I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 179 Entering Lujiang
Lujiang County.

Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo led the No. 2 Squadron, and some officers and soldiers of the guard platoon protected Liangshan, Xiao Ya and more than a hundred wounded soldiers, women and children.

Under the support of Xu Hu and others, they entered the county seat smoothly in the evening.

Wang Youcai, who was the magistrate of Lujiang County at the time, and Lin Bao, the chief of the county police station and also the captain of the security team, led people out of the city to meet them.

Outside the south gate, after Xu Hu introduced them, Wang Youcai immediately stepped forward to warmly shake hands with Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo and said, "The two officers are here, and I am sorry to welcome you. Please make amends."

Zhou Weiguo smiled sadly and said: "I dare not be a general of a defeated army. The county magistrate Wang is serious."

Wang Youcai comforted him in a very sensible way: "Mr. Zhou's words are wrong, you have shed your blood on the front line and fought very bravely.

It is not the king's fault that Nanjing fell. "

Xu Qingfeng nodded, and said to Wang Youcai: "County Chief Wang, our soldiers are very tired, please allow us to enter the city to rest."

Wang Youcai immediately raised his hands and said, "Of course you can. Sir Xu, please rest assured that I have arranged food and accommodation for everyone. Let's go to the city and rest quickly."

Fang Shengli also arrived after hearing the news at this time, saluted Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo excitedly, and then walked to the city while reporting: "County Magistrate Wang has arranged several large courtyards for us, and also sent people to deliver them." A lot of rations.

I've asked my brethren to prepare meals, and you can eat them as soon as you arrive. "

"That's good." Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo nodded in unison and took the lead into the city.

After entering the city, Wang Youcai grabbed Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo and said, "Both of you, I'm in the county mansion compound, and I prepared a reception banquet for you, please be sure to appreciate it."

The hospitality was hard to come by, Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo looked at each other, and nodded in agreement.

It's not that they want to go to the county government compound to drink, but the two of them have a tacit understanding about the next development and garrison in Lujiang.

The current total strength of the Independent Brigade is no less than 400 people. After the follow-up No. 1 Squadron, Guard Platoon, Reconnaissance Platoon, and Machine Gun Squadron arrive.

The defense of Lujiang County will naturally be taken over.

Otherwise, relying on the police and security teams in the city alone, if the devils came to attack, they would not even have the power to fight back.

Not to mention recruiting the armed forces in Lujiang City, just for the independent brigade to rest here for a period of time, they also need to have a good relationship with Wang Youcai.

What's more, Wang Youcai was very enthusiastic and treated them well.

At that moment, Xu Qingfeng ordered Fang Shengli, and Zhang Zhijian took people to Wang Youcai to rest at the temporary residence arranged for them.

He and Zhou Weiguo, along with Chen Qifeng, Xu Hu, Yue Tieshan, Dao Scarface and other guards, rushed to the county government compound for a banquet.

For Yue Tieshan and Scarface, they, who were bandits not long ago, were able to come to the county government for dinner, which gave them a sense of honor invisibly.

After entering the county mansion, Wang Youcai set up more than ten tables of banquets in the courtyard.

In addition, there are dozens of local gentry waiting in the courtyard.

Seeing Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo coming, they stood up to greet them.

Wang Youcai quickly explained: "These are local squires. I heard that the two officers led their troops to our Lujiang County. I specially prepared some wine and snacks to welcome you as a show of respect."

As soon as Wang Youcai finished explaining, dozens of squires came forward one after another, raised their hands to greet him and said, "Welcome Chief Xu and Chief Zhou."

Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo raised their hands in return. After exchanging polite greetings with them, they began to sit down.

As soon as he sat down, Wang Youcai got up and offered to pour wine for them, and asked while pouring wine, "Mr. Xu, Mr. Zhou, according to Mr. Fang from your department, both of you are colonel heads?"

It turned out that there was no radio station in Lujiang County, and there was no phone call with the outside world. In addition, it was not an important area, and the communication with the outside world was relatively backward.

I had only heard that Xu Qingfeng was an anti-Japanese hero and had such a number one figure, but I didn't know their specific positions.

"Yes." Xu Qingfeng nodded.

Wang Youcai continued to ask: "Then may I ask how many people you two brought here?"

Hearing this, Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo looked at each other. It turned out that Wang Youcai invited them to dinner for this purpose.

Xu Qingfeng knew it well and immediately said: "We have brought back a total of five hundred elite veterans. These are the backbone of veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. As long as there are sufficient soldiers, we can expand the army three to five times, or even ten times at any time."

When Wang Youcai heard that there were only 500 people, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Now that Jiangnan has been lost, Jiangbei is in danger. As the local county magistrate, he wants a capable force to help him protect the country and the people.

Therefore, the arrival of Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo is very welcome.

So some people said suspiciously: "Mr. Xu, the source of troops is easy to handle, but the expansion of the army is not only about having people, but also weapons and ammunition."

Zhou Weiguo helped to answer: "This is not a problem, we seized a large number of Japanese-made weapons on the way to retreat.

If County Magistrate Wang is willing to help us recruit recruits, we can expand at least two regiments in a blink of an eye. "

"Really?" Wang Youcai immediately turned from worry to joy when he heard the words.

Xu Qingfeng said: "Of course it is true. How many armed forces does your Lujiang county have, Magistrate Wang?"

Wang Youcai sighed and said, "Well, our local security force in Lujiang only has 200 people, many of them are policemen, and their weapons and equipment are relatively backward, most of them are old sleeves and even some have guns.

There is no way, the local finances are very small, and it is impossible to support too many armed forces. "

Xu Qingfeng's heart moved when he heard this: "This is easy to handle. Our department has a lot of weapons and equipment. As long as the county magistrate Wang is willing, I can replace all the local security forces and police with advanced Japanese weapons to enhance their combat effectiveness. "

Wang Youcai was overjoyed when he heard that, and immediately said: "So, Chief Xu and Chief Zhou are the benefactors of more than [-] people in this county!"

"However, I also have one request." Xu Qingfeng said.

"Please, but it doesn't matter. As long as Wang can do it, I will definitely help you." Wang Youcai immediately expressed his opinion.

"I need County Magistrate Wang to mobilize local people to join the army and help our department replenish soldiers." Xu Qingfeng said: "Only in this way can we be able to defend the Lujiang River when the Japanese invaders invade."

Wang Youcai happily nodded and agreed: "No problem, this matter is on my shoulders, as long as Mr. Xu and your troops don't leave, you are willing to stay and protect our Lujiang County.

The 13 people in Xiaxia and the whole county will go all out to support you in expanding your team. "

Xu Qingfeng was a little surprised to see Wang Youcai behave like this.

Unexpectedly, the national army's foundation in Jiangbei was pretty good. Wherever they went, the people not only welcomed them with their hands full, but they definitely supported them.

It seems that my plan to rest and supplement in the western Anhui area can start smoothly.

What followed was the old fashion in the wine market, first Wang Youcai and Lin Bao took the lead in toasting, and then the representatives of the country gentry took turns.

Fortunately, both Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo can drink quite well, so they didn't get drunk.

In the end, the two of them were afraid that they would not be able to stand it, so they used the excuse that they wanted to go back to inspect the troops, and they slipped away ahead of time to end the banquet.

After leaving the county government, Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo took Xu Hu, Chen Qifeng, Yue Tieshan and others to the temporary station of the Independent Brigade in the city.

The temporary residence arranged by Wang Youcai for them is located east of the county capital, near several uninhabited courtyards near the northeastern city wall.

When Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo returned, Fang Shengli, Zhang Zhijian and others had already deployed the troops and sent out a security patrol post.

Some soldiers on patrol stopped and saluted when they saw them.

Xu Qingfeng waved his hand as a response, and went straight to the gate of one of the largest courtyards.

The sound of the guard at the door saluting was heard by Fang Shengli and Zhang Zhijian who were chatting in the yard.

They immediately ran out after hearing the news, and when they saw Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo, they immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Captain, deputy captain, you are back."

"How is the chief of staff and the injured brothers?" Xu Qingfeng asked immediately.

"After entering the city, the doctors in Lujiang cleaned up their wounds, changed the dressings and bandaged them again, and now the fever has basically subsided." Fang Shengli replied.

"Very good." Xu Qingfeng felt relieved, and asked again: "Have Sun Kui and Wang Tiezhu come back?"

As soon as the words fell, there was a noise of people and horses neighing outside.

Before Xu Qingfeng and the others could go out, Chen Qifeng, who had stayed outside just now, ran in happily.

Saluted to him and Zhou Weiguo: "Captain, deputy captain, No. 1 Squadron and Machine Gun Squadron, they have arrived."

Xu Qingfeng was completely relieved, and told Chen Qifeng: "Tell Sun Kui and Wang Tiezhu to settle down quickly, and then ask the cooking team to get them something to eat, and then they all have a rest early to recover their strength."

"Yes!" Chen Qifeng responded, immediately turned around and ran away.

Early the next morning, after a night's rest, Xu Qingfeng woke up refreshed, washed up briefly, and walked out of the room.

The security platoon leader Chen Qifeng immediately ran over and saluted him: "Captain, you are awake, the cooking team has prepared breakfast, let me get you some?"

"Well, let's call the deputy team leader last week. Let's eat together and discuss something along the way." Xu Qingfeng took out half a pack of seized cigarettes, lit one for himself and waved his hands.

"Okay." Chen Qifeng took the order and left immediately.

Zhou Weiguo and Xiao Ya did not live in the courtyard where Xu Qingfeng was, but lived in the courtyard of Fang Shengli's No. 3 Squadron.

In a courtyard on Xu Qingfeng's left, Chen Qifeng first ran to inform Zhou Weiguo who had just gotten up.

Then, he ran to the kitchen where the cooking team was located, and brought Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo breakfast.

Since there was still a lot of grain and horse meat seized along the way, and Wang Youcai and other local gentry officials sent a lot of condolences.

Therefore, the current food standard of the independent brigade is quite good.

For breakfast, there are not only white rice porridge and steamed buns, but also a few pieces of bacon and kippers.

When Zhou Weiguo heard the news and rushed over, there was already a platoon of guards and soldiers who helped Xu Qingfeng and the others spread the table.

Seeing him coming, Xu Qingfeng greeted him immediately: "Wei Guo, come and have dinner together."

"Okay!" Zhou Weiguo responded happily, immediately took his seat, picked up a bowl of white porridge and ate it.

Xu Qingfeng also held a steamed bun and a piece of bacon, and said as he gnawed: "Now that all squadrons have been reorganized, our situation is that we have fewer soldiers and more equipment.

I have decided to recruit new soldiers locally in Lujiang to supplement and expand the army. What do you think? "

Zhou Weiguo sipped his porridge, nodded and said, "No problem, didn't you agree to County Magistrate Wang yesterday?"

"Agreed to agree, we brothers also have to discuss how many recruits to recruit and how many troops to expand." Xu Qingfeng said.

"Then we have to look at how many extra weapons and ammunition and various equipment we have now, as well as the problem of money and food, this is the big problem.

It is okay to make do without military pay, but if there is not enough food, it is absolutely impossible for the soldiers to fight hungry. "Zhou Weiguo said.

"Well, you got the point." Xu Qingfeng said: "This is also the main purpose of my coming here.

In this way, the two of us will act separately, and I will lead people to make a thorough statistics of all the personnel, equipment and various military supplies of our independent brigade.

You go to the county magistrate Wang and ask them if they would like to merge the security team into our independent brigade.

In addition, county magistrate Wang will be asked to help us raise food and pay, and then we will decide how many new recruits to recruit to supplement the troops according to the situation. "

"Okay!" Zhou Weiguo responded with a nod. He cleaned up all the porridge in the bowl in twos and twos, then raised his head and asked Chen Qifeng who was standing beside him: "Platoon Leader Chen, this porridge is pretty good, please help me to give it to Xiao Xiao." Ya give some."

"Yes, please don't worry, the deputy captain, I'll go right away." Chen Qifeng happily took the order and left.

Zhou Weiguo wiped his mouth, stood up and stretched out his hand to Xu Qingfeng: "Do you have any more cigarettes? Give me one."

Xu Qingfeng handed him half a pack of cigarettes and said, "Go early and come back early. Let's go back and take a look at the surrounding terrain together to prepare for a rainy day!"

"Okay." Zhou Weiguo lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and turned to leave.

As soon as Zhou Weiguo left, there was a sound of horse neighing outside the yard, and then Lei Xiong and Wang Changgui walked in quickly from outside.

When Xu Qingfeng saw the two of them, he immediately stepped forward to greet them and asked, "How is it? Are there any enemies chasing them?"

Lei Xiong took the lead and stood up and saluted: "Report to the captain, we secretly lurked and conducted reconnaissance all night in the northwest area of ​​Hexian County. We did not find any enemy movements, so we withdrew."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Xu Qingfeng felt relieved, as long as the devils didn't come after him for the time being.

That means their current location has not been exposed yet.

In this way, he would have time to recruit new soldiers in Lujiang, expand his troops, and restore his strength.

Immediately said to the two: "Now, you and the brothers in the reconnaissance platoon, go to eat quickly, and take time to rest when you are full.

Later, there are reconnaissance and security tasks to be entrusted to you to perform. "

"Yes!" The two agreed in unison, and left at the same time.

At this time, when Chen Qifeng came back from delivering the meal, Xu Qingfeng immediately ordered him again: "Ah Feng, you should immediately notify the companies and platoons and quickly report their personnel and equipment.

Also, follow me to the temporary warehouse and take stock of our loot. "

(End of this chapter)