Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 110 Damn it!

Ding Wei explained, "Commander Gao, you can have your men watch over the Hellfire Cannon. If you leave half of your troops to guard it, do you think Li Yunlong and I can take it away? That's three Japanese regiments! If the artillery support isn't sufficient at a critical moment, it's no joke."

"This, this, well..." Gao Liujin hesitated for a moment.

Ding Wei's words are indeed not without reason.

This is a regiment of three Japanese soldiers. Even if they can join forces with Chu Yunfei, it won't be easy to hold them back.

If we can't hold back the Japanese reinforcements, the profits from the ironworks that we've already secured could very well be taken back by the Japanese.

This is absolutely not possible!
"That works too." Gao Liujin thought for a moment and nodded.

That makes sense. We'll leave half of our men to watch over the Hell Cannon. We don't believe that Li Yunlong could possibly steal it.

Giving the other side half as many people would be more meaningful for restraining the Japanese.

Seeing that Gao Liujin had agreed, Li Yunlong thought to himself with a smile, "Old Ding really lives up to his reputation as a strategist."

Not only did they get the six-pound Hell Cannon, but they also actually got half of the troops, hahaha.

I told you long ago, Old Ding is the one who can handle a simple-minded and burly guy like you!
The equipment for the ironworks cannot be taken all at once; it takes time.

"Remember this well, take the cannon and follow Li Yunlong and Ding Wei. Make sure you keep a close eye on the cannon and don't let them touch it, understand?" Gao Liujin divided the team into half and solemnly instructed them.

"Yes, Commander." The officers in this half of the team nodded.

"Also, when the battle starts, don't embarrass me, you all have to fight to the death!" Gao Liujin instructed. "You all follow Li Yunlong and Ding Wei to hold off the Japanese reinforcements and cover my side."

"Yes, Commander, I guarantee the mission will be accomplished." The officer nodded again.

While Gao Liujin was giving instructions, Li Yunlong also pulled Zhang Dabiao aside, saying, "Dabiao, don't get into a fight with Gao Liujin on the way, you know what I mean!"

The profits from the ironworks weren't just taken by Gao Liujin and his men; Li Yunlong also kept Zhang Dabiao and the First Battalion.

After all, how could we really let that kid Gao Liujin do it all?

"Commander, don't worry, I understand the big picture." Zhang Dabiao nodded.

"On the way back, secretly send someone back to the brigade headquarters to report the news. Make sure to make it clear to the brigade commander that this is an ironworks, which I captured. Gao Liujin was just helping to carry things, understand?" Li Yunlong whispered another reminder to Zhang Dabiao.

"Understood." Zhang Dabiao nodded emphatically.

After Li Yunlong finished giving instructions to Zhang Dabiao and Gao Liujin, he looked at Gao Liujin and said, "Gao Liujin, Lao Ding and I are going to hold off the Japanese reinforcements. You'd better clean up the mess at the ironworks and bring it back. If even a single screw is missing, I won't let you off the hook!"

"Li Yunlong, don't worry, I never take a single hair of my stuff," Gao Liujin responded enthusiastically.

Li Yunlong stopped arguing with Gao Liujin and followed Ding Wei, leading the troops away from the ironworks.

As soon as Ding Wei and Li Yunlong left, Gao Liujin immediately shouted at the two teams on both sides: "Shut up, all of you! What do you mean 'yours' and 'ours'? If we don't get the stuff back, nobody will get it! Use the energy you have for arguing to move the stuff, hurry up!"

……

358th Regiment of Jin-Sui Army

Upon seeing Regiment Commander Chu Yunfei return, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong immediately approached him: "Regimental Commander, how is it? Have you figured out what happened?"

"The area under the jurisdiction of the 22nd Regiment is indeed being fought by Li Yunlong. He has already skimmed off all the profits there, but not much..." Chu Yunfei didn't finish his sentence.

Fang Ligong was still dissatisfied: "Commander, even if Li Yunlong didn't make much money in the 22nd Regiment's territory, he should still give it back to us. This is our prize, how can we let Li Yunlong have it?"

Chu Yunfei waved his hand and said, "Brother Ligong, there's no need to delay the important matters later for such petty gains. The most important thing is for us to join forces with Li Yunlong to severely damage the Japanese encirclement and suppression forces. If we make meritorious contributions again this time, the rewards from the higher-ups will not be small."

"The Eighth Route Army is still attacking the Third Regiment. Is there still a chance for us to continue working with Li Yunlong?" Fang Ligong asked doubtfully.

In Fang Ligong's view, if the Eighth Route Army recruits the Third Regiment again, we probably won't have a chance anymore.

"Why wouldn't there be a chance?" Chu Yunfei said seriously. "The Eighth Route Army won, and drove the remaining Japanese soldiers of the Third Regiment away..."

"Commander, what did you say? The Eighth Route Army defeated the Third Regiment?" Fang Ligong was utterly shocked upon hearing this!

That's the Third Regiment.

In the past, during a one-hour battle with the 358th Regiment, the 358th Regiment suffered 300 casualties.

Did the Eighth Route Army successfully attack the Third Regiment head-on and win?
How is this possible!
What right does he, a member of the Eighth Route Army, have?

With just their few broken guns?

"I went to check, and the main problem is that the Third Regiment's personnel haven't been replenished. Also, some troops are missing for some unknown reason. The biggest reason is that the Eighth Route Army intercepted and killed the Third Regiment's commander, Taro Mita, giving the Eighth Route Army a huge advantage," Chu Yunfei explained.

"I see." Upon hearing this, Fang Ligong still sighed, "The Eighth Route Army's luck is just too good."

Being able to intercept and kill the new commander of the Third Regiment is practically a gift from God.

“Yes, who would have thought that there would be an ironworks in the Third Regiment’s territory?” Chu Yunfei continued.

"What? There's an ironworks in the Third Regiment's jurisdiction?" Fang Ligong's voice became somewhat shrill.

Although Fang Ligong was not a military worker, he understood how important the ironworks was!
Now, although our Jin-Sui Army's arsenal has been moved to the rear, it is still in dire need of iron.

Unexpectedly, there was an ironworks in the area under the jurisdiction of the Third Regiment.

"Did the Eighth Route Army take over this ironworks?" Fang Ligong pressed for an answer.

"It's a pity my troops aren't here, otherwise we would have gotten a share of the spoils. What a shame." Chu Yunfei shook his head.

"Commander, if we send our troops over now, perhaps we can..." Fang Ligong was about to say something.

Chu Yunfei shook his head and interrupted, "Brother Ligong, don't forget, three regiments of the Japanese have already arrived with great momentum. Our top priority is to prepare for a counterattack. If we split our forces to fight the Eighth Route Army for the ironworks, whether we can even seize it is another matter. These three Japanese regiments are not to be underestimated. If we can't severely damage them, no one will have a good outcome."

"So, this ironworks really just went to the Eighth Route Army for nothing?" Fang Ligong asked, his voice and expression extremely agitated, as if he had lost some precious treasure.

"Brother Ligong, the overall situation is more important!" Chu Yunfei emphasized the words "the overall situation is more important"!
"Sigh." Fang Ligong sighed heavily, finally having no choice but to suppress his thoughts.

If we don't take down the Japanese encirclement and suppression forces, the Eighth Route Army will escape into the mountains, and the Japanese encirclement and suppression forces won't be able to find them. In the end, they will definitely take their anger out on us.

We can't even tamper with the mission of fighting the Japanese; we have to go all out.

"Has the artillery battalion from above arrived yet?" Chu Yunfei asked.

"It was delivered five minutes ago," Fang Ligong replied.

"Deploy this immediately."

"I have already given the order to deploy it."

"Hmm." Chu Yunfei nodded and said expectantly, "Then let's wait for Li Yunlong and his men to lure the three Japanese regiments over, and then our chance to make a name for ourselves will come."

"Commander, you seem very confident. Do you really believe that the Eighth Route Army will be able to successfully intercept the Japanese supplies?" Fang Ligong questioned.

"Nonsense, the Eighth Route Army has three cannons, a full three!"

"Three cannons? The Eighth Route Army has three cannons?" Fang Ligong was taken aback.

When three heavy cannons fire at the same time, the firepower is no joke!
When the time comes, the Eighth Route Army will bombard the Japanese troops, and one bomb will wipe out a large area!

Even Amaterasu, the Japanese deity, would have to give way!
"So, Brother Ligong, for the sake of the bigger picture, let's not have any unpleasantness with the Eighth Route Army." Chu Yunfei's words had a double meaning.

The Eighth Route Army now has three heavy artillery pieces. Even without the Japanese encirclement and suppression forces, you might not gain much advantage if you want to cause trouble with them.

"Yes, Commander."

……

Japanese Military Police in Heyuan

"Captain, an urgent telegram has arrived from the Third Regiment!"

A trusted aide approached, his tone grave, and handed Fujita Ichiji the telegram he had just translated.

Urgent telegram from the Third Regiment?

Fujita Ichiji listened but did not respond.

Some of the Third Regiment's troops have been transferred to other battlefields. The current strength of the Third Regiment's jurisdiction is barely enough to form a battalion.

The new commander of the Third Regiment, Mita Taihara, was also beheaded by the Eighth Route Army. Under such circumstances, what could possibly happen to the Third Regiment?

They were definitely thrashed and beaten to a pulp by the Eighth Route Army, and the ironworks is probably in grave danger as well.

"Read it." Fujita Ichiji took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and mentally prepared for the worst.

"Yes." The confidant then read the telegram aloud, and the content was exactly the same as what Fujita Ichiji had guessed, without any difference.

"Baka! Where are Kuroshima-kun and the others?" Fujita Ichiji finally couldn't suppress his anger and slammed his fist on the table.

Damn it!

If Mine No. 9 is lost, and then the ironworks is lost too, we'll truly be nailed to the pillar of shame.

"They're almost at the small temple about fifteen li away. It will take another hour and a half to get there from there," the confidant replied.

"Relay the contents of the telegram to them," Fujita Ichiji said angrily. "The Eighth Route Army is with the ironworks, so they definitely can't move fast. Tell them to keep the Eighth Route Army at bay and take back the ironworks!"

"Hai!" The trusted aide hurriedly ran away.

Snapped!
Fujita Ichiji grabbed the water glass from the table and smashed it on the ground.

……

"Old Ding, come and look at the map."

After leaving the ironworks, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei marched quickly to a place very suitable for guerrilla warfare. Li Yunlong spread out a map and pointed to Ding Wei, saying, "The Japanese reinforcements will definitely take a straight line and the main road to reach the ironworks in the shortest time, which means they will definitely pass through this area where we are now."

"We dispersed our troops and used tactics such as laying landmines, sniping, and guerrilla warfare to harass the enemy and slow down their march."

"The more we harassed them, the angrier, more frustrated, and more anxious the Japanese became as time went on."

"Once the Japanese are thoroughly enraged, we will combine our forces, pretend to attack them head-on, and finally lure them towards Chu Yunfei's territory."

Ding Wei nodded after hearing Li Yunlong's tactics: "Okay, we'll do it your way."

Now, Japanese reinforcements are rushing over; their target is the ironworks.

They may not pay any attention to our harassment.

But we weakened their morale and increased their casualties and anger by harassing them.

They were already full of anger, and after we did this, their anger will definitely only grow stronger!
Finally, the Japanese devil's powder keg will be ignited.

They'll definitely be chasing us.

When the time comes, we'll rush towards Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment's defense zone, and those little devils will start fighting with Chu Yunfei.

We'll sneak out from behind Chu Yunfei's defense zone, get behind the Japanese devils, and give them a good kick at the crucial moment. Things will basically fall into place.

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