. Chen Li watched as things developed in the direction of the big plan. He was very gratified.
Especially when he had gotten his deadbeat father's promise to move out of Wanping after the war and to the center of Huaxia, he had to solve one of his worries.
However, there were still some things that troubled Chen Li.
From the outbreak of the incident on the 7th of July to the defeat on the 20th, it was basically a negotiation and a fight. In the middle of the negotiation period, Chen Li definitely could not play any tricks.
Otherwise, whether it was the Japanese or Song Zheyuan, they wouldn't have let go of his two-hundred-man army, which was like an ant in front of the two armies.
The Battle of Pingjin that followed was very sudden, and Song Zheyuan's troops retreated very quickly. After all, it was a well-prepared enemy attacking an unguarded army, so how could they not be defeated?
It was also very difficult to take advantage of the chaos. After all, the tens of thousands of Japanese troops had suddenly flooded into Beijing and Tianjin. If they were not careful, they would be killed as well.
Therefore, Chen Li did not have any ideas about the Japanese banks in Beijing and Tianjin. He basically did not have the time to do so.
However, it did not mean that he did not intend to do anything.
From a historical point of view, the Song troops had repeatedly conceded and placed their hopes on peace talks. From the July 7 Incident to the entire war in North China, his hundred thousand soldiers had basically not really fought any battles other than the passive defensive battles in Pingjin.
They retreated again and again until they finally retreated to the Yellow River. The soldiers were unwilling to retreat anymore, so they decided to leave. There was even a mutiny. Liu Ruming and Zhang Zizhong led their troops to the front line of the anti-Japanese war, while Song Zheyuan could only retreat to the second line and become the deputy commander of the first battle zone.
One could not use the concept of the national defense force to look at the warlords of this era. From the perspective of the warlords, Song did this to preserve his strength. After all, Old Jiang's behavior was a little bad. He sent local troops to wear them out and reorganized them into the central army after they were crippled. With such a record, everyone had to be on guard.
However, in this kind of national war, the behavior of abandoning the country for personal gain was not tolerated by the world. On the contrary, it was Old Jiang who sent the troops that he regarded as his blood and sweat forward again and again.
Including the Battle of Nankou (Tang En's White Army), the Battle of Zhangjiakou (Northwest Army Liu Ruming's Army), the Battle of Datong (Jinsui Army), the Battle of Pingxing Pass (which army cannot be included in this book), the Battle of Xinkou (Wei Li's Imperial Army), the Battle of Niangziguan (Sun Lian's Imperial Army), the Battle of Dayuan (Fu Zuoyi's Northwest Army, Wei Li's Imperial Army, Yan Xisan's Jinsui Army)
Anyway, from Chen Li's point of view, Song Zheyuan didn't want to fight, but his troops really wanted to fight. They couldn't take it anymore. The Japanese had already bullied them to this extent, and they still wanted to retreat?
Looking at the entire July 7 Incident, it was actually a replica of the September 18 Incident. However, this time, at least some patriotic generals rose up to resist (September 18 was not completely defenseless, Ma Zhan's three divisions also fought to the end).
It was said that when the 29th Division retreated, they left behind a large number of defeated soldiers because they retreated in a hurry. Most of these people were defeated by the devils one by one, and a small number became the anti-Japanese forces behind the enemy lines in North China.
Chen Li was targeting these people. Anyway, these people would either not be able to escape or fight for themselves. They might as well fight the Japanese with him.
However, he was only a small local security group now. The scale was also small. To put it bluntly, if he wanted to recruit these regular troops, it would be better to let them recruit them.
Moreover, the July 7 Incident was an opportunity, but he did not know how to deal with his relationship with Old Jiang. That wouldn't do. Old Jiang had a history of using up inferior brands, and his subordinates were too corrupt.
Disobedience? He might have lost a few troops and settled down first.
After thinking about it, Chen Li felt that he should hold up Old Jiang's banner and fight his own battles.
Therefore, he even went to the streets and bought a few portraits of Old Jiang, pasted them on the walls of his house, and raised a few flags of the blue sky and white sun to hang in his house.
At this time, Chen Li truly realized that he lacked an advisor. Yes, a person who could give him advice. Even if it was all bad ideas, it was still much better than messing around blindly.
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Ji Changwen was indeed a man of his word. In less than two days, he sent two instructors to Chen Li.
Chen Li naturally had to entertain the instructors sent by the other party. It was impossible for him to pull them to the training ground on the first day. No matter how anxious he was, he could not afford to waste time. Therefore, good wine and food were served.
After three rounds of drinking, Chen Li humbly asked them for advice. He immediately discovered that his troops were lacking in many aspects.
For example, a small item like a water bottle was a standard equipment in the 219th Regiment. It was very simple. Whether it was a soldier marching or fighting, they needed to replenish their water. Moreover, they could not leave their combat posts to drink water at any time. Otherwise, the consequences would be very serious.
The two instructors also told him a secret," During a battle, it was best to add salt to the water in a warrior's kettle.
They didn't understand the reason. Anyway, drinking salt water would make it easier for them to fight.
Was salt a problem for Chen Li? There were plenty of them on the streets, and even the system could exchange them. However, he did not really care about the water bottle before.
There was a small spring in the training area. If they were thirsty, they would walk over and drink from it. When they returned to the camp, they could drink however they wanted.
As for Zhao Gang, he didn't seem to take this matter seriously. He had been fighting the Japanese for a few years and was quite pitiful. He didn't even have ammunition and supplies. He couldn't even eat a full meal. How could he care about the water bottle? If there was water in the pool, he would lie down and drink it.
When Chen Li heard this, he quickly took out a notebook and wrote it down. These were all key things. If they were to set up an ambush with the Japanese, someone would get up and look for water in a few seconds. This battle would not be fought.
Then, it was the engineer shovels. There was no reason for the soldiers to bring pickaxes, shovels, and hoes with them.
The two instructors were actually soldiers. They knew that their battalion commander and the regiment commander of the security regiment were sworn brothers, so they naturally wouldn't put on the airs of a regular army.
In addition, he had drunk some wine. Anyway, this master liked to hear it, so he said whatever was good. After all, he had been on the battlefield for so many years. Even if he had not played it, he had at least heard about it.
Seeing the two of them talking non-stop about the equipment problems of their troops, Chen Li instantly felt ashamed. He had seen so many movies and dramas in the future, but they were not as good as the veterans of this era.
"Actually, fighting in the streets is similar to attacking the Japanese's secret fortress. The Japanese's heavy firepower is usually deployed in the fortifications. The Japanese have cement, so they can set up fortifications in a few days. If they don't spend some effort, they won't be able to blow them up."
" Run to the gun hole and throw the grenade in. The grenade we made can blow up four or five pieces of the sky. The Japanese are not stupid. They saw the grenade go in and threw it out for you. They even lost some brothers…"
" Later on, a brother got half a barrel of gasoline from somewhere and poured it into the vent. Then, he set it on fire. Hai, not long after, the door of the secret fort opened. Two burning men rushed out and rolled on the ground. The fire couldn't be put out. They cried and shouted. They fought the secret fort, but half of them were gone. The brothers were also furious. They didn't beat them to death. Instead, they watched them slowly burn to death."
That's right, it's a good item. Remember, it's a flamethrower. This thing is not much more expensive than a rifle in the system. It costs five resource points. When you defend Wanping, equip a few of them. If the Japanese enter the house, you can use this to burn!
" The cannons of the Japanese are so powerful. With one shot, the entire trench would collapse. Some people were lying on the ground. When the cannon hit them, they were fine when they stood up, but they fell down as they walked. They were bleeding from all seven orifices."
He lacked the knowledge to defend against cannons, so he decided to give Ji Changwen a few copies of the Battlefield Encyclopedia when he delivered the cannons tomorrow.
" The Japanese still have armored vehicles. It's useless even if we shoot them with rifles and machine guns. We have to rely on our brothers to bundle the grenades together and then lean on them to blow them up. To shoot those things, we have to rely on a pile of human lives."
Infantry Cannon against Tank, M2 Heavy Machine Gun, Molotov Cocktail, Rocket Launcher, no, why can't the system exchange for Rocket Launcher now?
There was no need to persuade him to drink. After the two seasoned soldiers had spoken for a while, he was already a little dizzy from drinking. Towards the end, his tongue was already big and he could not speak clearly, but he just drank.
Chen Li felt a little emotional and also a little sympathetic. Perhaps the people of this era had experienced death personally, which was why they could ignore death like this.
However, who could truly ignore death?
It was indeed necessary to ban alcohol in the military camp. These veterans who had experienced too much cruelty and endured many requests could only hide them in their hearts. Under the anesthesia of alcohol, who could control themselves?
Looking at the two drunk veterans lying by the table, looking at the small notebook that he had memorized, Chen Li was in a dilemma again.
With so many things, how should he equip the troops?
There were anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft cannons.
Against tanks, there were anti-tank cannons and large-caliber heavy machine guns.
Street fighting required submachine guns, flamethrowers, and grenades.
There were also daily necessities such as helmets, shovels, guns, ammunition, water bottles, and dry rations.
Most importantly, many pieces of equipment could not be handled by one or two people.
They were short of people!
This was the thing that gave Chen Li the biggest headache.
Just as Chen Li was thinking about how to reasonably allocate equipment to the troops, he received a piece of news. Lucy, who had gone to Shanghai to sell cannons, had returned safely.
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