Although there are quite a few recruits and various types of armed forces collected, they have all undergone decent training, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

And now the only combat troops that Yang Ling can rely on are the two guerrilla battalions under his command, but the two battalions are only more than 1,000 people when they are full.

If such a small number of troops were to be put into a larger-scale battlefield, it would be like a drop of water falling into the sea, and it would be gone in the blink of an eye.

And the strength of the little devil is not weak, so Yang Ling is not in a hurry to participate in the war now, anyway, he knows that this time the nationwide winter offensive will continue until the beginning of the spring of the next year, and they have the opportunity to fight the devil.

Yang Ling attaches great importance to the recruits, after all, these are the fresh blood in his own army, and they will be the backbone in the future, so they must be cultivated well.

Therefore, Yang Ling also got up in a hurry on the morning of the start of the training in the new barracks, and went straight to the new barracks outside the city to prepare for the opening ceremony.

Recruits Zhang Hai and Wu Hao were in the same company, and after washing their bodies, they changed into military uniforms, because the number of 38 rifles was not enough, and now the recruits use one rifle for two people, and bullets are only issued during shooting training.

When they arrived at the recruit camp, they finally ended their life of fleeing and begging, and finally slept soundly.

"Haizi, wake up, assemble."

Zhang Hai was still sleeping in a daze, and when he dreamed that he was still in the mountain village of his hometown with his family, he was woken up by Wu Hao.

Zhang Hai sat up excitedly, and by the faint light coming from outside the shack, he saw that the other recruits in the shack were wearing clothes, and he quickly put on his clothes.

By the time he and Wu Hao got dressed and left the woods where they were camping, and arrived at a weedy clearing outside, more than 1,000 recruits had already arrived at the half-time level, and they were in a mess under the reprimand of the officer.

It was not yet dawn, but the December weather was cold and cold, and the two men searched for a long time in the crowd to find the company they had been assigned to.

"You two get on the line."

Company commander Liang Xiaoshan saw Zhang Hai and them coming, and hurriedly ordered them to join the ranks.

There are more than 160 recruits in this recruit company, and all of them are recruits, except for the company commander and a few platoon commanders who are veterans who have been transferred from the backbone units.

Even the platoon commanders are all veterans, they have killed devils, and they have a look of non-anger and self-authority on their unsmiling faces, and the recruits do not dare to make a mistake, and they will be assembled soon.

"All stand upright!"

When Zhang Hai and the others were all lined up, there was a loud shout from the front, and the sound was extremely penetrating, and it shook the ears buzzing.

Although there were nine companies of recruits and more than 1,000 people standing in the grassy field, they all heard the order, and the exchange of heads and ears came to an abrupt end, and the whole team was silent, and the atmosphere became solemn.

Zhang Hai and the others also hurriedly looked up and saw a commander in a straight tweed uniform, surrounded by more than a dozen officers, walking to the platform set up with ammunition boxes at the front desk.

Looking at the slender and straight officer, with a firm nose bridge and a cold face, Zhang Hai quietly pushed Wu Hao next to him, and said in a low voice: "Who is pressing?" ”

Wu Hao replied in a low voice: "I heard that it is Chief Yang Ling." ”

"Shut up!"

Hearing the whispers coming from behind him, the company commander Liang Xiaoshan glared back at them sharply, making them both hurriedly stand up, looking ahead, and not daring to speak again.

Yang Ling's gaze swept over the more than 1,500 recruits assembled in a row, and their skinny and thin bodies looked like they were the result of long-term malnutrition.

And before they put on this military uniform, they were all honest croppers, but now they have to pick up the gun in their hands and go to fight bloodily to defend their homeland, and the blood in Yang Ling's chest is stirring.

"Can anyone tell me why you are soldiers?" Yang Ling looked at the recruits and broke the silence.

Yang Ling's voice was not loud, but it made every brother hear it clearly, and in the face of Yang Ling's sudden question, they were also stunned for a while.

"Fight devils!" Soon there was an angry shout from the recruits.

"Defend the family and the country!"

"Don't be a slave!"

"Go back to your hometown in the Northeast and avenge your dead family!"

"In order to earn a bite to eat, to live."

......

Although the recruits' answers were varied, they were the most genuine thoughts in their hearts.

Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction, and asked loudly, "Then do you know what a soldier is?" ”

The recruits were silent in unison, after all, they were all crop men who couldn't read a few big characters, where did they know so much.

Seeing that everyone didn't answer, Yang Ling said loudly: "I'll tell you!" ”

"Soldiers are the mainstay of a country, the last barrier of a country, outside the enemy outside the border, inside to the people at home, shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the family and defending the country!"

"But now!" Yang Ling raised his voice abruptly, and roared indignantly: "The Japanese invaders invaded my rivers and mountains, slaughtered my brothers, killed my sisters, and made my Chinese land bleed!" ”

"Brothers, since you have chosen to be a soldier and choose to become a soldier who defends your home and country, tell me, what are you going to do in the face of broken mountains and rivers!" Yang Ling's fierce gaze looked directly at the recruits.

"Exorcise the Japanese invaders! Give me back the rivers and mountains! ”

The recruits all held their breath in their hearts and roared in unison, their angry voices shaking through the sky.

"The little devil is strong! They are strong, they have planes, they have artillery! Do you dare to fight them?! Yang Ling asked again.

"Kill-kill-kill!"

Yang Ling was answered by the shouting of the tsunami, which was a cry from the depths of the souls of the brothers, and they used the word killing to show their attitude.

These recruits have all seen the little devil slaughtering their brothers and sisters, and they have also seen the arrogance of the little devil, and they have long suppressed their anger in their hearts.

The recruits were like a pile of dry firewood, which would burn as soon as they encountered the sparks, and Yang Ling had now completely detonated the anger in their hearts.

"Good! is worthy of being an iron-clad Chinese man! Yang Ling's cold face showed satisfaction.

"Now our ten war zones across the country are launching a counteroffensive against the little devils! At Kunlun Pass, the brigade commander of the little devils, Nakamura Masao, was killed by the troops led by General Dai Anlan! In Baotou, Lieutenant General Mizukawa Yves was also beheaded by General Fu Zuoyi! Do you think you fought well! ”

"Good!" When the recruits heard so much good news at once, their faces flushed with excitement and broke out into loud cheers.

"But!" Yang Ling's words changed: "In many places, there are still a lot of little devils, and they are still very strong, not to mention far away, Yancheng in the south of us, Gaoyou, countless brothers and little devils are fighting bloodily!" ”

After hearing Yang Ling's words, more than a thousand officers and soldiers clenched the weapons in their hands, filled with righteous indignation, and they couldn't wait to go to the battlefield now and fight side by side with those brothers.

"So I'm just giving you a week to train, and in a week, we're going to go to war! The training time is very short, so everyone must give it their all, do you understand?! “

"Yes!"

The answer to Yang Ling was a neat and loud answer, the brothers were full of fighting spirit, and the blood in their bones was agitating.