Sword of Light: I Can Summon the Fourth Disaster

"Besides, you've been in Lin'an for so long, haven't you noticed anything?"

Edelweiss was silent when he heard this. He had indeed discovered during this period that Lin'an was not as desolate as other cities now, and it was crowded with people.

Now, apart from the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Column, the rest are the common people in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.

Li Qingping's methods were not weak. At the very beginning, he tied the landlords in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions to his chariot, opening up a stable route for him.

Now, with just a slight move, civilians from the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions gathered in Lin'an City. The urban area expanded larger and larger, and even the traces of the occupation by the Japanese devils were wiped out.

"I don't think it's a good idea to first take over a piece of enclave between the Kuomintang-controlled area and the enemy-occupied area. After all, both the stubborn army and the devils are eyeing us covetously."

"Besides, the First Corps, the Second Corps and my Mountain Division will all be transferred to Central Jiangsu and serve under the command of the 501st."

"If you lose two major forces at once, it will be difficult for you to expand outward if you set up your headquarters in Lin'an."

Edelweiss expressed her analysis with a worried look on her face.

After all, he had been in Lin'an for a few days, and the city was changing every day. Moreover, the armored division of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Column was a valuable resource and should not be wasted here.

Li Qingping was watching the fish in the pond fighting for food. When he heard Edelweiss's words, he paused.

Then he said nonchalantly: "Senior, you misjudged me. The situation is now clear. The Japanese are like grasshoppers in autumn and can't jump high."

"As for the Kuomintang-controlled areas... Gu Mo is a pig and a dog, he is no match for me. Please rest assured, I will be on guard against the stubborn troops in northern Zhejiang."

Edelweiss nodded with a worried look on her face, then turned and left.

Li Qingping looked at the fish fighting for food with disdain. In the third war zone, whether the surname is Red or Blue in the long run, it will only be his family's opinion.

……

Guangdong-Guangxi Border Region Sichuan-Shaanxi Column Headquarters

After receiving the news from Wang Zuojun, Wang Zizai was so excited that he couldn't stop smiling.

"Has our cargo really landed?"

Looking at Wang Zuojun who was so excited, Wang Zizai couldn't help but confirm it.

Wang Zuojun said excitedly: "Brother, this is true news. In order to ensure the smooth unloading of the cargo, our brothers flew their planes in the sky for more than two days and fought two air battles with the Japanese navy."

"If it weren't for the smooth unloading, I'm afraid our brothers would have to attack the Japanese aircraft carrier."

After hearing the news, Wang Zizai, who was originally quite excited, suddenly turned cold.

"The Japanese navy is paying attention? Why didn't they inform me?"

"Stupid, really stupid. The goods are gone, they are just some counterfeit money. Why didn't they seize the opportunity to severely injure the Japanese navy?"

Wang Zizai seemed a little angry. He didn't expect that those people would give up such a good opportunity just for a little thing.

"Who is the Air Force commander-in-chief in East Shandong? I want to contact Chief Bai and remove him from the post!"

Seeing Wang Zizai's angry face, Wang Zuojun reached out and held him, comforting him: "Brother, don't be too angry. It's not that our brothers made mistakes in command. Just listen to me slowly."

"This time in the East China Sea, the Japanese sent out four aircraft carriers with more than 300 aircraft. Our deployment in eastern Shandong is insufficient in terms of manpower."

Hearing this explanation, Wang Zizai narrowed his eyes, stared at Wang Zuojun and asked, "I remember that our air force has deployed three airports in eastern Shandong with more than 400 aircraft. How come there is a shortage of troops?"

"Brother, you have been commanding the Sichuan-Shaanxi Column recently and have not understood the situation over there."

"Now the 134th Division of the eastern Shandong area is heading north and south, mobilizing a large number of our aircraft. Only aircraft can take off from Qingdao that day."

"By the time our brothers from other areas came to support us, the Japanese aircraft carriers had already retreated, and we couldn't find any fighter planes."

Wang Zizai fell silent upon hearing this. As for the International Youth Column, the army could be said to be invincible in the world, but other technical arms were very scarce.

That's why he made a condition to Logan Stillman to get a group of volunteer pilots from the United States.

In fact, several forces are working on the navy, but it requires too many merits, and there is no sign of the navy yet.

"How many of the pilot volunteers that Logan promised have shown up?"

Wang Zizai was silent for a while, but still asked the question that concerned him most.

"Brother, not many people came, only about 300, and they have been assigned to the team in the south."

"You must pay attention to them. Although they are foreigners, they are also our comrades. Don't we have a lot of US dollars? Just give them the maximum salary."

After saying that, Wang Zizai strode out of the office.

Wang Zuojun looked at his back and curled his lips in disdain. It’s just resettlement allowance. Don’t think he doesn’t know that those volunteers will be used as consumables at critical moments.

……

In Baoding City, the temporary command post of the Fifth Division

Huang Zherang looked at the summary of the troops today and frowned.

He originally thought that after Baoding was liberated, all that was left was to clean up the place, but he didn't expect the Japanese to leave behind so many problems.

Huang Zhe's fingers moved unconsciously on the table, looking at Baoding on the map, silent.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the temporary command center.

"Come in."

Huang Zherang looked up and saw that it was Yu Chengfu, the first deputy political commissar of the 5th Reserve Division, who walked in.

"It's Chengfu, what happened? If I remember correctly, you should be in Gaobeidian now?"

Yu Chengfu's face turned bitter when he heard this, and he said in frustration: "Boss Huang, the Temporary Eighth Regiment failed to defend Gaobeidian and let part of the enemy escape."

"what!"

Huang Zherang stood up in shock and anger, looked at Yu Chengfu and asked in disbelief: "The Temporary Eighth Regiment has more than 16,000 people, all equipped with automatic equipment, and they can't even defend Gaobeidian. What are they doing?"

"Also, Gaobeidian fell. Why didn't I get the news?"

Yu Chengfu looked at the angry Huang Zherang and whispered, "The enemy dropped a large amount of chemical weapons on Gaobeidian. The Temporary Eighth Regiment was unable to respond in time and suffered heavy casualties. The Japanese took the opportunity to make a hole and break out."

"But when I went to inspect Gaobeidian this morning, the Temporary Eighth Regiment had already successfully blocked the opening, and the commander of the Temporary Eighth Regiment, Wang Chenglong, had already led his team to catch up with the group of devils."

Huang Zherang heard this and said seriously: "When a large troop group is fighting, military discipline must be strict, and the responsibilities of the subordinates must be investigated. First of all, their commander cannot escape."

"Zhang Zonglin is leading five regiments to open up a path for our corps. If the group of devils is not blocked, Zhang Zonglin's whereabouts will be exposed."

"What will greet him then will not be a brigade of devils, but several divisions. If Zhang Zonglin's regiment is completely wiped out, our strategy of heading north will be nothing but empty talk."

"Notify everyone and report to the reorganized division headquarters and the commander of the 102nd Division. Temporarily remove all officers of the th Regiment, from the platoon leader on up."

"Yes!"