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Ding Wei became rich and made a fortune in the battle of Longcheng.

More than a dozen trucks transporting weapons were scrapped and put back into use after being repaired.

Trains on the railway were also mobilized, from Taiyuan to Datong, and then from the north to Wucheng.

All the captured artillery, machine guns and ammunition were taken into their hands.

He had a lot of Japanese weapons in his hands. His troops had a large number of Type 38 rifles, Type 99 rifles, and Type 92 rifles, as well as captured indirect-fire guns and infantry guns.

The usable ammunition is directly distributed to each unit.

Mobilize transportation forces and put them in the hands of soldiers on the front line.

Other unusable ones are handed over to the Logistics Department. Ding Wei doesn’t worry about whether they are refurbished or renovated.

The rest of the combat supplies will all be consumed within the military region, so we can take the opportunity to expand our forces and it will be no problem to support another 30,000 to 50,000 people.

This operation revealed a problem: the long-range support firepower was already very complete.

The battalion-level supporting firepower is also acceptable. 81mm mortars, infantry guns, and even anti-tank guns can be used as medium-range supplementary firepower.

However, the company-level support firepower is insufficient, and 50-60mm mortars are needed to fill this firepower gap.

Another problem is that both water-cooled heavy machine guns and Type 92 heavy machine guns are too heavy, making them difficult to transfer.

Going further up, the heavy mortar is still a little bit lacking.

The more 107/120/150mm mortars, the better. They have great explosive power and are light in weight, making them suitable for combat in mountainous areas.

Ask Zhou Weiguo to make a list and send it to Arnold, asking him to find a way to supplement it.

Whether the Far East Army had new weapons and equipment was not within Ding Wei's consideration.

He spent money, hundreds of millions of rubles, and he had to buy new weapons and equipment.

The useful soldiers were selected from the captured soldiers and added to Wang Chao's Fourth Column. After the damaged weapons and equipment were replaced, it was almost a complete set of Japanese weapons.

This battle brought out the spirit and vitality of the Fourth Column, and gave this reorganized army more soul.

In the evening, a meal was prepared at the headquarters in the city, and Kong Jie, Chu Yunfei and others were invited. Ding Wei had an idea in his mind.

If Chu Yunfei was allowed to hold a Hongmen Banquet, why couldn't I hold one myself?

Let Duan Peng arrange to gather special forces personnel and wait for Chu Yunfei to come to the banquet. After the banquet, arrest him, take away his gun, and take him directly to Wucheng.

As the commander of the Eastern Route Army of the 12th War Zone, he will requisition the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and Chu Yunfei.

He forced the enemy's troops to disarm, and if there were any problems, Ding Wei would be responsible for them himself.

At the beginning, Shancheng praised Ding Wei and gave him the status of lieutenant general and general, which meant that Ding Wei could also use this status to disgust Shancheng.

"Duan Peng, remember this clearly. Be gentle and don't hurt our Captain Chu. Don't use all your strength like you would when killing the devils."

Duan Peng smiled awkwardly. With more than ten years of experience, Brother Yunfei might not be able to withstand this slap.

Li Yunlong's troops, who were resting in the Yangquan area, had no new combat missions for the time being.

The independent detachment paid a heavy price to enter Yangquan City. Several main companies were wiped out and the team suffered heavy losses.

Li also took the opportunity to redeem himself for his crime and restored his status as commander of the independent detachment.

Li Yunlong came uninvited and took Wei Dayong to Taiyuan on horseback.

"Look at this kid Ding Wei. He has planes and tanks when he travels. This used to be a yard where only landlords could live, but now it has become his headquarters. It's really impressive."

The guard reached out to stop him. He was dressed in plain clothes like a shopkeeper and wearing a pair of sunglasses. No one knew who he was.

Wei Dayong stared forward with his eyes wide open, glaring at the guard.

The guards were confused. Who should he give the big head to? He swung his rifle, the folding bayonet stood up, and the bullet was loaded.

"Don't move. Who are you to dare to break into the Eighth Route Army's headquarters?"

Li Yunlong chuckled.

"After all, he is Ding Wei's soldier. He is quite fierce. Go tell Ding Wei that I, Li Yunlong, am here."

The guard had never heard of Li Yunlong or Liu Yunlong and didn't recognize either of them.

The monk immediately became angry. He thought that the little guard was ignorant of the situation and rolled up his sleeves to teach him a lesson.

Open the eyes of the new recruits.

Li Yunlong quickly stopped the monk.

"Why would you bother with him? He's just a guard, how could he have seen the world? Go and report to your superiors, and tell them that Li Yunlong from the independent detachment has arrived."

The guard looked the two men up and down. They looked like scoundrels and didn't look like good people.

"Wait, I'll go report."

The independent detachment was stationed in the east of Taiyuan.

Kong Jie was in the headquarters. When he heard that Li Yunlong had arrived, he asked the guards to let him pass quickly.

The monk looked at the guard angrily and pushed him away with force.

The guard was so angry that he spat loudly.

Duan Peng happened to see this, and he walked over to ask what happened and why he looked so bad.

"Captain Duan, two people from the independent detachment just arrived. I asked them to sign up, but they acted very aggressively."

"Be polite to others and don't lose the discipline of the Suirecha Military Region. I'll go and take a look."

Duan Peng strode in, followed Wei Dayong, chased him a few steps, and went into the headquarters together.

In the restaurant, Ding Wei was sitting and Chu Yunfei was drinking tea on his left. They saw Kong Jie making arrangements and saying that it was a lively day because a shameless person had come.

Li Yunlong came uninvited, ate for a free meal, and also wanted to see if there was any benefit he could get here.

Seeing Chu Yunfei inside, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Brother Yunlong, I am glad to see you. You borrowed the weapons and equipment of my battalion and refused to return them."

"Hey, isn't this Brother Chu? What a coincidence, I can meet Brother Chu here."

Seeing that he could not escape, Li Yunlong simply sat down with his arms and legs spread out, put the gun box on his waist on the table, and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.

"The weather has turned warmer, and I was sweating all the way here."

"Everyone is doing well. Kong Erlangzi is doing well? Lao Ding is doing well? Brother Chu is doing well too."

"Tsk tsk, this little devil's headquarters is really impressive. If you, Old Ding, had made a fortune, you would have been able to take down the capital. I, Li Yunlong, really admire you."

Chu Yunfei frowned. Aren’t they discussing the weapons and equipment of that battalion?

What's the topic going off on?

This is Li Yunlong. He calls black white and white grey. He always has his own twisted logic.

It is impossible to return the equipment. Once it is in Li Yunlong's pocket, there is no way he can get it out.

Kong Jie played the role of a good guy and said, "No, take a battalion's worth of weapons and equipment from my spoils and give them to Captain Chu."

Ding Wei laughed.

"My headquarters is still short of this. Let me do it. I will pay back this batch of equipment for Lao Li, add some interest, and give you Japanese weapons for two battalions of the 358th Regiment."

"That's great. I would like to thank Commander Ding first. With your reputation in the war zone, you won't deceive a small regiment commander like me, right?"

Chu Yunfei was not a petty person, and he could still throw out a battalion's worth of weapons and equipment.

I just felt aggrieved when I saw Li Yunlong, so I had to talk about this matter.

Ding Wei spoke up and said that the matter would be over today. Anyway, the weapons and equipment for this battalion had been taken care of.

Chu Yunfei really didn't know that Ding Wei was a generous person? He was also a person who never suffered losses in business and cleaned the battlefield spotlessly.

I tricked Chu Yunfei into coming for dinner today just to take over his 358th Regiment and replenish weapons and equipment for my own troops. There's no need to feel bad about it.