Shadow Spy

Chapter 197 Runway paving and recruits

On Sunday, August 8, in accordance with Li Junhao's order, engineers and soldiers from the sea and land gave "classes" to the officers and soldiers of Gujun Camp, explaining how to level the ground and lay the foundation for paving a wartime runway... In this way, they succeeded again. Take a complete rest.

The officers and soldiers listened carefully to this unfamiliar knowledge, but several senior officers knew that this was the goodwill expressed by the new commander, and they were secretly upset.

Starting on Monday, under the command of engineers and soldiers, officers and soldiers began to lay the foundation for the runway. However, after the bulldozers and road rollers were mobilized, they did not really do much work, and they did not feel tired.

After only three days, the foundation of a 600-meter-long and 30-meter-wide runway was laid. It took another two days for engineers and soldiers to guide the officers and soldiers to complete a flat battlefield paved with M8 Marston. time runway.

This process surprised nearly [-] Chinese officers and soldiers. They originally thought it would be tiring hard work, but they didn't expect it to be so easy!Li Junhao, the new commander, has a higher status in the minds of the officers and soldiers.

The officers did not understand the combat methods of aircraft and the air force, but many of them had seen airport runways. They had never thought of a steel runway paved with such a shortcut. This taught them a trick!
Next, the engineers and soldiers led the officers and soldiers to build a ground command room, material warehouse, underground small oil depot and ammunition depot, and also leveled a playground the size of a football field, but this did not take much time.
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In the blink of an eye, it was another Saturday. When Li Junhao came to visit everyone again and had dinner with the officers and soldiers, Major Yang Ruifu, the commander of the first battalion, proposed that now that everyone has recovered, formal military training should be resumed!
The other officers also looked at the new commander expectantly.

Li Junhao understood the meaning of this, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Everyone, the time is still a little short, and I can't directly equip you with weapons...

"Well, not long ago, the Chengguo Merchant Group recruited a group of new recruits. Now they have completed the preliminary training and will be assigned to each team next week. As for me, I will intercept 700 of them this time and leave them to you. Professional military training...

"Well, they can be equipped with weapons!"

Although several officers didn't understand what "it's still almost time" meant, they immediately became excited when they heard that 700 new recruits had been handed over to them for training, and they were armed.

After the meal, Xie Jinyuan, Shangguan Zhibiao and Yang Ruifu found Li Junhao, but they were hesitant to speak.

Knowing that these three were good soldiers, Li Junhao decided to reveal the matter in advance, so he opened a bottle of red wine and started chatting with the three of them while drinking.

Although he did not specify the time of September 9st, he promised to equip the officers and soldiers of the Gujun Battalion with a full set of American equipment next month, and to reorganize the 1 recruits to form a complete marine regiment; and told them that this It has an official US military designation, and all officers and soldiers can be paid according to US military standards!
Although the statement about the US military designation made the three of them unhappy, the "US military standard" military pay made them wide-eyed - the previous "US military logistics standard" uniforms, meals, etc. had all been seen with their own eyes. Yes!
The three officers knew that few of their officers and soldiers had good family conditions. If they had high military pay to supplement their family income, the brothers would go crazy with joy!

Seeing that they wanted to know but were embarrassed to ask, Li Junhao smiled and briefly explained the salary standards of the US Marine Corps:

Private $14/month, Private First Class $16, Corporal $19, Sergeant $23, Staff Sergeant and Warrant Officer $30, Second Lieutenant $33, Lieutenant $38, Captain $42, Major $49, Lieutenant Colonel $56, Colonel $65 , $76 for brigadier general, $85 for major general, $94 for lieutenant general, and $105 for general;

In addition, there are overseas allowances, job allowances, military age allowances, etc. The actual salary received every month will be added by about 40% to 90%; if you are injured during the mission, the compensation will be US$500 for minor injuries and US$1500 for serious injuries. $5000 for disability and $7000 for death in action.Note: Military personnel are not taxed on their wages.The three officers were stunned. The basic salary of a private at the lowest level was 14 US dollars. According to the official exchange rate, it was equivalent to 70 French currency. It was more than a school-level officer in the national army!

After further calculation, Xie Jinyuan has the rank of lieutenant colonel. Not counting allowances, his monthly basic salary is US$56. Calculated at a ratio of 1:5, it is equivalent to 280 French currency. This is more than what a general of the national army earns; a major’s salary is US$49, which is not even How much difference.

Seeing the surprised looks on the three people's faces, Li Junhao added that if the United States officially joins the war, the salary should increase a little, and this time will be soon.

The three of them were so agitated that they didn't understand the meaning of his words for a while. Of course, it didn't hurt. Soldiers, from the moment they put on their military uniforms, they have to fight, especially in a country like this. How can you be alone in a difficult situation?
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On Sunday, August 8, Li Junhao attended the graduation ceremony of the third batch of rotational training patrols. This time, out of 20 people, only less than a hundred were eliminated. Especially those middle and senior patrols, they all persisted and performed well. , which made him very happy.

That night, he went to the commander-in-chief of the merchant group, Colonel Art Schneider, with a list drawn up by the recruit instructors he had previously sent to the merchant corps of all nations, and saw him discussing the allocation of recruits with the captains of his squadrons. , I'm glad I didn't waste time.

I heard that Li Junhao wanted to recruit 750 recruits at a time, and they all had relatively good training results. Schneider certainly disagreed. Although the business group and the captains of each squadron did not dare to interrupt, they all looked dissatisfied. Only the captain of the Belarus team, Nicholas Petevitch did not dare to speak.

Li Junhao was not in a hurry. He just took out an envelope and handed it over. Inside was a letter written by Colonel Hobbs, the former military attaché of the Consulate General before leaving for Chongqing. There was only one sentence on it: "Everything is for the benefit of the United States!"

Seeing the letter, Schneider's pupils shrank and he realized something. He waved his hand to let the officers of the business group leave first. When only he and Li Junhao were left in the office, he said, "Is the problem already so serious?"

"It's more serious than you think." Li Junhao said seriously.

Schneider nodded heavily and said, "I understand, take all these people away... Oh, no, if it's not enough, take all these 1500 recruits with you!"

"Oh! Colonel, are you willing?" Li Junhao was surprised.

"There is nothing to be reluctant to part with!" Schneider gritted his teeth, "Everything is for the United States!"

Li Junhao smiled, "Okay, I'll accept it all!"

(End of this chapter)