Chapter 11 Congratulations on your prosperity
"so much?"
Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment.
He expected that the harvest this time would be considerable, but he did not expect it to be so much.
Especially the more than 30,000 rounds of bullets, more than 50,000 silver dollars and more than 100,000 kilograms of food, which were completely beyond his expectations. How could this cavalry battalion of the puppet army have so many supplies?
Zhao Gang was also very excited.
This was the first time that Zhao Gang tasted the "big harvest on the battlefield".
Especially this time he was the political commissar and the second-in-command of the main force regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
Guan Dashan lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Captain, Political Commissar, in fact, there is more than that. This time we also seized more than 100 gold bars, many jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings."
"Antiques, calligraphy and paintings?" Zhao Gang quickly calmed down and said, "Captain of the First Battalion, you didn't violate discipline, did you?"
"No." Guan Dashan said hurriedly, "It's like this. Wan Shunping, the commander of the cavalry battalion of the 8th Mixed Brigade of the puppet army, is the son of Wan Shengkui, a big traitor in Wanjia Town, so we took advantage of the situation and took care of Wan Shengkui as well. The more than 50,000 silver dollars, more than 100,000 kilograms of grain, antiques, calligraphy and paintings were all confiscated from the Wan family."
"That's the case." Zhao Gang said, "Then there's no problem."
After that, he said to Li Yunlong: "Captain, our regiment has made such a great harvest this time. Shouldn't we support the brigade, division and headquarters with some supplies? The superior departments are also short of supplies."
"Stop talking bullshit to me." Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "How can the supplies seized by the independent regiment support the higher authorities? They are capable of being brigade commanders, division commanders, and commanders-in-chief, so they should be able to get supplies. Zhao Gang, I warn you, not a single word of the supplies seized by our independent regiment this time can be leaked."
Zhao Gang was a little confused. He didn't expect Li Yunlong to have such a big reaction.
He wanted to criticize Li Yunlong for being parochial, but he was afraid that the relationship, which had just shown signs of easing, would become strained again, so he had to hold his criticism back.
Li Yunlong also warned Guan Dashan: "Tell the brothers in the first battalion not to tell anyone."
"Captain, I've already told you." Guan Dashan nodded, and then said, "But I think this secret can't be kept, because the comrades in Wanjia Town and Yangquan County have already known about it. Maybe the leaders of the headquarters have already known the news."
"Don't worry about that."
Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "As long as we don't admit it, then it doesn't exist."
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the gate of the regiment headquarters. Li Yunlong asked Guan Dashan to take the horse team to the logistics department to hand over the supplies, and then took Zhao Gang back to the regiment headquarters to discuss the establishment of a cavalry battalion.
Zhao Gang is not asking for anything, but you have to discuss it with him.
Wang Ye turned around to leave, but was stopped by Li Yunlong.
"Xiao Wang, you come too." Li Yunlong said, "I have something to tell you."
Wang Ye said: "Captain, your leaders are having a meeting, isn't it inappropriate for me to participate in it?"
"What's wrong with that?" Li Yunlong said, "If I say you are suitable, then you are suitable."
Zhao Gang also said: "Xiao Wang, the commander is right. You are a graduate of the Berlin Military Academy. You have a broad vision and should give more suggestions to the regiment."
"Stop talking nonsense. What suggestions do you have?"
Li Yunlong said, "Let me be frank with you. Have you ever learned horse riding in Germany?"
"I have learned it, but..." Wang Ye was interrupted by Li Yunlong before he could finish his words.
"It's good that you've learned it." Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "You're new here, so it's definitely not appropriate for you to be the cavalry battalion commander right away, but you can still be the deputy battalion commander."
"Ah?" Wang Ye stood there in a daze.
Zhao Gang was also dumbfounded when he heard this.
Let Wang Ye be the deputy commander of the cavalry battalion?
And judging from his appearance, he is the deputy battalion commander who is actually in charge of the work.
However, Li Yunlong's plan was doomed to fail.
The three of them had just walked into the room when the phone rang.
Wang Ye was immediately happy. Well, here comes the one who wishes you good fortune and prosperity.
Li Yunlong didn't know what was going on. He happily answered the phone and even spoke more elegantly than usual. He said in a pretentious manner: "Hello, this is the Independent Regiment."
The voice of the brigade commander came from the other end of the phone.
"Li Yunlong, congratulations on your fortune."
Li Yunlong had not yet realized the danger and was actually looking very proud.
However, Li Yunlong still made up his mind as usual: "What kind of wealth is this? I'm so poor that I almost have to beg for food."
"You kid, are you still pretending to be nice to me?" The brigade commander said angrily, "Can you hide this from me? I'm telling you, I already knew about it yesterday. Tell me the truth, how much did you get this time?"
"Not much." Li Yunlong said, "Just enough equipment for a cavalry battalion."
"Just the equipment of a cavalry battalion?" The brigade commander asked, "Isn't that right? Is it more than that?"
"Really, really." Li Yunlong said, "There really is only enough equipment for a cavalry battalion. I am discussing with the political commissar and preparing to form a cavalry battalion."
"Look at what you can do."
The brigade commander said, "You want to set up a cavalry battalion for your regiment, so shouldn't I set up a cavalry regiment for my brigade?"
"Haha, it should be, it should be." Li Yunlong flattered with a flattering smile, "With your reputation as a brigade commander, a cavalry division is not too much."
"Stop talking nonsense."
The brigade commander said, "Leave one company's worth of horses and equipment, and send the rest to the brigade headquarters."
"What are you doing, Brigade Commander?" Li Yunlong got anxious when he heard this, and said with a bitter face, "Robbery? You might as well just shoot me. No, no, no, absolutely not."
"No? All right then."
The brigade commander said, "Then we two have to talk. You mobilized the troops to launch combat operations without permission. Isn't this a serious crime?"
"I used to be..."
Li Yunlong was dumbfounded: "Brigade Commander, did you agree to this?"
"Did I agree?" The brigade commander said with a smile, "Who can prove it to you?"
Li Yunlong said: "Brigade Commander, you can't deny this."
"Stop talking nonsense to me." The brigade commander said impatiently, "Now you have two options. Either you send the horses, equipment and supplies to the brigade headquarters, or I will report to the headquarters and investigate you for mobilizing troops without authorization."
"Hey, horse equipment is horse equipment, why are you talking about supplies again?"
Li Yunlong was so anxious that he almost knelt down, repeatedly saying: "Where are the supplies? There are no supplies, not even a hair!"
"Still pretending? The local comrades have said it all." The brigade commander said, "This time, you not only brought back a cavalry battalion's worth of horses and equipment from Wanjia Town, but also seized more than a hundred gold bars, more than 50,000 silver dollars, a large amount of jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as more than 100,000 kilograms of grain. Oh, and 30,000 rifle bullets!"
"With so much supplies, you dare to take them all for yourself? You are such a traitor!"
Li Yunlong's face twisted into a bitter gourd, he couldn't hide it anymore.
The brigade commander smiled and asked, "Li Yunlong, what are you going to do?"
"Alas, what else can I do?" Li Yunlong sighed and said, "A higher-ranking official can crush a person. All right, all right, Brigade Commander, I accept it."
"If you want to rob, just say so."
"Why are you making up these excuses?"
The brigade commander laughed and said, "If I don't make excuses, can you give them to me? I wonder how you have become like a local rich man from Shanxi. You are so stingy with just a few walnuts and dates. Are you a man?"
"Oh, we are not afraid of poverty, are we?" Li Yunlong said, "Besides, this time it's not just a few nuts and dates, there are more than 100,000 kilograms of food, enough for our independent regiment to eat for half a year."
"Keep the food," said the brigade commander, "and leave a company's worth of horses and equipment, ten thousand dollars and ten thousand rounds of rifle ammunition, and send the rest to the brigade headquarters."
"Okay, I'll have someone send it to you later."
After saying this, Li Yunlong hung up the phone and let out another long sigh.
Well, before we even had time to warm up the supplies, most of them were already gone.
Feeling irritated and unable to vent the anger in his heart, Li Yunlong wanted to find someone to quarrel with.
Wang Ye was new to the company and had a low rank, so he couldn't argue with him. Therefore, Li Yunlong set his sights on Zhao Gang.
"Political Commissar Zhao, it's all your fault," Li Yunlong scolded. "Why are you asking for support from your superiors? This time, the brigade commander really came to visit us. Are you satisfied this time? Are you happy?"
Zhao Gang was no pushover, and angrily asked, "Captain, why are you cursing?"
"That's because you deserve to be scolded." Li Yunlong said, "If you didn't mention this, would the brigade commander come to our door? We would lose so much supplies? If not you, who else can we blame?"
"What kind of logic is this?"
Zhao Gang was left in a state of confusion.
The brigade commander came to my door. Does it have anything to do with me?
After scolding Zhao Gang a few times, Li Yunlong felt relieved.
Sighing, Li Yunlong said again: "We can't build a cavalry battalion."
"The only thing we can do is to form a cavalry company, but a cavalry company is better than no cavalry at all."
After a pause, he said to Wang Ye: "You can't be the deputy battalion commander anymore, so you should be the company commander first."
"Captain, this is inappropriate, isn't it?" It's not that Wang Ye didn't want to, but he really felt that it was inappropriate.
"What's wrong with that?" Li Yunlong said, "I don't think any of them would dare to object. If they can also kill a squad of Japanese soldiers with just a pair of pants, I will let them be company commanders!"
