Devil's Army

A battalion commander ordered the soldiers to pull the three sheep away, release the three naval lieutenants, and then send the two injured naval prisoners to the infirmary to treat their wounds.

The battalion commander ordered the signalman to inform the headquarters that the naval prisoners agreed to cooperate, but suggested that they continue to dig coal here for a while to kill their enthusiasm.

Leng Feng and Huilang soon learned that the battalion commander had tamed the naval prisoners, and they agreed with his suggestion that they continue to stay in the coal mine to dig coal.

Leng Feng began to select soldiers who were good at swimming from the entire army, preparing to form his own naval force.

Since the old troops of the First Army had conducted swimming and boat shooting training at the simple dock, many soldiers knew how to swim and had a naval foundation. However, due to the continuous wars, these two trainings stopped.

Since the First Army was currently short of ships, the size of the navy was initially set at 1,000 men, but the number of applicants quickly exceeded the size.

Leng Feng arranged for Fox Wolf to select the best soldiers from those who signed up for the navy, and selected a thousand soldiers to form the first navy of the army, and then train them on bamboo rafts at the simple dock.

The Japanese navy prisoners had been digging coal in the Diaobeishan Coal Mine for more than half a month. They were like the army prisoners, all of them were like walking corpses, without any sharpness or pride.

After half a month of hard work by the military and civilian labor reform teams, the port terminal was finally usable again.

Merchant ships would dock at Hulu Port from time to time. However, the warehouse at the dock had not been built yet, so the cargo of the docked ships could only be piled up in the open air at the dock. However, there were soldiers patrolling the dock, so the security was good and the merchants felt relieved.

The terminal warehouses have been built and put into use one after another.

In addition to some warehouses that were free of rent to compensate for the merchant dock warehouses that were damaged in the battle, the First Army also had some surplus warehouses that were leased to new merchants.

There are now many porters coming to the dock every day to take jobs. Some people also come to sell breakfast and vegetables. Then some people come to sell some drinks, small items...

The second regiment commander simply renovated a small road leading to the dock into a street like the temporary stalls in Tieling County. This made it much more convenient for workers working at the dock to buy things.

Leng Feng went to the dock to check and found that the Fujisan destroyer had been almost repaired. Some technicians were also transferred to the cruiser to repair it.

So Leng Feng telegraphed the battalion commander, asking him to select five Japanese naval prisoners and bring them to Huludao.

At the same time, they arranged for a new military camp to be built near the sea in Huludao. They ordered the soldiers who were training at the simple dock to move to the new military camp. They were also asked to bring some gasoline from the tribe and the three patrol boats on the Xiaoliang River in Tieling County.

The battalion commander selected five of the thirty-six naval prisoners with better performance and sent them to Huludao, including the three naval lieutenants.

Arriving in Huludao, the three naval prisoners experienced a world of difference. Not only did they not have to do heavy and dirty mining work every day, but they also had delicious meals to eat.

They arrived at the military camp one day earlier than the soldiers of the First Army.

The next day, with the arrival of 1000 soldiers from the First Army at the military camp, the Huludao new military camp began to become lively.

In order to distinguish themselves from the army, these 1000 soldiers all had navy blue collars sewn on their uniforms.

The day after the 1000 soldiers arrived at the barracks, Leng Feng, Gray Wolf and Fox Wolf also arrived at the barracks. Fox Wolf organized and prepared for the inauguration meeting of the First Battalion of the First Anti-Japanese Army Navy tomorrow.

At eight o'clock the next morning, Leng Feng solemnly but excitedly announced to the soldiers at the podium in the playground: Comrades, our First Navy Battalion of the First Anti-Japanese Army has been officially established. From today on, we also have our own navy!

Everyone responded with long and warm applause.

Leng Feng then gave a few simple words of encouragement and then Gray Wolf took the stage to speak.

As soon as Gray Wolf came on stage, he asked everyone directly: "Comrades, is it raining today?"

"No!" The soldiers were a little confused by Gray Wolf's question.

"As the saying goes, 'If it rains, my mother will remarry.' Now it doesn't rain, the devils are doomed."

The soldiers below all laughed quietly after hearing this.

"You are all the seeds of our first army and navy. Even though you only have a thousand people now, you will soon grow to two thousand, five thousand, ten thousand, or even one hundred thousand. You only have a battalion now, but it will soon be a real army!"

The soldiers clapped excitedly, and a sense of mission arose in their hearts.

"So whether Captain Hu can get promoted depends on how many Japanese warships you can capture!"

The soldiers below burst into low laughter again.

Then five Japanese naval prisoners wearing the uniforms of the First Army Navy came on stage.

"They will be your instructors. They are very experienced. You should learn from them with an open mind. Anyone who dares to bully them is Japanese and I will punish him. Anyone who refuses to change will be kicked out of the navy. Do you understand?"

"Heard!" the soldiers below responded in unison.

Then the five Japanese naval prisoners introduced themselves one by one, with a female soldier acting as an interpreter.