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Chapter 432 Chapter 431, Recruiting Soldiers

It is already October and the lunar calendar is already September.

As an ancient poem says, "The heat is flying in July, the clothes are given out in September, the spring sun is bright, and the orioles are singing..." When it comes to September, it is time for women to sew winter clothes for their families!
Walking on the mountain road heading south, Li Yuexuan also felt the slight chill in the mountain breeze. This slight chill took away the heat between heaven and earth, brought the morning dew, and also made the green of the mountain gradually turn into a withered yellow color. In the withered yellow color, there are also maple leaves that gradually turn red, corn cobs that turn golden, and deep pools of spring water that turn dark...

Liangjia Village, Zhao Danian and his group have returned, and brought back the spoils of this battle! It must be said that the guerrillas have really gained a lot by eating up the supplies of a brigade! Even if the captured Type 92 light machine guns and Type 92 heavy machine guns and heavy machine gun bullets were given to the comrades of the Xiyang County Brigade, and the Type 41 mountain cannon was also given to the first division, the guerrillas still reaped a rich harvest!
40 rounds of 6.5mm Arisa rifle bullets were stored in the warehouse of the Liang Family Courtyard. This was the basis for the development and growth of the guerrillas! There were also 280 Type rifles in good condition, which were also brought back by the young and strong men. These rifles, including those that were to be replaced from the third and fourth companies, would become the weapons of the guerrilla recruits.

After this battle, the two companies completed their battlefield training at the cost of minimal casualties, and the recruits became veterans!

Veterans should be treated like veterans! The semi-automatic rifles that we have stored will be distributed to these new veterans to further strengthen the firepower of the guerrillas! Without the 40 rounds of ammunition that were captured, Zhao Danian and Zhu Xingyu really didn't dare to equip all of their personnel with semi-automatic rifles. Now, we dare to do it! It's just 800 semi-automatic rifles, we can afford it!
Of course, the guerrillas' assets are not just these 40 rounds of bullets, this is only a part of the inventory! Apart from other things, they also seized a lot of weapons and ammunition in Yangquan last time. That is the combat reserve of a brigade, and the bullets are calculated in millions! After dispatching, these bullets were also distributed to the guerrillas in the amount of 30 rounds.

In short, the guerrillas have few people but good guns and many bullets. They dare to fight tough battles and protracted wars!
You said that the guerrillas are so rich, will other brother units be jealous? If anyone is jealous, come and discuss it. Let's show our battle records and captured goods to see who has handed in more supplies to the organization?
In short, it is true that the guerrillas are good at spending money, but they are also good at making money, and they are making a lot of money!
In fact, the development direction of the guerrillas is more in line with the strategic vision of the division commander! While other military divisions are expanding their teams and personnel, the division commander has always maintained the policy of developing elite troops! Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army would not have only 40 people by now, at least 10 more would have to be added! And our division commander, although he is a division commander, the troops he commands should be the size of an army group!
So, when you count the number of generals who died during the Anti-Japanese War, you will find that many generals from Guosu died, which is amazing and admirable. But what about this? Among these generals, how many are from the direct line of the Central Army? How many are from the ragtag army? And how many are armed by bandits?

Take Li Yunlong for example. When he attacked Ping'an County, he mobilized a force of more than 10,000 people, but he was still a regiment commander and didn't even have a formal number...

October 10th was not a special day. It was just the day when the Japanese organized an army of more than 5 people and ordered a sweep of the bases of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas.

On the same day, the guerrilla headquarters in Liangjia Village once again issued a conscription order to the surrounding villages, requiring all young people aged 70 and above in each village, including the 17 villages that had recently been included in the guerrilla base, to participate in the guerrilla recruitment and selection.

As soon as this order was issued, every village, including the original 35 villages, started to move. They actively called their children to their side and gave them a thorough explanation, and then quickly sent people to the recruitment points! This must be done actively. The cavalry comrade in charge of the communication said that there were a total of 105 villages, and only 650 young people were recruited to participate in a one-month training selection, and then only 400 people were needed!
What does this mean? Are you looking down on us? There are 42 good guys in our village, and you want only 4? That's not okay, the extra ones should be used as militia?

Well, it's not impossible to be a militiaman, but can you fight the Japanese by being a militiaman? Didn't you see those kids who joined the army last year, who had to wait for a year before they had the chance to fight the Japanese! Can't bear to leave your children? Of course not! There are many children in the family, so one more is not a big deal... Ahem, that's not what I meant. It should be that without our own children serving in the army to fight the Japanese, how can we live in peace for a year? Besides, if your children serve in the army, they will be members of the army, they will be rewarded for their meritorious service, and the whole family will be honored. There will be a separate entry for them in the family tree, and even if they are gone, there will be incense and offerings... In short, it's right to be a soldier!

As the saying goes, good iron makes good nails, and good men should join the Eighth Route Army! Fighting the devils and protecting the green mountains, clear waters and fertile fields left to us by our ancestors, isn't this what a man should do!

In short, a single arrow pierces the clouds, and thousands of troops come to meet... Ahem, the meaning may be a little biased, but as soon as Zhao Danian issued a conscription order, 3000 young men of military age gathered at several conscription points of the guerrillas, and they requested to participate in the selection and training, determined to join the Eighth Route Army...

At this time, the positive effects of last year's militia training were evident! Because among these young people of the right age, there were about a hundred young men standing straight, who looked different from ordinary young men! These guys who were still children last year, after a year of growth, not only were they one year older, but they had also grown into young men!

Although their faces still looked young, their eyes were firm, their bodies were straight, and there were even calluses on their palms and knuckles. It was obvious that they had not missed any training in the nearly one year since they returned home! These young men, without exception, became the favorite recruits of the recruitment office. Some of the veterans in charge of recruitment were even brothers or cousins ​​of the recruits.

Facing the affectionate calls from their second or youngest brothers, these veterans waved their hands and included their brothers in the roster! This is really a brotherhood of fighting ghosts...

What did you say? There are many women holding their children gathered here? Well, these are all here to see their husbands, because many soldiers got married before joining the army, and when their wives got pregnant, they resolutely said goodbye to their parents and wives and joined the team.

Now, seeing the child they had never met before, these iron-blooded men who had fought the devils to death on the battlefield also showed their tender side! Of course, it goes without saying that the child cried and refused to recognize him...

(End of this chapter)