Chapter 140: This Japanese Invader Is Truly A Talent
“What do you mean ‘like’? This is the scholar’s troops!”
Facing the common scorn target, Gao Liujin miraculously stood in the same trench with Li Yunlong and stopped bickering, immediately mocking, “This scholar is really getting more and more lacking in discernment. He even brought back this puppy born just over ten days ago as spoils of war. That’s hilarious. You might as well carry a couple more guns; that would be better than hugging a few litters of puppies. So many in our troops can’t even get enough to eat. Where would there be spare grain to raise dogs? This scholar is just a scholar. Once he gets to logistics, he’ll definitely get scolded by Old Zhang. Hehe, now there’s something fun to watch.”
Ding Wei on the side didn’t say a word.
Ding Wei had a bit more culture than Gao Liujin and Li Yunlong, so his perspective on things was different.
On the surface, Liu Weidong bringing back a few litters of puppies seemed less valuable than guns and ammunition!
Quite the opposite!
These puppies were worth much more than guns and ammunition!
The battle at Yang Village back then!
If Old Kong had dogs to help stand guard, Yamamoto Ichiki’s special operations team would definitely have been discovered in advance.
Even if Old Kong’s troops reacted slowly, they wouldn’t have been shaved two hundred to zero by Yamamoto Ichiki like the Bald One!
A dog’s ears are much more sensitive than a human’s.
To put it bluntly, several squads standing guard might not be as effective as one dog.
Moreover, now that our arsenal is established, it will definitely become a thorn in the side of the Japanese invaders and will certainly be a key target for Japanese invader spies.
Having dogs stand guard for the arsenal would also serve as a safeguard.
As for Liu Weidong not having personally killed any Japanese invaders, Ding Wei didn’t scorn him.
Zhuge Liang held a feather fan and didn’t kill a single Wei soldier, yet he was still revered.
And our leaders in the rear area haven’t personally killed Japanese invaders either; they haven’t even held a gun, yet they still command us to fight the Japanese invaders.
Ding Wei had always believed that personally killing Japanese invaders was inferior to commanding thousands of troops to kill them on a large scale. There is an essential difference between generals and commanders.
And Liu Weidong was exactly that kind of person!
Although he hadn’t personally killed any Japanese invaders, his troops now numbered three thousand and were the main regiment of the 115th Division!
Although he hadn’t personally killed any Japanese invaders, his subordinates had taken out a Japanese invader brigade commander and captured a general’s sword!
Although he hadn’t personally killed any Japanese invaders, he had once obtained five thousand jin of sugar!
All these indicated that Regiment Commander Liu’s level was indeed a bit higher than Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin.
Of course, compared to me, Ding Wei, we’d be evenly matched.
Our 28th Regiment in the Third Sub-District was also over three thousand strong back then. If I hadn’t gone to the rear for training and then been detained by headquarters leaders to become the regiment commander of the New First Regiment, I, Ding Wei, wouldn’t be doing any worse than Regiment Commander Liu now.
“Regiment Commander, look, that seems to be Regimental Commander Gao and Regimental Commander Li’s troops.” On Liu Weidong’s side, someone pointed out Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin to him.
“Crude warriors, no need to bother with them.” Liu Weidong saw the mocking expressions on Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin’s faces and was too lazy to go over and greet them.
His troops walked in front, with Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin following behind.
These two didn’t go over to greet Liu Weidong either, since both sides scorned each other.
Instead, Ding Wei said to Li Yunlong, “Old Li, I see Regiment Commander Liu’s troops have taken quite a lot of stuff, but they could still spare some manpower, right?”
“Old Ding, what do you mean?” Li Yunlong turned his head and looked at Ding Wei suspiciously. “Could it be, have the scholar’s people help us carry stuff?”
We’d been carrying this stuff the whole way and were pretty tired.
But deep down, Li Yunlong was unwilling to ask Regiment Commander Liu.
“Old Li, aren’t the Japanese invaders fishing?” Ding Wei leaned close to Li Yunlong’s ear and whispered, afraid that Gao Liujin nearby would hear. “If we have Regiment Commander Liu help us carry stuff, we can free up some troops to go retrieve those key parts. Once the power issue is solved, our arsenal’s bullet equipment can operate normally.”
“That’s right, that’s right.” Li Yunlong nodded eagerly upon hearing this.
Originally.
Li Yunlong had planned to swallow the bait on the way back.
But there was no way; they’d taken too much stuff at Yuehua Station, and the troops really couldn’t spare the manpower.
So Li Yunlong had no choice but to give up the idea.
Now, although he truly looked down on this scholar who hadn’t personally killed any Japanese invaders, for the sake of getting those key parts to the arsenal and letting Younger Brother Li produce bullets for us, he’d go beg the scholar this once.
“You stay here and keep an eye on Gao Liujin. Don’t let him get involved. Got it?” Li Yunlong made up his mind and had Ding Wei watch Gao Liujin.
“Don’t worry.” Ding Wei nodded. The profits from Yuehua Station had let that bastard Gao Liujin benefit, yet he wasn’t grateful and even quarreled with us.
These equipment key parts definitely couldn’t let him get involved again.
Li Yunlong walked toward Liu Weidong’s side, while Gao Liujin, still puzzled, asked, “Li Yunlong, what are you going over there for? Why bother with this scholar who hasn’t even killed a single Japanese invader?”
Li Yunlong didn’t answer and quickly walked over.
Gao Liujin turned to ask Ding Wei, “What is Li Yunlong going over there for?”
Just now, Gao Liujin had seen Li Yunlong and Ding Wei whispering on the side.
“Just a small matter.” Ding Wei brushed it off casually.
“I don’t believe that.” Gao Liujin shook his head. Though he didn’t believe it, he didn’t go over either.
Seeing Li Yunlong coming over, someone immediately reminded Liu Weidong, “Regiment Commander, look, Regimental Commander Li is coming. Should we stop him?”
“No need.” Liu Weidong waved his hand. Scorn was scorn, but after all, they were in the same formation, comrades in the same trench. They couldn’t very well refuse to interact forever.
“Regiment Commander Liu, congratulations on getting rich.” Li Yunlong walked up to Liu Weidong with a fake smile.
No way around it; Comrade Li’s face really couldn’t squeeze out a smile.
“Same to you, same to you.” Liu Weidong responded indifferently and asked, “Regimental Commander Li, do you have something?”
“Regiment Commander Liu, as you can see, my troops have taken too much stuff. Can you spare some manpower to help carry it?” Li Yunlong said.
“Regimental Commander Li, I’m afraid you’re not meaning the wine but the drunken intent.” Liu Weidong didn’t agree.
“Regiment Commander Liu, don’t speak in such flowery terms; I don’t understand.” Seeing Liu Weidong refuse, Li Yunlong’s attitude soured a bit as he stared at him. “I have a very urgent and important matter here that must be completed!”
“Regimental Commander Li, surely you know dawn is about to break?” Liu Weidong’s tone was very serious.
Right now, the Japanese invaders’ reinforcements from all directions were like headless flies, searching everywhere for people.
Going out at this time was suicide.
“Regiment Commander Liu, this matter is truly very important; it concerns our arsenal.” Li Yunlong’s tone was also very serious. “No matter how dangerous, I have to do it.”
“Regimental Commander Li, if I’m not mistaken, you want to go retrieve the batch of key parts from the Japanese invaders’ fishing bait, right?” As soon as Liu Weidong mentioned this, a smile tugged at his lips.
Originally, it was just a casual grab of the bait.
He hadn’t expected Fujita Ichi to be such talent.
He’d thought he’d hide these key parts in some unassuming, low-value place.
Good grief!
Fujita Ichi’s move really opened Liu Weidong’s eyes.
This Fujita Ichi had actually hidden the batch of key parts in a place rich in profits.
It was like telling you to stash small change, but instead of an inconspicuous safe, you put it in a big vault—same logic.
Liu Weidong had casually hit the rabbit while pulling grass; not only did he retrieve the key parts, but he also captured a lot of supplies.
Especially these dozen or so puppies—truly an unexpected surprise!
Raise these puppies, have them breed more, and those breed even more. Soon, our rear logistics sentry dogs would be arranged, and it wouldn’t be so easy for the Japanese invaders to sneak attack our base area again.
Upon hearing Liu Weidong mention this batch of key parts, Li Yunlong’s eyes widened instantly. “Scholar, you son of a bitch took the key parts?”
Damn it, aren’t you just like Gao Liujin, poaching from my bowl!
Has my luck really been that bad lately!
Gao Liujin overstepped, and now you scholar overstep too. Do you really think I, Li Yunlong, don’t exist?
Facing Li Yunlong’s explosive attitude, Liu Weidong said unhurriedly, “Regimental Commander Li, why get so angry? Didn’t you say it yourself? These key parts are very important to our arsenal. I retrieved them in advance. Was that wrong?”
“Uh…” Li Yunlong was stumped by Liu Weidong’s words and didn’t know how to refute.
Yeah.
He’d said it himself.
These key parts were very important to the arsenal and needed to be retrieved immediately.
Liu Weidong had retrieved them in advance; he couldn’t really scold him for doing wrong.
Damn scholar, sharp-tongued. I can’t outtalk him.
“Regimental Commander Li, since I’ve already brought back this equipment, you don’t need to rush. Just go back now and carry your stuff with peace of mind.” Seeing Li Yunlong temporarily at a loss for words, Liu Weidong waved his hand before the other could flare up.
“Regimental Commander Li, this way please.” Several tall and burly guards politely escorted Li Yunlong away.
Liu Weidong’s guards weren’t pushovers.
Even though Liu Weidong hadn’t personally killed Japanese invaders, these guards of his were each no less than Wei Dayong.
Several times, these guards had pulled Liu Weidong back from the brink of death and killed plenty of Japanese invaders.
“Damn it, scholar, you bastard are not acting honorably. You overstepped…” Li Yunlong was furious and cursed a few times, but in the end slunk back dejectedly.
The stuff had already been swallowed by Liu Weidong; making a fuss with him now was pointless.
Seeing Li Yunlong return cursing, Ding Wei asked suspiciously, “Old Li, didn’t you tell Regiment Commander Liu the specifics?”
In Ding Wei’s view, although Liu Weidong and Li Yunlong scorned each other.
But the key parts for the bullet equipment were the overall situation!
This would have a huge impact on the arsenal’s bullet production!
Liu Weidong wasn’t someone without a sense of the overall situation.
“Damn it, the scholar took the stuff.” Li Yunlong cursed in annoyance. “This bastard is just like Gao Liujin; both overstepped.”
Previously, when bringing this equipment to the arsenal, due to lacking key parts, he hadn’t settled accounts with Li Muzhi.
Now these key parts weren’t retrieved by us but by Liu Weidong. How to settle this account?
Wouldn’t that let this bastard Liu Weidong get involved again?
“I see.” Ding Wei was a bit emotional upon hearing the stuff had been retrieved by Liu Weidong but still quite happy.
We didn’t have to go out and take risks; with the key parts back, the arsenal could produce bullets.
By then, we might be the first to get the new bullets.
Hearing this, Gao Liujin on the side, though not knowing exactly what had deflated Li Yunlong, gloated, “Li Yunlong, you and Ding Wei attacking Yuehua Station wasn’t overstepping? You allow yourself and Ding Wei to overstep but not the scholar?”
“Gao Liujin, you son of a bitch actually speaking up for the scholar? Whose side is your ass on!” Li Yunlong immediately cursed.
With the stuff swallowed by Liu Weidong, I’m already pissed off, and you bring up the wrong pot!
“Mind your own ass; I’m stating facts!”
“Gao Liujin, you son of a bitch really need a beating. Just wait; when we get back, I’ll tell the brigade commander…”
“Oh ho, Li Yunlong, don’t scare me. I’m Gao Liujin; I wasn’t raised to be scared. Forget the brigade commander—even if you call your division commander, I’m not afraid!”
……
Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin started bickering again.
