lovenovelstory Chapter 57 Han Xin Recruits Soldiers
Chapter 57 Han Xin Recruits Soldiers
The next day, Wang Yousheng was the only one in the command room.
As an intellectual in the group, he had just finished writing a batch of reports for the Youth League Committee, completing the tasks assigned by the system.
Points +5000! Merit Points +50!
After this period of time, all the daily tasks were completed, and needless to say, the points were tens of thousands every day, and the merit points increased by dozens every day.
I've accumulated 3,000 merit points by the day after tomorrow. Advanced testing requires 5,000 merit points. Based on the current trend, it will take at least a month to upgrade.
After finishing his work, Wang Yousheng turned on the 20-inch Blu-ray screen again.
The map marked him and his two teammates, all three of them standing very close together, covering a distance of about 120 kilometers.
Currently, intermediate-level testing is sufficient, let alone advanced testing.
Wang Yousheng opened his own area.
[3D map activated...]
Wang Yousheng looked at the three-dimensional map with a cold expression, and then clicked on Xinchao Village.
Xinchao Village: Village Chief (Zhao Yannian) - Friendship Level: 30
Village population: 887.
Total amount of grain stored in the village: 1200 jin.
Development type: Agriculture
Public friendliness: 20
Security: 0
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Looking at the explanation panel, Wang Yousheng looked somewhat helpless, which showed that the local villagers were really struggling to make ends meet.
Clicking on a few more villages revealed the same situation.
In summary, there is not a single wealthy village within a 50-mile radius.
This reminded Wang Yousheng of the Battle of Liuchen Village, where villagers from several villages in the enemy-occupied area retreated with the troops, while the villages in the base area were obviously incorporated into these refugees.
Recruiting soldiers can be done in these villages, but if you want to get food, you have to go outside the occupied territory.
So he increased the distance again and searched near the enemy-occupied area.
Expanding the map to a radius of several miles around the edge, he indeed found two villages that caught his attention.
One is Baishi Village, and the other is Daxia Village.
The village chief of Baishi Village is Ma Baohui. The village has a population of over one hundred people and a total grain storage of 120,000 jin. Their favorability towards the Eighth Route Army is zero.
The village chief of Daxia Village was Zhou Huaiqi. The village had a population of over 300 and a total grain storage of 20,000 jin. Their goodwill towards the Eighth Route Army was zero.
With such a small population in these two villages, yet such a large amount of grain stored up, their friendliness towards the Eighth Route Army is zero. This guy is clearly a local gentry and landlord who resist the Eighth Route Army.
Those with zero goodwill towards the enemy, even with the slightest inclination, have a very high probability of becoming lackeys and traitors of the Japanese.
Ma Huibao didn't understand, but Zhou Huaiqi knew it all too well.
That old bastard is a traitor. Ever since the battle ended that day, Zhou Huaiqi was given a lecture by Zhang Dabiao and then let go.
At the time, Zhang Dabiao was so excited that he didn't consider that the old man was a local gentry and landlord. He had hoarded so much grain, and they had to get their hands on him.
Thinking of this, Wang Yousheng hurriedly went out to contact Zhang Dabiao.
At this moment, at the entrance of the village, Zhang Dabiao was leading the entire battalion in training.
Veterans are veterans. In fact, Zhang Dabiao didn't need to do any work. He just had them familiarize themselves with the operation of various light and heavy machine guns.
We've captured so many weapons, but we still need to know how to use them.
"battalion commander!"
Wang Yousheng shouted at Zhang Dabiao.
Zhang Dabiao turned around and smiled, "Shengzi, what's wrong? What's the matter?"
Wang Yousheng stepped forward and said, "Do you still remember that old bastard Zhou Huaiqi? Damn it, he's a local gentry and landlord, shouldn't we...?"
"Oh?" Zhang Dabiao immediately understood: "I get it, that traitorous dog! You want to lead men to his house to requisition grain? This kid is a big threat now that we've let him go."
Wang Yousheng said, "Don't forget, we tricked him into eating poison back then, and we haven't given him the antidote yet, hehe."
Zhang Dabiao smiled knowingly: "You're so quick-witted. You handle this; we still need to train the soldiers. If anything happens, send the communications soldier back, and I'll bring the whole battalion to support you!"
Wang Yousheng wanted the initiative, so he immediately nodded: "No problem."
While receiving the mission, the cheat code assigns another mission.
It remains the same: 5,000 points and 50 merit points.
However, as long as the conscription and grain requisition tasks are completed successfully, you will also receive 10,000 points and 100 merits.
The following day, Wang Yousheng assembled the new recruits at the village entrance.
Wang Yousheng looked at the soldiers standing in five rows in front of him. They were all in good spirits, with a resolute military bearing.
Compared to other military units, the recruits in the basic training company were already carrying Type 38 rifles within a few days, looking quite spirited.
Wang Yousheng has gathered them here today to announce something important!
Wang Yousheng said solemnly, "Everyone, I'm sure you all know why I've gathered you all here, right?"
Zhang Shan was the first to answer: "Recruit soldiers!"
"good!"
Wang Yousheng added, "The regimental commander has ordered our battalion to reach reinforced battalion combat strength within a month. A reinforced battalion, that's seven or eight hundred men! Our battalion is still short-handed!"
"Therefore, I have decided to give you a seven-day holiday. You can go home to visit your relatives, or you can find a group of like-minded comrades to join our Eighth Route Army. After seven days, I hope to see more people than we do now."
"Of course, our Eighth Route Army doesn't accept just anyone. What the Eighth Route Army needs are soldiers who can fight the Japanese, not soldiers who just loaf around and wait to die!"
"If I find out you're just trying to fill the ranks, you'll all be severely punished! Comrades, remember this: we're fighting to expel the foreign powers!"
"yes!"
The new recruits responded enthusiastically.
However, Zhang Shan in the queue clearly had a question to ask.
Wang Yousheng observed this, but did not ask him to step down. Instead, he continued, "After the operation begins, our contact point will be in Majia Village!"
"yes!"
After assigning the tasks, Wang Yousheng dismissed the soldiers.
Zhang Shan quickly approached and suggested, "Platoon Leader Wang, are you really planning to use this method to recruit soldiers?"
Wang Yousheng guessed what the former was thinking and laughed, "Comrade Zhang Shan, do you think my method is too risky, and that you're afraid Japanese spies will infiltrate our troops?"
Zhang Shan nodded: "Yes, spies often sneak in during our military recruitment. In the past, we had to go through a series of checks when recruiting soldiers."
Review?
Wang Yousheng didn't need this thing at all. He had the Golden Finger Analytical Eye, and with just a scan, he could tell at a glance whether the other party was friend or foe.
He dared to do this because he had this backing.
Wang Yousheng said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. You can go ahead and do it with peace of mind."
"yes!"
Zhang Shan didn't understand why Wang Yousheng was so confident, but after that night's battle, he was completely convinced of Wang Yousheng's abilities.
At the same time, he also wanted to see if Wang Yousheng's method would work. In the past, he would always lead a group of people to the local area to put up banners to recruit soldiers, but he had never tried to dismiss the soldiers.
In fact, Zhang Shan had no idea.
Wang Yousheng referenced the recruitment methods of Han Xin, a famous general of the Han Dynasty.
During the Chu-Han Contention, Han Xin's achievements overshadowed those of his lord, Liu Bang, who then stripped him of his military power. With no troops to command, Han Xin devised a clever plan: he sent his soldiers home and had them recruit others. Within days, he had amassed a force of several thousand to tens of thousands.
Han Xin's success in recruiting soldiers relied on the prestige of the Han army among the people.
Wang Yousheng's move was similar.
Now the First Battalion is well-equipped, and the new recruits have been carrying guns for only a few days. This will greatly enhance the credibility of the Independent Regiment in the eyes of the people.
Which civilian who could join the resistance against Japan didn't want to handle a gun? Who didn't want to go to the battlefield and fight the Japanese devils?