Zhao Zhiguo held a piece of information in his hand, which he had already read.

"Qin Dongsheng was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant last year. He has never fought in a war." Zhao Zhiguo looked at Qin Dongsheng, who was still a little embarrassed. "You have never fought in a war. How did you get promoted to a second lieutenant?"

Zhao Zhiguo suspected that Qin Dongsheng, the second lieutenant, was either bought with money or had connections behind him.

"Report...report...report to the company commander, I...went to private school for several years when I was young." Qin Dongsheng stuttered in reply.

"Oh, I see!"

Zhao Zhiguo thought that no matter what era he is in, knowledge is power.

"Have you ever led troops?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

"I have never led a soldier. I trained in the officer training class for a year before being promoted to second lieutenant. Then I joined the army and helped the battalion commander handle files. Later I was transferred here."

Zhao Zhiguo thought to himself that he had really met a scholar who had never led troops in a battle, and had not even fired a gun a few times. Moreover, this man looked very embarrassed when he saw Zhao Zhiguo, and he stumbled when he spoke.

But Zhao Zhiguo could not show any dissatisfaction with him: "You voluntarily surrendered to the army, right?"

"Yes, I joined the army after I heard about the fall of the Fourth Eastern Province. I originally wanted to be able to fight against Japanese soldiers, but I didn't expect that after one year of training, I had done nothing, and then I was assigned to the battalion headquarters."

Speaking of this, Qin Dongsheng lowered his head in shame.

"Okay! What I like most are you people with lofty ideals. It doesn't matter if you have never led a soldier. Now that we have enough troops, I will give you a deputy."

Zhao Zhiguo finally discovered Qin Dongsheng's merits. In this era, anyone who joins the army with the ideal of fighting against the Japs will definitely be of great use.

"Company Commander, I know that I have a somewhat cowardly personality. My father said the same about me when I was a child."

"Don't worry, just lead the soldiers with confidence and lead them according to your ideas. I'm not afraid that you don't know how to lead soldiers, I'm just afraid that you don't have ideas. From today on, you will serve as the platoon leader of the first platoon. I will arrange six for you.

There are veterans, you pick one to be your deputy, and let the rest be squad leaders. Let the squad leaders do small things. If you can't make a decision, tell me!"

"Thank you, company commander, for your trust!"

Although Zhao Zhiguo said this, his heart was pounding. Qin Dongsheng looked weak and weak, and he did not dare to speak loudly. Is this okay?

"The third platoon leader asked Dianhou, who I brought back, to be in charge first. Now that we have the beginning and the end, who should be the second platoon leader?" Zhao Zhiguo asked Qin Dongsheng if he had any good suggestions.

"Company Commander, I...I...I'm not very familiar with the soldiers. It's up to you to make the appointment." Qin Dongsheng said.

"How's the matter with the horses?" Zhao Zhiguo asked Qin Dongsheng.

"Company Commander, my... subordinates are incompetent, and all the nearby horses have been requisitioned by the army."

"Okay, okay, I will think of a solution for this matter. Starting from tomorrow, you will take a platoon of brothers to repair the house here, and let Dianhou take the remaining brothers to repair our defenses.

fortifications.”

After two days of intensive arrangements, the troops finally had something to do and were no longer stragglers.

Zhao Zhiguo still has not decided on the candidate for the second platoon leader. After Dianhou reminded him, Zhao Zhiguo can only serve as the second platoon leader concurrently first, and then choose to appoint him when a suitable candidate is available.

After a whole morning, the basic framework of the army was established. The veterans Zhao Zhiguo brought back served as squad leaders of each squad, and some of the original veterans in the army were selected to serve as deputy squad leaders.

"Dianhou, from now on you will be the third platoon leader, but please remember one thing. In my heart, you are far from meeting the requirements of a platoon leader, especially in terms of culture. Look for Qin Dongsheng when you have time.

After all, they know how to read and write."

"Company commander, you want me to find that sour scholar? Can he fight if he is literate?"

It's not like Dianhou hasn't been in contact with Qin Dongsheng in the past two days. This man is shy when talking to grown men. Can such a man lead troops to fight? Only a ghost can believe it!

"You, Dianhou, have been able to lead troops to fight since you were born? From now on, I will give you a task. Learn twenty words every three days. If you can't do it, you should stop being a platoon leader.

To be an officer under me, you must be literate."

The level of illiteracy in China today is too high. Limited literacy means that your ability to learn new knowledge will be limited in the future.

"Let me tell you, once Qin Dongsheng learns to lead troops to fight in the future, do you think you can compare with him in other aspects? In the future, people will point to your backbone and say that leading troops to fight is not as good as a scholar.

If he hadn't followed the company commander, he wouldn't even be a platoon commander."

Zhao Zhiguo's words really stimulated Dianhou.

He looked down on people like Qin Dongsheng from the bottom of his heart. How could he go to the battlefield if he couldn't even hold a gun steady?

The reason why Zhao Zhiguo made such an arrangement was naturally not for the sake of honoring a single person.

It goes without saying that Dianhou's ability to lead troops in battle is better than that of Qin Dongsheng. When the two of them come together, Qin Dongsheng can also learn the skills of leading troops from him.

When two people learn from each other and improve each other, it benefits everyone.

Under Zhao Zhiguo's encouragement, Dianhou also became a diligent student. As long as there was no task, he would come to Qin Dongsheng to study with half a pencil tip.

Because Zhao Zhiguo assigned another task to Qin Dongsheng, while Qin Dongsheng was learning how to read from Dianhou, he also learned from Dianhou how to lead troops in war.

In his spare time, Zhao Zhiguo also began to think about their fortifications. Naturally, he learned a lot about the defense systems of later generations, such as the combination of trench warfare and tunnel operations.

After Zhao Zhiguo worked hard for several days and nights, he finally drew a detailed drawing.

"Company commander, have you penetrated the entire mountain?" Qin Dongsheng asked.

"A cultured person is a cultured person. Communicating with a cultured person will save you a lot of trouble! There are so many people in our company, but you are the first one to understand the drawings I drew."

In front of Dianhou and several veterans, Zhao Zhiguo never hesitated to praise Qin Dongsheng.

Qin Dongsheng originally lacked confidence in front of these veterans who had fought in the war. Zhao Zhiguo's praise not only helped Qin Dongsheng build up his self-confidence, but also helped him establish prestige in front of the soldiers.

Dianhou and the others always had dissatisfaction written all over their faces, but there was nothing they could do about it. Among the team of more than 140 people, except for Zhao Zhiguo, no one seemed to know more than Qin Dongsheng.

"I went to the mountain to see it. The rocks are hard and this kind of tunnel operation must be very difficult. But once a war breaks out, the tunnel can be used as semi-permanent fortifications or even permanent fortifications."

Zhao Zhiguo briefly stated his thoughts.

"Company commander, could you please stop speaking so profoundly? We don't understand."

Dianhou held half a pencil and scratched his head anxiously.

Zhao Zhiguo had long seen Dianhou whispering to several veterans and knew that they did not understand.
Chapter completed!