Chapter 98 Li Yunlong's intention to find Yang Lin to join the gang
Li Yunlong asked in dissatisfaction: "Brother Yang Lin, who do you think I am?
Am I afraid of the Japanese's revenge?
If the Japanese don't come, I will go find them!
I just can't bear the thought of being blamed for no reason!"
"That's right, that's right! Brother Yunlong, you have beaten the Japanese and puppet troops within a hundred miles of this area so badly that they dare not leave their lair. How can you be afraid of the Japanese revenge?"
Yang Lin was flattering him but he was trying hard to hold back his smile in his heart. Li Yunlong kept calling him "brother" so sweetly. He wondered what he would think if he knew that he was taking the blame for him.
Li Yunlong enjoyed the flattery of Yang Lin, and immediately turned around and pointed at the puppet soldiers who were tied together behind him and said, "Brother Yang Lin, look at these puppet soldiers, they are all my prisoners, a total of 213 people!
Brother, I have always been thinking of your kindness. As soon as I finished the matters at hand, I couldn’t wait to send it to you!
Now, they are all yours!"
“Uh…” Yang Lin said, “Brother Yunlong, you don’t have to be so anxious. It’s okay to keep it at your place for two more days.”
Li Yunlong staggered and nearly fell, thinking: "There are more than 200 mouths to feed here. If you leave them for two more days, do you want to bankrupt me?"
If it weren't for your weapons and equipment, I would have kept them for the sake of kindness, but would have beaten them up and sent them away long ago!"
Although Li Yunlong only gave them some porridge every day to ensure that these puppet soldiers would not starve to death, it still made him feel painful for a while.
You know, he was a man who climbed snow-capped mountains, crossed grasslands, and walked the Long March.
At that time, let alone porridge, even shit was a luxury.
Although Li Yunlong thought so in his heart, his face remained calm and he said, "That won't work. Brother, if you do ideological work for them one day earlier, you can also improve your combat effectiveness one day earlier, right?"
"Right!"
Yang Lin nodded and immediately called over Wen Peng, the commander of the supply company.
Wen Peng is not very capable of leading troops in battle, but he has a very flexible mind and is good at logistics work.
Of course, this also includes ideological work.
"Lao Wen, take these puppet soldiers with you and do some work for them. We will accept those who are willing to stay and fight the Japanese with me.
If anyone doesn't want to stay, just give them some travel expenses and send them away!"
"But one thing is for sure. We must find out their background and tell them that if anyone dares to betray the country and become a puppet soldier again after they return, there will be no such good thing for our independent battalion next time they meet him!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Wen Peng stood up and saluted to show his understanding.
Then, he followed the instructions of Battalion Commander Yang Lin and took all the puppet army prisoners away.
After explaining the prisoners, Yang Lin said to Li Yunlong: "Brother Yunlong, regardless of whether the Sakata Regiment was destroyed by your unit, just the fact that you captured so many puppet troops must have made you a fortune..."
When Li Yunlong heard this, he was worried that Yang Lin was going to ask him for a share of the profits, so he immediately pretended to be poor and complained, "Brother Yang Lin, to be honest, if we only count the spoils, we did make some money."
"But the problem is, I don't know who leaked the news."
"Most of the supplies and equipment we seized were taken away by my brigade commander."
After a pause, Li Yunlong continued, "With the previous experience of the clothing factory, I dare not disobey the order issued by my superiors, so I can only hand it in obediently."
"Our independent regiment worked hard for a long time, and in the end, only a few leftovers are left!"
"It's true that a higher-ranking official can crush a person. Brother Yang Lin, who the hell can we go to for justice?"
"hehe……"
Yang Lin chuckled. Although what Li Yunlong said was true, their brigade commander was indeed a scoundrel and would never let go of such a good opportunity to extort money.
However, Li Yunlong is no pushover either.
Will he honestly reveal all the truth?
The answer is no.
Otherwise, if Yang Lin really wanted to get a piece of the pie, he would be screwed.
"By the way, brother Yang Lin, you went to so much trouble to get these puppet troops, just to replenish your manpower?" Li Yunlong asked.
"That's right!" Yang Lin nodded, and then explained: "My independent battalion has been fighting continuously and suffered a lot of casualties. It's just right to use these puppet troops to replenish the troops, which saves a lot of trouble."
"Brother Yang Lin, these puppet soldiers are nothing but a bunch of good-for-nothings. They are completely useless except for bullying the common people!
Moreover, they are usually lazy and idle, and have a lot of bad habits that are too numerous to count.
Not only will it be difficult to discipline these guys, but it will also be a waste of food.
If there hadn't been an order from above, I would have killed all of these traitors one by one."
Li Yunlong said with contempt, he has always looked down on these puppet soldiers who are greedy for life, afraid of death and sell out their country for fame and fortune.
Yang Lin retorted: "Brother Yunlong, I don't completely agree with your generalization."
"These puppet troops have made some mistakes, but as the ancients said, no one is perfect."
"As long as these people have done something unforgivable, why not give them another chance to start a new life?"
"Besides, I remember a great man of your party once said that the anti-Japanese war concerns the fate of the entire Chinese nation, and we must unite all the forces that can be united, right?"
Li Yunlong was stumped for a moment.
Before he could speak, Yang Lin continued, "Besides, aren't most of the soldiers in my independent battalion puppet troops that I just recruited?"
"As the saying goes, if one soldier is bad, the generals will be bad too. At the beginning, the combat effectiveness of these puppet troops was poor, but it depends on who is leading these soldiers."
"I believe that with your ability, Brother Yunlong, if you lead them, you will also be able to achieve good results, right?"
Li Yunlong was a little embarrassed by what Yang Lin said at first, especially when he said that if one soldier is incompetent, the whole army will be incompetent.
When Li Yunlong said that these puppet troops were incompetent, wasn't he also saying that his ability to lead troops was poor?
But in the end, after Yang Lin flattered him loudly, he felt much better.
He immediately nodded in agreement and said, "Brother Yang Lin, you are right! It is my shortsightedness."
Of course, what Li Yunlong said was not just polite talk.
Because after thinking about it carefully, he also agreed with the other party's statement.
Take the independent regiment he had just taken over for example. Its combat effectiveness was much worse than that of the New 1st Regiment. It had just suffered a defeat, and the soldiers' morale was low. They had no fighting spirit and were even criticized by the boss as being like dough.
As a result, not long after Li Yunlong took over the independent regiment, not only did the weapons and equipment of the entire regiment change, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was also greatly improved.
Everyone's spirits and outlook are refreshed, just like howling wolves.
Isn’t this all due to his leadership?
Of course, there are also weapons and equipment supported by Yang Lin.
…
"Brother Yunlong, it's getting late. Shouldn't you go home?"
The two chatted for a while, and seeing that Li Yunlong had no intention of leaving, Yang Lin directly ordered him to leave.
There was no way. This guy was too shameless. If he continued to ask him to borrow equipment, it would be difficult for him to refuse. After all, he would feel guilty.
Li Yunlong had no intention of leaving. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother Yang Lin, I came all the way here to give you a gift, and you won't even treat me to dinner?"
“Isn’t that too stingy?”
Yang Lin smiled and said, "Brother, if you have three or two people, this will be no problem."
"But you brought hundreds of mouths with you. My independent camp is already short of food and clothing. Won't you bankrupt us?"
In order to escort the prisoners, Li Yunlong brought nearly a company of soldiers with him, partly to ensure that there would be no mistakes on the way.
Secondly, he really wanted to use Yang Lin’s independent battalion to reward his brothers.
However, this matter cannot be made clear.
Then he said, "Brother Yang Lin, who do you think I am? I came all the way here, could it be that I just wanted to eat some meat from you?"
"I have a way to make a fortune. Would you like to join me?"
Li Yunlong was also afraid that Yang Lin would really chase him away. After all, there was really nothing that Yang Lin couldn't chase him away for , so he told him the main purpose of his visit.
