"Deputy Commander Xie doesn't have to be too humble." Gao Quan looked at Xie Zhongming sincerely, "The 500 Army is now the time to employ people, whether it is officers or soldiers, it is extremely scarce. The fact that the central government was able to send Zhongming over really solved my urgent need. I have an important matter here right now, and I urgently need a capable general like Zhongming to grasp it personally! ”

"Oh? What is it? "Deputy Commander Xie was surprised, the Five Hundred Army is really useful here?

"Conscription! In the last Battle of Changsha, our 500 divisions suffered great losses. The Military Commission has now expanded the 500 divisions into the 500 Army. I don't have a division full here, but now it's going to be an army. Although my 500 army still only has one 500 division under its jurisdiction, if the 500 divisions still participate in the next general battle between the Chinese and Japanese armies, the theater will definitely treat us as an army! ”

"Zhongming is now the deputy commander of the 500th Army, and he is not an outsider, so I won't hide anything from you. The 500 Army has now formed two more supplementary brigades, plus the original shortage of soldiers, and the first important thing in the 500 Army today is to replenish a large number of soldiers! ”

"You should also know that some time ago I had some unpleasant trouble with Commander Tang. Because of this, the current Tongbai Mountain is the only place where there is no soup and grain to be handed over, and there is no strong man to catch. The mountainous area has a large number of immigrants, and it is a great opportunity for conscription. Zhongming went to a military academy and was appointed by the Ministry of Defense as a major general and deputy commander, so it is only fitting that you personally handle the recruitment of troops. ”

Although all units are recruiting, the military department must always come out with a person in charge, and this person's status must be high, and he must be able to suppress the recruiting officers at the recruitment points of various units. Gao Quan is definitely the most suitable candidate, but he has too many things to do, just focusing on the training of the troops, which takes up a lot of his time, and he is indeed a little busy when he takes time to manage the recruitment. The Military Commission is now sending him this genuine professional background, and ushering in the experienced Deputy Commander Xie, which is really a bit of a send-off.

"Yes! Zhongming must do a good job in the recruitment task! Xie Zhongming saluted Gao Quan with a serious face.

In charge of recruiting new recruits, this is also a real power! When he first arrived, he could be entrusted with such an important task by Gao Quan, before he came, Xie Zhongming could not have imagined it in any way. Originally, he thought that with a fairly good relationship with Gao Quan in Chongqing, Gao Junzuo would not be difficult for him.

After all, he is an outsider, and he has nothing to do with the 500 Army, such a private army similar to Gao Quan, and he is in the high position of deputy commander as soon as he comes, and there may be many people who look at him unpleasantly.

Gao Quan hung him up, didn't let him take charge of any substantive work, and only drank tea and read the newspaper in the office, which was a normal thing. Unexpectedly, on the first day of reporting to the 500th Army today, Gao Quan gave him a job to focus on conscription! This is an excellent opportunity to deal with the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level of the army, as well as to win over new recruits and quickly establish his prestige as a deputy commander! Xie Zhongming realized the huge benefits here, and agreed to it in one bite.

Gao Quan unloaded such a burden, and his heart suddenly felt relaxed. He invited all the main leading generals of the troops, and held a simple but solemn meeting with the newly arrived deputy commanders. Then they sent them to the recruiting point. Gao Quan only had one thing to instruct, that is, don't catch the strong man! His soldiers would rather be lacking than excessive! The reason why Tongbai Mountain can gather so many people. Isn't it because there are no strong men here! Since he has this good beginning, he must keep it all the time, and he will never allow anyone to destroy it!

The time is approaching the Lunar New Year in 1940. The Spring Festival is the most important and solemn festival in China's folk tradition. Because of the rapid increase in the population of Tongbai Mountain this year, it has also brought a great abundance of materials, Zheng Guotai, who is responsible for coordinating with the local government, was ordered by the military seat to purchase food and materials for the whole army for the New Year.

Although Zheng Guotai's military command ability is not very good, he is like a fish in water in dealing with various local figures, and he is definitely a capable general. The skillful use of all kinds of communication methods, such as bargaining, pulling relationships, eating and giving gifts, coercion and inducement, and all kinds of communication methods are not comparable to these big bosses in the 500 army. Therefore, the meat, eggs, poultry, fish, and all kinds of dried vegetables needed for the New Year were already piled up in several warehouses in the military compound before the twentieth day of the lunar month. Each brigade and regiment has its own materials purchased for the New Year, and the items piled up in the treasury of the military headquarters are only for these people in the military headquarters compound for the New Year.

Jin Hu took a long bamboo pole, carried a firecracker that had been dragged to the ground, and after Gao Quan smiled and lit it with a cigarette butt, he quickly ran to Hong Yingying. With the explosion of firecrackers, the first day of the first month of the 29th year of the Republic of China officially arrived.

On the evening of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the people in the military compound ate and drank together for a lively time, and after eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Tang Wenjuan had to pull Gao Quan to play mahjong.

Gao Quan pondered that the Tang reporter was originally a companion to the capital, for work, the New Year, even home can not be returned, alone here, Chinese New Year's Eve will inevitably be homesick, so he agreed to the request of the beautiful reporter. The three women, plus Gao Quan, just made up a table of mahjong. The four of them fought until late at night, if it weren't for Gao Quan taking out the last trump card and telling a few women that if he stayed up all night, there would be dark circles under his eyes tomorrow, and a few women would probably have to pull him to stay up all night to keep the New Year.

It's freezing outside the window, but it's warm like spring inside. Covered with a thick new quilt, she hugged the plump and fitted Hong Yingying and slept until three poles in the morning. It wasn't until the orderly shouted outside the door that Gao Quan lazily climbed out of the bed.

As soon as he went out, the orderly at the door greeted him first: Happy New Year to the military seat, Happy New Year to Director Hong. These words sounded comforting, and Gao Quan casually sent a red envelope. Looking around, there are red couplets pasted at the door, and the word red blessing is hung on the tree. One piece is red here, one piece is red there, and it seems that red has become the main tone.

"Happy New Year to Junzuo, Happy New Year to Sister Hong." Tang Wenjuan looked at Hong Yingying, who was following Gao Quan, and obviously showed envious eyes, "Red envelope, my red envelope!" As he spoke, he stretched out a small white hand, and his face smiled like a flower.

"Here you go!" Gao Quan passed over a red envelope with a smile.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, giving red envelopes to the service personnel around him is a good habit that Gao Quan has developed since he became a brigade commander, I don't know where Tang Wenjuan knew about it, so he came to ask for it early in the morning.

After sending red envelopes and letting go of the first cannon on the morning of the first day of the new year, it's time to meet visitors.

There was an endless stream of visitors in the meeting room, including the commanders of various military units, local officials in the county, township mayors and mayors of various towns and villages in the mountainous areas, as well as local people with heads and faces in various industries, or people who thought that they had a close friendship with Gao Quan, all of whom came to pay New Year's greetings today.