Holding the original shares, they fought all the way to the Korean War!

Zhou Tianyang listened and nodded.

Although Li Yunlong loved to boast, he was indeed skilled at leading troops.

"Old Li, stop bragging."

Zhou Tianyang glanced at him, his tone slightly teasing.

"When you get to the brigade headquarters, you'll brag like that in front of the brigade commander too."

Li Yunlong's expression changed slightly.

"Then... then forget it."

His voice lowered slightly.

"You know what kind of person the brigade commander is."

The more you brag, the more he'll curse you.

"I always had to keep a low profile in front of him."

Zhou Tianyang couldn't help but laugh.

Li Yunlong was a man who feared neither heaven nor earth.

I'm afraid of the brigade commander.

Every time I saw the brigade commander, I was like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Alright, stop laughing."

Li Yunlong glared at him.

"This isn't fear, it's respect. Do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand."

Zhou Tianyang nodded, unable to stop smiling.

The two walked for a while longer.

Li Yunlong started bragging again.

However, this time he wasn't praising the new first group, but himself.

"Zhou kid, am I some kind of born leader?"

Zhou Tianyang looked at him without saying a word.

"Look."

Li Yunlong stretched out one hand and began counting on his fingers.

"During the Red Army period, I rose from a common soldier to a regimental commander in less than three years."

"When the Eighth Route Army was reorganized, I went from being a regimental commander to a battalion commander."

"Now that we've started forming a new regiment, it's only been a few days, and the new regiment already has over two hundred people."

"What else is this but skill?"

Zhou Tianyang nodded.

"That's skill."

"Of course."

Li Yunlong proudly raised his chin.

"If I weren't capable, would the brigade commander have entrusted the new First Regiment to me?"

"He doesn't trust anyone else with this."

As Zhou Tianyang listened, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Li Yunlong is the kind of person who boasts about himself even more than he boasts about his army.

The two of them walked and played music together.

Before I knew it, I had been walking for more than two hours.

The group crossed a mountain ridge and forded a small river.

The brigade headquarters is not far ahead.

"Commander, the brigade headquarters is just ahead."

Tian Chengjun ran over from the front and pointed ahead, saying...

Zhou Tianyang raised his head and looked ahead.

A village appeared ahead.

Several sentries were standing at the village entrance; they could be seen from afar.

"Commander Zhou, you've arrived at the brigade headquarters."

"I'll have someone take you there."

He turned around and called out to those behind him.

"Xiao Liu, take Regiment Commander Zhou and Regiment Commander Li to the brigade headquarters!"

A young soldier ran over.

"Commander Zhou, Commander Li, come with me."

Zhou Tianyang nodded and followed the soldier into the village.

Li Yunlong walked beside him, while Tian Chengjun led his troops behind.

The brigade headquarters was much larger than Shinian Village.

The brigade headquarters was located in a large courtyard at the east end of the village.

"This is the brigade headquarters."

The soldier stopped and pointed to the courtyard.

Zhou Tianyang nodded and strode inside.

In the courtyard, Brigade Commander Chen was sitting at the stone table.

He was holding a teacup and drinking water.

Sitting next to me was Political Commissar Wang, who was holding a document and reading it.

"brigadier!"

Li Yunlong was the first to rush in, his voice so loud that the whole courtyard could hear him.

"Congratulations, Brigade Commander, on your fortune!"

Brigade Commander Chen paused for a moment while holding the teacup.

He looked up at Li Yunlong.

His lips twitched.

Get rich?

This is his proprietary term.

Every time he won a battle and captured supplies, he would congratulate his subordinates on their fortune.

It sounds incredibly awkward coming from Li Yunlong's mouth now.

"Li Yunlong, what do you mean?"

Brigade Commander Chen put down his teacup and squinted at him.

"What do you mean by getting rich or not?"

Li Yunlong chuckled and stepped forward.

"Brigade Commander, please don't worry."

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

Brigade Commander Chen glanced at him, then looked at Zhou Tianyang standing behind him.

"Tianyang, you're here too?"

"Yes, brigade commander."

Zhou Tianyang stepped forward and stood at attention.

Brigade Commander Chen nodded, his gaze sweeping over the two men.

"Alright, I'd like to see what you two are up to."

He strode out of the courtyard.

Political Commissar Wang also stood up and followed behind him.

Li Yunlong and Zhou Tianyang followed at the very back.

The group walked out of the courtyard and onto the road at the entrance of the village.

Six mule carts were parked on the side of the road.

The vehicle was loaded with wooden crates.

Commander Chen frowned slightly as he looked at the mule carts.

"What is this?"

Li Yunlong stepped forward and patted the mule cart closest to him.

"Brigade Commander, this is a gift from our First and Second Regiments."

His voice was filled with undisguised smugness.

"Six hundred rifles, one hundred thousand bullets."

"Two mortars, one hundred shells."

"There are also dozens of boxes of canned food; let's give them to the brigade commander to improve his meals."

Brigade Commander Chen's eyes widened suddenly.

He turned his head and looked at Li Yunlong.

Then I looked at Zhou Tianyang.

"What did you say?"

"Are they all weapons and ammunition?"

"right!"

Li Yunlong nodded vigorously, unable to stop smiling.

"Brigade Commander, you heard me right."

"These things belong to our First and Second Regiments, half and half each."

"It was specially delivered to the brigade headquarters."

Commander Chen's Adam's apple bobbed.

He walked to the mule cart and opened a wooden box himself.

Dozens of rifles were neatly arranged inside.

The Hanyang Rifle, although an old gun, is very well maintained.

He then opened another box.

Still a rifle.

Open another one.

It's a mortar shell.

Brigade Commander Chen straightened up and looked at the mule carts.

There was a long silence.

Then, he turned around and looked at Li Yunlong and Zhou Tianyang.

"You two, come in with me."

His tone was calm, but there was something indescribable in his eyes.

"Explain this matter to me from beginning to end."

After saying that, he strode into the courtyard.

Political Commissar Wang followed behind, glancing at Li Yunlong and Zhou Tianyang.

His eyes held a mixture of curiosity and surprise.

Li Yunlong and Zhou Tianyang exchanged a glance and followed him inside.

In the courtyard, Brigade Commander Chen sat at the stone table.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip of water, and then put it down.

Their gazes fell upon the two of them.

"Speak."

"What exactly is going on with all this stuff?"

"Where did you guys make your fortune?"

Li Yunlong stood to the side, opened his mouth, as if to say something.

But seeing Brigade Commander Chen's expression, he swallowed his words.

He gestured to Zhou Tianyang with his eyes.

The meaning is obvious, you explain it.

Zhou Tianyang stepped forward, his tone calm.

"Brigadier, these things were seized from the Japanese transport convoy after we intercepted them."

Brigade Commander Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

"A transport team?"

"right."

Zhou Tianyang nodded and recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

"The first time was at Black Wind Pass."

"On the second day after our new second regiment was formed, we were together with Lao Li's new first regiment."

"We ambushed a Japanese transport company, consisting of five trucks."

As Brigade Commander Chen listened, his fingers tapped lightly on the table.

He was not interrupted.

"The second time was a few days ago."

Zhou Tianyang continued.

"At Broken Soul Gorge, our two regiments ambushed another reinforced Japanese company."

"More than 350 Japanese soldiers and ten truckloads of supplies."