"Captain, we just took advantage of the terrain. We can spread out at most one and a half battalions of troops in front of our position. If the little devil sends more troops to attack the position, it will only increase the density of troops, but the firepower will not be strengthened.

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The most taboo thing about storming a position is that the attacking troops are too dense. The dense formation will only be harvested by light and heavy machine guns, and it is very likely that one bullet will kill two or three enemies.

Therefore, no matter how much more troops the Japs send, they can only charge one squadron at a time.

"You kid, please stop being modest. If the division commander hadn't been pressuring you, I would have transferred you to the regiment headquarters and become my deputy chief of staff."

Commander Hu also liked Zhao Zhiguo, but even the division commanders couldn't keep Zhao Zhiguo, let alone Commander Hu.

"Tell me, what are the troop casualties?"

"Twenty soldiers were killed in the army and more than thirty were injured. Fortunately, they were all minor injuries. After recovering from their injuries, they can go to the battlefield at any time, so I want the regiment commander to give us more troops." Zhao Zhiguo said.

"Of course there is no problem with this. I have already prepared it for you. Here is the list of thirty recruits."

Captain Hu took out a list and handed it to Zhao Zhiguo.

Zhao Zhiguo looked at the list. On it were the names, ages and addresses of the soldiers!

"Captain, have we arrested young men again?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

Because Zhao Zhiguo saw a soldier on the list who was only sixteen years old, not much older than Liu Qingsheng.

"How can this be called catching young men? We are giving them a chance to protect our country."

When Zhao Zhiguo heard what Captain Hu said, he thought why it was so familiar. It seemed that Dianhou had said the same to Guo Hanting.

"Captain, look, this is still a child!" Zhao Zhiguo resisted.

"I believe in you. You will definitely be able to bring them all out and train them into qualified warriors."

"Captain, that's not what I meant." Zhao Zhiguo was naturally not worried about the recruits' combat effectiveness. "Although we don't treat little devils as human beings, killing people is not easy to do, let alone asking a child to do such a thing!"

Killing someone is not just a white knife going in and a red knife coming out. He is depriving a living life.

"The soldiers under your command were all simple Chinese people before they went to the battlefield. Which one has ever killed someone? Were they all forced by those damn little devils? Don't they want to farm the land and live a good life in their hometown? I

I also want to go home and have my wife and children on the hot bed! Isn’t there no other way?”

Commander Hu was also anxious. Their troops had captured young men, but which army didn't capture young men?

Many of the warlords from the Central Army, Jinsui Army and other departments were captured by capturing strong men.

Zhao Zhiguo was silent. Today's China is poor and weak. The people have limited education and are oppressed and exploited by the emperors and bureaucrats in the feudal period. Apart from the ancient Chinese blood still flowing, there is not much mature patriotic thought.

Those who voluntarily join the army and are willing to serve the country with their lives account for less than one-tenth of an army. Many more people cannot survive. They just have to make a living and earn some military pay to support their families.

A mouthful of rice.

Therefore, local warlords went around to capture young men, which became the fastest source of troops for various warlord forces.

It's okay if there is no fighting on the front line. Once the fighting starts, the people at the top will issue the recruitment quota to the people at the bottom. There are not many people in the recruiting office willing to sign up. Everyone knows that it is basically impossible to come back alive after going to the battlefield.

However, the people below cannot fulfill the quota for conscription. They have guns and men in their hands, so catching strong men is naturally the fastest way to complete the task.

"I also know that soldiers who voluntarily join the army are more likely to have combat effectiveness. I also want such soldiers."

Captain Hu felt uncomfortable, but what could be done? What if no one volunteered to join the army? Can they only shout slogans to defend their homeland and country?

Zhao Zhiguo also understood that this was the cruel reality. Under the war, no one in this country was a bystander anymore.

"Captain, please send this sixteen-year-old soldier back. I want all the rest."

Reality turned to reality. Zhao Zhiguo still couldn't pass the test in his heart. When he was sixteen years old, he was full of energy and wanted to die for the country. But after all this, if he were to be sixteen again, he would be

How cruel it was to experience these things.

"I advise you to keep him. Even if you let him go, there will be a second and third arrest of strong men. Do you believe he will have a chance to meet an officer like you?"

Of course, Commander Hu has not revealed the worst case scenario yet. Once their area becomes an enemy-occupied area, the little Japanese will be even more ruthless than them.

"Okay, I'll keep him. Whether he can survive or not depends on his luck."

"That's right. Don't look at these thirty recruits. I have picked out the young and strong ones for you. You can fight in the battle ahead. Don't care about the casualties. As long as I, Old Hu, will be the regiment leader for a day, you can fight."

There are not many people, so I will add as many people as you need."

"It would be great if you could add some veterans and officers to me!" Zhao Zhiguo said.

"Stop having such sweet dreams, because I have approached the teacher so many times about this matter. You have a good relationship with the teacher. Why don't you go find the teacher?"

Commander Hu encouraged Zhao Zhiguo to find the division commander. Anyway, if Zhao Zhiguo could find someone, it would be someone from his regiment.

"Then forget it, I don't want people to say that the teacher has special care for me."

"People like you are really rare. Nowadays, as long as there is some connection, who doesn't want to go through the back door and get himself an official position? On the contrary, you don't want to stay at the division headquarters. How many people want to go and have no way!"

Commander Hu is telling the truth. How many people are living a precarious life now? Not to mention a regiment commander who goes to the battlefield and a division commander says he is gone.

Money on the gambling table is worthless, and life on the battlefield is worthless!

They all want to take advantage of a good opportunity to make a profit first, and live a comfortable life for a while, but when they go to the battlefield one day, their fate may be gone.

"I think the company commander is pretty good, but it's so cold at the top. I can't learn the intrigues within the headquarters!" Zhao Zhiguo said with a smile.

"I see that you are very scheming with the little devil." Captain Hu said.

"Captain, can you get us some more artillery shells? Type 92 infantry cannon and mortar shells, fifty millimeter caliber."

As the saying goes, it is easier to dodge an open gun than a hidden arrow. When he was in the division headquarters, there were hidden arrows everywhere. He, Zhao Zhiguo, couldn't handle it.

The kid is still easier to deal with, because Zhao Zhiguo understands the kid and knows what his strengths and weaknesses are.

"Type 92 infantry gun shells? This is not easy to get. Neither the Jinsui Army nor the Northwest Army has factories that copy Japanese artillery, and our troops rarely capture them. However, I can give you 50mm caliber mortar shells.

Get some, but don’t expect too much, not too much.”
Chapter completed!