Chapter 61: Big Disaster
"It must be the Wolf Warrior Squad."
Zhao Gang turned around and walked out.
At the same time, he asked Section Chief Yang: "Section Chief Yang, where did they go?"
"I've sent people to follow them." Section Chief Yang said as he followed them out, "But they're all riding horses, and they're fast. I'm afraid my people won't be able to keep up with them."
Zhao Gang turned around and shouted, "Captain Sun? Sun Desheng!"
Sun Desheng, who was training cavalry nearby, trotted over, stood at attention with his sword raised, and said, "Political Commissar."
Zhao Gang waved his hand and said, "Go and get two horses, no, three, and hurry up!"
Although Sun Desheng was confused, he still asked the cavalry company's groom to bring three war horses.
Zhao Gang then said to Li Yunlong, "Old Li, Xiao Wang is a donkey. Only you can control him. You should come with me. We must stop Xiao Wang from doing anything."
"Really? Xiao Wang is also an intellectual who graduated from a military academy."
"He couldn't possibly be unaware of the Geneva Convention. How could he do such a stupid thing?"
"Killing prisoners of war, how evil is that? These are prisoners of war that the boss specifically requested. This is disobedience!"
Li Yunlong seemed unhurried and said, "Old Zhao, it's just killing two Japanese prisoners of war, what's the big deal? Since the boss wants prisoners of war, just capture a few more for him next time."
"This is not a matter of capturing a few more prisoners of war." Zhao Gang said, "This is... Oh, let's not talk about this for now. We have to rush over to rescue people. I hope Xiao Wang hasn't caused any big trouble yet."
Section Chief Yang also said: "Yes, yes, yes, it is important to save people as soon as possible."
After saying that, Zhao Gang and Section Chief Yang rode their horses and galloped forward.
Li Yunlong followed behind calmly and unhurriedly.
He even muttered to himself, "Big disaster? What big disaster? Isn't it just killing two Japanese prisoners of war?"
Zhao Gang and Section Chief Yang rushed to the scene but were still a step too late. By the time they arrived at the scene, the Wolf Warriors had already buried the two Japanese alive. Both Japanese were dead.
Seeing the two Japanese prisoners of war being planted on the ground with only their heads sticking out, Section Chief Yang was dumbfounded. He had no way of reporting back to the headquarters.
Zhao Gang was also very angry.
"Wang Ye, you've caused a big disaster!"
Zhao Gang asked, "Do you know what this behavior is?"
"You are destroying the image of our Eighth Route Army, do you know that?"
"Old Zhao, I don't like what you said. What do you mean by damaging the image of the Eighth Route Army?"
Li Yunlong was not happy and immediately retorted: "The image of our Eighth Route Army is to fight against the Japanese invaders. Didn't Xiao Wang and his men just bury two Japanese invaders alive? What's the big deal?"
"Just spoil them." Zhao Gang said angrily, "Sooner or later, they will become a big problem."
"It's a big problem." Section Chief Yang said, "The boss won't let you off!"
"The boss could have shot Xiao Wang for burying two Japanese prisoners of war alive? That's nonsense."
Li Yunlong didn't believe it at all. He turned around and said to Wang Ye, "You are such a jerk. If you want to kill the Japanese, just kill them. Why do you have to kill these two that the boss likes?"
"Let's not talk about international conventions for now,"
"But you can't get away with disobeying orders."
"Although it's not disobeying orders on the battlefield, I won't be executed, but I will definitely be punished."
"So, your battalion rank is definitely gone. You really don't make any progress. You have to stir up trouble at this critical moment. Can't you do it a few days later? Or even a few days earlier would be fine!"
"You won't be happy until I give you a chance to offset your merits and demerits, right?"
Li Yunlong's words made Zhao Gang very angry again. He said angrily, "Old Li, are you criticizing me? It sounds to me like you are praising and encouraging Xiao Wang. Are you encouraging Xiao Wang to make more mistakes?"
"Yes, the political commissar's criticism is right." Li Yunlong said with a stern face.
"You must go back to the regiment and write a self-criticism immediately. It must be five pages long."
"In the words of our political commissar, admitting mistakes must be sincere and not superficial."
Zhao Gang was once again amused and laughed. He shook his head and said, "Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong, if you keep pampering him like this, sooner or later he will become a proud and arrogant general and cause a big mess."
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3 86th Brigade, Brigade Headquarters.
When the brigade commander walked in, the chief of staff was on the phone with the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
"Okay, okay, I got it." The chief of staff said and hung up the phone.
The brigade commander said, "Chief of Staff, is this a call from the boss? What did he say?"
"Yes." The chief of staff nodded and said, "Commander, the commander-in-chief personally replied that the battle plan we submitted coincides with their ideas."
"Really?" the brigade commander asked. "What's going on?"
The chief of staff said, "Since the middle of last year , the Kuomintang army has suffered a series of defeats on the front battlefield. Our Eighth Route Army has not launched any major combat operations, which has caused the national anti-Japanese war situation to fall into a low ebb. The confidence and morale of the army and civilians have been severely dampened, and the theory of national subjugation is now prevalent."
"That's true." The brigade commander said in a deep voice, "Wang Jingwei is very active now."
The chief of staff said, "So the head of the headquarters proposed that our Eighth Route Army launch a major combat operation. On the one hand, it can severely strike the Japanese troops in the North China battlefield and indirectly support the national army in the Zaoyi battlefield. On the other hand, it can boost the morale of the army and civilians across the country and do everything possible to suppress the theory of national subjugation."
The brigade commander said: "It really coincides with the head of the headquarters."
"So the boss asked our 386th Brigade to postpone the attack." The chief of staff said, "Wait until he coordinates the main forces of various bases to launch an attack together and turn North China upside down!"
"No problem." The brigade commander said, "We will resolutely obey the orders of the headquarters."
The Chief of Staff said, "Brigade Commander, this commotion is expected to be very large."
"It should have been done a long time ago." The brigade commander pounded his fist on the table and said vigorously, "It's no use fighting small battles all the time. It's time to launch one or two major operations."
As they were talking, the phone on the desk rang again.
The chief of staff grabbed the microphone and said, "Hello, this is the 386th Brigade."
Zhao Gang's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Chief of Staff, I am Zhao Gang from the Independent Regiment."
"Zhao Gang." The chief of staff looked at the brigade commander and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhao Gang said: "It's like this, the two Japanese prisoners of war that the boss specifically asked for..."
Zhao Gang paused at this point, and the chief of staff immediately became nervous and asked, "Zhao Gang, what happened to the two Japanese prisoners of war that the commander-in-chief specifically requested? Did something happen to them?"
Hearing this, the brigade commander put down the enamel teacup.
Something’s going to happen again. This kid Li Yunlong is going to get into trouble again!
After a moment of silence, Zhao Gang continued, "Buried alive by our soldiers."
"What did you say?" the chief of staff was shocked. "Two prisoners of war were buried alive?"
Zhao Gang said hurriedly: "Chief of Staff, this incident has its reasons. The Japanese cavalry just attacked the edge of our Taihang base and massacred many civilians."
"The soldiers of the Wolf Warriors witnessed the tragic deaths of their fellow villagers and were overwhelmed with emotion."
"Then I happened to meet those two Japanese prisoners of war on the way back to the regiment headquarters to report the news, so..."
"That's not an excuse, Zhao Gang. Your independent regiment has caused a big disaster!" The chief of staff said angrily, "You are the political commissar. I don't need to tell you what it means to torture and kill prisoners of war, right?"
"I know." Zhao Gang said, "But this is not..."
"You don't have to explain. Just wait for it to be processed." The chief of staff said and hung up the phone.
He then said to the brigade commander, "Brigade commander, this kid Li Yunlong really shouldn't be praised. The division commander just praised him and he got into trouble again. He actually buried the Japanese prisoners alive."
The brigade commander frowned and asked, "Did Li Yunlong give the order?"
"That's not the case." The chief of staff said, "Wang Ye's Wolf Squad did it."
"Wang Ye did it?" The brigade commander was amused. "It's true that the soldiers are like the commander. Li Yunlong is used to being lawless, so his soldiers follow suit."
"That's right." The chief of staff said, "Although Li Yunlong didn't do this, he is still responsible as a leader."
The brigade commander said, "Report this to the headquarters immediately and wait for them to handle it . If they don't handle it, we will handle it ourselves. This time, I have to teach this kid Li Yunlong a lesson."
The chief of staff immediately heard the hidden meaning.
"Brigade Commander, you are not trying to take advantage of this issue, are you?"
The brigade commander said, "That's it. I was just worried about finding an excuse to deal with him, but he brought the evidence to my door. I can't be polite to him. This time, I will not dismiss him but I will dismantle the independent regiment!"
"Dismantled the independent regiment?" The chief of staff was dumbfounded. Isn't this too cruel?
