Chapter 24: Look At How Capable You Think You Are
Li Yunlong didn’t directly answer Ding Wei’s question, still asking suspiciously: “Old Ding, with just these light equipment I left you, can you take down the Xikou Warehouse?”
That Xikou Warehouse, when Li Yunlong was the New First Regiment Regiment Commander, he had certainly considered attacking it.
But Li Yunlong didn’t have assault weapons on hand, at most just a few mortars, which fundamentally couldn’t take down the Xikou Warehouse.
Ding Wei came over, and with just a few mortars, he could take down the Xikou Warehouse?
“Mainly, I found a way to get a handle on a Puppet Army battalion commander at the Xikou Warehouse, so when we attack, he’ll provide support from inside, coordinating with me from within and without.” Ding Wei explained.
“How did you get a handle on that Puppet Army battalion commander at the Xikou Warehouse?”
“I found out that Puppet Army battalion commander had a young mistress, used a little trick, and discovered that this Puppet Army battalion commander was privately selling medicine.” Ding Wei said nonchalantly.
The Japanese Invaders strictly forbade the Puppet Army from selling contraband, and medicine was one of the contraband items.
Once discovered, they would absolutely not show mercy.
Li Yunlong was still suspicious: “Why didn’t I find out before?”
Li Yunlong had certainly considered those Puppet Army officers at the Xikou Stronghold, but hadn’t found any Puppet Army officer privately selling medicine.
Ding Wei smiled and said: “Actually, this Puppet Army battalion commander didn’t have a young mistress at all, nor was he selling medicine…”
Ding Wei didn’t finish his words, Li Yunlong glared and understood: “Old Ding, you’re really scheming.”
Clearly, this was Ding Wei slandering that Puppet Army battalion commander, and making it so that Puppet Army battalion commander couldn’t defend himself.
And on the Japanese Invaders’ side, they checked very strictly for selling contraband.
Even if just suspected, they had to go into the Gendarmerie’s torture chamber to experience a taste of hell.
Not to mention this Puppet Army battalion commander couldn’t prove his innocence, once he entered the Japanese Invaders’ Gendarmerie, he was basically dead.
In this way, he had no choice but to work for Ding Wei.
This guy Ding Wei really had the makings of a Scheming Advisor!
“Hehe.” Ding Wei chuckled humbly, “Just a little trick, compared to you Old Li, I’m still a ways off. Although my troops at the 28th Regiment number over three thousand, I haven’t managed to get any mortars.”
“Hahahaha.” Li Yunlong laughed heartily, very smug, “I’ll give you credit for some self-awareness, compared to me, you indeed have a bit of a gap. Let me tell you, getting a few mortars is nothing, being able to get cannons, that’s my real skill!”
Ding Wei, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but be stunned: “Li Yunlong, you’re not bragging, are you?”
I was just being modest, and you come at me with the real thing?
“Hahaha.” Li Yunlong laughed twice more, saying to Zhang Dabiao, “Big Diao, uncover the cloth, let’s open the eyes of our Ding Brigade Commander!”
“Yes, Regiment Commander.” Zhang Dabiao immediately did so.
The cloth was uncovered, revealing the true face of the Hell Cannon.
Ding Wei took one look, and his eyes immediately widened round.
Although Ding Wei had never seen this cannon’s design before, it was indeed an iron lump, no faking it.
Ding Wei was shocked: “Old Li, how did you get this cannon?”
Ding Wei immediately understood Li Yunlong and the Brigade Commander’s intentions.
They brought a cannon, so the attack operation on the Xikou Warehouse would continue.
“Hahahaha.” Li Yunlong laughed a few more times, showing off, “How about it, convinced now? Old Li here is naturally good at building up the family fortune, compared to me, you still need to work harder…”
Li Yunlong didn’t finish his words, the Brigade Commander cursed from the side: “Can you stop bragging? It’s not like you captured it on the battlefield, if you have the ability, capture enemy artillery on the battlefield next time, looting your own people’s artillery, how do you have the face to show off.”
Looting our own people’s artillery?
Ding Wei, upon hearing this, was somewhat dumbfounded.
What conditions the Eighth Route Army was in, Ding Wei knew full well.
A small number of infantry guns and mountain cannons like these artillery were allocated to division-level troops.
This cannon in front of him was a bit odd, but it was definitely also allocated to division-level troops.
Li Yunlong had the ability to loot things from division-level troops?
And he actually looted it, so this kid’s trouble was getting bigger and bigger.
But why was there no rage on the Brigade Commander’s face?
This wasn’t reasonable.
Facing the Brigade Commander’s scolding, Li Yunlong was still full of confidence: “Brigade Commander, just wait, that’s sooner or later.”
“Mm, I’m waiting, if you can’t loot one for me, see how I deal with you!” The Brigade Commander threw this at Li Yunlong, seeing that the New First Regiment’s troops were moving quickly and had almost assembled.
The Brigade Commander then said to Ding Wei: “Leave some people to guard the home, the rest follow me to the Xikou Warehouse.”
“Yes, Brigade Commander.” Ding Wei nodded and immediately carried out the Brigade Commander’s order.
On the way to the Xikou Warehouse, Ding Wei was still very curious: “Brigade Commander, whose cannon did Li Yunlong loot from our own people, and why did the enemies at the Xikou Warehouse suddenly strengthen their defenses?”
Suddenly, now we have a cannon, the strengthened defenses at the Xikou Warehouse meant nothing in front of the cannon, but Ding Wei still wanted to ask clearly.
“The cannon was made by our Border Region Arsenal, they took it out for testing, one shot destroyed three gun towers at the Sunjiabao Stronghold, forcing the puppet army at Sunjiabao to surrender, then another shot wiped out half a company of Japanese Invaders, so Li Yunlong got carried away and looted the cannon from them.” The Brigade Commander explained.
“Our Border Region Arsenal made a cannon?” Ding Wei was very shocked, could the Border Region Arsenal make cannons? Was that possible?
Weren’t they only able to make some secondary bullets and black powder grenades?
They couldn’t even make bayonets, yet they could make cannons?
Though, this cannon looked like a patchwork job, which fit the Border Region Arsenal’s make-do style.
Ding Wei also understood why the Xikou Warehouse suddenly strengthened its defenses.
This cannon made by the Border Region Arsenal had such huge lethality, it must have shocked the Japanese Invaders, probably not just the Xikou Warehouse strengthened defenses, likely all the Japanese Invaders’ strongholds did.
“Our Border Region Arsenal’s new Factory Director Li Muzhi is a top genius! Old Li looted a batch of equipment from outside before and recently dug it back to hand over. Li Muzhi relied on this batch of equipment to make this Hell Cannon in front of us. You’ve seen it too, this Hell Cannon isn’t heavy, even a mule can pull it, yet its lethality is not inferior to the Japanese Invaders’ heavy cannons at all, one can’t help but admire it.” Li Yunlong explained.
“When I have time, I definitely have to meet this Factory Director Li.” Ding Wei immediately became extremely interested in this Li Muzhi, even if Li Yunlong handed over the equipment, making a cannon wasn’t that simple, at least he still needed to make explosives, this Li Muzhi was indeed remarkable.
At the same time Ding Wei was suspicious: “They made this cannon at the arsenal, with Old Zhang’s temper, he wouldn’t guard it like his lifeblood, you Li Yunlong not only looted it, probably couldn’t even touch it, how did you loot it from Old Zhang.”
“Hahaha.” Li Yunlong laughed wildly, “I looted it, that’s my skill.”
The Brigade Commander glanced sideways: Look at how capable you think you are!
