Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

If he guessed correctly, Li Yunlong had been thinking about contacting him using the walkie-talkie ever since he got it, but he just never had the chance.

"Now that you put it, it really sounds like his style." The political commissar said with a smile. In fact, not to mention Li Yunlong, even when he first got the walkie-talkie, he often contacted the leader because it was so convenient.

"We will go to the village entrance to pick them up later." said the leader, which can be regarded as a recognition of Li Yunlong's great contribution this time.

"It's time to answer it." The political commissar also nodded in agreement.

The leader took out the walkie-talkie, contacted the soldiers on guard, and told them that Li Yunlong would be here soon.

Afterwards, the chief chatted with the political commissar for a few more words before lowering his head to continue working. Soon, half an hour was almost up.

"Commander, Li Yunlong and the others should be here soon. We should leave the village." The political commissar put down the documents, looked up and reminded.

"Well, let's go." The leader put down the documents and stood up to leave. The two of them walked towards the village entrance together.

After waiting at the entrance of the village for two minutes, I saw Li Yunlong, Li Jin and Monk Wei riding horses towards me in the distance.

"It seems that they came here first." The political commissar said. There were no soldiers following behind, so it was obvious that Li Yunlong came here first.

Soon, Li Yunlong and his men came closer and several of them quickly dismounted.

"Chief, Political Commissar." Li Yunlong and Li Jin stepped forward and saluted, greeting in unison.

"Li Jin, you did a good job this time. You actually blew up the airport. Very good." The chief's eyes fell on Li Jin and he praised him directly.

"It's all because of the commander's good command. I won the battle just because I followed his command." Li Jin responded seriously.

"Stop flattering me. I'm not ordering you around." The leader scolded with a smile. This kid Li Jin was really a smart guy. If it weren't for the trouble he caused last time, he wouldn't have worried at all that Li Jin would cause any big trouble.

"Commander, what about me?! You can't just praise Li Jin and not praise me." Li Yunlong on the side couldn't help but say, after all, he also participated in this battle, the commander should at least praise him.

"As for you, your performance is not bad." The leader said after a moment of hesitation.

"No, what do you mean by "okay"? After all, I have run so far. Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard." Li Yunlong was a little dissatisfied. He praised Li Jin for being very good, but why was it that he was just okay, as if he had just passed.

"Okay, okay, you can do it too, you can do it too, okay?" The leader said perfunctorily, called Li Jin and walked towards the village.

Li Yunlong was so angry, but he didn't dare to say anything more and quickly followed!

"How many casualties did the special operations regiment suffer in this operation?!" the leader asked Li Jin as they walked.

"The casualties were not that heavy. They were mainly from bayonet fighting. Because I did not let the veterans participate, there were more casualties." Li Jin did not hide it and said it directly.

"Well, you are also here to train new recruits. The Special Operations Regiment is different from other troops. Your troops, even if they are just new recruits, have far superior combat effectiveness than others.

It does take some time to hone your skills, but I am a little surprised that you would make such a decision. "The chief said with a smile.

For him, the current Li Jin is the one who is truly capable of shouldering heavy responsibilities. "A kind man cannot command an army, and a righteous man cannot command wealth." This saying has been useful from ancient times to the present.

The reason why Li Jin was asked to expand the scale of conscription was to make Li Jin consider things not only for a small number of people, but also for the overall situation.

If it were the old Li Jin, he would definitely not make such a decision.

"People always have to grow. I was ignorant in the past, which caused trouble to the leader." Li Jin also understood why the leader had to let him recruit so many people. In the final analysis, he still hoped that he could grow faster.

"Seeing your performance now, I feel much more relieved. Since it is a war, there will definitely be casualties. This is inevitable.
Therefore, what we have to do is to carry on the sacrifice of the soldiers, fight together, inherit their spirit, and achieve that great ideal. "The leader said with a serious face.

"What the commander said is correct." Li Jin nodded in agreement.

Several people quickly returned to the conference room.

"Chief, this is the combat report and the casualty report." Li Jingang sat down, then stood up and took out two documents and handed them to the chief.

"This is from the new regiment." Seeing this, Li Yunlong took back the combat report and casualty report and handed them to the leader.

After taking the documents from the two, the leader first read Li Jin's report.

After just a few glances, the chief looked at Li Jin and said, "Li Jin, you are a bit lazy. This report was written by Xu Qingfeng, right?"

"Hehe, I was a bit lazy. I didn't expect that I still couldn't hide it from the leader." After hearing this, Li Jin smiled and admitted it decisively.

"You kid, you are so bold that you even dare to deal with the leader. Leader, how did you know that?!" Li Yunlong first pretended to scold him, then looked at the leader and asked.

"Although this calligraphy is very similar to Li Jin's, the brushstrokes are not as powerful. Everyone's handwriting is different. Even if the imitation is very similar, there will still be flaws." The leader explained.

The handwriting on the report that Li Jin gave him was so handwritten that if you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell it wasn't written by Li Jin himself.

"The commander is really amazing. He observes very carefully." After hearing this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise him.

The leader did not respond and picked up Li Yunlong's report again. The words on it were written like chicken claws and were still so ugly.

"Li Yunlong, your handwriting has improved a little. I can tell what you wrote without me having to carefully decipher it. Very good." The leader praised Li Yunlong seriously for a rare moment.

In the past, it would take Li Yunlong a long time to read a report he wrote, but now he doesn’t need to spend so much time.

"Of course, Old Li is very smart, he's just too lazy to learn." When Li Yunlong heard this, he almost got cocky and started bragging.

"You kid, you really can't stand being praised. You'll get cocky when you're praised." The leader shook his head helplessly, but it could be seen that Li Yunlong did put in some effort and was probably influenced by Zhao Gang.

It was indeed a correct choice to send Zhao Gang to the New 1st Regiment as political commissar.

The commander picked up Li Jin's combat report and read it again, while the political commissar read Li Yunlong's report. Seeing this, Li Yunlong and Li Jin did not dare to say much and could only wait quietly.

It took more than ten minutes for the leaders to finish reading the report.

"Li Jin, Li Yunlong, have arrangements been made for the families of these sacrificed soldiers?!" the commander put down the report and asked.

"I have already told Xu Qingfeng before I came back, and he will get things done." Li Jin replied quickly.

"I've also got arrangements made on my end. The pensions and other things have also been prepared," Li Yunlong also said.

Although he had just returned to the New 1st Regiment, Li Yunlong did not dare to be careless regarding the sacrifice of soldiers.

"That's fine." The leader nodded with satisfaction.

Then he asked the political commissar to lock up the list of casualties and report it later. At that time, a monument would be carved for these soldiers.

"Li Jin, I heard from the political commissar that you have erected a monument in the base?!" the leader asked.

"Yes, I engraved the names of every soldier who died, clearly stating where they were from and what they had done.
We want to let the soldiers know that everything we have done is worth it, and future generations will remember their efforts. "Li Jin said that he did not want these soldiers to fight to death and not even leave their names in the end.

"Actually, I didn't want to set it up so quickly at the beginning, but after thinking about it carefully, the base I chose is relatively safe, so I set it up in advance for the soldiers who died." Li Jin explained again.

The reason why he erected the monument now was because the location of the base was relatively safe and there would be no Japanese raids. In this way, there was no need to worry that the Japanese would find the families of those soldiers from the monument and take revenge.

"Well, this is something we need to consider carefully. You have seen how brutal the Japanese are. If the Japanese really see that tombstone, I'm afraid things will not end well. The Japanese will definitely retaliate." The chief also nodded.

In order to prevent the families of those soldiers from being retaliated against by the Japanese, we must be cautious when erecting the monument.

"I understand." Li Jin responded. He was not a fool. He had witnessed the cruelty of the Japanese many times.

"In your operation this time, you have eliminated a brigade of the Japanese. The Japanese will probably send troops again." The leader reminded.

"Of course, the Osaka Division may also be transferred at that time. In my opinion, the number of troops the Japanese will transfer will not be less than one division, and three divisions is not impossible." Li Jin said with a serious face.

They attacked the Japanese airport, and the Osaka Division performed very poorly. The Japanese would definitely transfer the Osaka Division away to avoid being tricked by it.

"Well, there are still some troubles anyway. We need to pay more attention." The leader said that once the Japanese really transferred so many people here, their base would be in trouble.

"The key is that we still want to give the Japanese a big blow. By then, we will definitely piss them off completely. I'm afraid that the Japanese will retaliate at all costs." The leader continued.

Although pulling out the beast's beard may bring a temporary victory, it will also be very troublesome if the beast goes crazy.

"If we really take our current strength into account, we shouldn't be afraid of the Japs. Just the combat power of the 386th Brigade, if we gather all the people together, plus the special operations regiment,
Facing a division of the Japanese, we are not without the ability to fight. Although the development of other troops is not as good as ours, it is not too bad. I think we can take Taiyuan if a fight really breaks out." Li Yunlong interrupted at this time.

The New 1st Regiment has more than 5,000 people, the Special Operations Regiment has more than 6,000 people, the Independent Regiment has more than 4,000 people, and the 771st and 772nd Regiments together have nearly 7,000 people. The total number of these five regiments has reached more than 22,000 to 23,000.

If a real fight breaks out, their brigade will still be able to deal with an entire Japanese division. With Li Jin there, they can even destroy an entire Japanese division in a head-on battle.

Of course, if their brigade were really allowed to fight a Japanese division, the casualties would probably be quite heavy.

"With the special operations regiment, we can indeed fight against an entire Japanese division, but the special operations regiment will not be able to be on our side at that time. They have to run around and provide support everywhere. If a real fight breaks out, they can't just take care of our side." The chief said with a serious face.

The special operations team will be equivalent to a fire brigade at that time. They will go wherever there is a problem to ensure the overall operation and prevent major problems from arising.

If there is no need to consider other troops, we can naturally do what Li Yunlong said.

"That's true. Even with the special operations regiment, it would still be difficult to fight a division of the Japanese head-on." After hearing this, Li Yunlong realized that he was a little naive.

Although the number of people in the special operations regiment has increased several times compared to before, most of them are new recruits. If they were all veterans, not to mention one division of the Japanese, even two divisions could be destroyed.

At present, they actually have no experience of fighting a real Japanese division, so they cannot be too careless.

"So, don't be too careless. The combat effectiveness of a Japanese division is not comparable to that of a brigade, and the weapons they possess are not comparable to ours." The chief did not want to exaggerate the strength of the Japanese, but that was the fact.

The weapons the Japs had were much more advanced than theirs. They also had airplanes, tanks, cannons, and powerful howitzers, things they did not have.

As for the tanks, they don't have to worry too much. After all, they have armor-piercing shells, and the Japanese tanks can't withstand the shooting of armor-piercing shells.

"I understand." Li Yunlong nodded repeatedly. He still needed to learn more and couldn't get carried away just by winning a few battles.

"Commander, I think the Japanese will probably send some new soldiers over here, so the threat isn't that big.

If a real fight breaks out, the New 1st Regiment will probably be able to handle the same number of Japanese soldiers." Li Jin also expressed some of his own opinions.

As for the Japanese, after the Battle of Wuhan, they had suffered heavy losses of veteran soldiers and needed to mobilize new recruits from the country.

Therefore, he thought that if the Japanese sent troops here, there would definitely be a lot of new recruits.

"You can see far ahead." The commander was a little surprised. Li Jin should not have much information about the Japanese mobilizing new soldiers. Could it be that he just speculated? !

"Not really. The Japanese are a tiny country with a small population. They fought several major battles and suffered heavy casualties.
Many of the veterans under my command have died. If we don't send new soldiers, when all the veterans die, there will be no one to lead the new soldiers, and the Japanese will be anxious. "Li Jin explained, he couldn't say that he knew the situation on the Japanese side.

If all the veteran soldiers on the Japanese side died, the new recruits would not be able to hold on, so it became inevitable to transfer new recruits to participate in the war and let the veterans lead them!

Not to mention the Japanese, they would make the same decision.

"Well, that's good." After hearing this, the leader nodded with satisfaction. It was really amazing that he could infer so many things based on a few battles.

(End of this chapter)