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

Chapter 73 Brigade Commander: Li Yunlong, you said you took the wrong road, why didn't you go all the way to Tokyo?

"Oh my, even you, Brigade Commander Li, have moments of embarrassment."

The brigade commander looked at Li Yunlong in surprise, "Come on, try giving me an order too."

"Brigade Commander, you really must be joking with me!" Li Yunlong was as honest as a little chick.

"You know you can't just joke around like that!" The brigade commander's demeanor returned to normal, and he launched into a tirade: "Li Yunlong, you've got some nerve! I told you to attack a tiny scrap yard, and you dared to go and attack Ping'an County! You've really stirred up a hornet's nest..."

Li Yunlong retorted, "Brigade Commander, let me explain."

"What's wrong? Judging from your attitude, do you think I've wronged you?!" The brigade commander glared at Li Yunlong. "Fine, I'm all ears. I want to see what you can explain to me."

"Brigade Commander, actually I took the wrong road. I didn't mean to go to Ping'an County..." Li Yunlong explained in a low voice.

"Even if you, Li Yunlong, took the wrong path, you can always turn back. Why are you attacking Ping'an County?"

“Brigade Commander, you know my temper. Now that we’re in Ping’an County, and the Japanese are practically handing me a piece of the pie, if I come back empty-handed, wouldn’t that be…” Li Yunlong didn’t finish his sentence.

The brigade commander's temper completely exploded, and he kicked Li Yunlong hard in the butt: "Stop talking nonsense! I'll kill you!"

The brigade commander quickly drew his gun, but the guard platoon rushed forward to stop him: "Brigade commander, you mustn't, you mustn't! If you fire, the Japanese soldiers at the scrap yard will be alerted."

Ding Wei quickly stepped forward: "Brigade Commander, if you want to deal with us, do it when we get back. Although the Japanese mechanized and cavalry units are tied down, we still have a long way to go to attack the scrap yard. Brigade Commander, business is more important!"

The brigade commander put his gun back down, still glaring angrily at Ding Wei: "Ding Wei, the reason I sent you to work with Li Yunlong was that I hoped you could keep this braying donkey in check at a crucial moment. How could you join him in making a fool of yourself?"

"Brigade Commander, I know I was wrong." Ding Wei nodded. "I will definitely make a deep self-criticism when I get back."

When the brigade commander saw Ding Wei's sincere attitude and then looked at Li Yunlong beside him, he felt a headache coming on.

Why don't you, Li Yunlong, take a look at Ding Wei? He took the initiative to admit his mistakes.

And look at you, you bastard! Not only do you not admit your mistake, but you're also spouting nonsense.

Aren't you born with the ability to read pictures? How could you possibly go the wrong way?

Why don't you go to Tokyo, to the bedchamber of the Japanese Emperor's wife!

However, upon hearing from Ding Wei that the Japanese mechanized and cavalry units were being tied down, the brigade commander was still very curious and asked, "Ding Wei, how were the mechanized and cavalry units tied down?"

Li Yunlong immediately grinned and leaned in: "Brigadier, this is very simple..."

"Get out of my way!" The brigade commander kicked Li Yunlong aside.

Ding Wei stepped forward and explained, "Brigade Commander, it's like this: after we captured the supplies in Ping'an County, we deliberately returned from the edge of the 358th Regiment's defense zone. The Japanese mechanized and cavalry units, wanting to save time in pursuit, had to pass through the 358th Regiment's defense zone..."

Before Ding Wei could finish speaking, the brigade commander understood what was going on and immediately turned to glare at Li Yunlong: "Li Yunlong, this is another one of your tricks, isn't it?"

Asking the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army to help you contain the Japanese mechanized and cavalry units—only someone like you, Li Yunlong, would dare to do that!
“Brigade Commander, can’t we march from our own land? Where do I want to come back from? Do you expect me to…” Li Yunlong said confidently.

"Let me tell you, if the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army comes back demanding compensation, see how I deal with you!" the brigade commander said through gritted teeth.

"No, Brigade Commander, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment has 5,000 men, plus an artillery battalion that is well-rested and ready to fight. The Japanese are exhausted troops. If they are caught off guard and fight Chu Yunfei, Chu Yunfei will definitely have a high chance of winning. If things go wrong, Chu Yunfei will have to thank me." Li Yunlong said immediately.

"Look at how capable you are." The brigade commander cursed Li Yunlong again, then got back to the point, "I'll deal with you guys when we get back. Now hurry up and get the junkyard down for me. By the way, how many shells are left?" "Two left, both high-explosive shells," Ding Wei quickly replied.

"That's enough. Let's get to work." The brigade commander nodded.

The junkyard's defenses were weak, and it was vulnerable to destructive artillery shells.

"Yes, Brigade Commander." Li Yunlong and Ding Wei quickly got to work.

“Old Ding, you see? The brigade commander scolded us, that vented our anger, and now everything's fine.” In an effort to save face, Li Yunlong approached Ding Wei and said.

"Old Li, I don't think things are as simple as you think," Ding Weicai said, disbelieving.

"It's really that simple." Li Yunlong said with an expression of commonplace indifference. "At worst, we'll go back and the brigade commander will scold us again, but that won't cost us anything."

Ding Wei didn't bother arguing with Li Yunlong, and the troops quickly made preparations.

boom!
A shell slammed into the gate of the junkyard, the explosion blasting the gate to smithereens.

Nails and iron balls flew everywhere, and the machine gun emplacements on both sides of the gate suffered devastating damage.

Take advantage of this opportunity and immediately send your team to attack.

The brigade commander was a little surprised: "Li Yunlong, your artillery shells are quite accurate. It's just that the explosive power of these shells seems to have been reduced quite a bit."

Li Yunlong explained, "Brigade Commander, these are test shells from the arsenal. They've been improved. It's not that I'm accurate; the shell's trajectory is more stable. As for the explosive power, these shells mainly rely on nails and iron balls to kill large groups of people; the explosive power doesn't seem to be that important."

“That’s true.” The brigade commander nodded. “Our arsenal has limited materials to begin with. While ensuring lethality, we still need to conserve materials as much as possible and produce more shells.”

The Japanese soldiers at the scrap yard were quickly pushed back to the open space behind it, and Li Yunlong showed no mercy.

The last shell was fired.

The last few Japanese soldiers at the scrap yard were all gone, turned into hedgehogs.

The brigade commander lowered his head to record the data of the last shell.

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei led their troops inside to salvage items: broken helmets, broken guns, dulled bayonets, broken military water bottles, and so on.

Take it all, no matter what it is.

After the brigade commander finished taking notes, he closed his notebook. Not long after, Li Yunlong came running over excitedly and said, "Brigade commander, it seems we found something good in this junkyard. Do you want to come and take a look?"

"There are good things in the junkyard?" The brigade commander was taken aback, not believing it. It was all junk; what good stuff could there be? But he still asked, "What is it?"

"You'll know when you come and take a look."

"Alright, I'll see what good stuff it is."

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(End of this chapter)