By the evening, everything that needed to be cleaned up had been almost finished.
Eight thousand kilograms of flour filled eight large carts, and the weapons and ammunition seized by Wang Ye and Wei Dayong in the past two days also filled almost one large cart.
Although it's only been two days since I came out,
But a lot of weapons and ammunition were seized.
There were 1 Type 96 light machine gun, 15 Type 38 rifles, and 48 clean-surfaced box magazines, 18 of which were contributed by the bandits of Feiyun Village in Muzhu Cliff, and the remaining 30 were all contributed by the puppet army.
Cheng Kui's guard squad contributed twice, 15 each time.
A lot of bullets were seized, totaling more than 3,000 rounds.
In addition, there are military items such as bayonets, sabers and lunch boxes.
Together with Cheng Yue's luggage and five thousand dollars, the whole car was filled.
The people escorting the vehicle were Cheng Kui and his puppet army guard squad, but they had changed their dog skins into plain clothes, otherwise they would have been annihilated by the Eighth Route Army before they could enter the base.
After arriving at Yang Village, Cheng Kui will stay with Cheng Yue.
The dozen or so puppet soldiers in the guard squad returned to Chengjia Town on their own.
Wei Dayong will also go back to Yang Village with Cheng Yue and others this time.
It was mainly for safety on the road, because from Chengjia Town to Yang Village one has to pass through the defense zones of the Third Division and the New First Regiment, and Wang Ye was very worried that he would be robbed by Ding Wei.
In Li Yunlong's words,
Ding Wei is also a guy who will not do anything without benefits.
So, you have to be on guard no matter what.
As for the Japanese-occupied area, there are no checkpoints.
The Japanese puppet troops were frightened by the 386th Brigade and dared not set up checkpoints easily.
Because we need to send troops to guard the checkpoints, right? How many troops are enough?
No matter how many troops we send, it will not be enough. Without strongholds and artillery towers, no matter how many troops we have, they will just be a piece of meat in the mouth of the Eighth Route Army and may be eaten away at any time without leaving even a trace.
Therefore, in the past two years, the Japanese army has rarely set up checkpoints.
Even on their own territory, they rarely set up checkpoints.
In short, Wei Dayong went back not to guard against the Japanese, but to guard against friendly forces.
As she was about to leave home, Cheng Yue did not feel the slightest sadness of parting, but only curiosity and happiness.
What made her feel new was the life after joining the Eighth Route Army, and what made her happy was being able to be with Wei Dayong. This girl had completely fallen for him.
So fate is really a wonderful thing.
Some people live together for their entire lives but cannot develop any feelings for each other.
But for some people, just a glance is enough to make them inseparable for a lifetime.
There was no sadness, only anger. None of this was his intention, but what could he do? Until now, Wang had not released the grenade fuse.
The only ones who felt sad were Old Master Cheng and the housekeeper.
"Why are you leaving so quickly?" Old Master Cheng said, wiping his tears. "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Dad, why are you crying?" Dudu said impatiently, "I'm just going to visit someone. It's not like I won't be back."
After all, Chengjia Town was a Japanese-occupied area. In order to avoid the eyes and ears of the Japanese army, they only told the outside world that Cheng Yue was visiting a relative, and Cheng Kui brought the guards to be responsible for her protection.
As for the cargo in those trucks,
Just say it's a gift for relatives.
Old Master Cheng wiped away his tears and dared not cry anymore.
The son has grown up and is no longer under the control of his father. He now dares to control his father.
Wang Ye said, "Let's go, be careful on the road."
Wei Dayong waved his hand and shouted, "Let's go!"
"Take care, young master." Cheng Kui saluted to Dudu and then flicked his whip. He drove the lead cart and set off. Another dozen puppet soldiers followed in mule carts.
The convoy soon disappeared out of sight outside the town.
Old Master Cheng also returned to his room with the help of Butler Cheng.
Finally, Dudu felt that he had the right to be angry, and immediately put on a stern face and said, "Brother Wang Ye, can you let go of your hand now?"
"Don't worry yet, haha."
Wang Ye smiled and said, "Wait until they go a little further."
"What?" Dudu said angrily, "Are you afraid that I will regret it and bring them back?"
"That's hard to say." Wang Ye said with a smile, "Your character, Commander Cheng, has always been unreliable."
He was so angry that he couldn't speak. Not to mention, he really had such a thought in his mind. If Wang Ye let his guard down at this time and let him take the opportunity to slip away, he would definitely get the person and the things back.
He didn't want to be a spy for the Eighth Route Army, and he didn't want to take the girl as a hostage.
But what could he do? Wang held his arm tightly, making it seem like he was sharing a good thing.
She even held his arm during dinner, and after dinner she held him again to drink tea and chat, and they chatted until late at night, until the roosters crowed.
…
The night passed quickly.
Yangcun, the headquarters of the independent regiment.
The soldiers were all young men with big appetites and strong digestive abilities.
Before daybreak, the soldiers' stomachs were growling with hunger. After getting up and taking a morning run, they were even hungrier, so they clamored for food as soon as they returned to the regiment headquarters.
Among them, Zhu Ziming had the loudest and fiercest voice.
"Lao Wang, what are you guys in the kitchen doing?"
"Hurry up and bring breakfast. I'm starving."
The staff of other departments, the groom squad and the soldiers of the guard company also joined in the commotion.
By the way, the guard company has been rebuilt. It was originally the 9th Company of the 3rd Battalion. The number was changed and it became a guard company directly under the independent regiment headquarters.
The guard company commander's name is Xu Yougeng.
He is also an old Red Army soldier who participated in the Long March.
Xu Yougeng couldn't stand Zhu Ziming, so he cursed: "Zhu Ziming, what the hell are you yelling about?"
Zhu Ziming didn't dare to provoke the War Wolf Squad, but he didn't take Xu Yougeng and the guard company seriously.
Zhu Ziming glared at them
Just as the two were about to start quarreling, the cook from the kitchen finally came in with a steaming meal, which turned out to be yellow millet rice and boiled cabbage and radish as a side dish.
Zhu Ziming became unhappy again .
"Why are you eating millet rice today?"
Lao Wang smiled and said, "The main food for our independent regiment is millet. What else can we eat if not millet rice? How about I steam a basket of cornmeal steamed bread for you? Do you want to eat it?"
Cornmeal is even more unpalatable than millet, so Zhu Ziming is certainly not happy about it.
Zhu Ziming said: "Old Wang, this is not right? When I got up this morning, I clearly saw you mixing flour?"
Lao Wang said, "That little bit of flour is used to make steamed buns for the Wolf Warriors. It's only enough for a dozen people. If it's spread among the more than 100 people in the regiment, I'm afraid they won't even have enough to eat."
"Damn it." Zhu Ziming became even more unhappy.
He slammed the bowl and chopsticks in his hands on the table and said, "Why?"
"Why can the Wolf Warriors eat meat even though they eat white flour every day? Why can we only eat millet every day and the only dishes we have are boiled cabbage and boiled radish?"
"Everyone is from the Eighth Route Army,"
"How can you be special?"
Even Xu Yougeng was speechless now.
Because he was also unhappy and resentful.
In fact, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang have already paid close attention to it.
Originally, the Wolf Warriors were going to have dinner with everyone.
But now the Wolf Warrior Team has changed to cooking alone, for they are afraid that others will be jealous.
"What are you yelling about?" Li Yunlong walked in with his hands behind his back, glared at Zhu Ziming and said, "Zhu Ziming, I heard you yelling from a distance? You want to eat white flour? You want to eat meat? Hum?"
"Captain, I can't understand." Zhu Ziming said angrily, "Why?"
"Why?" Li Yunlong asked coldly, "Didn't I tell you?"
"I don't care about other groups, but this is the rule for our independent group."
"If you have the ability, you can eat meat. If you don't, you can't even drink the soup."
Zhu Ziming said angrily: "I admit that the members of the Wolf Warriors are capable, but we can't always give them special treatment, right?"
Zhao Gang also came in and said in a deep voice: "When will you, Zhu Ziming, make the same contribution as the Wolf Warriors? The regiment will also have the kitchen staff prepare a special meal for you, and a special meal for you alone."
Li Yunlong also said: "That's right, if you have the ability to get weapons and ammunition back for the regiment, I will let you eat white flour and horse meat every day. The question is, do you have the ability to do so?"
Zhu Ziming retorted, "Yes, the Wolf Warriors made contributions in the two battles at Huting Stronghold and Fengxiangling, but there must be a limit to everything, right? We can't just rest on our laurels, right?"
"Enjoy yourself?" Li Yunlong asked, "Do you think Xiao Wang went out to play with the monks?"
"Who would know?" Zhu Ziming said, "Anyway, we haven't seen the Wolf Warriors bring back anything during this period of time."
However, just as he finished speaking, guard Xiao Zhang rushed in and reported: "Captain, the monk is back!"
"Huh? You're back?" Li Yunlong's eyes lit up when he heard that. "This is a bit unexpected. Didn't Xiao Wang say that he would be back in ten days or half a month this time?"
Zhu Ziming was also standing there stupidly.
This slap on the face really hurts.
I just said that the Wolf Warriors didn't bring anything back.
As a result, Wei Dayong came back, and it seemed that he had gained a lot?
Zhao Gang couldn't help but ask, "What's the benefit of bringing it back this time?"
"I don't know, but there are a lot of them." Xiao Zhang said excitedly, "There are more than a dozen large trucks."
"More than a dozen trucks?" Li Yunlong stood up and walked out, saying, "Come on, Lao Zhao, let's go and see what good stuff Xiao Wang brought back this time."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang immediately rushed out of the regiment headquarters.
Xu Yougeng and the soldiers of the guard company also rushed out to hug him.
Zhu Ziming was also in the crowd and ran out to watch the fun.
When we arrived at the gate of the regiment headquarters, we saw a convoy parked in the open space.
Wei Dayong jumped off his horse, turned around and took a girl from the horse, then came up with the girl and a strong man.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were a little confused.
What's going on? Why did the monk bring back a woman?
This bastard, could it be that he didn't control the thing in his crotch and made a mistake in his work style?
Wei Dayong had no idea that Li Yunlong was thinking so much, and he walked over excitedly and saluted Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.
After saluting, Wei Dayong said happily: "Report to the regiment commander and political commissar, because the captured weapons and equipment and supplies are really impossible to carry, and a patriotic gentry donated a batch of funds and food, so the captain asked me to go back to the regiment headquarters first and bring back these weapons and equipment and supplies."
"Okay, okay." Li Yunlong couldn't close his mouth with a smile.
Zhao Gang was also very happy and asked, "Monk, can you tell me what these things are?"
"Yes." Wei Dayong responded, and then said, "The weapons and equipment seized include 15 Type 38 rifles, 2 Type 14 Nambu pistols, 1 Type 96 light machine gun, and 48 clean-faced boxes."
"In addition, there were various types of bullets, totaling more than 3,000 rounds."
" Then there are the Japanese's military lunch boxes, rubber-soled shoes, water bottles, etc."
Upon hearing this, more than a hundred soldiers in the guard company exclaimed in surprise.
Captain Wang and Monk Wei have only been out for two days and they have seized so much?
"Haha, you've seized so much?" Li Yunlong laughed, "Did you get rich?"
"What's the big deal?" Wei Dayong said, "We also captured a Japanese iron chariot, but it ran out of gas, so we couldn't drive it back, so we had to blow it up."
"It's a pity for the three heavy machine guns on the vehicle."
“We don’t have time to tear them back down.”
"That's a pity." Zhao Gang said, "But it doesn't matter, there will be opportunities in the future."
Li Yunlong turned around and shouted, "Lao Gou? Lao Gou, quickly register these weapons, equipment and supplies and put them into storage."
"Captain, our captain said," Wei Dayong added, "All weapons, equipment and supplies must be handed over to the supply department, but the captured bullets must belong to our Wolf Squad."
"Bullshit." Li Yunlong said angrily.
"There are more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition. What do you need so many bullets for?"
"Practice shooting." Wei Dayong said, "Captain, you said that sharpshooters are made by bullets, and you also promised our captain that the captured bullets do not need to be handed over to the regiment headquarters."
"I..." Li Yunlong was suddenly speechless and forgot about it.
He wanted to cheat, but he was afraid of losing face because more than a hundred cadres and soldiers from the regiment were watching him.
Zhao Gang also laughed and said, "Old Li, once you've said something, it's time to put it out there. Let's forget about these 3,000 rounds of bullets."
"Go, go, go, go, quickly let Xizi and the others take all the bullets away." Li Yunlong waved his hands as if to shoo away flies, and said unhappily, "Out of sight, out of mind."
Someone nearby had already rushed to inform the members of the Wolf Warrior Squad.
"Oh, yes." Wei Dayong added, "There is also the patriotic squire Cheng Lao Taiye from Chengjia Town who donated 5,000 yuan to our independent regiment, and also 8,000 kilograms of first basket of flour."
"They said they were going to celebrate the Lantern Festival for our entire group."
Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the guard company cheered.
That’s great! They will have white flour dumplings to eat during the Lantern Festival this year.
Wei Dayong pulled Cheng Yue and said, "Captain, this is Old Master Cheng's daughter, Sister Cheng Yue."
"Oh, it's Miss Cheng." Li Yunlong was relieved, as long as it was not a mistake in work style.
Zhao Gang also smiled and said, "Miss Cheng, your father is an elder who understands the great cause. On behalf of the more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the independent regiment, I would like to express my gratitude to him."
"Nothing, it's nothing."
Cheng Yue waved her hand and said, "It's just a small matter."
Wei Dayong added: "By the way, Commander, Sister Cheng Yue plans to join our independent regiment."
"What?" Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment, then said, "But our independent regiment is a combat unit. We have neither a propaganda team nor a medical team. Where can we arrange for Miss Cheng?"
Zhao Gang suggested: "How about this, how about going to the headquarters hospital?"
"I won't." Cheng Yue was quite stubborn and pouted, "I want to stay in your independent regiment. I want to be with Brother Yong and Brother Wang and fight the Japanese together."
"Is that so?" Li Yunlong didn't want to care about it.
Anyway, Wang Ye caused this trouble himself, so let him solve it himself.
At that moment, Li Yunlong pointed at Cheng Kui and the others and said, "Are these guys here to join the army as well?"
If Li Yunlong knew that Cheng Kui and the others were puppet soldiers, he would not have asked this question. It was only because Cheng Kui and the others were wearing plain clothes that he mistakenly thought they had also signed up to join the army.
"It's me." Cheng Kui said as he stood up.
Then he pointed at the people behind him and said, "They are not."
Li Yunlong glanced at Cheng Kui's big hands and asked, "Have you ever practiced martial arts?"
"I have practiced Tai Chi for a few years." Cheng Kui answered honestly, "but I just practiced it for fun."
"Then you can stay here." Li Yunlong glanced at Zhao Gang and said, "Become a guard for the political commissar."
In the last battle of Fengxiangling, Zhao Gang had no guards with him and was in danger several times. Li Yunlong did not want such a situation to happen again.
"Well, I'm afraid that won't work."
To Li Yunlong's surprise, Cheng Kui actually refused.
Cheng Kui said: "I want to stay with my young lady."
"Your young lady?" Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?"
Cheng Yue hurriedly said, "Captain Li, Brother A Kui is our family's adopted son. He also followed the orders of my father and my brother to come here to protect my safety."
Wei Dayong then used his mouth to say, "Puppet Army."
Li Yunlong immediately became alert and drove everyone away.
He also asked Xiao Zhang to invite Cheng Yue, Cheng Kui and a dozen puppet soldiers to have breakfast.
Wei Dayong then explained the details to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang in detail.
"Then I understand. So that's what's going on." Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Xiao Wang is trying to instigate the commander of the 8th Mixed Brigade of the puppet army to defect."
"I guess it's not a rebellion."
Zhao Gang shook his head and said, "It's a threat."
"No matter whether he is trying to instigate rebellion or threaten others?"
Li Yunlong said: "As long as the effect can be achieved."
"I agree." Zhao Gang nodded and said, "Don't be polite to the puppet army."
"But as for Cheng Yue, we'd better keep this matter secret and don't let her know the truth."
"Otherwise, it is very likely to hurt her. It can be seen that this girl really wants to join our Eighth Route Army and really wants to fight against the Japanese."
Li Yunlong asked, "Did Xiao Wang tell me how to arrange Cheng Yue?"
"No." Wei Dayong shook his head. "At that time, the captain had to stay with me all the time. He didn't even have time to talk to me. I just made a wild guess that Cheng Yue was taken hostage."
Li Yunlong asked Zhao Gang again: "Old Zhao, what do you think we should do?"
Zhao Gang said: "It's better to send her to the brigade or headquarters hospital."
Li Yunlong said angrily: "Aren't you talking nonsense? She doesn't want to go."
"Then let's rent a house for her to live in first." Zhao Gang suggested, "We can discuss the details after Xiao Wang comes back. I believe he will have a suitable arrangement."
"That's it, then."
Li Yunlong nodded.