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

Chapter 178 is so extravagant!!!

386th Brigade Independent Regiment
"Da Biao, you son of a bitch, why did you come back empty-handed? Where's the rocket launcher?"

They were about to cut off the Japanese railway line, so Li Yunlong told Zhang Dabiao to go to the border region's arsenal to pick up rocket launchers ahead of time.

Of course, Li Yunlong also knew that the rocket launcher could not be manufactured so quickly.

But Li Yunlong used this thing himself, and last night he dreamed that every member of the Independent Regiment had a rocket launcher, and that they would bombard the Japanese as soon as they saw them. He said that the battle was really exciting.

So, early in the morning, Li Yunlong sent Zhang Dabiao to the border region's arsenal to get rocket launchers.

If we could get a few of them, we could have a little fun with them.

As a result, Zhang Dabiao didn't get a single body back. Li Yunlong immediately started cursing, "You didn't hide them all for your battalion, did you? Hand them over to me right now!"

Zhang Dabiao explained angrily, "Commander, how could I dare to keep any for myself? The rocket launchers from the border region's arsenal have all been monopolized by Commander Gao from the 120th Division."

"Damn it, Gao Liujin is too greedy," Li Yunlong cursed. "Even if they want to dismantle the Japanese locomotives, you don't need that many rocket launchers. You didn't even leave a few for me."

Kong Jie's twelve rocket launchers routed the Ueno-no-mura tank regiment. You, Gao Liujin, have always boasted that you're better than Kong Jie. If you're so capable, why don't you take down the Japanese mechanized regiment with fewer rocket launchers?

"Commander, we don't have rocket launchers, but we still have the Hell Cannon. We don't need to dismantle the locomotive, so it won't take that much time, and that should be enough..." Zhang Dabiao didn't finish his sentence.

Someone rushed over and reported to Li Yunlong, "Reporting to the regimental commander, Commander Chu of the 358th Regiment of the friendly Jin-Sui Army has arrived and wants to see you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately said, "Didn't you see I'm about to lead the troops out to fight? This Chu Yunfei, coming at this crucial moment, he really knows how to pick his time."

Zhang Dabiao asked Li Yunlong suspiciously, "Commander, do you mean that Commander Chu is after our rocket launchers?"

"It's as obvious as a louse on a bald man's head," Li Yunlong said, shrugging.

"Commander, should we kick them out?"

"What's all the fuss about!" Li Yunlong glared and said, "No matter what, Commander Chu fought alongside us and killed several Japanese soldiers. He's an honored guest, how can we drive him away?"

The 120th Division needs to dismantle the locomotives of the Japanese military trains, and it needs the cooperation of neighboring units to contain the Japanese reinforcements.

Although our 129th Division and 115th Division will cooperate.

But if more troops could get involved, the containment effect would definitely be better.

Now that Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment has been delivered, we should definitely suggest that Commander Chu take this opportunity to pull off a heist.

Li Yunlong personally walked out of the regimental headquarters, smiling as he greeted Chu Yunfei: "Brother Yunfei, what brings you here? I'm sorry, as you can see, my troops will soon be deployed for battle, so my time to receive you here will probably be very short."

"Brother Yunlong, the Japanese railway line is about to be completed. Why are you rushing to send troops? Are you planning to attack the Japanese railway line again?" Chu Yunfei said incisively.

Now that the Japanese have completed their railway line, military trains are bringing supplies, weapons, and ammunition. At that time, they will probably have to focus on dealing with the Eighth Route Army.

If the Eighth Route Army wanted to break the deadlock, it would definitely have to paralyze the Japanese railway lines again.

Even Chu Yunfei received the news.

The Eighth Route Army's district squads and county brigades were already sabotaging the Japanese army's road transportation.

"Brother Chu's intelligence came quite quickly." Li Yunlong feigned surprise for a moment, then did not deny it and said directly, "That's right, the Japanese have completed their railway line. The Japanese are transporting supplies and weapons and ammunition here by military trains, which is not good for any of us. What do you think, Brother Yunfei?"

“If the Japanese troops receive supplies and weapons, they are very likely to launch a vicious retaliatory attack, which would be bad for everyone.” Chu Yunfei nodded and said, “The reason I came here is to prepare the troops for an attack. I’m waiting for you, Brother Yunlong, to make your move.”

Although Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment suffered considerable losses in its battle against Kuroshima Morita and his men.

However, thanks to Li Yunlong's timely assistance with rocket launchers, the casualties of the 358th Regiment were still within acceptable limits.

Therefore, Chu Yunfei was able to spare some troops.

Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the Eighth Route Army, Chu Yunfei planned to fish in troubled waters.

"Haha." Li Yunlong laughed and said, "Brother Yunfei, then let's fight the Japanese together."

"Brother Yunlong, actually, there's another matter I'd like to ask of you," Chu Yunfei said, getting to the point.

"Brother Chu, we're about to start fighting a war. Can we talk about this after the war is over?" Li Yunlong knew what Chu Yunfei was going to say, but pretended to be confused.

"Brother Yunlong, I have something to show you." Chu Yunfei waved his hand, and Captain Sun Ming immediately brought over a small box.

The moment the small box was opened in front of Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong's eyes widened in surprise.

This small box is filled with gold bars; a rough estimate suggests there are at least fifty of them.

Li Yunlong instantly understood what Chu Yunfei meant; he wanted to throw gold at people directly.

Previously, when you coveted our Hellfire Cannon, you, Chu Yunfei, were only willing to offer two gold bars.

Now it's the rocket launcher's turn, and you're firing fifty of them all at once? You're forcing me to make a mistake.

Old Zhang from logistics is really short of money.

If so much gold got into Old Zhang's hands, he'd be ecstatic.

"Brother Yunfei, what do you mean by this?" Li Yunlong pretended to be confused while grinning and reaching out his hand. "Could it be that you took those wounded and dead horses that I left on the battlefield and are planning to repay me with gold? Haha. Chu Yunfei, this is too much for you. I'll just have to accept it."

Captain Sun Ming closed the box again, and the small box shrank back, leaving Li Yunlong empty-handed.

Chu Yunfei ignored Li Yunlong's topic of dead and wounded horses, and said in a serious tone, "To be honest, Brother Yunlong, this is the funding allocated to me by the higher-ups. We want to buy shells for your Hell Cannon, and also the cannon barrels and shells that you use to fire the shells from your shoulders."

"Brother Chu, aren't you trying to put me in an unjust position?" Li Yunlong said awkwardly. "Didn't I tell you? Our brigade commander forbids us from selling arms privately. If you want to buy the Hell Cannon shells and our shoulder-mounted cannons, you'll have to buy them from our logistics department." "Brother Yunlong, our superiors said!" Chu Yunfei's tone became more serious as he said, "As long as you're willing to sell the Hell Cannon shells and shoulder-mounted cannons, this gold is just a deposit!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong cursed inwardly: Wasn't Commander Yan supposed to be stingy and penniless? How come he's so generous?!
These rich bastards think they're so great just because they have money. I don't care... But it seems like having money really does make you great.

Our logistics department is quite poor right now. If we had money, we might be able to buy equipment directly from the corrupt bald man's subordinates.

Thinking of this, Li Yunlong's expression turned serious: "Well then, Brother Yunfei, since you brought the deposit with you, I'll keep it for the logistics department for now. After this battle is over, I'll talk to the logistics department for you. Of course, if this doesn't work out, don't worry, I'll definitely return the gold to you. I, Li Yunlong, actually dislike money the most."

“Brother Yunlong, the deposit can only be paid after the deal is finalized.” Chu Yunfei shook his head. “That’s the rule of doing business.”

"Brother Chu, you're not trusting me, are you?" Li Yunlong said unhappily. "I've already said I don't like money, don't you believe me?"
“Brother Yunlong, it’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s just that this funding is too important. I’d rather keep it in my own hands for safety. If I give it to you, Brother Yunlong, and you accidentally lose it, wouldn’t that implicate you?” Chu Yunfei shook his head again.

"Alright, alright, I'll talk to the logistics department after the battle is over." Li Yunlong agreed.

We can't just reject this outright; let's see how Brother Li handles it.

Zhang Dabiao whispered to Li Yunlong, "Commander, Chu Yunfei could have taken the gold bars to our logistics department to negotiate, so why did he choose to come to us? That doesn't make sense."

Although Chu Yunfei didn't hear what Zhang Dabiao said, he still said directly to Li Yunlong, "Brother Yunlong, I have someone here who I'd like to introduce to you."

"Who?" Li Yunlong asked.

Chu Yunfei stepped aside, and a middle-aged man in his forties walked out from behind him.

This person has an average appearance; he's the kind of person who would be completely unremarkable in a crowd.

But his eyes were different from ordinary people's; they were eyes full of wisdom.

The man introduced himself to Li Yunlong, saying, "Commander Li, let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Kai."

Chu Yunfei continued, "This is a special envoy sent by our superiors. They want to see firsthand the battlefield effects of your Hell Cannon and shoulder-mounted cannons. Brother Yunlong, it's only reasonable for us to see the effects of the goods before doing business, isn't it?"

"Brother Chu, do you mean that Yan Kai is going to the battlefield with my troops?" To be honest, Li Yunlong was unwilling to let anyone else follow him into his unit.

Although Li Yunlong didn't understand Yan Kai's true identity, he knew that someone sent by Chu Yunfei's superiors must be no ordinary person.

On the battlefield, bullets have no eyes.

If Yan Kai were to die unexpectedly on the battlefield, wouldn't I be being extorted?

"Brother Yunlong, don't worry, I will also send my own guard company to protect him. If anything happens to Yan Kai even after all this, it will have nothing to do with you, Brother Yunlong," Chu Yunfei said immediately.

Yan Kai also spoke politely to Li Yunlong: "Commander Li, life and death on the battlefield are preordained. If anything happens to me, it has nothing to do with you, Commander Li."

Li Yunlong continued, "Brother Chu, to be honest, I only have the Hell Cannon on hand right now, not the shoulder-mounted cannon. After testing that weapon, the arsenal said it still had flaws, so they took it back."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei paused for a moment: "Brother Yunlong, I saw your shoulder-mounted cannons firing quite well on the battlefield. They took out eight Japanese tanks in one go. That's even better than an anti-tank rifle. Is there any flaw in that?"

"There's nothing we can do, the arsenal has really been taken back." Li Yunlong shrugged.

"Commander Li, it's alright. I can check out the destructive power of your Hell Cannon first," Yan Kai said, indicating that he didn't mind.

Chu Yunfei also said, "Brother Yunlong, let Mr. Yan Kai see the destructive effect of the Hell Cannon first. Don't worry, if anything happens to him on the battlefield, it has nothing to do with you, Brother Yunlong."

“Brother Chu, you’ve put it this way, it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to refuse.” Li Yunlong nodded and said seriously, “On the battlefield, I hope Mr. Yan Kai will follow my instructions as much as possible. If he doesn’t cooperate, I might have the soldiers use force.”

"Commander Li, don't worry, I promise to cooperate with you and I will never cause you any trouble," Yan Kai immediately assured him.

"Alright, Brother Yunfei, then let your guard company and Mr. Yan Kai follow me. You go back and hurry up and prepare for battle," Li Yunlong said.

"Brother Yunlong, thank you." Chu Yunfei cupped his hands in thanks and quickly left.

"Mr. Yan Kai, the troops are about to depart. Why don't you come along too?" Li Yunlong spoke to Yan Kai politely.

"Yes, Commander Li, we'll follow your orders." Yan Kai nodded, leading Chu Yunfei's guard company to obey Li Yunlong's instructions.

The Independent Regiment set off quickly. On the way, Zhang Dabiao said to Li Yunlong in a low voice, "Regimental Commander, are you really letting Yan Kai come along?"

In Zhang Dabiao's view, Chu Yunfei left his guard company behind to protect Yan Kai.

This is enough to show that Yan Kai has a very high status.

If anything goes wrong, the brigade commander will skin you, the regimental commander, alive!
"I have a gut feeling that Yan Kai will become a major customer and a cash cow for our logistics." Li Yunlong said seriously, "If you push away the cash cow, the brigade commander will still skin me alive!"

"Commander, what do you think Yan Kai's identity is?" Zhang Dabiao asked curiously.

"Is there even a need to judge? Chu Yunfei is being protected by such a large force, and his surname is Yan. He's also the Commander Yan of the Second War Zone. Think about it yourself, what kind of relationship could these two have?" Li Yunlong said directly.

"Commander, looking at it this way, this Yan Kai is very likely a close relative of Commander Yan." Zhang Dabiao's eyes widened.

"So, can we push the God of Wealth away?" Li Yunlong said in a serious tone.

"Haha, no, that's impossible." Zhang Dabiao laughed.

"However, we still need to be careful and vigilant on the battlefield."

"Yes, Captain."

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(End of this chapter)