With the monk's strong start, the remaining prisoners of war who wanted to join the defense force were also eager to try. However, they were still self-aware. Most of them chose Sanba Gai to snipe the Japanese with their rich and exquisite shooting skills; a handful chose to gang up with knives. Engage in hand-to-hand combat with this elite group.
Soon, the winner will be decided! A total of thirty-seven people, including monk Wei Dayong, joined the defense force on the spot. Li Yunfeng received the same treatment as when he recruited soldiers in Xindian. Each person was given five yuan as resettlement allowance on the spot, and another monk received fifteen yuan.
In addition, each of the other unsuccessful soldiers was given one silver dollar as a sufficient consolation fee as a reward for their bravery in joining the Self-Defense Forces, encouraging them to continue to practice hard in killing enemies; it was also announced in public that starting from this month, all soldiers of the Self-Defense Forces Each person can receive military pay of three silver dollars per month.
This move was like a bomb exploding in the crowd, instantly making more than a thousand people in the audience change their minds when they heard it!
As the vested interests, the soldiers of the defense army were all happy. On the other hand, other prisoners who had no intention of joining the defense army were all beating their chests and feeling secretly annoyed.
What is the concept of three silver dollars? Rao was the Central Army's most well-paid armorer at one time. Ordinary soldiers only had 10 French dollars per month, which was equivalent to only 4 dollars in silver dollars at the beginning of 1937.
Today, the ones with the most generous military pay are undoubtedly the Jinsui Army! A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Yan Laoxi is rich and has the ability to make money! Each of the big soldiers exchanges about 8 yuan of French currency every month! It's probably worth just over two silver dollars now.
However, as wars in various places become increasingly tense, the cost of military supplies intensifies, and production prices expand rapidly, so that the price of legal tender continues to fall. Banknotes of the same denomination no longer have the relatively stable purchasing power level before the All-out Anti-Japanese War, and fall almost every two months. .
At this time, many prisoners of war began to loosen their initial determination to return to the old army.
Until one man had the courage to ask Li Yunfeng loudly: "Commander-in-Chief, is it okay if I want to join the National Defense Force now?"
"Now? Is it too late? There are no Japanese people to show off their strength to you now!!"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel eclipsed, and everyone secretly regretted it.
Seeing this situation, Li Yunfeng smiled playfully: "However, you can challenge the people around you! Just defeat them, no need to hurt your life! The last eighty people standing on the ground! This commander can specially approve you to join the defense force! Settlement expenses , military pay and food treatment are no different from those of the people in front!
However, being a squad leader or platoon leader is temporarily out of the question! It all starts with the big head soldiers! The opportunity is given to you! Now, either fight alone or in groups! It’s up to you! "
"Pass!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a quartermaster who had served in the Shanxi-Sui Army for many years was punched from behind.
The people around him were shocked at first when they saw this, and then the latter smiled faintly: "I've been unhappy with this boss who deducted military pay for a year! After coming in, he was flirting with the little Japs because he knew some Japs' talk! Since the Commander-in-Chief opened the door today, Well, we have to show him off!"
After talking, I took the opportunity to attack the person I was unhappy with in the past!
Immediately afterwards, commotion began at the front of the crowd, and a steady stream of prisoners actively or passively joined the melee.
Among them, the officers who were usually harsh on the grassroots soldiers and the two-faced people who flattered the little devils were the first to be targeted.
When one of the chiefs of staff of the Central Army fell to the ground with his head covered, and glanced at Li Yunfeng's amused expression, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart: "Madman! Madman! This Li Yunfeng is a madman!"
For a long time, until there were only eighty people left in the originally crowded prisoner-of-war camp, Li Yunfeng's bad taste was satisfied, and he immediately ordered everyone to stop.
"Zhang Dabiao!"
"arrive!"
"Give everyone the settlement allowance! From today on, they are all soldiers of our defense force!"
"yes!"
"As for you!"
Li Yunfeng then turned around and faced the defeated candidates who fell to the ground: "Those who can drive, can fire, read books, and understand technology will not receive a settlement allowance, and military pay will be one yuan per month. Those with outstanding performance will receive a salary increase within three months! Others who are not qualified for enlistment will Anyone with a one-year military rank or less than a second lieutenant can leave! The rest will go south with my army!"
After such a big wave was sifted, 31 more people joined the defense force; another 470 soldiers were released; and finally the remaining 600 people were packed away by Li Yunfeng.
"Commander-in-Chief, what do we need these people for?"
Before leaving, the monk asked Li Yunfeng with a suspicious look on his face.
He didn't understand what the use of these people with no strength and no skills was the use of the high quality requirements of the National Defense Forces.
"You stupid monk! I, the commander, have been busy with the Central Army and Yan Laoxi rescuing people in vain! Don't give me any money for running errands!"
"Then what are we going to do in the south? That is the territory of the Jinsui Army!"
"Hehe! Because I want to organize Yan Laoxi's baggage transport group!"
Li Yunfeng pretended to smile mysteriously. If Li Yunlong were here at that time and saw his brother's face, he would have nothing to say! He's definitely going crazy and causing trouble again!
as expected
Two days later, Xinzhou was adjacent to the pass in southwest Shanxi.
A continuous stream of motorcades with double flashing lights came from the entrance of the mountain pass.
The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a navy blue military uniform with the rank of colonel on his collar badge.
He maintained his identity as the brother-in-law of Yan Xishan, the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone, and sat on the throne of the Shanxi-Sui Army's only remaining baggage regiment that was transported by motorized vehicles.
At that time, he was closing his eyes and thinking, and his mind was filled with the graceful figure of the new concubine who had just come to the house not long ago, and he couldn't help but feel a burning sensation in his stomach.
"Rumble..."
Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the front of the convoy, and all the vehicles suddenly slammed on their brakes.
The regiment leader hurriedly opened the car door, jumped out of the military truck and ran towards the front of the convoy. At the exit of the mountain pass, he saw a huge boulder blocking the way.
Suddenly, a majestic white giant and a gray-faced bald man walked out. The former spoke plausibly at the same time:
"Listen, Jinsui Army! I am Li Yunfeng, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Defense Forces! Now! This batch of your equipment! Even the vehicles and cargo belong to me!"
After finishing speaking, countless defense force soldiers armed with rifles poured out from both sides of the mountain pass.
Looking around, the regiment leader could conclude that these soldiers were not easy to mess with.
But the situation was urgent, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and shout: "These are the heavy equipment used by our Jinsui Army to fight against Japan! I will give them to you just because of one word from you, Li Yunfeng! It would be too disrespectful of our Jinsui Army." Bar!
Moreover! If you say you are Li Yunfeng, who will believe you? If you were Li Yunfeng! I am still Li Yunlong! "
Li Yunfeng's name has been spreading in Southeast Shanxi a few days ago. As Southeast Shanxi is adjacent to it, his name is naturally familiar to him.
Most of the middle and high-level officials in the Jinsui Army also knew about his relationship with Li Yunlong, the commander of the new regiment of the 386th Brigade of the 18th Group Army.
Because of this, many savages in the green forests and rivers and lakes of the Three Jin Dynasties bear the name of Li Yunfeng. Some traitors and common people do not distinguish the authenticity from the fake, and many times they can be really frightened.
At this time, the escort troops of this transport group were in place. The deputy leader and about a hundred soldiers holding Jin-made submachine guns stood behind his leader, with their guns pointed at Li Yunfeng, ready for action at any time.
Seeing this, the leader suddenly felt that he could do it! He clasped his hands behind his back, straightened his potbelly and paced repeatedly, snorting coldly: "In broad daylight! How dare you snatch the equipment of my Jinsui Army! You idiot, you have grown so many heads that I can chop them off! If you are wise, take them with you immediately. Your people surrender! Otherwise, I..."
At this point, when he was about to turn around, he saw Li Yunfeng running in front of him at some point, looking down on him with a murderous look, grabbing his shoulder collar, raising it above his head, and throwing him down.
Then he stepped on the other person's head and said coldly: "Whoever dares to insult our brothers in front of me! You are the first!"
After saying that, with a slight exertion, the corpses were separated.
All the Jinsui troops present, including the deputy commander, were stunned and their jaws were so big that they could swallow an egg.
"Does anyone still question whether I am Li Yunfeng?"
After saying this, everyone's guns slid down unconsciously, and their legs became weak and trembled involuntarily.
"Keep your equipment and guns! For the sake of fellow countrymen, I, the commander, can spare your lives! Of course, you can also follow the example of your regiment leader. I will just put in more effort and kill you!" "
"Sir...sir! It's not...it's not that the brothers don't give you face! It's actually...this batch of equipment and materials is also used by our Jinsui Army to fight the Japanese! I..."
At the critical moment, the deputy captain bowed and lowered his posture and said.
"Fart! You Yan Laoxi, Commander, I don't know yet? You are just a fool, no one forces him to mess with whom!"
At this point, Li Yunfeng paused: "Commander, I will count to three! After counting to three, you will be responsible for all the consequences! One..."
Hearing this, all the Jinsui troops could not even hold the handles of their guns, and their hearts began to waver.
"two!"
"three!"
