Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 28 Love from the Brigade Commander!

Li Yunlong stayed at the brigade headquarters until dark before leaving.

The brigade commander did not invite Li Yunlong to drink. It would be inappropriate to drink at a time when a war was going on.

If friendly forces knew about this, they would inevitably attack. The situation at the front would be tense while the Eighth Route Army would have to relax in the rear.

Of course, the brigade commander did not light a cigarette for Li Yunlong.

However, when Li Yunlong was leaving, the brigade commander handed him a pack of Lao Dao cigarettes and said, "You fought very well in this battle. Keep up the good work and fight another good battle for me!"

"Don't worry, Brigadier General!"

Li Yunlong happily took the Laodao brand cigarettes:
"Don't worry about anything else. Just prepare the mule carts to load the weapons and ammunition."

"Okay!" The brigade commander nodded, looking very satisfied. "I'm waiting for your good news! Also, you better stay out of trouble!"

The brigade commander had previously severely criticized Li Yunlong.

The main purpose is to prevent Li Yunlong from being carried away by victory and causing trouble.

In ordinary situations, the brigade commander can still protect Li Yunlong.

However, the brigade commander cannot cover up such things as disobeying orders on the battlefield.

Li Yunlong immediately stated, "Don't worry, Commander! I, Li Yunlong, will reform myself and uphold discipline from now on. I will definitely not cause you any trouble!"

Now that he was hooking up with a wealthy man, he would have to be careful in future battles to avoid being dismissed and causing the termination of the cooperation.

Anyone in the New 1st Regiment who violates discipline and disobeys orders... humph!

But Old Li wasn't born to be a good kid. He didn't make big mistakes, but small ones...

Sometimes, a general may not obey the orders of his king when he is away from home. Isn’t that reasonable?
The brigade commander waved his hand and said, "Get out!"

"Yes!" Li Yunlong raised his hand and saluted the brigade commander, Deputy Brigade Commander Chen and Chief of Staff Zhou, then turned and walked out the door.

After Li Yunlong left, Chief of Staff Zhou asked:
"Brigade Commander, are you really planning to let Li Yunlong do this?"

The brigade commander nodded and said, "This opportunity is rare. If we can pull this off, not only will our Eighth Route Army make a fortune, but we will also be able to provide advantageous support to the Xinkou frontline and silence our allies."

In the Pingxingguan victory a few days ago, the 115th Division ambushed the logistics unit of the Japanese 5th Division.

Although the casualty ratio between the two sides was about one to one, the 115th Division also made a fortune. Otherwise, where would the 115th Division get the capital to carry out the subsequent series of combat operations?
This time, if we successfully ambush the Japanese army's logistics unit, we can make a fortune.

Cooperation with Li Yunlong can also make a fortune, which will be a more profitable deal than the Pingxingguan victory.

"But the question is, can Li Yunlong do it?"

Chief of Staff Zhou looked worried, thinking that Li Yunlong's tactical command ability might not be enough to carry out this combat mission.

"Old Zhou, you can rest assured about this."

Deputy Brigade Commander Chen smiled and said:

"Li Yunlong suffered from his lack of education and made many mistakes. Otherwise, during the last reorganization, he would definitely have been one of the main commanders of our 129th Division."

"With Li Yunlong's tactical command ability, commanding an entire division would be no problem."

Several of the main regimental commanders of the 129th Division were demoted from the original division commanders.

Deputy Brigade Commander Chen and Li Yunlong both came from the Red Fourth Front Army, so they knew Li Yunlong very well in every aspect.

After a pause, Deputy Brigade Commander Chen continued, "However, this time, it is a large-scale combat operation after all. We must consult with the division headquarters and headquarters. Only after obtaining the approval of our superiors can we allow Li Yunlong to lead the troops to launch the combat operation."

"Of course!"

The brigade commander nodded:

"Without further delay, I will personally go to the division headquarters and report the situation to the division commander and the commander." Deputy Brigade Commander Chen looked at his watch and said, "Brigade Commander, I will send the second platoon of the guard company to protect you."

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It was already 9 o'clock in the evening when Li Yunlong returned to the headquarters of the New st Regiment.

"Captain, you're back?" Deputy Captain Zhong quickly stood up when he saw Li Yunlong coming in.

"Yeah." Li Yunlong nodded calmly. "Deputy Commander Zhong, how are the soldiers doing in keeping secrets?"

"Reporting to the regimental commander, confidentiality has been maintained," Deputy Regimental Commander Zhong said. "The political cadres of each battalion and company have worked with every soldier, and they have all pledged not to leak anything about Boss Lin. Party members have also taken the lead in signing letters of guarantee. Furthermore, the commanders of each battalion and company have stated that if any of their soldiers leak the secrets, they will voluntarily accept punishment!"

Only then did Li Yunlong nod with satisfaction.

The existence of Boss Lin is related to the prosperity of the new group and must never be disclosed to the outside world.

In addition, the leaders of the Eighth Route Army also issued an order that the existence of Boss Lin must not be revealed.

Of course, the leaders did not feel too strange about Boss Lin.

Because right now, there are many patriotic people who do not want to reveal their names and are quietly supporting the Eighth Route Army in the war of resistance.

If their names and identities are leaked, they will immediately be killed.

After getting a satisfactory answer, Li Yunlong took out a map and placed it on the table, using the dim light of the oil lamp.

Li Yunlong's eyes sank as he stared at the map, his expression thoughtful.

According to the information provided by Boss Lin, the scope of activities of this dike detachment is mainly between Dai County and Xinkou.

The Japanese had to take the highway to transport combat supplies from Dai County to the Xinkou front line.

There is only one road from Dai County to Xinkou, which goes from the county seat to Yangmingbao, then to the county seat of Gang County, and then to Xinkou.

Li Yunlong used a scale to calculate that this section of road was about 70 kilometers long.

This section of the road is not easy to travel on. Even if the Japanese used cars to transport combat supplies, it would take 3 to 4 hours to get from Daixian County to Xinkou.

If we use mule carts to transport combat supplies, it will take even longer.

According to the information provided by Boss Lin, this dike detachment is equipped with a motor vehicle squadron and about 1 Type 40 trucks.

The Japanese supply troops were also equipped with transport trucks.

Therefore, we can infer that the Japanese must have used cars to transport combat supplies from the material transfer station in Daixian County to the Xinkou front line.

Moreover, the dike detachment that provided security for the transport team also rode in Type 94 trucks.

This cooperation is quite difficult.

Li Yunlong frowned slightly.

Upon seeing this, Deputy Commander Zhong asked, "Commander, what did the brigade say?"

Li Yunlong casually asked, "What do you mean?"

Deputy Regimental Commander Zhong then asked, "Has the Brigade Headquarters agreed to our second collaboration?"

Li Yunlong took out the Lao Dao brand cigarettes the brigade commander had given him, gave one to Deputy Regiment Commander Zhong, and then lit it over the oil lamp. After taking a puff, he said, "The brigade commander neither agreed nor opposed it. He said that our regiment should come up with a battle plan first."

Although we won the battle, we also seized some cigarettes from the Japanese.

However, when Li Yunlong smoked the cigarettes given by the brigade commander, he felt that they were more fragrant. These cigarettes came from the brigade commander's love.

(End of this chapter)