The brigade commander said, "You're really not afraid of punishment. According to military law, disobeying orders on the battlefield is punishable by death."
"I know the boss is reluctant to shoot me." Li Yunlong said, "Brigade commander, tell me the result. If you don't say it, my heart will itch."
The brigade commander on the other end of the phone said in a serious tone, "New Regiment Commander Li Yunlong, listen to orders."
"According to the decision of the headquarters, New Regiment Commander Li Yunlong disobeyed orders on the battlefield in the Battle of Cang Yun Ridge. He seriously violated military orders and should be punished according to military law.
However, considering that Li Yunlong led the New Regiment to successfully kill the Sakata Alliance and killed the Japanese on the way, the morale and morale of the Japanese soldiers was greatly boosted.
General Sano Tadayoshi has greatly boosted the morale and confidence of the anti-Japanese troops. Therefore, the headquarters has decided that merits will offset demerits. There will be no punishment or reward. "
"I hope Comrade Li Yunlong can recognize his mistakes and learn a lesson this time. If he commits the same mistake again, he will be punished twice!"
Sure enough, it was as expected!
All of this was within Li Yunlong's expectations.
Such a result was completely within Li Yunlong's expectations.
If the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army still intended to remove him from his post under such circumstances, Li Yunlong would definitely quit.
"That's it?" Li Yunlong said, "Brigade commander, that's it?"
"That's it!" The brigade commander said angrily, "Li Yunlong, what else do you want?
Reward based on merit?
You disobeyed orders on the battlefield and still want a reward?
It's good that you're not shot! "
"When the boss found out that you disobeyed orders on the battlefield, he wanted to shoot you immediately. But since you made a lot of contributions and even killed a Japanese young general, at the very least, you would have been transferred to another place."
"Brigade commander, I killed a Japanese young general. This is a great merit. Even if you don't talk about weapons, you should at least reward me!"
Li Yunlong did not dare to say, "You don't know that this time, we broke through the Japanese Sakata Alliance head-on. Our New Regiment also suffered heavy losses."
"The Sakata Alliance is an elite force of the Japanese. Their combat power is really good. Therefore, although we won this time, we suffered heavy casualties. So I still want the headquarters to replenish me with some troops and resources!"
"Li Yunlong, don't even think about it!"
The Brigade Commander's tone softened a lot. He said, "This time, the Japanese carried out a big siege against our Eighth Route Army, which caused us to suffer heavy losses."
"In order to avoid the Japanese's encirclement and annihilation, we also suffered heavy losses. Our army's resources, manpower, weapons, and so on have all been lost."
"To put it simply, it's hard for us to estimate our strength right now. Therefore, you can only rely on yourself to replenish the troops of the new regiment!"
"Why don't we merge Dumbo Kong's Independent Regiment into my new regiment?" Li Yunlong said. "With two regiments combined into one, our military strength will increase."
Zhang Dabiao, who was next to him, was stunned.
This regiment commander's tone was really arrogant. He even had designs on the Kong Jie Independent Regiment.
As expected, he was someone who didn't want to suffer any losses.
"Don't even think about it."
"Even if you want to merge, it should be your new regiment that has lost a lot of men. You should listen to Kong Jie's command and be the deputy commander."
"Brigade Commander, you can't play like this. I won't do it."
Li Yunlong said anxiously. "Where am I going to find so many soldiers and weapons? Can't the headquarters do anything about it?"
"It's difficult!" The Brigade Commander's words were also very straightforward. "Li Yunlong, you still have to rely on yourself!"
Indeed, this time, the Japanese's siege and annihilation was a heavy blow to the Eighth Route Army. Every unit suffered heavy losses. To put it simply, they couldn't even protect themselves. How could they have extra weapons and resources to reward Li Yunlong?
This was a real dilemma, and there was no way around it.
It was not that the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was not generous, but they really had no other way.
The Brigade Commander paused and added, "Li Yunlong, the development of the new regiment depends on you. In the next year, your new regiment doesn't need to submit all the spoils of war to the higher-ups. You also don't need to report when you deploy troops. This is the biggest concession that the headquarters can give you. What do you think?"
He was waiting for this sentence!
Li Yunlong was very excited.
Li Yunlong had foreshadowed so much, and he was waiting for this sentence from the Brigade Commander!
Delegate power!
As long as the Brigade Commander agreed to delegate power to him to develop the troops, and all the spoils of war did not need to be submitted, then Li Yunlong would have enough power to develop a new regiment and expand his own troops.
"Brigade Commander, this is what you said!"
Li Yunlong said directly, "Military orders can't be changed. I, Li Yunlong, have absolute power in the next year. Isn't that right?"
These words directly blocked the Brigade Commander's words and did not give the Brigade Commander a chance to regret.
"Yes!"
The Brigade Commander replied, "But I have to make it clear in advance. Li Yunlong, you can't cause trouble during this period. You can't commit treason, and you can't do anything to hurt the motherland and the people. Otherwise, I will chase you to the ends of the earth and will not let you go!"
"Brigade Commander, don't you know me, Li Yunlong?"
Li Yunlong grinned and said, "I will definitely not do these things. What I do must be beneficial to the country and the people!"
"That's fine!" The Brigade Commander nodded.
To be honest, the brigade commander only gave Li Yunlong the power because he understood his character.
He believed in Li Yunlong.
"Brigade Commander, you can rest assured. I will never let you down." Li Yunlong said loudly, "And I will give you a surprise after a year!"
"A surprise. Don't be scared." The Brigade Commander said and hung up the phone.
The chief of staff next to him looked at the Brigade Commander and said, "Brigade Commander, are you really giving power to this kid, Li Yunlong?"
"I have already said it. What can I do?"
The Brigade Commander was stunned and said, "I always feel like I fell into Li Yunlong's trap. He said a lot of things in the beginning about how miserable the New Regiment was. He knew the situation of our headquarters and still asked us to replenish resources … Aiya … I fell into Li Yunlong's trap."
The Brigade Commander reacted.
But the words had already been said, and Li Yunlong's words made it impossible to change them.
The chief of staff smiled and said, "This kid, Li Yunlong, has a lot of ideas, but he is good at fighting."
"But I am still a little worried about delegating power." The Brigade Commander thought about it and said, "I have to ask a political commissar to restrain him."
"That's a good idea!" The chief of staff nodded and said, "Li Yunlong is really good at fighting."
"In the battle of Cang Yun Ridge, not only did we defeat the Sakata Alliance, but we also killed Sakata Nobutsu and the brigade commander of the Fourth Brigade, Sano Tadayoshi.
It can be said that we have greatly deterred these arrogant invaders. At the same time, we also let the anti-Japanese people in the country know the power of our Eighth Route Army. Therefore, Li Yunlong's contribution is indispensable! "