Li Yunlong then asked: "Old Ding, you have just taken office, how much weapons and ammunition can you exchange for the horses and equipment of a cavalry company?"
"I can't get weapons and ammunition now." Ding Wei said, "But I can issue an IOU."
The newly formed Second Regiment was also a basic regiment. The headquarters used the 600 guns that Li Yunlong handed over to the brigade headquarters, and the brigade headquarters took out another 200 guns.
Some backbones were transferred from each regiment, and veterans led new recruits, and the framework of the new second regiment was thus set up.
With 800 guns and more than 1,000 men, the New Second Regiment is considered good among basic regiments in terms of equipment and manpower.
Of course, the headquarters only sets up the basic regiment for you. After that, there will be no supplies of weapons and ammunition, and no replenishment of troops, so there are no restrictions on the establishment. As long as you have the ability, you can grow it to tens of thousands.
Ding Wei was also a little happy. He was about to take office, but he didn't expect to encounter such a good thing.
If you have a cavalry company in hand, you won't need to replace it with an infantry battalion.
After a pause, Ding Wei said again:
"Old Li, let me calculate an account for you. These 300 army horses look very impressive, but have you ever thought about how much food and fodder 300 army horses consume every day?"
"Each military horse consumes 5 kilograms of concentrated feed every day. The consumption of 300 military horses in one day alone requires 1,500 kilograms of grain, which is 45,000 kilograms in a month."
"This does not include the 10 kilograms of fodder each military horse needs to consume every day."
"The food needed to feed a cavalry battalion is enough to feed an infantry regiment!"
"With the current situation of your new regiment, can you afford to support a cavalry battalion?"
When Li Yunlong heard this, he realized that this was really the case. He was only thinking about setting up a cavalry battalion, but he had never thought about this.
With the current situation of the New Regiment, a regiment of 2,000 people can be self-sufficient, but adding another regiment will not be enough.
Ding Wei said again.
"So, I plan to use a company's weapons and equipment in exchange for 100 military horses from you."
"As for Lao Kong, you have to talk to him separately."
Li Yunlong thought for a while, and instead of letting the brigade commander fight against the autumn wind, he might as well change the equipment of a company.
You, Ding Wei, may make a lot of money, but we, Lao Li, will never lose.
Li Yunlong nodded: "Okay, then you can write me an IOU."
Seeing that Li Yunlong had agreed, Ding Wei took out a notebook from his pocket on the spot, put it and a pen on the kang table, and started writing.
After finishing writing, Ding Wei took the IOU and read:
"Today Ding Wei borrowed 100 military horses from Li Yunlong's department, and later voluntarily provided a company of weapons and equipment as compensation. He made this groundless statement and established this basis - Ding Wei."
Li Yunlong took the IOU and looked at it. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, he carefully folded it and put it in his pocket.
After drinking and eating, Ding Wei said goodbye to Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong sent Ding Wei to the entrance of the village.
The two agreed that after Ding Wei took over as commander of the new second regiment, they would immediately send someone to the new first regiment to lead the troops.
Li Yunlong also said that he would give Ding Wei the sabers of a cavalry company for free, and Ding Wei naturally thanked him profusely.
After seeing Ding Wei off, Li Yunlong returned to the inner room of the regiment headquarters.
Then he picked up the phone and shook the handle at the same time: "Hey, here is the new group, please pick up the independent group for me."
Dayizhuang, Independent Youth League Headquarters.
Regiment leader Kong Jie was listening to the report from 1st Battalion Commander Guan Dashan on the casualties and seizures in yesterday's ambush.
This ambush made Kong Jie a small fortune, and he seized more than 30,000 kilograms of grain, more than 130 rifles, 5 light and heavy machine guns, and more than 10,000 rounds of bullets.
The phone on the table suddenly rang. Kong Jie picked it up and put it to his ear: "Hello!"
"Lao Kong!" Li Yunlong said on the phone, "It's me, Li Yunlong."
"Old Li?" Kong Jie asked in surprise, "What do you want from me?"
Li Yunlong: "Old Kong, hurry up and send the three machine guns I gave you a few days ago, as well as the great pitcher Wang Gensheng you mentioned, to the new regiment headquarters. I won't ask you for the bullets!"
"I said, Lao Li, are you okay? Why are you talking nonsense?"
Suddenly, Kong Jie seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly said: "What, Lao Li, do you want to default on the debt? Let me tell you, want to default on the debt? No way!"
Li Yunlong: "I'll give you 100 military horses in exchange."
"100 military horses, my God!" Kong Jie asked hurriedly: "Where did you get so many military horses?"
Therefore, Li Yunlong told the story of how a battalion marched more than 50 kilometers to Wanjia Town and robbed soldiers and horses.
"Okay, Old Li!" Kong Jie said with a smile, "When I asked you a few days ago, you were hiding it."
"If you'd like to say something nice, will you change it?"
"I'll change!" Kong Jie said, "This time, I, Kong Jie, owe you Li Yunlong another favor!"
Three machine guns and a sharp shooter were exchanged for 100 horses. Kong Jie knew that he had made a big profit.
Kong Jie never liked owing favors to others.
However, Li Yunlong gave too much this time.
Li Yunlong hummed and said: "You, Lao Kong, owe me a lot of favors. That's it. When are you going to send someone over to lead the army and horses? Give me a call."
Kong Jie said: "Okay!"
After speaking, Li Yunlong hung up the phone.
Immediately, Li Yunlong called guard Huang Erhu and issued an order for the entire regiment to march towards Yangcun.
Zhengjiacun is less than 10 kilometers away from Yangcun, and the new regiment completed the change of defense on the same day.
The first battalion of the new regiment, the guard platoon and the regiment headquarters are stationed in Yangcun, while the second and third battalions are stationed in villages not far from Yangcun.
The next morning after arriving in Yangcun, the phone at the New Regiment Headquarters started ringing.
Li Yunlong picked it up and put it to his ear and said hello, and the brigade commander laughed: "Li Yunlong, I congratulate you on getting rich!"
Across the phone line, Li Yunlong seemed to be able to see the smile on the brigade commander's face.
"How can we get rich?" Li Yunlong suppressed a smile, "Brigadier, I'm so poor that I can't even open the pot."
The brigade commander smiled and said, "Can this be hidden from my eyes?"
"To tell you the truth, I knew it yesterday!"
"Tell me honestly, how many benefits did you get from Wanjia Town this time?"
"Not much, just the horses and equipment of a cavalry battalion." Li Yunlong said, "I'm going to make a cavalry battalion."
The brigade commander said: "Let's see what you can do. If your regiment has a cavalry battalion, then my brigade should have a cavalry regiment?"
"Just because of your reputation, brigade commander." Li Yunlong said, "You don't even have many cavalry divisions."
The brigade commander said: "Stop talking nonsense, you can keep a company's horse equipment for yourself, and send all the remaining horse equipment to me to the headquarters. Don't give me any discounts!"
Li Yunlong secretly thought that it was still the original recipe and the familiar taste.
"What are you doing, brigadier? Robbery?" Li Yunlong said cooperatively, "No, no, no, this is absolutely not okay, you might as well shoot me!"
"You don't want to, right?" the brigade commander smiled, "Then we have to talk about it. You mobilized a battalion without authorization. Should I report it to the headquarters to hold you accountable for mobilizing troops without authorization, or should I obediently send the horses and equipment to the brigade?
Ministry, you choose it yourself!"
"I recognize the brigade commander!" Li Yunlong said, "If you are a high-ranking official, you will kill someone. If you want to rob, just say so. Why do you make these excuses every time?"
Brigadier Commander: "Stop talking nonsense, you will send someone to deliver the horses and equipment to the brigade headquarters today."
"Brigadier, you are a step late." Li Yunlong said, "I gave away the horses and equipment of two companies."
"What? Did you give it away?" The brigade commander's tone changed, "Who did you give the horses and equipment to?"
Li Yunlong: "I gave them to Ding Wei and Kong Jie, the brigade commander. I gave these two old comrades the horses and equipment of a cavalry company each. Isn't that excessive?"
"Giving two cavalry companies as gifts? Li Yunlong, you are so generous!" The brigade commander suppressed his anger and hung up the phone with a snap.
Listening to the blind tone coming from the phone, Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel happy. The brigade commander had robbed our old Li so many times and finally suffered a defeat.
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