Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Not to mention all kinds of supplies.

It's too much.

These traitors were particularly wealthy, and large sums of money were found in their homes. Of course, Sheng County wasn't a particularly wealthy county, and it wasn't like those large cities where hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of dollars could be found so easily. During the liquidation of these traitors, 17 gold bars, totaling over dollars, were recovered.

Of course, the properties, shops, and land of those traitors in their hometowns were also spoils of war.

Then there were a lot of food, cloth and other things in their shops. Anyway, taking down a county town would be a great supplement for the guerrilla army or Wu Qinghe's troops.

"What are the casualties?"

"The Special Forces lost eighteen men killed and twenty-one wounded. The First Squad lost fourteen men killed and twenty-four wounded. The Second Squad lost ten men killed and nineteen wounded. The Independent Squad lost eight men killed and fourteen wounded. The New Recruits Squad lost two men killed and seven wounded.

The Guards lost three killed and twelve wounded. The County Battalion lost eight killed and twenty wounded. Ours lost sixty-three killed and one hundred and nineteen wounded.”

"Hey"

Both Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun sighed.

The combat effectiveness of new recruits is not good enough.

The guerrillas had the advantage in numbers and were well-equipped, yet they still suffered numerous casualties. Of course, such a battle greatly improved the troops' combat effectiveness. Many new recruits had already begun to become qualified fighters after this siege.

"The injured must be treated with all possible efforts."

"Yes."

The heavy casualties made Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun, who were originally very happy, very sad.

It's not like the two of them had never seen casualties before. Back when they were with the Central Red Army on the Long March, it was truly tragic. But even facing this kind of situation, they still felt very upset.

"Commander Wang, Political Commissar Wei."

Wu Qinghe came to Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun in a loud voice.

A happy face.

Wu Qinghe's side also suffered heavy casualties, but he had no time to grieve. Compared to the impending food shortage, the current outcome was far better. A county town is a county town, and there are always good things.

With these things, you won’t be bullied by others.

That damn Feng Anmin really thinks he's so great.

"Captain Wu, we didn't lie to you, did we?"

"No no."

Wu Qinghe laughed out loud.

Wei Hongjun asked, "Captain Wu, what are your opinions on the supplies we distributed to you?"

"No objection."

"You really don't want those guns?"

"One heavy machine gun and one light machine gun are enough."

Wu Qinghe attaches great importance to supplies.

But they didn't care much about weapons and ammunition. They only asked for a heavy machine gun, a light machine gun, and some ammunition. They didn't ask for any other rifles. Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were naturally happy.

The Eighth Route Army is now in a period of great expansion, and there is never too many guns.

This time, they seized nearly three hundred rifles of various lengths and short rifles, which would be enough to equip a reinforced battalion when they returned. Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun had originally prepared to give Wu Qinghe about a hundred rifles.

Especially the rifles captured this time, most of them are still in good condition. But Wu Qinghe refused them and replaced these rifles with some logistical supplies. Seeing that Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun didn't understand, Wu Qinghe said frankly: "I am a rough man. I was a swordsman before I was twenty years old. I joined the army at the age of twenty and it has been sixteen or seventeen years now. I have only known how to fight. As for other things, I don't know anything. But the last time I went to Songjiazhuang, I understood that people like me can only lead troops to fight. I don't understand at all if I am asked to expand the army and set up a local government like you. Sheng County is a place with strong xenophobia. I don't have the ability to recruit soldiers like you. My troops now have fewer people and more guns. Taking away the guns is useless. I'd better hold on through this period and see if there is a chance to return to the old unit."

The Eighth Route Army has a strong ability to recruit soldiers.

But the Eighth Route Army's recruitment efforts weren't about waving a flag and expecting a flood of people to join. Behind the scenes, the Eighth Route Army's recruitment efforts were the result of meticulous work, tens of times greater than the actual effort. If you don't put in the work, why would they join you?

Why should people trust you?

Without this meticulous work, even if you recruit soldiers, they might just desert one day. Or even after recruiting, you might not be able to support them. Therefore, the Eighth Route Army's recruitment efforts were driven by the achievements of its base area construction.

Although Wu Qinghe is a rough guy, he is still very smart.

In a relatively isolated place like Sheng County, he, as an outsider, often found it difficult to move forward. He was able to gain a foothold in Sheng County before because the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army needed him as an ally, so he helped them solve the logistics problem.

Now that Wu Qinghe had fallen out with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, they immediately cut off the logistics of Wu Qinghe's troops.

"Captain Wu, you can't recruit soldiers in Sheng County, so you can consider going north."

"North?"

"Chahar is located on the frontier, and its people have always been tough and sturdy. However, the living standards there are poor. As long as you have food, recruiting one or two hundred people is not a small matter. If you can recruit fifty or sixty cavalrymen, you will make a lot of money."

Wei Hongjun gave Wu Qinghe some advice.

The people of Chahar were tough and stoic. Even the Mongolian tribes were numerous, and their living standards were very poor. With enough food and wages, recruiting a hundred or two hundred men would be easy. This would make Wu Qinghe's army a battalion-sized force, a significant one in Sheng County.

Wu Qinghe nodded, but then shook his head.

"I'm familiar with Chahar. I was stationed there for many years with Commander Song. I do have some Mongolians under my command, but I don't need more. A cavalry unit of twenty or thirty would be enough. I can't afford more. But I don't know where I'm going next, and I don't want to occupy a territory and become a king, so I don't really care whether I recruit soldiers or not."

Cavalry is difficult to maintain.

War horses are especially difficult to raise.

In a county as impoverished as Sheng County, ordinary forces simply couldn't afford to maintain war horses. Even if the guerrilla army later turned the entire county into a base, they honestly couldn't afford to maintain a large-scale cavalry force. Not to mention a cavalry regiment, they couldn't even afford a cavalry battalion. At most, they could only manage a cavalry company.

"Captain Wu, our two families have enjoyed this cooperation. We will be allies from now on."

"it is good."

Chapter 051 A visit from a superior

After occupying the county town, there are still many things to do.

Wei Hongjun is really busy.

The main purpose is to mobilize various talents to join the guerrilla army.

County towns have large populations and, as such, a wealth of talent. The guerrilla army is just starting out, and it needs a lot of talent. Building a base area is essentially establishing a local government. Establishing a local government is no easy task.

It takes a lot of institutions.

The logistics department alone needed arsenals, hospitals, schools, and so on, which required a lot of specialized personnel. Although the talent pool was limited in a small county, it was still much better than in the countryside.

Wang Qiuyun was busy expanding the army.

Although continued military expansion would directly affect the combat effectiveness of the troops, there was no other way. The Eighth Route Army had only so many men. If we didn't expand the army now, what would we do when the Japanese army raided the base area in the future?

Anyway, after expanding the army, we just need to train well.

With the guns and ammunition the guerrilla army now has, there is no problem expanding the force to 1500 people.

Of course, the guerrilla army is now very famous.

Everyone in Sheng County knew about the guerrilla army. Many young people willing to fight the Japanese signed up to join the army, including many students.

At this time, Li Shiping found Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun.

When Wei Hongjun arrived, he discovered two other men, both about thirty years old, standing beside Li Shiping. Li Shiping stepped forward and said, "This is Comrade Wang Qiuyun, Commander of our guerrilla army, and Comrade Wei Hongjun, Political Commissar of our guerrilla army. Commander and Political Commissar, these two are comrades assigned by the Provincial Party Committee to work in Sheng County. This is Comrade Lin Dafeng, and this is Comrade Yu Ping."

"Hello, Chief."

Lin Dafeng and Yu Ping immediately stepped forward to salute Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun. Lin Dafeng was about 1.7 meters tall, with a sharp gaze. Yu Ping, on the other hand, was much calmer, more scholarly than military.

But both of them are indeed soldiers.

The military salute was very standard.

"Hello."

"Commander, on November 11th, the 7th Division of the Eighth Route Army established the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region in the Wutai Mountain area. Deputy Commander Nie of the 115th Division served as the commander and political commissar of the military region. In response to the establishment of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the Provincial Party Committee dispatched cadres to various locations to establish anti-Japanese bases and form local guerrilla forces to support the main forces in future operations. The two of us received orders from the Provincial Party Committee's Military Department to come to Sheng County to form a guerrilla force. I didn't expect the anti-Japanese armed forces in Sheng County to have reached such a large scale."

Lin Dafeng himself felt a little embarrassed about what he said.

They had originally thought they were coming here to open up wasteland, but they had not expected that the anti-Japanese situation in Sheng County was very good and the revolution was in full swing. As soon as they arrived in Sheng County, they caught up with the guerrilla army that had captured the county seat.

"What position did the Provincial Military Department assign to you?"

"I served as the guerrilla leader, and Comrade Yu Ping served as the political commissar."

"What did you do before?"

Wei Hongjun was very welcoming to see the two of them.

Sheng County is currently in need of cadres, especially military and political cadres. These two men are clearly former soldiers. Having an additional grassroots commander will provide an additional layer of support for combat effectiveness.

Don't worry about their high positions.

After all, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were company-level officers in the 115th Division's main force. After the Eighth Route Army expanded, it wouldn't take three years for them to become regimental-level officers. Historically, during the early stages of the Eighth Route Army's reorganization, company-level officers quickly became regimental-level officers. This was because the Eighth Route Army expanded so rapidly, requiring a large number of officers. Of course, this was also due to the excessive sacrifice of officers in the army.

The fact that the two of them came here to form a guerrilla force shows that their level is not very high.

"Reporting to the commander, I used to be a gun tester at the Taiyuan Arsenal. Later, the underground party tried to organize a riot at the Taiyuan Arsenal, but it failed, so I withdrew."

Lin Dafeng introduced himself first.

Yu Ping stepped forward and said, "Commander, I originally served on the Hedong Central County Committee. In 1936, I participated in the Zhongtiao Mountain Uprising with Secretary Jia Kangjie. After the uprising failed, I went undercover in Wenxi County. After the Xi'an Incident, we reconnected with our superiors. Because I served as the captain and party representative of the peasant self-defense force during the Zhongtiao Mountain Uprising, the Provincial Party Committee Military Department asked me to partner with Comrade Lin Dafeng to organize a guerrilla force in Sheng County."

"So what are your thoughts now? Should we go back and report, or stay in Sheng County and fight?"

Both of them are talented.

A former gun tester at the Taiyuan Arsenal. Not just anyone could be a gun tester, especially at the Taiyuan Arsenal. As far as Wei Hongjun knew, those selected as gun testers were chosen from among the officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army. Furthermore, one had to have a solid understanding of firearms to qualify.

And there is Yu Ping.

Wei Hongjun also knew about the Zhongtiao Mountain Uprising.

At that time, the Red Army was on the Eastern Expedition, and they launched the Zhongtiaoshan Uprising in order to support the main force. In fact, it was a peasant uprising. Although it failed, they did capture the county town and caused a sensation in southern Shanxi.

Yu Ping not only served as the leader and Party representative of the peasant self-defense force, but also remained in hiding after its defeat. While there, they also developed the local Party organization in Wenxi County. Their presence in Wenxi County ultimately led to the establishment of underground Party organizations in many of the county's towns and villages. Even the central leadership highly praised their underground Party contingent.

This is no ordinary treasure.

"Commander, since the military leaders have asked us to go to Sheng County to develop the revolution, then we want to stay in Sheng County to fight the Japanese."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"it is good."

Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were both very happy.