Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

After playing a trick on Chu Yunfei, Chen Yan returned to Li Yunlong’s base.

Li Yunlong came over excitedly and asked, "How was the meeting today?"

“Well, the old lady’s foot binding is smelly and long.

The whole room is filled with chatter, all nonsense."

Then Chen Yan smiled wickedly, "But, this little Chu gave me a hard time."

After Chen Yan told Li Yunlong what happened at the dinner table, he laughed so hard that he was laughing.

“Hahaha, this little Chu really brought this upon himself.

It's normal for Chen Yan to get into trouble for playing tricks on you. I hope he can learn his lesson."

"Forget it, let's talk about business first. Lao Li, I passed by their kitchen and heard that they planned to prepare three days of war rations."

"Three days of war rations. It seems Chu Yunfei is going to endure the hardship. Our previous speculation that the battle in Guangping Town was planned for a long time seems to have been confirmed."

“Yeah, that’s what I thought too.

Now the number of troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in southeastern Shanxi is greater than that of the Japanese army, but once the Japanese army transfers troops from southwestern Shanxi to defend, Yan Laoxi's troops will definitely not be able to withstand it.

In other words, three days is the maximum limit for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. If they cannot take the city within three days, all their efforts will be in vain.

So even though I made such a farce today, Chu Yunfei had to endure it because he was afraid that I would mess things up for him. "

"Report!" The two were studying the situation when the monk ran in from outside.

Li Yunlong: "Chen'er, last night I asked the monk to take some troops to investigate the situation of Yan Laoxi's troops in the southeastern part of Shanxi Province to see if we can confirm our speculation from the side."

Chen Yan nodded, "Well, Lao Li, you have thought it through.

Monk, please tell me the situation."

Monk: "Reporting to the Commander and Chief of Staff, I sent out 20 small teams overnight yesterday. According to the reports from everyone, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has the following abnormal situations.

First: the number of guards in each unit has increased significantly, as if they were on combat readiness;

Second: The 35th Jin Brigade is moving from the southeastern fringe to the central region;

Third: All the troops were seen cooking all night long, so they must have been cooking all night long.

Chen Yan and Li Yunlong couldn't help but smile at each other, "Monk, you go first."

Then Chen Yan took out a cigarette and looked at the coordinates on the map.

"Old Li, don't think about it. It must be as we speculated. Old Yan is going to fight a big battle and there is no escape."

"Yeah, Chen'er, I can't believe that someone like Yan Laoxi, who hides when faced with trouble, would dare to challenge the devils.

I have been in northwestern Shanxi for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen him achieve so much.

Now that the matter has been determined, what should we do next?

Is it just to go through the motions, help out, or to cause trouble for them?"

Chen Yan took a puff of his cigarette, frowned, and thought for a long time before speaking:

"Old Li, let me ask you a question first, do you think Yan Laoxi can win this battle?"

A hint of doubt flashed across Li Yunlong's eyes, and then his expression became serious.

"you mean......"

Chen Yan put out his cigarette and sighed helplessly, "From the current situation, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has the best timing, location and people.

Emotionally, they are also China's national defense force, and I don't want them to lose.

But from a practical point of view, I think they have little chance of winning.”

Chen Yan looked at Li Yunlong meaningfully and nodded slightly.

"Old Li, you and I both come from the front lines, and we know very well that in the era of hot weapons, numbers are no longer a necessary key factor for victory.

Although the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had a large number of troops, their weapons and equipment were still inferior to those of the Japanese.

More importantly, Yan Laoxi has been preserving his strength for so many years, and the combat experience and comprehensive capabilities of his troops are definitely not good enough.

Moreover, for soldiers, willpower is the fatal blow to the enemy. Their troops have been accustomed to hiding in the back for many years, and their military discipline is lax and their morale is impetuous.

No matter how fierce a domestic dog is, it won’t survive long in the deep forest.”

Li Yunlong also sighed, "What you said makes sense, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army can only be watched but not used.

Otherwise, we wouldn’t have lost so badly in the last joint operation.

So, what are you going to do now? "

Chen Yan closed his eyes and kept tapping the wooden table.

"Send some people to go through the motions. Our troops must focus on self-protection.

However, it is still necessary to remind Chu Yunfei about the trivial matter involving Qian Bojun and the artillery regiment. I don’t want them to lose so badly.

Old Li, the battle of Guangping Town will officially start the day after tomorrow. This time, bring all the people from the old special operations battalion, and then transfer the monk's first battalion to join the battle.

You and I will lead the team. You go and make the arrangements first. I will telegraph the political commissar. After all, we still need to inform Lao Zhao about the mobilization of troops, so as to avoid him worrying."

At two o'clock in the morning, at the headquarters of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei rubbed his sleepy eyes and pounded his head.

“Oh my god, I drank too much this time.

I didn't expect Chen Yan to be such a heavy drinker."

At this moment, Chu Yunfei felt helpless as if he had only Yu and no Liang.

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong walked into the room holding a glass of warm water.

"Captain, you're awake."

"Ligong, you're here. I drank a little too much today. I hope I didn't lose my composure in front of Chen Yan."

It seemed as if a date pit was stuck in Fang Ligong's throat. He stammered for a long time but couldn't utter a word, and his eyes kept darting back and forth.

Do you have the nerve to ask if I lost my composure?

You damn near lost your virginity.

"Ligong, if you have something to say, just say it now. Don't just kick me and get nothing out of it." Chu Yunfei was very dissatisfied with Fang Ligong's performance, and he also had a premonition that something bad had happened.

"Captain, don't be anxious. Just listen to me and I will tell you slowly..."

After hearing what Fang Ligong said, Chu Yunfei was so angry that he threw the cup to the ground.

Mr. Chen, fuck you.

You are a three-year-old child, and you dare to pull down my pants.

I really shame you.

Don't think you can become arrogant just because you won a few battles in northwestern Shanxi.

After this battle, I will definitely become famous in Shanxi.

Chu Yunfei was yelling at Chen Yan for being immoral in the room when the guard knocked on the door.

"Report to the regiment commander. The guard of the commander of the Eighth Route Army Independent Column wants to see you. He said he has something important to report."

Chu Yunfei roared angrily:

"Who? Chen Yan's guards dare to come?

You just played a trick on me, are you here to show off your power?"

Ten minutes later, Chu Yunfei finally calmed down, glared at the guard and said:

"Let him in. I want to see what else they want to do."

Gou Wazi strode into the house and said without any fear:

"Hello, Commander Chu. This is a letter from our Commander Chen. He asked you to take a look at it personally."

After saying that, Gouwazi left without looking back.

Chu Yunfei opened the envelope in confusion, and saw seven big words written on the paper: There is a problem with the artillery position.

He stepped in his shorts to the battle map, but couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

"Chief of Staff Fang, go and get Li Tian from the artillery battalion."