Chapter 816

"Battalion Commander, we are quite safe here now!" Tian Xiaoqi suddenly remembered something. The Japanese devils don't have so much energy to cause trouble now.

"Yeah." Li Jin nodded.

"Then can the people who left the village before return to the base?" Tian Xiaoqi spoke quickly, his tone somewhat excited.

Because of the Japanese invaders, villagers from several villages were forced to leave and live in other places for safety.

But now, it's safe here, so can't we let those villagers come back and live here? !

Although the new place is pretty good for the villagers, they prefer to return to their own homes.

"Compared to other places, the place where they live now is safer. Even if they come back, they will have to leave again later, which is too troublesome." Li Jin shook his head.

It’s not that he hasn’t considered this issue, but the place where the villagers are now is safer than many places.

The Japanese would not run into the deep mountains where the villagers live.

If the villagers come back, they can only live there peacefully for a period of time. When the Japanese recover, they will still be a big threat to the villagers. It is better to let the villagers stay in their new residence forever.

"That's true." Upon hearing this, Tian Xiaoqi gave up the idea.

"When we return from the brigade headquarters, we will go and see how those villagers are doing." Li Jin also felt that it was time to go and see those villagers. After all, he had been away for quite a long time.

"Okay!" Tian Xiaoqi nodded repeatedly, agreeing with what Li Jin said.

"I don't know what our base has become now. I guess there are spider webs everywhere." Tian Xiaoqi sighed.

From the time the villagers left, to the time the special operations battalion left the base, there was no one left in their barracks.

Because there were no people, the New 1st Regiment did not arrange any personnel in the base here. After all, the villagers had all moved away, so there was not much point in sending people over.

A place where no one lives is equivalent to a place without popularity, and the houses will soon become dilapidated.

"Probably." Li Jin could also guess the situation in the military camp. There would probably be dust and cobwebs everywhere, and the houses would probably be in tatters.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon.

Li Jin and his companions arrived at the entrance of the village where the regiment headquarters was located.

Li Yunlong even brought people to wait at the entrance of the village, which made Li Jin a little overwhelmed.

"Commander, Political Commissar, you can just wait for me in the conference room, why did you come out to pick me up in person!" Li Jin said.

"Let's pick up our great hero. Come on, let's go back and talk." Li Yunlong walked forward with a smile, put his arm around Li Jin's shoulder and walked towards the village.

Soon, Li Jin entered the meeting room.

"Have you almost arranged things on your end?!" Li Yunlong asked as soon as he sat down.

"Yeah, it's all done." Li Jin nodded in response.

"That's fine. Actually, there is no war without casualties. If there are no casualties, can it still be called a war?! The best destination for soldiers is still the battlefield. It is the honor of every soldier to die on the battlefield. We should feel proud of them!" Li Yunlong opened his mouth and said these words.

In fact, he was mainly worried that Li Jin hadn't figured it out, so he wanted to use this to comfort Li Jin and not let him be too sad.

"Captain, I know all this. I'm fine." Li Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He knew what Li Yunlong meant.

"Damn it, I told you that you're not that fragile. How could you be devastated by all this?" Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"Li Jin, you must have personally delivered the death notices of those soldiers to their families." Zhao Gang at the side spoke up and began to guess.

"Yeah." Li Jin nodded in acknowledgement.

"In the future, if this kind of situation happens again, just let other people send them off. After all, seeing the soldiers' families crying will make you even sadder." Zhao Gang hesitated and then gave the instructions.

They may not feel particularly sad about the sacrifice of soldiers, but they cannot turn a blind eye when they see the soldiers' families crying because of the death of their loved ones.

"It's okay, I can bear it!" Li Jin smiled. No matter what, those soldiers followed him. If the soldiers died in battle, he would also send their death notices back to those soldiers.

"Okay." After hearing this, Zhao Gang didn't say anything more.

"Li Jin, you must have heard a lot about the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army on your way back, right?!" Li Yunlong decisively changed the subject.

"I heard that the rumors spread more and more outrageously. Some said that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army killed 50,000 to 60,000 Japanese soldiers, and some said that hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers were killed." Li Jin recalled the rumors he had heard and didn't know what to say.

If this could really kill hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers, the Japanese would probably be so anxious that they would jump up and down. Let alone hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers, even 50,000 or 60,000 Japanese soldiers would be a huge loss for them.

"Yes, even Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment was mentioned, but no one mentioned our New 1st Regiment. Or, the people over there didn't even know we were involved." Li Yunlong got angry when he thought of this.

The New 1st Regiment traveled a long distance to provide support, paying a heavy price. If it weren't for them, would the Japanese have been completely wiped out?! You must be dreaming.

"Captain, you don't have to be too angry. We just need to know about it. Besides, for this achievement, the New 1st Regiment will at least receive a commendation from the entire army!

Moreover, being in the Yan'an newspaper was not a foregone conclusion! Besides, the Jinsui Army would basically be targeted by the devils.
They are in quite a bit of trouble, and we are the ones who benefit the most, so we should let them enjoy their reputation more." Li Jin laughed as he finished speaking.

"Haha, after hearing what you said, I feel much better." Li Yunlong laughed twice when he heard this. What Li Jin said did make sense.

"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has already put an advertisement in the newspaper. Come, let me show you how they brag about it. They say they are luring the enemy deep into our territory and surrounding and annihilating the Japs completely." Li Yunlong took out a newspaper and handed it to Li Jin to read!
After Li Jin took it, he also started to read it. The front page of the newspaper was about the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army annihilating 20,000 Japanese devils. There were a lot of comments on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's battle!
"You see, they are really good at flattering others. They can make something out of nothing," said Li Yunlong.

"Well, the article is well written, but it's a bit fake." Li Jin nodded. Although the newspaper exaggerated the credit, the other party did make a great contribution.

"Why don't you sleep here tonight before going to the brigade headquarters!" Li Yunlong suggested. He also wanted to have a couple of drinks with Li Jin.

"Forget it. I'll go to the brigade headquarters early to finish my work and come back. Then, I'll have a couple of drinks with you." Li Jin declined politely and brought up the idea of ​​having a couple of drinks with Li Yunlong.

"Okay then, let's have a couple of drinks when you come back." Li Yunlong didn't force it. After all, it was more important for Li Jin to go to the brigade headquarters, and he could drink anytime.

"Speaking of which, now that the mission is completed, it's time to develop your base well, right?!" Li Yunlong did not forget that the brigade commander gave Li Jin 5,000 conscription quotas.

That’s five thousand people. If you add the original two thousand people, it would be seven thousand people.

According to the standard of a regular regiment of 1,500 people, the troops under Li Jin's command were close to two brigades.

"Of course, the Japanese have suffered heavy losses and cannot take care of many places. This is a good opportunity to recruit soldiers. I will not let it go!" Li Jin is not a fool. If there is a chance to develop a base, he must seize the opportunity. "If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I will definitely help you with all my strength." Li Yunlong also gave his support.

"Don't worry, Commander. If I need anything, I will definitely ask for it. After all, the New 1st Regiment is the home of the Special Operations Battalion." Li Jin said with a smile.

"I love to hear that!" Li Yunlong was very happy after hearing that.

"Captain, it's getting late. I should go out to the brigade headquarters!" Li Jin glanced at his watch. It was already half past three. He had to rush to the brigade headquarters.

"Okay, I'll prepare a few horses for you so you can go faster." Li Yunlong also stood up and immediately ordered Monk Wei to prepare horses for Li Jin.

Li Yunlong and Li Jin walked side by side out of the meeting room.

"Li Jin, do you think that the new regiment is still lacking a type of soldier?" Li Yunlong said as he walked.

"Captain, you are not talking about a lack of cavalry, are you?!" Li Jin said after looking at Li Yunlong.

The current new regiment even has an artillery company, with all kinds of firepower such as light and heavy machine guns, but it lacks cavalry.

"Damn, you're a great guy. You thought of it as soon as you thought of it!" Li Yunlong was very happy. Chatting with Li Jin saved effort.

"Captain, it's no use telling me that you're short of cavalry. If you tell me that you're short of guns or artillery,

I can send someone to bring it to you right away, but I can't do anything about the horses." Li Jin thought Li Yunlong wanted him to get horses for the new regiment.

"Who asked you to do this? I just wanted you to ask people to pay attention and see if the Japanese or puppet troops have got any horses that can be used to train cavalry." Li Yunlong said. It was not a good idea for him to just send people to investigate here, as the horses would not arrive.

Therefore, he also wanted to ask Li Jin's intelligence personnel to help him find a place where there are horses and can be easily captured.

Of course, horses must be used to train cavalry, and not all horses can be used by cavalry. After all, some horses can only be used to pull goods.

"Okay, I'll ask someone to pay attention to this matter when I get back!" Li Jin agreed. It was not a big deal.

"I'm waiting for your good news." Li Yunlong said with a smile.

The group of people soon arrived at the entrance of the village.

Li Yunlong asked someone to prepare twelve horses for Li Jin, just enough for each of them to have a horse.

"Commander, Political Commissar, see you later." Li Jin got on his horse, said something to Li Yunlong and the others, and rode away.

"Li Jin seems to be in good spirits, so there shouldn't be any problem." Zhao Gang nodded.

"After all, he is from our New 1st Regiment, how can he be bad?" Li Yunlong boasted, and Li Jin was a little sentimental.

"Old Li, why don't you ask Li Jin to help find a horse? Aren't you afraid that he will use it first after he finds it?" Zhao Gang remembered that Li Yunlong asked Li Jin to help find a horse.

"How is that possible? Li Jin is not that kind of person." Li Yunlong responded confidently.

"It's hard to say. There are quite a lot of people behind Li Jin. They are not short of guns and artillery, but they lack cavalry." Zhao Gang said seriously.

After hearing this, Li Yunlong fell into deep thought for a moment. Yes, it seems that Li Jin is also short of cavalry now. When he asked Li Jin to find horses, wasn't he also asking Li Jin to form a cavalry?

"No, you are trying to scare me! Damn it, Lao Zhao, you have become a bad guy too!" Li Yunlong reacted.

"Haha, didn't I learn this from you?" Zhao Gang laughed twice and walked towards the village.

.........

Around 8pm.

The sky was starry and the moonlight was bright. Li Jin and his men were galloping on their horses on the road. At this time, they were only five or six miles away from the brigade headquarters.

When he was about three miles away from the brigade headquarters, Li Jin slowed down because there were soldiers from the brigade standing guard ahead.

Li Jin was about to take out his ID.

"Captain Li, you can just go directly over there. There's no need to go through so much trouble." The old soldier on guard spoke up because he recognized Li Jin. Moreover, the brigade commander had also told people that as long as Li Jin came over, he would be allowed to pass directly without checking his ID.

"Okay, thanks." After Li Jin thanked him, he continued riding forward.

Not long after, he arrived at the entrance of the brigade village and asked the soldiers to take the horses to the stable to look after them and feed them some hay. After traveling for such a long time, the horses were exhausted.

Li Jin entered the village and went straight to the meeting room.

When they arrived at the door of the conference room, the former members of the special operations company also hurriedly saluted Li Jin.

"Company Commander!" Qin Yuanxin shouted. He was very happy to see Li Jin coming to the brigade headquarters again.

"Long time no see, have you been slacking off, have you?!" Li Jin asked with a smile.

"Don't worry, Captain. We are all very serious about protecting the Brigade Commander!" Qin Yuanxin answered seriously.

"That's fine. You must protect the brigade commander's safety, understand?" Li Jin gave instructions. Although he knew that the brigade commander would be fine, he still gave instructions.

"Yes!" Qin Yuanxin nodded seriously.

"Company commander, I heard that the special operations battalion killed more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers this time. It's amazing!" Qin Yuanxin remembered the news he heard from the brigade commander.

"It's not all the credit of the Special Operations Battalion. We achieved this through the joint efforts of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the New 1st Regiment." Li Jin explained that the Special Operations Company alone could not deal with so many Japs, unless the Japs would not run away after seeing their own soldiers being massacred.

"Then the main force is also the Special Operations Battalion, not much different!" Qin Yuanxin naturally understood that the others were just supporting roles, and only the Special Operations Battalion was the real main force.

"Company Commander, I really miss them." Qin Yuanxin sighed. He missed the time when he fought side by side with everyone.

"I know, but your current mission is to protect the brigade commander." Li Jin also understood that Qin Yuanxin and the others really wanted to fight the Japanese.

But the brigade commander still needs someone to protect him, so Qin Yuanxin and the others have to bear the responsibilities.

"Well, Company Commander, please go in quickly. The Brigade Commander and the others are still waiting for you." Qin Yuanxin nodded.

"Okay." Li Jin walked in, quickly crossed the yard and entered the conference room. The brigade commander and the political commissar were already sitting in their seats. When they saw Li Jin, they both smiled.


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