…… Three days after the end of the ambush on Independence Mountain, the area around Baijia Village temporarily returned to calm, and the Japanese army did not immediately start to restore dozens of large and small strongholds, checkpoints, and artillery towers that had been destroyed by the independent company, as if they had decided to make peace with the independent company, and completely ignored the irreconcilable hatred between the two sides.

Independence Mountain, today is a sunny and good day, in addition to the sudden cold weather, after the battle of the soldiers of the independent company, into a state of recuperation, Han Feng in order to let the soldiers combine work and rest, deliberately gave a week off, a week of special training in the mountains.

Food and clothing were worry-free, the bonfire was lit in broad daylight, and the soldiers were talking and laughing around the campfire, and the topic naturally revolved around the ambush on Independence Hill three days ago.

The first to speak was Lao Xu, a soldier of the Independent Company, Lao Xu had not fought such a refreshing battle for a long time, and it was the first time to experience such a war, for more than a month, he was very glad that he had persevered with this group of young people, and a mountain ambush was over, his heart was full of pride, and he killed eight devils with his own hands in this battle.

"The little devil is like a mud pinch, I suddenly shot from the trunk of the tree, several devils were directly knocked down by me, a few devils in the distance immediately reacted and shot at me, I hurriedly grabbed the vine and swung down the trunk, and then killed the three devils remotely......"

"Lao Xu, you just blew it, you're really nothing! I buried myself with fallen leaves all over the ground, the devil stepped on my fingers and passed, the fucking pain in the heart, Lao Tzu almost couldn't help screaming, fortunately we had concentration training during the special training, but Lao Tzu was holding back a belly of fire in his heart at that time, while they turned around, Lao Tzu stood up with a crooked handle, and a few little devils were beaten into a sieve by Lao Tzu! ”

"Kuroko, you just can't live too well, can't you save some bullets?"

The soldiers recalled the scene of each of them killing the Japanese soldiers in the ambush, and they couldn't stop talking.

In the end, it was the deputy company elder Wu who interrupted everyone's jokes with a smile, gathered around the bonfire while roasting the fire, and asked Han Feng, "Company commander, what should we do next?" ”

Speaking of business, the soldiers cheered up, and Han Feng said: "Old Wu, after this period of fighting, how is our materials and equipment?" ”

Lao Wu said: "Company commander, we have made a lot of money in these battles, not to mention the captured materials, our independent company is a special training every day, and the comrades let go of their bellies to eat, which is definitely enough for a winter, and several caves are almost filled with our supplies."

Needless to say, the equipment of a squadron of Japanese troops, plus the equipment of a puppet army squadron, is enough for us to equip a battalion of men and horses. ”

Han Feng smiled: "Okay, then our next stage of the task can begin." ”

"Company commander, what task?"

"Recruitment", Han Feng's words fell, and the soldiers' eyes lit up, "After this period of special training and operations, our independent company is now stable in Independence Mountain, and there is no shortage of materials and equipment, so naturally we have to expand the team." ”

Lao Wu Dawei agreed: "Company commander, what you said is so right, our independent company has too few troops, not even sixty people, this ambush war, if we have a full company of men and horses, the devil will have been wiped out a long time ago, expanding the independent company, this is too important for us." ”

"Old Wu, then I have to worry about this matter! Just remember, you must make it clear to the people about the danger of doing the Eight Roads, and everything depends on the willingness of the villagers. ”

"Company commander, don't worry! I used to work in the recruiting office, and I know how to do the ideological work of the villagers. ”

"Okay, this matter should be done as soon as possible, everyone will be more tired these days, hurry up and expand the camp, build a few more bamboo houses, the recruit comrades are here, although our conditions are difficult, at least we have to give people a place to stay!"

"Yes!" The crowd agreed.

Lao Wu went to recruit soldiers and brought five or six people, nothing else was brought, and he went empty-handed, the recruitment of the Eighth Route Army was different from the recruitment of the Guo Army, the former was completely voluntary, focusing on doing ideological work, so that the people were willing; The latter is a forced levy, and it is a big deal to throw away some money, even if it is a humane charity.

Before leaving, Lao Wu asked, "Company commander, how many people are we going to recruit this time?" He was a little worried, the population density in the area of Jinzhong is not large, and the recruitment of the Eighth Route Army is all voluntary, this war is not a good errand, if it is not done well, it will be sacrificed, and there may not be many willing villagers.

So Lao Wu wanted to ask clearly, what was the minimum standard that Han Feng gave him.

Han Feng thought for a while and said, "The more the merrier!" ”

The more the merrier, the more the merrier –

Lao Wu set off with five soldiers, repeating these four words all the way, but there was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, he wanted to do as much as possible, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to recruit many people!

But when he arrived at the first stop in Baijia Village, Lao Wu Gang pulled up the banner and unfolded it in big letters, "Independent Mountain Independent Company Guerrilla Recruitment Office", after the news spread in Baijia Village, but in a few hours, the villagers of Baijia Village actually lined up in front of the recruitment office into three long queues.

Lao Wu was stunned at the time, he hadn't seen this situation, when he was still in the Red Army, the Red Army was probably the same scene when recruiting soldiers, but later, the fruit army and the Japanese army were pressing forward step by step, and it was not so easy for the Eighth Route Army to recruit soldiers again, and it was often necessary for the recruiting officers to do even a few weeks of ideological work for the villagers in advance, so that the recruitment work could be carried out normally.

But Lao Wu knew very well that although he had done the job of recruiting soldiers, he was not proficient in it, and this time he had never communicated with the people of Baijia Village at all.

Why do so many villagers want to join the independence company?

Lao Wu got the answer in the subsequent recruitment work:

"Comrade, are you comrades of the independent company? I know you, the devil strongholds around our village are the ones you put down! Yes, that's right, I'm going to join the Eighth Route Army and join the Independent Company! ”

"The little devil went into the mountain to encircle and suppress, but none of them came out, I have heard it a long time ago, the comrades of the Eighth Route Army of the independent company are like the gods of the mountain, killing devils and joining the independent company? Yes, I would love to! ”

……

Lao Wu finally understood, and then sighed, the company commander's strategy was too clever, uprooting the Japanese stronghold, that is, removing the biggest tumor for the people, and then ambushing the Japanese army in Independence Mountain, which proved to the people that the independent company is a team that specializes in killing devils.

The Independence Company of Independence Mountain is now famous, and the people in the Baijia Village area mention the Independence Company, and there is no one who does not give a thumbs up.

This time, the independent company suddenly appeared in Baijia Village to recruit troops, and the villagers naturally responded vigorously, so there was a situation that surprised Lao Wu......