I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 180 Recruiting Three Thousand Soldiers
and county.

Guo Qideng led an infantry regiment, an artillery regiment, an engineering brigade, and the main force composed of some supply troops, and had already entered the county.

For Kunizaki Noboru and other accompanying Japanese troops, this was their second time stationed in Hexian County, and it was considered a return visit to their old place.

The last time we crossed the river from Dangtu to the north, we and the county defenders were invincible and captured this place almost without a fight.

Subsequently, He County became a forward base of the Guoqi detachment in Jiangbei, used to support their eastward advance along the river and attack Pukou.

After boarding the north gate of Hexian County, Kunisaki boarded with a lot of thoughts and began to look northwest.

Not long after, a second lieutenant communications officer ran up from the bottom of the city, quickly walked up to Kunisaki Noboru and the accompanying adjutant, stood at attention abruptly and saluted, "Report to Your Excellency, Senior Commander Oshima Hirano, please see me."

Kunizaki, who was looking out of the city, heard the words, put down the binoculars, turned around slowly, and said in a bad tone: "He still has the face to see me?"

The adjutant at the side hurriedly persuaded: "General, calm down, although Oshima-kun was defeated, he is currently the person who knows the Chinese army best.

Keeping him will help us find and annihilate this damn China army. "

Only then did Kunizaki snort coldly, and told the communications lieutenant, "Tell him to roll over and see me."

"Hay!" The second lieutenant of the Japanese army bowed his head suddenly, and immediately turned around and ran away at the command.

Not long after, he took the disgraced Oshima Hirano with him, and went back and forth.

Oshima Hirano faced Kunizaki Noboru's almost murderous gaze, hurriedly lowered his head and admitted his mistake and said: "General, you are humble and incompetent, please punish me!"

When Kunisaki saw him, he didn't dare to raise his head to look at him, and snorted angrily: "Lieutenant Commander Oshima, as the commander of the cavalry brigade, all your subordinates died in battle, and you still have the courage to come back alive.

This is your greatest shame! "

Oshima Hirano was so ashamed that he lowered his head and said, "What the general taught you is that those in humble positions are willing to commit suicide by committing suicide to apologize for their sins."

As he spoke, he drew out his saber, intending to cut through his stomach.

Kunizaki yelled sharply: "Baga, stop!"

Oshima Hirano had already raised the sakantō in his hand, and stopped, looking up at Kunizaki Noboru in confusion.

I saw Kunizaki denounced angrily with a livid face: "Imperial soldiers should die on the battlefield. It is meaningless for you to cut seppuku now."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Oshima Hirano to reply, he continued to ask in a stern voice: "How many more cavalry do you have?"

Oshima Hirano said quickly: "Including those left behind and the county, there are still one hundred and three people."

"From now on, you will be temporarily organized as a cavalry reconnaissance squadron, which will be directly under the command of the detachment headquarters, and you will be the squadron leader."

Kunizaki ordered with a calm face: "Your mission is to find the Chinese army that ambushed you as soon as possible at all costs. Do you understand?"

Only then did Oshima Hirano come to his senses, he hurriedly put away his saber, and nodded suddenly: "Hay, I understand."

……

Wuchang, the Provisional Supreme Command of the National Army.

At that time, Chen Cheng, the deputy director of the Political Affairs Department of the Military and Political Department, the deputy director of Wuchang camp, and the commander-in-chief of Wuchang defense, was reporting to President Chang about the battle situation in Jinling with a sad expression.

"Committee, according to the latest information we have, after the fall of Jinling, the Japanese invaders carried out a tragic massacre inside and outside the city.

According to preliminary estimates, at least two to three million soldiers and civilians were slaughtered! "

"What?" Principal Chang was shocked and angry when he heard the words, his eyes were full of sadness.

After a while, he asked Chen Cheng with a heavy heart: "Ci Xiu, is the news accurate?"

"There is still a lack of strong evidence, but the massacre definitely happened." Chen Cheng said solemnly.

Principal Chang was silent for a while, and then he slammed the table in anger and couldn't help but cursed: "Mother Xipi, Meng Xiao is incompetent, burdening our three armies, losing power and humiliating the country, pity my Jinling elders, they were brutally massacred, I’m extremely heartbroken!”

As he said that, Principal Chang suddenly covered his chest with his left hand, his face was pale, and he staggered and almost couldn't stand up.

Fortunately, Chen Cheng had a sharp hand and a sharp eye, he hurriedly stepped forward to support Guan Guan and asked, "Commissioner calm down, it's important to take care of your health."

Wang Shihe, the head of the bodyguard who was waiting not far away, hurriedly sent someone to call for the doctor.

Chen Cheng helped Principal Chang sit down and rest for a while, then asked him when he saw him: "What are the losses of the participating troops?"

Chen Cheng bowed his head solemnly and told the truth: "The teaching corps, the 88th, 87th divisions and other elite troops were all annihilated.

The 36th Division also suffered more than half of its casualties, and its organizational system has been disabled! "

"Is Xu Qingfeng's Huben Group gone?" Principal Chang's face became even more ugly, and he asked a little weakly.

Chen Cheng nodded again and said: "Yes, it is reported that Xu Qingfeng's troops were compressed into the first part of the 87th Division because of the shooting of the British. He lost his news after the city was broken, and he must have died in battle."

Principal Chang nodded with a miserable face: "Although Xu Qingfeng is a bit rebellious, he will never turn to the Japanese, and the Japanese will never tolerate him."

"Order the Secret Service to find a way to find his body. If you can find it, bury it generously."

"Yes!" Chen Cheng nodded in response.

……

Lujiang County, the temporary residence of the independent brigade.

Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo split into two groups. He brought Chen Qifeng and some guards to the backyard that was temporarily used as a military warehouse to count the spoils.

Zhou Weiguo took Xu Hu and several other guards and soldiers to find Wang Youcai, Lin Bao and others.

After some inventory, a total of more than 500 Type [-] rifles and Type [-] mounted rifles were stored in the temporary warehouse of the Independent Brigade.

There are more than ten Japanese-style light and heavy machine guns, more than 60 grenade launchers, and more than [-] sets of cavalry equipment such as sabers.

There are several explosive grenades, and the ammunition can basically reach three bases.

After mastering this number, Xu Qingfeng already had a bottom line in his heart.

From the current point of view, the [-] medium-sized rifles and other equipment in my carry-on warehouse can not be moved for the time being.

Because the weapons and ammunition they have seized now are enough for the next expansion of the army by at least 3000 people.

As for the Sherman tank, it is not needed at the moment, it can be reserved as a trump card and used at the most critical time.

In addition to weapons and ammunition, they also have nearly 30 catties of various grains and more than [-] catties of horse meat.

Among them, 20 catties were seized from the cottage in Yue Tieshan, and the rest were brought out from He County.

Naturally, the grain seized in He County was more than [-] catties. The [-] catties were what the Independent Brigade kept as military rations after opening warehouses and distributing grain to the people.

After making up his mind, Xu Qingfeng took Chen Qifeng and others back to the front yard.

As soon as they arrived, Sun Kui, Wang Tiezhu, Zhang Zhijian, Fang Shengli and others arrived one after another.

Seeing Xu Qingfeng, everyone stepped forward to salute: "Captain."

"How about it, have you counted all your personnel and equipment?" Xu Qingfeng waved his hand to signal that they don't need to be polite, and asked.

Sun Kui took the lead in answering: "The statistics are out, the No. 1 Infantry Squadron currently has 83 members, and [-] spears, some of which are official, and some of which are thirty-eight large.

There are more than 40 short guns, six light machine guns, and none of the heavy machine guns.

There are eight grenadiers, and the ammunition is about one base. "

Zhang Zhijian immediately replied: "The 2nd Infantry Squadron still has 78 people, 46 long guns, 32 short guns, five light machine guns, six grenade grenades, and about one base of ammunition."

Fang Shengli said: "The 3rd Infantry Squadron, 65 people, three light machine guns, four grenadiers.

48 rifles of various types, [-] pistols, and some ammunition. "

Finally, Wang Tiezhu from the Machine Gun Squadron said: "Our department has 90 soldiers, two Type [-] infantry guns, four [-]mm Japanese-made mortars, and several shells.

There are more than 40 long and short guns each, with plenty of ammunition. "

Xu Qingfeng nodded after listening, and then asked Chen Qifeng: "How many people are there in the guard platoon and the reconnaissance platoon?"

Chen Qifeng immediately replied: "After supplementing, there are more than 50 people in the reconnaissance platoon and the guard platoon, a total of more than a hundred people, equipped with submachine guns, light machine guns, a small number of rifles, and pistols, and there are plenty of ammunition."

Xu Qingfeng was stunned when he heard this, and turned to ask Sun Kui and others: "The number of people you reported is wrong. Your four squadrons add up to less than 300 people. Where are the new bandit recruits who came in before?"

Sun Kui looked ashamed, and said angrily: "We supplemented the bandits in the No. 1 Squadron and the Artillery Squadron, dozens of them fell behind on the way here.

When I found out that I sent people back to look for them, I found that they had disappeared, and they should have left the team on purpose. "

"Damn it." Xu Qingfeng was furious when he heard the words, "These bastards ran away with guns, and they must have harmed the people around them."

After finishing speaking, Xu Qingfeng immediately ordered Chen Qifeng: "You go and inform the scouting platoon to take a break, and go out of the city immediately to search for these bastards, and we must not let them harm the local people.

Another point is to prevent them from rebelling and joining the Japanese, which will expose our whereabouts in advance. "

"Yes!" Chen Qifeng replied, and immediately ran towards the yard where the reconnaissance platoon was resting.

Only then did Xu Qingfeng give orders to Sun Kui and the others: "You guys, stabilize the troops first, wait for Weiguo and the others to come back, and then give priority to replenishing your troops according to the situation."

"Yes!" Sun Kui and others responded in unison, saluted and then took orders to leave.

After everyone left, Yue Tieshan stepped forward with an unsightly expression, and apologized to Xu Qingfeng: "Captain, it's because I'm not strict with discipline..."

Xu Qingfeng interrupted him by raising his hand: "I can't blame you for this, everyone has his own ambitions, but if they leave the team with guns, they are considered deserters.

No army will tolerate deserters, not to mention that these are extraordinary times.

If they surrender to the enemy, it will bring great disaster to us and the people in the entire Lujiang area. "

After hearing Xu Qingfeng's words, Yue Tieshan couldn't hold back even more, he could only sigh in desperation, and turned his head away.

Xu Qingfeng comforted him and said, "You don't have to worry too much. The reconnaissance platoon comes and goes like the wind. As long as they dare to show up and rob the people, they will definitely not be able to escape."

"As for the rest, don't think too much about it. Just follow me and kill the Japanese and atone for your sins."

"Yes, captain, please rest assured, Yue will definitely follow your lead!"

Yue Tieshan made his statement immediately.

In the county compound, Wang Youcai, security captain Lin Bao and others were gathering to discuss the independent brigade.

"Major Wang, the Japanese-style weapons that Chief Xu promised to give us are not in place yet." Lin Bao said impatiently.

Wang Youcai said: "Why are you in a hurry? You just agreed last night and you can't give me time to prepare?"

Lin Baodao: "Then, whose command should we listen to next? Should we listen to you, the county magistrate, or to Chief Xu and the others?"

Wang Youcai said: "If the devils really come, everyone including me will have to listen to Commander Xu, who is a world-renowned anti-Japanese hero.

Only with the presence of his group of tiger and wolf masters can we prevent the 13 people in Lujiang from falling into the hands of the enemy and being brutally slaughtered. "

Lin Bao is just a local security captain, and it is okay to deal with the police and public security issues in the county town on weekdays.

It would be a bit difficult for him to command the war and fight against the fierce Japanese devils.

A few people were chatting, and a gendarmerie policeman ran in quickly from outside with a gun on his back.

He saluted Wang Youcai and Lin Bao respectively: "The county magistrate, captain, and Commander Zhou Weiguo of the Independent Brigade are here and want to see you."

"Please come quickly." Wang Youcai was startled when he heard the words, and then he immediately reacted and waved his hand.

"Yes." The gendarme answered, turned around and ran out hastily.

Not long after the meeting, Zhou Weiguo took Xu Hu and walked into the county compound with his head held high.

Wang Youcai, Lin Bao and the others had already got up and walked to the living room door to greet them.

"Mr. Zhou, did you come here suddenly to find me?" Wang Youcai asked directly, clasping his hands.

Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu returned the military salute, nodded straight to the point and said, "Yes, I came to the county magistrate on behalf of Captain Xu for two main reasons."

When Wang Youcai heard this, he immediately held his hands solemnly and said, "Mr. Zhou, please come in and talk."

Zhou Weiguo was also polite, and walked into the living room with Xu Hu.

After sitting down as the guest of honor with Wang Youcai, Wang Youcai took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Zhou said just now that there are two things. May I ask which two things are they?"

Zhou Weiguo said bluntly: "The first thing is that our department is willing to provide more advanced weapons and equipment to all armed forces in the city.

But we hope that the county magistrate Wang can agree to incorporate all the security teams and gendarmerie police in the county into our department.

We will train and command in a unified way, so that we can exert the strongest combat effectiveness and better defend Lujiang County. "

Wang Youcai and Lin Baoting couldn't help but look at each other, instead of rushing to answer, they asked, "What about the second thing?"

"The second thing is actually two things." Zhou Weiguo said with a smile: "One is to ask County Magistrate Wang how many recruits he can help us recruit, but the issue of food and wages also needs County Magistrate Wang's help to solve it.

But with how much food and salary we have, we can decide how many recruits to recruit, so these two things are also the same thing. "

Wang Youcai frowned slightly, and said to Zhou Weiguo, "How many recruits does your ministry want to recruit?"

"The more the merrier, of course, but considering our Lujiang's food and salary supply capacity, I think the first batch of new recruits should not be more than 3000."

While Zhou Weiguo was speaking, he had been observing the changes in the expressions of Wang Youcai, Lin Bao and others.

Seeing that Wang Youcai frowned, he immediately added: "If it is difficult to raise military salaries, you can give priority to raising military rations, as long as it can feed the soldiers.

The matter of military pay is not so urgent. "

Hearing this, Wang Youcai relaxed his frowning brows a little, and said, "If that's the case, then it shouldn't be a problem to raise food rations for 3000 people.

However, the military salary of more than 3000 people may not be able to do anything. "

"It's not that Mr. Wang is unwilling to raise funds for your ministry. It's because the county's financial revenue is so meager that it simply can't afford to support so many troops."

(End of this chapter)