bookcurios Chapter 599: Endure
Chapter 599: Endure
The Lianyungang seaport and railway station were bombed into ruins, but the Japanese army did not take any retaliatory action. Instead, they hired workers to begin reconstruction the next day.
The trains on the Longhai East Line were still running day and night. The Baitabu Railway between Donghai and Lianyungang was bombed and it would take some time to repair it. The Japanese army simply opened up a mine on the west side of Baitabu, and unloaded cartloads of ore and refined iron, which soon piled up into a small hill.
On March 3, ten ace pilots were dispatched again, this time they set out from Mengshan. They took off in the afterglow of the setting sun and flew over Daxu South Station west of Pizhou to launch a bombing. More than 25 bombs were dropped almost on the same area. When the planes flew away, a large pit more than ten meters deep and fifty meters in diameter appeared on the railway line of Daxu South Station.
The Longhai East Line was completely cut off. The transportation department suggested that the ore be transported to Xuzhou for temporary storage, but was scolded by the headquarters. If the railway line west of Xuzhou was bombed again, would it have to be temporarily stored in Shangqiu?
The Japanese army endured it again. If the goods could not be transported to Lianyungang, then they would transport them north and south via the Jinpu Line and load them onto ships in Nanjing and Qinhuangdao. No matter how good you are at using a cold gun, if you have the guts, you can fly the plane to Qinhuangdao or Nanjing.
On March 3, Shen Honglie of the New Fourth Division sent a telegram saying that there were many bombers at Liuting Airport and there were some aerial bombs. The flight trainees were able to carry out the mission. If the bombing missions became frequent in the future, it would not take long, so he asked Chen Feng to find a solution.
Chen Feng sent a telegram to Cangkou Airport to inquire about the number of bombs. Chen Rongwei replied that there were enough for the time being, but if there were more missions, they would be used up in one or two months at most.
Although they had agreed not to import weapons, they had to make an exception. Chen Feng sent a telegram to Qiao Piro, ordering a batch of various types of aerial bombs. In order to save some money, he sold the walkie-talkie he had developed. The United States had developed this thing soon after, so he just made use of the waste.
After reading Chen Feng's telegram, Joe Peter was quite surprised. How could he develop such advanced things? However, after considering penicillin and rocket launchers, he felt that there was no need to make a fuss.
"Captain, Peter Joe called back and said that a ship will arrive at Shijiu tomorrow night to pick up the goods. The 3,000 bombs are expected to arrive in 20 days. The value of the walkie-talkies will be determined before the shipment and used as a discount on the value of the bombs."
Chen Feng also wanted to sell the newly researched radar, but he was worried that they would use it in a certain military base. In that case, the Japanese might not have the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, which would not be worth the loss.
I don't know when the Japanese will launch a surprise attack. It's better not to attack before the bombs arrive, otherwise the bombs I ordered will be wasted. Chen Feng suddenly thought that the Soviet Union and Germany seemed to be going to war, either in May or June. I hope that the Soviet-German war can give the Japanese some confidence! If I act earlier, I can let go.
After the Qingming Festival, tender buds sprouted on the twigs of some trees on Mount Mengshan. Grass seemed to be emerging in the sunny places, and a hint of green could be vaguely seen. A few unknown yellow flowers bloomed on the cliffs. Unconsciously, there were more clear bird calls that had not been heard for a whole winter.
At the foot of Mount Meng, two thousand new recruits are training desperately. They have no target in mind for the long-distance raid. They cannot take the Jinpu Line and the Longhai East Line. The only city that can be approached and has troops stationed there is Jinan City. Ever since it was swept by the Yimeng guerrillas, the defense of Jinan City has improved a lot. For the veterans, those are all heads and spoils of war, but for the new recruits, it is a bit difficult.
Chen Feng had no other good solution. For a long-distance raid, there was somewhere to run and no enemy soldiers to attack. Apart from training, the team could only stay at the foot of Mount Meng and train desperately.
"The captain is here."
"Don't move, the captain is watching this side."
"Report to the captain, the independent regiment's new recruits are in training, please give them a lecture."
Chen Feng waved to the instructor.
"You guys continue, Guoqing and I are going out for a walk."
The instructor turned to look at the recruits.
"Raise your gun and aim for half an hour, under the supervision of company commanders and platoon leaders, start."
Several rows of recruits raised their Type 38 rifles, and the instructor turned to Chen Feng and asked.
"Captain, there is no way to actually fight, and the progress is too slow"!
"I don't have any other choice. How do other regiments train?"
"The new recruits of the Tiger Regiment were led by veterans to Jinan City to steal things from sentries. The first regiment went west from the Jinpu Line to fight guerrilla warfare at Ludou Temple. The new recruits of the Guard Regiment went to Weishan Lake to practice their swimming skills. The second and third regiments went to the Japanese trenches on the eastern line of Longhai to shoot from behind."
The instructor suddenly realized something.
"Captain, the cold shooting I'm talking about is not you, it's a sneaky sniper, just shoot and run away."
Chen Guoqing was laughing on the side, and Chen Feng also smiled silently:
"Okay, stop talking. Think of a solution yourself. If you can't think of one, ask your leader. I still have to go to visit you."
There were some fine horses tied at the foot of the mountain. Chen Feng and Chen Guoqing rode one each and galloped towards Li Zhonghua's house carrying gifts.
Li Zhonghua has already registered and gone to Li Ergou, saying that he has obtained the consent of his family. He doesn't know how the two elderly people are doing, and they refused to move to the Dawa family village even when asked to do so.
There was a dog barking through the wooden door. There was a small black dog in Li Zhonghua's yard. It barked wildly at Chen Feng and the other man who were riding on horses. The dog was small but very powerful.
"Ping An, what are you biting?"
Li Zhonghua's father opened the door and first scolded the little black dog, then saw Chen Feng and the other person.
"Captain Lengqiang, why are you here, my China~"?
"Uncle, Zhonghua is fine. He is doing very well over there and has been promoted to battalion commander. He is guarding an entire battalion alone in a city. He has the final say there."
Uncle Li was shocked just now. The captain came in person and he thought something happened to the child.
"By the way, uncle, how do you know I was a cold shooter? Last time when we were hunting, I was talking about military industry"!
Uncle Li smiled naively:
"I didn't notice it, but Zhonghua's mother saw it. Even if she told me, I still wouldn't believe it. Zhonghua came back once before he left last time, and we told him about it. He said it must be Captain Lengqiang. Zhonghua told us not to spread the word. Captain Lengqiang, his mother and I didn't say a word to anyone else."
After entering the kitchen, Chen Feng and Chen Guoqing put down the gifts and knew what the farmers needed. Chen Guoqing carried four bottles of Lanling wine and ten pounds of beef, while Chen Feng carried half a rack of spare ribs and half a bag of canned beef.
"Captain Leng Qiang, just come and sit here. Why waste this money?"
"The two of us are here to have some food and drinks, we can't come here empty-handed! By the way, where's my aunt?"
"In the cellar at the back, there's a fire in the cellar, and pepper and vegetable seedlings are grown in it. Once the weather gets warmer, we'll move them into the fields and plant them. The green peppers you harvest in June are very valuable."
Chen Feng suddenly remembered the green peppers that were out of season last year. It turned out that this was how they were made. The aunt was really good at making money!
"At that time, I had to remind my aunt that it was somewhat dangerous to light a fire in the cellar. It would be troublesome if there was a lack of oxygen."