Chapter 52 Congratulations
"Jingle Bell……"
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone rang.
"Fuck!" Li Yunlong's butt slipped and he almost fell to the ground.
Kong Jie was also a little dumbfounded, and said in a low voice : "Damn, it can't be that the brigade commander is calling?"
"Damn it, it's a blessing in disguise. It's a disaster that can't be avoided. I'm going to take this blow anyway." Li Yunlong gritted his teeth, stepped forward, grabbed the phone and said, "Hello, this is the Independent Regiment."
"Li Yunlong, congratulations to you."
A gentle voice came from the other end of the phone.
Li Yunlong was scared to death at first, but after hearing the voice clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was the division commander!
"Division Commander?" Li Yunlong grinned. "How come you know about such a trivial matter? Who is this big mouth talking nonsense?"
"Li Yunlong, stop swearing."
The division commander smiled and said, "Your independent regiment has captured the heavily guarded Huting stronghold of the Japanese puppet army. This is no small matter. The general just praised you and said that you fought beautifully in this battle."
"Really?" Li Yunlong asked, "Did the boss praise me?"
"How could this be false?" the commander added, "But don't get cocky, kid. Don't get yourself into trouble just as the boss praises you."
"Yes, yes, I will definitely not get cocky."
Li Yunlong said repeatedly: "Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."
The commander didn't say anything else. He just gave a few more instructions and then hung up the phone.
After Li Yunlong hung up the phone, Kong Jie said, "Old Li, the division commander called to praise our independent regiment and said that the general also praised us. The brigade commander should not dare to mess around, right?"
"What are you thinking?" Li Yunlong said unhappily, "Let's put it this way. Praise is praise, and robbery is robbery. Didn't the brigade commander of Wanjia Town do the same thing last time?"
"What should we do?" Kong Jie asked, "How about discussing it with the political commissar?"
"Old Zhao?" Li Yunlong said, "Don't mention him. I get angry when you mention him."
"What's wrong?" Kong Jie asked, "Did you quarrel with the political commissar again? You are so mean, can't you just give in to him a little?"
"This is not a question of whether to quarrel or not." Li Yunlong said anxiously, "Old Zhao said that the brother troops and the headquarters are not doing well, especially during the New Year, and he proposed to hand over most of the 80,000 kilograms of horse meat seized to the headquarters. Old Kong, what do you think of this? Is he crazy? Why is he always so ungrateful?"
"Is that so? He's going too far." Kong Jie nodded. "Even if we hand it over, half of it is fine. What's the point of handing over most of it? Our independent regiment doesn't celebrate the New Year? Why can the head of the headquarters drink and eat meat without doing anything, while our independent regiment works so hard but can only eat pickles and steamed buns?"
"That's right." Li Yunlong said, "So I scolded him just now."
Kong Jie added, "Hey, Xiao Wang is a very clever guy. How about we call him over to discuss this?"
"Xiao Wang is good, unlike Lao Zhao who always leans outward." Li Yunlong hummed, turned his head and shouted, "Xiao Wang? You are still sleeping, damn it? Hurry up and get up, I have something to talk to you about."
After a while, Wang Ye walked into the upper room yawning.
"Captain, Deputy Captain Kong? What do you want to talk to me about so early in the morning?"
"It's still about the brigade commander." Li Yunlong said, "Do you have any solution?"
"This matter? It's not easy to handle." Wang Ye said, "Our brigade commander is not easy to fool."
Kong Jie said: "It's not easy to do, but it can be done. Tell me what you have done."
Wang Ye smiled and said, "There is indeed a way, but I don't know if it will work."
"Just tell me." Li Yunlong said, "If it works, I'll give you credit. If it doesn't, it doesn't matter."
Wang Ye said: "Captain, Deputy Captain Kong, you have heard the saying that if you take someone's money, you will be grateful, but if you eat someone's money, you will be soft-hearted, right?"
"I know what you mean." Li Yunlong said thoughtfully, "Xiao Wang, do you mean that we should voluntarily hand it over?"
"Yes, that's what I mean." Wang Ye said, "If we surrender the supplies voluntarily, then I will have the initiative. Even if we only surrender half of the supplies, the brigade commander will be embarrassed to ask for more supplies after he has taken advantage of us."
"But if we wait for the brigade commander to speak, it will be up to him to decide whether to increase or decrease the amount."
"By then, let alone half, it would be great if we could keep one third."
"That's right!" Li Yunlong slapped his thigh and said, "But isn't it too much to hand over half of the supplies?"
"That's just what I said. Whether you listen to it or not is entirely up to you two, Captain and Deputy Captain Kong." Wang Ye laughed but thought to himself, after seizing so many supplies, they only wanted to hand over a little bit. How could this be possible?
The Eighth Route Army's discipline requires that all captured items be turned over to the public, and it would be good enough if they were not allowed to hand them all over.
Kong Jie said, "Old Li, I think what Xiao Wang said makes sense. Just hand over half of the supplies, but the seized weapons, equipment and ammunition cannot be handed over. No matter what, we cannot hand over a single cent."
"Do I need to tell you that? Unless the brigade commander really kills me, he won't be able to do that."
Speaking of this, he added, "As for the supplies, half is better than only one-third. Lao Kong, quickly ask Lao Gou to prepare the supplies for me."
"I'll send it to the brigade commander this morning."
"Otherwise, it will be too late when the brigade commander calls us."
When he turned around and saw Wang Ye, he said again: "Xiao Wang, come with me."
"Me? Captain, I won't go, right?" Wang Ye yawned and said, "I'm catching up on some sleep. I haven't had a good night's sleep in this period of time. I'm really sleepy."
That's what special forces do. When fighting, they can go without sleep for three days and three nights.
But once the battle was over, he could sleep for three days and three nights, and would not wake up even if cannons were fired next to his ears.
"You have to go." Li Yunlong said, "You are smart and can talk. If I have any shortcomings, you can help me make up for it."
Wang Ye shook his head and said, "Captain, I'm really sleepy."
Li Yunlong said, "Well, I'll treat you to a drink when you get back from the brigade headquarters."
"Captain, this is not a question of whether to drink or not." Wang Ye said, "I am really sleepy and want to sleep."
"Why are you still so stubborn, you bastard?" Li Yunlong was a little dumbfounded. He suddenly remembered that Wang Ye seemed to have mentioned that he wanted to equip the Wolf Warriors with war horses, but he rejected it at that time.
At that moment, Li Yunlong said, "I will give each member of your Wolf Warrior team a warhorse."
"Captain, this is not a question of whether to use a war horse or not." Wang Ye yawned and said, "I am so sleepy that I can't even open my eyes. I can't help much even if I go to the brigade headquarters."
"Damn it." Li Yunlong could only use his last killer mirror.
"Well, I won't let you make this trip in vain. If you can keep the weapons, equipment and ammunition this time, the regiment will record your merit. Then, you will be rewarded for several merits and promoted directly to the rank of battalion commander!"
"Okay, I'll go with you." Wang Ye said, "But I have to make it clear that I'm not greedy for this battalion rank. I mainly want to contribute to our regiment. We can't let the brigade commander rob us."
"I know, you don't like being an official." Li Yunlong thought to himself, even if you want to be an official, there is no official position for you. Even if you are promoted to the rank of battalion commander, you can still only be the captain of your Wolf Warrior Squad.
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A few hours later, at the headquarters of the 386th Brigade.
The brigade commander was looking at the map, and I wonder what he was thinking?
The chief of staff reported: "Brigade Commander, the New 1st Regiment, the 772nd Regiment, and the local troops of the 3rd and 5th Divisions have all returned to their respective defense zones."
The brigade commander asked, "Are there any casualties?"
"No." The chief of staff said, "Only the local troops of the Fifth Division blew up a bridge, and the rest of the troops withdrew from the battlefield before they even had a chance to see the enemy."
The brigade commander asked, "Where is the independent regiment?"
"The independent regiment has also returned to Yang Village safely." The chief of staff said, "The seized weapons, equipment, ammunition and supplies have also been successfully transported back to Yang Village. I secretly sent someone to check, and there are quite a lot of seized goods."
"But, strangely, there are no heavy machine guns or mortars."
"I don't know if our intelligence is wrong, or if Li Yunlong is hiding."
The brigade commander was immediately amused and said unhappily, "Do we need to guess? He must be hiding! He has learned the lesson from the last incident with the puppet cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town and is on guard against me."
"This kid." The chief of staff shook his head and cursed with a smile, "He is really cunning and sly."
"Is he a cunning man? Being cunning is useless." The brigade commander laughed, "He is still a little naive if he wants to fight me."
As they were talking, a combat staff officer came in and reported: "Brigade Commander, the commander of the independent regiment, Li Yunlong, is here, and he brought a lot of military supplies."
