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

Chapter 8 is hilarious!
Independent Regiment Headquarters

When Shen Quan, the second battalion commander, and Wang Huaibao, the third battalion commander, of the Independent Regiment heard that thirty boxes of hand grenades had been delivered from the arsenal, they immediately ran to Li Yunlong to ask for the grenades.

Shen Quan patted his chest and assured Li Yunlong, "Commander, give me these thirty boxes of grenades, and I guarantee I'll help you make more money."

Wang Huaibao retorted, "Commander, when it comes to the use of grenades, our Third Battalion has the most say. Wang Gensheng is one of our Third Battalion's men. Commander, this kid is good at throwing grenades. Our Third Battalion can't be without grenades."

Shen Quan grumbled from the side, "Even if Wang Gensheng is good at throwing grenades, he can't possibly use thirty boxes of grenades by himself."

“I’m planning to have him teach some people, is that not allowed?” Wang Huaiyuan retorted.

"Grenade throwing is so easy to teach, my Second Battalion has long since..." Shen Quan didn't finish his sentence.

Li Yunlong interrupted, "Alright, alright, all of you shut up. Thirty boxes of hand grenades, ten boxes each for the First, Second, and Third Battalions, that's settled..."

Before Li Yunlong could finish speaking, someone rushed over to report: "Reporting to the regimental commander, Minister Zhang from the logistics department is coming over with his guards in a menacing manner."

Zhang Wanhe has arrived with his guards?
Upon hearing this, Shen Quan couldn't help but ask, "Commander, is Minister Zhang here to take back the thirty boxes of hand grenades?"

Wang Huaibao also said, "Commander, isn't it a bit exaggerated that Minister Zhang brought his guards along? It's just thirty boxes of grenades, does Minister Zhang really need to make such a big fuss?"

Li Yunlong sternly said, "Hmph, now that these thirty boxes of grenades are in our hands, not even the Heavenly King himself can take them away from us."

Li Yunlong's expression was so fierce, but when he walked out of the regimental headquarters and saw the menacing Zhang Wanhe, he suddenly became all smiles: "Old Zhang, why did you rush over here in such a hurry? Tell me, and I'll help you get revenge..."

"Li Yunlong, I'm asking you, have you seen Li Muzhi at the arsenal?" Zhang Wanhe, as if he had swallowed gunpowder, ignored Li Yunlong's smiling face and asked abruptly.

It's as if Li Yunlong ordered the arsenal to be shut down.

Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Zhang Wanhe ask for Li Muzhi instead of asking him for grenades.

It seems that Zhang Wanhe didn't come for the thirty boxes of grenades, but rather because Li Muzhi had gotten him into some trouble.

So, Li Yunlong asked out of curiosity, "Minister Zhang, what did Li Muzhi do to upset you?"

"Li Yunlong, stop wasting my time. I'm asking you, have you seen Li Muzhi?" Zhang Wanhe asked angrily.

Li Muzhi was a logistics officer at headquarters. His decision to halt production at the arsenal without authorization was, after all, a laughing stock in the logistics department.

Although Zhang Wanhe was furious, he still knew that family scandals should not be aired in public, and that the logistics department still had to save face.

"He said he had built a cannon and wanted to test it on the enemy's pillbox, so I sent Zhang Dabiao, the battalion commander of my unit, with his battalion to follow him," Li Yunlong explained.

"Did you see the cannon he built?" Zhang Wanhe paused when he heard Li Yunlong say that Li Muzhi had built a cannon and even sent a battalion with Li Muzhi. Could what the guard said be true?

But Zhang Wanhe knew exactly what that pile of junk in the arsenal was. Let alone building cannons, it was impossible for him to even build cannon scraps.

"Old Zhang, don't you know the strength of your arsenal?" Li Yunlong couldn't help but laugh again.

You old Zhang, you really have wild ideas! The border region's arsenal built a cannon! Hahaha, that's hilarious!

Li Yunlong was certain that it wouldn't be long before this joke would spread throughout the entire army.

Zhang Wanhe felt a burning sensation on his face when he saw Li Yunlong's barely suppressed laughter.

Damn it, this logistics joke can't be covered up anymore.

That damned Li Muzhi! When he was deputy factory director, he was so diligent and honest, which is why I promoted him to factory director. I never imagined he'd make such a fool of himself; even the combat troops know about it now.

What a shame.

Zhang Wanhe quickly suppressed his shame and anger and asked Li Yunlong, "Where did your battalion commander take Li Muzhi?"

"I don't know about that," Li Yunlong shook his head.

Ultimately, it's up to Zhang Dabiao to choose which target to target.

"Commander Li, please don't joke with me!" Zhang Wanhe's face darkened.

You sent out a battalion, but where did that battalion go? You, as the regimental commander, say you don't know? That's ridiculous!
"Minister Zhang, I really don't know..." Li Yunlong didn't finish his sentence.

Zhang Dabiao's communications soldier came running back, panting, and reported to Li Yunlong: "Regimental Commander, the battalion commander told me to tell you that the cannons manufactured at the arsenal have fired, and one shot has destroyed three pillboxes in Sunjiabao!"

Have the cannons at the arsenal fired?
One shot wiped out all three pillboxes of Sunjiabao!

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong and Zhang Wanhe immediately fell silent.

Before Zhang Wanhe could speak, Li Yunlong shouted, "Xiao Yue, you brat, you're spreading false information! Believe me or not, I'll kill you!"

First of all, Li Yunlong simply did not believe that the arsenal could produce cannons.

Second.

Even if your arsenal can produce cannons, and you fire them, you can only destroy one pillbox at most; that's wishful thinking.

You took out three pillboxes with one shot, and you're bragging about someone else's arsenal without even doing a preliminary draft.

Zhang Wanhe's face darkened further as he glared at Li Yunlong: "Li Yunlong, did you deliberately arrange for someone to make a fool of me?!"

Clearly, Zhang Wanhe misunderstood.

He assumed that the communications soldier sent back by Zhang Dabiao was arranged by Li Yunlong in advance, and that these words were also prepared in advance.

"Old Zhang, what benefit would I get from arranging for someone to make a fool of you?" Li Yunlong said to Zhang Wanhe. "Do you think I have nothing better to do all day?"

“Then why are your people talking such nonsense!” Zhang Wanhe still didn’t believe it and pointed.

Li Yunlong's gaze returned to the communications soldier's face, his tone serious: "Xiao Yue, you should know our army's discipline; spreading false information is punishable by death."

"Commander, I swear I didn't give false intelligence!" the communications soldier said confidently. "We all thought the cannon at the arsenal wouldn't fire, but it actually did! It's unbelievable, Commander! The arsenal struggles to even make bullets, yet they've managed to build cannons. Our arsenal is truly remarkable..."

"Shut up!" Li Yunlong roared, interrupting the communications soldier. "I've emphasized the discipline of our army to you. Do you really think I won't kill you?!"

The guards and captains who came with Zhang Wanhe noticed that the communications soldier's tone remained consistent and unchanged.

They couldn't contain themselves any longer and quickly stepped forward to say to Li Yunlong, "Commander Li, please calm down. We believe your men are not lying!"

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