PFC Chapter 48 Brother, make way!
Chapter 48 Brother, make way!
Originally, Ma Xianli thought the Eighth Route Army was just a bunch of peasants and could be easily fooled with a few words. But he never expected the other side to have such a big temper and not give him a chance.
With so many machine guns deployed right now, a few volleys of bullets would wipe out his entire company.
But he refused to budge for this generous supply, after all, it was the equipment of an entire machine gun battalion!
Ma Xianli was unwilling to give up and said again, "Brother, isn't this a bit inappropriate? Does your department want to take responsibility for creating friction?"
Zhang Dabiao raised an eyebrow; he was a roughneck and couldn't find a reply for a moment.
Wang Yousheng then stepped forward to defuse the situation, saying, "You're exaggerating! Look at what you're saying, you're saying this batch of supplies is yours, and it has your 358th Regiment's number written on it?"
We were taken from traitors and Japanese devils. Did you make arrangements with the traitors? If so, wouldn't it be better to just send them to your regimental headquarters?
Furthermore, you dismissed us with just a few words, do you think we Eighth Route Army soldiers are easy to bully?
Furthermore, this batch of supplies was captured by our Eighth Route Army, why should we hand it over to you? We worked hard to wipe out the Japanese soldiers in the pillbox, and you just stood by and watched!
If you guys had helped out, maybe we could have split it evenly. Humph, now you want to take it all for yourself? You're dreaming!
Wang Yousheng's mouth spewed out words like a machine gun, leaving Ma Xianli instantly dumbfounded.
Every word was piercing to the heart. Putting aside everything else, even if he went to a military court, he would have nowhere to appeal to them.
Wang Yousheng then said, "Brother, make way!"
Ma Xianli, however, refused to give up, coldly saying, "You must have heard of the 358th Regiment, right? Our Regiment Commander Chu is Commander Yan's favorite!"
"Oh?"
Wang Yousheng raised an eyebrow; this guy even brought up Chu Yunfei.
Zhang Dabiao said, "Shengzi, don't be afraid. Chu Yunfei is just one of Yan Laoxi's men. We're in the right, so who are we afraid of!"
Taking the opportunity, Ma Xianli added, "Our regimental commander is a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy. General Chang has been very kind to our regimental commander, so you should know how to show him respect."
"whispering sound!"
Wang Yousheng and Zhang Dabiao both chuckled simultaneously.
Wang Yousheng laughed and said, "Commander Chu? He knows our commander. Go back and tell your commander to come over to our regiment for drinks sometime."
"What?"
Ma Xianli was stunned. What the hell was going on? How did the regimental commander and the Eighth Route Army officer get involved again?
This kid is way too direct in trying to build connections.
Ma Xianli then said, "Brother, our regimental commander doesn't know your superior, does he? May I ask who your superior is?"
Wang Yousheng glanced at Ma Xianli's military rank, one bar and one star. Ha, a company commander, easy to fool!
Wang Yousheng said, "What do you know, you're just a company commander? Go back and ask your regimental commander."
Wang Yousheng's move was merely to confuse him and temporarily impair his ability to think.
"Looks like you're not planning to give it to me!"
Ma Xianli was furious.
"What, you want to fight?"
Zhang Dabiao gave the order, and immediately, the veterans carried ten light machine guns and pushed them forward, pressing on.
"Um?"
Seeing this situation, Ma Xianli didn't dare to fire the first shot!
Putting aside the distant future, if a real fight broke out, his small group would be wiped out in a few minutes.
"asshole!"
Under overwhelming firepower, Ma Xianli gave up trying to win and had no choice but to give way.
Zhang Dabiao chuckled and led his troops through the crowd with an air of nonchalance. Not a single soldier from the 1st Company of the 358th Regiment dared to move.
Ma Xianli could only watch helplessly as Zhang Dabiao and the others left.
Ultimately, Ma Xianli still didn't dare to fire the first shot.
The Eighth Route Army had a legitimate reason to cause friction, and the Jin-Sui Army would have to bear the responsibility.
Ma Xianli knew Chu Yunfei's temper well. As long as he was in the right, the 358th Regiment could attack whomever it wanted. But right now there was no reason, and he, Ma Xianli, might end up taking the blame.
"That's enough!"
Ma Xianli spat on the ground, thinking: What a damn bad day. I drove dozens of kilometers and didn't get any benefits. Now I have to feed mosquitoes here.
In the distance, the troops marched hastily under the cover of night, quickly retreating back to their camp.
Wang Yousheng would occasionally look back and see the group of people from the 358th Regiment standing there dumbfounded, and he would burst out laughing.
Wang Yousheng thought to himself: Damn it, have you forgotten what happened last December? If I wasn't afraid of being punished, I would really like to fight you guys.
Ma Xianli was also hurrying back to camp, as he needed to report to Chu Yunfei immediately.
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Early morning in the Dagushan area.
358th Regiment Headquarters Command Post.
Ma Xianli returned and reported what happened last night to Chu Yunfei.
At this moment, Chu Yunfei, dressed in a blue military uniform and bearing the rank of a three-star colonel, was puzzled.
He looked bewildered, pacing back and forth, thinking: I don't know anyone in the Eighth Route Army, where did this peasant come from?
Standing next to him was the regimental chief of staff, Fang Ligong, who presented a report.
Fang Ligong said, "Commander, we've found out. It's the Independent Regiment."
Chu Yunfei asked in surprise, "Independent Regiment? Who is the commander?"
Fang Ligong said, "Last time, when the Independent Regiment headquarters was attacked, Regiment Commander Kong Jie was wounded. Now, the new Regiment Commander of the Independent Regiment is Li Yunlong."
"Li Yunlong?" Chu Yunfei's eyes lit up noticeably.
Ma Xianli quickly added, "Yes, it's Li Yunlong. I inquired about him when I came back."
"Oh, so it was him."
Chu Yunfei had never met Li Yunlong, but he had heard of Li Yunlong's reputation!
The complete annihilation of the Sakata Regiment was led by Li Yunlong, whose name was now known to everyone in northwestern Shanxi.
Unexpectedly, Li Yunlong's troops won the night raid last night.
Although Chu Yunfei was surprised, he remained calm.
Chu Yunfei said in surprise, "That's really strange. Our operation this time is top secret. The Eighth Route Army has no intelligence. How did they know that there were supplies on that road?"
Fang Ligong immediately said, "I've investigated. It's the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment. They must have stumbled upon it by chance."
"Fine!" Chu Yunfei slowly stood up. "Since they beat us to it, let it be."
Ma Xianli listened intently, and quickly said, "Commander, let's just leave it at that. That's the equipment of an entire reinforced battalion! What a waste!"
Chu Yunfei glared at him and said angrily, "Hmph, what else can we do? Go and take it back? I, Chu Yunfei, still have a place in this area. Ma Xianli, I told you to take the Japanese pillbox ahead of time, and you only arrived in the middle of the night. I'm being lenient by not killing you."
"Yes, yes."
Ma Xianli lowered his head and dared not speak.
And that was indeed the case. They should have arrived at the pillbox earlier, but he thought that no one would rob them along the way, so he felt at ease.
Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army beat them to it.
"Get out of here!"
Chu Yunfei gave the loud order, and Ma Xianli finally managed to retreat.
After Ma Xianli left, Fang Ligong said again, "Commander, the supply truck was hijacked, which may affect our inside agents."
Chu Yunfei frowned and said, "Yes, we only found out the route of the supply trucks because we had an inside man. No, we need to cut off contact for now and not cause trouble for that person."
"yes!"
Fang Ligong nodded immediately.