Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 29 2-star general

After returning to the New Second Regiment, Chen Chengxing did not hold a meeting to explain the situation directly, but assembled the troops and headed straight for Hongni Bay.

The Hongniwan area is one of the few places with relatively flat terrain in Dayun Mountain.

Moreover, to the west, as long as you cross Laolong Mountain, you can get out of the mountain and enter the hilly area. This area is densely populated and is a natural source of soldiers for the New Second Regiment.

There is only one mountain road on Laolong Mountain that is accessible to pack horses. Even larger carriages cannot pass through, let alone the other small roads. One can only rely on their two feet, and sometimes they have to use their hands.

With Laolong Mountain as a barrier, the Japanese's baggage trucks and heavy weapons could not pass, and the Japanese could not send out large forces to invade the base of the New Second Regiment.

Even if the Japanese were determined to attack the New Second Regiment, Chen Chengxing could lead his team to retreat eastward into the mountains, and the Japanese would be completely helpless at that time.

For the current New Second Regiment, this is a rare Feng Shui treasure land.

After arriving at Hongni Bay, Chen Chengxing immediately sent out all the reconnaissance platoons of the regiment.

When you first arrive in a strange place, you must get to know the situation in the area.

The order Chen Chengxing gave to the reconnaissance platoon was also very simple, which was to find out all the roads, bridges, and villages within a radius of 10 kilometers, or at least know the general situation.

After arranging the stationing matters, the system suddenly rang.

[The main mission 'Base' has been completed! ]

【Level system activated! 】

【Feature activated! 】

[The main quest 'Recruiting Soldiers and Buying Horses' has been released! Please click here for details. ]

[The current commander level is 'one-star general'. ]

[Currently available features: 1. ]

[Current Honor Points: 1899/10000.]

[The commander's rank is upgraded to 'two-star admiral'. ]

[Currently available features: 2. ]

As soon as the panel was opened, dense information began to flood the screen. Before Chen Chengxing could finish reading, it was blocked by new information.

Helpless Chen Chengxing could only wait until all the messages were refreshed before turning to the top and reading them one by one.

After the task is completed, the levels and features that are activated one after another should be considered the official activation of the system. Now there is only one research institute and there has been no response yet.

However, based on Chen Chengxing's many years of experience, this should be a place where big killer weapons are researched, and this probably requires considerable prerequisites.

This 1 star and 2 stars should be your real level, that is, level 1 and level 2. As for the admirals behind, I'm afraid you can just take a look at it.

Chen Chengxing is now focusing on checking the characteristics.

As soon as he opened the list of choices, Chen Chengxing knew it was not simple.

Rather than a feature, it is more like a gain BUFF, and it is a permanent percentage gain BUFF!

Chen Chengxing looked at the dozens of characteristics to be selected, and became more and more excited. He wished he could have all of them on himself.

In the future, I will do nothing and let Mr. Ren appoint me as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, and then lie in Yan'an to retire.

"It's not that I look down on all the world-famous generals present here. You are all younger brothers! No, you are the younger brothers among younger brothers!"

It’s a pity that after Chen Chengxing fantasized for a long time, he had no choice but to return to reality. He could only choose two options.

After much deliberation, Chen Chengxing chose Infantry Combat Proficiency and Mountain Proficiency, which are the options with the greatest bonus for the current New Second Regiment.

[Infantry Mastery: When marching on foot, +5% movement speed, +10% attack power and defense power.] [Mountain Mastery: When fighting in mountainous areas, +5% movement speed, +10% attack power and defense power.]

As for other bonuses such as tanks, planes, and aircraft carriers, Chen Chengxing said that the new Second Regiment has none of these, so no matter how many bonuses they have, they will be useless.

Chen Chengxing suppressed his reluctance and closed the feature selection box.

After clicking on the newly released task, there is nothing special about the task content. It just requires full staff and only the quantity. There is no requirement for equipment, so it is not difficult.

However, the characteristics of the task rewards made Chen Chengxing a little interested.

[Training Expert: Recruit training speed +10%]

There is nothing much to say now. We are going to recruit soldiers anyway, so let's hold a meeting and make arrangements as soon as possible. The sooner we complete it one day, the combat effectiveness of the new Second Regiment can be formed several days earlier.

"Monk!"

"Captain." Wei Dayong walked in from outside.

"Tell all battalion commanders and company commanders that a meeting will be held at the regiment headquarters in half an hour!"

"Yes!"

Half an hour later.

Chen Chengxing looked at the people sitting upright and said, "Yesterday, I went to the brigade headquarters for a meeting. According to the instructions from the higher-ups, the new second regiment will build a base on the spot and develop guerrilla warfare."

As soon as Chen Chengxing finished speaking, the crowd exploded.

"Commander, from Guangshan to Yanmen Pass and then to Shaohukou, we have fought for hundreds of miles, but we have not lost a single battle. How come we have become a local force?!" Xu Wu had the loudest voice among them.

"That's right! Although the New Second Regiment was originally a basic regiment, it was also a main force. How come, according to the orders of the superiors, it went to fight behind enemy lines and then had to develop locally?" said the third battalion commander.

"What are you complaining about? What are you complaining about?!" Chen Chengxing slammed the table and said angrily.

"Are you smarter than the brigade commander? Smarter than the division commander? Smarter than me?"

"No, no, no." Several people immediately shook their heads.

There is nothing wrong with comparing with the brigade commander or the division commander, after all, they are not around. But it is troublesome to compare with the regiment commander, because you may have to stand at the door and listen, which is so embarrassing.

Although our team leader never uses corporal punishment or insults, he will make things difficult for you. He will do it openly and you won't be able to say anything.

Seeing that they had shut up, Chen Chengxing said, "I told you to read more books and newspapers, but you just didn't listen. Is it enough to just know how to fight? Let me ask you, who among you knows the idea of protracted war proposed by Mr. Ren in 35?"

The battalion commanders and company commanders present looked at each other without saying anything. If they were asked about guerrilla warfare, they all understood it, but what about this protracted war?

"Captain, you have been to the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. Why don't you tell us about it?" Luo Ping said from the side.

He knew about this protracted war, and now he asked Chen Chengxing to tell everyone about it in order to ease the atmosphere.

"Mr. Ren said, 'China's revolutionary war is still a protracted war. The power of imperialism and the imbalance in the development of the revolution determine this protracted nature.' The meaning is very simple, that is, to prolong the time and space of the war and use time to wear out the Japanese." Chen Chengxing roughly explained the meaning of a protracted war.

According to the Japanese tactics of precision strikes against cities and railways, the war will inevitably turn into an endless security war.

Once they fall into the quagmire of security warfare, the Japanese will have no way out.

Even America, who was invincible in later generations, was helpless in the face of the security war, and finally ended up fighting a draw.

"Do you understand?" Chen Chengxing asked after telling everyone about the protracted war.

"I understand what it means, but what does this have to do with us?" Xu Wu asked.

This is also the question that other people are wondering. What does this have to do with the development of the New Second Regiment?
(End of this chapter)