Chapter 133: Brigade Commander: Slipping Away From Me Again?
Pfft!
Li Yunlong chopped off the head of the Japanese Invader sergeant in front of him with one slash, and another small group of Japanese Reinforcements was easily wiped out by Li Yunlong.
Then, Li Yunlong even yawned somewhat boredly, left people to clean up the battlefield, and came to the Brigade Commander: “Brigade Commander, look, these Japanese Reinforcement troops that came are all small fry. Sniping them is simply no difficulty at all. I estimate that most of the Japanese Invaders’ troops are still being contained by our friendly forces, so how about we still…”
Li Yunlong’s words weren’t finished when the Brigade Commander solemnly interrupted: “Li Yunlong, don’t you get careless on me!”
A large batch of Japanese Reinforcements is definitely on the way. Even if friendly forces fish in troubled waters, they can’t block them all.
In one sentence, as long as Zhang Wanhe’s task over there isn’t done, we can’t easily let go here.
“Sun Desheng, you go run over to Old Zhang’s side and see how his task is going.” Li Yunlong turned his head and said to Sun Desheng.
“No need to go.” The Brigade Commander stopped him and said, “If Old Zhang’s task is done, he’ll send someone to notify us. We’ll just continue with the sniping task.”
“Alright, alright, Sun Desheng, you rest then. We’ll listen to the Brigade Commander.” After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he couldn’t help but yawn again and said to the Brigade Commander, “Brigade Commander, how about I catch a little shut-eye? Notify me when the enemy comes?”
“You bastard, daring to sleep on the battlefield!” Although the Brigade Commander cursed Li Yunlong, he still nodded. Half the troops seized the time to sleep and rest, while the other half stayed in combat readiness, taking turns.
Once the Japanese Reinforcements came over, wake the ones sleeping and resting, and immediately take them all out together.
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“Old Qi, didn’t you say you could disassemble the locomotive an hour in advance?” Zhang Wanhe went to Old Qi’s side, who was drenched in sweat.
The hour in advance that Old Qi mentioned had already arrived.
But the locomotive still wasn’t fully disassembled; a small part remained.
“Give me another half hour.” Old Qi’s expression was still somewhat embarrassed.
He’d made a full guarantee in front of Zhang Wanhe, but hadn’t expected a small mishap midway through disassembling the locomotive that delayed things.
“No rush, take it slow. Don’t miss any parts, and don’t damage them.” Zhang Wanhe didn’t urge Old Qi.
“Got it, Minister Zhang.” Old Qi lowered his head and continued working.
“Minister Zhang, the locomotives of the two Iron Turtles have been disassembled and taken back.” A person ran over to report to Zhang Wanhe. “The Iron Turtles’ carriages are still being disassembled.”
“Mm, hurry up.” Zhang Wanhe acknowledged and said, “Give it another half hour. No matter how the disassembly goes by then, we have to withdraw.”
Although Zhang Wanhe hadn’t heard any major sniping sounds, he was well aware that a large batch of Japanese Reinforcement troops was definitely on the way.
As soon as Old Qi finished disassembling this locomotive, we had to leave immediately.
Although this oil water couldn’t be completely plundered clean,
As long as our Hell Cannon has sufficient cannonballs, we can always find more oil water on the railway anytime.
“Yes, Minister Zhang.”
Half an hour later
Old Qi finally fully disassembled the locomotive and was exhausted to the point of collapse.
Zhang Wanhe supported him: “Someone, carry Old Qi back.”
Someone immediately came over and carried Old Qi away.
Zhang Wanhe immediately ordered: “Everyone else listen up: withdraw immediately, take the things and withdraw at the fastest speed.”
The Transportation Team wasn’t all here.
Many batches of people had already taken things and returned in advance.
This was the last batch.
“Minister Zhang, how about we rip up a bit more of the Japanese Invaders’ railroad track?”
“Minister Zhang, these sleepers are good stuff too.”
“Minister Zhang…”
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Quite a few people were reluctant to leave and wanted to grab a bit more stuff.
Zhang Wanhe said sternly: “Obey orders! Whoever dares to delay and mess up the big plan, I’ll shoot him!”
With Zhang Wanhe’s strict order, these reluctant people in the Transportation Team suppressed their emotions one after another and left with the stuff.
Of course, everyone’s emotions were still extremely high:
“The train and Iron Turtles have all been disassembled and taken back. Hard to believe we did it.”
“Yeah, wonder what the Japanese Invaders will think when they find the train and Iron Turtles gone.”
“No need to say, they’ll definitely question their lives.”
“Still a bit of a pity we didn’t rip up more railroad track.”
“Yeah, those sleepers are good raw material for making charcoal too.”
“No matter. As long as the Japanese Invaders don’t give up the railway, we have cannons and can come back anytime.”
“Right, right, haha.”
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“Regiment Commander Li, our Minister Zhang sent me to tell you they’ve finished up and withdrawn over there.” Someone ran to Li Yunlong’s side to remind him.
“Great, Old Zhang finally finished his task.” Li Yunlong, who still had some sleepiness, immediately perked up and turned to the Brigade Commander. “Brigade Commander, have the 772nd Regiment and 771st Regiment cover Old Zhang’s Transportation Team on the way back. I’ll…”
“What I’ll!” The Brigade Commander solemnly interrupted. “Trying to slip away on me again, aren’t you?”
“Brigade Commander, how could this be slipping away.” Li Yunlong said seriously. “Old Zhang’s done, and if they move fast on the road, they’ll soon enter the mountains. But as long as they haven’t entered the mountains, they’re still in danger. If the Japanese Reinforcement troops really catch up, with that many troops we can’t hold them off—what then? So I think we should still play to our guerrilla cover strengths, like making noise somewhere else to draw the Japanese Reinforcements’ attention. Then, with the Japanese Reinforcements led away by us, it’ll cover Old Zhang’s side too, making it even safer for them.”
Li Yunlong’s meaning was:
Our advantage is guerrilla warfare.
Now going to divert the Japanese Reinforcements’ attention, using our guerrilla warfare advantage to contain them, is also strong cover for Zhang Wanhe.
On the contrary!
If we go with Zhang Wanhe and the Japanese Reinforcements catch up.
To cover the Transportation Team, we’d have no choice but to fight the Japanese Invaders desperately.
That way, the troops’ mobility would be restricted, and our guerrilla warfare advantage gone.
Forced into a decisive battle with the Japanese Invaders—not to mention whether we can hold out against their Reinforcement troops in the end.
At the very least, the troops’ casualties would be huge.
“Mm, what you say does have some truth to it.” The Brigade Commander pondered, and Li Yunlong was right.
Our troops’ biggest advantage is guerrilla warfare, not fighting the Japanese Invaders head-on.
If the Japanese Reinforcements really catch us, and they cunningly target the Transportation Team’s soft spot, we’ll be even more passive.
Worst case, surrounded by heavy Japanese forces—like dumplings wrapped up. That’d be losing both chickens and eggs.
“So what do you want to do?” the Brigade Commander asked.
“Brigade Commander, didn’t I say earlier? These Japanese Invaders don’t know how to act human—they don’t load good stuff onto the military train. We bust our asses all night just to grab one carriage of grain. That’s too boring…” Li Yunlong’s words weren’t finished.
The Brigade Commander glowered and interrupted: “Quit beating around the bush with me—spit it out!”
“Simple. There must be good stuff in the Japanese Invaders’ station warehouse. If they won’t load it onto the train, we’ll go get it ourselves.” Li Yunlong said with a grin. “Think about it: we first intercept their military train, then attack their station warehouse. If you were the commander of the Japanese Reinforcements, what would you do?”
The Brigade Commander jumped at this, staring at Li Yunlong in shock: “Li Yunlong, you damn gutsy bastard! I knew you weren’t holding in anything good, but damn, you held in something this big!”
As long as Li Yunlong goes to attack the Japanese Invaders’ station warehouse, no doubt about it.
Once the Japanese Reinforcements find out, they absolutely won’t sit idly by.
Some of them will definitely encircle toward Li Yunlong right away.
The rest, seeing the military train and armored train gone, will be furious and swarm toward Li Yunlong too.
In other words, Li Yunlong would be putting himself at the center of the vortex.
Dancing on the tip of a knife—one slip and he’d be trapped in heavy Japanese encirclement, troops annihilated.
“Brigade Commander, I know this operation is very dangerous. If you don’t approve, I definitely won’t cause trouble.” Li Yunlong immediately stated.
Whether we act like brats or good kids is all up to you, Brigade Commander.
“Our Hell Cannon’s cannonballs are running low too.” The Brigade Commander neither approved nor opposed.
The Japanese Invaders’ station warehouse—no doubt, that’s big oil water.
If lucky, maybe even military industrial supplies.
Pretending not to be tempted would be fake.
And moreover.
Li Yunlong doing this would also divert the Japanese Reinforcements’ attention.
As long as the Reinforcement troops don’t target our Transportation Team, Old Zhang and them can definitely enter the mountains smoothly and get home with the stuff.
But our cannonballs are nearly used up—if Li Yunlong really gets surrounded without cannonballs, he won’t be able to fight out.
Facing the Brigade Commander’s concern, Li Yunlong grinned: “Brigade Commander, how come you’re wise all your life but confused now.”
“How so?” The Brigade Commander looked at Li Yunlong suspiciously.
“Didn’t Old Zhang bring cannonballs and grenades when he came over?” Li Yunlong reminded.
Old Zhang, that iron rooster, brought cannonballs and grenades from the arsenal in advance, for just such needs.
Now, though the train’s disassembled and taken back, the cover task is only half done.
We still need to continue providing cover for Old Zhang—asking him to give us the cannonballs and grenades he brought isn’t too much, right?
“You sly Li Yunlong, your abacus is clacking loud.” The Brigade Commander laughed upon hearing this.
Did Old Zhang bring those cannonballs and grenades for you to use like this?
He brought them in case cannonballs ran low during the railway line attack to grab the train.
Now the task’s done.
And here you are, wanting to take all of Old Zhang’s cannonballs with one cover job.
Old Zhang would jump up and curse for sure.
“Brigade Commander, if you feel it’s too embarrassing to ask, I’ll go talk to Old Zhang.” Li Yunlong took the attitude of doing the dirty work himself while the Brigade Commander stayed out of it.
“Forget it, forget it.” The Brigade Commander waved his hand and said, “Something this big, I’ll go talk to Old Zhang. You go find Ding Wei right now and have him go with you. I’ll get the stuff from Old Zhang and send someone via shortcut to deliver it to you.”
Letting Li Yunlong go attack the Japanese Invaders’ station warehouse—this was too big a deal.
The Brigade Commander wouldn’t dare let Li Yunlong go alone; better have Ding Wei go help watch him.
“Alright, alright.” Li Yunlong nodded quickly, thinking to himself: You say you’re not letting me slip away, but Brigade Commander, this is you actively sending me off.
If we stir up big trouble later, you can’t deny it, Brigade Commander.
Seeing Li Yunlong about to leave, the Brigade Commander grabbed him: “If the oil water in the Japanese Invaders’ station warehouse is too much to take all, just grab the most valuable stuff. Don’t leave the rest for the Japanese Invaders, got it?”
“Brigade Commander, you only care about the oil water, not whether I can come back successfully?”
“Go go go, a dog’s mouth can’t spit ivory.”
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