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

Chapter 140 This little Japanese devil is truly a talent
"What do you mean by 'likeness'? This is the group of scholars!"

Faced with a shared target of contempt, Gao Liujin miraculously stood in the same trench as Li Yunlong. He stopped arguing and immediately began to mock, "This scholar is getting less and less discerning. He even brought back puppies that are only a few days old as spoils of war! It's hilarious! You should at least carry a couple more guns than carry several litters of puppies. Many of our men can't even afford food, let alone enough to feed dogs. This scholar is just a scholar; when he gets to logistics, he'll definitely get scolded by Old Zhang. Hehe, that'll be a good laugh."

Ding Wei, who was standing to the side, remained silent.

Ding Wei is more educated than Gao Liujin and Li Yunlong, and they have different perspectives on issues.

On the surface, Liu Weidong brought back several litters of puppies, which seemed less valuable than guns and ammunition!

Quite the contrary!

This puppy is worth more than guns and ammunition!

The Battle of Yangcun in the past!
If Lao Kong had a dog to help keep watch, Yamamoto Ichiki's special forces would definitely have been discovered much earlier.

Even if Lao Kong's troops reacted slowly, they shouldn't have been able to get a 200-0 defeat by Yamamoto Ichiki!

A dog's ears are much more sensitive than a human's.

To put it bluntly, several squads on guard duty might not be as effective as one dog.

Moreover, once our arsenal is established, it will definitely become a thorn in the side of the Japanese and will certainly be a focus of attention for Japanese spies.

Having dogs to keep watch at the arsenal would serve as a form of insurance.

Ding Wei did not look down on Liu Weidong for never having personally killed any Japanese soldiers.

Zhuge Liang carried a palm-leaf fan, and although he didn't kill a single Wei soldier, he was still respected.

And our leaders in the rear, they never personally fought the Japanese, not even a gun, yet they still commanded us to fight the Japanese.

Ding Wei always believed that it was better to command thousands of troops to kill Japanese soldiers on a large scale than to personally kill them; there was a fundamental difference between a general and a commander.

Liu Weidong is that kind of person!
Although they have never personally killed Japanese soldiers, their unit now numbers three thousand and is the main force of the 115th Division!
Although he had never personally killed a Japanese soldier, his men killed a Japanese brigade commander and captured an officer's sword!

Although they never killed any Japanese soldiers with their own hands, they managed to get 5,000 catties of white sugar in one go!

All of this suggests that Commander Liu's level is indeed six jin higher than Li Yunlong's.

Of course, compared to me, Ding Wei, we're evenly matched.

Back then, our 28th Regiment of the Third Military Sub-district had more than 3,000 men. If I hadn't gone to the rear for training and then been retained by the headquarters leaders to become the commander of the new 1st Regiment, I, Ding Wei, would be doing just as well as Commander Liu now.

"Commander, look, that looks like Commander Gao and Commander Li's troops." Someone pointed out Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin to Liu Weidong.

"These are crude brutes, no need to bother with them." Liu Weidong saw the mocking looks on Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin's faces, and he didn't bother to go over and greet them.

His team walked in front, with Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin following behind.

Neither of the two went over to greet Liu Weidong, since they both looked down on each other.

Ding Wei said to Li Yunlong, "Old Li, I think that although Commander Liu's team has taken a lot of stuff, they can still squeeze out some manpower."

"Old Ding, what do you mean?" Li Yunlong turned to look at Ding Wei suspiciously. "Could it be that you want the scholar's men to help us carry our things?"

We carried this stuff all the way, and we're all exhausted.

However, deep down, Li Yunlong was unwilling to speak to Commander Liu.

"Old Li, aren't the Japanese fishing?" Ding Wei whispered in Li Yunlong's ear, afraid that Gao Liujin next to him would hear: "Let Regiment Commander Liu help us get the things, so we can free up some troops to go and get that key part back. Once the power problem is solved, our arsenal's bullet equipment can operate normally."

"Yes, yes." Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately nodded.

Originally.

Li Yunlong even planned to swallow the bait on his way back.

But there was no other way; they had taken too much stuff from Yuehua Station, and the troops simply didn't have enough manpower available.

Therefore, Li Yunlong had no choice but to abandon this idea.

Although we despise this scholar who has never killed a Japanese soldier, in order to get key parts for the arsenal and for Brother Li to produce bullets for us, we'll go and ask him for help this once.

"You stay here and keep an eye on Gao Liujin. Don't let him get involved, understand?" Li Yunlong made up his mind and then asked Ding Wei to watch over Gao Liujin.

"Don't worry." Ding Wei nodded. Gao Liujin, that bastard, benefited from the profits at Yuehua Station, and instead of being grateful, he started causing trouble for us.

We definitely can't let him get involved in the key parts of this equipment anymore.

Li Yunlong walked towards Liu Weidong. Gao Liujin, still puzzled, asked, "Li Yunlong, what are you doing over there? Why bother with a scholar who hasn't even killed a single Japanese soldier?"

Li Yunlong did not answer and quickly walked away.

Gao Liujin turned to Ding Wei and asked, "What was Li Yunlong doing over there?"

Just now, Gao Liujin saw Li Yunlong and Ding Wei whispering to each other on the side.

"It's nothing," Ding Wei replied casually.

"I don't believe it." Gao Liujin shook his head. Although he didn't believe it, he didn't go over.

Seeing Li Yunlong approaching, someone next to Liu Weidong immediately reminded him, "Commander, look, Commander Li is coming. Should we stop him?"

"No need." Liu Weidong waved his hand. Although he looked down on them, they were still in the same camp and comrades in the same trench. How could they never see each other again?

"Commander Liu, congratulations on your fortune!" Li Yunlong walked up to Liu Weidong with a forced smile.

There was nothing that Old Li could do; he simply couldn't force a smile onto his face.

"Same to you, same to you." Liu Weidong responded casually, then asked, "Commander Li, is something the matter?"

"Commander Liu, as you can see, my troops have taken too much stuff. Could you spare some manpower to help carry it?" Li Yunlong said.

"Commander Li, I'm afraid you have ulterior motives." Liu Weidong did not agree.

"Commander Liu, don't use such flowery language, I don't understand it." Seeing that Liu Weidong wouldn't agree, Li Yunlong's attitude worsened, staring at him. "I have a very urgent and important matter here that must be completed!" "Commander Li, you don't understand that it's almost dawn, do you?" Liu Weidong's tone was very serious.

Now, the various Japanese reinforcements are searching for people everywhere, like headless flies.

Going out now would be suicide.

"Commander Liu, this matter is extremely important; it concerns our arsenal." Li Yunlong's tone was also very serious. "No matter how dangerous it is, I have to do it."

"Commander Li, if I'm not mistaken, you want to retrieve the batch of key components that the Japanese were fishing for, right?" Liu Weidong couldn't help but smile as he mentioned this.

Originally, I was just casually taking the bait.

I never expected that Fujita Ichiji would be such a talented person.

I originally thought he would hide this crucial component in an inconspicuous and worthless place.

Good guy!
As a result, Fujita Ichiji's actions opened Liu Weidong's eyes.

Fujita Ichiji actually hid these key components in a very lucrative place.

This is like asking you to put small amounts of money away, but instead of putting them in an inconspicuous safe, you choose to put them in a large vault.

Taking advantage of the situation, Liu Weidong not only retrieved the key parts but also seized a lot of supplies.

These dozen or so puppies, in particular, were a wonderful surprise!

Once the puppy grows up, it will have puppies, and once the puppies grow up, they will have puppies again. Soon, our army's logistics sentry posts will be in place, and it won't be so easy for the Japanese to sneak attack our base again.

Upon hearing Liu Weidong mention these critical components, Li Yunlong's eyes immediately widened: "Scholar, you son of a bitch, you took these critical components?"

Damn it, aren't you just like Gao Liujin, trying to steal food from my bowl?
Lately, I've really been having a run of bad luck!

Gao Liujin has overstepped his bounds, and you, scholar, have also overstepped your bounds. Do you really think I, Li Yunlong, don't exist?

Faced with Li Yunlong's agitated attitude, Liu Weidong calmly said, "Commander Li, why are you so angry! Didn't you yourself say that this batch of key parts is very important to our arsenal? I brought it back ahead of schedule, is that wrong?"

“Uh…” Li Yunlong was speechless after being retorted by Liu Weidong’s words, not knowing how to refute them.

Yes.

That's what I said myself.

This critical component is very important to the arsenal; it must be retrieved immediately.

Since Liu Weidong got it back ahead of schedule, I can't really scold him for doing something wrong.

That damned scholar, so sharp-tongued, I can't out-argue him.

"Commander Li, now that I've brought the equipment back, there's no need for you to rush. You can go back and collect your things in peace." Liu Weidong waved his hand before Li Yunlong could react, seeing that Li Yunlong had temporarily lost his temper.

"Commander Li, please." Several tall and burly guards immediately and politely saw Li Yunlong off.

Liu Weidong's bodyguards were no pushovers.

Although Liu Weidong never personally killed any Japanese soldiers, his bodyguards were all just as capable as Wei Dayong.

Several times, these guards pulled Liu Weidong back from the brink of death and killed a lot of Japanese soldiers.

"Damn it, scholar, you bastard, you're being dishonest, you've overstepped your bounds..." Li Yunlong was furious, cursed a few times, and finally slunk back.

The goods have already been taken by Liu Weidong, so there's no point in Li Yunlong making trouble for him anymore.

Seeing Li Yunlong return cursing, Ding Wei asked suspiciously, "Old Li, didn't you tell Commander Liu the details?"

In Ding Wei's view, although Liu Weidong and Li Yunlong despised each other.

But the key components for manufacturing bullet equipment—that's the big picture!

This has a huge impact on the production of bullets in the arsenal!

Liu Weidong is not someone who lacks a sense of the big picture.

"Damn it, that scholar took the stuff!" Li Yunlong cursed angrily. "That bastard is just like Gao Liujin, he's overstepped his bounds."

Previously, when we took this equipment to the arsenal, we didn't ask Li Muzhi to pay for it because of a lack of key parts.

Now, this crucial component wasn't taken back by us, but by Liu Weidong. How should this battle be resolved?

Wouldn't that mean that bastard Liu Weidong got involved again?

"I see." Ding Wei was a little upset that Liu Weidong had taken the things back, but he was still very happy.

We don't need to go out and risk our lives anymore. Once we get the key parts back, the arsenal can start making bullets.

When the time comes, we might be the first to receive the new bullets.

Upon hearing this, Gao Liujin, who was standing nearby, although he didn't know what exactly Li Yunlong had done wrong, still gloated and said, "Li Yunlong, didn't you and Ding Wei overstep your bounds by attacking Yuehua Station? Are you allowed to overstep your bounds with Ding Wei, but not allowed to overstep your bounds with the scholar?"

"Gao Liujin, you son of a bitch, you actually spoke up for the scholar! Whose side are you on?!" Li Yunlong immediately cursed.

I'm already furious that Liu Weidong swallowed my stuff, and you son of a bitch had to bring it up again!
"What do you care which way my ass is? I'm just stating the facts!"

"Gao Liujin, you son of a bitch, you really need to be taught a lesson. Just wait, I'll tell the brigade commander when we get back..."

"Oh dear, Li Yunlong, don't scare me. I'm not easily frightened. Even if you call your division commander, I'm not afraid!"

……

Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin started arguing again.

(End of this chapter)