Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

After giving instructions on what to do when they get back, Wu Zhe and the others rode back to Dagu Town.

After returning to the mountain, Lin Qiang immediately called Hu Zi and others to a meeting. The only topic was to ambush the high-ranking Japanese official who was meeting with Qian Bojun.

Whether he was a colonel or a staff officer, it was definitely impossible that Zheng Qian was the only one accompanying him out of the city. There would be at least a squadron of Japanese soldiers escorting him.

Hu Zi was always the first to voice his opinion: "Platoon Leader, we're still not sure if the enemy has returned to the county seat. Even if he hasn't, we don't know which way he'll take."

The direction of Dagu Town is different from that of Heiyun Village. There are several roads leading to the county town. Without accurate intelligence, it is impossible to determine which road the Japanese will take to return to the county town.

"That's why you were called here."

Lin Qiang pointed at the map and said, "Put yourself in their shoes. If it were you, which road would you take to get to Dagu Town?"

Qiangzi pointed to a road on the map and said, "Go towards Shilitan. It's far from the Eighth Route Army's defense areas, and it's a main road, so trucks can easily pass through."

Everyone looked at the map, and the road conditions around Shilitan emerged in their minds. It was indeed as Qiangzi said, it was indeed the easiest road for trucks to pass.

However, the journey to Dagu Town is more than 20 kilometers longer than the other routes. The road is easier to travel, but it takes more time.

Zhang Yuntian shook his head and said, "What Qiangzi said may not be right. If it were me, I would just take the shortest route and advance along Dagu Mountain. This place is very close to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's defense zone. Even if we are discovered by our own troops, we would not dare to ambush them. After all, it is easy to cause misunderstandings among friendly forces."

Xu Lang also agreed with Zhang Yuntian's statement and added: "Look, starting from the county town, even if the road is difficult to travel, taking this route can save a lot of time. With the speed of the Japanese trucks, it only takes two hours to arrive. I know Xiao Ye well, and he is so arrogant that he will definitely choose this route."

Among these people, Xu Lang knows the Japanese in the county town best. What he says may not be correct, but it is the most likely.

Lin Qiang also agreed with this, because if it were him, he would have a strong military force as a backing, and several mopping-up operations had caused the Eighth Route Army to shrink its forces, so he would definitely take the shortest route.

After determining the enemy's marching route, Lin Qiang found an ideal ambush location on the map, Wolf Ridge.

According to local villagers, there are indeed wild wolves on the Evil Wolf Ridge, and many hunters have died at the hands of wolves.

After the Japanese attacked, people from the surrounding villages either left, fled, or were brutally killed by the Japanese.

Fighting an ambush here can also help the dead civilians rest in peace.

After determining the ambush location, Lin Qiang made a quick decision and said, "Notify the team to assemble and set off in half an hour."

"Qiangzi, your team should bring two mortars."

If it weren't for the lack of time, Lin Qiang really wanted to bring two infantry guns and let the Japanese taste the feeling of being bombarded by his own artillery shells.

Taking advantage of the time when the team was gathering, Lin Qiang had an idea and checked the rewards for yesterday's action.

[The battle is over, the casualty ratio is 3:132, a medium-sized battle!]

[Obtained a Super Warehouse, 100 tons of rice, tons of flour, tons of pork, tons of all kinds of vegetables, kilograms of Super Corn Seeds, Super Potato Seeds, and Super Rice Seeds, tons of Super Fertilizer, and two Terrain Reclamation Cards!]

[Super Warehouse: With only ten square meters of floor space, it has unlimited capacity. Once materials are placed in the warehouse, they will be automatically sorted and stored. The materials in the warehouse will be permanently kept in good condition!]

[Super Crop Seeds: Can be grown in extremely harsh environments. They are not only extremely cold-resistant and drought-resistant, but also of high quality. Affected by the growing environment, the yield is between 1000kg and 1500kg per acre, with a minimum yield of 400kg per acre. Long-term consumption can enhance one's physical fitness!]

[Super Fertilizer: A fertilizer that can make the farmland in the desert border town fertile. One bag of fertilizer can provide the nutrients needed to grow ten acres of land for a year!]

Terrain Transformation Card: Can be used in any area. After use, you can choose one of the following three types of terrain to transform: 20 acres of arable land, 5 acres of grassland, 20 acres of rice fields (with built-in water circulation irrigation channels).

This……

Lin Qiang was shocked!

Although the rewards this time are not various weapons, they are important materials for the continued development of the base!

Now a row of weapons and ammunition is enough for the time being. With gathering people from the surrounding areas and expanding the military forces, there is still a lot of food in stock, but it cannot be sustained.

If it is not replenished, it will be exhausted sooner or later.

Fighting to support war is not a long-term solution. There will always be times when nothing can be captured.

The super seeds and fertilizers awarded this time have solved this problem very well.

There is no need to worry about a lack of arable land for planting. The newly opened arable land has been fertilized with wood ash, and crops can be planted in the spring of next year.

What's more, there are two terrain transformation cards. If you choose one, you can get an area nearly as big as two football fields, and the three seeds can be planted evenly.

The northwest region of Shanxi is suitable. Under the condition of ensuring sufficient water resources, the average corn yield per mu is about 450kg. When growing super corn, the minimum yield is 400kg per mu!

It is not clear what the planting effect of the transformed arable land will be, so we take an average value, a yield of 800kg per mu. The current population of the base is about 500 people, and the annual output is enough to feed the population for half a year.

Combined with the rice grown in rice fields and the grain grown in ordinary farmland, we can at least ensure self-sufficiency every year.

With a super warehouse, there is no need to worry about food rotting, and you can store as much as you want!

Among the several rewards, the one Lin Qiang wanted to use first was the super warehouse. There was a lot of food stored in the base. If it rotted due to improper storage, Lin Qiang would regret it!

In fact, I have already had my eyes on a place for the transformation of arable land. The original plan was to have the soldiers reclaim the land for planting when there was no war. Now it seems that it will not be so hard at all.

It is located on the mountain range extending behind the village, which is large enough to be transformed into farmland and rice fields.

Arable land can be considered later, but the sooner the rice fields are transformed, the better, if for no other reason than for their own water circulation irrigation system.

The water circulation irrigation system has greatly alleviated the water supply problem in the base.

It took a while to calm himself down. Lin Qiang poured himself a glass of water, but before he could take a sip, Hu Zi's voice came from outside the door: "Platoon leader, the team is ready and can set off at any time!"

Time waits for no one, Lin Qiang hurriedly took a sip, then picked up his pistol and left the house.

Zhang Yuntian has already led the reconnaissance squad to gather intelligence. The main force, led by Lin Qiang, has also marched out of the base and quickly headed towards the ambush site along the path.

On the way, Lin Qiang found Qiangzi and said unhappily, "Did I order your team to bring two mortars?"

Qiangzi scratched his head and replied, "Yes."

"So how many doors did you bring?"

"Four doors?"

"anything else?"

"Five boxes of shells."

"anything else!"

"A heavy machine gun."

Lin Qiang was so angry that he kicked Qiangzi on the butt: "I don't want this to happen again. After the mission is over, you will go to the stables to feed the horses for a month. During this time, you have nothing to do with anything else in the team. Your job is to take good care of those horses! If any of the horses have problems, I will use you to replace them!"

"Yes!"