HCB Chapter 253: I didn't intend to eat alone, it was indeed the situation that forced me to do so!
Chapter 253: I didn't intend to eat alone, it was indeed the situation that forced me to do so!
"Looking at the two of you, you think I'm just bragging again. I'm going to let you learn some new things! I'm going to take you to the battlefield and see the weapons we have. Then you'll know whether I'm telling the truth or not."
When Li Yunlong saw the disdainful looks in Ding Wei and Kong Jie's eyes, he immediately jumped up excitedly and pulled the two of them into the position. When they saw the steel fortifications built by the independent regiment, they were shocked. After seeing the weapons deployed inside, they opened their mouths in surprise. Especially when they came to the first artillery company and saw the huge heavy artillery, they couldn't wait to run up to check it out. When they confirmed that this big guy was real, they were still in disbelief.
Ding Wei pointed at a 150mm heavy artillery and asked in surprise: "Old Li, the heavy artillery of your independent regiment looks very real, just like the real thing. This is the idea of college students, specially used to deceive the devils. I said before that college students are cunning, am I right this time?"
Li Yunlong rolled his eyes in annoyance and replied with disdain: "Old Ding, open your dog eyes and take a closer look. How can this thing be fake? I just ordered the artillery to fire dozens of shells. The barrel is still hot. If you don't believe me, touch it with your hand. It will definitely burn you and make you scream!"
"Besides, I spent a lot of effort to build a fake cannon that looks good but can't be fired. What's the point? When have I ever done such a stupid thing? Even if I wanted to confuse the Japanese and build some fake cannons, I made them out of wood. When have I ever used real ones?"
Ding Wei went forward and touched the muzzle of the gun. It was indeed very hot. After all, it had cooled down for quite some time. It was not as exaggerated as Li Yunlong said. This also confirmed that what Li Yunlong said just now was true and he was not bragging.
Kong Jie also looked at the 75mm mountain cannons equipped by the Second Artillery Company with wide eyes. There were a total of 16 guns. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Damn it, I left the Independent Regiment only a year ago, and Li Yunlong, you son of a bitch, actually became a local rich man with so many heavy artillery in your hands. You didn't even inform your old comrades. I have been living a miserable life these days. The troops are short of guns and ammunition. My two regiments and Lao Ding's were blocked in the base by a battalion of the Japanese!"
"We have been fighting together for several days, but we still haven't broken the enemy's blockade. Finally, the brigade commander gave us a strict order, and we paid the price of thousands of casualties before we broke through the enemy's encirclement. Who would have thought that you, Li Yunlong, are so rich that you don't even know how to support us, your poor old comrades. Your conscience must have been eaten by dogs. Last time, I suffered heavy losses just to block your attack, but you didn't even say a word in the end. I didn't even hear a word of thanks from you. Now I think about it, it's so fucking aggrieved!"
"Li Yunlong, you son of a bitch, you are showing off in front of me now, how dare you do that? Next time I see the brigade commander, I will definitely complain. You, Li Yunlong, actually forced everyone to eat secretly, and you ate so much that your mouth was full of grease, but you didn't care about me and Lao Ding. I have finally seen it clearly. I must not be a comrade-in-arms with you, Li Yunlong, otherwise I don't know when you will sell me out, and maybe I will even have to count money for you!"
This time Kong Jie let out all the anger that he had been holding back, causing Li Yunlong to sweat. Ding Wei also came forward and immediately echoed, "Old Li, what Old Kong said about you just now was indeed right. An honest man like Old Kong is planning to break up with you. This shows that you really broke a taboo this time. What you did was really not like a human being!"
"The brigade commander placed our three regiments in northwest Shanxi so that we could support each other, but you are enjoying the good life while ignoring our two old comrades. You have received so many good things but you are too lazy to even take a single feather. You are even more stingy than a miser!"
"Lao Kong and I have been worrying about guns and ammunition these days. Otherwise, we wouldn't be bullied to this extent by the Japanese. The army has been beaten back to its original state after two expansions. Even the best-tempered people can't stand it. The Japanese just picked the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments to bully us. It's really frustrating for the two of us!"
Seeing that Ding Wei also wanted to start a long speech, Li Yunlong quickly interrupted and said, "Old Ding, Old Kong, can you two listen to my explanation? Some things are completely different from what you think. I, Li Yunlong, do like to eat more and take more, but I have never eaten alone!"
"You two come with me, let's have a good chat in the headquarters. At the same time, we have to quickly arrange for the soldiers to take some time to rest. After all, we still have to fight the devils tomorrow!"
"Shen Quan, Zhang Dashan, you two, arrange for the soldiers to rest immediately, leave one company to be responsible for the defense of the position, and redeploy the sentries I arranged earlier. I have to have a good talk with the two old comrades today, so that they don't have any grudges in their hearts! As for the replacement of weapons, we will talk about it tomorrow morning!"
Since Li Yunlong intended to start from the beginning, Ding Wei and Kong Jie gave him this opportunity. If Li Yunlong did not give a satisfactory explanation, the two of them would report it to the brigade commander and let the brigade commander give Li Yunlong a good beating.
After arriving at the headquarters, Li Yunlong poured three bowls of mung bean soup. The three of them drank it all night. Li Yunlong felt a little better and said casually, "Lao Ding, Lao Kong, this was done by a college student. He obtained a division's equipment through a deal with the Third Reich. At the beginning, we got back a regiment's equipment. At that time, we were short of guns and bullets, and the army had just completed its expansion, which just solved our urgent needs!"
"Who would have thought of the incident with the 726th Regiment? I almost didn't make it back because I was killed by the damn Xue Changming. Fortunately, I was lucky and the college students came to my rescue in time and saved me!"
"Later, there were some problems during transportation, and the arrival of the equipment was delayed by half a month. We began to transport the weapons and ammunition in the rain, but for some reason, the intelligence was leaked. The Japanese got the news and dispatched two battalions of troops, plus a puppet army, to attack our independent regiment."
"Fortunately, a seven-day long heavy rain saved us. The college students overcame all odds and completed the final transportation of supplies within these seven days. You should have heard about what happened afterwards. The Japanese sent out a division of Japanese soldiers and a puppet army division to attack us. We were firmly trapped in the base and had no way to contact the outside world. Even the players couldn't do it. You really wronged me this time!"
At first, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were a little skeptical, but the more they listened, the more worried they became. They knew that Li Yunlong did not lie about this matter. It was precisely because of the dangerous situation of the Independent Regiment that they tried every means to withdraw a battalion of troops each to support the Independent Regiment. However, they did not expect that the troops dispatched by the Japanese were not a brigade, but a mixed Type B division. In this regard, Li Yunlong did not lie.
Just as the two were about to speak, Lin Zhenhua ran in excitedly, laughing heartily, "Old Li, I have completed the modification of 20,000 shells. Tomorrow we can fight the enemy's fighter planes to the death. If we can kill the enemy's fighter planes, we can hold out longer. Maybe reinforcements will arrive in a few days!"
As soon as Lin Zhenhua finished speaking, he saw Ding Wei and Kong Jie. He couldn't believe his eyes for a moment. After confirming that he was not mistaken, he couldn't hide the smile on his face anymore. He said happily, "I didn't expect that Captain Ding and Captain Kong have arrived. It seems that our previous persistence has not been in vain. Now we have finally received reinforcements. As long as we destroy the devil's fighter planes, we can launch a counterattack and defeat all the devils in both directions!"
Li Yunlong's face was also full of smiles. The arrival of Kong Jie and Ding Wei could only make him hold on for a little longer, but the good news brought by the college students this time gave him the confidence to break the encirclement of the Japanese invaders.
"College student, let's not sit idle, hurry up and start air defense deployment, gather all the air defense forces we have, and use your modified radio-controlled explosive fuze shells to definitely give the Japanese fighter planes a good beating!"
"We have to use all our anti-aircraft rockets this time. I heard that you worked overtime to produce more than 200 rockets. Tomorrow we must shoot down all the enemy's fighter planes. With this lesson, we can continue to build our arsenal. The enemy won't dare to send fighter planes to bomb our independent regiment in a short time. We have to strike back with one blow to avoid a hundred blows. In this counterattack, we must fight beautifully and show the momentum of our independent regiment!"
Ding Wei stood up with excitement and echoed: "Damn it, I didn't expect that I could participate in such a big battle right after arriving. Such a good opportunity, I, Ding Wei, can't miss it, and you, Li Yunlong, can't let me go!"
Kong Jie also followed suit and said, "I have been feeling frustrated these days fighting with Lao Ding. I must not miss such a good opportunity for revenge. I must let him vent his anger!"
Li Yunlong laughed heartily and said, "Then let's not be idle, let's get busy! Hurry up and make pre-war deployments. The troops will start changing their equipment immediately. After all this is done, we can arrange for the soldiers to rest!"
"I plan to leave the defense of the position to Lao Ding and Lao Kong. You two will be in charge. Tomorrow, I will go with the college students to fight the Japanese fighter planes! The command of the artillery will be left to Wang Chengzhu. The second battalion will follow me to carry the ammunition tomorrow!"
"Lao Ding, Lao Kong, I will take you two to familiarize yourself with the position and tell you how to use the existing firepower for defense. Don't save ammunition. After so many days of fighting, we have only consumed less than 60% of our ammunition. The remaining ammunition is enough to support us in a big battle. There will be no problem! Just fight with all your might. I will supply you with as much as you fight. I am not bragging this time. After our arsenal's bullet and shell production line is put into production, you will no longer have to worry about ammunition!"