The first thing Zhou Cheng did when he returned to the regiment headquarters from the arsenal was to arrange for the troops to transport the ammunition and equipment in the arsenal.

Before the action began, the war zone came to orders.

"Captain, the war zone requires us to launch an attack on the Honda United as soon as possible and drag them to Yangquan!" Xue Ya walked in to report.

Zhou Cheng was very satisfied with the great gift given to him by the war zone and replied without hesitation: "Call back to the war zone: The National Salvation Army promised to eat the strength of an infantry brigade of the Honda United within five days!"

After saying that, he ordered Chen Zhengyu on the side: "Chief of Staff, please arrange this matter."

"We already have the results of the war. All you need to do is arrange the troops to perform a scene for the war zone, so that the war zone can see that we have indeed attacked the Honda United. It doesn't matter whether we can achieve the results. After the battle, just raise the results you have achieved before. Anyway, the more than 2,000 Japanese devils we eliminated are all famous and surnamed, and can withstand the inspection of the war zone."

"Destroy a Honda Wing Infantry Brigade. This battle result should be worthy of the ammunition compensated by the war zone, and it can also block the mouths of the war zone, so that they no longer urge us with a telegram every day like they are now."

"As for the remaining Japanese devils in the Honda United, the troops will continue to attack them as planned combat plans, take their time and don't worry."

"I will give you the first and fourth battalions, the second and third battalions, the spy company, the guard company, the cavalry company, the baggage company, and the reconnaissance company to help you transport all the things in the secret arsenal in one night!"

The arsenal partition area was originally only twenty kilometers away, because it stored a lot of equipment and cars were required to transport it, which means that Zhou Cheng could only transport the things in the arsenal back to the defense area by taking the highway, and the transportation distance was directly increased to thirty-five kilometers.

One trip is thirty-five kilometers, and the round trip is 70 kilometers.

Moreover, when taking the highway, you have to cross a blockade line of the Japanese army and intercept the two strongholds. In addition, the time required to transport ammunition and equipment is to transport all of Zhou Cheng by car, which requires at least four hours. This requires other troops to cooperate properly. When the convoy arrives at the stronghold and blockade line, the troops will take it down to ensure that the convoy will not stop halfway and will directly from the defense zone to the arsenal. After the ammunition and equipment are loaded, they will return to the defense zone without any obstacles.

At this time, another problem arose in Zhou Cheng's mind.

The logistics company has only twelve transport trucks, and they can transport ammunition and equipment according to the maximum load capacity. They can only transport 60,000 to 70,000 kilograms in one trip. The ammunition and equipment in the ammunition depot weigh at least 300,000 kilograms. The convoy needs to transport five consecutive times before they can all be sent back to the defense zone.

The Japanese were not blind, and twelve transport trucks were running back and forth in their occupied areas. The strongholds and blockade lines along the way were all captured. Fools could guess that the convoy was transporting important materials, and then sent heavy troops to intercept them...

This is the picture Zhou Cheng least wants to see.

The battlefield changes rapidly. Once the two sides fight, no one can predict how big the scale of the battle will be. What will be the result?

If the troops suffered heavy casualties in the battle, and the ammunition and equipment that had not yet been transported in the arsenal were destroyed, the losses would be huge.

To avoid the fight between the two sides, the best way is to use one night to send all the ammunition and equipment in the arsenal back to the defense zone.

When the Japanese realized something was wrong, the transportation was over.

If they are unwilling to give up, they still want to destroy the ammunition and equipment in the arsenal. Even if they come to attack the National Salvation Military Defense Zone, Zhou Cheng is 100% sure to repel them and even make them suffer a big loss.

But there are too many things in the arsenal. If you only rely on car transportation, you will never be able to transport them back to the base overnight if you try your best.

It is even worse to use the large carts in the baggage company. It is necessary to go back and forth for 70 kilometers. It is impossible to complete the marching overnight. It also takes time to load and unload ammunition and supplies, but there is no time at all.

The more Zhou Cheng stared at the map, the deeper his brows frowned. Chen Zhengyu and Tang Yufeng were both giving advice, but they were all rejected because of limited time to move.

Tang Yufeng suddenly proposed: "Captain, can we buy or seize more than 100 large trucks near the arsenal?"

"The baggage company set out in advance on the mountain roads and small roads, advance lightly, bypassed the Japanese and puppet army strongholds, and lurked near the arsenal on standby."

"It took two or three hours to collect transport trucks that night, and then gathered at the arsenal to transport ammunition and equipment, and marched all the way, so I would definitely be able to transport the things back to the defense zone before dawn."

Zhou Cheng's eyes lit up, but soon darkened again, and he shook his head: "There are mountainous areas around the arsenal for about ten kilometers, and there are very few ordinary people. Maybe ten big cars can be collected, let alone more than one hundred big cars!"

A hint of helplessness flashed across Tang Yufeng's face. This was the third solution he thought of, but it was still rejected.

I had to frown again and fell into deep thought.

Zhou Cheng also fell into deep thought. Although Tang Yufeng's method did not work, it brought him a lot of inspiration.

The number of cars in the National Salvation Army is limited and the transportation time is short. It is definitely not possible to rely on cars alone. Mules, horses and carts must be added.

If you can't collect large trucks around the arsenal, you can only bring them over by yourself, but this will not be enough time.

It takes at least seven hours to transport the ammunition and equipment from the arsenal back to the defense zone. No matter how fast you seize the time or find a way, this time must be reserved.

That means you must find ways to shorten the time when the large trucks of goods rushed to the arsenal and load and unload weapons and ammunition.

"There is a way..." Zhou Cheng suddenly shouted at the map.

"As long as we're fast enough, the car can run a round trip between the defense zone and the arsenal in four hours."

"If the defense zone can organize enough manpower to respond ten kilometers outside the defense zone, the convoy can run a round trip in more than three hours."

"We started the action at 6pm and ended the action at 7pm and at 8pm the next morning, enough for the convoy to run four rounds between the two places."

Tang Yufeng's frowning did not let go: "Captain, even if the convoy runs four times a night, we can only transport two-thirds of the ammunition and equipment in the arsenal back, and what should we do if there is one-third of the ammunition left? Don't you?"

"Of course!" Zhou Cheng blurted out.

"During the first transportation, twelve cars rushed to the arsenal with empty cars. This was a waste. It was completely possible to transport some big trucks and mules and horses to the arsenal."

"Each carries three mules, horses and matching mules, horses and twelve cars can transport thirty-six mules, horses and carts at one time, and seventy-two mules, horses and carts can transport the convoy twice, just in time."

"I just checked it out. The convoy set off on time at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and at most 7:30, the first batch of thirty-six mule and horse carts could be delivered to the arsenal. They would have at least twelve hours to return to the defense zone."

"The second batch of mule and horse carts were sent to the arsenal by the convoy at around 11 o'clock. If they seize the time to ship ammunition, they would have at least seven hours to return to the defense zone."

"In this way we can transport all the ammunition and equipment in the arsenal with twelve cars and seventy-two mule and horse carts."

"Just in case, all cavalrymen in the regiment participated in the operation."

"As soon as the operation time comes, escort the convoy to the arsenal first. Leave two platoons of specialized protection convoys, all the remaining cavalry are involved in transportation. One war horse transports 200 kilograms of ammunition, and more than one hundred war horses can transport at least 30,000 kilograms of supplies, which is worth five or six transport cars."

Tang Yufeng and Chen Zhengyu compared the map and kept drawing strokes, and agreed a few minutes later: "This method is indeed feasible!"

"I collected 150 mule and horse carts in the defense zone, and then drew 1,000 people from the recruits battalion to participate in the operation."

"When the convoy set off, we set off together. When they return to the defense zone with full load of ammunition and equipment, we will leave the defense zone at least fifteen kilometers. The troops will directly take over the ammunition and equipment transported back to the defense zone with the big cart I took."

"As long as there is nothing unexpected happening in the transportation process, I will receive the first batch of ammunition and equipment at 9 o'clock in the evening. Because the car only needs to run forty kilometers back and forth in the next transportation, plus the loading of ammunition and equipment, I can run in two and a half hours. I will receive the second batch of ammunition and equipment at about twelve o'clock in the morning, receive the third batch of supplies before 3 o'clock in the morning, and then march quickly to send the things back to the defense zone before 6 o'clock."

"After the convoy delivered the third batch of ammunition and equipment, it immediately returned to the arsenal to transport the fourth batch of ammunition. It will set off from the arsenal at the latest at five o'clock and will return to the defense zone at 6:30 in the morning."

The solemn expression on Zhou Cheng's face completely disappeared, and his whole body became very relaxed: "Old Tang, if you can bring 150 or two large vehicles out of the defense zone for 15 kilometers to handle it, our transportation time will not only not be short, but also become very abundant."

“As for the transportation process, I promise there will be no problems.”

"The Japanese blockade line that the transportation team wants to cross is in the Second Battalion defense zone. They are responsible for tearing open the gap on the Japanese blockade line and then expanding the breakthrough to ensure that our troops are unobstructed on the blockade line."

"The Third Battalion dispatched two companies to attack the stronghold fifteen kilometers behind the blockade line, with only more than one hundred Japanese and puppet troops inside. With their firepower, they should be able to capture the stronghold within an hour, and then the troops will be quickly dispersed to kill all the Japanese who wanted to get close to our transportation route."

"The spy company is responsible for attacking another stronghold and then splitting troops to protect the safety of the transportation route."

"The Guard Company and the Reconnaissance Company touched the county town twenty kilometers northwest of the arsenal and were lurking and standing by, and blocked all the Japanese and puppet troops that the county town might send at all costs. They must not be allowed to get close to our transportation route."

Tang Yufeng nodded: "Then it's no problem, Commander, when do you want to start taking action?"

"It's better to be early than late!" Zhou Cheng blurted out.

"The things in the arsenal are so important to us. We can feel at ease when we ship them back one day earlier, and the arsenal can be built one day earlier."

"But we can't be too anxious. I want to wait until the Chief of Staff starts to take action, give the Japanese a shot at the east and try not to expose the arsenal."
Chapter completed!