Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

Early the next morning, Chen Yan and Zhao Gang led their men to Yangcun.

Kong Jie learned last night that Zhao Gang had been rescued by Chen Yan, and that both of them would take office today, so he arrived at the entrance of the regiment early.

From a distance, Kong Jie saw several tall horses coming towards him.

The guard kindly reminded:

"Captain Kong, the new commander and political commissar should be here."

Kong Jie said with a gloomy face:

"I'm not blind, so I don't need your reminder. Go and see if the new leader's room is tidied up, so as not to let others find fault with us."

Watching the two people getting closer, Kong Jie felt a little uneasy.

I heard that Chen Yan was not a good person, and Li Yunlong was defeated every time he challenged him.

However, I, Kong, don’t believe it. After all, this is on my territory. If you are a dragon, you have to coil around me.

When Kong Jie saw the two people approaching, he did not go up to greet them. Instead, he stood there with his hands behind his back and his legs crossed.

Zhao Gang didn't care about Kong Jie's neglectful attitude at all and greeted him warmly.

"Hello, Captain Kong, I am Zhao Gang."

Seeing that it was Zhao Gang, Kong Jie greeted him warmly, "Political Commissar Zhao, I was not doing my job well yesterday and I am sorry that you were frightened. Please come in."

Chen Yan was just about to say something to Kong Jie, but Kong Jie looked at Chen Yan, nodded, and said, "Come here."

Then he turned around, took Zhao Gang's hand and walked into the regiment headquarters.

Only Chen Yan was left alone, disheveled in the wind.

It seems that Kong Jie is very upset that I stole the chair from under him.

This is just a show of force.

Chen Yan smiled bitterly, shook his head and followed behind him in.

Several people came to the regiment headquarters and first said a few simple polite words.

When talking about Yamamoto's special forces' night attack on Yang Village, Kong Jie kept sighing.

"Alas! It's all because of my, Kong Jie's incompetence that the brothers of the independent regiment were implicated and nearly half of the regiment was disbanded overnight."

Hearing this, Chen Yan wanted to comfort Kong Jie and said:

"Captain Kong, please accept our condolences, our independent regiment..."

Kong Jie interrupted Chen Yan halfway through his words.

"Captain Chen, please watch your choice of words. I, as the captain, have already been fired."

At this time, Chen Yan's face flushed, and he continued awkwardly:

"Ah, what I mean is that the brothers in the independent regiment are all great. I heard that the bullets were fired head-on. This is all because of your good leadership."

Kong Jie glanced at Chen Yan and said:

"I'm not using you to flatter me, I'm not using you to praise the brothers of the independent regiment, you know what kind of brothers I have."

Chen Yan was speechless at this time because of Kong Jie's words.

This old guy is not stupid at all, he should be called Kong Duidui, he is really good at making trouble.

Forget it, I won’t bother with this idiot Kong Jie. After all, he is a veteran Red Army soldier, so just consider it as my respect for him.

Chen Yan knew clearly that Kong Jie had suffered defeat on the battlefield and lost so many soldiers, even the political commissar had died. Kong Jie was resentful towards himself, so he took Chen Yan out on him.

Zhao Gang sensed the tense atmosphere in the room and quickly changed the subject.

"Speaking of the Yangcun encounter, I have some important information to report to the two commanders."

Then, Zhao Gang called Monk Wei and said:

"This young man is a Kuomintang soldier who escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp and was rescued by Captain Chen and I yesterday. I brought him here to talk about the details."

Monk Wei saluted and said, "Hello, leaders."

"I escaped from the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Qingshan Town. There were thirty or forty specially trained Japanese soldiers there. They used the prisoners of war to train in killing people with bare hands. These people were ruthless and every move was fatal."

"I killed a Japanese officer, stole his gun, and escaped by climbing over the wall."

"Moreover, a group of armed men attacked the prisoner-of-war camp two days ago and managed to kill several Japanese soldiers silently. The Japanese didn't find out until the next morning. As for this force, I heard it was our Eighth Route Army."

At this time, Zhao Gang continued: "Through these circumstances, we can draw the following conclusions: first, there is indeed a group of specially trained devils in Qingshan Town; second, the independent regiment encountered them two days ago; third, their target of attack is most likely the general headquarters."

Hearing this, Kong Jie's mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg, and the hand holding the pipe shook non-stop.

"What? You mean our independent regiment is taking bullets for the head of the headquarters. Then it would be worth it even if my team is wiped out."

"What's even more unexpected is that such a powerful Japs were actually beaten by someone, and the Japs didn't even notice it. My goodness, this is our Eighth Route Army."

"This can be considered as a way to vent my anger for the independent group. I have to thank them."

After hearing what the monk and Kong Jie said, Chen Yan felt so happy.

Hahaha, just have Old Kong thank me.

I was the one who built Qingshan Town. Keep praising me.

Chen Yan deliberately coughed a few times at this time, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

At this time, Kong Jie glanced at him and said unhappily:

"Captain Chen, we're in a meeting here, don't keep making weird noises. You haven't even sat down in the position of captain yet, and you're making a fool of yourself."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan, who had been so complacent just now, immediately turned pale.

What sin have I committed that Kong Jie always targets me?

At this moment, Chen Yan's little universe was about to reach the critical point of explosion.

In order to ease the embarrassment, Chen Yan turned to the monk and said:

"Brother, you are not bad. You can stay and work with me, Chen Yan."

Monk Wei widened his eyes and said, "The commander is Chen Yan?"

Before that, Chen Yan had fought two battles with the Japanese and the puppet army, and his reputation had already risen in the northwest of Shanxi.

Chen Yan swept away the previous haze and asked with a smile:

"Why, have you heard of me?"

Monk Wei answered excitedly:

"I heard about you in the prisoner-of-war camp. You wiped out Sakata's headquarters with one shot and drove away the puppet army that had at least twice the strength of yours."

"You are a great hero. I will join you in the Eighth Route Army."

Chen Yan pretended to be disdainful and said loudly:

"That old devil Sakata is not worth mentioning. The Qingshan Town POW camp is meaningless to me. I, Chen Yan, can come and go as I please. Who can stop me? I even sent a devil prisoner under Yamamoto to the headquarters."

At this time, the monk was so excited that he didn't know where to put his hands.

"So it was you who caused such a commotion in Qingshan Town. There's nothing I can say. Commander, you have given me face, so I have to protect you. I will follow you."

At this time, Chen Yan secretly glanced at Zhao Gang and Kong Jie. The two of them were staring at each other with disbelief on their faces.

Kong Jie's voice was a little sharp, and he said in surprise:

"What's the matter? It was you who avenged the Yangcun encounter for me. Why didn't the head of the headquarters inform me about this?"

This time Chen Yan was really proud of himself. He straightened his back and said proudly:

"Maybe your current rank is not high enough."

This time it was Kong Jie's turn to be choked and speechless. His eyes widened and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

No wonder the superiors sent this guy to be the regiment leader. He dared to confront the Sakata Corps head-on. It seems that he really has some skills.

However, it is quite mean to listen to what he says, and he is a person who will not give in even if he is right.

Kong Jie was thinking, and Chen Yan smiled playfully and continued:

"Captain Kong, my memory is not very good. What did you say just now about what you wanted to say to the person who avenged you?"

Kong Jie was stunned at first, then his face turned red in an instant. He looked at Chen Yan and uttered two words: "Thank you."