Chapter 18: Li Yunlong Shows Off
Watching Lao He return with the workers from the Arsenal.
Zhang Wanhe looked at these guns and ammunition, his expression extremely happy: “Not bad, not bad, there are even two grenade launchers. My report goes up, the headquarters leaders will all…”
Got it, Zhang Wanhe’s words weren’t finished when his face suddenly changed.
Because he didn’t see the Hell Cannon.
Zhang Wanhe immediately questioned Lao He: “Lao He, where is my Hell Cannon? You son of a bitch didn’t lose it for me, did you!”
Too concerned about the Hell Cannon, Zhang Wanhe couldn’t help but curse.
Making a report to headquarters isn’t as simple as just submitting the report.
After all, cannons aren’t conventional weapons. Once headquarters knows, the headquarters leaders will definitely come to see the real thing in person.
If we can’t produce the real thing, won’t the headquarters leaders misunderstand our logistics!
“Minister Zhang, that Regimental Commander Li is simply a bandit robber. The cannons and cannonballs were forcibly detained by him.” Lao He was extremely angry. “Minister Zhang, you must properly discipline this Regimental Commander Li. If every regiment commander is like him, lawless, seeing something in our logistics and just taking it, how can our logistics continue!”
“What, that bastard Li Yunlong dares to forcibly detain my cannons? Where does he get the guts!” Zhang Wanhe was instantly furious.
Normally, you Li Yunlong shamelessly beg me for some grenades, you sneak two hundred sets of military uniforms from the Clothing Factory, I can let those small things slide.
But this is cannons!
This is currently our army’s most important artillery, even the soul of the army! The totem!
You Li Yunlong have eaten leopard’s gall. You’re not afraid of me, the Head of Logistics, getting angry. Are you not afraid of the headquarters leaders’ fury?
Li Muzhi spoke up from the side: “Minister Zhang, calm your anger.”
Then, Li Muzhi asked Lao He: “Regimental Commander Li should have told you he was borrowing the cannons, right?”
Earlier, Li Muzhi had heard that during busy farming season in the countryside, going to the landlord’s house for odd jobs, the landlord should provide tools in advance.
Li Muzhi also intended to let Li Yunlong get the cannons first, so he temporarily covered for Li Yunlong with a few words.
After all, although Li Yunlong has the ability to do side gigs, that’s a thousand jin of sugar. Without diamond drill bits, how can he take on porcelain jobs.
Lao He, who was originally furious, immediately did a one-hundred-eighty-degree turn in expression when facing Li Muzhi, becoming amiable: “Factory Director, that Li Yunlong indeed said he was borrowing for three days. Within three days, he will definitely deliver a thousand jin of sugar.”
“Minister Zhang, see, that’s it. Regimental Commander Li is borrowing it, and he said he’ll deliver a thousand jin of sugar in three days. You should still give him an opportunity.” Li Muzhi turned to Zhang Wanhe and said.
“Li Muzhi, do you know how hard it is to get this sugar? Do you really believe him, Li Yunlong? Once this opening is made, everyone comes like Li Yunlong to demand cannons in advance. How can I run logistics!” Zhang Wanhe looked at Li Muzhi. “Moreover, these cannonballs are precious too. If he, Li Yunlong, uses up the cannonballs and doesn’t get the sugar, what then?”
“Minister Zhang, precisely because sugar is hard to get, we should give Regimental Commander Li an opportunity even more.” Li Muzhi pointed out. “Otherwise, our cannons are made, but only with eight cannonballs, which doesn’t mean much.”
“Forget it, you stay out of this. Since the workers are back, hurry and get the remaining cannons made.” Zhang Wanhe cut off the topic, having Li Muzhi take the workers to continue producing cannons.
“Yes, Minister Zhang.” Li Muzhi sensed that Minister Zhang was probably going to communicate with Li Yunlong’s superiors.
But what kind of person Li Yunlong’s superior is, no need to say.
After all, whatever superior you have, that’s the kind of subordinate you get.
He wouldn’t get involved, just hurry to make the remaining cannons.
By then, all the cannons are made, the raw materials for cannonballs are back, then fully produce cannonballs.
Zhang Wanhe didn’t immediately return to his logistics office, but went straight to the Arsenal’s telephone room, picked up the microphone, shook it a few times, and said into it: “Connect me to 386 Brigade.”
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386 Brigade Headquarters
The Brigade Commander was looking at the map when someone ran over and reported: “Report, newly collected intelligence.”
The Brigade Commander took the intelligence and looked, his pupils immediately contracting: “Is this intelligence confirmed accurate?”
This report said the Sunjiabao Stronghold had been attacked by heavy cannons from the Independent Regiment!
This really puzzled the Brigade Commander.
Li Yunlong had been rolling from the Clothing Factory to regiment commander of the Independent Regiment for a while now.
But the Brigade Commander didn’t believe Li Yunlong had the ability to get heavy cannons!
When he was regiment commander of the New First Regiment, he only managed a few mortars, not even an infantry gun in sight. How could he get heavy cannons.
“Absolutely true!” The person nodded affirmatively.
“What a joke, Li Yunlong has such great ability? I just don’t believe it.” The Brigade Commander still didn’t believe.
Knowing what kind of person this Li Yunlong is, the Brigade Commander wasn’t negligent and had eyes and ears watching the Independent Regiment.
If he, Li Yunlong, got heavy cannons, the Brigade Commander would know first thing.
It couldn’t be that Li Yunlong did it hiding from his own eyes and ears.
He didn’t know who the eyes and ears were.
The Deputy Brigade Commander came over and smiled at the Brigade Commander: “Hard to say. Li Yunlong, if you’re not careful, easily gives us a surprise.”
The Brigade Commander still shook his head: “That’s not reasonable.”
“Where not reasonable?”
“Sunjiabao is just a puppet army stronghold, no Japanese invaders inside, only one company of puppet army. Li Yunlong using precious heavy cannons to attack a small Sunjiabao Stronghold, you think that’s reasonable?” the Brigade Commander questioned.
“True enough.” The Deputy Brigade Commander nodded. “If Li Yunlong has heavy cannons, with his personality of how big the pot, that much rice, he wouldn’t attack a small Sunjiabao Stronghold. He’d definitely pick a profitable Japanese invaders stronghold to hit.”
“Another suspicious point.” The Brigade Commander pointed out. “Even if he, Li Yunlong, really has heavy cannons, where does he get the artillerymen from?”
Our army’s heavy cannons are scarce, artillerymen even more so.
What the Independent Regiment is made of, the Brigade Commander knows clearly. Except a few who can operate grenade launchers, no heavy cannon artillerymen at all.
“Could it be Li Yunlong captured the heavy cannons and conveniently got the artillerymen too…” The Deputy Brigade Commander’s words weren’t finished.
Someone ran over hurriedly, tone excited: “Brigade Commander, Brigade Commander, Independent Regiment’s Regimental Commander Li is here, pulled in a cannon.”
Li Yunlong pulled in a cannon!!!
Hearing this, the Brigade Commander and Deputy Brigade Commander couldn’t sit still and quickly ran out of Brigade Headquarters.
Outside Brigade Headquarters, Li Yunlong indeed pulled back a cannon that looked very strange, showing off smugly there: “Come take a look, everyone come see. What old Li brought back is the real deal, genuine cannon, hahaha.”
The Brigade Commander and Deputy Brigade Commander looked at this cannon, expressions still very odd.
The cannon in front of them didn’t match the heavy cannons in their impression at all.
Heavy cannons in impression all need automobiles to pull.
But Li Yunlong pulled it back with just a mule. The weight doesn’t match.
Also, this cannon’s appearance doesn’t match heavy cannons, looks like a hastily assembled rush job.
Which arsenal made this? Looks just like a joke.
