They had all the members, and they didn't lack weapons and ammunition. Xu Guoren and Niu Dagan immediately started to form the Dragon Shadow Brigade. After some discussion, they decided to do so.
The Dragon Shadow Battalion had four squadrons, each of which had about 250 people. They had four infantry platoons, and three other battalions, which were directly under the command of the reconnaissance company, the guard platoon, and the artillery company.
After the reorganization, the Dragon Shadow Brigade had more than 1,000 soldiers. Xu Guoren was the captain, Niu Dagen and Zhang Jinhu were the deputy captains and the first and second captains, and Xu Gensheng was the platoon leader.
The third squadron leader was Wu Xiao Er, another servant, while the fourth squadron leader was Xu Guoren himself.
In addition to the guard platoon leader, Xu Gensheng also temporarily served as the reconnaissance company and artillery company commander.
It couldn't be helped. Xu Guoren's subordinates were extremely lacking. Fortunately, the reconnaissance company and the artillery company's guard platoon only had 200 people, which was not a lot. Xu Guoren mainly commanded them himself, with Xu Gensheng's assistance, so as to train his ability to lead troops.
After the reorganization was completed, Xu Guoren and Niu Dagen began to train the troops for three months. They used almost everything they had learned in their lives to train these more than a thousand people.
It wasn't that Xu Guoren didn't want to recruit more recruits to further expand the army, but with just him and Ding Dali, if they recruited too many, it would affect the effectiveness of the training. As the saying goes, one can't bite off more than one can chew. This was the truth.
Moreover, what Xu Guoren wanted was an elite troop. The number of troops did not matter much.
Moreover, once the war broke out, there would be tens of thousands of defeated soldiers on the battlefield. At that time, how many soldiers would they have? Moreover, they basically didn't need training. They had actual combat experience and could be used.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, it was the end of June of the 26th year of the Republic of China.
The Dragon Shadow Unit's recruit training was basically over. It was time for the military pay. Xu Guoren decided to drive home personally. Firstly, he wanted to ask his father for the military pay. Secondly, his wife, Chu Qianwen, had been vomiting recently. Xu Guoren thought that she was pregnant.
Therefore, he had to bring her back to the doctor.
After returning to the Xu family's courtyard and informing them of the situation, Xu Tianyang immediately sent someone to call for a doctor. Not long after, the servant brought back the best doctor in Jiang City. After the diagnosis, the white-bearded doctor congratulated Xu Tianyang with a smile,"Congratulations, Boss Xu. Young Madam Xu is pregnant!”
"Really?" Happiness came too suddenly. Xu Tianyang could not believe it.
"This old man has been a doctor for thirty years. I will never make a mistake in my diagnosis. The doctor stroked his long white beard.
"Aiya, that's great!”Xu Tianyang was overjoyed. He had been looking forward to this day.
He happily gave the doctor a large sum of consultation fees and personally sent him off.
Xu Tianyang returned to his room with a smile on his face. He saw that Chu Qianwen had gotten out of bed and was chatting with Xu Guoren.
She could not help but say," Aiya, Qianwen, why are you out of bed again? Hurry up and lie down and rest."”
"Eunuch, I'm fine. I'm not tired." Chu Qianwen was a little embarrassed.
Xu Guoren said," Dad, it's not that exaggerated. It's better to exercise more during pregnancy. It's better for the fetus to develop."”
"Is that so?" Xu Tianyang smiled embarrassedly and rubbed his hands, not knowing what to do.""Then I'll get the kitchen to make more delicious food for Qianwen to nourish her body!”
Chu Qianwen wanted to say that there was no need to go through so much trouble, but Xu Guoren stopped her with a look. After Xu Tianyang turned around and left, she whispered into his ear,""Father is happy, so let him be. Anyway, eating more nutritious food is not a bad thing.”
"Yes." Chu Qianwen was now completely obedient to Xu Guoren. She looked at him tenderly and nodded gently.
"You rest here. I'll go and ask for the army's salary. It's rare for him to be happy now!”Xu Guoren said.
"Alright." Just as Xu Guoren was about to leave the room, Chu Qianwen called out to him again,""Guoren, we're going to have our own child. Are you happy?”
Xu Guoren stopped for a moment, turned around and smiled."Of course."
Chu Qianwen smiled in satisfaction and watched Xu Guoren leave.
In the courtyard, Xu Guoren bumped into his father, who had just returned from the kitchen. He immediately struck while the iron was hot and revealed his purpose.
"You want military pay? No problem. Since you're going to give birth to a grandson for me, I'll get the butler to get it for you now!”Xu Tianyang agreed without hesitation.
"Father, other than military pay, I have another request!"”
Xu Tianyang was still in high spirits." Just say what you have to say. Don't dawdle. Are you still my son?"”
"Father, I want to buy a batch of mortars for my Dragon Shadow Brigade. I don't have the money to buy them.”Xu Guoren immediately went straight to the point.
"What? You want to buy a cannon?" Xu Tianyang was shocked because he knew that cannons were much more expensive than guns.
"Yes, my artillery company doesn't have a decent cannon. It's useless, so I need your help.”Xu Guoren said fawningly.
"How much do you want?" Xu Tianyang asked.
"I have an artillery company. I can get about twelve cannons. Of course, it would be even better if I could get twenty.”Xu Guoren said.
"Hmph, you brat, this old man's little fortune will be ruined by you sooner or later!”Xu Tianyang glared at Xu Guoren.
"Father agreed?" Xu Guoren was overjoyed.
"Humph!" Xu Tianyang snorted." This is for the sake of my daughter-in-law and future eldest grandson. I earned some family business for you. However, since you wiped out all the bandits in Jiang City, our family's business has indeed become much better. Everyone knows that my son is in charge of a bandit suppression hero team.
Therefore, I also understand that the money spent on guns and cannons is not wasted.”
"Thank you for your support, Dad. In the future, I will definitely bring our Xu Family's Army to greater heights. Not only will it be famous in Jiang City, but it will also make him famous in the world and shock the entire Jiangnan!”Xu Guoren was very happy and said in high spirits.
"You brat, you're about to be a father. No matter what you do, you have to be careful and live well!”Xu Tianyang said meaningfully.
"Father, don't worry. I know what to do!" Xu Guoren nodded. However, if the country was in trouble, a good man naturally could not sit idly by. It was still the same saying, country, country, only with a country could there be a home.”
"Alright, don't give me any excuses. Go spend more time with Qianwen. Wait for my news about the cannon.”Xu Tianyang knew that he couldn't win against his son, so he immediately waved his hand impatiently.
Xu Tianyang smiled and saluted his father. He turned around and left, but the smile on his face gradually stiffened. As someone who was familiar with history, he knew that it was not long before the outbreak of the war. It would not be long before he had to lead his troops to the front line to resist the Japanese.
As a soldier of the people, although Xu Guoren was not afraid of death and even took pride in sacrificing his life for the country, he now had worries in his heart. He had a hot temper but doted on his cheap father, a gentle and beautiful wife, and the unborn child in her stomach.
Xu Guoren understood that the responsibility on his shoulders had an additional layer of kinship.
However, it was precisely because of this that Xu Guoren understood that he had to devote himself to the battlefield and defend his territory against the enemy. Only in this way could his family not be bullied and live well.
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