Half a month later, Zhangzhuang Town was north of Xiyang.
It turned out that this place was also a Japanese stronghold. After the independent column captured Xiyang, in line with the principle of not allowing others to snore next to the couch, Liu Yu led people to drive away all the Japanese from here the next day.
The kind that can be driven away with a cannon.
Zhangzhuang happens to be on the Pingliao Highway. Once the Japs increase their troops here, they can directly threaten Xiyang. Of course, such an important position cannot be left to the Japs. The best policy is to destroy it directly.
At the same time, Liu Yu asked more than 200 veterans from the reinforced battalion to form a reinforced company, go forward to the north of Xilai Temple to build a defense line, and confront a squadron under the third brigade of the independent mixed fourth brigade stationed in Pingding.
As for Zhangzhuang, it became the training base for new recruits of the independent column.
The terrain here is relatively flat and open, making it a good place for military training.
. . . . . .
Night, 4 o'clock in the morning.
In the simple dormitory at the station, the recruits were sleeping like dead pigs.
We almost lost a layer of skin after practicing during the day, and we had to receive education from 7 to 9 pm. Everyone was exhausted physically and mentally. We were all so tired that we almost fell asleep.
In the open space in front of the dormitory, Liu Yu listened to the snoring inside, with a malicious look in his eyes.
"Are the pepper smoke bombs ready?"
"Everything is ready!"
On the side, Wang Zhitao nodded, with excitement in his eyes.
Since the beginning of the military training, he has been following Liu Yu. He was deeply fascinated by Liu Yu's advanced military training ideas, and he almost kowtowed and became his disciple.
"Blow the trumpet!"
Liu Yu gave an order, and the loud rally cry resounded throughout the world.
However, except for a few sleepy curses, there was no movement at all.
Seeing no reaction from inside, a group of veterans from the former county brigade acting as instructors also pulled out the safety of the pepper bombs and threw them all into the recruits' dormitory.
"Ah! What the hell, my eyes!"
"Which bastard threw the chili pepper? I'll cut him to death!"
"..."
For a time, the whole dormitory was in a state of uproar.
Liu Yu waved his hand, and a group of veterans wearing gas masks kicked in the door with teaching sticks.
"Get up and gather!"
"Come on, come on, what are you waiting for?"
"Hurry up, you guys!"
"..."
One gathering took half an hour.
Looking at the disheveled, depressed recruits with angry eyes in front of him, Liu Yu had no expression on his face, showing no emotion or anger.
In fact, he was quite satisfied with the performance of the new recruits.
You must know that when he was a soldier in his previous life, he had to gather for the first emergency drill in the middle of the night. It took their bunch of new recruits almost an hour to assemble completely.
Of course, the main reason is that there are many recruits who have been pampered since childhood and just go against the company commander and refuse to get up. They have the mentality of "If I don't get up, what can you do to me?"
There were even some "second-generation soldiers" who expressed on the spot that they wanted to challenge their new company commanders to a duel.
These people in front of me are much better. Although their expressions are obviously unhappy, none of them are angry.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu took a step forward and said loudly: "To be honest, I am very disappointed in you! It took half an hour to gather together. If this was a sneak attack by the Japanese, you would all be dead!"
"Report!" shouted a recruit.
“Just say it if it’s not nonsense!”
The recruit was stunned by Liu Yu and was a little confused. After reacting, he said angrily: "Commander, we carry 5 kilometers of weight in the morning, stand in military posture in the morning, practice formation and kicking at noon, and practice tactical movements in the afternoon. We have to do 30 kilometers every two days. Armed cross-country, even an iron man can't bear it! You are tormenting people in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid of breaking down the bodies of your brothers? "
Liu Yu remained expressionless and asked calmly: "Then are you feeling broken?"
"I... I'm not broken now, but that doesn't mean my body isn't damaged!"
I just like your prickly head.
Liu Yu gave this recruit a thumbs up in his heart. Without such a "shill", it would be difficult for him to continue to "torture" these recruits.
"What's your name?" Liu Yu asked.
The recruit puffed up his chest and said loudly: "Report, my name is Zhang Quan!"
"Zhang Quan, right? I remember you." After sneering, Liu Yu continued to speak loudly: "What he just said may be what all of you are thinking. Yes, everyone's body has its limits. Excessive The fatigue will cause the body to collapse. But what I want to say is that the limit is what the hell is used to break!"
"Maybe you think your current training intensity is very high, but in fact, your current training intensity is less than half of what I prescribed! It was the political commissar who said that your physical fitness is too poor, so it was reduced to the current level!"
"I'm still saying the same thing. I'm very disappointed in you! After half a month of training, an emergency gathering has revealed your true colors! Look at your ugly appearance now. Not to mention Japs, you can be any bandit. I’ll take care of you!”
"I said at the beginning of the training that you will be very tired and hard in the next period of time! There is a saying your platoon leader should have said to you, sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war! Bleed more in peacetime and bleed less in war. Mr. Shi will die! I don’t want my soldiers to die on the battlefield, so I have to let you break through your limits again and again and become the best among the best!"
"Only if you have practiced well and mastered perfect combat skills can we win the battle!"
"What is victory? That means all the Japanese are dead and you are still alive!"
"Besides, since you came to join the Eighth Route Army, it means you are not afraid of death. Since you are not even afraid of death, are you still afraid of being tired?!"
Beside, Wang Zhitao was so excited when he heard these words that he almost raised his hands to applaud, but luckily he held back.
The other soldiers also lowered their eyes, thoughtfully, and their feelings towards Liu Yu gradually changed from the original dissatisfaction and hatred to a sense of recognition.
I heard Liu Yu continue to say: "The sound of the horn is an order. The regulations are very clear. Once the assembly horn sounds, the assembly must be completed within 10 minutes! In view of your poor performance this time, as a punishment, today's training will be doubled. Starting now, We will carry weights for 10 kilometers and come back for breakfast after the run!”
"What? 10 kilometers?"
"Oh~, I'm going to kill you!"
Hearing the complaints one after another, Liu Yu was furious: "If we continue to make noise, it will only be 15 kilometers! Did you read the regulations in vain? It's like a wet market. Who will not shout a report before speaking in the future? Try it?!" "
There was silence immediately, and the sense of identification that all the recruits had just felt for Liu Yu disappeared again.
"Such gatherings will be held from time to time in the future. I hope your performance will be better next time! Now, each platoon leader will lead the team and carry a load of 10 kilometers. Disband!"
After giving the order, the veterans from the original county brigade walked to the team they led one after another, integrated the queue, and then each platoon returned to the dormitory to wear weights. It’s nothing, just a big bag filled with 15 kilograms of bricks, and a 3 kilograms of lead weight tied to each leg, for a total load of less than 25 kilograms.
Ten minutes later, the first team finished running and set off, and other teams also ran out of the camp.
Liu Yu just stood there and watched them leave. He also heard many people swearing in low voices. Some people even directly called him "Liu Bapi".
After all the teams left, Liu Yu said to Wang Zhitao next to him: "Old Wang, tell the cooking team to make meat buns for breakfast every day, instead of steamed buns with pickles like before. In addition, use wolfberry, astragalus, and chicken soup every day Give them something to drink and replenish their qi and blood. Tell Lao Song, don't worry about money. Only when the soldiers are strong and have their qi and blood replenished can they fight the Japanese better."
"It's me every time, why don't you say it yourself?" Wang Zhitao was anxious at that time, "If I go again, he won't tear me apart?"
Because of the standards set by Liu Yu, new recruits must eat meat every day during training. The money they originally saved from fighting bandits is decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Now Liu Yu wanted to make chicken soup for the soldiers again. Wang Zhitao agreed, but he didn't dare to say it.
Because according to Liu Yu's treatment, the life of the new recruits is almost the same as that of the wealthy landlords. They are not here to be soldiers, they are simply here to enjoy the blessings!
"You are old, you can speak better than me." Liu Yu put his arm around Wang Zhitao's shoulders and said with a smile.
"Don't do this to me." Wang Zhitao slapped Liu Yu's hand away and scolded with a smile, "Old Song Dynasty was also unlucky. He was doing well in southern Hebei, but suddenly he was transferred to your place to suffer. I think he I’ve had a few more gray hairs in the past few days.”
