Thousand Bull Mountain was recruiting soldiers and horses. Under the night sky, Li Yunlong had also returned to the new regiment's encampment.
Coming back half a day later than originally planned, Political Commissar Lei Geng anxiously stood at the entrance of the village and looked out anxiously.
When he saw Li Yun Long, he heaved a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he saw the large carriage behind Li Yun Long and ten soldiers dressed in unfamiliar clothes.
Lei Geng led the guards to welcome them. He curiously looked at the ten soldiers who had followed Li Yunlong back and asked Li Yunlong,""Old Li, what's going on?"
"Let's talk about it when we get back to the regiment headquarters!"
Li Yunlong didn't say anything. Instead, he turned around and said to the ten soldiers of Thousand Bull Mountain who had escorted him back,""Thank you, brothers. It's dark and the mountain road is not easy to walk. Come in and have a cup of water.”
"Thank you, Regiment Commander Li, but we can't stay any longer. We'll leave the things here.”
The leader was Zhao Dashan. After cupping his hands at Li Yunlong, he led his team and left.
Lei Geng's eyes were sharp. After Zhao Dashan left, he asked,""Old Li, this group of people doesn't seem simple. Where are they from?”
"He's indeed not simple. The big cart is full of gifts from him.”Li Yunlong pointed at the four carriages behind him and said.
Lei Geng curiously came to the side of the carriage. Not only was there a large number of puppet soldiers 'uniforms, but there was also a large number of weapons and equipment behind them.
Although they were also puppet soldiers, they were not bad. The new regiment lacked these things.
"This is a big gift!" Lei Geng said seriously.
A hundred good-looking weapons made in Hanyang, a lot of bullets, eight light and heavy machine guns, and the much-needed bedding had solved a big problem for the new regiment.
"We'll talk when we get back. Prepare the phone, I want to contact the brigade commander immediately!”Li Yunlong said.
Lei Geng nodded. No matter what the other party's identity was, he should report it.
After returning to the regiment headquarters, Li Yunlong immediately called the brigade headquarters.
The 18th Army lacked radio stations as well. Radio stations were basically only available in the brigade headquarters. Even the main force could only contact the brigade headquarters directly.
When the call connected, the brigade commander's voice immediately came through. Li Yunlong did not waste any time and reported everything he saw and heard at Qianniu Mountain in detail.
Especially Chen Ping 'an's friendly attitude towards the 18th Army, as well as the firearms business, he emphasized a lot.
Political Commissar Lei Geng, who was standing at the side, realized that so many things had happened in just half a day.
Although Chen Geng was also shocked, he immediately made a decision and said,"Li Yunlong, I'll get someone to bring Dayang to your side immediately. The Japanese are about to start a large-scale sweep. Their targets are most likely coming for our division headquarters, field hospital, and arsenal.
We do need weapons now. Don't be stingy. Take out your family's assets and increase the combat strength of the troops as soon as possible.
I'll also get the other teams to bring the money to you. You have to buy the weapons for me, and you can't deduct a single bullet. As for what weapons to buy and how many to buy, I'll inform you when the time comes.
You have to do this well. If you don't do it well, I'll make you come to the brigade to feed the donkey.”
Li Yunlong heard this. Although there was a phone between them, he still stood at attention and said,"I promise to complete the mission."
"By the way, did you just say that they want prisoners of war too?”Chen Geng asked.
"Yes, a captive of the puppet army is worth 100 dollars.”Li Yun Long said immediately.
This was also the price that Chen Ping 'an offered Li Yunlong. A puppet captive could be exchanged for a 38-gun.
This was also Chen Ping 'an's plan to expand his military strength as soon as possible.
On the other end of the phone, Chen Geng also said decisively,"I happen to have a batch of captives here. I originally planned to educate them and then release them back. In that case, I'll bring them along with you.”
Li Yunlong immediately patted his chest and said,""Don't worry, Brigadier General. Leave this matter to me.”
Then, Li Yunlong hung up the phone.
Political Commissar Lei Geng didn't need Li Yunlong to say anything. He immediately asked the guards to bring over the small treasury of the regiment headquarters.
"Old Li, we've been living frugally for the past year. Now, we're all here.”The two big boxes were opened, and inside were neatly placed cash.
"Part of it is the funds sent from the foot of the mountain this month. Most of it is the money we got from ambushing the Japanese and puppet troops.
"If we use all of them to buy weapons, we might end up eating dirt next month.”
More than 50,000 yuan was placed in front of him.
They were in charge of the soldiers 'compensation and would also give travel expenses to some trained prisoners of war.
The new group's basic necessities were all here.
Don't think that you don't have to spend money. The daily food expenses are all mandatory expenses.
The new regiment did not farm, and they did not usually ambush and harvest anything. They had to buy food and drink from the commoners.
The new regiment was still considered good, with more than 50,000 yuan in cash. As for the other troops, it was already impressive if they had 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.
"This is the first time I've realized that I really don't have enough money. Say, this 50,000 yuan is really not enough to buy 500 three-eight big lids!”Li Yunlong shook his head and sighed.
Poor!
"Now that we've got the quilt and 100 rifles, we only need to buy 200 more rifles for each soldier in the regiment. As for bullets, each soldier can prepare 10 or 20 rounds.
Our new regiment has never been so rich since our establishment.
Cannon, on the other hand, would not be a problem. When the time came, he would get more light and heavy machine guns. At most, he would buy some grenade launchers and mortars. He would also prepare some artillery shells. That would be enough.”
Lei Geng began to settle accounts for Li Yunlong. If he did not live a more meticulous life, he would go bankrupt if he had financial difficulties.
In the end, he only gave Li Yunlong forty thousand yuan at most.
This made Li Yunlong feel helpless, but he also knew that the team could not be without money.
He would have to move to a new place next, and he couldn't do it without money.
40,000 yuan was enough for him to raise the firepower of the new regiment to a new standard.
"It's really not easy to get some money!”Li Yunlong shook his head. He was the one who was responsible for the development of the army. He knew better than anyone else.
Ambushing the Japanese troops was only part of the plan. It would be difficult to develop them. They could only rely on money to buy them.
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