Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Captain, from what you said, it seems that you two know each other?" Zhang Li couldn't help but ask when he heard it.

"Well, Lu Changgong is the company commander of the reconnaissance company of the special operations battalion. We have worked together before." Xiao Yu nodded and revealed Lu Changgong's identity.

"I was wondering why this name sounded familiar. It turns out it's from the Special Operations Battalion." Zhang Li suddenly realized. Although they did not participate in the war at that time, they had heard some news about the Special Operations Battalion.

"I have to say, the special operations battalion's combat effectiveness is really strong. We are no match for them at close range." Liang Qi couldn't help but praise them.

It turned out that they were from the special operations battalion. No wonder they were so powerful. They had no chance to fight back and were subdued by them.

"What do you think? The reconnaissance company is the most powerful in the special operations battalion. You can't even beat the ordinary soldiers of the special operations battalion, let alone the reconnaissance company." Xiao Yu said. He didn't mean to boost their morale or destroy his own prestige, but it was the truth.

He had witnessed the combat effectiveness of the special operations battalion with his own eyes. The ordinary soldiers were many times stronger than their elite soldiers and were also versatile. Whether in terms of command or combat capabilities, they were top-notch.

"But I'm a little confused. Is the special operations battalion short of supplies? Why do they want to make a deal with the Japanese?!" The political commissar pointed out the key point at this time.

In his opinion, the Special Operations Battalion was the wealthiest in their army, so how could they fall to the point of having to make deals with the Japanese?

"Yes, logically speaking, they have the most supplies and there is no way they would be short of supplies. How could this happen?!" Xiao Yu couldn't help but frown when he heard this, a little confused.

"Could it be that there are too many people in the special operations battalion now? So, supplies are becoming scarce?!" Liang Qi couldn't help but speculate.

"No, Li Jin is a very steady person. This situation will not happen. Even if there is a shortage of supplies, with their combat effectiveness, they can easily snatch them from the Japanese." Xiao Yu denied this statement.

"Unless they do this for other purposes!" the political commissar said slowly. Since the special operations battalion is not short of supplies, it is impossible for them to trade with the Japanese just for supplies.

"I understand. They may be testing the Osaka Division to see if they are the same as the intelligence said. As long as we make a deal, we will know whether the Osaka Division will pose a threat to us.

Moreover, with their fighting power, it won't be a big problem for them to take risks. If it were us, once something goes wrong, it would be a big problem. "Xiao Yu thought about it and took this into consideration.

It would not be a good thing for them not to find out the intelligence of the Osaka Division, so Li Jin chose to do so.

"That should be correct, it must be like this." After hearing this, the political commissar also agreed with Xiao Yu's guess.

"They are really smart. They just sent people to test it directly." Xiao Yu couldn't help but sigh. If he were asked to send people to test it, he would really have to make a detailed plan, and it would be extremely risky.

"Strong combat effectiveness makes a difference. By the way, how many people does the special operations battalion have now?!" The political commissar was a little curious about this. In fact, they had not had any contact with the special operations battalion for quite a long time.

"I'm not sure, but I feel like there are at least three or four thousand people." Xiao Yu shook his head and gave a rough estimate.

"Three or four thousand people?! My God, this is just a battalion, but there are more people than in our regiment." Liang Qi was a little shocked.

There were only more than 3,000 people in their regiment, and because they recruited too many people, there were still more than 300 new recruits who had not been allocated guns.

"Maybe even more than that. They can recruit so many people. It seems that the leader of the 386th Brigade has allowed it. This is in preparation for the special operations battalion to be upgraded to a regiment-level unit." Xiao Yu said with a serious face.

Without permission from above, the special operations battalion would not dare to recruit so many people. After all, everyone has a conscription quota.

"So, Li Jin will soon be promoted from battalion commander to regiment commander?!" The political commissar was stunned.

"Well, it will probably be after the Chinese New Year." Xiao Yu nodded. He guessed that it would not take too long for the special operations battalion to be upgraded to a regiment-level unit.

"As I recall, Li Jin is only about 25 or 26 years old this year, and it seems like he has been in the army for less than three years. He has been promoted to regiment commander so quickly. This speed is a bit too fast." After the political commissar finished speaking, he fell silent for a while.

Li Jin became a formal party member and was promoted to regimental-level cadre in less than a year. This speed of promotion can be described as flying on an airplane.

"His time in the army was a little short, but it can't be judged entirely by time. In the past two years or so, he has made countless contributions, big and small.

He killed several Japanese brigade commanders, and tens of thousands of Japanese died because of him, not to mention that he also broke through many cities defended by the Japanese.

They seized countless supplies, and even the weapons we are using now are all thanks to them. If you ask me, he is just a little inexperienced.
When he has more experience, he will be promoted quickly. "Xiao Yu gave a rough outline of Li Jin's achievements.

Basically, all of Li Jinli's contributions were great. Not to mention the killing of the Japanese, just the fact that Li Jin helped the troops get a large amount of supplies was enough to make him easily promoted to a regimental commander.

"Old Xiao, in two or three years, Li Jin's position will not be higher than ours, right?!" The political commissar felt that this was very likely.

"Needless to say, once he has enough experience and has these military achievements, there is a great possibility that he will become our leader." Xiao Yu said seriously.

"This Captain Li is really amazing." Zhang Li couldn't help but praise him. He is about the same age as Li Jin and joined the party earlier than Li Jin, but the other person will soon be the head of a regiment, while he is still just the leader of an intelligence group. There is really no comparison.

"If only you could be half as good as Li Jin, our regiment's combat effectiveness might have been comparable to that of the Shinichi Regiment long ago." Xiao Yu sighed.

"Captain, what you said is really true. Let alone half, I would be happy even if it was one tenth." Zhang Li said helplessly.

"If I had one twentieth of him, it would be enough." Yu Dachun also interjected, saying that it was normal to admire the strong.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. You all go down and rest." Xiao Yu waved his hand and let the two go down.

"Yes." Zhang Li and Liang Qi left the meeting room.

"Li Yunlong is so lucky that he has such a powerful soldier." Xiao Yu was a little envious.

"Yes, the New 1st Regiment was similar to us before, but in the past two years or so, it has left us far behind. Its combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the main regiment. Except for the special operations battalion, the New 1st Regiment is now the strongest." The political commissar also said.

Back then, the New 1st Regiment didn’t even have a gun for every person. Now, the regiment has grown to four or five thousand people, with guns and cannons. This is all because of Li Jin.

.........

Early the next morning, Lu Changgong had led his men to a location less than five miles away from Liujia Village. Lu Changgong also asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram to Commander Xiao to inform him of the situation.

Otherwise, they were not wearing military uniforms and if they just went over there, it would easily scare the new recruits on guard. So, they had to tell Xiao Yu in advance and let someone give instructions so that they could go over there.

When Xiao Yu received Lu Changgong's telegram, he was also stunned. He didn't expect Lu Changgong to come to them and say he wanted to give them a surprise.

"Old Xiao, are they going to give us the supplies they bought?!" the political commissar on the side speculated.

We just got news about Lu Changgong and his team yesterday, and today Lu Changgong is here. It is hard not to suspect whether they are here to deliver supplies or to buy supplies from the Japanese.

"If this is possible, quickly send Xiao Xiang on horseback to notify the new recruit on guard and tell him to wait there to bring Lu Changgong and the others over." Xiao Yu immediately gave the order.

"Yes." The political commissar did not dare to delay and quickly went to tell the messenger. ………

On the other side, Lu Changgong and his men also continued on their journey. When they were about three miles away from the base, they were discovered by the soldiers on guard.

When the messenger Xiao Xiang saw this, he hurried forward.

"Captain Lu, long time no see!" Xiao Xiang saluted respectfully to Captain Lu.

"Well, how is your group developing now?!" Lu Changgong returned the salute and then asked.

"That's it. The number of people now has only doubled compared to before, so it's barely okay." Xiao Xiang responded with a smile.

"That's fine." Lu Changgong smiled. The 129th Regiment had only more than a thousand people before, but now there should be more than three thousand people. The development speed is not slow.

"Captain Lu, what did you bring?!" Just by looking at the soldiers carrying long boxes behind Lu Changgong, Xiao An already had a vague guess in his mind what they were.

"What else could it be? A gun." Lu Changgong said as he walked.

"You've come at the right time. Our regiment still has some new recruits who don't have guns. Now we can fill the gap." Xiao Xiang was immediately happy when he heard this.

"Haha, really?" Lu Changgong laughed twice. It seemed that this trip was not in vain, as he could just help the 129th Regiment.

The new recruits and an old soldier on guard were also watching Lu Changgong and his men walk towards the regiment headquarters.

"Brother Ping, who are they? Are they from our regiment? Why do I feel like I've never seen them before?!" the new recruit asked in confusion.

"What are you thinking? Of course not. They are soldiers from the special operations battalion, a direct subordinate of the 386th Brigade." Brother Ping replied.

"Is that so? No wonder they seem so powerful." The recruit nodded.

"Our group has cooperated with them before, and their fighting power is very strong. It's a pity that we didn't get to know more of them at that time." Brother Ping said with some regret.

The soldiers in this special operations battalion are really awesome.

.........

After waiting for nearly half an hour, the messenger finally ran in hurriedly.

"Captain, Captain Lu and his men are here. Should I let him in?!" said the messenger.

"Hurry, hurry, please ask him to come in." Xiao Yu urged.

"Yes." The messenger trotted out, and soon, Lu Changgong walked in.

He was about to salute Captain Xiao and the political commissar when he was interrupted.

"Captain Lu, there's no need to go to so much trouble. Please take a seat." Xiao Yu motioned for Lu Changgong to sit down.

"Okay." Lu Changgong sat down helplessly.

"Captain Xiao, I'm here to give you guns." Lu Changgong spoke after he sat down.

"Give away guns?! Didn't you trade with the Japanese to buy supplies? Don't tell me these guns are the supplies you bought?!" Xiao Yu was stunned when he heard this.

He thought that Lu Changgong would give him some daily necessities, but he never expected that what Lu Changgong gave him would be a gun.

"Captain Xiao, how do you know?!" Lu Changgong was a little confused, and then he thought of the two people who had been caught following him before.

"The two people who followed you are the intelligence officers of the 129th Regiment. When we cooperated before, the intelligence officers did not participate in the war, so they didn't know you." The political commissar told the story.

"No wonder. I thought at the time that those two people couldn't be the Japanese. They were most likely from our own troops, so I let them go." Lu Changgong said with a smile.

"It just happened that we ran into each other." Xiao Yu also smiled.

"You haven't told me what these guns are about." Xiao Yu brought the topic back.

He now wanted to know whether the guns that Lu Changgong brought were captured by the special operations battalion or bought from the Japanese.

"We bought them from the Japanese. There are more than 300 rifles in total, including Hanyang rifles and Zhongzheng rifles. The number of Hanyang rifles is greater than that of Zhongzheng rifles." Lu Changgong admitted decisively.

"Hiss...are these Japanese so bold that they even dare to buy guns!" Xiao Yu took a breath of cold air after hearing this. He knew that these Japanese were most likely businessmen who would sell supplies, but he never expected that the Japanese would even dare to sell guns.

"I didn't expect that these devils were so obsessed with money that they didn't care about the guns at all. They just wanted to make money.

Of course, I also agreed to one condition when buying guns from the devils," said Lu Changgong.

In fact, he was a little skeptical at the time, wondering whether the Japanese would sell guns. But who knew that during the conversation, it was the Japanese who took the initiative to bring it up, saving them a lot of effort.

"What conditions?!" the political commissar asked.

"The guns we bought cannot be used to fight the Japanese from the Osaka Division. They can be used to fight other Japanese, but not the Osaka Division." Lu Changgong stated the conditions he agreed to.

"What?! How can this be possible? If the people from the Osaka Division hit us, can't we fight back?!" the political commissar said in shock.

If this is the case, the condition is somewhat excessive.

"Don't be anxious, listen to me. The premise is, of course, that we don't attack them, and they won't attack us. If the rules are broken, we have to fight." Lu Changgong continued.

If it is true that the Osaka Division can defeat them, but they cannot defeat the Osaka Division, only a fool would agree to such conditions.

"So that's how it is. Then it seems that the Osaka Division should not be a threat?!" Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that.

"At present, this is the case. Of course, we still have to be on guard. No matter what, they are still Japanese devils. No one can guarantee that they will always keep to themselves. So, there is no harm in being cautious." Lu Changgong said, there is no threat at the moment.

"You're right, then why is there no threat? It's only now." Xiao Yu nodded.

(End of this chapter)