Chapter 14: The Brilliant Idea of Benladeng

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  Just as Yamamoto Isoroku was "exercising" on a high-end Japanese prostitute, Wei Yuankun was lamenting the loss of his precious collection of A-pictures, which Wang Fangyuan had thrown into the toilet. It's normal for girls to dislike such explicit and violent things, but you can't interfere with others' preferences. Moreover, for many people who have crossed over, this is their last pleasure. It has been over a month since the last battle, Wei Yuankun's injuries have healed more than half, although he still needs to use crutches to go out, while Wang Fangyuan has long been able to walk on her own. However, in the past month, all the crossers have fallen into unprecedented suffering. Just seeing red sorghum rice, unpeeled cornmeal, and occasionally mixed with black bean wild vegetables that are not human food appearing in their bowls is enough to drive them crazy. Now many people finally understand why their parents feel nauseous when they see cornmeal; this thing is okay to eat fresh at first, but if you eat it for years, the only benefit is that it promotes your stomach acid secretion, and the rest is suffering. The girls' suffering is much more than the boys', specifically reflected in the first time they discover lice in their quilts, reflected in the fact that they find themselves living with rats in the same house, and reflected in the fact that they discover that their portable hygiene products are used up and there are no merchants selling similar products around. At this time, the crossers' minds are floating, and many people have had thoughts of betraying their country.

  However, the idea of jumping to become a traitor was quickly dispelled among the crowd, and this is inseparable from the ideological education campaign jointly planned by Wei Yuankun and the stretcher. The first stage of the educational campaign was for Wei Yuankun to tell two short stories - "On the Inevitable Victory of the Allied Powers" and "The Tragic Fate of Traitors". While arousing everyone's patriotic passion and national sentiment, it also made people realize that although surrendering might bring some benefits, in the end, they would still be killed by the forces of justice. Next, the weak-willed girls were organized to watch several Japanese adult videos, while also showing them electronic versions of "The Last Fate of Female Cultural Workers" and "Gel Dong Lie Nu Chuan", which are full of naturalistic descriptions. They were told that Japanese soldiers are all perverts who like to abuse women, and if these beauties fell into their hands, they would definitely suffer unprecedented abuse. Unfortunately, you are M, and they are S. Finally, Wei Yuankun repeatedly emphasized that life on the enemy's side is not much better either. There is no protective cream, no Lanc?me, and no beauty salon. As for food, it's at most only slightly better than during the three years of natural disasters. Whether what Wei Yuankun said was true or false, these people, especially the girls, deeply believed in what he said - because apart from what he said, there was nothing else to believe.

  And on the traveler's side, there was some good news - the time-space machine had been repaired, at least partially. Although it couldn't take them back home, it could now instantly transport them to any place on this planet. However, it required a large amount of energy, which was easily obtainable by simply stuffing two "small yellow fish" into an opening. The principle of converting gold into energy left everyone speechless: "How did the ancestors know about this?!"

  Here is the translation:

  As soon as everyone did what they were told by the central government, several tanks and other out-of-date equipment were transported to Yan'an. These things had to be hidden well. On the other hand, in far-off America, many machine tools, chemical products, pharmacies, and gun shops welcomed a group of Asian-faced people. Although these people didn't speak English fluently and didn't have much US dollars, they had no trouble doing business with American merchants because opium, silver coins, diamonds, and even pig bristles were more valuable than US dollars.

  This group went on a wild shopping spree in America, directly causing the price of "Chicago typewriters" (Thompson submachine guns) to double on the black market. The Remington shotgun was also widely equipped by the Eighth Route Army troops on the other side of the globe, leading many Japanese soldiers who encountered the Eighth Route Army's "lifting curtain tactics" to fly away - after all, a 12-gauge shotgun is much more useful than a bayonet.

  Soon, what made the Japanese even more depressed was that the Eighth Route Army's equipment level improved rapidly, and through battles and scattered seizures, it was discovered that the Eighth Route Army had a trend of "Americanization", using bullets and cannonballs made of better materials than their own. This was unbearable - the Eighth Route Army was already difficult to deal with, but if they became even more powerful, it would be disastrous! They quickly protested to America, which expressed its grievances through diplomatic channels - this was true grievance, not fake.

  At the same time, America began investigating domestic civilian weapon purchases. The time-travelers saw that things were going well and soon terminated their arms trade, turning instead to steel materials and other urgently needed supplies for their base area. However, these activities didn't last long either, mainly because of a simple reason: money.

  The Yan'an side was delighted to see these supplies, but the huge consumption of gold and their own depleted finances forced the leaders to say, "Old Sun, stop your divine connections!" In this era, even wealthy landlords had no surplus grain, let alone the Eighth Route Army.

  However, this difficulty was only temporary. After the arrival of a large number of sticky dumplings from the sky, the arsenal expanded and ammunition became more abundant than before. The quality of weapons and ammunition also improved significantly compared to before. Repairing the enemy's artillery towers also became much easier. The traversers directly shared some data stored on their computers with the Eighth Route Army, and mortars and "cruel" cannons flowed out of the arsenal like a river. The Jidong Military Sub-district naturally benefited from being close to the water tower and got the moon first. After watching movies such as "Landmine Warfare" and "Tunnel Warfare" on the computer, the entire base began large-scale tunnel construction actions. The tunnels dug out had "three defenses" functions of waterproofing, anti-toxicity, and anti-drilling, with stone shells, hair triggers, and "nerves" made from dried dung and wolf poison powder mixed with gunpowder. These good things were naturally shared by everyone, and soon all the bases learned the experience that would have taken eight years to summarize. For a time, the entire north was bustling, causing the Japanese army to be in an uproar.

  Of course, the military and civilians in the anti-Japanese base areas were also very good at learning from the advanced experiences of foreign countries in later generations. For example, the organization of Ben Laden's base, at least in the Ji Dong base area, was like this. Of course, with the same tactics, Big Beard Ben Laden was engaged in terrorism, while the Eighth Route Army was fighting against Japanese invaders, which also conformed to the principle of taking what is useful. After several comrades from the Eighth Route Army's Wu Gong team watched a video of the Iraqi resistance organization before departure, they creatively invented the "donkey cart bomb", "horse cart bomb" and "cow cart bomb" that made the Japanese army tremble with fear. These methods were combined with various roadside bombs, making every Japanese soldier extremely cautious when going out, seeing unmanned carts and immediately lying down, fearing being blown up by a pile of inconspicuous things. These methods were very effective, and soon someone wrote a thank-you letter to express gratitude to the comrades who came up with these methods. However, when the letters reached the hands of the crossers, they all cried and laughed, except for Wei Yuan Kun, who wrote a reply in his usual playful spirit: "Don't thank us, this is also an experience summarized by a comrade named Ben Laden." Soon, the Japanese Tokko received the news that a surnamed "Ben" tactical expert had emerged in the Ji Dong base area. This person was very formidable and came up with tactics that made the originally cunning Eighth Route Army even more difficult to deal with. Soon, notices were issued everywhere: "Wanted Ben Laden, dead or alive, one million yuan reward for capture, five thousand yuan reward for information leading to capture." When everyone heard this news, they all laughed until their stomachs hurt. Capture Ben Laden? If you want to catch him, you should go to Afghanistan more than 60 years later! Besides, your one million yuan reward is too stingy compared to the Americans' several million dollars.

  According to common sense, the Eighth Route Army was making a big fuss in the rear, and the Japanese devils, apart from posting notices to catch "Communist bandits" and hanging lanterns, did not carry out large-scale sweeps and reprisals. However, after the Japanese army had just been defeated by an enhanced brigade, the Eighth Route Army began to suspect that there was something fishy going on in this area. If they were to conduct a sweep, with fewer people going, it would definitely be a case of "meat buns hitting dogs" - having gone but not returned. Therefore, the security division team was clearly not enough, and it was necessary to dispatch field division teams. However, if more people were sent, not to mention that military strength was limited, the ongoing "Kwantung Army Special Large-Scale Exercise" made it impossible for the Kwantung Army's field division teams to be dispatched to provide support. At this moment, the Japanese army's large-scale sweeps of various bases were still underway, but due to the appearance of the traversers, through the information brought by their computers, the Eighth Route Army was well aware of the Japanese military deployment, even knowing clearly which company would camp in which village on the first day. Although the situation later changed greatly due to the butterfly effect, overall, the Eighth Route Army's anti-sweeping action was very successful, with the devils suffering heavier losses than in history, and the results being only one-third of those in history. A game of cat and mouse had temporarily come to an end, and although the Japanese army was not reconciled, due to insufficient military strength, and more importantly, at this moment the Japanese army's energy was concentrated in Southeast Asia, which was a big deal. Compared to the gains there, the Japanese felt that it was better to think about how to grab more territory from Southeast Asia than to waste their efforts on "small" Eighth Route Army.

  September 22, 1941, several months had passed since the "May 1st" Great Sweep in history, and the war seemed to have returned to its previous pattern. The travelers had also gradually integrated into this world. The war data on the computer was printed out and put into the top-secret files of Yan'an for reference by high-level officials. Those who understood English were sent to foreign countries to collect materials using time machines, those who understood medicine were sent to treat illnesses, and those who understood mechanics were sent to build ordnance factories... The 21st-century infantry drill manual and tactical data from several special forces were also popularized in various bases. These tactics and strategies that transcended the times made the Eighth Route Army's combat skills improve by leaps and bounds, although this was not yet apparent. However, Wei Yuankun, Wang Fangyuan, Wang He, and Zhang Xin were left out in the cold. Firstly, their original majors were problematic. Wei Yuankun and Wang Fangyuan studied law, but at present, it seemed that the Eighth Route Army did not need lawyers in this state of war. Wang He studied road engineering, which was clearly useless as the current task was to dig holes on the enemy's highways rather than build roads. Zhang Xin studied computer programming, but unfortunately, the main computing tool in the base areas was still the abacus, so his skills were also not needed. Therefore, they could only be left behind in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region. Of course, there was another reason - Wei Yuankun and Wang Fangyuan's injuries had not yet healed, while Wang He and Zhang Xin stayed behind to take care of them. We resolutely deny that Wang He and Zhang Xin were left behind because of a certain female comrade's beauty. In fact, they did not go to Yan'an because of the "good brothers' righteousness" and "to fight the Japanese devils to the end". Although these two sayings were not believed by anyone within the travelers, later history proved that their actions indeed proved their words - they had fought here until the final victory.