1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"That's enough! Stop yelling!"

"Hiss! You woman...

"Um??"

"Uh...are you going to murder your husband..."

"Haha, you've got people who want to 'kill' you, from those inside the party to those outside it. Do you even need me to murder them? Just look at the people you've been meeting with these past two days. Tell me, have you ever offended any of them?"

"How have I offended anyone? I've been so nice to them!

The CCP bullied Xu Shiyou, stole the dried persimmons made by Xu Xiangqian's wife, forced Xu Haidong to make straw sandals and sew underwear, mocked Wang Ruofei for his poor marksmanship and cheated him out of his hot sauce, made the overly serious Lin Boqu stand in the corner as punishment, and swindled Li Fuchun out of his new toothpaste...

As for the Five-Star Oriental Republic, it was nothing more than provoking Wang Yaqiao to receive a beating from Comrade Ma Shiling and...

噫?

Bridge bean sack.

Chen Geng, who claimed that he would not offend anyone, fell into deep thought.

Emmmmmm…

Although it seems, probably, possibly, and perhaps I have offended a few billion people, it doesn't seem to matter, right?

Oh, he is not dead. Comrades will not hold a grudge against such a small matter.

At the very least, Xu Xiangqian and Lin Boqu are kind-hearted people and should not cause me any trouble. They didn't go too far today.

By the way, my acting skills are really awesome. I can still keep my composure and continue to smile even after being pinched into that shape.

"You..."

Wang Genying shook his head helplessly and said worriedly:

"But, did they guess something? Like we were lurking here?

"uncertain."

Talking about business, Chen Geng also became more serious:

"The Chairman cooperated very well today. I guess some people might think that I really did betray the Red Army, but the Chairman couldn't bear to expose me out of our past friendship.

"But."

"Besides, even if they guessed it, it wouldn't matter. The comrades the Chairman brought with him are all very calm and steady. They would definitely not easily make any unfavorable moves. Let alone Xiang Qian and Fu Chun, even Xu Haidong and Xu Shiyou..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a knock on the door and the guard's voice rang out.

"Report to the division commander! General Xu Xiangqian of the Chinese Communist Red Army wants to see you! He's brought two people with him, claiming to be Xu Haidong and Xu Shiyou!"

In Chen Geng's stiff expression, Wang Genying wiped it calmly.

"What did you just say?

A few minutes later, four male members of the Communist Party sat at a table, and another female member of the Communist Party smiled and served tea, fruits, and melons.

"Please take your time, everyone. I have work to do, so I won't be with you any longer.

"What kind of work is going on?

"Comrade Wang Yong, I am also the Minister of Labor. Don't you know how much importance His Majesty Fujiwara attaches to this work?"

Wang Genying left home after saying these words lightly.

Xu Xiangqian stared at the other person's back for a moment and said quietly:

"..Commander Wang, my sister-in-law is very busy..."

"Haha, this is how it is in our Five-Star Oriental Republic. Women are not discriminated against and they also have to work. Thank you, Your Highness, for your appreciation and allowing my wife and I to take on some small tasks."

"Haha, it's the same in our Communist Party of China. Female comrades are also required to participate in work and fight for the revolution. There is no gender discrimination.

"Oh, so we've come to the same conclusion! No wonder my Highness admires you so much. It seems we have a lot in common...

Xu Xiangqian couldn't tell what Chen Geng was thinking, nor could he tell what he meant by these words. He could only glance around the courtyard, which couldn't be considered luxurious even in the current Red Army area, and forcibly change the subject:

"You're the commander of the 129th Division, and you live in a place like this?"

"Hey, Master Yiyan, what's that? Even His Highness's place is just a little bigger, has a little more people, and a slightly fancier toilet, but otherwise it's pretty ordinary."

Chen Geng chuckled and pointed around:

"Besides, don't underestimate this place. The houses are specially built to be explosion-proof, bullet-proof, and fire-proof. There are no fewer than snipers and sentries nearby, as well as special basements and passages. In terms of safety, there is no place safer than here.

This is real.

Because of the agent's extraordinary force, the security level at Fujiwara no Kanezane's residence was actually not as high as here;

Of course, it was not just to protect Chen Geng. Most of the CCP members who were sent to the Northeast and became high-ranking officials were nearby.

This time, Xu Xiangqian and the others finally understood where the discomfort and uneasiness they had felt when they entered this area came from, for which they had no idea the source.

"Okay, enough of the small talk.

Chen Geng clapped his hands, too lazy to continue arguing:

Generals, what's the important matter that brought you here today?"

Being called "General", Xu Haidong and Xu Shiyou's cheeks couldn't help but twitch, but Xu Xiangqian still tried to keep a poker face:

"We're here on the orders of Chairman Li to conduct more in-depth military exchanges with your military. I've heard you're quite...lively, so we didn't intend to hold a meeting or something too formal. I'm taking the liberty of visiting you..."

"Hahahahahaha..."

Chen Geng patted his thigh and gave a familiar, hearty smile:

"Right, right, right! That's how it should be! I don't like things to be too formal! I didn't expect Chairman Li to understand me so well! Okay, okay, okay, let's talk! I'll tell you everything I know!"

According to internal public rumors, Chen Geng left in anger because Li Desheng was too partial to UMP45 and had a fight with the other party, so this statement sounds quite "sarcastic".

Now, Xu Xiangqian was even more confused.

Did Chen Geng really leave in anger, or did he use the excuse of leaving in anger to lurk in the Northeast?

But it doesn’t matter.

Because Xu Xiangqian only needed to figure out one thing.

Putting aside his doubts and plans, Xu Xiangqian took Xu Haidong and Xu Shiyou to start a serious "military exchange" with "Wang Yong, the commander of the 129th Division."

Real and serious communication.

Because, regardless of whether Chen Geng was a "traitor" or not, the 129th Division's outstanding performance really impressed the entire Red Army's northward marching corps, and even wiped out the arrogance brought by their various victories over the past year.

Think of the 30 nationalist soldiers who were treated like dogs and left to die, think of the warlords in northern Shaanxi who were defeated by a single charge, think of the Mongolian princes who were beaten to death...

It’s no wonder that the Red Army was arrogant. The army’s self-confidence was built through victory after victory, and this is how a strong army was born.

It was not until they ran into the so-called "new recruits" of the 129th Division that they finally understood:

Before, I was always beating the weak ones, which really didn’t show my ability and I couldn’t improve myself at all.

Therefore, Xu Xiangqian, who did not participate in the military exercise, was determined to come along after hearing that there would be a military exchange session during the negotiations, just to find out how the 129th Division became so powerful:

"Commander Wang, during the last military exercise, your division's 'three-three charge' tactic was truly impressive. Our defense was torn apart almost instantly..."

In fact, when Chen Geng was still in the Fourth Front Army, he once criticized and corrected Comrade Ma Shiwu's "Three-Three System" at a meeting, so the Red Army actually understood the "Three-Three System";

Although the enemies I encountered before were too weak, I couldn't use it at all.

However, when the "Three-Three System (Red Army Version)" meets the "Three-Three System (People's Liberation Army Version)", it's like Li Gui meeting Li Kui. The former is no match for the latter.

If the commanders and fighters had not been fearless, if it had not been a real battle, and if the strategy and tactics had not been sophisticated enough, the Red Army's front line would have been overwhelmed by a wave of attacks, just like the Kuomintang army they had faced before.

"Oh, it's just a little trick. We all use the squad tactics of dispersed assault and mutual cover. It's nothing special. It's just that the density of our firepower projection is much higher than yours, that's all.

Xu Haidong, who had faced the 129th Division with the "three-three system" in the previous military exercise, had his eyes light up, while Xu Xiangqian frowned:

...firepower. Projection density?"

"It's the maximum amount of ammunition fired per unit time, which you can think of as the intensity of firepower.

Chen Geng scribbled on the paper:

"Look, each squad in our 129th Division is equipped with a light machine gun. When the soldiers charge, the machine gunners don't follow the charge. Instead, they stand on the flanks to provide suppressive fire. This is called the 'machine gun cover advance method.'"

"Wait? Every squad? - a machine gun? Are you sure it's not every battalion?"

"One machine gun per battalion, what firepower would that leave?"

Chen Geng grinned:

"Our Highness once said that if conditions did not allow it, he would like to have a cannon for every man.

..Then wouldn’t your company have…”

"Yes, 12 light machine guns, and three heavy machine guns from the company's heavy machine gun platoon, plus battalion-level mortars, regimental-level infantry artillery, brigade-level heavy artillery and armored vehicles, and division-level tank and aircraft support;

"As you can probably guess, this puts a high demand on the soldiers' ammunition reserves, so each of us carries at least 90-120 rounds of ammunition."

"Only in this way can we ensure that each soldier has sufficient firepower to project. While one soldier is reloading, another can take over the firepower and continue the attack, maintaining continuous firepower to suppress the enemy..."

"What's the point of wasting bullets? A soldier's life is ten thousand times more valuable than a mere bullet... Oh, and there's also basic logistics. Right now, the emergency meals soldiers eat on the battlefield are compressed biscuits, but we've already started developing individual self-heating rations..."

"Gudong.

Listening to Chen Geng talking about the 129th Division's investment in the "three-three system", the three of them couldn't help swallowing, and envy unconsciously appeared in their eyes.

Although the Red Army had been much better off than before and had better equipment thanks to the active or passive support of the "World Revolutionary Party" and the Nationalist government, compared to them...

Damn it, comparing yourself to others is so frustrating!

What's the difference between you guys doing this and the scumbag government who only rely on their equipment advantages and firepower coverage?

Wait, it seems that they are not only good at firepower coverage, but their fighting spirit and technical tactics are no less than those of the Red Army;

I became even angrier when I thought about the fact that these were the problems that Chen Geng had talked about in Xinji at the time, but that the Red Army was temporarily unable to solve.

Despite this, Xu Xu and the other two were not pessimistic or disappointed.

Because, although they were indeed inferior to the 129th Division in terms of equipment and logistics, through this exchange, they were certain that the Red Army was no less than the 129th Division in terms of organization, strategy and tactics, discipline and obedience, and was even more superior in subjective initiative:

At least, the 129th Division could not, like the Red Army, directly break up its organization and disperse its soldiers into independent individuals to infiltrate and then automatically recall and reorganize its combat power.

"Well, His Highness has already discussed the issue you mentioned with me after the last military exercise. He believes that the ideological guidance mechanism we currently use is still insufficient to achieve this requirement, so he plans to formally establish a party.

"Jianjue?"

"I heard that you, the Communist Party of China, have party branches in your companies! It can be used by the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army as well.

Xu Xu and Xu clenched their fists.

The establishment of the branch at the company level was a brilliant move of "the Party commanding the gun" and the key to the Red Army's ability to "gather and disperse";

Now, the 129th Division is also planning to learn?

Doesn't that mean this army will only get stronger?

Although Chairman Li always said that a strong enemy would make the Red Army stronger, so we must communicate frankly, but...

"Have you learned it?

Xu Haidong couldn't help but interrupt:

"Our branch is established at the company level, but it's not that easy to learn! For example, even Commander Xu can't privately transfer a company. How can you do it?!"

Xu Xiangqian and Xu Shiyou both nodded secretly.

Come to think of it, how can it be so easy to learn something like "establishing a branch in a company"?

If he was really that eager to learn, the government would have learned it long ago.

“I can’t mobilize my troops!

"Why?

"I know what you're talking about, but I'm not lying to you. In a non-combat situation, let alone the troops, I can't even mobilize my own guard platoon easily. If I want to leave one day, I can't take a single squad with me.

Chen Geng beckoned the soldiers standing guard outside the door with his finger:

"Believe it or not, I ordered them to follow me and do something dangerous, and right after, they had the guts to arrest me?"

....dangerous things?

"Well, broadly speaking, it's anything they judge might endanger His Highness or anything that doesn't have His Highness's explicit orders or permission. For example, the guard platoon's order is to protect my safety, but if protecting me conflicts with protecting His Highness, they will choose the latter without hesitation.

"???"