Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

The next day, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang went about their business separately, but Chen Yan went straight to the kitchen and did not come out for the entire day.

"Fatty Wang, do you have any bones left? These are not enough."

The cook, Fatty Wang, had a bitter face as he was chopping the meat:

"Captain, what are you busy with all day? Here are all the leftover bones from the past few days.

You are a regiment commander, but you don't lead the team properly. You hide in the kitchen. What a shame! If others see you, they will say that I, Wang, have drugged you."

"Fatty Wang, why are you in such a hurry to get me out? Are you afraid that I'll discover your little secret?"

Fatty Wang looked nervous and coughed:

"Captain...Captain, everything in my kitchen is open and clear, there are no secrets there, so don't talk nonsense."

"Yeah?".

Chen Yan smiled and glanced at him.

"Not at all. I, Wang, am the fairest person and never shortchange anyone on food."

Haha, this Fatty Wang himself said that the secret was exposed.

"When did I ever tell you that you were shortchanging me?"

Fatty Wang's face turned dark, he had a bad feeling, and stopped chopping meat with the knife.

Chen Yan didn't move either. He picked up the rice spoon and flicked it towards the beam, causing a basket to fall down.

Four white flour buns actually gurgled out of it.

"What is this?"

"Hey! Why were there four steamed buns missing yesterday? They must have been taken away by mice."

Then Fatty Wang shouted to his disciples:

"I'll notify everyone to do a thorough cleaning and get rid of the big rats later."

Chen Yan winked at him:

"Fatty, this rat is your pet, right? It stole the steamed buns and took the basket away. It's all because of your good teaching."

Before he could finish his words, Chen Yan rushed to the kitchen and reached in.

"Did your big rat hide this bowl of braised pork for you?"

Fatty Wang’s face turned red: “Ahem, which bastard stole the braised pork? If I find out, I will not let him off.”

Then Chen Yan flashed to the east wall and counted the 12th brick from the top. His eyes lit up, sure enough!

The brick was loose. Chen Yan flicked the brick and found it was another can of beef.

At this time, beads of sweat the size of beans were falling from Fatty Wang's face, and his body kept moving towards the stove, as if he was blocking something!

Chen Yan pushed him away and then joined hands at the foot of the stove.

That's not right! Judging from his guilty look, he must have more goods.

Chen Yan glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, and Fatty Wang's face turned from nervous to relaxed.

Chen Yan looked around, picked up a fire stick, and started rummaging in the stove.

After a while, two roasted sweet potatoes gurgled out again.

"Great! The cooks in our regiment did a great job of hiding and lurking. They really tried every possible means!"

Just as Chen Yan was about to move, Fatty Wang grabbed him tightly.

He looked as if his parents had died:

"Captain, I was wrong. Don't look for it anymore. That's enough."

Ouch! There is more!

However, Chen Yan did not intend to embarrass him and said with a smile:

"Fatty Wang, I know exactly what your kitchen staff are thinking.

However, I am too lazy to care. As the saying goes, if the cook does not steal, the crops will not be harvested. But if the soldiers knew about it, then..."

"Captain, please don't tell anyone, or I'll be so embarrassed!

I have been following you since Black Cloud Village, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly, why do you have to make such a fuss?"

"Hehe! The one who understands me best is Fatty Wang!

Go find me another 200 kilograms of bones. Pork bones, beef bones, and sheep bones will do. If you don’t have any, chicken bones will do."

"What the hell, you want me to find a big bone these days, and I want 200 kilograms? Are you crazy?

Apart from the Japanese, where else could it be possible? Commander Chen, you are very capable, so go and ask the Japanese yourself."

"Ouch! Fatty Wang has become very capable recently and now dares to attack my army.

it is good!

Very good!

Someone come! The cook squad leader has stolen collective things, everyone come and take a look, someone come quickly..."

Fatty Wang's anus tightened and he covered Chen Yan's mouth with his hand:

"Captain, you are really good at playing rogue! I'm afraid of you. I'll go find you right away. Wait."

Fatty Wang was just about to go out when he turned around and came back.

"I'll find it for you, but you have to tell me how you know these things in the kitchen. Is there a traitor?"

"Bullshit! Do I need someone to tell tales?

Look at you and your four apprentices, all of you are fat and greasy. Pick any one of them out, and they would weigh at least 200 pounds, and some of them are so fat that they can hardly breathe. Who would believe that you don’t steal?

I'm a little envious of you now. The kitchen is really lucrative. How about we switch places? I'll be the head cook and you the head of the regiment?"

Fatty Wang smiled cunningly and waved his hand:

"I don't have your ability. Besides, the chief cook of our independent regiment would not be replaced even if he was offered a platoon leader. You don't know how envious the chief cooks of other regiments are. They are rushing to give me gifts and want to be an ordinary cook in my company."

Chen Yan interrupted him immediately, smiling slyly:

"Lao Wang, have you collected the things?"

"Hey! Captain, I won't say anything more. Finding a bone for you is a big deal. I have to hurry up and do it."

Chen Yan watched Fatty Wang leaving with interest.

"This old guy has become a bad boy! The position of cook squad leader has become a lucrative one."

Why did Chen Yan need so many big bones? Because he had the idea of ​​developing new weapons.

The battle at Zhaojiayu Cliff became Chen Yan's heart knot. The soldiers used 60mm fire to push forward 300 meters, and suffered heavy casualties. Last night, Chen Yan thought all night and finally came up with a way to make up for the loopholes in this tactic.

That is to develop white phosphorus smoke bombs!

The white phosphorus smoke bomb is composed of a fuze, a shell, a white phosphorus smoke agent and an explosive tube. When the smoke bomb is launched into the target area, the fuze detonates the explosive in the explosive tube, the shell explodes, and the white phosphorus in the smoke agent is scattered into the air. Once the white phosphorus encounters the air, it immediately burns by itself, continuously producing billowing thick smoke, which blocks the line of sight and reduces the enemy's resistance.

If the 60th Fire Commando had white phosphorus smoke bombs in the last battle, not only would the casualties be greatly reduced, but the combat efficiency would also be greatly improved. Chen Yan planned to mass-produce white phosphorus smoke bombs for the 60th Fire Commando.

Therefore, Chen Yan decided to try making a batch first to see the effect.

He had no shortage of other materials, except for white phosphorus. He asked Zhang Wanhe, but the arsenal didn't have it either. He had no choice but to purify it himself!

White phosphorus mainly exists in the form of phosphate, and bones contain a large amount of calcium phosphate, which is the best purification material Chen Yan can think of.

Of course, there is another substance that can do the same thing, but that substance is a bit smelly: urine! The first time humans discovered the existence of white phosphorus was by using concentrated urine.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Yan decided to use bones. At least it would sound better when he said it to others!

If we use urine, everyone in the regiment will have to pee and save it all. Then the independent regiment will be in a terrible state!

The rumor spread among the crowd, "Hey, have you heard that Commander Chen of the Independent Regiment used urine to fight the Japanese?"

Just thinking about it, Chen Yan felt like he was a little drunk!