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

Chapter 252 Worshiping the God of Heaven

The Japanese tank regiment and infantry were utterly crushed by Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin, and they hastily retreated.

"Damn it, this rocket launcher is so useful! The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles haven't all been destroyed yet. I'm going to chase them!" Gao Liujin was about to give chase.

"Forget it, can you outrun their wheels on two legs?" Li Yunlong grabbed Gao Liujin and said, "There are quite a few Japanese troops. If you want to fight, you're not afraid of not having a chance!"

"Haha, that's true, that's true." Gao Liujin laughed heartily. This battle was truly exhilarating.

"You clean up the battlefield here and keep an eye on the Yoshino Brigade. I'll go and negotiate with Chu Yunfei," Li Yunlong said to Gao Liujin.

This guy can't keep his mouth shut, so let him stay for now. Li Yunlong plans to go and negotiate with the Jin-Sui Army himself.

As for the Yoshino Regiment, since we drove off the Japanese tank regiment, the Yoshino Regiment wasn't in a hurry to attack, but we still can't let our guard down.

"Okay, sure." Gao Liujin nodded, quickly finished cleaning, and sent someone to keep an eye on what was behind him.

Li Yunlong strode towards Chu Yunfei: "Sorry, Brother Chu, I'm a little late."

"Brother Yunlong, where is Deputy Factory Director Yan?" Chu Yunfei suppressed his anger and got straight to the point.

By now, Chu Yunfei had figured it out.

Li Yunlong was definitely pretending to be trapped by the Yoshino Brigade in order to lure the Jin-Sui Army out.

With such powerful firepower, he could hold his own against the Japanese in a head-on confrontation.

If the Japanese want to keep him here, it will be difficult if the plane doesn't come out.

"Oh dear, Brother Chu, it's all my fault for making a mistake in command. I made a mistake in command!" Li Yunlong quickly blamed himself.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei's expression immediately changed drastically: "Brother Yunlong, what do you mean? Don't joke with me, my brother. I'm already miserable enough."

Chu Yunfei is indeed in a bad state right now.

As the vanguard, the 358th Regiment had to grit its teeth and fight against several thousand Japanese soldiers, including an armored regiment.

Chu Yunfei's soldiers have lost nearly a third of their number, and the artillery battalion would have been wiped out if Li Yunlong hadn't arrived in time.

"Brother Chu, how could I dare to joke with you?" Li Yunlong's expression was very serious. "Mr. Yan Kai is still alive, but he is not in my hands right now."

"Where is he? Could he have fallen into the hands of the Japanese?" Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei's face turned even paler.

Yan Kai's death is no different from falling into the hands of the Japanese.

"No, no," Li Yunlong hurriedly shook his head and said, "Mr. Yan Kai is so important, how could I let him fall into the hands of the Japanese? He is in the hands of my other two old comrades."

"Where are your two old comrades-in-arms? Why aren't they here?" Chu Yunfei glanced behind Li Yunlong and only saw Li Yunlong's troops and Gao Liujin's troops.

"We broke through in two separate groups because I knew that once we broke through, the Japanese would relentlessly pursue us. My side was to cover his side, which is why I lured the Japanese away," Li Yunlong explained seriously. "It was also a coincidence. I lured the Japanese here and happened to see you, my brother, suffering losses against the Japanese tank regiment, so I took the opportunity to help you out. Brother Chu, you owe me a huge favor now, so you'd better remember to pay me back."

Seeing Li Yunlong's shameless behavior, Chu Yunfei laughed in anger: "Brother Yunlong, can you stop talking nonsense? You came straight here after you came out of the encirclement, right? Coincidence? How is that possible!"

“Brother Chu, you can’t be like this. I clearly helped you out of a predicament, but you don’t remember my kindness, and you still…” Li Yunlong looked heartbroken.

If I hadn't intervened in time, your artillery battalion would have been wiped out.

Chu Yunfei didn't want to waste time arguing with Li Yunlong, so he interrupted him impatiently: "Where are your two old comrades-in-arms? Where are they now?"

"Over there." Li Yunlong immediately pointed in a direction and said, "We agreed to meet over there when we broke out. Brother Chu, you've seen it yourself, the Japanese have quite a few troops. If my two regiments encounter the Japanese, it will be very dangerous. You should come with us, and we'll bring Mr. Yan back together."

Immediately afterwards, Li Yunlong feigned ignorance: "Oh dear, I regret it so much now. Why did I bring Mr. Yan along? I could have just refused him. Mr. Yan is an important relative of Commander Yan. If anything were to happen to him, the brigade commander would definitely kill me when we get back."

"Li Yunlong, are you sure Deputy Factory Director Yan is still alive and with your two old comrades-in-arms?" Chu Yunfei ignored Li Yunlong's feigned ignorance and confirmed again, "I need to tell my superiors immediately."

"Of course I'm still alive. I'm with my two old comrades right now. It's true." Li Yunlong nodded seriously and urged, "You saw it too. The Japanese are quickly converging their forces. Their fists are tied together, so they'll be harder to deal with. We probably need to act quickly and can't delay."

"Wait here for a moment, I'll go and talk to my superiors right away." After confirming with Li Yunlong again, Chu Yunfei told Li Yunlong to wait where he was, and he quickly ran to the command post to use the command post's phone to contact his superiors.

……

Regimental Commander Yoshino helped to gather the routed soldiers from the tank regiment. Major General Kawashima arrived with his troops and, seeing the losses, couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, those Eighth Route Army bastards!"

"Brigade Commander Kawashima, I have immediately sent the battle situation to the commander via radio. What should we do now?" Regiment Commander Yoshino immediately looked at Major General Kawashima.

"What else can we do? We must take care of the wounded immediately, and then we will join forces and attack to wipe out the Eighth Route Army and the Jin-Sui Army!" Major General Kawashima said angrily.

Commander Yoshino questioned, "Brigade Commander Kawashima, although we have combined our forces and have a considerable number of troops, the Eighth Route Army's firepower is not weak either. If we fight head-on, I'm afraid our casualties will be quite high. The main problem is that we are out of poison gas now."

"Keep them occupied and deplete their ammunition," Major General Kawashima wisely said. "Once they've used up most of their ammunition and their fighting capacity has decreased, we can press our advantage in one fell swoop..."

At this point, Major General Kawashima looked up at the sky and said, "Perhaps we don't have to wait that long. Looking at the weather, the sandstorm should stop in the next couple of days. When our planes come out, taking down the Eighth Route Army and the Jin-Sui Army won't be too difficult."

Commander Yoshino warned, "The Eighth Route Army and the Jin-Sui Army are not stupid either. They will probably sneak back when they see that the weather is about to improve."

“So, keep them occupied and don’t give them a chance to go back,” Major General Kawashima said firmly.

Not long after, the communications officer handed over the newly arrived telegram: "A reply from the Commander."

Major General Kawashima received the telegram. Commander Shinotsuka was furious inside and had appointed Major General Kawashima as temporary commander. The Yoshino Regiment and the tank regiment reinforcements from Taiyuan were to be under his command, and the Eighth Route Army and the Jin-Sui Army were to die here. "Tell the commander that I will not let him down." Major General Kawashima sent a telegraph operator to reply to the commander, then solemnly looked at the Yoshino Regiment Commander and the others: "His Excellency the Commander has granted me temporary command. Let's hurry over there now, focus on holding them off, and avoid direct confrontation as much as possible."

"Hayi!"

By the time Major General Kawashima arrived with his troops, Chu Yunfei had already finished communicating with his superiors.

Chu Yunfei ran up to Li Yunlong and said in a serious tone, "Brother Yunlong, our superiors have decided that you will lead the troops to bring Mr. Yan back. You should hurry up and lead the way."

"Okay, no problem, then you can go with me right away."

Li Yunlong nodded quickly.

As Li Yunlong expected, when he led the Jin-Sui Army halfway there, Major General Kawashima led a large Japanese army to surround them.

Li Yunlong was unwilling to fight head-on, Major General Kawashima was unwilling to fight head-on, and the Jin-Sui Army wanted to fight head-on but had no strong weapons.

Both sides are now entangled in a tug-of-war.

This entanglement lasted for several days.

……

Border Region Arsenal

Li Muzhi stretched and woke up leisurely.

I got dressed, got out of bed, and then washed up.

Outside the window, it was raining lightly, and the sky was overcast.

The sandstorm stopped the day before yesterday.

But the good weather didn't come; instead of sunshine, it started to rain.

For Li Muzhi, this can be considered a blessing from heaven.

It rained, the sky was overcast, and the Japanese planes couldn't take off either.

Moreover, due to the rain, the Japanese sweep was forced to temporarily halt.

Their transport trucks got stuck in the mud, preventing them from delivering supplies. As a result, the Japanese troops had to stop and wait for the weather to clear up, and also take a short rest.

This naturally provided the Eighth Route Army with a much-needed rest.

Li Muzhi's arsenal is now fully operational, producing weapons and ammunition at full capacity.

Even yesterday, many people in the logistics department were praying to God, hoping that the rain would last for ten days or half a month.

After washing up, Li Muzhi went to the canteen for breakfast.

In the past, when it rained, the workers at the arsenal would curse.

Because the conditions in the arsenals at that time were very poor, rain meant dampness, and the ammunition was easily affected by moisture.

Things are different now. It's raining, and the Japanese raids have stopped. This is God buying time for our border region's arsenal.

Therefore, when Li Muzhi arrived at the canteen, the workers were noticeably more excited.

When they shouted "Hello, Factory Manager!", they were all as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Li Muzhi collected his breakfast, found a seat, and sat down to eat.

Just as Li Muzhi finished peeling the eggs in his hand, he saw Zhang Ke, a metallurgical PhD, come over happily: "Factory Director, the fake tungsten sand you ordered can almost be finished today."

"Hmm, not bad." Li Muzhi nodded and said, "Then I'll inform the 386th Brigade today and tell them to get ready."

Zhang Ke asked, "Should we make a little more of this fake tungsten sand?"

“Not for now,” Li Muzhi waved his hand and said. “You should focus your manpower on producing weapons and ammunition. Take advantage of the rain these next few days and make as many weapons and ammunition as possible.”

"Okay." Zhang Ke nodded, then, remembering something, asked curiously, "Factory Director, are the parts for your new rocket almost finished?"

With all the parts manufactured, all that's left is assembly and testing.

"It will take a few more days," Li Muzhi said.

"About a few days?"

"If nothing goes wrong, five days."

"Haha, if only this rain could last another five days!" Zhang Ke laughed heartily.

The new rocket is something to look forward to.

(End of this chapter)