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Chapter 153 Arrival at the Headquarters of the 1st Column of the Western Province

After a five-hour journey, the group finally arrived at the headquarters of the First Column of the Western Province. The location of the headquarters was ingenious, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with the headquarters situated on a small platform halfway up the mountain.

The location is very secluded; as long as sentry posts are set up on the three sides of the mountain, it is easy to keep track of everything happening around.

Bai Luo parked the car at the entrance of the Red Party headquarters courtyard and jumped out of the car in a hurry. He was almost numb from the questions asked by Deputy Chief of Staff Zhuge and Zhao Gang.

The two men saw Bai Luo jump out of the car and run away, realizing that they had talked too much and annoyed the little guy with their questions.

The next three days were a nightmare for the cooks of the First Column of the Red Army; these three bastards were simply too big for their stomachs.

The deputy chief of staff was also a little worried after hearing the cook's complaints. Thinking of the boastful words he had said in his mind, he felt his face burning. Fortunately, he didn't say them out loud, otherwise he would have really lost face.

This was when Deputy Commander Liu Cheng returned to the command post courtyard from an inspection outside. As soon as he entered the room, he saw his old partner Zhuge Ming sitting at the table with a worried expression, the tea in his cup already cold.

But Zhuge Ming was completely unaware of it.

"What's wrong? What's gotten into my chief of staff that's making things so difficult for him?"

Liu Cheng rarely saw his old partner like this, so he asked curiously.

Zhuge Ming's thoughts were interrupted by the deputy commander's question, and he then realized that his old partner had returned from inspecting the defenses. Upon hearing his old partner's question,

He couldn't help but give a bitter laugh.

"Isn't this a slap in the face to Fatty Chong? These two people and the bear he brought are such big eaters. The bear is fine, a sweet potato or some corn will do the trick, but those two kids are still growing, we can't just treat them like that, can we?"

Upon hearing Zhuge Ming's words, the deputy commander-in-chief asked in confusion.

“They may have big appetites, but didn’t your old friend give you a large sum of money for food? 500 yuan! Even if those kids can eat a lot, they might not be able to finish that amount of money in a year.”

Zhuge Ming rolled his eyes when he heard the deputy commander's words.

"My dear leader, you don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge. There's not a soul around here for dozens of kilometers."

It's true that they brought their own food money, but the problem is I have nowhere to spend it.

Moreover, our supplies are provided by the surrounding troops, and they are calculated per capita.

Three gluttons suddenly appeared, and the cooks are saying that the food supply is running low and won't last until next month.

As Zhuge Ming spoke, he felt a bit thirsty, and without caring whether the tea in his hand was cold, he took a big gulp.

He continued.

"Old Huang from the county town only comes once a month, and each time he brings 10 jin of meat, which isn't even enough for these two kids to eat in one meal."

Luckily, Lao Huang had only been here a short time, otherwise these two kids would have been eating cornbread and cabbage with us.

You've seen those two kids, they're so cute and fair-skinned, you can't let them wither away after just a few days here, can you?"

The deputy commander-in-chief was speechless after Zhuge Ming's barrage of words. He hadn't really noticed these things. Thinking back to when he saw the two children, they were indeed well-fed and chubby.

He's been so busy lately that his feet barely touch the ground; the Japanese sweep has started again.

Intelligence reports from surrounding troops frequently indicated that the Japanese were planning a large-scale winter mopping-up operation.

According to intelligence received a couple of days ago, the Blue Party troops and the Japanese troops in Yang City are locked in a stalemate in Zheng City.

Zhengzhou was not taken back as quickly as expected.

Meanwhile, intelligence also came from the Japanese side.

Due to the shortage of strategic materials in Japan's domestic borders, Yangshi was not captured.

The Japanese rear headquarters had to open up another route, taking into account recent intelligence from surrounding troops.

The Japanese are very likely trying to open a breach in the western provinces to alleviate the shortage of supplies in their own country.

He has to go to the brigade headquarters tomorrow for a meeting to discuss how to deal with the Japanese sweep.

Just as he was about to discuss this with his old partner, the guard Xiao Liu suddenly walked in.

"Reporting to the commander, Li Yilong from the West First Regiment has arrived."

Upon hearing that Li Yilong had arrived, the deputy commander frowned and said irritably.

"What is he here for?"

He gets a headache whenever he hears about Li Yilong. He's a master at fighting, but he's also incredibly good at causing trouble. He's been in almost every position, from the head of the household to the regimental commander.

At this moment, Zhuge Ming saw the deputy commander-in-chief frowning, and his mind raced as if he had thought of something.

"My dear General Liu, do you still remember the Japanese equipment I brought three days ago?"

Upon hearing Zhuge Ming's words, Liu Cheng subconsciously replied.

"Of course I remember, especially those Japanese soldiers' cotton-padded coats, they solved a big problem."

Zhuge Ming chuckled, "Do you remember who brought it for me?"

"Zhang Biao, the battalion commander of Li Yilong. Oh, that bastard Li Yilong, he's come here to take advantage of our situation."

With Zhuge Ming speaking so clearly, Liu Cheng was naturally quick to understand.

He spoke to Xiao Liu, the guard at the door.

"Go, get that dog-sniff Li Yilong out of here. Tell him I'm not at headquarters; I've gone down to inspect the troops."

But no sooner had he finished speaking than a loud, grinning shout came from outside the door.

"Commander, I've missed you so much, Lao Li! Hey, don't hold me back, or I'll make your guard platoon leader give you a hard time."

The deputy commander inside knew Li Yilong had barged in as soon as he heard that cheeky shout.

Now there's nowhere to hide. Hearing the commotion outside, Liu Cheng walked out of the house with a dark face.

As soon as I came out, I saw Li Yilong being held by two guards in the courtyard.

The two guards saw that their commander had come out, so they quickly let go of Li Yilong's hand and saluted the deputy commander-in-chief.

Liu Cheng waved to the two guards, indicating that they could go back to their posts.

At this moment, the shameless Li Yilong had already walked quickly to Liu Cheng's side.

He stood ramrod straight and saluted Liu Cheng.

"Hello, Chief."

Then he immediately put his hand down, his face instantly displaying a fawning smile.

"Commander, I've missed you so much! Old Li couldn't sleep well because I haven't seen you in so long, so I came here early this morning to see you."

Liu Cheng was so angry at Li Yilong's shamelessness that he laughed.

"You can miss me, you can see me, but you can't come here with any ulterior motives."

Liu Cheng felt an itch to bite Li Yilong the moment he saw him.

This guy is always getting him into trouble, and he's incredibly shameless with a keen sense of smell. Whenever headquarters has something good, he follows the scent and comes over. He's starting to suspect that Li Yilong has someone watching him.

But scolding him is useless; he's shameless every day, so Liu Cheng now gives him a heads-up before he even sees him.