my bright sword career

Chapter 40 No.40 Expansion
"Of course I know that qualified gunners are hard to find, but why did I appoint you as the battalion commander? Wouldn't you dig without a gunner?"

Gao Hongming looked like he hated iron for being weak, pointed at him and cursed: "The Jinsui Army may not have anything else, but they have a lot of gunners. Not to mention other troops, let's talk about the 358th regiment closest to us , there are at least one or two hundred gunners, right?
Didn't you work in the Jinsui Army before? There must be a few old comrades in arms.You bring 1000 yuan and tell them that as long as you can help find a gunner, you will give them [-] yuan as a bonus. When the gunners come, they will be paid double pay, two sets of military uniforms and two pairs of shoes every year, and meat to eat every day. Believe it or not, there is no one who will not be tempted under a heavy reward. "

"Sir...is it really okay for us to do this?"

Geng Changshun was taken aback. It was not uncommon for the national army to poach people from each other, but generally speaking, they did it secretly. It was the first time he had met someone like Gao Hongming who dug in such a dignified way.

"What's wrong."

Gao Hongming is very disapproving. In the 21st century, job-hopping has become a very common thing, just as normal as eating and drinking.The salary you give is not as high as others, and the treatment is not as good as others, so don't blame them for changing jobs.

Seeing that Geng Changshun couldn't turn the corner, he persuaded him earnestly, "Old Geng, think about it...in the Jinsui Army, you beat devils, and here we are also fighting devils.

Since everyone's purpose is the same, where is it not the same?This is like going to the landlord's house to do odd jobs during the slack season. You must go to the one that pays the highest wages. Do you think this is the case? "

"This seems to be the same..." Geng Changshun thought about it and found it quite reasonable. His boss is a well-known wealthy family in Liantai County. His family has thousands of acres of land, dozens of shops, and his family is rich. I am willing to let my subordinates have better food and clothing, and more wages, no one can say anything.

Ever since, at the instigation of Gao Hongming, Geng Changshun began to frequently walk between the 358th Regiment and various nearby Jinsui Army stations.

Not to mention, in less than a week, he had hired more than 100 gunners. With the filling of these people, the frame of the artillery battalion was quickly set up.

Not only that, Gao Hongming also bought 150 vehicles, including forty Willys jeeps and 110 Italian-made Lancia 3RO heavy trucks.

Needless to say, Willys Jeep, in another time and space, this car accompanied American soldiers almost all over the world.

Now let’s talk about this Lancia 3RO heavy-duty truck. It can transport 6.5 tons of goods, or carry 32 people, or transport 7 horses, or carry a light tank. The carrying capacity is already quite powerful in this era. .

And it also has the advantages of high temperature resistance, easy driving and maintenance.

Of course, there are also disadvantages, that is, the off-road ability is not very strong, and the speed is slow when climbing.

Overall, however, a few shortcomings did not prevent it from being the favorite truck of both Italian and German soldiers in World War II.

During the first half month, Gao Hongming entrusted his daughter-in-law Qin Xiulian with all the family affairs, while he devoted himself to the army.

Whether it is the expansion of the troops, the formation of the artillery battalion and the supply battalion, as well as the arrangement of the poached officers and gunners, he needs to handle it personally. It can be said that in the first half of the month, except for eating and sleeping, he is busy for the rest of the time. with.

However, his efforts paid off in the end. After more than 20 days passed, the militia, which originally had only two companies, was expanded by him to have two infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, one air defense company, one supply company, and one medical brigade. A total of more than 800 troops.

Wu Chengfeng and Xiao Zhankui are still the battalion commanders of the two infantry battalions, Geng Changshun is the commander of the artillery battalion, and Xie Wenqian is the captain of the medical brigade. He did not refuse the appointment, and silently managed the medical brigade.

After this expansion, the size of the militia is about the same as that of a Type-A regiment of the Central Army, but the two are not comparable in terms of firepower. If the militia had this strength a month ago, he would even dare to join Li Yunlong in fighting Sakata. The team was wiped out.

When Gao Hongming was inspecting the troops, Dabao came to report: "Young master...Young mistress sent someone to ask you to go back today and say that you have something to discuss."

"Young grandma?"

Gao Hongming was stunned for a moment, "Dabao, what day is it today?"

"Master, today is already March [-]th."

"March [-]th?" Gao Hongming was stunned for a moment, "Last time, Commander Sun said that an exhibition will be held in Kenanpo this month. Counting the days, it seems that it will be here soon. Is it because of this that Xiulian asked me to go back? ?”

Thinking of this, Gao Hongming didn't dare to neglect, and returned to the county with Dabao and the guard squad.

It was still evening when Gao Hongming returned home. As soon as he entered the door, Qin Xiulian handed him an invitation card, "Hong Ming, this is the invitation card sent by Mr. Sun, asking you to come to Kenanpo No. 11 to participate in the event organized by Mr. Yan." Please be sure to attend the press conference on time."

Gao Hongming took the invitation and looked at it: "Well, I see."

Qin Xiulian happily handed over a document: "Also, together with this invitation, there is an approval document signed by Chief Yan himself. Now, no one will dare to disturb our shop. It seems that Yan The officer really values ​​you as a fellow villager."

Gao Hongming understands Qin Xiulian's meaning. This approval document is only a business license on the surface, but the inner meaning is very clear, that is, these shops are under my old Yan's cover, and anyone who dares to touch these shops will have trouble with me. Show me the highlights.

But he smiled calmly: "Mr. Yan doesn't value me, he values ​​those sulfa powders and penicillin. Don't even think about it, how much those medicines he took away from us last time can bring him if they change hands If he still wants to get medicines from us in the future, he will naturally have to give us some sweets, otherwise you think Chief Yan is really so free to sign this approval document himself?"

"You!"

Qin Xiulian rapped on his arm, dumbfounded, "Even Chief Yan dares to slander you in private, and people will hear that you are going to die."

"Don't worry, Chief Yan is not so narrow-minded."

Gao Hongming laughed. Although Yan Laoxi has some shortcomings, there is one thing that is recognized by the world. Compared with other decisive warlords, he is more tolerant towards people. Even if someone offends him, as long as he It's not too serious, and often he just laughs it off and doesn't care about it.

"By the way, training... I'm going to take a bath, so come and help me wipe my back."

After a while, a shy voice sounded: "Mmm..."

(End of this chapter)