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

Chapter 40 This kid is actually making money.
Faced with Hirata Ichiro's rebuke, the puppet army battalion commander thought to himself: "Sir, you are really lying through your teeth. Do you think we are waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out?"

I think you misunderstand the idiom "to wait at ease for the enemy to tire themselves out".

When the county town was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, I don't know who it was that urged us to come and reinforce it as quickly as possible, like someone whose backside was on fire.

We ran here to provide reinforcements, and we were all panting and exhausted. Many of us even lost our shoes while running.

So, in your case, we're the ones who can wait for the enemy to tire themselves out?
I'll wait and see how your whole family fares!

Of course, as the saying goes, a dog would never dare to argue with its master.

Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army gave us an excellent explanation.

The puppet army battalion commander explained, "The Eighth Route Army blew up Litong Bridge, so we can't cross it. Sir, you know how wide the river is and how fast the current is at Litong Bridge..."

"Baka, baka, baka..." Hirata Ichiro couldn't take it anymore and started smashing things wildly.

The Eighth Route Army attacked the county town but failed to capture it; at least we saved face.

But when the Eighth Route Army left, they looted all the money, leaving nothing behind. They really lost face.

More importantly, the Eighth Route Army had practically handed over heavy artillery to him, and he hadn't even seized this incredible opportunity, missing out on a golden chance. It was infuriating; he felt like a complete waste.

……

386th Brigade Headquarters

"Brigade Commander, news just came that the fighting in Heyuan County has ended," the deputy brigade commander reported to the brigade commander with a tone of surprise. "Li Yunlong and Ding Wei were not eliminated; they successfully broke through the encirclement."

Upon hearing this, the brigade commander breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "See? I told you so. Li Yunlong never suffers a loss in battle. Isn't that true?"

Immediately afterwards, the brigade commander asked, still puzzled, "How did Li Yunlong manage to outrun the wheels of a mechanized vehicle?"

"He blew up Litong Bridge, cutting off the pursuers' path," the deputy brigade commander explained.

"I knew it! This kid's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve when it comes to fighting. The Japanese won't be able to catch him so easily." The brigade commander was completely relieved.

“Brigade Commander, that doesn’t seem right either,” the deputy brigade commander said, puzzled. “Li Yunlong led Ding Wei to attack the county town, making such a big commotion that the mechanized units of the Ninth and Fourth Brigades were alerted. After he and Ding Wei broke through the encirclement, they should have returned quickly, but we haven’t seen them at all.”

"I know what Li Yunlong is up to the moment he sticks his butt out," the brigade commander cursed. "Is there any need to say more? That bastard wants to cause more trouble. He won't come back until he's used up all the artillery shells."

"Brigade Commander, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei have already caused enough trouble by attacking the county town. Do they want to continue?" The deputy brigade commander couldn't help but worry again. "The Japanese are looking for him everywhere. Instead of hiding, he's provoking them. I'm really worried something will happen to him. We should order him to withdraw immediately."

"Tell Li Yunlong to withdraw? Are you kidding me? I don't even know where that kid went. How can I give the order?" The brigade commander immediately thought of this, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he said, "It's alright. Don't worry. What storms haven't we weathered? Li Yunlong can't turn up the sky in Northwest Shanxi."

"Brigade Commander, we're not afraid of big storms, but I'm really afraid that Li Yunlong will turn the tide in Northwest Shanxi," the deputy brigade commander said.

"What's there to be afraid of..." The brigade commander didn't finish his sentence.

At this moment, someone ran up quickly to report: "Reporting to the brigade commander and deputy brigade commander, Li Yunlong sent someone back a lot of money and a few roast chickens, saying it was to give the brigade commander some compensation for his mental distress."

Let's skip the roast chicken and emotional compensation!
Did Li Yunlong send someone to bring the money back?

The brigade commander and deputy brigade commander were immediately intrigued when they heard this.

Wasn't Li Yunlong leading Ding Wei to attack the county town? When did he start making money? The brigade commander and deputy brigade commander nodded hurriedly: "Let him in."

Soon, Sun Desheng and his men carried in several boxes.

Li Yunlong set up a cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town, and Sun Desheng could have served as the battalion commander.

However, after Li Yunlong was congratulated on his fortune by the brigade commander, he was left with only a company's worth of cavalry horses and equipment, and Sun Desheng was demoted to cavalry company commander.

If the money needs to be sent back, Sun Desheng's cavalry will be the fastest way.

Of course, there were also a few roast chickens, placed right on top of the box.

"Where did Li Yunlong get this money from?" The brigade commander ordered the roast chicken to be put aside, opened the box, and was genuinely surprised to see the banknotes and silver dollars inside.

The brigade commander also knew that Lao Zhang from the logistics department was currently busy making money.

Old Zhang is overjoyed that Li Yunlong brought back so much money.

correct!

I remember Old Zhang saying something like that.

If you get the money, you can use it to upgrade to the Hell Cannon.

Hmm, it seems our 386th Brigade has another chance to add artillery.

"Reporting to the brigade commander, this was seized by Regiment Commander Ding after he stormed into Heyuan County and robbed the Japanese banks and foreign firms," ​​Sun Desheng replied.

"That kid Li Yunlong, he actually didn't try to take credit for himself," the deputy brigade commander said in surprise.

The brigade commander hit the nail on the head: "It's as clear as a bald man's head, that kid Li Yunlong definitely did this on purpose to the New First Regiment..."

Before the brigade commander could finish speaking, the deputy brigade commander understood: "He knows that if the brigade headquarters adds more Hellfire cannons, he won't have a chance. He's trying to secure one for Ding Wei?"

"His little schemes couldn't possibly escape our notice." The brigade commander turned to look at Sun Desheng seriously: "Did you suffer heavy casualties when you stormed the city?"

Under normal circumstances, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei should have launched a feigned attack on the county town.

They stormed in, and I'm afraid they suffered heavy casualties.

"Brigade Commander, our casualties weren't high," Sun Desheng explained with a smile. "Originally, our regimental commander and Regimental Commander Ding both planned a feint attack on Heyuan County, not a full-scale assault. It was our Independent Regiment's 1st Battalion Commander Zhang who accidentally charged in. When Regimental Commander Ding saw our 1st Battalion had gone in, he followed suit. Our regimental commander was unlucky; he only managed to snatch a banquet in the county town and sent a few roast chickens back to your brigade commander to calm his nerves. Regimental Commander Ding was lucky; he robbed the Japanese banks and foreign firms, leaving the Japanese with not a single penny."

"Did Ding Wei really steal this money? Or did your regimental commander Li Yunlong give permission to do so?" The brigade commander hadn't expected that the robbery was an accident, and that Ding Wei had indeed stolen the money, not that Li Yunlong had given permission to do so.

“It really was Commander Ding who stole it,” Sun Desheng nodded.

"I was on tenterhooks at the brigade headquarters, and they even sent me roast chicken. I guess Li Yunlong still has some conscience," the brigade commander cursed, then asked, "Where did Li Yunlong and Ding Wei go?"

“Brigade Commander, I don’t know about that.” Sun Desheng shook his head. “The regimental commander told me to hurry up and send the things back, but he didn’t tell me anything else.”

"This Li Yunlong, is he really going to cause a major upheaval in Northwest Shanxi?" the deputy brigade commander couldn't help but ask from the side.

(End of this chapter)