Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 26, Brigade Commander, congratulations on your wealth!

The brigade headquarters was hidden in a place called Cuijiazhuang.

The new regiment's position was less than 10 kilometers away from the brigade headquarters.

It took Li Yunlong an hour and a half to lead the guard platoon to the vicinity of Cuijiazhuang.

The transport team of the New 1st Regiment was still one mile away from Cuijiazhuang, so Li Yunlong took his guard Zhang Hu and went to the brigade headquarters first.

When I entered Cuijiazhuang, I still hadn't seen the brigade commander.

He faced head-on Cheng Shifa, commander of the 772nd Regiment, and Xu, commander of the 771st Regiment, who were coming to the brigade headquarters for a meeting.

"Old Li?"

Cheng Shifa shouted from a distance.

"Haha, Lao Cheng, Lao Xu!"

Li Yunlong waved and greeted from afar.

Li Yunlong and Cheng Shifa were both regimental commanders of the Fourth Front Army, while Regimental Commander Xu was the division commander of the Fourth Front Army.

In terms of seniority, Captain Xu is senior than both Li Yunlong and Cheng Shifa.

"Li Yunlong!"

Cheng Shifa walked over quickly, his tone envious:
"The brigade commander mentioned you just now. I didn't expect you to come."

"Oh?" Li Yunlong's expression changed. "What did the brigade commander say about me?"

Commander Xu smiled and said, "The brigade commander said that your New 771st Regiment fought beautifully this time, and asked our 772st and nd Regiments to learn from you."

"I thought something else!"

Li Yunlong looked very proud:
"Isn't it just killing seven or eight hundred devils? Isn't it just killing Captain Sakata? Is this worthy of praise from the brigade commander?"

Cheng Shifa looked behind Li Yunlong and saw the two PPSh rifles on the back of guard Zhang Hu. His expression changed and he asked, "Old Li, is this the new equipment your regiment captured?"

Li Yunlong's tone was still proud: "This is a submachine gun, light and fierce. I will give you two someday."

Why do all the good things happen to this kid Li Yunlong? Cheng Shifa was a little depressed because he didn't get to fight in the battle. His main force regiment went to the battlefield and was no worse than the New 1st Regiment.

"Old Li, we still have things to do, so we'll go back to the regiment first!" said Captain Xu.

The two sides saluted each other. Li Yunlong walked towards the brigade headquarters, while Commander Xu and Cheng Shifa walked out of the village.

Led by the soldiers of the brigade guard company, Li Yunlong and the guards arrived at the brigade headquarters.

"Brigade Commander! Brigade Commander! I'm here to see you!"

Li Yunlong had not yet stepped into the brigade headquarters, but his voice had already been heard inside.

If he had not just won a victory and handed over a batch of weapons and equipment to the brigade headquarters, Li Yunlong would never have dared to be so arrogant.

You have to be careful when speaking in front of the brigade commander.

However, he had just won a great victory, which was also the first battle of the 386th Brigade after crossing the Yellow River to the east. It was a great victory, which was a good start for the 386th Brigade, as well as the weapons and equipment he brought today.

The brigade commander has to treat me to a drink... No, the brigade commander has to light a cigarette for Old Li himself.

"Ha ha…"

As Li Yunlong expected, the brigade commander was not angry at his loud noise. Instead, a hearty laugh could be heard from the brigade headquarters:

"Come in!"

Li Yunlong straightened his military appearance, held his head high and strode into the brigade headquarters.

When he saw several leaders, Li Yunlong raised his hand and saluted.

"Brigade Commander, Deputy Brigade Commander, Chief of Staff!"

"Good boy!" The brigade commander patted Li Yunlong on the shoulder and laughed, "You fought brilliantly this time. You really made me proud."

After the New 386st Regiment won the battle, the headquarters, division headquarters, the Second War Zone Command, and Principal Chang all commended the th Brigade.

Even YA sent a telegram of congratulations, inquiring about the details of the victory and preparing to publicize it in newspapers across the country.

"Brigade Commander!" Li Yunlong handed the colonel's sword in his hand forward, "This is Sakata's colonel's command sword!" Boss Lin just took a look at Sakata's head and Sakata's command sword, and did not take it away.

Li Yunlong was not very interested in the lieutenant's sword, but he was a little interested in the general's sword, so he brought it together and handed it over to the brigade headquarters this time.

Swish… The brigade commander took the colonel’s command knife and drew out the blade. A flash of cold light suddenly appeared at the brigade headquarters. The brigade commander looked extremely satisfied: “Good knife!”

Deputy Brigade Commander Chen asked with a smile, "Li Yunlong, you only brought a lieutenant's sword? Where are the weapons and equipment you handed in?"

Chief of Staff Zhou also asked with a smile, "You don't think you can just send us off with a command knife, do you?"

"Hey, how can that be possible!"

Li Yunlong smiled and said:
"The transport team is behind us. I missed the brigade commander, so I rushed to the brigade headquarters to see the leaders first."

Bang! The brigade commander placed the colonel's command knife on the table with a serious expression.

"Li Yunlong, even though you won this battle, I still have to criticize you!"

"Yes, Brigade Commander." Li Yunlong's smile faded, and he held his head high and puffed out his chest. "I accept your criticism, Brigade Commander."

The brigade commander snorted coldly: "Do you know why I criticized you?"

"Brigade Commander, why?"

Li Yunlong looked puzzled. This shouldn't be the case. I won such a great victory. The brigade commander should treat me to a drink and light a cigarette for me.

What's wrong?

The brigade commander said sternly, "You actually launched such a large-scale operation as ambushing the Sakata regiment headquarters without consulting the brigade headquarters. Are your troops enough? If nearly a thousand people from the New 1st Regiment were killed, can you, Li Yunlong, bear the responsibility? No!"

"Report to the brigade commander!" Li Yunlong shouted, "If all the soldiers are killed, then my head, Li Yunlong, will definitely be gone!"

The reason why Li Yunlong did not ask for instructions was that he was afraid of being extorted by the brigade headquarters.

On the other hand, he was also afraid that the brigade commander would disagree with his battle plan.

The punishment for acting without authorization is lighter, while the punishment for disobeying orders on the battlefield is much heavier.

In this regard, Li Yunlong had already gained experience that if he acted on his own and won a battle, the merits and demerits would most likely offset each other.

However, if you disobey orders on the battlefield, you will most likely be dismissed even if you win the battle.

"Nonsense!" Seeing Li Yunlong's self-righteous look, the brigade commander was furious and immediately scolded, "You kid still think you are right, right? Where is my whip? Xiao Yang, bring my whip over! I'm going to beat this kid to death today..."

"No, no, no..." Li Yunlong was startled and quickly held the brigade commander down, saying, "Brigade commander, I was wrong. I was really wrong."

"Brigade Commander, your whip!" Guard Xiao Yang actually took the brigade commander's whip. Li Yunlong quickly winked at Xiao Yang, and Xiao Yang quickly took the whip and left, thus avoiding a beating! Otherwise, the brigade commander might really whip him.

Deputy Brigade Commander Chen said, "Li Yunlong, the Brigade Commander criticizes you out of love. If Deputy Regimental Commander Zhong hadn't reported your regiment's combat operations, the Brigade Commander would have sent a battalion to support your regiment and reported your regiment's combat operations to division headquarters. Just because you took the initiative to lead a reinforced battalion out of position to ambush Sakata's headquarters, even if you won a great victory, not only would you not receive a commendation, but you would likely be given a serious punishment."

Li Yunlong felt aggrieved. Our regiment's combat mission was to assist friendly forces in defending their positions.

By destroying the enemy's command center and defeating the Japanese army together with friendly forces, haven't I completed the mission of assisting the friendly forces in defending their positions?

But he didn't dare say this to the brigade commander and others, otherwise he might get a beating.

"I know." Li Yunlong thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Brigade Commander! Thank you, Brigade Commander!"

Deputy Brigade Commander Chen was right. If it weren't for the Brigade Commander's protection, he might really have been punished.

In the past, Li Yunlong didn’t care about the punishment, but now it’s different. He, Li Yunlong, has hooked up with a rich man.

It was a close call. If he had been dismissed, the cooperation with Mr. Lin would have been terminated.

The brigade commander waved his hand unhappily and said, "Go back and write a 1000-word self-criticism and submit it to the brigade headquarters."

"Yes, Brigadier!"

Li Yunlong straightened his body.

At this moment, the sound of mule cart wheels came from outside the door, and Li Yunlong immediately laughed:

"My transport team has arrived, Brigade Commander, I congratulate you on your fortune!"

"Oh?" The brigade commander's eyes lit up, and his expression changed from serious and stern to a smile. "Let's go and take a look!"

(End of this chapter)