October 29, 1940, Qijiang County, Qijiang Security Headquarters
"Fuck Wu Datou, how come he is everywhere!" Li Yunlong said angrily. Although no one was captured alive in the dyeing workshop, many documents were seized that the Japanese did not have time to destroy. One of them was It was clearly recorded on the list that in addition to the Japanese tobacco being shipped via eastern Sichuan, less than half of it was purchased directly from the southwest.
Among them, the one with the largest supply was Wu Heqing, accounting for almost 50% of the Japs' purchases. Even a lot of the tobacco was resold by him. .
As for why these people sell tobacco to the Japanese instead of selling it themselves, the reasons are a bit complicated.
First of all, they hope to maintain a close relationship with the Japanese. Once the war really reaches the final stage, there will be a way out, right? Without the cover of such people, how could the extra-high-tech courses be so rampant in the rear area?
Secondly, there is the benefit. This benefit is not just about money, but also because the Japanese can provide them with many things that cannot be bought with money or are difficult to buy, just like arms. Although the government does not ban guns, the problem is It is not easy to buy weapons in large quantities, especially heavy weapons, but the Japanese can sell them to them, and can also send military advisers to help them train their troops, even for those small-scale bandits.
This Wu Heqing is one of the representatives. In addition to weapons and equipment, he also built mints, ironworks, coal mines, and arsenals with the help of the Japanese. Today, his privately minted coins are circulated in northwest Guizhou, and he also owns The ability to reload bullets and produce single-shot firearms is the reason why he was able to return to Guizhou Province even after he wiped out all his troops while suppressing bandits in Gan Province.
"Old Li, the headquarters agrees in principle that we cooperate with the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs' plan to exterminate the traitor bandit Wu Heqing." Zhao Gang said on the side. The headquarters' attitude towards Li Yunlong's suppression of bandits was very clear before, but there was no clear order on dealing with Wu Heqing. After all, Wu Heqing's official status cannot be ignored.
"Damn, this is what I've been waiting for. I've thought about it. We won't do any 'decapitation operations'. We will raid directly with large corps and cooperate with the paratroopers to annihilate the Wuheqing gang in one fell swoop!" Li Yunlong said very simply, They made a lot of plans to kill Wu Heqing. They didn't even need to use paratroopers. They could do it with Xie Baoqing alone. But the problem was after killing Wu Heqing. Wu Heqing was not alone. He had a son and subordinates. If he couldn't Uproot their influence, and a new powerful person will soon take over.
"Old Li, you have to think carefully. Although we have a division, we do not have a mass base in northeastern Guizhou, and we do not have the assistance of our brother troops. Once there is a huge loss, we will not even be able to replenish our troops." It is Cheng Shifa who has not seen him for a long time. Not to mention Northeast Guizhou, even the mass work in Qijiang is not easy to carry out. This place is too evil. The local gangs, clans, brothers, and various forces are complicated and far more complex than ever. It's so complicated.
The troops have been suppressing bandits in Qijiang County for a long time, but even if they wipe out all the bandits, what will happen? We don't have to face all kinds of problems, just like Brother Pao. At the beginning, both Li Yunlong and him wanted to uproot this cancer, but they couldn't do it at all. In this realm, almost every household Everyone has Pao Ge, even if they don't have one at home, they still have Pao Ge friends. Just like on the street in front of the headquarters, even the tea egg sellers are Pao Ge.
"If there are difficulties, what's wrong? If there are difficulties, we won't fight. Cheng Xiazi, you are still a veteran. You have come through the Long March. Our troops can't fight wherever they go?" Li Yunlong stared at Cheng Shifa after hearing what he said. Well, before coming to Sichuan Province, he had always looked down upon Cheng Shifa. Now that Cheng Shifa had gone against the grain, he became angry.
"Old Li, let's be serious, how can our troops get there? During the suppression of bandits, I led troops to northeastern Guizhou. The traffic situation there was not good. It was difficult to walk by horse and carriage in many places, let alone cars. ." Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Ding Wei changed the subject aside.
"The Ministry of Military and Political Affairs will organize civilians to renovate the branch lines of the Sichuan-Guizhou Highway to ensure transportation between Sichuan and Guizhou and share the pressure on the Sichuan-Guizhou Highway." Li Yunlong replied. In order to get the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs to agree to this condition, he handed over a large amount of goods seized in the dyehouse to Military Commander, although doing this is somewhat against his true intention, but what Director Dai said to him, he also admitted that those drug addicts, even if they don't buy their goods, will still buy the devil's goods. That way On the contrary, he supported the Japanese.
"Where's the time? Will it take a long time? The Ministry of Military Affairs is currently planning a counterattack on Yichang, the gateway to eastern Sichuan." Kong Jie was a little worried. A major counterattack was about to begin. Under the situation of a major counterattack, the Sixty-Eighth Temporary If the division goes to Northeast Guizhou, it is likely to affect the reputation of the Eighth Route Army.
"This is indeed a problem, Lao Zhao, what do you think?" Li Yunlong nodded. He had taken a lot of classes during this period and gradually understood many things. He understood that this was something that he could not get around.
"We can prepare some public opinion in newspapers in advance to completely discredit Wu Heqing. That way, even if we send troops then, we will be well-known. At the same time, we can also participate in the counterattack against Yichang. The next wave of headquarters will be sent The flight cadets are about to arrive, and by then our aviation fleet will also be able to provide limited air support to frontline troops.
"I think we should look at the good places. Mobilizing large troops in mountainous areas to carry out tough battles is a kind of training for our soldiers and grassroots officers. The troops are expanding too fast. We really have the old foundation to fight big battles in northwestern Shanxi. Not much. If we don't fight for a long time, let alone the headquarters, we don't have any confidence in our own hearts." Kong Jie smashed the dry pipe and said leisurely.
The temporary 68th Division now has more than 12,000 people, well-equipped and well-trained. However, due to the constant need to transfer technical troops to the headquarters, they only have only a few veterans brought back from northwestern Shanxi. With less than 2,000 troops, troops, especially elite troops, will always need to fight. A troop that never fights, no matter how powerful its combat effectiveness is, is not insufficient in deterrence.
"What Lao Kong said is right, but before that, we still have to make some preliminary preparations. We can't defeat Wu Heqing for the time being, but our troops can't be idle either. There are many forces involved in the documents seized this time. , Since we can't fight against Wu Heqing in a short time, we will use them to train our troops!" Li Yunlong said bitterly. He thought he had cleaned up all along the Qijiang River before, but now it seems that he has not. There are a large number of people who seem to be keeping their peace. All these guys are actually involved with the Japanese, and there are even many middle- and low-level government officials among them.
