Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Independent regiment.

Regiment Headquarters.

After Zhao Gang learned of Lin Qiang's plan, he thought for a moment and thought it was feasible: "Lin Qiang's way of thinking is really different from ours. Sometimes we get stuck in a rut, but he doesn't."

The core of the entire plan is to eliminate the invading enemy, and Zhao Gang is thinking about how to let Lin Qiang block the reinforcements of the Japanese and buy them more time.

It’s not that Zhao Gang is not as smart as Lin Qiang. He also wanted to end the battle quickly, but his previous combat methods made him subconsciously believe that blocking the enemy’s reinforcements was the most stable approach.

Li Yunlong said in a muffled voice, "Although I don't want to admit it, Lin Qiang's abilities have surpassed ours."

The ability he mentioned is not just about recruiting soldiers, but about all aspects.

Since this was a good deal, Li Yunlong didn't forget his two good brothers: "Old Zhao, how about including Ding Wei and Kong Erlangzi as well?"

Zhao Gang's eyes lit up: "Old Li, this is a good idea. If the two of them join us, our strength will be even stronger."

Li Yunlong grinned and said, "Hehe, that will surely beat the crap out of the Japs."

So Li Yunlong called both of them.

The responses were pretty much the same.

Ding Wei laughed and said, "Haha, Lao Li and Lao Zhao are making such a big move, how can I be left out?" He immediately reorganized the troops and prepared to set off.

Kong Jie agreed without hesitation and immediately led his brothers to the independent regiment.

The three people's defense areas are close to each other and the distance is not too far.

Lin Qiang led the team personally and arrived at the independent regiment headquarters within one day.

Everyone met up at the Independent Regiment.

Lin Qiang smiled knowingly when he saw the increased strength of the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments.

"Old Li!"

"Old Ding!"

"Lao Kong!"

"Old Zhao!"

"Lin Qiang!"

After several people called out to each other, Zhao Gang, as the host, warmly invited them into the regiment meeting room.

He even personally made a pot of tea for them and put a few handfuls of peanuts on the table.

This made Li Yunlong feel a little embarrassed, and he ordered the guard: "Go, bring two bottles of my wine, and ask the kitchen staff to quickly cook two side dishes."

"Yes!"

Kong Jie is an old thorn. Every time they meet, he has to poke Li Yunlong to feel comfortable: "I say, Lao Li, you are living a good life. You even have enough wine in stock!"

Ding Wei naturally didn't want to be left behind in teasing Li Yunlong: "It seems that Li Yunlong has done a lot of bad things these days, otherwise where would he get his stock of things?"

Li Yunlong opened up his chatterbox and chuckled, "To be honest, I've made a little fortune lately."

"Chu Yunfei's troops have entered Dagu Town to make arrangements for the future, but can I, Li Yunlong, agree to this?"

"Of course not!"

"So, I deployed three battalions directly outside Dagu Town and cut off their phone lines and supply lines. Hehe, the food and drinks we have now were all sent by the 358th Regiment!"

Ding Wei and Kong Jie were a little confused after hearing this.

Ding Wei, a talented general, asked, "Three battalions, Lao Li, that's your main force."

The current main force regiment has a standard configuration of four battalions.

Kong Jie couldn't help but say, "If the Japanese suddenly launch a large-scale sweep, how will you fight back?"

There is another more important thing that no one has mentioned, and that is the plan of the headquarters.

At this critical juncture, Li Yunlong divided his troops into three battalions, which are the main force. Isn’t he afraid of bad things happening?

The reason why I didn't say it is because everyone here is very familiar with Li Yunlong.

In his own words, when has he, Li Yunlong, ever done a business that made a loss?

Li Yunlong still smiled: "That's nothing, do you know how many troops I have now?"

Li Yunlong asked himself and answered, "I'll shock you all if I tell you this. No more, no less, a full ten battalions!"

After listening to it, the three people had different reactions.

Ding Wei put down the peanuts in his hand and exclaimed, "Ten battalions? Lao Li, you're already a division commander!"

Kong Jie reacted the most, with an expression of disbelief: "My goodness, all ten battalions knew that you, Li Yunlong, had made a fortune. I didn't expect you to hide it from us."

Lin Qiang's reaction was the calmest, and he was very familiar with the general situation of the independent regiment.

After all, it’s my mother’s home!

Li Yunlong was very satisfied with the reactions of the two people. The peanuts in his mouth seemed to have changed their taste, as if he was eating a delicacy.

This time when he came to the Independent Regiment, Lin Qiang mainly wanted to meet Li Yunlong and others.

The war is imminent.

Who knows, there might be fewer opportunities to meet in the future.

It's not just northwest Shanxi that's fighting, the whole country is fighting.

After the liberation of Shanxi Province, it was unknown whether the troops would march south all the way to Hainan Island, or march north to wipe out the remaining Japanese invaders.

The only thing we know is that the Northwest Shanxi Iron Triangle and he will not be sent to the same place.

"Alright, alright."

Ding Wei waved his hand and said, "Don't show off, kid. Old Kong and I are not standing still."

"To tell you the truth, we haven't been idle lately. There's war going on in both the north and the south, and refugees are all running to our side. In just one month, the New First Regiment has gained over 1,500 people!"

Kong Jie was not willing to be left behind: "Although I am not as good as you two, the New Second Regiment has incorporated several bandit strongholds and puppet troops in the surrounding area, so we still have thousands of people."

Thousands of people, that's the strength of a regiment.

Not a lot.

Lin Qiang drank his tea by himself.

Zhao Gang smiled and said, "It seems that everyone has made good progress recently. The liberation of the country is not far away!"

At this time, the guard came in with two plates of food. As soon as they were placed on the table, everyone smelled the aroma of meat.

Seeing Ding Wei and Kong Jie's reactions, Li Yunlong smiled with satisfaction and said, "There's nothing special to offer. All this pork was obtained from Chu Yunfei."

Ding Wei's expression turned serious when he heard this: "Old Li, if you do this, aren't you afraid that Chu Yunfei will bite you?"

"Afraid of him?"

Li Yunlong said disdainfully, "The 358th Regiment is the ace unit of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Chu Yunfei, relying on his vast military strength, wants to block my retreat. He will have to bear the wrath of our independent regiment. Does he dare to complain?"

Seeing that Li Yunlong was fearless, the few people stopped talking.

Before all the dishes were served, Ding Wei looked at Lin Qiang and asked, "We've all been chatting. Lin Qiang, how come you've become so silent?"

Hearing this, Lin Qiang smiled and responded, "Me? Don't you know my situation? I've been battling wits and courage with the devils lately."

The independent battalion had to face a force of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, and the whole of northwest Shanxi knew about this.

If things go wrong, a war involving tens of thousands of people might break out one day.

"Who asked you this?"

Ding Wei was eager to know the situation of the independent camp: "Tell me, how much benefit have you gained recently?"

"Did I really say that?"

"Say!"

Lin Qiang coughed and laughed, "Actually, we didn't gain anything. We just beat back the Japanese army, seized a batch of weapons, and destroyed a few Japanese tanks and planes."

"In terms of military strength, including local forces, there are probably more than 30,000 people in total."

Seeing the expressions of the few people who looked like they had seen a ghost, Lin Qiang waved his hands and said, "Compared to you three, I am far behind."