Chapter 10
The soldiers were competing there. Zhao Wenbin sat on a rock with a cigarette in his mouth and a large bottle of wine in his hand. He took a sip. There was still some pondering in his mind.
"Young Master, you're going to expand the army next, right?”
Just as Zhao Wenbin was thinking, Old Man Li walked to the side and sat down. He looked at Zhao Wenbin and asked,
He looked at Old Man Li in surprise, not understanding how he knew his next step.
As if he knew what Zhao Wenbin was thinking, Old Man Li lit a pack of cigarettes for himself and said,"Young Master, don't look at me like that. In fact, I used to be an aide in General Fengtian's residence.
Later on, the Qing Dynasty was gone, and my eldest son died in the war, so I had no choice but to return to my hometown in Jixi to beg for food and take care of my sick wife. Although I've failed in my life, there are some things that I can still see through.
Sometimes, I heard from the soldiers that you were teaching them how to lead troops in battle and various military matters. You even taught them to read and write. This shows that you are a person with foresight, but at the same time, it also shows your ambition.
Since ancient times, ordinary people had always relied on martial arts to dominate the world. However, they had ultimately failed because they did not understand that the most important thing to do in order to make a name for themselves was not money, but people. Talent is the most important. From your series of actions, you have undoubtedly understood the essence of this aspect.
And now, these kids have also been nurtured under your guidance, so your next step will definitely be to expand the army. If you didn't expand the army, you wouldn't have to spend more than two months here to carefully teach them.
Even if there was news of the Japanese invading the people, you ignored it and focused on teaching them.”
This time, Zhao Wenbin was even more surprised. He did not expect this old fellow to be able to see so deeply.
"Sure! But are you so sure that I will expand the army? What if I'm just trying to protect myself?"
Zhao Wenbin looked at him with a smile.
"If you just want to protect yourself, you can go to Nanjing or even abroad. There's no need to come here. Moreover, he had spent so much money here. In just these two months, you've spent no less than 500 yuan on these people.
This is only the food expenses. In addition, there is the ammunition that they consume every day. I believe that this is a big sum. Young Master, is this old man right?”
Zhao Wenbin nodded and looked at him kindly."You're right. I didn't expect you to see it so clearly. However, we have only just started. Where do you think we should choose to expand our army next?”
"Young Master, you should have thought about it, right?"
Old Man Li said after smoking.
Zhao Wenbin did not say anything. He only looked at him with a smile.
"Then this old man will be bold enough to say a few words. In my opinion, Jixi County is not a good place to expand the army. On the contrary, Jidong County was a good place. I've been traveling outside for the past two months. I heard that the Japanese are currently reorganizing various places, and the focus is on the Fengtian and JiLin generations.
We haven't had the time to do so in Hei Longjiang, so there are no Japanese in Jidong County for the time being. On the contrary, there were more than 200 Japanese soldiers stationed in Jixi County. Although there aren't many of them, if we take Jixi County, it'll be like telling the Japanese that there's still a resistance force here.
Our current strength is too weak, so it is not suitable to attract the attention of the Japanese at this time. We can move to Jidong County and expand our army there. The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, once adopted the strategy of building high walls, accumulating food, and slowly becoming king.
As long as we expand our army and prepare for war, we will have a certain amount of strength to fight against the Japanese. Only then will we have the capital to compete for supremacy.”
Don't look down on this Old Man Li. He used to be a writer for a living. After all, he was an advisor. He still had some skills.
Zhao Wenbin couldn't help but think highly of him. He didn't expect Old Man Li to think so much and consider it quite well.
"You're thinking pretty well. Originally, I was prepared to conquer Jixi County before expanding the army to prepare for war. However, now that you've said this, I think you're right. We are too weak now, so we need to find a safe place to expand our forces.
But the Japanese don't have much time left for us!”
Zhao Wenbin sighed. The Japanese did not notice this place now, but he believed that after this year, the Japanese would completely rule all the regions in the northeast.
Old Man Li chuckled without saying anything.
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Night enveloped the land. Zhao Wenbin sat in his house and thought about something. They were no longer living in a small wooden house. In the past two months, they had already built a brick house with cement.
Moreover, there was a floor heater under every house. After all, the winter in the northeast was really too cold. Moreover, it was mid-October now, and the temperature had already dropped.
After a while, the sound of footsteps could be heard. Li Ergou, Wang Tiedan, and the others walked in.
"Sir, you were looking for us?"
Li Ergou and the others looked at Zhao Wenbin and asked.
"Sit down first!"
After Zhao Wenbin said that casually, he seemed to be thinking about something again.
Li Ergou and the others sat down. Zhao Wenbin took out a document and handed it to them.
"Take a look! This is our next military expansion plan. Now I have 23 of your class presidents and 23 of your deputy class presidents. I plan to expand our forces to 23 infantry companies.
Now that I've taught you, have your soldiers learned it too?”
Zhao Wenbin lit a cigarette for himself and asked slowly.
"It's almost done."
Li Ergou and the others thought for a moment and said.
"En! It was good enough. Take these documents back and read them slowly. Then, study them carefully. This is the beginning of your future. I've spent so much effort on you in these two months. I hope you won't disappoint me!”
Zhao Wenbin said as he looked at them with a serious expression.
"Don't worry, sir. We won't let you down!”
Zhao Wenbin waved at them. He still had many things to deal with.
The next day, October 16th, Zhao Wenbin brought the 200 soldiers to the field where they had been training for more than two months.
Zhao Wenbin was wearing a 07 military uniform. He stared at everything here. He had spent the most unforgettable and busiest two months in this time and space. And today was the day they were going to leave.
"Young Master, they are also willing to come with us!”
Old Man Li walked behind Zhao Wenbin and said softly. He was referring to the chefs.
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