0p0 Chapter 233 Here Are the Recruits
Chapter 233 Here Are the Recruits
Not long after the factory equipment arrived in Jiangdu County, Guo Lang also returned to Jiangdu from Hebei and Shandong provinces.
This trip took a long time, but the effect was very obvious. This time, Guo Lang brought back more than 1500 soldiers from the three provinces of Hebei, Shandong and Henan.
If it was changed to other troops to escort the recruits, I am afraid that many people would sneak away halfway through the journey.
But none of the more than 1500 people slipped away, and they followed Guo Lang through the whole journey without any slack.
The reason is also simple. Lin Hongfei followed the practice of the Hunan Army back then, using the method of attracting relatives and acquaintances to acquaintances, and by letting the veterans of the independent regiment show that they had enough food, warm clothes, and earned a lot of money after serving as soldiers. The method of military pay in real money has attracted many people around him to join him.
Even in Yu Province, which borders Hebei and Shandong, many people came to ask their relatives in Hebei and Shandong to help find a way out for their children after hearing the news.
The three provinces of Hebei, Shandong and Henan are all large agricultural provinces with a large population. Farming alone cannot support so many people. Therefore, a large number of people in Hebei, Shandong and Henan have to leave their homes in order to survive.
Therefore, when there is such a good errand in front of you, and there are relatives and friends as guarantees, even if it is far away in Lingnan Province, everyone is willing.
A tree moves the dead and the living.
Maybe if you go to Lingnan Province, everyone will live a better life!
Under this belief, none of the more than 1500 soldiers from the three provinces of Hebei, Shandong and Henan left halfway.
And they did not regret their choice!
According to the regulations for recruits to enter the camp formulated by Lin Hongfei himself, more than 1500 children from Hebei, Shandong and Henan, under the supervision of veterans, took off their clothes and lined up in several teams with bare buttocks.
Some shy recruits subconsciously protected the spear and two bullets with both hands.
As a result, the old soldier next to him laughed and scolded: "You are covering your eggs, you are all old men, who doesn't know what the two objects below you look like."
Another veteran next to him joked: "It's not always true, maybe he has three bullets!"
"Huh? Don't we all have three bullets?"
"No, three bullets, isn't that..."
"Hey?"
The recruits lined up and came to the edge of a large cement pool, which was already filled with water, but the color was a little cloudy.
I only heard a veteran say hello: "Come, come, it's all the time to soak a bag of cigarettes in the pool."
"The water in this pool is mixed with insecticide powder, which is specially used to kill the lice and fleas on your body. Remember, when you enter the water, you will sink to the bottom and hold your breath to kill the lice on your hair!"
At the same time, the recruits smelled a burning smell, turned their heads and saw that in the open space in the distance, the veterans were gathering the clothes of the recruits for burning.
The recruits are all poor peasants, even a patched piece of clothing is an extremely valuable property to them.
Seeing this scene, several recruits couldn't hold back, they panicked and shouted, "Why are you burning my clothes!"
The veteran reprimanded immediately: "What are you talking about, there are fleas and insects on your rags, it would be okay if they were brought into the barracks!"
"Don't be so sad, Mr. Lin is a benevolent old man, he burned all your rags, and will give you two brand new military uniforms later!"
"Don't be dazed, jump into the pool and wash off!"
"This insecticide powder was bought by Chief Lin from a foreigner. A pound of insecticide powder is more expensive than a pound of white flour. You have copied it!"
"Bubble well. If anyone doesn't soak carefully, I'll let him sleep in the pool tonight!"
Under the urging of the veterans, the recruits entered the pool one by one to soak. After they all came out of the pool, they saw a layer of dead insects floating on the water surface that looked like sesame seeds.
After cleaning the bugs on their bodies, the veterans took them to another cement pool filled with clean water, where they were allowed to wash their bodies.
After a cleaning process, the bare-skinned recruits finally ushered in the process of distributing clothes, shoes, hats, and daily necessities.
When they hugged brand new military uniforms, military caps, and sturdy military shoes, their eyes were full of inconceivable expressions. These poor children never thought that one day they would be able to wear unpatched clothes!
Back in their respective barracks, everyone carefully put on the new military uniforms, looking left and right one by one, extremely happy. This feeling can only be felt when they were young and made a new dress at home during the Chinese New Year. Had.
At this time, an old soldier came in, looked at the new recruits in the barracks and said with a smile: "Every one of them is wearing a new military uniform, and they all look like new sons-in-law who are about to marry a wife!"
"Hahaha!" The recruits suddenly laughed happily.
The old soldier joked: "Okay, young men, since you are going to marry a wife, of course you have to eat, let's go, follow me to eat!"
According to Lin Hongfei's request, the first meal for recruits in the camp should be better than the usual meal.
Therefore, the cooks specially steamed white flour steamed buns, stewed meat, stewed fish, and a large pot of gruel.
This kind of formation immediately shocked the recruits. In their memory, even the landlords and old fortunes in the village would only dare to eat like this during the Chinese New Year.
Even if the soft steamed buns are held in their hands, the recruits still have an unreal feeling, but when they take a bite of the steamed buns, and as their teeth chew, a slight sweetness appears in their mouths, their appetites instantly melt. As a vortex on the ocean, it began to frantically devour the food in front of it!
At the age of eighteen or nineteen, it was time to eat. It took less than three mouthfuls for a big white steamed bun to disappear into the hands of the recruits.
In the end, the veterans didn’t dare to let the people in the cooking class bring the gruel up, for fear that the gruel would hit the steamed buns, and a few more people would be overwhelmed, which would make a big joke. I never heard that the troops would be overwhelmed by eating And downsizing.
However, the recruits ate a lot and digested it quickly. When dinner came, these eighteen or nineteen-year-old youths still ate nothing less.
With the addition of this group of soldiers from Hebei, Shandong and Henan, and the recruitment of recruits from Jiangbei, Lin Hongfei's independent regiment has expanded to more than 7000 people, which is more than the actual number of some division-level troops.
He Taikang, the governor of Lingnan Province, only has more than 9000 subordinates, and he can dominate the Dongjiang area and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the governor.
What's more, the excellent equipment and powerful firepower of Lin Hongfei's troops are by no means comparable to He Taikang's Dongjiang Army.
In the future, after the Zhifeng Allied Forces defeated the Anhui Faction, He Taikang, as a general of the Anhui Faction, could not escape the result of his resignation.
Then, Lin Hongfei will naturally do his part to be the governor of Lingnan Province!