Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Li Jin, when you go to Yan'an this time, you'd better be careful with your words." Chief of Staff Zhong changed the subject and looked serious.

There are many old leaders in Yan'an. He is worried that Li Jin may not be careful with his words and make the old leaders angry.

"Don't worry, I will pay attention." Li Jin also replied seriously. He naturally knew where those leaders were.

"Well, that's fine." Chief of Staff Zhong nodded.

"Let's stop here today and go and have a rest." After Li Jin said this, he stood up and everyone else also stood up.

When they returned to their residence, Xu Qingfeng followed them.

"Old Xu, I know what you want to say. Don't worry, I'm not a fool. I will definitely not make those old leaders angry." Li Jin comforted him. He knew what Xu Qingfeng was going to say.

"There's nothing I can do. You're really unreliable sometimes. If I say it twice more, people will remember it longer." Xu Qingfeng pulled over a chair and sat down.

"By the way, when the time comes, I will lead the troops to cooperate with Chu Yunfei and others. They can't see you and ask where you have been. What excuse will you use to fool them?!" Xu Qingfeng asked.

After all, this is a business worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is somewhat unreasonable that Li Jin did not lead the team personally.

"Just say that I have other things to do and I am busy and cannot command in person. If they ask, just say it is confidential and my whereabouts cannot be exposed." Li Jin had already thought of an excuse.

As long as Xu Qingfeng said it was a secret, he didn't believe that Chu Yunfei would continue to ask questions. If he asked them, he would offend them, so Chu Yunfei would definitely not ask any more questions.

"Okay, I'll say so then." Xu Qingfeng nodded, and then said, "This time when you go to Yan'an, you should bring a few soldiers with you, otherwise I won't be at ease."

"Well, I'll take Lu Changgong, a squad from the reconnaissance company, and a few soldiers from the Sharpshooter Battalion with me." Li Jin nodded.

There was an escort when we went there, but when we came back, we couldn't ask Li Yunlong and others to send someone to escort us, that would be too troublesome, so it would be more convenient to bring a few people with us.

"Let them take submachine guns, two grenade launchers, and three light machine guns. That's about it." Xu Qingfeng began to arrange the firepower configuration of this team!

"Old Xu, that's not necessary. I've even brought the grenade launcher. I'm not going to fight a big battle, so there's no need to mobilize so many troops." Li Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. With their combat effectiveness and firepower, they could wipe out two Japanese squads.

Unless someone exposed his whereabouts and he was blocked by the Japanese in advance, he really didn't think that he would be in trouble.

"I don't care about anything else, you have to listen to me on this!" Xu Qingfeng had a tough attitude and didn't seem to allow Li Jin to refuse.

"Okay, okay, let's configure the firepower according to your request." After hearing this, Li Jin no longer refused, knowing that Xu Qingfeng was worried about him and was doing it for his own good.

"I'm leaving first. This is the combat report and the list of casualties. You can give it directly to the leader for review when the time comes." Xu Qingfeng took out a combat report, put it on the table, and got up to leave.

He had already written this combat report when he was rushing back. Knowing that Li Jin didn't like writing this kind of thing, he helped to deal with it in advance.

"Old Xu is still reliable." Li Jin picked up the combat report and took a look. The combat process was written in great detail.

At this time, the captured Japanese pilots were also locked up in the house and guarded by the soldiers of the special operations regiment.

"Captain, who are these enemies? Why are they still binding our eyes?" a Japanese pilot asked.

He had never seen prisoners treated like this. Even when they were interrogated, they were not allowed to see anyone.

"Needless to say, those enemies don't want us to recognize them, or in other words, they don't want us to know the specific location of their base, lest their location be exposed after they release us later." Fujikawa Futara began to analyze.

"So, our lives are basically saved?!" Many Japanese pilots were very happy.

"You can say that. Of course, it's not certain. Everything depends on how they negotiate with our people. If the results of the negotiations are not satisfactory, we might be killed." Fujikawa Futami deeply understands that the reason they are still alive is because they still have value.

If the negotiations fail, it means that they are no longer valuable, and at that time, the only thing waiting for them is death.

"Captain, don't worry. Our dozens of pilots are still very valuable. As long as these enemies don't ask for too much, the higher-ups will not disagree." said a Japanese pilot.

If they only had a few or a dozen, the value would indeed not be that great, but now they have dozens of pilots, so the value is huge.

As long as they can go back, they can bring out more pilots, so the division commander will never give up on them.

"I am just worried that the enemy overestimates our value and offers a price that is too high for the higher-ups to accept. Now I just hope that we were captured by the Eighth Route Army.
I heard that the Eighth Route Army treats prisoners well and the food they give them is said to be better than what ordinary soldiers eat. Even if the talks break down, we will be fine.

But if we are captured by the National Army, we can only pray that we can die intact." Fujikawa Futari said at the end, and he became a little worried.

If they fail to reach an agreement with the Eighth Route Army, they can still survive, but if they fail to reach an agreement with the National Army, they will probably be dead.

After these words were spoken, the Japanese pilots nearby broke out in cold sweats and shuddered. They now hoped that the prisoners they had captured were from the Eighth Route Army, but not the National Army.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside.

"battalion commander."

"Give these cotton-padded clothes to the Japanese soldiers. Don't let them freeze to death, otherwise their value will be discounted."

"clear."

A conversation was heard outside, and Fujikawa Futari smiled when he heard it. It seemed that they were captured by the Eighth Route Army, otherwise they would not have been treated preferentially and even cotton-padded clothes were prepared for them.

Soon, the door opened and several soldiers walked in.

"You little Japanese soldiers are really lucky. Each of you has a cotton-padded jacket. Don't fight over them, or I will kill you." A soldier spoke, and then the other soldiers distributed the cotton-padded jackets to the Japanese soldiers one by one.

"Damn, these Japs are all pilots. The number of people they kill is no less than that of ordinary soldiers. I really want to find an excuse to kill a few of them." A soldier whispered.

Fujikawa Futaki, who was standing nearby, heard everything clearly and broke out in a cold sweat. Could he have guessed wrong?! The ones who captured them weren't the Eighth Route Army?!
But on second thought, it should be the Eighth Route Army, but the ordinary soldiers were very hostile to them.

After the cotton-padded clothes were distributed, several soldiers went out and closed the door.

"Captain, these should be the Eighth Route Army. Come to think of it, the food we've had these days isn't bad. We've even been given cotton-padded jackets, which feel as warm as the ones our superiors gave us." A Japanese pilot was quite happy.

"Everyone should be careful recently and don't give the enemy an excuse to kill us, understand?!" Fujikawa Futari did not answer this question, but instead gave instructions.

He was worried that someone would find an excuse to kill them, so he had to be cautious. He didn't want to die.

"Captain, what did they just say?!" "Don't ask so many questions, just listen to me." Fujikawa Futari said.

"Hi!"

.........

The next morning, Li Jin, Li Yunlong and others set off.

"Li Jin, the firepower of your guard squad is a bit too strong, isn't it?!" Li Yunlong looked at the special operations soldiers following behind Li Jin.

Each of them was holding a submachine gun, and they were also equipped with three light machine guns and two grenade launchers. Some soldiers' guns were even equipped with scopes. Aren't these the soldiers of the Sharpshooter Battalion?

"I can't do anything about it. It was arranged by Old Xu." Li Jin shrugged.

"This is good. We don't need to bring too many people, and safety is guaranteed." Li Yunlong didn't say much.

The group set out to leave the base.

"Could those cotton-padded clothes the Japanese wear be bought from the Osaka Division?!" Li Yunlong said as he walked.

Those cotton-padded jackets look a lot like those of the Japanese.

"Yes, I bought it from the Osaka Division. They also sold me the cotton-padded jacket." Li Jin smiled. It was just right that he could make gloves for the soldiers to keep them warm.

"Seeing them makes me want to do business with them." Li Yunlong was also a little envious. In this weather, although the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment were wearing cotton clothes, they were not very warm.

Many soldiers were frostbitten, but fortunately they were treated in time and no serious consequences were caused.

"If you cooperate with them, you have to make all kinds of preparations to avoid being tricked." Li Jin said. Although he didn't think the Osaka Division would set a trap, it would always be better to be cautious.

"Don't worry, I'm just saying that. If you really want to cooperate, I will definitely be very careful." Li Yunlong responded. He is not a fool.

Not to mention cooperating with the Japanese, even when cooperating with those businessmen, he has to make people cautious to avoid being cheated!
.........

Time quickly came to five days later.

Chu Yunfei was getting a little impatient. So many days had passed, but there was still no news of Mu Jin coming over.

"Brother Ligong, have someone send a telegram to Mu Jin immediately and ask them why they are coming!" Chu Yunfei gave the order immediately.

"Yes!" Fang Ligong stood up and left the office.

Chu Yunfei picked up a newspaper on the table and started reading, but he couldn't finish it and put the newspaper down.

"Brother Yunlong, you've made a lot of money this time." Chu Yunfei looked out the window. After this battle, Li Yunlong's new regiment would definitely develop again.

Of course, what worries him more is that Mu Jin's troops have got a lot of guns and ammunition, and they are afraid that they will develop again.

It won’t be long before this force reaches over 10,000 people, and by then, the threat from the other side will be even greater.

Therefore, you must maintain a good relationship with the other party, otherwise the problem will be very serious.

.........

On the other hand, Xu Qingfeng has arranged for people to send the pensions to the families of the fallen soldiers. At the same time, he also asked people to remind those families not to tell anyone the amount of the pension.

After all, the pension they gave reached thirty dollars, and they also gave two bags of more than a hundred kilograms of grain and more than ten kilograms of bacon. The latter two things are enough to make people jealous. If people knew that they also received a pension of thirty dollars, they would definitely be targeted by people with ulterior motives.

"Political Commissar, the pensions have basically been paid out." At this time Liu Changshun walked in and reported the matter. His face was heavy, because when the news reached the families of the sacrificed soldiers, many of them cried heart-wrenchingly.

Some people even fainted due to excitement after hearing the news, and when they woke up they were still unwilling to believe it was true.

Although they had already prepared themselves for the possibility of their family members dying in battle, they still found it hard to accept the news when it actually came.

"That's good." Xu Qingfeng nodded. Once this matter was done, the most important task would basically be completed.

"Have someone carve their names on the monument. After peace is restored, this monument should be placed in the cemetery for future generations to pay homage to!" Xu Qingfeng continued to give orders.

Every soldier who died had his name engraved on the monument, so that future generations would not forget the achievements of these heroes.

Let future generations understand that future prosperity is achieved with the sacrifice of these heroes’ lives and blood.

Although there is no real peace yet, he believes that day will surely come and they will be the victorious ones.

"I understand!" Liu Changshun turned and left.

"Oh... I really hope there is no war in this world!" Xu Qingfeng couldn't help but let out a long sigh. If there were no war, perhaps so many people would not have died.

In the final analysis, what Li Jin said was right. If you lag behind, you will be beaten. If you occupy so many resources but do not have the strength to protect them, you will be easily bullied.

"Political Commissar, the 358th Regiment sent a telegram asking when we will go out to cooperate with them." A telegraph operator ran in and handed the telegram to Xu Qingfeng, saying at the same time.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingfeng fell into deep thought for a moment. Now that things were almost done, it was time to cooperate with Chu Yunfei and the others.

"Tell them that we will set off in three days, and we will send them a telegram when we are almost there." Xu Qingfeng thought for a moment and then said.

Let's wait a few days for the cooperation to allow the soldiers to rest more. The subsequent operations will still be mainly based on training. The new recruits still have too little combat experience. Without more fighting, how can they grow into truly elite soldiers?

"Yes." The telegraph operator took out a pen and paper and wrote down the content. He then showed it to Xu Qingfeng to make sure there was no problem before turning and leaving.

"Notify them to come to the conference room for a meeting first." Xu Qingfeng took out the walkie-talkie and began to contact the battalion commanders one by one. Since Lu Changgong of the reconnaissance battalion was taken away by Li Jin, only the deputy battalion commander could come to the meeting.

After contacting everyone, Xu Qingfeng lit a cigarette.

"This walkie-talkie is really convenient." Xu Qingfeng looked at the walkie-talkie in his hand and took a look. If he didn't have this thing, he would have to wait a lot of time to notify everyone of a meeting. Now there is no need to waste time at all and he can notify them quickly.

(End of this chapter)