Chapter 94: Heaven Has Eyes—it’s Time For Old Me To Get Rich Again!
The concentration camp’s defenders were completely wiped out by Ding Wei and Li Yunlong together, not even a single Japanese Invader hair was left.
Li Yunlong stepped on a pile of Japanese Invader corpses, looking like a war god, arrogantly gazing at the more than one thousand direct subordinate prisoners of war in front of him: “Direct Lineage brothers, I’m Li Yunlong, that bastard Sakada Shinzhe was killed by me. If you’re willing to follow me to fight Japanese Invaders, come with me. If not, I won’t force you!”
Da Wei immediately responded first: “I’m willing to follow Regiment Commander Li to join the Eighth Route Army. Regiment Commander Li’s one regiment can crush the Sakada Regiment. Following such a commander is better than those direct lineage bureaucrats.”
Xiao Long immediately roared after: “Those direct lineage bureaucrats don’t treat us like people, they’re still engaging in internal strife with the great enemy right in front of them, refusing to save us from death. Such an army is doomed not to last long. I’m willing to follow Regiment Commander Li to fight Japanese Invaders, even if I die in battle, it’s better than being implicated to death on the direct lineage side.”
Immediately after, others also responded one after another:
“Being able to follow Regiment Commander Li to fight Japanese Invaders is our honor.”
“We’re soldiers, who wouldn’t want to follow a commander who can fight wars? No need to say more, I’m following Regiment Commander Li.”
“Count me in too, Regiment Commander Li, as long as you don’t mind, I’ll follow you to the end.”
“Our direct lineage 27th Division and direct lineage 72nd Division were crushed by the Sakada Regiment, our unit designations were all canceled. Even if we go back and join other direct lineage troops, we’ll be squeezed out and it won’t be easy to get by. Better to join the Eighth Route Army.”
“That’s right, join the Eighth Route Army.”
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More than one thousand direct subordinate prisoners of war, every single one was willing to follow Li Yunlong.
This scene left Chu Yunfei and Captain Sun Ming stunned.
Captain Sun Ming couldn’t believe it: “Regimental Commander, am I seeing this right? Li Yunlong just stood there and shouted that he’s Li Yunlong, that he killed Regimental Commander Sakata, and these more than one thousand direct subordinate prisoners of war are all willing to follow him? He incorporates more than one thousand prisoners of war just like that?”
These are direct lineage troops, the ones who look down on the Eighth Route Army the most, yet they change banners and sides after just one shout from Li Yunlong?
You have to know, this changing banners and sides is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
The Eighth Route Army is after all only theoretically friendly forces, sooner or later to be dealt with.
Changing banners and sides now, what that means, don’t all these people understand?
“Why the Eighth Route Army troops expand their forces at such a terrifying speed, this is probably one of the reasons.” Chu Yunfei’s tone was very grave.
Li Yunlong’s move was extremely clever, one could say it was targeted.
If it were other direct subordinate prisoners of war, Li Yunlong probably really wouldn’t be able to incorporate them easily.
But these happen to be from the direct lineage 72nd Division and direct lineage 27th Division, they were crushed by the Sakada Regiment.
And Li Yunlong on Cangyun Ridge took out Regimental Commander Sakata, crushed the Sakada Regiment, this fundamentally affected the morale and hearts of these direct subordinate prisoners of war.
Of course, there were two other important reasons.
One is that Li Yunlong came to save them, he is their lifesaver.
A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring!
The other is that the direct lineage 27th Division and direct lineage 72nd Division have indeed had their unit designations canceled.
If they don’t join the Eighth Route Army, and go back to be stuffed into other direct lineage troops, it won’t be easy to get by either.
If unlucky, they end up under a commander who is muddle-headed and only knows how to make money and grab official positions, that’s no different from having nightmares.
“The Eighth Route Army’s expansion speed is terrifying, no wonder over in Shancheng…” Captain Sun Ming’s words trailed off.
Chu Yunfei interrupted: “Adjutant Sun, let’s not talk about political topics.”
“Yes, Regimental Commander.” Captain Sun Ming nodded.
More than one thousand prisoners of war couldn’t be reorganized all at once right now, so Li Yunlong and Ding Wei temporarily arranged them within the ranks.
“Regiment Commander Li, we’re empty-handed, no weapons and ammunition.” Someone shouted towards Li Yunlong, “Regiment Commander Li, we know the Eighth Route Army is poor, but following you to fight Japanese Invaders, we can’t go empty-handed, right?”
“Don’t worry, on the way back with me, I’ll arrange weapons and ammunition for you.” Li Yunlong confidently patted the Hell Cannon’s cannon barrel and said, “See this thing of mine? This is artillery comparable to heavy weapons. When the time comes, I’ll let you see its power. Staying in my troops, the firepower won’t be inferior at all to your original troops!”
The concentration camp has already been taken, now it’s time to hurry and clear out the strongholds and sentry posts, to clear the road for the transportation team.
And once these strongholds and sentry posts are taken, the captured weapons and ammunition will directly arm these prisoners of war.
What, our captured stuff, can we just distribute it to prisoners of war, will the Brigade Commander agree?
The Brigade Commander will agree, he has to agree!
Our troops with Old Ding are full of soldiers, and weapons and ammunition will definitely be equipped too.
This way, for the military action to attack the railway line, our fist will be harder, and the task can be done even more beautifully.
The Brigade Commander won’t fail to understand this reasoning.
Even stepping back ten thousand steps, the New First Regiment and Independent Regiment are both under the Brigade Commander, it’s all still the Brigade Commander’s anyway.
“Regiment Commander Li, was the gap in the concentration camp’s defenses made by your cannon?” A prisoner of war asked loudly.
They were in the prisoner of war camp, but they heard two huge cannon blasts, the noise like thunder.
They were all muttering in their hearts, who is so lavish, bringing heavy cannons to attack the concentration camp, isn’t that a waste?
The concentration camp’s defenses could be bombarded by ordinary infantry guns.
Using heavy cannons to bombard, the power was excessive.
And after they came out, they didn’t see any heavy cannons.
They only saw the two strange artillery pieces of Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, with such thin cannon barrels, how could they have such great power?
“Yes, it’s this one.” Li Yunlong nodded arrogantly, “Its name is as fierce as its power, called Hell Cannon! The cannon specially to send little Japanese Invaders to hell.”
“Regiment Commander Li, since you have heavy cannons on hand, why rush back? You have to take us to get revenge.” A prisoner of war roared, “Many of our brothers were forced by the Japanese Invaders to mine, many starved to death, worked to death, beaten to death alive. We have to kill that group of beasts before going back.”
Li Yunlong nodded quickly: “Nonsense, of course we have to get revenge for you, but we still need to first get our gear ready…”
Before Li Yunlong finished speaking, Ding Wei on the side keenly caught the detail in the other’s words, and said to Li Yunlong: “Old Li, wait a moment.”
“Old Ding, what’s up?” Li Yunlong was puzzled, “Even if we want revenge, we still need to prepare gear in advance.”
The task the Brigade Commander gave us, we still have to complete it.
“Old Li, that brother just now said they were forced by the Japanese Invaders to mine, we can only take it down by bringing heavy cannons, think about it…” Ding Wei prompted.
Li Yunlong instantly understood, Old Ding this kid really lives up to being the Scheming Advisor, waking up old Li at the key moment.
A mine that can only be attacked with heavy cannons, its defenses must not be low.
In other words, ordinary worthless mines aren’t worth the Japanese Invaders going to such lengths.
So, this mine is extremely valuable.
Hahaha, heaven has eyes, time for old me to get rich again!
