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

Chapter 86 Let Li Yunlong Seize the Division Commander

in the conference room
Li Yunlong was still arguing with Blind Cheng: "Blind Cheng, I taught you how to shoot a gun and how to fight a war, and you not only disrespect your master, but you also covet your master's hell cannon. There's something wrong with your character."

Blind Cheng glanced sideways and said, "Li Yunlong, if you hadn't caused trouble, I wouldn't have bothered with you. This good stuff should belong to the virtuous!"

"Oh dear, Blind Cheng, don't you feel ashamed saying such things? Do you have any morals? I ask you, do you have any morals at all?"

"It's still better than you, a shameless bamboo craftsman..." Blind Cheng stopped abruptly before he could finish his rebuttal.

"brigadier!"

Blind Cheng, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Regiment Commander Xu immediately stopped arguing and stood up to salute the brigade commander.

"The moment I'm gone, you bunch of idiots start bickering. Keep bickering, keep arguing with me. I'll call the meeting after you're done arguing," the brigade commander cursed.

"Brigadier, we were just having a normal chat, we were just a little loud," Li Yunlong quickly explained with a smile.

Blind Cheng laughed and said, "Brigade Commander, Li Yunlong and I are just joking with each other."

Although Li Yunlong and Blind Cheng were somewhat... well, they were surprisingly united in their attitudes when reprimanded by the brigade commander.

"Sit down, everyone." The brigade commander didn't say much more and instructed everyone to sit down.

The brigade commander didn't waste any time with pleasantries and went straight to the point: "The arsenal needs to convert Japanese locomotives into power sources, so we need to steal one."

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei already knew about the mission, so they remained calm.

Blind Cheng and the deputy brigade commander, along with the others, all wore expressions of shock:

"Brigade Commander, seizing the Japanese locomotive is no ordinary military operation."

"Li Yunlong has attacked Ping'an County. The Japanese are waiting for us to show our faces. Shouldn't we lie low?"

"Commander, isn't it inappropriate for you to show yourself at this time and attack the Japanese railway line?"

……

The brigade commander said sternly, "Attacking the railway line and seizing the Japanese locomotives is definitely not an ordinary military mission, so..."

The brigade commander paused, then said in an even more serious tone, "So, you four regimental commanders need to cooperate perfectly. I don't care about your usual bickering and fighting, but if any of you delay the mission this time, I'll have you shot!"

"Yes, Brigade Commander, we guarantee to complete the mission!" Blind Cheng, Li Yunlong, and the others solemnly declared.

It's fine for people to bicker on ordinary days, but when it comes to important combat missions, we can't let our guard down.

The brigade commander continued, "Based on the preliminary assessment, I plan to attack the Zhangjiacun section of the Zhengtai Railway. The Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment will be responsible for the main attack, while the 772nd and 771st Regiments will provide cover..."

Before the brigade commander could finish speaking, Blind Cheng shouted, "Brigade commander, why aren't you letting my 772nd Regiment be the main attacking force?"

"Do you have a hell cannon?" the brigade commander retorted.

“The brigade headquarters has two gates now, transfer one to me,” said Blind Cheng. Commander Xu of the 771st Regiment chimed in, “Transfer one to me too. Commander Cheng and I guarantee we’ll take down the Japanese locomotive. We’re the main force regiment, so the main attack mission should be ours.”

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei remained silent and did not argue.

After all, we'd already made the decision internally, so there's no need to argue with Blind Cheng and Commander Xu.

Faced with the attitudes of Blind Cheng and Regiment Commander Xu, the brigade commander first affirmed them: "Yes, that's right. You two are leading the main force regiments. Logically speaking, the main attack mission should indeed be undertaken by you."

Then, the brigade commander changed the subject: "Since you two are the main force regiment, then may I ask what achievements you two have recently made? The Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment seized Supply Station No. 5 and captured tens of thousands of liters of oil. They also seized three thousand catties of white sugar in Heyuan County and industrial acid and copper in Ping'an County, etc."

"May I ask the two main commanders, what are your performance results?"

Faced with the brigade commander's question, both Blind Cheng and Regiment Commander Xu felt their faces burning with embarrassment.

Ding Wei and Li Yunlong's military achievements have recently put immense pressure on the two of them.

That's why they came up with the idea of using the Hell Cannon to get their revenge.

Blind Cheng retorted, "Brigade Commander, that's because Li Yunlong and Ding Wei have the Hell Cannon to help them. If my 772nd Regiment had one too, I might not have done any worse than them."

Regiment Commander Xu of the 771st Regiment chimed in, "That's right, Brigade Commander. If we also had Hell Cannons, we could also achieve merit."

"Since you all say that having a hell cannon is enough to make a name for yourselves, why don't you try to get yourselves a hell cannon?" the brigade commander questioned.

"Brigade Commander, wasn't Li Yunlong given that hell cannon by you? Why didn't you give it to me..." Cheng the Blind Man didn't finish his sentence.

The brigade commander interrupted: "Did I arrange for Li Yunlong's artillery? Haven't you heard that Li Yunlong seized it from the logistics department through his own abilities? He stole it, unlike you, who just ask me for it! And look at Li Yunlong, with that stolen hell cannon, he quickly made a fortune for our country. And look at you, what have you been doing all this time?"

The brigade commander's words left both Blind Cheng and Regiment Commander Xu somewhat stunned: "Brigade commander, Li Yunlong has violated discipline."

"He can break the rules and still make a name for himself, that's Li Yunlong's skill," the brigade commander said. "If you two are capable, go and snatch the hell cannon from the division commander. I won't say a word, and the hell cannon you get will be yours."

"..." Both Blind Cheng and Commander Xu were dumbfounded.

Commander, please stop joking with us!
The division commander robbed your hell cannon, and you didn't even dare to ask for it back. You even asked us to rob it. How could we dare? That's the division commander!
Blind Cheng and Regiment Commander Xu fell silent. The brigade commander turned to Li Yunlong and said, "Li Yunlong, I'm putting this out there: if you can snatch the Hell Cannon from the division commander, it's yours without a doubt."

“Brigade Commander, you said it yourself.” Li Yunlong immediately responded.

“That’s right, I said it myself in front of so many people at the brigade headquarters. If you can take it, it’s yours.” The brigade commander said righteously.

"Yes, Brigade Commander," Li Yunlong replied in a loud voice.

Ding Wei remained silent, thinking to himself that the brigade commander was really shrewd in his calculations.

The cannons that Li Yunlong seized are essentially yours, Brigade Commander.

But aren't you afraid that sending Li Yunlong to snatch the Hell Cannon from the division commander will anger him?
But judging from Li Yunlong's attitude, this guy seems to really dare to do it.

At this moment, Ding Wei truly gained some knowledge.

The main reason why Li Yunlong was so bold was because of his brigade commander.

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