I really came here to fight against Japan

After saying this, Song Wenwan smacked her lips, looking very regretful.

"Counting the garrison troops at Longshui, there are still about 20,000 people, that's about it.

You know, Gansu is vast and sparsely populated, so it is not easy to recruit soldiers.

Many of the soldiers are descendants of refugees I introduced from other provinces.”

Deputy Commander: "Why are you bringing up the issue of future generations?

Commander Xiao Song, when did you start thinking about recruiting soldiers? "

Song Wenwan said vaguely: "At the beginning of this matter, it was my father's idea.

He thought that our Gansu was too desolate, so he took advantage of the warlords' infighting to lure some people back from there.

Later he left, and when I took over, I found that among the refugees who came to Gansu to make a living, there were many young people about my age.

From that time on, I had the idea of ​​accumulating an "industry".

As you all know, there were many factions in Gansu at that time.

Especially the Ma family army, they have been eyeing our Song, Suo, and Qin coalition forces, so we have no choice but to do this."

A leader asked: "When did you in Gannan start thinking about recruiting those refugees?"

Song Wenwan: "We started to recruit refugees in the 16th year of the Republic of China."

"Huh? The 16th year of the Republic of China? You're recruiting people in Shanghai or Wuhan, right?"

Song Wenwan knew what the leader meant, so she had to reply with a little embarrassment.

“There are people from all over the place, but my father thinks that the people in those two places are the best.

They have simple personalities and straightforward ideas, and most of them are orphans and widows, so we recruit more of them.”

Song Wenwan had already thought about it. This matter was too beyond the scope and would be brought up sooner or later.

He had no choice but to put all the blame on his dead cheap father.

As for the fact that it was he and his father who made the suggestion, no one knew about it anymore.

Song Wenwan: "So my troops in Gannan were relatively close to the party organization, probably because of this reason."

Seeing that Song Wenwan had finished her report, Minister Li suddenly interrupted and raised a question.

"Commander Song, please think carefully. I feel like you have underestimated some people."

Song Wenwan picked up the account book kept by Minister Li, and looked at it one by one with a frown on her face, along with the bearded leader.

"Take a good look, kid. Is it a certain unit that you missed?"

"I didn't calculate it wrongly. There are only a few troops coming and going..."

“I remember now, it was the armored troops that were not counted.

I was thinking about asking foreign suppliers to send me a few hundred tanks in the next few days.

It would also be a good idea to create a signboard for the Gannan 1st Armored Division.

Dear leaders, there is a troop that I have not included in the count.

This tank unit is the first armored unit of our Red Northern Shaanxi.

It’s just that the equipment has not arrived yet, and there are only 20,000 people, including trainees and soldiers.”

Song Wenwan carefully observed Minister Li and found that he, like the other leaders, looked ecstatic.

Song Wenwan fell into silence...

It seems that I guessed the wrong direction. Which troop did I miss?

In the end, it was the bearded leader beside him and the military chief who reacted first.

"You kid, why aren't your local armed forces counted?"

"Yes, even if you don't have a county brigade, guerrillas, security corps and militia, you should have some, right?"

Song Wenwan then acted as if he suddenly realized something. He really had missed it.

However, it is hard to say why this is a leak...

"We have now occupied 55 county towns in Gansu.

Except for more than ten county towns and the provincial capital Lanzhou, which are still in the hands of the Ma family army, the rest of the territory belongs to me. "

After bragging, Song Wenwan then introduced himself to the leaders in northern Shaanxi.

“Now in all the counties under my jurisdiction in Gansu, there is a security team to maintain law and order.

Because Gansu is very safe now, there is a security team of a thousand people.

Later, they were all transferred in large numbers to the anti-Japanese front, and now there is only one infantry battalion of 400 people left.

The soldiers in these infantry battalions are relatively old, all over 35 years old, and many of them have retired from the front line.

They are good at training and defending cities, but they are not suitable for field battles."

When Song Wenwan said this, the military chief slammed the table in anger.

"What's wrong with being 35 years old? In our Jiangnan Iron Army, they are all experienced veterans!

Why do you seem to treat them like trash here in Gannan?"

Just these few "dangdang" roars really scared Song Wenwan.

Whenever he met the military chief, he always looked kind.

He had never seen the military chief when he was angry.

As expected of the senior leader in Jiangxi back then, he truly carries his own aura of authority.

One of the leaders asked, "Commander Xiao Song, isn't it a bit... wasteful to treat the veterans like this?"

While pouring water for the military chief, Song Wenwan carefully defended herself.

“Commanders, we, the soldiers in Gannan, have a good tradition.

Whoever can kill the Japanese and traitors and make meritorious contributions can enjoy the honor of having a separate page in the family tree.

Their tribesmen will record their heroic deeds in their family tree.

Some tribesmen would even erect monuments and write biographies for them at the entrance of the village to pass on to future generations.

Therefore, as for this achievement, everyone will naturally take turns to take it.

There must always be soldiers in the front who retreat, so that the young men behind will have the opportunity to go to the battlefield.

You may not know that these little guys come to my theater headquarters every day with their own blood letters to cause trouble.

I can only be picky and choose, and replace the older soldiers to make room for them.

Back then, we started training too early, and many of the young men are now uncles.

If there is no room for advancement, we can only let them come back and make use of their remaining energy.

Besides, after they come back, not all of them go to the security team.

There are also many veterans who have excellent military skills but are physically injured.

They will also be assigned to military training schools to serve as basic military instructors for officers and recruits."

After hearing Song Wenwan's reason, the leaders reluctantly approved of Song Wenwan's approach.

However, the leaders of the Iron Army still put forward their own suggestions to the leaders of northern Shaanxi.

“I think we should be more cautious in handling such matters in the future.

Don't think that people are no longer useful for construction once they are over 35.

This will greatly hurt the feelings of veteran comrades and will also cause a loss of talent to our cause.

When our national struggle is victorious in the future, if similar situations occur again.

I recommend that those who approve be disciplined.”

Song Wenwan was almost in tears, and she felt from the bottom of her heart that this suggestion was simply great.

Just based on this suggestion, many people will choose to forgive your previous mistakes!

Song Wenwan: "Just now when we talked about the veterans, it occurred to me that we also have a military unit in Gannan.

This is our Sichuan Army training base. The first batch of soldiers there have already gone to the anti-Japanese battlefield.

It was the Sichuan Youth Division led by Division Commander Lu Xilai.

This troop is currently stationed in the Huangqiao area.