The next day, as soon as Zhang Yunfei entered the headquarters of the 36 th Group Army, Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, said to Zhang Yunfei happily: "Commander-in-chief, today we have added 10 new recruiting points in Datong alone, but there are more people who have come to enlist today than yesterday. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunfei was also very happy, the recruitment point continued to be popular, and it was also expected by Zhang Yunfei, yesterday, Zhang Yunfei had basically figured out why so many people came to join the army to fight the little devils.

Zhang Yunfei also wanted to take a look at such a hot recruitment scene in person, so Zhang Yunfei said with a smile: "Lao Zuo, since the scene is so hot, let's go and take a look." ”

The chief of the general staff also said happily: "Okay, then let's go and have a look." ”

Chief of Staff Zuo went to see the situation in several recruiting points in Datong City two days ago, and he has received reports from the comrades below in the past few days, and he has not yet gone to see them, and he happened to go to see them again today.

Although Zhang Yunfei had been prepared for a long time and expected that the scene would be very hot, but when he actually arrived at the scene, Zhang Yunfei's heart was still slightly surprised.

This is only one of the dozen or so recruitment points in Datong, but Zhang Yunfei and Zuo Qingquan came to this recruitment point at more than nine o'clock in the morning with a few guards.

I saw a sea of people in front of the recruiting point not far away, and the black crowd surrounded this recruiting point solidly, looking at the number of people, there were at least several thousand.

Fortunately, this recruiting point is set up in a square in Datong, and if it is next to the street, so many people will definitely block the street tightly.

Seeing this scene, the chief of the general staff said happily: "Commander-in-chief, congratulations, with so many people, the quality of the recruits we have recruited this time will definitely be better than the previous ones." ”

Zhang Yunfei also nodded happily, Zhang Yunfei thought in his heart, there are so many people, there is a lot of choice, so Zhang Yunfei said: "Lao Zuo, this time we must register the education level of this batch of recruits in detail, so that we can make the best use of our talents in the future and give full play to their cultural knowledge level." ”

The chief of staff of Zuo next to him hurriedly said happily: "Commander-in-chief, don't worry, we will do a detailed registration this time." ”

Zhang Yunfei believes that in order for his troops to develop to a high level in the future, the level of cultural knowledge of the soldiers is relatively important, and pilots, tank troops, and artillery soldiers all need a certain level of education.

It is precisely because of the importance of the level of knowledge and culture that every company in the 36 th Group Army has now set up study classes, and the soldiers devote one to two hours a day to learning cultural knowledge in addition to training.

Many soldiers who used to be illiterate in the past can basically write some letters to their families, and the worst ones can write their own names and can barely read the newspaper.

Just as Zhang Yunfei was happily looking at the crowd of people not far away, a soldier of the 36th Group Army ran over, stood upright in front of Zhang Yunfei and Zuo Qingquan, saluted, and said respectfully: "Good chief!" We are in the process of recruiting troops, please ask for instructions from the chief. ”

This soldier should be the person in charge of a recruiting point, and when he saw Zhang Yunfei and Zuo Qingquan coming, he immediately lined up everyone, and finally squeezed out and reported to Zhang Yunfei.

Zhang Yunfei returned a military salute and said with a straight face: "Go on!" ”

Watching the person in charge leave, Zhang Yunfei said with great interest: "Lao Zuo, let's go in and have a look." ”

Hearing this, Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, was also very interested and said happily: "Commander-in-chief, I have this intention. ”

Several accompanying guards immediately opened the way in front, and Zhang Yunfei and others walked towards the crowd.

At first, the noisy crowd didn't notice Zhang Yunfei and them, maybe most of these people came to Datong from all over the country, and everyone didn't recognize Zhang Yunfei and the others immediately.

The people on the periphery of the crowd saw that there were several soldiers wearing the uniforms of the 36th Group Army, opening the way in front and squeezing inside, and these people who finally occupied this position were extremely reluctant to give in a little.

Due to the fact that there were too many people outside the recruitment point, it took a lot of effort for several guards and soldiers who opened the way to advance twenty or thirty meters, and there was still at least twenty or thirty meters away from the recruitment point in front.

Just when these comrades of the guards who opened the road felt more strenuous and annoyed, someone finally recognized Zhang Yunfei, and today, Zhang Yunfei and Zuo Qingquan are both wearing military uniforms, which is basically not much different from the large photos published in the newspapers before.

I don't know who shouted: "Everyone, look at it, it seems to be Commander-in-Chief Zhang." ”

"Where? Where is it? ”

"It's really Commander-in-Chief Zhang, I'm so happy that Commander-in-Chief Zhang is here in person."

Seeing that everyone recognized him, Zhang Yunfei smiled and said loudly: "Hello everyone! Everybody's worked hard. ”

Several guards next to him immediately looked nervous when they saw that everyone recognized Zhang Yunfei, and they were very worried about Zhang Yunfei's safety.

Zhang Yunfei looked at a few guards who were like facing a great enemy, couldn't help but smile slightly, and said softly: "Comrades, it's okay, relax." ”

Outside the recruitment point, more and more people recognized Zhang Yunfei, and immediately everyone cheered excitedly, the atmosphere was very warm, and many people were still tiptoeing and stretching their necks, hoping to see Zhang Yunfei.

The people around Zhang Yunfei also took the initiative to get out of the way at this time, and Zhang Yunfei, surrounded by several guards, finally came to the recruitment point in the center of the crowd.

There is about a platoon of soldiers next to the recruitment point to maintain order, which seems a little empty, and there is a row of tables in the middle, more than a dozen soldiers, who are in charge of recruiting soldiers.

The person in charge of this recruiting point, seeing Zhang Yunfei and the others, finally squeezed in, and walked in front of Zhang Yunfei a little embarrassed, like a child who had done something wrong.

The person in charge lowered his head and whispered: "Commander-in-chief, we didn't do our job well, and the scene was so chaotic that the leaders almost couldn't squeeze in." ”

Zhang Yunfei gently patted the person in charge on the shoulder in understanding, and comforted: "It's okay, there are so many people, even if you want to maintain order, it must be difficult." ”

Hearing this, the person in charge was full of emotion, but he didn't expect Zhang Yunfei to understand himself so well.

In the past, when the recruitment began, the order was still quite good, because there were not many people, everyone lined up in a neat line, but later, more and more people came here to join the army, and everyone became a little chaotic.

Now, we can only ensure the order of a small area in front of the recruitment point, and other places can't manage so much, if thousands of people are lined up, then this line is estimated to be long.

In order to maintain order, the person in charge has put in a certain amount of effort, but there are too many people here, and they can only keep it like this.

The person in charge didn't tell Zhang Yunfei about these things, but when Zhang Yunfei saw this scene, he felt that the responsibility was not the person in charge, so Zhang Yunfei comforted him, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yunfei's simple words moved the person in charge so much that his eyes were almost red.

Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, looked at the eager people around him, and also said to Zhang Yunfei with emotion: "Commander-in-chief, this scene is too hot, but I am happy. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunfei also smiled happily.

After laughing, Zhang Yunfei walked to a table, picked up the record form on the table and looked at it briefly, seeing that the form was well done and the record was also very comprehensive, Zhang Yunfei also nodded with satisfaction.

On the next table, there happened to be several young people preparing to enlist, and one of them was quite burly, not like an ordinary person at first glance, but like a battle-hardened veteran.

Zhang Yunfei looked at it for a moment, and then asked with a smile: "This comrade, you have fought before!" ”

Seeing Zhang Yunfei personally ask himself, this person looked a little excited, "Sir, I used to be the 88th Division of the Kuomintang, but our troops have been defeated again and again, and now I haven't fought a little devil for more than half a year.

No, seeing that your 36th Group has won several big battles one after another, my brothers and I combined, and even most of our people have come to Datong, and we have only one wish, that is, to join the 36th Group Army, go to the battlefield to fight the little devils, and avenge the dead brothers. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunfei was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that the 88th Division, which is known as the elite [***], also had some people deserting and wanted to join his 36th Group Army.

Zhang Yunfei immediately became interested, so Zhang Yunfei asked again: "What position did you hold in the 88th Division before?" ”

The [***] said a little proudly: "Sir, I used to be a company commander in the 88th Division, but as long as I can join the 36th Group Army, so that I can go to the battlefield to fight little devils, even if I am a big soldier, I am willing." ”

Zhang Yunfei looked at this [***] with satisfaction, Zhang Yunfei thought, since even the [***] elite people have come to defect to his 36th Group Army, then those miscellaneous armies, I am afraid that there are also many soldiers who have come to Datong, among which there must be many grassroots officers and veterans with rich battlefield experience.

Now I am in need of people, the reorganization of the ten columns is about to be carried out, and there is just a lack of a large number of grassroots commanders, with these [***] company platoon commanders, as long as they are slightly transformed, they can be completely used.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunfei felt very happy in his heart.

(To be continued)