Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 221 Rest in Southern Anhui
Yu Ren's mind was not on other people at all. In his eyes, the hundreds of thousands of national troops in the Jianghuai region were not as important as Yue Qianli. He had been blinded by hatred, and his mind was full of revenge for his "father".

Konoe Fumimaro kept talking for a long time but he didn't listen at all. He just snorted coldly and said:
"Are you just going to ignore Yue Qianli's troops? Are you going to let them do as they please?"

Konoe Fumimaro almost fainted on the spot. Meeting such a master with a brain that was burned out and liked to act arbitrarily, he could only patiently say:
"Your Majesty, according to the latest intelligence, Yue Qianli's troops have already left the 88th Division and are now organized into the Shanghai-Nanjing Guerrilla Column, which is directly under the Military Commission and is a regiment-level unit. They are all defeated soldiers and are nothing to be afraid of.

Once the Battle of Xuzhou begins, Yue Qianli's troops will definitely be transferred to the main battlefield to participate in the war. At that time, the main force of the Imperial Army will be able to annihilate the guerrilla column in the Jianghuai area.

What we need to do now is to force the guerrilla column to move north, so that it is consistent with the offensive strategy of the headquarters. In this regard, the empire can even do some work at the top level of the government to urge the Chinese to transfer the guerrilla column to the north to participate in the war, and then Yue Qianli will not be able to escape. "

Yuren finally understood what was said, and a smile appeared on his face. He said to Konoe Fumimaro:
"Konei-kun, the Huaxia incident must be resolved as soon as possible. Since the main forces of the Huaxia people are concentrated in the Jianghuai region centered on Xuzhou, we should order the North China and East China Expeditionary Forces to jointly launch the Xuzhou Operation, capture the hundreds of thousands of Huaxia main forces gathered near Xuzhou, and force the Huaxia government to surrender!

In addition, we must use all military, political, and diplomatic means to urge the guerrilla column resting in southeastern Anhui to go north to join the battle and solve the problem together. Bizhang has nearly 3 people, and the Chinese are playing tricks. "

After listening to this, Konoe Fumimaro bowed excitedly, which was tantamount to the royal family expressing its support for the "expansion faction" to resolve the Chinese incident by force.

"Lord Jinwei, first send a strong force to capture Wuhu. We must not let Yue Qianli's troops take root in Wuhu. This is a military strategy.
Politically, we should activate the hidden agents in the Huaxia government and order them to push the Shanghai-Nanjing guerrilla column north to join the war and eliminate Yue Qianli's troops once and for all."

Konoe Fumimaro accepted the order with a shout and left, leaving Yuren to continue mourning his uncle. He had to keep vigil for his uncle for half a month, and this was just the beginning.

In Wuhu City, the guerrilla column has entered a state of rest and recuperation. There is still some time before the Battle of Xuzhou begins, so Yue Qianli is just letting the troops rest.
Since the Battle of Shanghai broke out, Yue Qianli's troops have been fighting without a proper rest. After months of continuous high-intensity combat, even an iron man cannot withstand such hardship.

Wuhu was called "Jiuzi" in ancient times, and has a written history of more than 2500 years. Thanks to the confluence of two rivers (the Yangtze River and the Qingyi River) and the convenience of navigation, agriculture, handicrafts, and commerce are all very developed;
In modern times, Wuhu was the birthplace of industry and commerce in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and one of the four largest rice markets in the country. It was opened to trade decades ago.

Wuhu is a famous land of fish and rice with developed industry and commerce. You don't have to worry about food and drink when you rest here. As long as you have money, you can buy everything, including many imported goods.

Since the Japanese warships had controlled the Yangtze River waterway, it was difficult to transport military supplies, but civilian supplies were still possible;
Sugar and potassium nitrate are both civilian supplies, so Yue Qianli collected another batch. Other troops were resting, but the supply battalion had been working overtime to produce rockets.

Anqing in southern Anhui was once a place for the manufacture of military equipment. Although it was moved to Nanjing after the Taiping Army captured Anqing, a large number of skilled workers and military equipment technicians were lost from the public. These were the talents that the guerrilla column urgently needed.
Therefore, after the guerrilla column entered Wuhu, Yue Qianli sent a large number of personnel to the surrounding areas to recruit talents in the field of military equipment and hired technicians with high salaries. The results were soon seen. Hundreds of technicians were recruited, and the personnel of the baggage battalion expanded to more than 2 people, most of whom were technicians. The production of rockets increased significantly.

The people of Anhui have always been tough. With the national crisis at hand, young students had long lost interest in going to school. After learning that the heroic Shanghai-Nanjing Guerrilla Column was stationed in Wuhu, they all rushed to join the army, both men and women.
At first, the guerrilla column mainly refused, but unable to withstand their persistence, they had to recruit some young students to join the teaching corps as a reserve of talents.

Who knew that this would cause such a big stir once it was started? Young students from several nearby areas also flocked here, about two to three thousand people. Now it was Zhao Tianci's turn to have a headache. There were too many people and the logistics could not cope. He had no choice but to close the passage. These students were also young and fearless, and they complained to Yue Qianli. He had finally found time to go shopping with Duan Yaxing, but was stopped by a group of young students. A girl with short hair even questioned Yue Qianli with confidence:

"The National Government once said that once the war breaks out, everyone, regardless of north or south, age or gender, will have the responsibility to defend the country and resist the enemy.
Now we want to join the army to fight the war, why does the guerrilla column reject us? Isn't this dampening the enthusiasm of our young students for the war of resistance? "

Yue Qianli saw the little girl's attitude of accusing him. He knew that she was not a good person. The students' enthusiasm for the war of resistance must not be dampened, but they could not be left alone either, so he forced a smile and said:
"My dear student, I understand your sincere desire to fight for the country, but the country and the army also have their own laws for recruiting soldiers.
We have already recruited enough soldiers. If we recruit more, it would be an unauthorized expansion of the military and we will be punished.

Our country not only needs people to fight, but also needs people to produce food and supplies, and it also needs students to learn scientific and cultural knowledge. If all the young people go to fight, who will build this country?

What do the troops eat? What do they use? What do they use to fight the devils?"

Facing Yue Qianli's series of questions, the little girl stammered and could not answer a word. Yue Qianli smiled again and said:
"Students, go back to school and study hard. The country cannot do without educated young people.

You are the future of the country. We cannot destroy the country's future in one battle. Studying hard is also a way to support the war of resistance."

Yue Qianli finally persuaded them to go back with his eloquence. It was OK for the guerrilla column to gather the defeated soldiers in Jinling City, but it would be a taboo to recruit soldiers and expand the army without permission.
Besides, their logistical supply does not allow unlimited recruitment of soldiers, especially new recruits with no combat experience. It is acceptable to recruit a small number of students and technicians to enrich the baggage battalion and training battalion.

Once the two battalions were filled, he would no longer recruit, keeping the total number of troops at around 4.7;

If we really want to recruit more people, it won't be difficult to recruit another 5 people relying on the guerrilla column's reputation and the enthusiasm of young people in southern Anhui to join the army.

The combat effectiveness of the guerrilla column still needs to be strengthened. Recruiting too many new soldiers will only make the combat effectiveness weaker. Recruiting 4 people is no stronger than the current people. Fighting a war does not rely on numbers of people.

After a few days of rest, the guerrilla column began to resume normal training, especially for the defeated soldiers who joined later, so as to make them adapt to the tactical system of the old 527th Regiment as soon as possible;

To this end, Yue Qianli also formulated a highly targeted training outline, with veterans leading new ones, and carried out a half-month large-scale training activity in the entire division. The guerrilla column once again focused on practicing internal skills.

(End of this chapter)