Chapter 708 Mr. Yan's sorrows and joys
Seeing Gao Cang's return, Zhao Zhiguo held back his tears of excitement and gave Gao Cang a hug.
"Recuperate well and don't worry about anything else. When you get better, you will have to take care of the vice-captain's affairs."
It's rare for a brother who lives and dies together to come back alive. There is nothing more exciting than this.
"Captain, I'm holding you back."
"Bullshit, the situation on the battlefield is complicated and ever-changing, and some unexpected things are to be expected. You go back to Anyang Town first and wait until our food matter is settled. We will go back to see you."
Zhao Zhiguo asked Yao Pengju to protect Gao Cang and return to Anyang Town.
"Captain, if he only has such a small life, he still needs to be protected by our special forces? This treatment is too good, isn't it?"
"There is one thing I haven't asked you yet. How did you know about Gao Cang's sacrifice?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.
In order to hide it from Yao Pengju, Zhao Zhiguo deliberately lied and told Yao Pengju that Gao Cang and Matthew Wen had returned to their base together.
"Captain, I did believe what you said at first, but when I arrived in Wang County and looked at the corpses hanging on the wall, I knew something was wrong."
The corpses of the soldiers on the city wall were all soldiers under Gao Cang.
Moreover, only Matthew Wen is needed to mobilize troops.
On the eve of the war, Zhao Zhiguo needs every fighting force around him.
Especially Gao Cang, as Zhao Zhiguo's right-hand man, there must be something wrong with him leaving at this time.
"I found that your boy became very smart as soon as he left me. You should follow me less in the future."
"No, no, no, captain, you have taught me this well. I will just send Lao Gao back."
Yao Pengju was most afraid that Zhao Zhiguo would not take him around anymore. By following Zhao Zhiguo, he could learn a lot, and of course he could eat a lot of delicious food.
"Now the little devils no longer dare to leave Wang County easily, and the food requisition operation is gradually coming to an end. When enough food is stored, our troops will withdraw from Wang County in an orderly manner."
The grain requisition plan went smoothly, not a single grain of grain was confiscated from the poor farmers, and their several grain storage points in Anyang Town were already full of grain.
Matthew Wen told Zhao Zhiguo bit by bit the recent accounts.
If it had been in the past, Zhao Zhiguo would have definitely taken care of it personally, but now that he has Matthew Wen, Zhao Zhiguo is willing to leave everything to Matthew Wen to manage.
"Instructor, as long as you know these things, I don't care."
"That won't work. Whether it's in enemy-occupied areas or in Bingzhou, food is controlled material. Every time we use our food, we must register it. I have to check every account to prevent someone from taking out the food we have hoarded.
Sell.”
No matter which army you are in, reselling military rations is a serious crime.
But there are also many people who have made a fortune by reselling military rations and become rich.
Matthew Wen resolutely did not allow this kind of thing to happen in his army.
"I have thought about it. If we have a surplus of food at the end of the year, we will give half of the remaining food to the military families. It can also be regarded as thanking them for sending their children to join our army."
Soldiers should be loved, and their family members should also be loved.
Now the army cannot give them honor or the equal value they deserve, but it can give them some compensation in terms of material.
"This method is good, but should we focus on taking care of the families of the soldiers who died?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.
Matthew nodded: "Anyone who has a list in our hands will be taken care of. I have also asked people to start transporting cotton to the mountains. This winter, our soldiers should not starve or freeze."
Only when soldiers are well fed and clothed can they have the energy to fight the Japanese army.
If in the ice and snow, a cold wind blows and the soldiers have a high fever, how can they fight the Japanese?
"Instructor, I'm lucky to have you, otherwise this year's account would definitely give me a headache."
There was a new big housekeeper in the army, and Ma Xiuwen helped him register the supplies he got, and even figured out how to distribute them in the future.
"Don't be stupid here. When I didn't come to our army, didn't you still lead the army in an orderly manner?"
Matthew Wen doesn't think this is his own credit.
When he did not join the army, Zhao Zhiguo, as the chief military officer, was not only able to take good care of the soldiers' daily lives, but was also able to lead the army to victory. This is what Matthew admired most about Zhao Zhiguo.
In his eyes, Zhao Zhiguo is an all-round officer.
Mr. Yan actually drove such an outstanding officer out of the Jinsui Army. Matthew Wen really couldn't figure out why. Maybe Mr. Yan was drunk.
Mr. Yan was not drunk at that time, but he was indeed drunk tonight.
One is happy, the other is sad!
Mr. Yan received two pieces of news tonight, which made him feel sad and happy at the same time. He didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
The first news was that the Japanese army suffered a big loss in Wang County. A Japanese army captain died, and they also lost cavalry and a large number of troops.
How could Mr. Yan be unhappy when he heard the news?
Ever since the Japanese army invaded their Shanxi-Sui Army territory, Mr. Yan has been feeling aggrieved.
Originally it was a land of three provinces, where money and food were needed, and taxes were paid.
What kind of life did Mr. Yan live before the little devil came? He was a real giant.
But since the Japs came here, what kind of life has Mr. Yan been living? Now Mr. Yan often stays up all night, waiting for the Japanese army to invade Bingzhou, and he will live the life of a lost dog.
Thinking that the Japanese army had bullied their Jinsui army for so long, and now someone finally stood up to vent his anger on his behalf, causing the little devil to suffer a big loss in such a remote place, how could Mr. Yan be unhappy?
That night, Mr. Yan asked his servants to set up a banquet, where he drank and danced by himself.
Halfway through the drink, new information came.
Mr. Yan has always wanted to know whose troops were operating in Wang County, and it gave the Japanese army a headache.
Then use money to recruit this army, give money to them if they ask for it, and give them guns if they ask for guns. From now on, they will become the number one main force of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
But after hearing the name of the commander of this unit, Mr. Yan was no longer in the mood to drink.
He sat in front of the table with his head in his hands. The delicious food on the table was just like chewing wax!
"Zhao Zhiguo? Haha... Zhao Zhiguo... turned out to be Zhao Zhiguo?"
Mr. Yan refused to accept this reality no matter what.
At the beginning, for his own benefit, he only wanted Zhao Zhiguo to take all the blame. The final result was that Zhao Zhiguo defected from the Jinsui Army.
In the end, Mr. Yan still put all the blame on Zhao Zhiguo.
But the result is that a large number of officers are still deployed by the Central Army within the Jinsui Army, and most of the troops in the Jinsui Army have become marionettes of the Central Army.
However, Zhao Zhiguo, who had defected, did a great job. He did not rely on the strength of the Jinsui Army and was still able to beat the little Japs into panic.
Chapter completed!