"Little Northeast?" Chu Yunfei thought for a moment, and then remembered: "You are talking about the company commander who invented the rocket launcher?"
"He is the battalion commander now!" Sun Ming replied.
Chu Yunfei smiled and said: "Adjutant Sun, I admit that he is an outstanding talent, but... you don't think that this ability alone can change the entire situation, do you?"
Sun Ming shook his head and replied: "Tuanzuo, he is not only capable of this, now the Eighth Route Army has transactions with Yingjiang and Mao Xiong, all under his influence."
Chu Yunfei was stunned. He knew that the Eighth Route Army had recently had contacts with Yingjiang and Mao Xiong. After all, the materials they traded were all transported through Xi'an. Of course Chu Yunfei had heard about it.
But Chu Yunfei didn't know that these were all influenced by Xiaodongbei.
Chu Yunfei nodded secretly. It was not easy for this little Dongbei to win the help of Yingjiang and Mao Xiong on his own.
Unfortunately……
Thinking about it, Chu Yunfei shook his head again and sighed: "Adjutant Sun, what can the aid from the two countries do? It's just guns and ammunition. You and I both know what kind of situation the Eighth Route Army will face next."
Chu Yunfei still held on to his previous thoughts: just getting guns and ammunition would not make a big difference. Once the bullets are used up in the future, he would be controlled everywhere and would only become a puppet without being able to act independently.
This is one of the reasons why Chu Yunfei has always stayed firmly in the Jinsui Army.
The Jinsui Army has its own arms industry, which can manufacture guns, bombs and even artillery. It dominates Shanxi as a whole and even the stubborn troops are afraid of it. This is an army with a future.
However, Sun Ming smiled and replied: "Commander, the equipment obtained by the Eighth Route Army through transactions is not only guns and ammunition, but also..."
Sun Ming stopped talking when he said this. The production line was a secret. Only a few people outside the independent group knew about it. Sun Ming did not dare to say more.
Sun Ming said with some embarrassment: "Tuanzuo, you and I are in different camps at this time. It is inconvenient to say some things. I hope you will forgive me!"
Chu Yunfei nodded helplessly: "It doesn't matter, so you have made up your mind to follow the Eighth Route Army?"
Sun Ming replied: "Please help us all!"
Chu Yunfei sighed and replied: "Everyone has his own ambitions. Since you have made up your mind, I won't force you!"
"Thank you so much!" Sun Ming replied, then he stood up and saluted Chu Yunfei, and said, "Sun Ming retires!"
At this time, Sun Ming used "Sun Ming" instead of "subordinate" to imply that he would no longer be Chu Yunfei's subordinate.
How could Chu Yunfei not understand? Looking at Sun Ming's leaving figure, he sighed in his heart. He didn't understand the charm of the Eighth Route Army, which could actually make this subordinate who had been following him for many years make such a firm choice.
Then Chu Yunfei thought again. Just now, Sun Ming said that Yingjiang and Mao Xiong were assisting not only guns and bullets, but also... production lines?
Thinking about it, Chu Yunfei couldn't help but be surprised.
If the Eighth Route Army had a production line for rifles and bullets, it would be different.
Because in this way, they do not need to rely on imports but produce their own products, so they will not be "stuck" by others and certainly will not become puppets.
But when I thought about it, I felt it was wrong.
Producing rifles is fine, but producing bullets requires copper mines.
As a commander of the Jinsui Army, Chu Yunfei knew the importance of Zhongtiao Mountain to the Taiyuan Arsenal.
So the production line of the Eighth Route Army immediately comes to mind:
Only Zhongtiao Mountain in Shanxi has copper mines. How did the Eighth Route Army produce bullets?
If there were no copper mines...what would the Eighth Route Army do if it had a production line?
Chu Yunfei walked back and forth leisurely several times with his hands on his back, and then he understood: "Good guy, the Eighth Route Army is going to attack Yuncheng!"
This idea made Chu Yunfei almost jump with excitement.
You must know that Yuncheng has always been the backbone of the Jinsui Army. This was true before the Japanese invaded, and it was also true after the Japanese invaded.
Needless to say, the reason is that Yuncheng has salt, iron, and copper, and it is also backed by the natural barrier of Zhongtiao Mountain. It is really more important than Taiyuan... because Yuncheng's mere copper mine can choke the military industry.
This is also the main reason why the Jinsui Army was able to maintain its combat effectiveness even when it was garrisoned in Yuncheng in the north of Shanxi... Selling salt to pay the army, producing copper to produce ammunition, and the hundreds of thousands of people in Yuncheng can also provide troops and labor.
However, after having to abandon Yuncheng due to the stubborn army, all of these were gone.
At this time, the Jinsui Army has basically lost its economic capacity and military production capacity, and can only rely on the stubborn army... This is another kind of "stuck neck", and the Jinsui Army has gradually lost its independence.
Therefore, everyone in the Jin-Sui army hoped to recapture Yuncheng, including Yan Laoxi.
But as long as Zhongtiao Mountain is in the hands of the Japanese, recapturing Yuncheng will never be possible...
When Zhongtiao Mountain was in the hands of the stubborn army, they built many fortifications in the direction facing the Japanese, that is, in the direction of Yuncheng, including several condescending artillery positions.
Therefore, even if the Jinsui Army recaptures Yuncheng, they will put themselves under the guns and cannons of the Japanese. This is no different from committing suicide.
Now, is the Eighth Route Army capable of retaking Yuncheng?
The more Chu Yunfei thought about it, the more excited he became. He beat his hands and pictured in his mind:
The Eighth Route Army may really have this ability.
They are good at mountain warfare and have recently gathered more than 20,000 remnant troops in Zhongtiao Mountain. These troops are very familiar with the terrain.
At the same time, the main force of the Japanese was not in Zhongtiao Mountain... After the stubborn army withdrew to the south bank of the Yellow River, the main force of the Japanese also moved forward, seizing the ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River and setting up a defensive line to confront the stubborn army. Only a small force was left in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Leading the puppet army to wipe out.
In this case, the Eighth Route Army's raid is likely to be successful. It will first control the commanding heights of Zhongtiao Mountain and then occupy Yuncheng. Then a line of defense will be formed to block the Japanese's transportation lines...
So Chu Yunfei was even more sure that his guess was correct, the Eighth Route Army was going to attack Yuncheng.
At the same time, Chu Yunfei immediately realized that if the Jinsui Army wanted to return to Yuncheng, this might be the only chance.
So Chu Yunfei no longer hesitated, turned around and walked towards Li Yunlong's regiment headquarters.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were greeting Fang Ligong. When they saw Chu Yunfei coming in, they smiled and said: "Brother Chu, have you made it clear now? It's not that I am holding them private, but they have to stay here. You see,
How difficult it is for us, who live in a remote and remote area, to feed more than a thousand people!"
Then Li Yunlong came closer and whispered: "Brother Chu, you can't stand it when your old subordinates are hungry here, right? How about giving me some food?"
Li Yunlong got an advantage and behaved well. He stole other people's soldiers and asked Chu Yunfei to pay for the food.
Chu Yunfei was very happy and replied: "Easy to say, easy to say! Brother Yunlong, we still have some food, but it's just that Brother Yunlong is thinking about good things but wants to monopolize them. Isn't that interesting?"