Devil's Army

When Leng Feng went to the glass factory, he first visited the alcohol factory and the penicillin pharmaceutical factory.

He Shuzhen and her fellow workers were working there, but Wen Lang was not there.

He asked He Shuzhen, who told him that Minister Chen had taken people out to purchase raw materials for making alcohol and penicillin.

"It's just a small matter and you can just assign someone to go. Why do you have to go there in person?" Leng Feng responded unhappily.

"Maybe Minister Chen wants to go out for some fresh air. He has been here for so long and has never gone down the mountain." He Shuzhen replied.

Leng Feng nodded, without saying anything, and went to the glass factory with Heilang.

He Shitu was in the factory. When he heard that Leng Feng was coming, he hurried back to the office.

"Commander, you are a rare guest, a rare guest. I wonder what instructions you have for me today." He said loudly to Leng Feng as soon as he entered the office.

"Nothing much, I just had some free time today, so I came over to take a walk and ask for a cup of tea."

"Captain Leng, please sit down. Brother Black Wolf, please sit down." He Shitu asked Leng Feng and the others to sit down and then started to make tea.

"Director He, do you know the owner of a cotton mill?" Leng Feng asked after taking a sip of tea.

"I do know one or two cotton mill owners, but it's hard to get the raw materials. The Japanese are very strict about it."

"Let's not import too many machines first. Let's start with a small one. We often seize the Japanese's clothes on the battlefield and process them. When we open up the channel to Yingkou Port, we can import a large amount of raw materials by sea."

"Okay, I'll help you contact them and get three or five devices first." Then He Shitu said:

"I went down the mountain to Tieling County a few days ago. The economy in Tieling County is much better now than before, and there are many more people."

"Yes, if the environment in Tieling County is improved and security is guaranteed, the economy will also improve. Especially in these two defense battles, our First Army has become famous, and many passionate young people from the surrounding areas have flocked to Tieling County."

"This way, your army will have more and more manpower."

"Yes, we have recruitment stations in Tieling County and Tiaobinshan County, and people come to sign up for the army every day." After a pause, Leng Feng continued:

"More and more refugees have been pouring into Tieling County and Tiaobinshan County recently. I plan to send some food there to help Mr. Dong set up porridge distribution points at the gates of Tieling County and Tiaobinshan County. On the one hand, we can provide porridge to these refugees, and on the other hand, we can guide these refugees. This will help maintain public order in these two counties. Some villages in these two counties were massacred by the Japanese. The houses and land are all deserted. I plan to arrange for these refugees to live there and cultivate the land."

"This will not only help to resettle the refugees and maintain the public order of the two counties, but will also increase the army's food reserves, killing two birds with one stone."

"Come on, brother Heilang, have another sip of tea. How does this tea taste?" He Shitu greeted Heilang.

"Well, it's OK. It leaves a sweet aftertaste in your mouth."

"I asked a friend to bring this from the south. If you like it, Black Wolf, you can take some back to drink later."

"Oh, no, I'm usually busy. Today, since the new recruits have just been assigned to units, I'm relatively free, so the director is here with the commander."

"Commander, I want to get a shop in Tieling County. Do you think it's possible?"

"Sure. All the shops in Tieling County have not been sold out yet. You can talk to the old county chief and buy or rent them. But you have to be quick. There have been many businessmen coming to buy or rent shops during this period."

"Well, yes, Tieling County's public security is getting better and better, and the economy is getting better and better, so businessmen are naturally willing to come and invest."

"Why don't we go there together now? We've already drunk a lot of water and can't drink any more. I'll transfer some food to the old county magistrate of Tieling County."

"Okay, it would be best if Commander Leng can accompany me when he is free. We will go together after lunch."

So Leng Feng asked Heilang to go to the logistics department to arrange for soldiers to load two trucks of food, and he stayed at the glass factory for lunch.

Lunch was simple. Mrs. He prepared a vegetarian dish, a meat dish and a soup.

Not long after lunch, Leng Feng and He Shitu went down the mountain with the soldiers in a truck.

After going down the mountain, one truck went to Tiaobinshan County, and Leng Feng and his team took another truck to Tieling County.

When they arrived at Tieling County, the old county chief saw Leng Feng coming and hurried out to greet him, saying:

"The commander is really efficient. I just gave you a suggestion yesterday, and you already brought the food here today."

"The things the old county magistrate mentioned are all related to people's livelihood, and I, Leng, will definitely handle them immediately. If the old county magistrate said he would treat me to a meal, I might not come so quickly." After saying this, everyone laughed.

Then Leng Feng pointed at He Shitu next to him and introduced him to the old county magistrate:

"Old County Magistrate, this is Director He of the glass factory. He wants to buy a shop in Tieling County. Are there any shops left in Tieling County?"

"Yes, there are more. I wonder if Director He wants to rent or buy it?" the old county magistrate asked He Shitu.

"Let's rent it first?" He Shitu replied.

"Okay." Then the old county chief arranged for a staff member of the county government to take He Shitu to see the shop. He and Leng Feng discussed the issue of distributing porridge and resettling refugees.

At this time, a guard hurriedly walked up to Leng Feng and told him that the tribe had just called and said that something had happened to Minister Chen.

Leng Feng asked the old county magistrate to take care of the specific details, and then hurried back to the tribe with the guards.