Chapter 42: I will definitely drive the devil back to my hometown
"Old village chief, thank you. Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to do this smoothly." Liu Gen said his thanks as he watched the villagers disperse.
Liu Gen knew that the villagers' ability to listen to him and believe in him had a lot to do with the old village chief. If the old village chief hadn't been here to take charge, the villagers would not have easily believed Liu Gen. In the eyes of the villagers,
Liu Gen is still a stranger and cannot be trusted easily.
"Little comrade, you don't need to thank me. If you want to thank me, we are also thanking the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army. If it weren't for your Eighth Route Army's new policy, we might still have to worry about land reclamation." The old village chief waved his hand and said with a smile.
The old village chief knew very well that the villagers were willing to listen because the Eighth Route Army could really bring them benefits, otherwise his presence would be useless. As the village chief, the old village chief always wanted to help.
The villagers have improved their lives, but he has never had any good ideas. Now that he can do something for the village and bring certain benefits to the villagers, the old village chief is still very happy.
"By the way, little comrade, look, I don't know your name yet," the old village chief said.
Liu Gen also reacted, and he was right. After chatting with the old village chief for so long, he had not formally introduced himself, "Old village chief, I am Liu Gen, the commander of the artillery company of the new regiment. I will be responsible for reclaiming wasteland."
, and cooperation with the villagers. If you have anything, you can come to the artillery company to find me."
"Huh? Little comrade, you are still a company commander? You are awesome. If I have a grandson, he should be about the same age as you." The old village chief was in a low mood. He was the only one in the family, so he felt a little lonely.
Looking at the old village chief, Liu Gen was a little confused, "Old village chief, are you alone? Where are your family members?"
"Hey, I originally had three sons. A few years ago, the national army came to recruit soldiers and took away my two sons. Three years ago, the Japs came to Shanxi, and my youngest son chose to join the army to fight the Japs. Until now, he has not
Any news comes. In such troubled times, if no news comes, he may have died on the battlefield,"
"I, an old man, don't have the ability, otherwise I would have to fight the Japanese. Unfortunately, with my old body, I have no chance to fight the Japanese. I'm afraid I won't have a few days to live. To fight the Japanese, we still need to rely on you young people. We need to rely on you."
You Eighth Route Army." The old village chief sighed.
Liu Gen looked at the old village chief, not knowing what to say or how to comfort the old village chief.
"Old village chief, don't worry, our Eighth Route Army will definitely fight the Japanese and drive them out of China as soon as possible." After a moment of silence, Liu Gen said in a deep voice.
The old village chief laughed and said, "Okay, I believe in you and your Eighth Route Army."
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On the way back to the artillery company, Liu Gen was thinking about reclaiming wasteland, hoping that this matter could be recognized by the headquarters early and allow all soldiers to participate.
Now the New Regiment only has the artillery company to reclaim wasteland. It is impossible to reclaim too much wasteland in a short period of time just by relying on the soldiers of the artillery company. Only by involving all the soldiers of the New Regiment can we reclaim the wasteland.
After leaving enough wasteland, he turned around and walked towards the regiment headquarters. Liu Gen wanted to ask Ding Wei if the headquarters had made any decisions.
When he arrived at the regiment headquarters, Liu Gen could not see Ding Wei. After asking the personnel at the regiment headquarters, he learned that Ding Wei had gone to the first battalion.
He gave up the idea of going to the First Battalion to find Ding Wei. The bosses at the headquarters might need some time to think about it and would not make a decision so quickly. Liu Gen also calmed down after not seeing Ding Wei. He couldn't be too anxious.
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Returning to the artillery company, the soldiers were resting. Liu Gen could see many soldiers wiping the sweat from their foreheads. The weather in March was very cool, and there was still a thin layer of snow on the land, but that was it.
Despite the weather, the soldiers were still sweating. Noticing this, Liu Gen did not choose to say anything.
Knowing that the soldiers are not lazy, he is satisfied. As for continuing to let the soldiers train, he will not do so. Knowing clearly that the physical fitness of the soldiers cannot be compared with that of future generations, Liu Gen will not think of using the training of future generations.
Standards are required of these fighters to prevent them from being physically exhausted due to training.
However, the soldiers are quite conscious. Even if the company commander Liu Gen is not around, they will train hard under the leadership of the squad leader.
After checking the time, it was almost noon, so Liu Gen did not let the soldiers continue training. He took out some pig bones, and Liu Gen and the soldiers stewed bone soup, which included a lot of wild vegetables. Wild vegetables.
The portion is not very large. It is only March now and the wild vegetables are still small. This is why soldiers rarely see green vegetables when eating.
Even cabbage can only be supplied to the new regiment once a week. There are a lot of pickled vegetables, but if they really need to be supplied to the entire regiment's soldiers, they may be able to finish them in less than a week.
The soldiers held the bowls and smelled the aroma of bone soup, and many soldiers drooled.
Bone soup was nothing in the eyes of later generations, but in such difficult times, it was a rare delicacy. It was also in the artillery company that soldiers could see some meaty meat from time to time. Before coming to the artillery company, the soldiers would just
You can only eat something meaty once a month. Seeing that the bone soup was a little thin, and there was not much change with the addition of some wild vegetables, Liu Gen asked the soldiers to take out some cornbread and stew it together in the bone soup.
The steamed buns are very hard, and it hurts the throat when eaten on weekdays. Now, if the steamed buns are simmered in bone soup, they will taste much better. We also asked the soldiers to go to the cooking class to get some sweet potato vermicelli and add them to the big pot.
Liu Gen and the soldiers waited patiently. With nothing to do, Liu Gen chatted with the soldiers, talking about the reasons why the soldiers came to join the army and their families.
After the bone soup was stewed, Liu Gen got to know more about the soldiers of the artillery company. Most of the soldiers joined the army because they didn't have enough to eat at home and wanted to eat military rations. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War,
When the Japs entered Shanxi, grain production suffered unprecedented damage due to the crazy plundering of the Japanese army. Moreover, due to the occurrence of various natural disasters in succession, the people's ability to resist disasters was weak, resulting in an increasingly reduced grain output.
This also makes it difficult for ordinary people to have a full meal. As for selling grain, the purchase price of grain in the past two years has been quite low, and selling grain will only lead to further losses.
The villages where many soldiers lived had been destroyed by the Japanese devils, not to mention the various evil deeds committed by the Japanese devils. Many soldiers gritted their teeth when they mentioned the Japanese devils. As soon as the Eighth Route Army began to recruit troops, they decisively chose to join
The reason for joining the new regiment is to be able to kill the Japanese.
"Comrades, our life is very difficult now, but the hardship is short-lived. I believe that with everyone's continuous efforts, our life will get better and better, and we will definitely be able to drive the Japanese back to their hometown!" Liu Gen encouraged loudly.
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The soldiers nodded vigorously. Under the leadership of Liu Gen, the artillery company commander, their lives had improved a lot. They were willing to believe in Liu Gen, the young company commander!