Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

After Major General Yoshida returned to the barracks, he went to Itakune Seishirō's office first.

"Division Commander, I have already told the other party everything..." Major General Yoshida told the whole process.

"Well, well done." Itahune Seishiro nodded.

"I was just following the orders of the division commander," Major General Yoshida responded.

"We also need to make some preparations for this transaction. If I'm not mistaken, the transaction address will probably not be too far from the New 1st Regiment's base.

Therefore, we ordered the garrison there to be prepared at any time. If the Northeast Army really took action, at least the safety of the pilots must be guaranteed.

Remember, don't let your troops engage in a head-on confrontation with the enemy, breaking through is the most important thing." Itaheng Seishiro also began to make arrangements.

He was not sure whether the Northeast Army would really listen to the Eighth Route Army and not take action, so he had to be on guard. Otherwise, the losses would be too great, and he might even be brought to a military court and not be able to escape.

"Understood. I'll give the order right away." Major General Yoshida nodded.

.........

At this time, about seven or eight miles north of the New 1st Regiment headquarters, a dozen villagers from Wujia Village also found this place.

"This New 1st Regiment has a great reputation here. It is worthy of being the unit that killed so many Japanese devils." Wu Sanping, the leader, also felt a little emotional.

"Yes, their troops are also very powerful. I feel they may be even more powerful than that of Captain Li Jin." The villagers nearby couldn't help but start comparing the New 1st Regiment with Li Jin's troops.

"That's not necessarily true. Didn't you hear what the old village chief said? Anyone can join Captain Li Jin's army if they want to. There are age requirements.

Obviously, the soldiers in their unit have an advantage in age, and those who have been trained must be elite.

But the New 1st Regiment doesn't have so many restrictions." Wu Erming has a different opinion.

In his opinion, Li Jin's troops must be more powerful than the New 1st Regiment, otherwise there would not be so many restrictions.

The more restrictions there are on recruiting, the more it represents that this army wants elites.

Although the New 1st Regiment also has certain restrictions, there are not so many restrictions. So, when comparing the two, Li Jin's troops are still more powerful.

"What you said makes some sense." Wu Sanping nodded when he heard it, but he didn't think so much about it.

"It's a pity that we are over 25 years old, otherwise we could join Captain Li Jin's troops!" Wu Erming sighed. He felt that it would be better to join Li Jin's troops.

However, the New 1st Regiment was not bad. At least they had heard a lot about the New 1st Regiment, and they were unambiguous about killing the Japanese.

"Hey, you guys are talking about Captain Li Jin and Captain Li Yunlong, both of them have the surname Li, they can't be brothers?!" Wu Erming changed the subject.

"What are you thinking? Just because they have the surname Li means they are brothers?! They just happen to have the same surname Li." Wu Sanping said helplessly.

The group walked towards the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment, but soon they were stopped by two soldiers.

"Who are you?!" The old squad leader who was in the lead looked at these people with vigilance. He basically had an impression of the villagers in the villages near the regiment headquarters, but these people were very unfamiliar and obviously came from other places.

"You are the officers of the New 1st Regiment, right? I am from Wujia Village." Wu Sanping said hurriedly.

"We are from the New 1st Regiment, but don't call me Army General. Just call me Comrade." The old squad leader Zhang Dazhuang looked at these people carefully again. There were thick calluses on his hands, which were caused by years of farm work. Thinking of this, the old squad leader's vigilance was dispelled a little.

As for their calling him "General", he didn't dare to respond, otherwise, if the platoon leader knew about it, he would beat him to death.

"What are you doing here? Don't tell me you are here to seek refuge with your relatives." Zhang Dazhuang asked.

"We are here to join the army. It was Captain Li Jin who asked us to come. He also wrote us a letter of introduction and asked us to give it to Captain Li Yunlong!" Wu Sanping quickly told the details.

"You know Captain Li Jin?!" Zhang Dazhuang was a little surprised. When he heard Li Jin's name, his guard was mostly gone, and it was very likely that what he said was true.

“I guess we know each other…” Wu Sanping was stunned for a moment, then told him everything about Li Jin killing the Japanese.

"So that's how it is. It just so happens that our new regiment is recruiting people, and you've come at the right time. I'll take you to the regiment headquarters." After listening to this, Zhang Dazhuang was basically certain that it was Li Jin!
"Xiao Chen, you continue to stand guard. I will take the people back to the regiment headquarters." Zhang Dazhuang instructed the young soldier beside him.

"You guys come with me."

Zhang Dazhuang walked in front to lead the way.

"Soldier, will we be given guns if we join you?!" a villager asked curiously.

"I've told you not to call me Army Master. We are the people's army. You are not allowed to call me Army Master. If you want to call me that, just call me Comrade." When Zhang Dazhuang heard the title Army Master, he frowned and corrected himself again.

"Okay, okay, it's my question. Comrade, can we get guns quickly after we join?!" the villager asked again.

"As long as you are our comrades, we will definitely give you guns. Don't worry about that." Zhang Dazhuang responded patiently.

"Jun, comrade, what's your name?!" Wu Sanping asked.

"My name is Zhang Dazhuang, you can just call me squad leader."

"Hello, Sergeant Zhang. Actually, I want to ask, how is the food here?!" Wu Sanping asked the question. He heard that the Eighth Route Army was in a difficult situation and had difficulty getting food. He didn't know if it was true.

"As for the food, it's okay. We have three meals a day, enough to keep you full, and we can have meat every other day. In short, it's much better than other troops. You made the right decision to come to the New 1st Regiment." Zhang Dazhuang did not hide it and said it directly.

"What?! Three meals a day, and you can eat meat?! Is this true?! You are not lying to us, are you?!" Upon hearing this, Wu Sanping suspected that he had heard it wrong, or maybe they came to the wrong place? !

Other villagers also found it unlikely.

"Team Leader Zhang, I heard that you guys are living a very hard life, but you are still able to have enough food and meat?!" Wu Erming also said.

"That was in the past. The first two years were indeed difficult, but there were no problems afterwards. The army developed and we obtained a lot of supplies by fighting the Japanese.

It is not difficult to have enough food, and it is not difficult to have meat every other day. Of course, only our group can have such good food. "Zhang Dazhuang replied.

During the most difficult times, I drank rice soup for two meals a day, and I could hardly see any grains of rice. It only got better later.

"I see, what about Captain Li Jin's troops?" Wu Sanping nodded and asked again. "The Special Operations Regiment is better, they can eat meat every day, but the training is also heavy, not everyone can handle it. Just like you were not accepted by him, it's because you are too old and basically can't handle the training, so he let you come to our New First Regiment." Zhang Dazhuang explained.

If Wu Sanping hadn't just told him about Li Jin and mentioned the age limit, he wouldn't have let down his guard so quickly, because this restriction only applies to the Special Operations Regiment.

"No wonder." Wu Sanping suddenly realized that it seemed that Li Jin didn't dislike their age, but was worried that their bodies couldn't bear it.

"Although it's a pity that you couldn't join the special operations regiment, our New 1st Regiment is not bad either. I'm not bragging, the combat effectiveness of our New 1st Regiment is the strongest in the army!" Zhang Dazhuang said this with some pride.

They are just not as good as the special operations regiment, but they are stronger than other troops, and much stronger.

"I understand." Wu Sanping nodded.

Then Zhang Dazhuang asked for some basic information about these people.

More than half an hour later, they arrived at the regiment headquarters.

"You guys wait at the entrance of the village, come with me to meet the leader." Zhang Dazhuang called Wu Sanping and asked the others to stay at the entrance of the village and wait.

"Sergeant Zhang, who are we going to meet?!" Wu Sanping suddenly became a little nervous. After all, it was his first time to join the army and he didn't understand all the twists and turns. He even wanted to give Zhang Dazhuang some money to get Zhang Dazhuang to pay more attention to him.

"Don't play tricks on me! Keep the money! Otherwise I won't accept you!" Zhang Dazhuang said with a serious face.

"Yes, yes, it's my problem. I won't do it again in the future." Wu Sanping was shocked and quickly put the money away, but at the same time he also knew that the Eighth Route Army was indeed different from the National Army.

If it were officers from the National Army, if someone gave them money, they would have probably accepted it with a smile. How could they possibly push it away?

"We are going to see the deputy commander. Our commander is not in the headquarters." Zhang Dazhuang was relieved when he saw him put the money away.

"The leader is not here, so can we still join?!" Wu Sanping was stunned when he heard this. He had a letter of introduction with him. If he didn't give it to Li Yunlong, would they not be able to join? !

"Don't worry. I think Captain Li Jin has already contacted our captain regarding your matter. The other leaders must also know about it." Zhang Dazhuang comforted.

If Wu Sanping did not lie, then the regiment commander and deputy commander must be aware of the situation, so there will be no problem.

"That's good, that's good." Wu Sanping finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, Zhang Dazhuang brought Wu Sanping to the conference room, but did not see Deputy Commander Qian, only Chief of Staff Zhong.

"Chief of Staff, more than a dozen villagers have come to join the army. It is said that they came with letters of introduction from Captain Li Jin." Zhang Dazhuang saluted Chief of Staff Zhong and informed him of the matter.

"Oh?! They come so soon! Where are they?" Chief of Staff Zhong was a little surprised when he heard this and stood up quickly. He thought those people would take two days to arrive, but he didn't expect them to come so soon.

"They have reached the entrance of the village. I have brought their leader over. He is just outside." Zhang Dazhuang said hurriedly.

"Bring the person in quickly." Chief of Staff Zhong said quickly.

"Yes!" Zhang Dazhuang turned around and went out, bringing Wu Sanping in.

"Hello, I am the chief of staff of the new 1st regiment." After seeing Wu Sanping, Chief of Staff Zhong introduced him directly.

"Hello, I'm Wu Sanping, and I'm here to join the army." Wu Sanping spoke with a stutter, obviously nervous.

"Welcome to join the army. Don't be so nervous. Sit down first. I'll pour you a glass of water." Chief of Staff Zhong had a smile on his face and looked very kind. He asked Wu Sanping to sit down, and at the same time reached out for a kettle and a cup, poured a glass of water and handed it to Wu Sanping.

"Thank you." Wu Sanping thanked him. Seeing Chief of Staff Zhong being so friendly, he felt less nervous.

"Where's the letter of introduction? Give it to me first. The commander and the others are not in the regiment headquarters now, so I can make the decision." Chief of Staff Zhong said with a smile.

"Oh, okay, here you go." Wu Sanping quickly took out a piece of cloth from his pocket, inside which was the letter of introduction. He opened the cloth layer by layer, revealing the envelope, and handed it to Chief of Staff Zhong.

"You guys came quite quickly." Chief of Staff Zhong took the envelope and put it aside without checking it immediately.

"We thought that if we joined the army earlier, we could fight the Japanese one day earlier, so we hurried on our way, shortening the time a lot," Wu Sanping explained.

"Tell me about Li Jin's fight against the Japanese." asked Chief of Staff Zhong.

“Okay…” Wu Sanping had no choice but to tell the whole story again. Although they did not see the Japanese corpses, they learned some things from the old village chief.

"Well, welcome to join us." Chief of Staff Zhong nodded and said.

"Is this considered joining?!" Wu Sanping couldn't believe it after hearing this. It was so easy to join.

"Otherwise, I will have someone take you to register, and then someone will give you military uniforms and guns.
Of course, the guns issued to you are without bullets to prevent you from accidentally firing and injuring others." Chief of Staff Zhong said later, explaining the reason for not issuing bullets.

If the gun goes off accidentally and no one is hurt, it would be fine. But if someone is hurt, it would be a big trouble. If someone is killed, the problem would be even more serious.

"Actually, we all know how to use guns. Although they are just hunting rifles, our shooting skills are pretty good," said Wu Sanping.

They have all been trained by the old village chief and their marksmanship is pretty good.

"That's pretty good." Chief of Staff Zhong smiled. His shooting skills are pretty good, which means we can save some bullets when training shooting.

"Zhang Dazhuang, take them to register and tell the registrar to remember to give me the list." Chief of Staff Zhong ordered.

"Yes! Come with me." Zhang Dazhuang took Wu Sanping away.

But Wu Sanping was still a little worried, thinking it was not real that he could join so easily.

"Sergeant Zhang, now I am considered a member of the Eighth Route Army?!" Wu Sanping asked.

"So what else do you want? Do you want me to kill two Japanese soldiers as a token of my loyalty?!" Zhang Dazhuang said with a smile.

"No, no, what I mean is, the leader hasn't even read the letter of introduction yet, and they're letting us join just like that?!" Wu Sanping shook his head repeatedly.

"Don't worry about this. You will be one of us from now on. We will be comrades from now on.
In addition to daily training, you will also need to learn culture, learn to read and write, and of course, the most important thing is to fight the devils, but there is no rush now, you are not trained yet, wait until you are trained before participating in the battle. "

(End of this chapter)