Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Immediately send Kong Sheng to the location given by Mu Jin to get the supplies. Remember, you must tell them to be careful and avoid the Japanese." Liang Gu gave the order.

Since Mu Jin chose to give them this batch of supplies, they would accept it.

As for the Japanese, it is estimated that they will most likely concentrate their forces in Xiangyang and dare not send them out, because the Japanese are not sure whether Mu Jin and his men have really left or are deliberately releasing false news.

Therefore, for safety reasons, the Japs will not split up their forces to avoid any accidents.

"I understand." Han Mingyuan nodded.

"It seems that the balance still needs to be paid." Liang Gu touched his chin, thought about it, and decided that he should settle the balance with Mu Jin.

Even if the settlement is not made, Mu Jin will not say anything, after all, it was Mu Jin who said that there is no need to accept the balance.

The value of the supplies Mu Jin gave them was far less than the final payment, but now Mu Jin regarded him as a friend, so he naturally could not let his friend suffer any loss.

Therefore, paying the balance to Mu Jin is also a form of reciprocity, so that the friendship between the two parties can be more solid.

He doesn't want to become an enemy of Mu Jin in the future.

.........

At this time, on Li Jin's side.

"Battalion Commander, are we just going to give these supplies to Liang Gu like this? Don't you want some money?!" Liu Changshun felt heartbroken again at Li Jin's generosity.

After all, they had worked hard to move this place out, and now they were just giving it away like that. His heart was bleeding.

"We can't take it away, so it's just right to give it to Lao Liang. We are friends, so why should we care so much about it?" Li Jin said.

The supplies they carried out were not worth much, but giving them to Liang Gu was a token of their appreciation.

"Okay." Liu Changshun sighed helplessly.

"Let's prepare to retreat. We can't delay any longer." Li Jin said. If we delay any further, we might not be able to return to the base until after the New Year.

"Yes!" Liu Changshun nodded.

.........

Tianli Mountains, base area.

In the shooting training ground of the military camp, Xu Qingfeng was holding a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle in his hand, aiming at a target about a hundred meters ahead.

boom!
Xu Qingfeng gently pulled the trigger and shot the target, then switched to automatic.

bang bang bang...

Three shots were fired in succession, with the bullets densely distributed in the same position.

"Good gun!" A hint of excitement flashed in Xu Qingfeng's eyes. He never expected that the rifle made from the gun blueprint given by Li Jin would be so easy to use.

The trajectory is stable and it can fire continuously. This gun is simply amazing.

"Captain Xu, it took us several months to make this gun!" Director Liu couldn't help but laugh.

In the past few months, they have made several rifles of this type, but they were never done well. They have been making improvements all the time, until today, when they finally managed to make a finished product.

"Old Liu, thank you for your hard work!" Xu Qingfeng also knew how hard these technicians worked. In addition to making the Type 81 rifle, they also had to study the new gun made by Li Jin, which indeed took a lot of time.

"It's not hard, it's all worth it, but the production of this gun is still a bit troublesome. I estimate that I can only produce one thousand per month, and this is not counting the production of the brigade's new rifle.

If we add the new rifle, I estimate that we can only produce 800 of these guns a month." Director Liu said.

The production of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle takes a much longer time, far less than the Type 81 rifle.

"Well, don't be in a hurry, take your time. This gun is very practical. It's not good enough now. We must make the performance of this gun the same as the one in the battalion commander's drawing!" Xu Qingfeng nodded.

Although this gun can barely be considered a finished product, it is still a little inferior to the drawing left by Li Jin. He feels that it can be done better.

"No problem. We already have experience. We just need to spend some time to improve it." Director Liu is very confident now.

"Then thank you for your help." Xu Qingfeng patted Director Liu on the shoulder. He still respected these technicians very much.

Although these technicians do not have the ability to kill the enemy in battle, the things they produce can help them reduce a lot of casualties.

In other words, these technicians are worth thousands of troops.

"We are all family members. Let's not talk about this. This is what we should do. By the way, when will the battalion commander and the others come back?!" Director Liu asked.

Li Jin has taken his men away from the base for a long time, and now no one has returned. He is a little worried that something might have happened to Li Jin.

"The battalion commander is already on his way back and will probably be back soon." Xu Qingfeng said. He had already received a telegram from Li Jin informing them that they were on their way back.

"That's fine." Director Liu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Deputy Battalion Commander, these new rifles should be sent to the brigade headquarters, right?!" Director Liu continued.

They have produced several thousand rifles in the past few months and should be able to send them to the brigade headquarters.

"Let's not send it for now. I think, this rifle can be equipped to our soldiers first. When the time comes, we can send the Type 38 rifle to the brigade headquarters, and then send the new guns to the brigade headquarters later." Xu Qingfeng thought for a while and said.

The number of people in the base has now reached more than 5,000. Together with Li Jin's people, they now have 6,000 people.

There are still about a thousand people away from seven thousand.

The shooting skills of these new recruits are not as accurate as those of the old soldiers. The Type 38 rifle is not suitable for them, but they can use the brigade's new rifles.

Although his shooting skills were not as accurate as those of the veteran soldiers, they were still much more accurate than those of the Japanese. In a head-on battle with the Japanese, Xu Qingfeng was confident that he could take on an entire Japanese brigade without being at a disadvantage.

"That's fine. Our troops are indeed much stronger than other troops." Director Liu nodded and said.

He was talking about the new recruits. Judging from their training results alone, the new recruits' combat effectiveness was much stronger than that of the Japanese.

In other words, there are not enough supplies in the base, and not all of them can be trained according to the previous standards of the special operations battalion. Otherwise, the combat effectiveness of these new recruits will be even stronger!
"Old Liu, you guys should take a break these two days. You don't have to work anymore." Xu Qingfeng reminded them. Old Liu and his colleagues have been very busy recently.

Now that the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle has been produced, we won't have to work so hard later and Lao Liu and the others can have a rest.

"No, no, no, I'm very energetic now, not tired at all, and don't need to rest at all!" Director Liu refused, he felt that he was very energetic!
Especially when I made the gun according to the blueprint given by Li Jin and it worked, I became even more motivated.

"This is an order, no refusal is allowed!" Xu Qingfeng said immediately after hearing it.

"No, deputy battalion commander, you..."

Director Liu was interrupted by Xu Qingfeng before he could finish his words.

"You must rest for two days, no discussion." Xu Qingfeng said. If these technicians got sick, Li Jin would probably be angry when he came back.

Therefore, before Li Jin came back, he didn't want to see these technicians get hurt in the process of making guns!
"Okay." Director Liu had no choice but to compromise. "Old Liu, you guys have been working too hard lately. You really should take a break. If something happens to your health, who will make guns, bullets, and grenades?

Without these things, how can the soldiers fight the Japanese? "Xu Qingfeng said calmly, praising Director Liu several times in a row.

"Now that you mention it, it seems like we would be letting you down if we don't take a break." Director Liu was a little confused for a moment.

He always felt something was odd, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"That's not the case. You are the top priority! You must take care of yourself." Xu Qingfeng said seriously.

"I understand." Director Liu nodded.

At this time, a soldier ran over hurriedly.

"Deputy Battalion Commander, we received a plain text telegram that seems to have been sent by the battalion commander." The soldier handed the telegram to Xu Qingfeng.

"A plain text telegram?!" Xu Qingfeng took it and looked at it. He roughly guessed in his heart that this plain text telegram might really have been sent by Li Jin.

The last time Li Jin sent a coded telegram was when he was in Wuhan, after he had escaped from the Japanese's encirclement.

This also made him feel a little uneasy. I wonder if this kid Li Jin is going to cause trouble again.

"Damn it, this kid is really causing trouble. Instead of behaving himself after coming back, he goes to provoke the Japanese again." Xu Qingfeng couldn't help but say after reading the telegram.

The content of this plain text telegram was related to the Japanese in Xiangyang, and Li Jin's retreat route happened to pass through Xiangyang.

"Ah?! What did the battalion commander do?!" the soldier was a little confused.

"What could he do? On the way back, he couldn't help but attack the enemy again, which exposed his position. The enemy discovered his retreat route.

Then prepare to ambush him when he retreats…” Xu Qingfeng told all that he had guessed.

He was also sure that his guess was almost right. This kid Li Jin definitely did it this way.

The soldiers were confused by what they heard, and Director Liu at the side couldn't help but say, "Deputy Battalion Commander, if this is true, you know the Battalion Commander too well."

"How can I not understand him? He is always causing trouble." Xu Qingfeng shook his head helplessly. He knew that Li Jin would not be content, and sure enough, something happened.

Fortunately, Li Jin reacted in time, otherwise, he would have been surrounded by the Japanese again.

"However, from what you said, the battalion commander should be fine." Director Liu also understood something from the speculations Xu Qingfeng just made.

"He is indeed fine and can still continue to withdraw along the original route." Xu Qingfeng replied. Li Jin's plain text telegram was meant to confuse the Japanese, and the Japanese naturally did not dare to take the risk.

Moreover, even if the Japanese dared to gamble, they would not be able to do anything to Li Jin. As long as Li Jin was not confident and thought that the Japanese would not gamble, and thus did not send people to scout in front, the Japanese would not be able to do anything to Li Jin.

"That's good." Director Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Deputy Battalion Commander, should we send a telegram to the Battalion Commander?!" the soldier asked.

"No need, he is already prepared and doesn't need us to remind him." Xu Qingfeng shook his head.

Li Jin was still relatively cautious, so he was not very worried about Li Jin.

"I understand." The soldier nodded.

.........

Ten days later, the new regiment headquarters.

The members of the Gray Wolf Squad who went out to investigate the bandits finally returned.

Captain Shi found Li Yunlong in the regiment's meeting room with the sorted information about the bandits in his hand.

"Captain! Political Commissar!" Captain Shi saluted the two men.

"Damn it, you're finally back. I missed you so much!" Li Yunlong stood up immediately with a smile on his face.

When Zhao Gang heard what Li Yunlong said, he immediately got goosebumps. This guy was clearly thinking that he could finally train his troops.

"Captain, we have found information about fifteen gangs of bandits. Together, they have a total of four to five thousand people. The largest gang is called Black Cloud Village.

The leader of this gang of bandits is called Xie Baoqing, and the second in command is called Shanmaozi. They never do anything good.
Take this Shanmaozi for example. He has been married hundreds of times and has ruined a lot of decent women. He is really a heinous crime!" Captain Shi gritted his teeth when he mentioned Shanmaozi.

If he hadn't wanted to give the new recruits in the regiment an opportunity to practice, he would have planned to have this mountain cat killed first.

"Damn it! He is still rebelling! A bandit leader is so arrogant!" Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong slapped the table with a face full of anger.

"Monk!" Li Yunlong shouted outside.

Monk Wei walked in.

"Notify the messenger immediately and ask him to tell the battalion commander to assemble the troops." Li Yunlong gave the order with a serious face.

"Yes!" Upon seeing this, Monk Wei also ran away. Looking at Li Yunlong's expression, it was as if he wanted to eat someone. It seemed that a fight was about to begin.

"I'm going to personally destroy this crappy Black Cloud Village and see how arrogant they can still be!" Li Yunlong stared with eyes wide open.

Zhao Gang standing aside also had a gloomy face. He had always known that bandits were no good, and now he was even more certain of it.

"Yes, these bandits should be wiped out!" Captain Shi also agreed very much.

"Xiao Shi, among the bandits you investigated, are there any who only rob the rich to help the poor but do not harm ordinary people?!" Li Yunlong calmed down a little and asked.

If there is someone who robs the rich to help the poor and does not harm the common people, Li Yunlong is not incapable of letting him go.

"Captain, there isn't a single gang of them. They are all damned evil. Catch these bandits and shoot them ten times!" Captain Shi answered seriously.

They also spent a lot of time investigating, so they knew the crimes of these bandits. Basically, they had harmed the common people and raped women. None of them were good people.

"That's enough, Lao Zhao, you won't say anything about taking prisoners this time, right?!" Li Yunlong changed the subject and looked at Zhao Gang.

"How can we treat these bandits well when they won't surrender?" Zhao Gang replied calmly.

"Haha, I like to hear that." Li Yunlong was very happy. It seemed that the political commissar Lao Zhao was indeed a good person. It was good to partner with such a person.

Thinking back to the first time I met Zhao Gang, the two of us had some unpleasantness, but after spending some time together, Zhao Gang has become much more adaptable.

Of course, there are some issues of principle that cannot be made.

Otherwise, Zhao Gang would definitely come and talk about him again, and then they would quarrel again. Therefore, Li Yunlong still didn't want to quarrel with Zhao Gang. It was meaningless.

(End of this chapter)