Chapter 49: Fighting the Tyrant
After hanging up the phone, the chief of staff said, "Brigade Commander, I really didn't expect this."
"It's really a bit unexpected." The brigade commander said, "I originally thought that the independent regiment would not be able to capture the Huting stronghold until tomorrow noon, but I didn't expect that they would have captured it before dark."
The chief of staff said with a sigh: "Li Yunlong is a real leader and fighter."
"Yes, I admit that. This guy is good at both leading troops and fighting." The brigade commander said, "Let's not talk about the battle of Cangyun Ridge, but he did a great job in the battle of Huting Stronghold!"
The chief of staff said: "Yes, this is a serious offensive battle, and it is also the first offensive battle ."
"Before this, I was really worried about the independent group."
"I never expected that the independent regiment would be able to take it down in one fell swoop!"
After a pause, the Chief of Staff asked again: "Brigade Commander, should we go to Yang Village?"
"What did you say? Want me to go to Yang Village? To congratulate Li Yunlong? No way." The brigade commander waved his hand and said, "Disorganization and lack of discipline are disorganization and lack of discipline. We will still be held accountable even if we win the battle! I will wait at the brigade headquarters until he comes to give me a reasonable excuse! Otherwise, hmph!"
The chief of staff burst out laughing when he heard this.
He knew the old leader too well.
In fact, he is very protective of his own people.
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When Zhao Gang called the brigade headquarters, Li Yunlong was still on the road.
Li Yunlong knew that Zhao Gang would be worried, so he sent a messenger back to Yang Village to report the news in advance. However, the main force of the regiment was only halfway there and was still nearly 20 kilometers away from Yang Village.
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
Under the dark night sky, torches were lit.
More than a thousand officers and soldiers of the independent regiment formed a team several miles long on the mountain road. In this team, there were more than fifty carts and more than a hundred mules and horses.
Li Yunlong was lying on his back on a large cart, and he was drinking.
Of course, what they drank was the Japanese sake seized from the Hu Tei stronghold.
The Huting stronghold was an important node in the entire defensive fortification group of the Japanese Army's 4th Brigade, and it was also the forward base for the next year's mopping-up operations, so a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies were stored in the warehouse.
"Japanese sake is delicious, but a little bland."
Li Yunlong smacked his lips and said to Wang Ye who was following the cart, "Xiao Wang, do you want a bottle too?"
"Me? Forget it." Wang Ye waved his hand and said with a smile, "I don't like alcohol. No matter how good the wine is, it tastes like plain water to me."
"Then don't drink it. It's a waste."
Li Yunlong quickly took back the sake that was handed over and said, "Xiao Wang, you are a perfect person, no matter your background, ability or skills. There is just one thing that is not good, you don't smoke or drink! As a man, how can you not smoke or drink? What kind of man are you if you don't smoke or drink?"
"What kind of logic is this?" Wang Ye said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"That's a man's logic," Li Yunlong said. "You must learn how to smoke and drink."
Wang Ye said unhappily: "Captain, you should worry about yourself first."
"Worry about myself?" Li Yunlong said, "Nonsense, what should I worry about?"
Wang Ye said, "You mobilized troops to attack the Japanese stronghold without asking for permission, especially a large stronghold like Huting stronghold which was heavily guarded by Japanese and puppet troops. You should know what this means."
"What does it mean?" Li Yunlong said disdainfully, "Can the brigade commander really shoot me?"
"You will definitely not be shot." Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "But the possibility of dismissal is very high. Maybe the brigade commander will ask you to be the head of the cooking squad in the brigade headquarters and take the blame."
"Stop talking nonsense." Li Yunlong said, "This time our independent regiment won such a big victory and seized so many weapons, equipment and supplies. Why should the brigade commander punish me? Not only can he not punish me, he should also commend me and give me a promotion. Maybe this time, Old Li can get a deputy brigade commander."
After saying this, he smiled and said to Kong Jie on the other side: "Old Kong, maybe next time we meet, you will have to salute me and call me Chief, hahahahaha!"
"With you?" Kong Jie said with disdain, "How can you have such a fate?"
Li Yunlong also laughed, and then said, "Xiao Zhang, bring me another can of beef."
Guard Xiao Zhang quickly got another can of beef for Li Yunlong and pried it open with a bayonet.
Seeing Li Yunlong enjoying the sake and beef, Wang Ye couldn't help but sneer at him again: "Commander, if you want the brigade commander not to punish you, you will probably have to pay a heavy price."
"Price?" Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment. "What do you mean?"
Wang Ye asked, "Have you forgotten the horse equipment of the cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town?"
"Which battalion's horse equipment is in Wanjia Town?" Li Yunlong's face darkened. "Don't mention this to me. I get angry when I mention this. The brigade commander took away most of the horse equipment of a battalion. Damn it."
"Remember the past and learn from it, Commander." Wang Ye said quietly, "The weapons, equipment and supplies we seized at the Huting stronghold this time are much more than those seized at Wanjia Town. Do you think the brigade commander will turn a blind eye to it?"
"Fuck!" Li Yunlong cursed and sat up suddenly. The sake that he originally thought was delicious suddenly didn't taste good anymore, and the canned beef that he originally thought was fragrant suddenly didn't smell good anymore.
Seeing Li Yunlong pulling his hair in worry, Wang Ye felt extremely relieved.
I let you tease me, you idiot, now you are stupid, right? I won't indulge you.
Li Yunlong was feeling worried when he suddenly heard the sound of hurried horse hooves on the mountain road behind him.
Then four riders on fast horses caught up with him from behind, two of them carrying torches.
With the help of the flickering firelight, Li Yunlong immediately recognized Ding Wei and Cheng Shifa.
Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong were all old comrades in the Fourth Front Army and were in the same class. Li Yunlong even taught Cheng Shifa how to use a gun.
But Wang Ye only recognized Ding Wei.
Wang Ye was delighted when he saw Ding Wei.
Okay, it’s time to fight the rich.
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie also realized it, and both of them looked alert.
On the point of keeping their own pockets tight, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie had highly consistent positions, so one played the good cop and the other the bad cop, and they began to play a double act tacitly.
"Old Ding, Old Cheng?" Li Yunlong jumped off the cart, bowed repeatedly and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, I made you two come here for nothing. I'll treat you to a drink when we get to Yang Village."
"Drink?" Ding Wei asked unhappily, "You want to get rid of us with just a drink?"
"That's right." Cheng Shifa also snorted, "I mobilized a main force regiment of more than 1,700 officers and soldiers to help your independent regiment fight for half a day, and this is what I get in return?"
"Damn it, no one invited you here."
Kong Jie turned hostile and said angrily, "Even if your New 1st Regiment and 772nd Regiment don't come, our independent regiment can still easily take down the Huting stronghold. Do you two still want to blackmail us?"
"Fuck you." Cheng Shi said angrily, "Kong Erlangzi, you really don't know what's good for you!"
Ding Wei was also angry and said, "What a f*cking old comrade, what he said is really disheartening."
"Old Ding, Old Cheng, calm down, calm down." Li Yunlong quickly tried to smooth things over. While helping Ding Wei and Cheng Shifa relax their chests and push their backs, he said with a smile, "Old Kong is a straightforward person. You two should be magnanimous and don't bother with him. I will definitely criticize him later."
"At least you, Old Li, have some conscience."
Cheng Shifa snorted and continued, "This time, Lao Ding and I each volunteered a regiment of troops to help your independent regiment fight for a long time. Your independent regiment should at least show some appreciation, right?"
As he spoke, Cheng Shifa turned his head and looked at the marching column of the independent regiment.
But all we saw was that the soldiers in the queue were carrying at least two rifles, and some even had three rifles. In addition, there were various types of light machine guns and heavy machine guns, and even mortars!
Seeing this, Cheng Shifa's eyes turned red. Damn, the Independent Regiment really made a fortune this time!
Ding Wei was extremely envious, thinking that he must make Li Yunlong bleed this time no matter what. This matter would not be over until he got two heavy machine guns, four light machine guns and a hundred Type 38 rifles from his mouth!
"Blind Cheng, what are you talking about?" Kong Jie glared at him, "What kind of blocking are you two doing? Before you could come into contact with the Japanese, we had already captured the stronghold and cleaned up the battlefield, and sent people to notify you to evacuate. Even so, you still want to blackmail us? I tell you, there is no way!"
"Bullshit!" Cheng Shi said angrily, "Then who have we been busying ourselves for all this time?"
"That's right." Ding Wei also chimed in, "Even if we didn't succeed in blocking the enemy, we dispatched a whole regiment of troops and ran hundreds of miles for your independent regiment. This is a fact, right? Based on this, your independent regiment should pay us for running errands. The landlords don't deduct the wages of the long-term workers. Old Kong, you are even more evil than the landlords."
