binnovel Chapter 1000 You're going to die, you good-for-nothing!
Chapter 1000 You're going to die, you good-for-nothing!
There is a shortage of supplies.
Those four words sent shivers down Kiyoshi Kazuki's spine.
The troops are not afraid of low morale, but they are afraid of insufficient supplies.
If supplies run out, the entire unit could face serious problems.
“Let them procure supplies locally,” said Kiyoshi Kazuki.
Hei Mu shook his head; "The people around Xiao Liuzhuang had already hidden away all the food they could find and evacuated before they arrived. There's nothing to eat around them."
After taking a deep breath, Kiyoshi Katsuki said, "Have a transport plane deliver a batch of supplies to them. Also, tell them to postpone the attack and build defensive fortifications nearby."
They're not attacking anymore?
After Zhou Weiguo, who was at the Fourth Regiment headquarters, sensed that something was wrong, he asked Du Xiaoyue, who was on the phone, "Ask the observation post what the situation is with the Japanese army."
More than two hours have passed. If we calculate based on yesterday's time, they should have launched an attack long ago. But today, they are so quiet. This is obviously not right.
Zhou Weiguo originally planned to go directly to the front line, but the Fourth Regiment stopped him. He was no longer the regimental commander he used to be, capable of charging into battle against the Japanese with a large machete. Now he was the commander of an independent brigade, and the entire brigade, with nearly 10,000 soldiers, needed his coordination, command, and deployment. He couldn't afford to get into trouble.
Du Xiaoyue dialed the number in front and, after clarifying the situation, said, "Brigade Commander, the forward observation post reports that the Japanese are constructing defensive fortifications."
Ok……
Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiguo grabbed his binoculars and was about to leave when Zhao Qing, the commander of the Fourth Regiment, grabbed him and asked, "Brigade Commander, where are you going?"
"The front line," Zhou Weiguo said after struggling to break free. "I'll go check it out. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
"Shoutian, follow the brigade commander. If anything happens to him, I'll take your life. Guards, follow him." Zhao Qing couldn't leave; he had three battalions to command.
Zhao Shoutian, without Zhao Qing's prompting, had already led his men to follow. Seeing this, Du Xiaoyue quickly put on her helmet, and Wang Yun, who had come along to take photos, also went out.
Upon entering the forward observation post, Zhou Weiguo went to the lookout point and looked ahead.
Good heavens, dust is flying everywhere ahead, and the Japanese are clearly building defensive positions. Behind the interlocking machine gun positions are mortar positions, and further back is the second line of defense.
In addition, his defense was also a triangular defense, a deployment method frequently used in the military.
Attacking the left or right will allow reinforcements to reach the center; attacking the center will also allow reinforcements to reach the left and right. This is only possible if all three sides attack simultaneously, but such an approach would consume a lot of manpower, so it is generally not the preferred method for an attack.
"It seems that the North China Area Army Command has made its choice."
Wang Yun, who was taking pictures nearby, turned his head and asked, "Brigadier, what are you saying?"
“Oh, you weren’t here the other day and don’t know the situation. Well, the Setani Detachment didn’t dare to confront me head-on, so they took another route. I suggested that the theater command force the North China Area Army to make a choice: which one to save first.”
Wang Yun hung the camera on her body. It was a good camera that Zhou Weiguo had brought her from Berlin. It was light and easy to carry in her crossbody military backpack.
"Commander, they're building fortifications. Doesn't that mean they're going to rescue the Setani Detachment first, and then..."
"More or less." Zhou Weiguo took out a cigarette, lit it, and prepared to observe the situation again. Before he had even looked for a minute, the observation post's phone rang. The soldier in charge answered the phone and came to Zhou Weiguo. "Brigade Commander, your wife called. There's an emergency. She wants you to return to the brigade headquarters immediately."
Zhou Weiguo hummed in agreement; "Understood. Keep a close eye on the situation here and report back immediately if anything happens."
Upon returning to the brigade headquarters and stepping into the room, Zhou Weiguo saw several people discussing something.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Weiguo asked as he sat down in his seat after handing the helmet to Zhang Guifang.
Xiao Ya handed a telegram to Zhou Weiguo; "Mingzi has deciphered the Japanese military communications. The 14th Division sent a telegram to the North China Area Army, saying that they are short of supplies."
Shortage of supplies?
Zhou Weiguo was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Do you think this could be a conspiracy?"
Logically speaking, they shouldn't have been short of supplies. The 14th Division's supplies followed them, and later, when they occupied a place, they looted the area and obtained a considerable amount of supplies.
“We just discussed it. Although the 14th Division has occupied some areas, the population is sparse. In addition, the Fifth War Zone ordered the civilians to evacuate and hide supplies before this, so they don't have much. Moreover, the Setani Detachment also took some of their supplies with them after their withdrawal…”
After saying this, Xiao Ya pointed to Asaka Shurei next to her and said, "You can talk about the next part."
After putting down the candy in her hand, Asaka Shurei said, "I estimate that they should have enough to eat, but they should be short of ammunition."
ammunition?
"They've been fighting for so long and haven't received any supplies. It would be strange if they weren't short of ammunition," Takeshita Shun chuckled.
The Japanese army used the Type 38 rifle, while their side used the Type 24 rifle. The ammunition was completely incompatible. Among the weapons they captured, only the Czech light machine gun and the Maxim heavy machine gun were usable.
But the mountain city army has always followed the principle of "I can't use it, and I will never let you use it."
If you can't take it, I'll blow it up rather than let the Japanese army use it.
"Ammunition is running low," Zhou Weiguo said after lighting a cigarette. "Where do you think they'll get it from?"
"Is that even a question?" Shen Xin waved her hand, indicating that they were naturally going to get supplies from the air.
There were Japanese troops to the south, but they couldn't get through. The rest of the area was surrounded. If his mother wanted to get supplies, the only option was to use transport planes to deliver supplies to them.
"So, we need to get the Air Force to..."
"Are you trying to kill me, you spendthrift? What are you thinking? Huh? How can you be so generous?" Ono Zhentian's voice rang out from outside. Zhou Weiguo frowned and asked, "Why is this son of a bitch here?"
Didn't he take Chen Ning out to sell bullet casings yesterday?
"What do you mean? What do you mean by this? What do you mean by asking me why I'm here? From what I'm saying, you're not welcoming me." Ono walked in with a pack of cigarettes. Xiao Ya was out of women's cigarettes and was smoking military cigarettes, which weren't suitable. So after selling his goods, he made a special trip to the county town to find this pack.
Handing a cigarette to Xiao Ya, Ono put his hands on his hips and said, "So many supplies were destroyed by the Air Force, are you sure your conscience doesn't hurt?"