"Squad leader... no, platoon leader, what do you mean by company headquarters? Just after expanding our guard squad to four platoons, more than a dozen seriously injured people were sent over for us to take care of, and they didn't even give us a new recruit. We
Are they considered the main force or the health workers?" Hong Linfeng couldn't help complaining when he found Li Hao.
"By the way, in addition to health workers, we also have to be cooks to cook for those seriously injured. This is not what the main force should do!"
Machine gunner Chen Bing then complained: "The company headquarters doesn't regard our fourth platoon as the main force at all!"
"Although we are small in number, we are all veterans who have fought against the Japs. Now we are left at the station to take care of the wounded while we watch other troops go out to fight against the Japs. This is too frustrating. I don't want to do this anyway.
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"I don't want to do it either!" Another veteran also shouted with anger.
Li Hao's eyes widened and he stared at Hong Linfeng and asked: "What? Everyone wants to give up!"
"Don't you look at who I am? Am I the kind of person who only gets a lot of losses?"
Hong Linfeng's eyes lit up and he asked with expectation.
"Platoon commander, what are you going to do?"
Li Hao answered directly: "Execute the order and take care of the wounded."
A flash of disappointment quickly flashed across Hong Linfeng's face. He originally thought that Li Hao would say something shocking, but it turned out that he didn't.
At this moment, Li Hao changed the topic and continued: "Don't underestimate this task. Once completed, our fourth platoon will definitely reap unexpected benefits!"
"As for the enemy you want to fight, don't worry, there will definitely be a chance for you to go to the battlefield!"
"I have thought about this for a long time. Before I left, I made an agreement with the company commander: During the period of taking care of the wounded, if we encounter an unexpected battle, our fourth platoon can make a smart decision without asking for instructions. You should know what this means?"
"Really?" The disappointment on Hong Linfeng's face was instantly replaced by excitement, and he asked with an expectant look on his face.
"Of course it's true. The company headquarters only sent us some food. It's definitely not possible to only feed the seriously injured. We must have meat!"
"Notify Zhou Xuan and Yang Ping to bring rifles and bullets and we will go hunting in the mountains!"
"In the past, when we went into the mountains to catch prey, we could only lay traps. Now that the company commander has given me the right to make smart decisions, we can just use our guns and practice our marksmanship while hunting, killing two birds with one stone!"
"Chen Bing and Huang Yun will stay behind first to assist the health workers in taking care of the seriously injured, and then go to the village to buy two large pots from a wealthy family!"
"Yes, platoon leader!" Hong Linfeng shouted with excitement.
In the forest less than five kilometers away from the station, three people followed Li Hao. They all held their breath and walked carefully into the forest.
Li Hao's eyes kept searching for the prey he wanted in the forest.
Soon, he found a hare hiding in the middle of a bush.
"Zhou Xuan, you shoot with me. You shoot first, and I will shoot again to kill this rabbit. Whether we can have extra meals tonight may depend on our two shots..."
Practicing marksmanship with live ammunition is a very luxury for the old Red Army veterans who have been through the Long March.
Zhou Xuan has almost never experienced it.
As soon as he held the rifle on his back in his hand, his face became more serious than ever before. Then he loaded the bullet and aimed at the hare that looked to be only the size of a fist dozens of meters away.
"boom……"
Zhou Xuan fired, and Li Hao followed suit. The two gunshots almost overlapped.
"Hit..."
Hong Linfeng next to him shouted excitedly.
There was no smile on Zhou Xuan's face, but a disappointed look on his face as he said, "Platoon leader, I missed the hit!"
"It's okay, there is still a chance~" Li Hao shook his head and comforted!
"Your shooting posture is very correct, and you hold the gun very steadily. You should have misaimed the three points and one line. The rabbit is not a devil. It is too small. If you move a little when you shoot, the bullet will miss!
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"Next time, be careful, be sure to aim before shooting, there is still a chance!"
"Thank you, platoon leader..." Zhou Xuan replied with a grateful face. He knew that this was Li Hao who was coaching and training his marksmanship.
When the four of them went out into the mountains in the afternoon, except for Li Hao who had nothing in his hands, the other three came out with a total of three pheasants and two hares on their backs.
After returning to the station, Li Hao took matters into his own hands and stewed a large pot of pheasant and potatoes.
"Platoon leader, we really eat with the wounded!" Looking at the pheasant stewed with potatoes that was still boiling in the big pot, Hong Linfeng swallowed his saliva and asked with a look of disbelief.
"Of course, even if all the seriously injured people were given such a big pot, they wouldn't be able to finish it!" Li Hao replied angrily.
Then added: "This is the first benefit that caring for the seriously injured brings to us!"
"From now on, we will eat whatever the seriously injured patients eat. We will keep our bodies strong so that we can have the strength to train!"
"You have seen those Japs on the battlefield. Although they are small, they are very strong.
"Not to mention anything else, with their bodies as strong as cattle and their inexhaustible strength, they can defeat several of our soldiers on the battlefield!"
"We listened to the platoon leader and let's eat now~" Hong Linfeng said nothing, picked up the spoon and started to put vegetables into his bowl...
Three days later, the first batch of twenty recruits promised by the company commander was sent over, and Li Hao also began to consider candidates for the four platoons and three squad leaders.
Although a few days of nutritious meals cannot bring immediate results to a few veterans.
But Li Hao could see that their originally dull faces had turned rosy, and their whole people had become more energetic.
Suddenly being called together by Li Hao, and thinking about the recruits that the company commander had just sent over, the five of them more or less guessed Li Hao's purpose.
Li Hao was very satisfied with everyone's changes and said straightforwardly with a smile on his face.
"Except for Zhang Hao who is recovering from his injuries, we have six veterans. Except for me, who is the platoon leader, there will be three squad leaders of the fourth platoon among the five of you for the time being!"
As soon as they finished speaking, several people's faces showed expressions of eagerness to try.
No soldier doesn't want to be promoted, and they are no exception.
Especially Hong Linfeng and Chen Bing, they have been with Li Hao for the longest time and were once squad leaders.
Li Hao continued: "My opinion is: Zhou Xuan serves as the monitor of Class 10, Yang Ping serves as the monitor of Class 11, and Huang Yunxian serves as the monitor of Class 12."
"Each of you picks five recruits from among the recruits!"
Hong Linfeng and Chen Bing showed very disappointed expressions, and then looked at Li Hao with puzzled faces.
Li Hao remained unmoved and continued to order.
"Chen Bing, you are still in charge of the machine gun. Pick two people from among the new recruits to be your deputies!"
"Take the remaining three recruits, Hong Linfeng, and form a temporary cooking team to be responsible for feeding everyone and all the seriously injured. In addition, Hong Linfeng, you will also serve as the deputy platoon leader of our fourth platoon!"
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