Early the next morning, before dawn, Feng Yong was ready to go. The only person who saw him off was Feng'er, the little girl who served Feng Yong's daily life. And Feng Delin also sent one of his own guard squads of ten people to follow Feng Yong to protect his safety. Of course, this is just in case! In the Northeast, Feng Delin's three words are the golden signboard.

"Young master, if Feng'er goes with you and continues to take care of you." Feng'er tilted her head and said. Although her eyes were wide open, getting up so early made the little girl a little sleepy-eyed.

"Hehe, silly girl. I went to the army to suffer, but not to be happy. Besides, I'm a big man who always lets you take care of a little girl, and I always feel like it's hurtful. Feng Yong said with a smile. The little girl gave her a good feeling. The eyes are innocent, delicate and innocent. This unpretentious innocence makes Feng Yong, who has experienced the dirty environment of later generations, cherish it doubly. I don't want to spoil it at all.

"Young master, don't you want Feng'er anymore?" The girl nervously grabbed Feng Yong's arm. The misery of abandonment appeared on the little face.

This made Feng Yong feel pity. patted her head lightly and said, "Silly girl, what are you talking about!" How could the young master not want you! But during the time when the young master was away, you followed a few gentlemen to study hard. The young master hopes that his Feng'er can become a good girl with culture. In the future, I can help the young master do more things. ”

The girl burst into tears and smiled, and said, "Don't worry, young master, I will definitely study hard." Both gentlemen were very good to me. It's just that Feng'er, the Oriental named Hirata or something, doesn't like it, and he looks at Feng'er with such a disgusting look. The girl said with a wrinkled nose.

"Really? Feng'er, you must be careful of Ichiro Hirata during the time when the young master is away. I've told my mother to learn with the little ones at home. You have to work hard, the young master will have to check when he comes back. Feng Yong didn't want the girl in front of him to grow up in such an ignorance. So, I took it upon myself to arrange a new life for her.

As soon as the morning dawned, Feng Yong followed Feng Delin's guard squad towards Beizhen, where the 28th Division was stationed. Recruits from all over the country went there.

Today, the front of the 28th Division's garrison was particularly lively. All the recruits it has gathered in the three eastern provinces have gathered here. In this troubled world, human life is like a mustard. Although it has been three years since the Republic of China was entered, the whole society is still full of feudal atmosphere, and the people's lives are still below the poverty line. In order to survive, those who are lucky join the regular army or local security regiments to eat. If you are unlucky, you can only fall into the grass.

It can be said that the three eastern provinces are now in a very strange and balanced state of chaos. The bandits even controlled a large amount of territory and levied money and grain from the villages under their jurisdiction, making it seem like an independent kingdom. Then these bandits pay taxes like bigger bandits, like a kingdom of bandits one by one. This situation is even more serious in Jilin Province. Even the 27th and 28th Divisions failed to gain absolute dominance in Jilin Province, and many things had to be dealt with with the big bandits there. After all, Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin are also bandits.

The Russo-Japanese War almost wiped out Jilin Province. The locals fled in large numbers, and all that remained were bandit locks of various stripes formed during the war.

How many people were in the 28th Division, Feng Yong did not ask Feng Delin, it was difficult to calculate the number of troops adapted from these bandits, according to the establishment of later generations. But looking at the scale of this camp, there are more than 10,000 people in the 28th Division in Beizhen alone. It's just that the specific combat effectiveness, Feng Yong didn't care about it before, and of course he didn't know.

Of course, in the huge Northeast, if Feng Delin wants to maintain the throne of the King of the Northeast, it is far from enough to rely on these 10,000 people. As a result, there are quite a few security regiments belonging to the Feng and Zhang families in various places......

The recruits sent to the 28th Division this time were all selected and sent from the security regiments of various counties in Mukden. The number is in the thousands. Most of them are peasant children who can't get along at home, and they have no choice but to enter the army in order to survive.

When Feng Yong arrived, the recruitment office of the entire 28th Division was simply crowded. Thousands of people don't say much, but they really stand together, and the black pressure is overwhelming. It's just that now the recruitment of the 28th Division has not yet begun. The large crowd stood in a mess.

The arrival of Feng Yong and his gang naturally attracted the attention of many people. It was mainly the team of guards beside Feng Yong. Each has a restrained momentum, and at first glance it is the elite in the army.

Feng Yong made a few tables in the open space, and then made a huge banner "28th Division Independent Battalion Recruitment Office" to attract everyone's attention. Although most of the soldiers did not know what was written on the banner, it did not affect their attention. After all, Chinese people have liked to watch the excitement since ancient times.

Look at the results in front of you with satisfaction. Feng Yong stood directly on the table so that everyone could see him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the contemptible man is the commander of the independent battalion of the 28th Division. Now the separate battalion began to be recruited. All literate soldiers, please stand up. Feng Yong yelled. No way, there is no amplification equipment such as McPeak. Communication is basically by roaring. Otherwise, there will be no one to bird you at all.

Thousands of recruits looked at each other. In the middle of the noise, a hundred and ten soldiers came out.

This made Feng Yong extremely disappointed. A closer look reveals that there are 126 of these people. Of these thousands, most of them are inconspicuous.

"I declare that you are all soldiers of my separate battalion. Every month's military pay is an ocean. There are bonuses for well done. With Feng Yong's words, the entire thousands of recruits were in an uproar, you must know that in the northeast at this time, the salaries of regular soldiers in regular troops like the 27th Division and the 28th Division could not reach a large ocean.

In the first 30 years of the 20th century, the value of the silver yuan as the base currency (silver standard) was relatively strong, and there was no inflation and soaring prices like the "fiat currency" and "gold yuan bills" issued by the Kuomintang government in the 40s. So there is a relatively stable depiction of the real purchasing power of an ocean. During the period 1911-20, the price of rice in Shanghai was constant at 6 silver yuan per old stone (178 catties), that is, 3.4 cents per catty of rice; 1 silver yuan could buy 30 catties of rice; pork could buy 1 jiao 2 cents - 1 jiao 3 cents per catty; 1 silver yuan could buy 8 catties of pork; at this time, "one yuan" was about 45-50 yuan in the mid-90s of the 20th century; Equivalent to 60-70 yuan today (2007).

Although a silver dollar is not much in Feng Yong's opinion, for these soldiers, a silver dollar is already a lot. At the very least, they can be guaranteed a pound of rice every day.

Don't forget, the army is in charge of food now. Therefore, the military salary of one silver dollar per month is already quite a high salary.

Knowing the benefits of the independent battalion in front of him, thousands of recruits rushed over, and the officers of the security regiment who led the team couldn't stop them. Feng Yong selected more than a dozen bookish recruits from the 126 soldiers to participate in the selection.

Feng Yong's request was simple. It is necessary to be a farmer who is physically strong and innocent. Don't smoke a lot. Veteran oil don't want.

Even with such harsh conditions, when the entire selection was over, there were more than 500 people standing behind Feng Yong. His independent battalion has been fully staffed.

"Young marshal, the marshal asked you to choose two hundred people, but you ...... now," Feng Yong's guard squad leader beside Feng Yong said embarrassedly. They were sent by Feng Delin to follow the young marshal, originally thinking that this weak young master would only come to the army to earn some qualifications. Unexpectedly, he wanted to lead an army alone, and he had to go to Jilin Province, where the environment is the most cruel. All this made these veterans have a different view of the thin teenager in front of them. But now Feng Yong is only a young marshal, not a big marshal. They didn't dare to disobey Feng Delin's orders.

Feng Yong said with a smile: "It's okay, although these people have joined the independent battalion now, most of them will still be eliminated." So, don't worry about not being able to pay money in the future. ”

Seeing Feng Yong's confident appearance, the guard squad leader didn't say anything anymore. Anyway, as long as Feng Yong doesn't have anything to do with himself, he will let him toss other things by himself!

Not long after Feng Yong's selection ended, the gate of the 28th Division was also opened, and the quartermasters in the 28th Division had very opinions about Feng Yong, and even came to ask for the guilt in a menacing manner. When he learned that the young man in front of him was the handsome eldest son, the quartermaster's face changed, and he almost flattered Feng Yong.

Looking at the situation in front of him, of course Feng Yong would not be polite, and under the banner of Feng Delin, he extorted two hundred rifles. What made Feng Yong even happier was that the 28th Division actually had a batch of newly arrived German-made Mauser 1898 types. This is the standard German rifle.

In 1898, Germany adopted the newly improved 1898 Mauser rifle as the standard rifle, and the new rifle was named Gewehr1898 by the German side, usually abbreviated as G98. The main features were a fixed double-row magazine and a rotating rear-pull bolt. In World War I, it was the standard rifle of the German infantry, and the Mauser bolt was known for its safety, simplicity, robustness and reliability, and the vast majority of manual rifles were applied or improved according to the rotary pull-back bolt of its design. The Mauser rifle and its variant became almost standard equipment around the world.

Seeing these two hundred new guys who haven't wiped off the oil grabbing, Feng Yong will certainly not be polite. Then he selected a hundred Hanyang-made ones from the quartermaster depot of the 28th Division, which were relatively new.

Han-style (made in Hanyang) rifle

Made in Hanyang

How it works: Rotating bolt, double front bolt tenon locking, manual, magazine capacity: exposed single-row magazine, 5 rounds, Manrichia-style magazine. Sights: Ruler to the door, blade-shaped crosshair, maximum effective range of 1300 meters, no sniper scope. Caliber: 7.92mmx57. Barrel Length: 29.13". Gun weight: 4.14kg Compatibility: missionrifle.

Although Hanyang-made is modeled after the German 1888 rifle. But it is the most advanced rifle that can be produced in China at present. However, compared with the Mauser 98 of the same period, it is somewhat inferior in practicality. In Germany, the 1888 rifle belongs to the old rifles. But in China, because of the cheap cost, the amount of production is extremely staggering.

Although Hanyang is not as good as the Mauser 98, but in the current situation, it is already laughing to be able to secretly take away 200 Mauser 98 rifles from the warehouse of the 28th Division. Therefore, Feng Yong, who took advantage of it, brought the most sufficient ammunition, and Feng led an independent battalion of 500 recruits to set off north.