Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Changjin Lake, a Hundred Battles, a Hundred Victories

Chapter 56 Explains Dafei
Li Zhu was the deputy captain of the district squad. His body had been tortured by the Japanese and he was not suitable for combat. He was originally in charge of logistics.

After the district squad was reorganized into the Second Independent Regiment, Li Zhu became the director of the supply department, responsible for the overall logistics coordination of the entire regiment, and directly under the leadership of the regimental commander and political commissar.

In the Second Independent Regiment, they were directly responsible to Chen Ming.

When there were many people at the beginning, Li Zhu's logistics work was often bumpy, but after training, he can now manage the logistics of an entire regiment very well.

People aren't born knowing how to do things. Back then, Liu Bang was just a village head, from a small place, yet so many generals emerged from him.
Zhu Yuanzhang was the same; how come everyone around him was so talented?

It's all thanks to the platform; the times make heroes.

Chen Ming genuinely wanted to train Dafei, otherwise Dafei's potential would be limited to becoming a regimental commander.

"Commander, I know what you're saying, but without you, the Second Independent Regiment has lost its backbone."

Dafei is like a student who has graduated and is about to face society and start working. He is lost and confused after losing the protection of school.

"I'm just injured, not dead," Chen Ming said with a dark face.

He understood what Dafei meant, but he didn't like such sentimental scenes.

"After a while, I'm going to the rear to recuperate and study. You need to learn to think independently about things and ask questions if you don't understand something."

"What? Commander, are you leaving the base?" Dafei asked, somewhat surprised.

I thought Chen Ming was just recuperating in the hospital for a while, but I didn't expect him to be going to the rear and leaving the base.

"Yes, it's an order from headquarters." Chen Ming nodded.

“If you really have any questions, you can ask Commander Kong Jie of the Independent Regiment. He’s an old comrade-in-arms of mine, and he can help you solve any problems you have,” Chen Ming continued.

Chen Ming was originally from the First Front Army of the Red Army, but later he got separated from the main force and ended up in the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army in a daze. He became a subordinate of the brigade commander and became comrades-in-arms with people like Kong Jie and Li Yunlong.

Kong Jie is an honest man with good abilities and experience, so he naturally helped Chen Ming with his request for help whenever he could.

As for Li Yunlong, Chen Ming didn't consider him. Da Fei asked him questions, and the weapons of the Independent Second Regiment might end up with a different name!
"Understood." Dafei nodded.

"By the way, I once discovered an elite Japanese force that didn't look like an ordinary unit. You guard the area around headquarters, so you must strengthen your vigilance and set up more sentries, both visible and hidden, to protect the safety of headquarters."

Chen Ming then spoke.

The mere mention of the Independent Regiment reminded Chen Ming of the Yamamoto Special Attack Team, which had carelessly lost its captain.

These Japanese devils have been trying to decapitate our military headquarters.

The situation is different now. The 2nd Independent Regiment has been moved to the vicinity of headquarters, and it might run into Yamamoto's special attack team just like the Independent Regiment.

If we are not careful and are caught off guard by that little devil Yamamoto, the honor of the Independent Second Regiment as a heroic regiment might turn into nothing but dough.

"Yes, Captain, I've got it." Dafei nodded seriously.

He would carry out whatever Chen Ming asked him to do without fail.

"By the way, also tell the other regiments around headquarters about this, and tell them to strengthen their defenses so that the Japanese don't take advantage of any loopholes and pose a threat to headquarters."

"Yes."

Chen Ming couldn't openly tell headquarters about Yamamoto's special forces, since intelligence always has a source.

The Yamamoto Special Forces, usually stationed at the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Northern Area Army in China, would launch attacks from Taiyuan in order to conceal their movements.

For Chen Ming, proving the source of intelligence about such a well-hidden unit was extremely difficult.

All we can do is vaguely remind the brother units around headquarters to strengthen their defenses.

Chen Ming was not worried about the safety of the headquarters. The headquarters' special forces performed exceptionally well in the Cangyunling annihilation battle, demonstrating their elite status.

The special operations capabilities of Yamamoto's special forces are still at a very basic level. In other words, special operations are still in their early stages of development, and countries are still figuring things out. For Yamamoto's special forces, the more important task is to cultivate their intelligence and night-fighting capabilities.

They didn't even know that the Independent Regiment had been rotated to Yangcun for several days, and they ran right into the unprepared Independent Regiment.

If this kind of unit were to run into the elite headquarters special forces regiment, and if they were well-prepared, they would be a steel plate capable of shattering the bones of Yamamoto's special forces.

Chen Ming was worried about Kong Jie's Independent Regiment, which had suffered heavy casualties this time, much more than before.

Kong Jie saved Chen Ming's life and was kind to him, so Chen Ming certainly didn't want Kong Jie to be labeled as "doughy" again.

As for Li Yunlong, let him embroider for a few more days at the clothing factory so that the soldiers can have more clothes.

After explaining a few more things to Dafei, Chen Ming prepared to let Dafei leave.

The Second Independent Regiment has many things to do right now, so we don't need to spend too much time on him.

"Commander, this is some nutritional supplement that the comrades in the regiment have gathered. You should eat more since you're injured. Is this too much?"

Before leaving, Dafei took out a bag and placed it on the table next to Chen Ming's hospital bed.

The contents were mostly fruits such as apples, pears, and dates, as well as canned beef and fish, canned canned fruit, and some rare supplies such as honey and brown sugar, which were seized from the Japanese army.

"Alright, since you've already brought it, just leave it there," Chen Ming said.

These are all expressions of the soldiers' concern, and it's clear they've put in a lot of effort.

For things like honey and brown sugar, you can only trade them with fellow villagers.

"Hehe, okay."

Seeing that Chen Ming had accepted the things he brought, Dafei happily put them down.

"Then, Commander, I won't disturb your rest any longer. I'll head back to the regiment now."

"get out."

"Yes."

After Dafei left, the nurse came in to change Chen Ming's dressing.

"Could you please distribute these fruits, canned fruits, honey, and other similar items so that the wounded can all have a taste?"

Chen Ming said to the nurse.

"Commander, do you want to share them all? These are prepared for you by the soldiers in your regiment."

The nurse asked hesitantly.

"Distribute it. Conditions are tough, and the soldiers have never tasted fruit before. I won't make any special arrangements. Distributing it will let the wounded have a taste."

Chen Ming nodded and said.

The conditions for resisting the Japanese behind enemy lines were harsh, and even wounded soldiers, who were given priority care, rarely had the opportunity to taste things like fruit.

Although there wasn't much, it was enough for each of the wounded soldiers in the field hospital to have a small portion, to taste something, and to have a sweet treat.

"Ok."

The nurse nodded.

She worked in a field hospital and saw many wounded soldiers, distributing all the gifts sent by her comrades and subordinates.

This is a tradition in our army: officers and soldiers are equal, and no one is given special treatment.

Even the higher-ups act this way, so what reason does Chen Ming have to seek special treatment?
(End of this chapter)