Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Speaking of which, the political commissar kept Xu Qingfeng and didn't let you listen. I wonder what he would say to Xu Qingfeng." Li Yunlong changed the subject and mentioned the political commissar.

He could understand it if he was not allowed to listen, but the political commissar did not even let Li Jin listen, which made him a little confused.

"I don't know." Li Jin shook his head, looking as if he didn't care.

"Aren't you curious at all?! Maybe the political commissar wants Xu Qingfeng to sideline you." Li Yunlong was a little surprised. Why was Li Jin so calm?

"What are you thinking? How is that possible? I guess he wants Old Xu to keep an eye on me and not let me cause any big trouble." Li Jin could probably guess something. As for sidelining him, it was basically impossible.

The situation in the special operations battalion is different from that in other troops. Most of the officers here are trained by him.

"This may be a bigger possibility. It seems that after you were promoted to regiment commander, the leaders are a little worried that you will cause big trouble." Li Yunlong smiled. Although he also caused a lot of trouble, compared with Li Jin, the trouble he caused was still small.

"Captain, you take a rest first. I'll go back first." Li Jin stood up and left the dormitory, closing the door.

"Tsk, I really want to hear what the political commissar said to Xu Qingfeng." Li Yunlong smacked his lips. He was still a little curious about this matter.

"Forget it, no matter what he says." Li Yunlong shook his head, took off his shoes and clothes, and went to sleep on the kang.

.........

When Li Jin was walking towards his residence, he happened to meet Xu Qingfeng.

"Has everything been arranged with the political commissar?!" Li Jin asked.

"Yeah." Xu Qingfeng nodded.

The two walked side by side. After a few steps, Xu Qingfeng said, "Don't you want to ask what the political commissar told me?!"

"There's nothing to ask. You will tell me what you want to say. If you don't want to say it, it's useless for me to force you to say it." Li Jin replied. He knew Xu Qingfeng well. He would not say what he didn't want to say even if a knife was put to his neck.

"The political commissar just asked me to keep an eye on you and make sure you don't get into any big trouble." Xu Qingfeng didn't tell anyone that the political commissar had asked him to take the blame for Li Jin in the future.

"I guessed it." Li Jin said. He guessed it would be like this. It seems that the trouble caused by taking the Japanese prisoners was indeed quite big.

That's true. After all, he broke the rules and killed so many Japanese prisoners. The consequences are really hard to imagine.

"After we blow up the Japanese airport, you will go to Yan'an. When the time comes, you must be serious and don't embarrass yourself." Xu Qingfeng couldn't help but remind him.

He was worried about Li Jin's careless personality, and it would be bad if he embarrassed himself.

"Don't worry, I know everything very well." Li Jin said seriously.

"I never thought that you could go to Yan'an." Xu Qingfeng sighed. It has been more than two years since he and Li Jin joined the army at the same time. Li Jin has grown to the point where he can go to Yan'an.

You know, the cadres who can go to Yan'an to study are basically carefully selected from the army. Being able to go to Yan'an means that Li Jin's future prospects are immeasurable.

"Why, you want to go too?!" Li Jin couldn't help but ask when he saw this.

"Of course." Xu Qingfeng responded seriously.

"Then leave the finishing work to Xiao Liu and the others, and you come with me to Yan'an." Li Jin suggested, feeling a little nervous.

I still remember that when he was a child, he asked his grandmother what she was thinking about.

"Forget it, let me do the finishing work. I don't trust anyone else to do this." Xu Qingfeng refused.

He was worried that Xiao Liu and the others wouldn't be able to do the finishing work after the battle, so it would be better for him to do it himself.

"Are you sure?! This is a rare opportunity, don't you want to go?!" Li Jin asked again.

"No, just go and tell me when the time comes." Xu Qingfeng obviously hesitated, but answered quickly.

"Okay then, I'll take you there next time we have a chance." Li Jin didn't force it after hearing that. Since Xu Qingfeng was worried, then forget it.

"You kid, don't make this matter sound so easy." Xu Qingfeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Did Li Jin think that he was going to see Li Yunlong whenever he wanted?

"I didn't say when. There will always be a chance." Li Jin said with a smile.

"Then let's talk about it when we have a chance." Xu Qingfeng was a little helpless.

The two of them quickly returned to their respective residences. Before parting, Li Jin couldn't help but ask again, "Are you really not going to come with me?!"

"I've already said that I'm worried about them, so forget it." Xu Qingfeng answered again.

"Yeah." Li Jin didn't ask any more questions. Since Xu Qingfeng didn't want to go, then forget it.

When Xu Qingfeng returned to the room, he suppressed the urge to go.

The next morning, Li Jin had breakfast with the political commissar and Li Yunlong.

The breakfast was not rich, just lean meat porridge, two eggs, a white flour bun, and a plate of pickles, but everyone ate it with gusto.

"Damn it, the food here is still better. Compared to you, I'm just a beggar." Li Yunlong finished drinking the porridge and started to eat the steamed bun, still talking non-stop.

He really envied the food in the special operations camp. For breakfast, there was meat porridge, steamed buns, eggs and pickles.

"How do you talk like that? What do you mean by beggar?" The political commissar frowned. He felt uncomfortable after hearing what Li Yunlong said.

"Political Commissar, I was just making a metaphor. It was my problem. I was wrong!" Li Yunlong wanted to make some excuses, but after seeing the political commissar's eyes, he apologized decisively without any hesitation.

"You've got to use a better metaphor. Your place is full of beggars, so what about the other troops?!" the political commissar said unhappily.

The food in the New 1st Regiment is much better than that in other troops. It is considered to be the best except for the Special Operations Battalion.

"It's my problem." Li Yunlong responded again. He didn't dare to make the political commissar angry.

"Political Commissar, eat first. It will be easier to continue your journey after you are full." Li Jin came out to help.

"Yes." The political commissar nodded.

"Li Jin, are all my things ready?!" Li Yunlong also changed the subject appropriately. He did not forget about the walkie-talkie.

"Don't worry, I have arranged someone to deliver it to Captain Shi." Li Jin replied. These things had already been prepared last night.

"That's good, that's good." Li Yunlong smiled. "You got more walkie-talkies, don't show off to others. If anything goes wrong, you will bear the consequences yourself." The political commissar reminded.

He was worried that Li Yunlong, with his big mouth, would tell other troops everywhere, and by then, the other troops would probably be dissatisfied.

"Don't worry, Political Commissar, I know what I'm doing!" Li Yunlong replied seriously.

"That's better." The political commissar shook his head helplessly.

Not long after, the political commissar and his men finished their breakfast. Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng also escorted the political commissar and Li Yunlong out of the barracks. They walked five or six miles before the political commissar stopped.

"Just send it here." The political commissar stopped and said.

"Okay, I wish the political commissar and the commander a safe journey. If anything happens, please contact me immediately." Li Jinchao saluted the two of them.

"From now on, I should call you Captain Li. There are actually two Captain Lis in our brigade." The political commissar couldn't help laughing when he said this.

"He also came from the New 1st Regiment, and I led the soldiers!" Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel proud. Even if Li Jin became the regiment commander, he came from their New 1st Regiment.

"Yes, yes, you are so awesome." The political commissar felt helpless. Li Yunlong was really shameless and took all the credit for himself.

However, it must be said that if it weren't for Li Yunlong, Li Jin might not have been able to grow so fast.

Li Jin watched the political commissar and his men leave until they disappeared around the corner of the mountain road, then he walked towards the base.

.........

During the time when Li Jin was meeting the political commissar, the nine companies of the special operations battalion were fighting the Japanese and puppet troops. They successively eliminated the Japanese bunkers and checkpoints and killed many Japanese and puppet troops.

This made the Japanese commanders in many counties so frightened that they dared not let their soldiers leave the city.

Of course, the checkpoints attacked by the special operations battalion soldiers were far away from Taiyuan and were moving in the direction of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, basically in the opposite direction of the Eighth Route Army base.

In this way, the Japanese will not suspect the Eighth Route Army, but will instead think that they are cooperating with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army again.

Since the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has already taken the blame once, let them do it again.

Taiyuan, in Itagaki Seishiro's office.

"Division Commander, something bad has happened." At this time, a Japanese brigade commander hurriedly pushed open the door and ran in without even knocking on the door.

"Baka, what are you doing? Calm down." Itahira Seishirō couldn't help but curse. After all, he was a brigade commander. How could he be promoted to this position if he was so impulsive?

"Division commander, we have received news that many counties in the direction of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, including their bunkers and checkpoints, have been attacked by the enemy. So far, more than 2,000 soldiers have been killed." The Japanese brigade commander hurriedly told the news.

"What?! What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, Itaheng Seishirō was immediately shocked. He never expected that such a situation would occur.

"It's true. The enemy attacked a wide area. In the bunkers and checkpoints that were attacked, almost all the soldiers, whether they were from the Empire or the Imperial Army, were killed by the enemy. Not a single one survived.
I suspect that the Shanxi Suiyuan Army is cooperating with the Northeast Army again, with the purpose of revenge for our previous attack on the Shanxi Suiyuan Army." The Japanese brigade commander told the story.

They had caused heavy casualties to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army before. Although they have stopped now, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army probably holds a grudge against them. As soon as the Northeast Army returned, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army couldn't wait to contact the other side, cooperate with them, and launched a retaliatory action.

"Damn it! They are simply courting death. It's not enough to let them go, they actually dared to attack us. They only care about the food and not the beating!" Itachi Seishiro gritted his teeth in anger.

In his opinion, he had already let the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army off by not continuing to attack them, but he did not expect that the other side would dare to provoke him again.

"Captain, I suspect that the other party is deliberately trying to provoke us and is planning to repeat the same action as last time.

The purpose is to force us to dispatch troops to encircle and suppress them again. They want to use the same method to deal with us again. "The commander of the Japanese brigade said what he thought.

The current situation is actually similar to the previous one, with many bunkers and checkpoints in the county towns being attacked.

"Do they really think we are fools?" Itahira Seishirō's face was gloomy.

"Division Commander, what should we do? Should we mobilize the troops again for encirclement and suppression?!" asked the Japanese brigade commander.

"Let's take a look at the situation first. Maybe it's not what you think. The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army probably just wants to take revenge, and they probably won't continue later." Itagaki Seishirō thought for a while and said.

When the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was retaliated against by them, many people were killed and injured, so they would not dare to use the same tactics against them again.

Therefore, this attack was just a symbolic revenge. After all, if they were really pushed into a corner, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would not be able to bear it.

"What if they continue to attack?!" asked the Japanese brigade commander.

"Let the soldiers in the county towns stay in their huddles and don't go out. Let's ignore the bunkers and inspections for now. Our current focus is on the Eighth Route Army. The cage plan must be completed as soon as possible." Itakaki Seishirō said slowly.

In his opinion, dealing with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would be of little use, on the contrary it would only delay the time for them to complete their plan.

"I understand!" The Japanese brigade commander nodded, but hesitated to speak.

"Just say what you want to say. Don't be so hesitant." Itahune Seishirō said unhappily. He was already in a bad mood because of the death of more than 2,000 soldiers, and now the brigade commander was speaking so slowly that it made him anxious.

"Division Commander, will the enemy dare to attack the city? What if they attack the city?!" The Japanese brigade commander expressed his concerns.

The previous group of enemies dared to attack the city. If they ignore it, the other side might attack the city again.

As soon as the words came out, Itahune Seishirō also fell silent and frowned.

At present, in order to implement the cage plan, they cannot withdraw more people. If the enemy attacks the county town, not only will the county town be lost, but the soldiers in the city will also be killed.

"Abandon some county towns and let the troops retreat to one county town. As long as there are many soldiers guarding the city, the enemy will not dare to attack easily." Itagaki Seishirō said slowly.

This is the only solution now. In order not to sacrifice more soldiers, we have to abandon some occupied counties.

However, they had to temporarily give up the county town that they had just occupied, as they didn’t have that much time now.

"But if we do this, won't the enemy think we are afraid of them?!" the Japanese brigade commander said after a moment of hesitation.

They were attacked by the enemy, and then they immediately withdrew their troops. No matter how you looked at it, it was a sign of weakness, and he felt that it undermined the dignity of the empire.

"So what do you want to do? Are you going to transfer those guys from the Osaka Division to fight over there? Do you think they are reliable?!" Itakane Seishirō couldn't help but ask back when he said this. If he had a choice, he naturally didn't want to do this.

However, the Osaka Division that was transferred here was really unreliable. Several division commanders had been replaced, but none of them could control those soldiers. What could he do?

(End of this chapter)