Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 317: The wealthy Chief Xue
Henan East Corps Command

The victory report from the Shanghai-Nanjing Guerrilla Column made Xue Boling in a good mood, and he couldn't help but praise:
"This Yue Qianli is really full of surprises. Now I know why Duke De specifically asked him to guard the southern line. The old ones are still the best!"

Chief of Staff Wu also said humorously:

"That's right, I heard Commander Li also lost 200 million rounds of bullets and 5 artillery shells!

At first, many people thought that Duke De had suffered a huge loss. It was not until he crippled the 3rd and 13th divisions on the southern front that they realized that Duke De never did business at a loss. "

Xue Boling waved his hand and said:
"Of course, it's just 200 million bullets, I, Xue Boling, can afford it!
After crippling the 106th Division, the guerrilla column is retreating to Lanfeng City, which is like a double insurance for Lanfeng City, so we can concentrate on encircling and annihilating the 14th Division;

When the time is ripe, the guerrilla column can implement the center-blooming strategy and cooperate with the main force of the corps to split and encircle and annihilate the 14th Division. What a good tactic!

Immediately allocate 200 million rounds of ammunition and 5 82mm mortar shells to the guerrilla column, and give them 5 additional soldiers and 200 million catties of food. I, Xue Boling, don't need hungry soldiers either."

In this era, strength really speaks. When the guerrilla column showed its strength to defeat an entire division, Xue Boling's generosity was put into action.
As the deputy commander-in-chief of the First War Zone and commander of the Henan East Corps, this amount of supplies was nothing to him.

After the guerrilla column recaptured Lanfeng City, the Longhai Line was restored, and it only took a few carloads of supplies and reinforcements to be transported from Kaifeng.

Of course, Xue Boling's things are not so easy to get. Once you get them, you have to obey orders. This is equivalent to exchanging these supplies for the command of 4 elite troops. This is a good deal.

Chief of Staff Wu was also a smart man. He understood what Lao Xue said at a glance and said:

"Commander-in-chief, it is said that Yue Qianli is a very reliable person. After the Jinling City breakout, Commander Chen sent him the equipment of a Soviet-equipped division, and all the credit for crippling the 13th Division was attributed to Commander Chen.

Commander Li is the same, he really is taking money from others and helping them get rid of their misfortunes.”

Xue Boling couldn't help laughing at first, then he said with a straight face:
"I don't need his credit for this, it's all for the country and the nation, just obey orders and follow commands.

The supplies will be delivered immediately, and the command center has specially approved three special trains for special purposes!

Telegraph Yue Qianli, let them rest near Lanfeng City first, I will give them a day to rest, after that they will be ready to be deployed at any time."

As expected, after paying the money, he felt more confident in speaking. Xue Boling was also a person who would not do business at a loss.

Lan Fengcheng was in full swing, and there was constant laughter and joy. After three months, a team reunited with the main force, which was naturally a cause for celebration;

What made people even happier was that the main force of the column had just arrived at Lanfeng City, and the three carloads of supplies and reinforcements allocated by Commander Xue had also arrived.

This was like timely help to the guerrilla column, which had been fighting continuously and was consuming huge losses. What was even more rare was that the food supply also included whole pigs and mutton.

Although the quantity is not large, it is enough for the entire column to have a meal of meat. How can such a grand event as a meeting be without meat?

Yue Qianli did something special, asking the kitchen staff to stew a pot of hand-held mutton, and started cooking with a group of old brothers;

As the person in charge, it was inevitable that the food would be divided before the meal. When the mutton was served, he rubbed his hands and said:
"First of all, I would like to thank Commander Xue for letting us have a meal of meat. Quack, quack!"

Everyone laughed and applauded. The meat was nothing. The three train cars of supplies and 5 reinforcements were what they coveted.
It was obvious that Boss Yue was going to share the "food", and everyone looked at him expectantly. Yue Qianli didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point:
"5 reinforcements. The reinforcement detachment suffered the most casualties this time, accounting for the majority. Take 2500.

The casualties of a detachment fighting alone were also heavy, about 1 men;

The other three detachments consisted of 3 men each;
In addition, 1 people were drawn from the teaching corps to supplement the five detachments, with 5 people in each detachment.

I calculated that if we include the veterans who have returned to the team after recovering from injuries, the strength of each detachment has basically recovered to more than 7 people. "

Applause rang out again. No one had any objection to this distribution plan, especially for the replacement detachment which suffered the most casualties and made the greatest contribution. With 2700 replacement soldiers, plus the wounded who could return to the team later, the total strength was restored to more than 7300 people, and the crippled organization was considered to have been restored.

The other detachments suffered few casualties in the Zhaozhuang battle. The 700 reinforcements not only made up for the losses this time, but also replaced some of the previous ones, so the total strength exceeded 7 people.

After the most important reinforcements were distributed, the bullets were easy to distribute. They were all domestic machine guns, rifles, pistols, and submachine gun bullets. The majority went to the first and second detachments, and other detachments also received some, after all, they also had some domestic weapons;
The Japanese equipment was sufficient because they had fought an annihilation battle in Zhaozhuang and had previous reserves. The Chinese equipment was sufficient because they had received a baggage warehouse in Xuzhou, so they would be able to last for half a year.

The most tense thing now is the Soviet 7.62mm bullet. If the fighting starts, it will run out in half a month at most. This thing is not easy to replenish. Commander Xue does have some, but he didn't give it to him this time, which shows that they are also nervous.

Yue Qianli remembered that Soviet aid would not enter the country in large quantities until after the Battle of Wuhan. Now the supplies were tight, and they could only be replaced after they were used up. A living person could not be killed by urine.

The other 5 82mm mortar shells were distributed evenly, with 1 rounds per unit, and the independent detachment's were first stored in the column headquarters.

"Old Yue, the meat is rotten, let's eat it quickly!"

After solving the biggest problem of the shortage of soldiers, Wang Jianfei turned his attention to eating;
They had not eaten meat properly for a long time since the Battle of Bengbu began, let alone a whole piece of mutton. Their mouths were watering.

After Wang Jianfei's reminder, Zhu Chi and the others were also tempted, but they still followed the rules and naturally waited for Lao Yue to eat the first piece of meat.

Playing is playing, making noise is making noise, but the rules cannot be broken. Before Lao Yue starts eating, the others would not pick up their chopsticks first even if they were starving to death.

Seeing that everyone was waiting for him, Yue Qianli didn't hesitate to reach out and grab a fist-sized piece of meat and took a bite. His mouth was full of oil, and then he praised loudly:
"It smells so damn good - what are you standing there for? Get started!"

Everyone then stretched out their hands towards the wooden basins containing meat. There were only two large basins, enough for more than a dozen people to feast on.

Those who can sit at this table are naturally leaders above the battalion level, and special personnel include Chen Shinan, Duan Yaqin, Monica, and Lin E.

Chen Shinan is the chief engineer, and the entire column assumes that his rank is directly at the battalion level. Lin E is also the chief of the secret code department. If they want to win the battle, intelligence support is indispensable.

Monica is a distinguished guest of the guerrilla column and a liaison with the Americans, so she is indispensable when there is meat to eat;

Duan Yaqin is everyone's default sister-in-law and the head of the political department. Her current military rank is colonel.

Monica had already adapted to the local customs and considered herself a member of the guerrilla column. Before she could even reach out her hand, Wang Jianfei attentively handed her a piece.
Monica hesitated for a moment but still lent it to him, not minding that his hands were dirty.

This scene happened to be seen by Lao Yue, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)