Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

The division commander and his men were called by Li Yunlong. In late July, after the Battle of Stalingrad broke out, things started to get more complicated on Li Yunlong's side.

Although the brigade commander arrived and established the Northeast Bureau, Li Yunlong did not have to interfere in intelligence matters, but there were still a lot of things that needed Li Yunlong to deal with every day.

The first thing is the training of new recruits. The army now has 100,000 people. Li Yunlong estimates that the army will be able to expand to about 200,000 people or even more next year.

After occupying the Siberian region, the Japanese began to mobilize a large number of ordinary people from the four northeastern provinces to go north to exploit resources.

Li Yunlong was just waiting for the Japanese to send people from the four northeastern provinces into Siberia.

This gave Li Yunlong's troops the opportunity to carry out guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare behind enemy lines in Siberia. Guerrilla warfare would definitely rescue a large number of ordinary people enslaved by the Japanese devils. These people were opportunities for Li Yunlong's troops to strengthen themselves.

This kind of guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare behind enemy lines requires a commander-in-chief. Li Yunlong himself also needs to deal with matters in Outer Mongolia and the Greater Khingan Range, and these matters need someone to take over.

Shen Quan is now in Outer Mongolia, cooperating with Lao Han to defraud the Japanese and the Russians of subsidies.

Zhang Dabiao worked as a "gold miner" in Outer Mongolia, digging uranium and gold at the same time.

Xing Zhiguo, who was in charge of logistics and had already started to lose his hair, was in charge of logistics. Now that the army had armored units and aircraft, there were more logistical problems.

Because the tanks come from different countries, some are fueled by diesel, some by gasoline, and there are also classifications of artillery types, logistics mobilization, etc., Li Yunlong now dares not disturb Lao Xing when he is working.

Old Zhao is now overwhelmed with the thoughts and life issues of more than 100,000 people. He is so busy every day that he has to hold throat lozenges between the wrinkles on his forehead.

Kong Jie and Ding Wei are now fighting guerrilla warfare near the Wunuer Fortress, which is behind the Japanese army. As they have become famous, the number of people they are fighting with is gradually increasing, and the two are very busy.

Not to mention Old Han, who was cheating on subsidies.

General Luo Yong's 10,000 troops had completed training, and then Li Yunlong gave him another 20,000 troops to continue training and training new recruits.

Therefore, Li Yunlong lacks someone who can take charge of the overall situation, and as the number of troops increases in the future, the troops that this person needs to command may be 200,000, 300,000 or even more.

Li Yunlong had two candidates in mind: one was the one who had returned from recuperation from the Mao Bear, and the other was Gu Ying. After some thought, Li Yunlong finally applied to transfer Gu Ying.

It’s not that Li Yunlong has any prejudice against that person. The main consideration is that the one who came back from the Soviet Union is relatively strong, and it is easy for him to conflict with Li Yunlong after he comes.

The newly established front command for the liberation of the four eastern provinces was waiting for the arrival of the division commander to start work.

Starting from 1943, the Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Chahar Military Regions officially began to launch a gradual counterattack against the four eastern provinces, expanding their control area to the entire Greater Khingan Range and Lesser Khingan Range, and attempting to occupy some cities in the Northeast Plain.

These tasks need to be started after the spring. After the spring, Siberia, the Far East, Outer Mongolia and other regions will definitely become more lively. Li Yunlong needs to focus all his energy on these areas.

If Mr. Li had not forbidden Li Yunlong to give up, Li Yunlong would not even want the title of commander of the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region.

"Commander, you've arrived at the perfect time. Let me tell you about what's going to happen next."

Li Yunlong quickly outlined the things that the division commander and others needed to be responsible for. After hearing this, there was not much emotion on the faces of the division commander and others. Although the task was very difficult, they were able to open up a base in Taihang Mountains when they were poor back then.

Now in Greater Khingan Range, we have guns, people, planes, tanks, and cannons.

"It's not easy to be the commander-in-chief!"

The division commander said with a smile that the situation here with Li Yunlong was indeed a bit complicated.

"Commander, it's you. I wouldn't be at ease if someone else came. You don't know how many telegrams I send back every day. It took so much effort to invite you here."

The division commander listened to Li Yunlong's words and said with a smile: "Indeed, you have sent out a lot. I heard that people in the rear of the headquarters are cursing you. You send dozens of telegrams a day, and the communication office is almost using up all the paper."

Li Yunlong rubbed his head a bit embarrassedly and said, "I'm afraid the headquarters won't give it to me. How's the situation in our Taihang Mountain base?"

Upon hearing this, the division commander immediately laughed and said, "The situation is very good, thanks to you for stockpiling food in advance. This year was a disaster year, and the food you stockpiled saved many people. Many people survived by relying on a few bites of food."

The division commander looked at Li Yunlong with a meaningful look.

Li Yunlong pretended not to see it and laughed it off, "Then my prediction about winter was correct. Last winter was too hot, the temperature was abnormal, so I thought there would be a drought this year."

"Hey, Li Yunlong, if you become a charlatan, you will definitely be able to fool a lot of people."

The brigade commander said half-jokingly, but in fact he was also very curious, but he just kept silent and never asked, but he also vaguely guessed something.

"Commander, this isn't sorcery, this is science!"

"Hahaha……"

The division commander pointed at Li Yunlong, then took out a cloth bag from his arms. After carefully opening the bag, he found an envelope inside.

Then he looked up at Li Yunlong with a smile. Li Yunlong also reacted at this time and rubbed his hands awkwardly and said, "Commander, this is..."

"Yes, take a look for yourself. It was mailed to me by the headquarters. I haven't even read it yet. I'm waiting to show you the first one."

Li Yunlong stretched out his hand and took the envelope with trembling hands. He slowly pinched the lower area of ​​the envelope, then applied a little force, and a hole appeared at the top of the envelope.

Then Li Yunlong raised one hand and placed the other hand on the opening of the envelope. Two black and white photos slipped out of the envelope and fell into Li Yunlong's hand.

The photo shows Xiuqin holding a child. Xiuqin has a bright smile. One hand is holding the child's arm as if waving, and the other hand is around the child, holding the child firmly.

The child looked at the camera in confusion, not knowing what was happening.

Another photo shows a child lying on a small bed. The child is sleeping with a small red bellyband embroidered with a horse covering his belly. 1942 is the Year of the Horse, and the child's zodiac sign is horse.

A tiny little bird proved that it was a boy.

With just one glance, Li Yunlong recognized that this was definitely his child. Although he was only this young, his eyes and head were slightly bigger than those of ordinary children.

"Hey Hey Hey……"

"Hehehe...I, Li Yunlong, have a son."

Li Yunlong held the photo in his hand and kept grinning. He wiped the photo carefully, wanting to see it more clearly. Now Li Yunlong suddenly felt a little annoyed that he didn't have a system, otherwise he might have had higher-definition photos, or a direct video call?

Chapter 471 The First Snow in Siberia

"Hey, hey, hey, Brigade Commander, look, my son!"

When Li Yunlong saw everyone coming over, he immediately began to show off proudly.

"Look at this little bird. He will definitely become a man of great stature in the future."

"Look at these eyes, and then look at this big head, it's exactly like me!"

Li Yunlong carefully pointed at the doll in the photo and said with a grin.

"show me."

The brigade commander reached out to take the photo, but Li Yunlong immediately pulled it back: "Brigade commander, you have a strong hand, please be gentle."

As Li Yunlong spoke, he carefully placed the photo in the brigade commander's hands.

Then Li Yunlong stared at the brigade commander's hand intently. As long as the brigade commander made a big move, Li Yunlong would probably snatch the photo back.

"I'll see, I'll see!"

"Lao Zhao, you're still a college student, be gentle, be gentle, don't damage the photos!"

"Old Xing, be careful!"

"Wei Heshang, Yu Zhiqian, you two just finished eating peanuts, don't touch my son's photo..."

After a group of people looked at the photos, Li Yunlong carefully put the photos back into the envelope, then put the envelope close to his body, patted it gently, and continued to have a silly smile on his face.

"Old Li, have you chosen a name for the child?"

Zhao Gang asked curiously at this time.

"Yes, the name given by the master is Li Ping'an, and his nickname is Datong."

"Li Ping'an, this name is great. It not only expresses our hope for the child to grow up safely, but it also has special meaning!"

Zhao Gang nodded. The word "Ping'an" did have special meaning to Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong conquered Ping'an County and destroyed the 13th Regiment. Ping'an County was the first place in the domestic battlefield to destroy the Japanese regiment in an organized manner.

Moreover, Ping'an County is the place where Li Yunlong and Xiuqin got married, so it also has certain commemorative significance, plus the poem that the gentleman gave to Li Yunlong.

The child was born on August 1st. At that time, the rear headquarters sent a telegram to Li Yunlong, but he was busy and had no time to reply. By the time Li Yunlong was ready to reply, the child's name had already been given by the teacher.

Li Yunlong was also very satisfied with this name. It was simple, grand and had special meaning. When Li Yunlong was preparing a name for his child, Li Ping'an was his first choice.

After giving birth, Xiuqin did not return to Ping'an County, but stayed at the rear headquarters. She is now studying at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and also serves as the deputy director of the Women's Federation of the rear headquarters.

After everyone discussed the specific work details, this small meeting was almost over.

"Li Yunlong, we heard that you didn't prepare lunch or dinner for the meeting."

Gu Ying suddenly joked.

This is what Gu Ying heard someone say on the road. When holding meetings at Li Yunlong's headquarters, Li Yunlong usually did not provide meals, and it was Zhao Gang who arranged them.

"Hahaha, old leader, who spread this? How could you not care about lunch and dinner? I've already asked the kitchen staff to prepare them. Monk Wei, go to my room and get two bottles of good wine."

The division commander, Gu Ying and the others immediately waved their hands and said, "Forget about the wine. We'll get back to work after dinner. We can drink this wine later."

"Okay, monk, go to your room and get some peanuts and a few cans. Don't think I don't know, you've hidden a lot of good stuff."

After hearing this, Monk Wei, who was standing at the door, scratched his head, grinned, and trotted out.

"This flower monk is now richer than me. The Russians often send me things, and I also give them to him. This guy doesn't even eat them himself, but mails them to the rear every month."

"It should be mailed to Xiaohua. Xiaohua has now taken over Comrade Xiuqin's job as the director of the Ping'an County Women's Rescue Association. When I visited Ping'an County some time ago, I saw her handing out candy to children. The candy packaging was all written in Russian."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong remembered that the monk was not a bachelor but already had a wife.

The four eastern provinces entered winter after the first snowflake began to fall. Heavy snow began to fall in the morning and turned into heavy snow in the afternoon. By the evening, the snow on the ground was already very thick.

The heavy snow continued for three days. When it stopped, the snow in Hailar was already up to people's knees.

In a valley in the Greater Khingan Range, after the heavy snow stopped, hundreds of people rushed out of caves and houses, holding various tools and began to clear the runway.

This is one of the four airports opened by Li Yunlong in the Greater Khingan Mountains. It is only about 400 kilometers away from Harbin and less than 100 kilometers away from Qiqihar. It is located in the middle of the southern foothills of the Greater Khingan Mountains.

This airport is home to Po-2, Yak-3 fighters and Il-4 bombers. There are only twelve Il-4s, and they are the most advanced model among the bombers supported by the Soviet Union.

After the airport runway was cleared, the bombers and fighter jets in the hangar began preparations for takeoff. Fortunately, they were all aircraft supported by the Russians and could take off easily in the current temperature. If they were P39s supported by the Americans, they would probably be grounded.

Just like the 73rd Unit's dedicated airport not far from it, after the snow fell, several Japanese-made planes were grounded and could not be used.

The airport staff were clearing the snow while complaining about the terrible weather.

"Why clear the snow so late at night when there won't be any planes coming?"

A Japanese soldier said as he was shoveling snow.

"I heard they've prepared a new batch of special ammunition next door, which will be sent to the Siberian front, and it'll be used tomorrow."

"How's the war going in Siberia?"

When talking about the war, the Japanese who were originally complaining immediately puffed out their chests. Originally, they were a little afraid of the Russians, but after the Far East and most of Siberia were occupied by the Japanese, the Japanese began to look down on the Russians.

"I thought those Russians were so powerful, but I think they are even worse than the Chinese. We captured more than 100,000 of them at once."