dognovel Chapter 137 Moving
Chapter 137 Moving
"Oh, Political Commissar Zhao, why are you being so polite? Just call me by my name like before."
"Look, our leader is not shy."
"I've said it before, no matter where I go, I'm a member of the independent regiment, and I'm the regiment commander's soldier."
Lin Tian said happily.
He was originally a time traveler, and everyone present was his ancestor.
Although the position is indeed here now, Lin Tian still hopes that everyone will not be so unfamiliar with it.
The commander found these words very unfamiliar and awkward.
Lin Tian still likes the way everyone gets along with each other the same way as before.
"Commander Lin, the past is the past. We must not break the discipline of our team. Old Li is a rude guy everywhere. We are different from him."
Zhao Gang glanced at Li Yunlong and said.
"Hahaha, that's right, Political Commissar Zhao is right. We are the commanders of the regular army and we must abide by the rules. Who is like Lao Li?"
Ding Wei and Kong Jie also joined in the fun.
Although it was just a joke, it was obvious that Ding Wei and Kong Jie would no longer call Lin Tian by his name.
The troops must have strict combat discipline, and there must also be a sense of harmony between superiors and subordinates.
This is also a necessary guarantee for the combat effectiveness of the troops.
"Chief! Hello, leaders!"
Captain Liu of the district squad and the villagers hiding in the mountains just saw clearly that the people in the village were indeed the Eighth Route Army.
Then he ran back excitedly and greeted the soldiers.
The soldiers were watching a group of people rushing over, and as they had just finished a battle, they were still on alert.
But after seeing who was coming, they all let down their guard.
I happily greeted my fellow villagers.
The movement here also attracted the attention of Lin Tian and others.
Lin Tian greeted Li Yunlong and others, then walked towards his fellow villagers.
Captain Liu supported the old village chief and came to Lin Tian and others.
Captain Liu hurriedly saluted Lin Tian and others: "Hello, leaders, I am the captain of the Qucheng District team, my name is Liu Dawei, and these four are comrades from our district team."
Lin Tian also returned the greeting and introduced: "Hello, Captain Liu! I am from the Laowangshan base. These two are Captain Li and Political Commissar Zhao of the Independent Regiment. This is Captain Ding of the New First Regiment, and this is Captain Kong of the New Second Regiment."
After he finished speaking, Li Yunlong and others returned the greetings and shook hands cordially with Captain Liu.
The old village chief also came to the crowd at this time. When he saw the soldiers cleaning the battlefield, he realized that Lin Tian was the leader of this group.
The old village chief was in tears and held Lin Tian's hand for a long time. "Oh, leaders, we saw your scene clearly just now. It was amazing!"
"The artillery fire was so dense and dense that there were more shells than the locusts in the sky during the locust plague. I have lived my whole life and watched the loess bury my head, but I can still see such an inspiring scene!"
"The leaders blew up all the Japanese soldiers and killed them. It was such a relief. We also saw from the mountain that the Japanese soldiers burned down our village."
"Alas, it's a good thing that Captain Liu and his men evacuated all the villagers in advance this time, otherwise the whole village would have suffered if the Japanese invaders came."
"Thank you so much, leaders, and the Eighth Route Army! Thank you so much!"
When the fellow villagers heard this, their happy faces turned sad.
Their home is gone, what will they do in the future?
Lin Tian's face also turned red. After the Japanese set the fire, at least the village was not completely destroyed, and the roots of the villagers were still here.
But the bombing they just did turned over the entire village's soil.
Now it looks like a completely charred flat ground, without even a mound of dirt.
It was really razed to the ground.
"Then village chief, what are you going to do in the future? This place has been completely destroyed by the Japanese. If you, hundreds of villagers, want to rebuild your homes, it will take at least half a year."
"Besides, you are too close to the devils here. It's too dangerous."
"Village head, why don't you consider moving to the rear? It's far away from the ghosts, and our Eighth Route Army can help everyone build houses."
Zhao Gang frowned and asked worriedly.
Lijiazhuang is indeed too close to Qucheng, more than 200 kilometers away. The Japanese often come here to cause trouble, and now the Japanese have suffered a great loss here, and they will inevitably be retaliated in the future.
Moving the entire village to the rear is the safest solution for Lijiazhuang now.
However, it is hard to say whether the villagers are willing to relocate, after all, this is the home where their ancestors have lived for generations.
Every family’s ancestral grave is here, and the roots of the fellow villagers are also here.
Zhao Gang's words were echoed by Li Yunlong and others, who all agreed that the villagers could no longer stay in Lijiazhuang.
"Hey, Chief, we old men and young men appreciate your kindness."
"We, the Li family, have lived here for hundreds of years. Even if Lijia Village is bombed into ruins, we have to rebuild the village brick by brick, otherwise we will be ashamed of our ancestors."
"Also, our land is here. We rely on it for food. If we leave it, we will have to beg for food."
The old village chief said stubbornly.
The fellow villagers also echoed the old village chief's words.
"Village head, fellow villagers, how about this? You move to our Laowang Mountain. Our team there is in urgent need of manpower."
"We have a large piece of wasteland behind our mountain. You can all reclaim it as much as you can. No matter how much you reclaim, it will be your own property."
"Also, our garrison is also hiring some people to feed the livestock, and some craftsmen to help us repair things. The army also needs young and strong people to supplement the manpower."
"All of this is paid for. Our wages are definitely higher than the market price, and you can also receive military pay if you join the army."
"The devils have ruined our family like this, don't you want to take revenge on them with your own hands?"
Lin Tian hit the nail on the head. It is not easy to get the villagers to move out of the homes where their ancestors have lived for hundreds of years.
But it is not impossible. As long as the worries of the fellow villagers are resolved and their survival problems such as food and accommodation are solved, someone will definitely consider it.
Another thing is that Division 1 is constantly expanding and is increasingly short of staff.
In the logistics department, there are more than 200 people feeding livestock and growing crops.
Combat troops will also help with logistics work when they have free time.
These two hundred people were very brave in fighting the Japanese and they were all top-notch heroes. It would be a waste to just keep them in the logistics area to feed the livestock.
If we incorporate them into the combat unit and add a few more people, we can at least expand it by a battalion.
Especially now that the Locust Association has absorbed 3000 soldiers in one go, Lin Tian is worried that he won’t be able to digest them.
The general practice is to shuffle them and insert them into each class.
But there are too many of them. If they are not handled properly, it will greatly affect the combat effectiveness of the first division...