Thump thump.
As soon as he reached the village entrance, Li Yunlong stopped in his tracks.
In front of him, there were people everywhere.
There were honest men in their thirties, children in their teens, and youths in their twenties. Beside them were either elderly people, women, or even babies who were learning to speak.
Thump thump.
An old man with a walking stick walked forward.
It was the old man with high prestige who had sent the brothers from Shuanghe Town home.
"Old Wu." An officer of the new regiment quickly went forward to support the old man.
"Deputy Brigade Commander Li." Old Wu nodded at Li Yunlong and raised his withered hand to point at the people around him." I heard that you were recruiting soldiers yesterday. All the men in the nearby villages who can hold guns have come.”
He saw it.
Because there were too many people.
Li Yunlong took a deep breath and said," The man is gone. What about the family? That won't do."
"Don't worry, Deputy Brigade Commander Li. The women of Shuanghe Town can also farm. Although we can't use guns, we can still use hoes.”Old Wu said loudly," There has never been a coward in Shuanghe Town. The devils killed our children, and we want revenge.”
"Yes, I want to avenge my brother."
"My uncle's family was killed when the Japanese wiped out the area. I want to avenge them.”
Some young people said loudly.
"The Japanese killed my father. I want to avenge him.”A thirteen or fourteen-year-old child also clenched his fists and shouted.
A man in his forties also spoke up," My son was killed by the Japanese. As his father, how can I not avenge him?”
They were all from the countryside and did not understand many principles. They only knew that they had to take revenge. If the wolves came, they had to cut them with their knives. The devils killed their relatives, so they had to take revenge.
Looking at the faces full of hatred, Li Yunlong clenched his fists.
If everyone could be like this and bear grudges, why would they worry about the devils not being destroyed?
The sad thing was that regardless of whether it was this era or the future, there would always be some spineless people. There were even some brainless people. Riha. The Sun Clan appeared.
"Vice Brigade Commander Li, take them in.”Old Wu looked at Li Yunlong again and said," We'll leave the children of Shuanghe Town to you. We can rest assured that we'll be able to win the war and kill the Japanese if we follow Deputy Brigade Commander Li.”
Furthermore, the soldiers of the New Regiment One had been helping the families of the deceased soldiers with the dirty and tiring work. They had even sent pork over, so they were all willing to follow the New Regiment One to fight the Japanese.
Looking at the plain but determined faces, Li Yunlong nodded heavily." Okay, we do need to recruit soldiers to fight the Japanese, but we can't let the village be without men. We will select a group of people. Now, everyone go over there and register."”
"Alright."
"Thank you, Vice Brigade Commander Li."
"Let's go, let's go quickly."
The men all walked towards the new officer beside them.
"Wait a moment." Li Yunlong grabbed a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child and said," Little brat, we will avenge your father for you. It won't be too late for you to go back and eat a few more years before killing the Japanese."”
"No, I want to be a soldier. I want to avenge my father.”Lin Xiaoshi raised his head and stared straight at Li Yunlong." Don't look down on me. I'm very good at shooting birds with a slingshot. Why don't we have a competition?”
He took out a slingshot from his waist with his right hand, grabbed a stone from the ground, and turned around.
He took a quick glance and loosened his right hand.
The stone instantly shot through the air. With a pu sound, a small persimmon on the persimmon tree beside him was hit and fell.
"How is it?" Lin Xiaoshi turned to look at Li Yunlong.
"Not bad, not bad. You have the demeanor of me back then.”Li Yunlong nodded." But, if you leave, what will happen to your mother?”
Lin Xiaoshi hesitated for a moment before turning to look at his mother. He then kneeled on the ground with a thud," Mother, I'm unfilial, but I really want to go and fight the devils to avenge my father.”
The woman walked over, squatted down, and hugged her son. Then, she looked up at Li Yunlong and choked," Chief... Let Little Rock follow you. He can help me at home. He can pick up a gun.”
Looking at Lin Xiaoshi, Li Yunlong hesitated for a while before nodding." Little Stone, right? Alright, you'll be my guard in the future."”
"Yes." Lin Xiaoshi stood up and saluted.
"Little brat." Li Yunlong raised his hand and rubbed Lin Xiaoshi's head." Go register first."”
"Yes."
After saying that, Li Yunlong turned around and instructed," Go and inform the kitchen team to make more breakfast. Let the villagers eat some hot food."”
"Yes."
By the time the selection was done, it was already ten o'clock.
This time, the new regiment had selected a total of nearly 1,600 people. Including the original veterans, the number had reached about 2,700 people. It could almost be considered as two standard regiments.
"My fellow villagers, thank you. Don't worry, we will definitely win. We will definitely kill all those devils.”Li Yunlong raised his hand and saluted the villagers who came to send them off. Then, he turned around and said to the recruits," Say goodbye to your families.”
All the recruits turned around and looked at their relatives.
The young man knelt down and said goodbye to his parents and elders.
This was because no one knew who would come back alive. This might be the last time they would see each other.
Moreover, the 8th Route Army could move to other places at any time. Even if they survived the cruel war, it would take many years for them to return.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
Those devils were burning, killing, and looting in this ancient eastern land. The dirty men had to stand up and fight the Japanese until the end.
Send off the villagers.
Li Yunlong looked at the officers of the regiment headquarters and said," Let's settle the recruits first. There's no need to replenish them to the companies first. We'll have concentrated training tomorrow."”
Focus on training?
The officers were puzzled.
According to the previous rules, the new recruits would be sent to each company and trained by the veterans of each company.
"Deputy brigade commander, the brigade headquarters is calling." At this moment, the communicator ran over.
"Yes." Li Yunlong nodded." You guys go and settle the recruits first.”
"Yes."
Li Yunlong turned around and strode back to the regiment headquarters.
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