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The reorganized 11th Division soon set off to advance towards Xinyang. The marching route was southwest, passing through Woyang, Taihe, Shenqiu, Linquan and other counties, and finally passed through Runan to Xinyang. Along the way, it was also It will be ten days and a half months later.
At this time, although the new recruits from various ministries are basically in place, the number of troops is still seriously insufficient. In the discussion between Hu Congjun and Peng Tianguang on how to ensure the number of troops in each army, although Zhang Xian's words were reasonable, there were many difficulties in actually doing it. Of course, Hu Congjun also wanted to brag a little at that time, so he appeared in front of Peng Tianguang as if he had a complete army. In fact, there were still many vacancies among the brigades and regiments. The 11th Brigade alone had thousands of vacancies.
When Hu Congjun came to inspect the 11th Brigade and asked Zhang Xian what difficulties he had, Zhang Xian naturally pointed out his shortage of troops.
"Haha, your Eleventh Brigade is only short of nearly a thousand men. Brigadier Qin of the Eighteenth Brigade also complained to me. He is short twice as many as you!" Hu Congjun did not take Zhang Xian's question seriously. answered him.
Zhang Xian said: "Yes, it is said that there is not much shortage, but if the shortage continues without timely replenishment, I'm afraid that in the end, we will be like Peng Tianguang's reorganization of the 14th Division. In name only, we are a reorganization division. In fact, it can¡¯t even reach tens of thousands!¡±
Hu Congjun nodded, but said with some embarrassment: "Actually, I also know these things, but I am also helpless at this time. Since the beginning of the year, our division has been the first to restore the three-regiment system. Haha, have you seen that until this time? , this year has almost passed, and the third regiment has just been made up. I have already reported the shortage of soldiers to the superiors, but according to this situation, if I really wait until the superiors make up the missing soldiers, I am afraid that there will be another It¡¯s been half a year. What¡¯s more, by that time, we don¡¯t know how much we will be short of!¡±
Zhang Xian knew that Hu Congjun said that the situation was good, and said: "Yes, even if we have enough people, if we really want to go to the battlefield, it will take some time, at least one or two months of training. Our brigade's Although Brigadier Wang has been training this newly formed regiment in Wuhan for a long time, I did not dare to put it into the battlefield immediately. While I was resting in Yongcheng, I coordinated the three regiments with each other. Now we can only treat this regiment as a reserve regiment, and draw people from this regiment to make up for the 31st and 32nd regiments."
"Yes, the 18th Brigade did the same thing!" Hu Congjun sighed, thought for a moment, looked back at Zhang Xian, and said leisurely: "Zhang Xian, let me tell you the truth, even though I have already asked the superiors We reported a vacancy, but we didn¡¯t even expect them to fill the vacancy for us in time. Therefore, we still have to find a way to solve this gap ourselves!"
Zhang Xian felt something in his heart, as if he understood something, but he didn't dare to confirm it yet, so he asked: "Then how to do it?"
Hu Congjun pointed at his head, smiled, and said: "What can I do? I only have a few ways to replenish troops. You have already figured it out, and you still come to ask me?"
Zhang Xian smiled and counted with him on his fingers: "The first thing is to receive new soldiers. This won't happen in the near future. Each of our brigade has just expanded a regiment. Even if it does, it will be a matter for the future. It is not needed right now. Go and think about it; the second one is to collect prisoners, haha, our prisoners have been collected, and there are no more, so there is no need to think about this. The third one is to absorb some stragglers, but for the gap of thousands of people Say it, but it¡¯s a drop in the bucket!¡±
¡°There¡¯s one more thing you didn¡¯t say!¡± Hu Congjun reminded him.
Zhang Xian was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiong Sanwa next to him, then thought about it immediately, and couldn't help shouting: "Is it true? Did the teacher ask us to recruit strong men ourselves?"
Hu Congjun nodded affirmatively.
"How can this be done? Our 11th Reorganized Division is the elite of the country and is also a role model in the military. The relationship between the military and the people has always been good, and we have never had any trouble with the local people where we march. But the division commander asked us to recruit strong men. ?" Zhang Xian simply couldn't believe his ears.
As if he had expected Zhang Xian to ask such a question, Hu Congjun did not blame him, but explained to him: "Axian, you are still too idealistic. Where do you think our soldiers come from? Most of our soldiers He was transferred from a strong man!"
Zhang Xian was startled, looking at Xiong Sanwa, and immediately remembered the young men who were captured when he was in Wan County, and Xiong Sanwa was one of them.
"Yes, most of our soldiers come from strong men, but the recruitment of strong men is carried out by the "Recruitment Law" of each local government during the war, and is carried out by counties, townships, and security chiefs. Our dignified citizens How can a soldier of the revolutionary army do such a thing?" Zhang Xian still ignored him.Cooperate, otherwise the task will not be accepted. In his words: "Axian, I know you are a gentleman. If you recruit soldiers in the way you do, I'm afraid you won't be able to recruit any soldiers. I have my own methods, I have my means, so in order to achieve For this task, you must not interfere with my work, but you can rest assured that I will not do anything harmful to nature. If there are any problems, I will discuss it with you. Otherwise, you can find someone else for this job!"
Faced with Xu Haibo¡¯s request, although Zhang Xian was very unhappy, he also knew that he was doing it so that the work could continue smoothly. At this time, he had no choice but to give in to his old partner and nod in agreement. But Xu Haibo was still worried and insisted on Zhang Xian writing these things down in black and white to prevent him from regretting halfway.
The team was about to set off again, but listening to the shouts and noises behind the team, Zhang Xian couldn't hold it in any longer. He turned his horse to the team. This surprised both Xiong Sanwa and Chen Daxing, and they quickly followed on horseback. behind him.
As he watched the military vehicles filled with ragged, sallow-faced and lean men coming from the city gate where they were gathering, and passing by him, Zhang Xian suddenly felt as if his heart was blocked by a stone, and he felt strange again. Bored and panicked, after standing on the roadside for a while, he rode his horse and ran towards the escort team at the city gate. There were still some strong men who had not boarded the car.
Xiong Sanwa and Chen Daxing behind them also looked at the strong men on the military vehicles, but they were full of emotions. Xiong Sanwa said loudly to Chen Daxing: "Brother Daxing, look at how good these strong men are. Yes, there is still a car to ride in. I remember when we were captured as young men, we were tied together with a rope like a dog and walked barefoot to Wanxian County on two legs!"
"Yes!" Chen Daxing also answered.
Zhang Xian looked back at them, but did not reply. Instead, he urged the horse to get off. He saw Xu Haibo's figure in the distance, and he couldn't help but slow down.
At this time, Xu Haibo was talking to an old man wearing a black cotton-padded jacket and covered with patches. The old man held Xu Haibo's hand and was unwilling to let go, but Xu Haibo looked anxious and kept persuading him. What are you wearing? After the old man, there were many women and children. Some shouted the names of those who were already sitting in the military vehicles, some desperately tried to squeeze in through the escorting soldiers, and more were in a row. The cries and grief were endless; and the strong men who were separated were also grieving. Some wanted to rush past the guards to say goodbye to their relatives, but what they got in return were heavy blows from the guards with rifle butts; Some of them had tears streaming down their faces, as if they were going to an execution ground with no way back; but most of them had dull faces and a confused look about their future, unlike a vigorous young man!
¡°Brigadier Zhang is here!¡± Someone shouted.
Everyone's attention came, and the old man who pulled Xu Haibo also stopped, and looked at Zhang Xian who was riding immediately. All the cries and calls suddenly stopped, and the chaotic order at the city gate suddenly calmed down. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com