Xu Ming calculated the time, there were still more than 20 days before March 15, and he still had time to go back to Qiyang.

He had already discussed with the officers and returned to Qiyang for the general mobilization of the troops before the troops were mobilized.

Fighting a war is not just about fighting, preparation is very important, especially the various mobilizations before the big war, so that the soldiers realize what they are fighting for.

The troops are still in the original camp, but the scale has expanded a lot, and there are no end to the temporary barracks and various fortifications. On the playground, the soldiers lined up in an upright line, listening to their first division commander give them a lecture.

“…… Dear brethren, in a week's time, we will go to the front and embark together on the sacred and great journey of resistance against Japan, and we will surely achieve the final victory in this great war for the country. ”

"Maybe we will die, we will die in battle, maybe, in the near future, you, like me, will bury your bones in a deep mountain of the motherland, and it will all be worth it. Since ancient times, the outstanding sons and daughters of Hunan Province have never been afraid of sacrifice. For the sake of our country, for our nation, and for our brothers and sisters, we will give us the sacred duty given to us by God to defend our homeland and country. ”

"The Japanese aggressors tried in vain to occupy our country in an all-round way, to make the land of China their colony, to make the Chinese nation their slaves, and to let you and your fathers and sisters be cattle and horses for them. Although we wiped out as many as 500,000 of their Japanese troops, they formed a new group of troops and captured our capital and many large cities. ”

"But they miscalculated, the Chinese are unconquerable, China is undefeatable, the Japanese devils think that they can conquer us by force, then we must use the same force to defeat them!"

"The devil came with a cannon, and we demolished it! The devils came with a bayonet, and we bent it! The devil came to the warship, and we sank him! The devil is coming, we shoot him down! As for the heads of the Japanese devils, we will cut them off, throw them in the ground and let them rot, let them grow maggots! ”

"The end of the devils is coming, their country is almost unable to support this war of aggression, their country is full of poverty and hunger, and their army is drying up. As long as they fight resolutely, a brilliant victory is just around the corner. ”

"I am very happy and honored to be with my brothers to participate in and witness this great war and to fight for the independence and freedom of the Chinese nation as one."

"Long live our great Chinese nation! Long live the independence and freedom of our great Motherland! ”

More than 10,000 people listened quietly, and Xu Ming's infectious speech echoed in the playground. I don't know who took the lead and shouted "Long live the Chinese nation!" Long live independence and freedom". Soon, the slogan shook the earth and continued for a long time.

Speech mobilization is only one aspect, Xu Ming also prepared another big move, allowing the soldiers who made meritorious contributions in the Wuhu raid to tour all parts of Hunan.

This trick is a common trick used in later generations in China, but it works surprisingly well here. In Changsha University, there are countless polite college students and knowledgeable professors in the audience, and on the stage are a group of ordinary soldiers who can only write letters to their families. But when the soldiers talked about all aspects of the battle in plain and simple language, from crossing the river on a moonlit night, ambushing Jinwan, storming the airport building, to counterattacking the pursuers. Some soldiers even lifted their uniforms to show off their scarred bodies, the marks of fierce battles and men's medals. The professors and students below burst into applause, and some students even shed tears.

The same scene appeared in Xiangya Hospital, Qiyang Normal School, and various townships and villages in the county. The anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the people at all levels was further ignited. The current barracks warehouse is already full of all kinds of condolences and even condolences money.

The lecture tour also produced unexpected benefits, and Hunan Public Hospital and Xiangya Hospital took the initiative to send people to contact Xu Ming, each with five doctors and five assistants as military doctors.

Xu Ming was overjoyed, he had been worried about this matter, although the army had established a medical team, and the regiment also had an establishment, but in fact, there were no qualified doctors at all, and they would only simply bandage and give first aid. Although there are two hospitals in Qiyang, Shiren Hospital and Bo'ai Hospital, the scale is too small, and the total number of doctors available is only five.

The great help of Hunan Public Hospital and Xiangya Hospital will undoubtedly greatly alleviate the problem of soldiers' injuries in the future.

"The treatment of doctors should be according to the rank of company commander! If there are casualties, they will also be paid according to the treatment of the company commander. Now there are 15 doctors, and we need to train them so that they can deal with simple injuries in the future. Xu Ming happily announced at the officer's regular morning meeting.

"Master Xu, there is a question that is a bit troublesome." Zhao Ren raised a difficult question.

"What's the problem?"

"In the past, the salaries of our soldiers were relatively high, and the allowance for ordinary soldiers plus various benefits was 15 yuan a month, which was twice as high as that of other troops, and the salaries of officers were higher. What should be done with the treatment of the division now? ”

Xu Ming's treatment in the army is more than twice as high as that of others, and because the finances of the army are open, there is absolutely no situation in the team where other troops have deducted military salaries.

This is indeed a problem, when the security corps was established in Qiyang, Xu Ming's salary was super attractive. But a force of 1,000 people is fine, but more than 10,000 people are not easy to handle, and the financial pressure is too great.

But this is not difficult for Xu Ming, he has already thought about this problem. His countermeasure was to set up a company without a physical entity, and the people of the former security regiment would be treated the same as other troops, and the loss would be paid by this company.

It's really a genius idea, the new head of the 642nd Regiment, Peng Cong, drew inferences, "This method is very good, as long as the treatment of people remains the same, there is no problem with the form." I believe that this approach can be applied to the bodies and families of disabled soldiers, and I propose the establishment of a body to deal with the families of disabled soldiers and fallen soldiers. ”

This problem is very necessary, and if the soldiers' worries are not resolved, they will not be able to form an effective combat force. In Japan, their Ministry of Health and Welfare has done an excellent job. China, on the other hand, was forced by financial pressure and **, which was extremely bad in this regard, which greatly affected the people's anti-Japanese enthusiasm.

But this kind of thing is very financially stressful, and the government is also responsible. After everyone discussed, Xu Ming decided to jointly deal with the matter between the military and the government.

"First of all, we must contact the government, all families who join the army do not pay taxes, and there are subsidies, and the families of disabled soldiers and soldiers who die in battle do not pay taxes for 30 years. I will contact the Hunan Provincial Government for policy support for this plan; In addition, we will first set aside 1 million yuan as a fund to establish some companies and enterprises to recruit the families of disabled and fallen soldiers to ensure that the families of soldiers can have no worries about food and clothing. ”

Zhao Ren also added: "Their children should also build special primary schools to ensure that they are educated. ”

Everyone chattered and supplemented it, and soon, the "Detailed Rules for the Preferential Treatment of the Families of Disabled and Fallen Soldiers" was released. This kind of program was so influential that it was quickly promoted, and even the United States in World War II used it as a reference.

Xu Ming carried out various mobilizations in Qiyang, and the Japanese army was not idle. Xu Ming received a telegram that the 13th Division of the Japanese Army in Jiangbei had come in and moved frequently, and the intelligence showed signs of northward advance, so Xu Ming's headquarters should assemble in Huainan as soon as possible, and then, together with Mo Dehong's 138th Division, be responsible for the operation of the southern section of the Jinpu Line.

Although Xu Ming and the others knew that the big war was coming, and they were very much looking forward to fighting with it, they were still a little worried.

After all, the 107th is newly formed and not ready, and in Xu Ming's understanding, this unit needs at least 6 months of training before it can be put into war.

But the Japanese army will not wait, and Japan's invasion of China is to be carried out when China is not ready. War will never be fought when everything is going your way.

The biggest problem was the mountain artillery unit, which had a mountain artillery battalion in the division, which had 12 Bofors 75mm mountain guns and an anti-aircraft artillery company of 4 Surothong 20mm machine guns. Artillery is not like infantry, you can make do with it after a few days of training. The observation, correction, firing, and repair of faults in artillery are all very specialized, although mountain artillery is simpler than field heavy artillery. But it is by no means a simple three-month learning system, not to mention that when they practice, there are no sample guns, just some theoretical explanations. The big war is coming, artillery is too important, and the battalion commander Liu Ziyuan's hair is now almost gray.

Xu Ming didn't blame Liu Ziyuan, it wasn't his fault. "Battalion Commander Liu, when will our mountain artillery be able to carry out operations."

Liu Ziyuan said with a sad face: "The mountain cannon is still in Huainan, and when you go there, you must first familiarize yourself with the use of the cannon, and you have to practice with live ammunition, I have calculated the time, at least a month." ”

Xu Ming wanted to give a direct order, asking him to form combat effectiveness in half a month, and time waited for no one, but he still held back, Liu Ziyuan graduated from the 7th Artillery Department of Huangpu, and his ability was very strong, and he was asked to come to the 107th Division to give Xu Ming face. The issuance of military orders cannot be carried out without taking into account the actual situation.

"Master, when will there be a war?" Liu Ziyuan pondered whether there was enough time.

"About half a month, no more than 20 days at most." Xu Ming sighed deeply.

In addition to the fact that the artillery did not form a combat force, the cooperation of the battalion and regiment was also quite a problem, and in three months, it was too difficult for the soldiers to skillfully carry out large-scale cooperative operations of various arms, and Xu Ming was deeply worried about the upcoming battle.