HCB Chapter 123 "8000 new recruits"
Chapter 123 "8000 new recruits"
After Kong Jie put everything in the room, he went to the county brigade headquarters.
"Captain, what are you going to do with me?"
Gaoda looked at Kong Jie in front of him.
"Old Kong, you used to be a senior commander in the Eighth Route Army. Now our county brigade is in need of experienced commanders, so I plan to let you lead my troops."
Kong Jie was very satisfied after hearing Gaoda's arrangement.
He liked leading troops to fight. When he thought of the weapons and equipment of the county brigade soldiers, he thought it would be very exciting to lead such a team to fight.
"Captain, how many people are there in our county brigade now?"
Gundam thought for a moment before answering.
"Old Kong, our county brigade now has nearly 4000 people in total, including 4 infantry battalions, 3 logistics companies, an artillery battalion, a special forces company, and a cavalry battalion. Our county brigade is still recruiting new soldiers..."
Kong Jie was completely stunned. How the hell was this even called a county brigade?
"What the hell?" Kong Jie couldn't help but swear.
"Captain, this is simply amazing. The size of our county brigade is almost comparable to that of a brigade."
Gundam said with a smile.
"Old Kong, let me tell you this, the current strength of the county brigade is enough to compete with a field regiment of the Japanese devils."
Kong Jie was extremely shocked, and what Gaoda said next made Kong Jie drop his teeth even more shocked.
"Old Kong, the reason why our county brigade dares to expand so wildly is because we have an arsenal to support it. The arsenal can provide a large amount of weapons and ammunition for our troops every month."
Kong Jie was shocked and said, "Oh my goodness, Captain, our county brigade actually has its own arsenal. Am I dreaming?"
Kong Jie felt like he was dreaming. He finally understood why Li Yunlong said that before. Being a commander in the county brigade was simply too cool and too exciting.
"Old Kong, I have introduced everything about the county brigade. Now I will take you around and take a look at our soldiers."
After saying that, Gaoda took Kong Jie out of the command area and began to wander around the camp in Lijiazhuang.
When Kong Jie saw the weapons, equipment and cannons in the camp, he was unable to express his feelings in words. In short, it was just two words: exciting.
Gaoda took Kong Jie to visit all the county brigades and then returned to the command center.
"Old Kong, I am going to give you the command of the four infantry battalions of the county brigade."
"No problem, Captain." Kong Jie replied happily.
The four infantry battalions of the county brigade have a total size of nearly 4 people. Isn't this equivalent to Kong Jie becoming the regiment commander again? That's simply great.
The combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment of the county brigade's infantry battalion are much stronger than his independent regiment. Just thinking about leading such troops to fight is exciting.
Gaoda continued, "Lao Kong, in addition to leading four infantry battalions, you also have an important task. I am going to organize a grassroots commander training class. You need to bring me a group of grassroots commanders. Can you do it?"
Kong Jie replied solemnly: "No problem, Captain."
Gundam nodded in satisfaction.
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A week later.
Kong Jie has been in the county brigade for a week.
During this week, Kong Jie took over his work in an all-round way. In addition to leading the troops in training during the day, he also had to hold training classes for grassroots commanders and fighters in the evening.
That day, Gaoda called Kong Jie to the headquarters.
"Lao Kong, you have been in the county brigade for a week now. Are you adapting here? If you have any needs, please tell me."
"Thank you for your concern, captain. I have had a very fulfilling week. The soldiers of the county brigade are simply amazing. I have never led such good soldiers." Kong Jie said happily.
Afterwards, Gao Da and Kong Jie discussed some issues concerning the construction of the troops.
While the two were having a pleasant conversation, Li Dakang walked into the command center.
Gundam saw Li Dakang coming.
"Dakang, what have you been busy with recently? How is the recruitment of new soldiers going?"
Li Dakang quickly walked to the tea table, poured a bowl of water and started drinking.
"Captain, I have been busy recruiting new soldiers recently. All the new soldiers have been recruited."
Gundam asked hurriedly, "Dakang, how many new soldiers have we recruited this time?"
Li Dakang deliberately kept the secret.
"Captain, guess how many people we recruited this time?"
"Come on, don't keep me in suspense. How should I know? You've always been in charge of recruiting soldiers, and the boot camp isn't here."
"Hey, Captain, we've got this number this time."
As Li Dakang spoke, he stretched out his hand and made the shape of the figure eight.
"800?"
Li Dakang shook his head.
At this time, Kong Jie on the side couldn't help but exclaimed: "Fuck, it can't be 8000 people."
Li Dakang nodded heavily.
"What the hell?"
"What the hell?"
Gaoda and Kong Jie exclaimed in unison.
"Li Dakang. Are you crazy? Recruiting so many people." Gundam shouted loudly.
"Captain, I don't know who told me to recruit as many people as possible, and I accidentally recruited 8000 people."
"Li Dakang, I asked you to recruit as many people as possible, but I didn't ask you to recruit so many people.
What do you think we should do now? We have more than 1 people in one county brigade. If this gets out, the head of the headquarters will be scared to death. "Gao Da was speechless.
Li Dakang waved his hands.
"Captain, we can do whatever you say. We have already recruited the people back. Should we let them go?"
Kong Jie on the side came to his senses and said immediately.
"Captain, we can't let these people go back. They are willing to join our Eighth Route Army, which shows their trust in us. If we let them go back, I'm afraid it will have a bad impact."
After listening to Kong Jie's words, Gaoda nodded.
"Lao Kong, you are right. Since these people have joined the Eighth Route Army, we have to take care of them."
Gundam turned and looked at Li Dakang.
“Captain Dakang, how about this, since these people have been recruited, let’s keep them all.
The county brigade's current food reserves will not be a problem in feeding so many people for the time being. We will discuss during this period how to arrange for so many new soldiers."
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Wild Wolf Mountain Recruit Camp.
At this time, the entire camp was filled with new recruits, all of whom were recruited by Li Dakang from nearby villages and towns and the neighboring county.
Most of the new recruits were children from peasant families, and the Japanese invasion caused them to lose their families and land.
So when the Eighth Route Army was recruiting soldiers, many of them joined the army without hesitation to fight the Japanese.