Devil's Army

After Leng Feng inspected the simple stall street, he and the guards went to the fortifications in front of Liangzi River. It was the gateway to Tieling County, and Leng Feng attached great importance to it.

When they arrived at the fortifications in front of Liangzi River, Deputy Brigade Commander Luo came out to greet Leng Feng in person. Deputy Brigade Commander Luo had been stationed in front of this fortification, and it seemed that the Fifth Brigade also attached great importance to this gateway to Tieling County.

The fortifications were well built, with four two-story forts built on both sides of the anti-artillery trench, one above ground and one underground. The underground floor was connected to the anti-artillery trench, so the soldiers could go back and forth through this underground floor to support each other.

The ground floor is built in a cone shape, but unfortunately there is no reinforced concrete, otherwise it can not defend against the enemy's heavy artillery. Now it can only defend against the enemy's ordinary artillery shells.

Leng Feng wanted to go to the front of Liangzi River to take a look, but Deputy Brigade Commander Luo stopped him firmly. He said that the situation at the front was similar to the last time, and the Japanese had added artillery on the opposite side, firing a few shots from time to time, which was quite dangerous.

Leng Feng gave up. He finished smoking a cigarette beside the fortifications and went to the county government with the guards.

The old county magistrate was sitting in the county government. When he saw Leng Feng coming, he hurriedly greeted him:

"I was just about to ask someone to look for you, but here you come."

"Oh, what does the old county magistrate want to talk to me about?" Leng Feng asked.

"We have now separated the military and the government in Tieling County. I want to set up my own police station. In this way, the police station will be responsible for the public security of Tieling County, and the troops can concentrate on fighting the Japanese. What do you think?"

"That's great. The police station's personnel and weapons will be provided by our First Army. The personnel will be deployed by you, the old county magistrate."

The two of them agreed on the size of the police station, which would have 61 people in total, including the station chief, and three teams, each with 20 people. Two teams would be responsible for patrolling the two main streets, and one team would be mobile.

The old county chief first determined the location of the police station and the uniforms of the police. Leng Feng would bring the police personnel and weapons here soon.

It was almost noon, and Leng Feng and the old county magistrate were having lunch in the county canteen.

During this period, Leng Feng asked the old county magistrate if there were any difficulties that needed his help to solve?

The old county chief thought for a moment and said, "Not yet. He wants to build a thermal power plant in Tieling County in the near future. He needs Leng Feng's help in finding the relevant equipment and funds."

"Okay, the power plant is a major issue related to the national economy and people's livelihood, he will definitely help solve it." Leng Feng agreed very readily.

After lunch, Leng Feng and the guards went to Tiaobinshan County.

On the way to the county line to transfer troops, Leng Feng didn't know why, but he kept thinking about returning to the tribe.

The population of Diaobingshan County is smaller than that of Tieling County. Although the streets are cleaned up and no longer filled with sewage or stinking odor, the street vendors still leave garbage everywhere. It looks very uncomfortable.

Leng Feng decided to build a unified street stall in Tiaobinshan County with the help of Tieling County's successful experience. The stall will be provided free of charge to the people, providing convenience for them to trade their own vegetables, chickens and ducks, and handicrafts they weave. However, sanitation must be maintained, otherwise stalls that do not maintain good sanitation will not be allowed to continue to operate in the future.

Leng Feng was still walking towards Tiaobingshan County when a guard ran over and told him: Mr. Zheng has arrived at the tribe with a dozen people.

Leng Feng then returned to the tribe with the guards.

When Leng Feng returned to the tribe's reception room, Gray Wolf was sitting in the reception room entertaining Mr. Zheng, but his face did not look very good.

When Mr. Zheng saw Leng Feng coming, he stood up and clasped his fists and said, "General Leng, first of all, congratulations on repelling the Japanese attack and defending our Chinese territory. The chairman specifically asked me to send you last month's military pay."

"This time it's 10 yuan." Gray Wolf said coldly.

"Why is it only 10 yuan? Didn't it say 20 yuan?" Leng Feng questioned Mr. Zheng.

"Right now, a strong enemy is eyeing us covetously, and a large amount of the government's finances are used for preparations for war, so the economy is a bit difficult. When the government's economy improves, we will definitely make up for it, definitely make up for it."

"How long will this replacement be? Three to five months or one to two years?"

"It's hard to say for a while, Mr. Zheng. It depends on how the situation develops. The sooner the strong enemy withdraws from China and the government's economy improves, the sooner we can make up for it."

"We have just fought a great battle with the Japanese. We have suffered serious losses of weapons and ammunition, and heavy casualties. The soldiers' pensions have not yet been paid. However, the government has cut the military pay in half at this time. This really chills the hearts of the soldiers at the front."

"I'll have to trouble Commander Leng to explain to the soldiers and show sympathy for the government's current difficulties. I urge the government to pay you the military pay as soon as possible."

Leng Feng sat down in a bad mood.

Mr. Zheng also sat down and came forward to say, "I also brought an order for 1000 boxes of penicillin for Commander Leng this time."

Leng Feng knew that no matter how much he said, he would not be able to get back the 10 yuan that the government had underpaid him. However, he was upset because he had suddenly lost 10 yuan. He could only shout at the guards:

"Carry all these away, it's annoying to watch."

The guards hurried forward and carried the military pay to the logistics department.

Mr. Zheng was quite embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment, after all, they were in the wrong.