Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

However, if he captured a Japanese navy lieutenant general, his knife shop could be opened again. Moreover, the Japanese navy general's sword was completely different from the army general's sword, and it also had a certain collection value. Li Yunlong planned to keep it for himself and buy a batch of fakes. No, he would go directly to the Taiyuan Arsenal to make a batch of navy general's swords and sell them.

"You boy!"

After hearing what Li Yunlong said, several leaders were stunned at first, and then they were at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Li Yunlong's train of thought really made them a little confused. He caught a Japanese lieutenant general, but this guy was actually thinking about selling the general's sword.

However, no one said anything. They still remembered that Li Yunlong had earned millions of dollars some time ago. Li Yunlong did not touch a penny of the money and reported all his income details, which greatly alleviated the Eighth Route Army's financial problems.

Because of Li Yunlong's ability to make money, several leaders wanted Li Yunlong to replace Zhang Wanhe and specialize in logistics.

Since crossing the grassland in the past, Li Yunlong's troops have never been short of supplies, and now they are even richer.

Of course, Li Yunlong did not hide anything. He would voluntarily hand over some of the good things and then distribute some to the brother units. No one complained about the wealth of the Independent Column. After all, these were supplies that Li Yunlong captured through repeated battles with his own ability.

"Report, Commander He and the others are back."

A communications soldier entered the room, breaking the relaxed atmosphere.

When they heard the name of Chief He, everyone frowned. Obviously, no one liked or welcomed the name of Chief He. Being with such a bug would make people feel uncomfortable.

However, Li Yunlong immediately took out his glasses and put them on: "Hey, Chief, I'm sorry, the God of Wealth is here again. Let's go and welcome him."

"..."

Seeing Li Yunlong wearing glasses, the leaders looked at each other. Was this the same Li Yunlong who had looked so disgusted upon Commander He? Was he in profiteer mode again?

Chapter 320: Lao Deng Didn’t Explode Gold Coins

"Commander He, welcome, welcome, welcome. I didn't expect you to be back so soon. It feels like a long time since we last met. I haven't eaten in two days since you left."

When Li Yunlong saw Commander He, he took the lead to greet him without hesitation.

Unlike his indifferent attitude last time, this time Li Yunlong gave enough face and brought several guards with him. More importantly, Li Yunlong was wearing glasses.

Commander He was riding on a horse, looking at Li Yunlong who was coming towards him, and his heart was pounding, especially after he saw clearly the frame of Li Yunlong's glasses, he immediately had an ominous premonition.

"Hehe, General Li, you're too polite. There's no need to be like this. I just came back for something urgent."

Hearing this, Li Yunlong grabbed Commander He and said, "Commander He, you came at the perfect time. How did you know that we just wiped out a mixed brigade of Japanese Marines and captured a Japanese Navy Lieutenant General?"

Upon hearing this, Commander He immediately had a bad feeling.

Marine Corps Mixed Brigade, Lieutenant General.

The combination of these words reminded Chief He of some unfriendly memories and his gradually shrinking wallet.

Li Yunlong did the same thing last time, telling himself that he had wiped out an entire Japanese division and killed a Japanese lieutenant general.

"General Li, I'm here for an important matter. Let's forget about other matters. I heard you captured Matsui Ishigeng?"

Li Yunlong was not surprised at all when he heard this. In fact, when Commander He returned, Li Yunlong could guess what the old man's purpose was. It must be Matsui Ishigen.

However, Matsui Ishi must not be sold to Commander He. After selling it, Yamashiro might release the person or sign some treaty with the Japanese.

"Commander He is indeed well-informed, but Commander He, I haven't seen him yet. He's still on the way, still on the way."

Li Yunlong pushed the frame of his glasses. As a qualified businessman, ahem, soldier, he should not only solve Commander He's needs, but also create some needs for Commander He.

Matsui Ishigaki himself could not sell it to Commander He, but Li Yunlong would sell the Japanese vice admiral as long as Commander He paid enough money, even the vice admiral's command knife.

If Commander He is not interested in these things, then is Commander He of Taiyuan City interested? Is he interested in personally killing a Japanese prince?

As long as Commander He doesn't leave and stays with Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong will definitely find ways to drain Commander He's wallet.

"how long it takes?"

When Commander He heard Li Yunlong say that the person had not arrived, rather than that he refused to sell it to him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he calculated the distance from Datong to Ping'an County and realized that he might have to stay with Li Yunlong for a while. He had already made up his mind that he would never spend a penny under Li Yunlong's sweet talk.

I absolutely cannot send any more money to the mansion in Shancheng. My family members have sent too much, and the man in Shancheng has begun to suspect that I am collaborating with the Communists and providing funds to the Eighth Route Army.

"It may take more than ten days. The specific situation depends on the road conditions. The Japanese have begun to blockade the Wutai Mountain base, so it will take some time to transport it out."

While Li Yunlong was chatting enthusiastically with Commander He.

The brigade commander also received the news. He walked over with a towel wrapped around his fist and said with a smile: "Hey, old instructor, you are back again. I have some moves I want to learn from you. Let's have a discussion."

Officer He looked at the brigade commander's half-smile, his face becoming a little distorted. He forced a smile and said, "Why haven't you left yet?"

"This is our Eighth Route Army base. Why should I leave?"

Commander He didn't want to pay attention to the brigade commander. He glanced at Li Yunlong and said, "Is I still living in the same room as before?"

"Ahem, Commander He's previous room may not be available anymore. I've made some new arrangements. The room is a bit shabby, so I hope you don't mind."

Commander He clenched his fists, wanting to get angry but holding it back. He glanced at Li Yunlong and realized that this guy was starting over again. The last time he came to Li Yunlong's place, he didn't spend a penny there. He lived in the basement or in a cave and ate fried noodles and potatoes.

Later, after buying a lot of things from Li Yunlong, the food and accommodation were completely different.

Thinking of this, Chief He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Why didn't he leave a day later? That way, he wouldn't have to travel so much, and the place he stayed would have been better.

"Captain He, I'll take you to your place. You're back just in time. I was just saying yesterday that I felt something was missing when you weren't here for my wedding. I didn't expect you to be back today. This is wedding candy, specially prepared for you. But you left so quickly that I didn't have time to give it to you."

Li Yunlong took out a piece of wedding candy and put it in his hand with a smile, his eyes behind his glasses staring straight at Commander He.

Commander He took a deep breath, cursing in his heart. He knew what Li Yunlong was going to do, so he forced a smile and said, "General Li, I had a mission a few days ago and had to leave first. I missed General Li's wedding, and I left in such a hurry that I forgot about the gift. This..."

Commander He was just about to take off his watch when he saw Li Yunlong suddenly expose his wrist, revealing a watch. The guard Wei Heshang beside him also exposed his arm, with several watches quietly hanging on his wrist.

"This Browning pistol has been my service weapon for many years. I am giving it to General Lee. I wish you a long and happy marriage."

Li Yunlong immediately took the pistol with a smile and looked at it carefully. This pistol was very exquisite, at least it looked much more exquisite than Chu Yunfei's, and it was suitable for women to use.

"Thank you, Commander He, but I'm afraid it's hard to find bullets, Commander He?"

Commander He just wanted to get rid of Li Yunlong as soon as possible, so he said to the person behind him: "Yu Xiaoqing!"

"Sir!"

"Give General Lee the bullets from my service pistol!"

Yu Xiaoqing glanced at Li Yunlong, then took out a box of bullets from his backpack and handed it to Li Yunlong.

"That's it?"

Hearing Li Yunlong's words, Commander He said impatiently, "Give it all to him."

"Yes!"

Yu Xiaoqing took out the remaining bullets and handed them to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong took it in his hand. There were three boxes of bullets in total, which added up to 150 rounds, enough.

"Thank you, Chief He. Monk, take Chief He to his accommodation and make better arrangements!"

Li Yunlong specifically instructed this, and then took a look at Yu Xiaoqing in front of him. He didn't expect that Captain Yu was now serving as a guard for Commander He. No, he should be more than a guard, he should be a confidant.

Li Yunlong thought about it for a moment. Commander He had later gone to India with Stilwell to review the Expeditionary Force, and he had also intervened in the matter of the Expeditionary Force. It was normal that Yu Xiaoqing was his subordinate. After all, Yu Xiaoqing had said at the time that his superiors would give him a reinforced regiment, and Commander He had the ability to do so.

After Commander He left, Li Yunlong took off his glasses. Although he didn't get any gold coins from Lao Deng, he got a pistol and 150 bullets, which was not bad. Anyway, Lao Deng would stay with him for a while, so there would be plenty of opportunities to get gold coins.

"Report, the intelligence department sent a telegram, discovering unusual movements of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

Chapter 321: Abnormal Movement of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army

"Jinsui Army?"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong quickly took the telegram and read it carefully.

"The main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is moving towards Taiyuan."

Li Yunlong quickly returned to the command center, compared the original position of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army on the map, readjusted the position of the troops representing the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army on the map, and frowned.

Abnormal, it's really too abnormal.

It was extremely abnormal that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would have such a large-scale mobilization.

It’s not that Li Yunlong looked down on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the population of Shanxi Province was more than 10 million. After the victory, only more than 7 million were left, and nearly 3 million people were sacrificed.

However, most of these people were the Eighth Route Army soldiers who died and the civilians who died at the hands of the Japanese after their base was swept through.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, representing Shanxi Province, seemed to have disappeared since the Battle of Yuanping, the Battle of Xinkou and the Battle of Taiyuan.

Although they also learned to fight guerrilla warfare like the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, which had better equipment and more abundant supplies, performed disastrously in the guerrilla warfare.

All soldiers are good soldiers, including those at the bottom of the National Army who are truly willing to kill the Japanese and sacrifice their lives. They are all good, but they cannot stand up to their generals.

Commander Yan is indeed good at managing the economy, and Shanxi Province has developed well under his leadership, but it is better not to mention his military capabilities.

There is also Yang Xingru, who often comes to Li Yunlong. He is also the second-in-command of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. He is also good at economics, but in terms of military affairs... it is better not to mention it.

In addition, the generals under the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were all similar. You say they can't fight, but they can fight bloody battles with the Japanese in Yuanping, Xinkou, and Taiyuan. You say they can fight, but these people became timid after the fall of Taiyuan.

Ultimately, it was the warlord mentality that was at work, a bit like the man named Han who was executed. Of course, it was a bit unfair to say that Han did not resist, because he also fought in Dezhou and half of the main force was sacrificed.

As a result, his main force was almost wiped out, and Shancheng never delivered the supplies and reinforcements he promised him. He was afraid that he would lose his military power after his main force was wiped out, so he retreated.

Everyone knows the final result. He was shot as a typical example. Compared with the Flying General, it was really unfair for Han to be shot.

The main reason he was executed was not that he ran away, but because he and the Sichuan Army leader Liu were conspiring to overthrow the man in Shancheng. This was the fundamental reason for his execution and the reason why Liu suddenly died of illness.

The generals under the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had similar ideas. The division commander was afraid that his division would be defeated, the army commander was afraid that his army would be wiped out, and Commander Yan was afraid that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army under his command would be defeated and he would have to become a retired official.

Therefore, under this kind of thinking, the troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army focused on preserving their strength, and large-scale assembly combat had not occurred since the fall of Taiyuan.

"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is targeting Taiyuan!"

Looking at the movement of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army troops, the army commander and others came to the same conclusion as Li Yunlong.

"Why would Commander Yan suddenly want to attack Taiyuan?"

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Taiyuan intently, and tapped the table with his fingers.

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Such a big thing as attacking Taiyuan is definitely not something that a general under the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army can decide. It must be General Yan who makes the final decision.

Lacking intelligence support, Li Yunlong was unable to determine Commander Yan's true intentions.

"No matter what Commander Yan wants to do, our Eighth Route Army is determined to capture Taiyuan. The unusual mobilization of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army shows that they must have intelligence that we don't have."

Li Yunlong looked at Taiyuan and then raised his head and asked, "How many of our troops have returned?"

"Report, the first and third teams have returned, and the remaining troops are on their way back to the base."

"Have you cleaned up all the clothes?"