At night, ten military trucks from the Zaozhuang No. 3 textile factory were already on standby. They were loaded with 200,000 pairs of stockings and were transporting them to Lianyungang port under the cover of night. Gu Weiming was also present, and boxes of stockings were loaded onto the trucks. These ten military trucks had also been loaded with auxiliary fuel tanks. It was obvious that they would not be able to reach Lianyungang with just their own fuel tanks!
"Be quick. We have to deliver the goods to the port before dawn!!”
Ma Dexian commanded the crowd. This was the first time they had transported goods on such a large scale to such a distant port, even though Gu Weiming had already arranged for an infantry battalion of the Iron Blood Army to enter the Lianyungang port area in advance!
However, they had to pass through dozens of checkpoints along the way. The people in charge of this transportation mission were all veterans left behind from the Songhu battlefield. They were all smarter than monkeys. The brigade commander was going to do something big, so they were more motivated than before!
How could kings and generals have seeds?
In the past, the higher-ups of the national army were either elite students from Huangpu Military Academy, or students from other military academies, or some " capable people " who were related to them. How could they be put in an important position? However, the Iron Blood Army was different. As long as one was willing to learn, improve, and be loyal to a colonel, the road to promotion was very easy. Moreover, the Iron Blood Army continued to expand its troops. Their future was very bright!!
At 7:20 pm, the military truck loaded with 200,000 pairs of stockings officially set off. Gu Weiming also made a phone call and arrived at Lianyungang Port!
Lianyungang Port was the garrison base of the Iron-Blood Army. The Iron-Blood Army infantry battalion had completed their control mission here. There were a total of 400 soldiers, divided into three companies, and they controlled this small port from three directions. Compared to the bustling southern ports such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhoushan, and other places, Lianyungang Port was still in an undeveloped stage. It didn't even have a big ship repair factory!
The merchant ship that was going to cross the ocean this time was also under the Ying Country's Ocean Company. In this day and age, as long as you had money, the Omi Country could even sell you battleships!!
At around 8:20 pm, Jinan received a call from Suiyuan County in Shandong Province. However, the following conversation was also within Gu Weiming's calculations!
The commander of the Suiyuan Security Regiment, Tu Renfu, had also heard it from his brothers!
"Chief Chen, ten trucks passed by Suiyuan County just now. After inspection, they said that they came from the Jinan military!!”
Wang Zhonghua, the chief of Shandong's transportation department, was quick-witted. In the afternoon, someone had already called and instructed him to answer the question if anyone asked about the ten trucks. Moreover, he had also prepared a response!
Now, it was naturally flawless!!
There were many more details like this, but in the end, they finally arrived at Lianyungang Port safely!
The next morning, at 5:20 am, Gu Weiming was also woken up by Chen Zhiwen. Gu Weiming was a little sleepy, but when he opened the door, he saw a smiling Chen Zhiwen!
Last night, Gu Weiming had finally sorted out all the plans for the Iron Blood Army's expansion. He only went to bed at one in the morning, so he did not wake up early today. Being a leader was really tiring!
"Traveler, Lianyungang just called. Our goods are ready to be shipped!!”
Gu Weiming, who had suddenly woken up, immediately pulled Chen Zhiwen into the house and quickly spread out a huge map of northern Jiangsu and Shandong. These few days, Gu Weiming had been thinking about where the Iron Blood Army would attack next!
"Zhiwen, take a look. Lianyungang is less than 200 kilometers away from Zaozhuang, and it's nearly 200 kilometers away from Jiaozhou Port. Zaozhuang is located in the middle of Jiangsu and Shandong. Since we can't take Jiaozhou, we'll settle for the next best thing and occupy Lianyungang.!”
At the mouth of the sea, the area under the jurisdiction of the Iron Blood Army was expanding almost every day. In the border areas of Jiangsu and Shandong, a squad could often occupy a small village. In addition, the military factory in Zaozhuang had a large number of firearms that were constantly arming the army. The patrol troops in various places were also quickly arming. Therefore, in just a short week, the area under the control of the Zaozhuang autonomous government had more than doubled!!
"Traveler, do you mean the next step of the Iron Blood Army's plan is Lianyungang?？”
Chen Zhiwen's eyes widened. Lianyungang was already a county. With the current strength of the Iron Blood Army, it would be too difficult to control a county!
Gu Weiming smiled!
"Everything depends on effort. Lianyungang is currently the easiest city for the Iron Blood Army to capture. Moreover, it has the convenience of a port. In the future, Lianyungang will be our war base and Zaozhuang will be our springboard!”
"By the way, how's the construction of the patrol troops in each village going?”
The Iron Blood Army still maintained the size of three infantry regiments. However, the patrolling troops below were the new blood of the Iron Blood Army. Although they were just a spark, they would eventually become a prairie fire!!
"In the past few days, the influence of the Zaozhuang autonomous government has been growing in the twelve villages that have joined the government, including Cao Jiashe, Xiji Village, Zhongbao Village, Xinjian Village, and so on. Therefore, more villages will join us in the future, and more people will join our autonomous government. Including the previous population of 100,000, there are now another 100,000 people. According to yesterday's statistics, the patrol troops in various places have been fully established. The smaller villages have 100 patrol troops, and the larger villages have 200 or 300 people. With an officer of the Iron Blood Army as their instructor, the patrol troops would definitely be able to improve quickly!!”
Gu Weiming had marked a large area on the map. It was red and was occupied by the Iron Blood Army. Baldy Jiang would never have dreamed that the independent regiment that he had given up on the battlefield in Songhu would actually be able to make such a name for itself in the border area between the two provinces!
However, the Iron Blood Army did not have a large county city under their command. Therefore, Gu Weiming came up with the next attack plan. He wanted to capture Lianyungang and place the Iron Blood Army's future development base in the northern part of Jiangsu. The land was vast and sparsely populated, so he could strive for the safest development environment. Moreover, Zaozhuang could also keep an eye on the situation on the Jiaozhou Peninsula and send troops at any time to resist the Japanese invaders!!
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