Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Aren't the Japs' planes coming?"

Li Yunlong laughed after hearing this and said, "The Japs' attention is now elsewhere. They have pretty much given up on our area. Occasionally, reconnaissance planes will come, but we also have an air force now, which can compete with the Japs' planes."

Principal Mei continued to follow Li Yunlong to observe the situation at the arsenal. Seeing some soldiers with disabled hands and feet, and a group of young children following some people, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are these people doing?"

Li Yunlong stopped and looked at the soldiers in the distance: "Xiao Liu, come here!"

When the soldier named Xiao Liu heard Li Yunlong calling him, he immediately limped over.

"This is Liu Dagou!"

"Commander, do you still remember me?"

"Of course I remember. You won a third-class merit in the Battle of Yu County, and I was the one who gave you the medal!"

"Hey, Commander, I've changed my name. I'm Liu Ammunition now. That's a good name. I'll save more ammunition!"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong said with a smile: "It's a good name. Tell Principal Mei what you are doing."

Hearing Li Yunlong's words, Liu Xiaoyou immediately became serious: "Report, I just finished my shift and am going to rest."

Principal Mei was a little surprised after hearing this: "You are a worker here, your legs?"

"I was hit by two bullets during the battle against the Japanese Sixth Division. I'm still alive, but my leg is lame."

Li Yunlong patted Liu Youyao's shoulder and said, "Go and have a rest, but I think you should change your name. Fighting the Japanese requires more than just saving ammunition."

"Oh, okay, I'll think about it!"

After Liu Yaoyao finished speaking, he turned around and left with a smile.

Li Yunlong pointed to the disabled soldiers in the factory and said, "These soldiers were injured on the battlefield. After recovering from their injuries, they lost their fighting ability. So we let them do what they can in the factory."

"As for those children, they are all students. They are all taught by our experts and teachers who take care of them in their spare time. Our country's education is too weak, especially in engineering."

"No matter who wins in the future, the country must develop and cannot continue to weaken. We have fallen too far behind. If we don't catch up, our descendants may have to suffer for generations before they can succeed. We must develop the country through industry, save the country through entrepreneurship, and strengthen the country through science and technology!"

"These children are the future of the country."

After hearing this, Principal Mei looked at the group of children following their teacher and said slowly, "Can I go see your school here?"

"no problem!"

Li Yunlong took Principal Mei to some schools in the Taihang Mountains. Most of the students were children of nearby farmers and the families of our army. The school conditions were not good, but not bad either.

Principal Mei visited three nearby schools, which housed over 2,000 students, ranging from elementary school to middle school. Some were located in caves, while others were in classrooms. Initially, the children were taught to read and write, and later, various science subjects were introduced.

"There are no particularly good teachers. Most of them have limited qualifications and have not attended university, so we arrange for the children to go to factories to learn and experience the power of machinery. When conditions improve in the future, we will let the children learn professional knowledge."

Li Yunlong just introduced the whole process and did not take the initiative to ask Principal Mei for students and people. He just took Principal Mei to visit the surroundings.

Principal Mei did not mention his students, but just asked Li Yunlong to take him to visit schools, factories and other places.

This transformation lasted three days.

Principal Mei already had a rough judgment in his mind.

Chapter 539 The Arrival of the Deputy Commander

"General Li Yunlong, if my students want to come to you, I won't stop them, but I hope you promise me that if my students are not satisfied with this place and want to leave, you can't detain them!"

Before leaving, Principal Mei found Li Yunlong and put forward his request.

"Principal Mei, we are free to come and go here."

Hearing this, Principal Mei smiled and said, "You are doing well here. I see hope."

"Would you like to come to our place?"

Principal Mei was stunned at first, then laughed: "Let's talk about this later. Thank you for this time. It has given me hope for the country. If everyone in our group is like you, hey..."

Li Yunlong shrugged and said, "If Shancheng could be like us, there would be no need for us to exist. Principal Mei, I have a favor to ask of you."

Having said that, Li Yunlong put away his usual playful smile and looked serious.

"You tell me, I'll do my best to help if I can."

"Principal Mei, can you give me the vegetable jar in your hand?"

Zhu Junwei had told Principal Mei before that Li Yunlong wanted the vegetable jar, so Principal Mei was not surprised.

Hearing Li Yunlong's initiative to ask for it, Principal Mei's expression turned serious: "Do you know what's inside?"

"Yes, fifty milligrams of radium, given to Mr. Zhao by Rutherford." (The one Marie Curie gave was a sample of radium salt and radioactive lead chloride in 1931, while Mr. Zhao's was given in 1940.)

Principal Mei was not surprised that Li Yunlong knew what was inside. After all, Zhu Junwei had mentioned to him before that Li Yunlong wanted the vegetable jar, so Li Yunlong should know what was inside the jar.

"Do you know what these things are used for?"

"Of course I know. I study radioactive materials and nuclear materials!"

Principal Mei stared at Li Yunlong, looking him up and down carefully. "Do you even know about nuclear weapons?"

Li Yunlong put on his glasses, looked at Principal Mei and said, "Principal Mei, if I say I know the nuclear issue now, will it be more credible?"

Looking at Li Yunlong wearing glasses, Principal Mei took a closer look and nodded, saying, "He looks like a scholar now, not a general."

"Hahaha, Principal Mei, although I'm a bamboo craftsman, I love reading and learning. I know a lot, and I also have my own sources of intelligence, so I need this thing."

Listening to Li Yunlong's words, Principal Mei sighed and said, "I need to think about this matter."

"Principal Mei, although it's safe with you, the people in Shancheng don't care about this research at all. They just want more foreign aid and more money."

Principal Mei looked at Li Yunlong's anxious expression and said with a smile, "Okay, General Li Yunlong, it's almost time. I should go back too!"

After saying that, without giving Li Yunlong a chance to stop him, he led his men towards the plane.

Li Yunlong looked at Principal Mei's back, wondering whether he should force Principal Mei to stay.

But Principal Mei is a gentleman, and one cannot deceive a gentleman. I had just promised Principal Mei that I could come and go freely here, and it might be a bit too quick for him to change his attitude now.

The most important thing was that if he forcibly detained Principal Mei, his reputation would be ruined. Right now, he hadn't been exposed yet, and was still an honest and trustworthy "young man." The bearded man, the lame man, Belia, and the devil all agreed with him, so he would keep it a secret for as long as possible.

After Principal Mei left, Li Yunlong returned to Ping'an County.

Ping'an County had changed a lot at this time. It had been bombed by the Japanese, and only a magical little wooden house and some city walls remained.

However, as the Japanese retreated from Shanxi Province and shifted their focus, Ping'an County began to gradually rebuild. The people who had originally fled returned. Together with ordinary people who fled from Henan Province, most of the buildings in Ping'an County have been restored.

The monument in the center of the county town remains. Unlike before, when it was just a few large stones piled together and inscribed with words, it now features simple carvings and decorations. Behind the monument, craftsmen are at work, carving the names of the fallen soldiers behind the inscription.

When Li Yunlong returned to Hailar Fortress, it was already March 3rd.

"Old Li, how is the child?"

At Hailar Airport, Zhao Gang and others were waiting there early. When they saw Li Yunlong, they immediately went to greet him.

Li Yunlong and Lao Zhao were now rarely together. Li Yunlong often had to go to the Soviet Union, while Lao Zhao had to go to places like Arxan and Shengshan Fortress. As the number of people in the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region increased, Lao Zhao's work became increasingly heavy.

Some people were originally worried that Zhao Gang would not be able to handle so many affairs and wanted to replace Li Yunlong's political commissar.

But after much deliberation and selection of several candidates, no one was suitable. Those who were capable of managing the ideological work of hundreds of thousands of troops were older than Li Yunlong.

Normally, the political commissar is half a level higher than the commander, and with his seniority, he was worried about conflicts with Li Yunlong, especially when disagreements on how to deal with some things might have a bad impact.

If someone with less experience were chosen, their ability could not be guaranteed, and they might even be worse than Zhao Gang. In the end, Zhao Gang continued to serve as the political commissar, but he was still the acting political commissar.

"Where are the brigade commander and the others?"

"The brigade commander went to Arxan with the deputy division commander."

Li Yunlong laughed immediately after hearing this: "I guess the brigade commander is going to show off. The last time the division commander and his men came, the brigade commander didn't get to show off properly, so he will definitely not miss the opportunity this time."

Li Yunlong was joking. The brigade commander must have something to do in Arxan, but given his personality, he would definitely take the opportunity to show off. Li Yunlong knew the brigade commander too well, just as the brigade commander knew Li Yunlong.

At this time in the Arshan Fortress.

The deputy division commander followed the brigade commander into the barracks. He was somewhat dissatisfied with being transferred to the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region. He had a lot of unfinished business to attend to before being transferred. He also submitted a request to complete his work before returning to Arxan, but was ordered to leave immediately.

"Deputy Division Commander, we're here. There are ten military camps in Arxan now, each with 5,000 soldiers. They're all new recruits. We're all looking forward to you coming and training them well."

The deputy division commander said angrily, "There are still 200,000 new recruits waiting for me to train in Henan and Shanxi Provinces. You are messing around like that. We have to prioritize things. Also, why are the new recruits being spread out like this?"

After hearing this, the brigade commander took the deputy division commander and walked into the military camp in front of him.

"It's mainly because they're different branches of military service, and their training methods are also different. Look, this barracks is a tank training camp, and it's all for training tank soldiers. They can't train with infantry, right?"

As the brigade commander finished speaking, the deputy division commander saw more than 20 tanks parked in the middle of the camp. A group of recruits were surrounding the tanks, and someone was explaining them.

At this time, the sound of engines came from overhead, and three planes flew over my head.

"these are?"

"Oh, that's for pilot training, right next door, also with 5,000 people. Li Yunlong originally planned to train 10,000 people, but we don't have enough planes or instructors, so we can only train 5,000 people first. However, we've already recruited over 3,000 people who meet the requirements."

"There's a motor vehicle training camp over there, an artillery training camp over there, and there are rocket launchers..."

The deputy division commander listened to the brigade commander's words, looked at the military camp in front of him, and then looked around. He suddenly wanted to go back to Shanxi Province even more. He could train soldiers, but he couldn't train these soldiers!

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Chapter 540 Prepare to Take Action in Advance

"Brigade Commander, how's the initial intelligence gathering going?"

According to Li Yunlong's plan, this year he will start to recover some areas of the four northeastern provinces.

So now is the time to start formulating a battle plan.

"Some people from the Northeast Bureau have already infiltrated the Harbin, Changchun, and Fengtian police stations and obtained some information about the enemy's troop deployments."

In the conference room, the brigade commander took out the map of the four eastern provinces.

"The Japanese are now deploying their defenses in the four northeastern provinces with heavy defenses at the ends and loose defenses in the middle."

"In Harbin and Fengtian, the Japanese have stationed five divisions of troops in each location."