Li Qiufan's sudden admission confused Li Yunlong. He never expected that Li Qiufan had a trump card.
"Brother, what else are you hiding?"
Li Yunlong really couldn't think of anything else Li Qiufan had to hide, since he had obviously brought out all his family wealth before.
"I also have six 150mm field cannons."
Li Qiufan looked at the two of them and fired the cannon helplessly.
"Cannon?"
"150mm caliber?"
The first voice was Li Yunlong. He didn't know what a cannon was, so he was a little confused.
The second one was the old brigade commander. He knew about cannons, and he was even more shocked that it was a 150mm caliber one.
Li Qiufan nodded towards the old brigade commander and said no more.
"Qiu Fan, Qiu Fan, what are you doing hiding it? Can I still rob you?"
After the shock, the old brigade commander suddenly reacted and looked at Li Qiufan angrily.
"Uh, haha, I'm afraid that Lao Li will snatch me away."
Li Qiufan didn't dare to admit what the old brigade commander said, so he directly threw the blame on his good brother.
Li Yunlong was a little confused. He was suddenly hit by a big black pot. The important thing was that he didn't know what was in the pot.
"Okay, you brat, you think I can't guess it!"
The old brigade commander waved his hand. He had already seen through Li Qiufan's little thoughts, but in the past, he often searched for the things below during difficult times. No wonder they hid them.
"Old chief, what is a cannon?"
The two were exchanging blows when Li Yunlong suddenly stepped in and asked a question.
"You bumpkin, you don't understand even if I tell you, it's just that it's very powerful!"
The old brigade commander glanced at Li Yunlong with disgust and insulted him.
Originally he was very surprised to hear about the situation of Li Yunlong's troops, but after comparing with Li Qiufan, he was a little bit unsatisfied.
Sure enough, after being hurt by the old brigade commander, Li Yunlong showed a resentful look, like a resentful little woman.
"Qiu Fan, your arrangements are going to be delayed for a while. I need to report to the headquarters again to see what the boss thinks."
The old brigade commander thought for a moment and suddenly said that after learning that Li Qiufan had a heavy artillery regiment, he wanted to make a new plan.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, old man."
Li Qiufan nodded, indicating that he would obey the arrangements of his superiors.
After the business was finished, the three of them began to exchange cups, and their mouths were full of oil as they gnawed on the fragrant stew.
After having enough wine and food, Li Qiufan and Li Yunlong decided to go back the next day and stayed directly at the military area station.
Early the next morning, the two of them greeted the old brigade commander and rushed back without even eating breakfast.
"Qiu Fan, you are being unjust this time! You seized the cannon and didn't even tell us, Lao Li!"
On the way, Li Yunlong suddenly said angrily to Li Qiufan that he finally understood what a cannon was last night.
"Come on, you know how to use it!"
Li Qiufan, who was already depressed, became even more angry and rolled his eyes at Li Yunlong.
"Um, that's right."
Li Yunlong suddenly became depressed. If he got it, he really wouldn't be able to use it. Li Qiufan assigned special personnel to the two howitzers. If he really captured them, he would have to hand them over.
"Hey, Qiu Fan, don't be angry, our old Li said without thinking, so what? When our old Li is in trouble in the future, you have to give our old Li artillery support!"
After thinking about it, Li Yunlong was no longer depressed and smiled directly at Li Qiufan.
"I know, how can I still be indebted to you, Lao Li!"
Li Qiufan nodded, even if Li Yunlong didn't say anything, Li Qiufan would definitely support him if he needed it without frowning.
"Old Li, I won't go back to you. I will go back to my station directly. When you go back, just tell my soldiers to go back directly."
Soon the group came to a fork in the road. Li Qiufan planned to go back to the station directly without going with Li Yunlong.
"Okay, brother, be careful all the way!"
Li Yunlong nodded and did not try to persuade him to stay. As a brigade commander, Li Qiufan could not stay on his territory all day.
After bidding farewell to Li Yunlong, Li Qiufan rushed directly to the station and rushed back in less than half a day.
"Qiu Fan, you're back! There happens to be a telegram from the military region. Take a look."
As soon as he got off his horse, Zhao Gang came out after receiving the news, holding a telegram in his hand.
"Telegram? Sent by the military region?"
Li Qiufan was a little confused, but he didn't expect that a telegram would be sent as soon as he left the military area. Fortunately, he didn't follow Li Yunlong to his station.
Li Qiufan took the telegram and then read the content, but his brows furrowed as he read it.
"Old Zhao, what do you mean by this headquarters?"
Li Qiufan looked at Zhao Gang and asked with some confusion.
The meaning of the telegram is that from now on, his independent brigade will no longer be assigned to the Taiyue Military Region, but will be directly commanded by the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
"I don't know what it means. Didn't we all agree that it would be placed under the Taiyue Military Region? Now it suddenly falls under the headquarters. I'm also confused."
Zhao Gang spread his hands and expressed that he was also confused.
Li Qiufan thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about going to the cooking class to eat.
Half a month later, the personnel losses of the Independent Brigade in the last battle have been replenished, and Zhao Gang is still recruiting new soldiers to expand the strength of the Independent Brigade.
"Brigadier! I'm back!"
Li Qiufan, who was studying the map in the room, suddenly heard someone shouting in the yard, and then the monk's figure appeared in front of him.
"Haha, you are recovering well from your injuries!"
When he saw it was a monk, Li Qiufan couldn't help laughing. The monk had just been laid out for half a month after being cleaned up by him, and now he just got out of bed.
"Well, Brigadier, I was wrong!"
Hearing Li Qiufan's laughter, the monk couldn't help but shudder and hurriedly admitted his mistake.
"Okay, it's all over now, keep your cotton-waist mouth in check from now on!"
Li Qiufan waved his hand and warned the monk.
"Qiu Fan! Qiu Fan! Orders are coming from headquarters!"
While he was educating the monk, Zhao Gang ran in with a telegram.
"Old Zhao, why are you doing all the work of the telegraph operator? Can you take a break?"
Li Qiufan looked at Zhao Gang with some helplessness. Zhao Gang went to the radio station to study while squatting all day long. He was a good political commissar and became a radio operator.
"Haha, it's always good to learn more! Take a look at the orders from the headquarters!"
Zhao Gang smiled and didn't care, and handed the telegram in his hand to Li Qiufan.
"Move towards Taiyuan? Does the boss want to attack Taiyuan?"
Li Qiufan couldn't help but exclaimed when he read the contents of the telegram. The headquarters ordered his independent brigade to re-attack Shangyang County, which they had attacked before, and to hold it after it was captured, waiting for the arrival of other troops.
"I think it's probably like this. After knowing our situation, the headquarters may have some ideas about Taiyuan!"
Zhao Gang nodded and expressed his guess.
Li Qiufan fell into deep thought after listening to Zhao Gang's words.
