Bright Sword: Let my company hold off the Yamazaki Battalion

Chapter 23 A Triumphant Return! Minister Zhang, amused and exasperated, exclaimed, "Do I look l

"Boss, boss, Commander Chu and the others are back!!!"

Upon hearing these words, the leaders of the General Logistics Department, who had been waiting all night and all day at the guard regiment's garrison, suddenly stood up and strode out.

"what?"

As soon as I arrived at the village entrance, I saw a large crowd on the main road in the distance, as well as very conspicuous cars and sidecars.

Seeing this impressive display, they knew they had won, and their hearts sank back into their stomachs.

"Wow, this looks like a pretty good haul!"

One of the leaders pointed in the direction of the combat battalion and said with a smile.

The leader next to him was also grinning from ear to ear, but he was more curious: "I'm very curious now, just how many Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out in this battle?"

"Judging by the scale of the operation, it was quite large, with motorcycles, cars, and a lot of mules and horses. It's very likely that they wiped out the entire transport team."

With these two leaders setting the stage, other leaders, including Minister Zhang, joined in.

Minister Zhang: "Pretty much. The operation plan says there are nearly four hundred people and dozens of large vehicles. It's quite a large operation, and the supplies must be plentiful."

For a moment, the atmosphere at the village entrance was incredibly harmonious.

They won a battle, and not long after the guard regiment was established, how could their direct superiors not be happy?

This means their plan has begun to show results.

Everyone chatted and waited happily.

"Commander!"

In the ranks, Chu Feng, who was moving with the troops, was reminded: "Minister Zhang and the leaders!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng stepped out of the ranks and looked towards the camp.

Sure enough, he spotted Minister Zhang and his entourage waiting there. Without hesitation, he quickly ran towards Minister Zhang and the other leaders.

"Minister Zhang, distinguished leaders!"

Chu Feng bowed respectfully.

"Hahaha!"

Minister Zhang eagerly asked, "Quickly, tell me, how's the battle going? Is it going smoothly? How many Japanese and puppet troops have been killed? What are your own casualties?"

The other leaders remained silent, their eyes all fixed on Chu Feng.

Facing the expectant gazes of the leaders, Chu Feng didn't keep them in suspense and chuckled, "Hehe, reporting to the leaders, the battle went very smoothly. In less than twenty minutes, the entire Japanese and puppet transport team was annihilated, and we also managed to defeat the Japanese and puppet reinforcements from the Huting stronghold."

"Two battles, two victories, killing more than 400 Japanese and puppet troops, capturing nearly 100, and seizing a large number of weapons, equipment and supplies."

Chu Feng paused for a moment, then continued, "Leaders, given the high level of secrecy of the General Logistics Department and the special circumstances, all captured puppet troops en route will be handed over to local forces for processing."

"In this battle, we suffered 21 dead, 9 seriously wounded, and 47 slightly wounded, two-thirds of whom were from the First Company."

"Report complete!" Chu Feng's voice boomed.

The leaders, who had been holding their breath, exhaled in unison: "Phew!" A bright smile appeared on everyone's face.

"Okay, okay!!!!"

Minister Zhang couldn't hide his excitement and joy: "Your guard regiment did a great job. The unit is newly established, and you've already taken down so many Japanese and puppet troops in your first battle."

"Well done! Excellent play!"

As he spoke, he affirmed Chu Feng's handling of the prisoners: "The handling of the prisoners was also correct; your considerations are sound."

"There are likely enemy agents mixed in among the captured puppet troops. This place is our heartland, and security is of paramount importance."

After saying that, he glanced at the guards who had already turned off their engines and were standing in formation. Minister Zhang didn't waste any more words and immediately said, "Let's go, let's go, this isn't the place to talk."

"The hot water is boiled, the food is prepared, and you can come back soon."

"Let's go back and wash up, then eat first, let's eat first!!"

Upon hearing Minister Zhang's words, Chu Feng immediately stood at attention and shouted.

Immediately, the combat battalion of the guard regiment sprang into action, and the news that meals would be served soon spread. This made the officers and soldiers, who were hungry after a long day, beam with joy and, led by their officers, return to their barracks in high spirits and excitement.

A few hours later, it got dark. After the officers and soldiers finished their meal and registered the supplies in the warehouse, they went back to rest.

At the guard regiment headquarters, a compiled list of spoils was laid out on the table.

By this time, the leaders had finished reading the list of spoils, and the scene fell silent. Everyone was shocked by the spoils.

After about ten seconds, the silence was broken.

"My goodness!"

One leader exclaimed in surprise, "To be honest, I had guessed it, but I didn't expect there to be so many."

They all work in logistics, so their memories are probably not bad.

He counted on his fingers: "638 rifles of various types, 5 heavy machine guns, 18 light machine guns, 15 grenade launchers, and 4 artillery pieces."

"To be honest, this equipment is enough to arm nearly three battalions of main force troops." His words broke the silence.

He had barely finished speaking when another leader chimed in, "You've got quite a few bullets too!"

"21 rounds of ammunition, our arsenal will be busy for one or two months."

"A total of 5,200 hand grenades and melon grenades were set up, along with 800 grenades and 750 Type 92 infantry gun shells."

"A total of 470 81mm and 90mm caliber mortar shells."

"Good heavens, nearly two thousand shells. Our General Logistics Department's warehouse is only slightly better than this."

The leaders kept talking, one after another.

Suddenly, a leader looked at Minister Zhang Wanhe and said, "Minister, with these four cannons, the artillery company of the guard regiment will have a total of 10 cannons."

"Is there a big difference between this level and the brigade headquarters level?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wanhe pondered for a moment and then shook his head: "The number of cannons is roughly the same, but the brigade headquarters doesn't have that many shells. They were almost all used up in the battle of Lijiapo."

The crowd gasped again, and Chu Feng was also taken aback, before a smile appeared on his lips.

"hehe!"

Zhang Wanhe took in Chu Feng's expression, chuckled, and asked, "You have quite a bit of weaponry and equipment. What were you thinking?"

Upon hearing the question, Chu Feng replied without hesitation: "We can handle it within the regiment, which will just fill the gap in the regiment's weapons and equipment."

Minister Zhang didn't say anything about Chu Feng's decision, but nodded to indicate that he understood.

"By the way, what about those cars and sidecar motorcycles?"

Suddenly, Minister Zhang seemed to remember something and looked at Chu Feng.

"Um?"

Chu Feng hadn't really thought about this question. After a moment's thought, he came to a conclusion: "How about the leaders drive it back?"

Minister Zhang and the others softened considerably upon hearing this, warmed by Chu Feng's thoughtful inquiry.

"However, boss."

But before the leaders could feel warmed up, Chu Feng changed his tone and said sincerely, "The cars and motorcycles were also obtained by the officers and soldiers with their lives."

"Minister Zhang, it wasn't easy for the soldiers to win this battle, and I understand the leaders' difficulties. Just give us ten fat pigs and fifty fat sheep."

As she spoke, she thoughtfully offered an additional service: "If you don't have a driver, I'll have someone take you back."

For Chu Feng, cars burn gas, which he can't afford to maintain.

Since the leaders brought it up, we might as well go along with it and exchange some livestock with them.

Furthermore, if I really need it in the future, I can just borrow it from my supervisor.

"????"

As soon as Chu Feng finished speaking, all the leaders looked at him with question marks on their foreheads, their eyes filled with disbelief and astonishment.

Minister Zhang was so angry he laughed: "What? Listen to what you're saying! Do you think I'm such a sucker?!"

"I'm asking you this to solve your problem. Do you really think cars are some kind of hot commodity?"

"Isn't it better to use mule carts or horse-drawn carts for transporting supplies? All the gasoline we have is going towards power generation at the arsenal; who would want to use it for cars?"

"You little brat, you're really going to ask for an exorbitant amount!"

At this point, Minister Zhang stated bluntly, "If you're going to give it to us, we'll reluctantly try to deal with it for you. As for livestock? We don't have any!"

"Our General Logistics Department is a small, insignificant department, poor and lacking in ambition, we can't afford such advanced gadgets."