Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

"Captain, I found a cave in the mountains. Not to mention the 100 or 200 of us, even 300 or 400 people can live in it. There is still a lot of space. I think it is very likely an ancient cave for hiding soldiers. I found a lot of wood pole powder in it. I think it should be left by a spear!"

After hearing the news brought by the monk Wei Dayong, Li Yunlong had no time to talk nonsense. He immediately shouted loudly: "Everyone, pack up your things and load our weapons onto the horses. If there is no room, let me carry them. Let's follow the monk to the soldier cave and avoid the snow first!"

"Monk, you did a good job this time. After we settle down, I will reward you with half a pound of sweet potatoes to make a drink. Hurry up and lead the way. We have to settle down before night. We may also need to collect some firewood for heating!"

"Okay, Captain, don't play tricks on me when the time comes. I remember it very clearly. I will take you there now!"

Li Yunlong cursed the monk in a low voice, helped the soldiers pack up their things, and then they moved towards the soldier cave where the monk mentioned to hide their things, carrying their belongings on their shoulders and in their hands.

After working for most of the day, everyone finally settled down. Li Yunlong asked people to go outside to pick up some firewood. Even more fortunately, they found a small coal mine and dug some coal with a shovel. Now the problem of heating and cooking was solved. As for water, they collected some and stored it. If it was not enough, they could use snow, which could also be used for drinking water and cooking.

Li Yunlong took out a bottle of sweet potato liquor, which he found from the puppet army. There were eight bottles in total, otherwise he would not be so generous. He would have given the monk two taels at most.

Zhuzi also came over to join in the fun. The dishes tonight were also very rich, including horse meat stewed with potatoes, a can of beef, and multi-grain steamed buns to fill you up.

Li Yunlong poured half a bowl of wine for Zhuzi and monk Wei Dayong respectively, and poured a bowl for himself, and said happily: "I am happy today. We have seized ten days' worth of living supplies and ammunition from the Japanese and puppet troops. There are meat and vegetables here, and I wouldn't trade them for anything even for a brigade commander!"

"Brothers, eat as much as you can for me. Don't be too polite. You may not be able to enjoy such delicious food even during the Chinese New Year. I'm a local rich man now, so let's be extravagant today. Especially for you new recruits, we are one family after you join the independent regiment. Eat as much as you want for me!"

The soldiers responded loudly and began to eat the meat with big mouthfuls. Throughout the whole year, some of the new soldiers had not even had the opportunity to eat meat once. They did not expect that they would be able to eat meat just a few days after joining the independent regiment. They were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears.

"Monk, drink slower. I promised you half a catty of wine. Don't even think about drinking my wine after you finish it. You son of a bitch, you stole my wine last time and I caught you, but you didn't admit it and even went to complain to the political commissar. You son of a bitch, you are not a good person!"

Listening to the captain's scolding, monk Wei Dayong pretended not to hear anything, sipped the sweet potato stew in the bowl, and said intoxicatedly: "Captain, it's so damn comfortable to be able to drink half a bowl of sweet potato stew in such a cold day!"

“Captain, don’t listen to the nonsense that the monk said. I don’t know who he learned this from. He is so good at changing the subject. He even cheated me out of a box of canned beef. When I asked him for it, he threatened me. If I hadn’t found a college student in the end, I probably wouldn’t have even seen the canned beef!”

Hearing that someone was making trouble for him, Wei Dayong cursed in dissatisfaction: "Zhu Zi, you son of a bitch, you actually have the nerve to complain to the captain. Last time, you extorted two cans of beef from me, and I haven't settled the score with you yet! I think you are really itching for trouble, so you want to practice with me. It just so happens that I want to relax my muscles these two days. Let's go out and practice in the snow tomorrow!"

"Damn it, you two bastards, drinking can't stop you two from talking, you better behave yourself! Hurry up and eat, and then take a rest after dinner. I've been running around these past few days, and I'm really tired. Let's take a few days off while the mountain is closed due to the heavy snow!"

As soon as Li Yunlong opened his mouth, the two of them immediately became obedient, no longer daring to argue, and began to eat quietly.

The snowflakes were fluttering, and the light snow turned into heavy snow. A thin layer of snow gradually fell on the roofs of Lijiazhuang. Except for those on duty, all the people from the Second Battalion stayed indoors, with the kangs heated hot. Under the guidance of Lin Zhenhua, they began to produce submachine guns.

Key components such as the firing pin and seamless barrel are all obtained from the system sign-in, which makes the production of submachine guns very simple. More than half of the 100 submachine guns have been produced. At the current rate, all of them can be produced in another two days.

"Everyone, work harder. Let's hurry up and produce this batch of submachine guns. Then we can have a good rest for two days. I have been studying the production of bullets these days. After the bullet production line is ready, I estimate that we can produce about a thousand rounds a day. As long as there are enough bullets, our submachine guns can be used at will, and we can definitely beat the Japanese and puppet troops to tears!"

"Doctor Wang, please tell me how the Penicillium culture went. I was busy with the production of submachine guns these past two days and didn't go to check it out!"

Hearing Lin Zhenhua's question, Wang Xuecheng replied with a happy face: "College student, according to your method, there is no problem this time. About 60% of the culture medium has grown Penicillium. It is estimated that ten penicillin injections can be purified in the end!"

After hearing this, Lin Zhenhua also smiled and laughed: "This is great news. It proves that there is no problem with our previous operation. This time I got some sugar back. After this batch of penicillin is successfully produced, we will immediately start the production of the next batch!"

"To celebrate this good news, we'll just slaughter one of the six big fat pigs we brought back and give everyone a treat! You'll need to work overtime for the next two or three days, so the food must be good and we have to ensure that everyone has enough physical strength to work."

"Doctor Wang, your medical team will have to work hard these two days. In addition to cooking, you also have to make more ginger soup to cool down the soldiers!"

Wang Xuecheng nodded and replied, "Don't worry, college student! I have learned a lot from cooking these past two days, and my cooking skills have improved rapidly! I may not be able to make delicate side dishes, but I can make a big pot of stew, no problem at all!"

Lin Zhenhua finally looked at the three platoon leaders and said earnestly, "It's snowing heavily this time. Even if the Japanese are anxious, they won't come out to raid at this time, unless they don't want to die. Even so, we can't withdraw our vigilance. Arrange the visible and hidden sentries and sound the alarm immediately if we find any suspicious movements!"

"Li Sanwa, you are familiar with the terrain of Lijiazhuang. You can give more suggestions on the arrangement of light and dark sentries. The three platoon leaders should communicate more with Li Sanwa to ensure the safety of Lijiazhuang!"