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

Chapter 305 Intuition
358th Regiment of Jin-Sui Army

"It's finally out."

Chu Yunfei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the vanguard of the surrounded main force break out and join him.

"Yes, thankfully the Japanese didn't use poison gas anymore, otherwise, there really wouldn't have been a way to rescue the besieged army." Chief of Staff Fang Ligong also felt a sense of relief.

“Brother Ligong, let’s work harder and widen the gap to save time for the main force to come out…” Before Chu Yunfei could finish speaking, someone ran up to report: “Reporting to the regimental commander, Regimental Commander Li of the Eighth Route Army has arrived and wants to see you.”

"Commander, we've worked so hard to support the army's breakout, and Li Yunlong hasn't come to help. Now that the army is able to get out with our support, what's Li Yunlong doing here at this critical juncture?" Fang Ligong asked suspiciously.

"I don't know either," Chu Yunfei said, shaking his head. "But since he's here, let's meet him."

Fang Ligong was tasked with issuing the order to expand the access point, and Chu Yunfei came to meet Li Yunlong alone.

Upon meeting, Li Yunlong congratulated him, saying, "Brother Chu, congratulations! You've managed to get your army to support you."

"Brother Yunlong, you've come to see me, I'm afraid you didn't just come here to say this to me, did you?" Chu Yunfei said, as if to say, "Li Yunlong, if you have something to say, just say it."

"Brother Chu, I see that your vanguard has already come out, and the main force is also coming out one after another. I have something to remind you of, Jin-Sui Army," Li Yunlong said sincerely.

"What?"

"Your Jin-Sui Army was surrounded by the Japanese earlier, but mainly suppressed by their poison gas," Li Yunlong pointed out. "But why didn't the Japanese use poison gas when you broke out? Didn't they know that if they used poison gas, your Jin-Sui Army wouldn't have been able to get out?"

"Brother Yunlong, what do you mean by that?" Chu Yunfei didn't quite understand Li Yunlong's meaning. "Aren't you very disappointed that the Japanese didn't use poison gas against us, so our Jin-Sui Army was able to get out?"

"Brother Chu, we are allies, we are brothers, how could I have any regrets!" Li Yunlong analyzed seriously, "Brother Chu, haven't you ever thought about why the Japanese stopped using poison gas when your Jin-Sui Army was breaking out? Do you really think the Japanese wanted to let your Jin-Sui Army go?"

"Brother Yunlong, you mean..." Chu Yunfei looked at Li Yunlong thoughtfully, "The Japanese have run out of poison gas grenades?"

Chu Yunfei had also considered this issue. If the Japanese used poison gas again, a large number of troops from the Jin-Sui Army would not be able to get out.

Not to mention the large troops couldn't get out, even Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment had to be trapped inside.

Hearing Li Yunlong say this, Chu Yunfei immediately realized what was going on.

Li Yunlong's analysis is correct; the Japanese are probably out of poison gas.

Seeing that Chu Yunfei understood, Li Yunlong continued, "The rear area of ​​Taiyuan was already vulnerable, and the Japanese using poison gas was just a clever trick. Now that the poison gas is gone, your army is going back. Isn't that missing out on a chance to make a fortune? Besides, you've suffered such a huge loss this time. Are you just going to let it go and not get revenge on the Japanese?"

After listening, Chu Yunfei pondered for two seconds, then looked at Li Yunlong and said, "Brother Yunlong, there is something I don't understand."

"Brother Chu, please speak freely."

"Since the Japanese are vulnerable in the rear and have run out of poison gas, isn't this the perfect opportunity for you to strike?" Chu Yunfei asked, puzzled. "You didn't act immediately, but instead came to remind me. Aren't you worried that our Jin-Sui Army will take all the spoils and you, Li Yunlong, will end up with nothing?"

Chu Yunfei knew Li Yunlong all too well; he was the kind of guy who could only take advantage of others and could never suffer a loss.

When there's something to gain, this guy always tries to take it all for himself.

With the Jin-Sui Army gone, the Japanese rear is empty, and they no longer have poison gas. Wouldn't Li Yunlong be able to easily rake in the profits behind Taiyuan?

Instead of taking it, he reminded us, the Jin-Sui Army, that this was unreasonable.

"Haha." Facing Chu Yunfei's question, Li Yunlong laughed and said, "Brother Chu, to be honest, I really didn't want to remind you Jin-Sui Army. After all, the rear of Taiyuan is empty, and the Japanese have run out of poison gas. If I, Li Yunlong, wanted to seize the profits in the rear of Taiyuan, I could do it immediately. But the problem is!"

Li Yunlong paused for a moment, then continued, "The problem is that I only have three regiments. With such insufficient manpower, how can I possibly squeeze all the profits out of Taiyuan's rear? Brother, I have the will but not the strength. That's why I wanted to remind you Jin-Sui Army that you have more men, so we can make a fortune together and squeeze all the profits out of Taiyuan's rear."

"Aren't you worried that our Jin-Sui Army will take all the profits and you'll end up with nothing?" Chu Yunfei questioned. "Didn't you Eighth Route Army want to take over the Taiyuan Arsenal? If we take it, won't you regret it?"

"Hahaha." Li Yunlong laughed again and said, "Brother Chu, we agreed back then that we would each rely on our own abilities. If I, Li Yunlong, am helpless and your Jin-Sui Army takes over the Taiyuan Arsenal, then it's because I, Li Yunlong, am incompetent, and I can't blame anyone else."

"Brother Yunlong, thank you for reminding me." Chu Yunfei had a gut feeling that Li Yunlong was definitely up to something.

However, Chu Yunfei couldn't tell what Li Yunlong's ulterior motives were.

But the other party's reminder was not without merit.

The Japanese forces had no airspace behind Taiyuan and were out of poison gas.

If our Jin-Sui Army comes out and we withdraw immediately, it seems we will really miss a great opportunity.

"Hahaha." Li Yunlong laughed again and said, "Brother Chu, since you've thought it through, I won't keep you any longer. I'll be going now."

"Wait a minute," Chu Yunfei called out to Li Yunlong.

"Brother Chu, is there anything else you want to say to me?" Li Yunlong asked Chu Yunfei.

"Brother Yunlong, tell me the truth. I know you have your eye on the Taiyuan Arsenal, but have you really not considered that if our Jin-Sui Army takes over the Taiyuan Arsenal, you will never have another chance?" Chu Yunfei asked solemnly.

"I've already said, if your army can take over the Taiyuan Arsenal, there's nothing I, Li Yunlong, can do even if I'm envious." Li Yunlong tossed Chu Yunfei this sentence and then took his leave. Watching Li Yunlong's departing figure, Captain Sun Ming said to Chu Yunfei, "Regimental Commander, those Eighth Route Army soldiers are definitely trying to be the mantis stalking the cicada."

After all, even if the Japanese forces behind Taiyuan were depleted, they had no more poison gas bombs.

But the Taiyuan Arsenal is of too great significance; even if our Jin-Sui Army wanted to take it, it wouldn't be so easy.

It's highly likely that Li Yunlong will reappear and try to profit from the situation when we're both exhausted from fighting the Japanese.

Otherwise, why would Li Yunlong's troops have shown no signs of making a move and have remained in a state of dormancy?

“You’re right, that’s most likely the case.” Chu Yunfei nodded. “After all, he’s the kind of guy who only wants to take advantage and never suffer a loss. How could he be so kind as to remind us that he wants to use our Jin-Sui Army to test the defenses of the Taiyuan Arsenal?”

Chu Yunfei then added, "As long as we remind our superiors to take appropriate measures and be wary of Li Yunlong, he won't have a chance."

Chu Yunfei wasted no time and immediately picked up the phone to contact his superiors.

……

"Haha, Lao Ding, Gao Liujin, I'm back."

As soon as Li Yunlong returned, he smiled at Gao Liujin and Ding Wei and said, "Just you wait and see, the Jin-Sui Army will soon be back."

"Li Yunlong, the Jin-Sui Army has returned. What if they really take over the Taiyuan Arsenal?" Gao Liujin was still very worried about this issue.

For us Eighth Route Army, capturing Taiyuan City wasn't that valuable.

Even if we killed that little Japanese devil Yoshio Shinotsuka, it wouldn't make much difference.

The equipment at the Taiyuan Arsenal was of paramount importance to our arsenal!
They took over the Taiyuan Arsenal, which must have equipment for manufacturing seamless steel pipes.

Director Li said that as long as there are seamless steel pipes, he can manufacture anti-aircraft weapons.

We have rocket launchers to deal with the Japanese mechanized forces, and anti-aircraft weapons to suppress their aircraft, which will greatly reduce the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides.

Therefore, we must take over the Taiyuan Arsenal; we cannot let it fall into the hands of the Jin-Sui Army.

Li Yunlong said confidently, "Gao Liujin, don't underestimate that little Japanese devil, Shinotsuka Yoshio. I have a gut feeling."

"What intuition?" Gao Liujin asked.

"That little devil Yoshio Shinotsuka definitely still has poison gas bombs, just not many. He uses them as a backup in a critical moment," Li Yunlong pointed out. "What do you think that little devil Yoshio Shinotsuka will do when the Jin-Sui Army heads towards the Taiyuan Arsenal?"

"What if your intuition is wrong?" Gao Liujin asked again.

If Yoshio Shinotsuka really still has poison gas bombs, the Jin-Sui Army will definitely suffer greatly when they attack the Taiyuan Arsenal.

But if they were gone, wouldn't the Jin-Sui Army have successfully stolen a chicken?
"Do you know why I never suffer losses in battle?" Li Yunlong boasted.

Ding Wei said to Gao Liujin, "Old Li's battlefield intuition has never been wrong. The time when he wiped out the Japanese observation group, Li Yunlong dared to withdraw a battalion of troops to protect the headquarters. That's proof of that."

You have to understand, that's about protecting the headquarters' safety; who would dare to do that?

Li Yunlong's intuition sensed an opportunity, and he dared to act on it.

“That seems to be true.” Gao Liujin was speechless.

Although he was tall and slender, he was bold enough to use the division headquarters as bait.

But if Gao Liujin were to withdraw some of the troops protecting the headquarters leaders, even if Gao dared to do it, he certainly wouldn't be as efficient as Li Yunlong.

When it comes to battlefield intuition, Gao Liujin and Li Yunlong are only lacking in this one thing; otherwise, Gao Liujin would always be suppressed by Li Yunlong.

Gao Liujin then asked, "Then the Jin-Sui Army has gone back. What should we do?"

"Think about it," Li Yunlong countered, "if we really manage to make a good profit, what Japanese unit would be the best at preventing us from transporting the goods back?"

"I understand, we'll attack the airport." Gao Liujin understood immediately.

We can contain the Japanese mechanized forces, and we are not afraid of their cavalry, but we have absolutely no way to deal with their aircraft.

If we take the profits and then get halfway there, the Japanese planes will come and bomb us relentlessly, and we'll have gained nothing.

By knocking on the Japanese airfield in advance, they were forced to stop their planes from flying, which also indirectly supported other battlefields.

After all, the planes at this airport are frequently used to support other battlefields.

Otherwise, Yoshio Shinozuka would have put these planes to use long ago.

(End of this chapter)