While Jiang Cheng was looking at the documents, he was talking to Sun Ning about what to prepare for the next step. Time passed quickly, and the sun slowly set, Yu Na knocked on the door and came in with a smile, "You two have endless meetings.
, It’s okay if you don’t eat lunch, are you going to be hungry for dinner too?”
Only then did Jiang Cheng realize that it was getting late. Jiang Cheng threw away his pen and said, "That's it for today. Let's go, the three of us will have dinner together."
"Yo yo yo, is someone getting bolder and bolder now? He just invited two beauties." Sun Ning looked at Jiang Cheng teasingly.
Yu Na also shouted, "That's right, that's right, who wants to eat with you? Sister Sun Ning, let's go eat together and let him share the table."
Sun Ning put on his coat and asked, "Are you willing to let your brother Cheng go alone? Sister Nana, take my car and drive to follow." He took Yu Na's hand and said, "But you can't let it go, but I can.
Yes, let him be alone for a while, who knows if this guy is involved in promiscuity outside."
Jiang Cheng touched his nose and followed the question without answering.
The next night at Jiang Cheng’s house
Zifeng and Yu Na were fighting each other in front of the video game. Ying Tianlin, Chen Guomin, and Chen Ce came to Jiang Cheng's home one after another.
Chen Guomin looked at Jiang Cheng's painting hanging on the wall, touched his chin and said, "This painting of yours seems to be quite old. Which artist painted it?"
Ying Tianlin also came over to take a look and said, "Jiang Cheng gave me a lot of European and American antique furniture last time. Those that can be intercepted by our boss Jiang must be handmade by famous artists, but I think this painting, regardless of the color,
Whether it’s practical or splendid design, it’s just middle-of-the-road.”
Jiang Cheng took a look and said, "This painting was given to me by a German friend. It must be more than seventy years old. It's not bad."
Zifeng probably lost the game, so he angrily tore open a lollipop and ate it. He looked back and said, "The author of this painting only has the abbreviation AF, who knows who it is."
Jiang Cheng chuckled and said, "He is not a good painter, but he is of some value. Okay, let's go up and talk about business first. Nana, please accompany Zifeng."
Zifeng pouted and pointed at Chen Ce and asked, "Why can he go up?"
Chen Ce looked at Zifeng with hazy eyes and said, "How about I stay and play with you?"
Zifeng looked at Chen Ce's eyes, then looked in the direction where his eyes were staring, covered his chest and shouted, "Big gangster, who wants to play with you! Huh, Sister Nana, let's go watch anime.
"Is This a Zombie" seems to have been updated."
Jiang Cheng and the other two came to the room and sat down. Chen Guomin handed the flue to a few people and said, "Is there any big deal for Boss Jiang to ask us all to come this time?"
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "My customer was very satisfied with the goods they gave me last time and used them well. Now I need to place an additional order."
Jiang Cheng took out a notebook and said, "First, gasoline and aviation fuel. I want 10,000 tons of each."
Ying Tianlin quickly shouted, "I'll take this. Don't be angry, General Chen. I am a Saudi national after all. If I don't do this oil business, I won't be able to see anyone when I go back."
Chen Guomin raised his hand in understanding and said, "It's okay, I understand, I understand."
Jiang Cheng nodded and continued, "The other thing is rocket launchers. They are full of praise for our 107, so they have to place an additional order again. This time they will buy another hundred units, and an additional 50,000 sets of rockets, of which special bombs will account for ten percent."
one."
Chen Guomin's smile almost turned crooked. This 107 rocket is getting harder and harder to sell. Firstly, 107 rockets are not as impressive in the world as national legends say. Many countries have similar products, including Western countries.
He still uses these weapons to blame China for exporting arms and destroying peace. He is obviously the biggest arms seller. Now that Jiang Cheng has asked for so many rocket launchers, the Ministry of National Defense almost wants to give Jiang Cheng a banner.
Jiang Cheng continued, "In addition, we also need 24 122 heavy artillery pieces."
Chen Guomin looked at Ying Tianlin, who cupped his hand. Chen Guomin nodded and said, "We will accept this too."
Since Yan'an could already produce anti-tank guns and mortars, Jiang Cheng no longer purchased from Hyundai. Jiang Cheng only bought one million mortar shells from Ying Tianlin and then gave up.
After talking about artillery, Jiang Cheng started talking about light weapons. The defeat of the Japanese army and the surrender of a large number of puppet troops allowed the Eighth Route Army to obtain light weapons that could arm nearly 100,000 people. These weapons were quickly distributed to various secondary units as weapons.
However, considering the next step of military expansion, the Eighth Route Army's existing main force of more than 100,000 troops is simply not enough to cope with the pressure from three sides.
Jiang Cheng thought for a while and said, "I want 50,000 SKS, which is five to six and a half, plus three thousand machine guns, one thousand 52 recoilless rifles, five hundred anti-aircraft machine guns, 60 million rounds of 7.62 bullets, and anti-aircraft machine guns."
There are 500,000 rounds of bullets and 200,000 rounds of recoilless rifles. We also need matching replacement parts.”
Ying Tianlin grabbed Chen Guomin and said, "You have to do this for me. I've given you the bulk of the rocket launchers. You have to leave some soup for me to drink."
Chen Guomin shrugged and said, "You know we actually have the largest inventory of these small arms, but well, it's for our friendship, right? There should be mines behind Xiao Jiang, so just give these to us."
Jiang Cheng shook his head and smiled and said, "Okay, I want 100,000 anti-infantry mines and 8,000 anti-tank mines. Finally, tanks and aircraft." Jiang Cheng looked at Ying Tianlin and said.
Ying Tianlin waved his hand and said, "You and my sister are just talking about this business. It's not my business. After talking, he looked at Chen Guomin."
Chen Guomin smiled and said, "We really don't have the kind of airplanes and tanks you want in our country. They are all from World War II. That's all. Let's leave it to that little sister. We will have many opportunities to cooperate in the future."
After discussing the order, everyone started talking about some details and interesting things. Soon, it was midnight and everyone left.
——Lou Fan
Loufan is a city located to the west of Gujiao. It is backed by the Luliang Mountains and the Fen River flows here. At this time, Loufan is full of yellow military uniforms. Those wearing steel helmets and looking blankly at the sky are
After the Third Army led by Sugiyama Gen was fully attacked by the 129th Division in Dahu Gou, it was chased by the tank troops led by Er Xu for thirty miles before it could gain a foothold. Everyone fled and was exhausted.
, this is also thanks to the strict hierarchy of the Japanese army, and this is the hinterland of China. Everyone knows that they can only survive by relying on collective strength, otherwise no one knows how many people will flee.
Takeda Takeo kept patrolling the wounded barracks, one patted the shoulder, and the other told jokes. Everyone knew that Takeda Takeo was not liked by Sugiyama Moto, and they also knew that Takeda Takeo had always been opposed to this attack, which made many people secretly
He said, "It would be great if the Commander would listen to Takeda-kun." "Takeda-kun is just a little young, but he knows the true situation of the Eighth Route Army. He suffered a loss last time. Unlike the Commander, he doesn't know about us at all.
What we have to face is that we only need to attack and attack."
Takeda Takeda is naturally aware of the changes in military morale. He remains calm. Whenever others say such things, he will scold him and say, "What we should do now is to unite and let more people return to Tokyo to see the cherry blossoms.
Instead of blaming each other.”
Such remarks earned Takeda Takeda the approval of some experienced military officers. Sugiyama Gen was angry and anxious when he learned about it, but it was unseemly for a general to compete with a lieutenant colonel to get jealous, so Takeda Takeo was not allowed to enter the headquarters.
That’s all.
But the problem needs to be solved. How can more than 30,000 Japanese troops break out of the encirclement?
Sugiyama Yuan looked at the map and thought hard, but he couldn't make up his mind. The sky was still that of the Eighth Route Army. No matter how he moved, he would be discovered. He continued to attack Taiyuan. Even he no longer believed that he could win. He headed north.
Retreating, how to break the siege of the 120th Division before the 129th Division catches up?
As soon as Yoshimoto Sadami walked in, he hesitated and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I have an idea, but I don't know if it's suitable."
Sugiyama Gen's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes and he asked, "Tell me, as long as there is a glimmer of hope now, I don't want to give up."
Yoshimoto Sadai pointed at the map and said, "We are actually surrounded from the north and south now, with mountains to the east and west. I believe the Eighth Route Army will not have too many troops. We can take Shijiazhuang Town and go west, cross Songjiagou to Sanjing Town.
As long as we get here, we have escaped from the encirclement. It is February now, and there are no mosquitoes or animals on the mountain. As long as we pay attention to the route, bring enough food, choose two troops to break up, and rescue half of the people, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Sugiyama Gen looked at the route, shook his head and said, "This route is too dangerous. Once the Eighth Route Army is blocked by one or two thousand people in front, our entire army will be annihilated."
Yoshimoto Teiichi said, "Just because we don't dare to think about it, the Eighth Route Army certainly doesn't dare to think about it. The Eighth Route Army can march through the mountains. There is no reason why our Imperial Army can't do it. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army actually doesn't have many tanks and artillery.
It is impossible for them to deploy heavy troops in such an unimportant place, so I think there is a lot of hope. However, for the sake of speed, we must abandon all heavy weapons. We cannot even carry too many 92 machine guns. It can be said that we will risk our lives.
The offspring is born."
Sugiyama Yuan closed his eyes, shook his head and said, "I would rather die under siege than on the way to retreat. I believe most others think the same way. Okay, you can go out and I will think about it again."
Yoshimoto Sad nodded, walked out of the headquarters, and came to a room.
In the room were all the officers who had been waiting for a long time. Takeda Yixiong and others were in the middle of the crowd.
Seeing Yoshimoto Sadashi coming out, everyone quickly gathered around and asked, "How is the situation? Does the commander have any plans? Or has he agreed to our plan?"
Yoshimoto Sadashi shook his head, looked at Takeda Takeo and said, "Takeda-kun, as expected, your idea has been rejected. The commander would rather die in the encirclement than on the way to retreat. And he thinks this road is practical."
It is too dangerous. If the Eighth Route Army is even slightly prepared, our army will be completely annihilated."
Takeda Yixiong glared and said angrily, "Where is this retreat road? This is on the way out of the encirclement! During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty in China, Yinping and Jiange were separated by more than a hundred miles, and they were both residential areas of the Di and Qiang ethnic groups, as well as high mountains.
, it was difficult to walk, but Deng Ai took them by surprise and attacked them unprepared, and defeated Shu in one battle. Is the imperial army today inferior to the Chinese people a thousand years ago?"
Other officers also responded one after another. Everyone knew that with the logistics cut off, the consequences of being besieged by more than 60,000 main Eighth Route Army troops and countless second-line Eighth Route Army and Jinsui Army that were about to come up would be annihilation.
I can't think of any other outcome. As for the reinforcements, the entire mobilized mobile troops in North China are already here. I'm afraid it will be a month before we have to wait for the reinforcements. By then, everyone may have turned into bones.
Ushijima stamped his feet and said, "As long as we go up the mountain, the Eighth Route Army will not be able to surround us at all. Even if we cannot all withdraw, it is still better than being wiped out. Besides, in the end, we can also go up the mountain to fight guerrillas like the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army can fight
, why can’t we fight?”
An officer suddenly pulled out his samurai sword and said, "Everyone, the situation is urgent now. Your Excellency, Commander, is hesitant and delayed the opportunity to fight. In the past, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, killed Song Yi and drew a draw with Qin. The same is true for Sugiyama Yuan today. Who among you is willing to fight with us?"
I will remonstrate with you!!"
Ushijima was so frightened that he hugged him and shouted, "Are you crazy? That's the Commander, the former Minister of War, a general. If you kill him, you won't survive. Takeda-kun, please persuade me."
"
Takeda Takeo shook his head, but looked at Ushijima and asked, "General Ushijima, can you lead us out of the encirclement?"
Ushijima said, "How long has it been since this happened? If we were to remonstrate with soldiers, it would be both reasonable and unreasonable."
The officer shouted, "For the sake of the great cause of the empire, we can no longer allow incompetent people to stay in high positions for a long time. Only by killing Gen Sugiyama can we have a way out. Otherwise, if we can't advance or retreat here, what chance do we have of winning? Then?
He is just a fool general who only knows how to attack, but he is not as good as the war literacy of a squadron leader!"
Immediately, a dozen young officers also drew their swords and guns to admonish the soldiers. A few older ones yelled loudly, and some remained silent, obviously not wanting to care about the matter. The scene was chaotic. Takeda clenched his fists.
, I didn’t know how to weigh this matter for a moment.
"Report... report." A communications soldier stammered, looking at the commotion, not knowing what happened.
"What's wrong? Tell me!" Yoshimoto Teiichi said quickly, hoping to divert attention.
"A call came from Tokyo. Sugiyama Gen disobeyed orders and acted without permission, putting the army in danger and the empire in embarrassment. He is now relieved of his position on the spot. The military chief of the Third Army, Yoshimoto Sadichi, will discuss with the division commanders. Once the troops are safe,
Afterwards, Sugiyama Gen returned to his country to report on his work.——After the signal soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army Staff Headquarters read it, the whole room was silent.
"Okay, it's just in time. Let's go. Let's ask the Commander to give up his position. We will use Takeda-kun's plan and we will take the mountain road through the mountainous area! Don't worry, everyone." Ushijima said to Takeda Takeo with a smile.
Takeda Takeo nodded and said, "Yes, since Tokyo's order has come, it means that Tokyo has the same idea as us. Don't worry, everyone, we will go find Sugiyama Gen!"
Everyone else was also smiling and cheering, as if they could break out of the encirclement right away.
