"Of course I know that qualified gunners are hard to find, but why did I appoint you as the battalion commander? Why don't you go and find gunners if there are no gunners?"
Gao Hongming looked like he hated iron, and pointed at him and cursed: "The Jinsui Army may not have any other troops, but they have a lot of gunners. Not to mention other troops, let's talk about the 358th Regiment closest to us.
, there are at least one or two hundred gunners, right?
Didn't you work in the Jinsui Army? You must have a few old comrades. You can bring a thousand yuan over there and tell them that as long as you can help recruit a gunner, you will give them a benefit of fifty yuan. Here comes the gunner.
I don’t believe that everyone will be given double pay, two sets of military uniforms and two pairs of shoes every year, and meat to eat every day. No one will be tempted by such a huge reward."
"Sir... is this really okay for us to do?"
Geng Changshun was shocked. It was not uncommon for the national army to poach each other's people, but generally they did so secretly. This was the first time he had encountered someone like Gao Hongming who poached openly and with such arrogance.
"What's wrong?"
Gao Hongming disagreed very much. In the 21st century, job-hopping has become a very common thing, just like eating and drinking. If your salary is not as high as others, and your treatment is not as good as others, then don't blame them for job-hopping.
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Seeing that Geng Changshun was a little unable to turn around, he said earnestly: "Old Geng, think about it... In the Jinsui Army, we fight against Japanese invaders, and here we fight against Japanese soldiers.
Since everyone’s purpose is the same, where do they work? It’s like going to a landlord’s house to do odd jobs during the off-season. You’ll work at the landlord’s house that pays the most. Do you think this is true?
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"This seems to be the case..." Geng Changshun thought about it and found it quite reasonable. His boss was a well-known wealthy family in Liantai County. His family had thousands of acres of land and dozens of shops. He was wealthy.
I am willing to let my subordinates have better food and clothing, and more wages, and no one can say anything.
Ever since, at Gao Hongming's instigation, Geng Changshun began to move frequently between the 358th Regiment and the nearby Shanxi-Sui Army garrison.
Not to mention, in less than a week, he was able to recruit more than a hundred gunners. With the addition of these people, the artillery camp was quickly built.
Not only that, Gao Hongming also bought 150 cars, including 40 Willys Jeeps and 110 Italian-made Lancia 3RO heavy-duty trucks.
Needless to say, Willys Jeep, in another time and space, this vehicle accompanied American soldiers almost all over the world.
Now let’s talk about this Lancia 3RO heavy-duty truck. It can transport 6.5 tons of cargo, or carry 32 people, or transport 7 horses, or carry a light tank. The carrying capacity is already quite powerful in this era.
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And it also has the advantages of high temperature resistance, easy driving and maintenance.
Of course, there are also shortcomings, that is, the off-road capability is not very strong and the speed when climbing is slow.
But overall, some shortcomings cannot prevent it from becoming the most popular truck among Italian and German soldiers in World War II.
For more than half a month, Gao Hongming entrusted all his family affairs to his daughter-in-law Qin Xiulian, while he devoted himself to the army.
Whether it was the expansion of the army, the establishment of artillery battalions and supply battalions, or the recruitment of officers, the arrangement of gunners all needed to be handled by him personally. It can be said that for most of the month, apart from eating and sleeping, he was busy the rest of the time.
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However, his efforts paid off in the end. After more than twenty days, the militia group that originally had only two companies was expanded to include two infantry battalions, an artillery battalion, an air defense company, a baggage company, and a medical brigade.
A total of more than 2,800 troops.
The commanders of the two infantry battalions are still Wu Chengfeng and Xiao Zhankui, the commander of the artillery battalion is Geng Changshun, and the medical brigade is captained by Xie Wenqian. It is quite interesting to talk about it. Although Xie Wenqian kept saying she wanted to leave, for Gao Hongming
However, he did not refuse the appointment and silently managed the medical team.
After this expansion, the size of the militia group is almost the same as that of an A-type regiment of the Central Army, but the firepower is not the same. If the militia group had this kind of strength a month ago, he would even dare to join forces with Li Yunlong to join Bantian.
The entire team was wiped out.
Just when Gao Hongming was inspecting the troops, Dabao came to report: "Young Master...Young Mistress has sent someone to ask you to go back today and say that we have something to discuss."
"Young mistress?"
Gao Hongming was stunned for a moment, "Dabao, what day is it today?"
"Master, today is March 6th."
"March 6th?" Gao Hongming was stunned for a moment, "Last time, Chief Sun said that an exhibition would be held in Kenanpo this month. Counting the days, it seems that it is about to arrive. Is this why Xiulian asked me to go back?
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Thinking of this, Gao Hongming did not dare to neglect and returned to the county town with Dabao and the security squad.
It was still evening when Gao Hongming returned home. Qin Xiulian handed him an invitation as soon as he entered the door, "Hong Ming, this is an invitation sent by Chief Sun, asking you to come to Kenanpo on the 11th to attend an event hosted by Chief Yan.
press conference, so you must attend on time."
Gao Hongming took the invitation and looked at it: "Well, I understand."
Qin Xiulian happily handed over another document: "Also, along with this invitation was an approval document signed by Chief Yan himself. Now no one will dare to cause trouble in our store. It seems that Yan
The commander really thinks highly of you, a fellow countryman."
Gao Hongming understands what Qin Xiulian means. On the surface, this approval document is just a business license, but the meaning inside is very clear. I am the owner of these shops. Anyone who dares to touch these shops will get in trouble with me. All your tricks will be ignored.
Show me the highlights.
However, he smiled brightly: "How could Chief Yan value me? He values those sulfa powder and penicillin. You don't even think about how much the medicines he took away from us last time could bring to him once they are changed hands."
Profits, and if he wants to get medicines from us in the future, he will naturally have to give us some sweeteners, otherwise do you think Chief Yan is really so free to sign this approval document in person?"
"You!"
Qin Xiulian, dumbfounded, hit him on the arm, "Even Chief Yan dares to slander you in private, and you will die if you let people hear it."
"Don't worry, Commander Yan is not so narrow-minded."
Gao Hongming laughed. Although Yan Laoxi has some shortcomings, one thing is recognized by the world. Compared with other warlords who are decisive and killing, he is relatively tolerant towards people. Even if someone offends him, as long as he
It's not something too serious, and he usually just laughs it off and doesn't care.
"By the way, practice... I'm going to take a shower. Come over and wipe my back."
After a while, a slightly shy voice sounded: "Well..."