Zhou Heng stepped over the dirty water and feces on the ground and walked into the shelter for the defeated soldiers. The entire street was occupied by the defeated soldiers. A group of soldiers in tattered clothes and numb eyes sat under the eaves on both sides.
They were either staring blankly at the sun in the sky or eating straw. Their bodies emitted a stench and they urinated and defecated everywhere. They did not look like a group of soldiers at all, but a group of refugees.
"Are these people really soldiers? Why did the protagonists in those time-travel novels bring a group of soldiers to fight the Japanese?”
These soldiers who had lost their souls and hope would probably collapse in the face of the Japanese on the battlefield. They no longer had the faith to protect their country. All they could do was run and hide.
Zhou Heng, who was dressed neatly and carrying a pistol, walked into the group of scattered soldiers. He was simply an anomaly. All the scattered soldiers looked at him, as if they were curious about what he was doing here.
The vet led the way, while Meng Fan limped behind him, carrying a rifle and a sack. The three of them walked across the street and entered a yard of the shelter.
"Li Wu La, you dog, you killed the entire platoon and now you dare to steal my things. I will kill you today.”
When they entered the courtyard, they saw a chaotic scene. The Mystic Dragon was chasing Li Wula all over the courtyard. He was holding a corn in his hand as he ran and munched on it.
He was a little thin and weak, so how could he outrun the tall and strong Mystic Dragon? He was quickly caught and beaten up on the ground. There were three watches hanging on the arm of the Mystic Dragon.
As for the others in the courtyard, they were lying down and watching the two of them chase after each other. There was no fun here, but the two of them chasing after each other allowed them to watch a good show.
"Get up, get up, the chief is here!”The vet walked in first and chased the defeated soldiers up to welcome Zhou Heng.
Only then did everyone see the well-dressed Zhou Heng who had already walked in. They quickly got up and stood askew, sizing up Zhou Heng. Even the Mystic Dragon, who was still beating people, stopped.
At this time, a kid with the rank of major ran out of the house. His military uniform was still clean. When he saw Zhou Heng, he immediately came up and saluted.”
After replying to one, Zhou Heng began to size up these defeated soldiers. In his previous life, he had been a soldier for five years, a corporal, and a field soldier. He was not satisfied with any of these defeated soldiers.
In the original time and space, Long Wenzhang had trained them into elite soldiers. There was nothing else. He had led the way and used the lives of the soldiers to fight. He fought and retreated all the way. When he reached the Southern Heavenly Gate, he had gathered more than 3,000 scattered soldiers and only had about 100 left. Then, he became an elite soldier.
However, Zhou Heng did not plan to do so. People were bound to die in war, but he felt that it was not worth it to die like this. The Japanese had not entered Myanmar yet. He still had time to teach these guys a lesson.
"Let's not talk nonsense. We're here today to recruit soldiers. If you're willing to come, gather at the high ground in the west of the city tomorrow. I don't dare to promise you anything else, but if you come to me, I'll give you the best training and the best weapons.”Zhou Heng said in an imposing manner.
Unfortunately, everyone only listened to his words and did not have any reaction. Perhaps they had heard too much from the other officers, only Ah Yi's eyes lit up.
"Tsk, another braggart. Previously, our Fengjun was also known as the national strong army, but when they saw the Japanese, they still shrank back.”The Enchanting Dragon rolled its eyes, clearly not believing Zhou Heng's words.
Zhou Heng had already expected this situation and continued," It doesn't matter if you don't believe me now. You won't suffer a loss if you go tomorrow. I didn't bring anything for everyone today. It's just eight catties of pork, six catties of cabbage, three catties of vermicelli, and more than ten catties of brown rice. Everyone, eat first. Don't worry, when you join my army, you'll have meat to eat every day.”
"Sir, is what you said true? Will I have meat to eat every day after joining your army?”a Chuan Yin asked excitedly.
"Yes, there's meat to eat every day. Are you lying to us, sir?”Another person with a Hunan accent asked.
Zhou Heng smiled. These guys didn't have much of a reaction when it came to fighting the Japanese, but when it came to eating meat, they were all spirited. Zhou Heng knew that it would take time for these guys to turn into real soldiers, so he wasn't in a hurry.
"I'll do as I say. I'm so annoyed. Bring the food up. Let's eat a good meal today.”Zhou Heng called Meng Fan over and opened the sack. Inside was meat, cabbage, vermicelli, and rice.
Whoosh! The scattered soldiers in the courtyard all moved. They were all in a hurry, looking for water and firewood.
Ah Yi, on the other hand, stood there without moving, although he was also swallowing his saliva because Zhou Heng had not given the order yet.
"Dismissed. Ah Yi, come over. I have something to say to you.”
Pulling Ah Yi to the corner, Zhou Heng began to ask about the situation in the shelter. He had been here for a long time and knew the situation better. What Zhou Heng wanted to know was what kind of soldiers were there, how many people there were, and whether there were technical soldiers, such as telegram soldiers, tank soldiers, artillery soldiers, and even pilots.
However, the situation was not good. Most of the defeated soldiers were new recruits who scattered on the battlefield. They did not have many basic military qualities because they were cannon fodder on the battlefield. The people's party did not give them any training at all. Sometimes, they did not even give them guns.
As for technical troops like artillery, there were some, but they only knew how to use mortars and defensive cannons. As for large-caliber howitzers, many soldiers had never seen them before. There were tanks, but they had escaped from the battlefield in Shanghai. Without tanks, they were not even as good as infantry.
"The situation isn't looking good. Ah Yi, I'm planning to form a large infantry regiment similar to the Milijian Marine Corps. There are cannons and tanks, but it seems a little difficult now.”Zhou Heng said as he held Ah Yi's hand.
"I, I will, sir." Ah Yi was so excited that he could not speak. He had only been in the officer training class for a period of time. He had been brought here by the defeated soldiers before the battle had even started. His heart was still filled with passion. He was the first person Zhou Heng had roped in.
In the courtyard, the defeated soldiers had gotten a big urn and were cooking pork, cabbage, and vermicelli. They surrounded it and watched while sucking their saliva. Only the Mystic Dragon was lying on the hammock at the side, as if it had no thoughts.
"Enchanting Dragon, I have some business to do with you.”Zhou Heng walked to the side of the Enchanting Dragon, shooed away Little Shiba, his little brother, and started to chat with him.
The Mystic Dragon opened its eyes and asked," Sir, you just said that you would give us meat every day. Now you want to do business with me? Are you afraid of money?”
He couldn't be bothered to say anything more and took out fifty dollars." Is that considered rich? Show me all your treasures.”
The system did not only accept real gold and silver. He also accepted other valuable items, such as antiques and the watch on the Mystic Dragon's hand. These could all be recharged.
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