Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Tell the commander that we have entered the mountains and will reach the base in two days at most." Li Jin said that after they entered the mountains, they were basically safe.

"Yes!" The telegraph operator turned and left.

"Let's eat something first!" Xu Qingfeng brought an opened can of meat and handed it to Li Jin.

"After returning from the brigade commander, it's time to start developing our base. The brigade commander has given us so many conscription quotas, and we have to use them all." Li Jin talked about the follow-up development while eating.

"Well, as for dormitories, we should also have people build more to avoid not having enough accommodation when the time comes." Xu Qingfeng nodded.

The dormitories they have built now are actually only enough for the current soldiers to live in. If they want to recruit more soldiers in the future, it will definitely not be enough, and they will need to continue to build dormitories.

"Of course!" Li Jin ate the canned food, thought for a moment, and continued, "Don't follow Liang Gu when the time comes.

The base area needs someone who can truly take charge of the overall situation."

The subsequent development of the base cannot be separated from Xu Qingfeng, so Li Jin plans to let Xu Qingfeng stay so that he can feel more at ease.

If he accidentally gets killed there, with Xu Qingfeng there, nothing will happen to the special operations battalion.

"I can stay, but you must not do anything rash when you get there!" Xu Qingfeng did not refuse after hearing this.

But Li Jin could not take any risks. After all, Li Jin was a guy who could easily cause big trouble.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. If the situation is not right, I will definitely take people away." Li Jin smiled.

He went there to kill more Japs, not to let the Japs kill him.

"Well, but we still have to be careful. Although Liang Gu and Han Mingyuan can be trusted, others may not be.
Moreover, there may be Japanese spies among them. Even if there are no spies, some people may choose to sell you out.

The danger does not come from the devils, but from them." Xu Qingfeng warned again earnestly.

The situation on the National Army's side is somewhat complicated, and the Japanese spies are also hard to guard against. He was worried that something might happen to Li Jin, so he gave these instructions.

If the danger only came from the Japanese, he would not be worried, because if the special operations battalion members led by Li Jin wanted to break through, the Japanese would not be able to stop them.

"I will be careful. I won't trust others easily. After I get there, let alone others, I will also be on guard against Han Mingyuan." Li Jin said seriously.

This time when he goes to Changsha, Li Jin will not trust anyone because he has to be responsible for his soldiers.

"That's good. How many people do you plan to take with you?!" Xu Qingfeng nodded and then asked.

"About 800 people, not too many. The subsequent development of the base also needs someone to watch over it. If there is any danger, there will be someone to deal with it." Li Jin thought for a while and said.

He originally wanted to take a thousand people with him, but considering the subsequent development scale of the base, he still needed to leave more people to guard it.

If there is any danger, the untrained recruits will not be able to withstand the enemy's attack, so someone has to hold the fort.

"Okay, as for supplies, if Han Mingyuan cannot provide them immediately, you should not go to fight the Japanese by yourself. Wait a little longer. Han Mingyuan is still somewhat trustworthy." Xu Qingfeng continued.

Han Mingyuan knew the special operations battalion's combat effectiveness best, so if supplies were not delivered in time, it must have encountered some trouble.

Li Jin doesn't need to be anxious, he can just wait. If Han Mingyuan can't solve the problem, Liang Gu, the army commander, will come forward to solve it, and Li Jin doesn't need to take risks.

"Old Xu, why are you acting like an old woman?!" Li Jin said happily.

"Go away, you're the nanny!" Xu Qingfeng kicked Li Jin angrily.

"I will pay attention to these, don't worry." Li Jin patted Xu Qingfeng's shoulder, knowing that Xu Qingfeng was worried about him.

After a good rest, Li Jin and his friends continued walking into the mountains.

"Come to think of it, Captain Xiao sent a telegram before, saying that he wanted to come and help, but I refused." Li Jin said as he walked.

The 129th Regiment of Liujia Village discovered some time ago that the Japanese troops near the base had been transferred away, and they thought that those Japanese troops were coming for Li Jin, so they sent a telegram to Li Jin, asking about their location and wanting to help.

"It's better to refuse. It's better for the 129th Regiment to develop first and not get involved!" Xu Qingfeng also said.

The combat effectiveness of the 129th Regiment is far inferior to that of the 358th Regiment. If they were asked to stop the Japanese, the casualties would probably be very heavy.

"Yes, they had participated in the battle at the mine before and many of them sacrificed their lives. Now they have probably just recruited soldiers and the new recruits have not been trained yet. It would not be appropriate to let them come." It was because of these considerations that Li Jin did not tell Captain Xiao the specific location.

Otherwise, with Captain Xiao's personality, he would definitely come over to help.

"But as long as they have the intention, that's enough." Xu Qingfeng smiled.

"Captain Xiao is a nice person." Li Jin also smiled.

"I think when we deal with the sacrificed soldiers, we should go to Liujia Village and thank Captain Xiao." Xu Qingfeng suggested. Some of the sacrificed soldiers were from Liujia Village, so it would be a good opportunity to talk to Xiao Yu then.

"Yeah!" Li Jin nodded. He refused Xiao Yu's help. The other party might think that he looked down on him, so he still had to go over and explain.

"I'll ask someone to send a telegram to Captain Xiao to let him know that we're safe." Xu Qingfeng immediately asked the telegraph operator to come over and sent a telegram to Xiao Yu.

.........

Liujia Village, inside the meeting room.

Xiao-Woo sat them around the long table.

"I wonder what the situation is like over at Li Jin's place?!" Wu Meng couldn't help but speak up. More than ten days have passed since they sent a telegram to Li Jin.

"This guy, does he look down on us, so he didn't let us help?" said the political commissar. They wanted to help with good intentions, but were rejected by Li Jin. He felt that Li Jin looked down on their strength.

"Definitely not. Li Jin is worried that there will be heavy casualties after we go there. After all, our soldiers are not well trained!" Wu Meng hurriedly helped to explain.

He also understood Li Jin. He knew that Li Jin was not the kind of person who would look down on his own people. Li Jin was just considering them.

After hearing this, the political commissar calmed down, but still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Actually, I think that if we go there, we probably won't be able to help much, and may even delay Li Jin's retreat." The battalion commander said at this time.

"How can we be considered as hindering others if we go to help?!" the political commissar said unhappily.

"It is indeed possible to delay the retreat. The Japanese have transferred many soldiers before. I heard that the same is true in other bases.
Moreover, the Japanese in Taiyuan also dispatched a number of soldiers.

The Japanese want to wipe out Li Jin in one fell swoop this time. I estimate that they have mobilized at least tens of thousands of soldiers! "Xiao Yu said at this time. He began to analyze with a serious face.

As soon as the words came out, everyone fell silent.

Tens of thousands of Japanese devils are definitely not something they can handle. If they go over there, they might really delay Li Jin's retreat.

"Li Jin's special operations battalion is powerful, small in number, and highly mobile.
If they want to leave, the devils should not be able to stop them, but if we go over, what if we are caught by the devils?
Instead, they will ask Li Jin to bring people to rescue, which is just a hindrance! "Xiao Yu continued.

It would be easy for Li Jin's special operations battalion alone to leave, and they could even kill a lot of Japanese devils, but if they went there, things would easily get into trouble.

"Damn it. We are barely considered the main force now, but we might actually become a drag." The political commissar said, feeling somewhat helpless.

The firepower of the 129th Regiment is now among the main force regiments. We thought it had stood up, but the result was still mediocre.

"Compared with the Special Operations Battalion, we are indeed a lag. I guess the only one that can cooperate with the Special Operations Battalion is the New 1st Regiment." Xiao Yu thought of Li Yunlong's New 1st Regiment.

When attacking the mine, Li Yunlong's New 1st Regiment was indeed very powerful. He felt that even without the help of the 129th Regiment, the New 1st Regiment and the Special Operations Battalion would be able to deal with the Japanese in the mine.

"Li Jin was transferred from the New 1st Regiment. He was able to develop the special operations battalion and obtained a lot of supplies, and the New 1st Regiment also took some of them.
Alas, it would be great if we also had a talent like Li Jin! Li Yunlong is really lucky. "The political commissar said this, and he even envied Li Yunlong a little.

The reason why the New 1st Regiment has been able to grow so strong is basically because of Li Jin. With more supplies, the soldiers' training intensity has increased, and their combat effectiveness has also increased. In addition, they cooperate with Li Jin's special operations battalion from time to time. The soldiers of the entire New 1st Regiment basically have combat experience. How can they not be strong?

"Commander, there's a telegram from Captain Li saying that they have returned to the Tianli Mountains and everything is going well." At this time, the telegraph operator ran in and told him the contents of the telegram.

"This kid, I knew he was fine." Xiao Yu smiled and breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"Commander, does this mean that Li Jin's mission has been completed? Isn't this too fast?!" said the battalion commander.

He thought that Li Jin would need at least half a year to complete this task, but now it has been completed in just over a month.

"Yeah, why did he return to the base so soon?!" Xiao Yu frowned after hearing this.

"Could it be that Li Jin killed most of the Japanese troops who went to encircle and suppress him? That's why the Japanese troops were seriously injured!" Wu Meng guessed.

"You know what, you really shouldn't say it, this possibility is quite high." Xiao Yu also agreed.

The Japanese suffered heavy casualties, so the Japanese on their side had no time to bother them. The same might be true for other bases, so Li Jin chose to return to the base.

"If this is true, we can develop with peace of mind in the future without having to be on guard against the Japanese coming to raid us!" Someone was happy.

"We can't say we shouldn't be on guard, but it's better to be cautious!" Xiao Yu said with a serious face. At least during this period of time, their defenses don't have to be so strict, but that may not be the case after a while.

If you are not careful in your defense, you may suffer a great loss.

"The commander is right. Even if the threat posed by the Japanese to us has decreased, we cannot be careless. Intelligence personnel still need to keep an eye on the Japanese. Once the Japanese start to reinforce their troops, they need to report immediately." The political commissar also agreed with Xiao Yu's statement.

Everyone nodded. They were basically certain that the subsequent threat from the Japanese would not be too great.

.........

The next morning, at daybreak, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang woke up early and met in the yard after breakfast.

Monk Wei walked in: "Captain, Political Commissar, the horses are ready, shall we set off now?!"

"Well, Lao Zhao, have you counted the quantity of supplies?!" Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang and asked. The counting of so many supplies still had to be done by Zhao Gang, a college student.

"Yes, everything has been counted. Just as you said, some weapons and some money were left behind." Zhao Gang responded. He was busy until quite late last night.

"Old Zhao, thank you for your hard work last night. I'm really sorry. There are not many intellectuals in our group, and you, Old Zhao, are the only college student. This burden has to fall on you." Li Yunlong rarely showed an embarrassed expression.

"It's okay. It's what I should do." Zhao Gang didn't care too much about it. Besides, if he asked other people to do it, there might be mistakes and he would have to take action then.

"Commander, Political Commissar, the soldiers transporting the supplies are ready. Shall we set off now?!" Staff Officer Zhong ran in and said.

With so many supplies, they have to be delivered to the brigade headquarters as soon as possible, otherwise he will feel uneasy.

"Well, let's go. Lao Zhao and I will go to the brigade headquarters first, and you follow behind." Li Yunlong instructed.

"No problem!" Staff Officer Zhong nodded. As for Deputy Commander Qian, he naturally stayed at the regiment headquarters.

"Old Zhao, monk, let's go first." Li Yunlong took the two of them away.

After reaching the village entrance, the three men mounted their horses and rode away in the direction of the brigade headquarters.

Staff Officer Zhong also set out with more than 1,500 soldiers, who pushed wheelbarrows loaded with supplies.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang arrived at the brigade headquarters.

As soon as he got off the horse, Li Yunlong took Zhao Gang towards the meeting room.

"Brigade Commander! Brigade Commander?!! Are you there?! I'm coming!!" Li Yunlong shouted loudly before entering the meeting room.

"This Li Yunlong, the person hasn't arrived yet, but the voice has arrived first." In the conference room, the political commissar heard this voice and was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"This kid has made a great contribution this time, let him show off for a while." The brigade commander was also a little helpless.

Soon, footsteps were heard outside and Li Yunlong walked in first.

"Hey, Brigade Commander, Political Commissar, have you eaten?!" Li Yunlong laughed as soon as he came in, with the corners of his mouth almost reaching his ears.

"Alright, alright, come on, sit down here right now," the brigade commander said unhappily.

"Yes!" Li Yunlong immediately found a seat and sat down.

"Brigade Commander, Political Commissar!" Zhao Gang also walked in and saluted the two men respectfully. He was a little helpless about Li Yunlong's loud voice.

"Well, Zhao Gang, you sit down too." After seeing Zhao Gang, the brigade commander softened his tone and asked Zhao Gang to sit down as well.

"Yes!" Zhao Gang heard this and sat down seriously.

(End of this chapter)