The affairs of the Wuyun Oilfield, no, the Mengxi Oilfield, have come to an end for the time being.
The oil field that was finally secured turned out to be a trap when I looked back.
One can imagine the irritation of the Japanese army. The Japanese wanted to completely destroy the Wuyun Oil Field to satisfy their hatred. However, even destroying such a natural oil field is not that easy. It might just be a waste of artillery shells.
Finally, I heard that the little Japanese had been wandering around the Wuyun Oilfield for several days. It was not until the battle around the Licheng area started again that the Japanese army left angrily.
——Eight groups of troops marched eastward, multiple groups merged, and went straight to Licheng! ! !
This time it's no small matter.
At this time, the Japanese army was already stretched thin.
The Sixth Field Division was defeated miserably at the hands of the Iron Triangle, and the Ushidao Manchu Division was almost wiped out in Huangya Cave. The 13th Division of Jizhong, the 12th Army and the Security Army in Shanxi, and the Third Division in Shandong With the First Army units and so on.
During the May Day raids, everyone suffered severe injuries and suffered severe injuries.
In the four cities surrounding Licheng, Xiangyuan, Liaoxian, Shexian and Lucheng, the defense lines built by the Japanese army have basically been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army.
In particular, the Eighth Route Army troops used specially built concrete fortifications to build slaughterhouses in these four counties.
From the beginning of the May Day sweeps to the end.
The Japanese army did not stop its attack on the four cities, and also tried to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line and reinforce Licheng, but it ultimately failed and caused heavy casualties in the four cities.
"Four nails have been pulled out around Licheng. In addition, the Japanese army suffered a disastrous defeat in the sweep. Taking this opportunity, we gather the main force to attack at one stroke. If the little devil wants to defend Licheng, it will be harder than climbing to the sky!"
At the front meeting at the former enemy's headquarters, the cadres were sworn in and full of confidence.
The commanders even compared the final grand finale gathered in Licheng to a feast.
Everyone rushes to grab the feast of meat!
Kong Jie even took the opportunity to make a suggestion that made all the generals present feel excited.
He said: "Comrades, when we attack Licheng this time, we cannot put the cart before the horse. In the final analysis, the purpose of attacking Licheng is to seize and seize supplies, to further strengthen our strength and the military power of our Eighth Route Army.
After the battle has completely begun, on the one hand we will launch a military offensive, on the other hand we must seize the time to seize the autumn harvest and take back all the food planted by the little devils. Neither side can be delayed.
In addition, like the Japanese material bases and transportation bases, whatever we encounter, we rob... and seize.
After this series of actions, counting the time, our Party and Army Day are basically included in it.
It is almost the 21st anniversary of the founding of our party. We should hold some special activities. I suggest that we sing red songs and hold a red film festival in Licheng on this day to make it lively.
On Army Day, I think we might as well hold a special military parade in Licheng, a geomantic treasure land!
Let’s also bring out our strong and strong troops to show off.
Let us folks in the Licheng area take a closer look. As long as our Eighth Route Army is here, this little devil is like a grasshopper after autumn. He can't jump around for a few days! "
As soon as these words came out.
The generals applauded and praised each other, and everyone even thought about how to arrange their troops during the military parade to look more impressive.
The battle around Licheng began soon after.
The harsh reality soon completely woke up Okamura, who was immersed in the last hope brought by the Wuyun Oilfield.
Faced with the crisis in Licheng, Okacun made hurried arrangements.
However, the situation was over. Faced with the heavy pressure of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese reinforcement routes leading to Licheng, the Eighth Route Army had basically occupied them, and many blocking fortifications had even been built along the way.
At this point, even Okamura had to admit helplessly.
If the Eighth Route Army is determined to attack Licheng, Licheng will be like the fat meat on the steaming plate, and it will be impossible to escape even if it has wings.
As for the Japanese troops in North China, not only were their morale shaken and their morale plummeted after the disastrous defeat in the May Day raids.
Conflicts and bad blood between different factions are also intensifying.
In addition to the disastrous defeat in this sweep, the officers praised each other.
There is even someone secretly fueling the fire.
——For example, our Captain Kong.
A team headquarters is located on the left side of the main courtyard near the command room. In the quiet and elegant courtyard, detachment leader Kong Jie and Shen Wenyue, a special reporter from the Eighth Route Army Propaganda Department, are hiding under the shade of the big willow tree in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air. By the way, let’s talk about some of the battles during the May Day Anti-Sweeping Campaign.
This couple with the same interests and hobbies is so sweet.
The topics can be talked about from morning to night, and there is no end.
Speaking of the Ushidao Manchu Regiment that was almost wiped out in the Huangyadong area.
Shen Wenyue smiled and said: "The Kwantung Army has always been known as the most elite force of the Japanese army, but this time it was defeated miserably. Perhaps it is because of its reputation that it is difficult to live up to it!"
"Hey, although we never belittle ourselves, we will not underestimate our opponents casually. Ushijima Mitsuru, an old devil, still has some commanding abilities. What he brought is another mountain combat group. This time we are going to Had it not fallen into the hands of our Huangyadong permanent fortification group, it would not have been easy to kill this little devil.
This is like what?
It's like the devil's sharp spear, but it hit our solid shield.
I just managed to restrain myself.
If it were a regular, head-to-head confrontation, even if we could defeat the Ushijima Master Division, we would probably have to pay a heavy price. "
Kong Jie explained to his wife seriously.
Shen Wenyue blinked, "So, the Ushijima Manchu Division is actually quite powerful?"
"If you say that...I have to tell you one more thing!"
Kong Jie suddenly smiled evilly: "Did you know that there was a commander in the Japanese army named Ishikawa of the Third Mixed Brigade who was nicknamed the Runaway General?"
Shen Wenyue nodded.
Kong Jie continued: "If the Japanese army is compared to a complete egg, then Ishikawa is the crack in the egg. As long as we bite along the crack, sooner or later we can break the egg.
After this battle, I arranged for members of our detachment's martial arts team to secretly find this Ishikawa.
What to do?
Do business with him!
After these battles, we captured many wounded Japanese soldiers, and even more Japanese corpses were left in our base area.
Although this Japs is a bastard, he is very good at pretending to do some small etiquette. As long as they have the opportunity, they will still restrain themselves from the corpses of these Japanese soldiers, cremate them as much as possible, and send the ashes back to the country.
In addition, each corpse represents a pension that the Japanese military headquarters has to prepare.
The armed workers team would use these wounded and corpses to negotiate a suitable price, sell them to the little devils, and return them in exchange for some supplies, weapon parts, etc.
We did something good by not letting these devils expose their bodies in the wilderness.
Let’s exchange products!
Then there was an unexpected surprise. We contacted Ushijima Mitsuru, an old devil, through Ishizuki. "
As he said that, Kong Jie couldn't help laughing.
"Then guess what, we passed through Ushijima Mitsuru and successfully established a line with the Kwantung Army behind him. Anyway, we had money on hand, a large number of daily tickets, we paid, and the Kwantung Army produced them on their territory. Some supplies were sent to us.
We have to be kind. We can't let someone go all the way to Shanxi with a full load of cattle, only to end up losing the battle and run back in embarrassment. They can't even pay out the pensions for the dead soldiers, right? "
Shen Wenyue looked shocked when she heard this, "So, this Ushijima Mitsuru really did this?"
Kong Jie said: "Of course, as the old saying goes, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
Why doesn't he do this?
On the surface, these high-ranking Japanese military officers may seem to have unlimited glory, but in fact they are also very tight on money. Especially in recent years, when the Japanese military has been fighting on multiple fronts and logistical supplies are in short supply, these Japanese military officers are also living very hard, and most of them are paupers. .
Even if they themselves don't want to join in the trouble, they still have to think about their own troops and support their own troops, right?
If he, Ushijima Mitsuru, could exchange the ashes of the wounded and dead soldiers he had abandoned when he returned, at least when he returned to Tohoku, his colleagues would not say too many sarcastic things.
If he could save some supplies, make some money, take care of his superiors, show off his worldliness, and pay more pensions, then no one from top to bottom would be too harsh on him.
Why not do it? "
Shen Wenyue suddenly realized, and then said with emotion, "It turns out there are so many ways here!
But in this way, will we spend too much money? "
Kong Jie glanced at Shen Wenyue with a smile on his face, thinking that his wife was worth marrying. Before the marriage was officially settled, he started thinking about saving money by running the household.
Not bad!
“It’s true that money won’t be spent less.
But in fact, really smart people know very well that in these turbulent years, the money itself is a pile of waste paper without any practical significance.
Especially the Japanese yen issued by the Japanese have no integrity at all. They are just a disguised attempt to plunder our supplies in China.
In recent years, our team has been going around and collected a lot of yen and day tickets, and we just spent them all.
Lao Zhang from the Logistics Department said something that I very much agree with. The Japs are now celebrating the New Year as Wang Xiaoer, and every year is not as good as the previous year. Whether it is the Japanese yen officially issued by the Japs or the daily tickets used for plunder, they depreciate every year.
I have to buy a cow today, but maybe I won’t even be able to buy a chicken in two months!
It's better to take the opportunity to spend it and exchange it for real supplies in advance.
The Japanese army probably never dreamed that when they issued a large number of daily tickets and used this method to plunder materials in the occupied areas, now they are being used by us to defraud them of materials! "
Looking at Kong Jie, whose eyes were shining during the narration, his originally honest and kind face, now with a bad smile on his lips, looked so wilted and bad.
He actually looks like a conspirator who is extremely good at hiding.
Thinking about it in private, this old Kong is never as honest as he appears.
Always extra fun and cheerful.
While Shen Wenyue looked at it dreamily, she couldn't help but think in her heart:
How can there be such a temperamental man in the world!
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A team of secret aviation base construction departments.
Kong Jie, who climbed out of Wenrou Township, rushed over accompanied by temporary guards Wei Monk and Duan Peng.
The two masters stood behind him, one on the left and the other on the right. Not to mention they were very arrogant, and they felt completely safe. Even if there were thousands of enemies in front of him, Kong Jie could still wave his hand: Monk, Duan Peng, you two. The first one stood up, so I withdrew!
The construction of the Eighth Route Army's aviation force is not as easy as it seems on the surface.
Steal the Japanese plane back, then park it at a secret airport, and then you can become a powerful flying force that can go into battle at any time?
Dreaming!
The establishment of routes, the technical overcoming of aircraft takeoff and landing, aircraft maintenance issues, fuel supply, and the use of high-temperature resistant lubricants are all the basis for ensuring the flight team.
Kong Jieke made a lot of preparations for this.
Including this time in response to the Japanese army's May Day raids, although the military chiefs of the Iron Triangle have gone out to lead the troops, none of the political commissars who stayed behind were idle.
This time, it was led by Ding Wei's Political Commissar Cui of the New Regiment, assisted by Li Wenjie, Political Commissar of the First Regiment, and Zhao Gang, Political Commissar of the New Second Regiment, who all gathered at the secret chemical research and development base of the New Regiment.
But he said that Political Commissar Cui took office in the New Regiment a year ago.
It turned out that Ding Wei felt that Lao Kong in this detachment had political commissar Li Wenjie, and Lao Li in the new second regiment also had political commissar Zhao Gang.
Since these two old comrades had a good wife, the troops in this regiment have been prospering.
So Lao Ding felt that his heart was unbalanced, so he ran to the headquarters to beg the boss.
What are you doing?
Give him a political commissar!
And he said, "Deputy Commander-in-Chief, I don't want this coward. At least it must be according to the standards of Zhao Gang and Political Commissar Li Wenjie, right?"
The deputy commander smiled and scolded: "Ding Wei, I haven't seen you in the past few days. You have become more and more powerful. Why, ordinary political commissars are not worthy of you?"
After all, the deputy commander really gave Ding Wei face. Within two days, he actually found a political commissar for Ding Wei with outstanding talents.
——A top student majoring in chemistry!
After learning about this, Ding Weile's face was full of peach blossoms, and he even led the soldiers of the regiment to go out three miles to greet him.
After Cui Zhengwei took office, he has been responsible for supporting chemical raw materials for other companies in the Audio-Technica Triangle.
Lao Ding said: "Old Cui! We need to brew this wine, but we also need to develop related chemical industries, and we need to develop them in a big way!"
Political Commissar Cui was also unambiguous. With the help of all the resources of the Audio-Technica Triangle, he started a big project for the Audio-Technica – with the assistance of allies such as the Soviet Union and the United States and experts from the Comintern, he imitated the lubricating oil used in Japanese aircraft engines. , and carry out industrial production.
The refining and production of aviation fuel is also progressing simultaneously.
After mastering the proportion of aviation fuel, crude oil from the Yanchang Oilfield can be refined.
Moreover, the corresponding technologies can also be applied for aid from the Allies or exchanged for items.
However, aviation lubricants are more difficult. They must be developed to meet the needs of the Japanese engine.
Political Commissar Cui said: "If aviation fuel is food, then aviation lubricant is blood.
The production of aviation fuel is relatively simple, but aviation lubricants are much more difficult.
Even if we bring a few planes back from the Japanese airport, if there is no high-temperature, high-pressure, and wear-resistant lubricants for maintenance, the planes will have to slump after being driven only a few times.
But as long as our corresponding supporting lubricants can be developed, the aviation force we have built can be officially stabilized! "
Now, the May Day raids that lasted for more than two months are officially over.
The development of specially matched aviation lubricants by Audio-Technica has also achieved a breakthrough victory, which is really a double happiness. Even Doolittle said that the Eighth Route Army's high efficiency has once again created a miracle...
(End of chapter)
