Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 79: Dividing the Loot

Tang Weiguo and his group rushed back to the Wolong Mountain military camp before dark, and the soldiers of the Independent Regiment also came to the Wolong Mountain garrison with Tang Weiguo.

Upon returning to the military camp, Tang Weiguo's first action was to send the wounded soldiers to the militia hospital, where he instructed Director Chu to lead newly trained doctors in providing treatment.

Knowing about the medical situation of the Independent Regiment, Tang Weiguo also took the soldiers of the Independent Regiment to the hospital for treatment.

"Commander Tang, I thank you on behalf of the Independent Regiment's wounded soldiers," Li Yunfei said gratefully. Li Yunfei knew that the Independent Regiment's medical conditions were poor; many wounded soldiers had died without receiving effective treatment. He was deeply concerned for his wounded soldiers...

When Li Yunfei learned that Tang Weiguo had also sent the wounded soldiers of the Independent Regiment to their own hospital, he was moved to tears.

“We are all comrades who fought together, so helping each other is only right. Besides, they are heroes who fought against the Japanese, so we should save them even more. If you want to express your gratitude, we can cooperate again if there is any intelligence about medicine in the future,” Tang Weiguo said.

"Then I, Old Li, will take this opportunity to thank Commander Tang. If you ever need my help in the future, Commander Tang, just give the order. As for the intelligence about the medicine, I'll ask my superiors for help when I get back."

"Alright, then we'll leave the medicine matter to Commander Li from now on," Tang Weiguo said with a smile.

"I try my best."

"Commander Tang, you have quite a splendid military base. I think this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, a good location." Li Yunfei turned his head and praised Tang Weiguo's military camp.

"I discovered it by chance. It was the bandits' trump card before. I wiped out the bandits, and then I thought this place was pretty good, so I settled my team here."

"The rooms outside are reserved for the wounded, so you'll have to make do in the caves," Tang Weiguo said.

"Caves are great, they're warm in winter and cool in summer. I, Old Li, love living in caves," Li Yunfei said with a smile.

"I already notified the logistics department to prepare the meal. Commander Li, you and your men should eat first. I'll arrange other things."

"Alright, Commander Tang, you're busy. If there's anything you need Old Li to help with, just let me know," Li Yunfei said, patting his chest.

"Okay, I'm leaving now." After saying that, Tang Weiguo left.

Li Yunfei led the soldiers of the Independent Regiment to the logistics department along with the militia soldiers to collect their meals.

"Commander, this militia is so rich! They have steamed buns and braised pork for their meals!" Li Dapeng excitedly ran over and said.

"Commander, I got you a portion." With that, Da Peng handed Li Yunfei a bowl of meat and three steamed buns.

"Wow, Commander Tang is really rich. We only splurge once a year during the New Year," Li Yunfei remarked.

"By the way, didn't you send a copy to Political Commissar Zhao?"

"That monk got beaten up. He's being taken to the political commissar, who's currently visiting the wounded at the hospital," Li Dapeng said while eating.

"Commander, eat up, it smells delicious. That militia soldier even told me that if I'm not full, I can get more food, and it'll be as much as I want."

Li Yunfei took the bowl and ate a big bite of meat: "Damn, it's so delicious. When will our Independent Regiment be able to live a good life?"

"That's how it is, I, Dapeng, would laugh myself to death."

"Alright, stop talking and eat. We still need to arrange accommodations for the soldiers tonight, so we can't cause any more trouble for Commander Tang."

"Yes, team fight."

At this moment in the hospital, the Chu sisters, Chu Yu and Chu Xin, are performing surgery on wounded soldiers of the militia, while other newly trained doctors are treating the injuries of soldiers with minor injuries.

"Sister, why are there so many seriously wounded soldiers this time?" Chu Xin asked as she removed the bullets from the soldier's body.

"They've probably encountered a large group of Japanese soldiers. I wonder what the situation is with the militia now." Chu Yu gestured to the nurse beside him to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Chu Yu had been performing surgery for several hours straight, with one soldier after another taking their place on the operating table.

"The bullet has been removed from this soldier. Have the doctor outside bandage him and change his bandage," Chu Yu said to the nurse beside her.

"Yes, Dean Chu."

Then they pushed the soldier off the operating table and brought in a new, seriously wounded soldier.

"Sister, look at the clothes!" Chu Xin exclaimed.

"What's wrong? Why are you making such a fuss?" Chu Yu looked curiously at the clothes of the newly arrived soldiers.

"The Eighth Route Army?" This time it was Chu Yu's turn to exclaim in surprise.

"Sister, they're soldiers of our Eighth Route Army now," Chu Xin whispered in Chu Yu's ear.

"Now that we know what happened, let's get our comrades treated as soon as possible," Chu Yu replied softly.

"Yes, sister."

On the other side, Tang Weiguo dragged his tired body back to the regimental headquarters, where Bi Shoucai thoughtfully prepared a meal for him and placed it in his office.

After finishing his meal, Tang Weiguo went straight to sleep; he had experienced far too much that day.

The next morning, the militia soldiers continued their training as usual before dawn. The only difference was that a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers were now alongside them.

Li Yunfei's independent regiment stayed in Wolong Mountain for two days. After breakfast that morning, Li Yunfei went to Tang Weiguo's regimental headquarters.

"Commander Tang, the political commissar and I plan to return to our post today. Old Li is too shy to freeload here," Li Yunfei said.

Hearing Li Yunfei say that, Tang Weiguo smiled and said from inside.

"You, Old Li, really have courage to say you're thin-skinned."

But Tang Weiguo still said, "Why not stay a few more days?"

"The Independent Regiment suffered heavy losses this time and wants to go back as soon as possible to replenish its manpower. Fortunately, the equipment captured in the past few days has been tallied, so we can take it back to improve the Independent Regiment's combat effectiveness. I don't want my Independent Regiment to be so much weaker than yours in the next joint operation."

"Since Commander Li says so, then I won't try to stop you," Tang Weiguo said with a smile.

“这次咱们在鬼子军列缴获了三八大盖3000多支，37挺重机枪、121挺轻机枪、156具掷弹筒以及20门迫击炮和10门九二式步兵炮，6部电台以及10个步话机。对了，还有10箱黄金。”

"As per our previous agreement, it's a 30/70 split. I've already had Bi Shoucai sort out your weapons. Once you've checked them and confirmed they're all in order, you can take them away directly."

"As for the three boxes of gold, Commander Li will have to ask a trusted confidant to come and collect them from me personally."

"By the way, as for the weapons captured in the ambush, there are enough for two companies. How about we split them in half?" Tang Weiguo said.

Hearing Tang Weiguo say this, Li Yunfei knew perfectly well that Tang Weiguo was intentionally taking care of their Independent Regiment, so he said:

"Commander Tang, the main force in the ambush is still your militia. Besides, the soldiers of our Independent Regiment are treated by the militia themselves. These days, medicine is more expensive than gold. Our Independent Regiment will not participate in the distribution of weapons and equipment for the ambush of the Japanese."

"One thing at a time. Besides, I'm still waiting for your information about the medicine. Just do as I say. I've already had the logistics department prepare this. You can take it with you and carry it out."

"By the way, you don't need to return the weapons I lent you earlier. You can return them to me after you capture Japanese equipment. As a wealthy landlord, I'll have to charge you some interest." Tang Weiguo said with a smile.

"Okay, it's a deal."

"When are you planning to leave?" Tang Weiguo asked.

"We'll set off this afternoon and return to our base under cover of darkness for safety."

"it is good."

"Commander Tang, thank you for taking care of the wounded. I will come to pick them up again once they have recovered."

"It's alright if you don't accept them, these are all treasures," Tang Weiguo said with a smile.

"Haha, Commander Tang is joking."

That evening, Tang Weiguo saw Li Yunfei and his party off at the foot of Wolong Mountain.

"Brother Yunfei, have a safe journey."

"Brother Weiguo, take care." After saying that, Li Yunfei led the soldiers of the Independent Regiment and disappeared into the mountains.