"Okay, this trip is really hard for Commander Zhao." Liao Mingyu signed his name and handed the two small yellow croakers to Zhao Gongming without leaving a trace under the cover of a folder.
"Hey... Oh, Captain Liao, you are too polite, hehe, you are too polite."
Zhao Gongming felt the weight on his hands, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He had been in the officialdom for so long, and he knew what was in his hands without looking. This man can do it. He has a high background and doesn't have any airs, and he's also very popular.
"Yes. I hope Captain Zhao will help me more in the future and check the supplies for me. Liao is very grateful."
Liao Mingyu chuckled and said, this Zhao Gongming should be the transportation officer assigned by the system.
Logically speaking, Liao Mingyu shouldn't be so polite to him. Although there is a system to guarantee it, in any case, in this complicated military system, it is better to have a good relationship. After all, it is easy to deal with a gentleman, but it is difficult to guard against a villain.
"We must do what we have to do! Our division is stationed in Dali, and supplies from China will basically be transferred there. If there are supplies from your regiment in the future, I will deliver them to you as quickly as possible. In hand, I guarantee that the amount will be good."
"I will give the radio signal of our regiment to Commander Liao later. If you have any questions, you can contact me immediately. Although there are some turtles in the back who like to eat cards, Zhao is a bit thin in that area and will never let it go. Commander Liao’s troops suffered a loss.”
"Then thank you very much, Commander Zhao." Liao Mingyu said with clasped fists in thanks.
"Hehe, Commander Liao is well cared for by his superiors, and he is becoming popular. If you get promoted in the future, don't forget your brother."
Zhao Gongming's fat face was full of smiles, and he said to Liao Mingyu in a flattering manner. If you get along well with this man in the future, you might actually get a lot of benefits. This trip was really the right one.
"Easy to say, easy to say. Liao is also a sensible person and will never let your help go in vain."
Liao Mingyu said haha, look, these two small yellow croakers are not given away for nothing. It works so quickly, doesn’t it?
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Been busy for most of the day. All light weapons were moved back to the station. Trucks and Krupp howitzers could not be pulled into the town, so heavy weapons such as heavy machine guns and mortars were left in the open space at the east end of the town.
Liao Mingyu arranged for more than a thousand people to be stationed here, building fortifications and setting up tents. Turn this place into the second station of the Sichuan Army.
In the evening, Liao Mingyu was chatting and spanking with Zhao Gongming. A lieutenant led a team of a thousand people to Zenda. He immediately found Liao Mingyu and worked with him on the handover of this thousand-man supplementary group.
"Report to Commander Liao! Soldiers from the 1036th Hunan Hengyang Supplementary Regiment are reporting to you. This is the handover document. Please read it."
The lieutenant reported to Liao Mingyu sonorously. The momentum was quite good, but Liao Mingyu frowned.
The reason is behind the lieutenant. Except for a few leading officers who came with him, who are the other soldiers! ?
The more than a thousand soldiers were all half-grown children. They were all skinny, wearing fat military uniforms that did not match their bodies. Their eyes were full of fear and uneasiness.
Liao Mingyu pointed at a soldier casually and asked, "How old are you this year?"
The soldier said timidly: "Ten...fifteen."
"And you?"
"I'm...seventeen this year."
Oh shit!
Liao Mingyu became angry instantly.
He grabbed the lieutenant's collar and asked with a roar: "Aren't you talking about a supplementary regiment soldier? You fucking call them soldiers!? These are obviously children!"
"Liao... Commander, I am only following orders. I am just a small lieutenant. How can I know the reason?"
The lieutenant was startled by him and hurriedly explained aggrievedly. It really was none of his business. The superiors asked him to send more than a thousand children here, and he could only obey the order.
snort!
Liao Mingyu let go of him, not because he was angry that he didn't get decent soldiers, but because those people actually let these children go to the battlefield. This was like asking them to die!
"Send them back. This is a military unit, not a school! They shouldn't be here."
Liao Mingyu said decisively. He didn't want these kids to go to war, it would be pure murder. These children reminded him of the little soldier Li Erwa who risked his life to save him.
The lieutenant immediately said nervously: "No, sir, I will be punished if I go back like this."
"If you don't go back, I will deal with you now."
Liao Mingyu looked at him coldly and slowly put his right hand on the holster. The lieutenant was so frightened that he backed away.
The thoughtful Zhao Gongming seemed to see what Liao Mingyu was thinking, and sighed and said:
"Well, some of these half-grown children joined the army because they couldn't survive, but most of them were raped into adulthood. Maybe even their parents don't know that they are already in the army."
"Brother Liao, the national situation is like this. It's not something you or I can change. I think you are also a kind-hearted person, so just keep them. Otherwise, they will still be taken by other troops when they go back. To put it bluntly, Used to be cannon fodder.”
Meng Fanglia couldn't bear to look at these child soldiers. He had been a soldier since he was a student. He was not much older than them when he was a soldier, and he had already seen through the rules of the battlefield over the years.
The life of new soldiers is cheap, but the life of veterans is precious. Veterans like those who have fought several battles without dying are even more valuable. Therefore, whenever there is a war, the new recruits rush to the front to die, while the veterans stay behind. Fight when they can, and run away if they can't.
This is how he came here. Half-grown child soldiers like this are best fooled. Sometimes just a pre-battle mobilization can make them rush to the front screaming. Meng Fan is the best at doing this kind of thing. Because he had no less than 200 new recruits reimbursed.
"Regiment leader, why don't you keep them? Our regiment also needs logistics troops. This is better than them going to other troops."
Meng Fangli advised that according to his experience, if these dolls went to the battlefield, 90% of them would be killed in the first battle.
Liao Mingyu closed his eyes and remained silent. After thinking for a long time, he finally sighed slightly:
"Meng Fan, I'll leave them to you first. Take care of them for me, and we'll make plans after the troops are organized."
"Yes! Tuanzao."
"Thank you, Commander Liao."
The lieutenant also breathed a sigh of relief. At least he had completed his mission. Otherwise, if he had gone back like this, he might have been fired from his official position.
"Commander Liao, here are your personal belongings, which are the military uniforms and certificates issued to you by the commander-in-chief. There is also a Willys military jeep. Everything is already in the car. In addition, the higher-up asked you to prepare it as soon as possible. The list of troop personnel shall be reported to the Military and Administrative Department.”
The lieutenant saluted him again and said to him: "The young man has to go back to resume his life, so there will be no further delay."
After quickly handing over, the lieutenant and his men left here as if fleeing for their lives.
Liao Mingyu looked at these childish soldiers and felt a little heavy in his heart. He walked up to one of them, who was about 15.6 years old, and asked nicely:
"Little guy, how did you become a soldier?"
Xiao Bing looked at him in fear and did not dare to speak, fearing that he would take it out on him.
Liao Mingyu grinned and tried to look gentle: "Don't be afraid, no one will beat or scold you, just talk to me."
Xiao Bing looked at the smiling Liao Mingyu and saw that he had no intention of blaming him, so he spoke slowly:
"I... I used to sell newspapers at the Changsha Railway Station. There was a train pulling at the station that day, and... all the people on the train were military gentlemen."
"A military man called me to hand him the newspaper, so I stood under the window and handed it to him. He told me to raise it higher, so I stood on my tiptoes and raised it higher. As a result, he dragged me to the train. , I...just became a soldier."
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