihan had already made up his mind to send the security company for this operation. Dong Jiang always had ideas. The most important thing was that Zhou Weihan was afraid of Li Yunlong's mischief. Letting Dong Jiang go would be equivalent to an extra layer of insurance, so Zhou Weihan could rest assured.
"Lao Li, this time you will take the security company with you. The security company has high-quality personnel and good equipment." Zhou Weihan said.
"I won't say anything unnecessary. Just wait for my good news. I think I will be back tomorrow night." Li Yunlong said with confidence.
Zhou Weihan and Zhou Weihan never suspected that this was a trap set by the Central Army and the Japs.
The 97th Army is a miscellaneous force in the Central Military Commission. It has jurisdiction over the 94th Division and the newly formed 24th Division. The 94th Division was reorganized from some miscellaneous armed forces in Hubei.
The newly formed 24th Division was formerly the 4th Cavalry Division of the Northeast Army. The division commander was Wang Qifeng, who was a true anti-Japanese man. In 1938, it was assigned to the East Route Army's combat order in the World War II zone and had cooperated with the Eighth Route Army for a long time.
The 386th Brigade ambushed two supply squadrons of the Japanese 108th Division in Xiangtangpu and severely damaged them. Wang Qifeng was invited to watch the battle, and after the war, he invited people from the 129th Division to send people to his troops to exchange combat experience.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. During a battle, due to heavy rain that day, division commander Wang Qifeng had a high fever for days and finally developed pneumonia and became bedridden.
Zhu Huaibing, the commander of the 97th Army who was responsible for commanding the 4th Cavalry Division, had long wanted to truly control the 4th Cavalry Division. When Wang Qifeng was seriously ill, he petitioned the war zone commander to allow Wang Qifeng to leave the army to recuperate, so that the 4th Cavalry Division could be separated from Wang Qifeng.
control.
After Wang Qifeng left the 4th Cavalry Division, Zhu Huaibing immediately used his authority to intervene in the affairs of the 4th Cavalry Division. He also took advantage of the fact that the division was reorganized into the temporary 24th Division due to lack of war horses. After this change, the division could no longer maintain its close relationship with the Eighth Route Army.
What happens when you cooperate.
Wang Qifeng unfortunately passed away on December 28, 1938 due to serious illness after returning to his residence in Xi'an.
This time, the 11th Regiment of the newly formed 24th Division was stationed in Changye. The serious 4th Cavalry Division had a long history of fighting Japanese invaders. Unfortunately, now that the upper-level officers have changed, the remaining units have been suppressed, and the soldiers below are also complaining, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as before.
Li Yunlong rushed to Changye with three companies of soldiers that day. More than 500 soldiers were all dressed in civilian clothes.
Speaking of why you wear common people’s clothes?
In the words of Zhou Weihan, if we don’t see other people’s business in what we do, why should we wear our own clothes?