The next day, early morning.
The long-awaited sunlight streamed into the room through the window.
"Click~ Click~ Click!"
Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps echoed from the camp.
Three hundred new recruits from the 1st Regiment were sent to Wu'an Township.
"Didn't we come here to join the Eighth Route Army?"
"Why did it turn into a militia?"
"Yeah, could it be that we haven't been training hard enough?"
"You must have made a mistake?!"
"..."
As soon as they entered the camp, the new recruits started chattering amongst themselves.
"quiet!"
A platoon leader suddenly roared, "At ease, everyone!"
"Whoosh~"
Upon hearing the roar, the new recruits immediately straightened their chests, raised their heads, and stood in a javelin-like formation.
Soon, Li Chenggang, dressed in military uniform, arrived in front of the new recruits with several officers and soldiers.
"Comrades, welcome to our Wu'an Township militia! From this moment on, we are brothers!"
After Li Chenggang looked around at the crowd with a broad smile, he raised his right arm and said, "For the revolution, for the motherland, please pick up your guns and knives, and fight the Japanese devils with us to make contributions!"
"Kill what?"
"A red-tasseled spear?"
"A large cleaver?"
"Hahaha!"
The new recruits burst into laughter.
"Give them weapons—!"
Seeing that the new recruits were not buying it, Li Chenggang angrily waved his hand.
Immediately, hundreds of brand-new Type 38 rifles, Type 11 light machine guns, Type 94 90mm light mortars, and Type 92 heavy machine guns were neatly arranged in front of the new recruits.
"Holy crap! A heavy machine gun!"
"And mortars too?!"
"Wow, wow!"
"This is much better than the crappy thing we used before!"
"Hehe, now we have weapons!"
"Isn't killing those Japanese devils incredibly delicious?"
The new recruits were overjoyed as they looked at the brand-new Type 38 rifles, heavy machine guns, and mortars in front of them.
Suddenly I realized that the militia might not be so bad.
"Comrades, collect your equipment first, and assemble in half an hour!"
After Li Chenggang finished speaking, he turned and left.
"yes!"
The new recruits excitedly ran to the Type 38 rifles and began selecting their equipment.
……………………
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
Inside the camp.
Flags fluttered in the wind.
Rows of brightly colored Type 38 rifles shimmered with a brilliant red glow under the sunlight.
"Swish~ swish~ swish!"
Several hundred people stood in the center of the playground, waiting for instructions.
Apart from a few people who were pale and trembling, the rest appeared unusually calm.
"Everyone has one!"
"stand at attention!"
Lin Feng strode over with firm steps, scanned the entire room, and announced loudly: "Comrades, I have gathered you all here today mainly to announce something."
"First of all, after a decision by all the militia members, from now on, our militia will be officially reorganized into the Wu'an Township Militia Regiment."
"Clap clap clap!"
All the soldiers applauded in celebration.
"Next, Vice Captain Li Chenggang will read out the appointment letter."
"yes!"
Li Chenggang stepped forward, took the document bag from the table, opened it, took out the letter inside, and read aloud: "In view of the outstanding performance of all comrades in the battle, Comrade Chen Ergou is hereby appointed as the commander of the Wu'an Township Militia Regiment! Comrade Li Chenggang is appointed as the political commissar!"
"Comrade Zhang Xiaowu is the commander of the First Battalion, Comrade Lin Wenbing is the commander of the Second Battalion, Comrade Zhou Quande is the commander of the Third Battalion, and Comrade Zhao Laogen is the commander of the Artillery Battalion..."
"The regiment is at full strength of 3,215 people, with 436 people actually present."
"Clap clap clap!"
Thunderous applause erupted.
"Comrades, we will continue to fight bravely, strive to annihilate the Japanese invaders as soon as possible, and defend our motherland's land!"
Li Chenggang shouted loudly, "I hereby announce that the Wu'an Township Militia Corps is officially established and disbanded!"
"First Battalion, left turn! One-two! One-two! One!"
"Second Battalion, turn right! One-two! One-two! One!"
"Third Battalion, turn left! One-two! One-two! One!"
"Artillery battalion, turn left! One-two! One-two! One!"
"......"
Accompanied by loud and clear slogans, one company after another quickly withdrew.
Before long, the once bustling square became quiet again.
All that could be heard were the shouts of soldiers training in the distance and the sound of gunfire.
"one two three!"
"Right dress!"
Look ahead!
"stand at attention!"
"At ease!"
The soldiers moved as one!
"Fix bayonets!"
"Splash!"
A sea of gleaming silver bayonets came into view of every soldier.
"kill--!"
"kill--!!"
"kill--!!!"
The bayonet sliced through the air, whistling sharply as it struck the target.
Pfft~ Pfft~ Pfft~!
The target was instantly penetrated.
Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction. Although these soldiers had not experienced real combat, they possessed extremely strong discipline.
He refused to believe that feeding them bullets wouldn't tame these bastards.
………………
Time flies, and it's already February 16th.
That evening, Li Chenggang, who had gone out to find food, returned to the camp with a group of soldiers.
They were carrying burlap sacks, but the sacks were a bit underweight; if you didn't look closely, you'd think they were filled with a few broken bricks.
"Old Li, you're back?"
Upon seeing Li Chenggang, Lin Feng immediately asked, "How was today? What were your results?"
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