Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"I understand. However, if we just change guard like this, wouldn't the pressure be put on the troops that are changing guard? Will they be able to withstand the Japanese attack at that time?!" Li Yunlong was a little worried about this.

The current strength of the 771st and 772nd Regiments is only about 4,000 people, and their weapons and equipment are far inferior to theirs.

Since the Japanese want to stop them, the number of people they send should be no less than a regiment, and the pressure on the two regiments will probably be quite great!
"It's time to let them gain some experience. After so much training, they have never fought a decent battle. This time is just right for them to feel it. A unit cannot grow without the baptism of war!" The leader responded. He had already made the decision in his heart.

Let the two regiments replace the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment to resist the Japanese attack.

"Actually, you don't have to worry too much. The combat effectiveness of the 771st and 772nd Regiments is only slightly weaker than yours, and the gap is not particularly large.
As for weapons and equipment, there is no need to worry. I will transfer some machine guns and mortars to the two regiments. "The leader continued.

Although these two regiments had not participated in major battles like the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment, they also fought against the Japanese and trained soldiers on weekdays.

Now more than half of the soldiers in the two regiments have combat experience, which makes them elite regiments in comparison.

In fact, it is already very good if one-third of the soldiers in a regiment have combat experience, and most of the time the number is not even one-third.

"If that's the case, then I'll feel much more at ease." Li Yunlong nodded after hearing this.

Yes, the leader would naturally consider the problem more than he did. Moreover, the brigade’s warehouse did have a lot of machine guns, mortars, grenade launchers, and even a lot of infantry artillery.

If the commander could transfer these weapons to the 771st and 772nd Regiments, the firepower would be greatly enhanced.

Although there is still a big gap compared with the Japanese, it is already very good.

"You should prepare for the change of guard as soon as possible. This time, don't let the Japanese scouts find anything unusual!" the leader warned.

The last time they changed guard, they were discovered by the Japanese on purpose. Their purpose was to make the Japanese firmly believe that Li Jin and his men were going to attack the 20th Division, thus creating an opportunity for Li Jin.

"Don't worry, Commander. Even if it's just a fly, I won't let it run into our territory!" Li Yunlong said with a serious face.

"Well, let's make preparations quickly." The leader hung up the phone, and then he called Kong Jie of the independent regiment to instruct him about the rotation of guard.

After calling the two regiments, the commander notified the 771st and 772nd Regiments to change guard, and reminded them of some precautions. He also asked them to send a troop to the brigade headquarters to collect weapons.

Just over an hour had passed since everything was done.

"Chief, Liu Changshun and others have arrived at the conference room." The political commissar walked into the communications room and informed them of the matter.

"They came quite quickly, let's go." The leader stood up and walked outside.

"By the way, what is the surprise that Li Jin mentioned? Did you see it?!" the leader asked. He was still very curious about this. Something that Li Jin said was a surprise must be definitely not simple.

"No, Liu Changshun said he had to see you first, and he wanted both of us to witness it at the same time." The political commissar was also a little helpless. He had originally planned to see what the surprise was, but was rejected by Liu Changshun.

"Haha, this is probably what Li Jin asked. This surprise is for both me and you." The leader said with a smile after hearing this.

"Chief, what about the few bandits we have prepared? Do we want to take them with us?!" the political commissar asked. Li Jin said that this surprise needed humans to test its power!
"Don't be in a hurry, let's go and see what's going on first." The leader said, and then see what Liu Changshun will say, and then take the two of them to the place where the bandits were imprisoned.

"Okay." The political commissar nodded.

The two men quickly arrived at the conference room. Liu Changshun was waiting in the yard. When he saw the two men, he quickly took two steps at a time and came up to them.

"I am Liu Changshun, commander of the first battalion of the Special Operations Regiment. Nice to meet you, commander-in-chief and political commissar!" Liu Changshun saluted the two men.

"Well, now we can take out Li Jin's surprise." The chief nodded and spoke with a smile on his face.

"Yes! Chief, this is what the regiment commander asked me to bring." Liu Changshun took out two tear gas bombs and showed them to the chief and the political commissar.

"Is this... a grenade?! It doesn't seem like it, and it looks weird." The chief frowned and took a tear gas grenade to study it.

There is a new type of grenade made by Li Jin in the arsenal. It is very powerful, but the shape of this grenade is very strange. It is much larger than a grenade, but slightly lighter than a grenade.

"What is its function?!" the political commissar asked directly.

"I heard from the regiment commander that this is tear gas. Once used, especially in a small space, it is very powerful and will emit irritating smoke.

It can make people feel extremely uncomfortable and want to escape." Liu Changshun had never seen the power of this thing, so he could only repeat what Li Jin said.

In fact, on the way here, he wanted to try the power of this thing several times, but he held back. After all, there were only two, and if he used one, there would only be one left.

"In other words, this tear gas bomb will be very effective when used to attack the Japanese blockhouses?!" When the chief heard about the narrow space, he immediately thought of the blockhouses built by the Japanese.

In fact, he was also worried that the troops would suffer heavy casualties when attacking the Japanese blockhouse. After all, other troops did not have the combat effectiveness of the special operations regiment and would not be able to easily take down the blockhouse.

But if they had this tear gas, their troops would no longer suffer too many casualties when attacking the Japanese blockhouses.

"According to the regiment commander, it should be used to attack the Japanese blockhouses!" Liu Changshun said.

"In other words, you haven't seen the power of this thing?!" The chief heard it from Liu Changshun's words. If Liu Changshun didn't say "should", it would show that he was obviously not confident.

"No, I was training soldiers at the time, and suddenly I received an order from the regiment commander asking me to go find him..." Liu Changshun told what happened.

"Interesting. There happen to be a few bandits sentenced to death in the cell. Let them try the effect of the tear gas in advance." The chief smiled.

He was looking forward to how this tear gas would perform.

"Commander, during the experiment, it's best to stay away. The space in the cell is not big. If the smoke comes out, you might get hurt." Liu Changshun said hurriedly after hearing this.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." The leader responded.

"Why don't we call Old Zhang from the arsenal over here and let him see the power of the tear gas. This will save him from having to test it again." The political commissar suggested quickly.

"That's right. Then use the intercom to contact Lao Zhang and ask him to come to the cell immediately." The chief nodded in agreement.

This new weapon is naturally meant to let Lao Zhang see its power.

"Okay." The political commissar took out the walkie-talkie and quickly contacted Minister Zhang. When he learned about the new weapons, Minister Zhang was very excited and asked them to wait for him to arrive before starting.

The chief and his companions came to the cell.

"Chief!" When several soldiers guarding the cell saw the person coming, they saluted immediately.

"What happened to those bandits? Are they still alive?" the leader asked. "No, they dared not die, they were very timid." When the squad leader spoke of these bandits, his tone was also somewhat disdainful, and he obviously looked down on them.

"Commander, why did you come here in person? Is it because the deadline for executing these bandits has come and we want to shoot them?!" the squad leader asked in confusion.

Logically speaking, it's just a matter of shooting a few bandits. There's no need for a big shot like the chief to get involved personally. It would be enough to just send a guard over.

"It's not like they're going to shoot me. I just want to experiment with a few of these little things." The chief smiled.

"Then I'll catch them?" the squad leader asked tentatively.

"Don't worry, let's wait for Minister Zhang to come." The leader replied. Lao Zhang hasn't arrived yet, so there is no rush to bring people out.

As for the location of the experiment, he decided to use the unused confinement room.

This will make it easier to handle when the time comes.

"Commander, excuse me for asking, what are you going to ask these bandits to do?!" the squad leader couldn't help but ask.

He felt that it must be a big deal if the leader could come in person!
"It's a new weapon, but there's a lack of experimental subjects. These bandits are just the right ones to use it." The chief took out the tear gas bomb and did not hide it.

These are all our own people who are worthy of trust, and they are also among the soldiers who protect the safety of the brigade.

"Is this a grenade?! It's so big?! Will it kill someone?!" The squad leader's eyes widened when he saw this.

"It's called tear gas, not a grenade, and it won't explode." The leader said with a smile.

"Ah?! Tear gas, don't tell me its function is just to make people cry?! If that's the case, it shouldn't be used on the battlefield!" Upon hearing this, the squad leader felt that this thing was somewhat useless.

"Don't underestimate the tear gas, kid. It has a great effect. You'll know its power when we conduct the experiment later." Liu Changshun took over the conversation.

"I didn't notice it." The squad leader shook his head.

After everyone waited here for more than ten minutes, Minister Zhang rushed over. He was sweating profusely and his military uniform was soaked with sweat.

"Old Zhang, you ran all the way here?! There's no need to rush." ​​The chief said, looking at Minister Zhang's embarrassed look.

"Who said there's no hurry? Where are the new weapons? Where are they? Are they guns or cannons?!" Minister Zhang asked immediately, panting.

"Here." The chief handed the tear gas to Minister Zhang.

"What the hell is this?! Can you throw such a big grenade?! Don't kill your own people!" Minister Zhang was stunned and couldn't help but say.

He thought it was some new weapon, but it turned out to be a large grenade. However, large grenades are actually useless. They cannot be thrown too far by human power, and it is easy to injure one's own people by mistake.

"Lao Zhang, you will know in a while." The chief did not explain too much. He turned around and ordered the soldiers to take out the three bandits from the cell.

"Eighth Grandpa, spare my life!"

"We will never kill anyone again, and we will never rob civilians again!"

"Please spare our lives. We can join the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese! Die on the battlefield!"

The three bandits were so scared that they cried and begged for mercy, thinking that today was the day they would die.

"Stop making noise, shut their mouths." The leader said with a gloomy face.

"Yes!" Several soldiers immediately took action, blocked the mouths of the three bandits, and then escorted the three bandits towards the confinement room.

In fact, the space of this confinement room is quite acceptable. It is not too small, nor too large. It is just about the same size as the blockhouse built by the Japanese, but the windows are nailed shut.

Generally speaking, solitary confinement cells are built relatively small in order to punish people who have made mistakes, so that people know that solitary confinement is very uncomfortable and they will not dare to make the same mistake again after they are released.

But this confinement room is obviously larger, because in the brigade headquarters, basically no soldiers will make mistakes, so it will not be used. It is just a symbolic place as a temporary place.

The lock of the confinement room was a little rusty. The political commissar found the key and took a while to open the lock.

"Lock them up." The leader gave the order.

Several soldiers quickly pushed the three bandits into the confinement room. The leader also ordered people to take out the contents of the three bandits' mouths to avoid affecting the experimental results.

The chief then took the tear gas from Minister Zhang, pulled out the bolt, and threw the tear gas into the confinement room. The political commissar immediately locked the door.

When the three bandits saw something as big as a grenade being thrown in, they turned pale with fright and screamed. They wanted to escape, but there was only the main door as the windows had been nailed shut.

Soon, tear gas began to emit billowing white smoke, and the pungent smell was inhaled by the three bandits.

"Cough cough..."

"Cough cough cough..."

The three bandits started coughing violently one after another. Tears were streaming down their faces. They were choking and felt as if something was strangling their throats, making it difficult for them to breathe.

“Open the door! Open the door! Let us out... cough cough cough..."

Some bandits couldn't stand it anymore and started shouting, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was choked by the smoke.

At this time, the leaders outside the house, hearing the violent coughing in the house, immediately felt that tear gas was a good thing.

Minister Zhang was confused. Not only did the grenade not explode, but it only emitted thick smoke. But how could it make the three bandits in the room so uncomfortable? !
"Lao Zhang, have you seen this power?! Do you still think it's useless now?!" The leader had a smile on his face.

"No, what on earth is this thing!" Minister Zhang's eyes were shining, and he was eager to know what this thing was.

"Tear gas." The leader responded slowly.

"What a good name, it fits the bill perfectly. This thing will come in handy for attacking the Japanese blockhouses!" Minister Zhang said excitedly. The first thing he thought of was that the tear gas could be used to attack the Japanese blockhouses.

Because the Japanese blockhouses were easy to defend but difficult to attack, it was very difficult to take them down.

(End of this chapter)