Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Hearing this, the people were relieved. They thought Li Jin only wanted a small number of people, but they didn't expect that he wanted them all.

"Old Xu, let them take a bath first and remove the smell from their bodies." Li Jin looked at Xu Qingfeng and said.

These people haven't taken a shower for a long time, and they can smell it even from a distance.

"Well, you all come with me to take a shower and eat after you take a shower." Xu Qingfeng nodded, looked at the recruits, turned around and led the recruits to the bathhouse to take a bath.

"Xiao Liu, get your military uniforms and boots ready. I'll put them on directly for them as soon as possible. Don't wear your original clothes." Li Jin called Liu Changshun again.

The clothes on the recruits had not been washed for who knows how long. They were too tattered and dirty to wear anymore, so they had to wear military uniforms.

These military uniforms have been made by people a long time ago, but there are not enough people. Now there are just enough.

"Yes!" Liu Changshun nodded and immediately called a dozen soldiers to go to the warehouse to get things.

At this time, a group of recruits came to the bathhouse, where hot water had already been prepared.

"There is a pool for twenty people. There is soap on the edge of the pool. You can take turns to use it." Xu Qingfeng looked at everyone and said.

Everyone looked at such a large bathhouse and were a little curious for a moment. Are they really joining the Eighth Route Army? !Why do you feel like you are treated so well? !

"What are you doing standing still? Listen to my order! Take off your clothes and take a shower!" Xu Qingfeng scolded, and everyone quickly took off their clothes and jumped into the pool.

As soon as they entered the pool, it became turbid. Especially when they started to use soap to wash themselves, the originally clear pool quickly began to turn black.

Xu Qingfeng's eyelids twitched when he saw that these recruits had not taken a bath for a long time, and the mud on their bodies had turned into old mud. When they were rubbed, strips of black mud fell into the pool.

Fortunately, there were many pools built in the bathhouse. Otherwise, these recruits would have to change the water and wash them several times.

"Comfortable! It feels so good!"

"In the mine, I didn't take a shower at all. Those little devils are really fucking beasts!"

"Come on, Lao Xiao, please rub my back..."

A group of new recruits began to bathe each other with comfortable expressions on their faces. They had been in the mine for so long that they had forgotten that taking a bath was so comfortable.

"After you take a bath, go to other pools and wash yourself as clean as possible. As for these clothes, I will help you get rid of them." Xu Qingfeng said.

"Huh?! Dispose of our clothes?!"

"Then what are we going to wear later?! We can't go out naked, right?!"

"correct."

After hearing this, everyone said that they had no other clothes when they came here. Although the original clothes were indeed very torn, they could at least cover their bodies and prevent them from going out naked.

"Don't worry about the clothes. Someone will come to give you military uniforms and shoes later. You can just wear military uniforms then." Xu Qingfeng said calmly.

There are enough military uniforms in the warehouse for each of these people to get two sets.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"Okay, you can continue washing." After Xu Qingfeng said that, he turned and left the bathhouse.

"Hey, why do I feel like what we joined doesn't look like the Eighth Route Army?!"

"I think so too. Don't you think the group of Eighth Route Army soldiers who led us are too strong? How much meat do they need to eat every day?"

"Yes, aren't the Eighth Route Army very poor?! How could they eat meat every day? They're not devils, are they?!"

"Damn it, don't talk nonsense, what kind of devils are you? The devils are not as tall as them, let alone as strong as them. In short, you are right to follow them to fight the devils!"

Everyone talked a lot, thinking that they had misunderstood the Eighth Route Army.

.........

After Xu Qingfeng left the bathhouse, he immediately went to find Li Jin.

"On this list, the approximate height and shoe size of each recruit are written. Ask Xiao Liu to take the list and prepare military uniforms and shoes." Xu Qingfeng took out a list and handed it to Li Jin.

This list was filled in by the recruits when they were admitted. Some of them didn't know how tall they were. Xu Qingfeng even had the recruits measured.

"Well, I have asked Xiao Liu to look for military uniforms. I will give the list to Xiao Liu later and ask him to distribute military uniforms to the new recruits." Li Jin nodded and said.

"That's fine." Xu Qingfeng said, "You didn't go to the bathhouse to see. Just when they got into the water, the pool immediately became turbid. I don't know how long the mud on my body has been piled up."

Thinking of the scene just now, Xu Qingfeng felt a little irritated in his eyes. If they didn't take a shower for several days, they wouldn't be able to get streaks of black mud out of them.

"There is no way, they are going to mine, not to enjoy life. It would be strange if Lao Ni is not there." Li Jin said.

Fortunately, Li Jin had someone specially check him when he accepted the person. Otherwise, if a person had any skin infection, he would not even be able to escape.

"Things are on track now. I think tomorrow I will take people into the mountains and start looking for a suitable location for a base." Xu Qingfeng said.

The Hengshi mine and arsenal have been secured, and recruits have been over-recruited. It's time for them to make their next plan.

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Li Jin nodded. In this regard, Xu Qingfeng is still trustworthy. In other words, Xu Qingfeng has always been trustworthy in his work.

"Batalion Commander, Deputy Battalion Commander, the uniforms and shoes are ready. Shall I send them to the new recruits now?!" Liu Changshun came over with a dozen soldiers carrying things.

"Take this list and distribute it to them according to the information above." Li Jin said and handed the list of recruits to Liu Changshun.

"Yes!" Liu Changshun took over the list.

"You ask other soldiers to give them uniforms and go to the conference room for a meeting." Li Jin said that although these new soldiers have been recruited, they have not been assigned yet.

"Yeah, okay." Liu Changshun nodded and led the people towards the bathhouse.

"Old Xu, let's go to the conference room and start arranging the tasks of the new recruits' subordinate company," Li Jin said.

"Okay." Xu Qingfeng nodded.

The two of them walked towards the conference room.

On the other side, before Liu Changshun entered the bathhouse, he smelled a pungent smell. Fortunately, he had experienced all kinds of scenes during training, otherwise, he would have fainted on the spot when he walked in.

After entering the bathhouse, Liu Chang saw the recruits still taking a shower. After they rubbed their backs, they began to rub their feet and arms. The water in more than thirty pools had turned black, and those who didn't know it thought it was ink.

"Your clothes and shoes have been delivered to you. Come and get your clothes as soon as you finish taking a shower." Liu Changshun said loudly.

"The clothes are delivered so quickly!" Everyone was very happy after hearing this. They bathed faster and then went to the clean pool to cross the water.

They just went to get their clothes. Not to mention, after taking a shower, they felt relaxed all over! "You stay and distribute clothes to them. I'm going to the meeting first." Liu Changshun said a few words to a squad leader and left quickly.

in the conference room.

The six company commanders were all discussing the battle.

"As soon as the Japs in the arsenal entered the ambush, my soldiers attacked decisively, killing and wounding hundreds of Japs on the spot."

"No one is talking about the same thing. My soldiers aimed with one hand and threw grenades down with the other, making the Japanese scream."

"Damn it, sir. You're such a braggart. You aim with one hand and throw the grenade with the other. Why didn't you say throw it with your feet?"

"That's right, that's not what you are bragging about. After all, my company killed at least three hundred Japanese."

"What the hell, you're better at boasting, don't take all the credit for yourself."

Several company commanders were arguing over whose company had killed more Japanese.

"It's so lively, what's the fuss about?" Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng walked in.

"Battal Commander, Deputy Battalion Commander!" After the six people saw Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng, they quickly stood up and saluted.

"Everyone, sit down." Li Jin pressed his hand down, and he and Xu Qingfeng went to the main seat and sat on a chair on the left and right respectively.

"Battal Commander, have we recruited more people than the number specified by the brigade commander this time?! Is this appropriate?!" Second Company Commander Zhao Ming said.

They recruited more than 700 new soldiers this time, which was more than 200 more than the expected full number.

"It's okay, it's only 200 people. Anyway, the number of people in a battalion is 2000. If there are more than [-], we can make up [-] people." Li Jin said.

One hundred more is a move, and two hundred more is also a move. Anyway, the special operations battalion currently has a lot of supplies and can afford to support so many people.

"Hey, battalion commander, we can't continue to allocate them to the reconnaissance company and sharpshooter company this time. We have to be considered first." Third company commander He Ming said with a smile.

When allocating the number of people before, the reconnaissance company and the sharpshooting company were focused on first. This time it was their turn.

Everyone also looked at Li Jin.

"Okay, this time the people assigned will not be involved in the reconnaissance company and the sharpshooting company." Li Jin said.

"Ah?! Won't we allocate people to them?! I just said this, so I won't even not allocate people to them." He Ming was stunned and said quickly.

He just wanted to get a few more soldiers, but he never thought about not dividing the troops into the reconnaissance company and the sharpshooting company. After all, we were all on our own and couldn't do this.

"That's right, battalion commander, how about allocating them to the reconnaissance company and sharpshooter company first, then we'll have enough people." Fourth company commander Tang Zizheng also said.

Others nodded in agreement with this statement.

In other aspects, they may argue over whose company has better soldiers, but in this aspect, they still don't want the other company to suffer too much.

Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the Reconnaissance Company and the Sharpshooter Company is obvious to all. It would really be inappropriate not to divide the troops between these two companies.

"It's not because of you, but the number of people in these two companies is already enough, and there is no need to increase it.
Their combat effectiveness has been completely formed into a system. If the new recruits are given to them for training, it will easily reduce their combat effectiveness and affect subsequent plans. "Li Jin explained.

Giving recruits to these two companies means that they have to take time to train the recruits, which will affect the next plan.

If these two companies were missing from the Japanese operations, the operations would be compromised. Therefore, Li Jin would not allow these two companies to add new soldiers.

"So that's it." Everyone nodded. It seemed that they didn't think enough about it.

At this time, Liu Changshun also walked in.

"Batalion Commander, Deputy Battalion Commander!" Liu Changshun saluted the two of them.

"Sit down." Li Jin nodded and motioned for Liu Changshun to sit down.

"Yes!" Liu Changshun pulled out his chair and sat down.

"Now that everyone is basically here, let me talk about the distribution of the number of people. This time, there are 710 newly recruited soldiers.

So, each of your companies will first have 200 men, and then each company will add [-] more soldiers. Do you understand? ! "Li Jin looked at everyone and said.

The number of people he recruited was just enough to fill up the seven companies, and they were distributed evenly.

"Yes!" Everyone nodded.

"These two are lists. You each outline the number of soldiers you need. Tomorrow you will take them back to the base to start training." Xu Qingfeng took out two lists.

They add up to exactly 710 people. They are given to Liu Changshun and Zhao Ming on the left and right first, asking them to sketch them first, and then pass them down!

After Liu Changshun and Zhao Ming got the list, they began to outline the number of people. A few minutes later, the two lists were sent back.

Li Jin handed the list to Xu Qingfeng, and then Xu Qingfeng would start allocating the names of the people he sketched.

"The number problem has now been solved. Let's talk about the follow-up training of the new recruits. Because they stayed in the mine for too long and were malnourished, so in the first half month of their return,
Your main task is to take good care of their health first, do you understand? ! "Li Jin ordered.

These new recruits are different from the previous recruits. Although the previous recruits also need to maintain their health, they will not be able to maintain their health for such a long time, so they have to pay attention to it.

"Understood!" Several people nodded. If they don't take good care of their bodies, it will be difficult to stick to their training, and it will easily break people.

"When they are almost ready, in the next half month, you will start to focus on training them in military posture." Li Jin continued.

"Yes!" the crowd replied.

This is equivalent to giving the recruits a month to maintain their health and at the same time train them in military posture. It will be much easier to train later.

"Let's talk about the previous decision to go into the mountains to establish a base area. Tomorrow, your deputy battalion commander will lead half of the people to go into the mountains to find a base area and establish a base area at the same time." Li Jin said.

"Battal Commander, is this plan starting so soon?!" Liu Changshun said. He thought he had just finished a battle and could rest for a day or two, but he didn't expect that he would have to rush into the mountains non-stop.

"There is no way. Our mission is more important, so we have to buy time. Within a month, we must get things done in the base area." Li Jin said. He didn't want the soldiers to act so quickly. After all, the battle had just ended. , the soldiers should be allowed to rest for a day or two.

However, the task given by the brigade commander is still very important. If the affairs in the base area are not settled, the follow-up plan will not be able to continue.

It’s not that we can’t continue, but there are too many aspects to worry about, making it inconvenient to implement.

Everyone nodded and said nothing more.

At this time, the new recruits in the bathhouse have all put on new military uniforms. Although the military uniforms are wide, this is because they are too thin now, which makes the military uniforms look fatter. When they gain weight, the military uniforms will fit better. .

(End of this chapter)