Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

Listening to Chen Yan's bold idea, Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong also fell into deep thought.

Chen Yan's idea sounds good, but it is too difficult. It is a big problem for the army to innovate its weapons.

Li Yunlong put out his cigarette and looked at Chen Yan with some confusion:

"Chen'er, it's a good thing that you want to reform the troops, but you still have to consider the overall situation. According to the current development trend of our army, developing traditional troops should be more in line with current combat needs.

I think you are acting on impulse, which is a leftist ideology and a taboo for our party."

It is no wonder that Li Yunlong has old-fashioned ideas. He was a veteran in the Red Army. He has been developing step by step over the years and has led the team well.

However, Chen Yan has a longer vision, and he has planned to train the special operations battalion according to the modern army development model. If Chen Yan had not come to the world of Bright Sword, it would be fine, but since he is here, Chen Yan believes that he has a historical mission.

China lost too much because of the war and could only take back what belonged to it through war.

Only when you are really strong can you be strong. Can you solve problems by relying on external forces? The Kuomintang member who relies on the League of Nations to mediate every day has accomplished nothing.

“Lao Li, I know your concerns, but what are we doing all this for?

Look at the young people in the group. The youngest is only 16 years old, which is the age for going to school. But what are they doing?

Every day in the hail of bullets, people are sacrificing their lives to exchange for the future of this country.

These people have never been to school and may not understand what faith is, but I still remember what Kong Jie said to the soldiers when he left the independent regiment.

You are not fighting for me, Kong Jie, but for your brother, your sister, your younger sister, and your family.

I can understand that you may not be able to accept my ideas, but the path that I, Chen Yan, have chosen is absolutely not wrong.

If you understand, you must execute it. If you don’t understand, you must force yourself to understand and execute it. This matter is settled.”

Chen Yan's impassioned speech made Li Yunlong's eyes moist. He took just two puffs of his cigarette before it burned to the butt.

Zhao Gang thought for a while, then slowly said:

"Captain, please stop talking. I agree with this. The current situation is indeed constrained and needs new things to change it."

"What about you, Lao Li?"

Li Yunlong stroked his face with his rough big hands.

"Hehe! You are the boss and you have the final say. I will do whatever you tell me to do. If anyone reports you, I, Old Li, will take responsibility for it."

"Well, having your two supporters is my greatest motivation. Next, let me talk about my specific ideas."

At this time, talking about the military reform, Chen Yan became solemn. You know what, a man who works hard is really handsome!

"The special operations battalion will still retain its battalion-level organization. Depending on different combat requirements, I plan to equip it with three combat companies, namely the firepower assault company, the mountain combat company, and the special reconnaissance company."

The role of the fire assault company is to provide point-to-point fire support for special operations and frontal large-scale troop operations.

I plan to expand the existing artillery company, and integrate dense firepower such as 60mm fire, light and heavy machine guns to form a heavy firepower unit with mobility.

In addition, this unit must be equipped with a certain amount of guard force to provide combat support for the firepower assault company."

我将集合全团的资源给这支部队配备迫击炮35门、60火40门、重机枪20挺、轻机枪40挺”。

"Commander, as it stands now, it is not a problem for our regiment to provide these equipment. In this way, when this company matures, its firepower support capability will absolutely be outstanding."

Chen Yan glanced at the two of them and continued:

"The mountain combat company is mainly designed to adapt to the mountainous environment in northwest Shanxi and to carry out decapitation operations."

"Decapitation operation?"

"That's right, just like the shelling of the Sakata Regiment and the storming of the Shota Road warehouse, they are all decapitation operations. To put it bluntly, it is to find opportunities to capture or kill enemy generals, create chaos in the enemy's command center, and create favorable opportunities for battle."

Zhao Gang started smoking at some point and said, "Capture the leader first!"

"This company often fights deep behind enemy lines, which requires not only flexibility and mobility, but also a certain amount of firepower.

The strategic goal of this company is to strike the enemy's vital points steadily, accurately and fiercely, so I plan to break the whole into small units and set up firepower in squads.

Each squad consists of ten people, including one first-class shooter; two light machine gunners; one mortar with one main gunner and one deputy gunner; two 1-mm gunners and three assaulters, all of whom are equipped with Thompson submachine guns.

The main purpose of the special reconnaissance company is to carry out strategic reconnaissance missions and emergency combat missions. During war, it is responsible for analyzing and collecting combat intelligence and obtaining first-hand information about the enemy; during non-combat periods, it is used to pass on information collected by comrades below.

Li Yunlong: "This is good, knowing yourself and your enemy."

"Okay, Lao Li, now you have caught up with the leader's thinking."

"Old Zhao, what you said is not right. When have I ever held our group back? Besides, Chen'er's idea is very bold.

Let me put it this way, it’s exciting, I like it so much!”

These words made Chen Yan's spine tingle, and he looked at Li Yunlong with disgust, who had a wretched face.

"The individual combat weapons of this team will mainly be Mauser pistols and Thompsons.

"???"

"The entire company is equipped with Mauser pistols?"

"That's right! Not only that, all the mortar gunners and 60 gunners of the three special operations companies must also have self-defense weapons. I plan to equip them with Mauser pistols."

Li Yunlong was shocked: "Chen'er, this is a big deal, there must be at least 200 Mauser pistols, where can we get so many weapons!"

“The weapons are mine.

However, both of you have a lot of work to do and time cannot be wasted. The sooner the team is formed, the better.

"Lao Zhao, you will be mainly responsible for the recruitment of soldiers for the entire regiment and the selection of personnel for the special operations battalion."

I remind you that you can't always have old ideas. After the last battle, our regiment still has more than 1200 people, which is not a problem for a combat regiment. But I, Chen Yan, want more people. The more people, the better. There is no upper limit. Do you understand what I mean?

Only by constantly incorporating fresh blood can the independent group continue to exist for a long time."

"Captain, don't worry, I will definitely get this done."

"Old Li is in charge of the special operations team's training and weapons deployment. The entire regiment must obey unified deployment. Anyone who disagrees can come to me."

"By the way, Lao Li, Sun Desheng is a talented person. I plan to rebuild a cavalry company, so you can take up this matter as well. Gather all the horses and equipment of the entire regiment. I will get them if there are not enough. Just provide me with the materials."

"Leave these bastards to me. If anyone dares to provoke me, I will beat him with the soles of my shoes."

After sending the two away, Chen Yan smoked alone again. Since the last battle, Chen Yan has thought a lot, especially when he thinks of the battle at Zhaojiayu Cliff and the 60-gun push tactics of the independent regiment soldiers, Chen Yan can't help but shed tears.

Those are all living lives. If you don't push them into desperate situations...

Chen Yan lay in bed unable to sleep that night: "Brothers, it's all my fault that I, Chen Yan, am incompetent. I, Chen Yan, will definitely get your lives back for you.

You are all great, you are worthy of being called the good men of China! Have a good rest, I, Chen Yan, will take care of the rest."