I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 42
"Old village chief, thank you. Without your help, I would not have gone so smoothly." Watching the villagers disperse, Liu Gen thanked him.

Did Liu Gen know that the villagers were able to listen to him and believe in him, all of which had a lot to do with the old village head.If the old village head hadn't been here, the villagers would not have trusted Liu Gen easily. In the eyes of the villagers, Liu Gen was still a stranger and could not be easily trusted.

"Little comrade, you don't have to thank me. We want to thank the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army. It's not your Eighth Route Army's new policy. We may need to worry about land reclamation." The old village chief waved his hand and said with a smile.

The old village head knew very well that the villagers were willing to listen because the Eighth Route Army could really bring them benefits, otherwise it would be useless to have him around.As the village head of the village, the old village head has always wanted to help the villagers improve their lives, but he has never had a good way.Now he can do something for the village so that the villagers can get certain benefits, the old village head is still very happy.

"By the way, little comrade, you see, I don't know your name yet." The old village chief said.

Liu Gen also came to his senses, that’s right, after talking with the old village chief for so long, he hasn’t officially introduced himself yet, “Old village chief, I’m Liu Gen, the company commander of the artillery company of the new regiment, and I’ll be in charge of reclaiming the wasteland.” , and cooperation with the villagers, if you have anything to do, you can find me at the artillery company."

"Huh? Comrade, you are still a company commander? You are amazing. If I have a grandson, he should be about the same age as you." The old village chief was in a low mood. He was alone at home, so he felt somewhat lonely.

Looking at the old village chief, Liu Gen was a little puzzled, "Old village chief, are you alone? What about your family?"

"Hey, I used to have three sons. A few years ago, the national army came to recruit and forcibly took my two sons away. Three years ago, when the devils came to Shanxi, my youngest son chose to join the army to fight the devils. Until now Any news. In such a troubled world, if there is no news, he may have died on the battlefield."

"I am an old man who is not capable, otherwise I would go to fight devils. Unfortunately, with the old man's body, I have no chance to fight devils, and I am afraid I will not live for a few days. To fight devils, I still need to rely on you young people. You Eighth Route Army." The old village chief said with a sigh.

Liu Gen looked at the old village head, not knowing what to say, or how to comfort the old village head.

"Old village chief, don't worry, our Eighth Route Army will definitely fight the devils hard, and we will work hard to drive the devils out of China as soon as possible." After a moment of silence, Liu Gen said in a deep voice.

The old village head laughed, "Okay, I believe in you, I believe in your Eighth Route Army."

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On the way back to the artillery company, Liu Gen was thinking about the matter of reclaiming wasteland, hoping that this matter could be affirmed by the headquarters as soon as possible so that all soldiers could participate.

Now the new regiment only has the artillery company to reclaim the wasteland. It is impossible to reclaim too much wasteland in a short period of time with the soldiers of the artillery company alone. Only by involving all the soldiers of the new regiment can we reclaim the wasteland. enough wasteland.Turning around and walking towards the regiment headquarters, Liu Gen wanted to ask Ding Wei if the headquarters had made any decisions.

When he came to the regiment headquarters, Liu Gen failed to see Ding Wei. After asking the staff of the regiment headquarters, he found out that Ding Wei had gone to the first battalion.

They gave up the idea of ​​going to the first battalion to find Ding Wei. The bosses at the headquarters may need some time to think about it, and they won't make a decision so soon.Not being able to see Ding Wei, Liu Gen also calmed down, he couldn't be too anxious.

Back at the artillery company, the soldiers were resting, and Liu Gen could see that many soldiers were constantly wiping the sweat from their foreheads.The weather in March was very cool, and there was still a thin layer of snow remaining on the ground, but even in such weather, the soldiers were still sweating constantly.It was also after noticing this that Liu Gen didn't choose to say anything.

He was satisfied knowing that the soldiers were not slacking off. As for continuing to let the soldiers train, he would not do so.After clearly knowing that the physical fitness of the soldiers cannot be compared with that of later generations, Liu Gen will not think about using the training standards of later generations to demand these soldiers, so as to prevent the soldiers from being physically exhausted due to training.

However, the soldiers are quite self-conscious. Even if there is no company commander Liu Gen, they will train hard under the leadership of the first squad leader.

Glancing at the time, it was almost noon, so Liu Gen didn't let the soldiers continue training.Taking out some pig bones, Liu Gen and the soldiers stewed bone soup, which even put a lot of wild vegetables.The amount of wild vegetables is not very large, and it is only March, and the wild vegetables are still small, which is why soldiers rarely see green vegetables when they eat on weekdays.

Even cabbage, Xinyituan can only supply it once a week. There are quite a lot of pickled vegetables, but if it is really necessary to supply the soldiers of the whole regiment to eat, I am afraid it will be finished in less than a week.

The soldiers held the bowls, and smelling the aroma of the bone soup, many soldiers salivated.

Bone soup is nothing in the eyes of later generations, but in such difficult times, it is a rare delicacy.It was also in the artillery company that the soldiers could see some meat from time to time. Before coming to the artillery company, the soldiers could only eat meat once a month.Seeing that the bone soup was a little watery, and adding some wild vegetables did not change much, Liu Gen asked the soldiers to take out some steamed buns and put them into the bone soup to stew together.

Wowotou is very hard, and it hurts the throat when you eat it on weekdays. Now stew the Wowotou in bone soup, it will be much more comfortable to eat.After asking the soldiers to go to the cooking class to get some sweet potato vermicelli and add them to the cauldron, Liu Gen and the soldiers waited patiently.Having nothing to do, Liu Gen chatted with the soldiers, the reasons why the soldiers came to join the army, and their families.

After the bone soup was stewed, Liu Gen learned more about the soldiers of the artillery company. Most of the soldiers who came to join the army did not have enough to eat at home and chose to join the army because they wanted to eat military food.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the devils entered Shanxi. Due to the crazy plundering of the Japanese army, the grain production suffered unprecedented damage.Moreover, due to the occurrence of various natural disasters year after year, the people's ability to resist disasters is weak, resulting in a decrease in food production.

This also makes it difficult for ordinary people to eat enough. As for selling grain, the purchase price of grain in the past two years can be said to be quite low, and selling grain will only make more losses.

Many villages where the soldiers were located had been destroyed by the Japanese devils, not to mention the various evil deeds committed by the Japanese devils.Many soldiers mentioned devils, but they gritted their teeth. As soon as the Eighth Route Army started recruiting troops, they decisively chose to join the new regiment in order to be able to kill devils.

"Comrades, our life is very difficult now, but the hardship is short-lived. I believe that with everyone's continuous efforts, our life will get better and better, and we will definitely be able to drive the devils back to their hometown!" Liu Gen encouraged loudly .

The soldiers all nodded vigorously. Under the leadership of Liu Gen, the commander of the artillery company, their lives have improved a lot. They are willing to believe in the young company commander Liu Gen!
　ps: Thank you for coming up with a name that is so difficult, Shang and Wu Yang are my rewards!I coded on the high-speed rail, are you moved?If you are moved, bring the ticket.

　　
　
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