After leaving Li Yunlong's station, the two of them took a few guards lightly and set off towards the station of Taiyue Military Region.
After some galloping, we finally arrived at the military region headquarters before dinner, and caught the old brigade commander stealing a meal.
"Qiu Fan, what does this smell like? Why does it smell so good!"
Before they even entered the house, the two of them smelled a strong smell of meat that filled the whole yard.
"Hey, Lao Li, it's a good time for us. The old brigade commander is stewing meat!"
Li Qiufan also sniffed it twice. His appetite was whetted by the smell, and he said to Li Yunlong with a smile.
"You two brats, get out of here! I'm just eating such a meal, and you guys caught up with me. It's really unlucky!"
While the two were discussing in the yard, a loud shout came from the room, and then the old brigade commander's figure appeared at the door.
"Hello, old chief!"
Seeing the old brigade commander coming out, Li Qiufan and Li Yunlong quickly stood at attention and saluted.
"Huh! What are you pretending to be? Come in now!"
The old brigade commander snorted angrily, then turned and returned to the house.
Li Qiufan and Li Yunlong looked at each other, then followed them with a smile.
"Damn it, it's so easy for me to eat meat! I even caught up with you two freeloaders!"
Arriving at the house, the old brigade commander squatted next to the stove, looked at the cauldron above and cursed angrily.
"Hey, old chief, this shows that we have a good understanding!"
"Yes, yes, it's better to come early than to come hahaha!"
The two of them couldn't help laughing when they saw the old brigade commander's depressed look.
"Okay, don't be poor. What's the matter with you two coming all the way here?"
The old brigade commander waved his hand, thinking that the two of them had something important to do and came so far to see him.
"It's okay, old chief. I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you a little, so I asked Lao Li to come and see you."
Li Qiufan pulled Lao Li and squatted beside the stove, and then spoke. Li Yunlong also nodded.
"What? You two just came to see me?"
The old brigade commander couldn't believe it. He came here without saying anything, and he happened to be improving his life.
"Yes, what can happen to us?"
Li Yunlong also spoke and spread his hands towards the old brigade commander.
"Damn it, you two, hurry up and get back to the station!"
Hearing that the old brigade commander was furious, he immediately stood up and pointed at the door and cursed.
"Well, old chief, look at this meat, it's almost cooked. Let's eat before we leave!"
Li Qiufan looked at the angry old leader and whispered, while Old Li was already trembling.
"Oh, I really owe you two!"
The old brigade commander shook his head helplessly, looked at the meat in the pot and sighed.
Not long after, the old brigade commander took the pot off the stove and ordered the guards to get a few bottles of wine.
"Sit down! I'm still waiting for you two!"
Sitting next to the table, the old brigade commander looked at the two people standing aside and said angrily.
After hearing this, Li Qiufan and Li Yunlong came to the table and sat down with a smile.
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. It just so happens that you are here today. Let's have some drinks!"
The old brigade commander poured wine for the two of them as he spoke. In fact, the anger before was just pretending. He was also very happy to see Li Qiufan and Li Yunlong again. After all, these were his former warriors.
Li Qiufan looked at the old brigade commander with some emotion. He had not seen the old brigade commander since they were separated in Yan'an last time.
Li Yunlong has been around longer than Li Qiufan, and he misses the old days a little.
"You're here just in time. I'll tell you my arrangements so there's no need to send a telegram."
While thinking about it, the old brigade commander suddenly started talking about business. Li Qiufan and Li Yunlong nodded in unison and listened.
"First of all, tell me what kind of strength you have now."
The old brigade commander did not directly tell them about their arrangements, but asked about their strength.
"I now have more than 12,000 people, three main regiments, plus special agent battalions, guard battalions, artillery battalions, and cavalry companies."
Li Yunlong spoke first and reported on the situation of his troops.
"Hey, you kid can do it! You gathered such a big team quietly!"
The old brigade commander looked at Li Yunlong in surprise. He didn't expect that Li Yunlong would have so many people.
"What about you Qiu Fan? You have a better foundation than Li Yunlong, so you won't be left behind by him, right?"
After praising Li Yunlong, the old brigade commander looked at Li Qiufan, eager to know his situation.
"Haha, how is that possible! My independent brigade now has four main regiments, a cavalry regiment, an artillery regiment, plus a reconnaissance battalion and a guard battalion, totaling more than 18,000 people."
Li Qiufan also reported his situation, but with the equipment he brought back this time, when Zhao Gang recruits more troops, the independent brigade will probably exceed 20,000 people.
"My dear, you have so many people now? And an artillery regiment? What kind of artillery are they?"
The old brigade commander was pleasantly surprised when he heard about Li Yunlong's situation just now. Now he was shocked when he heard about Li Qiufan's situation. Moreover, Li Qiufan actually had an artillery regiment.
"Old chief, I know this! My brother's artillery regiment has heavy artillery! Twelve... ten 105mm field howitzers, as well as various mountain artillery and infantry artillery, the firepower is very fierce!"
Before Li Qiufan could answer, Li Yunlong rushed to answer from the side, and directly reported all the equipment except the cannon that he didn't know about.
"What? Do you have heavy artillery in your artillery regiment?"
The old brigade commander stared at Li Qiufan and asked.
Li Qiufan rolled his eyes at Li Yunlong angrily and could only nod.
The old brigade commander looked at Li Qiufan who nodded in recognition and suddenly frowned. He didn't say anything and just kept looking at him.
"Old chief, what's the problem?"
Li Qiufan was a little embarrassed when the old brigade commander saw him, and asked in a low voice.
"You gave me the feeling that you are still hiding something. Is there anything you haven't confessed yet?"
The old brigade commander frowned at Li Qiufan and asked about the fatal blow.
Li Qiufan broke into a cold sweat when he heard the old brigade commander's words. He thought to himself: Are these people so powerful? The previous division commander was like this, and the old brigade commander is like this now.
"Well, it's nothing. I have nothing to hide."
Li Qiufan did not admit it and directly chose to pretend to be confused.
"That's right, Brigadier. I've seen all my artillery regiments. That's all I told you."
Li Yunlong was also a little puzzled and echoed Li Qiufan from the side.
"Haha, Qiu Fan, what do you think about me going to your independent brigade tomorrow to inspect the work?"
Seeing that Li Qiufan refused to admit it, the old brigade commander smiled and said to Li Qiufan.
"Oh, forget it, I'll explain."
Li Qiufan had no choice but to shake his head helplessly. This old brigade commander was just a fox. He was too shrewd.
"Then tell me, what other trump cards do you have!"
The brigade commander was very satisfied with Li Qiufan's reaction, nodded with a smile and said.
