Chapter 22 Negotiating Conditions: Greedy Ding Wei
Sun Desheng swallowed his saliva and asked impatiently: "Captain Yang, are you saying that you want to give me a cavalry company of the New 1st Regiment?"
Yang Lin said calmly: "Not bad!"
Ding Wei obviously thought more than Sun Desheng, and soon thought of something, and said: "Brother Yang Lin, do you mean... to eat up the puppet cavalry battalion stationed in Wanjia Town?"
Yang Lin nodded: "Yes, this is quick fat meat. As long as you eat it, your army can form a cavalry company in minutes."
Sun Desheng was instantly deflated. Well, you still have to fight for love.
Ding Wei frowned and said, "Captain Yang, the puppet cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town is indeed a piece of fat meat. With the strength of our two armies, it is not difficult to eat it up."
"But the key issue is that the Japanese army stationed a reinforced squadron of troops and a puppet army camp in Qinghe Town, 7 or 8 miles north of Wanjia Town.
Once we launch an attack on Wanjia Town, the puppet troops will inevitably ask for help from the Japanese in Qinghe Town.
By then, even if we can defeat the Wanjia Town Cavalry Battalion, I’m afraid it will be difficult to escape unscathed.”
"It turns out that Captain Ding has already discovered this piece of fat meat. It is true that great minds think alike."
While Yang Jing was praising Ding Wei, he did not forget to flatter himself, taking shamelessness to the extreme.
Ding Wei smiled awkwardly, and Yang Jing continued, "Didn't I just say that in addition to giving your army a cavalry company, I will also give your army a battalion of weapons and equipment?"
Everyone gasped. Yang Lin was too bold. He was even bolder than their old leader Li Yunlong.
It would be fine if they just attacked the puppet cavalry in Wanjia Town, but they also had to attack Qinghe Town.
If it were the New 1st Regiment in its prime, there would naturally be no problem, but the problem is that the New 1st Regiment is now almost out of ammunition and food, so what can it use to attack Qinghe Town?
Use sabers and red tassel spears?
Ding Wei knew that although Yang Lin was very adventurous, he would never do anything without confidence. He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then asked, "Captain Yang, do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?"
Yang Lin did not speak immediately, but took out a topographic map near Wanjia Town from his pocket.
Everyone gathered around immediately.
Yang Lin and the others observed for a moment, then pointed at the map and said, "Captain Ding, everyone, look here."
Everyone looked in the direction where Yang Lin pointed.
It was an unnamed mountain area located halfway between Wanjia Town and Qinghe Town.
Yang Lin said: "Once we launch an attack on Wanjia Town, the Japanese in Qinghe Town will surely come to support us.
This mountainous area is their only way through. As long as we set up an ambush here, it won't be difficult to defeat or even annihilate them!"
Ding Wei looked at the map and frowned, saying, "This is indeed a very suitable location for an ambush, but you have also seen the current situation of my regiment.
Even if you are setting an ambush, you need weapons and ammunition to support it.
Therefore, although I really want to help Brother Yang Lin attack Wanjia Town, I am unable to do so."
Yang Lin saw what Ding Wei was thinking. He didn't want to attack Wanjia Town.
Not to mention that Wanjia Town is a piece of fat meat, just the fact that this battle can boost the morale of the New 1st Regiment means that Ding Wei will not let it go easily.
He wants to test his own bottom line.
Sure enough, there is no simple role in the Northwest Shanxi Iron Triangle.
Although he knew that this was a trap set by Ding Wei, Yang Lin had no choice but to fall into it because he wanted to strengthen his own strength more than Ding Wei.
At that moment, he said calmly: "If I can lend your army 200 rifles, 10 heavy machine guns, and sufficient ammunition and 1,000 grenades.
I wonder if Captain Ding thinks we can take over the fat pieces of Wanjia Town and Qinghe Town?"
That is Ding Wei. If it were Li Yunlong, Yang Lin would never dare to lend out the equipment. Didn’t he see that he owed Chu Yunfei the equipment for that battalion, and it’s 2021 and he hasn’t returned it yet.
"hiss!--"
Everyone gasped again.
This is a huge investment. Putting aside the 200 rifles, the 10 heavy machine guns are just a few of the assets the New 1st Regiment had during its heyday, and they didn't dare to use them freely.
There was no other way. Bullets were extremely scarce for the Eighth Route Army, and almost all weapons and ammunition had to be captured.
The new regiment is relatively good, but the conditions of the other main regiments are even more difficult.
Ding Wei said: "If we have 10 heavy machine guns, 200 rifles, and 1,000 grenades, it shouldn't be difficult to take over Wanjia Town and Qinghe Town."
"but……"
Yang Lin asked, "But what?"
Ding Wei raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a shrewd smile: "However, as far as I know, the Japanese seem to have built a military supply warehouse in Qinghe Town.
If we take over Qinghe Town, my New 1st Regiment will get half of the contents of this warehouse."
Well, I just said that Ding Wei and Li Yunlong were different, but I didn’t expect that they both had the same evil heart.
Yang Lin couldn't help but regret agreeing to lend him the equipment, and immediately refused sternly: "Captain Ding, aren't you a little too greedy?"
Ding Wei said: "Brother Yang Lin, how can this be called greed? How about this, we each take half of all the spoils."
Yang Lin said: "Just a cavalry company's war horses and a battalion's weapons and equipment. If Captain Ding still cannot agree to this condition, then I can only report this news to our regiment commander."
After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave.
Ding Wei hurriedly stood up to dissuade them. He knew that a hard approach would not work, so he complained, "Brother Yang Lin, you should know the current situation of our New 1st Regiment better than me. It's too hard.
It was so cold, but the brothers were still wearing thin clothes, without even a warm cotton jacket.
The food is also bad.
Unlike your Jinsui Army, you are the direct subordinates of Commander Yan, and you don’t have to worry about material supplies at all.”
Naturally, Yang Lin was unwilling to report the matter to Chu Yunfei, otherwise he would not have come to find Ding Wei.
At that moment, he groaned for a moment and said, "Captain Ding, I can give you 30% of the supplies in the military warehouse in Qinghe Town , only 30%!
Plus a cavalry company's horses and a battalion's equipment.
In addition, all prisoners of war, as well as other weapons, equipment and supplies, must all belong to me! "
"make a deal!"
Ding Wei agreed immediately .
What does a prisoner of war need that thing for? He is lazy, afraid of death, has no faith, and has a lot of shortcomings. It is a big problem to reform his thoughts.
If one is not careful, it may undermine the discipline and reputation of the Eighth Route Army.
It would be better to recruit new soldiers directly.
Then, Yang Lin recounted his battle plan in detail.
Three days later, he led the soldiers of the independent battalion into the city. When night fell, he used Wen Peng to kill or control the puppet army battalion commander Yuan Datou and his command center, preventing the puppet army from having the opportunity to call the Japanese in Qinghe Town for help.
The New 1st Regiment surrounded the outside and did not allow any of the puppet cavalry from Wanjia Town to escape.
Then the two parties worked together to completely control Wanjia Town and the puppet cavalry.
Finally, part of the troops were sent to continue to control Wanjia Town, while the main force went to the unnamed mountain to set up an ambush.
After everything is ready, we will ask for help from the Japanese in Qinghe Town and wait for them to fall into our trap!
