"Damn it, what a ghost, there really is a crooked machine gun!"
In Li Chendong's impression, let alone militiamen, they were not even able to equip the main force with one steel gun per man, and they had very few bullets. The militiamen in Lijia Village really refreshed his outlook.
"Captain, their training is also very professional and precise. You can see that there are a lot of bullets in the bullet bags. This is just a militia. These people are living a very comfortable life."
"Expedition, don't be fooled by their illusions. I've seen it before. Most of the bulges are sorghum poles, just to fool people."
"Captain, look at the second young master!
I asked around and found out that he was a platoon leader with more than 30 militiamen and a crooked machine gun. It seemed that what was advertised in the newspaper was true. They really killed a lot of Japs, otherwise they would not have captured so many weapons. equipment. "
"Expedition, it's just luck. Don't you know how difficult it is for the Japanese to defeat them?"
There was obviously a bit of vinegar in Li Chendong's words, but Li Yuanzheng pretended not to notice it.
"Captain, what they did in Liu Town was outrageous. They forced the squire family to reduce their rent to 50%. I heard that Gao Wanwan from Gaojia Village didn't comply with their request, so they ransacked his house and shot him. .
Isn’t this the same thing as ten years ago? We have to take care of this! "
"What do you care about? Just a dozen of us with broken guns? We can't even deal with the second son's militia! Now whoever has the toughest fists has the right to speak. We have to go to the old man!"
After Li Chendong said that, he turned around and went back. He didn't come back this time to vent his anger on them. Although he was a regiment leader now, he had no soldiers or guns, and even their second-in-command wouldn't take advantage of him.
In the battle of Longmen Pass, the 338th Regiment only had a dozen men and guns left. After being ordered to evacuate, the superiors only gave him a report of commendation and allowed him to rest in peace and recuperate.
As for replenishing personnel and equipment for the 338th Regiment, there was no mention of it again, and he, the regiment leader, made no other arrangements.
This is considered a normal operation in the government army. When the troops are exhausted, whether to replenish them or not depends on relationships and connections. Many people's troops are exhausted, so they will step aside. A regiment commander who does not have his own troops is nothing. .
To put it bluntly, the Chinese government army is an interest group composed of old and new warlords, large and small. The army is the basis for their survival. Everyone is conserving their strength, but Li Chendong is stupidly fighting with the Japanese.
Li Chendong still believed his teacher's words to deceive him, and he would add as much as he wanted to lighten;
But after he had exhausted all his troops, except for a useless commendation order, not a single soldier was given to him.
An expert later advised him that he had to spend money to smoothen the relationship, otherwise he would not know how to supplement it in the Year of the Ox and the Moon of the Horse.
Li Chendong came back this time for this reason and asked his father to borrow money.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Chendong's body had almost recovered, and he finally told Li Yaozu about the money.
"Ten thousand silver dollars? Do you think I run a gold mine?"
When Li Chendong said the amount, Li Yaozu became angry on the spot. This was not a small amount.
"Dad, I will pay you back in one year or at most one year.
You can't just look at me as a polished leader! "
Li Chendong continued to beg his father. He must get this money. If someone who is accustomed to power makes him the leader of the bare regiment, you might as well kill him.
"You, Lao Shizi, should not be the leader of the regiment. How can you fight for the country and lose half your life and still have to spend money to build relationships? You can just come back and farm with me!"
Li Yaozu just said this in anger. The gentry would not easily give up the power in their hands.
In troubled times, only when you have a gun in your hand can you feel at ease;
Only by having power can you keep your family business!
If the money is gone, you can save it again. If you have land, the money will still come back.
Li Chendong knew that his father would turn this corner. He was asked to pay such a large sum of money at once, but he still had to let him finish his anger. It would be easy to feel sad if he held it in his heart.
That night, Li Yaozu's roar could be heard all the time in the Li family mansion, and everyone was silent. Only Li Yuanzheng acted as if nothing had happened, eating and drinking when he should.
Because he knew that in a few days he would have to leave this small mountain village with the eldest young master and continue to be the battalion commander who supported him.
"It's really hard to adapt to a life without soldiers and guns! When we have soldiers, we will come back to deal with these people."
Li Yuanzheng thought secretly in his heart.
Sure enough, as Li Yuanzheng thought, after the young master was scolded all night, he got his wish from the master. With this money, the 338th Regiment will be able to strengthen its troops in a few days.
After receiving the money, Li Chendong became more energetic again, and his feet began to feel windy when he walked. He couldn't stay in Lijia Village for one more day.
"This heartless guy thought he came back to see me, but it turns out he came here for my money."
"For so many years, except for thinking of me when I asked for money, I never thought about going home at any other time!"
"And the third child has been out for more than half a year and hasn't even received a letter..."
Li Yaozu once again turned on Xianglin's wife mode. After scolding this and that, there was no one that made him worry.
"Li San, come with me to the fields to see the crops. These days, only the crops in the fields are reliable!"
"Here we come, sir."
The housekeeper Li San followed the master straight to the crops. Li San was the only one in the village who was always available and listened to everything he said. This has not changed for decades.
It is said that there are unforeseen circumstances, and Li Chendong and others' plan to leave Lijiacun was disrupted by an unexpected incident.
The devil is coming!
Xiao Zhuoyinan, who had been silent for a long time, finally decided to launch a thunderous attack on Liuzhen. The Liuzhen base area is about to face the greatest life and death test.
An entire infantry regiment of Japanese soldiers drove into Anping City, along with a large number of tanks and cavalry, and vehicles pulling artillery one after another...
Sure enough, as Chu Xiong expected, if the Japanese didn't move, they would rush towards them like an overwhelming force. The small body of the Independent Battalion really couldn't bear it.
On the day Li Chendong was about to leave, the Lijia Village Soldiers received an order to assist the villagers in evacuating.
This evacuation was complete. They only had one day. All villagers must evacuate deep into the mountains before dark.
The alarm bell is ringing at the east end of the village!
The militia company began to go door-to-door to inform the villagers that they should bury the food that could not be taken away before noon and prepare rations for more than a week. At 3:00 noon, all personnel gathered in front of the ancestral hall.
"Second brother, this won't be another drill, right? There are too many things at home to be packed away!"
Li Chennanniang was still holding on to a bit of luck, she really didn't want to go through any trouble.
"Mom, there are thousands of Japs this time and they are very aggressive. Don't be afraid of trouble. You can't leave a grain of food to the Japs."
"The company commander was worried that we had too many things at home and would not have time to bury them, so he asked me to bring a squad over to help!"
Landlords' families are actually more crisis-conscious than ordinary people's families. How much food can ordinary people's families have?
They all dug hidden tunnels to hide silver coins and grain. These were secret and not allowed to be known to outsiders.
As soon as Li Yaozu heard this, he came out of the back room and said to Li Chennan:
"Second brother, go about your business. We can take care of things at home. The worst we can do is burn them down. Don't worry, we won't leave a grain of food for the Japanese!"
