The blood of the Anti-Japanese War stained the mountains and rivers

Wang Dongming smiled and said: "It is also thanks to the vigorous propaganda of the military propaganda team. Many recruits were encouraged by the propaganda. They said that joining the guerrillas was to defend their own homes and crops, so they all came here."

At first, Wang Dongming felt that Yang Ling's newly established propaganda team was unnecessary, but he didn't expect such a big effect, and he admired Yang Ling very much.

"They did a good job of promoting their work. It seems that I have to praise them." Yang Ling also laughed and joked.

Yang Ling knew very well that in addition to the efforts of the propaganda team, the image they had recently established of strict military discipline and truly fighting devils had played a very good role.

If they are a loosely disciplined team that runs across the countryside, I am afraid that no matter how powerful the propaganda team is, the common people will still not come to join them, so a good image is very important.

"In this way, after you go back, you will suspend the recruitment of recruits, organize them and bring them back to Yangjiawan for training." Yang Ling gave Wang Dongming instructions after pondering for a moment.

"Tuan Zuo, didn't you say that the more the better? Why don't you recruit?" Wang Dongming was also puzzled by Yang Ling's order.

Yang Ling explained with a smile: "At the beginning, I thought it would be enough to recruit 400 people. Naturally, the more the better, but now there are nearly [-] people. If there are more, we will not have enough weapons, ammunition and food."

Although Yang Ling and the others seized a batch of weapons and ammunition from the Japanese puppet army, the two combat companies have been going out to fight these days, and the consumption of bullets is very high.

The captured guns are stored in the warehouse, but the rifles without bullets are no different from the fire sticks, so the recruits can't be allowed to fight with empty guns.

The most important thing is that these recruits are all recruited from nearby villages, and the recruits are all young and strong laborers from various households.

All of these have recruited troops, which will inevitably lead to a shortage of labor in each village. So whether it is going to the fields to tend crops or work, it will not work without young and strong labor.

It was precisely because of the above reasons that Yang Ling decided to suspend the recruitment of new recruits and let the first batch of recruits complete military training to improve their combat effectiveness.

As the saying goes, it is easy to recruit soldiers but difficult to raise them. We have recruited nearly a thousand recruits, and they consume a lot of food for a day. Now that they are behind the enemy lines, they don't have so much supplies, so they can only use enough.

At first, Wang Dongming didn't understand why Yang Ling wanted to stop recruiting new recruits, but now he suddenly understood after hearing such an explanation.

"Tuan Zuo, then I'll go and order the suspension of recruiting." Wang Dongming said as he was about to stand up and walk out.

"Don't worry, wait until I finish speaking." Yang Ling smiled wryly when he saw Wang Dongming's impatience, and stopped him.

Text Chapter 782 Winter Clothes

"Tuanzao, what else can I order?"

"After you go back, select some clever recruits from the villages. They don't need to participate in recruit training, and they will be sent directly to me."

Although Wang Dongming didn't know what Yang Ling's purpose was, he still nodded. As a subordinate, there were some things that he shouldn't ask and he couldn't ask.

"Then how many people to choose?"

Yang Ling thought for a while and said, "Choose five or six people from each village. Find a chance to rest and let them come here alone. Don't let others know."

"Yes!" Wang Dongming agreed.

Yang Ling also ordered: "The training of recruits will still be carried out according to the previous training outline. Physical fitness, bombing, shooting, and stabbing training are the focus of the first stage. You must pay close attention to training."

Yang Ling had already carried out a remodeling training for the original guerrillas in Yangjiawan, and Wang Dongming also participated as an instructor, so he was familiar with it, so he was still confident about it.

"Tuan Zuo don't worry, I guarantee that within two months, they will turn into screaming little tigers." Wang Dongming patted his chest confidently.

But Yang Ling shook his head: "Two months is too long, the devils will not give us that long time, one month at the latest, they must form a preliminary combat effectiveness."

"Huh? A month?"

Wang Dongming was also dumbfounded. He said that he was barely able to do it for two months, but now that it was compressed to one month, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Just tell me if you can complete the task." Yang Ling stared at Wang Dongming and said seriously.

"Then I'll give it a try." Wang Dongming didn't dare to promise it now, after all, it was still a bit difficult for others.

It would be alright if it was those guerrillas who had a solid foundation. They were all new recruits who had never touched a gun. He had no idea that it would take a short time to form combat effectiveness.

"You can't try it, I need an affirmative answer."

"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the task!"

Wang Dongming gritted his teeth and took over the task, only to increase the training intensity on the original basis.

"Of course, I know that it is difficult for a group of recruits to form combat capabilities in a month, but the situation is complicated now, and the devils will not give us so much time. You can just focus on training, and I will solve other problems outside of training. "

Hearing what Yang Ling said, Wang Dongming scratched his head in embarrassment: "Tuan Zuo, I really have a problem here that I need your help to solve."

"Tell me, what's the problem." Yang Ling sat back on the chair, took a sip of water from the teacup to moisten his throat.

"Tuan Zuo, the weather is already cold now, and the brothers' quilts have not yet arrived, and the military uniforms that were originally promised to the recruits are not available now, do you see?"

"Okay, I know about this, you go and tell the brothers to be patient, the materials will be distributed in a week at the latest." Yang Ling nodded after thinking for a moment.

"Any questions?" Yang Ling looked at Wang Dongming and continued to ask.

Wang Dongming shook his head: "Not for the time being."

"Then go and follow my orders first." Yang Ling waved his hand.

After Wang Dongming left, Yang Ling also stood up with a teacup in his hand. The problem of being served was really a trouble.

If they were in the 74th Army before, if they were not accepted, they would directly apply to the division headquarters, and they would be able to receive supplies soon.

But now the Sulu war zone is behind enemy lines, all the troops and the devils and puppet troops are intertwined, and the material transportation channels by sea and land are all blocked by the devils.

If the food and supplies cannot be transported in, everything has to be figured out by the grassroots commanders themselves, which also makes him distressed.

But seeing that it was winter, troops without winter clothes would definitely lose their combat effectiveness in the freezing weather, so this matter had to be resolved.

Moreover, when recruiting soldiers, they promised to give each recruit a new military uniform. Wearing military uniforms not only looks neat and beautiful, but also makes it easier to form cohesion and establish a sense of honor.

"Guards." Yang Ling thought for a moment, then shouted out the door.

"Sir, what are your orders?" Soon, a young guard rushed in.

Most of the time before, Hu Zi guarded Yang Ling's door and listened to orders. Now that Hu Zi served as the platoon leader of the guard, it was naturally impossible for him to be around all the time, which made Yang Ling a little unaccustomed.

"Well, tell Director Sun of the Military Supplies Department to come over." Yang Ling ordered the guards.

Yang Ling's guerrilla detachment headquarters moved to Xiaowangzhuang, and the logistics platoon that was originally in Yangjiawan followed closely, and settled in the farmyard next to the detachment headquarters.

And now that the army has expanded, logistical support is becoming more and more important. Yang Ling reorganized the logistical part.

The original logistics platoon was expanded into the Military Supplies Department. Sun Zhong, the former logistics platoon leader, became the director of the military supplies department of the third guerrilla detachment.

After all, if an army wants to win a battle, good logistics support is the most important thing, and Yang Ling attaches great importance to this.

Soon after being notified, Sun Zhong, the director of military supplies, hurried to Yang Ling's office. Although he has been promoted now, the burden on his shoulders is even more important.

He not only manages the guns and ammunition of the troops, but also manages the eating, drinking and messing of so many people. Even with the assistance of several deputy directors, he is still too busy to touch the ground.