NCCnovel Chapter 156: Lao Zhao, when did you become so arrogant? Did I hear you right?
Chapter 156: Lao Zhao, when did you become so arrogant? Did I hear you right?
Compared to Lin Zhenhua who is busy every day, Yamamoto Ikki and Hirata Kojiro are very free. A large battalion of troops had just been stationed in the Xiaozhangzhuang stronghold the day before yesterday. Their safety has been guaranteed and the previous worries have been dispelled.
"Mr. Yamamoto, I may have to break my promise this time. Mr. Yoshino has been escorted to the North China Front Army Headquarters. All the responsibility for this defeat will be borne by him. The two of us have escaped. But my uncle also warned me that he will only give me one more chance. If I fail to make any achievements, he will no longer care about my life or death from now on!" Hirata Kojiro said with a melancholy look on his face.
Yamamoto Ikki seemed not to notice his melancholy expression, and said jokingly: "Hirata, you don't have to joke in front of me. The fake Lin Zhenhua you arranged before has already infiltrated the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and has entered their arsenal. We have now learned the exact location of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. I originally planned to take action directly, but considering your long-term plan, I decided to postpone the action. Are you satisfied with this result?"
Hirata Kojiro got the upper hand and said: "Mr. Yamamoto, I have no choice. It is very difficult to convince a proud guy like you. You have always wanted to destroy the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to prove your special operations. Now such a good opportunity is in front of you. I don't believe you won't be tempted!"
"I'm afraid that you will act on your own and ruin my plan of playing the long game. In fact, our fake Lin Zhenhua may not have the true trust of the Eighth Route Army. Some things really can't be rushed. We can take our time!"
"Compared to the arsenal of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, the arsenal of the Independent Regiment poses the greatest threat to us. After my careful research on Lin Zhenhua, I found that he is a complete military genius. He is really good at military industry. The rocket used by the Independent Regiment before is very similar to the jet bomb that the Empire is developing. It's just that the bastards in the Empire haven't produced a finished product yet, and Lin Zhenhua has already used the rocket in actual combat. This is what really makes me angry!"
Yamamoto Ikki felt that Hirata Kojiro was making a fuss out of nothing. In his opinion, one or two weapons could not determine the outcome of a war. In addition to the factors of weapons and equipment, the key still depended on people. He had deep concerns on this point.
"Hirata-kun, you told me before that the Empire was about to move south. At first, I didn't agree with your judgment. After all, I have been on the Chinese battlefield for a short time, and I had not encountered any setbacks before I met Lin Zhenhua. I am very optimistic like the people in the headquarters, and I think that the Empire's war against China can be completely resolved in one or two years at most."
"But now I have a different opinion. The Empire has been dragged into the quagmire of the Sino-Chinese War. If it doesn't find a way to get out of it, the Empire may very likely sink!"
"The Third Reich has occupied the whole of Europe, while we are still struggling in the Chinese battlefield. If we continue like this, we will lose the ability to compete in the world. Especially the time when I was trained in the Third Reich, it had a great impact on me. The Third Reich has already been equipped with the rockets you mentioned, but they are just not equipped with them in large quantities. We can completely suggest that the headquarters think of ways to buy some samples from our allies and bring them back for imitation. This is not difficult for us!"
Hirata Kojiro nodded in agreement and said, "Mr. Yamamoto's suggestion is very pertinent. I will tell my uncle about this and ask him to report it to the headquarters. In less than half a year, we will be equipped with more advanced rockets!"
Lin Zhenhua didn't know that the expert Lin hired by Hirata Kojiro was doing very well in the headquarters arsenal. This guy had real talents and skills, and he actually solved some problems for the arsenal, which won the recognition of Zhang Wanhe.
When the boss got the news, he was also very shocked. He thought that this expert Lin was a weakling, but he didn't expect that he really had real skills. It turned out that his previous guess was wrong. This made the boss and others feel a little suspicious.
I have to say that Kojiro Hirata's move was really brilliant. He stopped Yamamoto Ikki from attacking the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army with this in mind. Unexpectedly, Kojiro Hirata succeeded by accident, which had a huge impact on the subsequent development of the independent regiment's arsenal.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang have been very busy these days. After their investigations, they actually found more than a dozen suspicious people. Now they can be confirmed that four people have indeed betrayed the Independent Regiment and become the Japanese's insiders.
Li Yunlong suppressed his anger and said to Zhao Gang, "Old Zhao, we have checked out more than ten people here. College students are so smart, they must be secretly investigating this matter. I felt something was wrong when the Zero fighter was leaked last time, but I was busy solving the food crisis at that time, so I put this matter aside for the time being!"
"Now that I think about it, these people were definitely involved in that incident. I never thought that in just a few months, that bastard Zhu Ziming would plant so many spies in the independent regiment, and we didn't even notice it. It's all my fault for not being alert enough. This time it was indeed my fault, and I don't deserve to be blamed!"
Zhao Gang consoled him, "Old Li, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on you. I am also responsible. We can only say that we trusted the wrong person. This lesson is very profound. We must learn from it and never make such a mistake again!"
"Old Li, the equipment for a division that the college student mentioned will be delivered to the base in half a month. We must clear out all the Japanese spies and secret agents inside the independent regiment before the equipment arrives to ensure the safety of weapons, equipment and machine tools. This is the top priority for our independent regiment right now. Other things must give way to this matter!"
"My opinion is to arrest all the suspects. It's better to arrest the wrong ones than to let them go. There is no room for luck in this matter. No matter what kind of insults I get, I, Zhao Gang, am willing to bear them. The worst that can happen is beheading. This time, I, Zhao Gang, will risk it all. The worst that can happen is that the brigade commander will chop off my head!"
Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang in disbelief and replied in shock: "Old Zhao, when did you become so brave? I can't believe that you can say this. It seems that you, Old Zhao, have been pushed to the limit this time, otherwise you wouldn't be so cruel. It's really like a long time since we last met!"
Zhao Gang laughed and scolded angrily: "That's what it means to be a man who has been away for three days. Don't use idioms carelessly if you don't know how to use them. It will only make people laugh at you!"
"Old Li, I have changed a lot these days. Our independent regiment has had a hard time. Even though I like to scold you on weekdays, I actually admire you from the bottom of my heart. Under your leadership, Li Yunlong, the independent regiment is as powerful as any main regiment of the Eighth Route Army. It only took you a few months to achieve this. Just for this, I, Zhao Gang, have to say I admire you!"
"This time, the college students got us a division's worth of equipment. It's unique not only in our brigade, but also in the entire Eighth Route Army. When the team was expanding before, I was still worried about weapons and ammunition. Now I'm only worried that we won't recruit enough people and won't be able to distribute weapons and ammunition."
"According to what the college students said, that's weapons and equipment for 20,000 people. Our independent regiment has really made a fortune this time. Until now, I have always felt that this matter is almost like a dream, but who would have thought it was actually true? As long as we can get this batch of weapons and ammunition, it's worth it even if I, Zhao Gang, ammunition have to be shot!"
Li Yunlong laughed and teased: "Old Zhao, I found that you are now a money-grubber like me!"
Zhao Gang didn't have time to chat with Li Yunlong any more. He said seriously, "Old Li, we must organize the transport team in advance and select the storage point for weapons and ammunition. Now there is only half a month left. We must prepare quickly. We can't wait for the equipment to arrive but can't find a place to store it. That would be a waste of time!"
Li Yunlong put away his playful smile, pointed to several locations on the map and said, "Old Zhao, I have already selected the locations. I plan to arrange people to clean up these places in a few days."
"I have already issued an order to Deputy Commander Xing, notifying all troops to begin returning to their posts. Let's first clear out the traitors and spies within the independent regiment. Only in this way can we ensure that the news does not leak out!"
"According to the news Zhang Dabiao just sent back, Yamamoto's special forces have not left Xiaozhangzhuang. The Japanese sent a battalion of troops to Xiaozhangzhuang two days ago. This is specifically used to keep an eye on our independent regiment, so we must be careful."
"The Japanese can call for fighter planes to support us at any time. Once the Japanese get wind of our machine tools and weapons and equipment and send fighter planes to bomb them, we really don't have any good solutions. I plan to have a good talk with the college students to see if we can ship the equipment back in batches, preferably at night, so that it will be more confidential and safer!"
Zhao Gang looked at several locations on the map, thought about the terrain of these places in his mind, patted the table and said, "Old Li, you chose these places very well. Let's do it according to your suggestion. I have no objection!"
"For some unknown reason, the radio station of our independent regiment has been broken again in the past two days. We have no way to contact the brigade headquarters. I always feel that there is something fishy going on. I think it is necessary to conduct an investigation on the two telegraph operators. Lao Li, what do you think?"
Li Yunlong poked his teeth and said, "Old Zhao, it's better to be cautious about this matter. The two telegraph operators were sent from the headquarters, so there shouldn't be any problems. I think you are overthinking it. Just like what you said, you can see enemies everywhere. You should investigate this matter privately and wait until you find out the problems. We can't doubt our comrades based on speculation alone, otherwise everyone will be in danger!"
"Okay, Lao Li, I insist on my opinion. Let's investigate it secretly first!" Zhao Gang compromised.