Recruitment will inevitably affect the economy that is now developing. If you don't recruit troops, when you finish fighting with the Russians, you can do it to yourself, can you stop it with the more than 16,000 people you have now?

It's a dilemma, and if it's really like some time ago, there is no need to recruit troops at all.

Yang Xiaolin brought Chen Tianhua and them to discuss, but they couldn't make up their minds. Several people discussed it for several days, but they didn't come up with a single reason. Yang Xiaolin decided to ask Cai Yi, Cai Ye should have a strategic vision, and he should be able to give himself some advice on this issue.

Moreover, since the establishment of the officer training camp, Yang Xiaolin has never been to see it, and now the first batch of trainees should be almost over, Yang Xiaolin wants to see what has changed after these trainees have passed through Cai Songpo.

He didn't say hello to Cai Jie, so he quietly came to Shagouzi with a few guards, and saw them sitting around the two poles from a distance, and Cai Yi was standing in the middle, as if he was talking to them about something.

Because those people made a circle around Cai Yi, they saw it when Yang Xiaolin came. Yang Xiaolin was still the same as before, with a very friendly smile on his face, and waved his hand very casually: "Hello brothers." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw the second pole hula stand up, and raised the rifle in his hand: "Xiangyou is on par!" Attention! ”

Forty officers stood up in unison, first quickly arranging their clothes, and then standing in two lines. Zuihou brushed a military salute: "Hello commander-in-chief!" ”

The sound is very homogeneous!

None of them came up and said, "Oops." Are you here? Is there smoke? Give a bite to your brother. ”

Yang Xiaolin was stunned by them, and it took a while to come back to his senses, and he was busy saluting: "Oh, oh, good soldiers!" ”

Cai Ye picked up the shelf and trotted to Yang Xiaolin's side: "Report to the commander, all the cadets of the officer training camp should be forty, but there are forty, please review the commander!" ”

Yang Xiaolin put his hand down: "Take a break!" ”

"Wow!"

Forty people put their hands down together, very neatly.

Cai Songpo lives up to his name! Yang Xiaolin's heart sighed very much. This seems to be more like a troop, so he should be more like a commander.

He coughed dryly, straightened his back, and swept his eyes over the faces of the brothers. Zuihou shouted, "Two poles." ”

In the past, as long as Yang Xiaolin shouted, the second pole came over, and said very warmly: "Mr. General, you call me?" ”

But this time he just took a step forward: "Here! ”

Yang Xiaolin originally wanted to ask him if his butt still hurts, but now it seems that there is no need for this. Walked over and glanced at the second pole: "Okay!" Very good! It's more like a gentleman! ”

Cai Ye said in the back: "Please instruct the commander." ”

Do you still need instruction? The smile on Yang Xiaolin's face shows that he is very satisfied!

These forty men were all officers, and when they returned, they would use such requirements to train their soldiers, and it would not be long before the whole Volunteer Army was really a force.

"There is no instruction, Songpa has a good way of governing the army. Very well done! The soldiers have also worked hard, I won't say anything today, when I go to the battlefield, I must have such a spirit! ”

"Rest assured, Commander!"

The answers of the forty people were still so neat, Yang Xiaolin nodded: "You guys take a rest, Songpo, I have something I want to discuss with you, let's go to the house." ”

Cai Ye turned to one side: "Commander, please." ”

When he arrived at the house, Cai Ye was still as serious, and stood there after entering the door. It wasn't until Yang Xiaolin asked him to sit down that he pulled the chair next to him. From this point, it can be seen that Cai Songpo is a standard soldier, and a standard soldier will try his best to maintain the image of a soldier no matter what the situation. …,

Yang Xiaolin also sat up straight, took out the way he went to see the leader when he was a soldier, and said to Cai Yi: "Songpo." The Russians fought very hard in Liaoyang, what do you think of this war? ”

Cai said: "Now both sides have their own advantages. The Russians made a serious mistake in strategic deployment, but the Japanese themselves ventured into the army, and it is difficult to say who will win this battle. What can be concluded is that the victorious side will inevitably seize the initiative in the war. ”

Yang Xiaolin nodded: "I think the same way, now I am worried about what we should do, whether it is the Russians or the Japanese themselves, as long as they have their hands free, our base area is under threat." So I think it's best to strike first, and the timing should be at the time when they're just out of the fight and they're adjusting. ”

Cai Yi immediately understood Yang Xiaolin's intentions, even if Yang Beat the Ghost became Commander Yang, but the kind of rebelliousness in his bones that was beaten out by Lao Maozi could not be changed, and he couldn't wait until the Russians and the Japanese were ready to catch their breath to deal with him.

Yang Xiaolin continued: "But now there is a difficult problem, that is, our volunteer army only has 16,000 people, this number seems to be a bit small, whether to recruit soldiers or not to recruit soldiers I am very difficult, I want to hear Songpo's opinion." ”

Cai Yi chuckled: "Thank you Commander for your trust!" Songpo has something to say bluntly: The current base area is developing very rapidly, but the common people have just been able to eat and clothe themselves, and the people are at ease. In particular, those who came from Liaoxi will not be able to eliminate their fear of war in the short term, and it will probably be inappropriate for the commander to prepare for war on a large scale under such circumstances. ”

Cai Songpo did not agree to recruit troops, and Yang Xiaolin did not speak after hearing this.

Cai Ye said: "Commander, this is just Songpa's opinion. Compared with the Japanese and the Russians, our biggest disadvantage is that our war potential is too small, and if we pull away to fight them, we have no chance of winning at all, and there is no difference between 16,000 and 61,000. ”

Yang Xiaolin nodded yes, now the combat effectiveness of the volunteers has been greatly improved, but it is explosive power, that is, he is confident to defeat any opponent in a collision. But it's the same as Cai Ye said. Suppose there is a protracted war. There is really no difference between sixteen thousand and sixty-one thousand.

The base area is too small, the common people are too poor, and they all expect to exchange weapons and ammunition for food and ammunition, and he cannot be independent. In such a situation, if you fight a protracted war, you will definitely lose even if you have a million troops.

Cai Ye stood up from his chair: "Commander, I think your preemptive strategy is completely correct, and burning the flames of war outside our base area can minimize our losses." And if the timing is good and the tactics are right, you can completely defeat the enemy with one move! ”

Yang Xiaolin also stood up: "What Songpo said is very right, good. The idea of recruiting soldiers has stopped, and from now on, Songpa you concentrate on helping me train these officers, and I hope that when the war will be fought again. What I brought out was a real army! ”

Cai Yi stood upright: "Don't worry, commander, but there is one thing I want to ask the commander forbid." ”

"Say."

"From now on, no one in the base area is allowed to call you General, you must be called Commander Yang, even those old brothers from your past!"

Yang Xiaolin smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will issue it as a military order." ”

A haode helper can help you complete a boost that you can't do. One of his opinions will allow you to avoid a mistake. For Yang Xiaolin, Cai Ye is one of his haode helpers in the military.

With Cai Ye's talent in military affairs. Coupled with his own "talent", if it can be perfectly combined, Yang Xiaolin believes that the Volunteers must be an invincible team! …,

Just like the problem he is facing now, Cai Ye helped him train officers, while Yang Xiaolin began to improve the so-called "explosive power" of the volunteers.

What is most needed for an explosive burst? Whether it's a war or a fight, the answer is the same, speed! Blitzkrieg is the most significant manifestation of the explosive power of war, but with two legs, it is impossible to fight a blitzkrieg.

Fortunately, Zhou Tong and several of his friends used to work for Ford Motor Company in the United States, and they belonged to their profession in the manufacture of automobiles. And in terms of external conditions, Yang Xiaolin felt that maybe Mr. Robert could help him.

The British scoundrel now has his own factory, which specializes in the production of tractors. Although the business he set up in Liaoyang was destroyed by the war, he still left Yang Xiaolin's contact information. The only thing that worries Yang Xiaolin now is that he heard that Mr. Robert really got the daughter of the councilor. Now that he is in politics, I don't know if he is interested in working with him now.

After returning to Command. The first thing Yang Xiaolin did was to send a secret instruction to Huang Bao, asking Huang Bao to get in touch with Mr. Robert.

At this time, the Battle of Liaoyang between Japan and Russia attracted the attention of Shijie countries"

The Fourth Army attacked from the front to contain the main force of the Russian army; At the same time, the second and third armies detoured the left and right flanks of the Russian army from the east and west sides, with the right flank as the main direction of attack. It was an adventure of encircling the majority with a minority, but due to a mistake in the command of the Russian army, the Japanese Jihua actually succeeded.

The fighting on the left flank of the Russian army was fierce from the very beginning. Taking advantage of the exposed flanks of the Russian army, the Japanese side decided to implement a two-wing detour of the Third Siberian Army. The Russian side immediately threw into reserves, which included a regiment under the command of Colonel Martinov.

Weishenme would like to mention this colonel, because this colonel is indeed very good, and he fought the only commendable battle of the Russians in this campaign, because he did not follow the orders of the superior.

On the march, the regiment learned that Japanese troops had appeared on the flank of the 3rd Siberian Army and had set up a line of defense in front of Colonel Martinov. The colonel did not immediately attack the Colonel himself as instructed by Kamimine, but he took the initiative to change the direction of his actions and turn to the west.

A regiment of Russian GIs hid in the woods and maneuvered to the flanks of the Japanese troops. When Xiao Ri was completely unaware, he suddenly came out of the dense forest, repelled the defense of a Japanese division with bayonet white-knuckle combat, and tore a big gap in the formation of the Japanese himself.!

The situation turned in favor of the Russian army at this moment. However, the commander of the Russian army Kulopatkin did not seize this opportunity to let the Russian troops counterattack on all fronts, but instead put their reserves into the position to defend, and lost the plane.

The Japanese army is still trying to encircle and annihilate the Russian army. Attack simultaneously with the full strength of three armies. The Russians withstood the Japanese attacks with machine guns, mines, artillery and bayonets.

After seven days and nights of fierce fighting between the two sides, the Japanese troops in various sections were repulsed. There was even a favorable situation: the Russian army took advantage of its strength and carried out a powerful counterattack on the weakened left flank of the Japanese army and the river-crossing troops that broke away from the main force.

At one point, the Russians almost regained their first line of defense, but the Fifth Army, which was formed on the Japanese mainland, also rushed to the battlefield, and under the counterattack of the Japanese themselves, the Russian attack fell into chaos and fled in a hurry. (To be continued.)