Chapter 154: Hit The Jackpot
386 Brigade Brigade Headquarters
“Brigade Commander, the Japanese Army over there is rushing to repair the Zhangjia Village railway that we destroyed.”
The Deputy Brigade Commander reported to the Brigade Commander, “It’s expected that in just these two days, this railway will be repaired and open.”
Over at the 120 Division’s Yuehua Station railway, when Gao Liujin attacked, the damage wasn’t much, so it was repaired long ago.
But for this section of the Zhangjia Village railway, we dismantled a very long stretch, and the roadbed was also severely damaged, so the Japanese Invaders need more time to repair it.
However, the Japanese Invaders’ repair efficiency is also very fast.
Immediately after, the Deputy Brigade Commander said: “Should we send Li Yunlong out to stir things up and delay the Japanese Invaders’ repairs?”
These days, Li Yunlong stays at Regimental Headquarters, but he’s always restless and keeps running to Brigade Headquarters, wanting the Brigade Commander to assign him a mission.
In the Deputy Brigade Commander’s view, Li Yunlong could be sent to delay the Japanese Invaders’ railway repairs.
As long as their railway isn’t restored to smooth operation, these supplies won’t be able to be transported over.
Their combat troops have beaten the Jin Sui Army and Direct Line Army pretty badly, but their material consumption is huge.
If we make their logistical supplies unable to keep up, then we can take the opportunity to hit these Japanese Invaders a few times.
“The Arsenal’s rocket launchers are almost ready, it’s time to test them,” the Brigade Commander said.
The Brigade Commander already knew that this shoulder-mounted cannon was named rocket launcher.
Calculating the time, the Arsenal’s rocket launchers should have sample output, it’s time to conduct testing.
If the testing has no problems, then mass production.
“Mm, about right.” The Deputy Brigade Commander nodded.
“Then why are you in such a hurry? First prioritize the rocket launcher testing, then wait for the Japanese Invaders to resume train service,” the Brigade Commander said calmly.
Once this Japanese Invaders’ railway resumes train service, what will be the first thing they do?
That will definitely be to provide supplies to their combat troops.
When their fully loaded Japanese military train comes over, we intercept it, politely accept these supplies to replenish our logistics, and it can also cut off the Japanese Troops’ logistical replenishment.
By the way, dismantle another section of their railway and destroy the smooth railway again—isn’t that pretty good too.
Moreover!
Delay it by a few days.
The Japanese Invaders combat troops’ material consumption will be even greater.
By then, even if they come to attack us, they’ll be stingy with their ammunition, and their firepower won’t be that strong.
“That’s right, that’s right.” The Deputy Brigade Commander nodded and added, “If we paralyze the Japanese Invaders’ train transportation, they’ll probably switch to highway transportation, and then we can destroy more of those highways.”
“Mm, exactly.” The Brigade Commander agreed. With their highway transportation and railway transportation destroyed by us against these Japanese Invaders, then we’ll take our rocket launchers and leverage the advantages of guerrilla warfare—not driving these Japanese Invaders crazy would be strange.
Aren’t their mechanized troops very rampant? We’ll target those mechanized troops first.
“Has that Puppet Army fool gotten the intelligence on the Japanese Army’s troop movements?” the Brigade Commander asked.
“The comrades below say one more day and we can get it,” the Deputy Brigade Commander replied.
“That’s pretty fast efficiency.” The Brigade Commander laughed, “This little Puppet Army company commander actually got the Japanese Army troop movement intelligence so quickly—impressive ability.”
The Deputy Brigade Commander explained: “Although the position provides convenience for obtaining intelligence, the ability to obtain intelligence mainly depends on personal capability. This person has a talent for intelligence work, but he’s weak in other areas. Especially workplace struggles—that’s his biggest weakness.”
“Assign someone specifically to keep an eye on him. We need to maintain his workplace crisis without letting the enemy kill him,” the Brigade Commander instructed.
“Don’t worry, we definitely won’t let this chess piece disappear easily.” The Deputy Brigade Commander nodded emphatically.
“Report to the Brigade Commander, Regimental Commander Li is here.” At this moment, someone came to report.
“You go ahead with your tasks.” The Brigade Commander said to the Deputy Brigade Commander.
“Yes.” The Deputy Brigade Commander left.
Then Li Yunlong was seen carrying a military dog corpse with a grin, arriving in front of the Brigade Commander: “Brigade Commander, we got one of the Japanese Invaders’ military dogs. I saved one for you to taste, and there are a few more—I’m taking them to the Arsenal to improve Comrade Li’s food over there. I tried some on the way, and this dog meat really tastes pretty good.”
The Brigade Commander took one look at the blood on this military dog corpse, which wasn’t even dry yet—very fresh—and immediately cursed: “Li Yunlong, you spendthrift fool, what did you kill this perfectly good military dog for!”
The Brigade Commander was still a bit surprised in his heart.
We haven’t even gotten intelligence on the Japanese Invaders’ military dogs yet.
You, Li Yunlong, keep running to Brigade Headquarters every day. On the surface you’re idle, but in reality you haven’t been idle for a moment.
You even got your hands on these Japanese Invaders’ military dogs.
It’s just that your brain seems to be missing a screw—it should be alive, a dead one is useless.
Since when did you, Li Yunlong, start making such low-level mistakes.
Facing the Brigade Commander’s scolding, Li Yunlong explained annoyedly: “Brigade Commander, I didn’t want to kill these beasts either, but there was no way—these beasts were trained by the enemy. When the enemy released the rope, the beasts saw us in our gray cloth military uniforms and bit. Even if my men wore ordinary civilians’ clothes, it didn’t work. These beasts are very cunning and fierce. If I didn’t quickly order it, some soldiers would have been bitten to death. Such untamable beasts definitely have to be killed and eaten.”
The Brigade Commander still cursed: “You discovered the military dogs, why didn’t you report to me in advance? You damn well acted on your own!!!”
You bastard, if you’d reported to me in advance, I could have preserved as many military dogs as possible.
Yes!
Even if the military dogs were trained by the enemy to bite our people on sight.
But we could still find a workaround.
Find a way to capture them alive as much as possible.
Even if we ultimately couldn’t make these military dogs work for us, we could still find a way to let them breed and produce some puppies.
That egg-laying hen business was turned into several pots of dog meat by you, Li Yunlong!
You bastard, did you see that Zhang Wanhe sent over a few big iron pots, so you deliberately used dog meat to break them in?
Li Yunlong explained again: “Brigade Commander, on my way to Brigade Headquarters today, I happened to encounter the enemy patrolling the highway with military dogs. As soon as both sides spotted each other, the enemy released the military dogs’ ropes first. These beasts pounced and bit my soldiers—where was there time to report to you? Brigade Commander, you think I don’t feel bad, that I don’t want to keep one? I really tried, and I almost got bitten myself. Brigade Commander, to be honest, I couldn’t bear to do it myself, so I had Wei Dayong help kill them.”
“So that’s how it is.” The Brigade Commander, upon hearing this, wasn’t as angry, but still quite regretful.
Li Yunlong got lucky and ran into them.
Intercepting military dogs on the highway, with the enemy releasing the ropes and the military dogs going for the soldiers—indeed hard to control.
If there was advance preparation, with lassos and cages and such.
We could still find ways to tie up the military dogs or put them in cages, then slowly figure out how to handle them.
But in this chance encounter with no preparation… well, then they could only be used to fill our stomachs.
“Brigade Commander, it’s just a few military dogs, nothing worth regretting. Moreover, these are adult military dogs already trained by the Japanese Invaders—not that valuable to us. The most valuable to us are still the puppies.” Li Yunlong assured confidently, “Just wait, it won’t be long before I definitely get you more puppies. Who knows, maybe one day you’ll worry because I got you too many puppies.”
“Alright, I’ll wait for you to make me worry.” The Brigade Commander nodded. In a certain sense.
Li Yunlong killing these few military dogs means the Japanese Invaders side lost some tracking assistants, which is a good thing.
Who knows, these few military dogs might have caused us serious hidden dangers later.
Li Yunlong killing them in advance also counts as eliminating the hidden danger ahead of time.
Setting aside the military dogs topic for now, Li Yunlong reported the main matter: “Brigade Commander, Chu Yunfei from the neighboring Jin Sui Army 358 Regiment sent someone to my Regimental Headquarters.”
“Isn’t Chu Yunfei pretty busy? How does he have time to go to your place?” The Brigade Commander asked suspiciously.
The Jin Sui Army 358 Regiment was also attacked by the Japanese Invaders, and Chu Yunfei’s days aren’t easy.
Could it be that Chu Yunfei is asking Li Yunlong for help?
“Chu Yunfei said the Hell Cannons we sold them have no technical content at all—just a pile of welded scrap metal. He got badly scolded by his superior.” Li Yunlong said, “Chu Yunfei said his superior wants our Hell Cannon shells.”
“If Chu Yunfei wants to buy shells, let him communicate with Old Zhang himself. What does it have to do with our combat troops? This isn’t a transaction between our combat troops and him, Chu Yunfei.” The Brigade Commander said directly, “If Chu Yunfei comes to you again, and if he thinks the Hell Cannon is scrap metal, then find a way to swap that Hell Cannon for me.”
It’s impossible to sell the shells.
We don’t want to deal with Chu Yunfei either—let logistics Old Zhang deal with him.
“Brigade Commander, if I really swap that cannon over, it would belong to me, right.” Li Yunlong grinned, “You won’t take it for yourself, will you?”
Actually, this is Comrade Old Li’s real purpose in coming to see the Brigade Commander this time.
Intercepting and killing the Japanese Invaders’ military dogs on the way was really just an accident.
Although Chu Yunfei isn’t willing to swap now, no problem.
Without shells, the Hell Cannon really is just a pile of scrap iron.
Let Chu Yunfei stew for a while, then we’ll think of something.
If we settle it here with the Brigade Commander first, who knows if, when the Hell Cannon comes back, the Division Commander will… probably not.
Didn’t the Brigade Commander say the Division Commander’s Hell Cannon was lent to logistics?
Since the Hell Cannon was lent to logistics, it has nothing to do with the Division Commander.
If I find a way to get it back, it would belong to me, right.
The Division Commander wouldn’t be that shameless.
By then take my cannon over, then get another one from Zhang Wanhe—such a shameless thing definitely doesn’t fit the Division Commander’s character.
“Alright, cut the crap. Take those other few military dogs to the Arsenal now to improve their food.” While having someone take the dog to gut it, the Brigade Commander instructed Li Yunlong, “You have to get the rocket launcher testing over at the Arsenal for me!”
Although Li Yunlong got priority equipment rights for the rocket launcher.
But once the rocket launcher is made, it still needs testing.
We can’t miss out on this testing.
As for Li Yunlong getting Chu Yunfei’s cannon over, this matter isn’t that simple.
“Yes, Brigade Commander.” Li Yunlong nodded, saluted the Brigade Commander, then left Brigade Headquarters and headed to the Border Region Arsenal.
The cooks prepared the dog meat. The Brigade Commander picked up a chopstickful, tasted it, and praised: “You know, this dog meat is pretty tender. The stuff the enemy feeds their military dogs daily must all be good things, hahaha.”
