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Since entering the grassland, the wolves have followed the army like a shadow, howling a few times every night, at first Zhao Lianyi didn't care, but the howling of the wolves became louder and louder.

The patrolling soldiers came over and said, "Report to the Master's seat, there are at least two hundred wolves howling all around, and the soldiers are in agitated mood."

"Understood, continue patrolling," Zhao Lianyi waved the soldier down.

Wu Hai was holding a piece of roast mutton, eating it with great enjoyment.

"Battle Commander Wu Hai, you grew up on the grasslands, what's going on," Zhao Lianyi asked.

Wu Hai took out a rag and wiped the oil on his hands, and said with a smile, "Wolves are cruel, especially wolves blinded by hunger. Our large team has just entered the grassland, and it smells like the native people on the grassland. Not the same, they naturally think that we are intruders, and every day we eat a lot of bones, these wolves will eat them, "

"The question is why there are so many people here today, and I can't sleep well," said Zhao Lianyi.

The military dog ​​wearing body armor and collar suddenly barked twice, "Wow, woof, woof, woof, this thousand-mile expedition, Liu Tianling has made sufficient preparations for the Seventh Division. In addition to [-] horses, light and heavy machine guns, mortars and grenades are fired. In addition to the equipment, there are twenty military dogs, which are used for night patrol. For this reason, Zhao Lianyi also got two baskets on the horse's back. When marching, one horse carries two military dogs. Although the military dogs are fast But in terms of endurance, there is no way to compare with Mongolian horses.

Wu Hai said: "Firing a few shots can scare them away, but they will come back. How about sending a team to kill them and hack them to death? After they know how powerful we are, they will never dare to harass us again. "

After hearing this, Zhao Lianyi stood up and shouted loudly: "The first battalion is assembled, follow me to attack,"

With an order, the soldiers of the first battalion who were eating threw away their jobs and immediately packed up the horses. After 3 minutes, the horse team assembled, and more than 300 people were all majestic and mighty.

"The wolves outside are so noisy that we can't sleep, dare to fight out with me,"

"Dare, dare, dare," the crowd chanted.

"Okay, let's stay away from the base. It's difficult to supply bullets. You can't use bullets. Let's kill as you please," Zhao Lianyi charged towards the howling wolves outside the camp, followed closely by the cavalry behind him.

At first, the wolves were a little puzzled, looking at the large group of fat and tender war horses, but they gradually realized that something was wrong, and it was clear that this team was revealing a murderous look.

"Kill," Zhao Lianyi roared violently, and drew out his slender and bright saber brush.

The wolves in the dark began to flee in all directions. At this time, I saw in the camp, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, I don’t know who fired four flares at once. The flares illuminated the wolves on the snow like a bald man. Lice, understand.

Zhao Lianyi took the lead, and the horse under his crotch ran fast, and soon caught up with a big wolf. He swung his saber down, and hit the wolf's waist with one knife, cutting half of the waist. The wolf screamed, ah, and fell to the ground.

The unsuitability of the soldiers behind them on the grassland over the past few days also made everyone angry. They rushed forward and started a scuffle with the wolves, hacking, stabbing, and killing them. The wolves were completely frightened by the momentum of the cavalry, and there was no resistance. The only room left for him was to run away blindly, relying on his agility to move around among the cavalry, occasionally biting a few horses.

"Woohoo," a strong wolf the size of a calf flew towards a cavalryman. The cavalryman had just chopped down a wolf. Unexpectedly, the wolf pounced on him. The big wolf weighed more than 100 catties at least. With one pounce, the cavalryman was thrown to the ground. Just as the wolf opened its mouth to bite someone, suddenly a sharp saber flew by, cutting off half of the wolf's copper and iron head, and the cavalryman was saved.

The scuffle lasted for 3 minutes, and by the time the incendiary bomb fell, seventy or eighty wolves had been wiped out, and the rest had already run far, far away.

"Take back the troops and return to the camp," following Zhao Lianyi's order, the cavalry team quickly returned.

Wu Hai sighed: "It's all right now, these wolves have learned a serious lesson, and I'm afraid they will howl for days,"

"Stop talking about wolves. All the officers went to the tent of the division headquarters to discuss matters," Zhao Lianyi got off his horse and wiped the blood of wolves on the soles of his boots.

The tents of the division headquarters were brightly lit, and the butter lamps were brightly lit. Dozens of officers were sitting on small futons.

"We have completed the first step of the commander-in-chief's order. Although hundreds of brothers were killed or injured, we finally came to the grassland. After ten days of restorative training, everyone has adapted to the grassland environment. The second step is to eliminate the ambush The horse thief of Wuhai Battalion Commander's caravan, avenging the dead brothers," said Zhao Lianyi.

Wu Hai said: "Our commander is really kind. To avenge the brothers in the caravan, he actually sent troops thousands of miles away to wipe out the horse thieves."

"However, horse thieves are very mobile and difficult to find. In the next period of time, I will lead the soldiers to take charge of restorative training. Wu Hai will be in charge of recruitment and publicity, and at the same time find out the whereabouts of horse thieves," Zhao Lianyi issued an order.

"Yes," Wu Hai stood up and saluted, "But Master, I have one thing to ask clearly, whether the [-] yuan of settlement allowance for each enlisted recruit will be paid, what about the horses brought by each person, and how to calculate the military salary. "

Wu Hai raised a series of questions, and Zhao Lianyi smiled and said, "Brother Wu Hai, there is no need to worry. The commander-in-chief has said that no matter if they are Mongols, Manchus or other ethnic groups, they are all Chinese. Military pay, everyone recruiting soldiers on the grassland will bring their own war horses, and the war horses will be paid a compensation fee of 1000 oceans according to the price of the grasslands. However, due to the limited equipment and military uniforms, only [-] people can be recruited. You should first bring people to publicize and formally recruit troops in ten days. ,"

"Okay," Wu Hai said.

The adaptation training on the grassland has begun. Originally, February has passed and the grass in Shandong has begun to turn green, but the grassland is not good, it is still covered with heavy snow, and there is a vast expanse of whiteness everywhere. The horses have to dig the snow The hay inside is eaten, and in order to supplement the insufficient feed, the team buys pastures from nearby herders.

The herdsmen were not very friendly. Zhao Lianyi was not annoyed. He strictly controlled the behavior of the soldiers, bought and sold fairly, and never bought or sold by force. Soon the herdsmen in the vicinity knew that there was a very fair team here, and they would often come to sell it. Some cattle and sheep were given to the Seventh Division.

The cold climate is one aspect, and the other aspect is dietary issues. Originally in Shandong, people used steamed buns, rice and other foods as the main food, but now they suddenly changed to beef and mutton as the main food, which is very uncomfortable.

Wu Hai led a group of fifty soldiers, carrying Mauser carbine guns, box guns on his waist, and long sabers, to a herdsman's tent. When the herdsmen saw the soldiers coming, they picked up The swords and guns are ready to fight, and the soldiers and bandits are not accurate these days.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. We didn't come to fight. Didn't you see that we didn't draw our guns?" Wu Hai shouted, "Look, I'm Wu Hai, do you remember me?"

The herdsmen took a closer look: "Oh, so it's brother Wuhai. Didn't you go to the south to sell livestock and buy tea?" It turned out that these people were all regular customers of Wuhai.

"It's hard to say. The last time the cattle and horses sold were met with horse thieves before they left the grassland. Not to mention all the things were gone, dozens of brothers died. Now I joined Liu Tianling's team in southern Lunan, called the National Guard Army. Our division was ordered When going to the grasslands to suppress bandits, because there are too few soldiers, we need to recruit troops, so come here to spread the word and see if anyone joins the army," Wu Hai said.

"Be a soldier, okay, do you have a gun? I don't want a gun. I want to be a soldier if I want the German fast gun you carry on your back," said the herdsman's youngest son.

"Of course. Each person has two guns, one knife, and 30 yuan of housing allowance. The war horse you bring is also discounted by [-] yuan. It is two yuan a month. It will be even higher when you become an officer. "Wu Hai said, "Such a good treatment, if others say it, I still don't believe it, but I believe what Brother Wu Hai said, all of us young people are going to serve as soldiers, Brother Wu Hai will take us," said the young herdsmen explain.

Wu Hai hurriedly waved his hands: "The salary is quite high. If one person serves as a soldier, the whole family will have no worries about food and drink. However, the first batch will only recruit 500 people, and they will be selected in our camp after ten days. Only those who pass the selection can participate. "

"How are they selected?" everyone asked.

Wu Hai said: "Running, horseback riding, shooting, the three are excellent. If you want to go, tell each other and prepare first."

"Okay, no problem,"

Wu Hai took out ten packs of salt and said, "This is the refined salt that the army brought. It's a high-quality product. I'll give it to everyone. In the future, there will be caravans coming to sell this salt. The price will still be the old price, and it will never go up. price,"

"Really, salt is not enough, we also need tea, food, and cloth," said the old herdsman, "You don't know, since your caravan stopped coming, the price of the latest caravan It's outrageous, buying things is cheap, selling things is expensive, everyone has no choice but has been looking forward to your caravan coming back." Wu Hai shook his head: "I don't know how to go into business anymore, I'm going to ride a war horse and kill all directions. But rest assured everyone, wherever our team goes, there will be a caravan with a reasonable price to follow, and it will definitely not harm our herdsmen,"

"Okay, I just happen to be going to a nearby tribe for a few days, so I can help you promote it," the old herdsmen said happily.

The cavalry moved a little further, stationed at a place close to the hill, built a fence, and the flag of the National Defense Army was flying high. At noon this day, the team was training, and suddenly the soldiers on duty on the hill Said: "Report to the division seat, emergency situation, thousands of cavalry charged from the northwest direction, coming fiercely,"

"Understood, the whole army is on alert, and no one is allowed to shoot without my order,"