Chapter 25: Made a Small Fortune
"You can't blame Captain Zhang for this."
Zhao Gang said, "The Second Battalion has just been reduced in size, and only one company is left out of the three. Battalion Commander Shen Quan has also been demoted to company commander. The officers and soldiers already have a psychological burden, and now you have seized two machine guns for no reason. They will definitely have complaints in their hearts. Battalion Commander Zhang is new here, so it is really difficult to carry out ideological work."
"That's right." Li Yunlong said, "I'm worried about that, too."
Speaking of this, Li Yunlong added: "It would be best if the Wolf Squad could get two machine guns back, so that we can plug this hole in the Second Battalion."
"Wolf Warrior Squad?"
Zhao Gang shook his head and said, "They are just fighting the Japanese telephone soldiers. They will not fight head-on with Japanese troops larger than a squad, so at most they can get back a few rifles. It is unlikely that they can seize light machine guns."
"Commissar Zhao, you've made a mistake." Li Yunlong said confidently, "Xiao Wang's appetite is not as small as you say. This guy said that he would not fight against Japanese troops larger than a squadron, but from my observation, even if he encountered Japanese troops of the squadron size, he would most likely dare to show his sword."
Zhao Gang smiled and said, "Captain, Xiao Wang has only been with our independent regiment for a few days, but why do you act like you know him so well? Why do you dare to assert that Xiao Wang dared to draw his sword against a squadron-sized Japanese army?"
"Why?" Li Yunlong's face turned serious and he said in a deep voice, "It's very simple."
After a pause, he continued, "Because he is the same type of person as me, Li Yunlong!"
"You are the same kind of people?" Zhao Gang asked thoughtfully, "What kind of people?"
"Swordsman!" Li Yunlong said, "I will draw my sword when I see an enemy, even if I know I can't win, I still dare to fight!"
At this point, Li Yunlong showed a sly smile on his face again, and said: "But then again, we won't really go all out with our opponents. We still have to use our brains when it's time to do so."
"Political Commissar, just wait and see. Xiao Wang will definitely give you a surprise."
As the two were talking, the sound of horses neighing suddenly came from the direction of the village entrance.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were actually communicators from the division or brigade headquarters.
But when they looked back and saw clearly, they couldn't help but be stunned.
Damn, it’s the Wolf Warriors who are back. Didn’t they just leave yesterday?
Didn’t they say they would stay outside for three days? They also brought three days’ worth of dry food.
It's only been two days and they're already running back. Could something have happened?
Hey, it seemed like they didn’t ride any horses when they left, but why were there six more war horses when they came back?
And it's not an ordinary military horse. With its size and coat color, it looks like the Japanese horses of the Japanese invaders!
Li Yunlong was the one who reacted quickly. He laughed and said, "Hahaha, Political Commissar, this guy is really not easy to be talked about. We just mentioned Xiao Wang and he came back."
Zhao Gang hummed and said, "Captain, it seems you were right again. The Wolf Warriors have made a lot of gains this time. The holes in the two machine guns can probably be plugged."
There was a machine gun tied to the horse's back, and Zhao Gang saw it.
Li Yunlong was very proud this time. He smiled and said, "What's the big deal about two machine guns?"
As they were talking, the Wolf Warriors had already approached, and Wang Ye trotted over.
"Captain, Political Commissar." Wang Ye stood at attention and saluted. "War Wolf Squad has completed the combat mission ahead of schedule. Please give instructions."
"Xiao Wang, you and your comrades in the Wolf Warrior Squad have worked hard." Zhao Gang returned the salute meticulously.
Li Yunlong just raised his hand casually, then walked around to the Japanese horses and said, "Xiao Wang, did your Wolf Warrior team make a fortune?"
“No.” Wang Ye laughed, “It’s just a small fortune.”
Li Yunlong laughed and said, "Tell me, how much benefit did you get?"
"Not much." Wang Ye said with a smile, "3 Type 96 light machine guns, 3 Type 89 grenade launchers, 33 Type 38 rifles, 10 Type 14 Nambu pistols, 106 Liao 13 rifles, 3 imitation Czech light machine guns, 4 Mauser pistols, more than 5,000 rounds of 6.5mm caliber Arisaka rifle bullets, more than 6,000 rounds of 7.92mm caliber Mauser rifle bullets, 30 rounds of 50mm caliber grenade launchers, and 6 military horses. Oh, and there are also cotton-padded clothes, rubber-soled shoes, steel helmets, canteens and other miscellaneous supplies. We haven't had time to count them carefully yet."
"Haha, this is really a fortune."
Li Yunlong was delighted and said, "We have recovered so much in two days, not bad."
Zhao Gang also said: "Xiao Wang, congratulations, you have won a great victory."
"Oh, that's nothing." Wang Ye said with a smile, "It's just that we wiped out a squad of Japanese soldiers and a company of puppet troops."
"Political Commissar, listen to this. It's just that we wiped out a squad of Japanese soldiers and a company of puppet soldiers. You make it sound as if a squad of Japanese soldiers and a company of puppet soldiers are made of paper and will fall apart at the slightest breeze." Li Yunlong laughed and added, "But I like it. This is my Li Yunlong's soldiers!"
Zhao Gang asked, "Xiao Wang, how did you fight this battle?"
Zhao Gang was indeed very curious about how the Wolf Warriors could wipe out a Japanese squad and a puppet company with only a dozen soldiers. You have to know that this was not a defeat but an annihilation, an annihilation!
In Zhao Gang's impression, the Eighth Route Army usually could not annihilate a small Japanese squad even with a battalion of troops, so it was a great achievement to defeat the Japanese army.
So , how did the Wolf Warriors do it?
Wang Ye said: "Political Commissar, it's nothing. The main reason is that the Japanese are too arrogant. They don't know how powerful we are. They think they can defeat us by sending an infantry squad and a company of puppet troops. Little do they know that they can't catch up with us at all. So no matter how many troops they have, it's useless. We can only kill them one by one."
“By the time they realize something is wrong and want to run, it’s too late.”
"We turned around and gave chase, and wiped out the remaining Japanese and puppet troops."
Wei Dayong couldn't help but add: "Political Commissar, our tactic is called kite flying."
"Flying a kite?" Zhao Gang thought thoughtfully, "This is the tactic of the Mongolian cavalry."
"Yes, that's the Mongolian cavalry's tactics." Wang Ye said, "In fact, tactics have never been divided into advanced and backward, but only applicable and inapplicable. Tactics that are suitable for our Wolf Warriors are good tactics."
Zhao Gang said: "This tactic is indeed very suitable for your Wolf Warrior Squad. I believe you will be able to win more battles in the future."
"That's for sure, otherwise why would we form the Wolf Warriors?" Li Yunlong chuckled and added, "But don't be too complacent. The Japanese are very smart and have a strong learning ability. After learning how powerful you are this time, it will be difficult to use the same trick against them in the future."
Wang Ye said: "Captain, please rest assured. The devils are good at learning, and we will also improve. Our Wolf Warriors will create more tactics to entertain them, and we will definitely provide them with more!"
"Haha, okay." Li Yunlong laughed when he heard that.
"Oh, there's one more thing." Wang Ye said, "We met the communicator from the headquarters on the way back to Yang Village just now. The head of the headquarters probably knows that we have won another victory."
"Ah?" Li Yunlong's face fell.
This is true that good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.
Hmm, something doesn't seem right. Winning a battle is a good thing, right?
But why do always feel like something bad is going to happen?
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Fifteen miles away is the headquarters of the 386th Brigade.
The brigade commander put down the phone and cursed, "What's going on? Why is the phone to the 772nd Regiment not working?"
"Commander, have you forgotten?" the chief of staff said, "The 772nd Regiment has already changed guard. Now their regimental headquarters is a full 20 miles away from our brigade headquarters. We don't have enough telephone lines."
The brigade commander's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
He immediately asked, "Chief of Staff, what did the head of the headquarters say just now?"
The chief of staff said: "The general congratulated our 386th Brigade, saying that the independent regiment had won another victory and seized a lot of weapons, equipment and supplies."
The brigade commander laughed and said, "Li Yunlong is a real leader."
"That's true." The chief of staff nodded. "It's only been a few days since he joined the independent regiment, and they've already won two battles in a row. If this momentum continues, I think it won't take more than a year for the independent regiment to become the main force of our brigade ."
"One year? Chief of Staff, you underestimate Li Yunlong." The brigade commander waved his hand and said, "Oh, I almost forgot something. Didn't the commander just say that there were telephone lines among the supplies seized by the independent regiment?"
"Yes, quite a lot," said the chief of staff. "The commander said there were several large bundles, at least 200 kilograms!"
"Commander, it sounds like there's something else going on here. Is the telephone line at headquarters running out of power?" The brigade commander picked up the phone and said, "Connect me to the independent regiment."
After a while, the call was connected, and the brigade commander laughed and said , "Li Yunlong, hahahaha, congratulations on getting rich again."
"Hey, Brigade Commander, why are you here again?" Li Yunlong's voice came from the other end of the phone, "I'm not a local rich man, I can't stand you beating up local rich people every other day."
The chief of staff standing next to him laughed out loud.
Even through the telephone line, one could seem to "see" Li Yunlong's sad face.
