That night, Zheng Weiguo and others came with good news - Yu Laogen and they recruited a lot of new people in Tongping County. They are ready to leave before dawn, and it is estimated that they will be able to rush to Ping'an County tomorrow morning.

Now it's a troubled time, not to mention bandits, even the security forces belonging to each district are likely to attack Lao Gen and them. In order to ensure safety, Zheng Weiguo specially sent a guard squad to greet him. The squad leader Zhang Changgui was still recuperating from his injuries, so Ren Zhuzi led the team.

The road was very smooth, and early the next morning, Yu Laogen and the others rushed back. Not only did the purchased supplies load seven wagons, but also brought back more than 100 people.

When they returned, the warriors were running back, and it was a big matter of what they ate in the morning, and they took out all the strength to feed one by one. Yu Laogen looked at the soldiers who were running wildly all the way in a daze, and smacked his lips: "If I could be ten years younger, I would be able to run so fast!" ”

A young man in a student uniform next to him was a little curious, so he asked, "Hey, why are you running so fast?" Hey......"

The warriors are in a hurry to go back for breakfast, who is interested in dealing with them? Everyone is fighting to be the first, how can this be delayed?

The young student's heart is also real, and he has to ask to find out. When he saw that no one cared about him, he reached out and grabbed a person, and said with a smile: "You said that you ran so fast for Lu, so I will let you go." ”

The hapless fellow was almost, and pushed the young man away angrily, saying, "Go, go, go!" Don't delay Lao Tzu to eat meat buns! ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, and was broken away by that guy. The people behind also ran around the young man, for fear of being caught by him again. It's nothing if you can't eat meat buns, but it's too embarrassing for people to eat white flour buns and gnaw on their own nests.

Zheng Weiguo had already heard that Yu Laogen and the others had come back at this time, and he hurriedly took a few officers to the city gate to greet them.

Li Dazhuang looked at it and said happily: "Uncle Lao Gen'er is really going to be a good deal!" Good guy, seven big cars, two county magistrates can't compare! ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "It also depends on what is loaded in the car." ”

Li Dazhuang thought for a moment and said, "It would be nice if it were a box cannon." "Ever since the box cannon was replaced by an iron rooster, he has felt exhausted. I didn't care about it when I had a box cannon before, but now that it's gone, I remember the benefits of the box cannon.

Yu Laogen saw Zheng Weiguo and the others in front of him from a distance, so he hurriedly stepped forward a few steps, saluted, and said, "Tuanzao, I'm back!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said happily: "Okay, good, just come back!" Lao Gen'er, you have made a great contribution this time! Come, let's go back to the regiment headquarters first. As he spoke, he led the team towards the city, and everyone talked freely as they walked.

Yu Laogen grinned and said, "This is nothing, Tongping County is now in a mess." As long as a big flag is erected, there are guns for men, but it is difficult to get Western medicine and horses. Look, the two big cars in front of you are full of guns! Shenyang-made (another name for the Liao Thirteen rifle), the Golden Hook Rifle, the Old Sleeve, and the Hanyang-made, there are two more formal ones! ”

Li Dazhuang asked secretly: "Uncle Lao Gen'er, is there a box cannon?" It's also a masturbation! ”

Yu Laogen glanced at him suspiciously, and said strangely: "What? Da Zhuang, you want to put a pistol, don't you have a box cannon? ”

Li Dazhuang's face flushed, he was embarrassed to say more, and walked away without saying a word.

Yu Laogen secretly said to Zheng Weiguo: "Tuanzao, I got a lot of good things this time!" I'll report back to you later. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded with a smile and said, "Did you make a fortune?" Well, we'll talk about that later. Lao Gen'er, where are all the Western medicines you get? ”

Yu Laogen was a little embarrassed, took a small box casually, and said: "It's just such a small box, not to mention the price, I haven't bought it yet!" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "It's okay, I know that your work is difficult to do." The next time I go, not only Western medicine, but also traditional Chinese medicine for external injuries, such as Yunnan Baiyao, I also bought it back. Don't be afraid of high prices, buy as many as you want, if there are doctors and nurses who are willing to come, please also invite them, and I will send him the salary of a regiment-level cadre. ”

Yu Laogen nodded hurriedly and said, "I remember, next time I go I will definitely get more Western medicine and come back!" ”

At this time, Li Dazhuang suddenly ran over from the back of the team, and said a little angrily: "Uncle Lao Gen'er, why did you recruit so many old people and children when you went to recruit soldiers!" ”

When Zheng Weiguo heard this, he carefully observed the crowd behind him, and really saw a lot of old people, women and children.

Yu Laogen's face turned red and said, "Tuanzao, some people have come to us with guns, but they can ask for their families to settle down on our side." As soon as I thought that these people could be used, I took them all. "In fact, many of them are refugees, and they are really desperate and begging to come to the door. As soon as Lao Gen'er's heart softened, he took in a lot.

Zheng Weiguo knew this, but he didn't blame him for it, on the contrary, he was happy that Lao Gen'er, who had always been numb, could behave like this. Zheng Weiguo said: "Well, Lao Gen'er, you did it right!" They are all Chinese, and we naturally have to do our best to help them when they are in trouble. Wait a minute, you have to help them find a good place to live, just join the security corps, just like our own relatives, and treat them well. ”

Yu Laogen's heart warmed, and he hurriedly gave a military salute and said loudly: "Yes!" ”

The young student suddenly stepped forward and said, "You are Head Zheng?" Can you take me to fight devils? ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said with a smile: "Yo, I'm still a student!" Yes, I am Zheng Weiguo. Now our anti-Japanese security corps is lacking intellectuals like you, as long as you are willing to come, of course we are warmly welcome! ”

Yu Laogen interjected and said: "This future life is also our fellow countryman, studying in Beiping!" I heard that we had to come here to fight against the Japanese, so I had to come and take a look. ”

Zheng Weiguo's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "That's really good!" College student, what's your name? Zheng Weiguo was more curious about the young student and deliberately talked to him.

The college student's name is Feng Kun, his hometown is in the northeast, and his family hid in Guannai after the 918 incident. Now his family has gone south. He was delayed for a moment because of some things, and he didn't have time to leave.

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Xiao Feng, I don't think you should leave!" Stay and be a clerk in the regiment headquarters, the anti-Japanese security regiment needs you! ”

Feng Kun hesitated for a moment and said, "Regiment leader, I, I still want to fight devils." I'm afraid that I won't be able to go to the front line when I am a clerk. ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you have excellent military quality, I will approve you to go to the front line!" ”

Feng Kun was overjoyed and said, "Commander, that's good, let's just make up our minds!" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said, "Okay, now you are the secretary of the regiment headquarters." I was given the task of registering all the new members. The more detailed this information is, the better, including their name, age, previous work history, address, family situation, etc. ”

Feng Kun hurriedly gave a decent military salute and said, "Yes! ”

Statistical work is very important, because there is a high probability that these people who come to seek refuge are mixed with devilish agents. Strict statistics and strict systems can minimize the risks brought by spies. Of course, this work cannot be left to the newcomer Feng Kun to do. In the actual operation, it was personally supervised by Zheng Weiguo, and Zhang Haiyan was specifically responsible for completing it.

In order to facilitate his work, Zheng Weiguo promoted Zhang Haiyan to the post of chief of staff of the regiment, responsible for the statistical work of the whole regiment and the daily training of the troops. Because there was no suitable candidate for company commander, Zhang Haiyan also served as a company commander for a long time. It wasn't until soon later that Yu Laogen recruited a company commander from the original 29th Army. This man's name was Duan Shuanghu, and the troops were scattered, and when they saw that Yu Laogen and they were raising flags to recruit troops, they rushed over with seven or eight brothers. In order to show his recognizance of him, Zheng Weiguo specially asked him to serve as a company commander and liberated Zhang Haiyan from his heavy work.

After that, Zheng Weiguo transferred all the veterans of the Northwest Army to the first company, all the deserters and displaced people from the northeast were transferred to the second company, and the third company established later were mostly natives from North China. The three companies soon formed their own unique characteristics and styles, and each was good at its own strengths in the anti-Japanese battlefield.

Among the group of people recruited by Yu Laogen to Tongping County, there were only more than 80 young and strong men, and most of them were homeless refugees who had not received military training. Some of the defeated soldiers had some military training, but their military qualities were also poor. In this regard, Zheng Weiguo said that there was a lot of pressure.

In the evening, Yu Laogen mysteriously invited Zheng Weiguo aside. It turned out that he really found a good treasure in Tongping County this time. When Zheng Weiguo saw it, it was actually five oversized barge guns, the barrels alone were thirty or forty centimeters long, and they were also equipped with fixed butts and front handguards. This is actually already the specification of a carbine, which can no longer be called a pistol.

Yu Laogen saw Zheng Weiguo's surprised look, and said with a smug smile: "Tuanzao, hey, don't you like that fast and slow machine?" It just so happened that I bought it in Tongping County, and it was so much bigger than the last time we saw it! ”

Zheng Weiguo stroked the body of the gun and said happily: "It's really good! Old Yu, you still have a few more runs. Before the Japanese devils arrive, we have to come back with more good things. ”

Yu Laogen hurriedly said: "Yes! Tuanzuo, I rushed back to Tongping in the afternoon. However, Tuanza, now that the army is in chaos, guns are not cheap! ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "It's only now that I can buy a gun, and I'm afraid that I won't have money to buy it in the future." You can buy it, but the gun is good, and the price is up to you! ”

Yu Laogen felt the trust, hurriedly saluted, straightened his waist and said, "Yes!" ”

After Yu Laogen left, Zheng Weiguo took a closer look at these strange box guns, and saw the words "Dagu Shipyard" on the gun. He immediately understood that this product is a Chinese copycat version of the fast and slow machine! Zheng Weiguo had to sigh in his heart the great power of Chinese cottages. However, this kind of gun can only be fired continuously, not single-shot, and it seems wrong to call it a fast and slow machine, so it is better to call it a "big fast machine".

Of these five big fast machines, Zheng Weiguo kept one by himself, and the remaining four were all placed in the guard class. It's a pity that there are too few of them, if only they could equip a company.

In order to catch more things and come back before the devils occupied Tongping County, Yu Laogen returned to Tongping County with his brothers that afternoon. For more than a month after that, weapons, horses, medicines, and soldiers were continuously transported back from Tongping County.

Thanks to Lao Gen'er's blessing, Zheng Weiguo expanded an infantry company and expanded the guard squad into a platoon, and the platoon commander was still Zhang Changgui. The commander of the third infantry company is called Liu Zida, who used to be the captain of a certain section of the Pinghan Railway, and also studied in an army primary school, and his ability was affirmed by Zheng Weiguo.

In addition to the combatants, Yu Laogener also found a Western doctor and two gun repair masters. Zheng Weiguo was overjoyed, so he set up a new medical and health team and a simple repair station.

Not only have the number of troops been abandoned, but the weapons have also been greatly improved. Although the number of people has increased a lot, the equipment has risen to a higher level, and the soldiers of the army have used 79-caliber rifles with pointed bullets such as Liao 13 and Zhongcheng, and the rest are all made in Hanyang, which is of better quality.

As Yu Laogen continued to recruit troops in Tongping County, the guns of the security regiment began to increase rapidly, but the atmosphere was not as harmonious as before. The contradictions between veterans and recruits, between recruits and recruits, gradually increased. Although nothing out of the ordinary has happened for the time being, it is enough to make Zheng Weiguo vigilant.

Zheng Weiguo found Feng Kun and said, "Xiao Feng, you have been with the soldiers all this time. Tell me, why do I always think everyone seems to have emotions? Especially the new brothers don't seem to be very happy? ”

Feng Kun smiled and said, "Tuanzao, in fact, it's nothing. Everyone is usually busy training and lacks communication. In addition, the time spent together is still short, and it is inevitable that there will be some misunderstandings. ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll figure out a way to communicate with each other." What do you mean by misunderstanding? Who do they have an opinion on? ”

Feng Kun snorted for a long time before saying, "Tuanzao, don't be angry when I said it." Many brothers have a problem with you! ”