For people with an impatient temperament, waiting is also a kind of torture.
In just two days of waiting for a call back from the detachment, Shanzi felt angry and restless.
After dinner, Xiaolong asked Shanzi to play poker. Shanzi said, "We're going to play."
After returning to the dormitory for a while, Yumei opened the door and said, "Zikai, there is a telegram from the traffic station."
Shanzi got excited and stood up boldly: "Nian."
Yumei said: "The detachment agreed to all the requirements. Political Commissar Chen will set off early next month and follow the team escorting military uniforms to Heya Village."
At a glance, it's less than half a month until the beginning of next month.
After thinking for a moment, Shanzi asked: "Has the traffic station counted the number of soldiers recruited from various places?"
Yumei answered the question incorrectly: "By the way, Zikai, Jinye decided to join the independent camp despite her parents' objections. Because of this, the two sides became very angry. What do you think we should do?"
Shanzi asked Yumei: "What's your opinion?"
Yumei said without thinking: "According to the requirements, in principle, women are not eligible for recruitment this time. My opinion is that they should do the work of Tong Jinye and give up participating in the independent battalion?"
Upon hearing Yumei's opinion, Shanzi was angry and held his breath: "Yumei, the resistance against Japan does not distinguish between men and women. I will tell Jinye's father later that anyone who opposes joining the independent camp will oppose the resistance against Japan."
Yumei's face turned red and she hurriedly took out a stack of manuscript paper from her bag. This was the recruit file and roster provided by the traffic station. There were 291 recruits in total. Including the existing anti-Japanese organizations, the total number reached 455.
Faced with this data, Shanzi is both happy and worried. What is worrying is that in addition to the existing long and short guns, there are still more than 100 people who have no guns to use.
Looking at Shan Ziyi's blank look, Yumei asked: "Zikai, what are you thinking about?"
Shanzi said abruptly: "Call Xiaoru over quickly."
Xiaoru was playing poker in the dormitory, with notes all over her face. It looked like she had lost.
As early as a few days ago, Xiaoru revealed to Shanzi——
According to the information obtained by Guangde Temple, there is a boss Zheng in Liuquan Town, whose brother-in-law is the director of the Department of Finance of the Shandong National Government. Relying on this big tree, boss Zheng used the cover of opening a warehouse to resell arms in private.
After asking for Zheng Wanli's house number and address, Shanzi asked Xiaoru to call Zhao Danian.
After reporting the detachment's callback and the recruitment status of the independent battalion, Shanzi asked Zhao Danian to estimate how many days it would take Political Commissar Chen to arrive at Heya Village.
According to Zhao Danian's calculations, because the military uniforms were to be escorted, five enemy-occupied areas had to be bypassed, at least an extra 200 miles had to be traveled, and the fastest time to arrive would be ten days.
Shanzi went on to say that it was less than a month before the arrival of Political Commissar Chen. Before that, Vice Captain Zhao and Yumei worked together on the construction of the camp and strived to complete it within this month.
The task Shanzi set for himself was to make every soldier in the independent battalion resistant to a gun. This was the best greeting gift for Political Commissar Chen.
After discussing relevant matters, Zhao Danian proposed to take a rest, but Shanzi asked Yumei to stay for a while.