"Hey, what problem can we, Old Li, have? Brother, how can you arrange for us, Old Li, to do what you want!"
Li Yunlong was quite satisfied with Li Qiufan's arrangements. Although he had just joined, Li Qiufan did not put him at the bottom, which moved him very much.
But what he didn't know was that Li Yunlong's arrangement was purely because of a picture that emerged in Li Qiufan's mind.
"Since everyone is fine, let's go back and prepare for the integration. We should try to be as quick as possible. We won't be able to stay idle for long!"
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Li Qiufan issued an expulsion order and asked everyone to go back and prepare to integrate the troops. He also revealed the news to everyone that action would be taken soon.
After Li Qiufan finished speaking, everyone retreated, except Li Yunlong who stayed.
"Brother, what did you mean by that just now? Is there a war?"
Li Yunlong opened his mouth and asked if there was going to be a war. Li Qiufan shook his head after seeing this scene.
"I said, Lao Li, why don't you scratch your body for a day without fighting?"
Li Qiufan was really speechless for Li Yunlong. This guy was more happy to hear that there was a battle than to see the girls.
"Haha, we, Lao Li, have been a little idle lately and are looking for something to do."
Li Yunlong smiled awkwardly. Since the Japanese surrendered, he had fought a battle with the Jinsui Army.
Moreover, the Jinsui Army ran away not long after the fight, and the fight was not enjoyable at all.
"Okay, Lao Li, tell me why you are so happy to know the news of the reorganization, and I will tell you if there is a war."
Li Qiufan suddenly had an idea and took this opportunity to trick Li Yunlong into explaining why he was happy.
"Uh, well, brother, please stop asking, just tell me when the war will begin!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Li Yunlong did not agree, but asked Li Qiufan to stop asking.
"That won't work. If I give you a message, you have to reply to me, otherwise the deal won't work out."
Li Qiufan shook his head. How could he let go of such a good opportunity? It just aroused Li Yunlong's curiosity. If he didn't ask, he wouldn't have a chance next time.
"Oh, okay, let me tell you."
Li Yunlong saw Li Qiufan's intention, but he had no choice but to let Li Qiufan know the news about the situation.
And now that Li Qiufan is his immediate boss, it is Li Qiufan who has the final say whether he can go to war in the future, so he has no bargaining chips.
"Tell me, tell me quickly."
Hearing that Li Yunlong finally relented, Li Qiufan couldn't hold it any longer, and he finally knew the reason.
"Actually, when I brought the troops to your station, I sent a telegram to the headquarters."
Li Yunlong said a little embarrassedly, but this made Li Qiufan a little confused.
"Telegram? What telegram?"
Li Qiufan was a little confused and couldn't figure out what medicine Li Yunlong was selling in his gourd.
"It's just that we, Lao Li, want to work with you and request the headquarters to integrate my second brigade into your army."
Li Yunlong gritted his teeth and told the story directly, which shocked Li Qiufan.
"Old Li, what are you doing? Why do you have to come to me?"
Li Qiufan's face was filled with disbelief that Li Yunlong took so much credit for his promotion.
"If one family doesn't speak the same language as the other, we, Lao Li, will recognize you as our brother and obey you!"
"When we were fighting the Japanese, you sent artillery and soldiers to our old Li. You also saved our old Li several times, and you even saved our old Li's wife."
"I don't know how to repay this favor, so I just go with you, brother. Don't worry, I am with you, brother. You will definitely not harm me!"
Li Yunlong seemed to have started talking, and he couldn't stop talking, but this also allowed Li Qiufan to finally understand what was going on.
"Old Li, it's not that bad. I thought it was because of something."
Li Qiufan shook his head. He didn't expect Li Yunlong to be so temperamental. He had made such a decision because of those things in the past.
"Anyway, things are already like this. Brother, you can take care of it."
Li Yunlong spread his hands and asked Li Qiufan to figure out what to do.
"Okay, don't say this anymore. Since you, Mr. Li, recognize me, Li Qiufan, I won't let you down!"
Li Qiufan nodded and responded to Li Yunlong's sincerity.
Then there was a burst of emotion. I didn't expect that things would develop like this, and Li Yunlong returned to his subordinates.
After chatting for a while, Li Yunlong took the people back to the station, and Li Qiufan did not keep him. After all, everyone was busy integrating and expanding the company.
Half a month later, after some integration and newly recruited soldiers, the integrated and independent first column finally took shape.
The independent first column has three combat divisions, a heavy artillery brigade, and a garrison brigade to maintain the security of the division headquarters.
The Second Division had the largest number of troops among the three divisions, with more than 15,000 people. During this period, Li Yunlong frantically recruited new soldiers and returned to his peak.
Moreover, Li Yunlong has no shortage of weapons and equipment, after all, his past foundation is there.
The First Division and the Second Division each had about 12,000 troops. The Third and Fourth Brigades had relatively large casualties before, so they did not have many troops after the merger.
This number was reached only after a new round of recruitment.
The heavy artillery brigade and the garrison brigade are still the same as before, one with more than 7,000 people and the other with more than 5,000 people.
Overall, the current strength of the Independent First Column is just over 50,000.
Although there are many new recruits, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
"By the way, Qiu Fan, what are you going to do with the Jinsui troops you captured earlier? You can't keep them forever, right?"
In the division headquarters, Li Qiufan was looking at the information of each unit when Zhao Gang suddenly said next to him.
"Old Zhao, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten. Where are those Jinsui troops now?"
After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Qiufan remembered the soldiers of the Jinsui Army and the division commander he was optimistic about.
"On the right side of our station, I asked people to clear an open space and build a temporary concentration camp."
Zhao Gang rolled his eyes at Li Qiufan angrily. He didn't expect that he would just bring the person back and forget about it. If he hadn't reminded him, he might not have remembered it at all.
"Old Zhao, there is a division commander of the Jinsui Army there named Zheng Yuan. I am quite optimistic about this person."
Li Qiufan put his chin on his head and thought for a while, then told Zhao Gang about Zheng Yuan.
"You want to recruit me? Will they agree?"
Zhao Gang frowned when he heard that Li Qiufan actually fell in love with a Jinsui Army division commander.
"The next step depends on you as the political commissar. Not only the division commander Zheng Yuan, I also want to stay with this group of Jinsui troops!"
Li Qiufan smiled at Zhao Gang and left the hard work to him.
"Why don't you think about me when you're eating meat and drinking so stupidly? Why don't you arrange all these messy things for me!"
Zhao Gang rolled his eyes at Li Qiufan and said angrily.
"Haha, who asked you, Lao Zhao, to be the political commissar? If you want me to be the political commissar, then I will do this..."
Li Qiufan was just about to say that he wanted me to be the political commissar and go on his own, but before he could finish speaking, the telegraph operator ran in and interrupted him.
"Commander, telegram from headquarters!"
