At midnight, Li Yunlong led the guards to check the sentry posts, then went back to the house to soak his feet in hot water and fall asleep.
This is a habit that Li Yunlong has developed over the years. No matter how late he sleeps, he always checks the sentry before going to bed.
After breakfast the next day, Li Yunlong sat on the kang and smoked cigarettes, puffing away at the smoke.
This cigarette was obtained from a Kwantung Army soldier. It is an authentic Laodao brand. It is much easier to smoke than cigarettes. It is refreshing even if it is not very strong.
"Report!" Wang Chengzhu's voice sounded outside the regiment department.
Li Yunlong: "Come in!"
Wang Chengzhu stepped into the inner room of the regiment headquarters, arrived in front of Li Yunlong, and saluted with a military salute: "Regiment leader, Wang Chengzhu reports to you!"
Wang Chengzhu also brought a 60mm mortar to the ambush of the Kwantung Army, but he did not participate in the battle.
If using wires to detonate poison gas bombs fails, Wang Chengzhu can also be asked to use mortars 1 kilometer away to blast poison gas bombs.
"Zhuzhu!" Li Yunlong picked up the cigarette case on the table and handed it to Wang Chengzhu, "Here, smoke one?"
"Captain, I don't smoke." Wang Chengzhu changed the topic and looked at Li Yunlong pitifully, "But I drink..."
Li Yunlong took out from under the bed the half bottle of sweet potato that Zhang Dabiao drank last night.
"Here you go!" Li Yunlong said, "We keep our word. If you kill Sakata with one shot, I will reward you with half a catty of sweet potato roasting, which I will keep for you."
Wang Chengzhu quickly took the bottle and held it in his arms, smiling broadly: "Thank you, leader!"
After smoking a cigarette and throwing the butt on the ground, Li Yunlong asked: "Zhuzhu, let me ask you, how many cannons and how many shells does our new regiment have now?"
Wang Chengzhu said: "15 mortars, plus 1 Italian gun, a total of 16 guns, 4984 shells, including 181 75mm shells, mortar shells..."
Li Yunlong made two 20-ton weapons and ammunition from doing business with Chen Feng, one time with 6 mortars and 2,400 rounds of artillery shells, and two times with 12 mortars and 4,800 rounds of artillery shells.
In addition to the original 3 mortars of the new regiment, there are 16 guns in total, which is extremely rich compared to other regiment-level units of the Eighth Route Army.
"Okay, okay." Li Yunlong quickly interrupted him, "Just tell me the total number. I plan to build an artillery company. Are you interested in being the commander of this artillery company?"
Before the battle at Cangyunling, the New Regiment had an artillery platoon with more than 20 artillery units equipped with three mortars and 100 rounds of artillery shells.
Although the mortars were not destroyed during the counter-mopping, the artillery platoon leader was sacrificed, and Wang Chengzhu became the only master artilleryman of the entire new regiment.
"Yes, yes..." Wang Chengzhu's eyes lit up, "But 16 guns are enough to build an artillery battalion. How about the regimental commander, why don't you just let me be the battalion commander?"
"Being the battalion commander?" Li Yunlong said happily, "How about I become the commander of the regiment?"
"No, no, no..." Wang Chengzhu said hurriedly, "The battalion commander will do it, the battalion commander will do it."
Li Yunlong said: "I have an artillery battalion with one regiment. If the brigade commander knew about it, why wouldn't he be allowed to rob him? Besides, you are so beautiful. You can only be the acting company commander now. When did you bring out the artillery? I I'll make you a regular boy again."
Wang Chengzhu asked again: "Commander, how can we bring out the artillery?"
"What's the answer?" Li Yunlong asked, "To fight mortars, I have to be at least as good as you. I can hit wherever I want. Do you have the confidence?"
Wang Chengzhu's expression was troubled: "That's very difficult, Commander, artillery is something that needs to be fed by cannonballs. It's very difficult for the Light Cult to teach you."
"I can give you a special batch of 300 rounds of artillery shells for training." Li Yunlong said, "If you still can't teach me, I will scold you!"
"Yes, leader!"
"I promise to complete the mission!"
After Wang Chengzhu gave a military salute, he happily walked out with the wine bottle in his arms.
In the morning, Li Yunlong visited each battalion to inspect the training status of the soldiers.
In the afternoon, Li Yunlong came to Zhang Dabiao to discuss recruitment matters.
Regiment Headquarters.
Li Yunlong smoked a cigarette and said, "Dabiao, do we have more than 2,000 guns now?"
Zhang Dabiao said: "Commander, we killed two Kwantung Army squadrons yesterday and seized about 300 guns."
"Among them are 3 Type 92 heavy machine guns and 5 crooked handles. Including the original rifles and machine guns, there are probably more than 2,000 of them."
"Now our new regiment can basically have 38 guns per man, and all the commandos are armed with submachine guns."
"There are more than a dozen artillery pieces, and there are enough artillery shells, rifle shells, submachine gun shells and machine gun shells!"
"With our current firepower, if we encounter an elite Japanese brigade head-on, we can beat him until his parents don't even recognize him!"
"Well..." Li Yunlong nodded, looking very satisfied.
What does it mean to be wealthy? This is what fucking wealth is called. What was the life we lived in the past called?
"It's time for us to recruit a group of new soldiers." Li Yunlong said, "Otherwise, those weapons will just stay in the warehouse and gather dust."
Zhang Dabiao grinned and said, "Commander, you are famous now."
"Killing the captain of the Bantian Alliance with one shot, defeating the Bantian Alliance, and killing Japanese No. 1500, these things have been spread all over the country."
"These days, people are coming to us one after another to join the army and join our new regiment."
"This is still a situation where we have not released the recruitment news. If we do, we may not know how many people will sign up to join the army."
"It's just a false reputation." Li Yunlong waved his hand, his face was unconcerned, but he felt very happy in his heart.
Not to mention that Zhang Dabiao can become Li Yunlong's confidant. He is not only a good fighter, but also has high emotional intelligence.
Zhang Dabiao said: "By the way, Commander, do you want to add fuel to the fire and publicize the fact that our new regiment completely wiped out two squadrons of the Kwantung Army?"
At the beginning, the 115th Division used all its strength to attack the unsuspecting Japanese army with sufficient ammunition and favorable terrain.
The regular field army was used to deal with the baggage troops of Ban Heng Division, wiping out 1,000 enemies and losing 800, and achieved a miserable victory.
Although they were dealing with baggage troops, the Japanese army's baggage troops had the same amount of training as the combat troops, and their combat effectiveness was not much different.
The New Regiment ambushed two elite Kwantung Army squadrons of the Japanese army with 600 men, and completely annihilated the Japanese army. The casualty ratio with the Japanese army was almost 1:4.
Annihilating two squadrons of the Japanese army, and they were also the elite of the Kwantung Army, was definitely a great victory.
"Forget it, it's good that we know this, don't publicize it, remember our principles, and make a fortune in silence." Li Yunlong still felt guilty. After all, this time he acted without authorization, mobilizing a reinforced battalion without telling his superiors. , if the head of the headquarters finds out, he won’t be able to take advantage of it.
"Understood!" Zhang Dabiao understood, smiled and nodded.
At this moment, guard Huzi ran in and said: "Report to the head of the regiment, the comrade holding the telephone line from the brigade headquarters is here!"
Li Yunlong's expression changed and he said, "Let them come in."
One soldier walked into the regiment headquarters holding a telephone. Another soldier came in holding a black telephone cord and began to wire the telephone.
After a while, the soldier who connected the line said to Li Yunlong: "Captain Li, the phone line has been connected. You can contact the brigade headquarters, division headquarters and headquarters through the phone at any time. By the way, the brigade commander also asked me to bring you a message. , after the phone line is connected, the brigade commander asks you to make a call to the brigade headquarters immediately."
Li Yunlong nodded: "I understand."
After the comrade who connected the line left, Li Yunlong grabbed the receiver, shook the handle twice, and then put the receiver to his ear: "Hey, this is the new regiment, pick me up from the brigade headquarters."
A moment later, the brigade commander's hearty laughter rang in Li Yunlong's ears: "Li Yunlong, I congratulate you on getting rich!"
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(Brigade Commander: Are you damn rich? Hurry up and send me the recommendation tickets and monthly passes to the brigade headquarters. No discounts are allowed!)
