Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"The casualties are indeed quite high, with forty-two soldiers killed." Li Jin sighed and announced the number of casualties in the special operations battalion.

This was the first time that a soldier had been killed. Although some soldiers had been injured in the past, no one had been killed.

Zhao Gang fell silent. If it were any other unit, he might have said that the casualties were already small, but for the special operations battalion, the casualties were indeed quite large.

"I'm going back to the base to personally handle their funeral affairs." Li Jin continued. These were the soldiers who followed him. Now they have died. He has to ensure that the families of those fallen soldiers can live a good life in the future.

"Well, don't be too sad. There will always be sacrifices in war." Zhao Gang comforted him, worried that Li Jin would be too sad.

There will be casualties in war, that is inevitable. Of course, those who die because of poor command by the commander are the commander’s fault.

Li Jin did not make any mistakes in his command this time, so he doesn't need to blame himself.

"Don't worry, Political Commissar. I have also witnessed many life and death separations." Li Jin replied. He had fought in so many battles and had seen too many lives and deaths.

He had seen with his own eyes the deaths of both enemies and his own people. If he had to feel sad for a long time every time a person was sacrificed, then his life would be too tiring.

Therefore, Li Jin has become somewhat indifferent to the matter now.

He would have people record the names of the soldiers who had died, and after the war was over, he would have people give the honors that belonged to the families of those soldiers who had died.

"Yeah, it looks like I worried for nothing." Zhao Gang also felt that he had said too much. Li Jin had fought in so many battles and had seen more dead bodies than he had. His heart must have been tempered a long time ago.

"Political Commissar, the money we got this time also needs to be sent back to the brigade headquarters by the New 1st Regiment." Li Jin turned around and gave Xu Qingfeng a wink, and the latter immediately asked someone to carry the boxes to the front.

Xu Qingfeng also took out a small black suitcase and handed it to Li Jin.

"Here are 50,000 oceans in total, and gold bars worth 30,000 oceans. Please deliver them to the brigade headquarters and give them to the brigade commander." Li Jin looked at Zhao Gang and handed the suitcase to Zhao Gang while speaking.

The money from Han Mingyuan has not been delivered yet, otherwise there would be another 70,000 yuan.

"Okay, we will definitely deliver it." Zhao Gang promised, and then took the suitcase. He found that the suitcase was quite heavy, after all, it contained gold bars worth 30,000 oceans.

Afterwards, Zhao Gang talked to Li Jin about the subsequent development of the New 1st Regiment, and Li Jin also expressed his idea of ​​developing a base.

The soldiers recruited subsequently cannot be trained according to those previously recruited by the special operations battalion, because if all 5,000 soldiers are trained according to the special operations battalion's training method, it is simply beyond Li Jin's capacity.

Unless, all the money earned this time can be used on oneself without having to be handed over to the brigade headquarters.

The key is that even if it is used, it may not be possible to train it out.

"What you said does make sense. Although the special operations battalion is very powerful, the material consumption to maintain them is a huge number.
If we continue to train them at this level, we won't be able to support them at all." Zhao Gang agreed with Li Jin's statement.

Since it can't be maintained, it's better not to continue.

"So, I can only try my best to increase their combat effectiveness so that they can fight the Japanese on a one-for-one basis. That's enough," Li Jin continued.

Besides, if a battle breaks out, there are not only those few thousand people, but also two thousand soldiers from the special operations battalion. Although one thousand of them are still in training, these one thousand people can be trained to be as strong as the special operations battalion.

In subsequent battles, Li Jin planned to let the new recruits withstand the Japanese attack, while he would lead the team to carry out tactical penetration to annihilate the Japanese.

To achieve this, the combat effectiveness of the new recruits must be no less than that of the Japanese.

"If you can train as well as the Japanese, that's good enough!" Zhao Gang was impressed after hearing this.

The Japs' combat effectiveness is far stronger than theirs. Even though the New 1st Regiment is already very strong, it is still somewhat inferior to the Japs of the same number.

Their firepower and combat effectiveness are still much weaker than those of the Japanese.

If they confronted the Japanese head-on, their New 1st Regiment would probably be able to achieve a casualty ratio of two to one, or even better, but they still wouldn't be able to match the Japanese one to one.

Just when Li Jin wanted to say something else, Han Mingyuan also came over with his men.

"Brother Mu! Political Commissar Zhao, Deputy Battalion Commander Xu." Han Mingyuan walked over and greeted the three of them with a smile on his face.

Although Xu Qingfeng is only a deputy battalion commander, Han Mingyuan is not a fool. In Mu Jin's heart, Xu Qingfeng definitely occupies an important position. Moreover, in the hearts of the soldiers, Xu Qingfeng's status is no less than that of Mu Jin.

It can even be said that the soldiers were more afraid of Xu Qingfeng than Mu Jin, so Han Mingyuan greeted Xu Qingfeng enthusiastically!

"Commander Han!" Zhao Gang saluted Han Mingyuan.

"The New 1st Regiment also made great contributions this time." Han Mingyuan said with a smile.

"The real hero is standing next to me." Zhao Gang looked at Li Jin while speaking, indicating that Li Jin was the greatest hero.

"Don't say that, Political Commissar Zhao. This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. Without everyone's concerted efforts, I couldn't have done this alone!" Li Jin responded modestly, and to Zhao Gang, the political commissar turned back into Political Commissar Zhao.

After all, Han Mingyuan still didn't know the situation between them.

"No, no, no. Without Brother Mu, we would have no way to deal with these Japs. We would be chased everywhere by them and would not even be able to think about annihilating them!" Han Mingyuan said repeatedly. He knew this very well.

"Old Han, are you preparing to leave?! Without saying goodbye to Captain Chu or something?!" Li Jin didn't want to continue with this topic and decisively changed the subject.

"We've already said goodbye. I had been planning to have a drink with Chu Yunfei after the battle, but considering that I've been out for quite a while, it's time for me to go back to the army." Han Mingyuan explained. If he hadn't been out for quite a while, he would have really wanted to have a drink with Chu Yunfei before going back.

In fact, at the beginning he thought that Mu Jin was just going to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese and they would be able to retreat soon. Unexpectedly, the plan could not keep up with the changes.

Mu Jin actually wanted to wipe out all the Japanese, so he naturally had to follow him. He couldn't let go of such a great contribution easily.

Now that the battle is over, it is time for him to go back. After all, he is a deputy division commander, and it is not right for him to stay outside all the time.

"That's true. By the way, don't forget to send the money over when you go back!" Li Jin brought up the matter of money again. Now only Han Mingyuan and the others have not paid.

"Don't worry, Brother Mu, I will definitely not forget it!" Han Mingyuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He thought that Mu Jin would say something nice after he left, but it turned out that all he asked for was money.

If it were someone else, he would probably be too lazy to respond if they kept urging him, but for some reason, Mu Jin didn't feel impatient at all when he was urged.

"Haha, I was just joking. I still trust you." Li Jin laughed twice.

"Well, Brother Mu, we'll meet again in the future!" Han Mingyuan nodded, and just as he was about to lead his men away, he stopped. "Brother Mu, don't forget our cooperation!" Han Mingyuan couldn't help but remind him.

"Don't worry, I'll contact you when I finish dealing with things." Li Jin would naturally not forget this matter.

"That's okay. Let's go." Han Mingyuan led his men away without looking back.

"You are still cooperating with them?!" Zhao Gang looked at Li Jin in confusion. Didn't the cooperation end? Could there be any other cooperation?

"Yes, but I can't tell you about this cooperation now. I will go back to the brigade headquarters and talk to the brigade commander. I can tell you only after the brigade commander agrees." Li Jin nodded. He couldn't tell Zhao Gang the details of the cooperation now.

After all, the brigade commander doesn’t know what’s going on now, so it’s natural to let him know first.

"Okay." After hearing this, Zhao Gang knew what to do and didn't ask any further questions.

If Li Jin could tell, he would not hide it from him. It seems that the cooperation between Li Jin and Han Mingyuan is a big deal and needs to be decided by the brigade commander.

"Wait, you haven't told the brigade commander about your relationship with Han Mingyuan?!" Zhao Gang suddenly realized that what Li Jin meant was that even the brigade commander didn't know the situation.

"It can't be explained clearly in the telegram. We need to say it in person." Li Jin replied.

"You kid, you made the decision on your own without even discussing it with the brigade commander? Aren't you afraid that the brigade commander will disagree?!" Zhao Gang was stunned. Li Jin was really brave.

The cooperation between Li Jin and Han Mingyuan is most likely to fight against the Japanese.

"The brigade commander should agree. If we cooperate with Han Mingyuan and others, we can get 200,000 oceans!" Li Jin said slowly.

He offered 200,000 oceans to go to Changsha to help Liang Gu and his men fight the Japanese, and the other party agreed.

"Two hundred thousand dollars?!" Zhao Gang fell into deep thought for a moment. Why did it feel like getting money from Li Jin was as easy as drinking water?

"The degree of danger should not be small, right?!" Zhao Gang spoke. He realized that the cooperation between Li Jin and the others might involve a big war, which might be no less serious than this battle, or even more serious.

"We can't be sure now, but the probability of a major war is very high." Li Jin couldn't just say that he was sure that the Japanese were going to attack Changsha.

"But the degree of danger is not as great as this time." Li Jin continued. What he had to do was to block the Japanese, launch a sneak attack on them and cut off their supplies. He would not be foolish enough to choose to get involved in the frontal battlefield. That would be a foolish act.

"That's okay." Zhao Gang felt relieved after hearing this.

"It seems that Han Mingyuan should have told you something. If the brigade commander agrees to let you go, you still have to be on guard.
Maybe Han Mingyuan won't do anything to you, but you can't guarantee that others won't do anything. "Zhao Gang warned!
He was worried that Li Jin might be tricked by someone, so he gave him a reminder.

"I remember that." Li Jin nodded. He would be on guard from the beginning, and if the situation was not right, he would choose to retreat immediately.

.........

On the other side, Li Yunlong also left Commander Yan, and Chu Yunfei was seeing Li Yunlong off.

When Commander Yan met this time, he only praised Li Yunlong and then asked Li Yunlong to help thank the brigade commander.

Li Yunlong's visit this time also helped them a lot.

"Brother Yunlong, after we separate this time, I don't know when we will meet next time." Chu Yunfei said as he walked.

"Brother Yunfei, there will be opportunities in the future. It won't be too long anyway." Li Yunlong responded. He felt that he and Chu Yunfei would have a lot of interactions in the future.

"Well, the biggest benefit of this cooperation is probably getting to know Brother Yunlong." Chu Yunfei nodded, and then said seriously, he meant what he said.

"Me too." Li Yunlong nodded seriously. Chu Yunfei was a man who was very friendly to him. He was different from other National Army officers. He was a pure soldier.

"In fact, I still think that with Brother Yunlong's ability, he is still a small group leader, which is really a waste of his talent.

Just based on the merits that Brother Yunlong has achieved, it would be easy for him to be promoted to brigade commander. I feel that it is a bit unfair for Brother Yunlong.

Why don't you let Brother Yunlong come to our side? He will definitely get promoted. Wouldn't it be great if the two of us brothers joined hands to fight the Japanese? " Chu Yunfei spoke again.

They wanted to persuade Li Yunlong to come to them, so that the two of them could become real brothers.

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Yunfei. I don't fight for promotion. As long as I can kill more Japanese and defend my country, that's enough." Li Yunlong tactfully rejected Chu Yunfei's solicitation.

Chu Yunfei looked at Li Yunlong and then sighed: "Actually, I expected Brother Yunlong to refuse. If Brother Yunlong really agreed to join, I'm afraid I wouldn't want to continue making friends with him."

He doesn't like traitors. If Li Yunlong really comes over, he will never like Li Yunlong again.

In fact, he came here to win over the enemy again because it was the order of his master.

Because the New 1st Regiment had indeed demonstrated impressive combat effectiveness in this battle, the division commander asked him to win over Li Yunlong.

"Brother Yunfei, it's really great to be friends with you." Li Yunlong responded seriously. He thought Chu Yunfei was a good person. After hearing what Chu Yunfei said, he thought even more that Chu Yunfei was a good friend worth making.

"No matter what, if Yunlong thinks it through in the future, you can come to me anytime!" Chu Yunfei said.

"Let's talk about it later. Brother Yunfei, don't see me off. I'm leaving first." After Li Yunlong said this, he left with Staff Officer Zhong and Deputy Commander Qian.

Chu Yunfei just watched Li Yunlong leave, and only turned and left when he knew that Li Yunlong's figure had entered the woods.

"Captain, this is the second time Chu Yunfei has tried to win you over." Staff Officer Zhong said. Chu Yunfei had tried to win over Li Yunlong once before in the Yunli Mountains, and now he's trying again.

"Well, Chu Yunfei is a good person, but you found the wrong person." Li Yunlong nodded and said.

If Chu Yunfei was willing to come to their side, he would definitely welcome him with a line of soldiers.

"I think so too. However, people with different ideals cannot work together after all!" Staff Officer Zhong nodded.

"Forget it, let's not talk about Chu Yunfei. We have obtained so many supplies this time. The brigade commander will have to give us a commendation from the entire army!" Li Yunlong changed the subject. When he talked about the possibility of being commended by the entire army, his mouth was grinning from ear to ear.

(End of this chapter)