The Wuyun Oilfield, no, the Mengxi Oilfield matter has come to an end for the time being.
This oil field that was finally secured turned out to be a trap when I looked back.
The Japanese army's annoyance can be imagined. The Japanese wanted to completely destroy the Wuyun Oilfield to satisfy their hatred. However, even destroying such a natural oilfield is not that easy. It might just be a waste of artillery shells.
Finally, I heard that the Japs had been wandering around the Wuyun Oilfield for several days. It was not until the fighting around the Licheng area started again that the Japanese army left angrily.
——Eight routes sent troops to advance eastward, multiple routes merged, and went straight to Licheng!!!
This time is no small matter.
At this time, the Japanese army was already stretched thin.
The Sixth Field Division was defeated miserably at the hands of the Iron Triangle, and the Ushidao Manchu Division was almost wiped out in Huangya Cave. The 13th Division of Jizhong, the 12th Army and the Security Army in Shanxi, and the Third Division in Shandong
With the First Army troops and so on.
During this May Day raid, everyone suffered severe injuries and suffered severe injuries.
In the four surrounding cities of Licheng, Xiangyuan, Liaoxian, Shexian and Lucheng, the defense lines built by the Japanese army have basically been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army.
In particular, the Eighth Route Army troops used specially built concrete fortifications to build slaughterhouses in these four counties.
From the beginning of the May Day sweeps to the end.
The Japanese army did not stop its attack on the four cities. They also tried to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line and reinforce Licheng, but they ultimately failed and caused heavy casualties in the four cities.
"Four nails have been pulled out around Licheng. In addition, the Japanese army suffered a disastrous defeat in the sweep. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we gathered the main force to attack at once. If the little devil wants to defend Licheng, it will be harder than climbing to the sky!"<
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At the front meeting at the former enemy's headquarters, the cadres were full of confidence and vowed to do so.
The commanders even compared the final grand finale gathered in Licheng to a feast.
People are rushing to grab the feast of meat!
Kong Jie even took the opportunity to make a suggestion that made all the generals present feel excited.
He said: "Comrades, when we attack Licheng this time, we cannot put the cart before the horse. In the final analysis, the purpose of attacking Licheng is to seize and seize supplies to further strengthen our strength and the military power of our Eighth Route Army.
After the battle has completely begun, on the one hand we will launch a military offensive, on the other hand we must seize the time to seize the autumn harvest and take back all the food planted by the little devils. Neither side can be delayed.
In addition, the Japanese supply bases, transportation bases, whatever we encounter, we rob... and seize.
After this series of actions, counting the time, our Party and Army Day are basically included in it.
It is almost the 21st anniversary of the founding of our party, so we should hold some special activities. I suggest that we sing red songs and hold a red film festival in Licheng on this day, and have a good time.
When it comes to Army Day, I think we might as well hold a special military parade in Licheng, a geomantic treasure land!
Let’s also bring out our strong and strong team to show off.
Let us folks in the Licheng area take a closer look. As long as we, the Eighth Route Army, are here, this little devil is like a grasshopper after autumn. He can't jump around for a few days!"
As soon as these words came out.
The generals applauded and praised each other, and everyone was even thinking about how to arrange their troops during the military parade to look more impressive.
The battle around Licheng began soon after.
The harsh reality soon completely woke up Okamura, who was immersed in the last hope brought by the Wuyun Oilfield.
Faced with the crisis in Licheng, Okacun made hurried arrangements.
However, the situation was over. Faced with the heavy pressure of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese reinforcement routes leading to Licheng, the Eighth Route Army had basically occupied them, and many blocking fortifications had even been built along the way.
At this point, even Okamura had to admit helplessly.
If the Eighth Route Army is determined to attack Licheng, Licheng will be like the fat meat on the steaming plate, and it will be impossible to escape even if it has wings.
As for the Japanese troops in North China, not only were their morale shaken and their morale plummeted after the disastrous defeat in the May Day raids.
Conflicts and bad blood between different factions are also intensifying.
In addition to the disastrous defeat in this raid, the officers praised each other.
There is even someone secretly fueling the flames.
——For example, our Captain Kong.
A team headquarters is located on the left side of the main courtyard near the command room. In the quiet and elegant courtyard, detachment leader Kong Jie and Shen Wenyue, a special reporter from the Eighth Route Army Propaganda Department, are hiding under the shade of the big willow tree in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air.
By the way, let’s talk about some of the battles during the May Day Anti-Sweeping Campaign.
This couple with the same interests and hobbies is so sweet.
The topics can be talked about from morning to night, and there is no end to them.
Speaking of the Ushidao Manchu Regiment that was almost wiped out in the Huangyadong area.
Shen Wenyue smiled and said: "The Kwantung Army has always been known as the most elite force of the Japanese army, but this time it was defeated miserably. Perhaps it is because of its reputation that it is hard to live up to it!"
"Hey, although we never belittle ourselves, we will not underestimate our opponents casually. Ushijima Mitsuru, an old devil, still has some commanding abilities. What he has brought is another mountain combat group. This time we are going to
Had it not fallen into the hands of our Huangyadong permanent fortification group, it would not have been easy to kill this little devil.
What is this like?
It's like the enemy's sharp spear, but it hit our solid shield.
I just managed to restrain myself.
If it were a regular, head-to-head confrontation, even if we could defeat the Ushijima Master Division, we would probably have to pay a heavy price."
Kong Jie explained to his wife seriously.
Shen Wenyue blinked, "So, this Ushijima Manchu Division is actually quite powerful?"
"If you say that...I have to tell you one more thing!"
Kong Jie suddenly smiled evilly: "Did you know that there was a commander in the Japanese army named Ishikawa of the Third Mixed Brigade who was nicknamed the Runaway General?"
Shen Wenyue nodded.
Kong Jie continued: "If the Japanese army is compared to a complete egg, then Ishikawa is the crack in the egg. As long as we bite along the crack, sooner or later we can break the egg.
After this battle, I arranged for members of our detachment's martial arts team to secretly find this Ishikawa.
What are you doing?
Do business with him!
After these battles, we captured many wounded Japanese soldiers, and even more Japanese corpses were left in our base area.
Although this Japs is a bastard, he is very good at pretending to do some small etiquette. As long as they have the chance, they will still restrain themselves from the corpses of these Japanese soldiers, cremate them as much as possible, and send the ashes back to the country.
In addition, each corpse represents a pension that the Japanese military headquarters has to prepare.
The armed workers team would use these wounded and corpses to negotiate a suitable price, sell them to the little devils, and return them in exchange for some supplies, weapon parts, etc.
We did something good by not letting these devils expose their corpses in the wilderness.
Let’s exchange products!
Then there was an unexpected surprise, and we contacted Ushijima Mitsuru, an old devil, through Ishizuki."
As he said that, Kong Jie couldn't help but laugh.
"Later, guess what, we passed through Ushijima Mitsuru and successfully established a line with the Kwantung Army behind him. Anyway, we had money on hand and a large number of daily tickets. We paid and the Kwantung Army produced them on their territory.
Some supplies were sent to us.
You have to be kind. We can't let someone go all the way to Shanxi with a full load of oxen, only to end up losing the battle and run back in embarrassment without even being able to pay out the pensions for the dead soldiers, right?" Shen Wenyue looked stunned when she heard this, "So, this Ushijima Man really did this?"
Kong Jile said: "Of course, as the old saying goes, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
Why didn't he do this?
On the surface, these high-ranking officers of the Japanese army seem to have unlimited glory, but in fact they are also very tight on money. Especially in recent years, when the Japanese army has been fighting on multiple fronts and logistical supplies are in short supply, these Japanese officers are also living a tight life, and most of them are paupers.
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Even if they themselves don’t want to join in the trouble, they still have to think about their troops and support their troops, right?
If he, Ushijima Mitsuru, could exchange the ashes of the wounded and dead soldiers he abandoned when he returned, at least when he returned to Tohoku, his colleagues would not say too many sarcastic things.
If he could save some supplies, make some money, take care of his superiors, show off his worldliness, and pay more pensions, then no one from top to bottom would be too harsh on him.
Why not?"
Shen Wenyue suddenly realized, and then sighed, "It turns out there are so many ways here!
But in this way, will we spend too much money?"
Kong Jie glanced at Shen Wenyue, with a smile on his face, and thought that his wife was worth marrying. Before the marriage was officially settled, he started thinking about saving money by running the household.
Not bad, not bad!
"Money will indeed not be spent less.
But in fact, really smart people know very well that in these turbulent years, the money itself is just a pile of waste paper and has no practical significance.
Especially these daily yen issued by the Japanese have no integrity at all. They are just a disguised attempt to plunder our supplies in China.
In recent years, our team has been going around and bought a lot of Japanese yen and daily tickets, and we just spent them all.
Lao Zhang from the Logistics Department said something that I very much agree with. The Japs are now celebrating the New Year as Wang Xiaoer, and every year is not as good as the previous year. Whether it is the Japanese yen officially issued by the Japs or the daily tickets used for plunder, they are depreciating every year. I have to buy a cow today, but I might not even be able to buy a chicken in two months!
It is better to take advantage of the opportunity to spend it and exchange it for real supplies in advance.
The Japanese army probably never dreamed that when they issued a large number of daily tickets and used this method to plunder materials in the occupied areas, now they are being used by us to defraud them of materials!"
Looking at Kong Jie, whose eyes were shining during the narration, his originally honest and kind face, with a bad smile on his lips, looked so wilted and bad.
He actually looks like a conspirator who is very good at hiding.
When I think about it, in private, this old Kong is never as honest as he appears.
Always extremely interesting and cheerful.
While Shen Wenyue looked at it dreamily, she couldn't help but think in her heart:
How can there be such a temperamental man in the world!
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A team of secret aviation base construction department.
Kong Jie, who climbed out of Wenrou Township, rushed over accompanied by temporary guards Wei Monk and Duan Peng.
The two masters stood behind him, one on the left and the other on the right. Not to mention they were very arrogant, and they felt completely safe. Even if there were thousands of enemies in front of him, Kong Jie could still wave his hand: Monk, Duan Peng, you two.
The first one stood up, so I withdrew!
The construction of the Eighth Route Army's aviation force is far from being as easy as it seems on the surface.
Rob the Japanese plane back, then park it at a secret airport, and then you can become a powerful flying force that can go into battle at any time?
Dreaming!
The establishment of routes, the technical overcoming of aircraft takeoff and landing, aircraft maintenance issues, fuel supply, and the use of high-temperature resistant lubricants are all the basis for ensuring the flight team.
Kong Jieke has made a lot of preparations for this.
Including this time in response to the Japanese army's May Day raids, although the military chiefs of the Iron Triangle have gone out to lead the troops, no one among the political commissars left behind has been idle.
This time, Ding Wei's Political Commissar Cui of the New Regiment took the lead, and was assisted by Li Wenjie, Political Commissar of the First Regiment, and Zhao Gang, Political Commissar of the New Second Regiment. They all gathered at the secret chemical R&D base of the New Regiment.
But it was said that Political Commissar Cui took office a year ago in the New Regiment.
It turned out that Ding Wei felt that Lao Kong in this detachment had political commissar Li Wenjie, and Lao Li in the new second regiment also had political commissar Zhao Gang.
Since these two old comrades had a good wife, the troops in this regiment have been prospering.
So Lao Ding felt that his heart was unbalanced, so he ran to the headquarters to beg the boss.
What are you doing?
Give him a political commissar!
And he agreed, "Deputy Commander-in-Chief, I don't want this coward. At least it must be according to the standards of Zhao Gang and Political Commissar Li Wenjie?"
The deputy commander smiled and scolded: "Ding Wei, I haven't seen you in the past few days, but you have become more powerful. Why, ordinary political commissars are not worthy of you anymore?"
After all, the deputy commander really gave Ding Wei face. Within two days, he actually found a political commissar for Ding Wei with outstanding talents.
——A top student majoring in chemistry!
After learning about this, Ding Weile's face was full of peach blossoms, and he even led the soldiers of the regiment to go out three miles to greet him.
After Cui Zhengwei took office, he has been responsible for supporting chemical raw materials for other companies in the Audio-Technica.
Lao Ding said: "Old Cui! We need to brew this wine, but we also need to develop related chemical industries, and we need to develop them in a big way!"
Political Commissar Cui was also unequivocal. With the help of all the resources of the Audio-Technica Triangle, he started a big project for the Audio-Technica - with the assistance of the Soviet Union, the United States and other allies and experts from the Comintern, to imitate the lubricating oil used in Japanese aircraft engines.
, and carry out industrial production.
The refining and production of aviation fuel is also progressing simultaneously.
After mastering the proportion of aviation fuel, crude oil from the Yanchang Oilfield can be refined.
Moreover, the corresponding technologies can also be applied for aid from the Allies or exchanged for items.
However, aviation lubricants are more difficult. They must be developed to meet the needs of the Japanese engine.
Political Commissar Cui said: "If aviation fuel is food, then aviation lubricant is blood.
The production of aviation fuel is relatively simple, but aviation lubricants are much more difficult.
Even if we bring a few planes back from the Japanese airport, if there is no high-temperature, high-pressure, and wear-resistant lubricant for maintenance, the plane will be stuck after being driven only a few times.
But as long as our corresponding supporting lubricants can be developed, the aviation force we have built can be officially stabilized!"
Now, the May Day raids that lasted for more than two months are officially over.
The development of specially matched aviation lubricants by Audio-Technica has also achieved a breakthrough victory, which is really a double blessing. Even Doolittle said that the Eighth Route Army's high efficiency has once again created a miracle...