novelden Chapter 160: You are worrying for nothing. Xie Baoqing doesn't have the courage to do that! 3-w
Chapter 160: You are worrying for nothing. Xie Baoqing doesn't have the courage to do that! 3-w
Lin Zhenhua was not so optimistic. He vaguely remembered that the monk seemed to have died at the hands of the second in command of the Black Cloud Village. He was not at ease with Xie Baoqing, and reminded him seriously: "Old Li, we must be careful of capsizing in the gutter. The thorn in the Black Cloud Village must be removed sooner or later. Keeping them will only bring disaster to the people!"
Li Yunlong replied nonchalantly, "College student, Black Cloud Village is not as powerful as you think. Although the Shanxi Suiyuan Army has surrounded and suppressed them many times before, they have been successfully repelled. That's because they haven't encountered our independent regiment. If I really let me fight, I can take down the entire Black Cloud Village in half a day. There is no need to take them seriously. As long as they behave themselves, I can't attack them casually. After all, they have also fought against the devils. From this point of view, I can show them some mercy."
Lin Zhenhua didn't think so. He reminded him again: "Old Li, I think you'd better be cautious. If something goes wrong on the road to Heiyun Village, we won't even have a place to cry! This time when we came out, we didn't bring any artillery. We only had the four armored vehicles to provide fire support. We even brought six light machine guns and only two heavy machine guns. We brought eight grenade launchers. We are indeed a little weak in firepower!"
Li Yunlong replied nonchalantly, "College student, I think your worry is completely unnecessary. This time when I go to trade with Xue Changkun, I only plan to bring one battalion, and the other battalion will secretly transport the equipment out. You told me before that this time there will be equipment for an artillery battalion, so we don't need to worry about the artillery at all. The equipment of an artillery battalion is enough for us. I brought Wang Chengzhu here this time just to let him take over the artillery battalion equipment."
"College student, I have already arranged many things in advance. Even if Xue Changkun wants to attack us, I have a way to smash his turtle shell and get him out of his encirclement. It will not be easy for Xue Changkun to deal with our four armored vehicles alone."
"College student, I have fought for so many years, and an opponent like Xue Changkun is no match for me. I am not bragging to you. If you don't believe me, just follow my instructions. I don't believe Xue Changkun dares to attack me, not to mention that I have someone arranged with Xue Changkun, so you don't have to worry too much about safety!"
After listening to Li Yunlong's explanation, Lin Zhenhua didn't say anything more. In terms of combat experience, he really felt inferior to Li Yunlong. If it weren't for his good luck, he would have died on the battlefield long ago. Compared with a veteran like Li Yunlong, he still lacked a lot.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, the large army arrived near Heiyun Village. Things turned out just as Li Yunlong had expected. The people of Heiyun Village were very honest and watched Li Yunlong leave from the mountain.
Xie Baoqing, who was in the Juyi Hall, only said "I know" after learning that Li Yunlong had passed the news, and there was no further news. It was not that he did not dare to do it, but after Xie Baoqing passed the news to Xue Changkun, he had been waiting for a reply.
He would never act on his own before Xue Changkun replied. Fortunately, he finally got a reply in the middle of the night. When he looked at the content online, his inner irritability disappeared all of a sudden. He said to Shanmaozi beside him: "Second brother, hurry up and call the third brother back to me. We have a big deal to do this time, and we need the third brother to give us some advice!"
When the second in command Shanmaozi saw Xie Baoqing's excited expression, he knew that this time the deal was definitely not a small one. He did not ask his subordinates to invite the third in command Yumian Shusheng, but went to invite him personally.
A quarter of an hour later, the three of them were drinking and eating meat in the Juyi Hall and talking about big business.
The big boss Xie Baoqing spoke first, "Second brother, third brother, Captain Xue has replied. This time he plans to negotiate a big deal with Li Yunlong. He needs us to shake things up. After the deal is done, he will give us a reward of 50,000 yuan, and we will give us an additional 10% profit on the previous deal."
"This time, Li Yunlong brought two battalions with him. He is always cautious and careful. When he makes a deal with Captain Xue, he will definitely bring only one battalion with him. The other battalion will stay outside to provide support. Li Yunlong has done this more than once or twice. Captain Xue has figured out the pattern. We only need to block the battalion outside for one day, and we will have fulfilled the agreement!"
"Tomorrow, Captain Xue will send someone to deliver 100 guns and tens of thousands of bullets. He will also specially transfer a platoon of artillery to help us. The situation is roughly like this. Brothers, do you think we can do business?"
The second in command Shanmaozi felt that Xie Baoqing was just wasting his time. If he didn't do such a sure-win deal, how could Heiyun survive in this area in the future? After the news spread, he would be looked down upon by the surrounding mountain strongholds. He said on the spot: "Boss, if you miss such a good opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life. If you don't believe me, you can ask the brothers in the mountain stronghold. We have done so many deals, and every deal was a risky one. The risk is so small this time. If we still push it out, the brothers will be furious when they know about it. I think there is nothing for us to discuss. We should just agree to Captain Xue's request!"
Xie Baoqing did not take the complaints of the second in command Shanmaozi seriously. He looked at the third in command Yumianshusheng, wanting to hear his ideas.
The jade-faced scholar did not speak directly, but shook the feather fan in his hand and analyzed confidently: "Boss, second boss, please be patient and listen to me carefully first. If you have any objections, it's not too late to speak up later!"
Shanmaozi said anxiously, "Third brother, you like to speak slowly, which can drive people crazy. What's the point of talking in a roundabout way? It's better to just speak your opinion directly!"
The Jade-faced Scholar was not angry. Instead, he continued to speak calmly, "Boss, the reason you haven't made a decision yet is mainly because you are worried about Ding Wei's New 1st Regiment and Kong Jie's New 2nd Regiment. Once our troops surround the Independent Regiment, these two regiments will definitely not sit idly by and will definitely send troops to rescue."
"Our Black Cloud Village will definitely not be able to withstand the attack of two regiments and a battalion. The reason why the boss hesitated is that he was afraid that our Black Cloud Village would become cannon fodder for Captain Xue. After all, Captain Xue has a big tree to lean on, and even if Li Yunlong does something to him afterwards, it will probably be difficult for him to do anything. In the end, our Black Cloud Village will be sacrificed. This is what the boss is worried about."
Xie Baoqing clapped his hands vigorously and said, "Third Brother, you are worthy of being the worm in my stomach. This is what I think. I can't let the foundation of Black Cloud Village be ruined. I can only think of ways to avoid this situation. Once you are in the rivers and lakes, you can't help yourself. Xue Changkun is not someone you can mess with. Once we don't agree to cooperate with him, then our Black Cloud Village will have two options, either surrender to the Eighth Route Army or surrender to the devils. But I don't want to take either of these two options. I just want to continue living a happy life in Black Cloud Village!"
The jade-faced scholar gently shook the feather fan in his hand with a faint smile on his lips. The words he said shocked the two people in front of him.
"Boss, Second Boss, things are unpredictable. We have caught a good opportunity this time. There is no need to worry about the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments coming to reinforce us. In fact, we should thank the Japanese. If they hadn't severely damaged these two regiments last time, we might not have had this opportunity."
"Boss, Second Boss, according to the intelligence I received earlier, Ding Wei's New 1st Regiment and Kong Jie's New 2nd Regiment fought with a brigade of the devils for eight days in order to rescue Li Yunlong's independent regiment. They suffered a direct loss of 60% of their troops. Now they have been broken up into small groups and are recuperating. Even if they want to gather troops for rescue, they can only send out 100 to 200 soldiers at most. This is really a great opportunity for our Black Cloud Village!"
"But we can't agree to Captain Xue so easily. We only have 400 to 500 brothers in Black Cloud. Even if we count the surrounding hills, there are only a few thousand people in total. Our numbers are about the same as the enemy. We may not be able to defeat them in a fight!"
"We can have Captain Xue secretly send a battalion of soldiers to dress up in our clothes and use a trick to replace them. Even if they are discovered, we can easily fool them. I believe Captain Xue will agree!"
Xie Baoqing slammed the table heavily and said, "Third Brother, I'll leave this matter to you. This time, we'll have a good fight with the Independent Regiment. I want to step on Li Yunlong's reputation to rise to the top and let others know the strength of our Black Cloud Village, so that no villains will have the idea of attacking our Black Cloud Village!"
The Jade-faced Scholar bowed and said, "Boss, I will go to see Captain Xue tonight and will be back before tomorrow night. Please gather the brothers in the stronghold and notify the other strongholds. This time we will raise a big flag and let everyone in northwest Shanxi know the reputation of our Black Cloud Stronghold. This will prevent them from bargaining with us one by one when they pass by our foothills in the future. Isn't this looking down on us brothers!"
Li Yunlong never thought that Xie Baoqing of Heiyun Village was so bold that he actually planned to attack him. Due to his negligence, he really suffered some losses. If it weren't for Lin Zhenhua's emergency rescue, Li Yunlong would have been in trouble this time.
The Jade-faced Scholar rode his horse to Elm Valley overnight. When he was halfway there, he arranged for his men to dismount and rest for a while. He took this opportunity to secretly leave a letter and made a mark on it. He made many such marks along the way, and they were soon taken away by the black shadow following behind. When the contents of the letter were first seen, the black shadow showed a hideous smile on his face, and the words he said made people shudder: "Lin Zhenhua, you finally came out. This time, I want to see where you can escape to?"