Bright Sword: Technology is the primary productive force in war

Two days later, Chen Yan was inexplicably called to the headquarters.

At this time, it was late autumn in the north, the weather was getting colder, the grass withered, and the high hills were cracked by strong winds.

Since the troops were transferred, Chen Yan's replacement position was far away from the headquarters. The headquarters did not say what the matter was, so Chen Yan was a little reluctant to move.

"A higher-ranking official can crush someone to death. What else can we do?"

Chen Yan jumped off the kang, talking to himself.

"Monk, please give me more firewood to warm the kang so that I can continue sleeping when I come back."

Chen Yan took Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang and rushed to the headquarters immediately.

On the way, Li Yunlong became a little uneasy, "Chen'er, our superiors have called all three of us, I'm afraid something has happened."

Zhao Gang was a thoughtful person who thought a lot, "Could it be that Chu Yunfei had filed a complaint against me a few days ago?"

“I think it’s probably okay, but I’m not afraid of anything!

They were willing to give the Mauser pistol, and besides, how could Chu Yunfei dare to talk about poaching?

At most, he would report me for not treating our friendly forces well enough.

The three of us need to speak with one voice on this matter and put the overall situation first. Lao Li, you ate a lot that day, so you will have to take responsibility for this matter later."

When Li Yunlong heard this, his head buzzed.

This is what made me drink it out.

The corners of his mouth moved a few times, but no sound came out. If you can read lips, it probably means:

Your uncle's!

After the Big Three arrived at the headquarters, they warmed themselves by the fire in the operations room for a while.

Soon, the commander came in wearing a coat and pretended not to see Chen Yan.

"Xiao Feng, I heard that some people in our Eighth Route Army have started flirting with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. We have always valued democracy and freedom of coming and going. You should give the Political Department a heads-up. Don't force them to stay if they want to leave."

Chen Yan was good at playing dumb. He was one step faster than the guard and took advantage of the situation to take off the boss's coat. Then he poured hot water and brought it in front of him, and handed him a cigarette. The series of actions were smooth and seamless.

At the same time, he said: "Really? Our Eighth Route Army has produced such a person?

Who is it? Why is it so worrying for the leader?

The commander looked at him, his mouth twitching slightly, and after a long while he managed to squeeze out a sentence:

"I think you would be a good fit to be my guard."

"Leader, please forget about this. I did the same thing a few months ago."

Watching Chen Yan making faces, the commander suddenly realized that he had caused chaos in the headquarters within just a few days of taking the job.

The commander said with a stern face, "I heard that you and Yan Laoxi are quite intimate now, and he even gave you 400 Mauser pistols. You are a very popular person now!"

"Commander, you are always talking nonsense. Don't hit someone who smiles at you. Yan Laoxi kept begging for money to give me something, but I refused because I was afraid he would complain that the troops you led were impolite."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense to me. I've heard it all. You three brats are quite wicked and you made Chu Yunfei so angry that he stormed out. Is that true?"

"Leader, I have severely criticized Comrade Li Yunlong for this matter. When friendly troops came, he ate like a human being. This seriously affects the unity."

Chen Yan cleared himself of all blame and pushed all the blame onto Li Yunlong. He grinned but didn't dare to say a word!

"Okay, be more sensible in your actions next time, after all, we are all friendly forces.

This time, I called all three of you here to discuss joint operations, and you should be aware of this."

Chen Yan said with a flattering look on his face: "I understand. What do you think about this matter?"

“From the perspective of the overall situation, there is no problem for us to cooperate.

At present, the Japanese army is winning victory after victory in the Pacific battlefield. The US military is worried that the Japanese army will withdraw troops from the North China battlefield to reinforce the Pacific islands, which will greatly increase the US military's combat casualties. Therefore, the US military advisory group strongly demands that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party fight together to tie down the Japanese army's forces.

In addition, we had won a great victory in the Hundred Regiments Campaign in the previous phase, so the bald man felt a little embarrassed and ordered Yan Laoxi of the Second War Zone to launch a joint operation.

Chen Yan smoked a cigarette and lowered his head to think about the commander's words.

The commander kicked Chen Yan and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"I think about it again, and it really fits the saying: No one else has it as good as we have it! The National Army has long relied on foreign aid for weapons and equipment, so it has to be treated like a grandson by others and listen to the American devils.

A weak country has no diplomacy!"

Zhao Gang said angrily: "China has been closed to the outside world and has been weak for a century. There is nothing but shame, no decency and dignity to speak of. Capitalism has almost extended its hands to the entire Chinese land. It's sad!"

"This is what I mean by considering the overall situation. We should fight this battle."

The commander paused and continued:

“I know that comrades are somewhat uncomfortable fighting together with the Nationalist Army, but we are not fighting to compete with the Nationalist Army. Our enemy is the Japanese Army who are eyeing us covetously.

Recently, the Japanese army has been increasingly intensifying its mopping-up operations against the anti-Japanese bases in North China, severely restricting our scope of activities. Most of our forces have basically moved to the mountainous areas to conduct operations behind enemy lines.

The central government is not afraid of providing a stage for the national army to perform. The key is to make the Japanese army realize that we, the Eighth Route Army, have not given up fighting. Even if the situation is complicated and the conditions are difficult, we must strike down the enemy's arrogance.

The commander's words became more intense at this time, as if he was venting his anger.

"Every inch of Chinese land belongs to us. It is wishful thinking for the Japanese to want to enslave the Chinese people."

Chen Yan stood up and said solemnly:

"Chief, give the order! Please rest assured that the Party will have me to make the country strong!"

"Okay, joint operations are just a preliminary consensus between the two sides. Taking into account the running-in period of the two armies, the first joint battle will not be difficult. Both sides will send a main force regiment to jointly capture Nanyang County."

Zhao Gang was a little surprised: "Attack the county town!!!".

"That's right. Our army has always developed rural bases and rarely used county towns as strategic locations. However, we can't beat Yan Laoxi! This old guy doesn't have much base left now, and he's very anxious!

However, don't worry, the 358th Regiment is the one attacking the city this time, and we are responsible for attacking the Guanjia Nao arsenal. This is an important military supply base for the Japanese army. Once there is danger, the entire body will be affected. The Nanyang Japanese army will definitely rush to support it with all its strength."

"Haha, it's called a joint operation, but it feels like everyone is fighting each other, there's no difference!"

"Don't be careless, kid. Although the defensive fortifications of Nanyang County are average, what Yan Laoxi means is that we must block the enemy at Guanjia Nao Arsenal for three days to buy time for the National Army to attack the city."

"fart!".

Li Yunlong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly shouted and scared everyone.

"We held off the enemy for three days. Except for the Japanese in Nanyang County, all the Japanese in Yuci and Sanyuanshi had to rush over. We were surrounded by the Japanese."

Chen Yan knew clearly that if their superiors agreed to the joint operation, they must have taken into consideration the development of the relationship between the two parties. Although Chen Yan knew what kind of people were fighting over there, he was just a small regiment commander and had no say. The only thing he could do was to fight this battle well and build confidence in the Chinese people to resist Japan.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan stood up again: "Chief, I told the Party not to rest assured, the Independent Regiment will fight this battle."