The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 11 Special Agent Company

...Many people have praised me in front of me, either politely or sincerely, for my youth and potential; but in fact, I know clearly that I am just luckier.

Because during the long war of resistance, I have seen too many more outstanding young people.

They are educated, idealistic and energetic. Once they set a goal, they will spare no effort to achieve it.

In comparison, they are actually much stronger than me in terms of personal ability; unfortunately, their luck is too bad, and they died early in battles and had no chance to grow.

...Excerpt from Hu Biao's diary collection "Hu Shuo"...

The arrival of the young lieutenant, who looked good and could be considered a role model, immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the shelter.

It's not a problem if you don't know the goods, but it's a problem if you compare the goods. This saying also applies to people.

After taking a look at the lieutenant who seemed to be shining, and then instinctively looking at their own miserable appearance like a salted fish, everyone felt ashamed of themselves.

But even so, it did not affect these defeated soldiers who continued to lie down or sit and bask in the sun lazily.

Why? Hu Biao, who had long since laid low in the modern plane, understood these guys' current mentality quite well: there were many powerful figures who were stronger than me and had bright futures, so I didn't care about one more.

However, after seeing everyone's lazy performance, the lieutenant's face became even uglier.

He snatched a machine gun from the hands of a non-commissioned officer behind him, aimed it at the eaves in front of him, and fired a whole magazine of bullets.

The sudden sound of gunfire, especially the crackling sound of tiles falling from the eaves.

The people in the shelter could no longer lie flat, and they bounced up from the ground like zombies.

Throwing the empty machine gun behind him, the lieutenant finally pulled out something like a letter of appointment from his pocket and issued an order with full energy:
"Third Su Province Security Corps Su Province, stand out immediately."

Perhaps frightened by the opponent's aura, the platoon leader, who was originally lying down, did not dare to be careless at all. He yelled, scolded, and kicked and beat the forty or so people under his command.

In this way, Hu Biao and others were urged to take action; in a very short time, three rows of troops were formed in the open space in front of the lieutenant.

Unfortunately, due to the haste, the three rows of queues looked high and low, crooked and messy.

While waiting in line, no one dared to say anything. Even Zhang Wei, the gangster, did not shout out the boastful words "I'm going to chop this idiot to death" that Hu Biao and the others had long been tired of hearing.

Glancing at the dog-eaten team with disdain, the lieutenant continued loudly:

"Listen up! My name is Feng Yaozu, and I'm from the 11th class of the Whampoa Military Academy. I haven't graduated yet, but I wrote a blood oath to my superiors.

Tell the superiors at higher levels that books can be read at any time, but only after the Japanese are driven away and the vast country of China has enough space for a desk.

The unit I was originally assigned to was the special forces company directly under the 398th Regiment.

Unfortunately, before I took office, they were hit by a 203mm naval gun from the Japanese cruiser Izumo three days ago; only five people in the entire company survived, and one of them went crazy.

But the war still has to be fought, and my superiors promised me that they could rebuild the special forces company.

According to the order of the frontline headquarters, the remaining personnel of the 67th Su Province Security Corps Supplementary Company will be immediately incorporated into the 398th Regiment Supplementary Company of the th Division, with me as the company commander.

After the voice fell, regardless of the fact that Hu Biao and others had not yet reacted to the above sudden news.

Feng Yaozu turned his head to the other fleeing soldiers and shouted loudly:
"The superiors promised me that they could recruit a full company of 160 men from among you. The numbers in the replacement company alone are not enough. I can just name whoever I want.

But a forced melon is not sweet, not to mention that this is a life-threatening business, and it all depends on your voluntary participation.

I dare not promise anything else, but I, Feng, dare to promise that in the future, your food, wages, and merits will not be touched by me at all; whatever is distributed from above will be in your hands.

If I get hurt, someone will treat me, and if I die, there will be a pension. When the fight breaks out with the devils, I won't hide behind, let alone run away. If anyone sees Feng running away from the fight, just shoot me.

In such a large shelter, only Feng Yaozu's voice was heard for a while, and everyone else had surprised expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

The situation of corruption and extortion in the National Army is naturally a well-known secret.

Of course, not all superiors are greedy, but no one dares to tell this secret in public.

Should I say it or not, this Feng Yaozu is really bold, or he is really a tiger. Isn’t he afraid that this will get out and cause rifts among other superiors?

But for some reason, Feng Yaozu's aggressive performance had unexpected results.

Hu Biao clearly saw that the originally gloomy eyes of the defeated soldiers gradually became bright.

After a silence of about ten seconds, a corporal with his military cap tilted to one side straightened it and shouted, "I'll do it."

With such a leader, voices of willingness to join were heard one after another.

Not long after, the team, including Hu Biao and others, had reached 160 people, reaching the size of a full company.

Company commander Feng Yaozu did not waste any time and immediately led the team out of the shelter.

The three columns behind him naturally hurried to catch up. After taking a few steps, a sergeant holding a machine gun started shouting:

"Stay in formation, raise your hands, and sing with me: Winds and clouds rise, mountains and rivers shake, the Whampoa Military Academy's mighty army rises..."

******
About an hour later, in an old courtyard.

A tall man with a big beard stood upright and introduced himself loudly to the lieutenant officer behind a table in front of him. He was also the deputy commander of the special forces company:
"Bao Fugui, from Shandong Province, is a corporal and the lead heavy machine gunner of the 20th Independent Brigade. He attended a private school for two years."

After hearing this, the lieutenant officer didn't even look up. He took a pen and quickly wrote in a book while saying:
"Remember, you are assigned to the company's machine gun squad as the lead shooter. Next."

Then, the bearded man stepped aside, and a small old man in his fifties came up and said in a tone with a strong Shaanxi accent:
"Zhou Youcai, I used to be a cook in the 98th Division. I can't read, but I'm very good at making noodles."

To prove this, he took off a large bag he had been carrying on his back and took out two things from it with a treasured look on his face.

One was a kitchen knife and the other was a rolling pin.

After nodding with satisfaction, the deputy company commander made arrangements: "It just so happens that you will be the squad leader of the kitchen squad from now on, and I will assign you a few helpers."

The above situation is that Hu Biao and his group followed the new company commander Feng Yaozu, singing songs as they came to another temporary base several miles away.

Then, they were thrown to the deputy company commander in front of them for registration, and were directly assigned and organized.

So we have this scene where people line up in a long queue, one by one, stepping forward to report their situation and then being assigned a task.

As for the company commander himself, he went out again as soon as possible.

It is said that he went to the logistics department to ask for weapons and equipment from everyone.

Seeing that the old man was assigned as the head cook, the kitchen staff also had to be decided; Hu Biao and others at the back of the team immediately felt a strong sense of urgency:
There was no time to waste. Gao Yi had to take action immediately and use his mysterious method, which he refused to tell anyone about, to arrange for them to be assigned to the kitchen team.

He quickly and secretly gave Gao Yi a fierce look.

Those eyeballs are about to blink and sparks...

(End of this chapter)