Chapter 53 Congratulations on your prosperity
"A lot of military supplies?"
The Chief of Staff asked, "How much supplies did you bring?"
The operations officer shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, but there are more than 50 carts, all loaded with flour, millet, canned food, and horse meat!"
"You actually brought more than fifty carts of supplies?"
The chief of staff said in surprise, "Brigade Commander, this is rare."
The operations staff also laughed and said, "Yes, I've always heard people say that Captain Li is stingy, but I didn't expect him to be so generous this time."
"Generous? You must have misjudged him. This guy is very cunning. He wants to use these supplies to silence me. If I accept his supplies, I will be too embarrassed to ask him for weapons and equipment." The brigade commander threw the pencil in his hand on the table and said, "But he is dreaming. I want the supplies and weapons and equipment as well!"
As he was speaking, Li Yunlong's signature laugh was heard outside the door.
"Haha, Brigade Commander, Brigade Commander, here I come." Li Yunlong rushed in like a gust of wind with loud laughter, "I'm here to deliver New Year's goods to the leaders of the brigade, hahahaha."
To the brigade commander's surprise, Wang Ye was following behind Li Yunlong.
"Li Yunlong, I heard that your independent regiment won another victory?"
The brigade commander had a smiling expression on his face and seemed to be in a good mood.
But then he said something that made Li Yunlong tremble with fear.
"Li Yunlong, congratulations on your fortune. Haha, you must have seized a lot, right?"
"Damn, what kind of fortune is this?" Li Yunlong raised his hand and said, "I originally thought that a stronghold as big as Huting would definitely bring a lot of benefits, but after taking it down, I found out that they are all paupers!"
"Yes, Brigade Commander." Wang Ye said immediately, "If it weren't for the 20,000 kilograms of flour, hundreds of thousands of kilograms of millet and canned food in the warehouse of Huting stronghold, we would have lost a lot of money in this battle."
"Oh, by the way, our independent regiment also wiped out a cavalry squadron of the Japanese in Tiger Bay and seized tens of thousands of kilograms of horse meat."
"Isn't the New Year coming soon? The regiment commander thought that the leaders of the brigade and the headquarters hadn't eaten much meat in a year, so he quickly sent over several dozen carts of meat."
"I also brought some white flour to make dumplings for the leaders."
"Brigade Commander, didn't you tell the regiment commander before that whether we can have dumplings during the New Year this year depends on the performance of our independent regiment?"
"Under the leadership of the regiment commander, our independent regiment has finally fulfilled its mission. I dare not say anything else, but it is no problem to invite the leaders of the brigade and the headquarters to have dumplings for dinner."
"Yes, yes, yes." Li Yunlong said, "Let's eat some dumplings, hehe."
The chief of staff laughed and said, "Then this dumpling meal is really luxurious."
The brigade commander said, "I heard from Staff Officer Liang that you sent dozens of carts of supplies?"
"Commander, this is only the first batch." Li Yunlong said with a smile, "There will be a second batch later."
"Is this just the first batch?" The brigade commander laughed, "You are quite generous this time. Tell me, what supplies are there?"
Li Yunlong said: "The total is 40,000 kilograms of horse meat, 50,000 kilograms of millet, and 10,000 kilograms of flour. In addition, there are some canned beef, cigarettes, towels, Japanese sake and so on."
"So many?" The brigade commander laughed, "This year our 386th Brigade can really have a prosperous New Year. Li Yunlong, I thank you on behalf of the officers and soldiers of the brigade and the leaders of the headquarters."
"Oh, what's the big deal?" Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "It's just a meal of dumplings."
"In short, thank you, Li Yunlong, and the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment." The brigade commander smiled slightly and said, "However, if you plan to use these supplies to shut me up, then you are making a wrong calculation."
"What are you talking about, Brigade Commander?" Li Yunlong felt his heart throb and shook his head repeatedly, "Why should I block your mouth? I didn't mean that, absolutely not."
"That's good." The brigade commander said with a smile, "Then tell us the truth. How much equipment did you get from Huting? Don't hide it. Tell us the truth!"
"Let me remind you,"
"The intelligence officers at headquarters are not vegetarians,"
"We have thoroughly understood the situation at the Huting stronghold."
Li Yunlong's face immediately turned into a bitter one.
Well, I couldn’t escape this disaster after all.
He turned around and saw Wang Ye, and quickly winked at him.
Now we can only hope that Wang Ye can turn the tide.
Wang Ye smiled and asked the brigade commander: "Brigade commander, I have a question."
"Problem?" The brigade commander turned his gaze to Wang Ye. "What problem?"
"Did our regiment commander violate military regulations?" Wang Ye asked, "Why should we ask him to explain the problem?"
" That depends on his performance." The brigade commander was careless for a moment and didn't realize that this was a trap. He smiled and said, "If he performs well, it's not a violation of military regulations. If he performs poorly, it is a violation of military regulations."
The brigade commander meant that if Li Yunlong was sensible and voluntarily surrendered his weapons and equipment, there would be no problem. He might even be awarded a merit or a commendation. But if he was not sensible, he would be held accountable for arbitrarily mobilizing troops to launch combat operations and causing heavy casualties to his troops. Dismissal would be the least of his problems.
However, based on his understanding of Li Yunlong, he will definitely give in in the end.
Wasn’t that what happened last time when the Independent Regiment wiped out the puppet cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town?
The thing that Li Yunlong cares most about is leading troops in battles. As long as you tell him not to lead troops or fight in battles, he will immediately become obedient, even more obedient than a kitten.
But the brigade commander overlooked one point: Wang Ye is not Li Yunlong.
The brigade commander often uses tricks to pretend to be the boss, and today he is finally tricked by someone.
Wang Ye said: "In other words, whether our regiment commander violates military regulations is up to the brigade commander to decide?"
The brigade commander choked when he heard this. Damn it, who dares to admit this? Is Xiao Wang digging a hole for me?
"I didn't say that." The brigade commander said unhappily, "What I meant is that it's okay for your independent regiment to do some side business, but if you start a war without authorization and cause heavy casualties to your troops, that would be a violation of military regulations."
Wang Ye asked, "So, is our independent regiment's attack on the Huting stronghold considered a side job or a violation of military regulations?"
The brigade commander was at a loss for words, thinking that this bastard Xiao Wang did not play by the rules and was completely different from Li Yunlong, which caught him off guard.
If he admitted that this was a side job, then he would have no excuse to rob Li Yunlong.
But if he does not admit that this is a side job, then Li Yunlong must be dealt with. But if Li Yunlong is really dealt with, he will not be able to lead these soldiers in the future.
After all, Li Yunlong did not disobey orders on the battlefield.
Besides, he did say that each regiment should get its own guns.
It is unreasonable to ask your subordinates to get guns and not cause trouble.
If a brigade commander were to become such a person, he would probably be shot by the soldiers.
Seeing the brigade commander being humiliated, Li Yunlong was so happy that he almost burst into tears. Brigade commander, I didn't expect you to have this day? It seems that it was a good decision to bring Xiao Wang with me this time, haha!
In fact, Li Yunlong doesn’t understand the ecology of officialdom. He is just a warrior.
The ecology of officialdom is that subordinates are often trembling with fear and treading on thin ice in front of their direct superiors.
On the contrary, the subordinates of the subordinates have no burden in front of the big boss and often dare to argue with reason, because the real big boss generally will not show off in front of the pawns.
For example, Li Yunlong was not afraid of the division commander.
For example, Li Yunlong is even less afraid of the boss.
Although the boss had dismissed him from his position, he was not afraid and even dared to ask the boss if he was in a good mood when he was furious.
But it was different with the brigade commander. When Li Yunlong saw the brigade commander, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He didn't dare to say a word and just did whatever the brigade commander said.
But Wang Ye was not afraid of the brigade commander.
Because the brigade commander would never show off in front of him.
The brigade commander would not dare to openly act like a rogue to a company-level cadre, otherwise where would he put his face?
But when it came to Li Yunlong, the brigade commander dared to whip him with a horsewhip and even dared to play dirty tricks openly.
Seeing that the brigade commander couldn't answer, the chief of staff quickly came to the rescue and said, "Of course this is considered a side job."
The brigade commander sighed and said, "Well, now there is no excuse for robbing . This is really like a lifelong pursuit of success but ended up being punished."
Wang Ye continued, "Brigade Commander, since this is considered a side job, then our regiment commander has not violated military regulations. I'm afraid the word 'confession' is not appropriate, right?"
"Yes, I used the wrong word."
The brigade commander said helplessly: "Li Yunlong, I apologize to you."
"It's all right, all right." Li Yunlong said, "Commander, if there's nothing else, we'll go back first."
Li Yunlong felt that this brigade headquarters was no different from a dangerous place, so it would be better to leave as soon as possible.
