Du Kaishan looked at his subordinates with a strange expression. Yang Zhen nodded incessantly while taking notes on Sima Feng's words.

It wasn't until Sima Feng sat down again that Yang Zhen looked at the cadres at all levels below and said, "Our arsenal has just taken shape, and it hasn't even been officially put into production yet. ”

"The submachine guns produced this time, as well as the modified crooked handles and grenades, are all emergency products. Due to the production capacity, the output has not been able to keep up for a while. However, I believe that through our efforts, the production capacity of our arsenal will definitely increase, and we will meet everyone's demand for weapons and ammunition. ”

"But when it comes to the problem of the submachine gun, I, the designer, still have to apologize to everyone. At that time, the design was only about how to simplify the structure as much as possible without ensuring the power of the machine, so that it could be produced in large quantities and easier for the soldiers to learn to use. Some of the details were not well thought out, and I apologize to everyone here. ”

"All weapons are not perfect from the start, after all, the designer is a man, not a god. It needs to be tested and improved in actual combat. After all, actual combat is the only criterion for testing a qiē weapon. If you have a problem, you are not afraid, the key is to correct it. I assure you that this problem will be corrected as soon as possible. ”

When he heard that the commander in front of him was actually the designer of this submachine gun that had been criticized by himself, Sima Feng couldn't help but be stunned. And when he heard that Yang Zhen actually designed a weapon for himself and apologized to himself, he was even more at a loss. I don't know if it's better to accept it or not to accept it.

Seeing Sima Feng, who had just sat down and stood up in a hurry after listening to his words, Yang Zhen waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down, and said to everyone: "Don't be afraid if there is a problem, just uncover it and correct it." Don't think that we are superiors and dare not criticize. ”

"It is precisely because we are commanders that we have to raise questions even more. Whether on the battlefield or in the daily training of troops, every decision we make has a bearing on the success or failure of a campaign, and even on the lives of hundreds or thousands of soldiers. That's why it's all the more important for everyone to see what is wrong and bring it up. It's better to squeeze out the pustules early, isn't it? ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen looked at Sima Feng with some appreciation, and said to Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun beside him: "I really haven't seen that he, a combat hero, still has such a vision, and when he analyzes the problem, he actually has the right way." Cultivating well is a good material for being a chief of staff. I didn't see it at a glance, but he actually ran to Du Kaishan. ”

For Yang Zhen, there are some remorseful words. Guo Bingxun smiled and said, "It's not too late to find out now." If Du Kaishan is willing to cut his love, I will immediately issue an order. Let him first go to the headquarters as an operational staff officer for a period of training, and then serve as the chief of staff of the regiment that was sent down. ”

Hearing the conversation between the two, Sima Feng hurriedly stood up and waved his hand and said, "Two leaders, I'm not as good as you say, but I usually like to think about it." Today I am also a blind cat and a dead mouse. I really can't do that staff officer or chief of staff. Let me continue to lead the troops below, I like the feeling of being on the front line. Only then did I feel that I was a real military man. ”

Hearing his words, Yang Zhen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then according to what you mean, we are not real soldiers?" And your analysis is very thorough, all of them are blind cats and dead rats, so if you make a serious analysis, you still don't compare me and the chief of staff? ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's somewhat ridiculous words, Sima Feng was even more embarrassed, but he didn't know how to refute it, he was anxious to blush, and cast a look for help to his regiment commander and political commissar. It's just a pity that neither Du Kaishan nor Tao Jingfei dared to help him explain. After receiving his distress gaze, they all spread their hands and looked helpless.

Sima Feng looked a little frightened, Yang Zhen stopped teasing, and said in a somewhat stern tone: "The first point as a soldier is to obey orders as his duty. As a revolutionary soldier, it is even more necessary to have the spirit that I am a brick of the revolution and need to move there. Whether it is a company commander who rushes to kill on the front line, or a staff officer at the headquarters, it is all for our common cause. ”

"Don't underestimate the operational staff officer. Let me tell you, it is more important to serve as an operational staff officer at the headquarters and assist the head of the headquarters in commanding operations well than to fight the front line. You can be a good company commander and not necessarily a good combat staff officer. A good and qualified combat staff officer is much more difficult to train than a company commander. ”

Speaking of this, although Yang Zhen's tone was a little soothed, the words he said could not be changed: "You go back and think about my words today." After figuring it out, I took my luggage to the commissar or the chief of staff. I tell you today, I'm going to make up my mind about you, the combat staff officer. ”

Hearing that Yang Zhen was going to dig his own corner, or digging his most powerful company commander, Du Kaishan, who was distressed and was about to drip blood, finally couldn't help but want to open his mouth to keep his right-hand man.

Sima Feng's company is the most effective company of the three regiments, and it is also the company with the most balanced combat effectiveness. Whether it is attacking or defending, it is one of the best in the third regiment.

In several battles, this company was a sharp knife company of the three regiments. Now the instructor and deputy company commander of this company have all died, and there are not a few veterans and backbones left. If this company commander is being transferred, this company will really collapse. The commander doesn't often say that the train runs fast because of the headband. Now that the locomotive of this train has been transferred, how can this train still run?

It's just that he was just about to open his mouth, but he was glared back by Yang Zhen. Yang Zhen, who knew what he wanted to say, looked at Du Kaishan, who wanted to open his mouth, and said coldly: "If the company commander of a main company is transferred away and replaced by a company commander, the combat effectiveness of this company will collapse, then there is no need for this company to save zài." ”

"If this situation really happens, it will not only mean that you have problems in the selection of grassroots cadres as regiment commanders and political commissars.

And you also have problems with the education of the troops. A good glorious tradition and a military unit with fine traditions certainly depend on a good leader. ”

But this glorious tradition cannot be maintained by one person. It is cherished, retained, and passed on from generation to generation. The iron-clad official of the yamen and the flowing water, this is a law and an inevitable law. You can't stay in one position for the rest of your life. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen paused, looked at all the cadres present, and obviously strengthened his tone: "I'm here today to emphasize again. Most of them were born prisoners of war, and before they were captured, they came from various units, so to speak, from all over the world. But I don't care how strict the factional strife was in that unit before you, or how strict the factional strife was in your previous unit. Here, there is absolutely no mountaineering. ”

"We are now a whole, a whole that we have all created together, and a whole that we all cherish together. Whether you came from the 18th Group Army, the Sichuan Army, the Gui Army, the Northwest Army, or a certain army of the Anti-Japanese Federation, but now we all have only one name, which is called the Jidong Military Region of the Anti-Japanese Federation. An army that is internally divided cannot win a war. ”

Yang Zhen's words were not only said to Du Kaishan, who wanted to keep the beloved general who had been dug into the corner, but he said these words to all the cadres above the company level at the meeting.

After the words were spoken, Yang Zhen looked at and listened to his words, and the following were even more silent, for fear that he would also touch the cadres with moldy heads, so he directly called the names of several people and said: "Wang Guangyu, Liu Changshun, Du Kaishan, the three of you are the highest military leaders of your own regiment, then you will start and come one by one." ”

Several regiment commanders couldn't help but smile bitterly when they heard Yang Zhen call his name. And Du Kaishan, who had just been criticized, opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak. It's just that the commander called his own name, and he couldn't help but say it. The few regiment commanders who were forced to be helpless could only pick out some painless things to say. And ready to be trained.

It was just a surprise to a few regiment commanders. The things that were proposed to them were obviously trivial, but Yang Zhen did not get angry because of the obvious attitude of these regiment leaders. Although his brows were slightly furrowed, he still listened carefully with a calm face, and after the meeting ended, Yang Zhen smiled bitterly and said to the commander-in-chief a little depressed: "What's wrong with everyone?" Am I that scary? I'm a kind person, why is everyone so afraid of me, am I a tiger? I'm not the kind of person who is arbitrary, and I can still listen to different opinions. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's depression, the commander-in-chief said: "You are not a tiger, but when your face is pulled down, it is more terrible than the tiger in the small Xing'anling Mountain." We all know that you are under a lot of pressure, but when you train people, you always have to save some face for the cadres below, especially the cadres of several regiments. ”

"Several of them are regiment commanders and political commissars, and they are in charge of thousands of cadres and soldiers. As long as you find a problem, regardless of the occasion, it is a training session, how can they get off the stage? In the long run, where will their prestige among their subordinates be? ”

"We all know that you, as the main military commander, are under tremendous pressure in your heart. We are not saying that it is wrong for you to criticize cadres who are poorly trained, we just hope that you will pay more attention to the methods. It is necessary not only to make cadres and soldiers feel fearful, but also to have a sense of intimacy. ”

"The daily training of the troops is not up, and it is understandable that you are anxious. But how to be this mother-in-law, you must also have a number in your heart. They are already regiment-level cadres, although they are still a little immature, but after all, they have begun to grow up one after another. A lot of things, they also know what to do. ”

"A lot of the time, they have their own ideas in their hearts. There are some things that you should let go of as a mother-in-law. You can't always do a qiē, and if you can't see it, opening your mouth is a lesson. There are many times when I don't even give people a chance to explain. In the long run, it is not only not conducive to the growth of cadres, but also causes cadres to be too afraid of you and dare not say anything to you. ”

"Just like this time you found that Sima Feng is a good seedling, and you want to transfer to your side to cultivate it well, there is nothing wrong with that. But why can't you say it privately, why don't you ask Du Kaishan's opinion in advance? Even if Du Kaishan is reluctant, can you listen to his reasons before speaking? But you won't even give him a chance to explain. ”

"Even before he even had time to open his mouth, you split your head and covered your face. In front of so many cadres of other troops and your own subordinates, how can you let him come to the stage? ”

"Didn't you find that in many cases, whether it is a military cadre or a political work cadre, they are willing to look for Li Yanping and Lao Guo for anything. Even if there is any problem that can't be solved, I'd rather pass it on to Lao Guo than find you directly. It's not that they deliberately snub you and don't want to get close to you, it's that they are all scared by you.

"Don't talk about the cadres below, that is, Li Yanping, the political commissar, and Lao Guo, the chief of staff, sometimes they are different and you can't get off the stage. Originally, it was their job, or even something that had already been decided, and if you didn't think it was right, you would say no to it. Have you ever listened carefully, even if you asked for their opinions? ”

"Li Yanping is my old subordinate, I know my personality, and he is a person who understands the general situation. Lao Guo is mild-tempered, and he is not the kind of person who fights for power and profit. If it had been someone else, you would have been angry with you, or it would have collapsed. If you are not united internally, how can you lead your troops to victory? ”

"Of course, your monkey temper isn't for everyone. The more senior the cadres, the more severe you are, but for the grassroots company and platoon-level cadres and ordinary soldiers, you are very kind. There's nothing wrong with being strict with senior cadres, but you can't make such a difference, right? ”

Speaking of this, the commander-in-chief pointed Yang Zhen with his finger and said, "You are now like the patriarch of a big family, and you are kind to the company-platoon-level cadres and ordinary soldiers like your grandchildren. The battalion and regiment-level cadres of their sons and daughters-in-law are extremely strict. But after all, our army is not a big family, and you are not facing your own sons and grandsons, but tens of thousands of cadres and soldiers. ”

"It's not easy to be a good parent, and it's even harder to be a good parent of a big family. You do things fairly and justly, look at problems in the long run, and treat everyone with a bowl of water, which everyone is convinced. But has your temper also changed? Don't let cadres, soldiers, and especially cadres dare not get close to you? ”

"As a senior commander, the supreme military commander of the entire army, you should pay attention to the royal way, not the domineering. Although there is only a difference between the words, the meaning is very different. There is a saying in the West called control, right is control. You have to know how to control the art of the troops. ”