To the east of Huaiyin City, a meandering stream is bubbling and a large area of reeds is undulating in the wind, and the guerrilla recruits are set up in the woods next to the reeds.

The reason why Yang Ling set up the new camp of the new barracks outside Huaiyin City was that there were more than 1,500 recruits recruited by him, and there were not enough houses in Huaiyin City to live in, and there were few training grounds to meet the requirements.

The second reason is that the recruits stationed in the city will inevitably have an unnecessary impact on the residents in the city, and the recruits are new to the city, and the military discipline is still loose, if a rat poop spoils a pot of soup, Yang Ling has no place to cry.

In order for them to gain a strong foothold in the local area, in addition to having a strong backing, the relationship with the local people is also an extremely important link.

Although they now rely on seizures for food, clothing, housing and transportation, this is not a long-term solution, and they still have to rely on the support of local residents in the end, which is also an important reason for good relations.

Yang Ling knew that many of the guerrilla troops sent behind enemy lines had a lack of food, lack of intelligence, and eventually perished because they did not pay attention to establishing good relations with the local residents, resulting in a lack of food, lack of intelligence, and eventually perished, so he had to learn a lesson.

And Yang Ling and they have already explored an experience of military-civilian cooperation in Xiaowangzhuang, Qinghe Town, and this experience can be replicated, so now it is directly copied to Huaiyin.

The camp of the recruit camp was in a dense forest, and the shacks large enough to accommodate several people were covered with woods, which was the temporary residence of the recruits.

And Yang Ling is also particular about setting up the camp in the woods, which is conducive to concealment and avoiding the bombardment of little devils.

The shacks, made of reeds and hay, are rudimentary, but they provide shelter from the wind and rain compared to the refugees sleeping on the streets.

Yang Ling also got a lot of money and materials from the homes of the landlords and wealthy families who raided their homes, and bought some quilts from local residents to ensure that the brothers did not freeze in their shacks.

More than 1,000 people received new military uniforms, although these military uniforms were temporarily sewn and changed by using the military uniforms of the little devils and the military uniforms of the puppet army, but they also looked like they were soldiers.

"Everyone, take off the rags on your bodies, line up to take a shower, and then change into new uniforms!"

Among these recruited recruits, the recruits recruited from Huaiyin were fine, although they wore worthless coarse cloth clothes, they also felt clean, after all, they were not refugees.

But the recruits recruited from the refugees were different, they had been on the run for a long time, and their clothes were in tatters and smelled sour.

After all, they can't eat enough, and they are at risk of starving to death at any time, so they don't care about their own dress, and now they are all unkempt, and their beards have not been taken care of for months.

Lei Xiong, the staff officer of the guerrillas, was sent by Yang Ling to recruit recruits and train recruits this time, and when he saw these recruits who were covered in dirty and smelly clothes, the first order he gave was to let them take a bath.

"Hurry, hurry, go and get in line."

Liang Xiaoshan is also a veteran, and he is shouting at the moment to maintain order.

Yang Ling sent a group of outstanding backbones from the veterans of the guerrilla battalion to serve as instructors, and also trained these veterans as officers.

Although Liang Xiaoshan has been a guerrilla for less than half a year, he has also fought several battles with the little devils, and he can be regarded as an experienced veteran.

He had a sharp head and fought bravely, and this time he was appointed as the company commander of the recruit battalion, so that he could not be happier when he walked.

The water in the cauldron was boiling hot, and the recruits lined up to enter the makeshift bathroom with curtains, washed thoroughly, and changed into sewn and altered military uniforms.

"Hey, I don't see it, people rely on clothes and horses and saddles, and when this clothes are worn on you, they also look like soldiers."

Recruit Zhang Hai looked at his brother Wu Hao, who fled to the customs with him, and circled around, with a smile on his yellow and thin face.

The recruit Wu Hao sorted out his guerrilla uniform, which had been sewn and modified with a puppet army uniform, tightened it on his body, and said helplessly: "It's still a little small." ”

"Let's make do with it first, and then go back and find someone to change it." Zhang Hai pointed to a few tents set up not far away and said, "Let's go and cut our long hair first, we are about to become women." ”

The two families originally lived in the northeast, but the war caused the village to be bombed by devils, and they began to flee with their families.

On the way to escape, some of the family members were killed by the devil's plane, and some died of illness, and the coils they carried had long been used up, and they had to beg in the Huaiyin area.

Although the puppet army also recruits soldiers, they have a deep blood feud with the little devil, so they are naturally unwilling to be a dog leg for the little devil.

So I stiffened up, hoping to find an opportunity to kill the little devil to take revenge, but I didn't find a chance to take revenge, and I almost starved to death.

Fortunately, Yang Ling and the others recovered Huaiyin in time, and when they saw Yang Ling recruiting troops, they followed closely and ate two full meals, and the spirit finally came back.

Zhang Hai and Wu Hao lined up to get their hair cut again, and the few people who got the haircut were also officers and soldiers of the guerrillas, who belonged to craftsmen before they became soldiers, and now they can be regarded as picking up their old profession again.

The long hair left by the fleeing was cut short with the click of the scissors, the beard was also shaved clean by the blade, and the unkempt two people shaved their heads, and finally looked much more sophisticated.

"Our two brothers have also changed back into human form." Looking at the hair all over the ground, Zhang Hai let out a heartfelt emotion.

"After cutting this hair, we are going to break off from the past, from today onwards, let's be people again, not ordinary people, as soldiers and shoot devils!" Wu Hao also swore that he would say.

"Okay, let's kill him upside down!" Zhang Hai stretched out his skinny hand and clenched his fist.

Wu Hao glanced at it, and also stretched out his hand to clench his fist and touched Zhang Hai's fist lightly, which was regarded as a promise.

"Well, it looks pretty energetic."

After seeing the two skinny recruits tidy up, they actually wore such a bit of heroism in the military uniform, and the face of the staff officer Lei Xiong was also full of smiles.

The recruits he recruited this time were all good, after all, Yang Ling set so many places for him, and he tried his best to choose those who did not drag his family with him, and who seemed to have good quality.

After all, Lei Xiong used to be the battalion commander of a guerrilla battalion, and now as an operational staff officer, he always feels that there is no joy in fighting on the battlefield, and he also wants to take advantage of this recruitment and training to perform well and strive for the opportunity to lead the troops again.

"Hello sir—"

When recruits Zhang Hai and Wu Hao saw staff officer Lei Xiong, they hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, although it was not standard, they were also decent.

Staff Officer Lei Xiong was like looking at his new daughter-in-law, staring at Zhang Hai up and down, and they were so uncomfortable.

"Good, good, good, it would be better if you had a few more full meals and grew stronger." Lei Xiong looked at these two recruits, and the more he looked at them, the more satisfied he became.