"Oh, Brother Chu!" Li Yunlong said with a bitter face: "You can't do this! Buying and selling, buying and selling is called buying and selling! You don't have this or that, what are you going to exchange for Yuncheng? It can't be done.
Let me give you Yuncheng for free!"
Chu Yunfei was in a dilemma now. He originally thought that what the Eighth Route Army wanted was just food and ammunition. Yan Laoxi had stored a lot of these things when he first withdrew from Yuncheng. After that, he didn't dare to take too much food when he moved back to Yuncheng.
Moving a lot of things back... Yan Laoxi didn't have enough confidence. He was worried that if he couldn't hold on to the things he brought back, everything would be over.
Besides, there is no need for Yan Laoxi to move things back. The hundreds of thousands of people in Yuncheng are the "food and grass" for the Jin-Sui Army. It is not difficult for each person to plunder a little to feed the Jin-Sui Army.
If the people are not happy, the soldiers of the Jinsui Army will cross their guns and bart their teeth and say: "I'm trying my best to help you fight the Japanese. I asked you to give me some food to feed your stomach, but your stomach is still grunting. Believe me."
The gun will kill you!"
This is also one of the reasons why the Jinsui Army is unpopular.
Therefore, Yan Laoxi is not short of food or ammunition for the time being.
The problem is...
The Eighth Route Army now has a huge appetite, and they don't even care about food and ammunition.
Chu Yunfei couldn't help but frowned. This was really a troublesome matter. With the Jinsui Army in its current state, there really weren't many things that could be exchanged for it.
Li Yunlong originally wanted to use this as an excuse to send Chu Yunfei away.
But when I thought about it, I felt it was wrong.
The superiors wanted to stabilize the Jinsui Army.
Now that we are stable, we can't let it go like this.
Because when Chu Yunfei went back to discuss with Yan Laoxi'er, there was no hope of getting Yuncheng back. Forget it, either surrender to the Japanese or the stubborn army... that would be troublesome.
Thinking about it, Li Yunlong rolled his eyes and said with a "hehe" smile: "Yes, the Jinsui Army must have something! I don't know...Brother Chu, are you willing to change it?"
"Oh?" Chu Yunfei said: "What on earth is it that Chu doesn't know about? Brother Yunlong, please tell me!"
Li Yunlong replied: "To be honest, brother, my independent regiment has been licking the edge of the knife all year round on the battlefield. There have only been a few days of peace. As a result, people have come in piles and sacrificed piles.
Up to now, there are only more than 3,000 people in a regiment. No, we just fought a big battle, so I’m afraid it’s less than 3,000 again.”
What Li Yunlong said is true. When the independent regiment had its smallest strength, it only had a few hundred people. Now, more than 2,000 people are considered too many.
Li Yunlong went on to say: "Brother Chu, you don't know. Our Eighth Route Army cannot pay wages, unlike your Shanxi-Sui Army, which just rests on the military pay and enjoys it without worrying about having no soldiers. Otherwise, we can use the soldiers of the Jin-Sui Army."
Change, Brother Chu, look..."
This surprised Chu Yunfei. He actually thought of exchanging troops for Yuncheng?
But this is a good suggestion, because aren't the hundreds of thousands of people in Yuncheng a living source of soldiers? If they are given to Li Yunlong, at worst they will be recruited later.
So Chu Yunfei asked: "So, how much does Brother Yunlong plan to ask for?"
Li Yunlong stretched out two fingers and said: "Not much, twenty thousand, and they must be young and strong veterans. I don't look down on recruits who have never fought in a war!"
Chu Yunfei's face immediately darkened, and he replied: "Brother Yunlong, you have a good appetite. I want one for 20,000!"
"It's easy to talk!" Li Yunlong replied with a smile: "Brother Chu, this is Yuncheng! With hundreds of thousands of people, it won't take a few months to replace the 20,000 soldiers, right? What's more, the Jinsui Army
Don’t we still have 80,000 soldiers? I only need 20,000, so it’s not too much!”
Chu Yunfei was speechless.
He said before that the Jinsui Army still had 80,000 soldiers... That was just an exaggeration to make the Eighth Route Army take it seriously.
In fact, there were only 60,000 people on the roster of the Jinsui Army at this time.
But that's just on the roster.
The Jinsui Army's phenomenon of empty pay has never been eliminated from the beginning to the end. There are 60,000 people on the roster, but in fact it is less than 50,000. There are only more than 40,000 people left... I'm not sure because even Chu Yunfei doesn't know.
We don't know exactly how many people there are, unless we check each and every one of them who are eating free money.
The whole army only has more than 40,000 people. If 20,000 young and strong veterans are to be exchanged for Yuncheng, wouldn't the Jinsui Army be pulled out of their bones by cramps?
Wouldn’t the Jinsui Army have become a puddle of mud?
What kind of war is there to fight for Shanxi?
Just disband and go home!
But this is the 80,000 yuan he once boasted about in Haikou. In addition, Yuncheng is indeed worth this price, so Li Yunlong's statement is not exaggerated.
In fact, Li Yunlong had already known the strength of the Jin-Sui Army.
Just kidding, the Jinsui Army is stationed in Yuncheng and Li Yunlong is stationed on Luotuoling in the south. I wonder how many troops the Jinsui Army has. Isn’t it as easy as cutting melons and eating vegetables?
Intelligence personnel can sneak into Yuncheng directly to observe. They will know exactly how many people there are in this military camp and how many cannons there are in that military camp.
As for whether the Jinsui Army had tanks and anti-aircraft guns, Li Yunlong knew it very well, and he only asked because he knew that the Jinsui Army did not have them.
Chu Yunfei hesitated for a moment and then said: "Brother Yunlong, aren't 20,000 people too many? Moreover, they are still the Jin-Sui Army. Brother Yunlong, aren't you worried...aren't they acclimatized?"
What Chu Yunfei said about being "unaccustomed to the local conditions" was an allusion to the fact that the Jinsui Army would cause chaos after being merged into the Eighth Route Army.
Li Yunlong said with a "hehe" smile: "Brother Chu, don't worry, I, Li Yunlong, dare to ask for it, and I am confident that I can deal with them well! It depends on whether Brother Chu is willing to do this deal, let me tell you... this is a big deal."
It’s a good deal, if Brother Chu continues to negotiate the price, I, Li Yunlong, won’t be able to do anything about it!”
After saying that, Li Yunlong pretended to see off guests again and said, "How about Brother Chu go back to discuss it with Yan Laoxi?"
Chu Yunfei had no choice but to nod his head and said, "That's fine, we'll see you later!"
After saying that, he shook hands with Li Yunlong, turned around, and left with Fang Ligong.
After the two of them left, Zhao Gang asked in confusion: "Old Li, have you forgotten the order from your superiors? You cannot lose an inch of land in Yuncheng, and you are serious about negotiating business with the Jinsui Army."
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"Oh, Old Zhao!" Li Yunlong said: "What do you know? Isn't there that saying... what is it called 'Don't fight for a city or a land...'"
"The gains and losses!"
"Yes, yes, that's it!" Li Yunlong said: "You don't understand. In these days of war, one needs guns and food, and the other is people. If there is no one, what's the use of occupying a city?"
Zhao Gang said "Oh" and nodded, thinking it made sense, but then he thought about it and said, "No, Yuncheng is a strategically important place. If Yuncheng loses tens of thousands of people in Zhongtiao Mountain, it will be in danger!"
Li Yunlong rolled his eyes and replied: "I'm talking about the Jinsui Army. If they really exchange it for 20,000 people, they will have no one left. Then this city... won't be ours in the end? Don't worry, I guarantee you won't miss an inch."
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Zhao Gang's mouth was half open for a long time and he couldn't close it. This bandit eats people without spitting out their bones!