Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"What gun?"

Li Yunlong's hand trembled as he held the phone. He asked again, "Brigade Commander, what gun did you just mention?"

Submachine gun?

Now, the independent regiment headquarters doesn’t have many submachine guns, let alone Type 38 rifles.

The rifles used by Li Yunlong's guard platoon were all Zhongzheng rifles with unpolished rifling.

The brigade commander's voice rang out again from the other end of the line: "Li Yunlong, stop pretending to be clueless. Do you really think I know nothing? If I weren't sure, I wouldn't be calling you."

"Tell me the truth, how much benefit did you get this time?"

"Hey, don't cry poor to me, kid. I don't want any more. And don't accuse me of bullying you because of my high position. Let's each have half."

"Well, Li Yunlong, does this make sense?"

Makes sense?

Li Yunlong felt so aggrieved. He had been practicing calligraphy diligently in the group during this period. He could write his own name neatly and could write more than a hundred characters in one go.

After a while, I will be able to write poetry!

"Brigade Commander, ever since our Political Commissar Zhao arrived, our Old Li has never left the regiment headquarters."

Li Yunlong's resolute face showed an expression of grievance, and he said with tears in his eyes: "These days, Old Li has done nothing but practice calligraphy. If you don't believe me, I will write a poem for you someday!"

Hearing Li Yunlong's words, the brigade commander temporarily forgot about the submachine gun and questioned: "Li Yunlong, can you practice calligraphy?"

Li Yunlong answered affirmatively: "Of course!"

"That's truly the manifestation of Erlang Zhenjun!"

Li Yunlong asked in confusion: "What?"

Brigadier General Chen smiled and said, "I've opened my eyes!"

"Let's not talk about the entire 129th Division, just look at our 386th Brigade. Who doesn't know that you, Li Yunlong, can't read a single word? You wouldn't even know the character for 'one' when a carrying pole falls over?"

"Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong, if you want to lie, you should at least find a better excuse!"

"Commander, our Lao Li really didn't lie!"

Li Yunlong said very confidently: "If you are talking about the past, then I admit it, but after three days of absence, one should look at others with new eyes. Old Li is no longer the old Li of the past!"

But the more Li Yunlong tried to prove himself, the less he believed him, thinking that he was just trying to divert his attention.

"Li Yunlong, stop talking nonsense to me!"

Brigade Commander Chen didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore and continued talking about the submachine guns: "I don't have time to waste with you. Hurry and send half of the submachine guns to the brigade headquarters."

"Brigade Commander! Brigade Commander!"

Li Yunlong shouted anxiously, "You are really wronging me!"

Then Li Yunlong recounted everything he had done during this period, even including the matter of Comrade Xiuqin.

In short, in order to dispel the brigade commander's misunderstanding, Li Yunlong said everything he should and should not say.

After a long silence, the brigade commander suddenly spoke up: "Li Yunlong, you are also an old revolutionary. You have made many mistakes over the years, but those are understandable. However, you need to correct your mistakes in your lifestyle."

At this point, the brigade commander paused, then continued: "Don't even think about liberating the county town. Even if you liberate Taiyuan, I will never forgive you!"

"But if you get married, remember to tell me, and you have to toast me a glass of wedding wine!"

Just as the brigade commander said, Li Yunlong did make many mistakes over the years, but he was able to make up for them and never made any mistakes in his lifestyle.

Li Yunlong is the brigade commander's favorite general, and this is something known to the entire 386th Brigade.

To quote Kong Jie, disobeying orders on the battlefield was a serious crime that would have earned him several executions. However, not only was Li Yunlong not punished, he was also transferred to a safe clothing factory in the rear to be the factory director.

Li Yunlong always remembered the brigade commander's kindness. Whenever he was given a task by the brigade commander, he would try his best to do it to the best of his ability and would never embarrass the brigade commander.

Li Yunlong was somewhat moved by his old leader's warning to him, and assured him with certainty: "Brigade Commander, you know best what kind of person Old Li is. I must not make mistakes in my lifestyle."

"You won't be able to drink this wedding wine for a while. When the war is over, we can consider this matter again."

Brigade Commander Chen laughed and said, "Once the battle is over, what will you, Li Yunlong, have to do with it?"

Li Yunlong, who was always carefree, became shy when he spoke: "This is better than being a widow, right?"

"Li Yunlong, you're already thinking about the future before we even start thinking about the future?"

Brigade Commander Chen laughed even louder and happier: "I think it won't be long before I can drink in your wedding wine!"

"Well, I don't want that submachine gun anymore. Just consider it a gift for you!"

"Brigade Commander, I didn't say I wanted to get married!"

Just at this time, Political Commissar Zhao Gang walked in, and just happened to hear Li Yunlong say the four words "I want to get married".

Shocked and puzzled, he asked, "Lao Li, you're getting married? How come I didn't know?"

As the political commissar, he naturally knew Comrade Xiuqin's feelings for Li Yunlong, but Li Yunlong had never agreed to this matter.

When Zhao Gang suddenly heard that Li Yunlong was getting married, he was shocked but also felt happy for Li Yunlong.

During the days when he served as the political commissar of the independent regiment, his relationship with Li Yunlong had become better and better, and they had become close friends.

From time to time, we would drink and chat.

Although most of the time, it was Zhao Gang who gave Li Yunlong political lessons.

But in the past, Li Yunlong would not have listened to a single word.

Li Yunlong was already feeling upset, and Zhao Gang's words seemed to have lit a fuse: "Go away! You, Old Zhao, don't know anything about this, so stop bothering me!"

What marriage? Who are you marrying?

"Li Yunlong, I sent the political commissar to the independent regiment to assist you in management, not to get scolded!"

The brigade commander said angrily, "You kid, you always bully Zhao Gang because he's an intellectual, don't you?"

"Commander, why are we getting further and further away?"

Li Yunlong emphasized again: "I really don't know about the submachine gun you mentioned. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about it!"

Brigade Commander Chen really understood Li Yunlong's personality, and he also knew that Li Yunlong would never lie to him.

Could it be that this time it really wasn't Li Yunlong who did it?

Did I really misunderstand him?

Was the Japanese special forces really ambushed by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?

Brigade Commander Chen asked again: "Li Yunlong, you didn't lie to me?"

"How dare I lie to you!"

Li Yunlong said aggrievedly: "I really didn't do this!"

After thinking about it carefully, the brigade commander was sure that this matter had nothing to do with Li Yunlong.

Take Wanjia Town for example. If Li Yunlong did something, he would admit it and would never make up all kinds of excuses.

"Then it seems that it really wasn't you who did it!"

Li Yunlong's expression changed immediately after hearing this. He said, "That's right. It's you, the brigade commander, who wronged me, Old Li."

"That's really unfair to you."