Rise from the sword

Chapter 24 The Dark-bellied Deputy Chief of Staff
"Have you figured it out? Where did these weapons come from?"

On the way back to the headquarters, the deputy chief of staff waved the whip to drive the horse to gallop. Three gift boxes of sling guns that he had just received were tied to the horse's butt. As for the bullet box, it was placed on the other horse's butt.

He asked the staff he had sent out earlier.

"I found out, hehe, that fellow of mine still wants to give me a twist, but I know a lot of people in this new group, so I still found out something." The staff officer smiled, boasted a few words, and then said:

"These weapons are from a friend of Captain Li. I don't know the specific name of this person. Only a few people have seen him, but he provided a lot of weapons. The new regiment got a batch of them before the Cangyunling assault. Weapons and ammunition, at least thirty machine guns with tens of thousands of bullets, and hundreds of German-made large tumors.”

"The reason why the Xinyi regiment was able to win the battle at Cangyunling has a lot to do with this batch of weapons and ammunition. It is said that the firepower of the new regiment during the attack suppressed the devil's attack."

"Furthermore, another batch was shipped to Xingjia Village five days ago. The number of this batch is as many as three or four hundred boxes. In addition, I also heard news that there will be a batch of weapons and ammunition that have not arrived. Li Yunlong is planning to build it. A warehouse is used to store ammunition, but this has not been verified.”

Chatting between people cannot be prohibited. Chen Fan did not appear in front of the public during Cangyunling, and the head of Li Da also issued a confidentiality order, but the discussion of the sudden appearance of this batch of weapons has not stopped.

A few days ago, the second batch of supplies was brought back by a battalion of hundreds of soldiers. The long transportation team could not be hidden no matter what, and it could be estimated at a glance that the quantity was definitely quite a lot. As for the ammunition Ku, it stands to reason that it should be absolutely confidential, and a confidentiality order was also issued, but the third battalion sent more than 100 people there, and someone would accidentally leak it.

The Xinyi regiment was not the kind of army stationed in military bases that had undergone strict training and had strict confidentiality regulations in later generations. It was just a new army mainly composed of farmers, with a mix of recruits and veterans, even after military training and certain ideas. Education, but the time is too short, and many places are still insufficient.

"Three or four hundred boxes of weapons and ammunition? Are you sure?" The deputy chief of staff expressed doubts.

Hundreds of boxes, calculated on the most common [-]kg box, add up to several tons.This is not a small amount.

"You can't be wrong. I saw a lot of people that day, and many villagers also saw it. They were transported from Dongtou, and hundreds of people and dozens of mules were transported together."

The staff's tone was affirmative.

Those who can become the staff of the headquarters are naturally not low in their ability to handle affairs. The inquiries will definitely be confirmed in many ways, and they can also integrate the information.

"Three or four hundred boxes... This Li Yunlong is hidden."

The deputy general counselor muttered with a smile, then waved his whip and ran towards the headquarters.

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"How is it, is that kid honest?"

"What did he do?"

As soon as he entered the headquarters, before he had time to drink water, the deputy commander asked the deputy general counselor curiously.

According to his prediction, Li Yunlong must be unwilling to become the director of the quilt factory.Of course, after struggling for a while, in the end, he will still accept the punishment order honestly with a face full of reluctance.

The deputy commander has seen this plot many times.

What he was curious about was how Captain Li struggled this time. Is there anything funny?

"He asked me and the teacher to be a lobbyist and persuaded you to let him go." Taking a sip of hot water, he felt the warmth soak into his body, dispelling the chill from the journey, and the deputy general counselor took a deep breath and said with a smile.

"I understand the situation, but this is wishful thinking." The deputy commander snorted, his tone disdainful.

If the deputy general counselor and the 129th division commander persuaded together, then he would really have to give up punishing Li Yunlong. After all, although Li Yunlong disobeyed his orders, he defeated a Japanese army and killed a captain of the regiment. This was indeed a great achievement.

However, the three of them have already agreed on this matter.

"For this matter, he bleeds a lot and gave us three good things." The deputy general staff looked at the teacher sitting beside him and said with a smile.

"Let me persuade? Did you give me something good?" The teacher was stunned, not sure why he was involved. He didn't participate in this matter. Besides, he was in favor of punishing Li Yunlong with both hands:
"What good thing does this kid have? Sakata's command knife? The commander's knife at the level of the chief is indeed rare." The commander guessed.

"No, there is something better than the commander of the devil's commander." The deputy general counselor's tone was mysterious.

Devil's command knife, there is not much difference in manufacture and appearance between the officers, unless the emperor gives it.The degree of its preciousness also varies from person to person. The owner of the knife is famous and has a high status. The knife is powerful, and the price of the knife is naturally high.

Sakata is fairly well-known, a famous Japanese general, who has been summoned by the emperor, and his command knife is also a gift from the emperor. It is very attractive to everyone, and it is not small.After all, there are not many devils as the captain of the permanent division of the regiment.

"Deputy commander-in-chief, division commander, me, one for each of us, Li Yunlong gave it as an intercession gift."

The Deputy Chief of Staff placed three boxes on the table:
"This is a good thing. In a comparison, the official sword of the devil's general is rubbish."

This statement completely aroused everyone's interest.

Several people in the headquarters came around and looked at the box that had not been opened. Even the deputy commander put down the map in his hand and gathered around to see it.

After getting close, there was a strong interest in everyone's eyes, and this box looked very advanced.

Gift boxes not only need to be exquisite in content, but also very particular about the packaging.No matter the grade of the gift, the packaging also needs similar conditions, but the packaging is slightly worse than the gift.

Pineapple wood, high-grade wood, this wooden box has no splicing marks, it should be carved out of a whole piece of pineapple wood.The edges of the wooden box are silver-plated. Silver does not have the publicity of gold, nor is it particularly precious, but it can also set off identity and status.

The box was gradually opened, revealing the red silk inside, as well as the black-gold shimmering gun under the silk.

Everyone's eyes suddenly became hot, and their breathing began to become heavy.

"This should be a gift box, which is specially produced by foreign factories for gifts, and the targets are the top executives of large companies, dignitaries from various countries and others."

"This kind of gun is not only beautiful in appearance, luxurious in temperament, but also has excellent accuracy and quality, and can be used for a longer time," the teacher praised without hesitation.

The silver-plated grip, the engraved gun body, and other accessories that are all exquisite, make him particularly fond of it.

Although it is no longer required as a division commander and is not allowed to enter the front-line battlefield, it is still necessary to have a gun. Soldiers, no matter what position, need a gun to prove their identity.

If it was a gold and silver watch, or other gift, no matter how valuable it was, he wouldn't care. All his personal valuables were sold to support the development of the team, but he really couldn't refuse the gun.

Ignoring the sight of everyone around, the teacher neatly tied the leather magazine belt around his waist and inserted a few magazines, put the gun in the gun case, and put the gun in it. As for the gun maintenance accessories, they were still placed in the box.

"Little Li, help me put it away." The division commander called his guard and instructed him to put it away.

"We have one too, right?"

The commander-in-chief is also unambiguous, and his movements are not much slower than the division commander. They are all soldiers. They used to come out of the front-line troops. Who doesn't like a good gun!
"However, with just a few guns, it's like asking us to change our minds? In a dream, he will be the director of the quilt factory." The deputy commander snorted coldly.

The three looked at each other and smiled. Li Yunlong thought it was the decision of the deputy commander alone, but it was actually a joint decision of the three.

The deputy commander-in-chief proposed to punish Li Yunlong, and the deputy chief of staff proposed to remove the head of the regiment to the position of director of the clothing factory.

"However, where did he get such high-end goods?"

After the teacher ate and wiped it up, he discovered Hua Dian.

Although there are guns of this quality and personality that can be obtained in China, Captain Li is definitely not among them, at least he must be a military and political leader.

The deputy commander also cast a suspicious look.

"Haha, I have inquired about this a little bit"

The deputy general staff put away the one that belonged to him, and then looked at the two:

"It is said that it was given by a friend of Li Yunlong. Moreover, Xinyituan is quite rich today. That friend provided Li Yunlong with a lot of weapons and ammunition. There are more than 10,000 Czech machine guns and [-]+ rounds of bullets."

According to the number of ammunition boxes, combined with the weight of the previous ammunition boxes, the deputy general staff calculated an approximate data.

"So rich?"

"More than that, this is a conservative estimate. Before I left, I tried it out and asked him for some bullets. Do you know how many rounds he gave me?" The deputy general counselor sold out.

"Three thousand rounds?" The teacher guessed a number.

This number is quite a lot. The Eighth Route Army has only five or six thousand rounds of bullets after a single battle. This is still a lot of time.

"Six boxes, each with 1 rounds, a total of [-] rounds." The deputy general staff made a gesture of six with his right hand.

"So many?" The division commander and the deputy commander raised their eyebrows in surprise:

"This kid is a rich man with a temper, so generous, I'm afraid that the family's wealth is scary."

Everyone can say that they know the temper of the head of Li Da, and the landlord Lao Li, who is stingy at home and plucking wild geese, has already made up his tongue.

"This kid has hidden this batch of weapons and ammunition deeply, and since this batch of supplies was not seized, we can't ask him to hand it over directly. Even if we let him leave the new regiment directly, it is estimated that this kid will also hide the weapons and ammunition. A large part, where is his regiment after all"

The deputy chief of staff spoke out about his black-bellied plan:
"Just taking this opportunity to fry the frog in warm water and fry him with some oil and water..."

"I also heard that Li Yunlong will have weapons and ammunition in the future..."

(End of this chapter)