Chapter 23: Not Enough Food

  "We'd better obey General Yan Xishan's orders, just as the chief of staff said. Wherever we are, we belong to the leadership of the chairman." Yang Junran stood up and said to Cui Zhengming beside him.

  The entire command fell silent, and since Yang Junran said this sentence, everyone looked at Yang Junran in surprise.

  No one is a fool, now the Central Army of the Chairman of the Committee is the most popular, who doesn't want to be a legitimate system, only a turtle grandson would be willing to be this miscellaneous card that suffers everywhere.

  "You don't know what's good for you." Cui Zhengming's anger had erupted, and he coldly said a sentence before walking out towards the outside.

  "Director Choi! Director Choi!" Fang Hanchen hastily shouted.

  "Never mind, never mind, since he wants to leave, let him go." Yang Junran looked at Fang Hanchen and said with a smile.

  Yang Junran also thought for a moment, although the chairman's strength was very strong and the central army's elite were very large.

  However, the chairman's elite troops are 108,000 miles away. If something goes wrong, it's not just a matter of rapid reinforcements arriving, but also whether they will come at all.

  Yan Xishan is what kind of person, and the old warlord who has fought countless battles with the Chairman, if he were to surrender to the Chairman's command, could he give himself some benefits?

  Although his own troops no longer need Yan Xishan, if it weren't for the motley army he had brought over, his own troops would probably still need a very long time to develop into what they are now.

  Moreover, Yang Junran cannot guarantee that he can often win battles.

  Those miscellaneous troops collected by the chairman were treated equally with the real Central Army.

  Yang Junran had carefully considered these issues.

  "Orderly, get a few of the main officers over here." Yang Junran yelled out.

  A messenger swiftly responded with a "yes" and ran out towards the outside.

  Before long, several officers began to gather here.

  Yang Junran did not hesitate either and directly showed everyone that form, asking for their opinions.

  As for what happened this morning, Yang Junran didn't wait until the end of the period and directly told everyone once.

  Everyone's attitude is basically consistent, whether or not they are the central army's direct descendant is not important, the key is how to defend this territory.

  At least for now, everyone has a feeling that as long as Yang is in charge, all ammunition and weapons will be fine.

  "All the insufficient ammunition and weapons are to be collected from Fang Zongli, I'm not clear about the meaning above either, but I've already applied for everyone. All the brigade commanders are senior colonels, and the two supporting regiment commanders are also senior colonels. The deputy brigade commander is a lieutenant colonel, the chief of staff is a senior colonel, and the commander is a major general." Yang Junran looked at the crowd and said directly.

  It doesn't matter as long as everyone knows the score, and the issue of military rank is just a bunch of nonsense. Throughout Chahar Province, apart from the guerrilla forces, the two largest anti-Japanese forces are the female soldiers. Even if they had military ranks, it would be useless. You can't wear a lieutenant general's uniform and go to the enemy's front line to say, "You salute me first, we're in battle, my rank is higher than yours."

  Everyone's heart is secretly delighted, as a miscellaneous army born, everyone understands that after each battle, the most worrying thing is not promotion and military rank, but ammunition supply and personnel replenishment. It is very likely that a regiment of soldiers will be reduced to a company in the end.

  Now these problems don't have to be worried about, weapons and ammunition can be taken at will, and personnel are automatically replenished by the command center.

  Such a good thing, even if it were in the Central Army, let alone in our former unit, probably wouldn't have had such quick supplies.

  "Commander, counting the troops directly under our command, we now have over 10,000 people. I'm afraid there won't be enough food," said Staff Officer Xia Ke, looking at the number of people and expressing his concern.

  "Hmm, this is a problem. The crops around us have not been harvested yet, and even if they were, we can't take too much. At least we need to ensure the people's food and clothing problems." Yang Junran's eyebrows furrowed, and he seemed to be in a bit of trouble.

  "Commander, in the counties I've captured, there's quite a lot of grain. Apart from what we've transported over and distributed to the local people, there's still plenty left in the warehouses. I didn't have the heart to let the brothers burn it, thinking that if we don't have enough food later on when leading the troops back, why not transport all of it over now? After all, we have a transportation team with big carts." The deputy commander of the First Battalion, Kang Lianqin, stood up and said to Yang Junran.

  Yang Junran glanced at his watch. It was only 8 o'clock in the morning, and even if the Japanese army had reinforcements, they wouldn't be able to arrive here quickly.

  "Let's go, we'll take a look right away," Yang Junran said as he walked to the front of the table and picked up his semi-formal rifle.

  Kang Lian quickly ran out towards the outside, gathering his troops.

  Now a brigade is much stronger than an Imperial Japanese Army division.

  After an hour of gathering and reorganizing, a team finally stood in front of Yang Junran.

  Because of the temporary formation of machine gun battalions and mortar battalions, a lot of time was wasted.

  The transport team was composed of captives, who had no weapons in their hands and were only responsible for escorting the carts and transporting supplies.

  To make these prisoners better engaged in their work, Yang Junran specially organized a machine gun squad to guard them while they worked. Under the threat of three light machine guns, these prisoners were very diligent and even actively asked to take on more tasks.

  "Commander, we also found a secret room in the county town, with many boxes of ammunition-like things inside, I don't know what they are, I'm worried that they're Japanese poison gas bombs, and didn't let the brothers blow them up, but I think it's probably poison gas bombs, there's even a skull on top." Kang Lianqin said to Yang Junran while riding a war horse.

  Yang Junran hummed in agreement, but didn't continue to express his own opinion.

  Yang Junran, who was now riding on the war horse, felt extremely uncomfortable. The inner sides of his legs were burning with pain.

  If it weren't for his own face-saving concerns, Yang Junran would have stepped down long ago.

  "You lead the troops ahead, I'll just go take a leak." Yang Junran said to Kang Lianqin beside him.

  Kang Lianqin nodded and didn't think much of it.

  Yang Junran finally got rid of it and didn't want to ride a horse again.

  Until they arrived at the county town, Yang Junran was just leading the war horse and had not mounted it.

  The county town above has obviously reinforced its defenses.

  Several heavy machine guns with clearly visible muzzles can be seen, and the machine gun battalion and mortar battalion quickly begin to set up positions.

  Each battalion's direct subordinated anti-aircraft artillery company quickly built its own position in front of its troops.

  A row of light and heavy machine guns were aimed at the city wall of the county town, and the black muzzles of the infantry cannons were waiting to fire deadly shells.

  The people on the city wall discovered the troops and did not immediately start shooting, but instead quickly ran inside.

  Before long, the city gate opened and several fake soldiers walked out, carrying no weapons.

  "Take whatever you want, the losses have already been reported, but please don't harm our lives. We brothers are not easy to get by, if it weren't for making a living, who would do this job? The things you distribute to the people, we didn't dare to move, don't believe me, you can ask around." A lieutenant colonel in military uniform walked out and said to Kang Lianqin.

  "Commander Yang, let's go in." Kang Lianqin said after looking at Yang Junran behind him.

  "Act quickly, if the transportation team is insufficient, temporarily purchase large vehicles from civilians to participate in transportation." Yang Junran said to Kang Lianqin while sitting on a big cart.

  Kang Lianqin nodded and immediately waved his hand.

  The troops began to rush into the city, and the fake army on the side looked at Yang Junran in surprise, who was sitting on a big cart.

  Yang Junran is very depressed at this moment, he would rather die than ride a horse.

  Inside the county town, the common people were very delighted when they saw the troops.

  Many civilians actively took out food and drinking water to give to the soldiers.

  Seeing the common people like this, Yang Junran was very happy. Even if he had to eat one less mouthful himself, he would first take care of these common people. Only in this way could he survive here; otherwise, even with a powerful army, he would still face ultimate defeat.

  "Old sir, are you okay?" Kang Lianqin asked as he walked up to an elderly man with glasses.

  The old man smiled and said to Kang Lianqin: "Good, good, with your troops here, those Mongolian soldiers won't dare bully us. What brings you back this time?"

  "Our troops have grown in number and we don't have enough food, so I've come to take some grain," Kang Lianqin said with a smile.

  Yang Junran had already walked over, although his legs were very sore, but after all, he was the highest commander of this unit, and somehow he had to show some image, if he sat on the big truck, what would it look like.

  "Old gentleman, this is our Commander Yang." Seeing Yang Junran walking over, Kang Lianqin hastily introduced him.

  The old man carefully observed Yang Junran, and finally said with great joy: "Heroes emerge in their youth! In the past, there was Huo Qubing who conquered the Xiongnu at the age of 17. Today, we have a young general driving out the Japanese pirates. This is truly a blessing for our country."

  Looking at the elderly man's serious expression, Yang Junran smiled and said: "You're overpraising me, sir."

  "Since you need food, we ordinary people can't just watch you starve and fight the devils. Although our family has many mouths to feed, we are also willing to contribute some grain. I will immediately organize the villagers to contribute some." The old man seemed to have returned to reality, saying a sentence that made Yang Junran extremely grateful.

  "No need, no need. Listen to what Captain Kang said, there are still some in the warehouse, we can just take those out and it's fine. As long as the common people can live a good life, we can also be at ease. Although our abilities are not strong now, one day we will drive out the Japanese army and give everyone a stable living environment." Yang Junran hastily waved his hand in refusal.

  The old man's eyes seemed moistened, as if he was about to cry.

  Yang Junran didn't know what to do, hastily entrusted a few words to Kang Lianqin, and walked away towards the distance.

  "What a young hero! Unbelievable." The old man sighed in admiration as he watched Yang Junran's back.

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