Establish the Shock Troop Battalion

  Luoyi said: "Dacheng, this question is very good. These days, I have also been thinking about the way out for our Gathering Help. I have considered some ideas. If everyone is not tired, I will tell you all and discuss it together to see if it works."

  "Let Luo Zi speak!" everyone shouted in unison, this bandit group really didn't have any rules.

  "This time the National Army came to suppress us, we suffered a great loss. Why? Because we simply didn't have any combat power. We could barely fight against the local security forces and at best it was a draw. But when facing regular troops, we couldn't even fight back. We ourselves know that we are actually just a group of bandits. Some people say that the word 'bandit' sounds very bad when spoken. But I think, what's wrong with being a bandit? From ancient times to the present, which great hero hasn't been a bandit at some point? Wu Song, who killed tigers, was also a bandit, don't you all think he is a hero?"

  "What Luo Zi said is right!" The people below echoed, and the statement that Luo Yi had found was indeed making everyone feel very proud.

  Luo Yi continued: "I think the worst thing to hear is the word 'tu' in 'bandit'. We don't mind being bandits, but if we are going to be bandits, we can't be local bandits. We want to be foreign bandits, fierce bandits, the kind that officials and soldiers dare not come and suppress!"

  "Well said!" Su Xiao Feng said loudly, "I don't care about being a bandit, but this bandit is really shameful."

  "Right! We will be fierce bandits!" someone shouted along.

  Luo Yi waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "This time, we were able to escape from the encirclement purely because of luck, there's nothing to brag about. Xiaofeng and I were able to capture the National Army's regiment commander, which was a fluke on our part, we won't always have such good luck in the future. So, if we want to survive, there is only one way: to strengthen ourselves. If we become strong enough that the National Army trembles with fear at the mere mention of us, who would dare to bully us?"

  Someone in the crowd below said, "Luo Zi, you make it sound easy, but how can we become powerful? The old masters back then didn't have a clue either. Bandits are just bandits, no money, no guns, and even eating is hard, so how can we compare to the Central Army?"

  Luo Yi nodded: "This brother is right, I want to say this now. This time, I stayed in the county for half a month and visited the county magistrate. I got two things from him. One is that the county magistrate agreed to let me manage the land within 40 miles of Ma Tieling, and I promised him that within three years, I will make all the people in this area rich. The second is that the county magistrate agreed to let me build a security team here and appointed me as the captain of the security team. His condition is that if there are bandits in this area, I am responsible for eliminating them."

  Everyone burst out laughing, Luo Yi himself was the leader of the Ma Ti Ling bandits, which was equivalent to annihilating himself, this had a bit of dark humor.

  Luo Yi also smiled: "I took this security captain's appointment, not because I want to be an official. Honestly, a nominal security captain can't enter my eyes, right? My purpose is to let our Gathering Association have a name and not hide anymore. We must have a stable base, we must have a place to train soldiers, so that we can gradually grow stronger. I declare, tomorrow we will go to Zhu Shan Town, rent a house, hang the security team's signboard, and live there openly. Let's also experience life in the town."

  "Good!" Some of the gang members shouted, living in the mountains all day was indeed very suffocating. If they could have a legitimate status to live in town, who would be willing to live in a thatched hut in the big mountains? Moreover, this mountain stronghold had been destroyed by the government troops, and rebuilding one would require no less effort. The bandits actually didn't have much faith, most of them became outlaws because they had nothing to lose, which was also why bandits throughout history were willing to accept amnesty. In addition, most of the gang members in the Justice League were very young, hiding in the mountains, and their lifelong events would definitely not be resolved, this was also a realistic problem.

  Le Jialin, who was in charge of the finances, knew the difficulties involved. He said: "Luo Zi, going to town to hang a security team's sign is not impossible. But in the past, our money and food were obtained by robbing rich households. If we become a security team, it would be inappropriate for us to continue robbing. In other towns, security teams are supported by wealthy merchants. You wouldn't have us go to serve as henchmen for some wealthy merchant's household, would you?"

  Luo Yi said: "Our security team, is just a borrowed name, to avoid everyone going through the mountains and valleys. I won't go to seek refuge with some wealthy master, who knows if in the future there will be wealthy masters seeking refuge with me? Don't worry about making money, I'll take care of it. Now we have some money and grain on hand, just make sure everyone eats their fill first. Within two months at most, I guarantee to give you 1000 big silver coins every month, which is enough to support our more than 40 people, right?"

  "1,000 taels?!?" Everyone in the village of Tongzhou was shocked. This place had always been very poor, and even if they robbed a landlord's house, they would only get a few hundred taels at most. Now, Luo Yi guaranteed that he could earn 1,000 taels per month just by opening his mouth, which was really frightening to hear. In the past, prices were very low, according to records, buying a decent small car would only cost 1,000 taels, and now it would be at least tens of thousands of yuan.

  "Luó Zǐ, how are you planning on making money?" someone asked.

  Luo Yi smiled and said, "This matter, let's keep it a secret for now. If we say it out loud, it won't work. What if others find out about the opportunity to make money, what can we still earn?"

  The people below all said:

  "Right, let's just listen to Luo Zi and not ask any more questions."

  "It's all you, what are you blindly asking." Someone started blaming the person who asked the question.

  "Luózi must have a way, look at him, he has already gotten 200 big oceans, hasn't he?"

  One of the gang members asked: "Luo Zi, if you can earn so much money, do you still need to be a bandit? At that time, won't you become the wealthy master and we all become your servants?"

  Luo Yi said: "The old master is gone, we have more than 40 brothers left, everyone has been through thick and thin together. In the future, no matter how much money we make, it will all be our common property. I am not a wealthy owner, nor are you my servants. We want to use this money to recruit soldiers and horses, build a strong team. I've thought about it, we need to change our name, the name "Gathering Righteousness Society" makes people think we're bandits. From now on, do you agree or disagree that we should change our name?"

  "You're the one in charge, you decide how to change it and we'll follow your lead."

  Luo Yi said: "When I was in Tongzhou, I chatted with a teacher who told me that our place used to be the training ground for Jiangdong Zhou Yu during the Three Kingdoms period. I think we should name our team after Jiangdong. I plan to change the name of Ju Yi Bang to 'Jiangdong Strike Corps', what do you all think?"

  The name "Tūjí Yíng" comes from Luo Yi's most admired British Royal Navy 3rd Special Warfare Brigade, one of the world's earliest special forces. The first unit of this brigade was A Tūjí Yíng established in February 1942, later reorganized into the 40th Tūjí Yíng, which achieved great success in World War II and was dispatched to Italy, Sicily, Adria, Palestine, Cyprus, Malaysia, Egypt, India, Singapore, and Borneo for various arduous tasks. Luo Yi had studied this unit's history seriously during his school days, and even used the ID "Tūjí Yíng" when playing games. Now that he has a real army in hand, although it only has more than 40 people for now, Luo Yi is eager to reorganize it into Tūjí Yíng.

  "Jiangdong Strike Corps, great!" Su Xiaofeng patted his thigh, "I'm used to this name, I support it."

  Lu Shuangyong was also excited, he is a fierce general, and Su Xiaofeng has many similarities in many aspects. For the name Tuchu Ying, he also felt very supportive: "This name, combined with Luo Zi's design of this military uniform, is too majestic to go out."

  "Good, agreed!" Many people shouted. These people were not very educated, but they could also feel that the name "Tūjí Yíng" was much more foreign and sounded like a regular army. A few nostalgic gang members felt uncomfortable changing their old name, but they couldn't persuade those hot-blooded young men, so they just kept quiet. Thinking about it again, with new people and a new atmosphere, Luo Yi had just become the leader, so it was inevitable to change the name. Anyway, when you're a soldier eating rations, what does it matter what the unit is called?

  "Alright, since everyone agrees, from now on, we'll change our name to this." Luo Yi continued, "From now on, everyone will be soldiers of the Storming Regiment. We are brothers and comrades-in-arms. I will temporarily serve as regiment commander, Shuang Yong will be deputy regiment commander. The original vanguard, rear guard, and old guard will be renamed 1st company, 2nd company, and 3rd company respectively, with unchanged responsibilities. The three leaders will be called company commanders. Our current number of people is not enough, when we have money, we will expand to 1000 people and have a 10-company formation. Everyone sitting here will become company commanders or platoon leaders in the future."

  "Good!" Everyone was infected with the grand blueprint depicted by Luo Yi, and the crowd was excited. Some people were already fantasizing about their own good prospects of leading dozens of soldiers to charge forward, company commander and platoon leader, what a powerful position that is.

  Then, Luo Yi explained to everyone the future military training program, explaining how to establish a special forces team with strong combat effectiveness, introducing various new equipment and the changes they bring to the combat effectiveness and combat mode of the troops. For Luo Yi from the 21st century, this knowledge was just something that online military enthusiasts would chat about in their daily conversations, but for these bandits who had been hiding in the mountains since the 1930s, it was simply a fantasy. This enthusiastic speech lasted until late at night before ending, and many young soldiers were so excited that they didn't sleep all night.