The Japanese of this era were undoubtedly very powerful.
After ten years of development, the Japanese had recovered from their losses in the war against Russia. Whether it was the army or the navy, they were second to none in East Asia. They were definitely not something that a scattered country could compete with.
Even if Feng Ping's temporary 1st division could form a fighting force, it was estimated that they would not be able to fight against the Japanese.
Of course, the Japanese troops stationed in the northeast were not full except for the six independent garrison teams. The infantry regiment stationed in the Guandong Region only had a few thousand people. The two divisions on the Korean Peninsula were also not full. The two Regiments only had a total of ten thousand men.
However, with the speed of Japan's mobilization, they would soon be full.
Thus, Feng Ping hoped that after the 1st division was formed, he could add another two to three brigades. This way, the chances of winning would be even greater. After all, although Japan was powerful, they couldn't use too much power to deal with the Japanese at this critical moment.
Although the Western powers were distracted by the war in Europe, they would never allow the Japanese to invade. If the Japanese were to dominate the country, it would severely damage their interests.
Feng Zihui and Davidson had no objections to Feng Ping's generous offer.
After that, the temporary 1st Division began to recruit troops in many cities in western Liaoning.
"Recruiting soldiers. Those who are healthy, under 30 years old, and don't smoke can join. Those who could read were prioritized. If they were selected, not only would they have three meals of steamed bread a day, but they would also receive six oceans of salary every month. In addition, there was also a five-dollar settlement allowance!”
The conditions offered by the temporary 1st division were generous, and many refugees were tempted.
In this era, being able to eat one's fill was already very good. If there was still money to support their families, most people would be willing to do it.
This caused a long queue to form at the recruitment point of the temporary 1st division. Countless refugees who had nowhere to go wanted to join the 1st Division.
Especially when they heard that the temporary 1st division was Feng Linge's son's unit, everyone was even more excited to participate. After all, Feng Linge had a lot of influence in Liaoxi. Although he was a bearded man in his early years and robbed many houses, most of the time, he robbed the rich and helped the poor.
"Commander, the recruitment went very smoothly. We recruited more than five thousand people on the first day. In this case, we will be able to recruit enough soldiers in a week at most. However, their physical fitness was too poor. Many of them were skin and bones.”Chief of Staff Davidson was very excited.
Feng Ping nodded. At this time, the lives of the people in the country were very difficult. It was already good to have a full meal. Almost the vast majority of people only ate two meals a day. How could they expect their physical fitness to be so good?
"After they enter the military camp, they will go through physical training on one hand and strengthen their nutrition on the other. I hope their physical fitness will improve!”Feng Ping sighed.
Even though this would cost a lot of food, there was no other way.
Although the Japanese soldiers were not tall, they were very muscular. As a result, when the Japanese soldiers fought with the Japanese soldiers, two or three of them were no match for one.
Of course, there was a gap in their stabbing techniques, but at the same time, there was also a gap in their physical fitness.
"This is the only way!" Davidson said helplessly.
The temporary 1st Division was recruiting soldiers on a large scale. At the same time, Yang Desheng's 1st Division and Ji Jinchun's 2nd Division were also recruiting soldiers, but the conditions were obviously not as good as the temporary 1st Division. This was also why the majority of the people chose to join the temporary 1st division. Their two divisions did not manage to recruit many people at all, causing the two of them to have no choice but to complain endlessly in front of Feng Linge.
Feng Linge quickly called Feng Ping to the North Town.
"Brat, are you trying to sabotage me? Your Uncle Yang and Uncle Ji are waiting for soldiers to form the 1st and 2nd divisions in Liaoxi. With your actions, how can they recruit enough soldiers?”The moment Feng Linge saw Feng Ping, he cursed out loud.
"Ah!" Feng Ping also understood at once and quickly apologized.
"Uncle Yang, Uncle Ji, this little nephew was reckless, please don't blame him. However, our pay is indeed a little low. If we want to fight against Uncle Zhang, we need to at least have some attractive pay.”Feng Ping said with a smile.
Feng Linge was stunned for a moment before he finally sighed."Alright, looks like this is the only way. Desheng, Jin Chun, when you go back, recruit soldiers at the rate of six dollars per month. The 28th Infantry Division also increased to six oceans!”
Each soldier would be given two yuan, which meant that Feng Linge's three infantry divisions would have to pay an additional 100,000 yuan every month. After all, it was impossible for the soldiers 'pay to increase while the officers' pay remained the same. If that was the case, why would those officers do it?
Of course, Yang Desheng and Ji Jinchun had no objections to this. In any case, the extra money would belong to the Feng father and son.
The temporary 1st division only took five days to recruit enough soldiers. Feng Ping handed the training to Feng Zihui and Davidson, and trained the troops according to the Infantry Code of Practice and Artillery Code of Practice that he had written. His focus was on the construction of the arsenal.
Now, the temporary 1st Division and the troops under Feng Linge all relied on Feng Ping's arsenal in America for their weapons and ammunition. Although the production capacity of the US arsenal was enough to satisfy these troops. However, the journey was still too far. Especially without a strong navy, it was easy to be cut off by the enemy. Once the supplies were cut off, the consequences would be very serious.
Therefore, Feng Ping had always hoped to be self-sufficient in weapon manufacturing.
The northeast was extremely rich in resources. Otherwise, the Japanese wouldn't have tried to occupy the northeast. As long as they could establish an industrial system in the northeast, they would at least be invincible in the domestic competition.
"B0SS, the equipment needed by the Munitions Factory has arrived at the port. The construction of the factory had also begun overtime. It was estimated that it would be completed in three months. However, we lack managers and workers.”Simon had been in charge of the construction of the arsenal.
"I'll think of a way to poach the workers. I'll get someone to go to the Jinwei Manufacturing Bureau, Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and Hanyang Munitions Factory. In addition, he was training a batch of them. At that time, it would be enough. Of course, the technical personnel would still need to be transferred from America!”Feng Ping said.
There was nothing they could do about it. After all, the current level of the labor industry was very low and there was a serious shortage of skilled workers.
"As for the manager, I already have someone in mind. I'll send someone to invite him!" Feng Ping said.
"Alright, Boss!" Simon answered. He hoped to complete the construction of the arsenal as soon as possible and then return to America. After all, as the general manager of the Pacific Ocean Group, he still had a lot of things to do!
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