Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Captain, should we report this to our superiors?"

"We are now an independent column, and we don't need to report general military operations!"

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "This time we have to wipe out all the bandits nearby. I guess we need to mobilize all our forces. Old Zhao, you will be responsible for writing the report!"

"give it to me!"

Zhao Gang nodded and quickly prepared his speech in his mind.

"Please introduce the other six bandits."

Staff Officer Wang nodded and pointed to another hill on the map. "The other six bandits aren't as strong as Black Cloud Village. Most of them have only a few dozen men. They're located on Big Solitary Mountain, Second Solitary Mountain, and..."

After listening to Staff Officer Wang's introduction, Li Yunlong said, "Let me arrange the deployment. I will lead the Second Battalion and its artillery company (expanded after securing supplies from the attack on Wangjia Town) to take charge of Heiyun Village!"

"Old Zhao, you're leading a company from the Third Battalion and are responsible for this group of bandits on Dagu Mountain. Is that okay?"

"No problem, leave it to me!"

"Old Xing, you are in charge of Xiaogushan!"

"Staff Officer Wang, you are responsible..."

"..."

Li Yunlong assigned different people to take charge of the seven bandits based on the number in the intelligence. The smallest bandit had only more than 30 people, occupying a hilltop and only a dozen guns. Li Yunlong could solve the problem by simply sending a platoon.

"The Cavalry Battalion is responsible for meeting up with the First Battalion and ensuring the rest of the soldiers return safely!"

"Yes!"

"Tell the soldiers that we can come back for today's celebration banquet after we wipe out these bandits. I want all of them back, don't you hear me?"

"Yes!"

The independent column moved very quickly. After Li Yunlong gave the order, all the troops set out immediately according to the established plan.

Zhao Gang also quickly sent a telegram directly to the division headquarters, informing the division headquarters of the independent column's action plan.

"This Li Yunlong, he's about to make a big move just after he was asked to form an independent column. This kid can't sit still for a moment. He wants revenge, not just revenge, but also bandit suppression!"

After reading the telegram, the division commander shook his head.

"Commander, this shows that Li Yunlong has grown up. If he had been here before, he would have definitely been clamoring for revenge for the soldiers and reported it to us, and we would have had a hard time dealing with him. But now, he knows how to find excuses to cover up his mistakes!"

"Well, I just hope he doesn't cause me any more trouble. Call the independent column back. The division headquarters agrees with their actions!"

"Yes!"

Chapter 59: Bobcat: I, the boss, robbed the Eighth Route Army

"Brother, brother!"

In the spacious and slightly dim gathering hall of Heiyun Village, the leaders of Heiyun Village were drinking happily. The second-in-command, Shanmao, strode into the gathering hall with his head held high. His originally shrewd and cunning face was now filled with irrepressible excitement.

Xie Baoqing put down the wine bowl in his hand, wiped his mouth and said, "Second Brother is back? You look so happy, did you snatch the woman from Mizhi?"

"Brother, the second in command is the best at snatching wives, maybe he's even the third one!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Juyi Hall burst into laughter. The second in command, Shanmao, was a womanizer, and this was something that the entire Black Cloud Village knew. Not only was he a womanizer, but he was also cruel. The women who fell into his hands would either die or be disabled. He kept clamoring for this woman from Mizhi.

Listening to the teasing of the other bandits around him, Mountain Cat did not get angry this time, as if he didn't hear it.

"Brother, my wife didn't get it, but I got this!"

Shanmao took out a box from his pocket, held it high above his head, and walked around the gathering hall so that everyone could see clearly what he was holding.

"What's so mysterious?"

"That's right, I can't see clearly!"

"If you can't grab a woman, grab a bellyband?"

A group of drunken bandits immediately started shouting, some of them disdainful of Shanmao. Xie Baoqing, on the other hand, stood up from his tiger-skin-covered chair. The object in Shanmao's hand looked familiar, and the closer he got, the more excited he became. "Second Brother, this is Western medicine. Is it morphine? Where did you get it?"

Morphine is definitely hard currency these days. A bottle of morphine is even more expensive than gold. After all, gold cannot save lives, but morphine can. Morphine is even more in short supply on the black market. No matter how much morphine appears, someone will buy it immediately.

“Brother, it’s morphine, I stole this number!”

Bobcat held up the morphine and extended a finger.

"Ten?"

Shanmao shook his head and said, "Brother, it's one hundred!"

After saying this, Shanmao raised his head and glanced at the others with a proud look on his face. Shanmao was the second in command who was promoted by Xie Baoqing some time ago. Many people were not convinced of Shanmao, thinking that he became the second in command by pleasing Xie Baoqing and that he had made no contribution to the Black Cloud Village. This could be seen from the fact that he was teased by a group of people when he entered the Juyi Hall just now.

"One hundred?"

Xie Baoqing's eyes widened. If Heiyun Village had a hundred bottles of morphine, they would not lack food for the winter this year, next year, and the year after, and they could also exchange it for a batch of weapons and ammunition.

Seeing that his elder brother didn't believe it, Shanmao immediately clapped his hands. Two bandits came in carrying a small box and placed it carefully on the ground.

Shan Mao walked over and opened the box, causing Xie Baoqing to yell, "Second brother, be careful!"

Shanmao opened the box, revealing the packaged morphine inside, and said, "Brother, one hundred!"

Xie Baoqing rubbed his hands and walked to the box. He opened one of the boxes and found ten morphine tubes neatly placed in the box.

"We're rich, hahaha, brothers, we're rich!"

Xie Baoqing laughed excitedly and then shouted, "Come here, serve the second in command some wine!"

After finishing speaking, Xie Baoqing returned to his seat and raised his glass: "Brothers, this glass of wine is for the second brother, cheers!"

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

A group of people drank it all in one gulp, and the gathering hall instantly became lively again. Bobcat smiled and pressed his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. This time no one objected, and everyone looked at Bobcat.

"Brother, besides morphine, there's also this!"

Several more bandits came in carrying boxes. Shanmao opened the boxes, revealing the yellow bullets inside: "Ten thousand bullets!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire Juyi Hall was in an uproar again. Ten thousand bullets was not a small number. There were less than two hundred guns in the entire Heiyun Village, and each person could get more than fifty bullets.

"Hahaha, second brother, I was right about you. You are a talented person. You did a great job. Hahahaha!"

Xie Baoqing patted Shanmao's shoulder vigorously, then hugged him tightly in his arms and looked at the other leaders of Heiyun Village.

"The boss is so wise!"

"I told you that my second brother could do it."

"The boss has a keen eye for talent!"

"Brother, these medicines were not stolen from the Japanese, right? Will the second brother cause trouble for our Black Cloud Village?"

Amidst the flattering voices, there was a particularly harsh one. The people who were originally complimenting him fell silent and looked at Shanmao. They were so happy that they forgot to ask Shanmao where the spoils came from. If they were from the Japanese devils, then Heiyun Village might be in trouble.

Xie Baoqing waved his hand and said, "Even if it's the devil's stuff, we're not afraid. With these things, the worst that can happen is we can just move!"

As soon as this was said, the other bandits thought about it and realized that it was true. Morphine was so valuable that even if it belonged to the Japanese, the worst that could happen was that they would move to another mountain and change their names and continue to be bandits. The Taihang Mountains were so big that the Japanese could not find them at all.

Shanmao immediately explained: "Brother, brothers, don't worry, I am Shanmao, I am not a brainless person. I know we can't afford to offend the Japs. These medicines and ammunition were stolen from the Eighth Route Army!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire Juyi Hall immediately fell silent, followed by unbridled laughter: "Hahahaha..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Second brother, tell the truth, even if we rob the devil's brothers, we won't blame you!"

"Yes, tell the truth, second brother."

"The Eighth Route Army? Those dirt-crawler Eighth Route Army soldiers had trouble even getting enough to eat. They wore straw sandals and tattered cotton-padded jackets in the dead of winter, and the guns they carried were older than my father."

"Two months ago, I attacked an Eighth Route Army unit. After the battle, I didn't even get back any ammunition. I only managed to snatch some scrap metal and a dozen pounds of food."

A group of bandits laughed wildly, and their laughter was not without reason. In the perception of all the bandits, the Eighth Route Army was the poorest, had no money and was the most difficult to deal with, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was the richest and the easiest to deal with, followed by the puppet army.

In the original drama, Xie Baoqing claimed that he had robbed the Japanese, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the puppet army, and local rich people, but he had never robbed the Eighth Route Army. It was not because Xie Baoqing was so kind, but because the Eighth Route Army was too poor, and the Eighth Route Army troops usually fought to the death when they encountered bandits.

Every time they robbed the Eighth Route Army, they would suffer heavy casualties and waste a lot of ammunition, but what they got was pitifully little, and they couldn't even make back their money. Over time, all the bandits knew that robbing the Eighth Route Army was a losing business, so naturally, these bandits would not rob the Eighth Route Army. It was not because they had a change of heart.

Seeing that no one believed him, Shanmao said anxiously, "Really, big brother, it's really the Eighth Route Army. It seems to be the New First Regiment."

"Suck, Shinichi?"

In the Juyi Hall, the man holding a white paper fan and acting as the advisor of the Black Cloud Village gasped and frowned. Seeing this, Xie Baoqing frowned and asked, "Advisor Tang, is this new group very famous?"

Chapter 60: Behind Master Tang stood a group of big men

"Boss, this new group is extraordinary."

Master Tang stood up and bowed to the head lord, then took a step forward and spoke slowly.

"Old Tang, tell me, what makes this new group so special?"

"Boss, some time ago, in the battle of Cangyunling, a regiment of the Japanese was defeated by the Eighth Route Army, and the regiment commander was killed. The Japanese's opponent was this New 1st Regiment."

Xie Baoqing couldn't help but take a deep breath, turned around and walked back to his seat, frowning in thought. However, Lao Tang continued, "There was also the Battle of Yixiantian, where the New 1st Regiment wiped out a Japanese battalion. And the great victory at Wangjiazhen a few days ago, where they captured a Japanese major general and killed another, was also won by this New Regiment."

Lao Tang recounted the battle achievements of the New 1st Regiment in detail, and everyone in Heiyun Village looked at each other in surprise. It sounded like this New 1st Regiment was not easy to deal with.

"Master Tang, you're trying to boost others' morale and destroy our prestige. You know so much about the Eighth Route Army, aren't you the same?"

Master Tang rolled his eyes at the Second in Command and said, "If I want to go, I need someone to want me to go. Go ask around and see who doesn't know this information."

Seeing the two people arguing, Xie Baoqing calmed them down and said, "Alright, stop arguing. Who cares if they're from the Eighth Route Army or the Ninth Route Army, Lao Er!"

"Big brother!"

After glaring at Master Tang, Shanmao looked at Xie Baoqing.

"Did you register your number when you robbed me?"

Hearing this, Shanmao immediately became alert and said, "Brother, I reported your number. At that time, the Eighth Route Army asked us who we were. I told them that there was a hero in the Black Cloud Mountain, roaring through the forest..."

After hearing this, Xie Baoqing looked at the smug Bobcat and suddenly felt a little regretful. He continued to ask, "Did you leave any survivors?"

"One escaped, and the other eight or nine were all killed. Their heads were hanging on the roadside."