coobybook Chapter 242 Brother Yunlong
Chapter 242 Brother Yunlong
Yan Xishan watched the I-15 fleeing southward mercilessly, and the last bit of hope in his heart was about to be shattered. He thought to himself: Perhaps it was a mistake for him to have always regarded the Independent Column as an enemy.
"Commander Yan, some areas in the north that we control have been occupied by the Independent Column!"
"How are the casualties?"
"There were no casualties! They tied up our soldiers and sent them back overnight. Even their weapons and equipment were neatly stacked aside!"
Yan Xishan was sweating profusely. He actually hoped that the independent column would open fire, even if it only killed one soldier of his Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. He would then criticize them verbally and in writing, or even send a full-scale military attack.
However, how could Li Yunlong and Wang Meng, who are rough but delicate, give him this opportunity?
Whether using artillery to stop the enemy or using tanks and armored vehicles to encircle them, there is only one goal: to defeat the enemy without fighting.
At this moment, a regiment of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, huddled in Fenghuangzui, not only had no threat to their lives, but they also felt a sense of comfort that they had come to the right place.
"In that case, let them withdraw! As for the palm-sized land in the north, give it to Li Yunlong."
"Commander Yan, are we just going to take this loss like this?"
"What else? A regiment from Fenghuangzui and a regiment from Linzhou are not worth that small piece of land? You don't really think that Chongqing will help us if we go to war with the Independent Column?"
Yan Laoxi has been in the industry for so many years, can't he see through the transport captain's tricks?
He just wanted to take a chance. He took the Chongqing decree and made his own plans.
If the independent column was not so tough, all the land in Yuncheng would have been taken by him.
However, his wishful thinking was wrong.
The Independent Column has countless mines in Yuncheng and Changzhi. These are necessary materials for military industrial bases and economic development zones. How could they possibly give them up?
"Send a telegram to the Independent Column, saying that our troops were accidentally stranded on the other side of the river during a river crossing exercise, and ask the Independent Column to send them back! You can decide on the specific wording."
After Yan Xishan finished his explanation, he left Tongguan with a lonely look on his face.
Since the situation had not reached the point of breaking off relations, Li Yunlong naturally took advantage of the situation and asked Zhang Dabiao to find a dozen small sampans to slowly send a regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army back to Tongguan.
Then Fenghuangzui was handed over to the Independent Regiment, and the garrison of Yongji Yellow River Bridge was temporarily under the responsibility of the Reconnaissance Battalion of the Independent Column. When conditions were ripe, it would be handed over to the 1st Infantry Division.
Shen Quan, who was conducting a large-scale military exercise outside Linzhou City, also withdrew the 3rd Armored Division back to Pingshun. Finally, he left dozens of boxes of instant noodles on the "exercise" site as a parting gift to Chu Yunfei.
Chu Yunfei looked at the instant noodles piled up like a mountain in the regiment headquarters and picked up a pack and shook it.
“Brother Yunlong, since you’ve already drawn your sword, why are you showing mercy?”
"Commander, are all these supplies poisonous? Or should we just destroy them?"
Chu Yunfei did not answer, but directly opened a package, broke off a piece of the crispy bread, put it in his mouth and started chewing.
"Li Yunlong is not that mean. Besides, our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army may be back in the same trench with him. Come and try it. It tastes good!"
Fang Ligong also broke off a small piece and put it in his mouth to savor it carefully.
After the transport captain in Chongqing learned that Yan Xishan had withdrawn his troops, he was not furious, but became a little more vigilant.
"Xun'en, since the Eighth Route Army has driven the Independent Column out of our home, whether it's true or not, why don't we give them a helping hand and extend an olive branch to them?"
"That's great! The whole country will praise your magnanimity. Even if the independent column is not used by me, at least it will not become my enemy."
"Then go ahead and do it! I'm tired, let me take a break!"
Chen Bulei returned to the Second Attendant's Room and immediately began drafting the appointment letter and prepared to fly directly to Pingshun.
Yan Xishan, who was closer to Li Yunlong, took action first. He sent Li Yunlong a large number of pigs, cattle and sheep, and wrote a letter.
"Commander Li, we were comrades in the same trench before, and we will be brothers in the war of resistance in the future. A few days ago, I didn't discipline you strictly, so a misunderstanding occurred. I'm offering you a small gift to express my apology."
Li Yunlong looked at the pigs, cattle, sheep and letters sent by Yan Laoxi, and couldn't help but praise the old man for being a good person.
"If it was weapons and ammunition sent by Mr. Yan, I would definitely return it to him. But as for these pigs, cattle and sheep, we will just accept them reluctantly!"
"Don't refuse it. Besides, we haven't reached the point of a falling out yet, so we should just give them a way out and get on with our own business!"
The next biggest event for the Independent Column was the collapse of the New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment.
Li Yunlong and Wang Meng were the first to pull weapons and equipment to the New 1st Regiment. When Li Yunlong saw his front-line troops, he was filled with emotion.
"Old Ding, I gave you all the money I saved with great difficulty, but you didn't even treat me to a drink."
"Old Li, you have to speak with conscience. Did I give you the cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town?"
"What's the connection? I snatched it with my own hands. It has nothing to do with you, Old Ding. Besides, I will only have a cavalry company in my hands!"
"Hahaha, then you were being blackmailed by the brigade commander, but it has nothing to do with us!"
When Li Yunlong heard the word "brigade commander", his worry increased even more.
"Let's stop talking nonsense. I have delivered the weapons and equipment you need. You don't have much time. You only need three months to form combat effectiveness! The Japanese won't give us too much time!"
Wang Meng handed over the weapons and equipment he brought, and then brought an artillery training class and an armored vehicle training class to the newly formed 1st Infantry Division.
"Captain Ding, I'm leaving the training class to you. Once we have trained qualified artillery and armored troops, we can transform into an armored division!"
"Okay, now we are also a direct subordinate unit of the independent column. Old Wang, you can't play the game of direct descendants. In a few days, we will send the selected soldiers to you and teach them how to drive tanks!"
In fact, Wang Meng and Lin Shubing have already discussed this matter. This year, they will recruit the fourth batch of students, specifically targeting the troops of Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Xing Zhiguo.
The second batch of students who will graduate in half a year will also be assigned to their three newly established infantry divisions on a priority basis.
In addition, Lin Shubing also selected outstanding instructors to conduct night schools in the three infantry divisions to help train middle and senior officers to ensure that these weapons and equipment could exert their maximum combat effectiveness in their hands.
The expansion of Ding Wei and Kong Jie's troops went relatively smoothly. They completed the basic construction in less than ten days and started training.
But Li Yunlong’s former unit, Xing Zhiguo’s independent regiment, was not that simple.