Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Li Jin is not the kind of person who does things without considering the consequences. When he took action, he was probably already thinking about how to deal with the aftermath.

"Yeah, then how will Li Jin deal with it?!" Zhao Gang nodded and asked curiously.

"I guess he might take the initiative to cause trouble for the devils, divert their attention, and indirectly protect the people. This is the best way.

Although Li Jin brought fewer people, the combat effectiveness of those soldiers was not weak. It was possible for the Japanese to think that a Northeast Army had entered their defense zone. In this way, the Japanese dared not even leave the city, let alone cause trouble for the villagers. "Li Yunlong thought about it and expressed his guess.

Only by making the Japanese think that it is the powerful Northeast Army near the county town can the Japanese be feared and have no time to care about the missing Japanese.

"To be safe, we should let the villagers go into the mountains and hide for a while." After hearing this, Zhao Gang also expressed his opinion.

It is not enough to attract the enemy's attention, we need to add another layer of insurance.

"Yes, with Li Jin's ability, he would not have failed to think of this. The only problem is whether the villagers will be obedient. But judging from the fact that Li Jin asked us to accept those villagers, those villagers should have agreed." Deputy Captain Qian also spoke.

"In this way, those villagers will be safe. After all, the Japanese are still very afraid of this Northeast Army." Chief of Staff Zhong also nodded.

"Let's take care of the regiment's affairs now and complete the establishment of the Fifth Battalion as soon as possible. As for those villagers, we'll deal with them after they arrive." Li Yunlong said. Li Jin's affairs were not a big deal. The big deal at the moment was to establish the Fifth Battalion.

"You're right. Only after the establishment of the fifth battalion can we carry out the next recruitment plan." Zhao Gang also agreed.

.........

386th Brigade, inside the brigade headquarters meeting room.

"Why do I always feel that Li Jin, this kid, will cause some trouble?!" The leader frowned. Although he had already told Li Jin that his most important task was to arrive in Yan'an safely and not to fight the Japanese, he always felt that Li Jin would not be so obedient.

"I think so too. Although this kid is reassuring most of the time, he always causes trouble." The political commissar also felt that what the leader said made sense.

"Tsk, ah..." The leader shook his head helplessly, "It seems that it may not be so easy to get Li Jin to Yan'an on time."

"As long as nothing happens to him, leave the rest to him." The political commissar felt helpless after hearing this. Now that Li Jin was not around, there was nothing they could do.

"Commander!" A telegraph operator ran in.

"It's a telegram from Li Jin, right?!" The leader's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, and then he asked.

"It was sent by him, please take a look!" The telegraph operator was also stunned and quickly handed the telegram to the leader. He was also a little confused as to how the leader could directly determine that the telegram was sent by Li Jin.

"I said this kid wouldn't stay still, and it turned out to be true." The leader took the telegram and started reading it. He spoke only after he finished reading it.

"What did this kid do? Did he fight the Japanese?!" the political commissar asked curiously.

"Well, he did fight the Japanese, but it was understandable. He only did it because the Japanese were going to harm a village, and he had no choice but to save the villagers." The chief nodded and told the contents of the telegram.

"You can't blame him for trying to save people." The political commissar responded. Although he wanted Li Jin to avoid trouble and arrive in Yan'an safely, it would not be okay if he chose not to save the people for the sake of safety.

"He still has things to deal with later, so it will definitely take time," said the chief.

It is not enough to just kill the Japanese, we also have to deal with the aftermath. Otherwise, the Japanese may send people out right after we rescue the civilians, and all the rescue will be in vain.

"I'm a little worried that the Japanese over there might think that Li Jin doesn't have that many people and choose to send all their men out to hunt down Li Jin. If that's the case, Li Jin might be in trouble." The political commissar frowned as he spoke.

If Li Jin fails to scare the Japanese, he will probably be in big trouble.

"Not really. Although Li Jin brought fewer people, the Japanese were already frightened by Li Jin.
As long as Li Jin attacks the county town, the Japanese will most likely choose to stay put. After all, they don't dare to gamble. Is this a way to lure the snake out of its hole? "The chief shook his head and expressed his opinion.

The Japs had already suffered so many casualties at the hands of Li Jin that they would never dare to send troops to pursue Li Jin without authorization.

"If that's the case, then there shouldn't be any problem. Speaking of which, Xu Qingfeng and his men cooperated with the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to capture Fucheng.
At that time, the Japanese in other counties did not dare to send people to support them. This time, when Li Jin took action, those Japanese also did not dare to leave the city. "The political commissar thought of this.

They already knew a few days ago that Xu Qingfeng had led his men to capture Fucheng!

"It can be considered a good thing that Fucheng has fallen into the hands of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army again. At least the Japanese will not expand so quickly in the short term." The leader also began to analyze.

"Yes. At the very least, the Japanese will most likely not dare to go over there until new reinforcements arrive." The political commissar also nodded in agreement.

"Speaking of which, the Central Army seems to have been trying to restrict our development intentionally or unintentionally. Maybe they have noticed something." The leader frowned.

Although they were in a cooperative relationship, the National Army could not bear to see them doing well and was always on guard against them, trying to restrict their development.

"Recently, the Kuomintang has been delaying the delivery of the supplies it promised. I guess they may not plan to deliver any more supplies in the future," the political commissar also said.

Over the past few months, the Kuomintang has been dragging its feet on the delivery of supplies, using various excuses to shirk responsibility. Although the deputy director has urged them many times, the supplies have not arrived yet.

"Fortunately, we have enough supplies, otherwise it would be really troublesome. However, we still have to urge them to deliver the goods, otherwise they would become suspicious." The chief sighed. If they did not have enough supplies, life would be difficult.

"Well, it's also thanks to that kid Li Jin who brought back so many supplies and gold bars, allowing us to buy enough supplies!" The political commissar nodded.

"This time they got another hundred thousand dollars. He's like a little god of wealth, giving us a lot of money at any time." The leader was also happy when he heard this.

"Haha, that's not it." The political commissar also laughed.

"Commander, how should I reply?!" the telegraph operator asked.

"Just reply to him and tell him to handle it himself." The leader said this and Li Jin knew what he meant.

"Yes!" The telegraph operator turned and left. Not long after the telegraph operator left, another telegraph operator ran in.

"Commander, there's a telegram from Zhang the Division Commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army!" the telegraph operator said hurriedly.

"Believe it or not, this telegram talks about their cooperation with the Northeast Army to capture Fucheng, and also says that the relationship between them is very good!" Upon hearing this, the leader immediately guessed the content of the telegram and smiled at the political commissar.

"That's basically it. They've put a lot of effort into preventing this Northeast Army from falling over to our side." The political commissar's mouth curled up. They had already guessed the other party's move.

"It's exactly what I said." The leader said after reading the telegram. The content was almost the same as what he said, and he even looked a little prouder.

It was as if Li Jin was already theirs and they wanted to make them feel uncomfortable.

"Then you have to think carefully before replying to this telegram, lest the other party notice anything." The political commissar reminded. He didn't want the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to see the clues so quickly.

"Well, let me think about it first." The leader took out a pen and paper and fell into deep thought. The reply telegram had to make the other party realize that they were jealous, but it couldn't be too obvious. He had to let the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army see it themselves and feel uncomfortable.

"Got it. That's it." The chief started writing down the contents of the telegram on a piece of paper without saying a word. He first congratulated the other party on taking Fucheng, then said that his side had also cooperated with that Northeast Army many times, and praised the Northeast Army for being really powerful. He asked the other party to cooperate more with the Northeast Army, kill more devils, and show their magnanimity.

"Commander, what did you write? Let me see." asked the political commissar.

"Here you go." The chief handed the telegram to the political commissar for review.

"Great! The chief is really smart. This way, we can not only show our magnanimity, but also make the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army think that we are jealous!" After reading it, the political commissar couldn't help but give the chief a thumbs up.

"It's okay. They are smart people and will add what we call real emotions to this telegram themselves." A smile appeared on the leader's lips.

In fact, they didn't care at all about what the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army said. After all, Li Jin had been their man from the beginning to the end, and there was no need for them to cooperate. It was just that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army didn't know about it yet.

"Yes, they will definitely think so." The political commissar also agreed!

"Go, send this telegram to Commander Zhang." The leader handed the paper to the telegraph operator and asked him to send the telegram.

"Yes!" The telegraph operator was about to leave.

"Wait, wait ten minutes and then send it over, understand?" The leader stopped him and looked at his watch while speaking.

The reason why the telegraph operator was asked to wait for ten minutes was to make Commander Zhang believe more that they were jealous and even angry, so he replied to the telegram after ten minutes.

"Okay." The telegraph operator nodded and left. Although he didn't know why the leader asked him to wait for ten minutes, he just had to obey the order.

"Has Li Yunlong's fifth battalion been formed?!" The chief looked at the political commissar and asked. A new battalion had been formed for Li Yunlong, but the other party had not sent a telegram to report the situation until now.

"I guess he's still busy with this matter. For a battalion of a thousand people, it will take a lot of time just to select suitable officers." The political commissar explained. If it was a battalion of a few hundred people, Li Yunlong could solve it faster, but for a thousand people, it would take a little more time.

"Hurry up, kid. Set up the new battalion as soon as possible and make them combat-ready. Their new regiment will need to make great efforts later." The leader urged. It would be best if the combat effectiveness of the new regiment was improved before the war began.

The New 1st Regiment and the Special Operations Regiment need to play an important role in this war. If they don’t become strong soon, they will not be able to complete the important tasks.

He was not worried about the special operations regiment. Although the regiment had not yet recruited enough members, the combat effectiveness of the regiment was already very strong and there was no need to worry at all.

"Okay, I'll go urge Li Yunlong later and ask this guy to hurry up. We need to be quick and increase our combat effectiveness." The political commissar nodded seriously.

.........

In the Jinsui Army Headquarters, Commander Yan’s office.

"Commander, according to your instructions, someone has sent the news that we have captured Fucheng to the Eighth Route Army." Commander Zhang pushed open the door and walked in to report the situation.

"Well, did they reply?!" Commander Yan nodded and asked.

"I haven't seen their reply yet. Maybe they haven't received it yet, or maybe they got angry after reading the content of the telegram, so they didn't reply immediately!" Master Zhang raised the corners of his mouth when he said this. In his opinion, the latter possibility was more likely.

"Hmph, they thought that the Northeast Army only cooperated with them, but they didn't expect that the Northeast Army would also cooperate with us." Commander Yan snorted coldly. He just didn't want to see the Northeast Army defect to the Eighth Route Army, lest it cause them big trouble in the future.

"They are probably also thinking that this Northeast Army has no moral integrity and can cooperate with anyone. When the time comes, they will probably think twice about winning over the other party. In short, we must never let Mu Jin bring his men to join them!" Commander Zhang said with a serious face.

Once Mu Jin joins the Eighth Route Army, the strength of the Eighth Route Army will be qualitatively improved, which is not what they want to see.

"Next, we need to cooperate more with Mu Jin to prove that we have a good relationship with Mu Jin. As long as they are suspicious, they will not think about winning over Mu Jin! After all, they can't guarantee whether Mu Jin will have other purposes if he joins." Commander Yan continued.

Now I am just trying to give them a heads up. Specifically, we need to cooperate more with Mu Jin to establish our good relationship.

What he wanted was for Mu Jin to remain neutral and not join anyone. Although Mu Jin would not join their Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, he also did not want to see Mu Jin join the Eighth Route Army.

"Don't worry, Commander. After a while, I will let Chu Yunfei continue to contact Mu Jin and cooperate with Mu Jin to fight the Japanese again." Commander Zhang said hurriedly. He had already thought of a solution.

"Well, next time we cooperate, don't attack big counties anymore. Just attack some small counties. If we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every time to cooperate, it will still be very costly." Commander Yan instructed.

It cost more than 100,000 dollars to attack a floating city, which really made him feel distressed. These 100,000 dollars could be exchanged for a lot of supplies. If they continued to cooperate like this, they would go bankrupt sooner or later.

"Commander, don't worry. With this cooperation, if we cooperate with Mu Jin, they probably won't ask for too high a price, and we can save a lot of money." Commander Zhang was still confident about this. This was why he did not let Chu Yunfei bargain and directly agreed to the cooperation.

It is to let Mu Jin feel their sincerity so that they can save some money in the next cooperation.

(End of this chapter)