Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 350 Falsely Receiving the Brigade Commander's Order
Three kilometers northwest of Qianjia Town

This place was once a bustling market, but after the war, it was reduced to ruins and became deserted.

When Wang Xun arrived with his men, he saw that the place was desolate and did not suspect that Wu Yaohan's intelligence was wrong.

Often, these spies like to hide in such secluded places.

"Surround them quietly and search them thoroughly," Wang Xun ordered his team. "Remember, capture them alive if you can, otherwise kill them."

"Yes, Captain." The anti-traitor team members, guns in hand, immediately began their orderly search.

As a result, after searching around, they found nothing, not even a hair.

"It must be that Section Chief Wu's intelligence is wrong. Let's go, call it a day." Having found no target, Officer Wang Xun immediately called a halt.

The deputy section chief wanted to say something, but seeing Wang Xun's wink, he shut up and quickly left.

"We've withdrawn," Wang Xun said, waving to his team members.

The team members understood immediately and lay in wait.

Wang Xun then said to the deputy section chief, "It's okay if we can't find him, he'll come out on his own. Let's go back."

This is a common tactic used in arrests: the target hides and cannot be found, so the police pretend to leave, and the target will come out on their own.

"Okay, sure." The deputy section chief nodded.

There's definitely nothing wrong with Director Li's equipment.

Since they've identified a radio station here, there must be a spy among them.

This spy is very good at disguising himself and lying in wait; it doesn't matter if we can't find him.

Our men are stationed right here; we don't believe we won't catch you.

Wang Xun followed the deputy section chief back to Wu Yaohan's place, where Wu Yaohan used radar to locate three unfamiliar radio stations.

"There are a lot of spies lurking around here," Wu Yaohan said through gritted teeth, his face showing a mixture of shame and anger.

If it were just one or two spies, that would be fine.

He was the head of the intelligence department at headquarters, and the fact that so many spies were lurking right under his nose was a huge irony for him.

At the same time, Wu Yaohan was also genuinely relieved.

Fortunately, Li Muzhi invented radar, which allows us to expose these spies in time.

"Captain Wang, don't let any of them escape." Wu Yaohan instructed Wang Xunbu.

"Yes." Constable Wang Xun nodded.

The remaining members of the anti-traitor squad set off in three groups under his orders.

Wang Xunbu chose a target, and this time he was lucky. He caught a big fish, seizing two radios, a lot of money, and finally getting his revenge.

However, this is not that bastard.

When Wang Xun returned with the big fish, one of the other two groups was still lying in wait, while the other group brought back a beggar.

This beggar underwent a surprise interrogation and was not a bastard.

Enraged, Wang Xun jumped up and down: "That bastard still hasn't shown himself..."

As a result, before Wang Xun could finish his rant, the team members who had been lying in wait three kilometers northwest of Qianjia Town caught their target.

"Captain, just as expected, the target sneaked out on his own and we caught him red-handed." The team members were very excited. "And based on the information he had, we determined that he is the bastard we are looking for."

"This bastard seems to be tough." Wang Xun looked at the bastard who had been beaten so badly that even his own parents wouldn't recognize him, stepped forward and kicked him twice more, cursing, "You killed three of my team members, you dog, just you wait, I'll deal with you myself."

"I don't understand, how did you find me?" The target was full of doubt. He was quite certain that his telegram transmission time was very short and his personal whereabouts were not exposed, so how could Wang Xun's men have found him?

“I found a fortune teller, and he found you with just a few calculations.” Of course, Wang Xunbu couldn’t tell the truth to his target. He gave his men a couple more stern looks and said, “Take him away. As long as he doesn’t die, I won’t know anything.”

"Yes, Captain." The team members, filled with anger, took away their target.

The bastard has been caught; the other targets will be caught by other team members.

Wang Xun came to Wu Yaohan's place and looked at the radar in front of Wu Yaohan. He sighed, "Section Chief Wu, I have to say, the thing that Director Li made is really useful. It not only found the bastard in one go, but also took the opportunity to find out a lot of other spies who were hiding."

"Yes, it's all thanks to Director Li for providing this equipment in time. Otherwise, if these spies hadn't been found, who knows what other trouble might have arisen later." Wu Yaohan wholeheartedly agreed.

Wang Xun continued, "Section Chief Wu, if Factory Director Li's device can lock onto unfamiliar radio stations, can it also decipher the content of their telegrams?"

If we can also decipher the contents of the telegrams, then we will be able to obtain important information based on the enemy's telegrams, which will give us a huge advantage in intelligence warfare.

“Director Li said he can’t do it.” Wu Yaohan shook his head and explained, “We should be content. Having this radar to find unfamiliar radio stations is already very good. To expect to decipher enemy telegrams would require top mathematicians, but Director Li is a military expert, not a mathematician.”

“That’s true, that’s true.” Wang Xun nodded, then remembered something and said, “Section Chief Wu, you’re in intelligence. If you can find any information about Japanese military industry personnel, be sure to notify me immediately. I promised Director Li that I would catch the Japanese military industry personnel for him.”

"Don't worry, it's not just the Japanese military industrial personnel, but also their other Japanese experts. If I can smell them, I definitely won't let the line slip by easily..." Wu Yaohan didn't finish his sentence.

Drip!

The radar in front of them quickly sounded an alarm again, detecting new and unfamiliar radio waves.

Wu Yaohan quickly calculated the location and said to Captain Wang Xun, "Captain Wang, we have a new target, Lijiapo."

“Lijiapo, isn’t that where Commander Li killed Battalion Commander Yamazaki?” Wang Xunbu muttered to himself, then said, “I’ll send someone over there right away.”

Wang Xunbu dispatched his men, while Wu Yaohan continued to use radar to search for unfamiliar radio waves and screen for lurking spies.

……

A certain regiment of the Eighth Route Army
The regimental commander, Comrade Gao Liujin, was overjoyed, as if he had drunk honey: "Hahaha, the combined forces of Li Yunlong and Ding Wei don't even have as many men as my regiment. Giving away this official's sword was really worthwhile!"

Gao Liujin inquired and found out that although Li Yunlong and Ding Wei's troops had also been replenished, their combined regiments only had a little over two thousand men, which was a thousand fewer than ours.

"Commander, Commander Li of the Independent Regiment of the 386th Brigade is here to visit." Someone came to report to Gao Liujin at this time.

Is Li Yunlong here?
Gao Liujin was still somewhat stunned when he heard this.

Logically speaking, since Li Yunlong has replenished the troops, shouldn't he be focusing on training the troops? How come he has time to come here?
However, considering that during this trip to Taiyuan, under Li Yunlong's command, we captured the equipment of the Taiyuan Arsenal and made a lot of money, the brigade commander also praised us highly.

Gao Liujin still got up and went to greet Li Yunlong in person.

"Gao Liujin, I heard your troops have expanded to three thousand men, and I didn't believe it. But seeing this, it's true." Li Yunlong said with surprise upon seeing the size of Gao Liujin's troops.

Of course, along with the surprise came joy.

I'm worried that this news might be inaccurate.

It's best if the information is accurate.

Gao Liujin has three thousand soldiers. Using him as our and Lao Ding's vanguard and henchmen will definitely be effective.

"Hahaha." Gao Liujin patted Li Yunlong on the shoulder, very proud: "Li Yunlong, my troops are now three times the size of yours. Are you jealous of me?"

"What's there to be jealous of? I'm overjoyed," Li Yunlong said with a laugh.

Jealousy?

joke!

I'd love for your army of six jin taller to reach 30,000.

This way, we can definitely secure the deal with that seamless steel pipe factory.

You have a mere three thousand people, why should we be jealous?

Gao Liujin laughed again, not believing it at all: "Li Yunlong, stop pretending, you're definitely jealous of me."

"Alright, Gao Liujin, let's get down to business." Li Yunlong wasn't going to waste time with small talk and went straight to the point: "I have a job up my sleeve right now, interested?"

"Let's go to the regimental headquarters to talk." Gao Liujin didn't hesitate and pulled Li Yunlong into the regimental headquarters.

In the past, the two would fight and quarrel whenever they met.

Now, things are as good as wearing the same pair of pants.

Gao Liujin served Li Yunlong roast chicken and Fenjiu liquor, and poured him a full glass: "Li Yunlong, you have work to do, but you still think of your brother. Let me toast you first." Li Yunlong raised his glass, clinked it with Gao Liujin's, and then downed the liquor in one gulp.

Li Yunlong didn't stand on ceremony. He grabbed the roast chicken on the table, twisted off a chicken leg, and took a big bite: "Gao Liujin, can you drag Gao Xigang over here?"

Not only is the First World War zone too far away, but Matsui Iwane is also not an easy opponent.

Even if Gao Liujin's three thousand men were brought over, along with Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, it would only amount to five thousand men, which is still a bit too few troops.

Upon hearing this, Gao Liujin raised an eyebrow: "Li Yunlong, this sounds like a big job for you. What, do you mean you want to lead us to attack the Fengtian Arsenal?"

Now that we've taken over the Taiyuan Arsenal, Gao Liujin thinks the next step should be to develop the Fengtian Arsenal.

Marshal Zhang's son, Young Marshal Zhang, was an incompetent fool who handed over the vast Fengtian Arsenal to the Japanese.

It is said that the Fengtian Arsenal can not only manufacture guns and cannons, but also airplanes and warships.

This young marshal is truly a case of a son wasting his father's property without a care in the world!

Li Yunlong glared at him: "Gao Liujin, you've only had one cup of wine, how come you're already drunk? The Fengtian Arsenal is in the hands of the Northeast Kwantung Army, with over a million Japanese soldiers. Each of them could drown our tiny force with a single spit."

Gao Liujin, reeking of alcohol, said, "Li Yunlong, you're usually so arrogant, what's wrong? You don't dare to even think about the Fengtian Arsenal?"

Li Yunlong cursed, "Don't even mention the Fengtian Arsenal, I'm also eyeing the Japanese Emperor's wife, but only if we can get on her bed. Over a million Kwantung Army soldiers, those are the most capable elite troops of the Japanese army. You've really tasted a little sweetness and don't know your own limitations."

Immediately afterwards, Li Yunlong said, "If we want to take our eyes on the Fengtian Arsenal, we first need to be able to break out of the Second World War zone."

"Then let's fight our way out of the Second World War zone now," Gao Liujin said arrogantly.

"You said it yourself, kid, that you want to fight your way out of the Second World War zone. Are you sure you're not just bluffing?" Li Yunlong was waiting for Gao Liujin to say those words.

"Damn it, when have I, Gao Liujin, ever pretended to be something I'm not!" Gao Liujin picked up the bottle and took two big gulps.

"Alright, alright, that's enough. Leave some for me." Li Yunlong snatched the bottle from Gao Liujin, filled his empty glass, and said, "With just the two of us working together, we probably can't get out of the Second World War zone. We'll have to bring in more people."

"How many men can you pull over there?" Gao Liujin realized from Li Yunlong's tone that Li Yunlong had come to him because he probably wanted to break out of the Second World War zone.

However, Gao Liujin did not back down!
If Li Yunlong isn't afraid, why should I be?

I have more men than Li Yunlong.

“Just my regiment and Ding Wei’s regiment,” Li Yunlong said.

"Your two regiments are too few," Gao Liujin said with a sneer. "Together, they don't even amount to as many as my one regiment. Why don't you bring in the 772nd and 771st regiments? If that's not enough, bring in Kong Jie too."

“Gao Liujin, you’re kidding me.” Li Yunlong shook his head. “Let’s not talk about Lao Kong’s troops. The Japanese have started their mopping-up operations again, so Lao Kong’s troops can’t be touched. The 772nd Regiment and the 771st Regiment are the brigade commander’s own children, not like ours, which are raised by a stepmother. They’re not the same kind of thing.”

After all, the 772nd and 771st Regiments still had to guard their territory and protect their brigade commander.

We can't let the brigade commander be a lone commander, he'll be very angry.

"That's true, that's true." Gao Liujin nodded. Although his troops now numbered three thousand men and their firepower was stronger than those two regular main force regiments, they still didn't give him a second glance. Gao Liujin was furious.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Liujin asked, "Li Yunlong, what exactly is this job you're doing? If the incentive isn't good enough, I doubt Gao Xigang will be willing to follow me."

"According to the director of the Cuicun Arsenal, there's a factory in the First War Zone that specializes in seamless steel pipes. Let's go and take it down," Li Yunlong said.

"The First War Zone?" Gao Liujin was stunned when he heard this. "Aren't we going to the Northeast to set up the Fengtian Arsenal?"

"Fengtian, Fengtian, all you know is Fengtian!" Li Yunlong cursed. "You son of a bitch only have three thousand men, not three hundred thousand. If you had three hundred thousand men, I would have taken you to the Northeast without saying a word. Your three thousand men aren't even enough to fill someone's teeth."

“Didn’t we already take over the equipment from the Taiyuan Arsenal? It seems there’s equipment for producing seamless steel pipes inside.” Gao Liujin didn’t argue back after being scolded by Li Yunlong, but instead focused on the matter at hand.

Although Gao Liujin doesn't know much about the military industry, he still saw the equipment from the Taiyuan Arsenal.

We could never use all of this equipment.

Setting up a seamless steel pipe factory in the First War Zone seems a bit... pointless.

"The equipment specifically for producing seamless steel pipes must be more specialized than the equipment at the Taiyuan Arsenal," Li Yunlong pondered. "Otherwise, why didn't Yan Xishan build anti-aircraft guns back then?"

“That’s true,” Gao Liujin nodded, but still said, “the profit is still too little, and the journey is too long.”

"Gao Liujin, I have to say you're really short-sighted," Li Yunlong scolded again. "Don't you even think about who we are? If we could get to that war zone, if we didn't make our fill of the profits there, would a seamless steel pipe factory alone be enough to satisfy our appetites?"

"Hmm, that's the truth." Gao Liujin snatched the bottle, put it to his lips, and took two more big gulps. Then he wiped his mouth and asked, "When are we leaving?"

Gao Liujin never doubted Li Yunlong's shrewdness in making money.

"To be honest, Ding Wei and I have already deployed our troops." Li Yunlong looked at Gao Liujin. "If you can leave from here, let's go right away."

In reality, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei's troops had not yet been deployed, but the momentum still needed to be built up for Gao Liujin first.

This reckless fellow may be bold, but his brigade commander is even more... greedy for money, cough cough, I mean, greedy for talent than our brigade commander!

I just helped Gao Liujin get three thousand men, and in the blink of an eye, Gao Liujin wiped them all out. Any leader would be furious about this.

"So urgent?" Gao Liujin was surprised to hear that Li Yunlong and Ding Wei's troops had been mobilized, which clearly indicated that the situation was urgent and waiting for no one.

"The Japanese are currently sweeping through our territory. Headquarters has already made a decision, so we don't need to worry about it. Yoshio Shinozuka is also working hard to repair the rear and reorganize the troops. Now is the time for us to launch an attack," Li Yunlong said seriously. "Once the Japanese recover, it will be much more difficult for us to launch an attack."

“Hmm, that makes sense.” Gao Liujin pondered for a moment and said to Li Yunlong, “How about this, give me another day, okay? The main problem is that the brigade commander gave me the men, but he’s still holding onto the weapons and ammunition.”

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately understood what Brigade Commander Gao Liujin was thinking.

It's obvious that the brigade commander is wary of Gao Liujin.

"Are you sure you can do it in one day?" Li Yunlong questioned.

"Don't worry, I'm not good at dealing with your brigade commander, but I can handle my current brigade commander." Gao Liujin gave Li Yunlong a look that said, "You trust me."

“Alright, then Lao Ding and I will wait for you for one more day.” Li Yunlong nodded. Judging from Gao Liujin’s expression, there was no doubt that the kid could probably do it.

Otherwise, would they have allowed his brigade commander to replenish the troops to three thousand?
A single officer's sword wouldn't be enough to provide sufficient force.

However, this kid's method is definitely a bad one, and his brigade commander is probably furious.

But it's not our brigade commander who's angry, so why are we thinking so much?

Since we still have one day, let's go to the arsenal to find Brother Li again.

This trip to the First War Zone is long and arduous. We'll get equipment for Brother Li, and maybe ask for some tools at the end. That's not too much to ask, is it?

"Okay." Gao Liujin nodded quickly.

"Can you take Gao Xigang away?" Li Yunlong added.

"No problem, I'll definitely get him on board," Gao Liujin assured, patting his chest.

"Good!" Li Yunlong raised his glass. "Come on, let's wish this trip a smooth one and that we make a fortune!"

"I'm not drinking anymore, I'm not drinking anymore," Gao Liujin waved his hand and said, "I'd better hurry up, drinking any more will delay things."

Li Yunlong has already made this boast. If things aren't done quickly enough, being laughed at is a minor matter; the important thing is not to miss the opportunity.

"Alright then." Li Yunlong put down his wine glass. "Once we succeed, we'll have a good, damn good drinking session."

Li picked up the unfinished roast chicken from the table and hurriedly took his leave.

Gao Liujin picked up the phone on the table and said into it, "Connect me to Commander Gao Xigang."

The call connected, and Gao Liujin said with a smile into the receiver, "Gao Xigang, the brigade commander has a new order that he asked me to pass on to you."

"What orders?" Gao Xigang asked on the other end of the phone.

"It's a secret mission. Don't ask any questions. Have the troops prepare immediately and bring them over to meet me first thing tomorrow morning," Gao Liujin said mysteriously.

If Li Yunlong were here and heard Gao Liujin say this, he would definitely be shocked.

That son of a bitch Gao Liujin dared to falsely convey his brigade commander's orders; even I wouldn't dare to do that.

"Is it the entire army?"

"Yes."

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(End of this chapter)