Sword of Light: I Can Summon the Fourth Disaster

Xiaozhang Village Canteen

The prisoners of the Nationalist Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were eating heartily from a large basin. Wang Ermao, who was standing by, shouted, "Don't worry, there's more! Eat slowly!"

The old squad leader of the kitchen squad said to Wang Ermao worriedly, "Ermao, if people are hungry for a long time and eat too much, they will easily die of bloating. We can't let them eat like this any longer."

Wang Ermao said helplessly: "Old squad leader, don't worry. I gave each of them a canned food before they took a shower. So in the cafeteria, I gave each of them a steamed bun and only half a portion of vegetables."

At this point, Wang Ermao couldn't help but curse: "These damn devils, in order to prevent them from escaping, they are only given one meal a day."

The old squad leader said comfortingly: "They have come here and can be considered to have a good life. The Eighth Route Army leaders said that those who are willing to join the Eighth Route Army can eat fresh food every day, and those who are not willing to join can only be given a can of star-striped food and a few steamed buns for each meal."

"Hey, Ermao, why do you think the officers hate canned star-spangled food so much? When we first arrived, we felt more energetic after eating a few canned star-spangled food." If the players knew that the old squad leader said this, they would definitely laugh. Eating too much canned star-spangled food would cause elemental enchantment.

Not to mention the discussion between the old squad leader and Wang Ermao, even the prisoners of war officers were wondering, what was the Eighth Route Army trying to do by going through so much trouble to rescue us and treating us to delicious food and drink?

Liu Shusheng said to Yang Qingting who was standing beside him: "Old Yang, what do you think these Eighth Route Army soldiers are thinking?"

Yang Qingting said while eating: "Maybe they hope we will join them."

"Then can you, Old Yang, still eat? Haven't you been clamoring to return to your original unit?" Liu Shusheng looked at Yang Qingting in surprise and said.

"These Eighth Route Army weapons are very good. It's not a bad idea to join them, as long as they let me fight the Japanese." Yang Qingting said indifferently.

"Old Yang, you're crazy. Your family is in Chang'an. If the Military Control Commission finds out, your family will be in trouble." Liu Shusheng said worriedly.

"Don't you, Old Liu, also want to join them? Why don't you think about your family?" Yang Qingting looked at his old cellmate with a teasing look.

Speaking of his family, Liu Shusheng said dejectedly: "My family is unlucky, my family is unlucky. Liu Shujun, the garrison commander of the puppet pacification office, is my brother. He and I joined the army to serve our country. I was fighting hard at the front, but he surrendered to the devils with his troops, leaving my two battalions of brothers isolated and helpless, and they were surrounded and annihilated by the devils. These are the good kids I brought from my hometown."

Speaking of this, Liu Shusheng's eyes were filled with tears.

"I was lucky enough to escape with my life, but when I returned to my hometown, I saw that every household was hung with white silk and nine out of ten households had no sons. My parents knew that they had let down their fellow villagers, so after seeing me once, they hanged themselves."

"Old Liu, please accept my condolences." After saying this, Yang Qingting patted Liu Shusheng on the shoulder.

At this time, Wang Ermao saw that everyone had almost finished eating, so he organized everyone to arrange accommodation.

When they arrived at the village, Wang Ermao said to everyone apologetically: "Everyone, we are not well prepared this time. We have to ask you to squeeze in. It is warmer to squeeze in during this cold winter."

As the leader, Yang Qingting also saw Wang Ermao's dilemma, and knew that Xiaozhang Village was just a small village that could not accommodate many people. Moreover, from the conversation between the players just now, they knew that tonight, one of their small troops captured a large number of puppet troops.

The leader said: "The friendly forces have been very good to us. When we were imprisoned by the devils, dozens of people were squeezed into a small room. Now we have a larger space and better conditions. We are very satisfied." At this point, Yang Qingting looked back and said: "Everyone, don't you think so?"

"very good already!"

“Not bad!”

"Just keep it warm!"

Seeing everyone like this, Wang Ermao breathed a sigh of relief and arranged for everyone to move to the houses where they were to live.

Not far from Xiaosun Village, Wang Laoguan’s convoy was also heading towards Xiaosun Village.

Wang Laoguan was sitting in the car and feeling worried. Chen Jiufeng, who had been with him for most of his life, knew that he was worried about the placement of the prisoners of war.

He said, "Although this ambush was very successful, killing more than 500 Japanese soldiers and more than 1200 puppet soldiers, and taking more than prisoners, Xiaosun Village is probably too small to accommodate these prisoners."

Chen Jiufeng thought about the information he had collected before and said, "There are many abandoned villages near Xiaosun Village. Because of the encounter in Xiaosun Village, you have focused your development on Xiaosun Village. Xiaosun Village has a flat terrain, which is easy to develop but also easy to be swept by the Japanese. However, there is a place called Wangjiazhao not far from Xiaosun Village in the mountains. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the buildings are relatively intact. We can put the prisoners in Wangjiazhao."

"Wangjiazhai is too far away from the camp. I prefer the area near Xiaosun Village. Can you help me think about it?" After taking a look at the map, Wang Laoguan rejected his wife's idea. Wangjiazhai does not meet the development conditions of current players. Current players are ready to fight forward instead of retreating.

"But, aren't we trying to avoid a large-scale positional battle with the Japanese now?" Chen Jiufeng asked.

"Plans cannot keep up with the speed of change. We are developing too fast. Today, we have obtained 18 troops just through merit. If we open up recruitment, we can increase the force to a reinforced company. With firepower support, we can fight against a battalion of the Japanese."

Chen Jiufeng studied the hand-drawn map for a while, pointed to a place called Xiayang Village and said, "This place is only two kilometers away from Xiaosun Village. It and Xiaosun Village form a corner to protect the camp. However, Xiayang Village is located in a low-lying area, which is easy to attack but difficult to defend. That's why I didn't recommend it first."

After saying that, Chen Jiufeng looked at Wang Laoguan who was thinking.

Wang Laoguan looked in the direction of Xiayang Village and pondered for a long time, then asked, "How are the buildings here preserved? We don't have second-line troops to repair their houses. If they are not handled properly, I'm afraid many people will freeze to death tonight."

"Everyone will have a cotton-padded coat and a cotton-padded quilt, and they can just squeeze together for a night. Basic materials like cotton and cloth are extremely cheap at the quartermaster's place, and it's still not cost-effective to buy them as finished products. Tomorrow I will prepare a batch of cotton and cotton cloth for them to sew themselves." As the person in charge of logistics in the team, Chen Jiufeng believed that there was no need to spend unnecessary resources on these puppet soldiers. It was enough to maintain the minimum survival needs.

"Well, it's up to you to work hard tonight. I'm going to go talk to some old friends." Wang Laogong looked at his wife apologetically. He didn't expect that he would suddenly become a fat man after eating so much in one breath, making it difficult for the team to digest this time's harvest.

"Okay, okay, go ahead. There's no problem here." Chen Jiufeng knew that this was a case of a poor man suddenly becoming rich. If they couldn't handle the logistics well this time, they would inevitably be restricted next time they act.

After arriving at Xiayang Village, Wang Laoguan returned to the camp and handed over the work here to the logistics team led by Chen Jiufeng.

Chen Jiufeng looked at the members who had gathered and made arrangements: "Xiao Gao, you guys should split into several groups to restore these puppet troops to their original organization and detain them separately in battalion units."

"Second brother, go to the Xiaosun Village kitchen to get some steamed buns. Third brother, go set up the big pot and make a stew. After Xiao Gao and his men have detained these puppet soldiers, you must bring hot meals and dishes to the battalion-based grievance meeting, select the most heinous criminals, and detain them separately."

"Xiao Zhang, take your men back to the camp and exchange them with the quartermaster for 1200 sets of cotton-padded clothes, 1200 sets of quilts, 1 ton of cotton, 1 ton of cotton cloth, and some needles and thread. You also need to prepare 1 ton of flour, 1 ton of cement, a few large pots, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, some canned food and cabbage. You need to transport all these tomorrow morning."

"Xiao Liao, select 20 people and go to rest now. You must be on the line to supervise tomorrow morning. Let the prisoners who are unwilling to join us do some work tomorrow. Give them a full meal every time. We don't want to keep idle people here."

"That's all the specific arrangements. Second and third brothers, we won't rush to deal with those who have committed serious crimes. When the converted puppet soldiers start training, we will execute them in public. In troubled times, we need to use severe punishments. Let them see what will happen to those who harm the people in our hands. It can also be regarded as a warning to them."

"Everyone, you must know that you should do things in moderation and not implicate others without reason. However, those who try to escape the people's trial will be severely punished. Do you understand?"

"I understand!" x10

"Then let's get to work." After saying that, Chen Jiufeng led people to inspect the houses and prepare to arrange repair work for the prisoners tomorrow.

The warehouse manager here led a team to reorganize the prisoners and detain them in batches, but many puppet soldiers were blind at night and could not find their own organization at all.

The warehouse manager said helplessly to Gray Wolf: "Go contact Sister Chen and get a generator and a searchlight, otherwise we won't be able to arrange for these prisoners until morning."

After hearing this, Gray Wolf hurried to find Chen Jiufeng.

The evil wolf also discovered that one of the puppet soldiers was different. It was common for puppet soldiers' uniforms to be ill-fitting, but it was rare to see one as ill-fitting as the one in front of him.

A fat man with delicate skin and tender flesh, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and the uniform of a puppet army sergeant, with his belly exposed in the cold weather.

The wolf then pointed at the fat man and asked, "You! I'm talking to you. Tell me your name, position, and unit number."

The fat man looked around and found that he was the only one hiding in the corner where he was. He knew that he was being asked, so he stood up tremblingly and said, "My name is Liu San, and I am an ordinary soldier from the third company of the third battalion of the first regiment of the Pingding Security Brigade."

The wolf was amused by this ordinary soldier. He looked at this "ordinary soldier" with a smile and asked loudly: "Your ordinary soldiers all have pale faces, but which ordinary soldier is as smooth as you? I am just an ordinary soldier. Tell me your name, position, and unit number!"

Knowing that he would be identified by his subordinates sooner or later, it was meaningless to hide it any longer. Liu San said dejectedly: "My name is Liu Shujun, and I am now the Major General and Brigade Commander of the Pingding Security Brigade."

Upon hearing Liu Shujun's self-exposure, the evil wolf instantly became excited and ran towards the warehouse manager.

"Gao Da, Brigadier General, we caught a big fish!"

"Go and report this to Sister Chen."