Wang Shizhen did not write immediately. After his leg injury improved slightly, he conveniently used Long Qian's order and offered to go out for a walk. His request was immediately agreed, presiding over the headquarters was Ning Shijun, who had just returned from inspecting the field, the chief of staff who spoke elegantly accompanied Wang Shizhen for a meal, asked Wang Shizhen's request, and sent a staff officer Lan Xinzhi to let Lan Xinzhi accompany the high-status prisoner and explain to Lan Xinzhi, "Commander Long has an explanation, Mr. Wang can go wherever he wants, there is no forbidden area." But two things must be guaranteed, one is his safety, and the other is not to let him escape. ”

Lan Xinzhi found Wang Shizhen a Mengshan Army uniform and asked him to change into it. Wang Shizhen refused, and Lan Xinzhi said, "Mainly for your convenience." If the soldiers below know that you are the supreme commander of the official army, I am afraid that there will be chaos. Some truths need to be explained to the soldiers slowly......"

Wang Shizhen accepted Lan Xinzhi's opinion, since he wanted to see this peculiar army, it would be better to wear their military uniforms.

The military uniform is a hand-sewn cotton jacket and cotton pants, which is no different from the common style in the countryside, that is, the gray cloth surface looks a little special, if it is replaced with a black one, it goes out alone, and it looks at it from a distance, and it is no different from the peasants.

"The weather is starting to warm up, and Shan Jun's uniform has begun to be distributed, but it is still quite cold in the morning and evening. The chief of staff was worried about your health and specially ordered you to be dressed in cotton clothes. Lan Xinzhi said.

Wang Shizhen suddenly found it interesting, in his military major, the most proficient is the engineering major, which is closely related to logistics, "Do you have a clothing factory?" How are these uniforms made? ”

"Naturally, there was none. The first time I realized the role of military uniforms for the army was to reorganize the army in Mengshan. At that time, we attacked Maoyang Town and robbed Cao Kun of a large number of military uniforms, and Commander Long made a lot of specific regulations on the etiquette of wearing military uniforms. Everyone realized the benefits, and when the clothes wore out, they had to find a way to make their own clothes. After the occupation of Zhengjiazhuang, Commander Long personally planned and set up a quilt factory, but most of the members are village women from various villages, and there is no need to come here to do things, our people only need to distribute cotton cloth and cotton and carry out acceptance ......"

"Can you take a look at your quilt factory?"

"Of course."

The clothing factory is located in the front yard of the Zheng family ancestral hall, half of which is the warehouse, and half of which is the receiving station. Someone will carry the accepted clothes to the other side, count, and put them into storage. On the other side, there are people who take strips to get clothes, and the whole process is orderly.

Wang Shizhen found that the clothes sent at the scene were not only gray coats, but also white coarse cloth underwear, and even shoes, which can be described as a wide variety.

"How to accept it?" Wang Shizhen asked a one-armed soldier.

"You are?" The soldier's puzzled eyes fell on Lan Xinzhi behind him, and Lan Xinzhi said, "This Mr. Wang is a friend of the commander, and the commander ordered me to accompany Mr. Wang to take a look around." ”

"Oh, and we've set up three standard sizes, which are large, medium, and small. The main sizes are calibrated in advance, such as neckline, sleeve length, placket length, etc., and only one type is made in each village, so it is much easier to cut. If you make cotton clothes, the amount of cotton will not be messy. I mainly look at the stitches, and it's generally fine. ”

"Hmm, your arm?" Wang Shizhen asked.

"The first time I beat Li Chun, I was wounded, and in order to save my life, I cut off half of it," the soldier shook half of his empty sleeve casually, "I can't fight with the troops, let me come here, I feel that one arm is still fighting." Staff Officer Lan, you talk to our battalion commander and let me go back to the company. ”

"That's not going to work. Your business is set by the commander himself. What's more, isn't it the same thing to do things for the troops? Don't you have the military uniform you got to wear, and you train to fight bare-ass? ”

"It's all the old lady's business, let me do it ...... a man"

"Isn't Section Chief Song the same every day? I remember the commander talking to you personally, right? ”

The one-armed soldier nodded in frustration.

"Cao Laosi, let me tell you, you can also be rewarded for meritorious service in logistics! Isn't this transport even an example? ”

Wang Shizhen didn't say anything, pondering.

Leaving the clothing factory, Wang Shizhen asked to see the wounded soldiers of the official army. Lan Xinzhi didn't say anything, and directly took Wang Shizhen back to the infirmary of the Zheng family's mansion, separated a row of houses as the living room of the prisoner's wounded and sick, standing at the gate of the courtyard, Wang Shizhen clearly saw several officers and soldiers sitting in the sun basking in the sun, they were all wearing official uniforms, and they looked good. And there are women constantly coming and going from the ward, all of whom look like nursing staff.

"These are supposed to be movable minor injuries, and serious injuries are lying in the house. It is the tradition of our army to treat prisoners well, and those who deserve to die are dead, and those who have survived until now have basically saved their lives. You can go in and have a look. Lan Xinzhi said to Wang Shizhen.

Wang Shizhen shook his head and left. Lan Xinzhi guessed his thoughts, and he didn't want to be recognized by his subordinates, especially when he was wearing this military uniform.

Lan Xinzhi also thought that Wang Shizhen would ask Lu to go and see the intact prisoners of war, but he did not make this request.

At the third stop, Wang Shizhen asked to see the military training of the Mengshan army. Lan Xinzhi asked him what he was watching, and Wang Shizhen asked what you were practicing. Lan Xinzhi said that the subjects of the troops currently stationed in Zhengjiazhuang are also different, the recruits are training in the queue, and the veterans are practicing tactics, which do you want to see?

Wang Shizhen wants to see it.

At the end of the battle, the Mengshan Army recruited a group of new recruits from the newly expanded base area, the number was small, less than 100 people, all of them were concentrated in Zhengjiazhuang, and a new recruit team was set up to receive the most basic training - queues, internal affairs, and the study of military regulations and regulations.

As soon as the so-called land reform (that is, rent reduction, interest reduction, and debt reduction) was carried out, they immediately won the support of the peasants, and a large number of peasants who were struggling on the starvation line sent their sons to the Mengshan Army.

The captain of the recruit was Shi Dashou, the deputy commander of the fourth battalion, and the instructors were all drawn from the 11th Company where Shi Dashou was concurrently. When Wang Shizhen went, Shi Dashou was organizing the recruits to drill the basic queue. The layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, Wang Shizhen only watched the demonstration actions of a few "instructors", and he was shocked in his heart. The queue drill of the new army of the small station adheres to the German style, because the compiled drill code is from Germany, and the new army column drill code has been praised by the German governor in Jiaoao, which is enough to prove its effect. Wang Shizhen thought that there would be no better army in the whole country than the new army of Xiaozhan Station, but the demonstration actions made by several instructors in front of him (each with about ten recruits) were strong and powerful, and they were very beautiful. It was a simple salute, which also made Wang Shizhen's eyes shine.

"Staff Officer Lan, where did you learn this set of moves?"

"It's all taught by our Commander Long himself. At the beginning of Mengshan, we didn't practice less__"

Wang Shizhen did not comment, he proposed to go to see the training of the veterans.

The training ground was set up outside the village, because Wang Shizhen had just recovered from a bone injury, so he could only go on horseback. On that day, the three battalions and eight companies were being trained, and they were conducting platoon-level detachments to attack at a training ground with a large area and a large obstacle.

Bi Zilong, the commander of the Eighth Company, was killed in battle, and now the company commander is Fei Ning, the former platoon commander of the Eighth Company.

Fenning watched the training with his binoculars in his hands, not noticing the arrival of the guests. The continuous war of annihilation has greatly improved the equipment of the commanders of the Mengshan Army, and the telescope, as an important weapon, is now basically equipped to the level of company commander.

"Don't bother him, I'll take a look."

It's also an insider's doorway. Wang Shizhen's surprise at the attack of the eighth company is indescribable, they are basically a group of three, their movements are extremely skillful and fast, they are very good at using the terrain, and the action of crawling forward with a gun makes Wang Shizhen very shocked - completely beyond the training level of the new army!

"Are there any other subjects?"

Lan Xinzhi recalled, "The Ninth Company is practicing field construction. It's a bit of a mountain trail though. I don't know Mr. Wang's legs__"

"It doesn't matter."

After riding for a quarter of an hour, dismounting, Lan Xinzhi let the accompanying two guard company soldiers support Wang Shizhen to climb up one by one, in front of him is an open field, the 100th soldier is digging the fortifications vigorously, as a senior in the military circles, Wang Shizhen can see at a glance that this is a company position, and the crooked trenches and communication trenches constitute a complete set of defensive positions.

"What are you digging this hole for?" Wang Shizhen pointed to the hiding hole on the inside of the trench and asked Lan Xinzhi in surprise.

"Anti-artillery."

"Help me down and have a look." Wang Shizhen insisted on experiencing it for herself.

After a lot of effort, Wang Shizhen finally went down to the trench and shrank into an anti-artillery hole dug by the soldiers. ”

"Yes. The commander said that in future battles, it was not the rifles that inflicted the greatest casualties on the infantry, but artillery. ”

Wang Shizhen was the most proficient in the engineering business, and after only looking at it for a while, he admitted that the construction of this company's position was extremely clever, and if there was sufficient ammunition, there would be no problem for a company to hold such a position and block the attack of a battalion.

"Where is your Commander Dragon now?"

"I'm afraid you won't see him today. He took people to clear the opium seedlings, and our commander was very angry when he found that there were opium growers nearby. The Autonomous Committee was ordered to conduct a thorough investigation and not to allow a single opium seedling in the base area. Something happened on Yuanzhuang's side, and he went to deal with it himself. ”

Wang Shizhen was shocked again. Opium cultivation has become a trend in various parts of Shandong, and he knows this. And he was fully aware of the dangers of opium. However, there is no county or government that organizes people to eliminate opium, but a group of bandits who are determined to completely cut it off are doing such a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people.

"Opium incomes are high, and it's no wonder that the peasants are against it. What are you going to do? ”

"We have gathered all the opium smokers in the base area, dug for carbon in the rocks, and when to get rid of drug addiction and when to release them. Commander Long has already ordered the shooting of seven opium traffickers, just yesterday! Opium is a thing that hurts the country, and not a single opium seedling must appear in the area occupied by the Mengshan army, and no one is allowed to sell and smoke opium. This is the task he assigned to the Autonomous Committee after the Spring Festival. ”

"What is a self-governing committee?"

"Oh, it's actually a joint office of each village__"

"Can I take a look?"

"Well, of course. They meet regularly and are usually busy. If you have to inquire, I will take you to meet Master Chen Zhuang, who is the director of the Autonomous Committee. By the way, what does Mr. Wang think about the training of our army? ”

"If you fight such a position, how many troops will you need?"

"Well, such a position, without the support of large-caliber artillery, it is better not to attack hard. We'll think of other ways. ”

"What's the solution?"

This time, Lan Xinzhi didn't say anything, "Mr. Wang, there are many ways to attack, and it must be a stupid person's idea to beat the opponent with a strong fortified position, right?" ”

Wang Shizhen didn't care about lunch, endured the leg pain all the way to Chenjiaya, and talked to Chen Chao about the sunset. On the night he returned to Zhengjiazhuang, he began to write a letter to Yuan Shikai.

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