Bright Sword: Start with Ding Blast Bridge, Homemade Sweet Potato Cake

There was still a howling cold wind outside the Great Wall, because the existence of Yanshan Mountain blocked a lot of cold currents.

From Rehe to northern Hebei, the temperature has risen by one level.

By noon, I was already feeling warm wearing my cotton jacket.

Wang Tao received the latest combat mission. In the northern and eastern Hebei areas, the most important cities are Pingjin.

As well as the two local cities of Tang and Qin in the north, one is located on the coast and has convenient ports for shipping, and the other is rich in coal and iron ore resources and can produce steel.

The Japanese left behind a regiment-level force, stationed in key locations in the city, and strictly controlled supplies.

But that was all they could do. They were unable to conduct mopping-up operations outside cities, in towns and villages.

The year 44 was still difficult, but by 45, there was no more extra supplies. The logistics network was leaking everywhere, and even the Japanese in Beijing could not avoid starvation.

This is not only reflected in the food supply, but also in the changes in the Japanese's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Canned beef became canned beef offal, and now it has basically become canned beef blood, which is very unpalatable. Throw it away and feed it to the dog, and the dog may have to think twice.

Only when you really have no choice will you lower your head and lick it twice.

A simple kettle, previously made of aluminum, which the Eighth Route Army soldiers would clean after seizing and then use again.

Sturdy and durable, suitable for running up and down hills.

But the kettles seized from the Japanese recently were actually made of porcelain. Not to mention going up and down the mountain, they might even be broken if they were accidentally bumped into.

One of the reasons why the Fifth Column developed so quickly was that it originated from the Suirecha Military Region, was well-equipped and had strong firepower.

Another point is that the Japanese were really no longer capable.

The security forces in North China are quite poor, with most of them being underage dwarfs between 14 and 16 years old, or retired soldiers between 45 and 50 years old.

They were re-recruited and blocked in a watchtower, where they lived off their food and waited for death.

Such soldiers are simply unable to stop the main force, and even eating is a problem. They are willing to exchange their heavy machine guns for pork dumplings.

The traitors, puppet soldiers and the like were eager to cut off all ties with the Japanese devils immediately.

In the past, people called them Taijun Taijun, but now they just call them little devils.

Many Japanese soldiers could not afford to eat, so they specifically looked for maintenance associations and went to people's homes to get free food and drinks.

At first, we supplied the Japanese, but later on, when we could no longer afford it, we could only beat them with sticks.

These arrogant beasts, just for a bite of food, never mention "Long Live the Emperor" again.

Wang Tao arranged in advance for people who were proficient in Japanese to enter Beijing and Tianjin. The Japanese were almost wiped out, so he wanted to see if he could use simple and crude means to exchange food for the patriotic people and patriotic merchants they had captured.

Mu Wanqiu is actively operating. On the surface, she is Mu Liancheng's niece and is responsible for taking over some of the family's transactions and businesses.

He has secretly joined the Suirecha Military Region to help operate medicines, contraband materials, etc.

With the help of Mu Liancheng's relationship, it was easy to enter and exit the checkpoints blocked by the Japanese.

The deployment of troops, weapons, personnel, etc. along the way have already been memorized so well that this should no longer be considered intelligence.

Something that is obvious to anyone with a discerning eye.

The Fifth Column is taking active action, preparing to eliminate all the Japanese checkpoints along the way.

Arrange mobile assault forces, deploy cavalry regiments, reconnaissance companies, guerrillas and other forces to first break the Japanese's horses' legs.

The troop movements were extremely secretive, with undercover personnel cooperating in gathering intelligence.

Move at nightfall, approaching each checkpoint.

Around 11 p.m., a short battle broke out, presenting a one-sided situation. The Eighth Route Army soldiers armed with submachine guns and light machine guns easily overthrew the Japanese guards.

When several Japanese soldiers heard that they were the Eighth Route Army, they actually learned to surrender like the puppet soldiers.

Just because I heard that the Eighth Route Army treated prisoners well and gave them enough food.

I don’t have much to pursue these days, it’s good enough to have enough food to eat.

In just one night, many checkpoints outside the city were cleared, and all the soldiers and puppet troops arranged by the devils were wiped out.

When we looked in the morning, we saw that they were all Eighth Route Army troops.

What do you mean?

Before leaving the city, do you need to see what Mr. Ba thinks?

The Japanese army mobilized and sent out armored vehicles and motorcycles to quickly recapture the stronghold.

At night, the Eighth Route Army poured in again and carried out a second round of occupation.

The Japs have the final say during the day, and the Eighth Route Army has the final say at night.

Repeated battles for the checkpoints resulted in considerable losses to the Japanese invaders.

More than 300 soldiers surrendered or were captured, and the puppet troops were almost all gone.

I took this opportunity to go to the Eighth Route Army and seek lenient treatment.

It is really unimaginable that such a funny scene would occur in the first battle after the New Year.

The puppet army refused to contribute and even asked the imperial army for food.

The late winter and early spring were the time when there was a shortage of food. The people could not collect food, and the Japanese and puppet troops did not dare to go out of the city to raid and collect food. If they dared to go out, they would be beaten by the guerrillas.

Since they couldn't win the fight, they could only report to the higher-ups and ask for food.

The issue has become a bigger issue, involving public security operations and common prosperity.

Inside the city, Mu Liancheng hid in a room.

Not confident about new information.

"This is fucking weird. The Japanese are going to ship 650 million bags of flour to North China. Flour worth 2 million yen is coming in through the port. Here's my chance to make a fortune."

I thought the Japanese were on the decline and there wasn't much money to be made from them.

Unexpectedly, a big order came in, for 650 million bags of flour, which is hard currency.

People can't go without eating, drinking, defecating or sleeping.

As long as someone opens his mouth, he has to eat and drink.

The price of white flour is almost catching up with silver. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy flour. What is available on the market are three-grain flour and miscellaneous grains.

If you want to eat fine grains, you need connections and ways.

The Japanese had no experience in dealing with such a large territory and population. The beasts on the island country could not imagine how vast the territory of the Celestial Empire was.

It was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and by this year it was already extremely weak.

This was a strategic failure. As an agricultural country, there wasn't much worth seizing.

The Japanese invaders were stationed in North China and were being sucked dry.

Hundreds of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of puppet troops were trapped in the isolated island of the city, crying out for food.

Mu Liancheng is not a good person, but he does have some unique insights. He proposed to Ding Wei the idea of ​​investing in shipping.

The Japanese shipping has been beaten to pieces. Sea transportation has been defeated by hardware, but what about land transportation?

Do the devils have any land transportation? The mainland transportation lines have been destroyed repeatedly and cannot be used at all.

There used to be railways and roads, but now trains can’t run at all.

Wouldn't it be a suicidal act to buy shipping stocks at this time? Is it just throwing money away?

He was not really seeking death. Mu Liancheng's reasons were simple and reasonable. The defeat of the Japanese was a foregone conclusion.

No matter who takes over the mess afterwards, the first thing they will do is to resume shipping.

Air, sea and land transportation will quickly resume as normal.

At this moment, the Japanese shipping had reached its lowest point. A large number of transport ships were sunk, trains were bombed, and planes were shot down.

Factories and people's livelihood suffered devastating blows.

Once the Eagle Sauce takes control of the situation in the future, it will definitely resume shipping. Now is definitely the best opportunity to invest in shipping.

It just so happened that he owned a shipping company and wanted to invite Ding Wei to invest in it. Ding's name alone was worth 20% of the shares.

Among them, Mu Wanqiu also holds a 5% stake.

What a good old fox, you have such a good plan.