Chapter 57: Conversation with the Boss (Please read later)
At the Eighth Route Army headquarters, Qin Yangming and Ding Wei entered the headquarters command room together under the guidance of the guards.
"Hello, Commander. Ding Wei, the head of the 28th Regiment, is here to report. Please give me your instructions."
"Hello, Commander. Qin Yangming, the commander of the New 1st Regiment's Vanguard Battalion, is here to report. Please give me your instructions."
"Hahaha~"
The general manager and the deputy chief of staff, who were looking at the battle map, heard the voice, turned around and walked towards the two men with a smile.
The boss glanced at Qin Yangming, patted Ding Wei with his right hand and said, "It's Ding Wei. Good, I haven't seen you for a few years. You are getting more and more energetic."
Ding Wei also hadn't seen the boss for a long time. He was nervous but also had a surprised smile on his face.
The boss looked at Ding Wei with a smile and continued to ask: "How was it? Did you encounter any trouble on the way here?"
Ding Wei shook his head. "I didn't run into any trouble. I just ran into a few petty thieves. Before I could do anything, they were dealt with by Captain Qin's men."
"Haha~"
The deputy chief of staff, who was standing behind the boss and looking at Qin Yangming with a smile, listened to Ding Wei's answer and turned back to say, "The boss really understands you. Only you, Ding Wei, can stop others, but no one else can stop you."
"Hey~"
After the Deputy Chief of General Staff let out a sigh, he waved the pencil in his hand slightly and spoke to Ding Wei.
"Ding Wei, you've seen it all along the way. The enemy, us, stubborn... the forces of all parties are intertwined, and the situation is very complicated."
Ding Wei listened to the Deputy Chief of General Staff's words, nodded and agreed.
"Yes, the Japanese, the puppet army, the Central Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, our base, and those bandits, each has their own territory."
The boss nodded, indicating that what Ding Wei said was fine, and then took over the conversation: "Time is tight, let's make it short."
“It was me who cancelled your order to study in Shaanxi.
The reason is very simple, that is, I lack military cadres.
We’ll talk about studying later.
You will report to the 129th Division in a moment and I will appoint you as the new commander of the 1st Regiment."
When Ding Wei was first stopped, he had some guesses. The cancellation of the order for him to study should be because he was to lead the troops.
Now listening to the order issued by the boss, he was a little confused: "New 1st Regiment? Li Yunlong's troops?"
He remembered that his old comrade Li Yunlong was the commander of the New 1st Regiment, and he had never heard of anything happening to Li Yunlong. Why did he let him be the commander of the New 1st Regiment?
The deputy chief of staff saw that Ding Wei was a little confused, and explained: "Yes, it is Li Yunlong's unit. You are old comrades. It is precisely because of this that we consider you to be the most suitable candidate."
Listening to the deputy chief of staff's explanation, Ding Wei thought of Li Yunlong's temperament. He looked at the general with some uncertainty and asked in a low voice, "Is Li Yunlong in trouble again?"
The boss answered Ding Wei's question with a serious tone: "If he disobeys orders on the battlefield, I will remove him!"
"You will take his place. Go to the 129th Division to handle the handover formalities first. Then you and Captain Qin will return to the New 1st Regiment together."
Ding Wei listened to the boss's words and took a deep breath. He guessed that Li Yunlong had made a mistake, but he did not expect that Li Yunlong was so bold as to disobey orders on the battlefield.
Ding Wei wanted to say something, but then he saw the deputy chief of general staff looking at Qin Yangming. He guessed that he probably had something to say to Qin Yangming.
"Take care, old chief."
"Ah."
After saying goodbye to the boss, Ding Wei left the headquarters operations room and prepared to go to the 129th Division to handle the handover procedures.
After Ding Wei left, the general manager and the deputy chief of staff also turned their attention to Qin Yangming.
Unlike Ding Wei, Qin Yangming was very familiar with the boss. When he was in Gan District, he stole the other party's gun for fun and ended up lying down for two days.
As for the Deputy Chief of General Staff, as far as he could remember, he was a good friend of his parents and was the one who protected him the most after he made mistakes.
Therefore, Qin Yangming was not as nervous and excited as Ding Wei, who had not seen his old leader for a long time.
Instead, it was as happy and relaxed as a younger generation meeting a familiar elder.
The boss looked at Qin Yangming and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, the battle at Baihu Ridge was good. One battalion defeated nearly two regiments of the Japanese. Well done."
The deputy chief of general staff walked to Qin Yangming with a smile and gestured: "You are stronger and taller. You are taller than me now."
"Boss, look at this body. If it were in ancient times, it would be a match for thousands of people."
The boss nodded, and then said to Qin Yangming: "Okay, come with me, I have something to ask you."
Qin Yangming listened to what the boss said and guessed that the boss must have something to say to him that was not suitable to be said in public.
Without further ado, he nodded and followed the boss out of the operations room.
After the Deputy Chief of General Staff explained the situation, he left the operations room and followed.
……
The boss took Qin Yangming directly to a reception room.
Three people sat around a square table.
Before the boss opened his mouth to speak, Qin Yangming took off a large bag on his back and spoke first.
"Boss, Deputy Chief of Staff, I came here this time to bring you some small gifts."
"Oh? Let me see what gifts you brought us."
The Deputy Chief of General Staff looked at Qin Yangming with a smile and raised his hand to help Qin Yangming open the bag.
"Hey, boss, you like guns. Look at this. This is the gun of the first Japanese lieutenant I killed. It's a Browning, Continental rifle."
Qin Yangming took out a pistol wrapped in cloth from his bag and handed it to the boss. Then he took out a few pens and spoke to the deputy chief of general staff.
"Deputy Chief of General Staff, this is the pen that the Japanese soldier left in the room. It should be a German product. It's a good thing."
"Boss, you see, I told you this guy wouldn't come here empty-handed. He would always bring us something we like."
The boss played with the pistol and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, I like this gift very much, I will accept it."
The Eighth Route Army did have a rule that superiors were not allowed to accept gifts from their subordinates.
However, Qin Yangming's identity is somewhat special. He is not just their subordinate, but also their nephew. There is nothing wrong with accepting gifts from Qin Yangming.
"Well, Boss, the rest are gifts for other people. Could you please pass them on for me?"
There were more than just these two kinds of gifts in the package, there were also some from other people, but he had no chance to deliver them personally, so he could only ask the boss to help pass them on.
The boss nodded: "Well, I will help you pass it on."
"Okay, time to get down to business."
The boss called Qin Yangming into the reception room not to chat with him.
He wished he could split one minute into two minutes, so where would he find the time to chat with Qin Yangming about family matters?
The purpose of calling Qin Yangming into the reception room was to test him.
See if Qin Yangming has the ability to serve as the team leader.
If so, then separate the vanguard battalion and form a vanguard regiment.
Qin Yangming also understood that the boss must have something important to tell him when he called him into the reception room.
It's just that I spoke first.
Qin Yangming put the bag full of things on the ground, sat up straight and looked at the boss.
The boss put a few cups on the table and said to Qin Yangming: "Okay, let me test you. Now you are the commander of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and I am the commander of the Japanese army. Let's do a battle drill."
"You need to find a way to deal with me now." Qin Yangming's face was full of disbelief as he listened to what the boss said.
It was like Benboerba was ordered to deal with Tang Monk.
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"Boss, I'm going to fight you? Are you kidding me?"
"It hasn't even started yet, why are you scared? You've been following Li Yunlong for a year, haven't you learned the sword spirit that he talks about every day?!"
"Being afraid before the battle, is this the emotion a qualified commander should have? I remember that I never taught you this. They couldn't teach you this either."
Following the boss's words, Qin Yangming had no choice but to bite the bullet and start practicing fighting with the boss using various props on the table.
……
"It's night time now, and you've been surrounded by one of my squadrons. What are you going to do?"
"Send two small units to sneak into the Japanese camp under the cover of night. One unit will search for the Japanese headquarters, and the other unit will wait for an opportunity to blow up the camp."
"As long as the Japanese bomb the camp, we will immediately order the troops to charge. In three hours, we will ensure that this regiment is eliminated."
Qin Yangming listened to the boss's question and gave his answer without hesitation.
After hearing Qin Yangming's answer, the boss looked up at Qin Yangming with a surprised expression, and then continued, "What if it was during the day?"
"It's even simpler. Send a small force to find the Japanese headquarters, then send back the coordinates and order the artillery to open fire and blow up the Japanese headquarters, causing chaos for them."
"Finally, we will conduct artillery fire coverage, and coordinated operations between infantry and artillery will also be able to eliminate the Japanese."
The boss listened to Qin Yangming's answer, sighed and shook his head.
The Deputy Chief of General Staff standing next to him couldn't help but cover his face as he looked so confident.
The boss put down the bullets he was using to serve as his troops and continued to ask Qin Yangming: "How many people are there in your vanguard battalion now? How much equipment do you have?"
"I'm not sure about this, but there should be about 1,500 people, and they have sufficient weapons and equipment."
"How many bullets does the vanguard battalion have? How much food is enough? Can the soldiers have enough for every meal?"
"I'm not sure about the bullets, but there should be enough food. I think we should have no problem eating."
"Not sure, should, probably?!"
"Snapped!"
The boss slammed the table, stood up and shouted at Qin Yangming: "As a battalion commander, how come you don't know anything!"
"Small units, small units. I'm asking you how a regiment should fight, not how a platoon or a company should fight!"
"You still want to cover with artillery fire? Does the Eighth Route Army have so many artillery shells to cover you?"
"We have taught you so many things, but it seems like you haven't learned anything at all."
"You didn't remember anything I told you. I told you to study, but you went to herd cattle!"
Seeing the boss's angry look, Qin Yangming also realized that something was wrong and quickly stood up.
Seeing the boss preparing to untie his belt, Qin Yangming immediately moved towards the door.
"Boss, Boss, calm down, calm down."
The deputy chief of general staff stood up and grabbed the boss and continued to persuade him.
"Let me go. I won't feel comfortable if I don't beat him up today!"
"Don't keep protecting him!"
"As a battalion commander, he doesn't even know how many guns and bullets his troops have, and he can't even figure out the basic battle plan!"
"The fighting style from beginning to end was all that of a small force. I really don't know how you commanded the battle at White Tiger Ridge!"
"But didn't I still kill so many devils?"
"That's because your vanguard camp is well-equipped and the fortifications you built are strong enough!
Just find someone to command us and we can withstand the attack of the Japanese devils!"
“The Vanguard Battalion has good equipment, but wasn’t that what I did?
Without me, how could they have such good equipment to stop the attacks of the Japanese?"
"Yes, you are good at making equipment, but as a commander, is it all you need to do to make equipment?!
If troops can win battles just by getting good equipment, then what is the need for commanders?"
"Tell me yourself, how many factors were related to your proper command in the White Tiger Ridge battle to achieve such a great result?!"
"Except for your keen awareness of the fighter plane and your commendable performance in the small-scale battle, the rest of your combat command was a complete mess!"
"No, Boss, let's be reasonable, what did I do wrong?
Is there something wrong with the answer I gave?
This is how I fought when I was commanding the Vanguard Battalion!"
"You are being unreasonable!"
"I'm unreasonable? Ha, I think you're just itching for trouble!"
"Xiao Qin, stop talking. What are you still doing here? Are you waiting to be beaten? Go!"
After listening to the words of the Deputy Chief of General Staff, Qin Yangming quickly turned around and ran outside.
"Run? Can you run away?
Bring your vanguard battalion and Li Yunlong to report to the headquarters tomorrow!"
When the boss saw Qin Yangming running away, he bypassed the deputy chief of staff and gave orders to Qin Yangming.
"Humph."
Then he turned around and looked at the Deputy Chief of General Staff, snorted, fastened his belt again, and sat down on the chair angrily.
The deputy chief of staff smiled and poured a cup of tea for the boss: "Come, have a cup of tea to calm down. As an uncle, why are you so generous to little Qinsheng? If you don't know how to do it, just teach him."
“Haven’t I taught you enough?”
"Why do you always protect him?!
Don't give me excuses like he is still young and a child.
Now I want to see what excuse you can give him."
"Hahaha, Boss, Xiao Qin is still just a child in my eyes."
"Almost twenty years old?"
"Hahaha, Boss, we are all elders. If you want to hit him, I will naturally protect him. How dare you criticize me? Have you not protected him enough?"
The general looked at the deputy chief of staff, drank some tea, and calmed down. "Transfer this kid to the headquarters. I will personally teach him for a while and see if he can do it. If not, he can continue to be the commander of his vanguard battalion."
"I have to say, this guy is really good at equipment. He's even better than Li Yunlong."
"Well, it's just that his combat command is a little bit off. Where did he learn so many small-scale combat methods?"
"Who taught you those fighting methods?"
"Could it be that person who taught it?"
“Probably not. The fighting methods Xiao Qin described are very similar to a special foreign fighting method that I heard about when I was outside.
It seems to have come from Germany. If I remember correctly, it should be called: Special Operations."
"Oh? Special operations? Tell me about it."
Because some things cannot be written, this chapter has been greatly revised. Some places may not look smooth. If there are any wrong places, you can point them out and I will revise them (I read it several times myself and revised as much as I could find. There may be some omissions.)
(End of this chapter)
