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

Chapter 154 What a stroke of luck!

386th Brigade Headquarters

"Brigade Commander, the Japanese are working hard to repair the Zhangjiacun Railway that we damaged."

The deputy brigade commander reported to the brigade commander, "It is expected that the railway will be repaired and open to traffic within the next two days."

The railway at Yuehua Station on the 120th Division's side wasn't damaged much during Gao Liujin's attack, so it has long been repaired.

We dismantled a long section of the railway near Zhangjiacun, and the roadbed was severely damaged, so the Japanese needed more time to repair it.

However, the Japanese soldiers were also very efficient at repairing the equipment.

Immediately afterwards, the deputy brigade commander said, "Should we send Li Yunlong out to do some maneuvering and delay the Japanese repairs?"

These days, Li Yunlong can't sit still at the regimental headquarters; he's always running to the brigade headquarters, wanting the brigade commander to assign him tasks.

The deputy brigade commander believed that Li Yunlong could be sent to delay the Japanese army's railway repairs.

As long as their railway doesn't resume operation, they can forget about getting these supplies over.

Although their combat troops inflicted heavy losses on the Jin-Sui Army and their elite troops, they also suffered significant losses in supplies.

If we disrupt their logistical supplies, I can take the opportunity to give those little devils a good beating.

"The rocket launchers at the arsenal are almost finished; it's time for testing them," the brigade commander said.

The brigade commander already knows that the artillery on his shoulder is named a rocket launcher.

Judging by the timeline, the arsenal should have produced prototype rocket launchers, and it's time to start testing them.

If the tests go smoothly, then it's time for mass production.

"Yes, more or less." The deputy brigade commander nodded.

"Then why are you in such a hurry? Let's get the rocket launcher testing done first, and then wait for the Japanese to open the road." The brigade commander was very calm.

Now that the Japanese railway is open to traffic, what's the first thing to do?

That must be to provide supplies to their combat troops.

This Japanese military train, fully loaded, is coming. Let's intercept it, accept the supplies without hesitation, and use them to replenish our logistics. This will also cut off the Japanese troops' supply lines.

While we're at it, let's also tear down another section of his railway and destroy the once-smooth railway again. Wouldn't that be great?

and!

The time has been postponed for a few days.

The Japanese troops are consuming even more supplies.

Even if they come to attack us then, we'll be short on ammunition, and our firepower won't be as strong.

“Yes, yes.” The deputy brigade commander nodded and added, “The Japanese have paralyzed their train transport. They will probably switch to road transport, and then the roads will be damaged even more.”

"Yes, that's right." The brigade commander nodded. The Japanese had sabotaged their road and rail transport. When the time came, we'd bring rocket launchers and take advantage of guerrilla warfare. We'd drive those Japanese crazy.

Aren't those Japanese mechanized units rampant? They'll be the first ones we target.

"Did that idiot collaborator get any intelligence about the Japanese army's movements?" the brigade commander asked.

"The comrades below said that we can get it in one more day," the deputy brigade commander replied.

"That's pretty efficient," the brigade commander laughed. "This lowly puppet army company commander has managed to get intelligence on the Japanese army's movements so quickly; he's quite capable."

The deputy brigade commander explained, "While the position provides an advantage in intelligence gathering, the ability to gather intelligence primarily depends on individual skill. This person has a talent for intelligence gathering, but he's lacking in other areas. Especially in workplace politics, that's his biggest weakness."

"Have someone keep an eye on him. We need to maintain his career security, but we can't let him get killed by the enemy," the brigade commander ordered.

"Don't worry, we definitely won't let this piece disappear so easily." The deputy brigade commander nodded emphatically.

"Reporting to the brigade commander, Regiment Commander Li has arrived." At that moment, someone came to report.

"Go ahead and get busy," the brigade commander said to the deputy brigade commander.

"Yes." The deputy brigade commander left.

Then Li Yunlong, carrying the carcass of a military dog, came smilingly to the brigade commander: "Brigade commander, we got hold of some Japanese military dogs. I'll save one for you to try. There are a few more; I'll take them to the arsenal so Brother Li can improve his meals. I've already tasted them on the way; the dog meat is really quite good."

When the brigade commander saw that the bloodstains on the military dog's body were still fresh, he immediately scolded, "Li Yunlong, you good-for-nothing! Why did you kill this perfectly good military dog?!"

The brigade commander was still somewhat surprised.

I haven't even gotten any intelligence on the Japanese military dogs yet.

You, Li Yunlong, are always running to the brigade headquarters. On the surface, you seem like a free man, but in reality, you're never idle for a moment.

You've even gotten your hands on that Japanese military dog.

Are you missing a screw in your head? You need to be alive; you're useless if you're dead.

When did you, Li Yunlong, start making such a basic mistake?

Faced with the brigade commander's outburst, Li Yunlong angrily explained, "Brigade commander, I don't want to kill these beasts either, but there's no other way. These beasts have been trained by the enemy. They've put them on ropes, and these beasts bite anyone they see wearing gray cloth uniforms. Even if some of my men are dressed as ordinary civilians, it doesn't work. These beasts are extremely cunning and vicious. If I don't give the order quickly, some soldiers will be bitten to death. These ungrateful beasts will definitely be killed and eaten."

The brigade commander still yelled, "You spotted the military dogs, why didn't you report to me beforehand? You fucking acted on your own!!!" You bastard, if you had reported to me beforehand, I could have preserved as many military dogs as possible.

Yes!

Even if military dogs are trained by the enemy, they will bite our people on sight.

But there's still a way to work things out.

We tried our best to capture them alive.

Even if we can't ultimately use these military dogs for our purposes, we can still find a way to let them interact and have some puppies.

You, Li Yunlong, have turned this hen-laying-eggs-business into several pots of dog meat!
You bastard, did you see Zhang Wanhe brought over a few big iron pots and you specially used dog meat to start cooking them?

Li Yunlong explained again: "Brigade Commander, on my way to the brigade headquarters today, I happened to encounter the enemy patrolling the highway with military dogs. As soon as we met, the enemy unleashed the dogs, and those beasts pounced on my soldiers. How could I have time to report to you? Brigade Commander, do you think I didn't feel sorry for them? Didn't I want to keep one? I really tried, and I almost got bitten myself. Brigade Commander, to be honest, I couldn't bear to do it myself. I had Wei Dayong help me kill it."

"Oh, I see." Upon hearing this, the brigade commander was less angry but still quite disappointed.

Li Yunlong was just lucky to have stumbled upon this opportunity.

The military dog ​​was intercepted on the highway. The enemy let out a leash, and the dog immediately attacked the soldiers, making it very difficult to control.

If you can prepare in advance, prepare some lassos and cages.

We can also try to tie up the military dogs or put them in cages, and then slowly try to make contact with them.

This was a chance encounter, and since I wasn't prepared, well... well, I guess I'll just have to use it to appease my internal organs.

"Brigade Commander, it's just a few military dogs, nothing to regret. Besides, these are already trained adult military dogs from the Japanese, they're not that valuable to us. The most valuable to us are still the puppies," Li Yunlong said confidently. "Just you wait, it won't be long before I get you even more puppies. Maybe one day in the future, you'll even be worried about having too many puppies for me."

"Alright, I'll wait for you to give me trouble." The brigade commander nodded, in a sense.

Li Yunlong killed those military dogs, which was a good thing for the Japanese side as they lost their tracking assistants.

These military dogs might pose a serious threat to us in the future.

By killing Li Yunlong in advance, the potential threat was eliminated ahead of time.

Setting aside the topic of military dogs for the moment, Li Yunlong reported on serious business: "Brigade Commander, Chu Yunfei from the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army next door has sent someone to our regimental headquarters."

"Isn't Chu Yunfei quite busy? How could he have time to go to your place?" the brigade commander asked suspiciously.

The 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army was also attacked by the Japanese, and Chu Yunfei's life was not easy.

Could it be that Chu Yunfei is seeking help from Li Yunlong?
"Chu Yunfei said that the Hell Cannons we sell here have no technological content at all; they're just a bunch of welded-together scrap metal. He got a severe scolding from his superiors," Li Yunlong said. "Chu Yunfei said that his superiors want the shells for our Hell Cannons."

"If Chu Yunfei wants to buy artillery shells, let him talk to Lao Zhang himself. What does this have to do with our combat troops? This isn't a transaction between our combat troops and Chu Yunfei," the brigade commander said directly. "If Chu Yunfei comes to you again and complains that the Hell Cannon is scrap metal, then you'd better find a way to get the Hell Cannon replaced for me."

The shells are not for sale.

We don't want to argue with Chu Yunfei, let's let Lao Zhang from logistics handle it.

"Brigade Commander, if I really manage to get this cannon, then it'll belong to me, right?" Li Yunlong said with a grin. "You won't keep it for yourself, will you?"

Actually, this was Comrade Li's real purpose in coming to see the brigade commander this time.

The ambush of the Japanese military dogs on the way was truly just an accident.

Although Chu Yunfei is unwilling to change, it doesn't matter.

Without cannonballs, the Hell Cannon is just a lump of scrap metal.

Let's leave Chu Yunfei hanging for a while, and then we'll think of something else.

The brigade commander has made the arrangements here, but I don't know if the division commander will... probably not, once this hell cannon is brought back.

Didn't the brigade commander already say that the division commander's hell gun was lent to the logistics department?

Since this hell cannon was lent to the logistics department, it has nothing to do with the division commander.

I'll find a way to get it back, then it'll belong to me.

The division commander can't be so shameless.

Taking my cannon and then taking another one from Zhang Wanhe is such a shameless thing, it definitely doesn't fit the image of a division commander.

"Alright, enough nonsense. Now take the other military dogs to the arsenal and improve their food." The brigade commander ordered Li Yunlong while having the dogs brought over to be gutted. "You need to get the rocket launcher test results from the arsenal!"

Although Li Yunlong obtained the priority right to equip himself with rocket launchers.

However, the rocket launcher still needs to be tested after it is made.

We can't miss this test either.

As for Li Yunlong getting Chu Yunfei's cannons over, that's not as simple as it seems.

"Yes, Brigade Commander." Li Yunlong nodded, saluted the brigade commander, and then left the brigade headquarters for the border region arsenal.

The cooks prepared the dog meat. The brigade commander picked up a piece with his chopsticks, tasted it, and praised, "You know what, this dog meat is quite tender. The stuff the enemy feeds their military dogs must be good stuff, hahaha."

(End of this chapter)