Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 118 Li Yunlong's Great Gains

Qian Bojun's unorthodox theory completely enraged Chu Yunfei, who immediately stood up and stared at Qian Bojun, saying:

"You mean, whoever has the power is your mother? I ask you two bastards, are you even Chinese?"

After saying that, Chu Yunfei smashed the teacup on the table in anger. After hearing their fallacies, Chu Yunfei was completely disappointed in Qian Bojun.

After seeing Chu Yunfei's attitude, Qian Bojun realized that it was unrealistic to persuade Chu Yunfei to surrender to the Japanese like them.

His expression immediately turned cold as he said:

"If that's how you put it, then I'm sorry to have to trouble you! Someone, come here!"

As soon as Qian Bojun said this, the atmosphere in the room immediately became tense, and Chu Yunfei's guard squad all raised their submachine guns and pointed them at Qian Bojun.

Indeed, as the commander of a reinforced regiment, Chu Yunfei's guard platoon was entirely equipped with submachine guns. At this moment, Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui also drew their Mauser pistols. Seeing that Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui had drawn their guns, Chu Yunfei immediately sneered and said:
"Qian Bojun, Zhang Fugui, you two have really grown up! Daring to brandish knives and guns in front of me, you've got some nerve!"

Upon hearing Chu Yunfei's words, Zhang Fugui immediately shouted:
"Chu Yunfei, we can each go our own way. Out of respect for your superior status, we won't make the first move today. But don't force us. Do you think you'll be able to walk out of here today?"

As soon as Zhang Fugui spoke, a large number of footsteps immediately came from outside the battalion command room. Clearly, Zhang Fugui had ordered his men to surround the battalion command room.

Seeing this, Chu Yunfei naturally understood that he had reached a point where he had no choice but to take action, so Zhang Fugui was bound to suffer the consequences.

So Chu Yunfei immediately drew the pistol from his waist with lightning speed and fired a shot at Wang Fugui. That's right, before entering the house, Chu Yunfei had already cocked the pistol and disengaged the safety, so that the pistol was ready to fire as soon as it was drawn.

So Zhang Fugui, the deputy battalion commander who had just been yelling at Chu Yunfei, was taken away by Chu Yunfei with a single shot.

When Chu Yunfei fired his gun, his bodyguard also opened fire. However, Qian Bojun reacted quickly, crouching under the table and crawling out of the command room almost as fast as he could.

Chu Yunfei and his guards set up a makeshift position in the command room to defend against the attack. However, the attack was not very fierce. For example, Qian Bojun wanted to set up his own mortars to attack Chu Yunfei, but he found that he could not control his own artillery at all.

It was only then that Qian Bojun realized that his control over the First Battalion was not as strong as he had imagined. Apart from a few trusted subordinates, he couldn't mobilize anyone else.

Therefore, Qian Bojun wanted to kill Chu Yunfei even more at this time, because after killing Chu Yunfei, the regimental commander, he would be the highest-ranking officer. However, Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment was stationed not far from the First Battalion.

Li Yunlong already knew perfectly well that Qian Bojun wanted to defect to the Japanese.

Therefore, they had been on high alert, especially after learning that Chu Yunfei had entered Lijia Town. Without hesitation, they immediately ordered the cavalry company to go first, followed by the first and second battalions to outflank and encircle the enemy. When the cavalry company entered Lijia Town, they encountered absolutely no resistance, because their direct superiors, the battalion commander of the first battalion, Qian Bojun, and his regimental commander, Chu Yunfei, were engaged in a fierce battle in the command room!
Facing a battalion that offered absolutely no resistance, there were naturally no casualties, and Li Yunlong decisively gave the order:
"First Battalion, surround Lijia Town! Second Battalion, charge in and disarm them! Take the rebels' weapons back!"

At this moment, Zhao Gang, who was standing to the side, offered some advice:
"Old Li, it would be best to discuss the matter of the rebel weapons with Chu Yunfei. After all, they weren't captured in battle, and if we just transport them back, it would seem a bit like taking advantage of the situation!"

However, as soon as Zhao Gang said this, Li Yunlong said earnestly:
"Old Zhao! You're such a bookworm! To help Chu Yunfei clean house, I mobilized a cavalry company and two infantry battalions today, making dozens of kilometers of round trips. Shouldn't he give me some money for running errands? When we country folk do odd jobs for wealthy families during the busy farming season, we get paid daily without delay. I've done odd jobs for Chu Yunfei today, so it's only right that he pays me!"

Upon hearing Li Yunlong's statement, Zhao Gang immediately laughed and said to Li Yunlong:

"Old Li! You really do have the face of a shrewd businessman!"

Although Li Yunlong made it sound easy, you have to understand that this is not just three or five hundred guns!

It was two thousand guns! And this battalion also had a mortar platoon. After all, Qian Bojun's battalion was a super reinforced battalion with two thousand men, so this rebellion was naturally easy for Li Yunlong.

With the weapons of these two thousand men captured, Li Yunlong could directly expand his forces by four to five regular battalions. In this era, all you need to expand your army is guns, but at the same time, guns are the hardest thing to obtain.

However, just before Li Yunlong completed the encirclement of Lijia Town, Qian Bojun still managed to escape on horseback with his trusted subordinate Wang Gui.

It wasn't that Qian Bojun didn't want to take more people with him, but rather that only Wang Gui was willing to follow him. Of course, this was also because Qian Bojun's battalion was an infantry battalion, and apart from a few horses used for communication, they didn't have many horses.

However, Chu Yunfei certainly couldn't just stand by and watch Qian Bojun escape. He had already killed Zhang Fugui, one of the main culprits and the deputy battalion commander.

As for Qian Bojun, the battalion commander, he naturally couldn't run away either. With the entire battalion disarmed, Chu Yunfei walked out of the command room and clasped his hands in greeting to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang:
"Brother Zhao, Brother Yunlong, thank you very much. It's truly embarrassing that my subordinates have betrayed me. I can't thank you enough for now; I'll repay your kindness in the future!"

However, Li Yunlong made no mention of taking the disarmed weapons home as payment at this moment. Instead, he smiled and said:
"Brother Chu! You're too kind. We're brothers, after all! Your business is my business. Saying thank you would be too formal!"

Chu Yunfei didn't want to dwell on Li Yunlong's polite words and changed the subject:

"Brother Yunlong, lend me a horse, I want to kill him with my own hands!"

"How did he get away! Why are you making such a fuss over such a small matter! I'll send cavalry to chase after him!"

Chu Yunfei didn't respond to Li Yunlong's polite words. He immediately mounted his horse, which was being led by Li Yunlong's bodyguard, Wei Dayong, and then took the rifle from Wei Dayong's hand. Only then did he raise the rifle and say to Li Yunlong:
"Brother Yunlong, I appreciate your kindness, but I, Chu Yunfei, am a man of pride, and I cannot let others clean house for me!"

After saying that, Chu Yunfei turned his horse around and chased after Qian Bojun in the direction he had fled!
(End of this chapter)