Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

Kong Hao first showed everyone a simple map he drew and told everyone about his plan:

"Commanders, we can actually divide this battle into two steps. The first step is to quietly seize the train station."

"My plan is for me to lead all members of the special operations team to eliminate the guards at the train station, and then select the most capable troops from the three regiments, with a total of about 100 people."

"The main force of the enemy's railway station guarding force is a squadron of Japanese soldiers. Our special operations team will be responsible for dealing with them. The remaining puppet troops and railway patrols will be handled by others."

"It would be best if we could resolve it quietly. If that doesn't work, we can just open fire. As long as there isn't a large-scale exchange of fire, the enemy garrison in Taigu County shouldn't be able to detect it in a short period of time."

"The Independent Regiment and the New First Regiment set up ambushes on the route that the Japanese reinforcements in Taigu County must take, and stop any enemy from approaching the train station at all costs."

Hearing Kong Hao's arrangement, everyone nodded in agreement. The most difficult part would be solved by the special forces, and the rest were basically routine operations.

"As for the second point, how to transport the supplies safely, here's how I arranged it."

"We can send a small force in advance to attack the first few train stations in Taigu County to confuse the Japanese and prevent the trains on this line from passing through Taigu Railway Station."

"I will send a telegram to Brigade Commander Chen about this, and he will coordinate the corresponding troops. I think there shouldn't be any problem."

"Once we have attracted the attention of the Japanese, we will take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's train station. After we capture it, we will use the trains already parked there to transport the important supplies away directly."

"We will also find a way to arrange for a transport team to pick us up along the way, so that we can quickly transport the supplies."

"But this requires a lot of people who can drive trains and station dispatchers, preferably people you can trust."

Facing Kong Hao's request, Commander Ma took the initiative to stand up and said:

"I'm responsible for the personnel and will ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Many of our comrades work at railway stations, and one of them is even the deputy stationmaster. They are familiar with railway affairs."

"As long as we can block the train ahead, there will be no problem using our own people to hide for a day or two. It will be enough for us to transport all the supplies away."

Next, everyone discussed the details and then went down to prepare.

After the combat meeting, Kong Hao sorted out all the combat plans and sent them to Brigade Commander Chen.

He has to make the final decision on such matters, and there are many areas that require coordination from the brigade before they can be implemented.

After receiving the telegram, the brigade commander discussed it with the political commissar.

He said seriously, "Political Commissar, what do you think of the battle plan submitted by Xiao Kong?"

"Old Chen, I have to say that this Xiao Kong is really capable. I have carefully read this operation plan and it is very reasonable. It also has relevant remedial plans for abnormalities that occur during the execution process."

"If all the troops work closely together, there is a 70% chance of success. I didn't expect that Kong Hao has the potential to be a top combat advisor."

"There are tens of thousands of tons of supplies at the train station. If we can transport them all out safely, it will be vital to our troops. We must get them."

"The head of the headquarters has repeatedly emphasized in telegrams that our Eighth Route Army will organize a large-scale campaign in the next period of time, so our military region should stockpile more food and ammunition. The supplies at the railway station this time really came at the right time."

Brigade Commander Chen also thought about it seriously and said with a hint of meaning:

"Regarding the attack on the train station, I will ask for cooperation from several friendly brother units. It would be best if we attack in multiple locations so that the old man Shinozuka Yoshio cannot figure out our focus. This way, we can cover Xiao Kong's transportation of supplies."

"By the way, let Lao Li rush to Taigu County. With him as the chief of staff, coordination will be more convenient."

After hearing this, Political Commissar Wang nodded, saying that this was the best option.

However, when they thought that the Eighth Route Army would soon be able to obtain tens of thousands of tons of supplies, they were filled with joy. As long as they completed their combat mission, life in the second half of the year would be much better.

As the political commissar of the Taiyue Military Region, he was very concerned about collecting supplies. With so many troops under him, they needed to wear clothes and eat every day, and the supplies they consumed were huge.

However, their bases are basically some remote rural areas where the resources are not abundant and they are basically self-sufficient.

In order to support the Eighth Route Army in fighting the Japanese, the common people could only save some rations from their teeth and hand them over to the troops, but even so, it was not enough to feed most of the soldiers.

Political Commissar Wang worries about money every day. The little money left in the military region is basically spent carefully.

Whenever the military region's logistics department purchased supplies worth more than twenty dollars, it had to be personally approved by him, the political commissar of the military region.

This also led to Political Commissar Wang's work being very busy. He worked until very late every day, and it was common for him to work all night.

In fact, Political Commissar Wang is now very thin, with sunken eyes, which is obviously caused by malnutrition and staying up late for a long time.

After all, you eat sweet potatoes for three meals a day and don’t eat meat for a long time. It would be strange if you can be in good health.

Although Li Yunlong also sent some good things to the brigade from time to time, such as nutritious products such as lard and oil residue.

However, for the tens of thousands of troops in the Taiyue Military Region, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to describe one or two hundred kilograms of lard as a drop in the bucket.

What's more, most of these good things were eaten by the seriously injured, and other people could only have some meat to satisfy their hunger during festivals.

But China today is not like later generations. There are various festivals every day, and sometimes there is more than two months between two festivals.

Suddenly, Political Commissar Wang said with a smile: "Old Ma from the Third Division sent someone to deliver a dollar and 500 taels of gold, saying that the New Third Regiment of the Third Division and Xiao Kong's special operations team jointly raided a traitor's blockhouse and seized them."

"We also found a few Japanese spies in the traitor's home. After we eliminated them, we seized a radio. Lao Ma left the radio there and asked our military district headquarters to send a few telegraph operators over."

After hearing this, Brigade Commander Chen burst into laughter.

"According to our organization, the Third Military Division is qualified to be equipped with radio stations, but we simply don't have that many. We can only rely on them to figure out a solution on their own."

"Lao Ma was lucky this time. They actually seized a radio. This will improve the strength of the Third Division by several levels."

"By the way, Lao Wang, how much money do we have left in our military district?"

"I still have about 8454 dollars, but I'll need to spend another dollars to buy emergency supplies in a few days, so this amount of money is not enough."