The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 413: Recruiting the Russians 2
Moreover, it is obvious that during the more than one year since they fled their homeland, each of them may have suffered from hunger, cold and disease, while also having to face the crackdown by the Fengtian Army.

Having left their hometown, they long for a home more than anyone else.

But is this young commander-in-chief in front of them their support?
Even if they were not in the power vortex of Jilin, they had more or less heard about some of the deeds of this young commander who was not even twenty years old.

"us……"

The middle-aged officer, who was nearly 40 years old, soon showed a hint of rejection in his expression; but before he could express it in words, he suddenly heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground behind him.

"Ivan, what's wrong with you!?"

Hearing his men exclaiming, the officer turned around suddenly -

I saw a tall young soldier who suddenly fainted from exhaustion.

Many White Russian soldiers gathered around in surprise, but Hai Pingchuan beside him whispered, "Master Jiang, look..."

Zhang Xuecheng immediately curled his lips and said, "We are so tired from going back and forth that our throats are smoking and our bodies are sore. How can these refugees stand it?"

Glancing at him, Jiang Cheng lowered his eyebrows and smiled: "Ask the kitchen staff to prepare some food and drinks, and bring them over right away."

Hai Pingchuan whispered in his ear: "As soon as I came back, I asked my fourth uncle to prepare the red cabbage soup that the Russians love to drink. We don't know how to bake bread, but we have plenty of sesame cakes!"

Jiang Cheng smiled knowingly at him: "You are amazing, hurry up and get ready!"

After saying this, he turned his gaze back to the soldiers:

In that battle at dusk, all the White Russian soldiers had almost exhausted their last bit of physical strength...The forced march from Songhua Lake to the provincial capital was quite a long distance.

Without water and food, it is really the body of the White Russians.

I saw the officer also ran up, and after carefully looking at the unconscious soldier, he began to exchange opinions with his men.

Jiang Cheng could understand most of them. Some of them said that it didn't matter who you were fighting against, it was all about making money and eating;
Others said that if they followed the Chinese, it would be difficult to return home in the future;
Some people even loudly stated that they would rather be beaten to death by the Communists than work with these people - they would definitely not treat them as human beings and would torture them to death.

But the officer knew very well that all the weapons had been handed in, and even if the governor let them go, they would not be able to survive in the wilderness of Jilin.

Not to mention the wild beasts, where can they find food and drink?

While they were hesitating, they smelled tempting aromas coming from behind the soldiers guarding them.

The hungry White Russian soldiers were attracted by the aroma. Some of them even exclaimed, "It's borscht!"

This is a traditional Eastern European food, and every Belarusian household drinks it.

Some of the soft-tempered ones actually burst into tears on the spot.

"You useless people, I..."

Before the officer finished speaking, a soldier under Jiang Cheng, under the instruction of his boss, shouted in Russian: "Are you all starving? Come and line up to fill your stomach first!"

After that, he displayed the pots of steaming soup in front of everyone, and then spread out the tableware and used a large spoon to scoop a large bowl: "Come on, who will go first?"

Before the officer could say anything, many soldiers had already rushed up -

However, even though they were starving, they were still orderly and there was no scramble for soup or bread.

"This officer, sir."

Seeing that the officer's expression was getting worse and worse, Jiang Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Think about this carefully for the brothers..."

"It's not easy to make a living in this chaotic world. Follow me, Jiang Cheng. I can't say anything else, but at least I can guarantee that you will have enough food and warm clothes, and a safe place to sleep." Without waiting for his answer, Jiang Cheng stretched out his hand: "My name is Jiang Cheng. From now on, I will be your commander."

Without further hesitation, the White Russian officer stepped forward and shook his hand: "My name is Vasily."

After giving his name, this guy also said a string of suffixes and surnames, which actually sounded a bit aristocratic.

“Very long.”

Jiang Cheng winked at him, "I'm afraid I have to write it down so I can remember it."

…………

This humorous remark gave him a way out - the matter of recruiting him was finalized.

They were treated courteously. In addition to filling their stomachs with delicious food and drinks, they were also arranged to take a shower, change clothes, and move into the newly built barracks first.

"Who will we hand over this group of people to in the future?"

Looking at this group of barbarians, Hai Pingchuan felt really unsure.

How could Jiang Cheng not understand his brother's thoughts? He immediately gave him a look.

He immediately turned around and shouted to Zhang Xuecheng, who was picking his nails right behind them: "Brother Xuecheng, from now on, it's your team!"

What!
Zhang Xuecheng almost jumped up on the spot, but Jiang Cheng immediately added: "You will be the commander, with the title of brigade commander... My uncle Yang Hongyi and that Vasily will be your deputies."

"Ahem, I'll help you achieve great things!"

Zhang Xuecheng got angry instantly and jumped up on the spot: "Jiang, what's wrong with you? You keep teasing me... Give me the old guy, I won't do this!"

Seeing this dude showing such a panicked expression for the first time, Hai Pingchuan wanted to laugh, but he remained serious: "What are you talking about! We are all brothers, why should we play tricks on each other?"

"Besides, who would want to play with someone so much that he could be given such a high-ranking official? He is still a regular soldier after all."

Zhang Xuecheng hurried to clarify: He was arrogant and greedy for pleasure, but he knew how difficult it was to deal with things like White Russian soldiers.

It is absolutely normal for this group of people to be wild and disobey orders... Just ignore them. It is his fault as a leader;
If he did, they would probably surround him and kill him!

But as soon as he opened his mouth, before he could say another word in rebuttal, Yang Hongyi, who had been following closely beside him and had been silent, suddenly stood up and expressed his willingness to accept the appointment.

He is old no matter how old he is, and his life was saved by Master Jiang, so there is no reason to refuse.

Zhang Xuecheng collapsed on the spot because of this incident. After a long while, he stammered, "I can manage the White Russian Regiment for you...but I have a condition!"

Yang Hongyi turned around and glared at him: "You've been promoted, why are you still not satisfied?"

Jiang Cheng knew that Zhang Xuecheng had always been feeling unbalanced. The Zhang brothers, who had also returned from Japan with the intention of "surveillance", had both received important commissions.

He has been living a lazy life in Jilin.

He has been promoted to a higher position now, but... it is the kind of position that is embarrassing to hear about.

"My brother will be here soon, right?"

Zhang Xuecheng suddenly said, "In addition to the White Russian regiment, you have to give me and Uncle Yang another regiment of troops."

"I...I, I have to let him and Guo Maochen see that I, Zhang Xuecheng, am not just a lazy guy!"

(End of this chapter)