Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

Chen Yan had already planned this move for Zhang Wanhe, and it was really used at the critical moment. Since Chen Yan gave Zhang Wanhe the purification formula of black gunpowder for free last time, the power and stability of the grenade have been greatly improved. Now all the regiments are scrambling to have our border area make it.

Zhang Hewan became a hot commodity for a while. Imagine which regiment commander would come to him to ask for something and come back empty-handed. Even the commander praised him after he knew about it: "Wanhe has done a good job in logistics."

Zhang Wanhe was so excited that he hadn't slept for two days. Now he wanted to beat Chen Yan to death.

After Zhao Gang found Zhang Wanhe and explained his purpose, he readily agreed, "My brother Chen has spoken. It must work for me. I will immediately arrange for everyone to stop their work and make it for you first. From now on, your independent regiment will enjoy VIP treatment in the arsenal."

Li Yunlong handled things very quickly, and he went to the New 1st Regiment right after the meeting. Chen Yan knew that Ding Wei had been offended because of the cavalry battalion incident, so he estimated that this matter would be difficult to handle.

Before leaving, Chen Yan gave Li Yunlong some special instructions.

"Old Li, we must always keep in mind the motto of our independent regiment: we must always take advantage and not do business at a loss!

If Ding Wei asks for too much, you can use the brigade commander to pressure him. If the brigade commander doesn't work, use the commander to pressure him. Anyway, you have to let him know that you have a backer. The superiors know how difficult this battle is, and they will definitely be partial to you. Don't be polite when that happens.

If Ding Wei is adamant and you can't handle him, then you should agree to whatever he asks you for, but you must give him an IOU and never cash, even if the interest rate is higher."

Chen Yan, the military strategist, always made bad moves. Ding Wei had previously taken Li Yunlong's position as the head of the regiment, so he naturally felt bad about it. In the end, for Li Yunlong's sake, he "sold" Wang Chengzhu and Sun Desheng at a reasonable price.

After the battle, Ding Wei came to the independent regiment to ask for his salary, but Chen Yan turned hostile on the spot and said, "Who said I didn't pay the bill? You have a receipt, take it out," and Li Yunlong foolishly echoed him.

Not to mention the interest, Ding Wei didn’t even get his original capital back.

Ding Wei was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He returned to the New 1st Regiment and lay down for three days before getting up. Later, the lawsuit was brought to the headquarters and the commander was ashamed. "Chen Yan is such a shameless guy. Don't say you are my soldier in the future. I can't afford to lose face with him."

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On September 9, the second phase of the Hundred Regiments Campaign officially began!

On this day, the sky was gloomy, as if there was destined to be an undercurrent tonight. The raindrops from the sky hit the soldiers of the independent regiment who had assembled and were on standby.

Chen Yan stood in front of the crowd and said, "Comrades, tonight we must show the spirit of our independent regiment and give the Japanese a head-on blow. Even if there are difficulties and obstacles ahead, as long as we don't give up, we will definitely win the final victory.

You all need to remember this: anyone who offends China will be punished no matter how far away they are!

I order the entire regiment to be ready for battle and to march 20 kilometers to the designated combat position within two hours." Chen Yan took out the M1900, pulled the trigger towards the sky, and said, "Let's go!"

The soldiers rushed at full speed on the muddy road, carrying all kinds of weapons on their shoulders. At this time, the advantages of the independent regiment's years of high-intensity training were fully demonstrated.

The muscular warriors are extremely skilled at carrying heavy loads for long distances across the country. They don't feel tired at all and it doesn't affect their combat effectiveness at all.

When the independent regiment arrived outside the railway warehouse, they began to deploy their troops. Under the moonlight, the soldiers made preparations for the battle.

Chen Yan specifically called Zhao Gang, ready to make use of his shooting skills, and asked Gouwazi to be his observer to choose the best sniping position for the two of them.

"Lao Zhao, you don't have to do anything else tonight. Just keep an eye on the enemy's heavy firepower points and use the advantage of long-range shooting with a sniper rifle to call out their names one by one for me."

Old Zhao could not hide his excitement. For the first time, he felt that he was valued on the battlefield. "Captain, don't worry, leave it to me. The entire battlefield is mine tonight."

After saying that, he picked up the 98K that Chen Yan gave him and brought Gouwazi to the ambush point.

Chen Yan lay in the trench and looked at his watch. "It's already ten o'clock. Our main attack has started for an hour. I guess the Japanese troops in the warehouse have received the order for support."

Before he could finish his words, a hurried assembly whistle was heard in the warehouse yard. Soon, a battalion of Japanese troops, plus a machine gun squadron and an artillery squadron, had assembled.

Chen Yan observed through the telescope, "The Japs are quite conservative. They only plan to send out 1500 people to support and leave 700 people to guard the warehouse. It seems that the things in it must be very important. It makes me itchy."

Seeing the Japanese soldiers jump on the truck and slowly drive out of the warehouse, Chen Yan was a little unhappy:

"MD, you have four wheels, but I worked so hard to run 4 kilometers on my two legs. Where is justice? If I have a chance, I will build a car by myself."

At this time, everything was ready and the war was about to break out. Chen Yan lit a cigarette, but after just two puffs, it was wet by the rain.

When he saw the Japanese entering the ambush circle, he threw his half-smoked cigarette to the ground and fired three shots into the sky. Then, 30 mortars from the artillery positions in the rear fired at the same time.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!".

The Japanese truck was instantly surrounded by artillery fire, blocking its way forward.

The first phase of the battle was just to destroy the enemy's manpower, and then to anger the enemy, in preparation for the second wave of the battle. Therefore, Chen Yan did not use cluster arrow bombs in this wave of artillery fire.

In his words, good steel must be used on the blade. If the Japanese are scared and the cat does not come out of the warehouse, it will be a disaster.

The Japs in 1940 were all veterans who had been through many battles. They were well-trained, and the commanders at all levels down to the sergeants coordinated seamlessly. The Japanese army, which had just been in chaos, quickly deployed its troops and organized a counterattack.

"Everyone get out of the car and prepare for attack, ducks and chickens, give it to us."

The independent regiment was ambushed in a long snake formation on both sides of the road 300 meters away, just sandwiching the Japanese in the middle. Although there were no natural fortifications here, the independent regiment had dug simple trenches in advance, and the Japanese could only rely on military vehicles as cover to counterattack.

Although the Japs fought bravely and fiercely, they were attacked from all sides and were really restricted at the moment.

Chen Yan's fighting style was of the "meaningful and sinister" type. He ordered that a light machine gun be placed at the rear of each truck. If the Japanese jumped out of the vehicle, they would be shot. If they did not get off, they would be ordered to cease fire. This made the Japanese army very angry but they had no way to deal with it.

I could only keep shouting: "Baga".