Bright Sword: Develop independently and level up ten times at the beginning

"Attack the large bunker? Attack the core stronghold?"

"Old Lin..."

"When did you become so steady?"

"We just attacked Ping'an County last time."

"This time, even if we don't go further and attack Taiyuan, we should at least attack a county town, right?"

Li Yunlong frowned. Is this possible?

Lin Xu: “…”

Old Li is really a little bit arrogant now.

"The reason we were able to capture Ping'an County last time was purely accidental. It was also because the Japanese army was transferred to fight Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, which left Ping'an County empty and gave us the opportunity."

"It doesn't mean we really have the strength to defeat the county."

"Old Li."

"More haste less speed."

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!”

"Take it easy."

"Our current strength is still lacking. Even if we capture the county, we won't be able to defend it. It would be completely in vain."

"Strengthening ourselves is the key!"

Lin Xu took a sip of Lao Fenjiu and looked at Zhao Gang.

"Old Zhao."

"Conscription."

"Still can't fall behind."

"Continue to recruit new soldiers."

"I'll take as many as you have."

"Once enough recruits have been recruited to form a company, a new company of recruits will be formed immediately."

"Then we'll transfer a squad of soldiers from our field army to serve as instructors, teaching these new recruits how to use rifles, artillery, and bayonets..."

"The main focus is on teaching how to use a gun and artillery. As for the bayonet, just practice it. It's mostly used for finishing blows."

"As for the designations of the new recruit companies, they will be temporarily designated as New Recruit Company One, New Recruit Company Two, and so on. The more the better."

Lin Xu looked at Zhao Gang and warned him.

"Captain."

"Could you give me a clue?"

"This time...how many new soldiers do you plan to recruit?"

"I'd better have a rough idea in my mind, otherwise I'd always be nervous."

Zhao Gang put down his wine bowl and said with a serious expression.

"Didn't I just say that?"

“The more the merrier!”

"How many new soldiers you can recruit depends on your ability, Old Zhao."

Lin Xu smiled calmly.

"This……"

"Captain, it's not that I refuse."

"The main reason is... we've basically recruited all the young and strong men from the surrounding villages."

"It's very difficult to recruit new soldiers now."

"As for recruiting one or two companies, it's possible..."

"But according to what you said, Commander, starting with eight or ten companies of new recruits does... present a certain level of difficulty."

"The population is limited..."

"Besides... the young and strong men are indeed the labor force of each family. If they all come to serve in the army, won't their families starve to death?"

Zhao Gang sighed. This was an obvious problem.

"Old Zhao, how much is our soldier's monthly salary?"

Lin Xu asked.

"Forehead……"

"Captain, this is not called military pay, it's called an allowance."

"The average monthly allowance for each soldier is about 1.5 yuan in Border Region currency..."

"If converted into silver dollars, it would be around 0.45 to 0.6 silver dollars, or half a silver dollar..."

“This is still an ideal exchange rate.”

"And one dollar can only buy thirty kilograms of food nowadays."

"Half a dollar and a dozen kilograms of food is barely enough to make ends meet..."

"Besides... even this half-dollar allowance can't be distributed."

"The remaining funds were used to purchase guns and ammunition."

"Hey……"

Zhao Gang sighed and shook his head helplessly.

According to regulations, the monthly allowance for regimental-level cadres like them was only four yuan in border currency, equivalent to two oceans.

"allowance?"

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Old Li has been the group leader for so many years."

"Only a few times."

"We're all fighting the Japanese, why do we need subsidies?"

Li Yunlong waved his hand.

Lin Xu was silent.

"Old Zhao."

"What if we increase the soldiers' allowances?"

"For example... directly giving out a large sum of money as an allowance..."

"From what I know, the Central Army... although they often delay paying their salaries, the standard of pay is still quite high."

"Ordinary soldiers can earn three or four dollars a month."

Lin Xu made a suggestion.

"And the pension standards..."

"The families of the fallen soldiers are grieving, and we should do our best to provide them with relief..."

"We must also compensate soldiers who are seriously injured and disabled and have lost their ability to work."

"These are all sacrifices made in the fight against the Japanese invaders. We cannot let the soldiers shed both blood and tears!"

"We didn't have this condition before in the New 1st Regiment."

"Now that we've become wealthy, it's time to change our old ways."

Lin Xu's tone was filled with determination.

"This……"

"Captain."

"Absolutely not."

"This hole must not be opened."

"Captain, your intentions are good, but it would be bad if they were misinterpreted."

“As the saying goes, the problem is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of distribution.”

"If our allowance standards are different from those of other troops, it will easily cause unrest in the military."

"Captain."

"We still have to strike a good balance here."

"After all, we are not a warlord army. We are the people's armed forces."

Zhao Gang reminded.

I didn't expect that just wanting to improve the welfare and benefits of the soldiers would involve so many details.

"What the hell is this about inappropriateness?"

"Isn't it right for us to give our soldiers more allowances and let them live a better life?"

"Does everyone have to live a hard life to truly fight the war?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"Old Lin!"

"Old Li supports you in this matter!"

"If any son of a bitch dares to oppose me, I, Old Li, will be the first to lead the charge and shoot him down!"

“It’s outrageous!”

"You have the ability to get more money for the soldiers as allowances yourself, but you are always jealous?"

"What the hell is this, both scarcity and imbalance!"

"We didn't steal or rob this money... We didn't rob the people."

"If they have the guts, let them rob the Japs themselves and let the Japs serve as their quartermasters!"

"Old Lin!"

"Do it!"

"I will gather the warriors immediately and announce this good news!"

Li Yunlong is full of energy at this moment. He pats his chest and looks very domineering.

"Old Li, don't get excited."

“There’s no need to be so radical.”

"Since we can't give out large sums of money as allowances, let's try another method."

"Distribute food directly to the soldiers!"

"In addition to the normal half-dollar allowance, each soldier will receive an additional 50 kilograms of food each month!"

"This way, we can also solve the soldiers' worries..."

"The families of the soldiers killed in action and those seriously injured and disabled will be provided with food by our new regiment every month as a form of compensation."

Lin Xu made the final decision.

"Captain..."

Zhao Gang opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but was suppressed by Lin Xu.

"Old Zhao."

"Just do it."

"Using food as allowance can most directly alleviate the burden on soldiers' families."

"If we provide good compensation, the soldiers will be able to focus more on killing the devils."

"Old Zhao."

"We must stick to one principle."

"We must not let the soldiers shed both blood and tears!"

"Anyone who dares to refute this subsidy policy is, as Lao Li would say, a son of a bitch! That's reactionary!"