Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

Dagu Town.

"Brother Chu, long time no see!"

Li Yunlong asked Wei Dayong to hand the two bottles of corn wine he brought to Chu Yunfei while bowing and greeting him.

"Haha, Brother Yunlong, you're here if you want to, why do you bring a gift?"

Chu Yunfei took the wine and looked at it: "Oh, it's still corn wine, this wine is a little sweet, it tastes good!"

"As long as Brother Chu is satisfied!"

Li Yunlong said with a smile: "To be honest, when I bought the wine, I was worried that Brother Chu would not like it!"

"Haha, Brother Yunlong, you are joking. Let's go. I have prepared a banquet. We can talk about anything while we eat!"

Chu Yunfei handed the corn wine to the adjutant beside him and brought Li Yunlong into the room.

"Wow, this dish is really good!"

Looking at the delicious food on the table, Li Yunlong picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of tempting chicken and started eating: "Well, it tastes good!"

"Don't look at me because I'm from Shanxi, but I won't defend my shortcomings. Shanxi cuisine is not up to standard and cannot be served on the table."

Chu Yunfei smiled faintly: "Among northern cuisines, Shandong cuisine is the most famous one."

"It just so happens that I have a Shandong chef here, whose cooking skills are just passable. But now is a time of national crisis, and the conditions are a bit worse. I'm sorry to have wronged Brother Yunlong!"

"hehe..."

Li Yunlong smiled, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of beef, put it in his mouth and chewed it twice, and said, "Everyone, eat, everyone!"

"Brother Chu, you don't know that our troops are saving food from top to bottom. I haven't eaten such a good meal for a long time."

"Oh!"

Chu Yunfei showed a surprised expression: "No way?"

"I heard that you have reclaimed a lot of land in Yan'an, Xinjiang. I don't think a brigade commander like you will starve!"

"I'm not that hungry!"

Li Yunlong took a sip of wine and pretended to complain: "You don't know, we now eat corn paste and steamed bread every day, and we can't eat any meat for two or three days."

"They said it was to save food and support disaster victims."

"Support the victims?"

Chu Yunfei was even more confused: "Isn't the disaster in Shanxi under control? The disaster victims from there are actually saving food from the soldiers' mouths!"

"Brother Chu doesn't know yet?"

Li Yunlong put down his chopsticks in shock: "The Kuomintang's disaster relief operations in Henan and other places have completely failed."

"The victims are gathering now. It won't be long before the Kuomintang can no longer withstand the pressure and they will drive the victims towards us!"

"what!"

Chu Yunfei said angrily: "What do the local officials do for a living? I remember that Chongqing allocated funds three times and bought tens of millions of kilograms of grain to Henan!"

“Why can’t the disaster be brought under control?”

"Haha, I think Brother Chu should know why the disaster has not been brought under control!"

Li Yunlong looked at Chu Yunfei meaningfully: "Is it really necessary for a government like this to exist, one that only cares about pleasure and doesn't care about the lives of its people?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment and replied, "Soldiers don't talk about politics!"

"Okay, then let's talk about something that soldiers should talk about!"

Li Yunlong looked at Chu Yunfei frankly: "I heard that someone from the Kuomintang contacted Brother Chu privately?"

"this......."

Chu Yunfei hesitated for a moment and nodded: "That's right, but the Kuomintang is our superior. There shouldn't be any problem for me to contact people sent by my superiors, right?"

"Yes, no problem!"

Li Yunlong nodded and looked closely at Chu Yunfei: "But if it involves changing the flag and backstabbing the commander, it will be bad!"

"Yunlong is joking."

Chu Yunfei answered without hesitation: "Bald is my teacher, how can this be considered a change of flag?"

"But now Commander Lao Xi is your superior, your direct superior."

"As a soldier, the first thing is to be loyal to the leader. Loyalty to the leader is loyalty to the country."

Li Yunlong's tone was full of oppression, which made Chu Yunfei inexplicably start to panic.

"The bald man is the nominal leader of the country and the common leader of all of us. Isn't it right to listen to him?"

"Haha, Brother Chu, I think you are joking!"

Li Yunlong picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, and said sarcastically: "If you say that, will you allow your soldiers to disobey you and listen to the bald man instead?"

Hearing this, Chu Yunfei fell silent. Although he could bite the bullet and say yes, his personality would not allow him to do that!

Seeing that Chu Yunfei stopped talking, Li Yunlong patted Chu Yunfei's hand and persuaded him earnestly.

"Brother Chu, since you claim to be loyal to the leader, then just follow Commander Lao Xi's steps."

"During this period, your 358th Regiment has been cooperating with our Eighth Route Army and is really fighting the Japanese."

"Isn't it good that I don't have to worry about the petty intrigues of the Kuomintang?"

"After our troops have completed their training, we will immediately march to the Northeast and Hebei."

"Whether you want to be a hero who recovers lost territory or a dog who hinders national peace, it's up to you."

After saying that, Li Yunlong stood up and said, "We have almost finished eating today. I will take my leave now. Brother Chu, please consider it carefully!"

After Li Yunlong left, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong looked at Chu Yunfei and said, "Commander, it's not bad to follow the Eighth Route Army!"

"The Eighth Route Army is becoming more and more powerful. Even the Japanese dare not confront them head-on. If you join now, you can get a good position!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Adjutant Sun Ming echoed, "During the period of cooperation with the Eighth Route Army, we have found it much easier to recruit soldiers, and our reputation has also improved a lot!"

"It seems I have no choice but to agree!"

Chu Yunfei sighed and made up his mind: "Chief of Staff Fang, please help me reply to Mr. Li."

"Tell him that I am a subordinate of Commander Lao Xi. I have no choice but to follow his orders!"

"it is good!"

For the next period of time, the Eighth Route Army and the Kuomintang took turns to attack the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

This made Commander Lao Xi's control over the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army increasingly weaker, and in the end he had no choice but to agree to the Eighth Route Army's plan, and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army joined the Eighth Route Army.

He took the initiative to resign from the post of commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and chose to go into politics in Shanxi.

"Commander Lao Xi, in order to show our sincerity, the central government officially appoints you as the governor of Taiyuan Province."

After signing the merger contract, the elegant man reached out and shook Commander Lao Xi's hand, smiling faintly.

"Zhu Xi has already said that as long as you work hard as the governor of Taiyuan, you may be able to govern Shanxi and work in the central government in the future!"

"This...I am so grateful to the central government for its attention!"

No matter what Commander Lao Xi thought, he could only pretend to be grateful and act as if he was willing to sacrifice his life for the Eighth Route Army.

During the merger of the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, several troops fled into Zhongtiao Mountain while the Eighth Route Army had not yet sent political cadres.

In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, the Eighth Route Army could only pretend not to see it and secretly speed up the merger of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.