Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

At this time, the general command was also anxiously waiting for news.

According to the intelligence previously transmitted from various battlefields, this operation code-named Dawn can be said to have been a complete success.

When the 16th and 17th Regiments returned to the base with more than 20 mountain cannons, Lao Chen personally ran to the front to greet the returning heroes, and even joked with a smile that Zeng Jiwen was now rich and powerful and he didn't even care about so many cannons.

In the headquarters,

"Zeng Jiwen is developing very quickly now. Compared to other units, this time the 781st Regiment even held off an entire brigade of the Japanese 5th Division for 15 hours. Although they weren't holding a fixed position, the fact that they were able to hold off an entire brigade and evacuate with ease shows their considerable combat effectiveness."

The Deputy Chief of Staff sighed.

"Yes, if it were any other troops, even if they had the same equipment, they wouldn't be able to hold out for so long. It seems like we need to ask Zeng Jiwen to come to the headquarters to give everyone a lecture, hahaha." The division commander also agreed.

"This guy's battalion is equipped with the same equipment as a Japanese battalion. By this calculation, this regiment is not much different from a Japanese regiment." The deputy commander also nodded in agreement.

"According to his idea, most of these main forces are deployed in three-three configurations. Even if their firepower output is not as good as the Japanese, two or three regiments can basically defeat an entire Japanese regiment."

"It's just too expensive. Aside from Zeng Jiwen, some other troops can't even get enough equipment."

"Relying solely on captured items is not a long-term solution. Over time, the Japanese army is no fool and will definitely find ways to restrain us." The deputy staff officer nodded.

"Well, the future situation still needs to be discussed by everyone. What we are thinking about, maybe Zeng Jiwen has some ideas too, right?" The deputy commander suddenly said with a smile.

"Well, yes, I agree with what the deputy commander said. My old classmate has a vision that is no better than his." The deputy chief of staff suddenly thought of something and said with a smile.

Suddenly everyone around showed a curious look.

The deputy chief of staff explained, "Back in the Soviet area, Zeng Jiwen hadn't been on the battlefield for a while. They couldn't find any trouble with him, but they didn't want to have to deal with him talking all the time. So they put him in charge of recruiting talent, saying it would be best to leverage his talking skills and get more people involved in the cause."

As he spoke, the deputy chief of staff laughed again. "You were all at the front at the time, so you don't know. Not only did they bring in a lot of people, but they also went to Shanghai and robbed banks in the concessions. They used the money to send hundreds of people north and west, and then they just walked back."

"When they heard Zeng Jiwen had a lot of money, they wanted to ask him for it, but he just waved it away and said he was using it for talent development. But they couldn't say anything. They couldn't say they shouldn't go."

Everyone laughed after hearing this. Zeng Jiwen had been severely criticized that time, and in the end, they simply told him to stop doing anything and have a good rest. They had also heard a little about this at the time.

Suddenly, the deputy commander thought of the equipment Zeng Jiwen had intercepted and asked the deputy chief of staff, "Have any of these people returned?"

The deputy chief of staff nodded. "Yes, as you all know, Zeng Jiwen was almost always running around Shanghai, Berlin, and the north during those two years. No one except a few people knew what he was doing."

"Just like this time, before Zeng Jiwen intercepted the equipment, in addition to having his family send some personnel, he also sent a telegram asking some engineers who had completed their studies and were working in the north to return. It's obvious that this guy had already seen the current situation."

After the deputy chief of staff finished speaking, everyone was shocked, but they also knew the confidentiality regulations for some things and would not ask questions that they should not ask.