jdhmnovel Chapter 248 Lieutenant General
Chapter 248 Lieutenant General
Chen Bulei was helpless and could only sigh.
He had met generals who didn't love money, but he had never met a general who didn't love power, even though this power was somewhat illusory.
"Commander Li, please consider this when you have time. The door of the Chongqing government is always open to you."
After Chen Bulei finished speaking, he repeatedly declined Li Yunlong's invitation to eat in the cafeteria, hurried to Pingshun Military Airport, and left Pingshun in disgrace.
At this time, Chu Yunfei, who had just had a full meal, strolled around the military fortress "accompanied" by the guards, and finally returned to the meeting room.
"Brother Yunlong, you have upgraded your weapons to a lot now. I think you have a lot of weapons now! Who would have imagined that you didn't even have a few cannons two years ago?"
"Brother Yunfei, we were indeed poor at that time. We also fought against the Japanese, but we had no military pay, let alone equipment and supplies. We had to rely on our own seizures. Your Jinsui Army has an arsenal, and all the weapons are made in Jin. I am envious of them."
Chu Yunfei nodded, that was indeed the case.
Before the fall of Shanxi, Yan Xishan had many arsenals capable of producing rifles, Mauser pistols, machine guns, mountain cannons, and even two 150mm howitzers, although they were only experimental models.
In short, the equipment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was several times better than that of the Eighth Route Army.
"Brother Yunlong, things are different now. Your independent column is now strong and powerful. On the other hand, my 358th Regiment has been standing still for a long time, and its weapons and equipment are still the same old ones."
Li Yunlong was also lucky enough to meet Wang Meng, and then inexplicably developed his own military industry system.
In the near future, I'm afraid that all the equipment on land, sea and air will be replaced. No, not yet at sea!
Got to hurry!
"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, Brother Yunfei. We are all part of the anti-Japanese war team. You are not jealous of our equipment, are you?"
"It would be a lie to say I'm not jealous. But, just like you said, we are all members of the anti-Japanese war team. It's a blessing for the common people to have a team like the Independent Column that dares to fight and fight, and has such good equipment!"
Li Yunlong looked at Chu Yunfei's sincere eyes. If they didn't serve different masters, they might really become friends.
"Brother Yunlong, you came all the way to Pingshun, not just to visit, right? Let's talk straight!"
Chu Yunfei straightened his expression and sat up straight.
"Then I'll be frank. I'm here on someone's behalf. A few days ago, there was some friction between the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and your independent column, and Commander Yan also sent you pigs, cattle and sheep as an apology. Can you please let this matter go for Chu's sake?"
Li Yunlong touched his chin. The Independent Column did not suffer any loss in this matter, so there was nothing to worry about. It would be better to do Chu Yunfei a favor.
"You, Commander Yan, are going too far, bullying me because I'm a homeless child. Fortunately, I have strong fists, otherwise the little family property I got with great difficulty would be taken away! Forget it, for the sake of your brother Yunfei, let's just let it go!"
Chu Yunfei looked at Li Yunlong's performative expression and bowed.
"Thank you then. Now that we have resolved our differences, why don't we talk about cooperation?"
Li Yunlong thought about it. What day was it today? Why did they come to discuss cooperation? Was he, Li Yunlong, so popular now?
"Brother Yunfei, are you acting as a lobbyist for Yan Xishan?"
"To be honest, I was just following Commander Yan's orders to come and win over Brother Yunlong. Of course, if Brother Yunlong can accept Commander Yan's invitation, it would be a great thing for you and me to work for Commander Yan together!"
It seems that his 70,000 to 80,000 troops have indeed been targeted by various forces, and they all want to get a piece of the pie.
As soon as the transport captain's men left, Chu Yunfei came again.
No, it should be Chu Yunfei who came first. It was his transport team leader who got in the way.
Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and tapped the table lightly with his fingers. A series of "dong dong dong" sounds echoed in the huge conference room.
After a while, Li Yunlong finally spoke.
"Brother Yunfei, I wonder what price Chief Yan offered?"
Chu Yunfei thought there was a chance, and his eyes sparkled.
"Brother Yunlong, Commander Yan originally wanted to grant you the rank of Major General, Deputy Army Commander. But now that I have seen your family fortune, with me as a guarantor, it is not impossible to appoint you as Lieutenant General!"
Li Yunlong burst into laughter. He had always been raising the price, so why did Yan Xishan come to lower the price?
"Brother Yunlong, what are you laughing at? You and I are both soldiers and men. Just speak your mind!"
Chu Yunfei looked displeased.
Li Yunlong also restrained himself and tried his best to control his expression.
"Brother Yunlong, do you know what price Chen Bulei, who just left, offered me?"
"I don't have a sharp hearing, how would I know?"
"Director of Taiyuan Camp, in charge of the military and political affairs of the four northwestern provinces! Send another Army Lieutenant General!"
Chu Yunfei took a deep breath. He was a student of the fifth class of Whampoa Military Academy, a pride of the army and a disciple of the emperor. After years of hard work in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, he managed to get a rank as a colonel and commander of a reinforced regiment.
Although it’s not a rocket ship, it’s a steady and solid move.
Who would have thought that Li Yunlong, who had never even attended the Military Academy, would be promised the rank of Army Lieutenant General? And he would also hold the military and political power of four provinces?
But in a blink of an eye, he figured it out. With three armored divisions, three infantry divisions, and an aviation division with an unknown number of aircraft, it would not be an exaggeration to give him the rank of Army Lieutenant General.
Coupled with the mysterious logistical support force controlled by Li Yunlong, this deal is a good one.
Chu Yunfei began to laugh at himself.
"Hehe, it seems that I am still too narrow-minded! I want to use the rank of a major general to negotiate, Brother Yunlong, please forgive me!"
Li Yunlong grinned and quickly interrupted Chu Yunfei. These were all external possessions and he didn't mind at all.
Besides, even if Yan Xishan gave up his position, Li Yunlong probably wouldn't even consider it.
After all, his team was a real team that fought against the Japanese invaders, unlike the troops of Yan Xishan and Chongqing.
Besides, Li Yunlong would never do anything to get the skin of a tiger!
"Brother Yunfei, that's not true. I once told you that the reason we get along so well is because we are both pure soldiers. As long as we can kill the devils, those empty names don't matter!"
Chu Yunfei felt a little ashamed. He was indeed not pure enough when it came to winning over Li Yunlong.
"Alas, I have no choice! I hope Brother Yunlong will forgive me. Now that things have come to this, I will not bother you any more and say goodbye!"
Chu Yunfei stood up, put on his white gloves, and prepared to go out.
"Wait, Brother Yunfei!"
Li Yunlong grabbed Chu Yunfei.
"Anything else you can advise me?"
"Brother Yunfei, have you ever thought about your future? I'm afraid the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is not a place for you to stay for long. Maybe you should consider changing places?"