Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

The brigade commander traveled day and night and rushed to the Eighth Route Army's Daxiawan headquarters without stopping.

At this time, the commander ordered all the clerical staff in the operations room to leave, leaving only the brigade commander and the chief of staff.

The three of them sat together and began to discuss.

The commander handed each of them a cigarette and said:

"Chief of Staff, you are aware of this matter. Tell me what you think."

The chief of staff held the teacup in both hands, thought for a moment, and then said with a smile:

"Commander, from what we can see now, Chen Yan still has a sincere heart to serve his country."

"His fighting ability is there, everyone can see it, but he is a bit wild in character, to put it bluntly, he is a thorn in the side."

"But hasn't this been the case with capable people since ancient times?"

Seeing that the Chief of Staff recognized Chen Yan, the Brigade Commander couldn't wait to say:

"Yes, Chief, in this day and age, how can you lead good soldiers without a bit of temper?"

"I heard from Li Yunlong that the fighting power of Heiyun Village is amazing."

"The individual soldiers have extremely high qualities and each of them dares to fight and fight. I heard that the battalion commander under him dared to charge forward with a cannon."

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Seeing the brigade commander constantly praising Chen Yan, the commander smiled.

"Look how anxious you are. Is it necessary to deal with just Chen Yan?"

"Don't you just want to incorporate Black Cloud Village?"

Hearing the commander's words, the brigade commander said naively:

"It's not easy to come across a good seedling."

The commander glanced at the brigade commander and continued, "We are also an organized and disciplined force."

"If you want to assess whether a cadre is competent or not, there are only two aspects to consider?"

"First, we need to see whether he is loyal to our party and cares about the people. Second, we need to see his personal abilities."

When the brigade commander heard the commander mention Chen Yan using the words "inspecting cadres", he had an idea in his mind.

It looks like this thing is possible, it just needs the finishing touch, so I still have to add some fuel to the fire.

Chen Yan, you are mine.

The brigade commander continued to listen patiently to the boss's speech, waiting for the opportunity.

"Although Chen Yan came from the Kuomintang and was a bandit, he never did anything that was harmful to the interests of the people."

"We must look at everything dialectically."

The chief of staff also said at this time: "The commander is absolutely right."

"And didn't Li Yunlong also say that when Chen Yan was desperate, he also thought about joining our Eighth Route Army."

"But, were they scolded away by that brat Li Yunlong?"

When Li Yunlong was mentioned, the commander became angry again.

"Li Yunlong is a bastard who is incapable of doing anything good and always causes trouble."

"The matter of disobeying orders on the battlefield is not over yet."

As he spoke, the commander glanced at the brigade commander and asked in a low voice:

"You've told Li Yunlong about going to the clothing factory. I hope this kid doesn't cause any trouble."

The brigade commander was also a protective person and quickly spoke up for him.

"Commander, Li Yunlong has deeply realized his mistakes this time and has reflected on them. He himself expressed his firm obedience to the arrangements of his superiors, and asked me to express his gratitude to the two commanders for giving him the opportunity to reform and start a new life."

The chief of staff also tried to smooth things over, "This kid is quite sensible this time. Commander, don't be angry."

"It's good to teach him a lesson this time. After all, we are short of military cadres now. Let him remember it. We will need him in the future. This kid is really good at fighting."

When the commander saw someone pleading for Li Yunlong, he started scolding again.

"So what if he can fight? Go check the Political Department. The merits this kid has made are almost the same as the punishments he has received."

"Every time I praise him, he always gets into trouble the next day. It's almost a rule."

The chief of staff originally wanted to ease the atmosphere, but he ended up making things worse, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Commander, I don't think there's anything wrong with Chen Yan's ideology. At most, we just need to observe him more in the future."

"Also, judging from his abilities, I don't know if you have noticed one thing in particular."

The deputy commander, who was furious just now, became interested after hearing what the chief of staff said.

"Old Duan, stop keeping us in suspense and just tell us."

"Commander, you see, Heiyun Village is actually a bandit's den, so you can imagine their fighting power."

"It took Chen Yan less than two months to transform this group of bandits, which fully demonstrates that Chen Yan is not only good at fighting, but also good at leading troops."

The commander nodded in agreement.

"You are right. Chen Yan's military talent is impeccable. He is considered a talented person in our 18th Group Army."

"Moreover, the firearms mentioned by Li Yunlong, although extremely simple, have extremely strong firepower and are easy to carry."

"This was unheard of in the entire Second War Zone before. I guess he developed it himself."

"Therefore, it is very likely that he is also a talent in military industry."

As they spoke of this, the two did not notice that the commander's eyes gradually became deeper.

"Commander, in this case, it seems that we can consider incorporating the Black Cloud Village."

After the chief of staff finished speaking, he looked at the brigade commander and said jokingly:

"The commander has agreed, why don't you, the brigade commander, express your thoughts?"

"By the way, this guy is your junior fellow student at Huangpu."

The brigade commander scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "My two commanders, I promise to train Chen Yan to be a qualified soldier who will be loyal to China and the people."

At this time, the commander deliberately teased him, "Who said he belongs to your 386th Brigade?"

After hearing these words, the brigade commander froze in place, becoming anxious.

Oh shit, that’s impossible. I’ve already given the betrothal gifts and prepared the banquet.

It’s time to enter the bridal chamber, but I’m not the groom anymore?

Looking at the impatient brigade commander, the two leaders burst into laughter.

"Look how anxious this kid is."

At this time, the sky outside was bright, and the commander was smoking so heavily that the house was already filled with smoke.

After a long talk all night, everyone reached a consensus and the commander's mood improved a lot.

"By the way, Li Yunlong will report to the clothing factory today. Let’s go have a meal first and then go and show our support to the new factory director."

After saying that, the commander took the two of them to the cafeteria.

The New 1st Regiment was busy all night but could not find any trace of Zhang Dabiao. Li Yunlong was so anxious that he walked around the room in circles.

At this time, Sun Desheng, who had just finished reporting to Li Yunlong, said:

"Captain, the leader asked you to report to the clothing factory today. You can't delay it, otherwise it will be considered disobeying orders."

An anxious Li Yunlong shouted angrily: "All my brothers are lost, I'm not going anywhere."

"Da Biao has been with me through thick and thin for so many years, I must find him."

At this time, the brigade commander was worried about Li Yunlong, so he secretly called Li Yunlong while the leader was having a meal.

Li Yunlong picked up the phone and said, "Damn, who is it? I'm really upset."

"Li Yunlong, who are you cursing at? It's my phone."

"I guessed that you haven't reported for duty yet. Let me tell you, the head of the headquarters has instructed that he will go to the bedding factory to meet you in person. If you don't arrive later, you can forget about working at the bedding factory. Just go back to Dabie Mountains to weave baskets."

After saying that, the brigade commander hung up the phone angrily and hurried to have breakfast with the leader.

At this time, Li Yunlong was in a dilemma and was finally forced to rush to the clothing factory.