Chapter 28: Scrap Copper and Rotten Iron
It's not that these student soldiers have never seen a camp for the troops, but this is the first time they have seen a camp with such good conditions as the third battalion. Not to mention the brand-new military uniforms, as well as the legendary meal with meat. and the high salary of thirty oceans a month.
Just for these treatments, regardless of whether a person has the concept of serving the country or not, he is willing to come to the third battalion to serve as a soldier.
After distributing the supplies to these recruits, Qin Chuan began to replenish the recruits to various companies.
At the same time, he transferred some soldiers from various companies, plus dozens of recruits, to form a reinforced platoon of more than 50 people as his guard platoon. And Zhao Erxi, the deputy platoon commander of the second platoon of the Ninth Company, became the platoon commander of the guard platoon.
Zhao Erxi, a warrior monk in Nan Shaolin, recognized words when he studied scriptures, and even spent money to attend a special training class for officers.
"Big six, why hasn't the equipment from the logistics department been delivered yet?" Qin Chuan asked Wang Da Liudao a little strangely.
Because the logistics department said that it would be delivered in the morning, it turned out that it was already more than ten o'clock at this time, and there was no movement.
However, Qin Chuan and the others didn't wait too long, and there was a commotion outside. But it was the equipment sent by the logistics department that arrived.
Due to the lack of trucks, these weapons and equipment were also placed on horse-drawn carts. Five carriages, adding up to more than 30 boxes.
The team in charge of escorting the carriage was a team of soldiers from the logistics department, led by a captain named Guo Xing.
"The equipment is here, Battalion Commander Qin will take a good inventory, if there is no problem, then we will go." Guo Xing said to Qin Chuan.
Looking at Guo Xing, who was dressed in a straight military uniform and was quite young, Qin Chuan thanked him again and again: "It's really hard Captain Guo, say hello to Minister Sun on my behalf." ”
So saying, he walked to the side of the carriage, intending to open one of the boxes and take a look. And Guo Xing watched Qin Chuan's movements from the side, but the corners of his mouth showed a smile of contempt and disdain.
Chen Haochen jumped on top of the carriage and pried open one of the boxes with a crowbar with a crowbar, and saw the "guns and equipment" inside the boxes
It might be more appropriate to say that it is a firearm, but in fact it is an antique. Because these rifles inside turned out to be guns used during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, many of them were seriously rusted and could not be used at all.
Qin Chuan glanced at Guo Xing, who was smiling, then took out a rifle from the box and tried to pull the bolt, only to find that the bolt had been completely embroidered and could not be pulled at all.
Qin Chuan asked Chen Haochen to open several boxes in a row, and found that the situation was similar. Basically, it's some unusable scrap copper and rotten iron.
"Does the logistics department just give us these guns to go to the front line and fight with the little devils? It would be better to give us some big blades and red tassel guns, than this pile of scrap copper and rotten iron. Qin Chuan said, and directly threw one of the guns embroidered into scrap iron in front of Guo Xing.
Guo Xing still had a smile on his face, he walked to Qin Chuan's side and said, "Company Commander Qin, don't be so angry." Now that logistics and supplies are difficult, you can understand our work better. This is still a good gun for you, oiled, and it is not impossible to remove rust.
This is what our logistics department gave to other troops, but we don't even have this kind of gun. You have to understand it, too. ”
Seeing the expression on Guo Xing's face, Qin Chuan realized that someone must be deliberately making things difficult for him.
"By the way, let me remind you, Camp Commander Qin. In this 88th Division, there are some people you can offend, but there are some people you really can't afford to offend. Guo Xing said this, and patted Qin Chuan's shoulder fiercely, as if to issue some kind of warning. Then he left the camp of the third battalion with more than a dozen soldiers under his command.
"What to do? Camp, or I'll take someone to the logistics department to do them. Zhang Changshan ran over with a flower trap and asked.
But Qin Chuan suddenly laughed at this time, and then said, "No, no." Let's see, in two days, the group of grandchildren from the logistics department will honestly send all the equipment to our third battalion. ”
"Do you have a solution?" Chen Haochen, the commander of the new company with an inch of hair, touched his hair stubble, which was only an inch, and asked, "Do you want to go to Brigade Commander Zhu to complain?" Or do you want to go to the group? ”
Qin Chuan shook his head and said, "No, a telegram came from the regiment headquarters this morning. He said that General Zhang, the commander of our Fifth Army, was going to inspect the camps of some troops in two days. I will send a telegram to the regiment now, hoping that General Zhang will be able to come and inspect us at that time. ”
"Oh, my big camp, aren't you looking for death? We have just a few broken guns, and that group of recruits who have not been trained, if General Zhang sees it, the face of our 524th regiment will not be lost by our three battalions? Wang Daliu suddenly patted his thigh in despair.
But Qin Chuan said: "I have my own considerations, you can rest assured." In the past few days, you have focused on training the recruits in queues and shooting, so that they can use the veterans' guns first.
We don't have much time, only half a month, at most half a month, these recruits are about to go to the battlefield, and they have to learn to shoot anyway. ”
After saying this, Qin Chuan immediately sent such a telegram to Han Xianyuan, the head of the group, asking General Zhang to come to their camp to inspect.
Han Xianyuan naturally agreed, because Qin Chuan's Ninth Company completely annihilated a squadron of little devils in Luodian and killed another squadron leader. This incident also appeared in the Japanese army's military newspaper, which really made the Fifth Army lose face, and also made General Zhang remember the Ninth Company of Qinchuan.
Qin Chuan didn't talk about this, and Han Xianyuan also planned to arrange for the third battalion to be inspected by General Zhang.
At this time, the 88th and 87th Divisions, after the start of the Battle of Songhu, were organized into the Fifth Army. The commander of the Fifth Army was General Zhang Zhizhong, who also served as the commander of the 87th Division.
Both divisions were elite German armorers and were very well equipped. Before, it was Jiang Zhongzheng's two guard divisions, which can be regarded as the Imperial Forest Army.
Qin Chuan was relieved after getting Han Xianyuan's assurance. When General Zhang came to inspect their camp in a few days, it would be time for them to turn the tables around.
At this time, Chu Mubai, the head of the logistics department, was in his room, chatting and laughing with Sun Changhui. And Guo Xing, who was responsible for escorting equipment to the third battalion, was also sitting next to the two at this time, smiling cautiously.
"Minister Chu is bothering you this time." Sun Changhui personally poured Chu Mubai a glass of wine.