The brigade commander said, "Just talk about Li Yunlong."
"This kid is really bad sometimes. He even dares to disobey the commander's orders."
"And when it comes to interests, they always like to take more and take more, and they won't let go of any of their fellow troops."
"But his starting point was not for his own enjoyment, nor for promotion or wealth. Perhaps he himself did not realize that this was a simple form of patriotism."
"He did all this for the sake of this country and this suffering nation."
"For this country and this nation, he is willing to sacrifice his own life. He is already the head of a regiment, but he still dares to fight the devils with bayonets on the battlefield!"
"Of course, I'm not praising him."
"As the head of the regiment, he led the assault team when he was not in command position. This is a serious dereliction of duty."
"But what I want to say is that this kid has guts. He has a kind of momentum, a momentum that he will draw his sword when he meets an enemy and that he is invincible. It is precisely because of this momentum that no matter how powerful the devil is, he is just a piece of meat in his eyes."
"So he doesn't mind if I take some of his food, because he can get more from the devils."
"Don't be fooled by the boy's fierce words. In fact, he doesn't have much resistance in his heart."
The chief of staff agreed: "That's true. Li Yunlong actually cares more about autonomy. As long as the brigade commander gives him a certain degree of autonomy, he doesn't mind handing over some of the captured items to the brigade."
"Li Yunlong's political awareness is not necessarily lower than Zhao Gang's."
"He just doesn't like to talk about his dedication, but he does it."
"Maybe he feels that Zhao Gang's way of doing things is not worthy of being Li Yunlong. Only if you, the brigade commander, come to rob him and he gives him the equipment after a few calls, that's what Li Yunlong is."
"This is just a typical fucking farm kid."
"If you don't spank him for three days, his skin will itch all over."
The brigade commander laughed when he heard this, and the chief of staff laughed too.
After laughing, the brigade commander continued, "The independent regiment only sent out one company. Ding Wei will definitely follow suit and only send out one company. Even if we add the cavalry company and the special forces company directly under the brigade, there are only four core companies, which is too few. In this case, it will be difficult for the new second regiment to quickly form combat effectiveness."
The Chief of Staff asked, "How about taking two more companies from the 772nd Regiment and giving them to the new 2nd Regiment?"
"I think it's okay." The brigade commander said, "The 771st Regiment has gone to southern Hebei, so we can only draw troops from the 772nd Regiment. Chief of Staff, tell Cheng Shifa that if he doesn't change his mind, he should change his people."
The brigade commander was not as polite to the 772nd Regiment as he was to the independent regiment.
This is like the eldest son in the family, who always has to bear the heaviest responsibilities and obligations.
The chief of staff said, "Commander, let's talk about something happy. With these four 75mm mountain guns, our artillery battalion can be considered a real artillery battalion. Next time we encounter a task of attacking an enemy, we don't have to let the soldiers rush up with bundles of grenades like before. Such good soldiers died like that. It's a pity."
The brigade commander said with a sigh : "Yes, from now on our 386th Brigade will have real artillery!"
The chief of staff added: "I really hope that the headquarters can coordinate with the various bases as soon as possible, so that our brigade can have a big fight with the Japanese. In this battle, our 386th Brigade must capture several railway stations and county towns."
"Of course." The brigade commander turned around leisurely and looked towards the direction of Yangquan County.
…
Yangquan Railway Station.
The commander of the Japanese Army's 4th Brigade, Hidetsu Maeda, got off the train.
The commander of the Japanese 1st Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, invited Maeda Hide to stay in Taiyuan for another day, but Maeda Hide declined Shinozuka's kindness and took the train back to Yangquan early in the morning.
"General." Chief of Staff Isamu Kimura stepped forward and saluted.
Maeda Hide waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Kimura-kun, have you contacted the Kuroshima United?"
Before going to bed last night, Maeda Hide made a special call to Yangquan to inquire about the situation of the Kuroshima Brigade. At that time, Kimura Isamu replied that Kuroshima Morita had returned to the Huting base.
Maeda Hide sent another telegram to the Kuroshima Regiment through the 1st Army Headquarters.
The Kuroshima Brigade responded that it would strengthen the defense of the Huting stronghold and would not attack.
After receiving this reply from the Kuroshima United, Shusai Maeda finally felt relieved.
However, out of caution, Maeda Hide sent another telegram to the Kuroshima Brigade early this morning to inquire about the situation. However, this time, the Kuroshima Brigade did not respond.
Hide Maeda realized that something was wrong.
At that moment, he ordered Kimura Isamu to continue calling the Kuroshima Brigade while rushing to Yangquan.
Upon learning that they still couldn't contact the Kuroshima Regiment, Maeda Hide became anxious and asked, "Have the communications cavalry been sent out?"
Kimura Yong bowed his head and said, "We sent out a group of communication cavalry early this morning, and half an hour ago, we also sent a second group of communication cavalry to the Huting stronghold."
While the two were talking, a communications staff officer hurried over.
"General," the communications officer bowed and reported, "The communications cavalry sent to the Huting stronghold has returned."
"What's the situation?" Maeda Hide asked anxiously, "The Kuroshima Brigade should still be staying at the Huting base and not attacking, right?"
Facing Maeda Hide's hopeful eyes, the communications staff officer still shook his head and said with some regret: "General, the Kuroshima Regiment has already launched an attack on the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army last night."
"What?" Maeda Hide's face suddenly fell.
Kimura Yong quickly advised: "General, the situation may not be that bad. The Kuroshima Regiment may still be on the march, or fighting fiercely with the Eighth Route Army, so they have no time to establish communication with the rear."
"Mr. Kimura, why do you have to deceive yourself?" Maeda Hide said with a sigh.
"Kuroshima-kun returned to the Huting stronghold at 10 o'clock last night. If he had intended to launch a surprise attack on the Eighth Route Army headquarters, he would not have waited until this morning to send out his troops. He would have definitely sent out his troops last night."
"So by now, ten hours have already passed. If everything went well, the Black Island Brigade should have arrived near Daxia Bay where the Eighth Route Army headquarters is located. The battle should have almost been over. How could there not even be time to establish communications with the rear?"
"I'm afraid there's only one explanation."
Maeda Hideo did not say what the explanation was.
But it doesn’t matter whether you say it or not.
Because Kimura Isamu already knew what Maeda Hide meant.
However, Kimura Yong still had a fluke mentality and said, "General, there may be other possibilities, such as the Kuroshima Regiment's radio having a mechanical failure. In short, I don't believe that the Eighth Route Army can eat up the Kuroshima Regiment overnight. How can the 2nd Guards Cavalry Regiment with more than a thousand cavalrymen be so easily wiped out by the Eighth Route Army?"
"I don't believe it either." Maeda Hide sighed, "But sometimes reality is so cruel."
After a pause, Maeda Hide continued, "Call the 1st Army Headquarters immediately and ask the aviation force to send reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance in the Taihang bandit area. We must find the Kuroshima Brigade at all costs."
"In addition, urgently dispatch an infantry battalion from the 3rd Regiment to reinforce the Huting stronghold."
"What if, I mean what if, what if something happens to the Black Island Brigade, then the Huting stronghold will be in danger, so we must strengthen the defense of the Huting stronghold."
…
In Yang Village.
Seeing the mountains of weapons and equipment in the warehouse, Li Yunlong's mood immediately improved.
Li Yunlong asked with a smile: "Old Gou, tell me quickly, how much property has our independent regiment saved now?"
Lao Gou took out a small notebook from the cabinet, opened it with his finger, and then said loudly: "Now our independent regiment has 2021 rifles of various types, 208 pistols of various types, 50 light machine guns of various types, 6 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 6 81mm mortars, and 2 90mm mortars."
"As for ammunition, there are 120,000 bullets of various calibers, more than 356 grenades, 498 grenades, 121 81mm mortar shells, and 90 90mm mortar shells."
"Wait a minute." Li Yunlong frowned and said, "Why are there only 121 81mm shells left? And there are 400 grenades when we last checked the inventory. How come there are only 356 left?"
"Captain, you can't blame me for this," Lao Gou shouted. "After the battle, these were the only shells and grenades the artillery company and the 1st Battalion returned."
Wang Ye reminded: "Captain, the missing dozens of shells were thrown by the artillery company at the exit of Fengxiangling, otherwise we would not be able to stop the Heishima Regiment. The missing dozens of grenades were also used by the 1st Battalion in the battle of Xiaoyi Village, otherwise the 1st Battalion would not have been able to wipe out nearly a hundred Japanese trapped in Xiaoyi Village so quickly."
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Look at my memory."
Li Yunlong slapped his forehead and asked, "Where are the other supplies?"
Lao Gou said: "The rest are just bits and pieces, nothing much to say."
"No, what about the dollars?" Li Yunlong asked, "How many dollars are left?"
"You mean cash?" Lao Gou said, "I haven't counted the exact amount, probably around 7,100 yuan left."
"Damn it, how come there are more than 3,000 yuan missing?" Li Yunlong was furious when he heard this, "Old Gou, how can you be the head of the supply department? Don't you know how to save money?"
"Captain, you can't blame me for this."
Lao Gou was anxious and said angrily: "There are more than 2,000 people in the whole regiment, plus more than 130 war horses and more than 100 mules and horses. This man eats a lot of horses."
"Especially those 130-plus war horses."
"Damn it, he's more precious than a human being, and he has to eat fine food."
"In order to take care of these 130-plus horses, my legs have become thinner."
"If you think I'm wasteful and that I'm not competent as the Director of Supply, then replace me with someone else as soon as possible. I don't want to do this job anymore, or I'll lose all my hair."
As he spoke, Lao Gou took off his military cap.
It’s true. I’ve been working so hard that my hair is almost turning into a Mediterranean style.
"Lao Gou, I'm just complaining." Li Yunlong immediately put on a smiling face, "Why are you so angry with me, you bastard?"
Lao Gou flattened his mouth and said, "You complain, who the hell can I complain to?"
"Don't be angry, Lao Gou. I will criticize Lao Li severely later." Zhao Gang followed with some nice words.
After pacifying Lao Gou and coming out of the yard of the supply department, Zhao Gang reminded him, "Lao Li, you really need to change your bad temper. At least you need to control your mouth and stop spitting without knowing the reason."
"I can't change it. This is just my temper." Li Yunlong disagreed.
Wang Ye followed the two of them, thinking that if he could change, he would no longer be Li Yunlong.
Zhao Gang shook his head and said, "Old Li, Guan Dashan and Old Kong are gone, and the position of the 1st Battalion Commander is vacant. Who do you plan to recommend to the brigade to take over as the 1st Battalion Commander?"
Li Yunlong said: "There is nothing much to say about this. It must be Zhang Dabiao."
"As for the position of the Second Battalion Commander that became vacant after Zhang Dabiao left, I recommend Shen Quan. After all, he was originally the Second Battalion Commander, but he was demoted along with Lao Kong because of the defeat."
After a pause, Li Yunlong continued, "In addition, Lao Kong has taken away a company from the 1st Battalion. We cannot favor one over the other. We must also transfer a regular company from the 3rd Battalion."
Wang Ye smiled and said, "Captain, are you planning to rebuild the guard company?"
"You kid." Li Yunlong scolded with a smile, "Your brain works so fast that even a horse can't catch up with you."
Zhao Gang said: "Under today's conditions, the regiment's guard company should indeed be rebuilt. Otherwise, when the Wolf Warriors go out on missions, the regiment's security force will be too weak. Once attacked, the consequences will be disastrous."
"That's right." Li Yunlong said, "After the two battles at Huting Stronghold and Fengxiangling, the value of the War Wolf Squad has been reflected. The greatest value of the War Wolf Squad is battlefield reconnaissance. When necessary, it can also block the point. So using the War Wolf Squad as the regiment's guard force is a waste!"
"That's true." Zhao Gang agreed. "I won't talk about the battle at Huting Stronghold anymore. Let's talk about the battle at Fengxiangling. If the Wolf Squad hadn't surveyed and selected the ambush site in advance and held up the Black Island Brigade at Chahuling for two full hours, our independent regiment would have had no chance of defeating the Black Island Brigade."
Li Yunlong patted Wang Ye on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Xiao Wang, other troops should seize the time for training in the next period of time, but your mission as the Wolf Warrior Squad is to continue to go out and do side jobs. While doing side jobs, continue to survey the terrain and try to survey all the mountains and rivers in our base."
"Captain, you are too conservative." Wang Ye said with a smile.
"Not only our base, but also the areas along the Zhengtai Railway and the Jinzhong Plain. Sooner or later, our Wolf Warriors will survey the entire terrain of Shanxi."
"Oh, yes." Li Yunlong said, "Xiao Wang, didn't you analyze last time that our Eighth Route Army is likely to launch a large-scale combat operation in the first half of this year?"
"Yes, there will definitely be big moves."
Wang Ye said: "And the area along Zhengtai Road is the key target of attack."
"That's right." Li Yunlong slapped his thigh and said, "In the next period of time, your Wolf Warrior team's mission is to conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance of the area along Zhengtai Road."
"Yes, I will ensure that the task is completed."
Wang Ye stood up straight.
…
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang went directly to the 3rd Battalion’s base.
When Wang Ye returned to the regiment headquarters alone, dinner had already started on time.
This is the rule of the independent regiment. Unless there is a combat mission, meals are served on time. No matter whether it is the regiment commander or the political commissar, if they miss the meal time, they can only eat cold rice.
The only exception was Wang Ye some time ago.
Li Yunlong specifically told Lao Wang to give Wang Ye some special treatment.
But now the war is over, Wang Ye’s privileges are gone, and he has to eat from the same kitchen as everyone else.
It was already time for lunch, and the Wolf Warriors were having lunch with the regiment's supply department, the groom squad, and a few staff members.
Seeing Wang Ye coming in, Wei Dayong used his elbow to hit Zhu Ziming who was sitting next to him and cursed: "How come you have no sense at all, you son of a bitch?"
"Didn't you see our captain come in?"
"Why don't you give him a seat?"
Zhu Ziming also had a hot temper and he exploded at that time.
Zhu Ziming cursed back: "Then why didn't you give up your seat, you bastard?"
"Oh, I'm giving you face, right? " Wei Dayong slammed the chopsticks on the table, stretched out five steel-like fingers to grab Zhu Ziming's left shoulder, and exerted force again.
Zhu Ziming suddenly felt as if he was clamped in a pair of pliers.
However, Zhu Ziming managed to hold back his shouting, and said through gritted teeth: "If you have the guts, just crush me to death!"
"Do you think I don't dare?" Wei Dayong's eyes showed a fierce light, and the five fingers of his right hand continued to exert force.
Zhu Ziming was not popular in the regiment, and when Wei Dayong bullied him, no one stood up to speak for him.
"Monk, that's enough." Wang Ye came over and patted Wei Dayong on the back of his head, then said, "I'll just sit at the corner of the table and have my meal."
Only then did Wei Dayong let go.
Zhu Ziming rubbed his aching shoulder. Although he was filled with indignation, he did not dare to say a harsh word, because he was really afraid of the group of warrior wolves in the Wolf Warrior Squad.
Especially Monk Wei.
He doesn't look like a good person.
Wang Ye glanced at Zhu Ziming coldly.
Maybe it was because of his preconceived notions, he didn't have a good impression of Zhu Ziming.
Even though this guy hasn't betrayed yet, Wang Ye still doesn't have a good impression of him.
Zhu Ziming also felt that Wang Ye didn't like him very much, so he quickly finished the remaining half of the white flour steamed bread, then stood up and left in a hurry.
Wei Dayong said: "This son of a bitch is a piece of shit. He always eats our food."
Wang Ye then realized that only their Wolf Warrior team's table had a pot of meat and the staple food was white flour steamed buns. The other tables had cornmeal steamed buns and a large pot of cabbage stewed with potatoes.
The same goes for Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.
Only the meals for the Wolf Warrior Squad are specially approved.
Because the Wolf Warriors have heavy training and combat missions, their bodies simply cannot sustain without meat.
Because of this, Wang Ye did not act too pretentiously and calmly accepted Li Yunlong's special care, because it was a combat necessity and it was not the Wolf Warriors team's intention to seek special treatment.
But other people in the regiment may not think so.
Zhu Ziming often found excuses to eat their meals.
Today, Wei Dayong couldn't help himself and took action.
Seeing that Wei Dayong was about to complain again, Wang Ye interrupted and said, "Okay, stop talking and eat quickly. After you finish eating, there will be a new task!"
"A new combat mission?"
Wei Dayong's eyes lit up when he heard this: "What mission?"
For Wei Dayong, training was too hard and far less relaxing than fighting.
So what he was afraid of was not the combat mission, but the lack of combat mission.
"Training!" Wang Ye rolled his eyes and said, "Starting in the afternoon, we will conduct equestrian stab training!"
A dozen war wolves groaned.