Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong entered three stores disguised as businessmen.
Although it was a period of cooperation at this time, if they entered the base area wearing the uniforms of the Jinsui Army, it would be too eye-catching, and they were clearly telling Li Yunlong to prepare in advance, which was different from what they had hoped for before.
Chu Yunfei was wearing a gray gown and a round-brimmed hat, looking somewhat elegant.
Fang Ligong wore a round hat and a long robe, holding an abacus in his hand and a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose. He looked exactly like a bookkeeper.
As soon as they drove the carriage into the three stores, they felt that the atmosphere was not right.
"Regiment seat!" Fang Ligong looked at the sentry at the entrance of the village, winked at Chu Yunfei, and whispered: "This Eighth Route Army... is holding a Citizen Award in his hand. This gun is not ordinary!"
Chu Yunfei said "hmm" and replied: "I heard that the Eighth Route Army did some business with Citigroup and got 20,000 Citigroup rifles. The independent regiment should divide some!"
Fang Ligong said "Oh", and then he remembered that this was indeed the case.
Chu Yunfei didn't take this matter too seriously.
As a member of the Jinsui Army, he had done arms trading before, so he knew this business very well.
This move is like the Jinsui Army first sending submachine guns everywhere. They get the guns first and use them. When they run out of bullets, they can only buy them from the Jinsui Army... That's when the Jinsui Army makes money.
Isn’t this what Citistate is all about now?
First, sell the rifles to the Eighth Route Army at a low price. The Eighth Route Army, which is in a desperate situation, needs medical treatment and is equipped with guns.
What should I do when I run out of bullets?
Don’t you have to buy it from Citigroup at a high price?
At that time, Li Yunlong was discussing the siege plan with Zhao Gang at the regiment headquarters, looking at the map of Yuncheng.
Li Yunlong is preparing for a rainy day.
While the troops were actively training, Li Yunlong had already made plans in his mind:
The Independent Regiment is equipped with tanks and rifles. The Independent Regiment will definitely be indispensable when we attack Yuncheng City.
Just kidding, only the Independent Regiment in the entire army has tanks. Without the Independent Regiment, who can take advantage of this guy?
Suddenly Chu Yunfei appeared at the door in casual clothes and called out: "Brother Yunlong, long time no see! I have made a fortune recently, and I have completely forgotten Chu!"
Li Yunlong was startled when he heard this familiar voice. He quickly turned over the map and stood up and said with a smile: "I asked why the magpies kept calling in the morning. It turns out that Brother Chu is coming! Come on, please come quickly.
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Li Yunlong's action of covering the map was seen by Chu Yunfei, but he didn't say anything. After all, there were too many "secrets" between the two armies.
"Oops!" Li Yunlong asked Chu Yunfei to sit down and said, "I heard that Brother Chu was injured in the last battle. It's nothing serious, right?"
"Thanks to Brother Yunlong!" Chu Yunfei cupped his hands and replied, "It's just a skin injury. He recovered after resting for more than half a month!"
"That's good, that's good!" Li Yunlong nodded with a smile. He hoped that Chu Yunfei would stay in bed for a few more months. It would be best to wait until Yuncheng is finished before getting out of bed.
Then Chu Yunfei got straight to the point: "Brother Yunlong, although you and I have a personal relationship, this is the period of cooperation between the two armies. It seems inappropriate for you to hold my subordinates privately, doesn't it?"
The moment Chu Yunfei appeared at the door, Li Yunlong knew that Chu Yunfei was here for this matter.
This matter is indeed a bit tricky, because the cooperation between the two armies to integrate the other party's troops... is somewhat against the rules.
But Li Yunlong was well prepared. He smiled and replied: "Brother Chu, this is your fault! Our Eighth Route Army never does this kind of stabbing in the back, let alone to Brother Chu! But, if
Your subordinates broke away from the Jinsui Army and voluntarily joined the Eighth Route Army. This is not called integration. Do you think this is true?"
"Voluntary?" Chu Yunfei took a sip of the tea handed by the guard, smiled very confidently, and replied: "I, Chu, dare not say anything else, but Sun Ming is loyal to me, Chu."
, why would you volunteer?"
Li Yunlong did not explain, but shouted directly to the guard outside the door: "Go and call me the Fourth Battalion Commander!"
Then he cursed: "Damn it, you're going to join the Eighth Route Army and you don't have to wipe your butt clean!"
Li Yunlong secretly scolded Chu Yunfei again.
Although Chu Yunfei didn't mind, his expression changed when he glanced at Fang Ligong beside him.
Before, Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong were worried that Li Yunlong would not let them see Sun Ming. At this time, Li Yunlong was so straightforward...Does it mean that Li Yunlong is emboldened?
If Li Yunlong is confident, does that mean that Sun Ming did voluntarily join the Eighth Route Army as he said?
Not long after, Sun Ming hurried to the regiment headquarters. As soon as he saw Chu Yunfei, he understood what was going on. He hurried forward and saluted Chu Yunfei and shouted: "Regiment seat!"
Chu Yunfei knew the truth the moment he saw Sun Ming.
Because he saw the apology in Sun Ming's eyes... Sun Ming had nothing to feel sorry for Chu Yunfei, and he even saved Chu Yunfei's life before.
If so, it was because he decided to leave him and join the Eighth Route Army.
However, Chu Yunfei still refused to give up. He invited Sun Ming out of the regiment headquarters to persuade him alone...Chu Yunfei held on to a glimmer of hope. What if Sun Ming had something to hide or was caught in Li Yunlong's hands?
"Adjutant Sun!" Chu Yunfei put his hands behind his back and asked in confusion: "Have I, Chu, ever treated you badly?"
"Tuanzuo!" Sun Ming replied: "Tuanzuo showed his kindness to Sun Ming, and Sun Ming will never forget it in his life!"
"Then why..."
Sun Ming replied: "What Sun Ming did is actually the ambition of the leader!"
"How do you say that?" Chu Yunfei asked.
Sun Ming puffed up his chest and replied: "Gentleman, your ambition is to drive out foreign enemies regardless of party strife. Sun Ming keeps it in mind. However... Sun Ming believes that the Eighth Route Army has more hope of driving away foreign enemies, and the stubborn army..."
There is no need to say more about the next words, Chu Yunfei understands.
The recalcitrant troops tended to fight for power regardless of national interests, and even took advantage of the situation to unite with the Japanese to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army. Chu Yunfei also blocked the Eighth Route Army, so of course he knew this.
Sun Ming continued: "If the regiment leader really doesn't care about party strife, should he join the Eighth Route Army like Sun Ming?"
Chu Yunfei did not answer, but asked: "Do you think the Eighth Route Army can win the final victory?"
Sun Ming knew what Chu Yunfei meant.
This has always been Chu Yunfei’s point of view:
If the Eighth Route Army can win in the end, of course we should side with the Eighth Route Army.
But if the stubborn army can win in the end, then siding with the Eighth Route Army...will it prolong the internal fighting?
This is a bit like the process of inferring from the results, a bit like the "curve to save the country" theory.
Based on the comparison between the stubborn army and the Eighth Route Army at this time, almost no one thought that the Eighth Route Army would eventually win. So why not end the civil strife as soon as possible and strive for early unification so that the people and the country can rest and recuperate?
The problem is that the result is exactly the opposite of what Chu Yunfei thought.
Sun Ming nodded and answered affirmatively: "Commander, before this, I, like you, thought it was impossible for the Eighth Route Army to win. But now, I am more and more convinced that they can win!"
"Why?" Chu Yunfei asked doubtfully.
"Because of a person!" Sun Ming replied: "You also know this person, Xiao Dongbei!"