After crossing the Fen River, the Ninth Army withdrew all the way to Yicheng and settled near Yicheng. The troops were busy reporting their losses and trying to get supplies from the theater. The theater and the provincial government, and even the Military Commission in Wuhan are also trying their best to replenish the weapons and personnel of the participating units.

In this Taiyuan battle, there were too many troops participating, although Yan Laoxi and the committee seat far away in the capital also made great efforts, but this time the troops suffered so much loss, where could they replenish it?

Gao Quan's 256th Regiment was stationed in a small hill ten miles away from the city wall of Yicheng, Qian Sixi led people to keep an eye on the city, as long as there was anything to support, he immediately went to the military headquarters to get it, and let others take it away if it was late.

The Ninth Army treated these guns and ammunition and food distribution equally, no matter which unit it commanded, on a first-come, first-served basis. Qian Sixi was hanging at the mouth of the division headquarters all day long, and he was almost a brother with the major quartermaster of the quartermaster department of the military headquarters. The two of them would party and drink together every night, and sometimes Gao Quan would also participate, drinking with the major officer surnamed Chen.

Major Chen still has a good impression of a grassroots officer like Gao Quan, after all, he has just experienced a war like that. Everyone has a different understanding of the cruelty of war. The grassroots officers led the soldiers to fight with the devils at the forefront, Major Chen admired them very much, and Gao Quan was very knowledgeable, and he could say a paragraph anywhere in the world, Major Chen felt that he and Gao Quanqian were happy with them, and they could relax the tension some time ago, so he frequently came to the banquet at the various invitations of the battalion commander Qian. People who drink alcohol, it is inevitable that after drinking and getting hot, they will make some more intense speeches on some things, Gao Quan always follows him, and chooses what he likes to hear, this guy now regards Gao Quan as a confidant.

At the wine table that day, Major Chen quietly put his mouth to Gao Quan's ear, "Commander Gao, tomorrow the war zone will distribute a batch of recruits to our army, if Commander Gao has any ideas, you might as well inquire and see if there is any room for negotiation in this matter." ”

The theater has already divided into two groups of recruits, and Gao Quan's troops have not been replenished. He is not a veteran of the Central Army, and he has no connections in the army. Guo Jiqiao divided the recruits into various divisions and brigades, and the division and brigade commanders were all arranged first by their own descendants, and a newcomer like Gao Quan, naturally no one thought about him. Fortunately, Qian Sixi also brought him a Major Chen, otherwise, it would not be his turn to know about such a confidential matter as the military department's recruitment. The first two batches of recruits were already assigned to the army by the time Gao Quan knew, and it was too late to fight for them.

For getting such an important piece of information, Gao Quan was of course not stingy, and immediately took out a stack of fiat currency from his pocket and quietly stuffed it into Major Chen's pocket. Major Chen smiled knowingly, and then revealed another piece of news: "This kind of thing, I am a person who is soft-spoken and can't speak. I heard that the military seat has the intention of letting this group of recruits be assigned by Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu of the Military Department. Speaking of this, Major Chen looked at Gao Quanda and smiled meaningfully, "Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu is very interested in resisting Japan. He seems to have a great hobby of collecting high-grade trophies from the Japanese army, such as the devil's adjutant knife or something. Hey. "Speaking of which, Major Chen is already very worthy of the stack of fiat currency in his pocket.

Adjutant knife, Gao Quan really has a hidden one, this is all when he was in the 29th Army, when he attacked the devil, as for now, because it is a big battle to lead the troops, how can there be a chance to engage in this kind of high-end goods?

The devil's sword is just a souvenir, and I think it's fun. He definitely won't use it, although this guy looks more exquisite, and the steel mouth is also good, compared to his own big blade, it is still a little worse. Sometimes Gao Quan also thinks that when the Anti-Japanese War is won in the future, this kind of Japanese army's command knife will be left to his children and grandchildren for decades, will it be able to sell it for a good price? Now that there is this kind of news, it is better to replace it with a real soldier first.

Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu is actually very talkative. When Gao Quan passed through the layers of dangers, and finally met the commander in the dormitory of Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu that night, explained his intentions, and presented the Japanese adjutant sword that had been prepared long ago, Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu's eyes immediately radiated a bright light.

"Good fellows! This is the little devil's adjutant knife! "Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu is a knowledgeable person, he pulled out the scabbard one by one, looked at the blade, and then looked at the scabbard, and immediately reported the military rank of the previous owner of this sword." Commander Hao has always been the commander I admire the most, and he is also the one I strive to emulate. Since he died on the battlefield, Qiu has had such a hobby. Speaking of which, I also want to use this method to motivate the soldiers to kill more devils and kill a few more devil officers with command knives! ”

Gao Quan immediately expressed great admiration for Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu's desire to serve the country during the War of Resistance. The mouth was full of flattery, and he himself was boiling sour water in his stomach, but Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu smiled and accepted it without changing his face. This is the style of a superior officer, and he is really well-informed, which is not comparable to a low-level officer like Gao Quan.

After the adjutant knife was presented, Gao Quanyou took out a pair of epaulettes of the Japanese army from his pocket. This is a real guy, the epaulette of the artillery Dazuo that he killed with his own hands when he attacked the devil's artillery position at night. At that time, it was also kept as a souvenir and was not handed in. There is a certificate of the devil Dazuo to prove his identity, and for the accessories such as the epaulette command knife, the brigade commander at that time, Li Jintian, also acquiesced to the private preservation of his subordinates.

This epaulettes, more exciting than the command knife, excite the deputy chief of staff. After all, Japanese officers of this level were rarely killed by our army in the war, and in terms of scarcity and preciousness, the epaulettes of the artillery officer were much more precious.

I received gifts, and I listened to flattery. At the end of Gao Quan's visit, Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu, who was satisfied, finally said a word to this very knowledgeable subordinate: "In view of the relatively large casualties in the early battle of your regiment, the army can consider giving certain supplements to tomorrow's batch of recruits." The specific number of places is about a reinforcement camp, right? ”

The effort finally paid off, and Gao Quan hummed a little song all the way. Qian Sixi saw Gao Quan, who was happy for a long time, outside the door, and knew that the matter had an eyebrow, and immediately leaned in, and asked with a thief's eyebrows: "Tuanza, have you settled down?" What did Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu say? How many people were in our regiment? ”

"Let's talk about it later!" Gao Quan was in a good mood, and when he saw Qian Sixi's obscene appearance, he didn't feel so unpleasant.

The next day, just when Gao Quan and the others were anxious, the military headquarters drove a jeep, and a clerk jumped out of it, informing Gao Quan to immediately send someone to a barracks in the southwest of Yicheng to receive new recruits.

Wang Dazhu walked at the front of the line, shouted slogans, and led the 500 recruits into the barracks of the 256th Regiment in a neat line. Gao Quan looked at these young faces, and suddenly felt that everything he had done was worth it! With a steady stream of these new recruits joining the troops, they will have enough manpower under them, and with people, they will be able to play to their heart's content on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, use all their means, and play with the little devils!