bullyxtreme Chapter 163 If we don’t fight, this man will be wasted!
Chapter 163 If we don’t fight, this man will be wasted!
While Chen Yan and the commander talked all night, the chief of staff just watched from the side without saying a word.
After Chen Yan left, while walking with the commander, the chief of staff asked:
"Commander, are you planning to tie Chen Yan to your belt and train him yourself?"
The commander glanced at him and said, "Old friend, I can't hide anything from you!
A strong drum needs a heavy hammer, if we don’t temper his character, I’m afraid that with this kid’s courage, he will eventually backfire.”
Hearing this, the chief of staff nodded thoughtfully.
“Commander, isn’t it a bit too fast to expand the independent brigade into a column now?
This will be difficult for many veteran comrades in the army to understand."
At this time, the commander's eyes were deep.
"My old friend, there are three reasons for promoting Chen Yan. For this reason, I define him as a special talent.
First, this guy is absolutely loyal to the organization. Although he behaves unruly, the events before and after the robbery of Ping'an County are enough to prove that he can be trusted.
Even when the organization misunderstood him, he was able to maintain his original intention..."
At this point, the commander coughed dryly:
“Well, although the form is a bit ‘naughty’, the result is still good.
We need to see the essence through the phenomenon!"
The "naughty" the commander mentioned was the farce in which Chen Yan disarmed the entire guard squad.
"Second, he demonstrated extraordinary military capabilities."
"Although I have not gone deep into the grassroots units of the independent brigade, I am familiar with Chen Yan's training mode, combat tactics, and weapons manufacturing.
It can be said that both the theory and practical techniques are very unique and forward-thinking."
At this point, the commander paused noticeably.
"I have a vague feeling that these things of his do not belong to this era, but I don't know exactly how he did it. Maybe it's just talent."
The Chief of Staff agreed and said:
“Commander, you are right.
Speaking of fighting, I'm afraid no one in our entire North China Army can stand up to this guy."
The commander continued, "Third, he has the courage to think and fight, and the ability to break the inherent thinking."
He sighed, "Speaking of which, there are many troublemakers in our Eighth Route Army who can fight. Although these people have rich combat experience and outstanding military achievements, they are still old-fashioned and timid in their thinking.
In fact, it’s not their fault. After all, our Eighth Route Army is famous for its strict discipline and requirements.
If we don't do this, these rough guys will probably become warlords.
But how to balance military discipline and reality is the greatest knowledge.
Hey, don’t tell me, this kid did it.”
Then the commander handed the chief of staff a cigarette.
"Old buddy, take the looting of Ping'an County for example, who among us would dare to do it?
If you ask them to rob a few trucks carrying supplies, they will shout louder than anyone else. But if the headquarters doesn't give the order and they rob the county town on their own, do they have the courage to do so?
After all, the position under our buttocks is still very stable now, and no one is willing to take risks."
"Commander, you are right, this kind of thing is harmful and has no benefit, and no one dares to do it.
But doesn’t this also show that Xiao Chen is still young and too reckless! "
Instead, a hint of pride flashed in the commander's eyes.
“That’s the point, man.
Let’s analyze the two major risks of Ping’an County.
The first is political risk, because Chen Yan nominally robbed the property of Japanese expatriates.
Our headquarters would never issue such an order. Even if everything is foolproof, there is no such thing as a completely airtight wall. It would easily arouse international public opinion. If this further gives the Kuomintang an opportunity to suppress us, it would be more trouble than gain.
This is also the reason why our brigade commanders and regiment commanders are worried.
But they didn’t realize that who the hell would complain about having too much money? It’s not paper money.”
At this time, the commander's face was obviously a little angry:
"There are some things I can't say directly, can't they share the burden for me, what a bunch of idiots.
Damn it, I’ve actually been eyeing the county town for a long time. If I wasn’t wearing this commander’s uniform, I would have killed him a long time ago.”
After the commander calmed down, he regained his composure and continued:
"The second is the security risk. There are not many Japanese soldiers in the county town, but if one move is triggered, the whole body will be affected. The Japanese soldiers in the surrounding artillery towers and strongholds will quickly provide support.
If we further attract reinforcements from the Japanese in Taiyuan, I don't think this matter can be resolved without 20 or 30 regiments.
Chen Yan was aware of the seriousness of the matter, but he actually avoided the question.
They never intended to turn it into a large-scale battle, and they grasped the rhythm of the battle very accurately, and they just robbed and ran away, with the typical bandit mentality of getting an advantage and running away."
Speaking of this, a hint of envy flashed in the commander's eyes.
"I guess this guy has made a lot of money. I like him, but he's really stingy."
"Well, that's not good. He doesn't know how to share the benefits. It must be boring to spend money." The chief of staff poked his teeth again, "Why don't you talk to him about the foreign debt of 500 gold bars... Oh! It's better to be debt-free."
The commander raised his eyebrows, "What are you talking about? I never thought of returning it to him.
If you want money, just show me the IOU and I’ll give it to you if you can.”
The chief of staff was stunned for a moment and muttered to himself, they are really the same kind of people.
......
The commander became more and more excited as he spoke. The two of them actually walked to the river, with the guards following closely behind them.
"Old buddy, to put it bluntly, Chen Yan is a wise man, he sees through us too well.
We are currently lacking this kind of talent, who can fight, have brains and are loyal.
What we cannot do, He can do for us.
When faced with tough and difficult battles, Chen Yan's team can still handle it. How great is that!
He is just a column commander, the cost performance is really too high."
As the commander spoke, he started skipping stones on the water.
"Commander, now I understand what you mean by special talents."
"Right! What's the point of being a column commander? I want this kid to improve faster.
I can guarantee that the more people he has under his control, the more military talents he will train for our army.
We are not like President Chiang who has the support of the Whampoa Military Academy behind him. Talents are hard to come by, so why not let this guy help us train military cadres."
"Fuck! Commander, you've really reached the level of getting something for free!"
At this time, the Chief of Staff suddenly asked:
"Commander, weren't you worried about Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang's attitude towards the headquarters on this matter? What do you think now?"
Then the commander smiled meaningfully:
"Don't think too much, man. These three bastards are just playing nice with each other, opening up to each other, and acting in unison.
There is suspicion of forming a clique, but fortunately it is a clique within our army. If I can't control these monkeys, my work as commander will be in vain."
The chief of staff suddenly realized, "This is the real reason why you tied Chen Yan to your belt.
However, given Chen Yan's character, can you guarantee that he will honestly stay at the headquarters and be an idle prince?"
"This little monkey has nothing better to do than to go out and stir up trouble for the Japanese. It is absolutely impossible to ask him to behave himself."
"So what you mean is..."
"If we don't fight, this man will be wasted!"