Chapter 3 Recruiting troops When Qin Yangming returned to Duanjiaao with a donkey cart carrying a bunch of weapons and equipment, That is, the villagers and the remaining members of the district team in the village where their wounded were recuperating were really shocked. After handing the flour, pork and other fresh food to the village chief and forcing a few dollars into his pocket, he drove the donkey cart to the ancestral hall in the middle of Duanjiaao amid the onlookers of the villagers. Because there were eight wounded soldiers, there were not enough empty rooms in the village. So the village chief lent the ancestral hall in the village to Qin Yangming and others for rest and recuperation. The villagers take turns to provide food. But these days the villagers don't have much surplus food. The food that could be provided to the Eighth Route Army was basically potatoes, sweet potatoes, black beans, etc. The only nutritious food was millet rice and eggs for the seriously wounded soldiers, and even these were scraped together by the villagers. Considering that the wounded soldiers needed nutrition, the village chief was asked to stew some pork and send it to the ancestral hall.
The remaining pork was distributed to the villagers, allowing them to enjoy meat together and also as a token of gratitude for their efforts over the past period of time. As for the canned meat and other things seized from the artillery tower, they were not distributed to the villagers. Qin Yangming planned to keep these easy-to-carry foods as emergency reserves and eat them during future marches. When they arrived at the ancestral hall, the wounded soldiers who had received the news long ago had already appeared at the door. After the donkey cart stopped, they moved the supplies on the cart into the ancestral hall with the help of the militia and villagers. "Platoon Leader Qin, can you give me a gun? You have so many guns, please, give me one." Inside the ancestral hall of Duanjiaao, a boy about twelve years old ran to the small house behind the hall holding a Type 38 rifle and approached Qin Yangming who was talking with the village chief of Duanjiaao, the captain of the district team composed of several nearby villages, and an Eighth Route Army squad leader. The village chief of Duanjiaao saw the gun held by the boy. The smiling face collapsed instantly: "You little bastard, who told you to take the gun? Give it back to me now! Don't break it!" The village chief stood up, took off his shoes and prepared to hit the boy on the head. The young boy was none other than the village chief's grandson. "Ah, ah, ah, uncle, uncle, it's not possible, it's not possible." Qin Yangming quickly grabbed the village chief and dragged the boy behind him. "Uncle, he's still a child, at the age where he loves to play. It's normal for him to like guns. Why do you want to hit him?" When the village chief saw his grandson being protected by Qin Yangming behind him, he glared at him and then spoke. "Platoon Leader Qin, the main force doesn't have many guns now. You risked your life to buy these guns to fight the Japanese. If they are damaged, I, an old man..." "Hey, this real gun is not that easy to break. If the kid wants to play with it, just let him play with it." Qin Yangming took the gun from the boy and examined it carefully. After making sure there is no bullet in the gun, he removed the firing pin and gave the gun to the other person to play with.
Qin Yangming was also a little surprised when this guy broke in with a gun just now. The boy doesn't understand anything. If there is a bullet in the gun and it is accidentally fired, that would be a lot of fun. Fortunately, the soldier who gave the gun to the kid knew what was going on and fired all the bullets. Qin Yangming put the firing pin into his pocket and spoke to the few people. "Everyone knows our current situation. We lost contact with the main force after the last sweep. It has been a month now, and everyone's injuries have almost healed. So we need to discuss the next plan.” Sun Zhigang, the squad leader, sat on a stool and looked at Qin Yangming with some confusion. "Platoon leader, now that we've recovered from our injuries, shouldn't we go find the main force? Do you have any other ideas?" Captain Luo said, "Platoon Leader Qin, if you need anything, Then our team will fully cooperate as long as it does not violate discipline." Qin Yangming nodded and explained to the somewhat confused squad leader Sun. "We have lost contact with the main force. Let's not talk about whether the main force has settled down. What's more, the Japanese have now launched a massive blockade against us with a large number of puppet troops. Even if we knew the location of the main force, With just a few of us, there is no way we can get through the blockade to find the main force." “So I plan to develop locally. We will strengthen our forces and wait for the main force to settle down before returning to the team. When the time comes, whether the main force comes to us, Or we can go find the main force and they have enough strength.” "If Platoon Leader Qin wants to stay and develop, Then we in Duanjiaao will definitely welcome you.” After listening to what Qin Yangming said, the village chief immediately expressed his support. After all, Qin Yangming took down a turret in one trip. There is such a powerful being, Then the safety of the villagers will definitely be better guaranteed. Seeing that the village chief and Captain Luo both supported him, Qin Yangming nodded and then looked at Sun Zhigang. Apart from myself, Sun Zhigang is the most qualified person here. Qin Yangming wanted to stay where he was and develop, so he naturally had his own plans. If I return to the main force, I will be a platoon leader. Even if the troops suffered heavy losses due to the large-scale cleanup, he would only be promoted to company commander at most. The company commander does not have the right to lead his troops out to fight without permission.
This is only possible if they are under the command of Captain Li Yunlong in "Drawing Sword". Unfortunately, according to the information in his memory, his team leader's surname was Cheng. If you want to use your own system, you must fight. As for what is meant by acting alone? Haha, the company’s military commander abandoned his troops and acted on his own. Do you think military law is not strict enough? Military orders are as strong as a mountain. Sun Zhigang also spoke at this moment. "Sir, I agree with you. If we develop well and the main force wants to come back, We will also be able to provide stronger support to the main force.” Saw that the other two people were supportive. Moreover, Qin Yangming had obviously made up his mind, so Sun Zhigang naturally would not object anymore. Even if he objects, what can he do? Qin Yangming brought back a lot of equipment and immediately established his authority among all the wounded soldiers. What's more, the other party is the platoon leader and the highest-ranking official. Besides, the idea proposed by Qin Yangming was not unreasonable, and he had no reason to oppose it. "Well, if everyone has no objection, Then we will start recruiting soldiers tomorrow. First recruit a platoon of 30 people. Captain Luo, please inform me that I will mainly recruit people from the district teams this time. Of course, interested villagers can also come over.” "Well, I'll notify the villagers later." "Don't worry, Platoon Leader Qin. I will bring all the members of this team here tomorrow morning. Make sure everyone is a good player.” "Well, then I would like to thank you both first." "By the way, Captain Luo, I remember you said your gun isn't working well anymore, right?" Captain Luo felt a little embarrassed when he saw Qin Yangming looking at the Mauser pistol on his waist. "Hehe, I'm not afraid of you making fun of me, Platoon Leader Qin. This gun was already broken. Now you can only load one bullet and fire one bullet. The rifling of the barrel has long been worn smooth." Qin Yangming took out a prepared box and some bullets from behind him. "This is what I captured in the artillery tower today. As a reward for your help to your comrades this month." The Turtle Box is the Japanese's Nambu Type 14 pistol.
It is usually distributed to machine gunners, deputy gunners, artillerymen, etc. as a self-defense weapon. But this kind of pistol is almost useless. The power is so weak that it can't even penetrate some thick wooden boards. It is also easy to jam and the firing pin is easy to break. According to the Japanese themselves, this is a pistol that is difficult to use to commit suicide. But no matter how bad this gun is, it is still a gun. And it was a pistol that was almost new. It is definitely more useful than Captain Biro's cobbled-together Mauser pistol. The reason why Qin Yangming gave the gun to Captain Luo was not only because he really wanted to thank him. It was also a preparation for recruiting soldiers later. He was not satisfied with just recruiting thirty people. Subsequent recruitment will definitely require the help of Captain Luo, a local. Giving him a good gun would also make it easier for villagers in nearby villages to know the strength of the Eighth Route Army. A high-quality gun was given to them at any time. Doesn't this just show that the Eighth Route Army has sufficient weapons and is powerful? Captain Luo was not pretentious. He stood up decisively, took the pistol and saluted Qin Yangming. "I will never let the organization down!" Qin Yangming stood up and returned the greeting. (End of this chapter)