Yamamoto Kazuki's cool operation completely shocked Wang Yue. Wouldn't it be necessary to wait until the end of the war to make a suicide plane when everything is exhausted? Why are you online before the Pacific War has even begun? Although this is technically a type of special warfare, the question is, are you so crazy now? How can we have fun after this? Are you trying to force the Bald Eagle Navy to die?
However, when he thought that other pilots were quick-trained in two months, Wang Yue understood that for such pilots, it would be a joke if you expected them to fight in the air. Instead of being shot down and becoming someone else's record, the pilots just want to die in a worthwhile way. If you can do this, as for aircraft, compared to Japan's industrial capabilities, retired aircraft are really nothing. If you can use such pilots and fighter planes to play against the Eighth Route Army, the loser will still be the Eighth Route Army. After all, the Eighth Route Army has too little capital. Those few pilots who were finally trained are even more precious.
In the next few days, Wang Yue started the hard-working little bee mode, flying the Li-2 transport plane to northwestern Shanxi for airdrops every night, and provided a total of 100 F-10 type 1902/30 type 76.2 to the Eighth Route Army. mm field gun, 6,000 rounds of 76.2mm shells, 900 quadruple Maxim anti-aircraft machine guns, 500 army Maxim heavy machine guns, 10 million rounds of 7.62mm rifle ammunition, 50,000 Carcano M1891 rifles, Breda 800 Type 1930 light machine guns and 20,000 rounds of M1910 122mm cannon.
Considering that the Eighth Route Army might launch a large-scale raid next time, Wang Yue also airdropped the only three AB-40 railway-road dual-purpose armored vehicles he had in hand.
The AB-40 railway and road dual-purpose armored vehicle has a Breda 20mm machine gun, a 6.5mm parallel machine gun, a body armor of 6~17mm, and a body weight of 6.85 tons. If placed in North Africa, this thing is useless, but If it were in Shanxi Province, it would definitely give the Eighth Route Army a huge boost. Wang Yue felt excited at the thought of the Eighth Route Army's armored vehicles attacking cities and villages along the railway line.
Regarding anti-tank weapons, Wang Yue really didn't have much else to do for the time being. He picked around in the warehouse and gave away the 100,000 metal ignition tubes and two tons of yellow phosphorus that Chen Xi had sent from China. With less fuel and rubber blocks, the Eighth Route Army could produce relatively high-quality Molotov cocktails. For Japanese tanks in 1940, Molotov cocktails were sufficient.
He was busy until August 21, when Wang Yuecai finally completed this round of support for the Eighth Route Army and appeared in Qijiang County again. At this time, a week had passed since Yamamoto Kazuki attacked Chongqing, and the city had returned to calm. The city is desperately licking its wounds.
Although Yamamoto Kazuki failed to achieve the set combat goals, their attack on Chongqing was still very successful. They seriously injured the chairman of the committee, killed 5 lieutenant generals, 13 major generals, more than 3,000 grassroots officers were killed, and destroyed hospitals. and nearly 100 agencies, directly or indirectly killing nearly 10,000 military, police, doctors and other personnel, causing huge losses to China. However, the Japanese only paid a few dozen people from beginning to end, and did not even expose their spy network in Chongqing. .
For this reason, the Emperor of Japan once again commended Yamamoto Kazuki, and in person. Yamamoto Kazuki, Hirata Ichiro, Watanabe Yuichi, and Qian Bojun were all received. This was impossible before, but this time Yamamoto Kazuki's achievements were so dazzling that the emperor didn't know how to express his joy, so he made an exception and personally met and commended several people.
Considering that Yamamoto Kazuki and others had just been promoted to military rank, they were not promoted to military rank this time, but other rewards were generous. Even Qian Bojun received a villa at the foot of Mount Fuji. Yamamoto Kazuki was even appointed as the deputy commander of the First Army, becoming the first person below Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio of the Japanese Army in Jin Province. If nothing unexpected happens, he is likely to take over as the commander of the First Army and become the leader of the Japanese Army. Absolutely a senior general, some Japanese newspapers even predicted that he would become a field marshal within five years.
Wang Yue came to the door of the 1000th Regiment Headquarters and found several soldiers changing the signs on the door. Looking at the words "National Revolutionary Army Temporary 68th Division" on the sign, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. Sure enough, this guy Li Yunlong is so He was promoted, but he remembered that the national army only had 62 temporary divisions. Why did it suddenly become the 68th division when he arrived at Li Yunlong's place? And why was there a sign next to it? What the hell is "Qijiang County Garrison Headquarters"? Shouldn't Qijiang County be under the jurisdiction of the Third Garrison District of Chongqing Garrison Headquarters? Is this a new unit established?
Not long after, Li Yunlong came out wearing a lieutenant general's uniform. Don't tell me, this guy is really a natural dresser. This military uniform looks so handsome on him. Fortunately, this is not a mixed time and space. Otherwise, one day Li Yunlong and 74 When you meet that deputy division commander named Zhang, you are really stupid and can’t tell the difference.
"Old Li, this is a promotion. It should be General Li. Lieutenant General and Commander, you are really amazing. Congratulations!" When he came to the headquarters and sat down, Wang Yue couldn't help but tease Li Yunlong. At this moment, even Zhao Gang They all put on the uniforms of the national army. It was surprising. Political Commissar Zhao was not recognized by the national government. Political Commissar Major General sounded like the military rank of a large northern country.
"Brother Wang, please don't laugh at our old Li. This is all requested by the superiors. That bullshit lieutenant general doesn't count. Did you see that even old Zhao took the lead and put on the uniform of the national army? Now he is here with us. He is the temporary political commissar of the 68th Division. Over at the national government, he is the temporary chief of staff of the 68th Division. He must be a cultural person to be popular. He and I went to the Military and Political Department, and there were classmates everywhere we went. , For those who don’t know, I thought Lao Zhao was the teacher." Li Yunlong explained with a smile, while not forgetting to tease Zhao Gang on the side.
"Lao Li, don't talk nonsense. That's all required by the organization. We are in Chongqing now, and everything depends on other people's eyes. How can we do it if we don't have a good relationship?" Zhao Gang couldn't help but give Li Yunlong a face because of this Wearing a military uniform, he has been laughed at by Li Yunlong for several days.
"Old Li, let me know what benefits you have gained this time." Wang Yue couldn't help but be curious. Li Yunlong's contribution this time was so great. He completely turned the tide and used the generosity that someone usually used to win over others. They will definitely hit Li Yunlong. Even if they can't win over Li Yunlong, they can still set an example for the people below. Otherwise, who will risk their lives to save themselves in the future?
"It's nothing, it's just -" Li Yunlong rubbed his hands in embarrassment, but the joy on his face showed that this guy got a lot of benefits this time.
"Brother Wang, Mr. Li is now the temporary lieutenant general and commander of the 68th Division. In these years, our Eighth Route Army has not received a new designation. This time, Old Li has got a new designation for our Eighth Route Army. Even northern Shaanxi I personally sent the commendation telegram." Seeing that Li Yunlong was embarrassed, Zhao Gang on the side spoke.
"It just sounds nice to me. It's just a Category C division. The soldiers, weapons, and military expenditures are several times that of a Category A division!" Li Yunlong said with a look of disgust on the side, but the curvature of the corner of his mouth betrayed his mood.
"The Ministry of Military Affairs has added 3,000 new recruits, 200 grassroots officers, 1,000 Mosin-Nagant rifles, and 50,000 rounds of ammunition to the temporary 68th Division. The funds have also been advanced for three months, with 400,000 French currency, Lao Li These days I laugh even when I sleep." Zhao Gang revealed Li Yunlong's background on the side.
"What new recruits? They are as thin as firewood and can run away when the wind blows. The officers are all drawn from the shelter. There are Northeastern Army, Northwest Army, and Hunan Army. I understand. Why are there still others?" From the Zhensong Army? And the rifles, they are all old guns produced before the Russo-Japanese War. I asked, it’s not Soviet aid equipment, it’s all from the Northern Expedition. Don’t mention the military expenses. One month for a direct division. It’s just a few hundred thousand French currency. We only have 400,000 military expenditures in the past three months, and I paid the Ministry of Military Affairs ten tons of cans to get it. How aggrieved!” Li Yunlong said angrily on the side.
"If a soldier's physical fitness is not good enough, he can make up for it. Just eat. I will get you some weapons later. I still have a lot of Mosin-Nagant M1938 carbines there. I will replenish them for you as much as you want. But I won't charge you. French currency, as for the officer's problem, I'm really not very good at helping you solve it. Don't you have a teaching team?" Wang Yue knew that Li Yunlong was trying to hurt himself. He was going to expand his army and he didn't have enough weapons.
"No legal currency is needed. When the superiors knew that you were in Chongqing, they shipped a lot of supplies to me one after another and asked me to purchase them myself." Li Yunlong replied with a smile, obviously well prepared.
"Old Li, what do you want? Do you know how many of them?" Wang Yue raised his eyebrows and felt happy in his heart. Although he went to northwest Shanxi every day these days, due to the limitations of the transport aircraft's carrying capacity, the things he got back were not Not too much, especially the antique furniture collected by the Eighth Route Army. They brought very little, so it would be good if they could get it directly from Li Yunlong.
"I want 8,000 Mosin-Nagant M1938 carbines. The rifles suffer a lot of wear and tear, so I need to keep some spares. I want 500 Deggarev DP28 light machine guns, and 200 Maxim heavy machine guns, in quadruple mounts. 100 Maxim anti-aircraft machine guns and 3 million rounds of 7.62mm rifle ammunition. Brother Wang, do you think there is a problem?" After Li Yunlong made his request, he glanced at Political Commissar Zhao with a guilty conscience. Obviously, this guy should not have gotten it before. Such a big mandate.
"You only need so many bullets? Don't you need training?" Wang Yue was a little surprised. Although bullets are not small, the ratio between domestic production and consumption has always been around 1:1.5, which cannot keep up with consumption. It is said that this statistics does not include the consumption of the Eighth Route Army.
"Brother Wang, actually, the brigade commander brought me some people from Lijiapo some time ago. Later, I plan to set up a repair shop in Qijiang to repair weapons and reload bullets." Li Yunlong explained with a smile.
"Old Li, let's do this. The 7.62mm Mosin-Nagant rifle ammunition I provided you before is not of high quality. I will give you two million rounds. As for the three million rounds you want, you can keep them for the machine gun." Use it." Wang Yue calculated. According to the training volume of 150 rounds of bullets for a soldier per month, the bullets Li Yunlong asked for are definitely not enough. As for the reloaded bullets, no matter how good the quality is, they will not be enough. It can't be used for machine guns, so I gave him a little more.
"Brother Wang, why are you so embarrassed? Then Lao Li will be embarrassed. After all, I have to give you Brother Wang some face." Li Yunlong looked proud, and there was no trace of embarrassment at all.
"Where are the heavy weapons? You don't want artillery, tanks, etc. Why don't you even want artillery shells?" Li Yunlong continued to ask.
"I have no money, brother Wang. You know, we, Lao Li, are just a pauper. How can we have so much money to buy your heavy weapons? The supplies on this order are all due to our violation of discipline. According to what you gave Lao Zhang, The purchase price is calculated, otherwise it would not be enough at all." Li Yunlong grimaced, as if he had lost five million. In order to continue doing business with Wang Yue for a long time, Northern Shaanxi has banned all units of the Eighth Route Army from calculating high prices for Wang Yue's acquisition. Those things, Li Yunlong's current approach is already a bit suicidal.
"It's okay. I'll give you 24 more F-10 1902/30 76.2mm field guns and 24 M1938 120mm mortars. As for the shells, I don't have many 76.2mm shells in my hand. I'll give you 2,000 first. Send, I will give you 5,000 rounds of 120mm mortar shells. You first form an artillery battalion. After the technical personnel are trained, I will get you an artillery regiment. As for tanks, I will give you an additional 24 T38 amphibious reconnaissance tanks. In terms of weapons, Equipped with half a 7.62mm DT machine gun or a 20mm Sh VAK cannon, this tank is a good thing. When the weather is calm, you can directly cross the Yangtze River, so you can also set up an armored battalion." Wang Yue hesitated for a moment before speaking. He had no money. What does that matter? If you don’t have money, I’ll just help you get it.
"Brother Wang, is this inappropriate?" He said it was inappropriate, but the joy on his face could not be concealed at all. He was even thinking about the future artillery regiment. There are only so many artillery pieces in one battalion. , if it really is an artillery regiment, how much is it? I'll be a good boy.
"I won't give it to you for free. I'll help you find a way to get money. By the way, what's your relationship with the navy like?" Wang Yue already had an idea in his mind.
"That must be no problem. See, this is the rank of Vice Admiral of the Navy. There are not many Lieutenant Generals in the Navy. Now in the Navy Department, apart from Commander Chen, we, Old Li, are the ones who keep their word." Li Yunlong pointed. Referring to his military rank, Wang Yue said proudly that Wang Yue noticed that this guy actually had a navy rank. Speaking of which, you are still wearing an army uniform, so you are not afraid of Commander Chen vomiting blood in anger.
"Later, I will give you a map of the specific location of Zhang Xianzhong's sinking silver. You can find a way to mobilize a warship and divers to help me fish it out. It should be enough for you to buy weapons by then." Although that in 2023 The archeology on the side is not over yet, but the detailed location distribution map is no longer a secret. Just bring it to Li Yunlong then. As for the rest, Li Yunlong can definitely handle it, and they are all rare antiques. Even if you bring them It can be exchanged for gold or silver coins before 2023. As for the protection of cultural relics, alas, even the Forbidden City has been occupied by others, so why talk about that?
"Brother Wang, do you really have it?" There was no reaction from Li Yunlong, but Zhao Gang stood up immediately. It was like that last time at Laojun Mountain, and he found the Ming Dynasty peasant military treasurer inexplicably. It’s a good thing now, things that have not been found for hundreds of years, you told me that you have a specific location map, but didn’t you, Wang Yue, say that your ancestor was a minister of the Ming Dynasty?
"Old Zhao, don't spread this matter randomly. Old Li, you have to be more careful in your work." Wang Yue said seriously. In fact, he planned to fly there in person and use the system to scan the location so that the drawings could be more accurate. , this is still the first step, and he plans to work on many places in the future. How many treasures does China have? There are many places in the world worth starting.
"Brother Wang, how much money do you have?" Li Yunlong also realized at this moment that his brother Wang is simply a boy who gives away money. He doesn't have money to buy weapons, so he just gives money away, even though he doesn't know what Zhang Xianzhong's treasure is. , but judging from Zhao Gang's expression, this money is definitely a lot of money.
"I'm not sure how much it is, but it should be enough for the entire Eighth Route Army to change their uniforms." Wang Yue said ambiguously. He only knew the reported number of Zhang Xianzhong's treasures, but the real number was unknown. It’s hard to say. Anyway, it is said that there has been a lot more money in the market in recent years such as “Xi Wang Reward for Merit”, but I don’t know if it is true.
"So much, will the navy cooperate?" Zhao Gang hesitated. This matter was beyond the authority of him and Li Yunlong.
"I'll do some research on this. If it doesn't work, I'll ask my superiors to help me think of a solution." Li Yunlong was also a little unsure. Money is so touching. With so much money, it's not like a brother or friend can get away with it. If the National Government gets involved, things will be difficult to handle.
"Old Li, don't you still hold the position of Qijiang County Security Commander?" Wang Yue interrupted.
"Yes, brother Wang, don't you know? I am a joke as the security commander. Can I manage the old county seat and the area around the county seat? The rest are in the third security district. The day before yesterday, I It’s really frustrating to let Zhang Dabiao go to suppress the bandits, only to be blocked by others.” Li Yunlong complained again. His Qijiang County Security Headquarters was not under the control of the Chongqing Garrison District, nor the Ministry of Military Affairs. It's directly under the Attendant's Room, do you dare to think?
"Are you in charge of the docks on the Qijiang River? Also, can your garrison headquarters set up a surface unit?" Wang Yue suggested. If Li Yunlong is both a garrison commander and a vice-admiral, I will actually get you a surface unit. It's not too much, but it seems that it is not easy to get old-fashioned ships. You can't build them now. Also, I haven't tried whether I can bring them over by myself, but it seems that it should be possible, right?
"The wharf is definitely under my control, and the water surface units are also under my management. The county government's marine police team is also under my management. There are more than a dozen black leather boats and two small wooden boats. But one of the small wooden boats is leaking, and the other is simply There's only one oar left." Li Yunlong felt aggrieved when he mentioned this matter. He didn't have the nerve to say that the entire Marine Police Team was just one oar, and four were beaten one by one.
"Then don't worry. I'll see if I can get you a few boats. Then you can sail your own boat to salvage, but this matter needs to be kept secret for the time being." If Wang Yue feels that this is not possible, he will get a few wooden fishing boats. Come here, if that doesn't work, just dismantle the engine, you can always get it back.
