Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

After leading the horses to the stable, Sun Desheng and his companions left the village.

"Lao Shi, do you think this walkie-talkie can really contact people twenty miles away?!" Sun Desheng asked curiously, holding the walkie-talkie in his hand.

"I'm not sure, but the leader said that we can get in touch, so it should be possible." Shi Zhong shook his head. How could he know whether he could get in touch since he hadn't tried it.

"How about we give it a try on the way back?!" Sun Desheng proposed decisively after hearing this.

Since you are not sure whether it can reach this far, let's test it and see if it works.

"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Shi Zhong agreed decisively. He was also very curious about whether this walkie-talkie was that magical.

"It would be great if this thing could really contact people so far away. With the regiment headquarters as the center, it can almost contact every battalion." Sun Desheng was looking forward to it.

In the future, whenever there is a mission, the regiment commander can use the walkie-talkie to contact the battalion commanders, and there is no need to send people to convey orders. This way, the troops can be assembled quickly and the assembly time of the troops can be saved.

"Well, the key is that this thing is relatively small and easy to carry, unlike the Japanese walkie-talkies, which are relatively bulky, and the communication distance is short." Shi Zhong also nodded in agreement.

The communication range of the Japanese walkie-talkies was only one or two miles, and they were not easy to carry. Unlike the walkie-talkies in their hands, they could be carried with one hand, which was very convenient.

Soon, they were about five or six miles away from the brigade headquarters.

"Lao Shi, don't move here from now on. I'll walk a distance first, and then I'll contact you using the walkie-talkie." Sun Desheng suggested.

Since we want to measure the communication distance of the walkie-talkies, one of them has to remain still.

"Okay, no problem, but don't go beyond this range." Shi Zhong agreed and gave further instructions.

If Sun Desheng exceeds this distance, there will be no point in measuring it.

"Don't worry, I will start measuring from about ten miles away until I can't contact you anymore. Then you can set out and come over." Sun Desheng responded. He was not a fool, so how could he measure such a long distance right away.

"That's fine, go ahead." Shi Zhong waved his hand and left only a few soldiers to follow him.

Sun Desheng led the rest of the people and began to march quickly as they could not waste too much time.

"Captain, what are you and Captain Sun doing? What are those things in your hands?!" A soldier was a little curious. It was the first time he saw this thing and it felt quite magical.

"This is called a walkie-talkie. I heard from the leader that its communication range can reach a radius of 20 miles!" Shi Zhong said it without hiding anything.

Anyway, this thing cannot be hidden from the soldiers under his command. After all, there are relatively few soldiers in their Grey Wolf Squad, only about fifty or sixty people. He will still find out when using the walkie-talkie.

"What?! Is this a phone?! But it doesn't need to be plugged into a telephone line." Several soldiers couldn't believe it, but at the same time they were confused.

Is it true that you can contact someone so far away without plugging in a telephone line?

"It's not a phone, it's an intercom. Anyway, I don't know how to explain it, so don't ask so many questions." Shi Zhong said unhappily. If he knew everything, why would he use this place?

"Captain, this thing looks pretty powerful, can you give us one too?!" a soldier couldn't help but say.

The other soldiers couldn't help but look at Shi Zhong. Obviously, they also wanted to have it. After all, who wouldn't want to have such a powerful thing?

"You're thinking too much. Only the regiment commander and the battalion commanders can take this walkie-talkie." Shi Zhong shook his head. How could everyone have one of these precious things? Do they think they are cabbages? They can take as many as they want.

"That's a bit of a pity." Several soldiers felt a little disappointed.

"Okay, okay, there's no need to do this. I'll teach you how to use it." Shi Zhong said as he began to teach several people how to use the walkie-talkie.

The soldiers of the Grey Wolf Squad were selected after strict background checks. There was no problem at all in teaching them how to use walkie-talkies.

If one day he is involved in a fierce battle and only one soldier is left, he can use the walkie-talkie to contact the higher-ups and destroy the walkie-talkie in the process.

In short, even if this thing is broken, it must not fall into the hands of the Japanese, otherwise it will be a huge trouble.

It took Shi Zhongcai a long time to teach several people how to use the walkie-talkie.

Just then, the walkie-talkie in his hand rang.

"Lao Shi, it's me, can you hear me?!" Soon, Sun Desheng's voice came from the intercom.

"It's me! It's me! Where are you now?!" Shi Zhong also responded quickly and asked.

"If your position hasn't changed, I should be about ten miles away from you." Sun Desheng responded. They ran for more than ten minutes to reach this position.

"My position has not changed. You just keep moving forward and don't lose contact." Shi Zhong said.

"Okay, I didn't expect that this thing could actually contact you. I was a little worried just now." Sun Desheng said with a smile.

He continued to lead his men at a forced march.

"Yes, with it, it will be easier for the regiment commander to command the troops in the future!" Shi Zhong was also very excited.

For a unit, if orders can be conveyed quickly, its combat capability will increase dramatically, which can change many things and even allow it to win some battles that might otherwise be unwinnable. This is of great significance.

"Well, I really don't know where the leaders got it from. It's so useful." Sun Desheng liked this walkie-talkie more and more.

"It's a pity that this thing cannot be distributed to individual officers, otherwise it would be better!" Shi Zhong felt a little regretful.

It would be even more powerful if walkie-talkies could be distributed to officers at all levels.

"We can't ask for so much. It's already great if it can be distributed to battalion-level officers. This thing looks very precious. How can there be so many?" Sun Desheng said.

He felt that the leader probably didn't have many walkie-talkies, and at most they could only be allocated to battalion-level cadres, or even less.

Maybe the leader assigned it to the New 1st Regiment first. After all, the New 1st Regiment is the strongest unit in their army except for the Special Operations Battalion, so it is normal to give it priority.

"You're right. Don't think too much!" Shi Zhong also understood this truth. One should not be too greedy.

"Besides, you are just a small team, and even if there are too many walkie-talkies, they cannot be distributed to you." Sun Desheng said half-jokingly.

"Go to hell with you. I'm in the direct command of the regiment commander. If we really talk about position, you and I are on the same level!" Shi Zhong cursed with a smile.

"Haha, but you don't have many soldiers." Sun Desheng laughed after hearing this.

Shi Zhong rolled his eyes after hearing this, he was also convinced.

The two chatted idly, and when Sun Desheng came to a distance of about 20 miles, he changed the subject.

"I'm about twenty miles away from you. Are you sure you haven't moved?!" Sun Desheng's tone became serious. Now was not the time to joke.

"I definitely didn't move an inch, I stayed where I was." Shi Zhong also responded seriously. "That's good, but why do I feel that this walkie-talkie has a communication range of more than 20 miles?!" Sun Desheng said. Their current conversation was still very clear, so it was impossible for them to lose contact if they walked one more meter.

"I think so too. Why don't you walk a little further?!" Shi Zhong suggested. Since they thought the distance was more than this, they could just continue testing.

"Okay!" Sun Desheng nodded in agreement. He continued to move forward, asking from time to time if Shi Zhong could hear him.

As the distance exceeded twenty miles, their communication became poor. A rustling sound came from the walkie-talkie and the conversation became noisy.

When Sun Desheng was about 24 miles away from Shi Zhong and his companions, he could no longer communicate with Shi Zhong through the walkie-talkie. Sun Desheng had to retreat some distance before he could get in touch with him again.

"Lao Shi, the communication range of this thing is about 24 miles. We won't be able to contact each other directly after that. I think the effective communication range of 20 miles is probably the range within which each walkie-talkie can communicate clearly." Sun Desheng stated his conclusion.

As long as they are within a range of twenty miles, their communication will not be affected and they can clearly hear what each other is saying.

"Your guess should be correct, it must be like this." Shi Zhong agreed with what Sun Desheng said, but then he confirmed it.

"Okay, let's not talk too much. You should set off quickly and come and meet me. I will lead the soldiers forward slowly." Sun Desheng urged.

"Okay." Shi Zhong responded, cut off the connection first, and started running quickly with several soldiers.

"Captain, Captain Sun and the others, they can't really be talking more than 20 miles away from us." A soldier asked while running. He was really shocked.

You can contact people who are so far away without telephone lines. What's the difference between this and transmitting sound over thousands of miles? It's simply amazing.

"Yes, that's for sure. Old Sun is not the kind of person who would lie." Shi Zhong responded seriously. In this kind of thing, Sun Desheng would never dare to play tricks on him because the consequences would be serious.

More than two hours later, it was already dark and Shi Zhong finally caught up with Sun Desheng and his men.

"Lao Shi, you must be tired from running." Sun Desheng said with a smile.

"You just confirmed that you contacted me at a location about twenty miles away, right?!" Shi Zhong couldn't help but ask again.

"Of course." Sun Desheng responded seriously.

"That's great!" Shi Zhong sighed. He was now basically certain that the walkie-talkies given to them by the leader were indeed very useful.

.........

The chief and the political commissar returned to the conference room.

"This Li Yunlong actually confiscated some extra war horses from me." The commander knew that Li Yunlong would not be so obedient as to leave the war horses behind. He realized it when he saw those war horses.

If Li Yunlong had not detained the warhorse, the number would definitely be more than this.

"Commander, this is not what you said. It's not a big deal to leave a few more war horses for the New 1st Regiment." The political commissar couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

“This Li Yunlong…” The leader shook his head helplessly. Although Li Yunlong was afraid of him, the other party dared to cause trouble under his nose.

"Li Yunlong is a bit noisy, but he is indeed very capable," the political commissar praised.

"You are praising him. If he hears this, he will be so proud of himself." said the leader.

"Haha, you didn't praise me in person, but let him get the walkie-talkie in advance. Will this kid cause any trouble?!" The political commissar laughed twice, but frowned again when he spoke the rest.

He was really worried that Li Yunlong would make trouble after getting the walkie-talkie.

"Needless to say, he will definitely do that. As long as this kid knows the function of this walkie-talkie, he will start using it to mobilize the troops." The leader is very clear about this.

He also thought of these when he was considering giving Li Yunlong the walkie-talkie, but the New 1st Regiment was their main regiment.

"I hope this kid doesn't go too far." The political commissar suddenly regretted suggesting giving Li Yunlong a walkie-talkie!

"It's no use regretting it now. The things have been sent out. Anyway, they have all been sent to Li Yunlong's intercom.
I think we should just assign them to the remaining regiments and let them try to use walkie-talkies to command the troops in combat, even if they don't fight, just mobilize the troops for training." The leader made a decisive decision.

Anyway, giving to one is giving, giving to two is giving as well, so it’s better to give them both.

"I think so." The political commissar nodded in agreement.

"It's settled. We'll have someone deliver the walkie-talkies to them tomorrow," said the chief.

.........

At around one o'clock in the morning, Sun Desheng and his team rushed back to the regiment headquarters. The soldiers' faces were all red from the cold and their eyebrows were covered with frost.

"You all should go back and rest." As soon as he arrived at the village entrance, Sun Desheng gave orders to his soldiers.

Shi Zhong also asked his men to rest first. They had been traveling all night and it was winter now. Even an iron man could not hold on.

"Old Shi, I'll leave the walkie-talkie with you for now and take it to the commander tomorrow. It's too late now, so don't disturb the commander and the others from resting." Sun Desheng looked at Shi Zhong again.

At this point, if Li Yunlong was woken up and told the function of the walkie-talkie, Li Yunlong would definitely stay up all night to find out whether this thing is as useful as they say.

So, let’s talk about it tomorrow.

"Okay." Shi Zhong nodded, and the two walked into the village side by side.

.........

The next morning, Li Yunlong just woke up from his sleep. He yawned, stretched, then got dressed and got out of bed.

"What a comfortable sleep!" Li Yunlong put on his shoes and walked out of the yard, just in time to see Shi Zhong and Sun Desheng coming back.

"You two came back last night, right?!" Li Yunlong asked, his eyes fixed on the bag in Shi Zhong's hand.

"Yes." The two nodded and answered in unison.

"Shi Zhong, what is that thing in your hand? Did you bring it back from the brigade headquarters?!" Li Yunlong couldn't help but asked.

He was a little curious about what good things the leader had brought him. Could it be that he had discovered that he had withheld the war horse?

"Captain, there are good things in here! It will enable our troops to receive orders quickly and assemble at the first opportunity in the future." Shi Zhong said mysteriously.

"That's right, and once the order is issued, it will be conveyed to the battalion commanders of each battalion in less than a few seconds!" Sun Desheng also followed Shi Zhong's words.

(End of this chapter)