Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

Li Dabenshi, who had already finished reading the commander's letter, took the opportunity to echo:

"Suanpan, this is your fault. The commander at least still remembered us. I thought our county brigade was an unwanted child. Whether he gave us a lot or a little, it was all out of his goodwill. We shouldn't be so fussy about it."

"Oh, melons. Hurry up and give Liu Bao two sweet potatoes to fill his stomach."

Liu Bao didn't say anything else, but he knew the inside story very well. Ever since they were transferred from the main force to the local county brigade by the commander and the political commissar, the three brothers Li Dabenshi, Ding Dasuanpan and Magnet had been filled with endless dissatisfaction.

Whenever these three guys get the chance, they will complain and say weird things. He has long been accustomed to it. They just want to pass these words through their mouths to the ears of the commander and the political commissar.

But this was not something a small communicator like him could decide. If the military sub-district chief didn't ask, he couldn't say much.

Now that his mission is completed, after eating something, he will lead his men back to the base. He has no time to care about these trivial matters.

After Liu Bao went down, Li Dabenshi and Ding Dasuanpan talked about what was in the letter.

"Abacus, the commander said in the letter that a small force from the logistics department will arrive in Wuyi County in two days, and asked our county brigade to find a way to support them."

"Right now our military region's main forces are in the mountains, and it's not easy to send troops down the mountain all at once. Besides, we are more familiar with this area, so it's most appropriate for us to step in."

Ding thought about it and said with a smile: "I was wondering why the commander was so kind and wanted to send us weapons and supplies. It turns out that they were used to entertain our brother troops."

"I guess the commander and political commissar thought for a long time before finding the most suitable candidate for our county brigade, and that's why they gave us a dozen guns to save face in front of our brother troops."

"Since the people here are from the Logistics Department, they must be going to Tianjin to purchase military supplies. We just need to get them out of Wuyi."

Li Daben thought about it and it made sense. It was just an escort for a transport team. He obtained so many equipments by completing such a simple task. This was considered a big profit.

"Abacus, since we have so many weapons and ammunition, send out a notice quickly. I want to recruit soldiers. I'll start with 30 people. Together with our existing troops, we will have at least a platoon."

After hearing this, Suanpan hurried down to make arrangements. These days, you can only speak with confidence if you have a gun, otherwise you will be looked down upon wherever you go.

As the county brigade released the announcement of recruiting soldiers, people nearby also signed up enthusiastically, and they all wanted to join the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese.

Since ancient times, the land of Yan and Zhao has been full of generous and tragic people. Many young people are proud of practicing martial arts, and many people have mastered kung fu. It has been a place that has produced strong soldiers in every dynasty.

However, in modern times, firearms are the main weapons, and cold weapons are outdated. No matter how powerful the civilian fighters are, they cannot withstand machine gun fire, which allows the Japanese to gain the upper hand.

However, it is precisely because there are various masters among the people that in certain specific situations, they can use cold weapons to kill the enemy. For example, in their own villages, the Japanese devils and puppet troops in this area dare not go too far. If they are really forced into a corner, everyone will dare to fight to the death.

This is also the reason why Li Dabenshi's county brigade, although it has only more than 20 people, is carefully selected and each of them is a skilled worker.

On the third day, Li Dabenshi led more than 50 people from the county brigade out early in the morning to the agreed place to meet the arrival of the brother troops.

However, although he brought a lot of people, it was a pity that there were only about 20 people who were presentable. They were all veterans from the previous county brigade. Most of them were wearing military uniforms issued by the government. Although there were various patches on their clothes and pants, at least you could tell that they were military uniforms.

The new recruits could only be given a military cap. This was a good idea thought up by Ding Dasuanpan. He separated the twenty sets of military uniforms issued by the military sub-district headquarters. The old soldiers wore military uniforms and carried rifles, while the new recruits wore military caps and used cold weapons.

If someone doesn't know the inside story, they might think that the Wuyi County Battalion of the Eighth Route Army is a regular unit. Who would have thought that it was just a bluff?

After the team arrived at the destination, Li Dabenshi led his men to hide first, quietly waiting for the arrival of the brother troops.

Because the people from the logistics department have traveled a long distance from other provinces, they are definitely not punctual. The county brigade is nearby, so they have to wait at the pick-up location in advance. This kind of mission must not make any mistakes, otherwise the commander and the political commissar will not forgive them.

In this way, more than fifty people waited from morning until after 1:00 p.m. Everyone had only eaten one sweet potato in the morning, and their stomachs were already rumbling.

The old members of the county brigade were fine. They had often encountered this situation before and had long been used to it. They thought it was just hunger, not a big deal.

Since they joined the county brigade, they have been operating under the noses of the Japanese devils, and going hungry for nine meals in three days has become a common occurrence. The troops only have some sweet potatoes and corn occasionally supported by the local people, which is not enough to eat enough.

If we want to get more supplies, we have to fight, and we have to win the battles. However, we didn't have the strength to do that before. Besides, we would be embarrassed to brag about killing one or two puppet soldiers occasionally. It would be a bit shameful.

But the Japanese are not so easy to deal with. As long as three or five enemy soldiers gather together, their firepower output is far beyond the entire county brigade. Li Dabenshi and Ding Dasuanpan are both shrewd people. How could they do a losing business? They will definitely not do anything that will obviously be a disadvantage.

This also led to the fact that although the county brigade had been established for some time, it had very little to show for itself and was not well-known in this area.

Although the veterans could endure it, the new recruits would not. After all, they joined the army to fight the Japanese, but when they arrived at the army, not only did they not have weapons, they were only given a big knife and a military cap, and now they didn't even have food to eat.

Before joining the army, even if I was at home, I should have eaten at this time, even if it was just vegetable porridge, at least it would stop my stomach from growling.

So many recruits told their squad leaders that they wanted to eat something, and the squad leaders also reported the information to Li Dabenshi.

"Ben, you see everyone is hungry, and this brother unit hasn't made any movement, why don't we let everyone eat something."

The magnet also echoed: "Yes, you are really capable. Didn't we make so many pancakes last night? Let's share some with everyone."

In fact, Da Benshi had been hungry for a long time, but due to his position as the captain, he was embarrassed to say it out loud.

Now that I heard everyone was asking for a share of the cake, the rumbling in my stomach became even louder, and I felt like reaching out from my throat to grab the cake next to me.

He hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Although the commander gave us 500 kilograms of food, no one knows how long the brother troops will stay with us. We can't let them eat sweet potatoes with us."

"In our hometown, when guests come, we always treat them to a good meal. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful, a great disrespect."

"But, Ben, they haven't arrived yet, and we are already starving. We baked a lot of pancakes yesterday, so we can give each of us one to fill our stomachs."