Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

Li Yunlong had just tricked Zhao Gang into becoming lame, and Chen Yan kicked open the door and walked in with a smile on his face.

"Hey, Lao Li, I heard you were treating us to dinner tonight, but you didn't even call me. That's so mean."

Li Yunlong was holding a wine bowl in his hand, looking uncomfortable.

Shit, could this guy have figured out something and is here to ruin my plans?

He said unhappily, "What are you doing here?"

"This is a party organized by you, Old Li, so I have to come and support you."

Chen Yan didn't care whether Li Yunlong was happy or not, and sat down on the kang, "Old Li, move in and make some room for me."

Zhao Gang was very happy to see Chen Yan coming, and said under the influence of alcohol:

"The three of us are here, let's have a drink together and have some fun.

I just had a very good talk with Lao Li, and now we have made peace.

By the way, Lao Li, I didn’t hear clearly what you wanted just now, just tell me, as long as I have it, I will never hide it.”

Li Yunlong glanced at Chen Yan, then at Zhao Gang, sucking his teeth.

If I mention the monk to Zhao Gang now, I'm afraid Chen Yan will mess up. If I don't say it, I'll be embarrassed again, as if there's something shameful going on.

After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind.

"Old Zhao, can Monk Wei be transferred to be my guard?"

Zhao Gang was very confused, "Old Li, you also like the monk."

"Well, this boy is good, I...eh? What do you mean by 'also'?"

Seeing Chen Yan's smug look and Zhao Gang nodding continuously, Li Yunlong slapped his thigh.

"Chen Yan, you got there first again. Why are you always picking on me and ruining my good deeds?"

Chen Yan poured a glass of wine for Lao Li, "Lao Li, we are all revolutionary comrades. What do you mean by ruining your good deeds? This is so hurtful. I am using tactics flexibly to catch you off guard. Try to learn from me."

"It's easy for you to say that it's not easy to find a satisfactory guard.

Since the monk is yours, let the little dog be my guard."

"Li Yunlong, don't be so arrogant. You, as a deputy, always want to snatch people from me. Do you know the rules?"

"Chen Yan, what do you mean? You, the governor, are allowed to set fire, but we, the common people, are not allowed to light lamps."

"Hey, Li Dabo, after having a drink with Political Commissar Zhao, you have become more capable and can even use idioms now."

"Chen Yan, don't beat around the bush with me, Old Li. Just tell me whether you will give it to me or not."

Chen Yan waved his hand and said, "I can't give you anything. This time I will make you cry and you won't be able to find the temple gate. I will teach you the second trick. It's called cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron."

"Now, in the name of the regiment party committee, I officially announce that in order to increase combat personnel and further enhance the team's combat effectiveness, from today onwards, deputy regimental-level cadres will not be equipped with guards."

"Bah, Chen Yan, you are such a loser, you have cut off my escape route.

No, you are now at the deputy regimental level, why should you be equipped with guards?"

"Why? I was dismissed as the head of the regiment, but I am still the secretary of the Party Committee of the regiment. You little brat, dare you fight me?"

Li Yunlong took another sip of the wine helplessly.

"It turns out that this order of yours is meant for me alone. You really are an official with two mouths under your belt."

Chen Yan patted Li Yunlong's shoulder hard.

"Old Li, don't be such a coward. Try to refine your tactics in the future. We have some good food and wine today. Let's have it together as three brothers to improve our relationship."

Zhao Gang quickly tried to smooth things over, "Captain, this is a good suggestion. Let's get drunk."

"Okay, Lao Li. It's all my fault, Chen Yan. I poured wine for you. Go and ask around in the group, who else have I poured wine for besides you?"

Seeing that Chen Yan was trying to please him all the time, Li Yunlong, who was also a straightforward man, was no longer so angry. He threw the bowl in front of Chen Yan.

"Fill it up for me. I, Old Li, have failed in the officialdom, so I have to regain my face in this bar. See if I can make you vomit after drinking today."

"Hahaha, okay, today the three of us brothers will get drunk. Lao Zhao, Lao Li, one of you goes."

The three of them drank until midnight and finally felt satisfied. All the conflicts, frictions and unhappiness between them over the past few months disappeared.

In the following days, the three giants of the independent regiment worked together even more and made the independent regiment flourish.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang now trust Chen Yan's words very much and are not afraid of being blamed by their superiors. As long as it is beneficial to the independent regiment and does not commit any principled mistakes, they will dare to do it.

In Chen Yan's words, regardless of orders from superiors or organizational discipline, the principle of our independent regiment is to avoid making big mistakes but to make small mistakes constantly, so that we can strengthen our team.

Chen Yan was smoking a cigarette at the whole group meeting, crossing his legs and blatantly saying:

"Comrades, don't be afraid at any time. If anything happens, I, Chen Yan, will keep an eye on it. Revolution requires taking bigger steps. Next time you go out, tell others that the slogan of our independent regiment is: I am the best in the world, and I can do whatever I want."

Chen Yan didn't expect that these two gentlemen would become more and more courageous as they practiced, causing him to clean up their messes everywhere, but he was in pain and happy.

After the three of them conspired, the division of labor was very clear.

Li Yunlong was in charge of military training. In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, he would take his troops to attack a gun tower or a stronghold whenever he had time. This kept the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops awake at night and caused the Japanese and puppet troops to make frequent movements. It was common for our army to accidentally fire at the border with the enemy, which gave the headquarters a headache.

Finally, Chen Yan had to give Li Yunlong an order that he could not take over the artillery tower within the jurisdiction of the independent regiment in the future. If he was willing to do it, he should go to another jurisdiction to avoid the head of the headquarters always looking for him for tea. The next day after he finished speaking, Li Yunlong started another arms race.

He organized the troops into companies, and didn't care what methods each company used. As long as whoever brought back the most things, he would reward them with sweet potato cakes. In this way, more than ten artillery towers were often taken down by the independent regiment. The puppet soldiers cried when they wanted to call the surrounding artillery towers for help. Because they were also being beaten by the independent regiment, who could care about who else. The independent regiment often ran away after fighting, so the Japanese later stopped supporting them.

Zhao Gang was mainly responsible for recruiting soldiers. He had always been afraid that the brigade commander would blame him for violating discipline by recruiting soldiers privately. After drinking that night, Zhao Gang seemed to have become more clear-headed. Before Chen Yan had time to give any instructions on the recruitment work, they had already done a great job on their own. There were so many new recruits joining the independent regiment.

Chen Yan looked at the new recruits on the training ground and asked curiously:

"Lao Zhao, most of the young men of military age around here are ready. Where did you get so many new recruits?"

"Tsk, that's nothing. Everyone knows the name of our independent regiment. I'll let the first, second and special operations battalions advance in the east, west and south directions. I'll be responsible for the north. We'll recruit soldiers under the banner of the independent regiment. There'll be plenty of soldiers. Da Biao has already reached Hebei. I reached the vicinity of the brigade headquarters yesterday and poached more than 20 new recruits from the brigade's recruiting office. Hahahaha."

"Okay, Lao Zhao, you've had an epiphany. I feel so relieved to have you at home."

Chen Yan said this, but he was terrified in his heart.

The old saying is still true: it is not easy to learn good things, but it is easy to learn bad things.

MD, if the brigade commander finds out, I’ll be invited for tea again.

Now it goes without saying that Chen Yan’s main job is to bear the brunt of the consequences.

The head of the headquarters knew very well about the Independent Regiment's little tricks, but the commander was very happy when he found out about it. He would protect anyone who said anything bad about the Independent Regiment.

"What's wrong with Chen Yan? He's doing very well. Revolution requires taking bigger steps."

After hearing this, the person who told the tale stopped talking.

Come on, now the commander and Chen Yan are speaking in the same tone.

In addition, the black gunpowder purification formula that Chen Yan gave to the logistics department actually improved the overall combat effectiveness of the troops, so no one gossiped about it anymore.