At the entrance of Gaotanzhuang Village, at the temporary recruitment station of Baoxiang Camp, Gao Zheng and other people who had passed the physical examination were standing in line obediently.
And Gao Zheng, like the other newly selected soldiers who were queuing up, looked at the big pot in front of them.
Gao Zheng seemed to be able to smell the aroma of the porridge being cooked in the large pot in front of him, which had already made him swallow his saliva several times in a row.
But Gao Zheng, like everyone else, queued up obediently, and no one dared to jump in line and rush directly to grab the porridge.
Because not long ago, a newly selected soldier took advantage of his arrogance and was probably an outsider. As soon as he came in, he rushed up to him and wanted to drink porridge, completely ignoring the warning given by the Baoxiang camp soldiers before he came in. Take it seriously.
As a result, before this man could get to the front, he was hit hard with a sword by a soldier from the Baoxiang Battalion who was maintaining order on the side.
The man wanted to resist, but when he looked up, he saw an unsheathed knife pointed at him.
Afterwards, the two soldiers who were maintaining order beat the recruit who broke the rules.
Right in front of Gao Zheng and others!
He beat the man half to death and then dragged him out like a dead dog.
A young corps commander of the Baoxiang Battalion who was in charge of order here snorted coldly and said to Gao Zheng and other recruits: "Since you have joined our Baoxiang Camp, I don't care whether you were a dragon or a tiger before, you must abide by the rules of our Baoxiang Camp." Rules, I think you have seen the consequences of breaking the rules, and you probably won’t want to experience them.”
These words, coupled with the recruit who was beaten half to death, created a huge deterrent effect, letting Gao Zheng and others know that they cannot do whatever they want when they come to serve as soldiers.
Next, Gao Zheng and others all queued up to receive porridge. After all, no one would have trouble with their own lives.
When it was Gao Zheng's turn, Gao Zheng took a large bowl of porridge.
This porridge is so thick!
Gao Zheng could have sworn that he had never tasted such thick porridge made from rice with such white flowers in his life.
It seems that it is true that joining the Baoxiang camp will give you enough to eat.
Even Gao Zheng didn't know that the reason why those who passed the examination were allowed to eat porridge in a limited amount, instead of allowing them to eat dry rice or steamed buns, was purely because Baoxiang Camp was afraid that their stomachs would not be able to bear it. In order to avoid eating themselves to death after eating and drinking, Baoxiang Camp specially formulated a diet for the recruits, which was to control the food intake first and provide mainly thick porridge.
Because when recruiting soldiers in the early days, in order to show that they can have enough food after joining the Baoxiang Camp, and also to quickly improve the physical fitness of the recruits so that they can cope with high-intensity training, the recruits were allowed to eat freely, but there were Many times, recruits have gastrointestinal problems caused by eating too much in a short period of time, and there have even been extreme cases of starving to death.
Later, the rules were followed. After the recruits entered the camp, the food standards were gradually raised to avoid spoiling them!
Gao Zheng ate very quickly, not even caring that the porridge was still relatively hot. After eating a large bowl of porridge, he used his tongue to lick the last bit of residue in the bowl clean.
Not only him, but most of the other recruits around him also acted like this.
After eating, Gao Zheng and the other recruits took a rest, and started walking west with the recruiting team at noon. Gao Zheng knew without asking that they should be returning to Songshan Village.
On the way, Gao Zheng did a simple count and found that there were sixteen people in their village, including him, who had applied to serve as soldiers.
In the next two days, new recruits from other villages joined their team. By the time they arrived at Songshan, there were already two hundred recruits in their recruiting team.
After arriving at Songshan Village, Gao Zheng and others were not immediately arranged to enter the barracks. Instead, they were first taken to a row of wooden houses and asked to use wooden buckets to carry hot water for bathing.
At this time, Gao Zheng also received his first set of unpatched clothes in his life.
Moreover, the military uniform he received was not just one piece, but a complete set, including underwear, cotton-padded jacket, trousers, belt, hat and other items.
This entire set of military uniforms was set up by Luo Zhixue himself.
The style is actually similar to the military uniforms of the contemporary Ming Dynasty. They are both a top with narrow right sleeves and trousers.
However, compared to the Ming army uniforms, they were slimmer to make it easier for soldiers to make tactical moves and save fabric.
In terms of color, it is also all gray brown.
Why? Because fabrics of this color are relatively cheap, the logistics factory affiliated to Baoxiangying can obtain dyes for dyeing.
These military uniforms seem to be very high-end, but in fact they are relatively cheap clothes. The cloth is made of coarse cloth and linen. Most of them are coarse cloths woven by the mountain people in Funiu Mountain. A small part is captured, and only a few Some of the cotton used to make underwear is purchased cloth.
When making cotton-padded jackets, the logistics factory recruits village women to sew them. The cotton is mainly self-produced in the Funiu Mountains, and a small amount is seized or purchased from outside.
The mountain people in Funiu Mountain are basically self-sufficient in everything except salt and iron. They grow their own food, grow their own cotton and flax, and then spin and weave their own clothes.
But even so, there is not enough cotton, so the cotton jacket actually contains some unusable small rags, reed catkins, chicken and duck feathers and other messy things.
If Gao Zheng took apart the cotton-padded jacket he had on hand and looked at it, he would find that there was a mess...
Overall, the cost of these military uniforms distributed is not high. After all, most of the raw materials are either produced in Funiu Mountain or captured. Only a small amount of cotton and cloth are actually purchased.
But even so, it is not easy to distribute military uniforms to so many people.
However, it won't work if we don't distribute them. It's winter now. If we don't distribute enough winter clothes to the soldiers, they will freeze to death at the current temperature.
Although the quality of today's cotton-padded jackets is a bit poor, they are still good for keeping warm.
In addition, they were all dyed gray, so the soldiers of the Baoxiang Battalion still looked very energetic after wearing these gray winter uniforms.
After taking a shower, Gao Zheng shaved his head directly with the help of the military barber.
Although it felt strange to have a shaved head, Gao Zheng had no psychological barriers to it. He could not read a single Chinese character, and he did not have the thoughts of a scholar like his parents.
When his superiors asked him to shave his head, he shaved his head.
The soldiers in the Baoxiang camp shaved their heads. This was Luo Zhixue's personal order, and was once opposed by many people.
However, Luo Zhixue continued to push forward. At first, it was mandatory for all new recruits to have their heads shaved. Those who were unwilling to have their heads shaved were asked to leave...
As for the existing veterans, he maintained certain rules and gave them the right to make their own choices. However, if they shaved their heads, they could receive a one-time subsidy of one to five hundred cash.
One hundred and fifty cash is equivalent to half a month's subsidy for ordinary soldiers, so there are still many cash-strapped veterans who can't resist the temptation to exchange their hair for this one hundred and fifty cash subsidy.
With this 150 yuan subsidy, it would be great whether it is to send it back to your family or go to the military sales station to buy something to eat and drink.
When veterans see their comrades in arms and the new recruits all wearing bald heads, and they themselves, who continue to tie their hair, become alien, they basically They all went to shave their heads one after another.
When all the subordinates are like this, Wang Xiazi, as their boss, doesn't care whether they like it or not, but in order to show the close relationship with their subordinates, they have the image of being like sons and daughters, and more importantly, they show their support for Luo Zhixue. , to express his loyalty to Luo Zhixue, he had to shave his head.
Many soldiers in the Baoxiang Camp now simply regard themselves as monks.
When some playful soldiers were chasing the enemy, they would occasionally say: Donor, please stay. The poor monk sees that your hall has turned black, and there will be a bloody disaster... After saying this, he slashed over with his sword...
Look, this is not a bloody disaster...
Nowadays, many mountain people call the Baoxiang Camp simply the Monk Army or the Bald Army.
The reason why Luo Zhixue let the soldiers keep their heads bald was not because of whether the hairstyle looked good or not, but purely for hygiene and to make combat more convenient.
If soldiers have long hair, it is very troublesome to wash their hair every day. It is impossible to wash their hair every two days. This can easily breed bacteria and cause itchy scalp, fleas and even sores.
If the head is injured during war, even a minor scratch cannot be treated due to the obstruction of hair, and may even lead to serious infection.
At the same time, if the hair is too long, even if it is tied up, it will affect the combat. During the battle, if the hair is loosened and a long flowing hair flies out and disturbs the sight... it will be very serious.
At the same time, you can't let the soldiers cut their hair and leave a buzzword. Wang Xiazi and the others are completely unacceptable to this. They think that even leaving a bald head is much better than leaving a buzzcut and disheveled hair.
By keeping their heads bald, they can still convince themselves that they want to imitate the monks. After joining the army, they cut off all secular ties with the outside world and devoted all their loyalty to the army to kill the enemy, to protect the rural camp, and to the general Luo Zhixue.
As for growing your hair, you can naturally continue to grow your hair after you are disarmed and return to the field. Luo Zhixue's hair shaving policy is not for ordinary people, but only for Baoxiang camp soldiers.
Ordinary people, do whatever you like...
So in the end, all the Baoxiang camps were bald. Even Luo Zhixue himself had already gone bald in order to show his example.
When it was Gao Zheng's turn, the new recruits were no exception. After washing up one by one, they all appeared in the open space with bald heads, newly issued hats, and brand-new cotton-padded jacket military uniforms.
Then he was wearing something similar to a military uniform, but there was a small piece of red cloth on both sides of his shoulders with two yellow lines on it. The long-looking man began to lead people away one after another.
There are nine people in each queue, plus the tall guy with two red and yellow lines on his shoulders, there are exactly ten people.
