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

Chapter 206 Triumph
"Damn it, I thought I could replenish some ammunition in this military reserve warehouse, but it's all just supplies."

"Yes, canned food, uniforms, and canteens are nothing compared to ammunition."

"If there were enough ammunition here, the Japanese would have armed themselves with weapons long ago."

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Gao Liujin and his few men quickly searched the warehouse and found that there were no weapons or ammunition, only living supplies, which made them somewhat disheartened.

But Old Zhang's transport team clearly had a different sentiment:
"Haha, this must be salt. There are tens of thousands of kilograms of it. We are short of salt. This is good stuff."

"These are first aid kits, there are more than 20,000 of them, hehe."

"So many cans of food, hehe, I've never eaten canned food before."

"This is cooking oil. Not bad, not bad. We can see oil in our food now."

"Wheat flour, white rice, cornmeal, millet, so much grain, the Japanese are so thoughtful."

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"Minister Zhang, based on preliminary assessments, this Japanese war reserve warehouse is likely being prepared for a mopping-up operation," someone said, leaning close to Zhang Wanhe. "If we take this warehouse, the Japanese mopping-up operation can be postponed once again."

"Let's not be too optimistic," Zhang Wanhe said seriously. "The Japanese army's large-scale mopping-up operation will definitely begin soon."

joke!

Putting aside the contents of the warehouse, the fact that the Japanese lost five truckloads of tungsten ore alone is enough to make them restless.

They will definitely mobilize resources and troops from elsewhere quickly and launch a full-scale attack to encircle and annihilate us.

"Yes, yes."

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Wei Dayong hurriedly approached Li Yunlong, his tone grave: "Commander, I've gotten the reason out of you."

"Are these wounded Japanese soldiers really this cooperative?" Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment; Wei Dayong's efficiency was just too fast.

In the past, when these wounded Japanese soldiers were captured, they were incredibly stubborn and refused to cooperate at all.

Wei Dayong shrugged and said, "Those who didn't cooperate didn't hold on."

Wei Dayong then quickly added, "The reason the Japanese didn't pursue us earlier was because they sprinkled a special powder into the tungsten ore. Their intention was to deliberately make us carry the tungsten ore back. Then, in the middle of the night, they would use their military dogs to sniff out and find us..."

Before Wei Dayong could finish speaking, Li Yunlong broke out in a cold sweat: "Damn it, if the Japanese really use their military dogs to track us by scent, wouldn't they find our border region arsenal?!"

The Japanese must have anticipated that we would take this tungsten ore back to our arsenal.

Damn it, that move by the Japanese was terrifying and insidious.

Fortunately, Lao Ding was alert and sensed something was wrong, so he captured a Japanese soldier alive for questioning.

Otherwise, if the Japanese had used this move to cut off our supply lines, we would have been fatally hurt!
“Yes, that was a really vicious trick by the Japanese. We almost got caught off guard and lost our lives.” Wei Dayong nodded and added, “I even asked the wounded Japanese soldier which Japanese soldier came up with such a cruel idea, and he replied that it was sent by the military police in Heyuan County…”

"Sato Haruno!" Li Yunlong blurted out, cursing, "Damn it, this Sato Haruno is too cunning! Why didn't we kill him back in Heyuan County?!"

Li Yunlong felt a chill run down his spine. Sato Haruno, that little devil, was cunning and despicable; he absolutely could not be allowed to live.

Once this job is done today, I have to get the brigade commander to mobilize intelligence resources and pinpoint the location of this little devil. I'm going to go and twist his head off myself.

Wei Dayong said anxiously, "Commander, the Japanese have tampered with this tungsten ore. What are we going to do? The transport team probably can't get it back."

"I'll go and discuss this with Lao Ding and the others." Li Yunlong immediately found people and called Gao Liujin, Ding Wei, Zhang Wanhe, and several others together.

"Li Yunlong, did you find out why the Japanese didn't attack earlier?" Ding Wei asked immediately as the group gathered around.

Li Yunlong said in a serious tone: "I just found out that the Japanese sprinkled a special powder in the tungsten sand, and their military dogs can track this special powder."

As soon as Li Yunlong finished speaking, several regimental commanders immediately launched into a chorus of curses.

Gao Liujin was the first to jump up: "Damn it, those Japanese devils are so despicable, what a vicious scheme! If they use military dogs to track us, won't they just find our arsenal?!"

"No wonder those Japanese devils didn't pursue us earlier; they had such malicious intentions behind their backs!" Blind Cheng's legs trembled as he spoke.

If our arsenal were destroyed by the Japanese in this move, our fate would not be as simple as being reduced to its original state; we might even be completely annihilated by the Japanese through a scheme.

Ding Wei immediately turned to Zhang Wanhe and said, "Minister Zhang, this tungsten ore cannot be taken to the arsenal. In fact, the other materials in this warehouse cannot be taken to the arsenal either."

Although, it was only discovered during interrogation that the tungsten ore had been tampered with.

But given how vicious the Japanese were, no one could guarantee that the other supplies in the warehouse hadn't been tampered with.

“Nonsense, even if these things are valuable, they're not as important as our border region's arsenal.” Zhang Wanhe stared wide-eyed, then said with concern, “There are so many of these things, if we don't put them in the arsenal, where are we going to put them? After all, the Japanese military dogs can track us by scent, so they'll be discovered no matter where we put them.”

Gao Liujin thought for a moment and said, "We can send out troops to ambush them on the way and shoot the Japanese military dogs."

“During the daytime, the Japanese planes also came out. If the troops are discovered, they will definitely be attacked by planes,” Ding Wei pointed out. “We need to think of a more reliable method.”

"Old Ding, do you have a solution?" Everyone looked at Ding Wei, especially Old Zhang.

Ding Wei asked Li Yunlong, "Did you find out how long this powder lasts?"

"Wei Dayong, how long does this powder last?" Li Yunlong turned to ask Wei Dayong.

"I'll go ask again," Wei Dayong said immediately.

Not long after, Wei Dayong returned: "The Japanese devil said he can keep watch for twelve hours."

“That’s a day and a night,” Ding Wei said. “If we can hold out for a day and a night, the tungsten ore and other supplies will be safe.”

"How do we get rid of it?" Everyone looked at Ding Wei. "There should still be some powder left, right?" Ding Wei looked at Wei Dayong. "Let those Japanese soldiers look for it and find out exactly what kind of powder it is."

Wei Dayong went again, but this time it took a little longer.

The main problem was the transport team looting; the powder was swept away by the transport team.

We finally managed to find them from the transport team; there were quite a few.

Ding Wei said, "Since the Japanese military dogs are tracking us by the scent of this powder, we should send more people around with this powder scattered on their hands. That way, the Japanese military dogs will be too busy to keep up."

As soon as Ding Wei finished speaking, Li Yunlong laughed first: "Haha, Lao Ding, your idea is great. The Japanese don't have many military dogs. We'll have a few hundred soldiers carry things sprinkled with powder and move around. Won't those Japanese military dogs be exhausted to death? Lao Ding, you, my strategist, have never disappointed me."

Zhang Wanhe and the other regimental commanders laughed: "This method will work. It will disrupt the Japanese military dogs' tracking and delay them for twelve hours. Then the stolen goods will be safe."

Ding Wei continued, "However, these supplies are too important to the Japanese. They're so desperate that they're tracking them with military dogs. What if they accidentally hit the bullseye? So..."

Ding Wei paused for a moment, then continued, "So some of the things our people carry can be bounding mines. They can go to a certain place and lay these bounding mines. The Japanese military dogs are also very valuable. If they are killed or injured, the Japanese will feel bad and will terminate the search early on their own."

"Old Ding, you're even more cunning than Sato Haruno!" Li Yunlong couldn't help but curse again upon hearing this.

That cunning strategist is truly a cunning strategist; he has never let Old Li down.

Gao Liujin also cursed, "Ding Wei, tell me the truth, was it you who gave me laxatives that time, and then found an opportunity to beat me up?"

Hearing Ding Wei's dirty tricks, Gao Liujin became even more convinced that Ding Wei was the one who caused his stomach upset.

Ding Wei ignored Gao Liujin's words and said, "Gao Liujin, your men are familiar with the terrain here, so you can handle this."

"No problem, no problem." Gao Liujin nodded repeatedly, immediately called over the battalion commander, gave him a few instructions, and told him to take all the powder away, as well as some of the bounding mines.

"Gao Liujin, aren't you going to do this yourself?" Ding Wei was a little surprised. Such an important matter, why aren't you keeping an eye on it?

"Don't worry, my battalion commander is a local and knows the terrain better than I do. He can complete the mission perfectly," Gao Liujin said confidently. Then, he changed the subject and turned to Zhang Wanhe: "Minister Zhang, don't you have a surplus of manpower in your transport team?"

Gao Liujin could tell that although there were many supplies on the military train, there were also many supplies in the war reserve warehouse.

But Comrade Zhang's transport team came in three batches, using handcarts, wheelbarrows, and livestock wagons, and there were still about three thousand people left.

"Hehe, Commander Gao, is there some extra profit to be made somewhere?" Zhang Wanhe asked with a smile as soon as he heard Gao Liujin ask this.

Gao Liujin said, "Ding Wei and Li Yunlong previously crossed the line and stole some kind of lacquer and potassium nitrate from Yuehua Station. Now Yuehua Station has transferred a regiment of troops here, leaving only one regiment at Yuehua Station. Although we have used up a lot of ammunition, I think we can still take Yuehua Station back."

Actually, Gao Liujin has another big job to do, but he can't do it now.

The main problem is that there isn't enough time.

Therefore, we had no choice but to settle for second best and set up Yuehua Station.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wanhe couldn't help but glance at Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, and said, "Do you two want to join Gao Liujin in attacking Yuehua Station? The transport team will still need military escort on its way back."

Zhang Wanhe meant that if Yuehua Station could be captured and military raw materials obtained, then a fight was definitely necessary.

You regimental commanders need to discuss this; the transport team still needs military escort.

Even if other Japanese reinforcements are tied down, if they manage to attack, the transport team will be like a flock of sheep if there are no escorts.

"Alright then, I won't go to Yuehua Station. I'll cover Lao Zhang." Li Yunlong waved his hand, voluntarily withdrawing. Five truckloads of tungsten ore have been brought back, a fortune indeed. We should go back and tell the brigade commander as soon as possible to find that bastard Sato Haruno. I'm going to personally send him on his way.

Ding Wei also said, "I'll cover for Lao Zhang too."

Ding Wei, of course, understood Li Yunlong's thoughts: he wanted to kill Sato Haruno as soon as possible.

That bastard Sato Haruno is so despicable, Ding Wei has to go with Li Yunlong.

"I'm going to fight at Yuehua Station." Blind Cheng hadn't had enough of fighting yet.

Gao Xigang said, "I also choose to go to Yuehua Station."

Although the 28th Regiment deserves credit for this battle.

But there's also profit to be made at Yuehua Station, so the 28th Regiment needs to go there to replenish their supplies.

"Alright, then you two will come with me to attack Yuehua Station. Li Yunlong and Ding Wei will cover Minister Zhang's transport team as they return."

Gao Liujin made the decision, and he, Gao Xigang, and Cheng Xiazi led the troops quickly toward Yuehua Station. Of course, the remaining 3,000 people and vehicles of the transport team also went along.

Zhang Wanhe took all the supplies from the war reserve warehouse, and Li Yunlong and Ding Wei led their troops to cover the transport team's return.

"Hahaha, five truckloads of tungsten ore, hahaha, hahaha, all in hand, hahaha." On the way back, Comrade Zhang couldn't stop grinning.

With five truckloads of tungsten ore in hand, we can now complete the task assigned by the headquarters leaders.

Taking the opportunity, Ding Wei made a request: "Minister Zhang, in order to help you seize five truckloads of tungsten ore this time, Li Yunlong and I both gave up the mission of attacking the Black Island Morita base to seize horse feed. Our warhorses are temporarily out of feed, so you must make some arrangements."

Li Yunlong immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, Lao Zhang, you have to arrange the horse feed. I had forgotten about it if Lao Ding hadn't mentioned it."

"No problem, no problem at all." Comrade Zhang was very friendly. "I'll go back and send someone to deliver three days' worth of horse feed to you two right away."

Li Yunlong cursed, "Old Zhang, you tightwad! You only gave the horse feed for three days! Are you trying to treat a beggar like this?!"

“Three days isn’t a short time. You can continue to raid Kurokawa Morita’s base during these three days,” Zhang Wanhe pointed out. “If you manage to steal the horse feed by tomorrow, I’ll give you two extra days’ worth.”

"Damn it, you old Zhang, you're stingy to the core."

"You haven't run a household, so you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are."

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(End of this chapter)