Chapter 1178 concurrently serving as the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office
"So many!" the deputy commander exclaimed again.
The chief of staff replied: "I was shocked when I saw the contents of the telegram."
"But thinking about the previous actions of the defense team, I calmed down."
"Ever since we established direct contact with the garrison, Comrade Li Hao's every move has been astonishing."
"So it's not surprising that this time he uses the equipment of a main force."
"However, he did not give us so many weapons and ammunition for free. I hope the headquarters can give him authority."
"What power? As long as it doesn't violate discipline, I will definitely agree to it." The deputy commander replied without thinking.
This is the equipment of a main force division. If used properly, it can completely change the balance of strength between the enemy and ourselves on a certain local battlefield.
"He wants to make another transaction with the Jinsui Army, and hopes that the headquarters will agree. This is also the second thing Comrade Li Hao reported." the chief of staff replied.
"He guaranteed that once this deal is completed, the Jinsui Army will definitely bleed heavily, which will greatly ease the logistical pressure on our Eighth Route Army."
The deputy commander thought for a moment and replied: "Does he want to sell heavy artillery shells and medicine?"
"The Jinsui Army collapsed and sank outside Datong City for the second time. It must have consumed a lot of ammunition and caused a lot of casualties."
"They can produce ordinary ammunition by themselves, but not artillery shells, especially heavy artillery shells. Even if you have money, you can't buy them."
"There are also medicines. Since the introduction of penicillin, the recovery rate of wounded soldiers on the battlefield has been greatly improved. After returning to the army, the lightly and seriously wounded casualties from the Great War will become the backbone of the army and low-level officers. The Jinsui Army will definitely find ways to revive them."
Having said this, the deputy commander's face became obviously serious and his brows slowly knitted together.
In order to suppress the Jinsui Army, the Ministry of Military Affairs allocates very few medicines to the World War II Zone every month, and a large part of them is supplied to the Central Army in the World War II Zone. In the end, even fewer drugs fall into the hands of the Jinsui Army.
Therefore, if the Jinsui Army wants to ensure that the wounded recover as quickly as possible, they must spend their own money to buy medicines.
The Eighth Route Army can produce penicillin on its own, and it is an open secret that Yan'an and the garrison have the highest production capacity and the best quality.
Therefore, the Jinsui Army will definitely purchase penicillin in large quantities from the garrison.
However, those wounded were all produced by fighting the Japanese. Using them to earn money from the Jinsui Army was a bit unethical both emotionally and rationally.
Seeing the deputy commander's frown deepening, the chief of staff quickly shook his head and explained: "Boss, you are only half right."
"Li Hao really has the intention to make a huge profit from the Jinsui Army through heavy artillery and shells, and make back all the money he made from letting the Jinsui Army purchase food for us."
"But he doesn't intend to make money on the medicines. As long as the Jinsui Army needs them, he will sell them all at cost price."
"Besides, Li Hao also has a treasure in his hand. What he mainly wants to trade is these treasures!"
The deputy commander first took a deep breath, showed a satisfied smile, and agreed with the garrison regiment's idea of selling medicines to the Jinsui Army at cost price, and then looked closely at the chief of staff and asked.
"What baby."
"Prisoners of the Jinsui Army rescued by the garrison from the Japanese army." the chief of staff replied.
"These Jinsui troops were captured by the Japanese when they were retreating from the battlefield. The garrison pretended to attack Datong and took the initiative to rescue them on their way back to Datong City. There were nearly 6,000 people in total, almost all veterans."
"The garrison regiment secretly mobilized and selected more than a thousand people to join the Eighth Route Army, and there are still 4,500 people left, including 9 officers above the deputy regiment level, 21 officers at the battalion level, 89 officers at the company level, and 298 officers at the platoon level.
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"Comrade Li Hao's idea is to return these people to the Jinsui Army, but the Jinsui Army must give some compensation to the garrison to make up for their casualties and consumption during the rescue operation."
"If the Jinsui Army does not agree, these people will all be treated as prisoners of war. Even if the Jinsui Army has objections, they have nothing to say. After all, they were captured by the Japanese and puppet troops when they were rescued. No one can guarantee whether they will betray and surrender to the Japanese.
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"I think Comrade Li Hao's idea is very good."
"We sent troops to help them rescue so many key personnel and officers. By sending them back, we can replenish the troops and form combat effectiveness. The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army should give us some errand fees due to both sentiment and reason."
The deputy commander was shocked for the third time. He sighed and replied: "Chief of Staff, my thoughts now are exactly the same as yours at the beginning."
"If it weren't for the fact that Datong City is still in the hands of the Japanese, I would also suspect that this guy Li Hao looted Datong City."
"We have weapons, ammunition and prisoners, and we have rescued so many Jinsui troops."
"It seems that the garrison not only suffered no losses in the feigned attack on Datong, but also gained plenty of benefits."
"I agree with Comrade Li Hao's idea. When negotiating with the Shanxi-Sui Army, these people must get the benefits they deserve. It is impossible for our Eighth Route Army to suffer in everything."
"Order: Comrade Li Hao concurrently serves as the deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Eighth Route Army in the World War II Zone, but does not need to take office. He has full authority to deal with these prisoners of the Jinsui Army."
At the headquarters of the garrison regiment, as soon as Li Hao learned that he had been appointed as the deputy director of the Liaison Office, his old acquaintance Yan Youjin came.
The purpose of his trip was two-fold, to purchase medicines and artillery shells.
Li Hao was very clear-minded, so he didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.
"Director Yan, I have heard about the failure of your army's second attack on Datong."
"The troops have been fighting for more than ten days and must have suffered heavy casualties. Our Eighth Route Army has nothing else but some penicillin. If you need it, we will sell it all to you at cost price."
Yan Youjin was worrying about how to speak.
In the Great Tong War, the losses of the Jinsui Army were far greater than expected. The task given by the commander to himself was to buy back as many medicines as possible at the minimum cost so that more wounded people could survive.
And he knew Li Hao's character very well, so he only took advantage and did not suffer any losses.
Before setting off, he was already prepared for the failure of the negotiations. If the deal with Li Hao failed, in order to keep his official title, he would not mind going to the upper echelons of the Eighth Route Army to put pressure on Li Hao.
But if this happens, the good relationship between him and Li Hao will definitely break down.
What Yan Youjin didn't expect was that a problem that he couldn't solve at all costs would be solved by Li Hao with just one sentence when they met.
Looking at Li Hao with big eyes, he thought he heard wrongly.
If sold to Jinsui Army at cost price, Li Hao will definitely bleed heavily and suffer a lot of losses. Is this still the Li Hao he knows?
Seeing the constant changes in Yan Youjin's expression, Li Hao knew what he was thinking and explained directly without talking nonsense.
"Director Yan, you don't have to think too much. The reason why I sell you the medicine at cost price is to save face for the injured soldiers on the front line."
"They were all injured while fighting against Japanese invaders. They are heroes. We in the Eighth Route Army respect heroes and the troops who resisted Japan and fought against Japanese invaders. We cannot just watch them bleed and die."
"As long as the medicines you purchase are used on these wounded people, we will supply them at full cost, as much as you want."
"However, if we find out that some of you are selling these medicines to enrich your own pockets, or sell them to the Japanese, we, the Eighth Route Army, will not sell them even if you buy them at the original price."
Yan Youjin understood, and he quickly replied with admiration: "Don't worry, Commander Li, I will report your words to my superiors verbatim."
"This time I came here with 20,000 yuan to buy all the medicines. The sooner the better."
"We had too many wounded in the Great War. The anti-inflammatory drugs in stock in the war zone can only last for another five days at most, so I must send the drugs back within five days."
Li Hao nodded and signaled to Wang Hong next to him: "Political Commissar, go and make arrangements. Director Yan and I have other things to discuss."
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