"Commander, what are you laughing at?"

On the way back to the Independent Regiment with six large truckloads of new military uniforms, the accompanying soldiers couldn't help but ask Li Yunlong.

He saw that his head had been smiling all the way, and his smile was very weird, with a faint taste of smirk, and he nodded from time to time, feeling like he had picked up a treasure.

Like the fighters who captured the Devil machine gun before.

"Yes?"

Li Yunlong touched the corners of his mouth, and looked at the warrior who was leading the big mule with a smile.

"Yes!"

Seeing the smile on his own regiment commander's face, this soldier also became bolder, and he nodded affirmatively: "Just like the ghost gun captured in the regiment before, he was stunned when he smiled." ”

"!"

"Labor and management have this expression!"

Li Yunlong suddenly snorted coldly, startling the soldiers, and then he said in a disdainful tone: "Besides, the devil's gun has a fart, garbage thing, now that our regiment has captured the devil's gun, who else will giggle?" ”

One is more frightened.

After the backbone of the independent regiment was replaced with brand-new, systematic, high-quality standard Mauser military rifles, the devil's self-made 38 big cover began to be disliked by the soldiers.

The quality gap is too obvious.

In addition, a complete set of maintenance tools is included.

As for the defect that the length of the whole gun is not as good as the 38 big cover, it will lead to the disadvantage of white-knuckle combat, and the bayonet equipped with the gun is also long enough and of good quality to effectively make up for some of it.

Besides, now that there are enough bullets and enough grenades, who still thinks about fighting devils all day long?

Wouldn't he be more energetic when a volley of guns came past?

"Hey, hey, hey..."

The soldier was also accustomed to Grand Master Li's tone, and quickly recovered, he touched his head and said with a smile: "Isn't this our regiment getting rich!" In the past, a bullet could make me happy for a day. ”

"However, although the devil's weapon is not worthy of it now, it is still festive to be able to capture a little, and if you don't use it, you can also support other troops!"

"Hahaha..."

Li Yunlong was satisfied with the warrior's words.

At this time, the transport team was already close to Yang Village, the speed of the cart of the big mule and horse was very fast, and the newly reinforced cart was also solid enough to run at a faster speed, and the time from the headquarters to Yang Village was naturally shorter than in the past.

Looking at the soldiers of the Independent Regiment who came to meet them from a distance, the little thoughts in Commander Li's heart about the new regiment also disappeared.

The independent regiment is also good, now it is no worse than the new one.

And I met a good little showman, although he didn't have the ability to fight devils, but he was quite good at being a man, and this time he actually interceded for him, and he was quite responsible. It's much better than the previous two stupid shows who only knew how to rigidly execute orders and report things as soon as they encountered them.

"No one will give a set to the new fighters, and the rest will be put in the warehouse."

Waving his hand, Grand Commander Li asked the transport captain to organize people to distribute a set to the newly recruited soldiers in the regiment.

As for the hair two sets for washing.

Think too much.

It's good to have one, the Eighth Route Army has not yet reached this level of wealth.

Unless he can get another 800 tons of cotton and cotton cloth.

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Yang Village, the independent regiment headquarters, the weather has been warm recently, Li Yunlong did not stay on the kang, but sat at the table and leisurely ate fried peanuts, and at the same time sighed that it would be perfect if there was wine.

It's a pity that the few bottles of sweet potato roast have already been drunk by him, and the new ones have not yet been brewed.

This is the time when the green and yellow are not connected.

Suddenly, Zhang Dabiao rushed in again:

"Captain!"

"What's the matter, so anxious?"

"Could it be that the devil is here?"

Looking at Zhang Dabiao's anxious tone, Grand Master Li even had a hint of expectation in his tone.

Now the troops are strong and strong, although a large number of weapons and ammunition have been fished out by the superiors, but there are still plenty of left, he hopes that the devil will come and let him show his skills and feet.

Moreover, there is nothing more than actual combat to make a recruit grow quickly.

"No, the devils are all hiding in the city and don't go out!"

Zhang Dabiao hurriedly waved his hand.

Since Yamamoto's attack on Yang Village last time, the independent regiment has focused on strengthening the monitoring of the surrounding devils' stations, and even strengthened the monitoring of various intersections, and Zhang Dabiao, who is in charge of these, naturally knows the situation of the devils well.

"Regiment Commander, our regiment's expansion plan has encountered problems again."

Zhang Dabiao said with a wry smile.

"What?"

Grand Master Li suddenly frowned: "What problems have you encountered again?" ”

What else could be a problem?

Sitting directly on the chair unceremoniously, Zhang Dabiao sighed:

"Because of the food problem, isn't our regiment planned to expand to 1,200 people?"

"The independent regiment originally had about 800 people, and only 400 people needed to be recruited."

"But as soon as the news came out yesterday, more than 1,000 people came to join the army, most of them are nearby militias or village self-defense forces, which have a certain military foundation, these are all qualified soldiers, and all of them refuse to leave, and they must join our troops."

"I'm so good at talking, but I just won't leave!"

"I really can't help it!"

After speaking, Zhang Dabiao sighed again.

Before the independent regiment planned to expand the team, Zhang Dabiao thought about various problems, such as not being able to recruit soldiers, or leaving as soon as he joined the army, or the conflict between new and old soldiers, and the discord among the troops, but he did not expect this.

There are too many people who join the army, and they can't be persuaded to leave.

No matter how much he persuades, it's just a word.

Why can others enter the regular army of the Eighth Road, but we can't? Don't you have to be laughed at by the villagers this time? No, I must join the army, or I won't leave.

In this regard, Zhang Dabiao, who has been in the army for nearly ten years, has no way at all.

He really hadn't encountered such a situation!

"Lao Kong, this kid is not bad, the base is so well run by him?"

Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows, and his tone was a little surprised.

Since the various units of the Eighth Route Army have been working in the base areas to open up the situation, it has often occurred that they have enthusiastically joined the army, but it is rare to be so enthusiastic that they cannot be driven away.

"It's all about you..."

Zhang Dabiao muttered.

"Huh?"

Li Yunlong was stunned and puzzled.

Why is it still related to labor and management?

It's been less than two months since I've been here!

"You took the independent regiment to the north of Yangquan before and killed hundreds of devils and pulled out several devil fortresses, and it has already spread in the ten miles and eight towns around here, and everyone knows that our independent regiment can fight."

"Moreover, the fact that there are enough weapons and ammunition in our regiment can't hide it from the villagers around here!"

As soon as Zhang Dabiao explained, Li Yunlong understood.

There are really reasons for him, and even big ones, all of them are caused by his recent military operations.

The key regiment went deep into the grassroots villages.

The independent regiment was stationed in Yang Village, and even the regiment headquarters was directly in the village, and many soldiers also lived in the homes of the villagers, so the news of the victory of the regiment naturally spread quickly in several surrounding villages, of course, limited by the traffic of this era, it could not spread very far.

As for weapons and ammunition, the boxes of ammunition that were carried around, and the brand-new guns on the shoulders of the soldiers, could not be hidden.

As a result, independent regiments that could fight, still win battles, and had sufficient weapons and ammunition naturally attracted militiamen and ordinary people from all over the village to join the army extensively.

"Didn't you tell these militia fighters that we don't have enough food in our regiment, did you?"

Li Yunlong asked unhurriedly.

"Nope."

Zhang Dabiao hurriedly denied it, but he still understood this: "This can't be worse!" ”

According to the enthusiasm of this group of people to join the army.

If they knew that the independent regiment was short of food, I am afraid that they would immediately be able to go home and carry a bag of food.

There is no need to doubt the support of the common people in the base areas for the anti-Japanese resistance.

However, when the army receives assistance from the common people, it also has a certain plan, and it cannot blindly accept it, otherwise more than 1,000 people, who will eat and chew on horses, will easily drag down a few villages, and in turn consume or even destroy the relationship between the military and the people.

After all, the people in the neighborhood are not rich, and with the sweep and destruction of the devils, life is tight, and a main labor force in the family brings food to join the army, and if it is not good, it will drag down the family.

The militia doesn't have this problem.

Although the militia is also regarded as the anti-Japanese contingent of the Eighth Route Army, the militia does not take production off, mainly production, and only organizes unified military training by the troops when the farm is slack, rarely distributes weapons, and basically does not participate in battles, and is mainly responsible for vigilance and organizing the transfer of ordinary people when the devils sweep away.

"So..."

Li Yunlong tapped his fingers on the table and pondered, neither dampening the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the common people nor burdening them.

He thought for a moment and said:

"The original expansion plan remained unchanged, recruiting some from these more than 1,000 people, and expanding the three battalions to 1,200 people."

"As for the extra 800 people, form them into a temporary reinforced battalion, led by you, and issue them new uniforms, and some of the old guns left in the regiment will also be issued to accompany your second battalion."

"It just so happened that the spring planting was done recently, and you took the second battalion and the reinforced battalion of more than 800 people to help the nearby people do farm work, help them plough the land, and first farm work and then train, so that it will not delay production, nor will it affect the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the people."

"Moreover, it is more efficient to organize together to open up the land."

It is now the beginning of March, and this spring planting season is the time when labor is needed. Moreover, in the past, the sweep of the devils robbed all the cultivated cattle in the village, resulting in a shortage of animal power, and only manpower could be used to open the land.

But how can it be convenient to open up land with manpower.

"Good!" Zhang Dabiao nodded.

This will neither dampen the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the common people, nor will it affect production activities.

"As for the food problem, the food in the regiment should be able to support it for a while"

Li Yunlong continued: "After a while, the food problem will be solved. ”

"Captain!"

Zhang Dabiao's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood his own leader's thoughts: "Are you trying to get the devil's food?" ”

"Hey, hey, hey..."

"If there is something lacking in labor and management, just find a devil to get some."

Li Yunlong smiled and raised his head: "I have already sent Wang Gensheng to inquire about the news near Shou County, and I should be back soon." ”