GBP Chapter 299: I encountered two ambushes on the way and suffered heavy losses, even I was not spared!
Chapter 299: I encountered two ambushes on the way and suffered heavy losses, even I was not spared!
After a day and a night, they finally arrived at the base before dark. Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could arrange for everyone to get off the motorcycle, Ding Wei rushed over. Especially after seeing that Li Yunlong was injured, he asked anxiously, "Lao Li, how did you get injured? Xiao Ma, go call the medical team and let them rescue the wounded immediately!"
Ding Wei helped Li Yunlong down from the three-wheeled motorcycle. After seeing several wounds on Li Yunlong, he was also greatly shocked. He immediately helped him aside and asked in shock: "Old Li, what happened? Why are you in such a mess? There are more than a dozen injured people. Did you encounter a large group of Japanese devils?"
Li Yunlong had no time to deal with Ding Wei. Instead, he looked at Zhao Xiuqin and asked with a worried look on his face: "Sister Xiuqin, how do you feel now? If you hadn't blocked the bullet for me, I, Li Yunlong, would have really died on the way! Monk, send Comrade Xiuqin to the hospital immediately. My wound is not serious, but you have to take the bullet out of Comrade Xiuqin's body quickly, otherwise it will directly endanger her life!"
"Old Ding, gather some people and send the wounded to the medical company immediately. We had safely evacuated from Ping'an County and defeated the pursuing Japanese soldiers. But who would have thought that we would encounter a squadron of Japanese soldiers on the way. We had no choice but to take the risk and break through the siege. The loss of the guard platoon was very heavy this time. Fortunately, no one was killed in the misfortune."
"But the Japanese were not pushovers. We suffered heavy losses from the pursuit and escape along the way, and all our ammunition was used up. We finally managed to withstand the fierce attack of the Japanese, otherwise we would have all died along the way."
Ding Wei could already tell from Li Yunlong's words how dangerous this trip would be. He didn't have time to find out what the hidden story was, so he immediately mobilized a company of troops and sent the soldiers of the guard platoon to the independent regiment's field hospital, and called Zhao Gang to inform him.
After Zhao Gang learned that Li Yunlong was injured, he hurriedly put down his work and rushed back from Zhangjiazhuang Market. After Lin Zhenhua received the news, he also rushed to the field hospital from the arsenal.
When the two arrived, Li Yunlong's wound had been re-bandaged by the medical staff. Zhao Xiuqin was sent to the operating room and was undergoing surgery. Li Yunlong was waiting anxiously outside.
After learning about the situation, the four did not say anything, but waited outside the operating room. An hour later, the operation was over and the two bullets in Zhao Xiuqin's body were removed, and she was out of danger. Only then did Li Yunlong breathe a sigh of relief, and he was so tired that he fell asleep.
"College student, please check on Lao Li's condition. Why did he faint?" Zhao Gang urged anxiously.
Lin Zhenhua stepped forward to check on him and replied in a brisk tone, "Old Li is overworked, and this is his body's self-protection mechanism caused by his injury. Just let him get some sleep. There's nothing wrong with his body. He'll be full of energy in a few days!"
"The guard platoon suffered heavy losses this time. Although no one died, half of them were seriously injured, and the rest were also injured. It seems that Lao Li's trip to Ping'an County was very dangerous. The Japanese have already returned to various locations. From now on, we really have to keep a low profile!"
"Lao Zhao, Lao Ding, let's not disturb Lao Li's rest. Let's talk outside if we have anything to say. Li Yunlong is injured now, and I estimate that he will not be able to take charge of the work at hand for a while. We have to take up his burden!"
Ding Wei and Zhao Gang nodded. For safety reasons, the three returned to the regiment headquarters and began to discuss the next action. Li Yunlong's injury this time made Ding Wei and Zhao Gang very worried. Although Li Yunlong was always noisy, he never hesitated when it came to making a decision. More importantly, the base was in ruins, Kong Jie needed to receive the victims, and Li Yunlong was now lying in the hospital. Only the three of them were left to make the decision, which really made the three of them feel a huge pressure.
Sensing the solemn atmosphere, Lin Zhenhua spoke first: "Old Li suffered a great loss in Ping'an County this time. We can't think about revenge now, but we must act immediately to strengthen the defense of our base. Since the end of the summer sweep, the Japanese troops have returned to their original strongholds and strengthened the blockade of supplies to our base."
"Fortunately, we have the Zhangjiazhuang Market to support us, so that our base's external communication channels are not cut off. We must seize this favorable opportunity to stockpile more supplies. Since the release of the two magic medicines yesterday, the reputation of our Zhangjiazhuang Market has spread. Although many people have doubts about these two magic medicines, those who have used them before are flocking to them. The two magic medicines sold at the market have been sold out, and they have really brought us a lot of supplies."
"Even our previous hemostatic pills and strengthening pills have been sought after by merchants because of their good effects. This is indeed a great thing for us, but the transactions in recent days have also made some snobs in the surrounding area jealous. According to the intelligence we just received, even the bandits have set their sights on our Zhangjiazhuang market. The Zhangjiazhuang market has now become a fat piece of meat in the eyes of many snobs, and even our mortal enemy, the devils, are no exception!"
Zhao Gang interrupted at this time and said, "What the college students said is indeed true. There are many merchants who have close ties with the Japanese who have transported a lot of materials that we urgently need and exchanged them for a large number of medicines from us, especially those two miracle drugs. They are flocking to them, and some even directly increase the price on the original basis. It can be seen how effective the two miracle drugs are."
"What really scares me is the profit of those two models. Their price is more than three times that of gold. The current Zhangjiazhuang market has become a thorn in the eyes of many forces. They want to swallow this piece of fat meat. The reason why they are worried at the moment is that our independent regiment has made a name for itself before. It is also because of this that they dare not act against us easily, fearing that they will lose both the wife and the army in the end."
"On the other hand, more and more people are eyeing this piece of fat meat, which makes them more wary of each other and unable to work together. In addition, we sell the medicines at the market, which gives them an opportunity to make a profit. They are also afraid of making things worse. After all, if we all perish together, we may end up paying a huge price and getting nothing. It is better to maintain the current situation. This way, it will be good for you, me, and everyone else, and we can all benefit from it!"
Ding Wei also agreed, "What Political Commissar Zhao said makes a lot of sense. The Zhangjiazhuang market has been noticed by various forces. This is actually a good thing for us. First, we can obtain a large amount of supplies we urgently need through the market. Second, we can take advantage of this time to train our troops and prepare for war!"
"Next, I will personally be in charge of the Zhangjiazhuang market and be responsible for its safety. Deputy Commander Xing will be responsible for training the troops. Political Commissar Zhao will be in charge of the affairs of the base. The construction of fortifications and the arsenal will be in charge of the college students."
Lin Zhenhua and Zhao Gang did not object to Ding Wei's proposal, as it was the best solution at the moment. Compared to Ding Wei and Zhao Gang, Lin Zhenhua had a heavier burden on his shoulders. The day of opening up the air transport line was getting closer and closer, and now there were only three days left. He needed to run back and forth between the two. After all, the fortifications of Xiaoyunling and Xiaobaozhuang positions had not been built yet, and he still needed to make some decisions on the tunnel fortifications.
"Old Zhao, in three days I will personally lead the team to open up the air transport line. In the next two days I will draw the blueprints of the tunnel fortifications, and then you can build them according to my blueprints. According to the agreement between Old Li and Chen Minggeng, the transport line should have been opened ten days in advance. Now we are five days behind schedule. This matter can't be delayed any longer. Besides, Zhangjiazhuang Market looks prosperous on the surface, but in fact it has become a raging fire. We must open up this air transport line. Only in this way can we get rid of our dependence on Zhangjiazhuang Market!"
"The finances of our base have not improved in recent days. Although we have exchanged a large amount of materials, there are still many materials that need money to buy. This time I plan to bring some sulfa drugs to see if I can use them to pay for the rubber."
Zhao Gang also said worriedly: "College student, you have considered this very carefully. Old Li has only spent 20,000 of the millions of dollars he seized last time. Not all merchants need medicines, and the amount we release every day is limited, which cannot meet the needs of all merchants. Guns and ammunition are not as popular as we thought. I have spent a lot of money on purchasing supplies these days. If I continue to spend like this, I will inevitably suffer a huge deficit!"
"More importantly, we have used up the payment for rubber before, and now we can only solve this problem by bartering. I did not consider it properly before, but those merchants brought us the things we urgently need. Copper, tungsten ore and rubber are the three raw materials we are in urgent need of. Many merchants only accept cash transactions, and I can't do anything about it!"
Lin Zhenhua understood Zhao Gang's difficulties. Only those who don't manage a household know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are, not to mention that managing a household of hundreds of thousands of people is even more difficult. Just purchasing cotton and cotton cloth would cost nearly 50 oceans. If other miscellaneous items were added in, 100 million oceans really couldn't buy much.
"Old Zhao, I know your difficulties. It is because you purchased a large amount of cotton and solved the problem of our explosives production that we can fully produce bullets and shells! Now we have produced 500 rifle bullets, machine gun bullets, and more than various types of shells. As the workers become more skilled, the output is still increasing!"
"The more cotton we have, the better. We can't do without it when producing explosives. The new explosives are much more powerful than our previous black powder. Let me give you an example. The grenades we produced before were far inferior to the original ones. Now they are 90% as powerful as the original ones. As our production process becomes more sophisticated and the purity of explosives increases, the grenades we produce will be exactly the same as the original ones!"