Check in from the bright sword

"Okay, okay, I was wrong, can't I apologize to you?" Li Yunlong said repeatedly.

"What's the use of an apology?" Yan Wangcai said with a flattened mouth, "Now that there is no food and no funds, how will our independent group survive the remaining six months?"

Li Yunlong said: "You don't have to worry about this. We have guns and ammunition in our hands, and we are guarding the crossroads of the devils. Are you afraid that there will be no food? Look at it, I will get you hundreds of thousands of catties of grain back later!"

Zhao Gang said: "Lao Li, the issue of food really needs to be taken seriously."

"How to say?" Li Yunlong said in a deep voice, "Old Zhao, have you found out?"

Zhao Gang said: "There is an old saying that the wind rises from the end of the green apple."

Li Yunlong interrupted Zhao Gang impatiently and said: "Old Zhao, don't drop your book bag with me, talk about people."

Zhao Gang rolled his eyes and said, "When there is any movement in the grain market, the grain merchants are often the first group of people to react. Now not only the occupied areas, but even the grain merchants in the base areas are starting to hoard grain. This, there is another rumor that makes people very worried."

Li Yunlong said: "What rumors?"

Zhao Gang said: "I heard people say that there hasn't been a single rain in Henan since the second half of last year, and the drought has become more serious since the beginning of spring this year, and all the crops have died."

"Hasn't it rained since last year?" Li Yunlong asked in surprise, "Is it true?"

"It's probably true." Zhao Gang said, "Lao Li, do you still remember the incident of stealing vegetables a few days ago?"

"Why don't you remember?" Li Yunlong said, "A mother and son who escaped from Henan were so hungry that they stole a few peas from the fellow's house, and they were caught and almost killed."

Zhao Gang said: "I heard from fellow villagers that although there were victims from other places in previous years, there were not as many as this year, and all those who escaped this year were from Henan."

Li Yunlong said: "So Henan is really suffering from severe drought?"

Zhao Gang said: "That's why we have to plan ahead and prepare early."

Yan Wangcai couldn't help but said: "Leader, I also think what the political commissar said is reasonable. This year's weather is very strange. Based on my years of observation experience, this year is likely to be a year of severe drought!"

Li Yunlong pondered for a while, then turned his head and shouted: "Consultant Wang? Staff Officer Wang!"

Now Li Yunlong is almost getting used to it. If there is anything to do, call Zhao Gang and Wang Yan together for a meeting.

Soon, Wang Yan lifted the curtain and walked into the room with his head down. He greeted with a smile, "The political commissar, Old Yan, is here. Head, what do you need from me?"

Li Yunlong hummed, and said to Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, you should talk to Staff Officer Wang first."

Zhao Gang explained their analysis just now, and Wang Yan was shocked when he heard it.

Damn it, how did you forget about this?This year is 1942! 1942 ah!

In 1942, there was a severe drought in Henan, 1200 million people were affected, and 500 million people were forced to flee their homes. Among them, 150 million people starved to death on the way to escape. It can be called an unprecedented humanitarian disaster!

At that moment, Wang Yan said solemnly: "Leader, I fully agree with the political commissar's proposal. We must plan ahead and raise as much food as possible!"

"So our opinions are unified." Li Yunlong said, "Then the question now is, how to raise food?"

Wang Yan said: "There are two ways to raise food. One is to spend money to buy it from the occupied areas, and the other is to rob the devils and puppet soldiers."

Zhao Gang said: "If we can snatch food from the devils and puppet troops, that is of course good, but the problem is that the devils and puppet troops around our Taiyue base area have become very careful after suffering many losses, and the supplies of the gun towers in various strongholds have also changed. The previous delivery once a week was changed to once every two days, and the oil and water will be much less.”

"No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. If you have to grab it, you have to grab it." Li Yunlong said, "The battalions of our independent regiment have been training for a while, and it's time to join the actual combat test. Let each battalion company ambush the troops delivering supplies at each stronghold , The amount of food grabbed each time may not be much, but it adds up to a considerable amount.”

Wang Yan said: "I'm afraid the supplies for the robbing devils and puppet troops are far from enough."

Zhao Gang said: "Consultant Wang, you mean to spend money to buy grain from the enemy-occupied areas?"

"Yes." Wang Yan said, "We directly spend money to buy from the enemy-occupied areas."

Chapter 203

Yan Wangcai said: "But where does the money for buying food come from?"

Zhao Gang also said: "That's right, the occupied areas don't recognize our border area tickets at all, not to mention that even if the occupied areas recognize the border area tickets, we still can't get them out."

Border area tickets are not printed casually.

Wang Yan said, "Border tickets are definitely not acceptable."

Li Yunlong said: "Consultant Wang, you mean to rob traitors of running dogs?"

The so-called running dog ticket refers to the currency issued by the China United Reserve Bank of the pseudo-North China Provisional Government. The official term for this currency is called Union Bank Note or Reserve Ticket.

But most of the people in the five provinces of North China call it running dog tickets.

"Yes." Wang Yan nodded and said, "Just take the dog ticket!"

Li Yunlong said: "Then we have to choose a bigger county."

But Wang Yan shook his head and said, "Commander, how rich is the county?"

"What do you mean?" Li Yunlong said, "Consultant Wang, don't you want to rob Taiyuan?"

Li Yunlong clearly remembered that Wang Yan said that he was going to Taiyuan the day before, so he immediately thought that Wang Yan might rob Taiyuan's United Reserve Bank.

Wang Yan laughed and said: "Head, you are right, if you want to grab Taiyuan, grab Taiyuan, otherwise there will be no profit!"

Li Yunlong frowned and said: "No, it's too dangerous to rob Taiyuan, you kid can't be single-minded and play dumb."

Zhao Gang also echoed: "Yes, the headquarters of the Japanese army in Shanxi is in Taiyuan, so Taiyuan must be heavily guarded. If you want to rob the United Reserve Bank of China under the high alert of the Japanese army, and transport the looted running dog tickets out, then you will have to pay for it." Easier said than done? Accidentally put your Spike team in."

"Old Zhao is right." Li Yunlong said decisively, "We don't do this kind of loss-making business."

But Wang Yan was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "The head of the regiment and the political commissar, don't worry, listen to me."

"Okay, then tell me." Li Yunlong said angrily, "I'd like to see what you can come up with."

Wang Yan said with a smile: "Taiyuan is where the Shanxi Japanese Army Headquarters is located. That's right. Most people must think that as the location of the Shanxi Japanese Army Headquarters, Taiyuan must be heavily guarded."

"Isn't it?" Zhao Gang said, "The 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army is stationed in Taiyuan."

Wang Yan said: "The 9th Brigade was stationed in Taiyuan before, but not necessarily now."

Li Yunlong's heart moved when he heard that, the 9th Brigade may not be in Taiyuan now.

After a pause, Wang Yan continued: "What's more, we just went to Taiyuan to rob the bank, and we were not planning to recover Taiyuan City, so it doesn't make much difference whether the 9th Brigade is in Taiyuan or not, because we will not give the Japanese army A chance to go head-to-head with our Spike squad."

Zhao Gang was also thoughtful.

Robbing a bank is not the same as attacking Taiyuan after all.

If it was just to rob a bank, as long as the speed of action was fast enough, it would be possible to succeed before the Japanese army reacted, and transport the stolen dog tickets out of the city in time.

Wang Yan smiled and said: "What's more, even if it's robbing a bank, there is a difference between outright robbery and outsmart. Our Spike Team doesn't necessarily have to be outright in order to do it. Maybe it can be outsmarted?"