Bright Sword: Flesh and Blood Military Industrial Base

Chapter 61 Brigade Commander: Yang Zheng is a talented general

"Brigade Commander! Political Commissar! I, Li Yunlong, am here!" Li Yunlong's loud voice reached the brigade headquarters before he even entered the room.

Brigade Commander Chen and Political Commissar Wang were studying the enemy situation on a map when they heard the noise. They both looked up, their faces showing a mixture of amusement and headache.

"That Li Yunlong is never going to be anything good!" Brigade Commander Chen said with a laugh, but put down the red and blue pencils in his hand.

Political Commissar Wang also shook his head with a smile: "Let's see what he's up to this time."

The curtain was lifted, and Li Yunlong burst in, a smile plastered on his face. He first gave a proper salute: "Greetings, Brigade Commander! Greetings, Political Commissar!"

"Don't give me that!" Brigade Commander Chen pointed at him with his finger. "You don't come here unless you need something. Tell me, have you gotten yourself into trouble again, or are you eyeing some of my property this time?"

"Oh dear, my great brigade commander, you've wronged me terribly!" Li Yunlong cried out, pulling up a stool to sit down.

"I, Li Yunlong, have always obeyed orders and followed commands. Recently, I've been diligently working in Chenjia Village, developing the area, training the troops, and actively preparing for war! As soon as there was any important situation, I immediately came to report to the brigade commander and political commissar!"

When Li Yunlong said that he always obeyed orders and followed commands, Brigade Commander Chen and Political Commissar Wang were speechless for a moment.

It's unclear who was in charge, but the regimental commander was removed from his post three times.

Political Commissar Wang, being more considerate, quickly realized what was happening, poured Li Yunlong a bowl of hot water, and said with a smile, "Alright, Li Yunlong, stop keeping me in suspense. Is the important situation you mentioned related to the report you sent a few days ago? About the annihilation of over three hundred enemy troops at Xiyang?"

When it came to serious matters, Li Yunlong put away his playful smile, but a hint of pride could not be hidden in his eyes: "That's right, Brigade Commander, Political Commissar!"

I personally verified this! It's absolutely true! It was done by Yang Zheng, the company commander of the Eighth Company, the seed sown by my new regiment!

Moreover, I... I only found out when I got there that the Eighth Company had done something big again. A few days ago, they almost completely wiped out an infantry company of Japanese soldiers and a battalion of puppet troops, totaling more than 400 people. " Li Yunlong's pride was almost undisguised when he finished speaking.

Brigade Commander Chen and Political Commissar Wang exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

The previous annihilation of over 300 enemy soldiers was already astonishing enough, but now, only a few days later, they had annihilated another 400. They wouldn't have believed it if Li Yunlong hadn't personally reported it.

"Is this true?" Commander Chen suppressed his surprise and asked in a deep voice.

Li Yunlong raised his head, patted his chest, and said, "I guarantee it, it's absolutely true!"

"Then it matches the intelligence!" Brigade Commander Chen, a man of many experience, no longer doubted it and nodded.

"Tell me in detail!" Political Commissar Wang leaned forward slightly, looking quite inquisitive.

Li Yunlong picked up his bowl, took a sip of water, and began to recount the story vividly from the beginning: how Yang Zheng established himself in Changning Village, how he ambushed the mopping-up squad, how he lured the enemy out of their hole to wipe out the Japanese squad, and how he used a feint to take down the Datian stronghold and annihilate the Japanese company...

Of course, he mainly talked about the battle process and results. He deliberately obscured the details of the Eighth Company's equipment capture, and focused on highlighting Yang Zheng's command ability and the soldiers' bravery.

Finally, Li Yunlong asked, "Brigade Commander, is there anything wrong with the list that was sent over earlier?"

"No problem!" Commander Chen actually ordered someone to check.

Li Yunlong was completely relieved, a smug smile spreading across his face. He praised Yang Zhengdao, saying, "That kid is bold and quick-witted! He managed to build up a force capable of fighting tough battles in just over ten days, using only a few dozen old soldiers, like a snowball rolling downhill!"

The key is that they fought every battle skillfully, with minimal casualties and large spoils! I saw it with my own eyes, and wow, those soldiers were full of energy and spirit, and their equipment had been completely upgraded—lots of Type 38 rifles and Type 96 light machine guns! The shouts of battle echoed across the training ground; they were clearly a ferocious army!

Commander Chen's eyes lit up with admiration as he listened, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table: "According to you, this Yang Zheng really is a talented general!"

For a company to develop independently behind enemy lines and achieve such a situation is truly remarkable! Extremely remarkable!

Commissar Wang nodded repeatedly: "What's even more remarkable is that he was able to quickly mobilize the masses, take root in Changning Village, and gain the support of the people."

This is the fundamental reason why our Eighth Route Army was able to survive and develop behind enemy lines. This company commander is also politically reliable.

"That's right!" Li Yunlong slapped his thigh proudly. "How could the soldiers I, Li Yunlong, train be bad? This kid is a master at fighting, and he's also excellent at building relationships with the masses! The people of Changning Village truly support them!"

Brigade Commander Chen suddenly stared at Li Yunlong, a half-smile on his face: "Li Yunlong, you've come all this way not just to tell us stories and praise your soldiers, have you?"

"Hehe!" Li Yunlong pretended to blush, rubbed his hands together, took out cigarettes and handed them to Brigade Commander Chen and Political Commissar Wang, then solicitously lit them for them before saying:

"Yang Zheng led the Eighth Company to kill nearly 800 enemies, which is quite an achievement. I'm thinking, shouldn't we promote him?"

Commander Chen seemed thoughtful. He glanced at Political Commissar Wang, and seeing that Wang didn't explicitly object, he turned to Li Yunlong and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

"Based on the Eighth Company as the core, we will expand it into the Fourth Battalion of our new First Regiment, with Yang Zheng as the battalion commander. This will facilitate unified command and open up a larger situation in Xiyang!" Li Yunlong said his plan without hesitation.

Brigade Commander Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Merit must be rewarded. Comrade Yang Zheng's performance fully warrants promotion. Moreover, it is indeed somewhat restrictive for such a powerful unit to continue operating at the company level. This is acceptable."

"Hehe! Brigade Commander and Political Commissar are brilliant!" Li Yunlong smiled ingratiatingly, then looked at Brigade Commander Chen and then at Political Commissar Wang, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

When Brigade Commander Chen saw Li Yunlong like this, his brows immediately furrowed, and he had a bad feeling.

"Tell me what you need first. If you want equipment or ammunition, we don't have any! It's nothing else, you can go back now!" Brigade Commander Chen said directly before Li Yunlong could speak.

Li Yunlong opened his mouth, then shouted, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, "Brigade Commander, how could you think like that? I don't want equipment or ammunition!"

Brigade Commander Chen took a drag of his cigarette, looking at Li Yunlong with a leisurely air, a half-smile on his face. "Tell me, what do you want?"

"I need the raw materials to make bullets! Cotton, copper, saltpeter, and so on." Li Yunlong had barely finished speaking when he saw Brigade Commander Chen and Political Commissar Wang frown, so he immediately added:

"The Eighth Company happened to acquire a craftsman with some technical skills who can reload bullets. However, they lack materials, so I was thinking of asking the brigade headquarters for help in coordinating some!"

"Reloading bullets?" Brigade Commander Chen wasn't unfamiliar with military industry, and he immediately became suspicious. Remembering the 6.5mm bullet production blueprints that Li Yunlong had submitted earlier, he immediately spoke up:

"I don't think it's a re-equipped unit, is it? Li Yunlong, tell me the truth, is the Eighth Company capable of producing bullets?"

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