On the 358th regiment, Fang Ligong rushed into the war room with an angry face, looking very embarrassed. When he saw Chu Yunfei, he said angrily: "Regiment leader, we were fooled by Li Yunlong..."
"According to the agreement, Li Yunlong sent 300 rifles to Lijia Town, and we gave 30,000 rounds of ammunition as a thank you gift..."
"As a result, except for a few 50% to 60% new rifles that appeared to be usable, the other rifles sent by Li Yunlong were all broken, and most of them were damaged by artillery shells. It is almost impossible to repair them!"
"This man is so cunning. He obviously wants to use the broken gun in his hand to exchange bullets with us..."
"As a result, not only did we not get back the equipment of the first battalion, but we lost tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, hundreds of artillery shells, and thousands of kilograms of pork!"
"Well, Li Yunlong, you are trying to plot against me, Chu Yunfei, to get benefits from me. Call the first battalion commander immediately. If Li Yunlong sends someone to Lijia Town to deliver guns again, he must check it carefully. Every rifle must not suffer the same loss again!" Chu Yunfei was so angry that his face turned red, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to order.
"What about the ammunition and pork we lost before?" Fang Ligong asked reluctantly.
"There are also the three hundred useless guns just sent by the New Second Regiment... Is that all?"
Chu Yunfei frowned and thought for a long time but couldn't think of a solution. He could only reply with a long sigh: "The ammunition and pork sent out were all of our own free will, and the New Second Regiment did not force us!"
"The two parties have not signed any agreement, so there is no reason to cause trouble to them!"
"As for those hundreds of useless guns, the best solution is to report them as battle damage and ask the Jinsui Army Command to help us replace them with good guns!"
"Before, I thought Li Yunlong really planned to return the equipment of the first battalion, but now I realize that this is impossible. Li Yunlong wants to use this matter to get more benefits from us!"
"If he can't get any benefits, he will think of various reasons to refuse to return a battalion of weapons!"
"We've even thought of a way out!"
"They said that the weapons and ammunition of the first battalion were snatched away by a group of local troops and guerrillas. They also said that when they snatched the equipment, the first battalion had defected to the Japs and did not belong to the 358th Regiment. That batch of equipment had nothing to do with us. They wanted to take it. You can only exchange it with something when you go back!"
"Although these words are a bit far-fetched, they still make sense..."
"Looking back now, this is simply Li Yunlong making excuses for not returning weapons and equipment in the future!"
"That's all..."
"I looked down on Li Yunlong too much from the beginning, so I let him make a trick, which resulted in the loss of my wife and the loss of troops..."
"Chief of Staff, please think of a way. First allocate some equipment from the 2nd and 3rd Battalions and the Artillery Battalion to support the 1st Battalion. Then report more battle losses to the headquarters and ask those officials to replenish us with more equipment!"
"Send a telegram to the headquarters at the same time... After the last counter-mopping operation, the total strength of the new second regiment has been expanded to 6,000, and an artillery battalion has also been established!"
"Intelligence shows that the New Second Regiment is continuing to expand its troops..."
"Their total strength will then exceed 8,000 people!"
"In order to avoid being suppressed and beaten by the New Second Regiment in future conflicts, I kindly request Commander Yan to add another reinforcement battalion to the 358th Regiment!"
At the Dingjiazhuang Assault Battalion station, every soldier's face was filled with joy after winning the battle, except for a few battalion company commanders who were particularly unhappy.
"Battal Commander, the little devil is smarter than a dog's nose. As soon as we captured the 354th Regiment, they retreated after hearing the news and ran faster than a rabbit!" Wei Dayong, commander of Tuyi Company, complained unwillingly.
"If they had been three or four hours late in withdrawing, I would have been able to catch their tail, and at the very least, I would have been able to kill one or two hundred Japs..."
"It's nothing like now. The troops worked hard to chase for dozens of kilometers, but they didn't catch a single enemy. What a loss!"
Shen Quan was in charge of another group of little devils and complained: "The little devils on my side have also escaped!"
"The Japs began to retreat before the two companies closest to the Japs of the 354th Regiment were captured..."
"Running so fast, we can't even catch you!"
Huang Yu was also disappointed, but he reacted quickly. After hearing this, he explained with a look of enlightenment: "We all underestimated the penetration ability of the Japanese Special High School Course!"
"The fact that they dare to give weapons to the 354th Regiment first and then reorganize the 354th Regiment shows that these Japanese have already figured out the 354th Regiment clearly, and it is expected that they will not dare to go back on their word!"
"There must be a large number of Japanese and puppet army agents lurking in and around the 354th Regiment... As soon as we took action, the Japanese knew that their plan to integrate the 354th Regiment had failed and had to retreat... That's why we missed the mark... …”
"But don't be too disappointed..."
"Although we didn't kill many little Japs in this operation, the results were still great!"
The solemn expression on Shen Quan's face was immediately replaced by a smile.
He knew better than anyone how much the Independent Regiment had gained from this operation, and said happily: "Deputy Chief of Staff Huang is right!"
"Even if we don't hit the little devil, we still gain a lot!"
"In addition to the financial confidentiality of the seizure, we also seized 79-caliber weapons that can equip two reinforced battalions, and one reinforced battalion's Japanese-style weapons..."
"Especially the four mountain cannons of the artillery company directly under the 354th Regiment, which are at least 70% new!"
"With them, the heavy artillery battalion will be able to set up a mountain artillery company immediately!"
Huang Yu suddenly interjected: "In order to strengthen the front-line troops' offensive firepower, I am going to propose to the regiment commander to dismantle the two infantry artillery batteries of the heavy artillery battalion and divide them into three mountain artillery batteries. They will be temporarily organized into the 1, 2 and 3 battalions, with three deputies. The chief of staff directly manages..."
"In this way, each main battalion can fight small-scale offensives on its own without the support of a heavy artillery battalion!"
Shen Quan immediately agreed: "I support this proposal..."
"The heavy artillery battalion has long been overstretched. Although two infantry artillery companies have been lost, a mountain artillery company has been added. The overall strength has not dropped too much. On the contrary, it can increase the ability of the front-line troops to attack difficulties. Do more than one thing with one stone!"
"Let me tell you about the other seizures!"
"The total of all kinds of food exceeds 500,000 kilograms, which can last for more than a month for our independent group."
"More than 2,000 sets of quilts were also seized and 1,986 prisoners were captured..."
"Preliminary statistics show that 836 prisoners have volunteered to join our Eighth Route Army..."
"With two more days of mobilization, the number will definitely exceed 1,100 people!"
Zhong Chengjun suddenly answered: "The regiment headquarters just sent us more than 900 damaged rifles, more than 20 damaged light and heavy machine guns, and five damaged mortars. Said the battalion commander. You are useful."
"Several warehouses at the battalion headquarters are already filled with loot. I don't know where to store all this scrap metal!"
Huang Yu didn't expect the team leader to respond so quickly, and was very happy to order: "No need to put it in the warehouse... just find a place to pile it up, and someone will come to pick it up in two days at most!"
After saying that, he looked at Zhong Chengjun and continued to order: "The strong melon is not sweet..."
"Let the political cadres who mobilize prisoners stop stopping after one day!"
"Prisoners who are unwilling to join the independent regiment are managed separately..."
"All officers above squad leader and above are counted. The more detailed the better, especially for officers above company level. No one can be missed!"
"Although the cavalry battalion killed all the officers in the meeting of the 354th Regiment, their deputies are still alive!"
"With them here, the Jinsui Army will be able to set up the 3rd, 5th and 4th regiments in no time!"
One day later, Huang Yu just received the statistical list sent by Zhong Chengjun. Before he could read it, the operator also brought news from the regiment headquarters!
"Report to the deputy chief of staff... urgent call from regiment headquarters!"
"The Jinsui Army Command has decided to rebuild the 354th Regiment. The newly appointed Commander Wang and Chief of Staff Tang will rush to the assault camp before dark to discuss the captured soldiers and equipment of the 354th Regiment..."
"The leader is on his way, let's prepare in advance!"
Huang Yu laughed out loud on the spot, raised the statistical list in his hand and said to Zhong Chengjun: "Old Zhong, the person who gave us money is here!"
"If the deal is negotiated, everyone on the list can become a sea of white flowers..."
Only then did Zhong Chengjun understand Huang Yu's real purpose of asking him to count the officers. His eyes immediately widened and he asked with a look of disbelief: "Battal Commander... you want Jinsui Army to pay to redeem these people..."
"Why do I feel that this matter is a bit unreliable..."
"Sir, how could you possibly pay for a bunch of prisoners when you detain a person like that... I think this is just wishful thinking on your part..."
"If it were me, I would definitely not spend money to buy a bunch of prisoners who want to join the Japanese!"
