Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

"Brother Yunlong, you've gone too far! The 8th Independent Brigade is an anti-Japanese unit after all. Even if they made mistakes, they should be taught a lesson. Why make it to this extent? Do you still respect Commander Yan?"

As the garrison of the Second Battalion of the New First Regiment, Li Yunlong's temporary regiment headquarters, and the headquarters of this battle, the alert level of Nie Village has always been high. Even though Li Yunlong deployed all his troops in this operation, Nie Village still squeezed out a platoon of troops to stay behind, and its firepower was not inferior to that of a company of the 358th Regiment.

But it was also because of this that Chu Yunfei showed his extraordinary courage - he entered Nie Village with only Sun Ming and started negotiations with Li Yunlong. He even tried to seize the initiative as soon as he opened his mouth.

No one present was a fool. Li Yunlong's previous tricks during the standoff at the outpost did not last long. As soon as the scouts of the 358th Regiment reported the news that the New 1st Regiment was launching a large-scale counterattack, Chu Yunfei immediately understood Li Yunlong's idea: this guy wanted to swallow up the 8th Independent Brigade in one go.

Unfortunately, he realized it a little late.

If Chu Yunfei could stand up and stop the New 1st Regiment before it launched a counterattack, then there would be room for negotiation. If Tian Qiqing was forced to give in and admit his weakness, the New 1st Regiment would have to think a lot before they could take action again. It might even become a case, triggering a new round of verbal battles among the top leaders of the parties.

But now that the New 1st Regiment has fought back, Chu Yunfei has no choice: either wait for the battle report and hope that the 8th Independent Brigade can survive this disaster; or lead the team himself to fight Li Yunlong.

"Brother Yunfei, what you said is unreasonable. How can there be an anti-Japanese team that attacks friendly forces in this world? Besides, who am I, Li Yunlong? You, Captain Chu, don't know? I have great respect for Commander Yan, so I can't tolerate such people ruining Commander Yan's reputation! Just think about it, if one day when everyone talks about Commander Yan, they suddenly remember that he has an independent 8th Brigade that specializes in attacking friendly forces, that would have a bad impact."

Li Yunlong's face was serious, but there was a smile in his eyes. Next, he just had to hold high the banner of "supporting Yan and fighting against the rebellion". Chu Yunfei was a decent man, he would not talk about any crooked logic, and he could not learn the tricks of the Internet, so these words were enough.

"Captain Li is really sharp-tongued."

Chu Yunfei picked up the water cup on the table and took a big sip. Li Yunlong was speaking from Commander Yan's perspective, could he still "harm" Commander Yan? This topic was dead.

After receiving Chu Yunfei's "praise", Li Yunlong laughed: "Brother Yunfei, it's better to worry about yourself than the 8th Independent Brigade. Your 358th Regiment is not normal. The personnel are overstaffed, but the equipment is seriously insufficient. I think Commander Yan doesn't value you, but uses you as a chamber pot. I think it won't be long before he will empty the chamber pot."

Chu Yunfei's face froze, and he silently put down the cup. Of course, he knew what Li Yunlong said, and he had been prepared for it. But Li Yunlong had to use a chamber pot as a comparison... Now the cup in his hand smelled.

"Brother Yunfei, if you ask me, you might as well bring your men to fight with me. You see, I have to be on guard against you now, and Commander Yan doesn't even consider you his own. You're stuck in the middle, isn't it uncomfortable? The New 1st Regiment has abundant supplies now. If you follow me, I can definitely get you food and ammunition, among other things. Together, the two of us, plus the local armed forces willing to cooperate with us, will have a total of nearly 10,000 people. What tough bone can't we chew? Even if a regiment of Japanese soldiers comes, we won't be afraid..."

Chu Yunfei looked at the incessant Li Yunlong and shook his head slightly. The 358th Regiment was nominally a regiment, but in reality it was more than enough to be organized into a brigade. Even if they wanted to join the Eighth Route Army, they shouldn't have come to talk to Li Yunlong. At least the brigade commander should come to show their sincerity.

Li Yunlong said so much just to test his willingness and see if he was willing to follow the Eighth Route Army. If he was willing, he could continue the next step of the negotiation. Li Yunlong was just a regiment commander and could not afford to offer a price, so he could only talk about the future and draw a pie that was impossible to achieve.

Joining the Eighth Route Army now has its pros and cons, but unfortunately, Li Yunlong's words were still a step too late. Li Yunlong had just stopped when he heard Chu Yunfei say, "Soldiers must be flexible. Chu has already made an appointment with General Wei Junru. General Wei plans to provide our troops with food and wages according to the standard of a brigade. The problem of food and ammunition can be solved quickly, so don't worry about it, Brother Yunlong." "Ah?"

Li Yunlong was stunned. He didn't expect that Chu Yunfei, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would find a way out so quickly and hook up with General Wei without knowing it. He couldn't help but think of a sentence that Consultant Meng said when he talked about Chu Yunfei with him:

"A real man lives between heaven and earth, how can he be depressed and live under others for long!"

This guy Chu Yunfei is going to take this opportunity to kick Yan Laoxi away!
"General Wei has been defending the Zhongtiao Mountain area. He has repelled the enemy several times since last year and has made outstanding contributions. Although I cannot be there, I yearn for it in my heart." Chu Yunfei looked at Li Yunlong's changing expression and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"All right, all right." Li Yunlong quickly responded. Although he didn't quite understand the words Chu Yunfei used, he still understood the general meaning.

Chu Yunfei is still the same Chu Yunfei, who can distinguish the primary and secondary contradictions and knows that the first priority now is to fight against Japan. But Yan Laoxi is now thinking about creating friction every day, so it is inevitable that the two will go their separate ways.

"But Zhongtiao Mountain is hundreds of miles away from here, and I'm afraid General Wei is out of reach..."

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Brother Yunlong, let's make another deal. The equipment of the 8th Independent Brigade is mediocre and I'm sure it won't catch your eye. How about this, you leave the equipment you don't like to me, and also leave the radio of the 8th Independent Brigade to me, and I'll keep the news secret for you for a few days."

Although Li Yunlong was daring, he would never make a principled mistake easily. His courage to attack the 8th Independent Brigade had already shown the attitude of the Eighth Route Army's top leaders. Moreover, with Li Yunlong's violent temper, it was good enough that he didn't shout to hit Yan Laoxi in the face. How could he possibly raise the slogan of "supporting Yan and fighting against rebellion"?

"Okay, deal!" Li Yunlong thought about it and readily agreed to Chu Yunfei's conditions.

To this day, the majority of the conflict is still between the Jin army and the new army. Except for the New 1st Regiment and the 8th Independent Brigade, the Eighth Route Army has not yet officially been eliminated on a large scale. If Chu Yunfei is willing to help conceal Li Yunlong's slap, then before Yan Laoxi reacts, the Eighth Route Army will have a chance to slap him a few more times...

Moreover, the situation in Shanxi was complicated, and Yan Laoxi was jumping back and forth between the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army, and the preserved fruit army. Chu Yunfei was now connected with Wei Junru, and his identity had become a nail that Wei Junru had inserted into the Shanxi army. When this turmoil was over, Yan Laoxi would definitely look at people like Chu Yunfei. Strengthening Chu Yunfei's strength at this time would actually be a nuisance to Yan Laoxi.

Li Yunlong considered himself a bad guy, and he was happy to do things like muddying the waters and making Yan Laoxi unhappy.

As for the equipment of the 8th Independent Brigade... He no longer cares about those broken rifles. What he wants are machine guns and artillery. (End of this chapter)