If you want to ask what the Eighth Route Army is best at, the chairman of the committee knows best.

One is good at fighting guerrilla warfare, accumulating small victories into big victories, constantly bleeding the enemy, and finally achieving victory.

The other is recruitment. According to the troop structure table of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, the Eighth Route Army is only a unit with three divisions and six brigades and tens of thousands of people.

But in 1940, when the Battle of the Hundred Regiments was held, an army of 400,000 suddenly popped out.

This speed is unprecedented!

How could the Independent Regiment let go of such a fine tradition! The same is true of the 2nd Battalion.

Therefore, with the consent of the regimental headquarters, the second battalion should also be greatly expanded. Yuan Pengfei's slogan was that by next winter, the second battalion must become a reinforced battalion of 600 people, and it would become the strongest battalion of the independent regiment.

In the early morning of the next day, the cadres of the battalion headquarters were like industrious bees, going in and out to discuss recruitment.

Two propaganda officers and a few soldiers walked through the entire Shuwa village, and their goal was to let everyone in the village know that the Eighth Route was going to recruit troops.

"Aunt Zhang, our Eighth Route Army is going to recruit troops, it's at the entrance of the village, you can let your son come and have a look."

"Uncle, the soldiers recruited this time are personally led by our battalion commander Yuan, he is a well-known figure in our independent regiment, and he has won the battle, so the opportunity is rare."

I don't know how many similar words have been said, and the skin of the mouth is about to wear out, but the effect is also good, and by the time they returned to the entrance of the village, almost all the people in the village who could move were already here.

A few soldiers helped to maintain order, some young men wanted to line up to sign up to join the army, and some aunts and uncles were inevitably a little worried in their hearts, holding the hands of the soldiers and asking questions.

It's nothing more than whether you eat well, whether you wear warm clothes, train hard, and kill a few little devils in battle?

The soldiers also patiently answered one by one, but there were too many people asking questions, and the soldiers recruited by the battalion headquarters were limited, and they couldn't satisfy everyone's curiosity for a while. In this recruiting office, the noise of gossip is all affecting the normal order of recruitment.

At this time, there is a need for someone who can calm the scene, and the secretary of the secretary's black-faced old pick is like a black bread, and it is particularly deterrent when he stands there.

He stood at the top and shouted to the surrounding villagers: "Folks, be quiet, if you have any questions, you will satisfy everyone's curiosity." ”

The security chief of Shuwa Village also stood next to him and echoed: "Fellow villagers, the Eighth Route Army is the army of our common people and the army of fighting devils.

All this is for our people, everyone should actively support the army, and the boys should join boldly! ”

The two sang and harmonized, which not only stabilized the situation, but also dispelled some doubts in people's hearts, at least they would not ask some stupid questions.

The chief of the security guard picked an old man to ask questions first, and he asked angrily: "Commander of the Eighth Route Army, what age are the soldiers recruited?" ”

The black-faced old man glanced at him and asked, "How old is Uncle this year?" ”

The old man laughed and said happily: "Uncle is 55 years old this year, and his grandsons are 15 years old, maybe he will be able to report as a great-grandson in two years." ”

It can be seen that the old man is still very satisfied with the aspect of breeding offspring, and the family will become more and more prosperous if he has more children and more blessings.

However, the young man standing behind the uncle was a little dissatisfied. He raised his hand and said, "Sir, I want to sign up for the Eighth Route Army, and I don't want to find my aunt to have a child." Little devils are so rampant, I want to pick up a gun to protect my family. ”

The black-faced old man said with a smile on his face: "Uncle is so blessed to have such a good grandson." The young man is full of spirit and ambition. However, our Eighth Route Army has a policy, and there is also an age limit for recruitment, 16 years old and 45 years old. Uncle has no chance, the young man can come back to join the army next year, we will definitely warmly welcome him. ”

The young man's face was full of disappointment when he heard this, how could he be brushed down because of his age, he wished that he was born a year earlier, and he could become a glorious soldier of the Eighth Route Army.

The old man felt a little pity in his heart, but he didn't feel anything. He is such a grandson, and it depends on him to continue the incense lineage! As for joining the Eighth Route Army, they are not old and young, but his son is in the prime of life, and the age of less than 40 years old is just enough. One of the families who participated in the Eighth Route Army was enough.

Answering the question of this family, the chief has already chosen the second candidate, an eldest lady with three children.

She said: "Commander of the Eighth Route Army, I know that Commander Li of your Independent Regiment is the most powerful, and my three children all want to join the Eighth Route Army, so I want to ask if I can go to Commander Li's command to be a soldier." ”

The eldest lady is also a beloved son, so there is no doubt that she will let her children sign up for the Eighth Route Army and fight devils. But this also depends on the subordinates of the commander, under the leadership of the powerful commander, you can always win the battle, and the chance of survival is also very high.

If you meet a blind commander, just like Cheng Blind of the 772nd Regiment, it is very possible for three sons to fall in a battle.

However, in this regard, the black-faced old pick is not false. He said very proudly: "Auntie, fellow villagers, Commander Li of our Independent Regiment knows that he is a figure with great achievements in war.

And our battalion commander is Commander Li's right-hand man, and he is one of the number one figures in the independent regiment. The team he led was the most elite in the whole regiment, and the victories he had fought could not be counted, and the little devils he killed could be piled up into a small mountain.

Therefore, if you go with our battalion commander, you will definitely be able to win the battle just like Regiment Commander Li. ”

After hearing this, the eldest lady said with joy: "Okay, good, I will definitely use my three sons to follow your battalion commander." ”

Other fellow villagers also discussed each other, and someone was well-informed and said: "I have seen their battalion commander Yuan, who is a figure with two guns on the back of a horizontal sword." A ghost-headed broadsword cut the heads of countless devils, two pistols were pulled out, and with a crackling beating, the devils had to fall a large piece, which is amazing! ”

After hearing this, others were amazed, and they all thought that Yuan Pengfei was eight feet tall, with three heads and six arms, similar to the image of a military general in the historical romance.

Yuan Pengfei stood behind, embarrassed to listen.

He had only come the second day, and the villagers in this village had also visited the landlord and aunt of the camp headquarters, and the rest was the chief of Shuwa Village who he had only met in the morning, and he had never seen anyone else, and no one had seen him.

This fellow probably heard so many words from the mouth of the warrior, and with his own imagination, he made up his image, and he can be regarded as a genius.

But if the effect can be achieved, it's okay, and Yuan Pengfei doesn't care too much about his image being demonized.

The chief quickly picked the third candidate, his 18-year-old daughter Liu Ruonan.

This is his youngest daughter, who has the love of his three elder brothers, coupled with the love of their husband and wife, and her living conditions are almost catching up with the eldest lady in the city, her skin is white and tender, and she has hardly done any work.

This time, he couldn't stand his daughter's begging, so he put her in third place and gave her a chance to ask questions.

Liu Ruonan pointed and asked, "Commander of the Eighth Route Army, is the white commander behind you what you call Camp Commander Yuan?" ”

The little girl was very sharp-eyed, and immediately chose Yuan Pengfei, the appearance of the second battalion, while Li Xiucai, another person who was on par with him, stood behind the table and lost the election.

was pointed out, Yuan Pengfei didn't stand to watch the excitement, and went down in person: "Fellow villagers, I am the new second battalion commander Yuan Pengfei, the second battalion is stationed here and has caused a lot of trouble to the villagers, and I would like to thank the villagers for their help and support."

I won't say much else, our Eighth Route Army has always been a devil-fighting force, and I dare not guarantee anything else, I will never let you down when I fight devils. Therefore, young people who want to fight devils must actively participate. ”

The little girl's beautiful eyes were wide open, and they were about to burst into stars. When his father whispered the news to her, she was still in disbelief.

Unexpectedly, this handsome and extraordinary young man was the famous Camp Commander Yuan. In this moment, she felt like she was already in love.

However, Yuan Pengfei didn't think so, answered a few questions from his fellow countrymen, and started recruiting registration on the spot.

The report came up over there, and the clerk Li Xian began to register here: Li Xilie, 20 years old, has a strong physique, has a certain martial arts foundation, and can consider the big knife team.

Liu Xing, 19 years old, has a thin physique, was born as a sheep herder, and has the ability to throw stones with one hand, which can be cultivated in the direction of bombardier.

One soldier after another was registered on the roster, and in the blink of an eye, thirty or forty people were recruited, and there were nearly one hundred and ten people in the long queue behind. Presumably, the recruitment task of the battalion headquarters will be successfully completed.

And at this moment, a young man caught Yuan Pengfei's attention.

"You said, you're from Sanyuan Town, it's the Guotong District, why don't you sign up for the Jin Sui Army or the Central Army?!"

The young man sneered and explained: "Sir, the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army are all raccoon dogs, that is, they are a little stronger than devils, and they will not kill people unscrupulously. But they robbed the food.

The millet that my family had worked so hard to grow, they didn't give any money or food, they took it all away like robbers.

The old lady was directly angry, and it was impossible for me to seek revenge on them with my bare hands, so I thought about coming to join the Eighth Route Army, fighting the devils first, and then calculating with them one by one. ”

Yuan Pengfei was a little staggered, the nature of the Central Army has not changed, forcibly recruiting strong men, forcibly requisitioning food, and the logistical supplies given to them by the chairman of the committee. If they didn't have that little logistical supply, they might all be puppet soldiers for the devils.

He patted the young man on the shoulder sympathetically, and thought: The young man did not come in vain, if he survived, maybe he could take revenge with his own hands.