Zhao Zhiguo simply tidied up the messy headquarters, then found a map in the headquarters and laid it on the newly tidied table.

"Commander, the soldiers have all settled down. I have seen all the soldiers left from the previous regiment. Only one company commander is considered a regular one. This is their first war. This battle has lost all their energy."

Already."

While Zhao Zhiguo was looking at the map, Gao Cang walked in. The soldiers ran all the way and fought a tragic battle. After entering the city, Zhao Zhiguo immediately ordered Gao Cang to find a place for the soldiers to rest.

If Zhao Zhiguo's troops were placed in the same environment and half of their troops were bombed before they saw the Japs, Zhao Zhiguo would also lose morale.

"We no longer care about this. Let Noianhou take two soldiers and reconnoiter along the road east. We want to know how far the Japanese army is from Pingcheng."

"Captain, the division is responsible for these things! Why do we have to let our brothers do the work?" Gao Cang asked.

"Batalion Commander Gao, if I get the information, I will not convey it to you, the battalion commander, unless necessary. So unless it is an emergency, do you think Commander Chu will convey the Japanese army's movements to us?"

Zhao Zhiguo looked at Gao Cang and asked.

Gao Cang said a little embarrassedly: "Captain, I will make arrangements right away."

"Commander, we are almost running out of artillery shells!" Qin Dongsheng reported to Zhao Zhiguo as soon as Gao Cang left.

"How many more?"

"There are still a dozen rounds of shells for the 92 Mountain Cannon, and there are still fifty rounds of mortar shells!"

Zhao Zhiguo let out a long sigh: "It's hard to find the shells of the Jiuer Mountain Cannon, but you can still find the shells of the mortars. Try to find them as much as possible. At least each mortar must be equipped with ten shells. If you really can't find them,

, just go to the teacher and ask for it."

Since the Jinsui Army wanted to fight around Pingcheng before the battle broke out, they must have been prepared for all material support.

"Captain, we are a reserve team. If we ask for supplies from the division commander, can the division commander provide them?" Qin Dongsheng asked.

"I only know that if you don't ask for it, he will definitely not give it to you."

If you don't do something, it will definitely not be done. Only if you do it, will you know whether it can be done.

Before the arrival of the Japanese army, taking advantage of the calm before the battle, Zhao Zhiguo had to prepare as much as possible. Once the Japanese army besieged the city, they would not be able to rest for ten days and a half.

After Pingcheng was recaptured, there was a brief carnival in the city. This carnival only belonged to the people of Pingcheng, not to the soldiers fighting at the forefront.

Many soldiers already knew that the Japanese army might arrive at the outskirts of Pingcheng at any time. The wounds from the previous battle had not yet healed, and the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers were still warm, so they fought desperately against the Japanese army again.

The people in the city thought that after Pingcheng was recovered, the Japanese army would not attack again, so they were in the mood to organize a carnival.

After Zhao Zhiguo arranged the task, he led Yao Peng to the prison without stopping.

When the battle started, the prison was already deserted. With so many escaping and dying, the little Japs had no time to manage the prisoners in the prison.

At this time, there was only one old man left in the prison. If he hadn't been there, the criminals in the prison might have starved to death.

According to Zhao Zhiguo's previous thoughts, he would never allow criminals to serve in the army. The reason is very simple. The army is a very sacred place. Using prisoners to serve as soldiers and allowing those who risk their lives to serve the country to fight with criminals is very harmful to them.

insult.

But now Zhao Zhiguo can no longer care so much, although there have been examples in ancient times of criminals going up to the city wall to help defend the city at the most critical moment.

Zhao Zhiguo immediately came to the cell where he had been. The people in this cell had been replaced. Lu Zheng was not in the cell. It was not known whether he had escaped or was shot.

"Yao Pengju, open all the cell doors and let them stand at the door!" Zhao Zhiguo ordered.

The heavy iron door made a dull sound in the dark cell passage, mixed with the banging of the shackles. The prisoners were whispering, not knowing what was waiting for them next.

"Everyone listen!" Zhao Zhiguo's loud voice echoed in the passage and reached everyone's ears, "I will give you a chance to survive. You all know the situation outside. The army needs manpower to defend Pingcheng.

, I will give you a gun, and after the battle, as long as you can survive, I will give you freedom!"

There are more than a hundred criminals in the cell, all of them for different reasons.

"Give you a minute to think about it, I'll wait for you at the cell door!" Zhao Zhiguo ordered.

Several prisoners with shackles took a step forward without thinking. The sound of the shackles made a crisp impact in the passage, and the heartbeats of the criminals also beat with the sound of impact.

Half of the people in the cell were murderers, but none of those murderers wore anklets in the cell. The rest of the prisoners looked at the people walking past them one by one, and they all murmured in their hearts, what crime did these people commit?

No matter what serious crime, not everyone can survive on the battlefield.

"You were so courageous when you were killing people and setting fires, but now you're scared when you're beating up little devils?"

A shackled prisoner shouted as he walked, his voice filling the heart, as if he was about to die, as if he no longer cared about death.

"Coward! I have killed more than a dozen people, so I don't know what coward means. But don't think about it. If the little devil comes in, maybe we still have a chance to get out alive." A prisoner pondered.

"Are you going to be a dog alive? A slave to the country's subjugation?" The prisoner wearing the anklet didn't even look at him.

"A subjugated country is a slave. If a country is not subjugated, then it is no longer a slave. Anyway, if you go out, you will be a dog. I have seen enough of this world. They are all criminals. Why are you pretending to be noble?"

In this world, bad people live long and enjoy happiness, while good people die and are buried.

"Hmph! It seems that you are addicted to being a slave. If you don't agree with each other, please take your leave!"

The shackled prisoner didn't even frown, straightened his chest, and walked step by step towards the light in the distance.

"I'm going to die here, so why not go out and give it a try? Maybe I'll have a chance to survive. Count me in."

More and more prisoners in the cell are leaving their cells. Although they are afraid of the unknown battlefield, they are more afraid of death. They are all death row prisoners. No matter whether Pingcheng changes the world or not, the death row prisoners cannot be released.

Zhao Zhiguo had already set up a table outside, with paper and pens placed on the table, as well as a roster of prisoners, which recorded the criminal's charges, crimes committed and sentences.
Chapter completed!