In Baiwanyu, Sun Desheng and others, whom Li Yunlong had longed for, had already arrived here with Huzi and others.
At first, Zhao Gang, who was unaware of the situation, thought that Ding Weiding, the leader of the new regiment, had mobilized Sun Desheng and others to support the construction of their seventh regiment because of his relationship with comrade Li Yunlong.
He also sincerely thanked Captain Ding for his support. At that time, hearing Zhao Gang's words of thanks, Sun Desheng and others looked at each other.
Sun Desheng even lamented to them, "I thought I was the kind of person who couldn't turn my head, but I didn't expect Political Commissar Zhao to be more straightforward than me!"
However, when he later learned from Li Yunlong that this was the person he had acquired in exchange for ammunition and equipment, Zhao Gang was shocked. Now he gained new insights.
It was another bright day. On the open ground outside Xiaogang Village, the new recruit company, which had begun to take shape, was practicing marching in formation and using various phrases to convey orders under the guidance of veterans.
On the sidelines, Liu Bo inspected the training progress of the new recruits, and a soldier from the first battalion ran over.
"Report to the battalion commander, the political commissar issued an order, please rush back to Baiwanyu as soon as possible. There are brother troops escorting supplies, and we need to send people from the first battalion to greet them!"
Soon, Liu Bo arranged many matters for the recruit company and quickly rushed back to Baiwanyu.
Then he led a company of soldiers to the trumpet mouth ten miles away to the south, and met Captain Yang who was escorting a large amount of ore.
When he learned that the copper ore and copper powder had arrived, Liu Bo immediately knew the importance of these things.
Fortunately, we are not far from Baiwan Valley, and we arrived at Baiwan Valley smoothly.
Zhao Gang has already arranged the manpower to put these copper ores into the warehouse.
The copper powder was sent directly to their newly built blast furnace for smelting and shaping.
Today was indeed a good day. Before the copper ore could be unloaded, news came from over there that Li Yunlong and his team were not far from Baiwanyu.
Upon hearing the news that Li Yunlong had returned with his team, everyone in Baiwanyu cheered happily.
Zhao Gang also had a smile on his face, "Haha, today can be considered a double happiness!"
Outside Baiwanyu, Zhang Dabiao, who had previously led a team to Huangyangji to raid the Japs, caught up with them first with the captured food supplies.
Seeing Zhang Dabiao's harvest, Li Yunlong was so happy that he didn't have to worry about not having enough food in a short time.
Li Yunlong patted Zhang Dabiao's shoulder heavily, "Haha, Dabiao, you did a good job. I'll wave it back this time and give you a bottle of Fenjiu!"
"Brothers, when we get back, I'll treat you all to a nice meal! Hahaha"
"Oh!"
The soldiers cheered happily.
They were getting closer and closer to Baiwanyu. Perhaps Li Yunlong wanted to treat everyone to meat. The soldiers couldn't help but speed up their pace. In less than half an hour, they had arrived outside the mountain pass.
Zhao Gang and Liu Bo have been waiting here for a long time, and many villagers even spontaneously came to welcome the team back.
When Zhao Gang saw the long queue, the war horses and the fully loaded carts, he deeply realized for the first time Li Yunlong's ability to make a fortune.
Liu Bo's attention was completely attracted by those war horses, his eyes were bright and unblinking, "This must be the size of a cavalry battalion!"
Of course, there was another person who was more eager than them, and was already ready to run over and take a look at those war horses.
The team began to pass through the mountain pass, and Li Yunlong came to Zhao Gang and Liu Bo with a smile.
"Haha, sorry to bother you, Political Commissar Zhao is here to greet us, Lao Li. How is the situation in our base area? Nothing major happened, right?!"
Zhao Gang did not speak out about his contribution, but instead praised Li Yunlong, "Captain Li, don't worry, everything is normal in Baiwanyu. The soldiers and folks who stayed behind are all happy for Commander Li's victory!"
Instead, Liu Bo reported the specific situation to Li Yunlong and highlighted Zhao Gang's contribution.
After getting along with each other for a period of time, all the soldiers in the first battalion, including Liu Bo, had a growing sense of identification with Political Commissar Zhao.
Li Yunlong's eyes widened and he looked at Zhao Gang in surprise. Now he was very impressed. Unexpectedly, he was not only recognized by the soldiers of the first battalion.
In just half a month, the clothing factory and ordnance factory had grown to such a scale, which was beyond his expectation.
Not to mention, he actually got strong support from the brigade commander and division commander. If he was to leave it to Li Yunlong, it would be better if he didn't get scolded by the brigade commander for his nonsense!
Want to support? There is no way, so let Li Yunlong go there if you have the ability!
Although he still doesn't know how Zhao Gang will perform on the battlefield, in other aspects, Li Yunlong is already very satisfied.
No, the attitude immediately became closer, and the names were changed, "Hahaha, it's still you, Lao Zhao, who is so proud of being an intellectual, but this treatment is different!"
"Old Zhao, your contribution is no less than ours. I think the headquarters should also give our political commissar an award, hahaha."
Hearing Li Yunlong's change of title, Zhao Gang was also very happy, which showed that he had initially integrated into this group.
"This is what I should do. I don't deserve Captain Li's praise!"
Li Yunlong's face was slightly stern, "Hey! Why are you doing this? Why don't you call me Captain Li? Just call me Lao Li!"
Afterwards, Li Yunlong said with a smile that he would take Zhao Gang back to have a drink.
"Haha, let's go, today is a good day, let's have a celebration party and have a good meal!"
Zhao Gang did not refuse immediately, but expressed his opinion from the side.
"Tuan Li...oh no, Lao Li, we really should hold a celebration banquet for the soldiers to celebrate properly!"
"However, we still have some problems that need to be solved first!"
"First of all, there is the issue of food. Baiwanyu is not rich in food reserves now, and the number of people in the team has increased greatly. If we open up to eat, we may not be able to hold on for long!"
Regarding this question, Li Yunlong smiled and said, "Haha, don't worry, Old Zhao, we have seized a lot of grain this time, and I also asked Brother Xu to buy a large amount of grain and meat for us outside!"
"And if we calculate the time, it should be a matter of time before and after us!"
Zhao Gang nodded, "Well, since you have been prepared, Lao Li, I have no other opinions."
"I'm in charge of everything in life. I'll go back and make preparations for you!"
At this time, the queues of the Second and Third Battalions had all passed the mountain pass, and Li Yunlong and others also stopped talking and returned to Baiwanyu.
While walking on the road, Zhao Gang suddenly reminded Li Yunlong, "By the way, Lao Li, just before you, the brigade commander sent a large amount of copper ore and copper powder, and the escort was from the new regiment!"
"That Captain Yang wants to meet with you. It seems that Commander Ding Weiding has something to ask you."
Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows, "Oh? New group? Lao Ding's people?!"
After Li Yunlong thought about it, he probably guessed what Ding Wei meant, and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha, this is a deal coming to your door!"
