Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

Li Yunlong looked at the battle map, looking at a loss.

“Lao Li, the 358th Regiment will conduct sniper operations along the seven marked routes.

Chu Yunfei has more than 5000 men under his command. The Japanese troops in Guangping Town are not easy to deal with. He has to dispatch at least 3000 men to fight a frontal confrontation for a day and night. This requires the support of the 358th Artillery Regiment.

That is to say, the total number of troops on these seven routes is only 2000.

Guangping Town is the most important material transfer center in southeastern Shanxi. Do you think the Japanese reinforcements will be few?

In other words, Chu Yunfei's 2000 men can stop the Japanese cavalry."

"Ah, I see. You mean Chu Yunfei didn't tell us the truth, and this guy is playing tricks on us?"

"That's right. I originally thought that with 5000 people, even if they suffered heavy losses, it would be no problem for them to capture Guangping Town.

But it seems that I was overthinking it.

The war is fought for money and food. We are going to rob the Japanese of their own property. How can they not fight you to the death?"

Li Yunlong had a worried look on his face and walked around the room with his hands behind his back.

"Your analysis is correct. But we must find out what Chu Yunfei is planning.

Otherwise, if he leads you astray, it will be more trouble than gain."

Chen Yan was also deep in thought at this time.

The battle of Guangping could never be that simple.

Judging from the markings on the map of the 358th Regiment, their plan was very careful and seemed to have been repeatedly discussed.

This is a big war.

And he was very afraid that I would cause trouble for him, so he would agree to even unreasonable requests.

Aren’t the seven locations marked on the map where the 358th Regiment is stationed?

Who would that be? It wouldn't be...

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Chen Yan's mind, and he exclaimed:

“This must be a battle that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has been planning for a long time. Now it makes sense.

Lao Li, go get me the garrison maps of the various troops in southeastern Shanxi."

After a while, Gouwazi brought the drawings. After Chen Yan carefully checked and confirmed them, he cursed angrily.

“This old man Yan is really just making up stories.

Such a large-scale combat operation was not even reported to our army.

I almost fell for Chu Yunfei's magic potion without knowing why."

"Chen'er, I have to say that this old man Yan is really a wise old man.

The old guy has a really sharp eye. He can see that the surrounding area of ​​Guangping Town is guarded by Japanese troops and is foolproof.

However, with the recent frequent movements of the Japanese army, many troops have begun to lean towards the northwest of Shanxi.

Thus, there were loopholes in the Japanese defense in southeastern Shanxi.

You see, here in southeastern Shanxi, Yan Laoxi has two brigades and seven regiments. Although these are from the Shanxi warlord troops, they still have some combat effectiveness.

In the past, the Japanese army was defending the territories they had already obtained. In the southeastern part of Shanxi Province, the boundaries between the Japanese army and Yan Xishan's troops were clear, and neither side would touch the other's piece of cake.

But now it is different. The Japanese army began to lean towards northwest Shanxi, which gave Yan Laoxi an opportunity to take advantage of.

It seems that Old Yan wants to fight for territory again."

Chen Yan smiled contemptuously, "Old Yan may not be good at fighting, but he is really good at playing tricks.

Originally this matter had nothing to do with us, but it is different now.

Chu Yunfei wants to use me as a gun, but that’s not possible.

I, Chen Yan, cannot agree to anything that is unclear."

Then Chen Yan pointed to the location of Guangping Town and said, "Old Li, you see Guangping Town is in the central area of ​​the Japanese army in southeastern Shanxi. If Chu Yunfei knocks down this place, it will be like driving a nail into the heart of the Japanese.

In this way, Yan Laoxi could firmly contain the southeastern Shanxi region and even force the Japanese out.

If the Japanese can't go back to their hometown by then, they can go all the way north to northwest Shanxi to compete with us for territory.

Old Man Yan is living a comfortable life and doesn't care whether we are happy or not, so what can I do?"

Chen Yan's face was full of caution. "Lao Li, send someone to the headquarters to report the situation overnight. Make sure to tell the commander-in-chief that it was Yan Laoxi who was unkind first. My independent column strongly demands to take the initiative to attack.

In view of the current situation, formulate a combat plan to strive for the greatest interests for our army."

Li Yunlong nodded, "I understand."

The next day at noon, Li Yunlong took the reply from headquarters and sighed helplessly.

"See for yourself."

Chen Yan opened the letter and it clearly stated: The KMT and the Communist Party should cooperate with the overall situation in mind.

"boom!"

Chen Yan slammed the letter on the table with an unhappy look on his face.

"What is the Commander doing?

The situation is so obvious, yet they still use this trick.

You are kind to others, but they want to use you as a tool to benefit themselves.

The commander-in-chief is confused."

"Chen'er, since the superiors have given instructions, should I send someone to tell Chu Yunfei that we will not participate in the Guangping battle?

After all, the superiors already know what happened, and going there again would be disobeying military orders."

Chen Yan stared at Li Yunlong angrily.

“Why did you refuse?

As long as I send a few hundred people, I can get back 40% of the benefits, so why not go.

I've let someone ride on my head and shit on me, so shouldn't I get some compensation? "

Then Chen Yan kicked over the stool and muttered:

"I just eat the radish first and worry less.

I'm a column commander, all I need to do is keep an eye on my people, there's no need to act so pretentiously.

People don’t appreciate it, I’m just a person who has nothing better to do…”

In accordance with the prior agreement with the 358th Regiment, the two sides held a joint combat meeting this afternoon.

Originally, Chen Yan didn't plan to come, but he sent hundreds of people. To put it bluntly, it was just for show and it was a shitty meeting.

However, things are different now.

Although superiors did not allow the formulation of a boycott plan against the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

But he still planned to participate in the Guangping battle, and he could not trust the capabilities of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

After all, it's your own head. If these idiots make a mistake, you might die.

In the operations room, Chen Yan was drowsy from listening.

The Chief of Staff of the 358th Regiment, Fang Ligong, kept repeating the same few words over and over again, and did not say anything about the deployment of troops in various places.

Just talking about the combat action ideas, this further confirmed Chen Yan's guess.

This battle involves more than just Chu Yunfei's regiment.

Chen Yan looked at the faces of everyone in the war room and complained:

“Everyone in the room was joking with me.

It's really hard for Chu Yunfei to fool me."

Fang Ligong was talking incessantly and eloquently in the front.

At this time, Chen Yan lit a cigarette and perked up his spirits.

He patted the table and said without hesitation:

"Hey, guys, you guys study this first. I have a lot of shit and piss, so I'm going to go relieve myself first.

When it’s time for dinner, remember to call me.

I heard your cooking is pretty good, so I'd better come here once in a while to try something new."

Chen Yan winked at Chu Yunfei and said, "Brother Chu, I'm sorry."

After yesterday's unpleasantness, Chu Yunfei didn't treat Chen Yan well at all.

He nodded gently and said to Fang Ligong: "Let's continue."