Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 333: You are such a loyal boy, this time I will drop the bomb on the Japanese homeland!

Zhao Gang quickly changed the subject back and continued talking about the medicines, directly telling him the secret things involved. This was also the news Zhao Gang had just learned. He really didn't expect that the Japanese would be so bold in order to gain benefits.

"According to Xu Zhongyi, the Japanese resold a large amount of military rations at the market. The Japanese food reserves in Ping'an County have long been sold out. This is a hint that they want to launch an attack on the base. The Black Vine Battalion will also have to postpone its departure time due to food problems."

"For now, our base is relatively safe. Besides, our Boomerang Operation will not necessarily expose our true identity. If the Japanese suspect the wrong person, we can stay out of it for a short period of time. We have to continue trading with the Japanese merchants and cannot close the Zhangjiazhuang market. We have to buy cotton cloth and cotton for the winter from these merchants. We must not close the market for fear of choking."

Zhao Gang's guess might really come true. After all, the base has opened an air route and transports supplies every day. The news must have been known by the Japanese. Hiding the Boomerang operation in it will not attract the attention of the Japanese. As long as they are not caught on the spot by the Japanese, it is really possible to divert the trouble. Lin Zhenhua has the same idea. When the time comes, they can change the paint job and let them fight each other. The base can stay out of it and slowly accumulate strength.

Lin Zhenhua smiled, thinking that the plan had a good chance of success. It was difficult to make a big change in the appearance, but the paint job could be imitated. In addition, the distance was so far, so the chance of success was still quite high. However, this was likely to cause disputes, so it would be best to have some controversy, so that the blame could be passed on with confidence.

"Old Zhao, your idea may really become a reality. We really can't close Zhangjiazhuang in time. Since the Japanese are using this to test us, we have to take action. Increase the price of medicine by 60% immediately, but don't double it first. Let's see how the Japanese respond. We can give up some profits at this time. After all, the food gap for 100,000 people is still quite large. We should store as much food as possible and increase the purchase of cotton cloth and cotton at the same time. We will do this tomorrow. It will be effective in three to five days!"

Everyone felt that Lin Zhenhua's proposal was more reliable, so they would deal with it this way for the time being. The air transport line should continue to maintain the current transport volume and not reduce it for the time being. Otherwise, it would further prove that there was something fishy going on and would attract the attention of the Japanese.

"We can stay open for business but we cannot delay the transportation of ammunition any longer. We need to start shipping the ammunition tonight and deliver our ammunition to the positions in advance. This way, once we start fighting the Japanese, our troops can go straight into battle!" Li Yunlong suggested with a serious face.

Lin Zhenhua wanted to object, but was stopped by Zhao Gang. Li Yunlong's words rang in his ears: "Our defensive position was just built yesterday. The communication network inside is already connected. The only thing missing now is the ammunition reserve. The advance artillery and light and heavy machine guns have been delivered. Half of them have been deployed today, and the deployment will be completed tomorrow!"

"The Japanese are ruthless when they fight. This time they will definitely increase the use of poison gas bombs. The most gas masks we have now can only be used to filter the air, not to protect the whole body. We only have 800 sets of full-body chemical protective suits, which are far from meeting the needs of the front. The arsenal must increase its productivity, even if it means reducing the production of other weapons, but also ensuring the supply of gas masks!"

"Send someone to contact Lao Xu tomorrow to inquire about the Japanese No. 5 ammunition and Dr. Yano. We got the name wrong before. I sent Xu Zhongyi to keep a close eye on him, but there has been no news about him for a long time. This is really too weird!"

"We must find this person as soon as possible. I have a feeling that this person will become a great enemy of our base. We must find him as soon as possible and stop his upcoming conspiracy, otherwise the base will suffer heavy losses!"

Lin Zhenhua then remembered Dr. Yano. He had not paid attention to this person for a long time and had lost any news about him, which proved that his previous speculation was wrong. He felt that this was a good thing, but Li Yunlong's intuition had always been accurate. He thought it was better to wait and see. If the situation was not right, he could just use the plan he had prepared before to deal with it.

"Since no one objects to Lao Li's proposal, I will be in charge of this matter. Finally, let me talk about the personnel who will carry out Operation Boomerang. Next, the college students will tell you about it!"

Zhao Gang took the initiative to take on the task and got back to the point. Lin Zhenhua took over the conversation and said with a smile on his face: "I have already arranged the personnel for the mission. In order to deal with emergencies, all bomber crews are arranged with two pilots and one bombardier, a total of 48 people. Lao Li, if you want to participate in this mission, you can only act as a bombardier!"

When Li Yunlong heard about this good news, he replied with surprise: "College student, you are really loyal. I have always wanted to drop bombs on the heads of the Japanese. This time I can finally realize this wish. After I get on the bomber, I will strictly follow your orders. I spent a month learning how to drop bombs before. Now even if I close my eyes, I can drop bombs. I, Li Yunlong, have fought for so many years and have never failed. College student, you can rest assured to leave the bombing mission to me!"

Zhao Gang interrupted with concern at this time: "College student, didn't you say before that a crew would have four people? Why has it become three now? Will there be any problems?"

Everyone looked at Lin Zhenhua again, and even Li Yunlong showed worry on his face. Lin Zhenhua met everyone's gaze and replied bitterly: "We originally planned to arrange four people, but in order to reduce casualties, we had to change it to three. For this reason, we also made some improvements to the bomb bay to ensure that one person can complete the bombing work."

"Operation Boomerang is too dangerous. Previously, we planned to take off during the day and bomb at night, but I suddenly discovered a problem. It is easy to get lost at night. Once lost, the consequences will be disastrous. We have to change the bombing time to daytime."

In fact, it was mainly because Lin Zhenhua had forgotten one thing before, that is, the time difference. There was a one-day gap in between, which meant that the bombing operation had to be postponed by one day than originally planned, otherwise it would bring unpredictable consequences and even directly change the course of the war.

"In order to ensure that the operation is not leaked, the time of the operation will not be disclosed for the time being. When I notify you, you will carry out Operation Boomerang at that time!"

Lin Zhenhua's final change of words left everyone confused, but fortunately Lin Zhenhua had given everyone a heads-up in advance, and everyone was prepared for this. After confirming that the bomber formation was basically ready, they stopped talking about it. They focused on the resettlement of the disaster victims and then started to work on their own matters.

On the way back, Li Yunlong asked curiously, "College student, did you postpone the bombing time on purpose? You told us before that the bombing would start on the 5th, but it changed to the 7th, and now it's the 8th. You did this to leak the news and confuse the Japanese and make them think it was fake information!"

Lin Zhenhua dared to swear to heaven that he really had no such idea. The reason why he said the fifth day before was not that the bombing would be carried out on this day, but the bomber was scheduled to be produced today. As for the mistake in the bombing time, it was indeed his fault. He forgot the time difference between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, and he just thought of it, so he had to postpone it for another half a day.

But in order to fool Li Yunlong, Lin Zhenhua had to bite the bullet and said with an expression that you guessed it right: "Old Li, you are really a worm in my stomach. You actually knew that I had this plan. The fact is the same as you said. I did all this to keep it secret. If the news is leaked in advance, the Japanese will not be indifferent. Once the Japanese take action, we will just cancel the action!"

Lin Zhenhua didn't want to say more about this matter, so he deliberately changed the subject and said, "Old Li, you should go to the troops more often these two days to see if there are any areas where our weapons need improvement. Some of the important machinery and equipment in the arsenal should also be moved in advance and placed in the cave, where production will be safer."

Li Yunlong patted Lin Zhenhua on the shoulder and praised him with a smile on his face: "After a month of training, our armored forces have already formed preliminary combat effectiveness. Fortunately, you selected a large number of soldiers to drive trucks before, so we didn't encounter any difficulties when selecting tank drivers. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to learn how to drive a tank."

"You kid, hurry back. I still have to check the sentries and the hidden sentries. If I don't check them every day, I'll feel a little empty inside."

The previous incident with Zhu Ziming had a great impact on Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong spent a lot of effort in the arrangement of the light and dark sentries. Even if there were Japanese spies hidden in the regiment headquarters, they could not lead the Yamamoto special forces to sneak into the regiment headquarters without anyone noticing. Li Yunlong was very confident about this.

At the border of Shanxi and Hebei, surrounded by mountains, the 386th Brigade finally escaped from the Japanese's pursuit after a long journey. Xiaoyangzhuang, where they were located, was very remote, and the Japanese had few troops stationed nearby. It was indeed a good place to recuperate. More importantly, it was getting colder day by day. If the troops did not find a place to stay as soon as possible, it would be difficult for them to survive the winter.

"Commander, we have investigated these days and found that there are no Japanese troops stationed within a hundred miles. There is a puppet army camp 130 miles away from us. With our strength, we can easily defeat it. I didn't expect that the Japanese summer sweep would last so long and drive us to the border between the two provinces. If it weren't for the cold weather, I'm afraid they would send a small force to encircle and suppress us!"

"This severe cold weather has saved us, but it has also brought us a lot of trouble. Fortunately, it hasn't snowed yet, but the soldiers are generally wearing thin clothes and have no cotton-padded clothes for winter. We must solve this problem as soon as possible, otherwise non-combat casualties will be very serious." The chief of staff reported with a gloomy face.