The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

After receiving the telegram from the brigade commander, Li Yunlong immediately convened the entire regiment and read out the brigade commander's commendation to Zhang Wu in public, making Zhang Wu the most handsome guy in the independent regiment again while taking the opportunity to boost morale and conduct military training.

He even asked Zhao Gangmeng to recruit soldiers and set up recruitment points in Ping'an County, Feng County, and Anhua County to prepare for the upcoming war.

Zhang Wu does not need to participate in training or recruitment, he just needs to be the most handsome guy in his independent regiment.

He was really bored, so he found Li Yunlong and asked him to ask the brigade commander to arrange a truck driver to come and teach him driving skills, to pave the way for him to drive a tank in the future.

Because of the long distance, the brigade driver only had half a day to teach, but it was enough for Zhang Wu.

Anyway, he relies on system skills to drive, so driving a tank or a tractor is the same to him.

In this way, the Independent Regiment developed step by step until Qian Bojun's troops officially turned against them according to the original plot. The Independent Regiment rescued Chu Yunfei according to the original plot and seized weapons and equipment of 2000 people.

But the difference was that Qian Bojun was shot dead by Zhang Wu before he could run out of Lijia Town. Chu Yunfei, due to the favors he had received from the Independent Regiment before, helped him out this time, and to save face for Zhang Wu's shooting of Qian Bojun, gave the weapons and equipment of these 2000 people to Li Yunlong on the spot.

Looking at the heroic Chu Yunfei, Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows, then laughed as a matter of course:

"Haha, Brother Chu is indeed from a wealthy family. He knows that there is no such thing as working for nothing without getting paid. I won't be polite then!"

"Easy to say!"

Chu Yunfei clasped his hands and said:

"I just hope that Brother Yunlong's independent regiment can help my 358th Regiment when we need it in the future. Of course, I will pay you for it!"

He could see clearly that he could not take back the things that were in Li Yunlong's hands.

What's more, the Japanese will not give up. They will retaliate on a larger scale, and he will still need the help of the independent regiment.

As for the loss of weapons and equipment of 2000 people, to him, it was just a matter of reporting more battle losses.

"No problem, as long as the wages are right, my independent group will do our best!"

Li Yunlong agreed without thinking and bowed like him. Then he took Zhang Wu, two battalions and a cavalry company and returned to Zhaojiayu with the spoils.

When Zhao Gang heard that it was Chu Yunfei who offered the weapons and equipment, he couldn't help but say:

"Old Li, Chu Yunfei is really generous!"

"Generous? Haha, you really think too highly of him!"

Li Yunlong curled his lips and said:
“Fuck, it’s said to be a reinforced battalion, 2000 men, but most of them are rifles.

The heavy weapons include only 2 heavy machine guns, 18 light machine guns, 6 submachine guns, and 2 75mm mortars, which are not much stronger than the firepower of a battalion of our independent regiment!

The main reason is probably that he realized that Lijiazhen didn't get any advantage, and the Japanese would definitely take revenge on him. The main regiment of the 9th Brigade was transferred here again, and he wanted us to help him fight that regiment!"

Zhao Gang suddenly understood, but he still asked in a somewhat strange way:

"Since you guessed it, why did you agree to it?"

"Why don't you agree?"

Li Yunlong said confidently:

"Don't miss out on the benefits that come your way for free!

Moreover, helping him destroy the main brigade can not only reduce the pressure on our headquarters, but also enhance the strength of our regiment through these two captures, and strive for the task of fighting the Japanese detachment, which is a sure win!"

Zhao Gang finally understood. He pointed at Li Yunlong and scolded him with a smile:

"You are a very cunning man!" But what Zhao Gang did not expect was that the brigade commander was even more cunning than Li Yunlong. Just two days after they obtained the spoils, a telegram from the brigade arrived with only 10 big words on it:
"Li Yunlong, congratulations on your fortune!"

Looking at the telegram, Li Yunlong's mood suddenly became bad. He said helplessly:

"Damn it, the brigade commander has clairvoyance and super hearing, how could he know such a small movement in our regiment?"

"I didn't tell on you!"

Zhao Gang explained, and then the second telegram came over:

"The brigade commander said that he helped you shoulder the pressure from the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters. You have to give him half of Qian Bojun's weapons and equipment!"

"Alas, a higher-ranking official can crush a person to death!"

Li Yunlong sighed, thought for a moment and then said:
"But we can't just give it to him for free. We need to ask him for the specific information about the main regiment of the 9th Brigade. We can't let Chu Yunfei lead us by the nose on everything. We need to know the number of weapons and equipment before we can make an offer!"

Zhao Gang smiled:
"Okay, I'll send a message to the brigade headquarters right away!"

After receiving Li Yunlong's telegram, the brigade commander couldn't help laughing and scolding:
"Li Yunlong really doesn't want to suffer any loss. If you ask him for weapons and equipment for 1000 men, he will ask you to provide him with intelligence!"

"This should be a preparation for the cross-country detachment to join forces with the 358th Regiment to attack the Japanese th Brigade!"

The chief of staff analyzed:

"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army will not give us weapons and equipment for no reason. Even if they owe us a favor, it can't be worth so much unless they need something from us!
The location of Lijia Town is very important. The Japanese will definitely retaliate on a large scale. The off-road team has already entered Shuiquan, which is separated from Heyuan County by Zhao County.

Moreover, attacking the Jinsui Army can also divert our attention and prepare for the next attack on our Yue County!"

"Yes, given the nature of the Japanese, they will definitely do this!"

The brigade commander nodded and said, he thought for a moment, then made the decision:

"Okay then, send the detailed information about the Cross-Country Team to Li Yunlong.

Tell him to be careful. Even if he can't take advantage, he must not suffer any loss. If he causes heavy casualties in the independent regiment, he will not be able to fight the Japanese detachment again. I will remove him from his post!"

The Chief of Staff nodded:

"Okay, I'll send him a message!"

After receiving the telegram from the brigade commander, Li Yunlong looked at the cross-country team's deployment, raised his eyebrows, and said in sudden realization:
"No wonder Chu Yunfei asked me for help. This cross-country team can go all the way alone. They are damn strong!"

The current off-road regiment, in addition to the full field regiment's 3800 people, 6 infantry guns, 4 75 mountain guns, 27 heavy machine guns, 108 light machine guns, and 72 grenade launchers, has also been strengthened with 2 mountain guns, 2 armored vehicles, and 4 tanks, reaching a scale of 4000 people!

Seeing this, he turned to Zhao Gang and said:
"Old Zhao, we still don't know the exact time when the Japanese will attack the 358th Regiment, so we have to hurry up and recruit soldiers.

And we can't stop, we have to prepare to fight the Japanese detachment behind us!"

Zhao Gang nodded:
"Don't worry, Lao Li, I'll take care of the recruiting!"

In this way, the independent regiment stepped up recruitment and training, and a month passed.

With Zhang Wu's reputation as a famous general, young people from the other three counties joined the army enthusiastically. In just one month, the independent regiment not only made up for the loss of 1800 people, but also expanded by 700 people, reaching a size of 3500 people.

Originally, the independent regiment was about to reach the 4000-man mark, but Chu Yunfei sent someone to deliver a message, inviting Li Yunlong to the county town for a gathering.

(End of this chapter)