Other than developing the arms business, Xia Fei also planned to develop Ling Luo Town's economic strength, agricultural standards, and technological prowess. However, these were all things for the future, and it was still too early to think about them now.
Xia Fei only had one goal in mind, and that was to fight the Japanese.
The Japanese forces had already invaded all of Wu Han, and perhaps due to the lack of manpower, Xia Fei's forces were quickly expanding.
No one knew who spread the rumor. It was said that the Japanese had come to encircle Ling Luo Town several times without success. Instead, the troops of Ling Luo Town had wiped out a few squadrons of the Japanese. Then, the rumor kept spreading, and the more it spread, the more evil it became. Some said that the troops of Ling Luo Town were gods who had descended from the heavens, while others said that the troops of Ling Luo Town had practiced a divine art that made them invulnerable. Anyway, all kinds of rumors were flying everywhere.
Xia Fei could not be bothered to come out and clarify this. In fact, he was actually looking forward to it.
Under such a situation, the number of recruits in Ling Luo Town and the scattered teams suddenly exploded. There were even people from very far away who crossed the Japanese defense line.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Ling Luo Town's food, guns, and ammunition were not enough to be distributed.
Hence, Xia Fei waved his hand and planted the crops!
Furthermore, Xia Fei felt that the number of people in the team had reached a saturation point, and it would be difficult to manage if they continued to recruit, so he had Blind Xu pass down an order.
All those who volunteered to join his team had to undergo military training first!
As for the instructors, they were all pulled out by Xia Fei from the old military units, and most of them were former squad leaders or platoon leaders.
Due to the training needs, Xia Fei had someone build a militarized training base on the east side of the town. Even though it was a little crude, he had people renovate it every day, and it was gradually improving.
It seemed like Xia Fei was leading the team well, but in reality, there were still too many things that were lacking. To give the simplest example, Xia Fei could not produce the military uniform for the team, and he could barely manage enough guns. However, these people followed him through the rain of bullets every day, yet he had no food or pay, which made him feel guilty.
The soldiers had sacrificed their lives to protect their homeland. It was a glorious thing, but Xia Fei did not feel good about it.
No pay? Then distribute the food! Where would the food come from? Collect them!
Under Xia Fei's protection, Ling Luo Town did not suffer much damage, but Xia Fei and the others still had to make a living. They could not continue to rely on the charity of the town's residents!
Therefore, Xia Fei had Blind Xu plan the land and capture all the small factions in Ling Luo Town, such as the landowners.
I'm protecting my homeland, not your ants!
Needless to say, all the privatized land will be directly distributed by Ling Luo Town. There are no big families, so all of you go down and grow food!
A quarter of the grain obtained would be confiscated, and the rest would be given their own piece of land!
Even though some of the unruly people who had occupied the fertile land and the large families in the town had resisted vehemently in the beginning, under Xia Fei's iron fist, they all obeyed.
As time passed, the farmers who had been lacking in land discovered the benefits and expressed their support for the Ling Luo Army.
Because the name 'bandit' carried a bit of a negative meaning, coupled with the fact that Xia Fei's bandit army was stationed in Ling Luo Town, they all referred to Xia Fei's army as the Ling Luo Army.
Even though Xia Fei had intentionally restrained the recruitment of new members, it still could not stop the number of people in the army from increasing at a crazy rate. The training base was already running out of people to accommodate.
From this, it could be seen that it wasn't that the people were unpatriotic, but that the military of the country was indeed inferior to that of the Japanese.
However, in the past two days, a big shot had come to Ling Luo Town.
According to Blind Xu's notice, these big shots came from a very far place. Like their old profession, they were also bandits.
Xia Fei frowned. He did not like bandits. If the bandits on his side were not led by him, they would be a scourge to the people. How many good things could there be in being a bandit?
Xia Fei was originally planning to send someone to chase this group of people out, but after hearing Blind Xu's introduction, he changed his mind and prepared to meet this person.
This was because one of them was a former deputy commander of the National Army, and the bandits he brought were all here to fight the Japanese. Of course, the main reason why Xia Fei was willing to meet him was because of this person's name!
Zhou Weiguo, the anti-Japanese god in the TV series, had also come to seek refuge with him.
She just didn't know how different this person was from the people in the TV series.
Xia Fei met these people in the hall, and his brows furrowed when he saw them. These people had a very strong bandit aura, which was caused by their strong hostility and was difficult to eradicate.
Xia Fei looked around, but he could not tell which one was Zhou Weiguo, so he asked,""Which one of you is Zhou Weiguo?"
"Me!"
Xia Fei's jaw dropped in shock when he looked at the person who spoke. This was the legendary Zhou Weiguo, the great hero Zhou?
He had dark skin, a big horse face, and a burly figure. He looked like he trained hard every day. His thick eyebrows and big eyes looked a little scary.
Didn't they agree that it should be a pretty boy with fair skin, a good-looking face, and a great figure?
It seemed that he had indeed been harmed too much by the idolization of the anti-Japanese TV series. How could an anti-Japanese legend be done by a gigolo?
Napoleon was such a powerful existence, but he was just a short man. Therefore, people couldn't judge a book by its cover.
"You are Zhou Weiguo? Alright, you came here to join our army?”Xia Fei got straight to the point.
"Yes and no!" Zhou Weiguo said.
Xia Fei laughed." Oh, interesting. I'd like to hear what you're trying to say!"”
"Humph? Our second brother wants to see what kind of ability you have. If you're really so good at fighting the devils, why don't you take down Yi City and stay here like a king?”Zhou Weiguo didn't say anything, but one of his underlings beside him spoke.
Zhou Weiguo waved his hand, indicating for his subordinates to not speak. He said,"I'm sorry, my brother has always been a little straightforward. I apologize on behalf of my brother. However, this brother of mine has a rough tongue and a straight face. If you want me to join you, you must first be able to convince me and my brothers?”
"To convince you?" Xia Fei laughed." What's so difficult about that? Show us your best skills and let's have a competition. Let's see if our small temple can accommodate a big Buddha like you!”
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