Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 187: Lao Zhao, I really didn't wrong you, you are so double-standard! 3-word chapter

Li Yunlong thought that it would take a lot of effort to convince Zhao Gang, but Zhao Gang brought it up directly. He slammed the table with excitement and laughed heartily: "Old Zhao, I mentioned this to you twice before, but you disagreed every time and even lectured me. You are really hypocritical."

"If I had known this earlier, I would have asked college students to come forward, so that it wouldn't have taken so long. The earlier we implement the equipment exchange plan, the stronger our independent regiment will be!"

"I sometimes want to do business with those merchants, but our base doesn't have anything to sell except pig bristles and food. I just sold the pig bristles, and we don't even have enough food for ourselves, so how can we sell it?"

"But we are short of several raw materials produced by the arsenal. If we don't buy them from outside, it will not work. Last time I bought a ton of rubber, it cost me 20,000 dollars. If you add the tungsten ore I bought, I spent 40,000 dollars and didn't buy much!"

"The only thing we can't sell right now is the scraps we captured from the puppet army. We won't sell the Type 38 rifles of the Japanese for now. Let's deal with the scraps first."

Lin Zhenhua was the most qualified to speak on this. He said with a smile on his face, "Lao Zhao, Lao Li, we seized thousands of rifles from the bandits last time. They are not very useful to us. The militiamen in our base area will be able to use the Japanese Type 38 rifles. Guns like the Liao-made 8.5-grain rifle, which are difficult to mass produce, will put a lot of pressure on logistics if they are used to equip the troops. In the future, our arsenal will only produce two calibers of bullets."

"In addition to the various items we seized previously, we can sell more than 1500 rifles. Bullets are relatively expensive for us now. After all, one less bullet is one less bullet. However, we can sell bullets of different models. After all, if we melt them down and recast them, it will take a lot of time and energy, which is really not cost-effective!"

"Lao Li, Lao Zhao, this is the list of materials I need, as well as the set exchange rate. You two should take a good look at it and make changes as soon as possible if there is anything that needs to be changed. It would be best if we can finalize it before tomorrow night. After all, it will take several days to spread the news, and the merchants who get the news will have to travel a long time to get here. It is better for us to move quickly!"

Lin Zhenhua handed the document that he had prepared long ago to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang. After taking it, the two of them read it carefully. The exchange rate on it was cheaper than the price on the black market, and a place was specially designated as the transaction location. It can be said that the consideration was very thorough.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang looked at each other and nodded. They felt that they could finalize the matter today and spread the news in the afternoon to avoid any more trouble. Besides, the plan could not be postponed any longer. The arsenal would be put into production in about 20 days, and they did not have much time left.

Li Yunlong put down the documents in his hand and said in a brisk tone: "College student, you are quite thoughtful. Let's do as you say. Lao Zhao and I have no objection. Lao Zhao will be responsible for the specific matters. Lao Zhao, is this okay with you?"

Zhao Gang nodded in agreement and replied with a smile: "Old Li, college student, you two can leave this matter to me without worry. Also, transfer the Fourth Battalion to me to be responsible for the safety of the transaction. We are doing business with an open door, and we have to consider security issues. There is a battalion watching from the side. Even if someone has an idea, they dare not act because of our strength. After all, our independent regiment has just made a name for itself. We even spared no rats in the Xiaozhang Village stronghold and almost split them in half!"

Zhao Gang's last sentence made Li Yunlong laugh out loud, and Lin Zhenhua scratched his head embarrassedly. The three of them discussed the specific matters again, and it was not until lunch time that all the details were agreed upon.

Just when Li Yunlong and the other two were about to eat, Zhang Dabiao called and said that Chu Yunfei had arrived at the base and was on his way to the regiment headquarters by truck.

"Old Li, Chu Yunfei is about to arrive. Let's not just stand there and hurry up to eat. You have to have a good talk with Chu Yunfei this afternoon and send Xue Changkun away quickly. We will set out to receive the remaining equipment in five days. Things can't be delayed any longer!" Zhao Gang reminded with a serious face.

Li Yunlong didn't say anything more, just nodded with a gloomy face. Lin Zhenhua rolled his eyes but didn't say anything.

After four hours of full-speed driving, the truck Chu Yunfei was riding in arrived at the independent regiment headquarters at 3:30 pm. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were waiting here early. In fact, Zhao Gang had a lot of things on hand, but for the sake of courtesy, he still planned to meet with Chu Yunfei briefly, otherwise it would be a bit unreasonable if he didn't show up.

When Chu Yunfei got out of the passenger seat of the truck, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang came forward, greeted Chu Yunfei respectively, and then led Chu Yunfei to the headquarters of the independent regiment.

"Brother Yunfei, it has been almost three months since we last met. I missed you so much!" Li Yunlong greeted with a smile.

Chu Yunfei picked up the tea bowl handed to him by Zhao Gang, took a small sip, and felt his throat feel better. Then he replied, "Brother Yunlong, I was just about to ask you this time. Our business is obviously doing well. I also delivered the last batch of food to you. Why don't you sell medicines anymore? Could it be that I, Chu Yunfei, did something wrong and offended Brother Yunlong?"

Li Yunlong finished the tea in front of him overnight, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said sincerely: "Brother Yunfei, it's not that I don't want to continue selling you medicine. It's really difficult for a good cook without rice. That medicine is not produced by our independent regiment, but we got it from abroad. We originally wanted to make a little profit from the price difference to make our independent regiment's life easier!"

"But who would have thought that the war outside was so fierce, and the Japanese blockade was too tight. Even I couldn't get the medicine in. I finally contacted the other party, but it turned out that it would take half a year for the next batch of goods to arrive. Who can wait so long? Even the daylily would be cold. I really have no choice but to stop this business!"

Li Yunlong really didn't act in this matter. He was really unhappy that he couldn't sell penicillin. However, the situation was stronger than him. With the current strength of the independent regiment, he really couldn't protect this hen that laid golden eggs. He could only give it up temporarily, carry out secret production, and keep it for his own use.

Chu Yunfei was really fooled by Li Yunlong's true feelings. He also understood that if it wasn't for this reason, Li Yunlong would never give up such a profitable business. He replied with a regretful tone: "Brother Yunlong, the magic medicine I traded with you last time was really effective. If you can get it again, you must find me, Chu Yunfei. I will never let you suffer a loss in terms of price!"

After learning that the pharmaceutical business could not be continued for the time being, Chu Yunfei went straight to the point. In fact, he was still a little confused about the affairs of Xue Changkun and Xue Changming. The old commander personally called him to find out about the matter. After all, it was really difficult to tell who was real and who was fake. What's more, the 726th Regiment had defected to the Japanese again, which made the old commander become more cautious.

In fact, Li Yunlong was confused by the Japanese's operations. If the target this time was the Independent Regiment, the Japanese would not have to make it so complicated. But if it was not the Independent Regiment, Xue Changkun came to him again, making Li Yunlong unable to figure out what Xue Changkun's real purpose was.

Li Yunlong's face became solemn, and he said seriously: "Brother Yunfei, I have already told you in detail what happened this time in the telegram. To be honest, I am a little confused now. I still don't know whether Xue Changkun and Xue Changming have exchanged identities. The origin of all this comes from Xue Kai. I think it's better for Brother Yunfei to meet this person first, and then go to see Xue Changkun, so that you can better distinguish the truth of the matter!"

Originally, Li Yunlong wanted to tell Chu Yunfei that Xue Changkun was most likely a spy planted by the Japanese, but then he thought about it carefully and felt that this matter could not be so certain. After all, there were eight people who could send messages through the radio, and it was not certain who did it.

However, one thing he could be sure of was that Xue Changkun definitely had no good intentions, as could be seen from the incident with the medicines. At the same time, Li Yunlong also had a hunch that the Japanese's secret operation this time was a very big conspiracy, and it would be better not to act rashly before finding out the truth.

Chu Yunfei felt that Li Yunlong's suggestion was indeed very appropriate, so he nodded and agreed. Originally, Chu Yunfei was planning to exchange more combat experiences with Li Yunlong, but the old commander was pushing him too hard about Xue Changkun's matter, so he could only resolve the matter as soon as possible. He had to rush back to the base tomorrow, so time was tight and he had no time to chat with Li Yunlong.

"Brother Yunlong, Brother Zhao, I'll go meet Xue Kai and Xue Changkun first. We can chat when we're free!" Chu Yunfei took the initiative to say goodbye.

Li Yunlong reluctantly replied: "Brother Yunfei, you better come back soon. I have arranged for the kitchen staff to prepare good wine and food. I have to have a good drink with you tonight. We haven't seen each other for several months. We have to get drunk tonight!"

Zhao Gang didn't feel like exposing Li Yunlong. He calculated the time and saw that Li Yunlong didn't drink alcohol, so he let him go for now. He said to Chu Yunfei enthusiastically, "Captain Chu, Lao Li and I are waiting for you to come back. It's a good opportunity for us to show our hospitality!"

Chu Yunfei did not refuse their kindness. He bowed to them to express his apology, and left the independent regiment headquarters with his guard Sun Ming. Under the guidance of the communicator Xiao Ma, they headed to Xiaobaozhuang.

"Captain Chu, Xiaobao Village is not far from our regiment headquarters. It's only two hours away. We can go there on horseback and arrive soon!"