Chapter 36: Training Soldiers

  Inside the county town of Guangfu, inside Yang Junran's command center.

  Although he had been away from here for less than two days, Yang Junran was amazed by everything that happened in the county town.

  However, despite the great changes here, it is still impossible to gather too many troops.

  Newly recruited troops, except for those intellectuals sent to the instructional team, most of the new soldiers have begun to be sent to nearby villages for training.

  "Commander Yang, this is a commendation telegram issued by the Military Affairs Department." Seeing Yang Junran, Cui Zhengming's face was full of eagerness.

  Yang Junran took over the telegram and looked at it. The Military Affairs Department was still not bad, and apart from the commendation telegram, they also dispatched a number of military officers to him.

  These were all officers who needed them for themselves, some cavalry officers and soldiers of various types, artillerymen, etc., and of course also gave Yang Junran a reward of 50,000 taels.

  It seems that the Central Army has spent a lot of money on itself.

  However, Yang Junran would not be swayed by the benefits in front of him. Loyalty had to be demonstrated, but as for whether or not to accept the central army's recruitment, Yang Junran had not yet considered it clearly.

  "Chui Chulchang, sent a telegram to the Military Affairs Department, thanking them for their commendation and support. Our troops will definitely create another brilliant achievement." Yang Junran dropped such a sentence and walked out towards the outside.

  Choi Jeong-myeong's face showed a hint of anger, but it quickly disappeared.

  Looking at Yang Junran's back, Cui Zhengming revealed a hint of a smile.

  He believes that it won't be long before Yang Junran agrees to belong to the Central Army's system.

  On the street, Yang Junran seemed a bit more relaxed.

  The shops around are planned and compared with the past scenes of selling on the streets, it is much quieter now.

  Fang Hanchen didn't know when he walked over and looked at Yang Junran's very happy appearance.

  "Commander, is there a deeper meaning behind this?" Fang Hanchen looked around and said to Yang Junran.

  Yang Junran nodded and suddenly said in surprise: "It can't be that you arranged this?"

  Fang Hanqin smiled with some complacency, with a proud expression.

  "Not bad, not bad." Yang Junran smiled with satisfaction.

  Yang Junran stopped in his tracks under a restaurant.

  Fang Hanqin smiled and walked inside.

  Seeing Fang Hanchen go in, Yang Junran naturally wouldn't be polite either.

  There were only two simple dishes on the table.

  Yang Junran was eating mantou with big mouthfuls, completely disregarding Fang Hanchen's feelings.

  "Commander, some businessmen from Outer Mongolia have come to purchase horses and ironware from here. However, they have a requirement that the ironware and horses must be delivered to within the borders of Outer Mongolia. Later I inquired and found out that there are horse bandits on this route who often rob merchants, but the profit is still quite good. Although these are just ordinary people's goods, as long as we help them transport these things, they can give us a portion of the reward." Fang Hanchen said to Yang Junran while biting into a steamed bun.

  Yang Junran furrowed his brow, these things can be done, and it's also a good opportunity to train those armored soldiers.

  A forty-vehicle tank battalion is just right for escort missions and can also train armored troops' driving skills.

  "They need it when, can't wait a few more days, first train the drivers, after all, there are still many drivers who don't know how to drive tanks, at least let them be able to move the tank." Yang Junran finished eating all the buns and said to Han Qin.

  He nodded and said, "I'll take care of these things."

  "The troops must strengthen their training, whether it's physical or combat techniques, they need to be trained." Yang Junran said, looking at Fang Hanchen.

  Fang Hanchen saw Yang Junran finish eating and also started eating quickly, nodding his head in understanding.

  In less than five minutes, after paying the bill, they walked out towards the outside.

  "Some people also wanted to buy weapons, but I refused them. These Outer Mongolian merchants have very sharp eyes and want to purchase our weapons here. Commander, you should be aware that not all Outer Mongolians wish to live under the rule of the Soviets." Fang Hanqin said as he walked along the street with Yang Junran by his side.

  Yang Junran furrowed his brow, Outer Mongolia was China's territory, and since he had come here, he naturally wanted to recover this land, but his current strength was not enough, wanting to contend with the powerful Soviet Union was probably a fool's dream.

  "Director Fang, next time they come, find some unimportant weapons to sell to them. Anyway, we won't be short of weapons for a while, and these captured weapons are enough to form a column." Yang Junran said seriously, looking at Fang Hanchen.

  Fang Hanchen was slightly surprised after seeing Yang Junran's eyes and hastily nodded.

  "Grain should be distributed, find places that can be planted and cultivated to ensure the food supply for the troops. In addition, the troops themselves must also cultivate, try to reduce the burden on the people as much as possible. If we can help the people, we should help them too. As for the profit from this escort mission, let's just forget about it." Yang Junran said with a frown to Fang Hanchen beside him.

  Fang Hanqin knew that in order to establish himself here and develop, regardless of whether his military strength was strong or not, it was necessary to gain the support of the people.

  Before they knew it, the two had already walked out of the county town.

  The roads outside have already become trenches all around except for the necessary passages.

  Occasionally, you can still see soldiers stationed on top of the trenches.

  "Commander, the fortifications here are very solid, all built using captured steel and cement, can withstand the bombing of Japanese aircraft." Fang Hanchen pointed to the distant position, proudly said to Yang Junran.

  Yang Junran smiled and walked forward directly.

  On the trenches, except for part of the troops stationed, most of the troops began to deploy and train under the leadership of the deputy commander.

  This is what Yang Junran required, the military quality and strong physique of the soldiers must be guaranteed, as long as the troops have these two points, Yang Junran has confidence to confront the Japanese army here.

  In a distant open space, a battalion of troops was conducting bayonet training, which actually piqued Yang Junran's interest.

  Walked towards the open space in front, watching the training between the warriors.

  The open space was in a low-lying area, and the warriors were fighting each other here.

  After seeing Yang Junran, the warriors' training continued, and several officers ran over to salute Yang Junran and Fang Hanchin.

  The two returned the courtesy and instructed the warriors to continue their training.

  "These new recruits don't have much strength, they're as weak as women." Yang Junran's eyebrows furrowed as he said to Fang Hanchen beside him.

  Fang Hanchen smiled and didn't know how to respond to Yang Junran's words.

  "Stop all training." Yang Junran shouted loudly, taking his gun and walking towards the lowland.

  Fang Hanchen hesitated for a moment and followed Yang Junran from behind.

  "You're as weak as a woman." Yang Junran frowned and walked over to say.

  The warriors looked at this commander and became somewhat embarrassed.

  Just a few days ago, they were still farmers holding hoes and planting crops, how could they adapt to life here so easily.

  Especially when practicing bayonet fighting with live bayonets, they were even more fearful, afraid that they would really stab their comrades.

  They have plenty of energy, but they no longer have the energy to kill.

  Especially when thinking of killing people, they are still somewhat timid in their hearts.

  "Come here and tell me why you're not practicing your spear thrusts properly." Yang Junran shouted loudly, pointing at a soldier with a larger build.

  The soldier, intimidated by Yang Junran's shout, stuttered and walked over to say: "I, I don't want to kill people."

  This sentence probably expresses the true thoughts of all new recruits.

  Yang Junran's face was somewhat displeased, and his eyes looking at the new recruit were also somewhat angry.

  The new recruit was clearly intimidated by Yang Junran's angry glare, looking like he was about to cry.

  Yang Junran shook his head helplessly and said to the camp commander beside him, "First train their courage, tell them what kind of enemy the Japanese army is, these new recruits need to be trained well. Since they all joined the troops, don't have any lucky psychology. The treatment here is good, but it's for the warriors who fight against the devils."

  The regimental commander looked somewhat embarrassed, standing at attention and saying: 'Yes, Commander.'

  "Han Qin, these new recruits need to be trained properly, first train their courage, then proceed with military training." Yang Junran said, looking at Fang Hanqin behind him.

  Fang Hanqin walked over and saluted, saying: 'Yes.'

  The new recruits looked at the furious commander, some of them timidly lowered their heads and fell silent.

  Among these new recruits, there were many who genuinely hated the Japanese. Such soldiers only needed to be trained and after participating in a battle or two, they could become combat-effective soldiers.

  However, there are still a considerable number of soldiers who think that joining the army means they can eat their fill and at least not go hungry or be bullied.

  After returning to the county town, Yang Junran's mood was somewhat unhappy.

  These new recruits were somewhat disappointing to Yang Junran, but he also knew that things wouldn't succeed overnight.

  "Han Qin, the new recruits need to be trained intensively, we can't let them drag down the combat effectiveness of the troops." Yang Junran said to Fang Hanqin beside him.

  Fang Hanqin nodded and said to Yang Junran: "Commander, many of these new recruits are from poor families. We can give them a hand if we can. Since they are willing to join the army, we should accept them. As long as they receive training, they will eventually become excellent soldiers. To be honest, I was so scared during my first battle that I wet my pants. But now I'm still fighting on the battlefield."

  Yang Junran hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "I know, but we must make it clear to them that we are facing the Japanese army, a very ruthless troop. As long as they have any hesitation, they will die at the hands of the Japanese army at any time."

  Fang Hanqin couldn't help but smile wryly; he was all too aware of everything.

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