Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Chapter 119 Accepting Refugees and Expanding the Base

Wang Chengzhu withdrew his thoughts and asked, "Where do these refugees come from?"

Spike team member: "They seem to have escaped from Xing County. They are just 3 kilometers ahead. There are about a thousand people."

Refugees generally flee in groups, just like ants moving house. Firstly, there is a caretaker on the way, and secondly, they will not get lost.

The period of the Anti-Japanese War was not like modern times, with maps and navigation.

Although there were maps at that time, how could ordinary people have such strategic things as maps?

Many people have never left their hometown for 50 miles in their entire lives, and they do not know the way when they go far. It is normal to get lost.

Knowing that these refugees had fled from Xing County, Wang Chengzhu probably guessed the reason, and said, "Go, take me there to have a look!"

Immediately, Wang Chengzhu took Wang Shugen and Wei Monk away from the large army and rushed forward.

Because of the horses, Wang Chengzhu quickly caught up with the refugees.

These refugees went out along the road for one or two kilometers, and there was no end in sight.

There are old people, women and children, and children, basically covering every age group, but there are relatively few young adults.

Some of them were carrying luggage, some were pushing a wheelbarrow, and some were holding babies in their arms...

The reason why there were so many refugees during the Anti-Japanese War was thanks to the little devils, and it was also because China was too weak at that time to defend against powerful enemies outside the country.

Seeing such a scene, Wang Chengzhu, who is a time traveler, felt a wave of emotion in his heart, and his hatred for the little devil also increased a bit.

"Shut up!"

Soon, Wang Chengzhu rode his horse over the refugee group and stopped at the front.

Seeing soldiers blocking their way, the refugees panicked.

However, when they saw that Wang Chengzhu was wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army, all the refugees breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts hung in their throats.

Wang Chengzhu got off his horse, looked at the frightened refugees and said, "Fathers and folks, don't be afraid. I am Wang Chengzhu, the battalion commander of the Independent Battalion of the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."

"I would like to ask, why did you escape from Xing County?"

An old man separated from the crowd, came to the front, sighed and said: "Hey! It's not that the little devil won't give us a way out.

A few days ago, the little devil suddenly went to the countryside to arrest strong men, and even kidnapped those who didn't want to.

What they say is good, they are recruiting workers and paying them back, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is just a lie of a little devil to fool people, and no one believes it at all.

But if you don’t believe it, there is nothing you can do. You will be beaten up by the little devil, and your family will suffer together. "

After a pause, the old man continued: "Before this, the devils also went to the countryside to recruit workers. However, those who were recruited seemed to have disappeared. Not only did they not send their wages home, they never came back. Pass."

"This time, the little devil went too far, not only arresting the elderly, but even women, as long as they can work, they will all be arrested. We really can't survive, so we have to flee from our hometown..."

That's right, if it's not that they can't survive, who would want to leave their hometown?

Hearing what the old man said, Wang Chengzhu confirmed his guess that the Dashawan Mine must have started work again.

If this mine is not resolved, similar problems will inevitably continue to occur, but the problem is that the Dashawan mine is open-air, not a mine, and it cannot be destroyed at all.

The Independent Battalion had the ability to capture it, but it was unable to hold it.

Moreover, the devils who have suffered once will definitely strengthen their defenses, and it will only be more difficult to capture the mine again.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Wang Chengzhu said: "I'm sorry, it's all because of the negligence of our soldiers that we failed to keep the enemy out of the country, so that you suffered so much."

The old man said: "Battalion Commander Wang, don't say that, we have seen the efforts and sacrifices made by your Eighth Route Army.

The only thing to blame is that the little devil is too powerful and too cruel. "

"Yes, yes, we have seen the efforts and sacrifices made by your Eighth Route Army."

The rest of the people followed suit.

Thanks to our party's propaganda, and the executive power of our party members, the Eighth Route Army's influence in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei area is still very good, so the common people have a good impression of the Eighth Route Army.

Wang Chengzhu was greatly moved when he heard it, and asked again: "By the way, folks, do you have a purpose?"

The old man said: "We don't have any destination, we just want to find a place where there is no war to live a peaceful life.

If there is one, it is the border base area where your Eighth Route Army is located.

From what they said, although the conditions there are a bit harsh, at least they won't be bullied and oppressed by devils. "

"But we can't find the exact location of the border area at all. Can you take us there, Battalion Commander Wang?"

"Yes, Battalion Commander Wang, can you take us in?"

The old man's words immediately resonated with the refugees, and they all asked Wang Chengzhu to lead the way and take them in.

Looking at their expectant eyes, Wang Chengzhu took advantage of the situation and said: "If you want to go to the border area, I can send someone to guide you, but the journey is too far away, and the conditions there are also very difficult.

Looking at your situation, I am afraid that many people will find it difficult to persevere there.

Of course, if you want, I can also take you back to the base area of ​​my independent battalion, and give you land to grow, and I will also protect you against the raids of the devils.

But you need to work together to create your own homeland. I wonder if you are willing? "

The base area of ​​the independent battalion needed to be developed, so it was naturally inseparable from the population and labor force, and the people in Wangjia Village and the nearby villages were obviously not enough.

The idea of ​​the refugees is very simple, nothing more than to have something to eat and a stable place to live.

Since ancient times, the land has basically been in the hands of the landlords and gentry. The common people seldom have land, and even if they do, it is some lean soil with poor crop yields.

Now hearing from Wang Chengzhu that they will not only be given land, help them build their homes, but also provide them with protection, the fleeing people are overjoyed.

"Battalion Commander Wang, we are willing to go back to the base with you!"

"Yes, Battalion Commander Wang, we are willing to go back to the base with you!"

The eyes of the refugees were full of hope, and some emotional people even shed tears of emotion.

For no other reason, refugees are unwelcome in any era, even in the 21st century.

Because there are more refugees, it will bring a lot of unpredictable troubles.

For example, the resettlement of refugees, as well as problems such as eating and drinking, and even increasing the crime rate.

No food to eat, no robbery or stealing, are you waiting to starve to death?
Therefore, many Central Army, as well as the Jinsui Army Defense Zone, are unwilling to accept refugees.

In their view, refugees are a burden, without any value at all, and they only see the nobles and nobles in their eyes.

This is a top-down issue for the national government.

But in Wang Chengzhu's view, these refugees are treasures.

Backed by Luliang Mountain, Wangjia Village has a large area, but its population is very sparse.

With the arrival of these refugees, the problem of labor force has been solved.

As for the food problem, because of the existence of super sweet potato seeds, the food problem is not a problem here for Wang Chengzhu.

It will even provide more military rations to the independent battalion because of the increase in labor force and the increase in sweet potato production.

In addition, after the independent battalion opened a military uniform factory, it also needed workers.

In short, if the independent battalion wants to develop and grow, it cannot be separated from the population in any aspect.

Refugees have their homes and the Independence Camp has grown, it's a virtuous circle...

(End of this chapter)