Respectfully

The next day after meeting Song Wu and Sun Qingquan, Li Jinyan sent a telegram to Boss Song in Tianjin, inquiring about the situation of Boss Pu in Shanghai and the Gu family in Nanxun.Boss Song returned the telegram the next day, confirmed the contents of Mr. Gu's letter, and told Li Jinyan that he would go to Guanbei City again next month, and there would be members of the Gu family with him. People sit down and talk.

After receiving the news from Boss Song, Li Jinyan was completely relieved.

While waiting for Gu's family to go north, Li Sanshao was not idle. The people who were sent out to buy pigs came back one after another, and the harvest was not bad. At least for two months, the cannery and the Jiahua factory didn't need to worry about raw materials. problem.

"Master Yan, there is one more thing." The person who spoke was Bateer, a Mongolian man with a dark complexion. He brought back another message to Li Jinyan, "Many herdsmen asked us if we should buy sheep."

"Sheep? Do they only raise sheep?" Mutton is not suitable for canning, but hot pot can be considered. Guanbei City doesn't seem to have an authentic mutton restaurant. Why don't you discuss with Uncle Mute that Dingshunlou should be converted into a mutton restaurant?

"Mainly raise sheep and horses, and also raise cattle, but very few." Battelle said: "The mount of the young marshal is the horse king on the Hulunbuir Grassland."

"Oh," Li Jinyan thought for a while, and then said, "How about you working hard again?"

"What's the hard work, Young Master Yan just give orders."

"Go to Chahar again and discuss with the herdsmen who are interested in doing business with us, and ask them to raise more cattle in the coming year. I will buy them at the price whether they are calves or mature cattle. I don't accept sheep now, but Will definitely buy from them if necessary.”

"No problem!" Battelle smiled. "Compared to money, herdsmen actually need salt, tea and grain more. If they can exchange these, they will definitely be happier."

"Yes." Li Jinyan said: "You go this time, ask them specifically what they need, make a list, as long as we have it, we can consider it. Salt, tea, food, it's not a problem."

"it is good!"

Battelle's hometown is in Hulunbeier. He became a soldier at the age of 16. Because of his good riding skills and good guns, he soon became the squad leader. After that, he followed the team to fight north and south until the Manchuria War, when he fought with the old Maozi. He injured one eye and lost three fingers on his right hand, so he retired from the army.I thought that there would be nothing in the future, but I didn't want to be assigned to work on Li Jinyan's farm. The monthly salary was quite a lot, and it could be directly exchanged for food, and I could get a few catties of fresh meat every two or three days.There are rewards for doing a good job, such a day was never dreamed of before.

This time when he went to Chahar, Bateer went back home. His parents are still in good health, and his younger brother has grown into a half-grown young man. The life of the family is much richer because of the military pay and wages he sent back. Very envious.

Before leaving, Battelle told his parents that next year, the farm will give him a house, and then he will take his family to Guanbei to enjoy the blessings, and his younger brother can also work on the farm.Battelle's younger brother said that he wanted to be a soldier like his older brother.Battelle laughed and thumped his younger brother's shoulder: "Do you want to be a soldier? Let's talk about it when the young eagle spreads its wings and can soar into the blue sky."

There are many people in the same situation as him, and they are all looking forward to bringing their families over in the coming year and settling down in Guanbei City.

"This is not a lie." Liu Geda squatted by the fence, split the cantaloupe in his hand, and distributed it to the two new Guangxi soldiers next to him. The house can also be divided into land."

The two recruits assigned to the farm had just turned 15 years old, and they defected to Young Marshal Lou with their division commander Pang Tianyi.When I arrived in the northern six provinces, because I was too young, I was dismissed during the reorganization of the army. At that time, I thought I had no way to survive, but I didn't expect to carry a gun, but I still had a job.Can you still give the house to the land?

The two half-year-old men didn't believe what they heard, but Liu Geda said with a smile: "You will know when the time is long, you will eat meat tonight, take it easy, don't burst your belly."

The main soldiers who have been brushed down will have nothing to worry about when they have a livelihood, but Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi start to get angry.Those who are younger than sixteen are not allowed, and those who are older than forty are all retired, plus those who smoke opium and those who have been injured.If things go on like this, what kind of teachers are they? They just picked General Xing and become brigade commanders.

The two division commanders met in front of the independent brigade and asked each other about the reorganization of the army.Come on, let's go in together!

This is not the first time they have come to the Independence Brigade's resident, but it is the first time they have seen the Independence Brigade's fighting training. It was unavoidable, but none of the soldiers in the training ground made a sound. Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi saw a few soldiers with the rank of lieutenant on their shoulders, also holding bayonets to fight with those soldiers. The soldiers besieged, but they were still able to do a job with ease.

The two division commanders watched intently. Such soldiers are definitely a group of tigers on the battlefield!

"No wonder." Pang Tianyi sighed, "Compared to the soldiers in front of us, what we have under our hands is really... Only the army I led back then can compare with them. Unfortunately, they all fought in the second year of the Republic of China. It's over."

Tang Yuhuang also felt the same emotion, the two division commanders didn't even bother to talk to Young Marshal Lou about the downsizing of the troops.

"Isn't this Master Tang and Master Pang?"

The sentinel who led the way immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Instructor Jiang!"

Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi turned their heads and saw that it was Staff Jiang who they had dealt with before. Isn't he a staff officer? When did he become an instructor?

"The two masters are here, presumably they are here to find the young marshal, right? The young marshal is not here, you two come with me."

Instructor Jiang dismissed the sentinel leading the way, and called two lieutenants to watch the recruits train. Then he took Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi to the back of the barracks, where a larger training ground was opened up.

Tang Yuhuang pointed to the soldiers fighting with bayonets in the training ground and asked, "Are these recruits?"

"Ah." Instructor Jiang nodded, "Most of them are new recruits." Having said this, he suddenly changed the subject, "The two of you are here this time, probably because of the reorganization of the army?"

Seeing the expressions of Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi, Instructor Jiang knew that he had guessed right, his eyes narrowed with a smile, and he pretended to be mysterious; "Actually, you don't have to worry about this. How could Shuai treat you two badly?"

"You mean?"

"Meng Fu, the commander of the Ninth Division, was killed by the commander. You two have heard about the fact that Meng Chou involved a group of people?"

Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi nodded. It was strange that Marshal Lou came back to life and shot a teacher outside the mourning hall.

"The commander-in-chief has handed over the Ninth Division to the young commander." Instructor Jiang continued: "According to the young commander's intention, meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who have done it will be punished. I am afraid that the Ninth Division will be split up. Three brigades, There are more than 1 people, and it is impossible for the young commander to incorporate all of them into his own troops, do you understand me when I say that?"

Speaking of this, Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi would be fools if they didn't understand.Young Marshal Lou ordered the reduction of their existing troop personnel. Firstly, it was indeed to weed out unsuitable soldiers, and secondly, it was probably for the purpose of mixing sand.

However, the two of them can accept this method of mixing sand. After all, they have already prepared for it, and they have gained a lot of benefits.

While speaking, the three of them had already walked to the side of the training field, and the sentinel came over to verify the identities of the three before letting them go.

Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi didn't understand why they were so strict at first, but they didn't realize it until they saw the scene in the training ground.This is clearly an actual combat exercise!

The trench was dug more than one meter deep, and the shorter ones would be submerged if they stood in it.There is also a bunker on it, leaving observation holes and shooting holes, and barbed wire is arranged on the open ground in front of the trench.When I got closer, I found that the defensive position was less than two kilometers long. Three trenches were dug in front and back. The trenches were connected by traffic trenches. However, if they let their troops attack, there is no other way but to kill them.

A regiment of the Independent Brigade was responsible for the defense, and the other two regiments plus the secret service battalion were on the offensive side.The artillery battalion of the division also provides artillery support for the attacking side. Although they are all 75mm mountain guns, they have superior firepower compared to the defensive side.

Young Marshal Lou stood behind the bunker, and two clerks were responsible for recording the progress of the exercise.Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi recognized Young Marshal Lou at a glance, the military uniform on him was a little too special.

The beige jacket and military trousers, the cowhide armed belt, the epaulets and collar patches are shining in the sun, and even the badge on the military cap is different.

Could it be that the troops of the six northern provinces are about to change their outfits?It's really rich...

The soldiers of the 60th Division and the [-]st Division of No.[-] have been unwilling to take off the uniforms of the Sixth Northern Provinces since they put on them.This suit is several times better than what they wore before. The two division commanders Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi also feel good wearing the military uniforms of the six northern provinces. Although they are not very breathable, both the workmanship and the fabric they choose are better than their previous military uniforms. .

Now the comparison with the young commander in the same building... Sure enough, people are deadly compared with others, and goods are thrown away when compared with goods.

Instructor Jiang walked to Young Marshal Lou's side in three steps at a time, and he had already noticed the clothes of Young Marshal Lou. His old uncle was the head of the logistics department. Almost blinded his titanium alloy dog ​​eyes.

With a shy face, he asked, "Young commander, is this the new military uniform?"

Marshal Lou: "Yes."

"We have independent brigades?"

Marshal Lou gave him a cold look, "What do you think?"

Instructor Jiang didn't dare to ask any more questions immediately, but Adjutant Ji, who followed the young commander, saw the young commander walking away, and told him: "Young commander, this body was made to order at the young master Yan's bedding factory. Don't you know young master Yan's temper? The young marshals are all wearing them, and it will be a matter of time before our independent brigade changes."

Instructor Jiang wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Then why is the young commander unhappy?"

Adjutant Ji glanced at him, "Which eye of yours is unhappy when you see the Young Marshal?"

Instructor Jiang: "..." Both eyes saw it.

Tang and Pang walked to the side of the bunker. After the three saluted each other, Marshal Lou handed over the binoculars to Tang Yuhuang.Tang Yuhuang was not polite either, thanked him, and looked into the distance impatiently.

The exercise had already progressed to the second half, and the attacking side began to launch the third attack. Soldiers distributed in skirmish lines, bent over with guns in hand, slowly approached the defensive position.After the previous two attacks, they learned how to behave, and the skirmish line was opened further, but it still didn't help. Once they were within the range of the machine guns, coupled with the barbed wire blocking the way, most of them had "death" waiting for them.

The officer in charge of observing the number of casualties on both sides raised the red flag on the right hand, meaning that a battalion of the attacking side was confirmed dead.

The clerk immediately recorded it and handed the record book in his hand to Young Marshal Lou, "Young Marshal, this kind of defense, unless the whole position is plowed up with more artillery fire, otherwise the attacking side can only be wasted in vain. fill."

Young Marshal Lou nodded, the shadow cast by the wide brim of his hat covered his eyebrows and eyes, making it difficult to see his expression at the moment.

"Order, the exercise is suspended."

The two regiments playing an offensive role and one special battalion, there are less than two battalions left at the moment, but a regiment defending in the trenches. The first time they caused more casualties.

Marshal Lou got the answer he wanted, and ordered the two parties involved in the exercise to go down and rest. From the regiment commander down, including the battalion commander, company commander, platoon leader, squad leader, and every soldier, they made a summary of the exercise.It doesn't matter if you can't write, you can report every detail you can think of about the battlefield, any omissions or areas that can be improved, and rewards will be given as appropriate.

"This is just an exercise." Young Marshal Lou stood in front of the trench where the gunpowder smoke hadn't cleared, swept across all the officers and soldiers participating in the exercise, and said, "I hope you don't just treat it as an exercise!"

Including Tang Yuhuang and Pang Tianyi, everyone was silent and listened quietly to what Marshal Lou said.

"When I was studying in a military academy in Germany, my instructor told me that the greatest honor for a soldier is to die on the battlefield!" Having said this, Marshal Lou paused, "But I want to say that this sentence is wrong."

Everyone showed surprised expressions at the same time. Soldiers should be shrouded in horse leather and died in battle. What's wrong?

"The duty of a soldier is to defend the country, and he will not hesitate to die for it. However, the highest honor of a soldier should be to kill more enemies on the battlefield!"

"Letting our enemies die on the battlefield is the highest honor of Chinese soldiers!"

At this moment, there seemed to be a surge of pride in the chests of everyone present, and even Instructor Jiang couldn't help clenching his fists and clenching his teeth.

"Killing the enemy is the duty of our Chinese soldiers!"

"kill!"

Everyone raised their arms and shouted like a tsunami. No one doubted that this army was destined to become a powerful army that would make the enemy fearful on the battlefield in the future.

From this moment on, every soldier in the Independent Brigade kept in mind that killing more enemies was the highest honor of being a Chinese soldier!

So much so that in the future battlefield, all the enemies of China will know that there is such a tiger army, especially the Japanese who has been beaten miserably. Once they know that their enemy is Lou Xiao's army, the officers will immediately attack it. Tell the soldiers below: "That is a group of wild beasts, if you don't want to be torn to pieces by wild beasts, just do your best!"

As for whether to use all your strength to kill the enemy or to try your best to escape, it has always been open to discussion.

Because the captain who was the first to say this to the soldiers was broken for his Majesty the Emperor in a battle with the troops of the six northern provinces.

In this exercise, Marshal Lou did not use tanks.At present, the military factory has only refitted one tank. To form a certain scale of combat effectiveness, it has to continue to purchase tractors from abroad.No matter how skilled the masters in the military factory are, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Without materials and the most critical technology, everything is useless.

No matter how hard Du Weiyan was, Li Jinyan refused to give him the remaining tractor.Just kidding, he bought a total of two, if there are no more pictures, what if people ask?

Especially John, this American is very shrewd, if he finds out the clues, things will be difficult.

Besides, the six northern provinces are not monolithic now, and there are many spies, especially those Chinese who are willing to work for foreigners.Li Jinyan often wonders, is there any good way to catch all these people in one go?The conclusion is impossible.

It's like weeds that can't be hoeed endlessly. Once cut off, it will grow again immediately.Just ask Qiao Leshan to get a few bottles of dichlorvos out, all TNND poisoned to death!

Li Sanshao was grinding his teeth when the girl came to report that the manager of the farm wanted to see him.

"Wild boars entered the farm?" Hearing what the visitor said, Li Jinyan raised one eyebrow in surprise, "And ruined the melon field?"

"That's right!" the visitor said about the wild boar, his face was full of anger, "These animals are dedicated to spoiling good melons! It seems that a large piece of ripe melons has been ruined."

"How did you find out?"

"The night watchmen heard noises in the melon field, and thought they were thieves. They didn't realize that it was a herd of wild boars. There were seventeen or eight wild boars, and the biggest one weighed three to four hundred catties."

"Did that hurt anyone?"

"No, with the skills of the brothers, can this group of animals be injured? They also caught five or six of them, but let the biggest ones run away."

Hearing this, Li Jinyan couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately got up and went to the farm with the visitor.

When I went to the melon field, I saw that the melon field near the fence was ruined. There were broken watermelons everywhere. Several wild boars were bound and fell to the ground. Sound, the wild boar was kicked and hummed.

Seeing Li Jinyan, the soldiers in charge of guarding the melon fields were full of guilt: "Master Yan, it's because we didn't take good care of the melon fields and let the wild boars ruin them."

"It's not your fault. The wild boars are coming, and no one can predict it in advance." Li Jinyan shook his head, walked over and looked at the firmly tied wild boars. The big ones weighed at least 200 catties. Go to the Marshal's Mansion, and the other brothers will kill and eat the meat."

As he said that, he turned and walked into the melon field. There were almost no whole watermelons left in the whole melon field. No wonder the soldiers were so angry, even he wanted to kick the wild boar to vent his anger.

The wild boars of later generations are protected animals in China, but now there is no wild animal protection law, dare to ruin his melon fields, hum...

Suddenly, Li Jinyan saw a watermelon that had not been crushed by wild boars in the melon field. He walked over excitedly, but found that only the top was intact, and when turned over, half of it was broken and had green hairs.

Li Jinyan was a little discouraged, staring at the green hair on the watermelon in a daze, it was because he sincerely refused to let him eat watermelon!

Looking at it, Li Jinyan suddenly slapped his thigh, picked up the watermelon and smiled from ear to ear.The soldiers who followed him were taken aback by him, what happened to Young Master Yan?Mad by wild boar?

"Master Yan, are you alright?"

"It's okay, I'm fine!" Li Jinyan turned around and ran while holding the green hairy watermelon. While running, he said to the adjutant who sent him here: "Hurry up, take me to Qiao Leshan's laboratory, and I'll give him the watermelon!"

As soon as Li Jinyan said this, three black lines slid down the faces of the soldiers.

Send a rotten watermelon with green hair?

Is there any enmity between Master Yan and Mr. Qiao?

Li Jinyan didn't care so much, he kept urging the adjutant to drive, rotten watermelon is a good thing, the green hair on the melon is even more good thing, penicillin!

The story of a rotten watermelon will be included in the composition of elementary school students in later generations!

Li Sanshao rushed to Qiao Leshan's laboratory excitedly. When Qiao Leshan saw Li Jinyan smiling all over his face, he thought he would give him something nice, but when he saw the rotten watermelon he was holding out, he almost broke his hand of test tubes.

Is this a gift for him?Didn't he really express his dissatisfaction with his third request for a raise?