Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 253 Gu Changfeng's Intention

Gu Changfeng looked at the disappointed expressions of the crowd and couldn't help but laugh:

"It's not like we've run out of money. Why rush? Let's discuss the issue of taking over Gaojia Town next."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jie raised his hand and said aggrievedly:

"Commander Gu, have you forgotten, Bazooka Platoon? We have been assisting the artillery company for a long time."

After evacuating from the Jinling battlefield, they no longer had any combat missions, but in fact they still had some shells left.

But Gu Changfeng did not mention to let the rocket launcher platoon, but instead asked them to train with the artillery company, which made Li Jie very helpless.

Gu Changfeng was immediately amused when he saw Li Jie's expression:

"Haha, you don't need to do anything right now, so just follow Lao Lu and train the new recruits first."

"We have captured enough spoils, but we are still lacking in talent. You are veterans of the artillery company, so now is the perfect time."

It's not that he forgot, but the main reason is that there are enough mortars and grenade launchers on the battlefield. There is no need to deploy rocket launchers. It's such a waste.

Hearing this, Li Jie hung his head and sat aside in silence.

Gu Changfeng shook his head, thought for a moment, and said to Li Jie:

"Our current situation is not like the Jinling battlefield. You won't have many opportunities to play."

"Once recruit training is over, you will be integrated into various battalions. You must be mentally prepared for this."

Hearing this, Li Jie immediately wilted. He didn't expect that just by mentioning it, he actually lost the rocket launcher platoon.

However, he also knew that the situation was different from that of Jinling City, and there was really no need for it to exist.

"Let's continue talking about Gaojia Town." Gu Changfeng looked at Zhou Qianli and asked:

"The last time I went out, I heard that the security group over there wanted to surrender to the Japanese. Have they taken any concrete action?"

Zhou Qianli replied: "There has been no news from the people we arranged in Gaojia Town."

"Then we can train normally and wait until they surrender to the Japanese. Then we will have a legitimate reason to take action."

Gu Changfeng guessed that it was because of the long distance, the Japanese had not arrived here yet.

"The enemy troops in Lingqiu and Laiyuan are too close to each other. Should we also deploy some personnel in Lingqiu?"

Zhao Ziqing suggested.

"This is indeed what we should do, but there is no need to rush. Personnel training takes time. Lao Zhou and I will personally take charge of this."

Except for Zhang Guofu, almost all the others here are old people who have followed him all the way. Gu Changfeng is not afraid of others knowing about this.

Besides, he was not prepared to let anyone else take charge of this matter.

"By the way, the 4th and 5th companies have been out for several days. How is the situation?" Gu Changfeng suddenly remembered this.

Zhou Qianli smiled and said, "I was just about to ask you, they are at Black Eagle Ridge, a hundred miles away."

"We just wiped out two gangs of bandits who were doing a lot of evil. We are currently staying in their lair."

"They asked whether they should return to the camp or put down roots where they were."

The main reason was that Gu Changfeng had said before that the personnel should be dispersed for development, so Deng Wu and Luo Xiong did not rush back to the camp after killing the two bandits.

Gu Changfeng said directly: "Bring the supplies and personnel back first, we need to prepare to take over Gaojia Town."

"Once this is over, we'll have someone go out and clear out these bandit dens. We don't need bandits around here."

"Okay, I'll go and inform them later." Zhou Qianli agreed.

"Oh, right? Now, villagers often come to help us. Some villagers want to join us in fighting the Japanese. How should we deal with this?"

Zhou Qianli has always been open to all villagers, with Erniu taking the lead.

Later, more and more villagers who had nothing to do came up the mountain to help, and in the end almost two-thirds of the villagers were in the logistics department.

Otherwise, the people under Wan Chenghai would be too busy to handle it.

Hearing Zhou Qianli say this, Gu Changfeng became more energetic and said with a smile:

"That's a good thing. We have enough guns and ammunition. We can just send a few people to teach them, and select those with talent to join the team."

"If you don't have any talent, you can form a militia company in Xiaowang Village and protect yourself anyway."

Having said that, Gu Changfeng had another idea and continued.

"We can't just sit back and enjoy the spoils of war. If we take over Gaojia Town, even if we collect taxes, they won't be too much."

"Here's what I think. Some unqualified soldiers are just sitting around doing nothing, and the logistics department doesn't need that many people. Why not just let them reclaim the wasteland?"

Although he has millions of kilograms of grain, he should still make some preparations considering that the Japanese blockade will become increasingly strict in 40 years.

Zhou Qianli nodded and said, "I agree with this. Like Changfeng said, we will recruit more and more people in the future. Not everyone is suitable for going to the battlefield, and the logistics department does not need so many people in normal times."

"Besides, when our territory expands, more and more people will come to help us, and there will be no need to waste manpower."

This aspect was mostly discussed by Gu Changfeng and Zhou Qianli, and no one else had any opinions.

After that, everyone discussed the matters to be dealt with after taking over Gaojia Town, and then went about their business.

As time passed, there was still no news from Gaojia Town, so Gu Changfeng ignored him and focused on training the undercover personnel.

The special forces team was led by Zhao Ziqing, so he didn't ask about it.

As for the new recruits, there is no need to say more. Each battalion selects and trains itself, and if they need weapons and ammunition, they can go directly to Wan Chenghai to get them.

When the army reached more than 5000 people, Gu Changfeng gradually let his subordinates do many things, and he only needed to control the important points.

It is worth mentioning that Luo Xiong and Deng Wu returned with more than 500 people and a large amount of wealth.

The bandits of this era were not good men and women. Almost all of them relied on robbery and had very rich family backgrounds.

In this regard, Zhou Qianli is also very experienced.

After the investigation, more than 40 bandit leaders were shot in front of everyone, and the rest were all included in the new recruit selection training.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and after consuming half of Gu Changfeng's ammunition reserves, the new recruits began to see results.

The special forces team recruited 101 new members. After the number reached 300, Zhao Ziqing stopped adding more members.

Zhao Ziqing was well aware that quality is more important than quantity.

That day, Gu Changfeng secretly sent out dozens of undercover personnel, and Zhou Qianli walked up to him curiously.

"What's with that expression? Is there any news from Gaojia Town?"

Seeing Zhou Qianli's abnormal expression, Gu Changfeng couldn't help but ask.

"The leader of the Eighth Route Army has arrived."

What Zhou Qianli found strange was that the Japanese did not make any movement, but the Eighth Route Army got their position first.

Hearing this, Gu Changfeng opened his mouth wide, looked at Zhou Qianli, and asked stutteringly: "You, what did you say, I, I didn't hear clearly."

"The Eighth Route Army is here. Luckily they identified themselves first, otherwise we would have made a fool of ourselves."

Zhou Qianli said with lingering fear that he only understood why the Eighth Route Army could compete with the devils here after sending people out.

Although their equipment is inferior, the speed at which they develop personnel is so fast that they can't compare with them.

Gu Changfeng was stunned. Although he had been prepared, he was still caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the other party.

You know, Jin-Cha-Ji was the Eighth Route Army's first anti-Japanese base, so it's normal to meet them.

Now that the other party has come to my door, I have to meet him, Gu Changfeng thought so and instructed Zhou Qianli.

"Lao Zhou, prepare a room, we'll go meet them."

It doesn't matter whether he meets the other party sooner or later, he is ready to see what the other party means.