Jagged Warlord

Ma Qian'an replied: "My elder brother has been working in the power plant all morning, and his body is covered with oil. He can only come after returning home to take a shower and change clothes. He is afraid that it will be late, so he sent me first."

Adjutant Zhao graduated from the Army Elementary School and has also been in contact with Westernization. Hearing that Jiaozuo also has a power plant, he immediately became interested. "Take me to see your power plant."

To say that Li Mohan's power plant is a "factory" is a bit exaggerated, at best it is a relatively large power generation workshop.A dozen workers plus a set of small steam turbines generate moderate power, but it is more than enough to supply an entire street.

Adjutant Zhao took a quick look at it. At this time, Li Mohan had also changed his clothes. The two exchanged a few simple greetings. Adjutant Zhao awarded Li Mohan the letter of commission issued by the Ministry of War. Li Mohan said some words of allegiance to the President, and then Another gift was presented to Adjutant Zhao.

Adjutant Zhao was naturally easy to talk after receiving the money, and said politely: "Everyone is so familiar, Brother Li is always so polite every time, I really feel ashamed of Zhao."

Li Mohan smiled and said: "Where is it? It's not surprising that there are many people."

After a few words of politeness, Adjutant Zhao pointed to a blank space on the letter of appointment and said, "Brother Li still needs to draw up a military number as soon as possible. After I report it to the Ministry of Army for record, you will be the real commander of the regiment, Brother Li. "

Li Mohan thought for a while and replied, "Let's call the SS."

Adjutant Zhao was puzzled, and asked, "What's the meaning of the word SS?"

Li Mohan replied unhurriedly: "The party means the township party, and the guard means the guard. The party guard also means the township party guards the place."

Adjutant Zhao thought for a while, and felt that it made sense to say this. Isn't the local regiment training just using local folks to guard the local area?But Adjutant Zhao didn't think about it any further. Li Mohan and his key members were not locals from Jiaozuo at all, not even from Henan. Why did the township party say that?

With a swipe of a pen, Adjutant Zhao filled in the word "SS" on the letter of appointment, and then made two copies of the letter of appointment, with one handed over to Li Mohan and one handed over to the Ministry of War for record.

After completing a set of procedures, Li Mohan officially became the head of the SS Army, one of the miscellaneous troops recognized by the Beiyang government. With a number, Li Mohan can recruit troops in a fair and honest manner.

From the perspective of young people near Jiaozuo, it is really not easy to be selected for the SS, because applicants need to pass three tests.

The first is that criminals, ruffians, and vagabonds are not wanted.

The second is that in addition to the physical requirements to be selected, you must at least know the Chinese characters "zero, one, two, three, four, five, land, seven, eight, nine, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, and billion".

Third, the age is 18 to 25 years old, and the height is [-] feet [-] to [-] feet; those who are sallow, emaciated, depressed, and those who are not tall enough are not required.In addition, the applicants will also be checked for vision, color vision, hearing, and whether they have intestinal parasites.

Only after meeting all the above requirements can you be selected for the SS.

Throughout the recruitment process, Li Mohan watched coldly from the sidelines.Most of the applicants in the morning were farmers, absenteeism and ordinary citizens.In the afternoon, seventeen or eight people who seemed to know each other came, and the behavior of these people showed traces of military training everywhere.

Li Mohan secretly arranged for this group of people to enter the camp through another gate, and as soon as they entered the gate, soldiers with live ammunition surrounded them.

"Sir, what do you mean by that?" asked the lead, a big man with a round face

"You guys look sneaky, what did you do before?" Li Mohan asked

The round-faced man paused, as if he had made up his mind, and replied: "To tell you the truth, sir, we used to be soldiers training in the army. I am a battalion officer, and my name is He Feng."

While training the new army, the Qing government organized patrol battalions in various provinces.The patrol battalion was formed by selecting the elite from the old green battalion and brave battalion, and recruiting civilians. Its nature is to defend the place.

Of course, the rules and regulations of the patrol battalion are not in line with the tactical principles, but it is an army that has undergone new training and uses new weapons. However, because the sources of elements are mixed, and most of the officers are old military officers or alternates. I don't know anything about the new military knowledge, so the Patrol Battalion has become a nominal one, not much different from the flash in the pan of the Yong Battalion.The patrol battalion existed until the time of Xinhai, when the provinces became independent one after another, and the patrol battalion was changed into a divisional brigade or a guard team or a security team.

There is a joke in Henan, which is called "Poor patrol, rich army, hero grandpa is Yi army, beggar Huazi town Song army".Therefore, everyone did not like the soldiers of the patrol battalion.

Ma Qian'an teased: "You can't hang out in the patrol battalion anymore, so you want to come to our SS army to continue making a living? Battalion bastard~"

The veterans of the patrol battalion bowed their heads and silently endured the ridicule.

Li Mohan looked up and down the veterans of these patrol battalions, and asked, "Why do you think I will take you in?"

He Feng said with a bitter face: "Who is born to be a soldier? Why didn't we want to defend our home and country? It's just~~"

"Okay~!" Li Mohan waved his hands and said, "In my opinion, you are physically strong, have served as soldiers, are familiar with firearms, and have more experience than ordinary honest farmers. There are no soldiers with bad natures, only incompetent ones. Officers.” At that time, the British established the Huayong Battalion in Weihaiwei, which was composed of a large number of veterans of the Qing army. Because of the high salary of the British troops and the integrity of the officers, the Huayong who served had a sense of pride, which was different from ordinary Qing soldiers. , so it is attractive in the society, and local people join in one after another.Later, the combat effectiveness of the Huayong Battalion was obvious to all. The British officers who led the troops commented that they were "perseverant, patient, and smart", and that they were "excellent marchers and porters" who could "go far with little food."

It sounds like Li Mohan is willing to take him in, He Feng and others are overjoyed.

Ma Qian'an folded his arms, and said to He Feng and the others with a sneer: "I'm ugly to say that in front, our SS drills are very strict, and it's not a place to make money."

He Feng asked: "I don't care if you are full with food?"

Li Mohan said with a smile: "Not only is there food, but also meat."

He Feng smiled, "That's it, sir, you can eat as much as you want, and you can practice as much as you want."

Li Mohan asked: "How many companions do you have?"

The round-faced man replied: "We still have about thirty brothers, they dare not come."

Li Mohan said: "You find them all, and these people will still be under your control in the future. However, you have to be responsible for these people. If something goes wrong, you are the only one to ask."

He Feng stood up straight, and saluted with a snap, "Yes." After finishing speaking, he said to his companions: "Everyone is there, stand at attention~ run, the target is a small forest." In the afternoon, He Feng brought There were about thirty people, some of them armed with guns.

He Feng shouted the password, "Everyone is here~ Stand at attention, rest, stand at attention, and salute."

These braided army soldiers who had just cut their braids moved skillfully under He Feng's command, and finally saluted Li Mohan in unison.

Li Mohan walked around these veterans and said: "You didn't respect yourself or others before, so you can only choose violence to vent and express your existence, which makes others look down on you even more."

He Feng and the others seem to understand what Li Mohan said.