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

Chapter 159 I'm not bragging, I have a great reputation in Northwest Shanxi! 3-character chapte

Yushugou, the headquarters of the 326th Regiment.

Xue Changkun was checking last month's account book with a cigar in his mouth. When he saw the final balance, he smiled brightly and said to his adjutant Xue Kai, "Xiao Kai, there is no problem with last month's account book. I have really found a treasure this time. It is really suitable for you to be the housekeeper. You can manage things in an orderly manner!"

Xue Kai respectfully handed over a gold watch, and Xue Changkun accepted it without hesitation. He exhaled a faint smoke from his mouth and said, "Xiao Kai, I have carefully considered the matter you mentioned to me last time. It is most appropriate for you to handle this matter. You must grab this source of income for me from the 358th Regiment!"

"Didn't we hear a few days ago that the Independent Regiment wanted to sell us pig bristles? You can take this opportunity to lower the price and see how Li Yunlong reacts. If Li Yunlong knows what's good for him, he'll tell me the way and I'll make a fortune with him. If he doesn't, don't blame me for being cruel and selling him to the devils. There are many people who want Li Yunlong's head in our area. It's really a small price to pay, and we won't have trouble finding a buyer!"

Xue Kai didn't expect Xue Changkun to be so bold as to want to touch Li Yunlong. Even if the 326th Regiment now has no shortage of guns and ammunition, the soldiers under his command are all veterans. It is simply a joke to expect them to fight with the Independent Regiment. No one will believe it if he tells others about it.

Xue Kai hesitated for a moment and advised: "Captain, I think it's better to be cautious about this matter. The independent regiment's achievements in recent years are not exaggerated, they are real. They even defeated a regiment of the devils before. Unless necessary, it's better for us not to make enemies with the independent regiment. We are businessmen, there is really no need to get involved in these things, it's better to emphasize trust and loyalty first!"

Xue Changkun narrowed his eyes, looked directly into Xue Kai's eyes and said, "Xiao Kai, some things have been done, and they will definitely leave traces. There is no such thing as a secret in this world. Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know. It's just a trick to deceive yourself. I don't bother to care about the things you do in secret!"

"But there is one thing you need to understand. Who do you rely on for your livelihood? I, Xue Changkun, may seem like an insignificant figure in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but I was able to make the 326th Regiment popular throughout western Shanxi. That's not just because of my eloquence. If we didn't have a backer to protect us, we wouldn't be able to do business. But now I'm doing very well. Do you know how many people are involved in this?"

"Today I will tell you the truth. Our 326th Regiment is only for wealth. If anyone stands in our way of wealth, even if he is the king of heaven, that won't do. Don't think that the veterans of our 326th Regiment are all afraid of death. That's because you haven't touched their bottom line. If you really cut off their wealth, their fighting power will be beyond your imagination, and they will be even less afraid of death than you think!"

"Do you know why I gave 326% of my strength to the soldiers of the 326th Regiment? It's because I know one thing very well. Even if I have a backer, there will always be a day when the backer will fall. But the soldiers of the 326th Regiment follow me and eat and drink well. If they really leave me, they won't even have money to support their families. As long as I give an order, even if I ask them to die, they won't frown. The entire th Regiment is my death squad."

"To be frank, Li Yunlong didn't provoke me. If he did, I would still bring people to kill him!"

It was the first time that Xue Kai knew some of the inside stories of the 326th Regiment. He suppressed his worries and replied anxiously: "Captain, I will send someone to tell Li Yunlong that I will try my best to find out the origin of that magic medicine from him, and I will never let you down!"

Xue Changkun spit out the cigar in his mouth and replied meaningfully: "Xiao Kai, your sister will come to see you in a few days. I have sent someone to pick her up so that you two can meet. This time your sister is here, so she can stay with you for a while. It is much safer than staying in the rear. I heard that your hometown is not doing well. Bringing your sister to you will be a good opportunity to take care of her."

"You only have your sister as your relative now. As your elder brother, I cannot bear to see you two separated for so long. From now on, your sister can live in the group without any worries. You don't have to worry about food and drink. I have already asked people to prepare it in advance. You just need to work for your elder brother without any worries. Your sister will definitely enjoy wealth and glory!"

Xue Kai suppressed his inner anger and thanked him respectfully: "Thank you for taking care of me and my sister, Captain. I will never betray you in my life. This time I will personally pick up Captain Li Yunlong and I will definitely get the source of the magic medicine from him!"

Li Yunlong didn't know that Xue Changkun had already set his sights on him. The penicillin he had previously resold to Chu Yunfei was very effective. After Xue Changkun's backers learned about this, they demanded that Xue Changkun must master the way to make money from penicillin. If necessary, they could even rob Li Yunlong's independent regiment. As long as they could gain huge profits, they didn't care how many people died.

Zhaojiayuyu is the location of the independent regiment’s headquarters.

Lin Zhenhua looked at the time. It would be two o'clock in the afternoon in five minutes. At this time, the troops were ready to set off. Lin Zhenhua said to Wei Dayong beside him: "Monk, go and inform Captain Li immediately. We will set off in advance and try to get to the destination as early as possible!"

The reason why Lin Zhenhua was so anxious was mainly because he was afraid that the Japanese would send fighter planes to carry out an air strike on the escort team. However, what he didn't know was that most of Xue Changkun's supplies were sold to the Japanese. How could the Japanese blow up their own supplies? As a result, during the three-hour march in the afternoon, not even the shadow of the Japanese planes was seen, which made Lin Zhenhua feel incredible.

Lin Zhenhua expressed his inner doubts to Li Yunlong beside him: "Old Li, did the Japanese take the wrong medicine today? Such a good opportunity, but they actually ignored it. This is totally not something the Japanese would do. I think there must be something hidden in it, a secret that we don't know, otherwise the Japanese wouldn't be so honest. Old Li, you have more experience fighting the Japanese, what do you think might be the reason?"

After Lin Zhenhua's analysis, Li Yunlong really noticed something amiss. In the past, when he went to trade with Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment, the Japanese planes appeared every now and then. But now thinking about it carefully, every time he went to trade with Xue Changkun, the Japanese planes almost never came. The only one that appeared was a reconnaissance plane. This was completely unreasonable.

Li Yunlong told him about his previous experience. The two looked at each other and immediately understood what the other was thinking.

Lin Zhenhua said in disbelief: "Could it be that the commander of the 326th Regiment, Xue Changkun, has already defected to the Japanese? But if he really defected to the Japanese, how could he be allowed to stay in such an important position as Yushugou? Could it be that the entire Shanxi Suiyuan Army defected to the Japanese?"

Lin Zhenhua directly denied this judgment in his heart. His doubts made Li Yunlong a little puzzled. On the rest of the way, the two did not communicate much. They were both thinking about what the hidden story was.

It was not until dinner time that Li Yunlong figured out the key to this. He said to Lin Zhenhua beside him seriously, "College student, Xue Changkun is greedy for money and cherishes his life. He should not have surrendered to the devils. Otherwise, given his current position, if he was besieged by surrounding troops, he would not be able to hold out for even half a day, even with the support of the devils. There are six regiments of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army around the 326th Regiment alone, including Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment."

"I have seen another person named Xue Changkun. Although he is not a good person, he will not give up his good life and become a dog for the Japanese. That would be a loss for him!"

"Also, I'll tell you something secretly. I have a very good relationship with Xue Kai, the adjutant of the 326th Regiment. He has always been in charge of the transactions between the two parties. Xue Kai was originally a college student. Later, due to the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he joined the army to kill the enemy and serve the country. Who would have thought that he would end up in Xue Changkun's th Regiment? Such a good seedling was buried. I really feel sorry for him!"

Lin Zhenhua knew that Li Yunlong would not praise people easily. The fact that he spoke so highly of Xue Kai proved that this person was not just a name. To be valued by Li Yunlong, he must have real talent. He planned to meet this person when the time comes to see if he could poach him from Xue Changkun.

"Old Li, we don't care who Xue Changkun belongs to. As long as he does business with us honestly, we won't bother him. But if he wants to cheat the gangsters and attack our independent regiment, then our independent regiment will not tolerate him and let him have a taste of being beaten!"

Li Yunlong was amused by Lin Zhenhua's words and replied with a teasing look on his face: "I, Li Yunlong, a college student, have a reputation in the northwest of Shanxi. That's not just boasting, that's a reputation that I've earned through hard work!"

"Chu Yunfei is a pretty good guy, isn't he? The 358th Regiment is a reinforced regiment with nearly 5000 people in total. But when doing business with me, he still doesn't dare to rob me. That's because Chu Yunfei knows that I'm not easy to mess with, and he doesn't want to end up with nothing but trouble. I, Li Yunlong, am known as the ghost-fearing one. I won't even bother with Xue Changkun's abilities. If I take the initiative to talk to him, I, Li, will have already lost!"

"College student, don't think I'm bragging. You should know that the Yoshino Corps had fought with the 358th Regiment before. It only took an hour for more than half of the 358th Regiment to be killed or wounded. If the th Regiment had not retreated quickly, it might have been disbanded long ago!"

"We just defeated the Yoshino Regiment more than a month ago, and in the end only more than 100 people of the Yoshino Regiment escaped. Who wouldn't be scared after seeing such an amazing record? Our independent regiment is now walking around in the northwest of Shanxi, and no one dares to say no. In my opinion, there is no need to bring those four armored vehicles. Bringing them will only scare the kids. Even if I give Xie Baoqing eight guts, he won't dare to attack our independent regiment!"