mesbooks Chapter 276 Let’s give the Japanese a trick to smuggle themselves in and continue with the Empty Cit
Chapter 276 Let’s give the Japanese a trick to smuggle themselves in and continue with the Empty Cit
"After two days of statistics, we now have only 1600 soldiers available. Even if the wounded return to the team, our total strength will never exceed 2100. We have to defend such a large base, and also guard the safety of the rear and the arsenal. The troops are really stretched. What's even more annoying is that we can't go down to recruit soldiers now!"
"You two should know the reason. We must continue to play the empty city trick with the Japanese and show that we are confident. Only in this way can we deceive the Japanese. Now we are really in a dilemma. We dare not use the above-board means of recruiting soldiers. Even some small tricks in private cannot be used this time. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are in a dilemma!"
"The two guard companies of the arsenal are not included in the statistics. With two reinforced companies guarding it and sufficient weapons and ammunition, the safety of the arsenal will not be a problem for the time being. But the safety of the base has become a big problem right now. Lao Zhao and I have been thinking about it for two days but haven't come up with any good ideas. I want to see if you two have any good ideas?" Li Yunlong finally said sarcastically.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie turned a blind eye to Li Yunlong's sarcasm. To be honest, they didn't have any good solution for the matter. After all, a good cook cannot cook without rice. The only way is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Now that increasing revenue is not possible, they can only think of ways to reduce expenditure. However, it is not easy to save money. If they are not careful, it may ruin everything. The two of them sat there without saying a word, as if they had eaten a weight.
Seeing this scene between the two, Li Yunlong's temper immediately flared up. He was about to mock them harshly, but Zhao Gang spoke up first: "Captain Ding, Captain Kong, if you have any good suggestions, you can just tell us directly. Even if there are some mistakes, it's okay. Maybe it can inspire others!"
Kong Jie and Ding Wei knew that they could not avoid this matter, and they did not want to hide either. The reason why they did not speak up just now was mainly because they had no good ideas. Now that Zhao Gang had said this, it would be a bit unreasonable for them not to speak up, especially since Li Yunlong next to them was glaring at them fiercely, which really made them feel uncomfortable.
Ding Wei cleared his throat and spoke first: "Old Li has just said that we only have more than 1600 troops now. If we want to complete the defense of the rear, no matter how economical we are, we still need 600 people, and we have to keep 200 people in reserve. In the end, the total number of people who can be deployed to the two front-line positions is only more than 800, and each position can only be allocated 400 people. Add our two fictitious battalions, and the total number of people is only 2000. No matter how stupid the Japanese are, they can calculate this number!"
"Our key problem now is how to turn the fictitious reinforcements into a real one and deceive the devil's eyes. This is our top priority right now. As for other things, they can be put aside. It's just that I haven't figured out how to solve this problem!"
Kong Jie put down the tea bowl beside him and continued, "It has been nearly half a month since the last time the brigade commander gave us an order to reinforce the independent regiment, but no troops have come to reinforce the independent regiment. This means that the situation at the brigade headquarters is also very bad, and there is no force to support us. This means that we can only rely on ourselves. Without any reinforcements, we have to hold out for more than a month to avoid the crisis of the devil's summer sweep!"
"The current crisis is indeed difficult to resolve. We can't just throw beans and make soldiers. The only way is to find a way to recruit new soldiers. But your previous concerns were also correct. We are now in a situation where we are afraid of both ends!"
Kong Jie's metaphor was very vivid, and it described their current situation vividly. Even Li Yunlong, who was full of clever ideas, stopped at this moment. Even if he could deceive the devil's eyes for a while, the devil's intelligence personnel were not pushovers. The daily food consumption was fixed, and they could completely infer the real number of people in the independent regiment from the amount of food consumption. Now thinking about it, his previous plan to use the empty city strategy was too superficial. He just wanted to get through the current difficulties, but he didn't expect that a single move would affect the entire body, so he had to continue pretending.
Suddenly, a light bulb went off in Li Yunlong's head, and he had a very good idea. Since the empty city plan had deceived the Japanese before, it proved that this plan was necessary to implement. In the current predicament, it would be better to stick to one path and maybe find a way out. After figuring out the key points, Li Yunlong slammed the table heavily with his hand, attracting the attention of the three people.
"Lao Zhao, Lao Ding, Lao Kong, I have an idea in mind. Let me tell you about it and see if it is feasible or not."
Li Yunlong's words aroused the interest of the three people. They listened attentively. Li Yunlong did not hide anything and said cautiously: "The empty city plan that Lao Zhao played before deceived the Japanese. If we want to defend the base next, we can only continue to play the empty city plan and deceive the Japanese so that they can't figure out our true situation. Only in this way can we survive the crisis!"
"The idea that Lao Ding came up with just now is very good. I plan to arrange a battalion of troops to perform a real trick with the Japanese. There is no trick to it. That is to draw out 500 troops, let them ambush near Xiaoyunling at night, and then let them swagger back to the Xiaoyunling position in broad daylight. If they go back and forth two or three times, the Japanese will mistakenly think that we have received a regiment of reinforcements. At the same time, Lao Zhao must cooperate to increase the supply of food, and we must add a few more stoves when cooking on weekdays, and put up a few more flags. We don't need to perform many times, three or four times will be enough, so that we won't be suspected by the Japanese!"
After listening to Li Yunlong's plan, the three of them felt enlightened. This was indeed a very good idea. It was a great chance of success for the Japanese to deceive the enemy. Yesterday, the Japanese reconnaissance pilots were very cautious when they were conducting reconnaissance. They never flew below 1,000 meters and just circled around the position twice before leaving. This showed how much psychological trauma the independent regiment's anti-aircraft firepower had caused to these Japanese pilots.
In order to make the play more realistic, they needed to arrange for the soldiers to return when the Japanese reconnaissance plane was approaching. This required very precise timing, which really gave them a headache. After thinking for an hour, they still couldn't come up with any good ideas.
Li Yunlong originally wanted to call the Arsenal directly to ask Lin Zhenhua for his opinion, but thinking that the telephone line might be monitored by spies, he had to go to the Arsenal to ask in person.
"Lao Zhao, Lao Ding, Lao Kong, the three of you can start preparing now. I have a hunch that what is very difficult for us to handle will be a piece of cake for college students. I will rush to the Arsenal now and estimate that I should be able to arrive before three o'clock in the afternoon. Once I find a solution, I will rush back overnight. This plan must not be delayed. I plan to implement it the day after tomorrow. We only have one and a half days to prepare. Let's act quickly and don't fall behind in the end!"
The three did not dare to neglect Li Yunlong's instructions, but thinking of the poor road conditions in the base, Zhao Gang quickly reminded him: "Old Li, if you want to go to the arsenal, you should take a tank directly. Taking a truck will take too much time and may break down halfway."
Li Yunlong replied with a bitter face: "The space inside the enemy tank is too narrow. I can't get in with my height. It seems that I can only sit on the top cover of the tank and tie myself to the barrel with a rope. I guess my butt will be hurt when I get to the arsenal. I have to quickly get some more clothes to put under me, otherwise the next section of the road will be really difficult to walk!"
Seeing Li Yunlong's bitter face, the three of them couldn't help laughing until Li Yunlong told them the truth. In order to find a tank driver, all the soldiers were tried before more than 30 tank drivers were selected. This matter was also spread by word of mouth and reached the ears of Ding Wei and Kong Jie. At that time, they were really listening to a foreign scene. After truly seeing the space inside the Japanese tank, they realized that the saying circulating in the base at that time was not false: if you want to drive a tank, you have to become a child first. Even Lin Zhenhua didn't expect that his casual joke would spread so widely.
Li Yunlong and Duan Peng rode a tank to the arsenal in a hurry. It took them seven hours to get there. It was already 4:30 in the afternoon. Upon learning of Li Yunlong's arrival, Lin Zhenhua hurried over, took him into the arsenal, found a secluded place, and the two exchanged a few pleasantries before getting down to business.
After learning what happened from Li Yunlong, Lin Zhenhua fell into deep thought. Soon he came up with an idea and said with surprise: "Old Li, this matter is very simple. I have mentioned this to you before. At that time, we had no anti-aircraft firepower and had no way to deal with the devil's fighter planes. In order to reduce the losses of the base, I proposed to set up an air defense lookout post, but it was not done for various reasons. Now it can be used. We just need to connect the telephone line and keep the communication unobstructed. We can find the number and direction of the devil's attacking fighter planes in the first time, so that your plan can be implemented more perfectly. It is very difficult for the devil to find flaws in it. This trick of deceiving the devil will definitely deceive the devil and help our base overcome the current crisis!"