Chapter 26: White Flour Isn’t Worth Much
Diao Gui naturally understood what Si Dehu meant. If they gave up their weapons and surrendered directly now, the Eighth Route Army would accept the surrender. Although they treated captives preferentially, it was still uncertain for someone with heinous crimes and extreme public outrage.
But if we cooperate with the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese Invaders now, and then surrender, the meaning would be completely different. This is called a prodigal son returning.
Even if we helped the Japanese Invaders do many evil deeds, there would at least be a chance of survival.
Diao Gui decisively nodded his head: “Battalion Commander Si, let’s submit it.”
“Alright then, you and I will immediately order our men to turn their muzzles toward the Japanese Invaders.” As soon as Si Dehu finished saying this.
A Japanese Invader who could speak Chinese ran here, with a very serious tone: “Hurry up and destroy all the supplies in the warehouse, go now!”
“Yes.” Si Dehu nodded and pretended to rush over hurriedly.
As he passed by this Japanese Invader, Si Dehu pulled out his bayonet and stabbed it straight into the Japanese Invader’s back.
“Baka, you…” This Japanese Invader widened his eyes, and his body quickly slumped down.
“Hurry up, Battalion Commander Diao. If you and I are late, the Eighth Route Army will kill all the Japanese Invaders, and we won’t have the opportunity for our pledge of allegiance.” Si Dehu wiped the blood from the bayonet on the Japanese Invader’s clothes while urging Diao Gui.
“Brothers, the Japanese Invaders are doomed. We can’t persist in fooling ourselves anymore. Immediately turn your muzzles toward the Japanese Invaders and fire. If we want to wash away the name of traitor, it’s now!” Diao Gui quickly ordered.
The Puppet Army were originally fence-sitters. Seeing the Eighth Route Army attacking fiercely, they were all very afraid of death.
As soon as Diao Gui gave this order, the Puppet Army seemed to have found a new life goal.
Si Dehu and Diao Gui’s troops quickly turned their muzzles. The Japanese Invaders, who were already unable to hold on under the fierce attack from Li Yunlong and Ding Wei’s troops, were now even more doomed.
They were quickly devoured, forever regretting on this land.
Li Yunlong laughed: “Old Ding, thanks to your scheming advisor having an inside man. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have taken the Xikou Stronghold so quickly.”
The Brigade Commander on the side had already finished recording, closing his notebook while urging: “What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and go in to grab things for me. The Japanese Reinforcements are already on the way.”
“Yes.”
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“I am Regiment Commander Ding Wei of the New First Regiment. Where is Si Dehu?” Ding Wei shouted toward the Puppet Army side.
“Regiment Commander Ding, you saw my performance. It counts as merit, right?” Si Dehu came before Ding Wei, adopting a very humble posture.
Even now, he only knew he had fallen into a trap set by some Eighth Route Army member, and that this Eighth Route Army member was Ding Wei.
But none of that mattered anymore.
The matter was already settled, with no way back.
Perhaps, taking off this dog skin and putting on the Eighth Route Army’s gray cloth military uniform would be the new right path.
“Mm, you turned against the Japanese Invaders on the battlefield. That’s meritorious service.” Ding Wei gave affirmation. “Do you know the details of where the Japanese Invaders stored their supplies?”
If the other party knew the types of Japanese Invaders’ supplies, we could target them specifically, taking the valuable ones first, then the worthless ones.
After all, if the Japanese Reinforcements arrived in advance, we would still have to reluctantly abandon them.
“The Japanese Invaders are very cunning. Their valuable supplies all have seals on them. I can only judge that this thing is valuable, but I don’t know exactly what it is. However, those two warehouses definitely contain valuables.” Si Dehu shook his head, then pointed to those two relatively intact warehouses.
Diao Gui ran over and said to Ding Wei: “Regiment Commander Ding, I seem to know what a batch of supplies is. It’s definitely very important to you.”
“Is that so?” Ding Wei looked at Diao Gui. “What are the supplies?”
“The supplies are equipment captured by the Japanese Invaders from a small arsenal of the Jin Sui Army…” Diao Gui didn’t finish his words.
Li Yunlong, with sharp ears, suddenly appeared from somewhere and jumped right in front of Diao Gui: “Are you sure it’s equipment captured from a small arsenal?”
Old Li had previously snatched small equipment like welding machines, cutting machines, and generators for the arsenal, and Li Muzhi could make cannons.
If we could provide him with more equipment, wouldn’t Li Muzhi be able to make more treasures!
Even more importantly!!!!
If we hand over equipment again and ask Li Muzhi for a cannon, that request wouldn’t be excessive, right?
The power of those two cannonballs fired earlier had thoroughly shocked Li Yunlong.
In a word, this Hell Cannon had already entered Li Yunlong’s heart. Even if he couldn’t get sugar later, Li Yunlong was thoroughly unwilling to return it to logistics!
This Hell Cannon was Old Li’s wife; he even had to keep one eye open while sleeping to watch it!
“I, I, I’m not entirely sure…” Seeing Li Yunlong’s fierce look, Diao Gui shrank his neck.
Actually, he had only heard the Japanese Invaders mention it casually before; he wasn’t entirely sure either.
“Damn it, let me tell you, if you dare disappoint me, I’ll shoot you!” Li Yunlong spat all over Diao Gui’s head and pushed him hard: “Hurry up and take me to find the things, quick.”
“Yes, yes, yes.” Diao Gui nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice and immediately led the way. Ding Wei didn’t follow but directed the troops to move supplies from those two warehouses and clean the battlefield.
Li Yunlong followed Diao Gui to a somewhat remote storeroom, which was relatively intact.
Except for many bullet holes in the walls, it hadn’t been hit by cannonballs or grenades.
“It’s right here…” Diao Gui raised his hand, but before he could finish speaking.
Bang!
Li Yunlong had already flown up with a kick, directly kicking the door open.
As soon as the door was kicked open, Li Yunlong rushed in like an old bachelor entering a widow’s room, his eyes gleaming brightly as he quickly scanned.
This storeroom looked a bit messy, with quite a few things placed around, but Li Yunlong quickly locked onto the target.
He lifted the cloth, immediately revealing the appearance of several machines underneath.
Although Li Yunlong didn’t recognize these things or know what they were for, he was still beaming with joy: “Hahaha, heaven helps me. It’s really equipment.”
“Dabiao, Dabiao, where the hell have you gone, you brat!” Li Yunlong’s voice boomed like thunder, shouting outside.
“Regiment Commander, Regiment Commander, I’m moving white flour. There’s so much white flour in this warehouse.” Zhang Dabiao wasn’t visible, but his voice replied to Li Yunlong.
“What kind of discernment do you have, moving white flour? Such worthless stuff—don’t waste time, you brat. Hurry up and bring your men rolling over here to me, quick!” Li Yunlong roared at Zhang Dabiao.
“Regiment Commander, you’re really getting cocky. White flour isn’t valuable—what is valuable then?” Although Zhang Dabiao said this, he quickly appeared before Li Yunlong.
“See this pile of stuff? Get your battalion moving quickly, but don’t bump or damage it. Hurry up and move it back to the Border Region Arsenal for me. No need to withdraw with the main force—we’ll go ahead!” Li Yunlong pointed at the machinery and equipment in front of him, his saliva spraying like a rainbow.
“My god, Regiment Commander, am I seeing things? This is machinery?” Although Zhang Dabiao didn’t recognize the goods, he could tell that what was in front of him was machinery.
White flour was indeed inferior compared to machinery.
