Wandering the Heavens

Chapter 319: Sword 22

Yu Xian nodded sensibly, and Li Yunlong immediately burst into laughter. He shook hands with the secretary and the county magistrate, said a bunch of polite words like "a long drought is finally over and the clouds are clearing away to see the sun", and then left in a neat and tidy manner.

Now that the benefits have been obtained, it is naturally not easy to stay, otherwise when the 771st Regiment comes, they will probably be blackmailed.

So outside Ping'an County, on the battlefield that had just been cleaned up, there was a scene like this: Li Yunlong, the head of the independent regiment, was looking at the 771st regiment galloping all the way. Seeing the head of the 771st regiment and his guard squad riding horses towards this side, Li Yunlong suddenly became arrogant and shouted at them.

"Lao Wang, why are you so damn slow? I've been waiting for you to come over here to hand over the defense. My feet are almost sore from standing there, but you're still here!"

The commander of the 771st Regiment felt something was wrong when he saw Li Yunlong's expression.

"What? Are you worried that I, Wang, don't know the way?"

"That's not my intention at all. This Ping'an County was captured by the soldiers of my independent regiment. I have to hand this place over intact to Lao Wang and the 771st Regiment. Our Political Commissar Zhao said that this is called seeing a beginning and an end!" Li Yunlong said with a serious look on his face.

"Now that my 771st Regiment has moved in, we have a lot of things to do, so I'm sorry I can't see you off!" said the commander of the 771st Regiment with a bow.

"See you later!" Li Yunlong returned the greeting and rode away on his horse.

The commander of the 771st Regiment looked at the backs of Li Yunlong and his group with an unpleasant expression, but the guard was tactless and asked.

"Captain, our 771st Regiment has entered the city, why are you not happy?"

"Hmph, we received the order to change guard. No matter how hard we tried, we are still a step too late. This Li Yunlong might have emptied out Ping'an County." The commander of the 771st Regiment sighed, reined in his horse, and headed towards the city gate.

The main force of the independent regiment withdrew to the defense zone and immediately began to count the combat casualties and other situations. This battle expanded the defense zone of the independent regiment significantly. At the same time, a considerable number of local armed forces also joined the independent regiment in the name of making up for the battle losses, causing the number of people to increase instead of decrease.

However, Li Yunlong left these matters to Xing Zhiguo and Zhang Dabiao to deal with, and he was specifically responsible for following up on Yamamoto Ikki's public trial. In the end, under Li Yunlong's "personal charm", the border government quickly closed the case and pronounced a verdict. Li Yunlong personally escorted Yamamoto Ikki to the ruins of Zhaojiayu and shot him. Before that, Yamamoto Ikki was almost beaten to death by angry villagers.

After finishing this matter, Li Yunlong was called away by the brigade's communicator before he had time to develop feelings with his wife. At the 386th Brigade headquarters, the brigade commander looked at Li Yunlong and Yu Xian standing in front of him like quails, and he wanted to whip the two of them.

Yu Xian didn't expect that he would be scolded for his part. To be honest, Li Yunlong was the first to attack Ping'an County. Anyway, he didn't know why the brigade's communicator said that Yu Xian, the commander of the 386st Battalion of the Independent Regiment, would also come to the meeting of the th Brigade.

"Two great heroes, I congratulate you on your triumphant return from the attack on Ping'an County! One of you recaptured and liberated the county, and the other captured a fanatical militarist who committed numerous crimes. This is truly cause for celebration!" The brigade commander thought for a long time and said with a smile.

"You are too polite, Brigade Commander. Who dares to call himself a hero in front of you?" Li Yunlong quickly acted as a supporting actor.

"I'm not as good as you, Captain Li! Your wife was captured by the Japanese and you took your soldiers to get her back. As a man, I admire your manliness, but as a soldier, you are damn unqualified! Taking a peaceful county town is not enough for you. These days you take your soldiers to stand guard at the court of the border government every day." The brigade commander became angry when he saw Li Yunlong's appearance.

"Li Yunlong, you can't read a single word. You don't even know the meaning of a falling carrying pole. You, Zhu Bajie, wear glasses and pretend to be an educated person. The court needs a rough man like you to give instructions on the case. And you are still shouting about killing people and paying with lives. Debts should be repaid!"

The brigade commander put it simply and greatly downplayed the negative description of the incident, but Yu Xian still felt cold all over.

I didn't expect Li Yunlong to be so brave. The Border Region Government was essentially a compromise product in a special period to adapt to the needs of the War of Resistance. Its members were complicated and there were always pitfalls. During the time when Zhao Gang was hospitalized and could not be managed, Li Yunlong dared to lead his troops to block the gate of the court and force them to make a judgment on Yamamoto Ikki's case.

Such a serious charge of interfering with judicial independence was actually brushed off with a barrage of scolding. The protagonist's halo is extremely strong. If he had been under Zhu Yuanzhang's command, he would probably have been treated like Zhu Liangzu, Marquis of Yongjia.

However, there was a reason why the organization and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters took Li Yunlong's actions so lightly. After the battle, the old devils under Shinozuka Yoshio knew that Yamamoto Ikki was still alive, so they sent people to negotiate to exchange people for people or even give up a few counties. In short, they wanted to rescue Yamamoto Ikki, and for this purpose they sent spies with money to bribe some weak-willed scum.

Li Yunlong was eager for revenge and led his troops to demonstrate and force, which accidentally made Yamamoto Ikki unable to escape the people's trial. However, his merits and demerits offset each other, so he retained his original position, and received no rewards or punishments.

The brigade commander scolded Li Yunlong for half an hour without repeating a word. During this time, Li Yunlong stared at the ground blankly and breathed less. After scolding Li Yunlong, the brigade commander looked at Yu Xian who was standing aside and wanted to run away. Li Yunlong almost forgot about this little guy after scolding him for so long.

"Yu Xian!"

"Have!"

"Li Yunlong attacked Ping'an County. You, a battalion commander, sneaked into the county with dozens of people before the main army was dispatched. How ruthless! What kind of reward do you think the headquarters should give you?"

"Report, Brigade Commander, I sent troops out without orders. I should be thankful if I am not shot. How dare I expect any reward!" Yu Xian did not receive the same treatment as Li Yunlong, so he had to be timid.

"Report to the brigade commander. This guy led his troops to sneak into Ping'an County without permission. I have already dismissed him from his position as the commander of the first battalion at the military meeting before the war. Now he is just an ordinary soldier of the independent regiment."

Li Yunlong had been so focused on killing Yamamoto Ikki that he had forgotten what he had said before the war about removing Yu Xian from his position as battalion commander of the 1st Battalion. But now he remembered it.

"Haha, Li Yunlong, you still know that you will be punished for mobilizing troops without authorization! How come the appointment and dismissal of a battalion commander can be decided by you, a regiment commander?" The brigade commander looked at Li Yunlong and asked.

"Commander, I've said this in front of everyone. If you don't keep your word, how can I lead the troops in the future?"

Li Yunlong was extremely shrewd. On the surface, he revealed that he had violated the authority of cadre management, but in fact, he wanted to squeeze out Yu Xian and take control of the first battalion's special forces company. The combat style of this special forces team of only a few dozen people was too much to his liking. As long as Yu Xian left this position, he could personally control this unit and use it as he pleased. At that time, he would be able to move sideways in the entire northwest of Shanxi.

With Yu Xian's performance in this battle, he would not starve to death if he left the independent regiment. Moreover, Li Yunlong did not like Yu Xian, who had the same temperament as Zhao Gang. However, after Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong had gone through a period of adjustment (donkeyization), the two seemed to have met a soulmate and cooperated well in the independent regiment.

But Yu Xian was different. This man was more principled than Zhao Gang. In his mind, the organization was more important than anything else. In all kinds of affairs in the First Battalion, he would call together all members of the organization for a meeting to vote on matters he could decide.

Apart from personal issues, all officers, big and small, in the entire independent regiment now almost only recognize the regiment commander Li Yunlong. Except for Yu Xian's first battalion, everyone recognizes the organization before recognizing him as the regiment commander.

The brigade commander looked at Li Yunlong meaningfully, took out the order from headquarters and handed it to him. Li Yunlong took it, looked at it for a while, and handed it back with an embarrassed look.

"Brigade Commander, you know me. I don't even recognize some of the words."

The brigade commander took the letter back, glanced at Li Yunlong and Yu Xian, and began to read its contents.

First, the positive role of the battle in Northwest Shanxi was affirmed, and commendations were offered to combat units and individuals that performed outstandingly in the battle. Then the headquarters decided to form a regiment-level special operations force unit based on the first company of the first battalion of the independent regiment, which was affiliated to the 386th Brigade. To maintain confidentiality, it was announced to the outside world as the 386th Brigade Training Battalion, with Yu Xian as the battalion commander.

Li Yunlong was dumbfounded when he heard this. He agreed with Yu Xian's departure, but he did not say that he wanted to take the First Battalion Special Forces Company with him. This special forces company was trained by Yu Xian himself, and it was more powerful than Yamamoto Ikki's Japanese troops. It would take more time to train them by himself, and he did not know the specific training subjects and details.

"Brigade Commander, Yu Xian has been promoted to a new position, so it is only right for him to leave the Independent Regiment. Why is the Special Forces Company leaving as well? Isn't this just trying to hurt me?" Li Yunlong still wanted to fight for it.

"Li Yunlong, Yu Xian is no longer the battalion commander of the first battalion. You should be happy that you can lead troops again!" The brigade commander ignored him.