Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

But no one could have imagined that such a young man would become the number one god of war among an army of four million?

"Da Biao, what do you think of this soldier?"

Zhang Dabiao didn't know about Zhang Yingcai's combat experience yet. He scratched his head and said, "He doesn't look like a very capable soldier. Commander, why do you care about him? A relative?"

"Don't worry about it. Go get close to them first and ask where their home is and how many people there are. I'll go find their leader and ask for them. Oh, and don't forget to bring Xiao Wanshi along."

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he saw his beloved relatives, brothers, comrades, and old subordinate Cheng Xiazi riding a horse towards him.

He immediately stood up and went to meet him: "Old Cheng, Old Cheng, Old Cheng, hey, hey, hey, slow down, Blind Cheng, do you want to hit me to death?"

Cheng Kang was riding a horse on the road when suddenly a man jumped out from the side of the road. At first glance, he looked like Li Yunlong. But when he heard the man who looked like Li Yunlong call him Old Cheng, Blind Cheng couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Because he panicked and did not slow down the horse, the warhorse rushed straight towards Li Yunlong. When he reacted, he pulled the reins hard, and Li Yunlong jumped onto the road next to him.

"Blind Cheng, I didn't get killed by the Japs, but you almost ran me over. Did you do that on purpose? You want to trade my head for money? I just called you Blind Cheng twice, why are you retaliating against me like this?"

Li Yunlong fell to the ground and simply didn't get up, lying on the ground yelling.

Cheng Kang felt guilty and quickly jumped off his horse: "My old squad leader, can you please be reasonable? You suddenly jumped out from the side of the road and scared me to death. Get up quickly, the soldiers are watching us."

As he spoke, he reached out to pull Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong turned his head and said, "Ouch, my old waist hurts so much. Blind Cheng, you have to take responsibility for me and pay for my medical expenses."

Hearing this, Cheng Kang was completely stunned. It seemed that Li Yunlong was trying to scam him.

I was riding a horse and hurrying on my way, when suddenly a Li Yunlong appeared on the side of the road. Li Yunlong was so shameless that he started asking for compensation directly when so many soldiers were marching past him.

"Old squad leader, could you please get up? Stop yelling. It would be terrible if word got out that the famous Jin-Cha-Ji Independent Column Commander Li Yunlong was scamming someone on the street to claim medical expenses. Besides, you're not short of supplies right now. How could you be bothered with the little supplies from my 772nd Regiment?"

Li Yunlong was not moved at all after hearing this: "Ouch, my legs, ouch, my..."

Cheng Kang realized that Li Yunlong was blackmailing him and must have come to him for something or someone.

Many people had heard about Kong Jie from the Independent Regiment, so after seeing Li Yunlong like this, Cheng Kang sat down next to Li Yunlong.

"My squad leader, commander, your independent column is now rich and powerful. A single battle can yield millions of rounds of ammunition and thousands of artillery shells. What can you possibly want from my 772nd Regiment? Just tell me what you want. Stop acting. You are a commander after all."

Hearing this, Li Yunlong's waist and legs instantly stopped aching, and he jumped up from the ground. "Really? Give me everything I like?"

Cheng Kang rolled his eyes at Li Yunlong and said, "Fake!"

"Ouch, my..."

Seeing how shameless Li Yunlong was, Cheng Kang silently covered his face. What a sin! When he was in the army, how come he ended up in Li Yunlong's squad and made him his squad leader?

Now Cheng Kang really wants to leave and pretend that he doesn't know Li Yunlong.

Many people in the 772nd Regiment stopped and watched Li Yunlong's performance, but Li Yunlong didn't care at all. Shameless? In the past, when everyone went to the brigade commander and division commander to ask for supplies, they were much more exaggerated than Li Yunlong was doing now. Throwing a tantrum was the most basic thing. It was common for them to stay at the brigade gate for a day or two for a few hundred rounds of ammunition.

"Tell me what you want, I'll think about it!"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately came to Cheng Kang's side and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any loss. I'll give you a Type 92 infantry gun and 20 rounds of ammunition in exchange for one person."

Hearing this, Cheng Kang immediately jumped up and down: "You want me to be the battalion commander? Impossible, absolutely impossible. I have worked so hard to train several battalion commanders."

"I didn't say you were the battalion commander!"

Li Yunlong looked at Cheng Xiazi in surprise. How come so many people knew that he had exchanged the Type 92 infantry gun for the battalion commander?

"Li Yunlong, you are rich and powerful. You are willing to exchange a cannon for a battalion commander. Everyone in the Eighth Route Army knows this."

Hearing this, Li Yunlong also realized who was spreading the gossip: "Ding Wei is such a loud speaker, I'm going to settle the score with him when I get back!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Blind Cheng with a smile and said, "Old Cheng, what is our relationship? I brought you up single-handedly. Exchanging a Type 92 infantry gun for a battalion commander is for outsiders. Ding Wei and the others can't compare with you. Don't worry about me not wanting to be the battalion commander?"

Seeing that Blind Cheng ignored him, Li Yunlong continued.

"Old Cheng, have you forgotten? When you first joined the army, I was the one who taught you how to shoot a gun."

After hearing this, Cheng Kang rolled his eyes at Li Yunlong and said, "Yes, old squad leader, you taught me how to shoot a gun, even with the rifling worn out. You asked me to shoot at a fifty-meter target, and after I missed with two shots, you called me blind for not being able to hit the target at such a close distance. Now, wherever I go, people call me Blind Cheng. I'll remember this incident."

After Cheng Kang finished complaining, he looked at Li Yunlong, and then both of them laughed. Li Yunlong handed him a cigarette and said seriously.

"I'll exchange you for someone else, but don't worry, it's not the battalion commander."

Hearing this, Cheng Kang felt relieved. It was okay as long as he wasn't the battalion commander.

"Who?"

"Zhang Yingcai, a squad leader in your regiment."

After hearing this, Cheng Kang looked at Li Yunlong in surprise. "Zhang Yingcai? He just moved from a clerk to a squad leader in the company. What do you like about him?"

Hearing this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Lao Zhao. He was indeed a scholar with a flexible mind. He should write down the merit book first. If there were talented people, he could know about it first and transfer them to his own army.

"You know, I have a lot of people under me now, all rough and tumble, few of whom can read. I need some people to record orders and such. Last time I attacked Datong, I said Zhang Dabiao, please remember that. Guess what happened?"

Zhang Dabiao, who was not far away, turned his head away while listening to his commander's lies about him. His commander was good in every way, except that he didn't even blush when he lied. He was not in the headquarters at all.

"What's wrong?"

"Zhang Dabiao said to me: Commander, how do you write the word 'Da' in Datong?"

"puff!"

Cheng Kang immediately laughed out loud and threw the cigarette butt on the ground.

"Okay, stop making up stories for me. You just need a person, what have you done to Da Biao? How about this? You let Zhang Da Biao come to my 772nd Regiment, and I will give you Zhang Yingcai."

"You're dreaming. I'm not going to play along with you anymore. I'm interested in Zhang Yingcai. Name your price!"

"Just as you said, a Type 92 infantry gun. Take the people back first, and give me the gun when you get to Ping'an County!" After Cheng Kang finished speaking, he patted his butt and was about to leave.

Seeing Cheng Xiazi so straightforward, Li Yunlong immediately smiled from ear to ear: "Okay, I'll give you five more shells!"

Chapter 277: Only about million, not much, really not much

After Li Yunlong left, the political commissar of the 772nd Regiment came over.

"Old Cheng, you saw Zhang Yingcai's performance in the Battle of Yu County. He's a talented person. But you're giving a Type 92 infantry gun to Li Yunlong? Are you willing to do that?"

The 772nd Regiment is different from Kong Jie and Ding Wei's independent regiment and the new 2nd Regiment.

This is a formal and well-organized regiment, and they live better than Li Yunlong's original New 1st Regiment. Each person has a rifle and at least thirty rounds of ammunition. Every company has light and heavy machine guns, and is equipped with at least a thousand rounds of ammunition. Mortars and grenade launchers are also available.

Although they did not have the Type 92 infantry gun, they could borrow it from the division or brigade headquarters if needed. This was the treatment for the main force regiment with an organization, which was completely different from the unorganized regiment that Li Yunlong and his team had developed independently.

A Type 92 infantry gun, Blind Cheng really doesn't like it.

After hearing this, Cheng Kang lit a cigarette, glanced at his political commissar, and said, "Do you think I don't know that this is to repay Li Yunlong's favor? During the battle of Yu County, Li Yunlong gave us so many weapons and ammunition, and he didn't say a word. Even if he didn't say anything, we can't forget it."

"Li Yunlong's independent column also led the attack, and it was also Li Yunlong's independent column that suffered the most casualties in the capture of Yu County. When cleaning up the battlefield, he took rifles and gave us both light and heavy machine guns. He also didn't leave us out when taking pictures. How much do we owe him?"

"I was worried about how to repay Li Yunlong's favor. He came to ask for the person, so I just gave him the person. It's because he is rich now. If it were in the past, he would have brought people to rob the Type 92 infantry gun. If Li Yunlong likes something, he would dare to take it even if it is in the hands of the King of Hell."

"So that's how it is. I thought you didn't know about Zhang Yingcai."

Cheng Kang took a puff of his cigarette, sighed, and said, "Zhang Yingcai is a talented guy. He's smart, daring, and daring. He's pretty much like Li Yunlong back then. Well, Li Yunlong was a bit more of a scoundrel, while Zhang Yingcai is more disciplined."

"With our 772nd Regiment, this kid's strengths can't be fully utilized. On the contrary, he can better utilize his strengths in Li Yunlong's independent column!"

Cheng Kang jumped on his horse and continued, "Zhang Yingcai dared to lead three men to seize the Japanese regiment commander's headquarters, and Li Yunlong dared to launch a surprise attack on Datong right under the Japanese's noses. Do you think these two people are similar?"

Hearing this, the political commissar's eyes lit up: "You know what, the two of them really do look a bit alike."

"So, it's a waste of talent for Zhang Yingcai to follow us. It would be best for him to follow Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong has a high degree of freedom. Unlike us, we need to guard the headquarters and act according to orders during battles. Why not let him join Li Yunlong's independent column? I also want to see how far he can go."

The political commissar couldn't help but give Cheng Kang a thumbs up: "The regiment commander is really thoughtful."

"When we get to Ping'an County, quickly arrange for someone to bring back the Type 92 infantry gun. Li Yunlong is a tough guy, and he changes his mind faster than turning the pages of a book. Be careful, he might take someone away and then turn around and deny it!"

"That shouldn't be the case, right?"

"You saw what Li Yunlong looked like just now. Did he look like a column commander? He's nothing but a scoundrel."

"Hahaha……"

After Li Yunlong left, he immediately found Zhang Dabiao, who was chatting with Zhang Yingcai and Xiao Wanshi at the time.

"Let's go, hurry up and return to our independent column first."

"Commander Cheng, didn't you promise to give us one person? What's wrong with you?"

"If one person is already hesitant, wouldn't two people bleed profusely? Take the person back first and consider it a wedding gift from Blind Cheng!"

Xiao Wanshi is different from Zhang Yingcai. Zhang Yingcai is a newly emerged talent and is only a squad leader. Li Yunlong still has some face with Cheng Xiazi, but Xiao Zhanshen was already a platoon leader in 38, leading his platoon to escort twelve Japanese prisoners of war with the rank of major or above.

He is now a company commander, and it is estimated that after this battle he will at least be a deputy battalion commander. Blind Cheng will definitely not let him go, so he will take him away himself, and then go to the brigade commander and shamelessly ask for a transfer order, and the matter will be settled.

The person must be taken away first, otherwise Blind Cheng will never let him go.

Li Yunlong knew that Blind Cheng was so willing to give it to Zhang Yingcai because he wanted to repay a favor. Otherwise, a Type 92 infantry gun in exchange for a squad leader who had made great achievements on the battlefield and had a promising future? No way.

"Commander, we're at the fork in the road to Yangquan. Which way should we go?"

Just when Li Yunlong and his men were quickly finding the independent column, a messenger found Li Yunlong.

"Yangquan, the headquarters of the Fourth Division?"

"Correct!"

"Go straight to Yangquan. I want to see if the Japanese still dare to defend the city!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the news, Zhao Gang immediately ordered his troops to march towards Yangquan. Although he was doubtful about Li Yunlong's order, he resolutely carried it out.

"Old Li, Yangquan is the headquarters of the Fourth Division. Are you planning to destroy the Fourth Division as well?"

Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "It's too early to destroy the Fourth Division. Now is not the time yet. We still need them to get us some supplies."

"Then you're going to Yangquan?"

"Establish your authority!"

Li Yunlong laughed and said, "The 61st Regiment of the 4th Division was almost completely wiped out by us. The 8th Regiment is busy collecting the bodies. The remaining troops are all near Yangquan, but there is only one division headquarters in Yangquan City."

"Believe it or not, the Fourth Division's headquarters is definitely busy relocating right now. What we want is to establish our authority and let the Fourth Division set an example by abandoning the city and fleeing. Then, when our troops attack other counties in the future, the Japanese will have a reason to flee."

"The 4th Division can't even defend a county town, so how can we let a regiment do that? The Japs are not fools. Once this hole is opened, we can go anywhere we want in Jin Province except Taiyuan and Changzhi."

Hearing this, Zhao Gang nodded. The brigade commander had sneaked up to Li Yunlong without anyone noticing, and was a little surprised to hear Li Yunlong's theory.

"Who did you learn this from?"