Bright Sword: I have a system for exchanging points for killing enemies

Chapter 338 Return to the Vanguard

Ji's Castle.

Qin Yangming ignored the fact that his war horses were running sick and one of them died.

Qin Yangming finally brought his men to Jijiabao.

During the time when Qin Yangming rushed to Jijiabao, Zhangye also led his men to successfully capture the Jijiabao fortress and used it as a place for the vanguard group to rest.

As soon as Qin Yangming arrived at the vanguard group, the momentum of the entire vanguard group changed instantly.

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"Political Commissar, Political Commissar, the commander is back!"

In the central courtyard of Jijiabao, a soldier quickly rushed into the courtyard and told Zhangye the news that Qin Yangming had returned to the vanguard group.

Zhangye, who was arranging rest for the troops, heard the guard say that Qin Yangming had returned to the army, and quickly turned around and ran outside.

"Captain, you are back, what are you going to do next?
Guards, go and notify the kitchen team and ask them to prepare food!"

After meeting Qin Yangming, Zhangye asked Qin Yangming about his next job and arranged for the guards to notify the kitchen team to prepare food for Qin Yangming.

"Well, I'm back first. I'll take over the next things. It's not convenient for me to go to Ping'an County, so I'll leave it to Duan Peng.

Lao Zhang, has there been any developments in the army during the time I was away?
Is there anyone who is disobeying orders or something?"

Qin Yangming took a step into the yard in the middle of the fort, which Zhangye thought was the regiment headquarters, and asked Zhangye.

The others in the vanguard regiment who had rushed to the regiment headquarters after hearing the news of Qin Yangming's return broke out in cold sweats when they heard Qin Yangming asking if there were any battalion commanders in the Zhangye troops who disobeyed orders.

Seeing the looks from the battalion commanders nearby, Zhangye smiled and spoke to Qin Yangming.

"No problem. The troops have been very stable during this period, and no one disobeys orders."

Listening to Zhangye's words, Qin Yangming turned around and glanced at Luo Chengwen and others, then nodded.

"Okay, that's good. If anyone dares to pretend to obey but actually disobey in the Vanguard Group, don't blame me, Qin Yangming, for being ruthless.

Okay, notify all battalion and company leaders to come to the regiment headquarters for a meeting immediately.

Let the kitchen staff of each battalion and company start cooking.

How much supplies were seized from Jijiabao? How much food was there?
How much food does the army have left?"

After Qin Yangming entered the combat command room where a map was hung, several soldiers who were making a simple sand table with sand quickly stood up and saluted.

"Captain."

"Well, go ahead and make a model of Ping'an County for me as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Qin Yangming walked to one side, pulled out a royal chair and sat down directly on it.

"Find a place to sit and pull the stools over. Lao Zhang will report the basic situation of the troops."

After Qin Yangming asked the people who came over to sit down first, he threw out a cigarette and began to ask about the basic situation of the Zhangye troops.

After being separated from the troops for a few days, with changes in plans and the capture of Jijiabao, Qin Yangming needed to know the current supply reserves of the troops as soon as possible.

"Goudan, go to the kitchen and ask them to make me some sugar water. Damn Cunkou Sanlang, that guy wasn't bragging, he almost made me drunk, I drank all night and still have some in my stomach."

Before Zhangye opened his mouth to answer Qin Yangming's question, Qin Yangming spoke again to Goudan beside him, asking him to go to the kitchen to get him some sugar water.

Last night, in order to extract information from Murakuchi Saburo, he forced himself to drink with Murakuchi Saburo all night.

It was not until later that Murakuchi Saburo told him that there was a special substance in Murakuchi Saburo's body that could quickly break down alcohol.

So even if Saburo Murakuchi drank too much, the alcohol would not have any effect on him.

But Qin Yangming is different. The reason why Qin Yangming can drink so much alcohol is entirely because of his excellent physical fitness and he can hold on with his strong body.

Qin Yangming can still hold on now, but that doesn’t mean that alcohol has no effect on him.

He didn't have much time to rest next, so he had to replenish some energy to speed up the decomposition of alcohol and eliminate the effects of alcohol on himself as soon as possible.

Drinks such as sugar water can effectively help alleviate some of the sequelae of excessive alcohol intake.

After listening to Qin Yangming's words, Zhangye finally understood why Qin Yangming reeked of alcohol.

At first he thought that some wine had spilled on Qin Yangming, but now after hearing what Qin Yangming said, it turned out that he had been drinking all night.

"Captain, if we only count the food that our Vanguard Regiment carries, then all the food added up is only enough for all the soldiers in our Vanguard Regiment to eat for one day.

A lot of grain was seized from Jijiabao, but most of it was beans, unhulled wheat and millet.

If all these are taken into account, based on the appetite of our vanguard soldiers, it would only be enough for two days.

However, as for food, once the Independent Regiment captures the Zhangzhuang stronghold, Fu'an County will be able to immediately organize a mule and horse team to transport the food up.

This time, our vanguard regiment only brought the mule and horse teams from each company, and they brought small livestock such as donkeys.

The big mules and horses are still in Fu'an County.

By then more food will be able to be transported over there.

"Captain, are we going to have to fight a protracted war this time? Can't we just fight it quickly and decisively?"

This was the first time I saw Qin Yangming asking about food issues before a battle.

Zhangye couldn't help but feel a little worried.

The Vanguard's previous fighting style was basically fast, accurate and ruthless.

Few battles lasted more than a few days.

The battle usually ends in two or three days.

The longest battle was the Battle of Cangyun Ridge. Apart from that, the vanguard regiment would end the battle within a day or two.

Even battles that lasted two days were rare.

Basically the battle is over within a day.

In such a short-term battle, the vanguard group naturally does not need to worry about insufficient food.

As long as the battle ends quickly, we can seize the enemy's supplies in time to provide ourselves with supplies.

This time, Qin Yangming took the initiative to ask about the food issue, which was obviously a bit abnormal.

Considering the protracted war, Zhangye couldn't help but feel worried.

A protracted war, or more formally called a protracted war.

To put it another way: a flesh and blood grinding wheel!
To fight a protracted war means to exchange the lives of the soldiers for time.

Because Zhangye didn't know what Qin Yangming's latest plan was, it was difficult to make any inferences.

Therefore, they could only assist Qin Yangming in making logistical preparations according to Qin Yangming's requirements.

Even if it is a protracted war, Zhangye must do a good job in logistics to ensure that materials can be supplied in time. Listening to Zhangye's words and seeing the worry in Zhangye's eyes.

Qin Yangming quickly guessed what Zhangye was worried about.

"That's not true.

However, the troops will need to operate at a high intensity next, and may even have to march by force.

It's not just us who need a forced march, the independent regiment may also need it.

How many of those donkeys have been killed? How many are still alive?
From now on, feed the mules, horses, donkeys and other animals with concentrated feed, soybean feed, oil and white flour.

Have you seized any livestock, such as cattle and sheep? If you have, immediately arrange for people to slaughter them all.

Then dry and roast the meat for me, and ask all the soldiers to exchange their food for dried meat, and bring less fried noodles and more meat.

The order was passed down, asking all soldiers to check their weapons and equipment, and for the platoon leaders to keep an eye on them.

If any unit fails to perform well on the way, I will not trouble the soldiers but the team leader.

In addition to these, soldiers who need rest should take the time to rest.

Do the troops have their heads shaved?"

Listening to Qin Yangming's continuous orders, Luo Chengwen next to him automatically acted as the chief of staff. He took out a notebook and began to record Qin Yangming's orders so that he could pass them on later.

Seeing Qin Yangming stop talking and look at him, Zhangye immediately realized that Qin Yangming's last question required him to give an answer.

After understanding this, Zhangye immediately replied to Qin Yangming.

"All soldiers in the army have had their heads shaved. When we were in the mountainous area, we arranged for people to shave everyone's heads, and the corresponding medicines have also been distributed."

After listening to Zhangye's answer, Qin Yangming nodded, took the sugar water that Goudan got for him and drank it all, then chewed the unmelted sugar cubes, took off his hat and said to Goudan.

"Go get a clipper and trim my hair."

"Ah? Captain, you want to shave your head too?"

Seeing Qin Yangming asking Goudan to find a razor to shave his head, Zhangye and Luo Chengwen immediately looked at Qin Yangming.

Qin Yangming is the regiment commander, so logically he doesn't need to fight on the front line himself.

Especially given the current situation of the Vanguard Regiment, Qin Yangming has very few opportunities to personally go to the battlefield to fight.

The soldiers were arranged to have their heads shaved so that when they got injured in the head, the medical staff could quickly find the wound and bandage it.

But these are situations that only occur to frontline fighters.

And now Qin Yangming is preparing to shave his head. It is obvious that Qin Yangming also intends to go to the front line, or it can be said that Qin Yangming thinks that he may get injured this time and makes preparations in advance.

You know, even when Qin Yangming completely wiped out the Japanese 4th Brigade last time, he didn't take it so seriously.

This time, Qin Yangming thought he might be injured, especially in such an important part as the head.

From this we can see how dangerous the battle the vanguard group will face this time will be.

Compared with Zhangye’s inquiries and concerns, the concerns are different.

A hint of excitement appeared on Luo Chengwen's face.

"Captain, the task of the main attack this time is given to our First Battalion. I promise to fight beautifully and chop off all the Japanese heads!"

Zhangye was the political chief and the political commissar. As the political commissar, all matters concerning the soldiers of the entire vanguard regiment were handled by Zhangye, including the list of sacrificed soldiers, the ashes of sacrificed soldiers, and the settlement of wounded and disabled soldiers.

and comforting the families of martyrs.

Many times, Zhangye led people to handle the matter.

So it is normal for Zhangye to be a little worried about the upcoming brutal battle.

The position of political commissar, especially for a political commissar who is a pure political worker like Zhangye, rather than a political commissar who is a soldier like Zhong Zhicheng.

Many times, there are some idealistic ideas, such as Zhao Gang.

Zhangye and Zhao Gang are the same kind of people.

Although he was worried, he would never go back to interfere with the normal military command just because he didn't want to see the soldiers sacrifice, nor would he interfere with Qin Yangming's combat command.

After all, it is a taboo for outsiders to interfere with insiders.

As for Luo Chengwen, he was the battalion commander and the chief military officer.

As a military commander, he only needs to care about the training status of his soldiers, their combat effectiveness, whether they are short of equipment, whether they have sufficient supplies, and whether they can achieve more military merits.

For soldiers, military merit is their honor.

A true soldier will not consider anything else but will find ways to obtain tasks from his superiors, then try his best to complete the task and finally gain military merit.

I am not afraid even if it costs my life.

This is especially true for soldiers who have faith.

This situation was particularly evident among the Eighth Route Army.

The harder the task, the more people will rob it.

In the Eighth Route Army, your superiors entrust you with such a difficult task because they trust you.

But the situation is different among other warlord troops.

Your superior has given you this difficult task either because he has no choice or because he thinks you are too strong and wants to weaken you.

Or maybe he plans to use the enemy to eliminate you.

Luo Chengwen saw that the battalion commanders of the other two battalions had not arrived yet. At present, he was the only battalion commander at the regiment headquarters, and the rest were company commanders of the guard company and the reconnaissance company. He had a natural advantage.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he planned to grab the main attack mission of attacking Ping'an County.

"Damn Luo Chengwen, you bastard, you're planning a sneak attack? You're trying to seize the main attack mission while we're away?!"

"Captain, the main attack mission this time is given to our Second Battalion. I promise to take down Ping'an County. If I can't take down Ping'an County, I will chop off my own head!"

Just when Luo Chengwen opened his mouth to ask for the main attack mission, the commanders of the other two battalions also rushed to the regiment headquarters.

Wang Debao, the second battalion commander of the vanguard regiment, and Niu Dachuan, the third battalion commander, who had just arrived at the regiment headquarters, rushed into the lobby in a hurry and shouted.

Wang Debao, who had just scolded Luo Chengwen, saw that Niu Dachuan was one step ahead of him, and also said to Qin Yangming in the same unyielding manner.

"Captain, the main attack mission this time is assigned to my Second Battalion. I guarantee that we will be able to break into Ping'an County in three hours, no, two hours."

The battalion commander of the Third Battalion, Niu Dachuan, thought about the strength of the First and Second Battalions and compared the strength of his own Third Battalion. He felt that it would be difficult to take the main attack mission in this attack on the county seat of Ping'an County. He rolled his eyes and spoke directly to Qin Yangming.

“Captain, we captured the first battalion that attacked Jijiabao this time, but you will definitely not use our third battalion when we attack Ping’an County.

Since the main attack mission of Ping'an County is not our Third Battalion's, then the city gate stronghold must be handed over to our Third Battalion."

(End of this chapter)