Chapter 429 I, Li Yunlong, will withdraw my troops as long as the money and food are delivered! The
Chapter 429 I, Li Yunlong, will withdraw my troops as long as the money and food are delivered! The
Mitsui Taro made his attitude clear with righteous words. He would never accept Li Yunlong's conditions. He did not intend to take the blame. This made Nakamura Ichiro, who had a lot to say, swallow his words and look at Hirata Kojiro, hoping that he could persuade Mitsui Taro to face reality.
Hirata Kojiro didn't want to get involved in this matter, but if the current problem was not solved, he would really have to perish together with Li Yunlong, which was not what he wanted to see, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "Mitsuki, there is no need to be so angry. This matter is not just about you, but about everyone present. No one can stay out of it, and no one should use anyone as a gun. Let's talk about it openly and find the best solution."
"Ping'an County has been lost to us once before. If it is lost again, all of you, including me, will not be able to escape the punishment from the Taiyuan Command. No matter how powerful our background is, there are still bottom lines for some things, and we must not touch that bottom line."
"If Li Yunlong uses his heavy artillery to bombard Ping'an County, it will bring us huge trouble. The most important thing is that if Li Yunlong does not accept our threat, our poison gas bombs will be useless. What's more, there are fighter planes in the sky eyeing us covetously. Our current situation is very dangerous."
"Not to mention that the county has stored three battalions of combat supplies. A new batch of supplies will be delivered to Ping'an County in two days. We must quickly send Li Yunlong, the plague god, away so as not to affect the spring sweep operation."
"But sending money and supplies is too sensitive. We can never do this. I think we can push the merchants out to do this, and we can just pretend we don't know about it. As for the money and supplies, let these merchants pay for them. As for the food, we can just pay a symbolic amount. Otherwise, those merchants are not fools. Even if they always obey us, they will never dare to send supplies and money to Li Yunlong if we don't show them some respect."
"If we are determined to do this, then we must keep our mouths shut and put on a show with the businessman who has stepped forward, and execute Ma Su with tears. What do you think of my proposal?"
Kojiro Hirata's solution hit the nail on the head for everyone. The current situation was very clear. Li Yunlong firmly held the advantage. In addition, the city wall of Ping'an County had not been repaired yet. If Li Yunlong broke in again through the gap, they would not have a chance to escape.
"Mr. Mitsui, I'm afraid you'll need to step in on this matter. I'm not setting a trap for you, but your Mitsui family has a wider business scope and is more methodical than us in doing things. As for the businessman who will go to negotiate, let's use Guo Wencheng. This person has long had ill intentions towards us, so we can take this opportunity to get rid of him and eliminate our future troubles!" Ichiro Nakamura suggested with a serious face.
This time, Mitsui Taro was not as aggressive as before. Instead, he agreed cheerfully and said excitedly, "Guo Wencheng is too dangerous and knows many of our secrets. We really can't keep him around any longer. This is a good opportunity to get rid of him. Then we can give an explanation to the Taiyuan Headquarters."
"I will handle this matter personally. I guarantee that it will be completed within an hour. I will not let any of Li Yunlong's shells fall into Ping'an County. You can rest assured."
After Mitsui Taro made this promise, he hurriedly left the garrison battalion headquarters, found Guo Wencheng, and told him to do it. Guo Wencheng didn't expect the devils to agree to Li Yunlong's conditions. He was very shocked in his heart, but he looked terrified, which made Mitsui Taro secretly curl his lips.
Guo Wencheng didn't know what Mitsui Taro was planning, but he rolled his eyes and cautiously asked, "Taijun, those businessmen have made a lot of money with us these days. Now is a good opportunity for them to contribute. We can increase the amount Li Yunlong said by 30%, and the extra 30% can fall into the hands of Taijun. I wonder what Taijun thinks of my suggestion?"
Mitsui Taro patted Guo Wencheng's shoulder with a happy face, and said with a smile: "Mr. Guo, your suggestion is very good. I will leave this matter to you. Thirty percent is a bit too little, so I will change it to fifty percent. One tenth of it will be your benefit, and the remaining 40% will be shared by others. In the end, I won't get much."
"Manager Xu, you have to cooperate with Mr. Guo to do this. We must prepare the materials within an hour and send them to the outside of Ping'an County."
After Mitsui Taro gave a word of advice, he hurriedly left Guo Wencheng's residence and returned to the garrison battalion headquarters, informing others of the matter, which made everyone extremely excited. They did not expect to get some benefits in this world, and they really regretted killing Guo Wencheng. They planned to see the situation, and if they could save Guo Wencheng, they would definitely save him, because Guo Wencheng could make money for them!
Guo Wencheng left Ping'an County via a hanging basket and met Li Yunlong, who was waiting for him. He nodded and bowed for a few words before he started talking about the main topic.
"Captain Li, we agree to all your requests. We are collecting food and money. It will be ready in an hour. Captain Li, please promise us that you will never fire at Ping'an County. If you cannot do that, then I, Guo Wencheng, can only say sorry."
Guo Wencheng was afraid that Li Yunlong would not keep his promise, so he said the ugly words directly in front of him. Li Yunlong did not care when he heard Guo Wencheng's threatening words. He was a man of integrity, and he would stick to his word. Since he had given the devils an ultimatum, as long as the devils did what he said, Li Yunlong would not miss such a good opportunity to extort money.
Li Yunlong wanted to get a lot of spoils without fighting. They didn't think it would work, but the Japanese in Taiyuan were scared and wanted to hand over the money and food. When he proposed the conditions, Li Yunlong also thought it over. If the price was too high, the Japanese might die with him.
"Haha, Guo Wencheng, why don't you go out and ask around? When has I, Li Yunlong, ever broken my word? As long as you can deliver all the things I want, I will withdraw my troops today. But if you dare to play tricks, I'm not someone who can be fooled easily. I will definitely come to you to discuss the matter."
"For me, it's not that difficult to capture Ping'an County. I'm just too lazy to fight. If you really force me, I will do everything I can to capture Ping'an County and prove to you once again the strength of my independent regiment. I, Li Yunlong, am not someone you can just bully. Anyone who dares to deal with me, Li Yunlong, must be prepared to have my head chopped off!"
Guo Wencheng knew that Li Yunlong was not joking. Li Yunlong was notorious throughout the northwest of Shanxi. The bounty alone reached 20 yuan, which showed how straightforward Li Yunlong was. But no one could kill Li Yunlong. Instead, they suffered heavy losses at his hands many times. As for those puppet soldiers who were afraid of death, some of them even peed their pants when they heard Li Yunlong's name. Li Yunlong's great reputation was not just a boast, but a real achievement.
"Captain Li, since you are so frank, I, Guo Wencheng, will give you another piece of news. The Japanese have more than 500 poison gas bombs in their hands. If they are really detonated in the city without any care, it will definitely cause huge casualties to the people in the city. Captain Li can not consider himself, but I hope that Captain Li can consider the people in the city. They are innocent and just want to survive in this chaotic world."
"The Japanese are powerful now. All of us have to live under their control. It is impossible for us to be as carefree as Captain Li. Before I leave, I would like to give Captain Li another piece of advice: don't be arrogant when you are successful, and don't be depressed when you are frustrated. Tomorrow will definitely be better than today."
Listening to Guo Wencheng's slightly meaningful words, Li Yunlong touched his head in annoyance, secretly wrote down this sentence, and planned to ask Zhao Gang when he returned. After watching Guo Wencheng leave, Li Yunlong immediately ordered: "Sanwazi, without my order, you are not allowed to fire! The Japanese have agreed to our conditions, we can't break our promise. If we break our promise, I, Li Yunlong, will not be able to survive in Northwest Shanxi!"
"Shen Quan, get the armored forces moving. Don't stop. We can afford this little bit of fuel. To prevent the Japanese from doing anything weird, start all our vehicles. If you find anything wrong, immediately launch an attack on Ping'an County."
"I'm not just talking this time. If the Japanese try to play the same trick as crossing the river with white clothes on us, I'll make them taste my power. This way, these damn Japanese will not use our ancestral culture to deal with us."
"Zhang Dashan, you did a good job today. I'll give you two taels of sweet potato liquor when you go back. Tell all the brothers in the First Infantry Battalion to keep their eyes open. If you find anything wrong, attack immediately. Don't give the devils any chance to react!"
Li Yunlong quietly looked at the wall of Ping'an County through a telescope. Seeing the Japanese and puppet soldiers on it looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, he couldn't help but chuckled: "You damned little Japanese, you've surrendered to me this time. I'll come again in a few days and I'll definitely grab you and plunder you as much as I can. I won't stop this time unless I get millions of dollars and millions of kilograms of food. Guo Wencheng, I hope you're a good person, otherwise don't blame me for attacking you after I enter Ping'an County. I hate Japanese and traitors the most. I'll kill them all when I see them."
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