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Chapter 339 Chapter 338, Time Flies

Taihang Mountain is a place that cannot be ignored during the Anti-Japanese War. It cannot be ignored because it has always been the headquarters. Second, it blocked the Japanese raids in the early stage, stabilized the entire anti-Japanese situation, and also provided a stable rear base for people to go east to central Hebei, southern Hebei, and northern Henan. The third point is that there were raids by the Japanese almost every year, and through these large and small battles, batches of grassroots officers and cadres were trained.

Of course, the above are just Li Yuexuan’s own summary and do not represent official recognition. They are just one person’s opinion.

The guerrillas returned, the new regiment went south, and the base quickly stabilized. Then, the village heads received a notice - let the young and strong men in each family who wanted to be militiamen or were serving in the militia quickly report 21 people, and then send the militiamen to Liangjia Village, Huidong Village, Shaguodi Village, and Qigeng Village according to the area where your village belongs.

Someone asked what this was for. The cavalryman who came to inform them swung his whip proudly and said, "Send them to concentrated training. This is the winter training before the New Year! All the militiamen going to the training should bring 10 kilograms of food each, and then don't worry about food for the rest of the time. The training will last until the end of the rd day of the twelfth lunar month. When they come back, those with good training results will be given guns and bullets."

The cavalry's words immediately caused an explosive effect in the village.

Someone who knows how to do the math counted on his fingers and realized that today is only October 10, and there are still two months until the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. My goodness, if I go, I will eat for free for more than a month. How much food will I save for my family? Why not go now?
Of course, there are also those who are not so good at calculating, but are thinking about longer-term issues. The militias have been organized, but they have only been trained in the village and have not received formal training. Can they really resist the Japanese? Now it's good, concentrated training, it sounds very powerful, so why not go quickly? After training, it will be even better if they come back with some weapons and ammunition.

The village leaders, however, took the specific requirements of the militia and began to think about which family in the village would be the most suitable. Those who had participated in the training were fine, as they were the backbone and the village could not do without them. So, if we calculated the age range from 15 to 35, the kids around 15 years old would be the most suitable.

At the age when the young boy is eating his father out of money, it is better to send him to training when he is bored in the village! After such training by the organization, he will be a good young man when he comes back! What if he is noticed by the team? Then he will be a formal soldier of the Eighth Route Army.

Although the village lost several children when the team went out this time, for the people who had suffered from the Japanese, it was worth it to die to avenge their loved ones! For the sacrifices in the anti-Japanese war, a separate page must be opened in the family tree, and the first incense must be burned on Qingming Festival. This is due affection! And who dares to bully their family members? The spit of the whole village drowned the ancestors.

Therefore, the village heads and villagers quickly called the suitable children to their side, gave them some instructions, and then went to prepare food for the children.

"I heard the training is tough, but no matter how tough it is, can it be as tough as being burned alive by the Japanese devils? Can it be as tough as having everything in your home burned down? Go, train hard, and don't bring shame to our family!"

"It's just 10 kilograms of food. We must prepare the best grains for the children! Mother, go and grind the wheat quickly and bring some flour for the children! Oh, don't be idle tonight, steam a pot of steamed buns for the children to eat on the road! And my new pair of shoes, the third kid's feet are shaped, I will give them to him!"

"Clothes, warm clothes must be brought, including cotton-padded jackets and trousers, so the children won't get cold!"

Time flies and it is the next day after receiving the notice. The village heads of each village put on the cleanest clothes at home, washed their faces, and then each took 21 half-grown boys to the assembly area of ​​their respective districts. When they arrived at the assembly area, the village heads looked at each other. Wow, they are all young men, and they all think alike. In Liangjia Village, Zhao Danian stood on the village wall, looking at the team that had gathered at the training ground at the east entrance of the village, and took a puff of his pipe with satisfaction.

"Captain, our food supply will be a little tight!" Zhu Xingyu said in a low voice while standing beside him.

"Why are you so nervous? Where are Bai Dabao and Bai Dashan? Didn't we leave them behind? Let them continue to organize hunting teams and wander around the surrounding mountains. Hunt and kill all the prey they can see. At least there will be a lot of extra meat, right? I think the three company commanders who were assigned to the company would not have failed to think of such a thing!" Zhao Danian said.

"Hunting can only solve some food problems. We still have to find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure! Logically speaking, the militiamen should bring their own food during training, but we have to provide it ourselves. Can we report to the military sub-district and apply for some?" Xing Weiguo asked.

"Apply if you need to! However, our Comrade Peregrine is back, and he has taken over the ordnance workshop, so we can use grenades to return some food to the surrounding friendly troops. By the way, Comrade Peregrine has also joined the party, and our branch has been improved, with the necessary instructors in place, and the new recruits and militiamen can also study culture together." Xing Weiguo said.

"When did Comrade Youshuan join the party? If the political commissar hadn't specifically mentioned this before he left, I wouldn't have known about it." Zhao Danian asked Xing Weiguo.

"Minister Zhang did it personally at the arsenal! However, this matter must be kept confidential as much as possible!" Xing Weiguo said, looking around.

"Hehe, it's good for us to know it, and the rest is subject to confidentiality regulations! In short, our recent task is to train new recruits, train militia, and then arm the militia to strengthen the defense capabilities of each village! After laying a solid foundation for our base, the rest is to continue fighting the Japanese devils!" Zhao Danian said.

"Okay, comrades, village heads, please go to the team headquarters for a meeting. Comrade militia, hand in the food you brought. In the future, you will undergo a two-month military training with our new recruits. During these two months, you will conduct formation, physical training, technical and tactical training, basic firearms training, live-fire shooting training, battlefield first aid and self-rescue training..."

"After the above training is completed, we will select the most qualified soldiers to join the formal training team and conduct two months of intensive training! One thing that must be mentioned is that no matter whether it is the new recruits from Shexian County or the militiamen who came today, we will select the 120 people with the best training results to join the intensive training team. Those who are unqualified, especially the new recruits, can only be assigned to the transport team!"

"Okay, now let's divide you into teams..."

(End of this chapter)