Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

Chen Yan had just dealt with the big trouble with Ding Wei from the brigade commander's office, and suddenly he had another idea.

Now that I'm here, I have to make my demands while I'm still getting along with the brigade commander. If I miss this opportunity, I'll miss it forever.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan smiled with a flattering look on his face, which made the brigade commander's scalp tingle.

The brigade commander looked at Chen Yan warily and asked:

"Why are you looking at me like that? What bad things are you up to again, kid?"

Chen Yan rubbed his hands and said carefully:

"My great brigade commander, you see our independent regiment is recuperating. Lao Zhao and I are both new officers. As the saying goes, the first three kicks are the hardest. Can you see if the brigade can give us some more help?"

"Tell me what you want, but let me be frank with you, I definitely don't have any guns or ammunition."

Hearing this, Chen Yan felt very unhappy.

The brigade commander is so damn stingy. He has extorted so much from me and yet he doesn't even think about rewarding me.

This stingy person is confirmed. But fortunately, I don't lack these.

Chen Yan complained about the brigade commander in his heart, but still kept a smile on his face.

"Brigade Commander, how could I make things difficult for you? These things are vulgar. Asking you for them would only lower your status."

"I just want to ask you for some humanitarian care."

At this point, Chen Yan paused deliberately. He carefully observed the brigade commander's micro-expressions, and when he saw that there was no resistance, he felt relieved.

Zhao Gang standing by was even more confused and had no idea what Chen Yan was planning.

The brigade commander felt something was wrong when he saw Chen Yan didn't continue speaking, so he said:

"If you have something to say, come on. I'm quite busy."

Chen Yan didn't think about it any more and said quickly:

"It's about humanitarian care. The work in the group is too busy. I need a good helper who is sophisticated and experienced. Do you think you can let Kong Jie be my deputy group leader?"

Hearing this, the brigade commander actually burst into laughter.

"Huh? Why do you want Kong Jie to be your deputy leader? I heard that you two don't get along well."

Hearing this, Chen Yan got a little angry.

"Who is this, you big mouth, gossiping in front of the brigade commander? What are you talking about?"

The brigade commander was not a man who would get into bad habits, so he slammed the table.

"If you want to show off, go back to your independent regiment. You're trying to act tough with me. Your temper has gotten worse as you've been promoted, right?"

Seeing that the brigade commander was a little angry, Chen Yan shrank his neck and said cautiously:

"Brigade Commander, this is just my bad temper, please don't take it to heart. The conflict between Kong Jie and I is an internal one, and Kong Jie is a good comrade who admits his mistakes and corrects them. We should give Kong Jie a chance to atone for his sins."

"Hmph, Kong Jie, don't worry about it. This is an order given by the commander himself. Don't you know that Kong Jie reported to the brigade headquarters last night?"

Hearing this, Chen Yan looked at Zhao Gang in confusion.

Zhao Gang said quickly:

"Brigade Commander, Captain Chen went to attack Wanjia Town last night. He came back this morning and went straight to the brigade headquarters. I haven't reported to him about Captain Kong yet."

Zhao Gang turned to Chen Yan and continued:

"Commander, after you left last night, the brigade headquarters urgently ordered Commander Kong to report to the brigade headquarters. The political department has also issued a transfer order, but I don't know which unit he will be assigned to."

After Zhao Gang finished saying this, he stared at the brigade commander without saying anything else.

The brigade commander lit a cigarette, blew out a smoke ring, and said helplessly:

"I know what you two mean. Someone, go find Kong Jie and tell him someone is here to see him."

After hearing the order, the guard ran out without stopping.

After a while, Chen Yan heard a burst of cursing shouting coming from outside the door, "Isn't it just asking me to feed the horses? What's the big deal? Monkey King was once the Horse Keeper. Isn't this much better than Li Da's embroidery job?"

The voice was getting closer and closer, and Chen Yan could hear it clearly. Yes, it was Kong Jie's voice.

Kong Jie walked in carelessly, holding a grass-cutting knife.

When he saw Chen Yan and Zhao Gang sitting next to the brigade commander, he was stunned.

The brigade commander said with a grim look:

"Kong Erlangzi, you have objections to your superiors' arrangements. You think you are right even though you lost the battle."

Hearing this, Kong Jie pouted and dared not say anything. At this moment, the room suddenly became terribly quiet.

The Brigadier continued:

"Kong Jie, you are quite popular. I don't need to introduce these two people to me. They have come to me again to plead for you."

Hearing this, Kong Jie looked at Chen Yan in disbelief, and finally said with tears in his eyes:

"I, Old Kong, would like to thank Commander Chen and Political Commissar Zhao."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Seeing Kong Jie left without saying goodbye, the brigade commander did not get angry, but muttered to himself: "Kong Jie is good in every way, but he is a little dull."

Next, the brigade commander was preparing to chase Chen Yan and Zhao Gang away, and Chen Yan's mind was buzzing with thoughts.

If one plan fails, I will come up with another. Kong Jie can no longer be saved, but I am still thinking about Li Yunlong.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan quickly stopped the brigade commander from speaking.

"Brigade Commander, don't be in a hurry to send us away. Our work of humanitarian care is not over yet."

The brigade commander raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter? Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?"

Chen Yan nodded and said, "If Kong Jie doesn't give it to us, there is still an embroiderer in the bedding factory."

"What? You want to transfer Li Yunlong to your place?"

"You two had your heads almost broken into pieces by the fight, and you still wanted to use him."

The brigade commander exclaimed in surprise at first, but soon calmed down.

Chen Yan turned around with a dejected look and said, "Leader, the work in the regiment is too complicated now. Political Commissar Zhao and I have just taken over, and we are really short of people."

"Old Li made mistakes before, but you wouldn't want to keep a talent like him who can lead troops in battle working in the clothing factory for the rest of his life, right?"

"A small punishment will be enough. You will certainly need him in the future. You might as well let him come to me so that I can gather the people together. When the time is right, you can let him take over wherever there is a shortage of cadres."

"This is indirectly helping our party improve the overall quality of its cadres."

After hearing Chen Yan's words, the brigade commander fell into deep thought.

Li Yunlong was indeed his trusted and beloved general, and it was absolutely impossible for him to embroider for the rest of his life.

What Chen Yan said is very right. If we want to subdue this donkey, apart from Chen Yan, there is really no other regimental commander among the 386th Brigade.

Li Yunlong had been repeatedly humiliated by Chen Yan before. If Li Yunlong were made the deputy head of the regiment and had Chen Yan in charge of him every day, his personal organizational and disciplinary skills might really be improved.

The brigade commander couldn't help but laugh out loud when he thought about how miserable Li Yunlong would be when he found out that he was Chen Yan's second-in-command.

"Hahaha, okay, since you like Li Yunlong, I'll give him to you. I'll go and talk to the head of the headquarters."

Hearing this, Chen Yan's eyes lit up and he nodded and said, "Thank you, Brigade Commander."

Then he kept repeating in his mind:

"Hahaha, Li Yunlong, you are completely in my hands this time."