Two days later, the base area in southeastern Shanxi.

Zhao Gang walked into the regiment headquarters with the list of casualties, feeling depressed.

"Old Li, the casualty list has been calculated. The entire regiment lost 314 soldiers, injured 568 soldiers, and 213 seriously injured soldiers were sent to the headquarters hospital."

Li Yunlong was smoking a cigarette. He left the cigarette butt on the ground and pressed it several times with the toe of his shoe.

A few days ago, thanks to the day and night efforts of the Independent Regiment and the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment, the arsenal was emptied out at midnight that day.

The eight trains were loaded with equipment, raw materials and seized supplies, and drove back to southeastern Shanxi without any danger under the guidance of the armored trains.

By this time, military equipment and raw materials had been transported to Huangyadong Arsenal, and heavy artillery had also been transported back to the base area on armored trains.

After the train finished transporting the supplies, it drove back to southeast Shanxi to bring all the commanders and soldiers and captured weapons and equipment.

The specific casualty statistics of the independent regiment were also quickly released. Although the results were remarkable, the price paid was unprecedented, with nearly one-third of the regiment's casualties.

"Old Zhao, how can there be no casualties in a war?" Li Yunlong comforted him, "I think that during the Long March, more than 50,000 soldiers died in the battle on the Xiangjiang River. That would be unbearable."

Li Yunlong actually knew the casualties of the Independent Regiment, but this time he just calculated them in detail.

"If you can't speak," Zhao Gang said angrily, "then don't speak."

"Oh?" Li Yunlong said, "When did you, Mr. Zhao, act like a little daughter-in-law, acting coquettishly?"

Zhao Gang rolled his eyes: "You are such a damn talented little wife."

"That's right!" Li Yunlong said with a smile, "Swear me a few words, and you will feel better after you curse me."

"Go, go, go." Zhao Gang laughed and scolded, "Do you think everyone is like you, saying bad words all day long?"

"By the way, didn't you say you would give me a political class last time?" Li Yunlong said, "I happen to be free now, so give me a class. I want to raise my ideological consciousness."

Zhao Gang said angrily: "How can I have time to teach you now? As soon as I come back, I will be busy counting casualties and trophies. I also have to do post-war ideological work for the soldiers. You'd better go there.

Once on the kang, you are like a hand-off shopkeeper. If you have nothing to do, go and do some ideological work for the soldiers who have surrendered."

Li Yunlong pursed his lips: "Why are you so anxious? After fighting for such a long time, you can't enjoy it? Besides, with you and the chief of staff here, why should I worry so much?"

"The headquarters requires commanders to take the lead in carrying forward the spirit of hard struggle." Zhao Gang said, "I think your ideological awareness needs to be improved."

Li Yunlong said: "That's why I asked you to give me political lessons?"

The two chatted for a few words. Zhao Gang was walking out of the Youth League Department when Wei Dayong came over at this moment.

"Are you here, political commissar?" Wei Dayong said, "Just in time, I have something to discuss with you and the group leader."

Zhao Gang's expression changed, he nodded, and returned to the regiment headquarters with Wei Dayong.

When Li Yunlong heard the commotion, he quickly hid the Fenjiu wine he had just taken out under the bed.

"The chief of staff is here?" Li Yunlong laughed as soon as he saw Wei Dayong, "I'm going to ask Mr. Wang from the cooking team to cook some dishes, and the three of us will have a drink together."

Zhao Gang sat on the kang and crossed his legs: "You can drink two cups, but... you can only drink two cups, and no one can drink more."

"Just drink two glasses." Li Yunlong took out Fenjiu from under the bed.

Seeing this bottle of Fenjiu, Zhao Gang asked, "Have you prepared it a long time ago, waiting for me to leave, and quietly took it out to drink?"

"How is that possible?" Li Yunlong said with a serious face, "Are we, Old Li, that kind of person? If you say you won't drink secretly, you will drink secretly. Isn't this a happy day? I'll take out the good wine I have collected for many years and reward you two.

, two good partners given to me by God."

Wei Dayong smiled and said nothing. If you don't drink secretly, I have caught you drinking secretly several times.

But he didn't point it out. After Li Yunlong sat on the kang, Wei Dayong sat down on the kang next to Li Yunlong.

In the past, Wei Dayong was not qualified to sit on this kang, but things are different now. Not only has he been promoted to chief of staff, he has also made great achievements in battle.

"Xiao Zhang!" Li Yunlong shouted towards the door.

"Yes!" Guard Xiao Zhang trotted in and saluted with a military salute.

"Go, let the cooking team fry a plate of horse kidneys, a plate of sauced horse meat, and a plate of fried peanuts. Remember to add more salt to the peanuts, and get three pairs of bowls and chopsticks. Let's go!"

"Yes!" Security guard Xiao Zhang straightened up and walked quickly outside.

Not long after, Xiao Zhang brought three pairs of bowls and chopsticks and a plate of freshly fried peanuts.

Li Yunlong picked up a piece with his hand and threw it into his mouth. He chewed it and commented: "It's delicious. This drink must be paired with peanuts. It's better than living gods."

Wei Dayong was about to pour wine, but Zhao Gang took the bottle first and poured half a bowl.

When Li Yunlong saw this, he quickly said: "Pour more, pour more, how can such a small amount be enough?"

Zhao Gang glared at him: "Are you in charge of life or am I in charge of life?"

"You take care of it, you take care of it." Li Yunlong said as he was waiting for Zhao Gang to pour the wine again, and when he was about to stop his efforts, he lifted the bottom of the bottle with his right hand, and in an instant, half the bowl was poured out, and then he quickly poured out more than half the bowl.

He brought the bowl of wine in front of him.

Li Yunlong acted like a rogue, but Zhao Gang had no choice but to glare at him fiercely.

Pushing half a bowl of wine in front of Wei Dayong, Zhao Gang poured another half bowl for himself.

"Come on, come on." Li Yunlong picked up the bowl and said impatiently, "One of us will go first."

The three of them picked up the earthen bowls and touched them, making a clanking sound, and then brought the wine bowls to their mouths.

After taking a sip of the wine, Wei Dayong only felt a spicy taste and his stomach was on fire. He quickly picked up his chopsticks and ate two peanuts for dipping sauce.

Zhao Gang said: "Chief of Staff, don't you have something to discuss with me and the regiment leader?"

"That's right." Wei Dayong put down his chopsticks and said, "Aren't our troops about to expand? My Langya Squadron, I also plan to expand into the Langya Brigade."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Brigade?" Li Yunlong was startled, "Expand it to the same size as the Japanese's brigade, with a thousand people? That's equivalent to a regiment!"

After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "If you do this, Lao Zhao and I will definitely support it, but will there be too many people?"

Wei Dayong waved his hand and said: "It's not a thousand people, not that many. The special forces are good but not many. A hundred people can stand up to the sky."

"One hundred people, that's fine." Li Yunlong nodded while eating and drinking.

"How can the leader and I cooperate with you?" Zhao Gang asked.

"This time, I want to recruit special forces from the entire Eighth Route Army." Wei Dayong said.

The original Wolf Fang team had 37 people, and it would take 14 pilots to form a flying battalion.

There is no one in the Eighth Route Army who can fly a plane. The 14 soldiers who fly the plane back will become members of the flying battalion.

Three of the soldiers were not members of the Langya team, and two members of the Langya team died in street fighting in Taiyuan, leaving the Langya team with only 24 members.

"Recruiting troops from the entire Eighth Route Army?" Li Yunlong's eyelids twitched.

"That's right." Wei Dayong nodded, "I plan to recruit the most capable individual soldiers from our Eighth Route Army to form the Langya Brigade. Heads and political commissars, do you still remember the last time we attacked the Baijin Railway?

That battle?"

"Remember, how long has it been?" Li Yunlong said, "Why don't you remember?"

Wei Dayong continued.

"That night when our special operations battalion and the 3rd battalion went to attack the enemy's stronghold, we met an outstanding man named Lu Yingjun."

"This man once killed 27 Japs in a hand-to-hand battle and snatched a firing machine gun from a bunker with his bare hands. He counts as one."

"So powerful?" Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong paused at the same time when they heard this, with surprise in their eyes.

Although Li Yunlong had always despised Bushido, he had never underestimated the Japanese's stabbing skills.

Being able to kill 27 Japs in one battle is definitely not an ordinary person. In ancient times, he was at least a general who could command thousands of armies!

"You put it that way." Li Yunlong nodded and said, "In our Eighth Route Army, each regiment really has a few masters. If these masters can be grouped together, the combat effectiveness will be incredible."

Li Yunlong was naturally extremely happy. After forming such a special force, it still belonged to him.

"Chief of Staff, you mean..." Zhao Gang said, "You want me and the leader to apply to the headquarters?"

Li Yunlong definitely couldn't do it if he wanted each army to release such masters to the independent regiment. Firstly, he couldn't get in touch with so many troops, and secondly, Li Yunlong didn't have enough face.

If the head of the headquarters gives the order directly, there will be absolutely no problem.

"That's right." Wei Dayong nodded, "That's what I mean."

"The head of the headquarters should consider it." Zhao Gang said: "In the past, the Langya team had no success, but after this surprise attack on Yuncheng Airport, the Langya team flew a plane to kill a large number of Japanese. The head of the headquarters must also have seen the special operations.

It’s awesome.”

"Even if the head of the headquarters disagrees," Li Yunlong expressed his position, "Lao Zhao and I fully support it. Even if we exchange weapons and ammunition, we will still have to build a special brigade for you."

Wei Dayong looked slightly happy: "Then I'll thank the regimental leader and political commissar first."

"Thank you for what?" Li Yunlong said, "We don't speak the same language as one family. Come on, let's take a bite first. After I take a bite, I'll call the boss."

After taking a sip of wine, Li Yunlong was about to get off the bed when the phone in the room suddenly rang.

Zhao Gang signaled to Li Yunlong, and Li Yunlong put on his shoes, walked over quickly, picked up the receiver and said, "Hey, this is the Independent Regiment. I am Li Yunlong, the leader of the Independent Regiment."

"Yo?" Li Yunlong quickly stood up at attention, held his head high and looked extremely solemn, "Hello, boss!"

"Yes, I understand!"

"I'll notify him right now!"

"Yes, understand!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Yunlong sat back on the kang.

Zhao Gang asked: "Is this the boss's call?"

Seeing Li Yunlong nodded, Zhao Gang asked again: "Then why didn't you just apply to the boss on the phone and hang up the phone?"

"The boss wants to meet the chief of staff in person." Li Yunlong said happily to Wei Dayong while drinking, "When you meet the boss, raise this matter in person, and it will be done!"

The boss wants to see me?

Wei Dayong was stunned when he picked up the peanuts with his chopsticks.

…
Chapter completed!