Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 258 Combat Meeting

In mid-September, Xianyaling Conference Room,

Gu Changfeng sat in the main seat, looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Thank you all for your hard work, brothers. We have finally achieved our stage goals during this period."

"Haha! Commander Gu, are you going to cause trouble for the Japanese?"

After several months, Zhang Guofu gradually integrated into the team and began to speak more casually.

"We are free anyway. Since the Japs don't dare to provoke us, why don't we provoke them?" Gu Changfeng continued to smile.

He had received intelligence from undercover personnel that the Japanese were conducting sweeps across the country but were not coming to Gaojia Town, which made him speechless.

How he wished he could come and fight with a Japanese brigade. That would be so comfortable.

Zhou Qianli said, "Wherever we attack next, the Eighth Route Army has sent us weapons. Captain Ji has personally come over several times to urge us to deliver them. I almost felt embarrassed."

Gu Changfeng turned serious and said to everyone, "If we're going to do something big, let's do it. The Japanese only have one regiment of troops in Laiyuan, and including the puppet troops, there are only more than 6000 of them."

"I'm going to get some weapons tomorrow and prepare to attack Laiyuan City in three days."

He didn't even take a few regiments seriously. If he could just make some howitzers, it would be enough to give the Japanese a hard time.

Zhou Qianli asked directly: "Do we need to contact the Eighth Route Army for cooperation?"

He didn't find it strange. Not so many people dared to attack the Japanese regiment before, not to mention that they have sufficient troops now.

Gu Changfeng said happily: "Let's contact them. We'll hand over the east city gate to them so that they don't feel embarrassed to share the spoils."

Zhao Ziqing reminded him, "Lingqiu is too close to Laiyuan. Support will arrive in two to three hours, so this time we have to face more than just Laiyuan City."

Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and said, "We now have seven battalions, and we've seized a lot of weapons and ammunition from the bandits. We'll leave the second battalion to guard the old home, and the rest will go up."

"We will launch a surprise attack in the early morning of three days. The 4th and 7th Companies will be responsible for the south gate, while the artillery battalion, the 5th and 6th battalions will be responsible for the north gate."

"Old Zhao is responsible for leading the special forces team to infiltrate Laiyuan City. If there is an opportunity, they will directly capture the north gate. If there is no opportunity, they will cause damage."

After another reorganization, he added two more battalions. In addition to Zhang Guofu being promoted to battalion commander, Li Jie, the rocket launcher platoon leader, was also transferred to take charge of the seventh battalion.

Since there weren't many talented people, he just used whoever he could.

Zhao Ziqing said directly: "That's no problem. The special forces have also gone out to stretch their muscles."

Gu Changfeng then turned to look at Huang Zhengkui and Wu Mazi: "Your task is quite heavy. First of all, we have to go to the west gate, and also defend against the Japanese reinforcements from Lingqiu City."

Huang Zhengkui said with a smile: "Ask Lao Lu to send some reinforcements. I promise that the devils in Lingqiu City will not be able to return."

Lu Daya glanced at Huang Zhengkui and said disdainfully, "Old Huang, you old bastard, the weapons Changfeng mentioned haven't arrived yet, and you've already made up your mind?"

"Hey, we have to stop the Japanese from both sides. How can we do it without some heavy weapons?" Wu Mazi said.

"Okay, okay, let Changfeng do the talking."

When Lu Daya saw the two men attacking at the same time, he immediately raised his hands in surrender. He couldn't win the argument with either of them.

Gu Changfeng estimated that his points were just over 60, and he also had to prepare M bullets and mortar shells, which was really a bit stretched.

Thinking of this, he said: "Lao Lu, your artillery battalion now has a total of 16 mortars and 6 infantry guns."

"No need to separate, just go with Lao Huang and the others."

"Bring your bazooka too. The Japanese support is all mechanized troops. If you don't have bazookas to fight tanks, you will be at a disadvantage."

Lu Daya was puzzled and looked at Gu Changfeng and asked, "What about the city gate?"

Gu Changfeng laughed and said, "You have more than a few dozen artillerymen. Just leave the logistics to Lao Huang and the others. I have two German heavy artillery pieces here."

He was very familiar with this thing, so he simply didn't change it. Two doors were enough to attack Laiyuan.

Once we enter the city gate, we will have grenade launchers and heavy machine guns to support us, so there will be no need for mortars.

"Haha, that's great. I miss the feeling of heavy artillery attack." Lu Daya laughed happily.

Everyone in the conference room was also excited. With heavy artillery, it would be easier to capture Laiyuan City.

Gu Changfeng waited for a while, and when everyone looked at him again, he continued:

"This is the arrangement for the battle. Everyone go back and prepare."

"Wait a minute," Zhou Qianli stopped everyone who was about to stand up.

"The Gao family left behind quite a few shops, and recently some people have been asking about this. How should we handle this?"

Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and said, "If the people need it, we can sell it to them at a fair price. If they need to pay in installments, that's fine. If that doesn't work, we can rent it to them."

"We don't expect to make money from this. The food and money we seized from the Gao family last time are enough for us to use for a long time."

Speaking of this, Gu Changfeng suddenly had an idea and said to everyone with a smile.

"Everyone knows that the Gao family seized millions of dollars in property last time. Add to that the loot from the Japanese in the prisoner-of-war camp, and the large number of bandits we eliminated, and we now have over 200 million in reserves."

"That's definitely not okay. Pay the soldiers their wages."

Then he looked at Zhou Qianli and ordered: "Draw up a set of rules based on the length of time the soldiers have."

"The highest salary for soldiers is 100 yuan, and for platoon leaders and above, the highest is 1000 yuan."

Zhou Qianli's expression changed instantly. He looked at Gu Changfeng with a wry smile and said, "Isn't it too much? We haven't had a few days of comfort yet."

Huang Zhengkui also said: "Brothers have food and drink, and don't spend much money, so why not put it aside for now."

Gu Changfeng laughed and said, "We have all become wealthy landlords, just keeping our money and not spending it."

"The economy needs to flow, and the people need money. In addition to purchasing food and recruiting people from the city, the people should also pay for helping us do things. We don't want them to work for nothing."

Everyone looked at each other, obviously not understanding the economics very well. Even Zhao Ziqing was a little confused.

Gu Changfeng shook his head and said, "Just listen to me. We will capture Laiyuan soon and earn a lot of money."

"By then, the warehouse will be full of money, and none of you will want to sleep on it."

"Haha!" Everyone laughed and didn't insist anymore.

"By the way, give out money so that people can go shopping in the market town more often to stimulate consumption."

"Also, tell the brothers, officers above the platoon level, if there is someone you like,"

"If the girl agrees, you can get married. I, the group leader, will personally preside over the ceremony."

Gu Changfeng himself felt that he had been acting on impulse, but since he had thought of this matter, it would be right to arrange it quickly.

"Changfeng, isn't your idea inappropriate? After all, the devils are still here."

Zhou Qianli was helpless. As the chief steward, he was always the one with the most headaches during every meeting.

Gu Changfeng was embarrassed for a moment, but still explained: "The Japanese need to be fought, and the next generation must also be prepared."

"The soldiers now have a goal to strive for, so they will naturally work harder in fighting the Japanese or training."

Huang Zhengkui and several other battalion commanders nodded in succession. After all, it was not a good thing to have so many bachelors in the camp.