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In the office of the main hall, Zhou Zhizhong, the commander of the 61st Regiment, stretched his hands to Yang Tianfeng helplessly, "It's difficult to recruit troops, it's not as good as the occupied area, and Commander-in-Chief Sun can't help it." ”

I asked for reinforcements, but I didn't expect a soldier to come. Yang Tianfeng was a little displeased, but he still suppressed his emotions, frowned and said, "Brother Zhou's words are exaggerated, right?" ”

Whether or not we can obtain sufficient troop replenishment is the key to whether or not we can win the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Because of the warlords' separatist relations, the Nationalist Government was never able to establish a system of "compulsory conscription" before the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression -- only in 1936, when "compulsory conscription" was carried out within the control of the central army in six provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, about 500,000 people were trained, and later through large-scale battles in Songhu and Wuhan, they were quickly replenished.

As for the southwestern provinces, in order to maintain the "privatization" nature of their military power, the warlords were extremely resistant to the "compulsory conscription" system, so the Nationalist government always had a serious shortage of reserves and reserve soldiers during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and had to rely on temporary "strong men recruitment" and temporary "strong man training".

The diet of the soldiers during the war, with the collapse of China's fragile small-scale peasant economy, gradually fell to outrageous proportions, far inferior to that of workers, peasants, and intellectuals; The education level of the people is very low, most of them are illiterate peasants, and do not have a "national consciousness"; The transportation is inconvenient, and it must rely on trekking on foot, which discourages the people; The government is unable to establish a reliable "household registration system", and where there should be more levy, there is often less tax, and where there should be less, there is often more levy......

Zhou Zhizhong naturally couldn't recognize all the reasons for the difficulty of conscription in such a comprehensive way, but he also mentioned a few of them, such as the poor treatment of soldiers and the lack of attraction to ordinary people. And also......

“…… What do the people think, the devil hasn't hit here yet, maybe he won't be able to fight in the future, the family can be reunited together, and the hardships and difficulties can survive. Defending the family and the country, in their eyes, the family is not broken, what does it matter to me to defend the country? This kind of thinking, huh? What should I say about this? ”

"National quality." Yang Tianfeng understood a little, waved his hand lightly, and said, "Okay, needless to say, it is indeed easier to recruit troops in the occupied area. The devil has made people angry, and there are many people who want to take revenge. Those who can't survive, more. Well, I understand Commander-in-Chief Sun's distress, but you also brought half a regiment of men and horses, and more than half a regiment of guns and ammunition, which is interesting enough. ”

"Brother Yang understands it." Zhou Zhizhong let out a long breath and said: "Don't worry, in a month or two, my sixty-first regiment will still be sixty-one, and I will still be able to recruit troops who are accustomed to fighting, and I will not miss Brother Yang's affairs." ”

"Some puppet army prisoners can be recruited, and there is the self-defense force of Luyi County, which is the most ready-made source of soldiers." Yang Tianfeng clicked the telegram on the table, "Chief Wei has sent a telegram, first, to commend the three columns for annihilating the enemy and recovering Luyi; The second is to take the military power of Luyi from the hands of the Wei county magistrate, and Yu Yanong will take over the command of the Self-Defense Army. In this way, we can be honest and can lose the men and horses in his hands. ”

"How many people can there be?" Zhou Zhizhong asked.

"At least four or five hundred!" Yang Tianfeng reluctantly gave up the soldiers of this nearly one battalion, paused, and said: "If two or three hundred people can be pulled out of the puppet army, the sixty-first regiment will be considered full." And after that—"

"In the future, we will never rob Brother Yang's business." Zhou Zhizhong said very kindly, "In addition to the battle damage supplement, the Zhou regiment will never make up one more person or a gun." ”

"That's not what I said." Yang Tianfeng shook his head and said, "Territory, population, taxes, etc., these are the main factors restricting the expansion of the army. If we can expand the territory in the future, increase the taxes and the population under my rule, and expand the Zhou Tuan, I am happy to see it happen. ”

Zhou Zhizhong nodded yes, although he didn't fully understand, but he thought that Yang Tianfeng used the achievements of the Zhou regiment in the future as a measure, if he fought well, he would expand, and if he didn't fight well, then don't grab troops with him.

After such an arrangement, Yang Tianfeng had to arrange another person for Yu Yanong, the commander. And the decline in the strength of the Zhou regiment also had to make Yang Tianfeng leave more troops in Luyi and Hao County.

In fact, just as Zhou Zhizhong said, it is relatively easy to recruit troops in the occupied areas, Yang Tianfeng has always controlled it, and there are also requirements for recruiting soldiers. If the move is open, the three verticals will be far from the current number.

County Magistrate Wei and the others finally met Yang Tianfeng, but the atmosphere was not very harmonious. With the fall of the county seat, Yang Tianfeng was a trick for the county magistrate of Wei, and his self-defense army deprived him of his military power. Of course, this will cause dissatisfaction with the county magistrate Wei, but Yang Tianfeng has his own rhetoric.

"The anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the county magistrate Wei is worthy of admiration, and the fall of the county town should not be blamed entirely on the county magistrate, but the county magistrate Wei also has to bear some responsibility." Yang Tianfeng had a sad look on his face, "First of all, since we have received the news in advance that the devils are going to attack, we have to notify the people and evacuate the people, how can we be silent and catch the people off guard?" Secondly, only anti-Japanese propaganda was emphasized, and the actual arrangement was very little. If the road is broken and obstacles are set up in advance, the devil's movement may not be so fast. The county town has only been in the fall for two or three days, but dozens of people have been brutally poisoned, and the situation is unbearable. County Magistrate Wei, you must feel sad too, right? ”

County Magistrate Wei couldn't get angry, sighed heavily, and said, "Wei is incompetent, causing the people to suffer. I should take all the responsibility for this. ”

"The enemy is menacing, and it is difficult to resist the self-defense army alone, how can this responsibility be borne by the county magistrate Wei?" Yang Tianfeng paused and said: "It's not that the three verticals want to grab territory and join the self-defense army, but from the overall situation, so that the people of Luyi can avoid killing and cruel rule in the future, and then annihilate the enemy army through bloody battles and recover Luyi." If the county magistrate of Wei thinks that the three verticals are too much, then we will immediately inform the people and withdraw the troops. This Luyi is still defended by the Self-Defense Army, and if the enemy attacks in the future, it will naturally be led by the Self-Defense Army to protect the city and protect the people. ”

County Magistrate Wei smiled bitterly and said: "The land is not divided into north and south, and people are not divided into old and young, and they all have the responsibility of defending the land and resisting the war. Wei still understands this truth. Wei also knew that it would be difficult for the self-defense army alone to resist the enemy's large-scale attack. The three columns of soldiers were strong and strong, resolutely went to help, fought bloody battles with the enemy, and saved the people from fire and water, Wei and the people of Luyi were admired and grateful. In the future, please also ask the three columns to continue to defend Luyi and protect the people of Luyi. ”

Yang Tianfeng smiled faintly, and then introduced Zhou Zhizhong to everyone. When the regular army was stationed, the magistrate of Wei County had nothing to say. (To be continued.) )