Chapter Ten: Weaving Defense

  Huang Jinshan and Ma Xiandeng shouted out loud. Hu Zhiyong smiled: "What? Can't bear to hand over the good soldiers to him? Brothers, we are a family, I want to form three special regimental establishments - Guard Regiment, Mobile Regiment, and City Defense Regiment, each with its own mission. Everyone should know that now there are scattered soldiers everywhere, if you don't have an army, you can go out and find one."

  "Alright, give me a regiment and I'll bring back a full battalion in ten days!" Huang Jinshan was delighted.

  "Yes, I'll follow young master's orders!" Ma Xiandeng also smiled.

  "Stock up on dry rations and mount your war horses, you can set off now! Hu Da, give each of them 1,000 taels, I'll meet you all here in ten days!" Hu Zhiyong was clear that these people would not betray him. Even if they did, the losses he would suffer would be acceptable. If you suspect someone, don't use them; if you don't suspect someone, then use them - he had to take this opportunity to test them out.

  After sending Huang Jingshan and Ma Xiandeng away with their men, Hu Zhiyong began to inspect the training situation of the troops over the past two days.

  The team includes: single soldier team, class team, three classes and four sentinels.

  Capturing the enemy: including posture and pace, fist method, leg method, defensive striking techniques, military body boxing.

  Tactics: Mainly training individual combat tactics, including:

  Prone position: rifle prone, gun prone;

  Movement postures: low crawl, high crawl, lateral crawl, high lateral crawl, rolling forward.

  Physical fitness: including 5km cross-country, 100m sprint, frog jump, push-up, single-leg lift, combined physical training and so on.

  He looked over the push-ups, the stacked quilts, and the single and double bars, and Hu Zhiyong smiled. Liu Xingdou was the most outstanding among these people, and he said with a smile: "You come to take charge of the Bucunshan Base instructor and stay in the camp, remember, training must be strict."

  "Yes, I guarantee that they will be trained until they drop!" Liu Xingdou was very serious, and Hu Zhiyong patted his shoulder in silent support.

  With the 270 elite soldiers of the instructor's direct guard battalion returning to the city, Shi Yinping and Shi Yinhua insisted on going home. Hu Zhiyong hesitated: "The security in the city is not yet at a point where I can feel at ease, should we delay for a few more days? Beili, why don't you stay here too?"

  "No, I want to be with you!" The little girl from the countryside said, refusing to leave Hu Zhiyong. She knew that only in front of this magical little man was she safest.

  "Third Young Master, we are——" Shi Yinping revealed a shy smile.

  "It's my sister-in-law!" Hu Zhiyong chuckled.

  "You can protect her and also protect us!" Shi Yin Hua glared: "From now on, don't call out again, it's too annoying to death!"

  "Alright, I'll call you Big Sister and Second Sister." Hu Zhiyong said worriedly: "Currently, I don't have that many soldiers to protect you."

  "We can live with Miss Bailey!" Shi Yiping smiled slyly: "To prevent you from taking off people's little girls' clothes again!"

  "Whoa! Little brother doesn't have the guts!" Hu Zhiyong couldn't help but scratch his head: "I'm really curious, how many beautiful women's clothes I've taken off over the years!"

  "Pfft!" The three girls all covered their mouths and burst out laughing.

  Su Xi Qing said dully: "Young master, those years you didn't just strip people's clothes on the streets, but also..."

  "Don't say it!" The three girls glared at him together, stopping Su Xi Qing from continuing.

  "Is it fun watching women pee?" Hu Zhiyong laughed and looked at the group of standing soldiers: "Is there anyone who has the same hobby as me?"

  "Master, we want to see but dare not, unless you don't want these two and a half catties!" Su Xi Qing chuckled, everyone couldn't help but laugh and fell over.

  Seeing the three girls' angry faces, Hu Zhiyong hastily waved his hand: "Let's go, or we'll have to take the night road. Depart!"

  The troops rushed back into the city, only to see six cars neatly lined up in the courtyard of the bank. The cars were loaded with supplies, and Gao Zhanqi was registering them one by one.

  Nikon produces telescopes, cameras; Hino produces 2.5-ton military trucks; Toshiba produces telephone switchboards; Kawasaki Heavy Industries produces lathes, civil engineering machinery, flour milling machines, diesel engines, generators, etc.

  Hu Zhiyong was well aware that it wasn't easy to get these things. Kameda looked at the more than 200 elite soldiers and couldn't help but praise them. Kitajima asked in doubt, "Where did you recruit these soldiers from?"

  "To be honest, they were originally from the Northeast Army. They were having a meal in my village when I took out their squad leader and left them behind." - Hu Zhiyong wasn't lying, small matters can sometimes ruin big things.

  "Can you guarantee they are all as loyal to the Emperor as you are?" Jidō Kuniichi rebuked.

  "Deputy county head, no one dares to make such a guarantee, but I will be true to them! If he wants to betray me, there is only one consequence - death!" Hu Zhiyong stared at Kido Takeo, his body suddenly filled with murderous intent.

  "Yo Xi, you're quite good at commanding troops." Kameda Ryōichi's eyes gleamed with delight for a moment, but he secretly cursed: "Stupid pig!"

  "Pull down the brothers from the four city gates and re-arrange the defense deployment! Su, the camp commander, training will proceed as usual every day, not a single day of interruption is allowed!"

  "Yes! Everyone disperse!" Su Xi Qing dispatched four squads to take over the defense of the city gate, while the others began to move into their barracks and tidy up their internal affairs.

  "Brothers, is there anyone who can drive a car?" Hu Zhiyong asked with a smile, looking at his brothers working busily and in an orderly manner.

  "Report! I will!"

  I will!

  "I will too!"

  Hu Zhiyong took a look and found that there were exactly twelve people. He said happily, "Good, you form a car class, and then select twelve people to be your apprentices. Guo Dawei, you will serve as the leader of the automobile transportation team!"

  "Yes!"

  "First unload the goods, these cars are treasures, don't get them damaged!" Hu Zhiyong chuckled and walked into the living room with Kameyama and others.

  "Hu Shizhang, why did you leave the defense of the dock to us?" Kameyama asked, sitting down with his legs crossed.

  "Firstly, the cargo ships coming and going from the dock are all domestic, I don't want to cause any misunderstandings or conflicts due to language barriers. Secondly, many warships and troops pass through here on their way back to the island nation, with my temperament of hating evil, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and will kill those wicked imperial soldiers. Thirdly, we both understand the importance of military supplies, I don't want to take responsibility!" Hu Zhiyong said briefly, Kame田 smiled very satisfactorily.

  "If I need your department's support, you can't just wash your hands of it."

  "Captain, it must be your order, otherwise I won't dispatch a single soldier! You should understand that once the war begins, the defense of the city cannot leave me. In case my troops and yours have misunderstandings, it's better for me not to intervene at all. The Chinese have a saying: 'A gentleman is open-minded, while a petty person is always worried.' My mental burden is heavy, please sympathize with me!" Hu Zhiyong sneered inwardly: "Little devil, you just wait to die!"

  "Geez, you're worrying too much!" Kameda hurriedly comforted.

  "Captain, I'm not being overly cautious. If something happens in the local area, I'll fight to the last soldier without batting an eyelid. But as for the dock, don't expect me to lift a finger, if you're short-handed, ask your superiors to send reinforcements!" Hu Zhiyong said resolutely, indicating that he would absolutely not get involved in anything at the dock.

  "It's unbelievable that you're a fool who woke up! Commander Hu, you have the makings of a military genius, and the Emperor will surely reuse you!"

  "Stop it." Hu Zhiyong hastily intercepted: "I am in charge of the master's position, and my goal is to protect the property of the Hu family and the people of Zhuanghe County. I won't do anything else!"

  "What a pity!" Kameda shook his head and sighed, but also felt fortunate to have been able to work with Hu Zhiyong for so long.

  "What a pity? In a chaotic world, only gold and silver are true. I have to fight for my life to make money. If the Emperor appreciates me, he will reward me with many gold bars!"

  "Hahaha!" Everyone burst out laughing, and Kameda nodded heavily: "You will get what you want!"

  "Cut it out!" Hu Zhiyong waved his hand and then said, "If I were to build a power plant here, do you think Lieutenant Commander Kameda would go for it?"

  "This - I can make a report, if it's approved by the higher-ups, I'll notify you in time!" Kameyama felt more and more at ease with Hu Zhiyong. His large investment showed that he wanted to build up his hometown well. A person like this wouldn't turn against his master, only wholeheartedly defend this land.

  "The county is handed over to you, and there are many things to discuss with Xiduo Zhen, the deputy county head." Kameda stood up and said to the people in the courtyard: "The second and third batches of supplies will arrive soon, and the weapons you want will arrive at the same time as the last batch of goods. The arsenal in the city is left by the Northeast Army, you can choose some to use."

  "Thank you, Lieutenant!" Hu Zhiyong stood up and bowed in Japanese style to express his gratitude.

  Comprehensively defend the county town of Zhuanghe, Hu Zhiyong first went to inspect the arsenal. Seeing a large number of rifle bullets and several boxes of handguns, he said to Kido Joichi who came with him: "Good! I just need these things! Su Xiqing, have someone transport these things to my backyard!"

  "With so many bullets, you want to transport them all at once?" Jidou Joutarou was startled.

  "Not many, not many. All the goddamn shooters are fed with bullets. Moreover, my guards must be equipped with handguns, these boxy guns are not enough. Ten machine guns, four mortars, good, move them all over!"

  Hu Zhiyong didn't even discuss it with Kitada Jiro because Kameida left a message.

  "This isn't right, is it?" Kita Teiichi's heart was racing with fear. What if these weapons were to fall into the hands of Hu Zhiyong and be used for rebellion?

  "Afraid I'll rebel? If ** or Hu Zi attack the county town, without machine guns and artillery, who will be responsible if the city is breached? You can tell Lieutenant Kameyama that if he opposes me, I'll send you back with not a single thing missing!" Hu Zhiyong was furious, waving his big hand and saying: "Whatever! If there's something to be done, I'll take responsibility!"

  "Yes!" Su Xi Qing liked to take action, and in a short while, almost all of the armory was emptied.

  "Leave a class to defend." Hu Zhiyong shook his head and left without saying goodbye to Xiduo. When he returned to his own backyard, he stared at Chen Xiuzhi, who was standing among the women, and said, "What are you doing here?"

  "Mind your own business!" Chen Xiuzhi curled her lips: "Master Zhang, with this group of women accompanying you, you really have good fortune!"

  "Huh?!" Hu Zhiyong looked at Beryl, Shi Yinpeng, Shi Yinping and also the fire phoenix behind him: "Hehe, unexpectedly, there are so many beauties gathered here!"

  "Hum! The pancake in the mirror, can be seen but cannot be touched!" Chen Xiuzhi scowled with anger.

  "Big sister, second sister, come on, little brother will give you a back massage!" Hu Zhiyong chuckled and walked between the two women, putting his hands on their shoulders: "You see, I can see it, and I can touch it too."

  "Hmph!" Shi Yiping couldn't help but giggle.

  "Hu Shao Ye, Miss Chen is your fiancée, aren't you afraid she'll get jealous?" Berri smiled coyly, her two dimples were particularly charming.

  "Fiancée? Tell you guys, I'm really too busy now, and when I have time, I'll divorce her!" Hu Zhiyong showed a disgusted expression.

  "You——" Chen Xiuzhi was so angry that her whole body trembled, and she stretched out her hand to almost poke Hu Zhiyong's nose.

  "Take back your claws!" Hu Zhiyong's eyes bulged: "You dislike me? I may not be able to look up to you in this lifetime! Scram, you're not welcome here!"