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In the office of the main hall, Zhou Zhizhong, the leader of the 61st regiment, had no choice but to spread his hands to Yang Tianfeng, "It's difficult to recruit soldiers, it's not as good as the occupied areas, and Commander-in-Chief Sun has no choice."

Inviting reinforcements, but unexpectedly, a soldier fighter came. Yang Tianfeng was a little unhappy, but he suppressed his emotions and frowned and said, "Brother Zhou is over-examination?"

Whether the military resources can be supplemented is the key to whether the Japanese War of Resistance Against Japan can win. Due to the warlord separatist relationship, the National Government has never been able to establish a "voluntary conscription" system before the full war of resistance. Only in 1936, it implemented "voluntary conscription" within the control of the central army in six provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces. About 500,000 people were completed. Later, it was quickly supplemented by large-scale battles such as Songhu and Wuhan.

As for the southwestern provinces, the warlords were extremely resistant to the "voluntary conscription" system in order to maintain the "privatisation" attribute of their military power. Therefore, the National Government had always had serious lack of reserve and reserve troops during the War of Resistance, but had to rely on temporary "recruitment of men" and temporary "recruitment of men" and temporary "recruitment of men".

The food of soldiers in the war gradually fell to an outrageous level with the collapse of China's fragile small peasant economy, far less than that of workers, farmers and intellectuals; the people's education level is very low, and most of them are illiterate farmers and do not have "national consciousness". The transportation is inconvenient, and they must rely on trekking to prevent the people; the government does not have the ability to establish a reliable "household registration system", and places that should be entrusted are often less, and places that should be entrusted are often more...

Zhou Zhizhong naturally could not recognize the entire reason for the difficulty of recruiting troops so comprehensively, but he also mentioned a few points, such as poor treatment of soldiers, which is not attractive to the people. And...

"...What do the people think? The Japanese have not yet fought here, and they may not be able to fight in the future. The family can be reunited together and survive even if they have some difficulties. In their eyes, the family has not been broken. What's my duty to defend the country? This kind of thinking, ah? What should I say?"

"National quality." Yang Tianfeng understood a little, waved his hand gently and said, "Okay, needless to say more, recruiting soldiers in the occupied areas is indeed easier. The Japanese have made people angry and resentful, and many people want to avenge them. Those who can't survive are more. Well, I understand the difficulties of Commander-in-Chief Sun. At least you have brought half a regiment of troops and more than half a regiment of guns and ammunition, which is quite interesting."

"Brother Yang understands it." Zhou Zhizhong breathed a long breath and said, "Don't worry, in one or two months, my 61st Regiment will still be the 61st Regiment, and I will still be a troops that can fight, so I will not miss Brother Yang's affairs."

"The puppet army prisoners can be recruited, and the self-defense force in Luyi County, which is the most ready-made source of troops." Yang Tianfeng clicked the telegram on the table, "The Chief Guard has sent a telegram, one is to commend the Third Column to annihilate the enemy and restore Luyi; the other is to remove the military power of Luyi from the County Magistrate Wei, and Yu Yanong takes over as the commander of the Self-defense Force. In this way, we can just speak out and remove the troops in his hands."

"How many people can there be?" Zhou Zhizhong asked.

"There are at least four or five hundred people!" Yang Tianfeng reluctantly gave up the soldiers from the nearest battalion, paused for a moment, and said, "If two or three hundred people can be pulled out from the puppet army, the Sixty-first Regiment will be full. From now on-"

"I will never steal Brother Yang's business in the future." Zhou Zhizhong said in a very reasonable manner, "Except for the replenishment of war damage, Zhou Tuan will never make up one person or one gun."

"That's not the case." Yang Tianfeng shook his head and said, "Territory, population, taxation, etc. are the main factors that restrict the expansion of the troops. If the territory can be expanded, taxation and population under the rule in the future, I will be happy to see it expand again."

Zhou Zhizhong nodded and said yes. Although he did not fully understand, he believed that Yang Tianfeng used the Zhou regiment's future combat performance as a measure. If he fought well, he would expand it. If he fought poorly, then don't compete with him for troops.

After such arrangements, Yang Tianfeng had to arrange additional troops for Yu Yanong's command. The strength of the Zhou regiment declined, so Yang Tianfeng had to leave more troops in Luyi and Hao County.

In fact, just as Zhou Zhizhong said, it is easier to recruit soldiers in the occupied areas. Yang Tianfeng has always controlled it and there are requirements for recruiting soldiers. If the move is opened, the third column will be far from the current number.

County Magistrate Wei and others finally met Yang Tianfeng, but the atmosphere was not very harmonious. With the fall of the county town, Yang Tianfeng cheated County Magistrate Wei, merged his self-defense army, and deprived him of military power. This of course would arouse County Magistrate Wei's dissatisfaction, but Yang Tianfeng had his own words.

"County Magistrate Wei's enthusiasm for anti-Japanese war is worthy of admiration. The fall of the county town should not be entirely attributed to County Magistrate Wei, but County Magistrate Wei also has to bear some responsibility." Yang Tianfeng's face showed a deep look, "First of all, since he had received news of the Japanese invasion in advance, he had to notify the people and evacuate the people. How could the people be caught off guard? Secondly, he only focused on anti-Japanese propaganda, and the actual arrangements were very small. If the road was broken and barriers were set up in advance, the Japanese might not be so rapid. The county town had only been in trouble for two or three days, but dozens of people were poisoned. The situation was terrible. County Magistrate Wei, I believe you feel sad, right?"

County Magistrate Wei couldn't get angry anymore, and sighed heavily and said, "Wei was incompetent and caused trouble to the people. I should bear all this responsibility."

"The enemy is coming in a fierce manner, and it is difficult for the Self-Defense Army to resist it. How can the County Magistrate Wei take full responsibility?" Yang Tianfeng paused for a moment and said, "It is not that the Third Column wants to grab territory and join the Self-Defense Army, but that the people of Luyi can be avoided from killing and cruel rule in the future, so that the people of Luyi can be wiped out through bloody battles and restored Luyi. If the County Magistrate Wei thinks that the Third Column is an unnecessary move, then we will immediately inform the people and withdraw the troops. Luyi will be left to the Self-Defense Army to defend the Luyi. If the enemy invades in the future, the County Magistrate Wei will naturally lead the Self-Defense Army to protect the city and the people."

County Magistrate Wei smiled bitterly and said, "The land is not divided into north and south, and people are not divided into old and young. They all have the responsibility to defend the territory and resist the war. Wei still understands this principle. Wei also knows it himself. It is difficult for the self-defense army to resist the enemy's large-scale attack. The Third Column has strong troops and strong horses, and resolutely goes to the aid, fight bloody battles with the enemy, and saves the people of water and fire. Wei and the people of Luyi admire and thank them. In the future, please ask the Third Column to continue to defend Luyi and protect the people of Luyi."
Chapter completed!