Li Yunlong went to Chongqing, and Wang Yue was a little unmotivated, and did not stay in northwestern Shanxi. Instead, he returned to 2023. In just half a month, he emptied most of his arms inventory. , he has to go back to Tasha to replenish supplies. Even if he can only teleport to Chongqing in the future, he still has a thousand cubic meters of system space and can transport a lot of things at one time. The deal with the Eighth Route Army will not be complete. Give up, just don't be as crazy as you are now.
Yes, it was so heartbreaking. Zhang Wanhe almost cried when he saw the three hundred thousand tons of supplies this time. Three hundred thousand tons, almost all of them were grains, fine fine grains. With these, the two Within this year, the Eighth Route Army will not be short of food, and the people in the base area will also be able to breathe a good sigh of relief.
By the time Wang Yue returned to 1940 and saw Li Yunlong, it was already mid-July. At this time, Li Yunlong and the 1000th Regiment had arrived in Chongqing for more than a month. Li Yunlong went to school every day, and the troops were The Ministry of Military Affairs arranged for garrison in Qijiang County in southern Chongqing.
I have to say that Chongqing has done a good job in the face-saving project. The 1000th Regiment was not arranged to the corner of Qijiang County, but was directly placed in Qijiang County. Instead, the 15th and 16th recruits who were previously stationed in Qijiang County were given supplementary training. The division (division-level units) were driven out and stationed outside the county town. Although it looked good, in fact, the 1,000 regiments who were good at field mobile warfare were trapped in the city, and two division-level units were placed outside. , with two divisions looking at one regiment, it can be seen that the Ministry of Military Affairs is quite afraid of Li Yunlong and the 1000 regiment.
At first, Li Yunlong and the others didn't think anything was wrong. After all, they would have to do the same thing. This is Chongqing, and you can't be too careful. But when they entered the city, something went wrong again, because 1,000 Because the regiment lacked 12 tanks and 9 3-inch guns, the Ministry of Military Affairs raised objections and informed Li Yunlong that they needed to investigate. Until the matter was investigated clearly, the distribution of funds and materials for the 1,000 regiment was suspended. However, it was still very difficult. They kindly comforted Li Yunlong and told him not to be anxious. As long as they verified that General Chen had indeed made an agreement with Shaanxi Province, they could reissue it immediately.
At first, Li Yunlong thought it was nothing to wait. After all, in order to "compensate" the 1,000 Regiment, the Qijiang County Government even gave up the city gate tax revenue to the 1,000 Regiment. It was already very sincere. But more than a month later, the Military and Political Department But they are still investigating over there, and the little city gate tax revenue in Qijiang County cannot support the 5,000 people of the 1,000 regiment. There is really no way. The Japanese have bombed the county before, and many people in the city have fled. Where can they go? Collect taxes.
"Wait a minute, Lao Li, have you gone crazy from studying? When did the 1,000 regiment have 5,000 people? The Ministry of Military Affairs does not allow the expansion of troops at will." Wang Yue exclaimed, Li Yunlong is indeed Li Yunlong Ah, you didn't stop even when you arrived in Chongqing. You only had 5,000 people in one regiment. How can it be surprising that the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs can give you a good look?
"Well, actually, after leaving the base, Lao Li rescued a prisoner of war named Wei Dayong, and then followed the clues to the prisoner of war camp used by the Lao Shizi Yamamoto special agent team for training, and rescued more than 10,000 prisoners of war, all of whom were veterans, Lao Li We both couldn't bear it, so we picked two thousand people as civilian husbands to help the troops transport supplies, and they followed us all the way to Chongqing." The person who spoke was the deputy commander of the 1000th Regiment. Since Li Yunlong had to go to class every day, and Zhao Gang was not a military cadre, so The headquarters assigned an experienced deputy commander to the 1000 regiment, who was also an old acquaintance, Cheng Shifa, the former commander of the 772 regiment who had not yet recovered from his injury. Considering that the 1000 regiment might not have any combat missions in the short term, he was asked to recuperate. , while helping Li Yunlong handle some daily affairs.
"Two thousand civilians are all veterans, and the Ministry of Military Affairs didn't say anything?" Wang Yue wondered, when did the Ministry of Military Affairs become so easy to talk to? Five thousand veterans, are you sure the two new divisions outside the city can stop them?
"Mr. Wang, don't listen to what they are saying. The Ministry of Military Affairs has made it clear that it will not provide supplies to those civilians. Therefore, the food, drink, and toilet of these two thousand people have to be taken care of by our 100 regiment, which is equivalent to giving another 1,000 regiment." It’s an added burden. You don’t know that this month, the only person in the 1000 Regiment who has enough to eat is Li Yunlong.” Zhao Gang on the side saw Li Yunlong and Cheng Shifa mentioning that the 1000 Regiment had 5,000 troops, and they were all complacent. He looked like he couldn't help but complain on the side. This month, he had racked his brains over the issue of food for the troops, and he felt that his whole body was in bad shape.
"Old Zhao, what you said is a shame. We, Old Li, don't eat with the group in the morning and evening now. We only have one meal at school. Isn't it just to save you some chewing gum? Besides, if It's not that you don't agree to increase the city gate tax, but we don't have enough to eat?" Li Yunlong suddenly became anxious. It turned out that Zhao Gang had always insisted that the troops collect the city gate tax according to the rules, which was also a reason for their bleak income.
"Old Li, the government has regulations on the city gate tax. Others can collect it at will, but we, the Eighth Route Army, cannot do it. If we collect it arbitrarily, we are exploiting the people and levying arbitrary taxes. We are not allowed to collect taxes arbitrarily. That is the decision of the Southern Bureau. I I'm just supervising your execution!" Zhao Gang suddenly stood up, obviously dissatisfied with Li Yunlong's accusation.
"Old Li, let's not talk about Old Zhao. You are the one who insists on giving porridge to the refugees every day. There are 10,000 refugees and beggars in this city. You support so many people. It's no wonder the soldiers can eat well. , let alone daily training, the soldiers don’t even dare to walk around when they are not on patrol, they all lie down in the barracks, isn’t it just to save some food?” Cheng Shifa on the side couldn’t help complaining, a It's been three months, and the troops have been out for less than ten days, and there is no daily training at all. If this continues, within a year and a half, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be completely destroyed.
"How did I know that Bai Gouzi would be so bad? Before we came, we drove so many Liu Min and beggars into the city. They were all young and middle-aged, and each of them could eat a lot. We are the Eighth Route Army. I was stunned. I can't do it while watching the people starve to death! You, Cheng, are just a tough talker. When you were giving porridge to the people one day, you didn't go there and watch?" Li Yunlong glanced at Cheng Shifa and said angrily.
"I've been talking for a long time. How have you, Old Li, been able to survive this month?" Wang Yue also asked curiously. I have to say that you really can't find anything wrong with the actions of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. Every step is an upright conspiracy. There was no conspiracy at all, he just had no money or supplies, and he had to feed so many mouths. How did Li Yunlong do it?
"Brother Wang, this is all thanks to you. Do you remember that you gave us hundreds of Mauser rifles at the beginning of May? I asked comrades from the underground party to help sell them, and I got 23,000 to 40,000 yuan, plus the Southern Bureau sent us A thousand oceans can still last for a while. After that, aren't there still some German machine guns and small cannons? They are not recorded. If they are not enough, they can be sold. As long as they can keep the soldiers and people from starving, we, Lao Li, can't do anything. It's gone!" Li Yunlong had a smile on his face, but he was bitter in his heart. If there was no other way, which soldier would be willing to exchange precious weapons for food. Although the firearms were not new, they were still one after another. of good stuff.
"Old Li, there are hundreds of guns. It's impossible for the military commander not to know about it. Just watch it. You will feel better during the year-end inspection!" Zhao Gang on the side couldn't help but remind him. Obviously, people are waiting for you to do this. Well, although people in the city have left it to you, the military police in the Third Guard District are patrolling every day. What are they doing? Isn't it just waiting for something to happen to the 1,000 regiment?
"Then I can't let people starve to death before the inspection!" Li Yunlong scratched his neck and drank poison to quench his thirst. Although they knew that this was not possible, they had no choice.
"Old Li, are weapons easy to sell in Chongqing?" Wang Yue couldn't help but ask, "No, it shouldn't be. This is a Kuomintang-controlled area. Guns and ammunition should not be difficult to obtain. Shouldn't the competition be fierce?"
"Brother Wang, don't you know this? Qijiang County is located at the junction of the two provinces, with Guizhou Province to the south. There are a lot of bandits and that guy in this area. They all need weapons and money, so this arms business It's really good. If our people go out for a while, there will be at least a few waves of people who want to buy the guns in the hands of the soldiers." Li Yunlong felt a little pity. It would be great if he could fight the Japanese or suppress the bandits. He could get some weapons by himself. Come back, otherwise the light can't come in, and this business won't last long.
"Mr. Wang, don't listen to Lao Li's nonsense. Those guys in the city are not good people. Comrades from the Southern Bureau have investigated. They are all people from the Military and Central Command. The reason why they buy our weapons at high prices is because they want to To win over and corrupt our team." Zhao Gang on the side couldn't help but smile bitterly. Compared with Li Yunlong and Cheng Shifa, the soldiers' ideological work obviously also encountered huge challenges.
"High price? How much can they offer?" Wang Yue became more and more interested. Damn, use cash to buy weapons and pay a high price. Now he wanted to ask Director Dai, "Boss, do you have enough money? ?”
"A rifle costs 100 Oceans, a light machine gun costs 600 Oceans, a heavy machine gun costs 1,500 Oceans, a 45mm mortar costs 1,500 Oceans, and a 120mm mortar costs 10,000 Oceans. The price is almost 20% higher than the market price. ." When mentioning this price, Li Yunlong was also speechless for a while. It's such a good deal. This is much better than the wealthy locals in Jin Province.
"Isn't it difficult to get the 6.5mm Carcano rifle ammunition in Chongqing?" Wang Yue dragged his chin and continued to ask.
"It's not easy to get. The Ministry of Military Affairs doesn't provide this kind of bullets. But when I came here, I brought it with me. I had half a million rounds. With the soldiers' ammunition, it can be used for a long time." Li Yunlong had obviously been waiting for a long time. This issue was taken into consideration.
"This is not possible. With this little ammunition, not only military operations, but also daily training will be a problem." Wang Yue shook his head. If this continues, with a multi-pronged approach, the 1,000 regiment will be really useless.
"Well, Brother Wang, do you have any idea?" Li Yunlong looked at Wang Yuedao with a shy face, thinking that after Brother Wang asked so many questions, there must be something behind it.
