lovenovelstory Chapter 33 Taking Office
Chapter 33 Taking Office
Li Yunlong thought for a moment, then pointed to the newly made military uniforms and said, "Quick, pack two hundred sets of uniforms. I'm taking them with me."
A colleague nearby immediately responded, "Without Minister Zhang's approval, I can't make that decision."
Li Yunlong chuckled: "What approval slip do you need? I'm still the factory director. Show off, two hundred sets of military uniforms, not a single one missing."
Wang Yousheng couldn't help but smile again. He had figured it out: Li Yunlong had given two hundred sets of military uniforms to appease the soldiers of the Independent Regiment.
This detail wasn't explained in detail in the TV series version...
As the secretary, Wang Yousheng naturally arranged the two hundred sets of military uniforms perfectly.
When Wang Yousheng left the logistics department, he did not encounter Zhang Wanhe. Otherwise, he would have definitely attached himself to another deputy-level figure. After all, during the two months at the clothing factory, his friendship level with Zhang Wanhe had reached over 50.
Zhang Wanhe, who controls the logistics department, must be earning a lot of points every day. Wang Yousheng figured he could only try again later.
Zhang Shan was the one who escorted Li Yunlong to the Independent Regiment. Because of his bravery in battle, Zhang Shan took advantage of the brigade commander's inspection of the rear headquarters to apply to the brigade commander to be transferred to the Independent Regiment to assist Li Yunlong in managing the Independent Regiment.
At first, Chen Geng disagreed because he always felt that Li Yunlong was trying to form factions, but he eventually agreed.
Chen Geng considered that the Independent Regiment's morale was low. Although Li Yunlong was quite famous, his sudden transfer to the Independent Regiment would definitely make the soldiers of the Independent Regiment dissatisfied, especially since Kong Jie was still lying in the field hospital.
To the soldiers of the Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong seemed to be taking advantage of the situation to rise in rank.
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Yangcun.
Independent Regiment Command Post.
After the night raid, the windows outside the command post were still riddled with bullet holes, and debris from the fierce battle was everywhere. On the other side of the courtyard, there were several deep craters from grenades, clearly indicating that the area had not yet been cleaned up.
Wang Yousheng followed Li Yunlong to take up his post. As they entered the villages, they saw many soldiers looking dejected. Clearly, with Kong Jie wounded and transferred to a field hospital, the morale of the Independent Regiment had plummeted.
"Commander Li!"
A comrade with a resolute posture approached Li Yunlong.
He was in his early twenties, with bright, piercing eyes, and a scar on his right cheek from fighting the Japanese soldiers with bayonets.
He stood at attention and said, "Welcome, Commander Li, to the Independent Regiment for guidance."
Since everyone had been stationed in the Independent Regiment, they were naturally familiar with this comrade. His name was Guan Dashan, and he was the company commander of the guard company of the Independent Regiment.
Seeing that Guan Dashan also looked dejected, Li Yunlong said, "Don't worry, once your regimental commander recovers, he will still be your regimental commander. I'm just here to maintain order."
With that, Li Yunlong took the lead and walked into the regimental headquarters operations room.
There were only two comrades in the room organizing documents. The atmosphere was very somber, and the air seemed to still carry the lingering smell of blood from that night.
Although Li Yunlong came from a rough and uncultured background, he was a respectable person when it came to doing things.
Immediately, he turned to Guan Dashan and ordered, "Go, summon all the cadres in the entire regiment. I have something important to announce."
"yes!"
Guan Dashan stood at attention and immediately accepted the order. As he left, he couldn't help but glance at Wang Yousheng again, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Wang Yousheng glanced at Guan Dashan and saw that Guan Dashan's friendliness towards him was only 15, and he seemed to be holding back his temper, probably still not recovered from the night raid.
Wang Yousheng first ordered Zhang Shan to arrange the new military uniforms, and then went to the command room.
He also glanced at the map on the wall riddled with bullet holes and thought that the Independent Regiment was in a terrible state. The regimental headquarters was destroyed and the regimental commander was wounded. It was normal for the morale of the whole regiment to be low.
Ten minutes later, Guan Dashan arrived with several cadres.
Li Yunlong glanced at it, his expression changed in surprise, and he asked, "What happened? The Independent Regiment only has a few officers left?"
Although the Independent Regiment is an independent organization, it belongs to the core regiment.
But all the necessary departments were present: the regimental party committee, the security department, clerical staff, logistics team, battalion commanders at all levels, etc., totaling more than twenty people.
So far, besides Guan Dashan, only six people have arrived...
Wang Yousheng also took a look and found that, apart from the two comrades he had met before, he only vaguely remembered Shen Quan from the Second Battalion and Wang Huaibao from the Third Battalion.
Guan Dashan immediately reported, "Reporting to Regiment Commander Li, in the battle of Liuchen Village, Battalion Commander Chen Yi was hit by a shell from Fujita Regiment and died on the battlefield. All the officers of the regimental headquarters were suppressed by heavy enemy fire during the retreat, and all...all..."
As Guan Dashan spoke, his eyes involuntarily welled up with tears. His eyes were bloodshot, and the muscles on his face twitched violently as he spoke, clearly indicating that he was so angry that he even wanted to cry.
The cadres following behind were also gritting their teeth.
At this time, as the newly appointed regimental commander, he should comfort his soldiers.
However, Li Yunlong glared at him and roared, "What are you crying for! Fighting is about risking your life. A true man should die on the battlefield and return wrapped in a horse's hide! Dying on the battlefield is a duty, there's nothing to cry about."
Perhaps because of Li Yunlong's shout, all the cadres fell silent.
Li Yunlong glanced at everyone and said again, "We can't gather enough officers anytime soon. I've observed that the Independent Regiment is currently crippled. Our primary task is to restore our combat effectiveness. Without combat effectiveness, how are you going to fight the Japanese head-on?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Huaibao, the battalion commander of the Third Battalion, suddenly stood up and said, "Regimental Commander Li, we've heard of the New First Regiment and know that you have some skills. The Japanese are closing in on our base, and my Third Battalion is down to just one company. Regimental Commander Kong was also attacked by the Japanese at night. Regimental Commander Li, tell us what to do. We must avenge them!"
"Yes, revenge! Revenge!"
Perhaps inspired by Li Yunlong's words, the morale of several cadres showed signs of rebounding. Li Yunlong was very satisfied and said, "You do your jobs well. I will visit your camps in the next couple of days to inspect them. Once I have a good understanding of the situation, I will tell you what to do."
"We're going to downsize the First Battalion. I'm transferring a new battalion commander from the New First Regiment, Zhang Dabiao. You've heard of him, right? Let him be the battalion commander of the First Battalion first."
The cadres had no complaints. Kong Jie had warned them that once Li Yunlong took office, the entire regiment should cooperate with Li Yunlong's operations.
After handing over the tasks, Li Yunlong urged them to go about their own business.
Wang Yousheng had listened carefully. Li Yunlong had made a series of arrangements, even appointing Zhang Shan as the captain of the conscription team, but Li Yunlong had not mentioned him at all.
Mustering his courage, Wang Yousheng asked, "Commander, what about me? What am I supposed to do?"
"you?"
Li Yunlong turned his head and glanced at Wang Yousheng, saying, "I just took over the Independent Regiment, and I haven't figured out many things yet. If you're bored, help the regimental party committee with some documents. Hehe, don't worry, you'll have plenty to do in a while."