Early the next morning, Zhang Wuyang came to report to Wan Jun.

A total of 155 Hu Yihu's confidants who were screened out yesterday were all beheaded during the screening. The remaining 1,054 people are all young and strong men. There were 447 selected to join the Chinese Army yesterday.

There are still 607 people who don’t know what to do with them.

Wan Jun has a headache, but unfortunately Zhang Sheng and Zhao Boyuan are not here. Although the Hua Xia Army has started teaching and writing, it will not be available for a while. There are not enough manpower to start the registration and reorganization of the newly selected Hua Xia Army soldiers immediately.

There are hundreds of prisoners who don't know what to do with them.

"Instead of training as originally planned, starting from today, we will organize training for half a day in the morning, and you will organize the half day in the afternoon. Everyone should engage in ideological education and learn military regulations. It is best to find someone to give a personal statement!" Wan Jun thought for a while and said

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Seeing that Zhang Wuyang didn't understand very well, Wan Jun said, "Just tell them what I told you before. Compare your personal feelings with the life when you were a bandit. How do you feel after becoming a member of the Chinese Army?"

What is our ideal and why we want more poor people to live a good life? You can talk about these!"

Zhang Wuyang said, "I understand" and turned around.

On the way, Wan Jun went to listen once. A soldier from the fifth team appeared on the stage and said, "My name is Zhang Duoyu. I feel that I have been able to feed the Chinese army." Then he stood on the stage and was speechless.

, Zhang Wuyang winked several times, making Zhang Duoyu's face turn red. Finally, Zhang Wuyang asked helplessly, "Just tell me which one is better, the Cloud-piercing Diao or Wan Company Commander!".

Zhang Duoyu said, "Of course it's the company commander. Chuanyun Diao will beat me whenever he wants without giving me anything to eat. The company commander treats us as human beings and says he wants more people to live a good life."

"

Zhang Wuyang waited for a while, and when he saw that Zhang Duoyu stopped talking again, he angrily said, "Go down, go down!". Zhang Wuyang could only go up by himself and tell what Wan Jun had said before.

Wan Jun listened for a while, and then left after seeing that the people below listened well.

In the afternoon, a soldier named Tian Chaoqun from the first team came back and brought good news and bad news to Wan Jun.

In the Xinmin Hall, Wan Jun called Zhang Wuyang, Lu Dayong, Liu Sange and others, "You are telling the situation again," Wan Jun said.

Tian Chaoqun said, "Company Commander Zhao asked me to come back to report that the first team and the second team have captured Hu Yihu's stronghold in Fangcaoshan." He paused and continued.

"We didn't catch up with the person who escaped. According to reliable information, it was Chuanyun Diao's sworn second brother Wang Heizi who fled down the mountain with five or six people that day. After that, he did not return to Fangcaoshan Dazhai, but went all the way west.

On the road, we bumped into a team that was going down the mountain to collect food, and everyone in the team was killed."

Zhang Wuyang and others looked at Wan Jun after hearing this. Although this was not the first time Wan Jun heard this, he still couldn't accept it.

Zhang Sheng was the first person he met in this world, and he was the one who asked Zhang Sheng to go down the mountain to collect material information. How could he mention this matter to Zhang Xiaoyan now?

In Wan Jun's heart, he has some very special protective feelings towards this slim girl, although Wan Jun tries his best to avoid such feelings because of the age gap.

"Tell me the details again, how you found out that all our people were killed," Wan Jun said.

Tian Chaoqun said, "That day down the mountain, Company Commander Zhao sent me, Wu Sanqi, and Dacheng to follow Wang Heizi's tracks to the west. Company Commander Zhao and the others went straight to Fangcaoshan Dazhai. The three of us tracked them all the way to Jiangjiacun

, the corpses of our grain collection team were found outside the village, and we all identified the five corpses. They are indeed brothers from our village."

"Is there Zhang Sheng's body in there?" Wan Jun asked anxiously.

Tian Chaoqun said, "I've never seen it."

Wan Jun felt relieved and said, "Zhang Sheng brought five people down the mountain that day, but now you only see five corpses. I guess Zhang Sheng was not killed!" Although it was just a slim hope, Wan Jun could only hold on to this.

A glimmer of hope.

Zhang Wuyang said, "We killed Cloud Chuan Diao. Wang Heizi wanted to avenge his sworn brother. Zhang Sheng was probably kidnapped by him."

Wan Jun heard the meaning of Zhang Wuyang's words and killed the Cloud-Piercing Eagle himself. Zhang Sheng entered the village with him. Wang Heizi must have remembered his hatred for Zhang Sheng.

But what should we do next? Zhang Wuyang and others looked at Wan Jun.

Wan Jun said, "I need to find a few people who are familiar with the geography and customs of the area."

Tian Chaoqun said, "The three of us are all locals who are familiar with the terrain. It is for this reason that Company Commander Zhao sent the three of us to track Wang Heizi."

Wan Jun said, "That's just right. Please introduce me to the nearby geography. We will discuss where Zhang Sheng may be and what to do next."

Tian Chaoqun said, "This place is at the junction of three provinces. To the west is Shangluo Mountain Longwangling, which belongs to Shaanxi, to the east is Xixia Town, Neixiang County, which belongs to Henan, and to the south is Baisanguan, Yunyang Prefecture, which belongs to Hubei. From here, go south

They are all high mountains and deep valleys, and the mountains are mostly populated by mountain people, and their folk customs are fierce."

A map appeared in Wan Jun's mind, a three-step map of China. This is a must-take exam for compulsory education in the big eastern country. Shaanxi goes east into Henan, which is right at the junction of the two steps.

According to the military strategic thinking of the great man, going east into the Central Plains at this time, a land of four battles with vast plains, putting a few people in the cottage would be tantamount to death! Moreover, the Central Plains area has experienced war disasters for a long time, and the climate is very abnormal. Although Li Chuang

The government was established in Henan to rest and recuperate, but for a while there was no improvement at all.

Besides, Zhang Sheng was kidnapped to the west by Wang Heizi, and the army must not ignore him!

Wan Jun made up his mind, "Call everyone to pack up, and it must be done before dark tomorrow. If the remaining prisoners want to leave, just let them go! We don't have that much energy to guard against them! Everyone will bring their luggage in the morning the day after tomorrow.

, everyone get off the mountain!”

Going down the mountain is the predetermined goal, and the army must not stay in this stronghold.

"Where is the nearest place to stay when going down the mountain to the west?" Wan Jun asked.

Tian Chaoqun thought for a while, "There are two villages near here to the west. There is a small village called Sangshuping 20 miles to the west. There is Wangjia Village 25 miles to the south to the west. Company Commander Zhao and the others are on Fangcao Mountain.

Dazhai is located in the mountains ten miles northwest of Sangshuping!

"

Wan Jun said, "Then let's go to Mulberry Ping and ask Zhao Boyuan and the others to come and join us! Tomorrow, Li Wenlong will lead the fourth team as the vanguard. He will go to Mulberry Ping first to explore the way for everyone. Remember not to disturb the people. You must talk to them.

You're welcome, I have to give you copper coins to borrow water, and you have to let the people feel the difference of our Huaxia Army through small things. If we, the Huaxia Army, want to survive, we must have the people believe in us and support us!"

Li Wenlong said, "Understood, I will strictly abide by military discipline!"

Wan Jun said, "Go and get two copper coins in a moment. Be more vigilant when you go down the mountain tomorrow. If there is any situation, contact the main force immediately."

Li Wenlong said, "Understood."

Zhang Wuyang said, "Once the fourth team leaves, in this case, there will only be more than thirty people left in our village. The entire village together only has two hundred people. What if..."

Wan Jun said, "We are too greedy to bite off more than we can chew. We have eaten too much and have indigestion now. We don't have that much time to digest. Everyone will have enough to eat today and tomorrow. After tomorrow's meal, everyone who wants to leave can be let go."

But I’m not that kind, and I don’t have that much money to pay them travel expenses!”

"When we leave the day after tomorrow, if anyone wants to stay and continue to be bandits here, please leave them. There is no need to take them away! The first step of the Long March relies on faith. We can't force people who are not of the same mind as us.

!But these two days, you are divided into two groups, and you educate the prisoners and the New China Army with your own experience and try to awaken their conscience. It will be good if we can take away one more."

Everyone made a collective noise. Wan Jun said again, "Also, before the prisoners are released tomorrow, the news of our departure must be sealed from the prisoners, and the baggage can be prepared on a small scale first."

Wan Jun gave a few final words, and everyone left.

People are always afraid of the strange and unknown. Now that they have adapted to this safe and familiar mountain village, how many people are willing to face the unknown world outside the mountain! How many people can be awakened by speaking out and educating people in just a few days?

After the discussion was over, it was already evening. Wan Jun found a place to sit on a cliff next to the Xinmin Hall. The sky in the east had turned bright red and purple, and the cool evening breeze swept away the heat of summer.

The weather was still very cold when Wanjun arrived. After a rain in mid-April, the weather suddenly started to heat up, as if winter had suddenly entered summer.

A figure walked over gently, it was Zhang Xiaoyan. Wan Jun turned to look at her, the last bit of the afterglow from the west was shining on the side of her face, the wind was gently blowing her hair and sleeves, as if she was about to ride the wind away at any moment.

Fairy. "The sunset is so beautiful!" Xiaoyan suddenly sighed softly.

The news about Zhang Sheng stuck in Wan Jun's chest. He didn't know how to face Zhang Xiaoyan for a moment. Wan Jun also turned his head to look at the sky to the west.

The last trace of afterglow disappeared in the silence, the red turned to golden, then orange turned to purple, and finally dark blue occupied the entire sky, and night fell.

"Yes, the sunset is infinitely beautiful!" Wan Jun said, but he did not say the next sentence.
Chapter completed!