customs clearance base

Chapter 1311
Kailar nodded: "It seems that the situation is indeed the case, but when we reported it, the officers above scolded us for being alarmist, hehe, those officers are all idiots, the herdsmen with a radius of tens of miles all sensed that something was wrong and moved away voluntarily , I thought there was nothing wrong here!"

"They are not idiots, but greedy. They just wishful thinking that war will not break out, so that they can mine more gold!" A private first class who had been silent all this time suddenly sneered.

"Gold?" Zhao Hu was puzzled.

Why are there so many strange things in this frontier?

"Yes, it's gold. A gold mine was discovered in Kuqu Town half a year ago. Not only did the upper echelons of the army not report it, but they blocked the news. At the beginning, only the Kuqu Town and the commander of the regiment knew about it, and then it slowly spread throughout the entire country. Wing, otherwise, how dare those officers leave their posts and run away? They are not digging for gold!"

The private first class was sneering and sarcastic, while looking at Zhao Hu strangely, it seems that he thought Zhao Hu would also run away after knowing the news.

Hearing the word "gold mine", among Zhao Hu's five subordinates, only Diou's face moved, and the expressions of the others remained unchanged.

As for Zhao Hu, he frowned and said: "They actually left their troops to dig for gold before the war broke out? Don't they know that if the enemy invades, they will lose everything?"

"Hey, the enemy has come in. At most it's a charge of ineffective combat. If you get through the door, at worst it's just dismissal and retirement. Those officers are very smart." The private first class sneered.

"Okay, don't say these things, you first call everyone up to meet the officer." Kailar feared that this subordinate would say something that shouldn't be said, so he hurriedly sent him away.

The group stopped talking and came to Kulong Town with their own thoughts.

At this moment, under the notice of the private first class, the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion gathered at the entrance of the town.

Zhao Hu took a quick glance and found that there were about 600 people here. Just like what he heard just now, there was not a single officer above lieutenant officer present, and 25 squad leaders with sergeant or sergeant titles were in front of them.

Seeing Zhao Hu, a young man with an outstanding military rank, the 25 captains were the first to stand at attention and salute, and the soldiers surrounded behind them followed suit.

After Zhao Hu returned the gift, he said in a loud voice: "All the logistics teams of the brigade are assembled at the brigade headquarters, and the small captains gather their troops and prepare to receive their salaries."

Originally, the squad leaders were a little reluctant when they heard the order from the chief in charge of logistics, but when they heard that they were being paid, they immediately turned around and shouted, and the soldiers assembled neatly according to the squad formation.As for the five logistics corporals, they brought their subordinates to Zhao Hu's side as soon as they heard the order.

"Go, take these supplies to the brigade headquarters." Zhao Hu gave orders to the five corps leaders naturally.

"Yes!" In the hearts of the five logistics corporals, there was no resistance like the small captains, because Zhao Hu was the logistics chief of the entire brigade, and he was his direct superior.

This place is said to be a town, but in fact it is just a village composed of nearly a hundred mud houses. Only a few old villagers stood in front of the door and looked out. The other houses were all open and empty. Except for a few old people and soldiers, there are no other residents at all.

How many residents are there in this town? " Zhao Hu asked a logistics corporal.

"Hey, sir, you don't know. There used to be thousands of residents in this town, but they have moved out one after another in the past few months. Except for these few old men who are not sure about their homes, it is us soldiers. If you delay If there is no supply for a month, I'm afraid our soldiers will automatically disperse."

Hearing this, Zhao Hu nodded speechlessly.

Under the leadership of the logistics Wu, they came to a house that was much larger than the others. There was a large open space in front of the house. Judging from the layout, it should be the town's ancestral hall or something.

"Sir, this is the brigade headquarters. The brigade's logistics supplies are stored in it, and here are the ledgers of the squadrons and brigades." The five corporal leaders handed over the ledgers to Zhao Hu.

"Well, after moving the supplies in, I started to prepare for the payment." Zhao Hu handed the ledger to Dio, and Dio immediately pulled the corps leaders to direct the logistics corps to move things.

Under Zhou Wen's guidance, Locke and Luo Fei joined the procession, while Sun Jie ran into the soldiers who were still assembled not far away. As for Zhou Wen, he moved out the table and chairs, wiped them clean and asked Zhao Hu to sit down.

When the team leader assembled the soldiers and came to the open space according to the squadron formation, the logistics corporal had already lined up in front of Zhao Hu with the ledger, and their four subordinates followed them and guarded a group of soldiers. Box of golden coins.

While everyone was attracted by the gold coins, they were also bluffed by Zhao Hu's posture.

I saw Zhao Hu standing in the center, followed by two strong men with big knives on their waists and a valet, and on the side was a table and a man who looked like a master holding a ledger. box of gold coins.

Seeing this, the soldiers didn't pay much attention, while the squad leaders were muttering something in their hearts.

The soldiers who were still whispering closed their mouths. Now that they are in such a situation, it is obvious that the officer has something to say.

"Brothers, I am the new logistics chief of the Fifth Battalion. My name is Zhao Hu. My rank is Second Lieutenant."

When Zhao Hu said this, he glanced at the crowd. For him, the scene of hundreds of people was a piece of cake.

A few team leaders who were a bit rebellious in their hearts were shocked by Zhao Hu's gaze, and they didn't dare to slander Zhao Hu in their hearts anymore.

"Now that everyone knows me, you can now receive the military salary according to the number of the squadron establishment, and the non-commissioned officer will come to me directly to collect it." After Zhao Hu finished speaking, he nodded to the five logistics corporals.

The five corporal leaders who received the instructions immediately shouted according to the list: "Private first class XXX of the first squadron of the first squadron! The monthly salary is two gold coins, a total of four gold coins, come, draw a bet."

And Dio also stood up and shouted: "The first squadron leader of the first squadron, Sergeant Geralt, has a monthly salary of fifteen gold coins, a total of thirty gold coins!"

With the chanting of names one by one, the betting one by one, and the sound of knocking gold coins one by one, the morale that was a little impetuous began to calm down.

The soldiers who received the money gathered together in twos and threes to discuss how to spend it. Although there was no place to spend the money nearby, they still enjoyed it.

Soon, the box was empty, the money was distributed, and the team assembled again. Zhao Hu could tell at a glance that the spirit of these soldiers was much better than before.

He cleared his throat and said loudly: "Brothers, the military pay has been received, who paid the military salary? The empire! It is the reward for the empire to let us defend the empire! It is the money for the empire!"

Hearing Zhao Hu's words, everyone blinked and looked at Zhao Hu quietly.

"I believe everyone knows what the atmosphere on the border is like recently. In order to be worthy of the military salary, this Second Lieutenant hopes that you will practice hard under the leadership of the superiors. How about it? Can you do it?" Zhao Hu shouted loudly .

"It can be done!" the soldiers shouted in unison.

"Okay, now I order that all non-commissioned officers stay and the rest dismiss."

Zhao Hu saluted, the soldiers below returned the salute, and then they dispersed.

The squad leader who stayed in place with the other non-commissioned officers felt bitter.

In just a short while, the second lieutenant in front of him took away the command without leaving a trace, and those guys obeyed the order to disband without asking him at all. It was in vain to treat them so well before!Damn it!

The team leader, who was more thoughtful, was shocked for a while.

This second lieutenant is powerful!

As soon as he came, he paid the salary himself. Although the money was given by the empire, he was the one who paid the money. In these years, ordinary people are still used to listening to whoever receives the money.

What's more, he actually pointed out his military rank intentionally or unintentionally several times. The second lieutenant, the largest officer in the brigade now, although he is in charge of logistics, there are regulations in the military law that when the chief officer of the army cannot perform his duties Well, the person with the highest military rank automatically gets the right to manage the army. It is justifiable for him to be in charge of the brigade now. Unless there are officers who are more senior than him, no one can do anything to him.

I believe this is also the reason why those confidants of mine act so obediently.

Zhao Hu summoned these non-commissioned officers, and did not make any further demonstrations. He just told them to strengthen the training of soldiers, and asked what supplies the troops lacked. There were a few non-commissioned officers who wanted to express their thoughts on Zhao Hu's crossing the border, but were rejected by others. Ren's endless words were dismissed, and finally he followed up to tell what supplies his troops lacked.

After Zhao Hu recorded these, he let them leave.

After looking at the number of missing items, Dio said bitterly: "Sir, according to the above, almost everything is missing, more than [-] sets of military uniforms and military boots, more than [-] sets of saddles, horseshoes, and thousands of bowstrings are needed. , At least [-] sets of weapons need to be replaced.

"What's more, there is only enough food for one month now. According to the logistics soldiers, there is no way to collect any food within a radius of [-] miles. Now it depends on whether you can get these materials from the county."

Zhao Hu was very troubled by this problem. Just looking at the supplies he brought in this time, he knew that it would be a no-brainer to ask for a large amount of supplies from the alliance.

When Zhao Hu was distressed, the five logistics corporals who handed in the ledger came in, and Zhao Hu was of course the first to throw the problem to them.

The logistics corps chief laughed: "Sir, don't listen to those squad leaders' bragging. Except for food, other material requirements have to be greatly reduced. It seems that six hundred sets of military uniform boots are needed. In fact, there are only ten or twenty guys whose military uniform military boots need to be replaced. , and the [-] sets of saddles and horseshoes are even more fake, few cavalrymen have practiced strictly in the past few months, and these things have not been worn out yet, and those bowstring weapons are the same!"

(End of this chapter)