“Li Yun Long, congratulations on making a fortune!”
“What fortune? I’m so poor I’m about to beg for food!”
Li Yun Long was on the phone, a wry smile on his face as he continued to savor the sweet potato liquor and peanuts he was enjoying after taking Xiaohuangzhuang. The village had yielded a handsome haul.
“Cut the crap, how much loot did you get this time?”
“Thirty Type 38 rifles from the little devils, sixty combined between the puppet troops’ Zhongzheng and the old Han Yang models, three 歪把子 machine guns, one Type 92 heavy machine gun, two small cannons, over ten thousand rounds of ammunition, and forty shells. I’m planning to set up a machine gun platoon.”
“You’re setting up a machine gun platoon in your regiment, so I’m guessing I should set up an artillery battalion for my brigade, right?”
“You’re not even close. Based on your reputation as brigade commander, you should have a whole artillery division!”
Li Yun Long held the phone receiver carefully, a smile plastered on his face.
When he was still just a bamboo artisan in the Dabie Mountains, the Brigade Commander was already wearing a Zhongzheng, alongside Chen from the 386 Brigade.
This is why Li Yun Long, who fears no one, is as meek as a mouse when talking to him on the phone.
“No nonsense, keep the rifles and the 歪把子 machine guns. Send the rest, the Type 92 and the small cannons, to the brigade headquarters.”
“No, no, absolutely not!”
Li Yun Long shook his head as if it were a rattle.
“Then I guess I need to have a little chat with you. Unauthorized deployment of a battalion-sized force – that’s a pretty serious offense, you know!”
Li Yun Long: “............”
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【Ding! Congratulations, your subordinate Li Yun Long has made a fortune! Rewards: 80 mm mortars x 6, 300 shells.】
【Reward: attribute points x 2】
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yun’s face lit up with joy. This time, he had finally struck gold.
Xiao Yun was a military enthusiast who accidentally found himself transported to this world after burning down the Yasukuni Shrine in Japan.
After realizing he was in the middle of a dire situation in the land of the rising sun, Xiao Yun began to work hard. He had used his own ability to pass the entrance exam for the Whampoa Military Academy.
He became a member of the third graduating class of Whampoa and secretly joined the Communist Party. He became close friends with Chen, a graduate of the first graduating class.
After graduation, he joined the National Revolutionary Army, achieving notable success during the Northern Expedition and was promoted to regimental commander.
He joined Chen in defying Chiang Kai-shek, participated in the Jiangxi Uprising, fought in the Five Anti-Encirclement Campaigns, crossed snowy mountains, and walked across grasslands.
When the War of Resistance against Japan broke out, the Red Army was reorganized into the 18th Group Army, with three divisions and one 399 Brigade. Xiao Yun served as the commander of the 399 Brigade.
The fact that the Eighth Route Army had an official 399 Brigade was all thanks to Xiao Yun and Chen’s defiance of Chiang Kai-shek.
Unlike the events in the original timeline, their escape was much more perilous. Xiao Yun was even shot during the escape.
This was a life-saving favor!
Chiang Kai-shek had been throwing olive branches at Xiao Yun, but he always refused, for his faith was steadfast and he knew only the Communist Party could save China.
After most of Shanxi Province fell, Xiao Yun led the 399 Brigade east, following the orders of Yancheng and the Deputy Commander, to open up an anti-Japanese base in northwestern Shanxi.
It was during this time that Xiao Yun awakened his “Congratulations on making a fortune, you’ve become stronger system.”
The system was simple: Xiao Yun just had to congratulate his subordinates on their wealth (looting) and he would get a random reward.
Since acquiring the system, Xiao Yun had stationed his brigade headquarters in the Lüliang Mountains and sent his troops out in regiment-sized units, allowing them to develop freely, so he could easily congratulate them on their wealth (looting).
However, his luck wasn’t so good in his previous attempts. He had only received 20 military horses, ten Jin-made Thompson submachine guns with 5,000 rounds of ammunition, and twenty 20-shot Mauser C96 pistols with 3,000 rounds of ammunition.
After extracting the rewards through reasonable means (two small ambushes), the horses were allocated to the brigade’s direct communication unit, to strengthen communication with the troops.
The Eighth Route Army had a severe shortage of communication equipment, and radios were only issued down to brigade level. Below that, it was just phone calls.
But phone lines took time to install, and sometimes there were communication issues.
The Jin-made Thompson submachine guns and Mauser pistols were given to the brigade’s guard company, strengthening their firepower.
The Mauser C96 was a German-made original, and it was far superior in quality to the domestically produced models.
But the loot from his earlier attempts at congratulations on making a fortune (looting) was far less impressive than this time.
How could even the best guns compare to cannons?
Cannons, even just mortars, were not called the kings of war for nothing.
Not to mention this time, he also got a very precious reward, attribute points.
“System, open the panel!”
Drawing his thoughts back, Xiao Yun decided to spend his points first.