Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw Zhang Wanhe's greed for money.
To be honest, Member Sling was a little tempted. Xu Dalong is indeed capable of fighting, but if he can make more money, he can arm more Eighth Route Army troops and eliminate more Japanese than if Xu Dalong leads a special force to fight.
However, Commander Si Ling was a calm person. Even though he had this idea, he did not immediately express his position. Instead, he asked Xu Dalong to return to the Mawushan base to rest and recuperate.
After leaving the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters, Zhang Wanhe refused to let Xu Dalong leave, and entertained him for two consecutive days. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang sent telegrams urging Xu Dalong to go back, so he had to let Xu Dalong leave.
Mawushan Military Division Headquarters.
At the gate of the compound, Xu Dalong saw Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Wang Limin, Gao Zhiyong and others who came to greet them, and stepped forward to greet them cordially.
Lin Xueying was also among the welcoming crowd, looking at Xu Dalong with a smile. Xu Dalong smiled, nodded towards her, and came to the conference room surrounded by everyone.
Nowadays, life in the Mawushan Military Division is getting better and better. In the past, when we had meetings, we could drink ordinary tea for a few cents per pound at most. Now we can brew good tea worth several oceans per pound. There are also peanuts, melon seeds, and candies for everyone to eat and chat with. There is also a large porcelain plate on the table with many scattered cigarettes on it. People who can smoke smoke there, relaxing and happily.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others were very interested in Xu Dalong's trip to Peking, so they asked Xu Dalong to talk about it.
Xu Dalong handed this matter over to Monk Wei. Monk Wei learned how to fight independently in Baoding and formed the Seventh Brigade. He helped Han Yu and his daughter capture Guo Daming, kidnapped many Hanjians for ransom, and exchanged a lot of rotten bricks for 300,000 meters of gold. After the matter was explained, everyone was amazed.
When it was mentioned that Sangmu Jianyi was captured twice and replaced with him, everyone found it funny.
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Brother Dalong, monk, you guys are a bit too ungrateful. Why do you always bully Sang Mujian alone?"
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "This is called waste utilization. How can you be so particular about little devils? I have lived in Peking for four years and haven't been back for a long time. Captain, when you go to Peking again, I will go with you."
After talking about Xu Dalong and others going to Peiping, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others also talked about the situation in the Mawushan base area during the period after Xu Dalong left.
While Xu Dalong was away, they were not idle. They organized several regiment-level battles, captured two county towns, eliminated more than a thousand puppet troops, and expanded the base area by almost one county. The surrounding Japanese and puppet troops were intimidated by the strong strength of the military division and did not dare to attack.
Zhang Dabiao also reported on the formation and training of the troops. Xu Dalong and others got back a lot of vehicles this time. The vehicles currently owned by the Mawushan Military Division can transport more than 5,000 troops at a time.
They waited for Xu Dalong to return and set up a rapid response detachment, consisting of Sun Desheng's cavalry brigade, Wang Chengzhu's artillery brigade, Cui Zhenyue's tank brigade and three mechanized infantry regiments, with a total strength of 11,000 people.
Xu Dalong agreed with this proposal, and Sun Deshenglai was appointed as the detachment leader, Wang Chengzhu was appointed as the deputy detachment leader, and Cui Zhenyue was appointed as the chief of staff. No one had any objections, so the matter was settled and then reported to the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters.
The rapid response detachment of the Mawushan Military Division is the first semi-mechanized unit of the Eighth Route Army, and its superiors attach great importance to it.
Commander Si and Chief of Staff of Taiyue Military Region came to Mawushan Military Division in person to preside over the founding meeting of the rapid response detachment.
That evening, Xu Dalong came to the female soldiers' dormitory. He rarely came to this yard. The female soldiers who were active in the yard were very curious and came over to say hello to him.
Xu Dalong chatted with them for a few words and then walked to Lin Xueying's room.
Just as he was about to reach out and knock on the door, Lin Xueying, who heard the noise, had already opened the door. When she saw Xu Dalong, she was surprised and happy, and hurriedly invited him into the house.
Lin Xueying is low-key and modest, and gets along well with the female soldiers. Everyone also knows the relationship between her and Xu Dalong. When Xu Dalong came to see her, they were secretly happy for her.
Liu Feifei is the operator of the confidential room. She spends time with Lin Xueying and knows more about her affairs. The female soldiers asked her about the situation one after another.
A round-faced female soldier asked: "Sister Feifei, what's going on with our captain and Sister Xueying?"
The female soldiers all knew that Chu Yun'er also admired Xu Dalong, but they all looked towards Lin Xueying in their hearts and hoped that she could establish a relationship with Xu Dalong as soon as possible.
After hearing the words of the round-faced female soldier, everyone turned their expectant eyes to Liu Feifei.
Liu Feifei said with certainty: "Our captain and Sister Xueying will definitely make it happen. Haven't you seen that Miss Chu hasn't been to our base for a long time?"
"That's right, the captain should have told Sister Xueying a long time ago. I feel anxious just looking at it."
The female soldiers chirped.
Lin Xueying let Xu Dalong into the room and said to him: "Brother Dalong, sit down first and I will make tea for you." Then she turned around and went to get the tea can on the table.
Xu Dalong reached out and gently held her wrist, turning her body around.
Although Lin Xueying has long been secretly committed to Xu Dalong, and the relationship between the two is very close, this is the first time for her to be so intimate. Especially this was Xu Dalong's initiative.
Lin Xueying couldn't help but blush, and her heart was pounding.
Her shy look made Xu Dalong like her even more.
He said: "Xueying, please don't be busy. I brought you a gift when I went to Peking this time. I hope you like it."
Lin Xueying smiled brightly and said, "Brother Dalong, I will like any gift you give me."
Xu Dalong opened a brocade box and took out a pearl necklace. This necklace is composed of dozens of evenly sized, round and smooth purple pearls, with a brilliant diamond in the middle. Although I don’t know its exact value, it will definitely be very expensive.
This necklace was also one of the treasures that the military boss gave to Ma Hansan for safekeeping. It was a royal item of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Later it was given to the Empress Dowager Cixi.
In order to completely silence Xu Dalong, Ma Hansan gave him this necklace. This necklace was not a seized material, but a private gift. There was no need for Xu Dalong to hand it over, so he kept it and gave it to Lin Xueying.
Lin Xueying was very happy, not because this necklace was very precious, but because it was given to her by Xu Dalong. She had a premonition that Xu Dalong was about to express his feelings to her. She did not reach out to take it, but blushed and said softly: "Brother Dalong, help me put it on."
Xu Dalong was happy to oblige, carefully put the necklace on Lin Xueying's smooth and white neck, and praised: "It looks so beautiful."
Lin Xueying saw Xu Dalong staring at her with bright eyes, a little embarrassed, so she turned around, picked up the mirror and looked at the necklace on her neck, and said happily: "Brother Dalong, this necklace is so beautiful, thank you Give me such an expensive gift."
Xu Dalong saw her put down the mirror in her hand, held her hand again, looked into her eyes and said, "Xueying, I want to marry you, are you willing?"
Lin Xueying has been waiting for this sentence for a long time. Chu Yun'er's existence always made her feel uneasy. This was a painful ordeal that had been tormenting her for a long time.
Hearing Xu Dalong's words, she was stunned for a moment in disbelief, and then she said repeatedly: "I do, I do." After saying that, she threw herself into Xu Dalong's arms, tears bursting from her eyes, and she started to cry.
She cried very sadly, Xu Dalong didn't say anything, just caressed her back.
After crying heartily, all the haze in Lin Xueying's heart was swept away. She blushed with shame, raised her head, and slowly closed her beautiful eyes.
Xu Dalong was filled with passion and lowered his head...
That morning, a telegram was sent from the Taiyue Military Region, saying that the superiors had instructed the Mawushan Military Division to be responsible for destroying the Japanese Army's No. 1 Military Depot in Taicang.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xu Dalong, Zhang Dabiao and others discussed how to implement the instructions from their superiors.
Li Yunlong said: "It's not difficult to capture the Japs' military depot. This time I will go in person and bring our quick response detachment with me."
Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao and others also believed that with the strength of the rapid reaction detachment, there would be no problem in capturing the Japanese Army's No. 1 Military Depot.
Xu Dalong also agreed, but he still had his own ideas.
He said: "It will certainly not be a problem to seize the No. 1 Military Depot, but it will not be so easy to seize the large amount of materials stored in the No. 1 Military Depot. A large number of weapons and ammunition are stored in the No. 1 Military Depot, including a large number of artillery shells and high explosives.
Although these dangerous items are hidden in the cave, it is not easy to detonate them when attacked from the outside, but with the name of the little devil, if we cannot quickly control this batch of ammunition, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not blow it up. Once so many artillery shells and explosives explode, the entire No. 1 Depot will be completely destroyed. Not only will we not be able to capture any supplies, but we may also cause considerable casualties due to the explosion. "
Li Yunlong said: "I think there is no need to discuss this issue. In the past, because we were considering this issue, we never attacked the No. 1 Military Station. As a result, the little devils have been using the No. 1 Military Station to support their troops in combat. Since we have captured If you can’t use what’s inside, just destroy it, at least so that the little devil can’t use it.”
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "The regiment commander made the right decision. In fact, we should have done this a long time ago. But I still want to fight for it. If we can prevent the Japanese army from blowing up the No. 1 depot and seize a large amount of supplies, that will be even more perfect. "
Zhao Gang said: "I agree with the captain's opinion. Depot No. 1 is the largest military depot of the Japanese army in Shanxi. The materials inside can support the Japanese operations of several divisions. It is a pity that so many things were blown up.
We dispatch a quick reaction detachment to attack the No. 1 military station. Whether it is ammunition or fuel, plus other consumption, it is a lot of money. If the trip is in vain, it won't be worthwhile. "
Zhao Gang is the logistics manager and can calculate the economic accounts more clearly. Now he has already transferred with Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong used to refuse to suffer any losses, but now Zhao Gang has become more careless than him.
Of course, Li Yunlong was someone who refused to suffer losses, but now that the Mawushan Military Division was wealthy, his habits had changed a lot. Besides, considering the overall situation, his idea was correct. If the materials at the No. 1 Military Station could not be captured and destroyed, the Japanese army would suffer greater losses than the price paid by the Eighth Route Army.
Li Yunlong said: "If we can seize the supplies of the No. 1 Military Station, that would be the best. As long as we can find a way to prevent the little devils from blowing up those supplies, I support it with both hands. But this matter cannot be delayed for too long, otherwise , unable to complete the tasks assigned by superiors."
Xu Dalong agreed with Li Yunlong's opinion. He said: "Do you think this will work? Let's work harder and set a deadline of ten days. If you can't think of a way to prevent the Japanese army from destroying the No. 1 Military Station, you will personally go out and kill the little soldier." The enemy’s No. 1 military station.”
Li Yunlong had no objection, and everyone agreed, so he immediately called Zheng Xirong.
Zheng Xirong has now been transferred to the military division reconnaissance section chief, responsible for the intelligence work of the entire Mawushan base area.
He came to the conference room, and Xu Dalong personally explained to him the reconnaissance mission of the No. 1 Military Station.
After Zheng Xirong accepted the mission, he sent a telegram to Zhou Mingde and asked him to try to investigate the situation inside the No. 1 Military Station.
After Zhou Mingde received the telegram, he notified Takahashi Bingwei and asked him to be responsible for the investigation.
Takahashi Biewei is sophisticated and tactful, good at communication, and with the support of a large amount of funds provided by the Mawushan Military Division, he has established a large number of contacts in the Japanese army's logistics department and other departments. With the secret support of Zhou Mingde, he attracted many Japanese military officers to engage in smuggling business, and a smuggling gang was formed within the Japanese army.
Driven by common interests, they have made many hardcore allies, are able to get things done easily, and obtain information very conveniently.
There is a large amount of supplies stored in the No. 1 Military Depot, and it is also one of the important sources for Takahashi Bingwei and others to smuggle in-demand supplies.
After Takahashi accepted the mission, he personally went to the No. 1 Military Station to conduct reconnaissance.
In the No. 1 Military Depot, there are two members of Takahashi Bingwei’s smuggling gang. One is the reserve section chief in charge of the warehouse, and the other is the financial section chief in charge of finance. All materials in the No. 1 Military Station are in and out of the warehouse, as well as statistics, Financial accounting, etc., are all in the hands of these two people, and they can be said to be the real powerful figures. With the two of them colluding with each other, they were able to smuggle the materials stored in the warehouse without concealing the truth.
Takahashi Bingwei is in charge of sales. Driven by common interests, the three of them have already become friends who talk about everything.
The No. 1 military station where Takahashi Bei came to gave the two guys a share of the profit from the last smuggling. They were both very happy and gave Takahashi a banquet. During the chat, Takahashi Bingwei learned about the situation he wanted to master.
(End of chapter)
