There are approximately more than 3,000 miners in the entire coal mine, and more than 2,000 of them chose to join the Eighth Route Army. The rest either chose to go home or return to their old army;
Sure enough, the Eighth Route Army did not stop them. If they wanted to leave, the matter of paying travel expenses would be gone. Commander Li himself could not even find two cents on his body.
Including the more than 200 guns pulled over by Chu Xiong, there were only more than 400 weapons seized, which was not enough for everyone.
"Comrades, welcome to join the Eighth Route Army. Let me introduce you. I am Li Tiejun, the leader of the new regiment. This is Chu Xiong, the leader of the independent regiment;
Those who will get the guns will come out first to receive them. If you don’t get the guns, don’t worry. We will give them to you back to the base! "
As soon as Li Tiejun finished speaking, more than half of the two thousand people stood up, which made him smile so happily that he grinned to the back of his head. They were all veterans, and they had made a lot of money this time!
Even Chu Xiong was moved. These were a thousand veterans. Although they were tortured by the Japanese in the coal mines and no longer looked like human beings, after being brought back to the base area with a few well-fed meals, they were definitely strong men.
"Fire the gun! Line up to get the gun. Those who have received the gun stand in a row alone. This will make them use machine guns and cannons!"
Li Tiejun issued the order loudly. He was worthy of being an old commander of the Eighth Route Army. He was very familiar with the routine of pulling troops.
In less than half an hour, more than 400 captured guns were fired, and with the addition of machine gun auxiliary shooters and grenade auxiliary gunners, a battalion came out.
The other more than 1,600 people who did not receive weapons were each issued a grenade or a bayonet, which was considered a weapon.
After the troops are organized, they are no longer afraid even if the reinforcements from Guizi County arrive.
"Captain Chu, do you think it's okay for me to organize like this?"
Li Tiejun acted like a big brother and finally thought of asking Chu Xiong.
"That's good. It's right to reorganize the troops first. With this army, it's okay if the county devils don't come. If they come, they will be destroyed."
Chu Xiong has nothing more to do than praise Big Brother. Those who cooperate must have the awareness to cooperate.
"Captain Li, we should go to the mines now to see if there are any yellow explosives, detonators, etc. The mines will provide some. When we leave, I suggest blowing up the mine."
When Li Tiejun heard that it made sense, he turned to Zhang Dahu and said:
"Dahu, did you hear that? You take a company to search through the Japanese mining area and confiscate all the valuable things!"
"Captain Chu, leave the mine blasting to your people. You are good at this."
Chu Xiong nodded and asked a soldier to go outside the factory gate to notify Chen Yan to send a demolition team.
Half an hour later, Zhang Dahu completed the mining and brought back only a few boxes of silver coins and more than 20 boxes of explosives. He excitedly said to Li Tiejun:
"Captain, Commander Chu, we distributed it. We found more than twenty boxes of explosives alone. There is still a lot of food in it. We can't move it."
When Li Tiejun heard that this was simple, he ordered his unarmed comrades to carry food.
A person carrying 50 kilograms can also carry tens of thousands of kilograms, and how much food can he have.
Half an hour later, everyone withdrew from the mining area, and the blasting team also buried explosives, using all the captured explosives.
Nearly an hour has passed, and the Japanese reinforcements have not arrived yet. The Eighth Route Army is about to explode the mines. Everyone is anxiously waiting for the mines to be exploded...
"Boom boom boom!"
Finally, the expected explosion came. The demolition team used a full 50 kilograms of explosives to blow up all the mines. It took a year and a half to recover, and there was only so much they could do.
"Comrades, go home!"
A group of people happily embarked on the road back to the base area. The Japanese reinforcements arrived in a hurry two hours later, only to see an empty mining area...
"Bagaya Lu, Ba Lu has a very bad conscience, chase him!"
It's a pity that I didn't catch even one hair. I chased for the sake of face.
Li Tiejun and others had already rushed to the base area in great force. This time they went out to do business and really made a lot of money.
After arriving at the base area, the two brothers began to settle the accounts openly. Chu Xiong did not ask for the silver coins, and the truck was left to the Xinyi Regiment. He only took away 1,000 miners and 200 guns, and each of them brought 20 kilograms of grain, preparing to embark on the return journey. path of.
"Captain Chu, this time my old brother has taken advantage of you again. I will treat you to a drink next time. If you have enough sweet potatoes, I will send a company to escort you back to the base and bring back the things you promised."
Li Tiejun's words made Chu Xiong break his guard instantly. He was still a little sad at first, but when he made such a fuss, it disappeared instantly. He deliberately pretended to be confused and said:
"What is it? Brother, are you making a mistake?"
Li Tiejun suddenly became anxious. He was stopped by Chu Xiong just as he said this.
"Brother, I'm teasing you, let's go!"
"You are such a naughty boy, and I am also teasing you. Remember to come for a drink next time!"
Chu Xiong waved his hand, not taking away a drop of wine!
Li Tiejun really can’t afford to drink!
A few days later, Chu Xiong and others returned to Liu Town smoothly. There were only a dozen people when they went out, and a large group when they came back. It had only been more than a month, and the ability of Chu Xiong's troops made Gao Wancheng's smiling eyes narrow into slits.
As soon as Gao Wancheng is happy, everyone will have meat to eat!
"Comrades, welcome home. Thank you for your hard work. Pork stewed vermicelli and white steamed buns are served tonight. That's enough!"
Chu Xiong secretly scorned:
"Believe it or not, the vermicelli tube is enough!"
Miners are different. In the coal mine, they eat two gruels a day, which is clear enough to look in the mirror. Each person has a piece of sweet potato or a small potato, which is enough not to starve to death.
"It's time to eat! Pork stewed with vermicelli. The meat is so fat that it's dripping with oil. Get in line, everyone has a share!"
More than a thousand people came at once, but there were not enough cooking staff, so we found a dozen more cooks from the miners, and then we got them on time.
Tie Zhui was holding a large bowl of pork stewed vermicelli in one hand, and he was also holding two large steamed buns in his hand. Although there was less meat and more vermicelli in the bowl, this was a better day for him than the Chinese New Year.
Iron Hammer held the dish in the bowl and purred, and less than half of the dish went down. The smooth and satisfying feeling made him almost float...
Tears slipped down unconsciously, and Tie Shui swallowed the big steamed bun in his hand with tears. It was salty and sweet.
"Little brother, where are you from? Why are you crying?"
Chu Xiong looked over and asked thoughtfully, then picked out a few pieces of fat meat from the bowl and put them into the hammer's bowl.
"Captain, I am from the Shu region. Our regiment was wiped out by the Japanese. The remaining dozen or so brothers and I were captured by the Japanese. The monkeys starved to death the night before the Eighth Route Army came. If there were If he eats half a bowl of food, he won’t die!”
When Chu Xiong heard that it was from the Sichuan Army, he was immediately in awe. The famous "death" flag he had seen at the Jianchuan Museum suddenly came to mind:
On the left it says:
"I don't want you to be filial in my presence; I only want you to be loyal to the nation."
On the right it says:
"The national crisis is at hand, and the Japanese invaders are ferocious; the rise and fall of the country depends on everyone.
I wanted to serve, but I couldn't get past my age. Fortunately, I have a son, so I volunteered voluntarily.
Give a flag to carry with you at all times; wipe the blood when you are injured, and wrap yourself up after death.
Move forward bravely and don’t forget your duty! "
Chu Xiong gently patted Tie Shui on the shoulder and said:
"Brothers of the Sichuan Army, rise up!"
Iron Hammer wiped away his tears and replied loudly:
"I want it!"
