Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Monk Wei said calmly.

Hearing this, the struggling old man Xia stopped and looked at Monk Wei in surprise: "Do you have a solution?"

"Of course I do. Otherwise, why would I stop you? You're free, eat some peanuts!"

When Old Man Xia heard that Monk Wei could solve the problem, he looked at him carefully and asked, "Who are you?"

"Me, Wei Dayong, Monk Wei, have you heard of it?"

Before Old Man Xia came, he investigated the people around Li Yunlong. Wei Dayong was the guard beside Li Yunlong. He not only knew Wei Dayong's name, but also knew some of his background. He knew that Wei Dayong was highly valued by Li Yunlong and was one of Li Yunlong's close confidants.

"I've heard it, I've heard it, Captain Wei, no, Director Wei now, what do you have to say?"

Old Man Xia and Monk Wei were eating peanuts together and asked patiently.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you after I finish eating the peanuts!"

Monk Wei grabbed another handful of peanuts and stuffed them into Old Man Xia's mouth. Old Man Xia no longer had the heart to eat peanuts at this time, so he stuffed a handful into his mouth and said, "After you finish eating, tell me!"

"Eat slowly! A peanut costs a hundred dollars. How can I count it if you eat it so fast? Forget it. You just took a big bite, so I'll charge you five thousand dollars!"

"what?"

The peanuts in Old Man Xia's mouth sprayed out directly.

Monk Wei took a step back and said, "Even if you vomit, it still counts as money!"

"Golden peanuts are so expensive?"

Monk Wei snorted coldly and said, "Give me the money or not? If not, I'll leave. Now I'm the only one in the entire command center who can save you. Think about it yourself!"

Hearing this, Old Man Xia gritted his teeth and said, "I don't have any money now, can I owe you money?"

"No, use something to pay for it. This pocket watch, this pistol, this watch, this pen, and this lighter—this one, this one's all good, and the leather shoes are nice too... Then these will be worth ten dollars. For the remaining four thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars, write me a note!"

Old Man Xia gritted his teeth and looked at Monk Wei. Monk Wei looked indifferent, as if he had him in his hands.

In the end, Old Man Xia gritted his teeth, took out a pen, took a piece of paper, and finished writing the note.

"Write five thousand dollars!"

"Not four thousand nine hundred and ninety?"

"Paper is free, ten dollars a piece!"

Monk Wei said this with a simple and honest look on his face. Now Old Man Xia wanted to punch Monk Wei in the face, but considering Monk Wei's size and his own fighting ability, he gritted his teeth and wrote an IOU for five thousand dollars.

"That's right, don't say I'm bullying you, this is money for giving you ideas!"

After Monk Wei finished speaking, he looked at Old Man Xia mysteriously and said, "I'll teach you a method that will definitely calm the commander down!"

"Okay, you tell me, as long as the method works, I will definitely give you the five thousand dollars!"

“It will definitely work!”

Monk Wei whispered something in Old Man Xia's ear in a mysterious tone, and the division commander, brigade commander and others also came over, ready to hear what Monk Wei had to say.

They now all realized that Monk Wei was acting in a double act with Li Yunlong.

No wonder Li Yunlong didn't make any requests just now and just slammed the table and left. It turned out that Monk Wei was waiting here.

"You know that our commander opened a knife shop in the mountain city?"

Old man Xia nodded. Of course he knew about this knife shop. All the officials and generals in the mountain city knew about it.

The name of the knife shop is Devil Samurai Sword Shop.

Various Japanese samurai swords are sold there. The cheapest one is the lieutenant's sword, which costs two thousand dollars. The more expensive one is the major's sword, which costs eight thousand dollars, the lieutenant colonel's sword costs thirty thousand dollars, and the colonel's sword costs eighty thousand dollars!

In addition, there are generals' swords and major generals' swords, which cost 100,000 yuan each, and lieutenant generals' swords, which cost between 300,000 and 500,000 yuan each, depending on the identity of the owner of the sword. For a division commander, it costs 300,000 yuan, and for a Japanese commander, it costs 500,000 yuan.

In addition, there are generals' swords for sale, and the price is negotiable.

One of the three famous Japanese swords, Dojigiri Yasunari, is also on sale, and the price is negotiable.

"What does this have to do with this?"

Old man Xia hasn't reacted yet.

"You old man, you've lived like a dog!"

Monk Wei cursed Old Man Xia.

Old Man Xia only reacted at this time.

Monk Wei whispered, "Why don't you just send a telegram right now and have someone deliver the money to the knife shop? It's such a simple thing! Then the commander will receive the money and his anger will subside. Am I right?"

Hearing this, Old Man Xia slapped his thigh and said, “That’s indeed a solution, Wei Dayong, right? Don’t worry, your five thousand dollars will be yours!”

Monk Wei raised a finger and said, "It's not five thousand! It's ten thousand!"

Old Man Xia was stunned for a moment, then immediately flew into a rage, "It's written in black and white: five thousand, why are you still asking for an exorbitant price?"

"Five thousand is what you owe me, and the other five thousand is for the telegram. Two thousand five hundred for the outgoing telegram, and two thousand five hundred for the incoming telegram!"

As soon as these words came out, Old Man Xia moved his mouth and said, "I use my own radio, not yours!"

Wei Dayong shook his head and said, "No, we are still fighting the Japanese. We can't use your radio. Who knows if your radio will leak secrets, or if the telegrams you send will reveal our military operations. We can only use our radio and our telegraph operators to send telegrams!"

Listening to Wei Dayong's words, Old Man Xia didn't know how to refute for a moment, and actually felt that it made a lot of sense.

Finally, Old Man Xia gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, use your radio. I'll send a telegram right away. Go and persuade your commander not to bomb the mountain city!"

Old Man Xia hurried to send a telegram.

Monk Wei looked at his back and suddenly slapped his thigh.

"What happened to the monk?"

Monk Wei turned his head and glanced at the commander and the others and said, "I forgot to ask this old man for the communication fee. I should have added another 5,000."

"..."

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo lowered their heads.

The division commander glared at the brigade commander, then kicked him: "Did you teach me that?"

The brigade commander was kicked and pulled out his belt in anger, ready to go find Li Yunlong. He was such a good monk, but what had Li Yunlong done to him?

Chapter 647 Troop Expansion

"Ouch, Brigade Commander, Brigade Commander, ouch, be gentle, be gentle! Be gentle, why are you hitting me for no reason?"

Li Yunlong was chased by the brigade commander for a distance and was hit twice before he stopped.

The brigade commander chewed his gum and said, "Wei Heshang was such a good soldier, but look at what he's become now? He charged a hundred dollars for a peanut, five thousand dollars for a telegram, and then he even regretted confiscating the signalman's fee!"

The brigade commander was heartbroken to see the change in Wei Heshang. Such a good soldier, but in Li Yunlong's hands, he became a money-grubber.

Li Yunlong didn't learn anything else from me, but he learned "Gong Xi Fa Cai"!

"How much did the monk earn in total?"

"Ten thousand dollars, and you're still fretting about not making enough money!"

Hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately smiled: "Monk Wei, this kid is not bad, not bad, he is considered a successful apprentice!"

Originally, Li Yunlong just wanted the monk to perform a double act for him, but it turned out that this monk Wei could actually squeeze some money out of him. Not bad, not bad.

Seeing Li Yunlong still laughing, the brigade commander said unhappily, "Still laughing! It won't be good if this gets out."

Li Yunlong nodded: "I know, I know, I will be more careful next time."

"But aren't you afraid of scaring that old man away?" After taking revenge and returning the two kicks from the division commander, the brigade commander began to talk business with Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong shrugged his shoulders. "The box of goldfish he sent me was probably prepared by Shancheng. He sent it to me in his personal capacity. He must fill this hole, and I won't be happy if it's missing!"

"Are you sure you'll get him?"

Li Yunlong nodded: "This fellow killed many of our people before, and now he has offended the people in the mountain city. He is idle at home with no soldiers and no power, but he has money. He made a lot of money before. He was the commander of the group army for several years and plundered a lot in the local area.

"He wants to come out again now, and completing the mission in the mountain city is his only chance!"

"It's a good opportunity to earn back the money Commander Wang spent on finding a backer."

The brigade commander roughly understood what Li Yunlong was going to do and whispered, "Linglong's promise has nothing to do with you, Li Yunlong?"

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "I want to do this, but it works against the Russians, not the mountain cities. I have too much influence in the country now, and I can't let it affect morale."

"What are your plans?"

"Let's just hold it there. We can't agree on terms, and the price isn't high enough. Let's see how much money we can squeeze out of it."

"If we can squeeze out their savings in the US, we won't be short of money for the next few years at least!"

After hearing Li Yunlong's words, the brigade commander breathed a sigh of relief: "I just want to remind you that your status is different now, and some things can't be the same as before. If you sign an agreement with Shancheng, it will have a huge impact in the country and may even shake the morale of the army."

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Don't worry, Brigade Commander, I know what's going on."

"That's OK!"

The brigade commander hit Li Yunlong twice with his belt. Now he felt refreshed, waved his hand, and prepared to leave.

The brigade commander and division commander were with Li Yunlong because the battle was almost over. The Second Corps had completed its mission and was currently concentrating its main forces in Qiqihar and Songyuan.

The main force of the First Corps is also in Xinjing and Fengtian, and now they need to readjust their combat deployment.

It took some effort to capture these cities, but defending them was even more difficult.

At this time, in the mountain city, Old Man Xia received a telegram at home and immediately arranged for someone to take money to Li Yunlong's knife shop to buy a few samurai swords.

Old Man Xia wanted to see Li Yunlong, but was rejected and the reply was that he was busy now.

"The Japanese's war in Siberia is almost over. Next, the Japanese will shift their focus back to the four eastern provinces!"

Li Yunlong stood in front of the sand table. The battle was almost over and the command of the troops returned to Li Yunlong.

"How many troops does the First Corps have now?"

After hearing this, the division commander stood up and introduced the current situation of the First Corps: "Before this battle, the First Corps had a total of ten main divisions and three logistics divisions, totaling 200,000 people. In the battle, 22,672 people were killed and 45,081 people were injured.

"After entering the four eastern provinces, we formed sixteen new divisions, totaling 230,000 men. The total number of troops available now is 360,000, most of whom are new recruits, so their combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed!"

Li Yunlong thought for a moment and said, "Select three main divisions to go south to support the Chahar Column in Jinzhou and Shenquan. The rest of the troops will be stationed in Songyuan and be ready to fight a positional battle with the Japanese!"

The commander nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."