It was also a coincidence that after buying the aircraft and tanks, Liu Yu received a telegram from Johnson the next day, saying that the first batch of 20 armored officers who had just retired from active duty, and 20 air force pilots who had also recently retired, There are also 460 professionals from various industries who have set off from Hawaii by ship and are expected to arrive at Liu Yu's base in one month.
On the same day, news was also received that Gao Jingting was released and was being taken to Yan'an.
What a double blessing.
After receiving the news, Liu Yu immediately issued a notice to officially expand the officer training class in the general area to the Kangdajingxing branch, and add three subjects: armor, aviation, and special forces. He also informed that all personnel with a middle school degree or above can apply for the first two courses. subjects.
As for the special forces, they have to be selected.
All of a sudden, more than 2,000 people applied for the exam at the same time. More than 500 of them were veterans or cadres of the 122nd Division, and the rest were patriotic young people who had just arrived in the base area for a few months.
Of course, the largest number of people chose the aviation major, 1,350 people, and only 867 people chose the armored force. After all, everyone has a dream of flying.
There are no special requirements for these two majors, so as long as they meet the academic requirements and are in good health, they are welcome.
But there are fewer special forces. There are more than 30,000 soldiers in the military region, and 420 people signed up. After Liu Yu's cruel screening, only 18 people remained.
These 18 people include Ma Chao, Ye Fei, Geng Wanzi, Li Ergou and others.
Because they are the seeds of future special forces, Liu Yuding's requirements are particularly high. After all, these people will be allowed to serve as instructors at the special forces training base in the future, so their qualities must be top-notch in all aspects.
In addition, Liu Yu kicked out all the middle and high-level military and political cadres who participated in the selection.
Just like Li Lin, this girl is already a political commissar of a regiment. Isn't this a joke when she leaves her job in a regiment to participate in special forces training?
Originally there were Zhang Erxi and Wang Baobao, but one of them had to lead the division directly under the reconnaissance battalion, and the other was the leader of the Intelligence Department's action team in Xu Liqing's hands. This action team originally had two top leaders, Wang Baobao and Geng Wanzi. , the others were relatively weak, and with both of them here, Xu Liqing’s job would be difficult, so Geng Wanzi was left behind.
In three days, after the personnel selection was completed, Liu Yu appointed Peng Xuefeng as the acting division commander. He said that he would be missing for a month.
Letting Peng Xuefeng act as the division commander was also to let him get familiar with it first, so as to avoid being uncomfortable if he went directly to the new division in the future.
After all, the 122nd Division was completely different from the troops he had led before.
Then, he dumped the new cadets from the military academy to Lao Song and Lao Peng. Liu Yu and the 18 people disappeared directly. Lao Song became furious on the spot and threatened to resign to the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
Of course, it’s just talk and I won’t actually resign.
He didn't even make a small report against Liu Yu, but suppressed the news and helped him carry it.
At this moment, Lao Song and Lao Peng were staring at each other, both of them very big-headed.
"The aviation major is easy to handle. Just leave it to Kato Shinichi and the others to take care of it first. How to get the armored troops? Can't hundreds of people just sleep in the military academy like this?" Lao Song said with a depressed look.
Lao Peng was equally depressed: "Don't ask me, I'm still learning, I only have my eyes and ears."
Lao Song gave him a very disgusting look: "Ganggun, go to the recruit training camp for a few days first, or go to Lao Wang and find out first what the soldier training in our military region is like!"
"Oh, okay." Lao Peng was very sincere and turned around and left.
Lao Song looked at his leaving back and opened his mouth to curse, but before he could curse, Lao Peng disappeared.
Just kidding, his anger is about to come out of his eyes. Lao Peng is such a shrewd person. If he doesn't leave, he will still be scolded?
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After leaving the headquarters, Lao Peng suddenly felt relaxed all over.
I rode a horse with the guards for a stroll, wandered out of the city, and unknowingly arrived at the gate of the Military Region Breeding Base on the edge of the Mian River.
Lao Peng smelled the stench in the air. Lao Peng frowned, but he was still ready to go in and take a look.
When he reached the door, two soldiers wearing masks stopped him: "Chief, please show your ID."
Lao Peng was a little puzzled, but he still took out his ID and handed it over.
I just got the certificate, and Lao Peng's position is written on it. Different from other Eighth Route Army troops, Liu Yu's management here is very strict, and some places are not allowed to come in and out at will.
Seeing "Acting Division Commander of the 122nd Division" written on the certificate, the guard immediately returned the certificate to Lao Peng and then saluted.
Then Lao Peng asked: "Comrade, why are pig farms so strict?"
"Yes, the commander told us that we should not underestimate the pig farm. If the enemy sneaks in and drops something, such as influenza virus, it will cause swine fever, and then we will have no meat to eat!"
Hearing this, Lao Peng nodded and immediately stepped in.
At this time, the guard thoughtfully handed him a cotton mask.
As soon as I put on the mask, the smell was much lessened.
Another guard led the way and took Lao Peng to the farm director's office.
When I entered the room, I saw a middle-aged man tapping an abacus and recording something in a notebook.
"Director Zhou?"
The man raised his head and saw Lao Peng. He quickly walked closer and asked tentatively: "Who is this?"
The guard replied: "This is our acting division commander, Commander Peng, here to inspect the breeding farm!"
"Hey!" Director Zhou quickly took off his mask and saluted: "Welcome to the chief to come and give guidance! My name is Zhou Wangcai, and I am the director of this breeding farm!"
Lao Peng also took off his mask and returned the greeting with a smile.
Then I got smoked again and immediately took the mask back.
It turned out that Director Zhou was actually the former puppet battalion commander Zhou Wangcai.
After the guards left, Zhou Wangcai took Lao Peng to visit.
"Chief, our breeding farm covers an area of 54 acres. The area for raising pigs alone is 18 acres. Many pens are still empty. Currently, there are 105 breeding pigs, 20 males and 85 females. However, The number of breeding pigs is still increasing, and the political commissar has been sending people out to purchase them.”
"There are currently 1,032 piglets, all of which have been gelded. Most of this batch are piglets bought from outside in the past two months. The litter rate of our own breeding pigs is not high, mainly because they have passed the best mating period. Season, if the sow is pregnant at this time, the piglets will have to be born in the winter, and the survival rate will be too low by then."
"Those piglets, the earliest ones, will probably not be ready for slaughter for about half a year."
Following Zhou Wangcai's introduction, Lao Peng looked at the piglets eating deliciously in the pen, nodded, and then asked: "Director Zhou is quite professional in this area. Have you raised pigs before?"
Zhou Wangcai smiled: "Yes, in my early years I raised livestock for the big families in the village, and I know all these things. Later, the warlords brought trouble to my hometown, and I couldn't survive, so I went to the mountains and became bandits."
Lao Peng continued to ask: "Then how did you join the Eighth Route Army?"
"Well... Hey, didn't I have no choice but to follow the Japs and join the puppet army for a few days? The Japs are really nothing. They said that if I didn't accept their reorganization, they would kill all the people in my village! Later, My group was transferred to Jingxing, and not long after that, Jingxing was captured by the commander, and I was made a prisoner. But we passed some information to Commander Liu at that time, which is considered a meritorious service!"
Zhou Wangcai looked calm and continued to say with a smile: "Later, the commander came to see me in the prisoner of war camp and said that leading soldiers was not suitable for me. He asked me what I could do. I said I could raise animals, and then he gave me this job. .”
Lao Peng said with a smile: "It's time for people to put their talents into use. Work hard and expand the number of pigs in the pig farm to 10,000 as soon as possible. I will give you credit then!"
"yes!"
Zhou Wangcai was also very happy to see that his abilities were recognized by others.
He hasn't held his chest up like this for a long time.
In the following time, Peng Xuefeng walked around again and expressed condolences to the disabled veterans working in the breeding farm. After walking around, his recognition of Liu Yu became higher.
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After leaving the breeding farm, Lao Peng followed Lao Song's instructions, crossed Mianhe, and rode his horse to the recruit training camp in his hometown.
Because Lao Wang went to lead the 366th Brigade, the current recruit training was handed over to Chen Lei, the leader of the Third Guard Regiment. His Third Guard Regiment was stationed in Jingxing, and it was convenient for him to handle affairs on both sides.
When Lao Peng arrived in his hometown, it was just in time for lunch.
Seeing that the food in the training camp was exactly the same as that at the military region headquarters, Lao Peng nodded. Originally, he thought Liu Yu, Lao Song and others were too extravagant and had petty bourgeois tendencies. Now it seems that the Shanxi-Hebei Border Military Region really has Money, everyone's life is good.
Lao Peng is not a rigid person. His thoughts are similar to Liu Yu's. He believes that since he has the ability, he should give the troops the best equipment and the best supplies.
At noon, I took an hour's lunch break with the recruits, and then took the initiative to find Chen Lei and asked to participate in the afternoon training.
Chen Lei was confused at the time and said, Chief, please stop making trouble.
However, Lao Peng insisted on practicing, but before the day's training ended, he couldn't hold on and lay down on the training ground.
When he learned that Lao Peng Lian had fainted, Lao Song in the headquarters was so frightened that he immediately abandoned all work and rode Bian Sandou to his hometown in person (Liu Yu taught him).
When he saw Lao Peng in the infirmary, who was dripping salt water and chatting with the nurse with a smile on his face, Lao Song first breathed a sigh of relief, and then exploded on the spot.
The guy pointed at Lao Peng's nose and scolded him for half an hour. Finally, he got hungry at meal time and stopped.
