Lin Fan's question was a bit difficult.

It took a long time for Grandpa Qian to stop thinking.

Coming back to his senses, he said to Qian Jiao, "Serve tea. Serve tea to Company Commander Lin!"

Only then did he ask Lin Fan, "I don't understand military matters.

It's obvious that the West is stronger than the East militarily right now.

But you wouldn't tell me even if there was something going on militarily.

What do you want to do to govern the people regarding their livelihoods?"

Lin Fan had already thought about this question: "I don't know how to govern!

However, I hope that the lives of ordinary people in my base area will not be worse than before the war.

The industry and commerce in the base area can be more active than before, and industrial and agricultural production must be vigorously developed.

I also want to vigorously develop primary education.

Strive to enable most people to read and write.

Let everyone be knowledgeable and courteous."

"Where does your military spending come from? Where do your officials' salaries come from?"

Lin Fan said, "We will set up some factories ourselves, and we will also levy taxes on the people."

Grandpa Qian said, "Here comes the problem, how can you guarantee that the tax revenue you receive from the people will be enough for your use?

After all, even the dumbest rulers know that they should treat the people kindly.

Let ordinary people live a good life.

Only in this way can their country and status be forever solid.

But in reality, there will always be many things that cannot be achieved perfectly.

It is always necessary to sacrifice the interests of some people.

What would you do at this time?

It is very difficult to achieve a balance between the gap between reality and ideals.

In the end, the clever ones found the balance, and the stupid ones succumbed to reality."

"Isn't it doing things according to your ideals?"

"Chongzhen! That's why he died! He died when he still had a large amount of territory in the south!

Fighting only requires martial power, but governing the people requires more consideration.

The first thing you have to consider is where the money comes from?"

Lin Fan said with a smile:

"I have a way to make money that doesn't require robbing from the people.

Although it can't last long, at least the initial start-up capital is enough.

But this method cannot be revealed for the time being."

"If you can have a large sum of start-up capital, things will be easier to handle.

Post a notice to reassure the people! This year, the second half of the year has suffered from military disasters, and some taxes will be exempted.

Let all the people return to their hometowns and live in peace.

As long as you don't immediately engage in forced taxation, the hearts of the people will gradually be at ease.

After the spring plowing next year, as long as you don't disturb the people too much.

The country can be considered half stable, but how will you collect taxes after that?

This is a big problem."

Lin Fan said with a smile, "We can also provide jobs for those families who can't survive the year.

Provide seeds and plowing cattle for families without seeds and plowing cattle, and they will repay with labor during the slack season."

Grandpa Qian's eyes lit up: "Do you have such great ambition?

Do you have such great strength?"

Lin Fan said with a smile, "For the time being, we have enough food.

There is even less need to worry about money.

Next, no matter where we establish a base, we will need a lot of labor to do things.

We don't have plowing cattle, but we have camel teams, so many mules and horses can be rented to the people for spring plowing."

"Are you preparing to implement Wang Anshi's Chunmiao Law?"

Lin Fan said with a smile, "Yes and no! I plan to borrow one jin of seeds in the spring and return two jin of grain in the autumn.

Those who borrow plowing cattle will return two days of labor for each head of cattle.

During the busy farming season, our army can also be asked to help, but one day of labor must be repaid with one day of labor.

These are all negotiable."

Grandpa Qian was silent again for a long time before asking, "Military control or civilian control?"

"The military controls the military, and the civilians control the civilians. The military and civilians are united as one!

Everything that does not involve combat is managed by local officials.

Only during wartime and in war zones will the military temporarily manage." Lin Fan smiled.

"But isn't everywhere a battlefield now?"

Lin Fan said with a smile, "Although places like Baorong, Chunhua, Tangshan, and Moling are on the front line.

But they are not battlefields now, and they are all under civilian control.

Including the house where you, Grandpa, are living now.

The owner has returned, either your family moves away, or you pay the rent to the owner.

If the owner is unwilling to rent it out, even you have to move.

Of course, the same is true for the special forces company's current headquarters in Jurong.

If the owner of that house is unwilling to rent it to us and insists on asking us to move, we can only move.

We can't just say that because Jurong was snatched back from the Japanese devils.

The entire Jurong is up to our special forces company to decide.

We cannot only care about our own convenience and ignore the peace of the people.

But one thing must be made known to everyone:

We treat the people kindly, it's just respect.

It's not fear!

I don't want to see people in my base area who are holding the base area's bowl and doing things for the enemy."

"Are those people the enemy?"

"The Japanese devils and anyone who attempts to destroy the base area." Lin Fan said decisively.

"Understood! I need to think about this carefully before I can make a decision."

Lin Fan said with a smile, "Grandpa! Time waits for no man! If you are prepared, you will succeed, if you are not, you will fail!"

The two of them discussed civil affairs again: Lin Fan also revealed his plan to find a place to build an arsenal, a chemical factory, and a power plant.

"With money, there is no problem in building these factories.

But what if the Japanese devils' planes bomb them, or the Japanese devils send people to sabotage them?"

"Therefore, these factories must be built in mountainous areas.

Places that are not easily discovered, or even directly inside caves, are the best."

"Where do the roads and raw materials come from?"

"We can use seeds and plowing cattle on credit, and spend money to hire people to repair the roads.

Raw materials should be excavated locally as much as possible, and if that's not possible, we can only buy them internationally."

Speaking of going out to buy raw materials, Lin Fan himself didn't have much confidence.

Although he knew that merchants would take risks for profit.

But in this situation, whether there are merchants who can take such a risk.

But the plan, Lin Fan still has to do well.

The Qian family's dinner was very rich. They had started cooking their own meals since moving into Jurong.

In Grandpa Qian's words, "Eat your own food and do your own thing."

Ji Wudi, who accompanied Lin Fan for a free dinner at the Qian family, didn't say a word to Grandpa Qian from beginning to end.

After they left the Qian family, Grandpa Qian sighed to his daughter, "This Company Commander Lin has great ambitions.

But he brought a girl over today to tell you that he is already taken."

Qian Jiao said proudly, "A gentleman has treasures, only the virtuous can possess them."

From the moment Ji Wudi entered the Qian family's door, she understood her role today when she saw Qian Jiao for the first time.

Even though she didn't say a word in the Qian family, she always had a smile on her face.

After walking out of the Qian family, the smile on her face did not disappear.

Lin Fan sent her to the entrance of the hospital: "I'm leaving early tomorrow, so I won't say goodbye. Take care of yourself."

"You take care of yourself too!"

On the morning of November 17, 1937, at six o'clock, the Eighty-third Army stationed in Lishui City began to depart for Langxi.

Lin Fan came to Lishui early in the morning from Jurong to see them off.

He guaranteed to Commander Deng Longguang, "The special forces company will definitely launch an attack on Langxi on time before nine o'clock on the morning of the 19th."

This matter has always been the most worrying thing for Commander Deng Longguang: their two armies were going ahead.

If the special forces company used any reason, or if the Japanese devils really sent troops to attack Chunhua and Tangshan from Nanjing.

If the special forces company could not be dispatched, their two armies would have to fight back on their own.

Although in the past two days, the Eighty-third Army and the Sixty-sixth Army cooperated with the special forces company and fought two beautiful battles.

But neither Commander Deng Longguang nor Commander Ye Zhao had confidence in their own troops.

Now that he heard Lin Fan's guarantee again, Commander Deng could only believe that everything would have to wait until the 19th to find out.

From the time they left Lishui, the connection between the Eighty-third Army and the special forces company was temporarily broken.

This time, the radio station that was transferred to the Eightieth Army a few days ago was also taken back by Lin Fan.

Radio operator Mu Yingyao and code translator Lü Hongmao were transferred to Jurong Town by Lin Fan.

Lin Fan directly gave Li Xian a handwritten notebook as a codebook.

In this way, Mu Yingyao and Lü Hongmao could not know what the content of the telegram he sent was at all.

As far as Li Xian was concerned, Lin Fan simply told him how to encode it, and he learned it all at once.

Lin Fan was originally planning to create a Wangma input method, but now he doesn't have enough time, and he doesn't have time to support this idea for the time being.

Commander Deng Longguang watched the troops under his command pass under the city wall in high spirits.

This was a situation that he had never imagined when he led his troops out of Nanjing City under the cover of night.

Not only were his troops strong and powerful now, but there were also five hundred large carts walking with the main force.

Each cart was carrying spoils of war.

Commander Deng clasped his fists at Lin Fan, "Company Commander Lin! I won't say any more words.

The special forces company's affection for the Eighty-third Army, for Old Deng.

The Eighty-third Army, from top to bottom, will definitely remember it.

We will meet again!"

Lin Fan sent off the Eighty-third Army, and half an hour later, he welcomed the Sixty-sixth Army over.

Commander Ye Zhao was also very moved to see Lin Fan coming to Lishui to see them off.

He said to Lin Fan, "In the future, with the special forces company in the area, the Sixty-sixth Army will follow you desperately to fight the Japanese devils.

In a battle against you, the Sixty-sixth Army will definitely retreat three times."

Lin Fan said with a smile, "Everyone has their own master, and everyone uses their own means. There is no problem with how you treat me and my troops.

If there really is that time, I only hope that Commander Ye can remember one thing: do not disturb the people!

After all, what our troops eat and use all comes from the common people."

"I understand! Company Commander Lin, don't worry, my soldiers will guarantee not to mess around in Company Commander Lin's territory." Commander Ye Zhao said very clearly.

He was an old fox, and what he promised Lin Fan was only in the territory of his special forces company.

But Lin Fan was also satisfied. People who promised things after stating the conditions.

The possibility of keeping their word was much greater.

The officers and soldiers of the Sixty-sixth Army just passed through the city. They did not stay in the city. This troop was also heading towards Langxi with a convoy of five hundred large carts.

From now on, they would have to walk ahead first, and at the same time be responsible for repairing the roads on this road.

This was to ensure that Lin Fan and his late-arriving troops could travel more smoothly when they passed through.

This was also Lin Fan's request: smooth roads were really helpful for the special forces company to travel.

After seeing off the two friendly armies, Lin Fan asked Platoon Leader Li Zhize, who was left behind here, "Are you having any difficulties guarding here?"

Platoon Leader Li said, "There are no difficulties for the time being!"

Lin Fan said with a smile, "It's good that there are no difficulties! Yesterday, we unified our thinking, and the special forces company is not planning to leave for the time being.

We will settle down here, and if small groups of Japanese devils come over, we will wipe them out.

If a large number of Japanese devils come over, we will avoid their sharp edge.

As long as the Japanese devils have any flaws, we can bite off a piece of their flesh fiercely.

Your platoon is in Lishui, pay attention to the relationship with the people. We have three main rules of discipline and eight points for attention.

Organize some learning in your platoon as well.

In addition, the special forces company now has tens of thousands of soldiers, and it is not suitable to command with a company-level organization.

We have decided to reorganize it again and reorganize it into a special forces brigade.

The subordinate platoons will be transformed into various regiments.

Your company will be expanded into a regiment, and you will serve as the regimental commander.

Your main company will not move, and we will establish organizations for the remaining companies.

What do you think?"

Li Zhize had stated when he stayed behind that he would not accept the reorganization.

Lin Fan had discussed it with him this time.

Li Zhize was thinking: the veterans of the company he brought over would be sent to the newly established teams to serve as squad leaders, platoon leaders, and company commanders one by one.

Of course, he couldn't stop this kind of thing, let alone they were still soldiers under his command.

And the strength of the troops under his command had also increased from less than two hundred people when they first came to more than a thousand people.

This was a visible benefit.

If you accept the benefits of others, you must obey their management.

These new troops were all from the special forces company, and it was understandable that they wanted to use their own set of ideas to manage the soldiers.

Moreover, their team did have a set of ways to fight battles.

Thinking of this, Platoon Leader Li said with a wry smile, "I will listen to the company commander's orders!"

Lin Fan felt that the ideological work had taken another step forward by getting Li Zhize to accept people sent by the special forces company.

The company commander who came out of the Training Corps was completely qualified to be a regimental commander in his team. Even the soldiers under Li Company Commander were completely qualified to be squad leaders and platoon leaders.

After this reorganization, most of the soldiers from the company that Li Zhize brought over would be assigned to various companies to lead troops.

The combat effectiveness of Li Zhize's regiment would definitely be stronger than that of his previous company.

However, the company that he brought out of the Training Corps would also be disintegrated.

Both Li Zhize and Lin Fan knew this.

Lin Fan nodded with a smile, "The new soldiers will have a gun awarding ceremony today.

I have to go back to Jurong to preside over it.

The situation is relatively stable for the time being. After the guns are distributed, let the new soldiers continue to train for a few days.

The next step is to let them return to their respective units.

At that time, Platoon Leader Li must train his soldiers well.

If there is a reorganization, the officers equipped for each team must have strong military skills.

We will have a major operation next."

Li Zhize said with a smile, "I will follow the company commander's arrangements!"

"Good!"

Lin Fan set off from Lishui and arrived at Tianwang Temple half an hour later.

Regimental Commander Wu Yuan was looking at the five Type 92 infantry guns that had just been delivered at this time.

Hearing that Lin Fan was here, he quickly came out to greet him.

Lin Fan examined the infantry guns, "Does Regimental Commander Wu Yuan have any talents who can fire cannons?"

Regimental Commander Wu Yuan said with a smile, "Yes!

Company Commander Lin, I plan to combine these five guns with fifteen mortars to form an artillery company."

Lin Fan said with a smile, "You are in charge of your regiment!

If you have any difficulties that need me to solve, just say them."

Regimental Commander Wu said embarrassedly, "Mortars and infantry guns are best transported by mules, horses, or cars.

But we don't have either of those."

Lin Fan said with a smile, "I can give you five cars, and I can also give you mules and horses.

Cars can be used for transportation on flat ground, so they can quickly reach the battlefield.

Mules and horses can be used for transportation in mountains and forests, and they don't pick roads.

It's just that putting both of these on the same company is too much investment.

Regimental Commander Wu, you have to consider which one you want to use?"

Regimental Commander Wu gritted his teeth, "Our regiment's battle area won't be very large.

The artillery also has to cooperate with the infantry in combat, so we'll use a mule and horse team."

"Good! I will find you a mule and horse team. Your place is east of Jintan.

You must do a good job of guarding the east, and the scouts you send out must be responsible."

"Yes! We have sent out three reconnaissance teams. The farthest team is outside Jintan. If someone goes out.

We will be able to find out."

"That's good! If you find anything.

Report the news to Jurong and Lishui in a timely manner."

Lin Fan couldn't stay too long here at Tianwang Temple.

Thousands of people in Jurong were waiting for him to go back and hold the gun awarding ceremony.

Lin Fan returned to Jurong at 8:53.

On the parade ground in Jurong, the teams that the special forces company had newly formed these days had completed their formation in the order of one platoon to ten platoon.

These soldiers, who had only received a few days of training, did not expect that they would be given guns today.

They also didn't expect that there would be such a big battle to distribute a gun.

Looking at the 7,300 new soldiers standing here, Lin Fan stepped onto the stage.

He said loudly to all the soldiers, "Through these days of training, congratulations to everyone for passing the test of new recruit training.

Today, I am awarding guns to everyone here, and I hope that after you receive these guns.

Fight the Japanese devils more, fight the enemy more.

For every Japanese devil you kill, our strength will be stronger by one point in comparison.

The strength of the Japanese devils will be weaker by one point.

We must drive the Japanese devils out as soon as possible, so that we can better use our main energy to build the motherland.

These guns are issued,

It is to protect ourselves,

It is to protect our own homes,

It is to protect our parents and brothers.

For this goal, we will fight the Japanese devils!

Until the Japanese devils surrender.

Now start awarding guns:

Everyone in the first platoon, come out of the ranks?"

The second squad, third squad, all the way to the seventh squad of the first platoon standing on the parade ground, all came out in order.

They came to the front of the stage.

Lin Fan looked at them solemnly, "Receive your weapons in order!"

Jia Chengbi led the soldiers of the second squad and walked over first.

Today, Qian Youcai specially asked Platoon Leader Ye Dadan of the sixth platoon to send people over to help.

The equipment for a squad of more than one hundred people had already been prepared.

Boxes of weapons were quickly unpacked and distributed to each soldier.

Light machine guns and heavy machine guns were also set up properly.

The soldiers of the second squad lifted the heavy machine guns in groups of three and left.

Light machine guns were held by one person, Shan Huacan and Shan Chengfu each held a light machine gun.

Each soldier was also equipped with grenades and bullets, which were all taken away at one time here.

When Squad Leader Jia and the others were receiving their weapons, the other squads in the first platoon were doing the same as them.

In fact, these soldiers had already received guns and used guns before.

It's just that their guns were disarmed by the special forces company a few days ago.

Now, when the special forces company distributed these guns again, the soldiers felt very honored and proud.

This was the right to use guns that they had exchanged for these days of hard training every day.

Holding this gun in their hands, they felt heavy.

After Squad Leader Jia received the guns, he immediately led the team out of Jurong.

He was going to conduct live ammunition shooting immediately.

Last night, he heard the news that the company commander was going to select the squad with the best scores from this batch of trained troops to go to Langxi to fight.

The second squad must strive for this opportunity.

Squad Leader Pei Xueyi thought the same way. His squad also left Jurong immediately after receiving their weapons.

They were also going to conduct live ammunition shooting.

In fact, all the squads that received weapons today, all the squad leaders thought this way.

They also wanted to train the troops under their command to the same combat effectiveness as the old troops as soon as possible.

This gun awarding ceremony lasted until noon.

After these weapons were distributed, the entire Jurong area was filled with gunfire.

Today was December 17th, and the Japanese devils' entry ceremony into Nanjing was held today.

Lieutenant Colonel Fujiwara Yuzhen had finally recovered in the hospital.

He only took Commander Asaka Yasuhiko into Nanjing City at 10 p.m. on the 15th.

Commander Asaka Yasuhiko, who had returned to Nanjing City, strictly blocked the news that his entire headquarters had been wiped out.

Commander Matsui Iwane of the Central China Area Army personally came to visit, and also came to see if he could participate in the entry ceremony.

This entry ceremony had already been publicized in the Japanese devils' country.

If Commander Asaka Yasuhiko could not participate on behalf of the royal family, it would disappoint the ordinary people in the empire who were tightening their belts to support the war.

Now, Commander Asaka Yasuhiko's Shanghai Expeditionary Army Headquarters was no longer even a shell.

It was completely just Commander Asaka Yasuhiko as a figurehead commander.

This made Commander Matsui Iwane a little embarrassed: there were at least three powerful children who were parachuted down from the country in the Shanghai Expeditionary Army Headquarters.

Everyone originally thought that the Shanghai Expeditionary Army Headquarters was the safest.

But they did not expect that this safest place would send everyone away.

Only a figurehead commander was left to come back.

Commander Asaka Yasuhiko, who had rested for one night, began to busy himself the next day.

He ordered: the 3rd Division, the 9th Division, the 16th Division, and the 13th Division each dispatched two companies.

Commander Asaka Yasuhiko first wanted to establish his guard and defense forces.

At the same time, he also began to take action: although his status was noble.

But the country was not his alone after all. Due to his stupidity this time.

Causing the entire directly subordinate troops of the headquarters to be wiped out, and also causing tens of thousands of elite infantry to set out in a hurry to rescue him, and all of them were lost.

Those who were interested in calculating: the direct and indirect losses caused by Commander Asaka Yasuhiko's mistakes amounted to 20,000 imperial soldiers.

A full division of elite soldiers died for him.

Such a mistake put pressure on the entire Central China Area Army.

No matter how great the loss, the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army still had to be rebuilt.

And the entry ceremony that had already been announced to the world could not be replaced temporarily.

Commander Asaka Yasuhiko was going to enter the city as a representative of the royal family.

Therefore, on the same day, when Lin Fan was awarding guns to his new soldiers.

Commander Asaka Yasuhiko was also presenting a Japanese military sword bestowed by the emperor to Lieutenant Colonel Fujiwara Yuzhen to commend his merits.

This entry ceremony was only being filmed and reported by the Japanese devils' own reporters.

After the Japanese devils entered the city on the 13th, they immediately destroyed all the newspapers and radio stations in Nanjing City.

They did not allow Nanjing City to send out any news that had not been reviewed by them.

In fact, under this situation, the only ones who could send out news were the Japanese devils' own reporters.

These Japanese devils' reporters completely ignored the wailing people, the burning houses, and the corpses all over Nanjing City.

What they reported was just the Japanese devils' acting.

The Japanese devils set the location of the entry ceremony outside Chiang Kai-shek's office building.

They raised their military flag here and awarded medals to those Japanese devils who had performed bravely in the city attack.

They stomped Chiang Kai-shek's face on the ground and trampled on it non-stop.

Chiang Kai-shek in the Wuhan headquarters heard the propaganda on the Japanese devils' radio.

He turned off the radio hatefully.

He didn't want to touch the radio anymore today.

Nanjing had already been lost!

But the situation had not improved at all. The main force that had retreated from Nanjing retreated along the Jinpu Railway.

Now they were stationed in Chuzhou,

The Japanese devils chasing behind them did not stop there. They were still closely following behind the troops.

At the same time, the Japanese devils' North China Area Army also sent a main force to come towards this main force of the National Army.

It was clear that the next target of the Japanese devils was Xuzhou, where the Jinpu Railway and the Longhai Railway met.

Chiang Kai-shek was already mobilizing troops to go to Xuzhou, preparing to fight another battle with the Japanese devils here.

Just yesterday, the American reporter Archibald Trotter Steele of the Chicago Daily News had already published a report with the theme of "The Japanese devils' Massacre Exceeds Ten Thousand" in the newspaper.

The subtitle was "Eyewitness accounts of the four hellish days in the newly fallen city of Nanjing, with corpses piled up to five feet high in the streets."

It was just that all his newspapers had little influence, and this report did not cause much reaction internationally.

And this news was still completely unknown in the country.

After the Japanese devils' German ambassador mediated the peace talks between the two sides, and persuaded the Nanjing Garrison Area to surrender unsuccessfully, and after two consecutive blows.

They had already decided to use cruelty to force the Chiang Kai-shek government to submit.

They had made plans to carry out massacres long before entering the city in order to shock everyone.

They hoped to make this nation submit out of fear, and thus make Chiang Kai-shek step down.

After the Japanese devils entered Nanjing City on the 13th, they used those informants who had been deployed in the city for a long time.

They destroyed and confiscated all the radio stations and telephones for external communication of all the newspapers in Nanjing City.

They also issued an order prohibiting reporting to foreign reporters.

Everyone in Nanjing City was not allowed to leave or enter, including foreigners.

During these days, all the troops of the Japanese devils who entered Nanjing City were burning, killing, and looting.

The only situation that the world could see was the news about Nanjing published in the Japanese devils' newspapers.

What the Japanese devils' newspapers reported were all news such as "Nanjing has a new life," "Nanjing is peaceful," and "The people of Nanjing are welcoming liberation."

The whole world did not know the monstrous crimes committed by the Japanese devils in Nanjing City.

Lin Fan slowly walked out of Jurong after holding the gun awarding ceremony for the new soldiers.

He went to see the results of the live ammunition training of these new soldiers.

In the suburbs of Jurong, all the new soldiers who received weapons were conducting live ammunition shooting.

The best sharpshooters were to be selected from each squad today, and there would be a competition tomorrow.

Squads with excellent results would be selected to participate in the attack on Langxi and Guangde.

Lin Fan looked at the soldiers using 100-meter targets.

Walking to the front of Jia Chengbi's squad, Lin Fan looked at the shooting range they had set up: ten target positions, with ten soldiers shooting at a time.

There were also people in the distance reporting the results and repairing the targets.

Jia Chengbi was holding a small notebook and recording something.

Lin Fan walked over and asked, "What are you recording?"

"Report to the company commander! I am recording the number of rings hit by each soldier with five shots." Jia Chengbi quickly reported.

"What's the result?"

"There are two good shooters who fired 43 rings with five bullets.

The rest are much worse." Jia Chengbi said happily.

Lin Fan encouraged, "Let them practice slowly. Good marksmanship is fed with bullets.

Usually, let everyone practice aiming with empty guns more."

"Yes!"

With Lin Fan's encouragement, Jia Chengbi was full of energy.

The combat quality of these soldiers in this era was completely incomparable to Lin Fan's previous troops.

These soldiers used to be in various local armies, and the training they usually received did not have live ammunition shooting as a training method.

In the local warlords' places, every bullet was bought with money.

It was a waste to use them for training for nothing, it was just spending money to listen to the sound.

Not many people were willing to do this.

Even during battles, the number of bullets issued to soldiers was limited.

It would be strange if such soldiers could have good marksmanship.

At 3 p.m. on December 18th: the eleven squads that the special forces company had selected to attack Langxi began to assemble in Lishui.

The first squad of the first platoon and the first squad of the second platoon set off directly from Moling Pass.

The second squad of the first platoon, the second squad of the second platoon, the first and second squads of the third platoon, the first and second squads of the fourth platoon, the first and second squads of the eighth platoon, and a medical team from the eleventh platoon also set off from Jurong.

The eleven squads, nearly 2,000 people, all arrived in Lishui at 6 p.m.

Chen Sichuan, the platoon leader of the first platoon, looked at the 160 people that Jia Chengbi had brought over.

At least on the surface, these soldiers were in good spirits.

These soldiers were eating their fill every day, eating big pieces of meat, and training every day, it would be strange if they were not in good spirits.

Squad Leader Jia Chengbi quickly introduced to his old squad leader, "Platoon Leader! This Shan Huacan eats a lot, has a lot of strength, runs fast, and has good marksmanship.

This Shan Chengfu eats a lot, has good eyesight, and has good marksmanship.

These are the treasures I found!"

Chen Sichuan was particularly interested in good marksmanship: "Is there any who has the marksmanship of one of the company commander's fingers?"

Jia Chengbi said with a smile, "Platoon Leader! Don't compare marksmanship with the company commander!

But this kid Shan Chengfu can definitely be the company commander's apprentice.

It has only been a little over a day since he got the gun, and he has already fired 100 bullets.

His marksmanship has improved from 43 rings with five bullets to 48 or 49 rings with five bullets.

Every shot is a nine or ten ring, and he will be almost as good as the company commander in the future."

Chen Sichuan then looked at Shan Chengfu properly, "Practice hard. We are going to fight the Japanese devils this time, and I will give you a credit for killing one."

Shan Chengfu quickly said, "Platoon Leader, don't worry, I can hit wherever I point now.

I will definitely be able to kill a few Japanese devils."

Chen Sichuan also said to Shan Huacan, "You have a foundation, so you have to practice hard too, don't let him outdo you.

The same goes for you, I will give you a credit for killing a Japanese devil."

Shan Huacan said unconvinced, "He just has good eyesight and can see clearly.

But if we talk about charging, I am much faster than him."

"If you run fast on the charge, you must learn assassination well.

Charge at the front, one knife for one Japanese devil, it is so satisfying to kill.

Young man, do a good job, I have high hopes for you!"

The platoon leaders of these four platoons of the special forces company were only seeing their second squads today.

Everyone went to see their new soldiers.

Each platoon leader had their own heroic stories to tell these new soldiers.

This was what the company commander had said: to cultivate the soldiers' sense of collective honor.

Let them know that the team they were in was a team with a glorious history.

So that they could feel the soul of this team and draw spiritual motivation from the previous honors of this team.

It could greatly improve the fighting spirit of these soldiers.

Lin Fan's request was the most popular among the platoon leaders of the special forces company:

Who didn't want to promote their heroic deeds more?

Even when they came to Lishui, the literacy learning every night did not stop.

The new and old soldiers of the special forces company were learning. Not only did they have to learn to read and write.

They also had to listen to the instructors explain some basic principles.

These days, the instructors had been talking about why there were three main rules of discipline and eight points for attention.

Platoon Leader Li Zhize came to see the learning of these teams of the special forces company on purpose.

In the company he brought, all the soldiers had been to school before they joined the army.

They were literate, so he didn't think it was strange that the special forces company asked the soldiers to learn to read.

He listened very carefully to the three main rules of discipline and eight points for attention after literacy.

He felt that it made a lot of sense, and the more he listened, the more he felt that it made sense.

At 2 a.m. on the 19th, 1,500 soldiers from the special forces company rode in nearly 300 cars.

They headed towards Langxi. These 300 cars were the result of the special forces company pooling all the vehicles together.

Less than ten li after leaving Lishui, they entered Wuxiang Mountain.

Although they had only walked ten li, even sitting in the car, Lin Fan could feel that the road was indeed smooth.

The Eighty-third Army, which had passed before, had spent a lot of effort to smooth this road.

On the one hand, the Eighty-third Army really wanted to make the road easier to travel, so as not to delay the special forces company's march on the 19th.

On the other hand, the Eighty-third Army and the Sixty-sixth Army also had hundreds of large carts to go on this road.

With the road repaired, their large carts could travel much more smoothly.

Therefore, it was really very smooth to travel on this road now.

The straight-line distance from Lishui to Langxi was 100 li, and it was about 180 li to travel by car.

With such a smooth road, the speed of the army's march was significantly increased.

The special forces company had already caught up with the Sixty-sixth Army at 4:30 a.m.

Commander Ye Zhao looked surprised when he saw Lin Fan, "Company Commander Lin! You are really a man of your word!

You caught up so quickly?"

Lin Fan said with a smile, "A man cannot stand without credibility. We will do what we promised, no matter how difficult it is."

Commander Ye Zhao was shocked, "Did the Japanese devils really do something?"

"No! The Japanese devils have been very quiet these two