Chapter 9: Postwar Conference, Kong Jie’s Report Leaves the Brigade Commander Stunned

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Could it really be her? Ding Ling, the female doctor from the "Life-and-Death Squad." Known for her calm, serious demeanor and few words, she had earned the nickname "Ice Beauty." This must be a parallel universe of the Comprehensive Film World, Li Yunlong thought to himself.

At that moment, Zhang Quan, responsible for logistics, stepped forward to introduce her. "Commander, this is a newly joined comrade, Ding Ling. She’s skilled in medicine..."

"Ding Ling, this is our new First Regiment Commander, Comrade Li Yunlong."

"Ding Ling, welcome to the unit," Li Yunlong extended his hand.

Ding Ling glanced at Li Yunlong, signaling she was busy, and nodded seriously. "Greetings, Commander. I still have work to attend to," she said as she continued bandaging a wounded soldier, maintaining an aloof and composed demeanor.

Li Yunlong was momentarily taken aback.

Zhang Quan awkwardly explained, "Commander, Comrade Ding Ling tends to be quiet; please don’t take it personally."

Li Yunlong waved his hand and smiled, "No problem."

"I’ve noticed her bandaging skills are quite good. If she could instruct others in rescue techniques, it would improve the medical staff’s capabilities here."

"Understood!" Zhang Quan nodded.

After tending to the wounded, Li Yunlong did not linger and returned to headquarters.

Following this battle, Li Yunlong felt an urgent need to strengthen the regiment's medical support.

Improving the number and skill of medics would mean better care for the wounded.

After all, casualties are inevitable in combat.

This would provide better protection for the troops.

At the regiment headquarters, in the meeting room.

Outside in the courtyard, the squad leaders, having finished their duties, gathered to wait.

To enhance combat effectiveness, Li Yunlong decided to hold a post-battle meeting to summarize lessons learned and avoid repeating mistakes.

When Li Yunlong arrived, Shen Quan and others stood up and greeted him.

"Commander!"

"Commander!"

Li Yunlong waved them down, "Sit, everyone, please sit."

"I’ve called this meeting mainly to discuss the errors in this battle, draw lessons, figure out how to prevent the same mistakes, and improve our strength."

"Of course!"

"In this battle, many soldiers performed quite well."

"First Squad fought bravely..."

Hearing the commander’s praise, the First Squad leader straightened up proudly, a hint of pride showing on his face.

"This is thanks to your leadership, Commander. Your encouragement has greatly boosted morale; the soldiers are no longer so fearful of the enemy."

"Exactly," Shen Quan chimed in. "Commander, your fierce exploits against the enemy have become an example for everyone. It’s the talk of the unit."

...

Everyone nodded, their eyes full of admiration and amazement.

It was as if the scene of Li Yunlong’s furious assault on the enemy was replaying before them, filling them with awe.

Li Yunlong raised his hand to quiet them. "Alright, alright, enough with the flattery."

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"But you’re right about one thing: commanders must lead by example."

"As the saying goes, 'A brave soldier is one, but a brave general leads many; a useless general exhausts the army.'"

"All levels of command must lead the charge and inspire morale!"

...

After an hour of discussion with the commanders, the meeting concluded.

"The spoils are difficult to manage. I’ve decided to turn them over to the brigade headquarters for safekeeping."

"Shen Quan, prepare to hand them over once the troops are settled."

"Dismissed!"

"Yes, sir!"

Shen Quan and others stood and went to distribute supplies and implement the meeting’s directives.

To boost morale and pride, Li Yunlong rewarded outstanding squads and soldiers with some of the captured goods.

For example, Wang Gensheng, Wang Xikui, Wang Chengzhu, and others.

For these meritorious soldiers, Li Yunlong even arranged to buy wine and roast chicken as rewards.

This stirred much envy among others.

In this era, such luxuries were rare.

It also motivated the soldiers to vow to perform well in the next battle.

Under the guidance of their officers, training became more enthusiastic and diligent.

The entire regiment was thriving.

Li Yunlong felt deeply gratified.

...

Elsewhere, at the Independent Regiment Command.

After leading his troops out of battle, Kong Jie withdrew.

Back at base, restless and hungry, Kong Jie anxiously awaited the investigation’s results to find out who had intercepted the spoils.

Days passed with no report to the brigade headquarters.

Until messengers arrived to inquire.

Kong Jie had no choice but to recount the events.

"Tell the brigade commander that I’ll report again once the investigation is complete."

"Understood."

"I’ll be going now. Farewell."

Kong Jie stood to see them out.

...

In the afternoon.

The soldiers sent to investigate finally returned to the regiment and reported to Kong Jie: "Commander, we’ve gathered some information."

"According to villagers nearby, the unit that ambushed the Japanese transport convoy was the First Regiment."

Kong Jie was stunned.

"The First Regiment?"

"No wonder they nearly stripped the enemy’s uniforms clean. So it was that Li Yunlong kid!"

"Really taking what they can get, huh? Haha..." Kong Jie shook his head and smiled.

At the same time, his mind was filled with questions.

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The First Regiment was established after the Independent Regiment, and without support from the brigade, their supplies were meager. Given Li Yunlong’s character, such behavior was unsurprising.

But how had the First Regiment finished the battle so swiftly?

There had been many corpses on the battlefield, and according to captured puppet soldiers, the escort included a Japanese squad.

The puppet soldiers’ fighting ability was poor, so that was expected, but the Japanese troops were formidable.

How did Li Yunlong manage it?

Even an ambush shouldn’t have wiped out a Japanese squad so quickly.

Could the First Regiment’s combat power have improved this much?

This puzzled Kong Jie.

However, for now, he suppressed his curiosity to learn more later.

Since the First Regiment had intercepted the spoils, he could only swallow his pride.

After all, trying to share the loot with Li Yunlong, who was famously stingy, was pure fantasy.

This time, he would just support the First Regiment.

Kong Jie comforted himself inwardly.

He then wrote a letter and had a messenger deliver it to the brigade headquarters.

...

Elsewhere.

After arranging affairs within the regiment, Li Yunlong led the troops to transport the captured artifacts to the brigade headquarters.

Leaving the items at the regiment would require guarding, so it was better to exchange them for tangible benefits with the brigade commander.

However, Li Yunlong kept some classical medical books.

Among them were Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases and Compendium of Materia Medica.

He kept these to develop the regiment’s medical and sanitary forces.

After marching for some time, avoiding Japanese and puppet checkpoints, they finally arrived at the brigade base.

...

At the 386th Brigade Command.

The brigade commander was listening to the messenger returning from the Independent Regiment.

Intercepted? They nearly stripped the enemy to their underwear?

Who was so ruthless?

Just as the commander was shocked by their ferocity, a guard arrived at a dilapidated civilian house, called out a report, then entered and saluted the commander.

"Commander, Li Yunlong of the First Regiment has arrived, and he’s brought a substantial amount of loot."

Li Yunlong?

And brought a lot of spoils?

Could it be...

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