Gao Hongming did not put on any airs, but gave him a very formal military salute, "Gao Hongming, the leader of the Liantai County Militia Corps, has met... I have met the commander. Hello, sir!"
Li Yunlong returned the military salute and grinned: "Brother Gao, you're welcome. My name is Li Yunlong. I am the commander of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army. You can call me Lao Li or Brother Li. You will know later that I, Lao Li, am sincere.
People don’t have that many tricks up their sleeves.”
When they heard Li Yunlong claiming to be a sincere man, Zhang Dabiao and several other officers twitched their mouths, but no one dared to say a word due to the regimental commander's "obscene power".
Gao Hongming almost laughed out loud. If Li Yunlong was an honest person, there would be no dishonest people in this world.
Joining the troops to grab food and disobeying military orders, there was almost nothing that Li Yunlong didn't dare to do. Now this guy actually has the nerve to say that he is an honest person, and he is so thick-skinned that no one else can.
He suppressed a smile and said, "Since the chief has said so, I would rather obey the order than be respectful. But before that, I still want to thank the chief for his help."
"Eh... you can't say that."
Li Yunlong waved his hand, "You fell into the enemy's siege just to save our new group. If I, Li Yunlong, turned around and left, would I still be a human being? So today's matter is considered even, so don't keep taking it too seriously.
It’s on the tip of your tongue.”
Gao Hongming smiled slightly: "Haha... Brother Li is indeed a cheerful person. Let's not mention this matter."
"Hey, that's right."
Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction: "By the way, Brother Gao, I ask myself that my memory is not bad, but I can't remember any friendship we had before. How could you come to support me?"
"There are so many reasons." Gao Hongming smiled faintly, "In my opinion, whether it is the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, or even the Central Army, they are all our Chinese armies.
No matter what grudges we had in the past, we have come together for a common goal now, which is to drive the little devils out of China. Although I am just a self-proclaimed militia leader, I still have this awareness.
Yesterday, I heard that a group of the Eighth Route Army was at war with the Japanese in Cangyunling, so I thought if I could come over and help. I hurried and took my time, but it was not in vain."
Li Yunlong looked at Gao Hongming carefully and nodded heavily: "Okay... I just said these words to you, brother. I, Li Yunlong, have made you your friend. I will treat you to a sweet potato when you are free to visit our new group in the future."
burn!"
"Hahaha……"
Gao Hongming also laughed, "Okay, as long as I don't mind disturbing you, I will definitely come and visit!"
The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
"Report!"
At this moment, an Eighth Route Army soldier came to report: "Report to the regimental commander, the Japanese have retreated."
Everyone turned around and saw that the Japanese troops at the foot of the mountain had indeed begun to retreat slowly. However, it could be seen that although the Japanese troops were retreating, they were retreating without chaos. They took turns covering during the retreat, which could be said to be in an orderly manner.
Seeing the Japanese retreat, both the Eighth Route Army and the militia soldiers cheered, and everyone was smiling.
Gao Hongming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but this was also expected.
After all, with the death of Nobuyuki Sakata and the destruction of the Third Battalion, as well as the reunification of the new regiment and the militia, if the fight continues, once the Jinsui Army comes to help them, there will be the danger of the entire army being annihilated at any time, so retreat becomes a necessity.
Their only choice.
Of course Li Yunlong knew this, and he smiled: "Brother Gao, since the Japanese have withdrawn, let's say goodbye here. But before I leave, I have a merciless request. I hope I can agree to it."
."
Gao Hongming asked curiously: "Oh...what's the matter?"
"this……"
Li Yunlong chuckled, "Brother Gao, you don't know, brother, Xinyi Tuan and I are just paupers. From yesterday to today, when we fought with the Japanese, we almost ran out of bullets and damaged a lot of firearms.
All the artillery shells were fired.
You seem to have seized a lot of Japanese equipment just now, can you give us a new group evenly?"
Zhang Dabiao covered his face. He, the leader of the regiment, looked too ugly. People came all the way to help. It’s okay if you don’t express your feelings. You even want to share other people’s spoils. You are really doing this.
Is it good?
"oh……"
Gao Hongming was slightly stunned at first, and then he laughed so hard that he was out of breath. He had forgotten that the man in front of him was known as a man who had to pluck out even a mosquito's hair when it flew in front of him.
.
However, it is precisely because of this character that under his leadership, the New Regiment has transformed from a basic regiment with weak combat effectiveness into the most capable unit of the 129th Division in just one year.
Seeing Gao Hongming laughing, Li Yunlong was not happy, and his face turned cold, "Why, brother Gao, do you think what I said is funny?"
Seeing the sudden change of face of Li Yunlong, Gao Hongming finally understood why Zhao Gang often called this guy a dog-faced guy in TV dramas, which meant that he would fall out whenever he fell out with him.
However, he understood Li Yunlong's character and was not angry. Instead, he waved his hand: "Brother Li, I misunderstood. I'm not laughing at you. Let's see. We just seized about two hundred 38-guns and two 92-guns."
A heavy machine gun, six crooked handles, and more than 12,000 rounds of ammunition, I will give them all to you."
"What……"
Despite Li Yunlong's "greed", he couldn't believe his ears when he heard this, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Gao, are you serious about this?"
Gao Hongming smiled brightly: "Of course, it's just a few guns. If Brother Li wants them, just take them all. I don't want to part with them."
"good!"
Li Yunlong slapped his thigh and said, "Brother Gao is indeed a cheerful person. I was wrong just now. I thought you were laughing at me. I apologize to you."
"Brother Li is serious."
Gao Hongming waved his hand: "We are all here to fight the Japanese. A few guns don't matter. There will be many opportunities for us to cooperate in the future."
He thought for a while, and since he had done something good, he would just do it to the end, "Brother Li, I just heard you say that you have used up all your mortar shells, and I should still have some left over here... Geng Changshun!"
"road!"
Gao Hongming said: "Platoon Commander Geng, go to the headquarters and give Captain Li two mortars and a hundred rounds of artillery shells. Consider it a meeting gift."
Although Geng Changshun was a little reluctant to give up, he still agreed and had the things delivered quickly.
Looking at the two 60mm mortars that could be called brand new in front of him, Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, even though he had a hair-plucking temperament.
He was so excited that he held Gao Hongming's hand and said, "Brother Gao, don't say anything else. I remember your kindness. You are welcome to come to me for a drink. Don't dare to say anything else. Burning sweet potatoes is enough!"
"Hahaha... Then I'm not polite..." Gao Hongming also laughed!