Bright Sword: Rebirth of Kong Jie

Which military university did you graduate from?

Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei were obviously stunned for a moment.

In Li Yunlong's own words, I have always been sitting at home weaving baskets as a bamboo craftsman, and later I joined the army to kill the Japanese, and worked my way up to become a regiment commander.

I want to ask which military university you graduated from.

Is it a home-based university?

Or is it Dabie Mountain Basket Weaving University?

But after thinking about it, the names of these universities don’t seem to sound very nice. Wouldn’t it bring down the prestige of Li Yunlong?

So when the words came to his lips, Li Yunlong raised his head and said proudly:

"What's the use of university? Old Li is born to be able to fight the Japanese. He learned it by nature!"

Although the words sounded nice, Chu Yunfei understood them immediately.

It seems that these three Eighth Route Army commanders are all from humble backgrounds and probably have never attended any proper military university.

Some of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army officers around Chu Yunfei, whose psychological qualities were not stable enough, even showed mocking smiles.

But Chu Yunfei did not laugh at this, instead he said solemnly:

"In this case, the three brothers are truly rare geniuses in the military field.

How shameful! We have attended some regular military colleges, but if our troops were transferred to a base like yours, which is surrounded by enemies on all sides, we would be ashamed.

We can never guarantee that we can do better than your Eighth Route Army."

This is a rare and true statement.

Li Yunlong couldn't help but look up to Chu Yunfei.

Speaking of which, Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei still have some grudges against each other.

At that time, Li Yunlong had just taken over the New 358st Regiment and was originally preparing to cross the Yellow River to rush to the front line to fight. It turned out that the troops stationed on the Yellow River at that time were the th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

After looking at the roster, Chu Yunfei said that there was no New 1st Regiment in the Eighth Route Army, and he would not allow the New 1st Regiment to cross the Yellow River under any circumstances. The two sides were on the verge of a fight, and Chu Yunfei's troops even set up machine guns.

This made Li Yunlong very angry. He thought to himself, I'm crossing the Yellow River to kill the Japanese. Do you think I'm going to a banquet?

In the end, they could only find a way to temporarily merge the New 772st Regiment into the nd Regiment that arrived later, which was the unit led by Commander Cheng. The two regiments were merged into one, and only then were they able to cross the Yellow River smoothly.

Li Yunlong was a petty person, so naturally he wanted to demonstrate the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army in front of Chu Yunfei and open the eyes of these officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

So he said, "Let me show you some real stuff from the Eighth Route Army, so you can open your eyes!"

The officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army looked expectant, thinking that Kong Jie and his companions were going to take them to see some special equipment and firepower hidden by the Eighth Route Army!

As a result, when the group arrived at the place and looked up, they saw that it was just a training ground where the Eighth Route Army soldiers were training.

Many officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army frowned, looking confused.

I wondered what was so interesting about the place where your Eighth Route Army trained.

We are here to investigate the military industry development of your Eighth Route Army and the growth of your base areas, including the equipment and firepower you have hidden to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese invaders.

however……

as far as the eye can see.

Soldiers from a battalion of the Eighth Route Army are training, divided into companies and training in groups.

That was the independent regiment under Kong Jie's command.

At this time, he was practicing assassination.

Waves of shouts and screams echoed through the valley.

There was nothing strange about assassination training, but what shocked the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was that the Eighth Route Army actually used real weapons in assassination training.

What he held in his hand was indeed a rifle, but it had no bayonet.

They were divided into groups of two and conducted direct combat training, and in the actual combat, they clearly saw that neither of the Eighth Route Army soldiers on both sides held back.

Once he succeeded, he would smash it with the butt of the rifle without hesitation.

In just a few moments, all the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army officers were stunned and terrified.

Several times I couldn't help but want to speak up to stop what was happening.

But then I suddenly remembered that this is the Eighth Route Army's troops. Isn't it the Eighth Route Army that has the final say on how to train them?

Chu Yunfei withdrew his gaze and was also shocked in his heart.

He turned his head to look at Kong Jie and asked, "Captain Kong, is this how you conduct assassination training for the Eighth Route Army? Why don't you even have protective gear?"

Kong Jie smiled and said, "We in the Eighth Route Army don't have as good conditions as your Shanxi Suiyuan Army.

Protective gear? Where and what kind of protective gear can I find?

Besides, when you go to the battlefield and fight the Japanese with bayonets, will the Japanese let you put on protective gear before drawing the bayonet?

Since it is a real-combat simulation, it should fully simulate the hand-to-hand combat situation on the actual battlefield.

I would rather the soldiers bleed a little during training, even if it's just a couple of broken ribs. At most they can just rest and recuperate, it won't cost them their lives.

It’s better than them dying on the battlefield.”

Chu Yunfei nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "Besides assassination training, what other training programs do you have?"

Kong Jie said: "The training of our troops mainly includes two parts, one is physical training and the other is skill training.

Skill training includes basic military skills training, such as the five major items of infantry, shooting, bayonet fighting, grenade throwing, blasting, and earthwork.

In addition, some military tactical theory learning is also included.

In order to combine practice with theory.

But bayonet training has always been one of the key training items of our Eighth Route Army."

"Oh? Why is that? You have to know that this is the era of hot weapons. No matter how well you are trained in bayonet fighting, can you still kill the enemy directly by bayonet fighting?"

Before Chu Yunfei could open his mouth, a lieutenant colonel of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army at the side could not help but mock him.

Kong Jie said coldly: "What do soldiers rely on to fight?

It relies on fearless courage and iron will, and the courage to fight to the death is the most basic requirement of an iron army.

The Japanese's equipment is better than ours, better than your Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and even better than the Central Army. But even the Japanese attach great importance to assassination training in infantry drills.

why?

Because the Japs also knew how to use bayonet training to strengthen the courage and will of their soldiers.

After many battles with the Japanese army, I had already discovered a pattern.

A troop that is not good at bayonet fighting will often appear particularly panicked when it comes into contact with the Japanese army, especially when a skirmish breaks out between the two sides.

why?

Because their soldiers were particularly afraid of close combat with the Japanese army, especially when the Japs broke through the defense line and rushed in.

The soldiers were so frightened of bayonet fighting with the Japanese that they couldn't even hold their guns steady.

Can we still expect such an army to win the battle?

So the Japanese attach importance to bayonet fighting training, and we should also attach importance to bayonet fighting training, and we should train harder and better than the Japanese.

We must have more courage and fighting spirit than the Japanese.

Our Eighth Route Army is determined to completely defeat the Japanese in the area where they are most proud of themselves.

A troop with strong bayonet skills is not afraid of any form of combat in any environment. This is a true iron army. "

The lieutenant colonel of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army was speechless after hearing these words, and even his old face turned red.

Chu Yunfei clapped his hands in agreement: "Well said, very well said, a soldier should have the backbone of a soldier. Soldiers who are afraid of death are not worthy of being called soldiers, but a bunch of idiots!"

Then, Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and the other two took a group of Shanxi-Suiyuan Army officers to visit other training programs of the independent regiment soldiers.

For example, shooting aiming training uses air-burst bombs.

For example, there is the 400-meter obstacle training, and some single and double bar training programs invented by Kong Jie specifically for the soldiers.

These training programs were quite novel to the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The Eighth Route Army soldiers were sweating on the training ground.

His firm steps, strong will and bursting energy attracted the attention of all the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

This kind of spirit is basically not seen in their Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The soldiers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were considered good enough if they could exercise their physical fitness every day and do some drills.

Many of them were even dual-gun troops, holding a rifle on one side and a smoking gun on the other.

The spirit and energy of the Eighth Route Army shocked the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

But there were probably only a few officers who really thought about why the Eighth Route Army had this spirit while the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army did not. For example, Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment, was thinking about this.

When discussing privately, Chu Yunfei asked sincerely:

"Brother Kong, there is something I don't understand, could you enlighten me?"

Kong Jie said: "Brother Yunfei, please speak."

Chu Yunfei asked, "Why can I see a special spirit from your Eighth Route Army, as if you can always burst out with special potential and energy?"

Kong Jie smiled, and the answer he gave was so direct that Chu Yunfei was a little surprised.

“Because of faith!”

"Belief?"

Chu Yunfei was stunned. He thought of many answers, but he never expected it to be such simple two words.

"How to say?"

Kong Jie said: "Let's take the simplest example, the same person does two things.

One thing is something he particularly wants to do, something he likes to do from the bottom of his heart.

The other thing was something he was forced to do, something he was actually extremely reluctant to do, or something he had no motivation to do at all.

Brother Yunfei, do you think that in this situation, when the same person does these two things, which one will unleash more energy and potential?"

Chu Yunfei said: "Without a doubt, it is naturally what I like to do and what I want to do."

Kong Jie said: “Then this is my explanation.

Kill the devils, defend our country, and work hard for the beliefs in our hearts, so our Eighth Route Army can pull all its strength together, work together as one, and be united.

It is even pure enough to dedicate everything one has, including one's life, to this belief or ideal.

Brother Yunfei, do you think the Jinsui Army has such beliefs and ideals? "

Kong Jie's words were very straightforward: "For this belief and ideal, we, the Eighth Route Army, came together and worked hard together. We are all revolutionary comrades, friends-in-arms and fellow travelers.

Do you need any special reward for doing what you like?

So we don’t even need military pay, and we don’t even have cotton clothes to wear in the winter.

But none of us complained about the hardship or tiredness, and we worked steadfastly towards our belief and ideal. "

"But in the Jinsui Army, it is natural to be a soldier and get paid. The purpose of being a soldier is to make a living. This idea is very popular, and the troops are brought together by giving out some military pay and some benefits.

Why should the soldiers put their heads on their belts and fight the Japanese?"

These words actually stunned Chu Yunfei. For a long while, not a single word came out of his mouth.

Until that afternoon.

It seemed that they did not see the sophisticated equipment and hidden firepower they had imagined in the independent regiment's base, and other officers in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army expressed their desire to move to other bases of the Eighth Route Army to take a look.

Especially the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Arsenal.

Only Chu Yunfei did not leave. Instead, he expressed to the major general of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army who led the team that he wanted to continue staying in the independent regiment for exchanges and studies.

Because the confusion in his heart has not been resolved yet.

He wanted to understand more deeply what the beliefs and ideals of the Eighth Route Army that Kong Jie mentioned were.

Chu Yunfei was indeed one of the few officers in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army who had backbone and was a relatively pure soldier.

In the subsequent exchanges and conversations, everyone talked about their ambitions and ideals.

Of course, Li Yunlong said, I didn’t think about anything else but killing the Japs and driving them out of China.

Chu Yunfei adheres to a principle: a soldier's duty is to obey orders, and he will do whatever his superiors tell him to do.

"But what if what your superiors asked you to do is wrong in itself? Even you yourself know clearly that it violates morality and conscience and is not a just thing?"

Kong Jie also gave an example: "Many of the Japanese soldiers probably followed the same principle as Brother Yunfei, so they came to China without knowing what was going on.

You say that we should admire the purity of these little devils as soldiers, or hate them for being no different from invaders?"

"This……"

Chu Yunfei didn't know how to respond.

Kong Jie continued: "The general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division. War is inevitable, but continuous war is by no means the norm.

After the war, we should return to the construction of the country.

What kind of country do you want to see in the future China?

I think, Brother Yunfei, the future country that your Jinsui Army imagines is definitely not the same as the future country that our Eighth Route Army wants to build.

This is also where our revolutionary paths differ.

This is also the key to our Eighth Route Army's firm belief and ideals."

Chu Yunfei asked: "So, Brother Kong, what do you think the country should look like in the future?"

"The country of the future!"

The conclusion is like falling into reminiscence, "I once had a dream, a dream so real that even I couldn't tell the difference between true and false.

I dream that our future China will be strong, prosperous, and peaceful. It will no longer be oppressed by the great powers. The people can live a prosperous and healthy life, be able to eat well, wear nice clothes, do what they want, and be full of happiness.

The people can rule their own house, and there will no longer be any so-called aristocracy or upper-class people oppressing the weak. At least on the surface, it is impossible and not allowed to exist..."