The two parties formally met, and they had not seen each other for quite some years, so naturally they were filled with sighs and sighs.
"brigadier!"
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie saluted honestly, don't listen to Lao Li's bragging, what the hell is the boss, he is the second child.
The man in front of me and the old brigade commander were both influential figures of their time, and even served as commanders during the Red Army period.
When Lao Li saw him, he transformed into a darling baby.
Brigadier Zhang smiled heartily: "Haha, Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, we haven't seen each other for many years, right?"
This is true.
In fact, let alone Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, even though the old brigade commander and brigade commander Zhang knew each other, they didn't have many opportunities to get along with each other.
However, the acquaintance and friendship between these pure revolutionary ancestors can be said to be that "a moment is never too short for a close friend, and half a lifetime is enough for a good friend."
Before the Red Army joined forces, not to mention the grassroots commanders like Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, even the high-level commanders did not know each other at all.
But when they met, they still embraced each other enthusiastically, just like brothers.
After the Second Red Front Army and the Fourth Red Front Army joined forces, it was at that time that Li Yunlong and Kong Jie met with the old brigade commander and brigade commander Zhang.
When they met, the old brigade commander just introduced Li Yunlong: "Old Zhang, what do you think this big-headed guy does in our first division?"
But he said that Brigadier Zhang was also a joker, and replied with a smile: "Could he be a cook?"
At that time, Brigadier Zhang's words immediately confused Li Yunlong.
On the one hand, I feel aggrieved. After all, our old Li is also the leader of the main force of the first division, so why is he just a cook?
But turning around, he had to admit that Li Yunlong was directly sent to the cooking class to take the blame because he was sent to collect food while crossing the grassland. What is this if he is not a cook?
Otherwise, we have to say that Brigadier Zhang is a ruthless man with a sharp gaze!
The old brigade commander couldn't stop laughing at that time and asked: "Old Zhang, how do you know he is a cook?"
"He has a big head and a thick neck. What is he other than a cook?" Brigadier Zhang asked seriously.
Hahaha--
As he said this, the old brigade commander and brigade commander Zhang laughed together.
This was the first time Li Yunlong met Brigadier Zhang with the old brigade commander after the two sides joined forces. It is still fresh in Li Yunlong's memory!
Finally, the old brigade commander introduced Li Yunlong seriously.
Brigadier Zhang said with a smile: "I've heard of it. I've heard that your first division has such a prickly leader. When crossing the grassland, he dared to send troops to collect food. As a result, he was beaten and sent to the army. The cooking team took the blame, and it turned out to be the person in front of me!"
As for Kong Jie, he was also on the left side of the old brigade commander, and Li Yunlong stood on the right side of the old brigade commander.
It's just that Kong Jie's appearance was down-to-earth and he was silent all the time, so he didn't have much sense of presence. Brigadier Zhang only had a slight impression.
But in the past few years, Kong Jie's reputation has spread throughout northwest Shanxi, and even throughout the three Jin Dynasties.
The contrast between before and after caused Brigadier Zhang to say hello to Li Yunlong and said to Kong Jie with a smile: "Kong Jie, you have really impressed us all these years!"
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Brigadier, you know, I am stupid. As the old saying goes, the stupid bird flies first!"
"What a stupid bird to fly first. If you ask me, the one who knows how to fly first is not a stupid bird!" Brigadier Zhang's words were full of emotion: "In the past few years, the development of your team can be said to be an example for our Eighth Route Army. And a role model!"
It should be said that the Brigadier Zhang of the 358th Brigade and the old Brigadier of the 386th Brigade have some connections.
At first, after the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the brigade commander of the 385th Brigade was originally appointed by Brigadier Lu according to the orders of his superiors. Brigadier Lu was the junior of the old brigade commander.
It was later that some people said that Brigadier Lu had warlordism.
Since Brigadier Lu's temperament was quite similar to that of the old Brigade Commander since he was a child, Brigadier Lu was furious after learning about this incident. He did not take up the post and even went to the Soviet Union to study.
Therefore, Brigadier Zhang served as the commander of the 358th Brigade.
Brigadier Zhang graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy with a professional background and a profound cultural background.
When it comes to qualifications, this Brigadier Zhang is no worse than the old Brigade Commanders Li Yunlong and Kong Jie.
Therefore, both Kong Jie and Li Yunlong were respectful in front of the brigade commander.
After chatting for a while.
Both sides looked at the troops brought by each other almost without trace.
As Kong Jie and Li Yunlong looked around, they saw a troop of more than 100 soldiers from the 120th Division coming behind Brigadier Zhang. There was a bit of surprise on their faces.
The first impression given to Kong Jie and Li Yunlong was:
The fraternal troops of the 120th Division are also well equipped!
Uniform military uniforms. Although they wear cloth shoes, they are clean and tidy. Most of them carry Type 38 rifles on their backs, and many even carry Chinese and formal uniforms.
They all had steel helmets on their heads, and each had two or three grenades strapped to their chests. The bullet bags seemed to be bulging, as if they were full of bullets.
At a glance, it can be said that they are strong soldiers and horses, basically armed to the teeth.
It seems that the equipment level of the brothers' troops in the 120th Division is not as bad as we thought!
Little did I know.
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie didn't notice that when they looked around, Brigadier Zhang's eyes almost widened when he saw a group of mechanized combat troops coming in advance following Li Yunlong and Kong Jie.
Good guy!
Brigadier Zhang swore that he had never seen so many mechanized combat vehicles since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.
There must be at least forty or fifty tanks, right?
Among them, four or five armored vehicles were seen, as well as twenty or thirty military vehicles, including some military motorcycles.
And they have all been remodeled. Those transport vehicles that may have been used by the Japanese to transport supplies or soldiers. If you glance at them, you can even see those clear and distinct ones stuck on the edge of the carriage, deliberately creating machine gun muzzles. Machine guns, and even heavy machine guns.
Including those three-wheeled military motorcycles, the co-pilot basically has a machine gun.
When Li Yunlong and Kong Jie jumped out of the car and met with Brigadier Zhang, soldiers from combat vehicles filed out behind them.
They were all steel helmets, and unlike the captured Japanese helmets worn by the soldiers of the 120th Division, the helmets worn by the soldiers of the 129th Division seemed to have been modified.
It can even be said to be an Eighth Route Army-style steel helmet.
These steel helmets are overall in earthy gray color. At first glance, they seem to be similar to the military caps worn by the Eighth Route Army. However, they are obviously equipped with steel plates, and the interior seems to be lined with soft padding. It is very comfortable to wear on the head.
Anyway, I was standing outside in the cold winter. Not long after, many of the soldiers of the 120th Division following Brigadier Zhang had their ears turned red from the cold.
On the other hand, the soldiers of the 129th Division on the opposite side still have rosy faces. I don’t know whether it’s because of the daily food that is so good and provided, or because they are covered in equipment, from steel helmets and hats to cotton-padded clothes and trousers, as well as cotton-padded ones. Military boots are really too warm.
As for the equipment used…
In Brigadier Zhang's view, the Type 38 rifle and the Chinese regular rifle are already top-notch rifles.
But what was he seeing at this moment?
Damn it, it’s so irritating that there are so many soldiers out there from the 129th Division. There were five or six hundred of them at this glance, and all of them were carrying American Garand rifles.
This is the most advanced semi-automatic rifle of the US military. Not only does it have a larger ammunition capacity, but pulling the trigger is one shot. This is much better than the conventional bolt-action rifles on the Chinese battlefield.
If compared with Type 38 and Chinese formal rifles, the two sides are not on the same level at all.
In addition to these American semi-automatic rifles, there were also many soldiers carrying submachine guns that even Brigadier Zhang had never seen before.
It is different from the flower traps and Jin-made submachine guns that Brigadier Zhang knows.
This is an American m1 submachine gun.
Just like that, the equipment of both sides was clearly judged.
Brigadier Zhang finally realized how stupid it was to compare equipment with the troops led by Li Yunlong and Kong Jie. He had already brought over the most elite guard company of the 358th Brigade.
In the end, they were directly crushed by the equipment of Li Yunlong and Kong Jie's team.
Cough cough cough cough——
After all, he was a decent man. After looking away and coughing twice, Brigadier Zhang said that he would take the comrades brought by Li Yunlong and Kong Jie to the base area to take a temporary rest.
"It's been a long journey, and it's freezing cold. I'm afraid the soldiers are all starving, right?"
Originally, Brigadier Zhang subconsciously wanted to add, "Are you freezing?"
But then I thought about it, these soldiers of the 129th Division were literally wrapped in cotton and turned into rice dumplings. It would be damned if they could freeze.
Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion who was following Li Yunlong, said without thinking: "Brigade commander, we are not hungry. We ate canned snacks on the way, and our stomachs are still full..."
"Da Biao! Look at what you said. We have arrived at the 385th Brigade. Can Brigadier Zhang treat us badly?" Li Yunlong, who also understands the world, immediately interrupted Zhang Da Biao's words.
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"Hehe, this kid is just ignorant. Brigadier, hurry up and let us try the craftsmanship of our comrades from the Northwest Military Region!"
Brigadier Zhang smiled and nodded, and was about to take Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and his party back to the base area, the residential area vacated for the comrades of the 129th Division.
Li Yunlong said: "Brigadier, our car is fast, why don't we take the car back together?"
As the old saying goes, people are poor but their ambitions are not poor.
Although the entire 358th Brigade seemed to have only captured three to five military vehicles from the Japs, they were basically piled in the warehouse like a pile of scrap metal due to lack of fuel.
But we can’t even walk anymore, right?
Isn't it just a matter of walking a little longer in the wind and snow?
Thinking of this, Brigadier Zhang refused on the spot: "No, no, it's only a few steps away. We still need to practice our feet if we have nothing to do. We can't forget the roots of our Red Army..."
After a few minutes.
Sitting in the passenger seat of a warm military car with glass windows on both sides.
Feeling the giant thing under your butt, with the roar of the engine, it drove towards the base area at a speed far exceeding the foot power of conventional infantry.
Brigadier Zhang's face lit up with joy, "What a good thing! This is more comfortable than riding a horse!"
As for the soldiers of the company who followed him, they were basically crowded into various combat vehicles.
The company commander was sitting on the passenger seat of the motorcycle next to the military vehicle and shouted excitedly: "Brigadier Commander, now I can brag to Lao Liu and the others when I go back, saying that we have also ridden in a car!"
Brigadier Zhang: "..."
He looked at the excited guard company commander with a dark look on his head, and sent two words directly to his heart - get out!
In the garrison area specially set aside by the comrades of the 358th Brigade for Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, soldiers transferred from various cooking squads were already busy cooking. Smoke was rising from large and small pots, and the aroma was overflowing.
After the vehicle arrived at the location, the personnel quickly got out of the vehicle.
Needless to say, this car is so comfortable to ride in. Brigadier Zhang was quite reluctant to leave. When he got off the car, he patted the seat which was so hot after sitting all the way.
The fragrance has drifted from not far away.
Brigadier Zhang greeted with a smile: "Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, hurry up, don't delay, greet the comrades and get ready for dinner!
In order to welcome you this time, I specially arranged for the comrades in the cooking class to cook a delicious meal for you! "
The soldiers of the 129th Division who followed Li Yunlong and Kong Jie were naturally happy. They rushed to the place and opened the iron pot following the smell. They immediately recognized that the comrades of the 358th Brigade were cooking for everyone. Pot of elm noodles and boiled potatoes.
The so-called elm noodles are noodles made of elm bark, add potatoes, add a little oil, stir-fry until fragrant, then add water and cook it into a pot, mixed with the mellow aroma of potatoes and elm noodles.
In this way, in this era of bombardment and scarcity of supplies, it is a delicious meal!
The soldiers of the first team and the new regiment did not choose.
However, in the past two years, all kinds of canned meat, snacks, vegetables, and rice have fed my stomach.
Zhang Dabiao took a bowl of steaming potato and elm noodles enthusiastically handed over by a comrade in the cooking class, took a bite, and couldn't help but say:
"Captain, this tastes good, it's fragrant, but it's a pity that there's too little oil and water. Compared to the meaty flavor, it's still inferior!"
Is not this nonsensical? Eating meat means eating meat, and being vegetarian means being vegetarian. Can it be the same?
"Damn it, Da Biao, such good food can't stop your kid's mouth?"
Li Yunlong immediately stared at him with his eyes.
Fortunately, Brigadier Zhang was still far away and did not hear.
When the bowl of elm noodles and boiled potatoes was half dry, Li Yunlong turned around, lowered his voice slightly, and said to Zhang Dabiao: "Tell comrades, you can eat according to the conditions. Our conditions have become better in recent years. But don’t forget how I came here a few years ago. No one is allowed to talk nonsense to me.
Comrades in the Northwest Military Region, it has not been easy these years. "
But in the end, Li Yunlong was still relieved: "...If we really haven't eaten well, we can just set up a pot and add some food tonight!"
"Hey!" Zhang Dabiao responded with a smile on his face.
At this time. Kong Jie, who was not far away, suddenly asked, "Old squad leader, what do our comrades in the 120th Division usually eat these days?"
The leader of the cooking team who was questioned smiled and replied: "Wild vegetables..."
"Old Zhang, hurry up and put on the fire. I think the fire in the stove is almost out!" Brigadier Zhang's voice suddenly came, interrupting the words of the cooking squad leader.
"Yes!" the old squad leader responded and quickly ran to the stove to fill up the firewood.
Kong Jie continued to work hard and said nothing more.
Soon, after finishing all the potato and elm noodles in the bowl and even licking the peas clean, Kong Jie stood up and greeted the company commanders and platoon leaders around him:
"Have you finished eating? Come on, come and walk around with me!"
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